USC: Board of Trustees: Biographical Summaries

BOARD OF TRUSTEES BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES

Gov. Nikki R. Haley

Chr. Eugene P. Warr, Jr.

V.Chr. John C. von Lehe, Jr.

Chuck Allen

Robert E. "Eddie" Brown

J. Egerton Burroughs

Mark W. Buyck, Jr.

Thomas C. Cofield

A.C. "Bubba" Fennell, III

C. Edward Floyd, M.D.

Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley

Secretary Amy E. Stone

Nikki R. Haley, Governor of South Carolina
B.S., accounting, Clemson University

The Governor is the ex officio Chair of the Board and serves for the duration of her tenure as Governor.

		Eugene P. Warr, Jr., Chairman 4th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., accounting, USC, 1981, magna cum laude J.D., USC School of Law, 1985 Board member since 2003; current term, 2012-2016 Committees:Chair, Executive Commitee; Ad Hoc Committee on Compensation; ex officio of all Committees.

		John C. von Lehe, Jr., Vice Chairman 9th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., psychology, USC, 1965 J.D., USC School of Law, 1968 Board member since 1998; current term, 2010-2014 Committees: Executive Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning; ex officio of all Committees.

		Chuck Allen 10th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., government and international studies, USC, 1982 J.D., USC School of Law, 1985 Board member since 2008; current term, 2012-2016 Committees: Audit and Compliance Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee.

Robert E. "Eddie" Brown, president, Carolina Alumni Association
Retired Bank Executive
B.S., business administration, USC, 1969
Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University, 1980
Board member, ex officio; current term, 2012-2014

Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Audit and Compliance Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee.

		J. Egerton Burroughs 15th Judicial Circuit Real Estate Developer B.A., University of the South, 1968 Graduate studies, business administration, USC, 1970 Board member since 2008; current term, 2012-2016 Committees: Chair, Audit and Compliance Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations.

		Mark W. Buyck, Jr., Governor's Designee Attorney B.A., journalism, USC, 1956 J.D., USC School of Law, 1959 Board member 1987-1999; 2003-2011; current term 2011-2014 Committees: Chair, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee.

Thomas C. Cofield, Governor's Appointee
Attorney
B.A., English, USC, 1979
J.D., USC School of Law, 1982
Board member since 2011

Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Affairs.

A. C. "Bubba" Fennell, III
8th Judicial Circuit
Retired CPA
B.S., business administration, USC, 1972
Board member 2000-2002; current term, 2012-2016

Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee.

		C. Edward Floyd 12th Judicial Circuit Surgeon B.A., business administration, USC, 1956 M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1957-60 Board member since 1982; current term, 2010-2014 Board Chairman, 1992-1996 Committees: Executive Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.

		William C. Hubbard 5th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.A., history, USC, 1974 J.D., USC School of Law, 1977 Board member since 1986; current term, 2010-2014 Board Chairman, 1996-2000 Committees: Executive Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Affairs; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		William W. Jones, Jr. 14th Judicial Circuit Attorney Citadel, 1968 J.D., USC School of Law, 1971 Board member since 2004; current term, 2012-2016 Committees: Chair, Buildings and Grounds Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Affairs; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		Toney J. Lister 7th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 J.D., USC School of Law, 1974 Board member since 1994; current term, 2010-2014 Committees: Executive Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Affairs.

Miles Loadholt
2nd Judicial Circuit
Attorney
B.S., marketing, USC, 1965
J.D., USC School of Law, 1968
Board member since 1996; current term, 2012-2016
Board Chairman, 2008-2012

Committees: Buildings and Grounds Committee; Executive Commitee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Compensation; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley 6th Judicial Circuit Pharmacist/Business Owner B.S., pharmacy, USC, 1978 Board member since 2011; current term, 2012-2016 Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison; Audit and Compliance Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations.

		Leah B. Moody 16th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.A., political science, Hampton University, 1992 J.D., USC School of Law, 1996 Board member since 2009; current term, 2012-2016 Committees: Chair, Student-Trustee Liaison; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		C. Dorn Smith, III 3rd Judicial Circuit Physician B.S., biology, Wofford College, 1980 M.D., University of South Carolina, 1985 General Surgery Residency, USC, 1985-1990 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Medical College of Georgia, 1990-1992 Board member since 2010; current term, 2010-2014 Committees: Chair, Health Affairs Committee; Audit and Compliance Committee Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations.

		Thad H. Westbrook 11th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 1996 Juris Doctor, USC School of Law, 1999 Board member since 2010; current term, 2010-2014 Committees: Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Audit and Compliance Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		Mack I. Whittle, Jr. 13th Judicial Circuit Retired bank president B.S., business administration, USC, 1971 M.B.A., USC, 1975 Board member since 1990; current term, 2010-2014 Board chairman, 2000-2004 Committees: Audit and Compliance Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Compensation; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

		Charles H. Williams 1st Judicial Circuit Attorney B.A., business, USC, 1972 J.D., USC School of Law, 1975 Board member since 2010; current term, 2010-2014 Committees: Audit and Compliance Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Health Affairs Committee.

Mitchell M. Zais, State Superintendent of Education
B.S., engineering, West Point
M.S., organizational behavior, University of Washington
M.A., military history, School for Advanced Military Studies
Ph.D., social psychology, University of Washington
Post-Doctral Studies, national security affairs, National Defense University

Elected Superintendent in 2010, he serves ex officio on the board for the duration of his tenure in office.

		Amy E. Stone, Secretary B.A., education, USC, 1972 M.Ed., education, USC. 1976 Elected Secretary of the University and of the University of South Carolina's Board of Trustees on October 17, 2011, assuming her duties January 1, 2012. She also serves as Secretary of the Board of Visitors.