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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Interim Chancellor: Ron Mitchelson Address: East Fifth Street, Greenville General phone: 328-6131 Internet address: www.ecu.edu

► East Carolina University is a doctoral-research institution with an enrollment of nearly 29,000 and more than 5,800 faculty and staf. It is a member of the 17-campus University of North

Carolina system. ► Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Commission on Colleges, ECU ofers degrees from 11 colleges and schools, including the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and

Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, College of Business,

College of Education, College of Engineering and Technology,

College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Health and Human Performance, College of Nursing, School of Dental

Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, Graduate School and Honors

College. ► It ofers 85 bachelor’s, 71 master’s, two intermediate, fve professional practice doctoral and 13 research/scholarship doctoral degrees in felds such as medical sciences, education, coastal resources management, communication sciences and disorders, biomedical physics and nursing.

Parking

Visitors to campus can purchase parking permits from the Department of Parking and Transportation Services, 305 E. 10th St., 328-6294. They also may obtain a permit from the department they are visiting. The permit allows parking in specifed areas of campus. Metered parking also is available at the corner of East Fifth and Harding streets.

ECU Board of Trustees

Thirteen trustees make up the university’s governing board. Eight members are appointed by the UNC Board of Governors, and four are appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly to four-year terms. The student body president is an ex-ofcio member. The board is responsible for promoting the development of the university and advising the Board of Governors and the chancellor on management issues. The board meets approximately fve times a year. Members are:

► Chairman Vern Davenport of Wake Forest is CEO of Medfusion

Inc. ► Vice Chairman J. Fielding Miller is the CEO of Captrust Financial Advisors in Raleigh. ► Secretary Vince Smith is a member of the U.S. Air Force Personnel Security Appeal Board in Vienna, Va. ► Leigh Fanning of Greenville is the owner/director of R.A.

Jefreys Distributing. ► Thomas Furr of Durham, founder and CEO of PatientPay. ► Van Isley of Raleigh is founder and CEO of Professional Builders Supply ► Max Joyner Jr. of Greenville works with the Clement Companies of Greenville. ► Angela Moss of Chapel Hill is senior director at the UNC Management Company. ► Bob Plybon of Greensboro is chief executive ofcer of Plybon & Associates. ► R. Jason Poole is a partner with the TRP accounting frm in

Fayetteville. ► Jim Segrave of Kinston is owner of LGM Enterprises. ► Scott Shook of Greenville is a fnancial adviser and vice president at BB&T Scott and Stringfellow. ► Tucker Robbins, Student Government Association president, serves on the board as an ex-ofcio voting member.