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Board of Trustees

Members

Gov. Henry McMaster

Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina

A.B., history, USC, 1969 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1973 | The Governor is the ex officio Chair of the Board and serves for the duration of his tenure as Governor.

Thad H. Westbrook

Thad H. Westbrook, Chair

11th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 1996 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1999 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026

Rose Buyck Newton

Rose Buyck Newton, Vice Chair

14th Judicial Circuit | Banker | B.A., finance and economics, Converse College, 1992 | MBA, USC, 1994 | Board member since 2018; current term, 2020-2024

C. Dan Adams, Gubernatorial Designee

C. Dan Adams, Governor's Designee

Investment Banker | B.S., business administration, USC Upstate, 1983 | Board member since 2018

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Alex English

5th Judicial Circuit | Retired | B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, USC, 1991 | Board member since 2020; current term, 2023-2026

C. Edward Floyd

C. Edward Floyd, M.D.

12th Judicial Circuit | Surgeon | B.A., business administration, USC, 1956 | M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1957-1960 | Board member since 1982; current term, 2023-2026 | Board Chairman, 1992-1996

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Brian C. Harlan

8th Judicial Circuit | Chief Executive Officer | B.S., business administration, USC, 1990 | Current term, 2020-2024

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Henry L. Jolly Jr., D.M.D.

7th Judicial Circuit | Dentist | B.S., biology, USC, 1990 | D.M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1996 | Board member since 2023; current term, 2023-2026 

Richard A. Jones, Jr., Gubernatorial Appointee

Richard A. Jones Jr., Governor's Appointee

Attorney | B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1972 | Board member since 2018

Miles Loadholt

Miles Loadholt

2nd Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.S., marketing, USC, 1965 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1968 | Board member since 1996; current term, 2020-2024 | Board Chairman, 2008-2012

Hugh Mobley

Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley

6th Judicial Circuit | Pharmacist/Business Owner | B.S., pharmacy, USC, 1978 | Board member since 2011; current term, 2020-2024

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Elizabeth Scott Moïse, USC Alumni Association President

Attorney | B.A., education, secondary english, USC, 1974 |  J.D., USC School of Law, 1989 | Board member, ex officio; current term, 2022-2024

Leah B. Moody

Leah B. Moody

16th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, Hampton University, 1992 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1996 | Board member since 2009; current term, 2020-2024

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Emma W. Morris

10th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.S., business administration/finance, USC, 1992 | J.D., Samford University, 1995 | Current term, 2020-2024

Reid Sherard

Reid T. Sherard

13th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 2000 | J.D., USC School of Law, 2004 | Board member since 2023; current term, 2023-2026

C. Dorn Smith III

C. Dorn Smith III, M.D., Chair Emeritus

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 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026 | Board chairman, 2020-2022

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, 2023-2026 | Board chairman, 2016-2020

Ellen Weaver

Ellen Weaver, State Superintendent of Education

B.S., political science and government, Bob Jones University, 2001 | M.S., educational leadership, Bob Jones University, 2022

Charles H. Williams

Charles H. Williams II

1st Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., business, USC, 1972 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1975 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026

Vacant

4th Judicial Circuit 

Vacant

15th Judicial Circuit

L. Cameron Howell IV

Cameron Howell, Secretary of the Board

B.A., English, Washington and Lee University, 1994 | M.Ed., University of Virginia, 2001 | Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2004 | Secretary of the University and of the University of South Carolina's Board of Trustees, April 29, 2021 - present.

 


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