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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 102
By Johnson
SJR0102
001555
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Charles Traughber
to the state university board of Tennessee State
University.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-101, provides for the governance
of Tennessee State University by a state university board; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that the governor
shall appoint eight members to the state university board of Tennessee State University; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, further provides that at least
three of the gubernatorial appointees shall be alumni of the institution for which they are serving
and that at least six of the nine voting members of the state university board shall be residents
of the State of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Charles Traughber to the state university
board of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire on March 31, 2030; and
WHEREAS, a 2003 graduate of Tennessee State University and a 2008 graduate of the
University of Tennessee College of Law, Mr. Traughber has been with Bridgestone Americas for
nearly seven years and currently serves as general counsel for the division of real estate, retail,
and financial services; and
WHEREAS, he has served on the boards of Preston Taylor Ministries, the Metro
Nashville Human Relations Committee, and the Tennessee State University Foundation Board
of Directors; and
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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that each member
appointed by the governor to the state university board of Tennessee State University shall be
subject to confirmation by the senate and the house of representatives; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Charles
Traughber to the state university board of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire
on March 31, 2030.