George M. Teague was appointed to the UNCW Board of Trustees by the UNC Board of Governors to a term that ends in 2009. He serves as secretary of the board and member of the executive committee, external affairs committee, and educational planning and programs committee.

Teague, who was raised in Morganton, N.C., has had a private law practice in Raleigh since 1975. He is with the firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough. He was a Morehead Scholar and received a bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill anda J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was an associate editor of the Law Review.

His community activities include membership on the UNCW Board of Visitors since 1998.