Three Join BCCC Board Of Trustees | Eastern North Carolina Now

    The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at its recent meeting. Taking the oath of office and joining the board were Jim Chesnutt, Jackson Lancaster and Bill Wall.

    "The BCCC Board of Trustees is pleased to welcome these three individuals to its membership," said board Chairman Russell Smith. "With their business experience, Mr. Chesnutt and Mr. Wall will bring valuable insight to the board as it works to provide quality education for the region. With his experience as a student leader and a businessman, Mr. Lancaster will be well-positioned to represent the students' point of view to the board."

    Chesnutt is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of National Spinning Co., Inc., and has served with that company for 17 years.

    A native of Turkey, N.C., he earned a bachelor's degree from the East Carolina University College of Business and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Executive Program.

    Before joining National Spinning, Chesnutt served with Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc. and North Carolina National Bank, now Bank of America.

    Chesnutt is Chairman of the Beaufort County Community of 100, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council of Textile Operations and a member of the East Carolina University College of Business Advisory Council. He is also a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington.

    Chesnutt is a past president of the North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association, the American Yarn Spinning Association and the East Carolina University Pirate Club. He is also past chairman of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, the National Council of Textile Operations, the East Carolina University Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, the Henderson Country Club and the Kerr-Vance Academy.

    Chesnutt and his wife, Judy, live in Washington. He was appointed to the college board by Gov. Pat McCrory.

    Lancaster, a student in the Business Administration Program at BCCC, is a 2014 graduate of the Beaufort County Early College High School. He holds an associate in arts degree from BCCC and returned to the college this year to pursue his business degree. He is a licensed realtor with Coldwell Banker Coastal Rivers Realty.

    At BCCC Lancaster is a member of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and a college Ambassador. After graduating from BCCC, he plans to continue his education while building a successful career in real estate.

    Lancaster is the son of Terry and Louann Lancaster of Washington.

    In his role as President of the BCCC Student Government Association, Lancaster serves an ex-officio member of the BCCC board and participates in all of the board's discussions.

    Wall joined First South Bank in 1993 and has served as Secretary of First South BanCorp Inc. since 1997 and Secretary of First South Bank since 1995. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Barton College.

    Wall currently serves on the BCCC Foundation Board of Directors, which oversees the operations of the college's non-profit organization. Before joining First South Bank, he served with Pioneer Savings Bank in Rocky Mount.

    Wall is a past president of the Beaufort County United Way, the Washington Noon Rotary Club and the Washington Rotary Club and past Treasurer of Rotary District 7720.

    He was presented the 2001 Community Service Award by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce for his community and civic involvement in several local organizations.

    Wall and his wife, Becky, live in Cypress Landing. He was appointed to the board by the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.

    The BCCC Board of Trustees is the policy-making board of the college. Its role is to ensure the citizenry of the area that effective and competent leadership is provided by the college administration for the adequate operation of the college.


Clerk of Court Marty Paramore, center, gives the oath office to three new members of the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees. They are, left to right, Bill Wall, Jim Chesnutt and Jackson Lancaster. At right, Lancaster's mother, Louann, participates in the ceremony.
    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.