Tarboro resident William “Kenny” Parker has been appointed to a four-year term on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper, Parker holds two ĢƵ degrees: an associate in applied science degree in business administration and an associate in applied science degree in industrial management. He also attended […]
The ĢƵ Board of Trustees recently re-elected Dr. Jerry Price as chair of the board and Gloria Wiggins-Hicks as vice chair. The board leaders were re-elected during the August 13 meeting of the ĢƵ trustees. A trustee since 2009, Dr. Price has served as board chair since 2017. He also chairs the board’s […]
The four-year term of Tarboro resident Betty Jo Shepheard ends this month on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board in 2016 by former Gov. Pat McCrory, Shepheard is the Eastern Representative for U.S. Senator Richard Burr. College trustees and employees honored Shepheard during a June 4 board meeting. Among other […]
James I. Taylor, a 36-year member of the ĢƵ Board of Trustees, stepped down from his position on the board at the end of June. Taylor, a retired nurse, became a member of the Board of Trustees in 1983 and received an associate degree in nursing at ĢƵ in 1984. College trustees and […]
Tarboro residents Margaret Anne Wooten and Dr. Alvah C. “Chad” Cayton IV were recently appointed to four-year terms on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper, Wooten, a Tarboro native, works at Kanban Logistics in human resources and accounting. She serves on the ĢƵ Foundation Board of […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, had a “conversation about truth” with graduates at ĢƵ during Commencement exercises held May 10. Howroyd gave the keynote address during the ceremony, which marked the College’s 50th graduating class. The first graduating class in 1969 […]
Miss North Carolina Laura Matrazzo visited ĢƵ on Tuesday to make a contribution to the ĢƵ Foundation on behalf of the North Carolina Educational Scholarship Fund. Matrazzo presented a gift of $1,250 for student scholarships during a meeting of the ĢƵ Foundation Board of Directors. David Clegg, who has been involved with the […]
Visitors to the Rocky Mount campus of ĢƵ will see a familiar name on the front of the health sciences building: Deborah L. Lamm. The name of the College’s former president, who retired in May 2018, was installed recently on the front exterior of the building, which has been known as the Biotechnology […]
The ĢƵ Board of Trustees recently recognized Edgecombe Early College High School Principal Matt Smith, who has been named 2019 North Central Region Principal of the Year. He is one of eight finalists for the title of North Carolina Principal of the Year. The Edgecombe Early College High School is located on ĢƵ’s […]
Jessie M. Jones, a 37-year member of the ĢƵ Board of Trustees, stepped down from her position on the board earlier this year. College trustees and employees paid tribute to her during a recent board meeting. Jones, a retired educator, was lauded for her leadership on the board. She served as vice chair […]
