Friends of the Library

Board of Directors

Friends of the Library of North Carolina State University Constitution

Officers
Cyma S. Rubin, President Rubin, a graduate of the NC State College of Textiles and an Emmy and Tony award-winning producer, is the President of The Business of Entertainment, Inc. in New York.
Charlotte M. Martin, Vice President Martin established the Leroy and Charlotte Martin Foundation together with her husband, an NC State professor emeritus of mathematics.
Susan K. Nutter, Secretary Nutter is the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at NC State.
Charles D. Leffler, Treasurer Leffler is the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business at NC State.
Suzanne T. Purrington, Immediate Past President Purrington, a professor emerita of chemistry, was President of the Friends of the Library 2004-2006 and received the NCSU Libraries' Faculty Award in 1994.
Term Ending 2010
Robert A. Bashford Bashford is a graduate of the Pre-Medicine program at NC State and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He teaches medical students and residents at UNC-Chapel Hill and has a private clinical practice.
Erich Bumgardner Bumgardner, who earned his B.S. in economics from NC State, is a partner at Credit Risk Management and the son of NC State Professor of Chemistry Carl Bumgardner.
Karen McCanless McCanless, a graduate of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, serves as a vice president with Smith-Barney in Greensboro.
Linda G. Murphy A past president of the Friends of the Library, Murphy has also served on the Board of Directors of the NCSU Wolfpack Club.
Wyndham Robertson Robertson served as the vice president for communications for the University of North Carolina system for ten years, after working as an editor at Time and Fortune magazines. She holds a B.A. in economics from Hollins University.
George L. Worsley, Jr. Worsley is NC State's Chancellor Emeritus of Finance and Business. He retired in 2004 after forty-one years of service to the university, but remains active with the NC State University Foundation, NCSU Alumni Association, and State Club.
Term Ending 2009
M. S. "Brick" Brown III Brown, who earned his B.A. in business management from NC State, is a senior vice president of Wachovia Bank, serving as Regional Managing Director in the Wealth Management Division.
Charleen Clark Clark, who holds a B.S. in chemistry from St. Louis University, has a background in supporting Research and Development scientists with scientific, technical, and competitive information.
Frank Daniels III Daniels is the CEO of Raleigh-based VitalSource Technologies and the former executive editor of The News & Observer. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University.
Anna Ball Hodge Hodge holds a B.A. in education from UNC-Chapel Hill, but has family ties to NC State. She promotes volunteerism in numerous community organizations Wake County, with a particular interest in the public schools.
Bobby L. Purcell Purcell is the executive director of the Wolfpack Club, more formally known as the NC State Student Aid Association.
W. Trent Ragland III Ragland, an NC State business management graduate, is the owner and president of Ragland Properties, Inc., a Raleigh-based real estate development company.
Ronald E. Spivey Spivey, who graduated from NC State with a degree in political science and received his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, is a North Carolina Superior Court Judge from Winston-Salem.
Harold E. Swaisgood Swaisgood, a professor emeritus of food science and 1999 recipient of the university's highest honor, the Holladay Medal, is the President of the Association of Retired Faculty at NC State.
Term Ending 2008
Sory Bowers Bowers is a former elementary and middle school teacher and a local arts advocate in Raleigh. She and her husband Henry, associate vice chancellor emeritus of student affairs, are particularly interested in the visual and performing arts at NC State.
Alexander J. DeGrand DeGrand is a professor emeritus of history at NC State. In 1990 he received the NCSU Libraries' Faculty Award, which is given each year to a faculty member who has contributed consistently and notably to the accomplishment of the Libraries' mission, vision, and strategic initiatives.
Cindy R. Joseph Joseph works for a family owned business, the Joseph Agency. A past president of the Greensboro Symphony Guild and member of the Educational Foundation at NC State, she is involved in numerous arts, church, community and Greensboro College alumni activities.
Hayne Palmour III Palmour, who holds a Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering from NC State, is a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering.
Charles H. Sedberry Sedberry, an NC State chemical engineering graduate, is a lawyer at the Raleigh-based firm Joslin, Sedberry & Lamkin.
Jane Warren Warren, who graduated from NC State with a degree in math education, is the office manager and bookkeeper for the family's restaurant management business in Greensboro.
University Graduate Student Association Representative
Negela Moaddeb Moaddeb is a doctoral student in NC State's Department of Soil Science.
Ex Officio Members
Kaye Gibbons, Author-in-Residence Gibbons is the Author-in Residence at the NCSU Libraries.
Terry G. Wood, NC State University Advancement Wood is the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement at NC State.
Suzanne T. Weiner Weiner is the Associate Vice Provost for Library Advancement and Head of the Collection Management Department.