NC State Elects Board of Trustees Officers

The Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University today elected Barbara Mulkey as chair, Norris Tolson as first vice chair, Ben Jenkins as second vice chair and Gayle Lanier 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 Chandler Thompson, an economics major.

The new slate of officers includes:

• Barbara Mulkey of Raleigh, chairman and founder of Mulkey Engineers & Consultants.  She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering from NC State.

• Norris Tolson of Pinetops, president and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. He graduated from NC State with a bachelor’s degree in crop science and agribusiness.

• Ben Jenkins of Charlotte, retired former managing director and vice chairman for retail banking at the Morgan Stanley & Co. New York firm.  He received his Bachelor of Science in textile chemistry from NC State.

• Gayle Lanier of Raleigh, vice president of corporate services for Progress Energy.  She received her Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from NC State.

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