Nine new nominees seek Board of Governors posts

The UNC-system Board of Governors is the governing body of North Carolina’s 16 public university campuses and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics. The board elects the system’s president and oversees tuition and fee levels, approves campus budgets and makes various policy decisions, such as a recent move to eliminate three academic centers in the system.

There are 32 voting members elected every other year by the N.C. General Assembly to four-year terms. The current board, appointed by a Republican-controlled legislature, includes 29 registered Republicans and two registered Democrats.

Sixteen new board members will be selected this week — eight by the N.C. House and eight by the N.C. Senate. The House nominated six members for reappointment and named the following new nominees.

Ed Broyhill

Ed Broyhill is a businessman from Winston-Salem. He’s a registered Republican who has been a trustee at Winston-Salem State University.

Walter Davenport

Walter Davenport is a retired Raleigh accountant. He’s a registered Democrat who served on the BOG from 2009 to 2013.

Pearl Burris-Floyd

Pearl Burris-Floyd, a UNC-CH alumna, works for the Greensboro Partnership. She’s a registered Republican and former N.C. House member.

C. Philip Byers

C. Philip Byers is executive director of the Challenge Foundation, an education nonprofit. He’s a registered Republican.

Christopher Derrick

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Christopher Derrick is an attorney from Lake Junaluska. He’s a graduate of UNC School of Law and is a registered Republican.

Matthew-Todd Johnson

Matthew-Todd Johnson is an insurance agent from Monroe. He is a registered Republican. He was nominated for the Board of Governors spot by N.C. Rep. Mark Brody, a Republican representing District 55 who is also from Monroe. The Daily Tar Heel was unable to find a photo of Johnson.

Joe Knott

Joe Knott is an attorney from Raleigh. He’s a UNC-CH graduate and a registered Republican who ran for N.C. Attorney General in 2004.

Alex Mitchell

Alex Mitchell is president of Southern Durham Development. A graduate of N.C. State University, he’s registered as unaffiliated.

Dwight Perry

Dwight Perry is an ophthalmologist from Durham. He’s a registered Democrat and is a trustee of N.C. Central University.