Achievers & Accolades

Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees elects new officers, welcomes new board members

By Staff Report, posted 2 years ago
Frederick Nelson Jr. - All photos provided by FSU
Donald Moore
Glenn Adams
Jerry Gregory
 Kimberly Jeffries Leonard

Fayetteville State University (FSU) Board of Trustees elected new officers on Thursday, Sept. 28, at its full board meeting and welcomed two new trustees.

FSU alumna Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard will serve as board chair. Jeffries Leonard has been on the FSU Board of Trustees since 2021 and previously served as the board secretary. She is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Medallion, the highest award bestowed on an FSU alum. 

Immediate past chair, Glenn Adams, was elected to serve as vice chair and FSU alumnus, Frederick Nelson Jr. as secretary.

In addition, the North Carolina General Assembly announced the appointment of two new members to the FSU Board of Trustees. These two new members Jerry Gregory (’84) and Donald Moore (‘93) are both FSU alumni. 

Gregory has over 35 years as an expert and leader within the insurance industry overseeing employee benefits and is the vice president of sales at Novus Benefit Advisors. Additionally, Gregory retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1996 with the rank of Captain after serving 21 years, active and reserves. 

With over 30 years of experience, Donald Moore is recognized as a strategic, collaborative leader across various industries and organizations including education, healthcare, ministry, and community development. He is currently the Senior Pastor at the historic Mount Carmel Baptist Church (MCBC) in West Philadelphia.

“I am proud of the fact that 50 percent of our Board of Trustees now reflects FSU alumni who are all committed to not only selflessly serve our storied university but their respective communities as well; moreover, I cannot express enough thanks for the strong leadership of outgoing board chair Glenn Adams as well as my great anticipation of building upon FSU’s momentum alongside Chair Jeffries Leonard. FSU would not be where it is today without leadership, and it has that and more with the makeup of our solid board composition,” said Chancellor Darrell T. Allison in a press release.

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