The Board of Trustees

Wofford College has 31 trustees who serve as the legal governing body of the college under the conditions of the will of the Rev. Benjamin Wofford and the state charter of 1851. Trustees are elected by the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

The following list identifies those persons who serve as trustees for the 2015-16 academic year.

B. Mike Alexander '73
Senior Minister, Belin United Methodist Church
Murrells Inlet, SC

Ashley Richardson Allen
Charlotte, NC

James E. Bostic Jr.
Managing Director, HEP and Associates
(Retired Executive Vice President, Georgia-Pacific Corp.)
Atlanta, GA

Christopher A. P. Carpenter ’90
Attorney, Political Consultant
Atlanta, GA

J. Harold Chandler '71
Chair
Chair of the Board of Directors, Milliken and Co.
Kiawah Island, SC

William R. Cobb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JM Smith Corp.
Spartanburg, SC

Justin A. Converse '96
Chief Executive Officer, Converse Resources Group
Spartanburg, SC

Jimmy I. Gibbs
President and Chief Executive Officer, Gibbs International
Spartanburg, SC

Jordan Glatt
CMO/Director, Free All Media
Morristown, NJ

D. Christian Goodall '79
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Continental American Insurance
Columbia, SC

H. Neel Hipp Jr.
Owner, Hipp Investments L.L.C.
Greenville, SC

John W. Hipp '75
District Superintendent, United Methodist Church
Florence, SC

Laura J. Hoy
Secretary
Myrtle Beach, SC

R. Michael James '73
Investor
Charlotte, NC

James M. Johnson '71
Vice Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Development L.L.C.
Birmingham, AL

Stewart H. Johnson '67
Chairman of the Board, Morgan Corp.
Spartanburg, SC

Douglas H. Joyce '79
President, Synthesis Advisors Inc.
Nashville, TN

Craig D. Melvin '01
NBC News, National Correspondent
New York, NY

Betty J. Montgomery
Campobello, SC

Daniel B. Morrison Jr. '75
President, Carolina Panthers
Charlotte, NC

Wendi M. Nix ‘96
Sports reporter, ESPN Television Network
New York, NY

Corry W. Oakes III '89
President and Chief Executive Officer, OTO Development L.L.C.
Spartanburg, SC

L. Leon Patterson '63
Retired Chairman, The Palmetto Bank
Greenville, SC

Costa M. Pleicones '65
Chief Justice-Elect, Supreme Court of S.C.
Columbia, SC

Stanley E. Porter '89
Partner, Deloitte Consulting L.L.P.
Chevy Chase, MD

J. Patrick Prothro '96
Vice President, Bellecorp Inc.
Park City, UT

J.E. Reeves Jr.
President and Treasurer, The Reeves Foundation
Summit, NJ

Jerome J. Richardson '59
Founder and Owner, Carolina Panthers (NFL)
Charlotte, NC

Joe E. Taylor Jr. '80
Entrepreneur
Columbia, SC

William H. Willimon '68
Bishop (retired), United Methodist Church
Durham, SC

Edward B. Wile '73 - Retired
Senior Vice President-Investments, UBS Financial Services (Retired)
Atlanta, GA