Jeff D. Etheridge Jr. was appointed to the UNCW Board of Trustees by the UNC Board of Governors to a second term ending in 2011. Etheridge serves on the Business Affairs and Educational Planning and Programs committees.

Etheridge, who lives in Whiteville, is the regional president of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s tenth largest bank. He previously served as the executive vice president of United Carolina Bancshares.

After attending East Carolina University, Etheridge earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Campbell University. He is a graduate of the Executive Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as dean and instructor for its North Carolina School of Banking.

Active in the community, Etheridge is on the board of trustees for the Southeastern Community College Foundation and the board of directors for the Columbus County Committee of 100, the North Carolina Museum of Forestry and the North Carolina State Ports Authority.