The ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Board of Trust elected four new members during its spring meeting April 26-28. They are Claiborne P. Deming, Edith Carell Johnson, Douglas W. Shorenstein and graduating senior Andrew Wilson.
Deming, president and CEO of , in El Dorado, Ark., received his bachelor’s and law degrees from . He is the former chairman of the American Petroleum Institute and is a founding member of the , a non-profit organization that recognizes excellence with financial incentives for teachers. The father of four children, including 2006 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ graduate Claiborne Jr., he is a member of the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Parents Leadership Committee.
Johnson received her bachelor’s degree from Centenary College and law degree from . Her Nashville community involvement includes co-chairing the $44 million Capital Campaign for , membership on the Board of the and the McNeilly Center for Children and membership in the Tennessee Bar Association. She is a recipient of the Spirit of Giving Award from . At ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ, she is a member of the Carell Scholarship committee, the Canby Robinson Society and the National Commodore Club. She is a former member of the Peabody Roundtable.
Shorenstein, chairman and CEO of , in San Francisco, received his undergraduate degree from , and law degree from the . His memberships include the boards of the Urban School of San Francisco, the Bay Area council, the and the . One of his three children, Brandon, is a member of ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Class of 2008.
Wilson, a neuroscience and mathematics double major from Dallas, Texas, was elected as the Young Alumni Trustee. A participant in the Scholar program and the honors program in neuroscience, he has been involved in DoreWays orientation program, most recently serving as student director. He has been a member of the Committee on Leadership Training and served as a VUceptor his senior year. A member of the fraternity, he served as Interfraternity Council treasurer his sophomore year and vice president his junior year. He has participated in and served on the executive board. His community involvement activities have also included Vanderbuddies, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Students Volunteer for Science and Dance Marathon.
Wilson was chosen for board membership by junior and senior classes as well as members of the most recent graduating class. ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ set a national precedent in 1968 when the Board of Trust voted to elect a graduating senior to its membership each year.
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