Board of Directors
Daniel K. Hicks
Daniel Hicks serves as the Chief University Advancement Officer at Bob Jones University. He received his B.A. in history and M.A. in church history from BJU and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1997. He is licensed attorney in North Carolina and South Carolina and currently serves on the North Carolina State Bar Legislative Committee and has been appointed to the North Carolina Bar Estate Planning Council for 2006-2007. He is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, a national peer-review rating service for attorneys, which is the highest mark an attorney can receive, indicating that he or she has attained the highest level of competence and ethics in his or her field. He was recognized by Who’s Who 2006 for achievement in the legal profession. Daniel is married to Dr. Amy Hicks, a biochemist at Wake Forest University, and they have one son.
C. Stanley Eby: President
Stan Eby holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in voice performance from Bob Jones University and a doctorate in voice performance from Boston University. He is an ordained minister and has many years experience as a minister of music. He has taught music on every level from elementary to graduate school. He is presently on the faculty at BJU where he teaches singing and vocal pedagogy and conducts the Chamber String Orchestra. He has conducted two major opera productions at BJU In December 2007, Dr. Eby sang the title role in Simeon, a new Christian opera composed by Dr. Dwight Gustafson. He is married and has three children and 1 grandson.
Duane L. Ream: Executive Director
Duane Ream, a native of Kansas, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Sacred Music from Bob Jones University. He has taught piano at BJU for over 20 years in addition to coordinating and arranging the music for various campus programs including Vespers, Living Gallery and the annual Bible Conference. He has served as music director for 4 independent Baptist Churches and has written dozens of sacred arrangements for all combinations of voices and instruments. He is a co-author of A Guide to Hymn Playing published by Bob Jones University Press and is a live contributor to a 4-year cycle of Home-Sat broadcasts ranging from developing music standards to introducing the instruments of the orchestra. He is married and has two children.
David A. Smith, CPA: Treasurer
David is a 1984 graduate of Bob Jones University, where he earned a BS in accounting. He began his public accounting career in 1988 and is currently a partner in the CPA firm of Martin Smith & Company, CPAs, PA, located in Greenville, South Carolina. He was licensed as a CPA in 1989, and is a member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. His primary fields of practice are audit and tax, including corporate, individual and non-profit organizations. He is married and has two children.
