East Carolinian

Issue date: 7/23/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Marc J. Kawanishi

The President and CEO Of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Bob Greczyn, has recently been re-elected chair of the ECU Board of Trustees.

Greczyn was the only nominee and will be serving his second term on the board; board members can only serve two, one-year terms in the same position.

Also elected to each serve one-year terms were David Brody, vice chair, and Robbie O. Hill, secretary.

Greczyn, who has been a member of the board for five years and a 1973 ECU graduate, said he appreciates the opportunity to lead the board for a second term and will continue to work with board members, the chancellor and the campus community to help ECU continue to achieve its goals.

Greczyn was delighted with the General Assembly's approval this month of $70.5 million to complete construction for ECU's new dental school and another $36.8 million to upgrade the Family Medicine Center.

"It was a very good legislative session for us," said Greczyn. "We did get full funding for the dental school and most importantly we got full funding for our Family Medicine Center. I don't think any of us would underestimate the impact of that."

Brody, a Kinston developer and philanthropist, joined the ECU board in 2003. Hill, a Kinston health care executive, has been a board member since 2001 and is chair of the Health Sciences Committee.

ECU's newest trustee, Andrew H. Griffin, a senior finance major, was elected by the student body to serve as president of the Student Government Association.

"The Board of Trustees is the governing body for the university and works in a close relationship with the NC Board of Governors," said John Durham, executive director of university communications. "ECU is one of 16 universities in the UNC system. A large board governs the entire system and each campus has their own responsibilities."

Responsibilities of the board include the building program; which approves what buildings are designed, who designs them and where they are put, the final approval of contracts for high profile athletic coaches in athletics such as football, baseball and both men's and women's basketball, the final step in tenure for faculty, consulting with the chancellor on the appointment of Senior Administrator, Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director and making recommendations to the President of the UNC system for empty spots in the Chancellor's position.

"The board is always interested in the overall advancement of the institution," Durham said.

Goals for the upcoming year include work on the Enrollment Management Task Force, which examines the size and makeup of the student body such as how big each class is, graduate versus undergraduate programs and academic qualifications for admittance. A final report is expected in the late fall or early spring.

Other goals include actively supporting the Second Century Fundraising Campaign and developing a new master plan for future facilities.

The Board of Trustees typically meets twice a semester and once during the summer. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 25 and 26.

For more information visit ecu.edu/bot.



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