A new Trustee member has will join the University of Central Florida’s Board following an official appointment by The Florida Board of Governors Thursday afternoon.

Beverly Seay
Beverly J. Seay, vice president and general manager of the CAE modeling and simulation company, was appointed to the UCF Board of Trustees for a term beginning March 28, 2013, and ending January 6, 2018, according to a press release.

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Seay has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computers, information and control engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is also a board member of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, a press statement said.

The universities’ 13-member boards of trustees are responsible for implementing and maintaining cost-effective policy and high quality educational programs. They also work to adhere to state policy, budgeting and education standards.

“We are fortunate to have boards of trustees across the state made up of well-qualified and dedicated individuals, with broad ranges of experience and expertise,” Mori Hosseini, chair of the Board of Governors Trustee Nominating Committee, said in a statement. “We are proud to welcome these new members to our ranks. Their contributions will no doubt make the whole system stronger.”

The appointment is still subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate and to the members attending a Board of Governors orientation session.