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Robert W. (Bobby) Marlowe
Chairman
B.A., College of Charleston;
M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Member since 2002
Member at Large - term expires 2010
Committees: Chair, Executive Committee
Marie M. Land,
Vice Chair
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Member since 1988
Sixth District - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Student Affairs Committee;
Academic Affairs Committee; Audit Committee
  Mr. Marlowe, the chairman of our Board, is a member at-large whose term began in 2002. He is president of the Marlowe-Chandler Company, Inc. He and his wife, Susan, are alumni of the College of Charleston, and Mr. Marlowe is a graduate of the Higher Education Student Personnel Services Master's Degree Program from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Marlowe has served as chairman of the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission, President of the Pi Kappa Phi Housing Corporation Board, and Secretary of the College of Charleston Cougar Club Board. Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe have one son, a student at the University of South Carolina.   Mrs. Land, the vice chair of our Board, is a long-time resident of Manning, South Carolina, and has served on the Board representing the sixth district since 1988. She received a B.S. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a retired occupational therapist. Mrs. Land has served on many boards and foundations, including Spoleto Festival U.S.A., Alston Wilkes Society, Palmetto Project, and the Clarendon Historical Society. Mrs. Land and her husband, John, have three children, two of whom graduated from the College of Charleston, and seven grandchildren.
J. Philip Bell
B.A., Wofford College;
M.B.A., University of South Carolina
Member since 1996
Third District - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee, Audit Committee;
Athletics Committee;
Donald H. (Don) Belk
B.A., College of Charleston
Member since 2002
Member at Large - term expires 2010
Committees: Chair, Academic Affairs Committee; Institutional Advancement Committee
  Mr. Bell, the secretary of our Board, resides in Greenwood, South Carolina. He is a Board member from the third district who began his term in 1996. He is an investment advisor and partner with Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC. Mr. Bell received a B.A. degree from Wofford College and an M.B.A from the University of South Carolina. He has served on the boards of Hospice CARE of the Piedmont, YMCA, Greenwood Community Children's Center, and the Education Enrichment Foundation. He and his wife, Libby, have three children, including their daughter who is currently a student at the College of Charleston.   Mr. Belk is a member at-large whose term began in 2002. He is a retired self-employed real estate broker from Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he formerly served as president of the local real estate board and was designated a delegate to the South Carolina Association of Realtors. He is a Phi Kappa Phi graduate of the College of Charleston with a B.A. degree in U.S. History. Mr. Belk currently is a member of the State and National Association of Realtors and the South Carolina Historical Society. He and his wife, Marty, have one daughter and live on the Isle of Palms.
John Hartnett Busch
B.S, College of Charleston
Member since 2006
Second District - term expires 2010
Committees: Athletics Committee; Finance Committee
Demetria Noisette Clemons
B.S., College of Charleston; M.Ed., The Citadel
Member since 2004
Sixth District - term expires 2010
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee;
Student Affairs Committee
  Mr. Busch resides in Lexington, South Carolina. He is a Board member from the second district whose term began in 2006. He is a student at the USC Darla Moore School of Business enrolled in the IMBA program, Arabic language track. Mr. Busch is a Lieutenant Colonel in the SC Air National Guard where he is an F-16 pilot. He received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and is a graduate of the USAF Air War College where he received a Masters degree in Strategic Studies. He has served on the College of Charleston Alumni Executive Board and is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and Columbia Historic Foundation.   Mrs. Clemons is a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, and was elected to the Board in 2004 to represent the sixth district. She is Principal of Sanders Middle School and is a member of the South Carolina Association of Secondary Administrators. Mrs. Clemons is an alumna of the College of Charleston, with a B.S. degree in Psychology, and is a lifetime member of the College of Charleston Alumni Association. She earned a M.Ed. from The Citadel. She is married to Jerome R. Clemons, and they have one son.
L. Cherry Daniel
B.A., College of Charleston; M.S., The Citadel
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Member since 1996
First District - term expires 2008
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee;
Institutional Advancement Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology
James F. (Jimmy) Hightower
B.S., College of Charleston
Member since 2003
Member at Large - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Facilities Committee; Athletics Committee
