UNC BOG new memebers announced.

[App91]

Anybody have any background on any of these folks? Any Friendly to ASU?

Elected by the House:
- Rodney Hood of Durham, a director at JP Morgan Chase
- Henry Williams Hinton of Greenville, president and general manager of Inner Banks Media
- W.G. Champion Mitchell of New Bern, a retired attorney and CEO
- Laura I. Wiley of High Point, a House member from 2005-2011
- R. Doyle Parrish of Raleigh, CEO of Summit Hospitality Group
- Roger Aiken of Alexander, who works for Wells Fargo Advisors
- Dr. Joan Templeton Perry of Kinston, a pediatrician
- James E. “Jim” Nance of Albemarle, a former dealer and president of Confederate Motors, Inc.

Elected by the Senate:
- William M. Kotis III of Summerfield, a commercial real estate investor & with Kotis Properties Inc.
- Scott Lampe of Davidson, vice president and chief financial officer for Hendrick Motorsports
- Steven B. Long of Raleigh, a tax attorney and partner with Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein
- Joan G. MacNeill of Webster, a retired entrepreneur and nurse
- Therence O. Pickett of Greensboro, vice president, general counsel and secretary at Volvo Group North America and Mack Trucks Inc.
- Robert Sterling Rippy of Wilmington, the owner and president of Jungle Rapids
- Harry Leo Smith Jr. of Greenville, chief executive officer of Flanders Corp
- John Craig Souza of Raleigh, president and chief executive officer of the N.C. Health Care Facilities Association. Souza previously served on the UNC board.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/20/ ... icans.html

[eggers76]

I read where Scott Lampe and Roger Aiken were both ASU grads.

Still too many UNC-CH folks.

[AppGrad78]

I read where Scott Lampe and Roger Aiken were both ASU grads.

Still too many UNC-CH folks.

Lampe is a devoted App State alum. I doubt he misses many home football games. He will be an asset on the board.

[wncapp78]

There was a recount in the House. GA Sywassink, ASU BOT is now on the BOG.

[asu66]

Notice how much the "balance of power" is heavily weighted to central and eastern, NC; the way it ever was? Maybe someday on another planet, western NC will be considered to be a legitimate and contributing part of the Old North State.

Of course, that won't happen in my life time.

[MountainMan]

I read where Scott Lampe and Roger Aiken were both ASU grads.

Still too many UNC-CH folks.

Lampe is a devoted App State alum. I doubt he misses many home football games. He will be an asset on the board.

Lampe is also on the College of Business Advisory board, and has been for a number of years.

[8993]

All of the schools in the mountains of NC are still looked down upon. If you don't go to, or didn't graduate from, God's gift of a school, otherwise known as Chapel Hill, then you're nothing in this world... or that's what most think.

I, for one, am tired of these Tarholes thinking that they are the one all, be all. What arrogant pricks.

[Saint3333]

Scott is also a Yosef Advisory board member, busy man.

[HeffnerIV]

All of the schools in the mountains of NC are still looked down upon. If you don't go to, or didn't graduate from, God's gift of a school, otherwise known as Chapel Hill, then you're nothing in this world... or that's what most think.

I, for one, am tired of these Tarholes thinking that they are the one all, be all. What arrogant pricks.

Just give them time. Their towers are chipping away just a little at a time from their own acts of arrogance. Pride comes before the fall.

[moehler]

with scandels the last few years at Chapel hill, they have lost forever what they charish the most, "the Carlolina Way", they can no longer hold it over the heads of the other state universities, that they always do the right thing, and hold academics at a higher standards than athletics. Personally, I take great pleasure watching their ivory towers torn down.

[JCline0429]

Anybody have any background on any of these folks? Any Friendly to ASU?

Elected by the House:
- Rodney Hood of Durham, a director at JP Morgan Chase
- Henry Williams Hinton of Greenville, president and general manager of Inner Banks Media
- W.G. Champion Mitchell of New Bern, a retired attorney and CEO
- Laura I. Wiley of High Point, a House member from 2005-2011
- R. Doyle Parrish of Raleigh, CEO of Summit Hospitality Group
- Roger Aiken of Alexander, who works for Wells Fargo Advisors
- Dr. Joan Templeton Perry of Kinston, a pediatrician
- James E. “Jim” Nance of Albemarle, a former dealer and president of Confederate Motors, Inc.

