Board of Trustees
The governing body of Lenoir-Rhyne University, the board of trustees, is responsible for upholding the mission and vision of the university.
Leadership
Assistant Secretary
Charlotte, NC
Executive Search Consultant, Coleman Lew Canny Bowen
Chair
Cherryville, NC
CPA
Secretary
Gastonia, NC
Retired High School Teacher, LR Education Department
Vice Chair
Hickory, NC
Treasurer
Hudson, NC
Members
Weddington, NC
Vice President of Compliance and Operational Risk, Bank of America
Charleston, SC
Senior Pastor, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Boone, NC
Retired from Pfizer
Conover, NC
Wake Forest, NC
Newton, NC
Business Owner (retired)
Newton, NC
Retired EVP and CFO of CommScope, Inc.
Hickory, NC
President, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Knoxville, TN
Retired Lutheran Pastor
Hickory, NC
Greensboro, NC
Broker/Owner, Oglesby Realty
Gastonia, NC
President and CEO CaroMont Health
Gainesville, VA
Hickory, NC
Partner: Patrick, Harper, Dixon
Hickory, NC
Senior Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Ex Officio Membership
LTSS Advisory Chair
NC Synod, ELCA
Lenoir-Rhyne University President
News & Events
Meet the student leader working to make LR's Student Government Association more accessible — and learn his strong opinions on Oreos, Darius Rucker and teleportation.
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Lenoir-Rhyne welcomes alumni and friends back to campus Oct. 16–17 for Homecoming 2026, featuring milestone reunions, favorite traditions, the Eastside Commons groundbreaking and Bears football.
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