
Wofford has 31 trustees who serve as the governing body of the college under the terms of the will of the college's founder, the Rev. Benjamin Wofford, and a state charter of 1851. They are elected to staggered four-year terms by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Tenure is limited to 12 consecutive years.
For information regarding the Wofford College Board of Trustees, contact:
David M. BeachamVice President for Administration and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Office: 864-597-4206 Email:
beachamdm@wofford.edu2009-10 Officers of the Board of TrusteesMr. Hugh C. Lane Jr., Charleston, SC, Chairman
Mr. J. Harold Chandler ’71, Hammonton, NJ, and Kiawah Island, SC, Vice-Chairman
Mr. C. Michael Smith ’75, Greenville, SC, Secretary
2009-10 Members of the Board of TrusteesThe Rev. Dr. B. Mike Alexander Jr., ’73, Murrells Inlet, SC
Mrs. Paula Black Baker, Spartanburg, SC
Dr. James E. Bostic Jr., Atlanta, GA
Mr. Michael S. Brown ’76, Atlanta, GA
Mr. J. Harold Chandler ’71, Hammonton, NJ, and Kiawah Island, SC
Mr. William R. Cobb, Spartanburg, SC
The Rev. Jeannette Cooper, Florence, SC
Mr. Frederick D. Gibbs ’87, Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Jimmy I. Gibbs, Spartanburg, SC
Mr. D. Christian Goodall ’79, Columbia, SC
Mr. Albert W. Gray ’71, Gaffney, SC
Mrs. Laura Jackson Hoy, Myrtle Beach, SC
Mr. R. Michael James ’73, Charlotte, NC
Mr. James M. Johnson ’71, Birmingham, AL
Mr. Douglas H. Joyce ’79, Nashville, TN
Mr. Hugh C. Lane Jr., Charleston, SC
Dr. Jan Love, Atlanta, GA
Bishop Marshall L. Meadors Jr. ’55, Anderson, SC
Mr. M. Stewart Mungo ’74, Irmo, SC
Mr. Corry W. Oakes III ’89, Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Julian W. Osbon ’63, Augusta, GA
Mr. L. Leon Patterson ’63, Greenville, SC
Mr. D. Grant Peacock, Greenville, SC
Mr. J. Patrick Prothro ’96, Park City, UT
Mr. J. E. Reeves Jr., Summit, NJ
Mr. Jerome J. Richardson ’59, Charlotte, NC
Mr. C. Michael Smith ’75, Greenville, SC
Mr. Joe E. Taylor Jr. ’80, Columbia, SC
Dr. Joella F. Utley, Campobello, SC
Mr. John B. White Jr. ’72, Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Edward B. Wile ’73, Atlanta, GA