New Lottery Appointee
Howdy folks. I've been laid up - still am - with a bad cold. But, dang the luck, the news doesn't stop for sinus pressure and a lost voice.
Earlier in the week, Speaker Jim Black appointed Dr. James H. Woodward of Charlotte to fill the term of Kevin Geddings, the lottery commissioner who had way too many ties to the lottery industry.
Today, Senate Leader Marc Basnight has appointed a replacement for Malachi Greene, who said that he resigned due to time constraints.
Linda Carlisle is now neither the only woman nor the only person from Greensboro on the panel. From Basnight's office:
Raleigh - Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has recommended Shirley Frye of Greensboro to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission.“The lottery commission has a great responsibility to run an ethical and open process, and to ensure that our education lottery truly benefits our schools and our students,” said Senator Basnight. “The people of our state expect the finest leadership from its commission members, and I know Shirley will provide that leadership.”
The nine-member Commission is charged with the oversight, establishment, and operation of the lottery in North Carolina.
Frye is a retired educator who has devoted over 40 years to Greensboro Public Schools and higher education. She began her career teaching 2nd grade and exceptional students before becoming a professor of special education and program coordinator at Bennett College. After a short stint with the Department of Public Instruction, Frye returned to her alma mater North Carolina A&T State University, where she was the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development and University Relations.
Frye also worked as the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Planned Giving for Bennett College. She most recently served as the Vice President of Community Relations for WFMY News 2 in Greensboro. She received a BS in English and Education from NC A&T and her MS in Special Education and Psychology from Syracuse University.
Much of Frye’s time is dedicated to service on many boards, including the Joseph McKinley Bryan Foundation; the Glaxo SmithKline Foundation; Z Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Boards of Visitors for Guilford and Greensboro Colleges and Wake Forest University. She is also a member of the Greater Greensboro United Way, of which she chaired the Board of Directors in 2003.
Frye and her husband, former Chief Justice Henry Frye, live in Greensboro and attend Providence Baptist Church. They have two adult children.
“Frye will bring great education experience to this board and help it focus on addressing our schools’ needs,” said Basnight. “She has committed herself to public service and enhancing the lives of others in her community and is an addition to the commission we will be proud of.”