Parker Williamson— Retired CEO, The Presbyterian Lay Cmte., Inc., 2001-2008; minister, First Presbyterian Church, Lenoir, 1972-1987. Caldwell Community Living (residential facility for mentally handicapped persons), president, 1984-96. Hospice of NC board member, 1980-83. Peter Keese Award, Hospice of the Carolinas, 1992; Martin Luther King Award, Western Piedmont Council of Governments Bi-Racial Commission, 1985. Doctor of Theology, Faith Theological Seminary, Gujranwala, Pakistan, United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan, 2003; Doctor of Humane Letters, Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, PA, 1997. CHPC board member and president since 1982; past Hospice volunteer chaplain.
H. Houston Groome, Jr.
Vice-President
H. Houston Groome, Jr.— Attorney at Groome, Tuttle, Pike, & Blair. Caldwell County Board of Elections. Served as counsel to US Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and the late US Senator Sam Ervin (1965-67). Duke Univ., AB degree, 1960; UNC-CH Law School, JD degree, 1964. CHPC board member since 1989.
John A. Forlines, Jr.
Treasurer
John A. Forlines, Jr.— Retired chairman, CEO, and consultant to Bank of Granite Corp. Former member, ABA Communications Council and NC Bankers Assn. board of directors; active since 1954 in NC Bankers Assn. of American Bankers Assn. Caldwell Hospice Foundation, Inc., president and treasurer; board of trustees, Duke Univ., 17 years; currently Trustee Emeritus. Board of trustees, Duke Univ. Mgmnt. Company. Board of Trustees, CCC&TI, 1964-83, first chairperson. Lone Eagle Award, Advantage West, Asheville, 2004; Visionary Leadership Award, Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce, 2004; received John A. Forlines, Jr., Distinguished Service Award, established by Hospice in his honor, 2002; LA Dysart Citizenship Man of the Year Award, 1975. CHPC board member and treasurer since 1982.
Robert Belk, MD
Robert Belk, MD— Full-time CHPC medical director since March 1996; volunteer medical director from 1982 to 1996. Hospital affiliation: Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenoir, NC. LA Dysart Citizenship Man of the Year Award, 1996. CHPC board member since 1983.
Claudia Dale Bujold
Claudia Dale Bujold— Community involvement includes Service League of Granite Falls, South Caldwell Christian Ministries, CCC&TI, American Lung Assn., Caldwell County Transportation Museum, Hickory Art Museum, Full Circle Arts: associate member, gallery sitter, board member. Univ. of Michigan, BA in Sociology. CHPC board member since 2007.
Marc Carpenter
Marc Carpenter— Broyhill Furniture Industries, vice-president of Human Resources & Employee Benefits. NC National Guard/US Army Reserve, 1970-82; NC Military Academy, Ft. Bragg, grad. as commissioned 2 nd Lieutenant, 1975. Education Foundation of Caldwell County board; Communities in Schools board; Caldwell Personnel Assn., former president; Hibriten Masonic Lodge No. 262, past Master. CCC & TI, Bus. Admin. AA, 1973; Appalachian State Univ., Bus. Admin./Mkting., BS, 1975. CHPC board member since 1992.
Joseph C. Delk, III
Joseph C. Delk, III— Private practice, Joseph C. Delk III, Attorney at Law. Home Equity Stores of NC, Inc., president/owner. NC Prepaid Legal Services, Inc., exec. dir. (1976-1982). NC Bar Assn. member (NC Young Lawyer of the Year, 1983); NC State Bar member; 25 th Judicial District Bar Assn. member (president, 1988); NC Academy of Trial Lawyers member; American Prepaid Legal Services Inst. member (board, 1982-1989). First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir, deacon, 1987-1990, 1999-2001. South Mountain Children’s Home board; Lenoir Rotary Club; Salvation Army board chair; Hibriten High School PTO: president; United Way of Caldwell Co., president; Caldwell Arts Council board member. Davidson College, BA ( Oxford Univ.); NC State, Economics; UNC-CH, JD. CHPC board member since 1983.
