The spring 2016 graduate from Washington, D.C., began a two-year term on the Board of Trustees June 1.
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees has elected spring 2016 graduate Douglas Spencer Jr. to a two-year term as a youth trustee on the board. Spencer is from Washington, D.C., and earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a management concentration and a minor in leadership studies. This fall he will be attending Columbia University School of Law after participating this summer in a selective Sponsors of Education Opportunity Law Program internship with the prestigious WilmerHale law firm in Washington, D.C.
Spencer is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honors Society. He served as an Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellow and as alumni relations coordinator for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Black Student Union. He also served as president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and as an admissions tour guide.
As a student, Spencer coordinated two programs, Men of Character, a mentoring program at Grove Park Elementary School in Burlington, N.C.; and the Alamance Youth Academy Summit, a program in which more than 60 local middle school students learn the importance of leadership through hands-on activities.
Spencer studied abroad in London and was an executive intern in the Office of University Advancement. He also completed two off-campus internships, serving as marketing intern for CenturyLink Government in Arlington, Va., and as a research and business development intern for Bishop Walker School for Boys in Washington, D.C.
Spencer’s term on the board of trustees began on June 1.