GOV. PERDUE NAMES BOARD OF TRANSPORATION MEMBERS (Press Release)
RALEIGH – Gov. Perdue today announced appointees to the Board of Transportation. Sam Halsey, David Burns, Gary Ciccone and Ronnie Wall were appointed, and Stan White was reappointed to the board.
Sam Halsey of Jefferson is the owner and broker in charge at Halsey Realty Company. He served as director of a local bank and was an elected member of the Allegheny County School Board from 1966-1978 and served five years as chairman. Halsey is a U.S. Army Veteran.
David Burns of Laurinburg is chief executive officer at Z.V. Pate, Inc. and president at Burns Farms, Inc. He is a member of the board of trustees at First Bank, chairman of the board for First Health of the Carolinas, chairman of the finance committee for the board of trustees at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and a member of the Rotary Club. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Pfeiffer College and his master’s degree in agronomy from Auburn University.
Gary Ciccone of Fayetteville is a partner in the commercial real estate brokerage firm of Nimocks, Ciccone, and Townsend. He is owner of Ciccone Development LLC and chairman of the Board of Directors of New Century Bancorp. Ciccone received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ronnie Wall of Burlington is mayor of Burlington and assistant superintendent for Auxiliary Services in the Alamance-Burlington School System. He is a member of the executive committee at Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, a member of the Aerotropolis Leadership Board, Alamance County Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities, and co-chair of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors’ Coalition Public Safety Committee. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education and two master’s degrees in safety and driver education and educational administration from North Carolina A&T State University.
Stan White of Nags Head is the owner of Stan White Realty and Construction, Inc. He is the past chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners. White received his bachelor’s degree in geography from East Carolina University.
The board manages the Highway Trust Fund enacted by the legislature and the Federal ISTEA program in a manner to best meet the transportation needs of the State of North Carolina. The board consists of 19 members, each serving a four-year term. The governor appoints all members.
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