Board of Visitors

Advisors, Advocates, Ambassadors

The North Carolina A&T State University Board of Visitors is an unincorporated advisory association whose primary functions are to advise the chancellor on matters related to maintaining and enhancing the University's quality and excellence, assist the University in achieving its mission, provide feedback to the chancellor and senior administrators, assist the University in obtaining resources for the continued enhancement of the University and serve as advocates for the University.

Members

Alma Adams
NC Representative
North Carolina State Legislature

Clara Adams-Ender
Brigadier General
(Retired)

Joe L. Anderson, Sr.
President
Rochester, NY NC A&T Alumni Chapter

Michelle Ballard
Assistant Vice President
BB&T Bank

David Barksdale
Chief Banking Officer
NewBridge Bank

Claudette Bennett
Assistant Division Chief
US Department of Commerce

Ernestine Bennett
President
EB Enterprises
 
Natalie Brown
Senior Vice President
Bank of America

Charles Burch
President and CEO
The Burch Financial Group

Chuck Burns
City Executive
First Citizens Bank

Arthur Burson
Vice President
Merck Manufacturing Services

Robert China
Vice President
Fortress Investment Group

George Clopton
Vice President of Operations
Polo Ralph Lauren

Carolyn Q. Coleman
Guilford County Commissioner (District 9)
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
 
Linda Coleman
State Personnel Director
Office of State Personnel

James Gaddy
Assistant Vice President
Nationwide Insurance

Kimberly Gatling
Partner
Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP

Kevin Gray
Program Associate
Weaver Foundation

Derric A. Gregory, Sr.
Senior Pastor
Mount Bright Baptist Church

Fred Guttman
Rabbi
Temple Emanuel

Michael Hardison
Software Engineering Consultant

Marc Howze
U.S. Global Director-Cotton Line Products, Agriculture & Turf Division
John Deere Turf Care

Anthony Humphrey
Director, Supply Chain Management
MeadWestvaco


Stephanie Johnson
Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting
Cox Media Group Inc.

Frankie T. Jones, Sr.
President/CEO
Phoenix One Enterprises, Inc.

Jim Kee
Greensboro City Councilman (District 2)
Greensboro City Council


Cornelius “CC” Lamberth, Jr.
President
C2 Contractors, LLC

Royall M. Mack, Sr.
Founder & CEO
Ciara Enterprises, LLC

Henry McKoy
Senior Foreign Service Officer
United States Peace Corps (Retired)

Vonetta C. Mickens
Manager, Northeast & Mid-Americas Zone Applications
GE Healthcare Technologies

Lonnie Miles
Chief Executive Officer
Miles-McClellan Construction

Kenneth Owens, CPA
Manager of Real Estate
Coca Cola Refreshments

Princess Palmer

Joe Parker, Jr.
Wachovia Bank (Retired)

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland
Vice President
Progress Energy

Annette Smith
Vice President
Wesley Long Hospital

James Smith
Owner/Operator
McDonalds

Sonya Stewart
Vice President
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Marilyn Thorne
President and CEO
Grayhound Trash Removal, Inc.
  

Jini D. Thorton, CPA
CEO
Envision Business Management Group

Ponce DeLeon Tidwell, Jr.
Assistant General Counsel
Eli Lilly & Company

Janeen Uzzell
Manager, Global Program
General Electric

Maria Walden-Brown
Manager, System Management Hardware Development
IBM

Kimberly Wright
Director, Mission Solutions & Tools
American Cancer Society

Charles “Shon” Yancey
Senior Attorney
Air Liquide USA LLC

Stacey Youngdale
Director, Talent Management
AB Volvo

Points of Pride
  • Engineering Lab
    The College of Engineering ranks No. 1 for the number of degrees awarded to African Americans
  • Research
    U.S. News and World Report ranks the COE in the top third of the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
  • ERC Research
    N.C. A&T is the home of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC)
  • Ag Research
    SAES brought in more than $20 million in research grant funding
  • Webb Hall
    The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) is the largest among the nation’s HBCUs
  • F.D. Bluford Library
    F.D. Bluford Library is one of the region's premier research libraries
  • Engineering Professor and Student
    The Master of Science in Information (MSIT) Online Program is ranked No. 7 by U.S. News & World Report
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  • Academic Excellence
    A&T had ninety-eight student athletes earn a cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher for the 2011-2012 academic year
  • Janay Ferrell
    Freshmen Janay Ferrell placed seventh at the Robert Shumke HBCU Classic
  • Jarrell Elliott
    Track and Field sprinter Jarrell Elliott qualified for the Olympic trials
  • Aggie Baseball sliding to home
    Aggie baseball player Xavier Macklin was drafted in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Aggie Track & Field
    Aggies will host the 2013 Junior National Olympics
  • Shakia Forbes
    N.C. A&T long jumper Shakia Forbes became the first Aggie female to earn All-American honors in a field event
  • Aggie's Baseball homerun
    North Carolina A&T has had 16 players drafted to the major leagues
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  • Graduation Crowd
    The College of Arts and Sciences awards one-third of the university’s degrees each year
  • University Choir
    University Choir has performed for President Obama at the White House
  • Music Director and Choir rehearsing songs
    The Music Program has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1991
  • Jazz Ensemble
    A&T Jazz Ensemble to release its first professional CD - Jazz Preeminence
  • Theatre
    Theatre program to perform at the regionally acclaimed "Center Stage Theatre" in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Black Nativity performances
    A&T Lyceum Series brings provocative, culturally diverse programming to the campus and community
  • Travis Alexander
    Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir
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