LEWISTON — Bates College President Elaine Tuttle Hansen has announced the appointment of William C. Carey ’82 of Lincoln, Mass., to the college’s board of trustees.

Carey is a member of the board of Financial Research Corp. in Boston and he has served on the boards of directors of Fidelity Charitable Services, the National Defined Contribution Council/SPARK , the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Yankee Publishing.

Carey and his wife, Scarlett Halsted Carey ’82, are members of the Mount David Society, and he serves as the society’s co-chairman. The Mount David Society recognizes Bates Fund donors who make the college a top priority in their annual philanthropy.

Carey received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Bates and is a member of the College Key. He, his wife, and their three children live in Lincoln, Mass.