The N.C. A&T Chancellor Search Forums Scheduled April 19, 21, and 26

Three public forums are being sponsored by the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor Search Committee. The public forums are being held to receive input on the characteristics and attributes for the next chancellor of N.C. A&T.

The first community public forum will be held Wednesday, April 19, from 5-7 p.m., at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Office, 330 South Greene Street, in Greensboro. The second community public forum will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, at the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1310 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in Greensboro. The community is encouraged to attend and participate.

A campus public forum for A&T staff will be held Friday, April 21, from noon to 2 p.m., A&T Memorial Union Exhibit Hall. A&T staff members are invited to share comments and feedback.

The community forums are being coordinated by A&T Search Committee members Shirley Frye, Walker Sanders, and Terry Stone, while the campus public forum is being coordinated by Clarence W. Page. Dr. Velma Speight-Buford is chair of the A&T Chancellor Search Committee.

The Search Committee includes members of the board of trustees, the faculty, the staff, the student body, the alumni and the community. Erskine B. Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina System, gave the committee its charge March 29.

Search Committee members and their affiliation are as follows:

Student Government Association Representative:
Justin Ramey, President

Faculty Representatives:
Dr. Alvin Keyes, Chair, Faculty Senate - Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Frederick Ferguson - Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Cathy Kea - Professor, School of Education

Staff Representative:
Clarence Page, Chair, Staff Senate - Housing Office

North Carolina Alumni Association Representative: Teresa Davis, National President - Vice President, Senior Charge Consultant, Bank of America

North Carolina:
Obrie Smith, President, N.C. A&T Foundation Board of Directors
Business Consultant

External (Community) Representatives:
Walker Sanders, President, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Terry Stone, Chief Financial Officer of Jefferson Pilot and President of Jefferson Pilot Communications
Harold Webb, Agriculture Representative
Shirley Frye, Community and A&T Capital Campaign Steering Committee

Board of Trustees Representatives:
Dr. Velma Speight-Buford, Board Chair
Carole Bruce, Board Vice Chair
Henry Isaacson, Member
Michael Suggs, Member

N.C. A&T Chancellor, James C. Renick announced on February 3 that he had accepted a position as senior vice president for programs and research at the American Council on Education (ACE) in Washington, D.C., effective June 1.

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Do you have suggestions regarding the kind of person who should be the next chancellor of N.C. A&T?
A&T’s Chancellor Search Committee wants to hear from you. If you are unable to attend one of the public forums, simply e-mail your input to srchcomm@ncat.edu.

Please email the characteristics and attributes for the next chancellor of A&T to srchcomm@ncat.edu. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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