NC State Board of Trustees Announces Election of Officers

The Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University elected S. Lawrence Davenport as chair, Cassius S. Williams as first vice chair, Barbara H. Mulkey as second vice chair and Steve F. Warren as secretary.

The NC State Board of Trustees comprises 13 members – eight are elected by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors; four are appointed by the governor; and one, an ex officio voting member, is the president of NC State’s student body, a post now held by Jim Ceresnak, a political science major.

The new slate of officers includes:

• S. Lawrence Davenport, of Pactolus, N.C., is president of J.P. Davenport and Son, Inc. He received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy from NC State in 1965.

• Cassius S. Williams, of Greenville, N.C., is an agent of State Farm Insurance Companies. He received his bachelor’s degree in animal science from NC State in 1969.

• Barbara H. Mulkey, of Raleigh, N.C., is chairman and founder of Mulkey Engineers & Consultants. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from NC State.

• Steve Warren of Greensboro, N.C., is managing partner of the Gateway Management Group. He received his bachelor’s degree in textile technology from NC State in 1968 and his MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1973.

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