David Gray
David Gray— Professional engineer, general contractor. Owned/operated White Fox Construction Co. 25 yrs.; currently works for Steelcon, specialty contractor in commercial concrete and metal buildings. First Baptist Church, Lenoir (deacon, Sunday school teacher); Caldwell Rotary Club (director and numerous offices). NC State Univ., BS in Civil Engineering, 1975; Licensed Professional Engineer in NC and SC. CHPC board member since 1990.
James C. Harper, Jr.
James C. Harper, Jr.— Retired vice-president, First Union Nat’l Bank (now Wachovia). Caldwell County United Way board; Lenoir Kiwanis Club. Trustee, First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir. Davidson College, BS; Emory Univ., MBA. CHPC board member since 1993.
Jimmy Hemphill
Jimmy Hemphill— Retired as exec. vice-president of CCC&TI after 30+ years; helps with fundraising effort for CCC&TI’s foundation. Hudson Town Commission. 2005 “Nine Who Care” Awards, “individual volunteer” finalist; “Colleague of the Year,” CCC&TI; EM Dudley Award at CCC&TI, Hudson Man of the Year; Order of the Long Leaf Pine. UNC-Chapel Hill, BS and MS; add’l studies at UNC-CH, NC State Univ., and Appalachian State Univ. CHPC board member since 1996; previous appointment, 1982-1992. Received 20-year CHPC volunteer recognition at 2006 volunteer banquet.
Rob Hinman
Rob Hinman— Senior pastor, since 2005, the First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir. Previously served The Presbyterian Church of Lowell, NC, for eight years and Bethel Presbyterian Church near Lake Norman for seven years. Banker with First Union National Bank prior to answering call to ministry. Member, Holy Angels, Inc. (Belmont, NC), board of directors; member, Lenoir Rotary Club. Wake Forest University, bachelor’s degree, 1978; Union Theological Seminary, VA, Master of Divinity, 1990. CHPC board member since 2006.
Inez Jones
Inez Jones— Retired after forty years in Caldwell County school system, West Caldwell High School asst. principal. CCC&TI trustee; Caldwell County Council for Women member; Lenoir City Council, served one four-year term. LA Dysart Citizenship Award Woman of the Year, 2001; Phi Epsilon Honor Society and Omicron Nu Honor Society member; Lenoir Chamber of Commerce Teacher Scholarship Award, 1977; Terry Sanford Award for Outstanding Teacher in District VII, 1974. Bennett College, Greensboro, NC, BS; Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, MS; Appalachian State Univ., Ed. S. CHPC board member since 1997.
Deborah Murray
Deborah Murray— President and CEO, Caldwell 20/20, based at CCC&TI, 2009. Publisher, News-Topic, 2004-2009. Published metro Atlanta paper for Paxton Media Group prior to coming to Lenoir. Involved in CCC&TI Foundation, Communities in Schools, Caldwell Council on Adolescent Health, Lenoir Rotary Club, Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce. American Univ., Washington, DC, Kogod School of Business. CHPC board member since 2005.
Tamra Starnes
Tamra Starnes— Retired banker, First Union Nat’l Bank (now Wachovia). CCC&TI Foundation fundraising committee member. Cedar Rock Country Club board; Lenoir Service League past-president. Attended Converse College; UNC-Chapel Hill, degree in music. CHPC board member since 1991. Served on Hospice committee for renovation and construction of patient care unit.
Janet Wilson
Janet Wilson— Retired educator; Caldwell County School board member, 16 years; Lenoir Service League member, 30 years. LA Dysart Citizenship Woman of the Year award, 2002. Satie Broyhill Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006. Wellesley College, BA; Appalachian State Univ., MA. CHPC board member since 1990.
Parker Williamson
