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Schunk, Floyd Appointed to GSSM Board of Trustees
December 17, 2009
The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Donald Schunk and L. Dwight Floyd, Jr. have been appointed to the school's board of trustees.
Schunk, one of the state's leading economists, is a research economist at Coastal Carolina University, where he tracks, analyzes and forecasts national and state economic conditions.
Floyd, an alum of GSSM, is a litigation partner with Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein, LLP, specializing in commercial litigation, with an emphasis on science and technology issues.
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"Not only is (Floyd) practicing law in areas critical for economic development, he is the first GSSM alum to serve on our Board. Dr. Schunk's appointment also is especially timely, since we will be building our new Institute for Economics and his contacts and expertise will enable him to provide very insightful guidance."
In addition to the newly appointed board members, the following board members were re-appointed: Dr. Leroy Davis, executive director of the Center for Excellence at Voorhees College, Asa Godbold president of Godbold Construction Co. in Florence and Dr. Richard N. Chapman, provost at Francis Marion University.
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Board members are appointed by the Governor. They meet four times annually and serve as the policy-making entity for the school. The S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville is a public, residential high school for academically talented and motivated juniors and seniors.
