The Board of Trustees

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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 2018-2019 academic year.

Ashley Richardson Allen
Charlotte, NC

Ronald A. Andrews '81
Coto DeCaza, CA

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

Justin A. Converse '96
Chief Executive Officer, Converse and Company
Spartanburg, SC

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

D. Christian Goodall '79
President, Goodall Company
Columbia, SC

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

John W. Hipp '75
Minister (retired), United Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant, SC

Laura J. Hoy
Myrtle Beach, SC

R. Michael James '73
Chair
Investor
Charlotte, NC

James M. Johnson '71
Vice Chair
Founder and Chairman, Johnson Development L.L.C.
Birmingham, AL

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

William F. Malambri '98
Senior Minister, Central United Methodist Church
Florence, SC

Jodie W. McLean
President and Chief Executive Officer, EDENS
Bethesda, MD

James C. Meadors '81
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Meadors, Inc.
Charleston, SC

Craig D. Melvin '01
NBC News, Co-Anchor, TODAY Show
New York, NY

Betty J. Montgomery
Campobello, SC

Daniel B. Morrison Jr. '75
Sullivan's Island, SC

Steven W. Mungo '81
President and CEO, Mungo Homes
Charleston, SC

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
Retired Chief Justice, 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

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

Erin M. Watson '91
SunTrust Bank
Atlanta, GA

Joshua S. Whitley '05
Attorney
Charleston, SC

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

Joyce Payne Yette '80
Managing Director, General Counsel
Promontory Financial Group
Washington, DC