Elected by the Senate:
- William M. Kotis III of Summerfield, a commercial real estate investor & with Kotis Properties Inc.
- Scott Lampe of Davidson, vice president and chief financial officer for Hendrick Motorsports
- Steven B. Long of Raleigh, a tax attorney and partner with Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein
- Joan G. MacNeill of Webster, a retired entrepreneur and nurse
- Therence O. Pickett of Greensboro, vice president, general counsel and secretary at Volvo Group North America and Mack Trucks Inc.
- Robert Sterling Rippy of Wilmington, the owner and president of Jungle Rapids
- Harry Leo Smith Jr. of Greenville, chief executive officer of Flanders Corp
- John Craig Souza of Raleigh, president and chief executive officer of the N.C. Health Care Facilities Association. Souza previously served on the UNC board.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/20/ ... icans.html

I know Jim Nance very well and I bought my first new car from him. I don't recall his educational background but know he is a UNC fan.

[8993]

The sooner the foundation underneath Chapel Hill crumbles, the better. I think it's about time that the UNC System has a different favorite. I'm not saying that App State would ever be that favorite, but having a bunch of arrogant pricks that can't seem to understand that being a Tarheel isn't the best thing in the world out of these offices would be nice. ABC = Anybody But Carolina.

I'm a Mountaineer born.
I'm a Mountaineer bred.
And when I die, I'll be a Mountaineer dead.
Go Black and Gold!

[Black Saturday]

The sooner the foundation underneath Chapel Hill crumbles, the better. I think it's about time that the UNC System has a different favorite. I'm not saying that App State would ever be that favorite, but having a bunch of arrogant pricks that can't seem to understand that being a Tarheel isn't the best thing in the world out of these offices would be nice. ABC = Anybody But Carolina.

I'm a Mountaineer born.
I'm a Mountaineer bred.
And when I die, I'll be a Mountaineer dead.
Go Black and Gold!

I hear ya and feel the same way, but it will never be any other way than it is or has been.

[Longrifle28]

"I hear ya and feel the same way, but it will never be any other way than it is or has been."

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was..........

I'm hoping for death by a thousand cuts. Gonna take a while.

[newtoasu]

A little off topic but still tied to the BOG. I read today on Inside Higher Ed that an influential NC state legislator has mentioned consolidating some of the UNC System campuses to save money. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.wral.com/unc-system-could-lo ... /12252716/

[firemoose]

A little off topic but still tied to the BOG. I read today on Inside Higher Ed that an influential NC state legislator has mentioned consolidating some of the UNC System campuses to save money. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.wral.com/unc-system-could-lo ... /12252716/

Don't think App has too much to worry about. They have the third highest number of applicants behind CH and State. There is talk about cutting and/or consolidating some programs and degrees but since the Pres is coming to Boone in a week and a half to talk about App growing to 20,000+ students it doesn't sound like we're on the chopping block.

[app87]

The Raleigh crowd thinks anything west of Charlotte is another state.

[moehler]

I think its a great idea, App takes over UNC Chapel Hill, and they become our first sat campus.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

A little off topic but still tied to the BOG. I read today on Inside Higher Ed that an influential NC state legislator has mentioned consolidating some of the UNC System campuses to save money. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.wral.com/unc-system-could-lo ... /12252716/

I would think that all the jobs lost would not be helpful for the economy in the area around a closed campus. In fact I could see it costing more in extra unemployment, increased need for social services, etc. for years to come.

[MountainMan]

I think its a great idea, App takes over UNC Chapel Hill, and they become our first sat campus.

While this might be the best idea, some other good ideas could be:

-Make Elizabeth City State a satellite branch campus of ECU.
-Merge NC A&T and NC Central, give it a new name and minimize duplicate degree programs.
-Merge Fayetteville and Pembroke, give it a new name and minimize duplicate degree programs.

Bottom line, don't close down campuses, but eliminate a fair amount of upper administration and some support staff positions, and make some real reductions in duplicate degree programs that are somewhat close geographically (particularly if they are smaller degree programs at both places). The state could save some serious dollars and not do much, if any, real educational damage, IMO.