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 2019-2020 academic year.
Ashley Richardson Allen
Charlotte, NC
Ronald A. Andrews '81
Entrepreneur
Coto DeCaza, CA
Christopher A. P. Carpenter ’90 (Vice Chair)
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
Stewart H. Johnson '67
Chairman of the Board, Morgan Corp.
Spartanburg, SC
Blanding U. Jones, '92
Physician
Los Angeles, CA
Wade P. Keisler '80
Real Estate Development
Lexington, SC
William F. Malambri '98
Senior Minister, Belin United Methodist Church
Murrells Inlet, 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
President, Charlotte Sports Foundation
Charlotte, NC
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 (Chair)
President and Chief Executive Officer, OTO Development L.L.C.
Spartanburg, SC
Gregory A. O'Dell '92
CEO, Events DC
Washington, DC
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.E. Reeves Jr.
President and Treasurer, The Reeves Foundation
Summit, NJ
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
Margaret G. Young '92
Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Spartanburg, SC and Blacksburg, VA