Willard Small, of Fair Bluff, N.C., has been elected to the Campbell University Board of Trustees. Small is president of Fair Bluff, Lumberton and Mullins motors.Active in civic life, he is a member of the Fair Bluff Town Council and has served in that capacity longer than any other town councilman in the history of the state.He is a veteran of three terms as a Campbell trustee and is a member of the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees in Whiteville, N.C.In addition to tenure on the Campbell and Southeastern boards, Small has served on the Columbus County Economic Development Commission and the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. He served as chairman of the Finance Committee of the local 1995 Billy Graham Crusade and is a member of the Fair Bluff Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon and chairman of the Finance Committee.Small is the brother of the late Lonnie Small, who served as vice president and treasurer of Campbell University for over 40 years. In 2000, he was awarded Campbell’s prestigious Presidential Medallion for his service to his community and to Christian higher education.He is married to the former Ruth Cribbes. They are the parents of two children, David Small and Jerri Vaughan, both Campbell alumni. The Smalls have three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Small elected to Campbell University Board of Trustees