President Leo M. Lambert and several ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 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 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s university’s transformation from a “regional institution to one with national prominence that draws students from around the nation.”
Others associated with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ who are among the Business Journal’s “most influential” leaders are the following:
- , Mayor of Burlington, N.C.; a 2008 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumnus
- Carol Bruce, partner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP; member of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law Advisory Board
- Louis Dejoy, former CEO, XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.; ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Trustee
- Henry Frye, former chief justice of N.C. Supreme Court; member of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Law Advisory Board
- Allen Gant Jr., Chairman/CEO, Glen Raven Inc.; ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Trustee
- David King, chairman/CEO, LabCorp Inc.; ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Trustee
- Bobby Long, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation; ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Trustee
- Thomas McGowen Jr., partner with Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP member of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Board of Advisors