President Leo M. Lambert and several Â鶹ÊÓƵ trustees, advisory board members and alumni are named to the Triad Business Journal's 2016 list of inspirational leaders.
The Triad Business Journal paid tribute to President Leo M. Lambert and many others associated with Â鶹ÊÓƵ in its 13th annual special section that celebrates 97 individuals who are making an impact through their leadership. The special publication was included in the Oct. 28, 2016, edition.
Lambert was recognized for leading Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s university’s transformation from a “regional institution to one with national prominence that draws students from around the nation.”
Others associated with Â鶹ÊÓƵ who are among the Business Journal’s “most influential” leaders are the following:
- , Mayor of Burlington, N.C.; a 2008 Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnus
- Carol Bruce, partner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP; member of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law Advisory Board
- Louis Dejoy, former CEO, XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.; Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee
- Henry Frye, former chief justice of N.C. Supreme Court; member of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law Advisory Board
- Allen Gant Jr., Chairman/CEO, Glen Raven Inc.; Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee
- David King, chairman/CEO, LabCorp Inc.; Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee
- Bobby Long, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation; Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trustee
- Thomas McGowen Jr., partner with Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP member of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Board of Advisors