usc-board-of-trustees-biographical-summaries

Gov Nikki R Haley Chr Miles Loadholt V.Chr Eugene P Warr, Jr Herbert C Adams Chuck Allen J Egerton Burroughs W Lee Bussell Mark W Buyck, Jr C Edward Floyd, M.D Greg Gregory William C Hubbard William W Jones Jr Toney J Lister Leah B Moody Darla D Moore C Dorn Smith III John C von Lehe, Jr Thad H Westbrook Mack I Whittle, Jr Charles H Williams Mitchell M Zais Sec Thomas L Stepp Nikki R Haley, Governor of South Carolina B.S., accounting, Clemson University SEARCH USC THIS SITE The Governor is the ex officio Chair of the Board and serves for the duration of her tenure as Governor 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., 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, 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; Building and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning 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 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; StudentTrustee Liaison Committee 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., Governor's Designee Attorney B.A., journalism, USC, 1956 J.D., USC School of Law, 1959 Board member 1987-1999; current term, 2003-2011 Committees: Chair, Buildings and Grounds Committee; Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics 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, 2006-2010 Board Chairman, 1992-1996 Committees: Executive Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Greg Gregory 6th Judicial Circuit President, Builders Supply Company B.A., business administration, USC, 1985 Current term, 2009-2012 Committees: Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee; Building and Grounds Committee; Student-Trustee Liaison Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development 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, 2006-2010 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, 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 7th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 J.D., USC School of Law, 1974 Board member since 1994; current term, 2006-2010 Committees: Executive Committee; Building and Grounds Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee 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; Building and Grounds Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Development; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning Darla D Moore, Governor's appointee Investment firm executive vice president B.A., political science, USC, 1975 M.B.A., George Washington University, 1981 Board member since 1999 Committees: Fiscal Policy Committee 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 9th Judicial Circuit Attorney B.S., psychology, USC, 1965 J.D., USC School of Law, 1968 Board member since 1998; current term, 2006-2010 Committees: Executive Committee; Building and Grounds Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning 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 13th Judicial Circuit Retired bank president B.S., business administration, USC, 1971 M.B.A., USC, 1975 Board member since 1990; current term, 2006-2010 Board chairman, 2000-2004 Committees: Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning; Fiscal Policy Committee; Health Affairs Committee; Intercollegiate Athletics Committee 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, 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, Secretary Since 1987 Mr Stepp has served as secretary of the University and of its Board of Trustees He is chair of the Gift Naming Opportunities Committee and the Commencement Committee, and also serves as Secretary of the Board of Visitors He served as treasurer of the University from 2000-2008 © University of South Carolina Board of Trustees