  Dr. Daniel, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, has represented the first Congressional District since 1996. She is a professional educator, having served as a teacher, school district director, assistant superintendent, and was recently selected to serve as the State Director of Adult Education and Adult Literacy. Dr. Daniel holds a B.S. degree in Health and Physical Education from the College of Charleston. She earned a M.Ed. and Ed.S. degree in School Administration from The Citadel. Additionally, she earned her doctorate degree in Educational Administration from South Carolina State University. March 2004, Governor Mark Sanford appointed Dr. Daniel to serve on the State Workforce Investment Board. Dr. Daniel has served as President of the S.C. Association for Adult Education Directors, President of the Association for Community Education, and President of the S.C. Association of Continuing Education. She has served as an adjunct professor, teaching adult education courses for adult education teachers and administrative personnel, and offers grant-writing courses for the beginner and novice grant writers.   Mr. Hightower is a resident of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and is a member-at-large whose term began in 2003. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston in 1982. He is the President of Hightower Construction Company headquartered in Charleston. He is also President of Santee Cooper Resort in Santee, South Carolina. Mr. Hightower and his family helped establish the Cooper Hightower Golf Scholarship, which was the College of Charleston's first fully endowed athletic scholarship. He was inducted into the College of Charleston Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. He and his wife, Pamela, have twin sons who attend the College of Charleston and a daughter.
William D. (Dwight) Johnson
B.A., Charleston Southern University;
Member since 2002
Fifth District - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Athletics Committee;
Facilities Committee
Frank M. Gadsden
B.S., College of Charleston
Member since 2006
Fifth District - term expires 2010
Committees: Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology; Alumni Relations Committee; Institutional Advancement Committee
  Mr. Johnson is a resident of Florence, South Carolina, representing the fifth district. He is a Senior Sales Executive with BellSouth Business, Inc., and is a graduate of Charleston Southern University. Mr. Johnson has served as a member of the Board of the Brooke Haven Boys and Girls Club, The South Carolina International Trade Conference Board, the McLeod Hospital Foundation Business Partners Board, and was the Darlington Chamber of Commerce Vice President. He is married to Helen Johnson.   Mr. Gadsden is a resident of Clover, South Carolina, and was elected to the Board in 2006 to represent the Fifth District. He is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Clover Community Bank. Mr. Gadsden graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Business Administration. He currently serves as the Board Chairman of the Clover YMCA, a Board member of the Clover Area Assistance Center, and a member of the Clover Rotary Club. He and his wife, Lisa, and their son Seth, are Lifetime Members of the College of Charleston Alumni Association. Their son Justin is a junior at the College.
G. Lee Mikell
B.A., College of Charleston
Member since 2004
Second District - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Alumni Relations Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Information TechnologyFacilities Committee;
Lawrence R. (Larry) Miller
B.A., Newberry College
Member since 2001
Fourth District - term expires 2008
Committees: Chair, Audit Committee; Finance Committee;
Governmental Affairs Committee
  Mr. Mikell is a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, and was elected to the Board in 2004 to represent the second district. He is Special Projects Manager and Executive Assistant to the President of South Carolina Electric & Gas. Mr. Mikell graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Political Science. He is a former chair of the Board of Directors and current Advisory Board member of The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands, and a member of the EdVenture Children’s Museum Board of Trustees in Columbia. He and his wife, Emily Folline Mikell, have a son and a daughter.   Mr. Miller is from Greenville, South Carolina, and has served on the Board, representing the fourth district since 2001. He is a retired CEO of South Trust Bank and currently serves as President and CEO of Independence National Bank in Greenville and on its Board of Directors. He graduated from Newberry College with a B.S. degree in History. He has additional degrees from the LSU School of Banking and the National Commercial Lending Graduate School of Oklahoma University. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Christ School, Arden, North Carolina, and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Board. He currently serves as a director for Christ School and serves as the chair of the Admissions Committee. He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Christ School and the Service and Loyalty Award as well. He and his wife, Sherry, have four children.
Annaliza Oehmig Moorhead
B.S., College of Charleston
Member since 2002
Third District - term expires 2010
Committees: Alumni Relations Committee;
Student Affairs Committee
Y.W. (Bill) Scarborough, III
B.S., The Citadel;
Member since 2003
Governor's Designee - Serves at the
pleasure of the Governor
Committees: Chair, Governmental Affairs
