The Board of Trustees

This is an archived copy of the 2020-2021 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.wofford.edu.

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 2020-2021 academic year.

Ashley Richardson Allen
Charlotte, NC

Ronald A. Andrews '81
CEO, Onocyte Corporation
Coto DeCaza, CA

Thomas L. Bower, III '74
CEO, Clipper Petroleum
Gainesville, GA

Christopher A. P. Carpenter ’90 (Vice Chair)
Attorney, Political Consultant
Atlanta, GA

R. Howard Coker '85
CEO,  Sonoco Products
Hartsville, SC

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

English C. Flack '00
Pediatric Cardiologist
Nashville, TN

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

B. Shawan Gillians '04
Treasurer, Santee Cooper
Moncks Corner, 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

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

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

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