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Cumberland County Commissioner Glenn Adams named chair of FSU Board of Trustees

By Staff Report, posted 3 weeks ago
Cumberland County Commissioner Glenn Adams, who has been appointed Chair of the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees, with fellow FSU Trustees Joyce Adams and Dr. Donald Moore. Photo provided by FSU.

Cumberland County Commissioner Glenn Adams has been named chairman of the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees. 

Adams previously served as chair of the FSU Board of Trustees for the 2022-2023 term. Adams has served on the 13-member Board of Trustees since 2019, when he was first appointed. Adams was appointed by the Board of Governors to serve as an FSU Trustee through 2027.

“I am honored to be appointed chair of the FSU Board of Trustees and take seriously the roles and responsibilities that come with confidence in my leadership. Bronco Pride is community pride,” said Commissioner Adams in a press release. “I am excited to continue working with my fellow trustees and Chancellor Allison to ensure Fayetteville State University remains a world-class university that will help students exceed their potential, attain their dreams and enter an increasingly competitive world with the tools to succeed.”

Adams was first elected to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners as a District 1 representative in 2014 and has been re-elected twice. He has served as chairman in 2017 and 2024, and vice chairman in 2016 and 2020.

Adams also served on the North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees from 2003 – 2011 and was chairman of the NCCU Trustees from 2009 – 2011. Adams was also appointed to the N.C. Central University Law School Commission in January 2025.

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