▁College ▁of ▁the ▁O z arks . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Dun can ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁One ida , ▁Tennessee . ▁He ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁numerous ▁professional ▁and ▁non pro fit ▁organizations . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁university ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁at ▁Alice ▁Lloyd ▁College , ▁a ▁private ▁four - year ▁liberal ▁arts ▁college ▁in ▁Pi ppa ▁Pass es , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁for ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁R ural ▁Development ▁in ▁Som erset , ▁Kentucky , ▁a ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁state - of - the - art ▁regional ▁center ▁emphas izing ▁tele communic ations , ▁training , ▁and ▁development . ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Commission ▁on ▁White ▁House ▁F ell ows ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee ▁▁ ▁A ▁lif el ong ▁Republican , ▁Dun can ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁persons ▁ever ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁four ▁standing ▁convention ▁comm itte es . ▁Dun can ▁served ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁general ▁coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee ▁( R NC