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Good afternoon. So far today, there’s been only one appointment from the governor with obvious local ties. Easley has appointed:

• Edward W. Kelly III of Greensboro to the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

  Kelly is a retired human resource and safety manager with Dow Corning Corp. He is a member of the Guilford Technical Community College Chemical Advisory Board, the Human Resource Management Association of Greensboro and the Society of Human Resource Management. Kelly received the N.C. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Award for Outstanding Service and a Public Service Award from Dow Corning Corp.

  The commission rules on appealed unemployment insurance claims and tax matters serving as the highest administrative voice. The rulings are then appealable to the N.C. Superior Court. The commission has seven members, each serving a four-year term. The governor appoints all members.