July 13, 1998

Rocky Mount, NC -- The Board of Trustees for North Carolina Wesleyan College approved six new members this spring: John W. Alden, class of '64; Tonya Boyd, class of '98; Velma Harrison Johnson; Rory J. Murphy; Quentin Sumner; and Robin Rider Taylor, class of '75. Three of the six are Wesleyan graduates.

The Board of Trustees exercises the corporate powers prescribed by law. Its primary functions are policy making and responsibility for sound resource management of the corporation (North Carolina Wesleyan College). This includes determining general, educational and financial policies governing the College.

John W. Alden, '64, is vice chairman of the United Parcel Service board of directors. In his new position he is more involved in long-term strategic planning, in addition to being focused on the company's sales, service, and customer satisfaction. Alden was previously senior vice president of business development for UPS. A native of Stoneham, Mass., Alden joined UPS in 1965, and spent the majority of his career in customer service and sales positions prior to being named national customer development manager in the company's corporate office in 1978. Under his direction, UPS has expanded greatly its sales and marketing activities, rolling out several dozen domestic and international services and establishing its global logistics capabilities. Alden is also a member of the board of directors of Unistar Air Cargo, the joint venture between UPS and Yamato Transport of Japan to market cargo services for the U.S.-Japan trading lane. He serves on the board of advisors for the Northwestern University School of Transportation, as well as the advisory board of Northside Hospital in Atlanta. He is a trustee of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the largest philanthropy dedicated to disadvantaged youth, and is a member of the board of directors of the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the board of trustees of Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, both in Atlanta. He and his wife Mary live in Dunwoody, Ga. They have three grown children, Christine Alden Pascucci, Suzanne Alden Halloran, and John W. Alden.

Tonya Whitehead Boyd, '98, received her bachelor's degree of science in business administration this past May. She is the third graduating student to serve on the Board of Trustees, joining John Radzicki, class of '96, and Scott Cuviello, class of '97. Boyd currently works full-time in the North Carolina Wesleyan College Wellness Center. She lives in Tarboro, has a 3-year-old son, Emmanuel, and is married to Lovell Boyd. She is one of three advisors to the North Carolina Wesleyan College Gospel Choir. Boyd transferred to Wesleyan from UNC-Wilmington, and was an adult degree student. Previously she worked for the town of Princeville.

Velma Harrison Johnson is an active community volunteer in the Rocky Mount area. She is a former social worker for Edgecombe-Nash Mental Health Center, former executive director for Mental Health Association of Nash/Rocky Mount, and former partner of Johnson & Pittman Associates, meeting/event planners. Johnson has been active with the YWCA, United Community Ministries, and the Junior Guild. She is currently a member of the boards of the YWCA, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Preservation Rocky Mount, and the advisory board of Friends of Rocky Mount Arts Center. With her husband, Sam, Johnson co-chaired the very successful 1997 Day for Wesleyan annual community fundraiser for the College. She and her husband Sam live in Rocky Mount. Their son Henry graduated from Duke University and works for Centura Bank in Rocky Mount. Their daughter Katherine is a junior at Duke.

Rory J. Murphy was named president and chief operating officer of Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., in July 1997. In addition, he retains his title as executive vice president of CKE Restaurants, Inc. which through its subsidiaries operates the Hardees's, Carl's Jr., and Taco Bueno quick-service restaurant concepts. Murphy began his career with CKE 19 years ago as a manager candidate and advanced to district manager within a year. He was promoted to director of operations in 1986, overseeing more than 70 Carl's Jr. restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area. In 1990, the year he earned the company's first regional director of the year award, he was promoted to vice president of franchising. In that capacity, Murphy directed the company's domestic franchising growth while supervising franchise operations. In 1991, Murphy was promoted to vice president, restaurant operations, a position he held before advancing to senior vice president of operations three years later. He was promoted to executive vice president in 1996. While in California Murphy was a member of the board for the Carl's Jr. Asian Development Corporation Limited, the Malaysian-based master licensee for Carl's Jr. restaurants in the Pacific Rim. He also served on the board of the Orange County chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Murphy is currently a member of the National Board of Advisors for the Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center in Durham. Murphy received his bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton, in Fullerton, Calif. He and his wife Laura have homes in Villa Park, Calif., and Rocky Mount, N.C. Their grown children, Eileen and Don, live and work in California.

Quentin T. Sumner has been North Carolina Superior Court Judge, for Judicial District 7-A since 1990. He was born and raised in Rocky Mount, attended Rocky Mount Senior High School, and received both his bachelor's and law degrees from North Carolina Central University. He practiced law in Wilson and Rocky Mount following his graduation in 1975, and was elected N.C. District Court Judge in 1983 before he was elected to his current judgeship. He has served on numerous boards of directors for community organizations, including Meals on Wheels, Rocky Mount Boys Club, Tri-County Industries, American Red Cross, Nash County Economic Development Commission, Nash County Business Development Council, Nash Community College Foundation, Cities in Schools, Down East Public Radio, Triangle East Community Penalties, and Rocky Mount 2001 Planning committee. He served on the Governor's Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice and the North Carolina Attorney General's Bail Task Force. He and his wife Felicia have twin boys Branden and Cameren. He is a member of the board of deacons and chairman of the church finance committee for Metropolitan Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.

Robin Rider Taylor, '75, is the Education Associate, Data Manager for the Delaware Department of Education. She graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 1975 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and received her master's degree in education from Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland. She is a member of the Delaware Association of School Administrators, ASCD, and treasurer of Phi Delta Kappa. She is a board member of the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club and on the town council for Slaughter Beach, Delaware. She is listed in Who's Who in Outstanding Corporate Executives. While at Wesleyan College, she received the President's Cup in 1975 and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa.

North Carolina Wesleyan is an independent, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The College offers bachelor's degrees in 22 majors to traditional-aged students on the Rocky Mount campus. Wesleyan also offers an adult degree program geared to working adults, with classes in Rocky Mount, and at additional teaching sites in Raleigh, Goldsboro, and Durham.

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