Five new members will join the East Carolina University Board of Trustees in July.
They are former Sen. Ed Warren of Greenville; William H. Bodenhamer Jr., a Florida parking company executive; David Brody, a Kinston businessman and philanthropist; Robert J. Greczyn Jr. of Durham, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; and Ian Baer, the newly elected president of the Student Government Association.
The board has 13 members with eight appointed by the University of North Carolina Board of Governor and four named by the governor. The president of the Student Government Association is elected by the student body. All but the student member serve four-year terms, and the new members will be sworn in at the board's July meeting.
Here are details about the new members:
- Warren retired from the General Assembly in 2002 after serving six terms in the Senate and five terms in the House of Representatives. He was a major supporter of ECU in the Capitol. He received a master's degree from ECU in 1953 and was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by the university last year. He was appointed by the Board of Governors.
- Bodenhamer, founder, president and chief executive officer of USA Parking Systems Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attended ECU from 1970 to 1974 and was president of the student body. He was appointed by the Board of Governors.
- Brody is the managing partner of Brody Associates and co-owner of Brody Brothers Dry Goods Inc. and Eastern Carolina Coca-Cola. He serves on the board of the ECU Medical Foundation and is president of The Brody Brothers Foundation. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Friars Senior Society. He was appointed by Gov. Mike Easley.
- Greczyn was the previous president and chief executive officer of Healthsource Health Plans Inc. and founded Anson County's community health center where he currently serves as executive director. Greczyn received his bachelor's degree in psychology from ECU in 1973 and his master's in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977.
- Baer, a junior from Wilmington, is majoring in political science. He was elected this month.
The Board of Governors also reappointed Stephen D. Showfety of Greensboro and Michael Kelly of Nags Head to the ECU board. Showfety, president of the Koury Corp., a real estate development firm, is secretary of the board. Kelly, a restaurateur, is chairman of the board's Finance and Facilities Committee.
Members who will leave the board are Chairman Charles Franklin Jr. of Elizabeth City, director of the Albemarle Mental Health Center; Mayor Tom Bayliss of New Bern; D. Jordan Whichard III of Greenville, publisher of The Daily Reflector; Betty Speir of Bethel, a retired educator; and Justin Mullarkey, outgoing student government president.
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