BAC 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
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.
By-Laws
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Members
 | Don Bailey '88 Principal, Financial Services Advisory - Retired Grant Thornton LLP Charlotte, NC |  | Ryan Bolick '01 Vice President, Business Improvement Warner Media Atlanta, GA |
 | H. Edward Boyles Jr. BAC Chairman Managing Director Wells Fargo Securities Charlotte, NC |  | Marshall A. Croom '86 Chief Financial Officer - Retired Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, NC |
 | Brian Dalgetty IoT Industry Offerings Leader IBM Watson IoT Business Unit Cary, NC |  | Richard Finlay Partner - Retired Conyers, Dill & Pearman Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
 | Patrick Getzen SVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Durham, NC |  | Benjamin Hamrick '82 Chief Executive Officer Johnson Price Sprinkle PA Asheville, NC |
 | Helen Hollifield '87 Tax Partner Deloitte & Touche Charlotte, NC |  | Thomas H. Hudspeth Jr. '82, '83 Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Atlanta, GA |
 | Doug Johnson '77 Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Blue Ridge Energy Lenoir, NC |  | Beth Monaghan '82 Founder and CEO - Retired Monaghan Group Charlotte, NC |
 | Phillip Ostwalt '83 BAC Vice Chairman President D.L. Phillips Investment Builders Atlanta, GA |  | Rick Redden '91 President, Atlantic Region Wells Fargo & Company Charlotte, NC |
 | Amy Rumford Vice President Supply Chain Operations Service Excellence and Analytics Advance Auto Parts Raleigh, NC |  | Jack Sheffield Jr. |
 | Hayes Smith '82 Managing Partner Second Creek Development Company Salisbury, NC |  | Gerry Smith '70 First VP Investments - Retired Smith Barney Vilas, NC |
 | Richard G. Sparks '76, '78 President & CEO - Retired Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Boone, NC |  | Jill Sparks '91, '96 Executive Director Small Business Center and Business Incubation Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC |
 | David Thompson General Partner & CFO - Retired WEDGE Capital Management, LLP Charlotte, NC |  | Joseph Towell '74, '78 CEO - Retired Yadkin Bank Mocksville, NC |
Members Emeriti
 | W. Winfield Beroth '65 President Beroth Oil/4 Brothers Stores Winston-Salem, North Carolina |  | William S. Creekmuir President Pinnacle Search Partners, LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
 | Robert G. Darst Retired Burlington Industries, Inc. Blowing Rock, North Carolina |  | Robin H. Gagnon '82, '95 Co-Founder We Sell Restaurants Marietta, Georgia |
 | James E. Harris '84 CFO Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Charlotte, North Carolina |  | William R. Holland Chairman EnPro Industries, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina |
 | Scott K. Lampe '94 CFO Pamlico Air Charlotte, North Carolina |  | Charles V. Murray '87 President Murray Supply Company Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
 | Jeffrey A. Shepard Retired CEO Footstar Hilton Head, South Carolina |  | Frank H. Skidmore, Jr. Retired IBM Global Services Managing Partner Durham, North Carolina |
 | Mike Steinback Managing Partner Stonebridge Partners Asheville, North Carolina |  | G.A. Sywassink '94 Chairman & CEO Standard Holding Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina |
 | Allan Singer Manager McNair Law Firm, PA Charlotte, North Carolina |