Professional and Public Service
Among President Floyd’s numerous appointments to boards and councils are those to the American Council on Education (ACE) Commission on Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (2004 – ), the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics (2003 – ), President George W. Bush’s Advisory Board for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2002 – ), The Darling School Board of Trustees (1997–2000) and the Education Commission of the States (1993). He also was a Truman Scholarship Reviewer (1999). On November 15, 2012, he was named as an advisor on State of Washington Governor-elect Jay Inslee's transitions team.
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