ECU graduates to lead State Board of Community Colleges

Two graduates of East Carolina University will serve as chair and vice chair of the State Board of Community Colleges.

Scott Shook

Scott Shook of Greenville was elected chair of the board at its July 17 meeting in Raleigh. Clyde Higgs of Charlotte was elected vice chair. Both will serve two-year terms in those positions.

Shook is vice president and financial advisor with BB&T Scott & Stringfellow in Greenville. He graduated from ECU in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is married to Karen Selby Shook, who graduated from ECU in 1989 with a bachelor’s in accounting.

Higgs is vice president of business development at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis. He received a master’s degree in public administration from ECU in 1999.

Clyde Higgs

Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Shook to the State Board of Community Colleges two years ago. The governor appointed Higgs to the board four years ago.

“The N.C. Community College System is the largest, most comprehensive higher education system in our state and a leader nationally,” Shook said. “It is an honor to serve as chair with this dynamic group of board members, all of whom have a passion for our students, our colleges and North Carolina.”

Shook is a member of the board’s Accountability and Audit Committee, the Finance Committee and the Presidential Search Committee. His term on the board expires in 2019.

Higgs is chair of the board’s Personnel Committee and serves on the Cabinet Committee, the Finance Committee and the Presidential Search Committee. His term on the board expires in 2017.

— Steve Tuttle