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Robert Greczyn, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. Greczyn delivered newspapers, worked as a florist deliveryman, cut meat in a butcher shop, and drove a tractor-trailer before he found his true calling -- healthcare. He received a degree in psychology from East Carolina University and has held a number of healthcare positions, including executive director, Morven Medical Center, Inc., in Anson County. Greczyn assumed his present position in 2000.
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P. Anthony Zeiss became the third president of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte in 1992. Prior to assuming this position, he was vice president of instruction and president of Pueblo Community College in Pueblo, Colorado. Zeiss has authored several books and films and is a professional speaker and lecturer. Zeiss is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile.
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The North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, established in 1988, recognizes business leaders who made significant contributions to building the state's economy and who provided outstanding community and statewide service. Inductees must be retired from day-to-day operation of their organization or be at least seventy years of age. The 2005 honorees are William A. V. Cecil, owner, Biltmore Estate, Asheville; Hugh L. McColl, Jr., former CEO Bank of America, Charlotte; W. David Stedman, former textile executive, entrepreneur, and former NCCBI chair; and Joan Zimmerman, CEO Southern Shows and NCCBI Board member, Charlotte.
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Dr. Leslie Alexandre is president and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, which is located in the Research Triangle Park. The center was created in 1984 by Governor James B. Hunt. Alexandre came to the center in 2002 and is helping North Carolina attain new heights in an industry where it already excels. Many state leaders give Alexandre much credit for helping the state become the third leading biotechnology state in the nation in terms of companies and employees. Alexandre is featured in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile.
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Wilmington native Louise McColl is president of McColl & Associates, a firm that specializes in planning and executing meetings, events, and campaigns. McColl's political activism and work behind the scenes for numerous successful Democratic officeholders has gained McColl a series of high-profile appointments, including appointments to the North Carolina Economic Development Board, the State Board of Transportation, and the North Carolina Ports Authority, where she is vice chair. McColl is profiled in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine “executive profile.â€
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John William Bardo, chancellor of Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's “executive profile.†Kirk discusses changes the university has undergone since Bardo assumed the chancellorship in 1995. These include raising standards, increasing enrollment, and increasing spending for new buildings, expansions, and renovations.
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Kirk discusses the importance of the travel and tourism industry to North Carolina, which is now the sixth most visited state in the country. In 2003, tourists in the state numbered over forty-nine million. The top activity for tourists is shopping. The tourism industry generates over $12.6 billion annually.
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James P. Cain, attorney and former president and chief operating officer of Raleigh's Carolina Hurricanes National Hockey League team, is profiled in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Frank A. Daniels, Jr., retired president and publisher of the NEWS AND OBSERVER Publishing Company and current chairman of the Southern Pines Pilot, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Ruth G. Shaw is the new president of Duke Power Company, the state's largest utility. After a number of years in the field of education, Shaw joined the utility in 1992 as vice president of corporate communications. In 2002, she was named company president. Shaw is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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R. V. Owens, an advocate for business growth in Eastern North Carolina, prefers to work behind the scenes when pushing projects that would benefit the people of his region. Owens, owner of R. V.'s Restaurant on the Outer Banks, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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David Hoyle grew up in a mill village in Gaston County. In 1992, he was elected to the North Carolina Senate where he is considered by many to be the state's top advocate for industry and business. Hoyle is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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James Causby is one of North Carolina's outstanding school system superintendents and was named North Carolina Superintendent of the Year in 1991, 1998, and 2001. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION magazine has also named him one of the 100 outstanding superintendents in the United States. Causby is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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James Woodard has served eleven years as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During his tenure the university has experienced great growth in facilities and enrollment. During the next ten years his goal is to raise enrollment to 25,000, build new facilities, and create a pedestrian campus. Not only is he a university builder, in his spare time he is also a builder of walnut and cherry furniture for family and friends.
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Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr., president of Durham Technical Community College, is profiled by North Carolina magazine. The recipient of numerous awards, Wynn had been president since 1980.
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