Three alumni were elected to the Wofford College Board of Trustees in June: Monique McDowell ’92 of Atlanta, Ga.; Murrell Smith Jr. ’90 of Sumter, S.C.; and Jim Switzer ’80 of Spartanburg.
Current officers are Christopher A.P. Carpenter ’90, chair; Ashley Richardson Allen, vice chair; and the Rev. William F. Malambri III ’98, secretary.
Dr. Blanding Jones ’92, Wade Keisler ’80, Craig Melvin ’01, Greg O’Dell ’92 and Margaret Young ’92 were reelected to four-year terms on the board.
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 by the state’s articles of incorporation. Trustees are elected to staggered four-year terms by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Tenure is limited to 12 consecutive years of service.
McDowell is an attorney focused on issues related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act in Atlanta. She’s a civic leader and serves on the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Council, the In-House Benefits Counsel Network Board of Directors and the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Clayton County Advisory Board. McDowell’s engagement with Wofford includes endowing a scholarship fund and serving as president of Wofford’s National Alumni Executive Council and as a member of the President’s Advisory Council.
Smith is the speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and founding partner at Smith Robinson. Elected to the state House of Representatives in 2001, he has served on or chaired the following: the Judiciary Committee, the Ways & Means Committee, the Health and Human Services Committee, the House Ethics Committee, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the South Carolina Military Base Task Force. In 2022, Smith was unanimously elected speaker of the House of Representatives. He has served on the college’s Alumni Board.
Switzer is a wealth advisor with more than 32 years of experience. He founded Switzer Wealth Partners, and he is a past board member for M.S. Bailey & Sons in Clinton, S.C. Switzer currently serves as a member of the investment committee for The Bailey Foundation. He previously served on the Mary Black Foundation’s investment committee. He’s a former trustee for Christ School in Arden, N.C., and Spartanburg Day School. Switzer has been active with the college for many years, including past service on the Alumni Board, Parents Advisory Council and Terrier Club Board of Directors.