NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

8/30/2016 2015 Senate Occupations/Education Edition 16

Senator Occupation Education John M. Alexander, Jr. President- Cardinal International Trucks North Carolina State University, B.A. Economics Director, Office of President/CEO, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Samaritan's Purse & Billy Graham B.B.A. Bachelor Business Administration Evangelistic Association Chad Barefoot Sales and Marketing Appalachian State University, B.S. Political Science-Public Management; Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.A. Christian Ethics Tamara Barringer Clinical Assistant Professor of Legal University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Studies, UNC-CH B.S. Business Administration; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. Phil Berger Attorney Averett College, B.S.; Wake Forest University, J.D. Stan Bingham Lumber Company Owner North Carolina State University, B.S. Forestry Attorney North Carolina Central University, B.S. Math; Duke University, J.D. Andrew C. Brock Consultant Western Carolina University, B.S. Economics and Political Science Harry Brown Owner of Car Dealership Campbell University, B.A. Business Administration, M.B.A. Angela R. Bryant Attorney, Consultant- Angela Bryant University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Consulting B.S. Math; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D. Jay J. Chaudhuri Attorney Davidson College, B.A.; Columbia University, M.I.A.; North Carolina Central University, J.D. Information Technology Manager NC A&T State University, B.S. Industrial Technology- Electronics; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, M.B.A. Bill Cook Retired- Potomac Electric Power Co. University of Maryland, B.S. Business Administration David L. Curtis Optometrist University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.A. Economics; Southern College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry Attorney U.S. Military Academy at West Point, B.S.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. Don Davis Educator U.S. Air Force Academy, B.S. Social Sciences; Central Michigan University, M.S.A.; ECU, M.A. Sociology; ECU, Doctorate of Education Jim Davis Orthodontist Southern Adventist University, B.A. Biology; Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, D.D.S.; Orthodontics, M.S.

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Senator Occupation Education

Chuck Edwards Small Business Owner Blue Ridge Community College

Joel D. M. Ford Business Operations Executive North Carolina A&T State University, B.S. Business Administration

Valerie P. Foushee Retired- Chapel Hill Police Administrator University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.A. Political Science, B.A. African and Afro-American Studies

Rick Gunn Commercial Real Estate University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Administration Real Estate Broker Gaston College Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. Attorney Davidson College, A.B.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. Statistician Appalachian State University, B.S.; North Carolina State University, Masters Higher Education Administration Brent Jackson Farmer/Agribusiness Sampson Community College

Jeff Jackson Attorney Emory University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. Real Estate Central Piedmont Community College; Forsyth Tech Community College Michael V. Lee Attorney University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.A.; Wake Forest University, J.D. Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Pastor Bishop College, B.A.; Virginia Union University, Master of Divinity; Drew University School of Theology, Doctor of Ministry Tom McInnis Vice-President, Iron Horse Auction Indiana University, Certification Program; Company, Inc. Reisch Auction College, Course of Study in Auctioneering, Voice and Oratory Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. Attorney Clark University, Worchester, Mass., A.B.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, M.R.P.; Harvard University, M.P.A.; Duke University, J.D. Wesley Meredith Landscaping Owner Fayetteville Technical Community College, Associate in Applied Science E. S. (Buck) Newton Attorney Appalachian State University, B.S.; Campbell University, J.D. Louis Pate Retired Golden Gate University, B.S., M.B.A. Ronald J. Rabin Business Consultant University of Southern Mississippi, B.A. Administration; George Washington University, M.S. International Affairs; National War College, National Security Veterinarian North Carolina State University; University of Georgia, D.V.M.

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Senator Occupation Education

Shirley B. Randleman Retired- Clerk of Superior Court Wilkes Community College

Gladys A. Robinson Health Services, Executive Bennett College for Women, B.A. Psychology; North Carolina A&T State University, M.Ed., PhD Leadership Studies

Bob Rucho Dentist Northeastern University, B.A.; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, D.D.S.; Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry; University of North Carolina-Charlotte Belk College of Business, M.B.A. Norman W. Sanderson Retired- Small Business Owner Logos Christian College & Graduate Schools, B.A. Christian Education Jane W. Smith Retired- Real Estate Broker/Owner Meredith College, B.A.; Duke University, M.A.T.

Erica Smith-Ingram Former Materials Engineer and High North Carolina A&T State University, B.S. School Math/Science Teacher, Ordained Mechanical Engineering; Howard Minister University, M.A. Religious Studies Jeff Tarte Chairman Emeritus, Applied Revenue University of Illinois, B.S. Economics Analytics Jerry W. Tillman Retired- School Administrator Elon College, B.A.; University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Master of School Administration Tommy Tucker Small Business Owner Randolph-Macon Military Academy, Front Royal, Virginia Terry Van Duyn Retired- Systems Analyst University of Illinois-Champaign, B.A.; University of Connecticut, M.B.A. Education Consultant for Early Child South Carolina State University, B.S.; Programs North Carolina A&T State University, M.S.; University of North Carolina- Charlotte, M.Ed.; Appalachian State University, M.A.; University of North Carolina-Greensboro, PhD Trudy Wade Veterinarian Greensboro College, B.S.; Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Andy Wells Real Estate North Carolina State University, B.S.

Mike Woodard Administrator, Duke University Duke University, A.B.; Duke University, Certificate in Non-Profit Studies

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