Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. comprises the 20 presidents from the member institutions and no more than 42 business and community leaders. The term of office for trustees, other than college presidents, is three years. A second three-year term is available by re-election. The Board meets twice annually.

SCICU College and University Presidents

Dr. Stanley Pritchett	Allen University
Dr. Evans P. Whitaker	Anderson University
Dr. Roslyn C. Artis	Benedict College
Dr. Bruce McAllister	Bob Jones University
Mr. B. Keith Faulkner	Charleston Southern University
Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack	Claflin University
Dr. Natalie J. Harder	Coker University
Dr. John H. Dozier	Columbia College
Dr. William H. Jones	Columbia International University
Dr. Boone J. Hopkins	Converse University
Dr. Steven C. Adamson	Erskine College
Dr. Elizabeth B. Davis	Furman University
Dr. Said L. Sewell	Morris College
Dr. David Harpool	Newberry College
Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr.	North Greenville University
Dr. Anita O. Gustafson	Presbyterian College
Dr. William D. Barker	Southern Wesleyan University
Mr. W. Scott Cochran	Spartanburg Methodist College
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins	Voorhees University
Dr. Nayef H. Samhat	Wofford College

At-Large Trustees – Business and Community Leaders

Dr. Ava Ayers	CEO APS Firm, LLC	Columbia, SC
Ms. Jerry Bentley	Retired Educator and Mental Health Practitioner	Elgin, SC
Mr. Willis Cantey	President Cantey Tech Consulting	Charleston, SC
Mr. M. Blake Dowd	Market President Synovus	Lexington, SC
Mrs. Kristi Eidson	General Manager Total Comfort Solutions	West Columbia, SC
Mr. David Harrell	Founding Partner Insurance Advantage	Lexington, SC
Mr. Michael Jackson	Director – Federal and State Government Strategy S.C. Ports Authority	Columbia, SC
Mr. Ray Jones	VP-Loan Programs South Carolina Student Loan	Columbia, SC
Mr. Wade Kolb	Member/Attorney Wyche, P.A.	Greenville, SC
Mr. Tom Kutyla	SVP Commercial Division Manager – Columbia Metro Service Area United Community Bank	Columbia, SC
Mr. Dennis Lynch	Member / Attorney Nexsen Pruet	Columbia, SC
Ms. Jada Mcabee	Shareholder / CPA Halliday, Schwartz & Co.	Spartanburg, SC
Mr. Donny McElveen	Employee Benefits Sales Leader – SC Brown and Brown, Inc.	Charleston, SC
Mr. Ben Porter	SVP-Commercial Banking First Citizens	Spartanburg, SC
Mr. John Ramsey	Chair Darlington Veneer	Darlington, SC
Ms. Kalisha Richardson	Associate Director of Minority Research South Carolina Senate	Columbia, SC
Mr. Mark Robbins	Senior Director – Global Human Resources Sonoco Products Company	Elgin, SC
Mr. Patrick Sapp	Chief Operating Officer Universal Therapeutic Services, LLC	Greenville, SC
Ms. Kathi Snipes	SVP-Security Federal Bank	Columbia, SC
Ms. Caryn Vedane	Senior Branch Operations Administrator Edward Jones	Greenville, SC
Ms. Danna Vetter	Chief Marketing Officer and SVP Communications Milliken & Company	Spartanburg, SC
Ms. Tyson Blanton Wright	District Manager – Government and Community Relations Duke Energy	Kershaw, SC

Executive Committee

Mr. Ben Porter	Board Chair
Mr. Willis Cantey	Past Board Chair / Chair – Nominating Committee
Mr. Scott Cochran	Board Vice Chair / Chair – Council of College Presidents
Mr. Wade Kolb	Board Chair-Elect
Dr. Anita Gustafson
Dr. Boone Hopkins
Dr. Dwuan Warmack
Mr. Michael Jackson
Ms. Jada McAbee
Mr. Mark Robbins

Life Trustees

Mrs. Paula Harper-Bethea	President & CEO JM Smith Corporation
Mr. G. Lee Cory	Community Leader
Mr. Hugh C. Lane, Jr.	President The Bank of South Carolina
Mr. E. Erwin Maddrey, II	President Maddrey & Associates
Dr. Jerry M. Neal	Retired President Med Central Health Resources, Inc.
Mr. M. Edward Sellers	Retired President & CEO BlueCross BlueShield of SC
Mrs. Minor Mickel Shaw	President Micco, LLC
Mr. Joel A. Smith, III	Dean Emeritus USC Darla Moore School of Business
Mr. Robert E. Staton	Retired President Presbyterian College
Mr. William B. Timmerman	Retired Chairman & CEO SCANA Corporation
Mr. M. William Youngblood, Jr.	Retired Counsel Burr & Forman, LLP