A SENATE RESOLUTION Electing DWIGHT D. STONE to the Board of Governors of The university of north carolina.
Whereas, Harry L. Smith, Jr., of Pitt County was elected by the Senate in 2017 to serve as a member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for a term of four years; and
Whereas, Harry L. Smith, Jr., has expressed his intent to resign from the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina upon the election of a new member; and
Whereas, G.S. 116‑7(c) directs the chamber that originally elected a vacating member of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to elect a person to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term; and
Whereas, the Senate may determine its own procedure, and the Chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Nominations have confirmed that Dwight D. Stone has no disqualifying statutory disabilities; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
SECTION 1.  Based upon the resignation of Harry L. Smith, Jr., Dwight D. Stone of Guilford County is elected to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for a term commencing upon the effective date of this resolution and ending June 30, 2021.
SECTION 2.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.