Business Advisory Council
Mission
The Business Advisory Council is composed of businessmen and women who meet twice a year to advise Walker College administrators on matters relating to the needs of the business community. Opportunities are provided for students to interact with council members when they are on campus.
"The basic purpose of the Business Advisory Council shall be to assist in the planning, evaluation, and strengthening of the programs of the John A. Walker College of Business."
— from the BAC By-Laws [PDF]
Current council members represent a wide spectrum of the business community including professionals in accounting, manufacturing, retail, home furnishings, advertising, banking, management consulting, law, and health care.
Members
J. Cantey Alexander III '86
President - Triad Region
BB&T
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Roger L. Beahm
CEO & Chairman
Coyne Beahm Shouse, Inc.
Greensboro, North Carolina
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John Belman
CEO & President
Standard Holding Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia
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W. Winfield Beroth '65
President
Beroth Oil/4 Brothers Stores
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Ryan Bolick '01
Business Improvement Lead
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
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H. Edward Boyles, Jr
Managing Director
Wells Fargo Securities
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Marshall A. Croom '86
BAC Chairman
Senior VP and Chief Risk Officer
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Mooresville, North Carolina
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Ben Hamrick '82
Chief Executive Officer
Johnson, Price & Sprinkle, PA
Asheville, North Carolina
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Helen Hollifield
Tax Partner
Deloitte & Touche
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Thomas H. Hudspeth, Jr '82, '83
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Atlanta, Georgia
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Doug Johnson '77
CEO
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp.
Lenoir, North Carolina
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Scott K. Lampe '94
BAC Vice Chairman
CFO
Hendrick Motorsports
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Lynn Minges
Assistant Secretary Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding
NC Department of Commerce
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Charles V. Murray '87
President
Murray Supply Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Phillip Ostwalt '83
Partner
KPMG, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
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Kim Price '77
President, CEO
Citizen’s South Bank
Gastonia, North Carolina
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Kenneth G. Reece '73
Sr. Vice President - Private Banking Exec.
First Tennessee Bank
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Tony Romero
President, Chief Executive Officer
Privacy Data Systems
Charlotte, North Carolina
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John Roos '84
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
Durham, North Carolina
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Jack Sheffield Jr.
Managing Director/Client Advisor
Deutsche Bank
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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John E. Silvia
Chief Economist
Wells Fargo
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Allan Singer
Manager
McNair Law Firm, PA
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Hayes Smith '82
Managing Partner
Second Creek Development Company
Salisbury, North Carolina
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Gerry Smith '70
First Vice President (retired)
Smith Barney
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Richard G. Sparks ’76, ’78
President & CEO
Appalachian Regional Health Care
Boone, North Carolina
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Frank A. Stewart
President
Ultra
Shelby, North Carolina
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Richard Stroupe '98
Founder and Managing Principal
Crimson Holdings, LLC
Ashburn, Virginia
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David Thompson
Retired General Partner, CFO
WEDGE Capital Management, LLP
Linville, North Carolina
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Mark E. Trivette '83
Partner, Transaction Tax, Transaction Advisory Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
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Brad Wall '99
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Off-Premises Sales
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Members Emeriti
William S. Creekmuir
Executive VP & CFO
Simmons Company
Atlanta, Georgia
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Robert G. Darst
Retired
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
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William G. Ervin
Retired CEO, President
Commercial Insurance Group
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Joseph F. Freeman, Jr.
President Emeritus
Freeman and Company
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Robin H. Gagnon ’82, ’95
Partner
We Sell Restaurants
Marietta, Georgia
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James E. Harris '84
CFO
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Charlotte, North Carolina
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William R. Holland
Chairman
EnPro Industries, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Jeffrey A. Shepard
Retired CEO
Footstar
Hilton Head, South Carolina
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Frank H. Skidmore, Jr.
IBM Global Services (Retired)
Managing Partner
Durham, North Carolina
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Mike Steinback
Partner
Stonebridge Partner
Asheville, North Carolina
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G.A. Sywassink '94
Chairman & CEO
Standard Holding Corporation
Charlotte, North Carolina
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COB Sites
- Accreditation
- Advising
- BB&T Student Leadership Center
- Bowden Investment Group
- Boyles CEO Lecture Series
- Brantley Center
- Business Leaders
- Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit
- CERPA
- Career Services
- Directory
- Global Opportunities Conference
- Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Series
- Holland Fellows
- Honors Program
- Martha Guy Summer Institute
- Scholarship Golf Tournament
- Scholarships
- Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship
- Walker Fellows
Contact
Walker College of Business
Dean's Office
416 Howard Street
Room 4135 Raley Hall
ASU Box 32037
Boone, NC 28608-2037
Phone: (828) 262-2057
Fax: (828) 262-4049
wcob@appstate.edu
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