Background
Porter, West was born in 1931 in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States.
Porter, West was born in 1931 in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1953. Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1960). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1959-1960.
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business, Duke University, 1974-1981.
President, Durham, North Carolina, Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1985. Member, Board of Governors, University of North Carolina, since 1987.
Vice-Chairman, since 1990. Chairman, Personnel/Tenure Committee, since 1989.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979-1987.
Chairman, 1983- 1984. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1983-1984, University of North Carolina Endowment Board. [Captain, United States Marine Corps, Active Duty, 1953 1956].
Captain, United States Marine Corps, Active Duty, 1953 1956. Working as a partner of Porter STEEL HUMPHREYS & Porter. Admitted to the bar, 1960, North Carolina.