The Board of Visitors functions as an advisory arm of the Board of Trustees, serving as a source of information of potential institutional connections, providing support to advancement and identifying ways the university can be of service to the community.
The Board of Visitors also provides a support function to the university in the form of information, partnerships and financial support. Members of the board are appointed to serve on committees of the Board of Trustees:
- Promotion and Development
- Instruction and Student Life
- Buildings and Grounds
- Invited to serve on committees of The Friends of Music or Visiting Writers Series
Term expires May 31, 2023
- Stuart Bridgers ’97, Hickory, NC
- Todd Burwell ’93, Huntsville, AL
- Samantha Howell ’90, Conover, NC
- Joan Huffman ’75, Hickory, NC
- Anthony “Tony” Jackson ’69, Hickory, NC
- Wilbur “Buster” Mann ’73, Hickory, NC
- Victoria “Vickie” Martin ’79, Hickory, NC (Vice Chair)
- Bill Mayberry ’79, Marietta, GA (Chair)
- Steven Richter ’87, Burke, VA
- William “Trey” Wall III ’90, Charlotte, NC
Term expires May 31, 2024
- Robert Barkley ’76, Clemson, SC
- Cindi Clemmer ’73, Hickory, NC
- Clifton Garmon ’13, New York, NY
- Tammy Ice ’95, Wake Forest, NC
- Charles McCombs ’83, Hoover, AL
- Mickey Payseur ’73, Cherryville, NC
- David Pruett ’80, Mount Airy, NC
- David Stephens ’69, Smithfield, NC
- Melvin Truiett ’90, Granite Falls, NC
- Luis Velez ’01, Melbourne, FL
- David Westcott ’76, Brookhaven, GA
- Matt Winters ’06, Hickory, NC
Term expires May 31, 2025
- Te Shondra Abner ’01, Orlando, FL
- Eric Boston ’90, Lenoir, NC
- Steven Corriveau ’10, Raleigh, NC
- Stephanie Delgado ’07, Jacksonville Beach, FL
- Jeremy Fisher ’88, Hickory, NC
- Amy Floyd ’91, Roswell, GA
- Stephanie Jordan Mayberry ’82, Hickory, NC
- Stephen Mims ’96, MDIV’00, Lexington, SC
- Richard Waddell ’69, Hartland Four Corners, VT
- Mark Walker ’93, Matthews, NC