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Gov. Nikki R. Haley

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.

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

Committees: Chair, Executive Commitee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning; ex officio of all Committees.

[Eugene P. Warr, Jr.] Eugene P. Warr, Jr., Vice 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, 2008-2012

Committees: Executive Committee; ex officio of all Committees.

[Herbert C. Adams]

Herbert C. Adams, Chairman Emeritus
8th Judicial Circuit
Consulting Agent, Correll Insurance Group
B.S., business management, USC, 1964
Board member since 1984; current term, 2008-2012
Board chairman, 2004-2008

Committees: Executive Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[Chuck Allen] Chuck Allen
10th Judicial Circuit
Attorney
B.S., government and international studies, USC, 1982
J.D., USC School of Law, 1985
Current term, 2008-2012

Committees: Fiscal Policy Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.

[J. Egerton Burroughs] J. Egerton Burroughs
15th Judicial Circuit
Real Estate Developer
B.A., University of the South, 1968
Graduate studies, business administration, USC, 1970
Current term, 2008-2012

Committees: Chair, Fiscal Policy Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee.

[W. Lee Bussell] W. Lee Bussell, Sr., president, USC Alumni Association
Advertising/Public Relations Executive
B.A. journalism, USC, 1982
APR, Public Relations Society of Amercia
Board member, ex officio; current term, 2010-2012

Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Fiscal Policy Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[Mark W. Buyck, Jr.] 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, Buildings and Grounds Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.

[Thomas C. Cofield]

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

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

[C. Edward Floyd] 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] 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: Chair, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[William W. Jones] William W. Jones, Jr.
14th Judicial Circuit
Attorney
Citadel, 1968
J.D., USC School of Law, 1971
Board member since 2004; current term, 2008-2012

Committees: Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[Toney J. Lister] 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.

Hubert F. (Hugh) Mobley Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley
6th Judicial Circuit
Pharmacist/Business Owner
B.S., pharmacy, USC, 1978
Current term, 2011-2012

Committees:  Audit and Compliance Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Relations.

[Leah B. Moody] Leah B. Moody
16th Judicial Circuit
Attorney
B.A., political science, Hampton University, 1992
J.D., USC School of Law, 1996
Current term, 2009-2012

Committees: Chair, Student-Trustee Liaison; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[C. Dorn Smith III] 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
Current term, 2010-2014

Committees: Chair, Health Affairs Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Fiscal Policy Committee.

[John C. von Lehe Jr.] John C. von Lehe Jr.
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; Buildings and Grounds Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[Thad Westbrook] Thad H. Westbrook
11th Judicial Circuit
Attorney
B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 1996
Juris Doctor, USC School of Law, 1999
Current term, 2010-2014

Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Fiscal Policy Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning.

[Mack I. Whittle, Jr.] 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: Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning; Fiscal Policy Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.

[Charles H. Williams] Charles H. Williams
1st Judicial Circuit
Attorney
B.A., business, USC, 1972
J.D., USC School of Law, 1975
Current term, 2010-2014

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

Mitchell M. Zais

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.

[Thomas L. Stepp] 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.

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