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Tuesday, 14 October 2014 05:23 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Thomas R. "Tom" West, a partner in the Raleigh office of law firm Poyner Spruill LLP, has been named vice president for government relations and general counsel at North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), the statewide office for North Carolina's 36 independent, nonprofit institutions of higher education.
West begins the assignment November 1. He succeeds Timothy H. McDowell, who retired after 20 years of service to the organization.
"Tom has worked with the General Assembly, and has focused his more than 34 years of legal experience on North Carolina regulatory matters," says A. Hope Williams, NCICU president in a statement. "He will play a key role in NCICU's continuing partnership with state government on critical issues affecting higher education."
West, who received his law degree at Duke, previously served for 11 years as an administrative law judge with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings.
West has served as vice chair of the board of trustees at Pfeiffer University and on the advisory board for the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. He chaired the Administrative Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, and serves on the North Carolina Courts Commission.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 05:23 |
