▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Red ▁Hat ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁that ▁board ' s ▁chairman ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁director ships ▁at ▁An he user ▁Bus ch , ▁An te on ▁International ▁and ▁Prote ct ive ▁Product s ▁of ▁America . ▁At ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University , ▁the ▁General ▁Hugh ▁Sh el ton ▁Le ad ership ▁Center ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁which ▁gr ants ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁committed ▁to ▁personal ▁integrity , ▁professional ▁eth ics , ▁and ▁self less ▁service . ▁ ▁Sh el ton ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Senator ▁John ▁Edwards ' ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 . ▁Sh el ton ▁created ▁a ▁minor ▁controvers y ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁candidate , ▁retired ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁General ▁Wes ley ▁Clark , ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁of ▁Sh el ton ' s ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Kos ovo ▁military ▁actions , ▁when ▁he ▁stated : ▁" I ▁will ▁tell ▁you ▁the ▁reason ▁[ Cl ark ] ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁Europe ▁early ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁integrity ▁and ▁character ▁issues , ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁very ▁near ▁and ▁dear ▁to ▁my ▁heart . ▁I ' ll ▁just ▁say ▁Wes ▁won ' t ▁get ▁my ▁vote ," ▁casting ▁doubt ▁upon ▁Clark ' s ▁candid acy . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