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
Chair
Cherryville, NC
CPA
Vice Chair
Gastonia, NC
President and CEO CaroMont Health
Secretary
Gastonia, NC
Retired High School Teacher, LR Education Department
Assistant Secretary
Charlotte, NC
Executive Search Consultant, Coleman Lew Canny Bowen
Treasurer
Newton, NC
Retired EVP and CFO of CommScope, Inc.
Members
Weddington, NC
Vice President of Compliance and Operational Risk, Bank of America
Charleston, SC
Senior Pastor, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Greensboro, NC
Retired Business Owner
Jacksonville, FL
Senior Director, International Media (PGA)
Hickory, NC
President & CEO, CommScope, Inc.
Boone, NC
Retired from Pfizer
Hickory, NC
Alex Lee, Inc.
Wake Forest, NC
Newton, NC
Business Owner (retired)
Roanoke, VA
Hickory, NC
President, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Knoxville, TN
Retired Lutheran Pastor
Hickory, NC
Hickory, NC
O. Leonard Moretz Foundation
Greensboro, NC
Broker/Owner, Oglesby Realty
Salisbury, NC
Bishop, NC ELCA Synod
Gainesville, VA
Hickory, NC
Partner: Patrick, Harper, Dixon
Hickory, NC
Senior Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hudson, NC
Ex Officio Membership
Lenoir-Rhyne University President
Bishop, NC Synod, ELCA
Interim Chair, LTSS Advisory Council
News & Events
One scholarship. Full tuition. A job after graduation. Michael Gerbitz ’27 just unlocked one of the best deals in higher education: the Department of Defense SMART Scholarship.
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Four new members bring leadership and experience to the Lenoir-Rhyne University Board of Trustees, as the university also honors the dedicated service of those concluding their terms.
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