This Is Not Right: Tenn. GOP BLASTED For DISMANTLING TSU Board, Despite BLATANT UNDERFUNDING HISTORY

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee appointed eight Tennessee State University alums to the Board of Trustees on Thursday.

Tennessee State University Board

* Trevia Chatman, President, Bank of America Memphis

* Jeffery Norfleet, Provost and Vice President for Administration, Shorter College

* Marquita Qualls, Founder and Principal, Entropia Consulting

* Terica Smith, Deputy Mayor and Director of Human Resources, Madison County

* Charles Traughber, General Counsel, Division of Real Estate, Retail, and Financial Services at Bridgestone Americas

* Dwayne Tucker, CEO of LEAD Public Schools

* Kevin Williams, President and CEO of GAA Manufacturing

* Dakasha Winton, Senior Vice President and Chief Government Relations Officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

A Tennessee Holler reporter asked House Speaker Cameron Sexton about the the optics of the GOP's TSU board takeover were bad. Sexton tried to turn the tables on the reporter and said Democrats were involved in the process behind closed doors

During Thursday's House floor debate, Representative Antonio Perkins questioned why TSU was the only institution that faced five audits in one year.

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