Committee; Finance Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology
  Ms. Moorhead is a resident of Anderson, South Carolina, and has served on the Board since 2002, representing the third district. Mrs. Moorhead is an alumna of the College of Charleston with a B.S. degree in Economics. She is a certified public accountant and is a member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. She volunteers her time through the Junior League of Anderson County, the Anderson County Arts Council and Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Moorhead is married to Kirk Moorhead.   Mr. Scarborough, a native of Charleston, is the governor's appointee whose term began in 2003. He is President and CEO of the Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company. He received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from The Citadel. Mr. Scarborough has served as a past president of the Rotary Club of Charleston, the Trident United Way, the College of Charleston Foundation, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, and is the Senior Warden of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul. He received the Order of the Palmetto from Governor Beasley in 1997. He and his wife, Joanna, have three daughters: two are College of Charleston alumna.
John B. Wood, Jr.
B.S., College of Charleston
Member since 2006
Fourth District - term expires 2010
Committees: Facilities Committee;
Governmental Affairs Committee
Sam Stafford, III
B.S., College of Charleston; M.D.,
Medical University of South Carolina
Member since 2003
Governor's Appointee - Serves at the pleasure of the Governor
Committees: Alumni Relations Committee;
Student Affairs Committee
  Mr. Wood is a resident of Greenville, South Carolina and was elected to the Board in 2006 to represent the Fourth District. He is the Senior Vice President at First Citizens Bank. Mr. Wood graduated from the College of Charleston in 1983 with a B.S. in Business Administration and went on to graduate from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University in 1996. Currently, he is a member of the Christ Church Alumni Association and Athletic Booster Club and a board member of the Greenville Little League. Mr. Wood is the past President of the Cancer Society of Greenville County and a former board member of the Greenville Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is married to Katherine Smoak Wood.   Dr. Stafford is the governor's designee whose term began in 2003. He is a dermatologist and a long-time resident of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. He and his wife, Nancy, are alumni of the College of Charleston, and Dr. Stafford received his M.D. degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Stafford has served as the past president of the College of Charleston Alumni Association, the South Carolina Dermatological Association, and the Association of Military Dermatologists. He has served on the College of Charleston Foundation Board and currently serves on the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts Advisory Board. He served as Chapter Advisor for Alpha Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at the College of Charleston from 1991-2005. He sings in the choir at Grace Episcopal Church. He and his wife have two daughters, Adele and Ann Ladson.
Joseph F. (Joe) Thompson, Jr.
B.A., College of Charleston;
M.H.A., Medical University of South Carolina
Member since 1998
First District - term expires 2010
Committees: Chair, Finance Committee;
Governmental Affairs Committee; Audit Committee
  Mr. Thompson serves as a member of the Board from the first district and began his service in 1998. He is Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. He and his wife, Laura Jenkins Thompson, reside in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and are alumni of the College of Charleston and native Charlestonians. In addition, Mr. Thompson received his M.H.A. degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a former vice president of the College of Charleston Alumni Association. Mr. Thompson also currently serves on the Executive Board of the Coastal Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts, the Boys Council Board of Directors, Community Pride of Charleston County Board of Directors, a member of the Exchange Club of Charleston, and a consultant for the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have one son, a recent graduate of Clemson University and a current medical student at MUSC.    
 
Trustees Emeriti

Joe E. Berry, Jr., Chairman Emeritus
B.A., University of South Carolina,
LL.B (now J.D.) University of South Carolina
Member from 1970 to 1994

Sylvia C. Harvey
B.S., College of Charleston;
Member from 1988 to 1999

Robert S. Small, Jr.
B.A., Furman University;
MBA, University of South Carolina
Member from 1994 to 2006

Joel H. Smith
B.A., College of Charleston
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1988 to 2004

Gordan B. Stine
B.S., College of Charleston;
D.D.S., Emory University
L.H.D. College of Charleston
Member from 1988 to 1998

J. David Watson
B.S., College of Charleston;
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1988 to 2002

Thomas W. Weeks
B.S., Clemson University;
J.D., University of South Carolina
Member from 1981 to 2002

 

 
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Elizabeth W. Kassebaum
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
843-953-5500 (office)
843-953-5811 (fax)
kassebaume@cofc.edu (email)
 
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