USCB chancellor appointed to NAIA’s governing panel

New USC Beaufort chancellor Al Panu was selected to join the NAIA’s Council of Presidents, which oversees administration of the governing body for small-college athletics.

Panu, just installed as USCB’s chancellor in March, was elected as the Sun Conference’s representative to the council. The board supervises the association’s executive staff, academic standards and budgetary matters.

“I applaud the presidents’ decision to elect the first representative from the northern tier of our conference to lead us for the next two years,” league commissioner Mark Pope said. “I look forward to working with Dr. Panu to find new opportunities to develop The Sun into the premier conference in the NAIA.”

Panu will serve the remaining 2  1/2 years of the term vacated by former Keiser University president Tom Duncan. When that term expires in December 2018, Panu will be eligible for re-election to a full three-year term.

This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 3:20 PM with the headline "USCB chancellor appointed to NAIA’s governing panel."