Jerry Lee Durmire, of Hiddenite, NC, was recently elected to Campbell University's Presidential Board of Advisors. Durmire is a retired U.S. Postal worker and hydro plant operator. He currently serves as president of the EnergyUnited Water Corporation Board of Directors.

Active in community affairs, Durmire served as a volunteer fireman for 20 years and was named Alexander County Citizen of the Year in 2001. He is a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, where he serves on the Deacon Committee and the Board of Trustees. Durmire has also served as church treasurer and member of several committees. A graduate of Hiddenite High School, Durmire worked for the U.S Postal Service as a rural mail carrier from 1973-2002. He also worked for Duke Power Company as a hydro plant operator from 1969-1996.

He is married to the former Glenda Kay Johnson of Hiddenite, NC. They are the parents of two children, both of whom are deceased.

Founded in 1887, Campbell University is North Carolina's second largest private institution of higher education and the second largest Baptist university in the world. Located in Buies Creek, NC, just east of the center of the state, Campbell combines academic excellence and Christian commitment.

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