New Graduate Student Trustee Named
Debra K. Burgess, a UC doctoral student in history, has been named by Ohio Gov. John Kasich as the universitys graduate student trustee. Student trustees do not vote but do serve on the universitys Board of Trustees to provide advice and insight.
A 2012 graduate of UCs bachelor of arts program in history in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, Burgess is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She serves as a graduate teaching assistant/graduate research assistant. As the parent of five, including a 2009 graduate of UC, she lives in Terrace Park and is a non-traditional student. During her previous career, she worked for Jones Day as an administrator and paralegal from 1988 to 1992 and for Macys Inc. as a corporate legal assistant from 1992 to 1996 and then as executive assistant to the President from 1996 to 1997. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Impact Autism Foundation.
Her term as trustee is August 5, 2014-May 13, 2016.
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