Board of Trustees

Sharon Decker, a member of the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, recently received the Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award from the Charlotte Business Journal.

She, along with 25 other female business leaders, including alumna Jane Wu, were recognized as part of the Journal’s 23rd annual Women in Business Achievement Awards event.

Judge William Webb, chairman of the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, came to UNC Charlotte Nov. 12 to learn more about the University’s programs to help its veteran students, groundbreaking research and efforts to hire more veterans.

The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees has revised University Policy 314 Centers and Institutes to conform with UNC Policy Manual 400.5[R], Regulations for Planning, Establishing and Reviewing Centers and Institutes in the University of North Carolina. 

The UNC Charlotte community is mourning the death of Charles C. “Cliff” Cameron, 96, a longtime and dedicated supporter of the University.  

Cameron’s service to the University began in 1967, when he became a member of the board of directors of the UNC Charlotte Foundation.

“It is impossible to measure the impact that Cliff Cameron made on UNC Charlotte and the whole University City region,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.

Trustee Sharon Decker calls Connect NC bond “essential” to state’s economic future.

Trustee David Hauser says now is a great time for the state to invest in the $2 billion Connect NC bond measure.

Karen Popp, chair of the Board of Trustees and University alumna, talks about the critical importance of the Connect NC bond proposal to UNC Charlotte and the UNC system.

At its Dec. 3 meeting, UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of the $2 billion Connect NC bond package.

North Carolina voters will consider the bond package on March 15, 2016.

If voters approve the bond package, UNC system schools will receive $980 million to build classroom buildings and make repairs. The state’s 58 community colleges will share $350 million. The bond also supports projects in agriculture, public safety, the National Guard, state parks and water and sewer lines.

The Vickie and Gene Johnson Marching Band Center was officially dedicated on Wednesday, Oct. 21. For Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, the new building represents one more important step in the formation of a reputable football program at UNC Charlotte.

In his remarks, Dubois recalled feeling something was amiss at the first home game three years ago — even though the 49ers came away with a 52-7 victory over the Campbell Fighting Camels before a packed crowd in Jerry Richardson Stadium.

Cathy Bessant, chief operations and technology officer at Bank of American and a member of the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, is No. 6 on the list of American Banker’s 25 “Most Powerful Women in Banking,” according to an article in the Charlotte Business Journal.

Bessant reports directly to Bank of America chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan, as noted in the CBJ story.

Appointed a University trustee by Gov. Pat McCrory, Bessant is in her first term on the board.