Board of Visitors

*Indicates First term

Role Expires May 31, 2026

Alexis Abernathy — Alexis Abernathy ’13 Hickory, NC * (first term)

Ed Agnoli — Ed Agnoli ’95 Apex, NC * (first term)

Meredith Brown — Meredith Brown ’02 Durham, NC * (first term)

Rich Duncan — Rich Duncan ’88 Charlotte, NC * (first term)

John Love — John Love ’81 Charlotte, NC * (first term)

Sarah Mayse — Sarah Mayse ’72 Kings Mountain, NC * (first term)

Dave Robertson — Dave Robertson ’71 Blowing Rock, NC * (first term)

Role Expires May 31, 2027

Stephen Amoah — Stephen Amoah ’15 Garner, NC * (first term)

Robert Barkley — Robert Barkley ’76 Clemson, SC

Cindi Clemmer — Cindi Clemmer ’73 Hickory, NC

Karen (Blume) Feezor — Karen (Blume) Feezor ’84 Charlotte, NC

Kevin Gilmore — Kevin Gilmore ’84 Charlotte, NC * (first term)

Shane Lunsford — Shane Lunsford ’95 Waxhaw, NC * (first term)

Charles McCombs — Charles McCombs ’83 Aiken, SC

Mickey Payseur — Mickey Payseur ’73 Cherryville, NC

David Pruett — David Pruett ’80 Mount Airy, NC

Melvin Truiett — Melvin Truiett ’90 Granite Falls, NC

Luis Velez — Luis Velez ’01 Melbourne, FL

Matt Winters — Matt Winters ’06 Hickory, NC

Role Expires May 31, 2028

Te Shondra Abner — Te Shondra Abner ’01 Orlando, FL

Jeremy Fisher — Jeremy Fisher ’88 Hickory, NC

Leonard Geddes — Leonard Geddes ’98 Hickory, NC * (first term)

Joby Giacalone — Joby Giacalone ’84 Charlottesville, VA * (first term)

Jeffrey Jones — Jeffrey Jones ’83 Charleston, WV * (first term)

Donnie Kirkpatrick — Donnie Kirkpatrick ’82 Winterville, NC * (first term)

Stephanie Jordan Mayberry — Stephanie Jordan Mayberry ’82 Hickory, NC

Stephen Mims — Stephen Mims ’96, MDiv ’00 Lexington, SC

Janet Mitchell — Janet Mitchell ’72 Hickory, NC and Hilton Head, SC * (first term)

Fran (Keck) Patterson ’91 Kannapolis, NC *

Julia (Wilson) Reedy — Julia (Wilson) Reedy ’14 Columbia, SC * (first term)

Bill Rhyne — Bill Rhyne ’90 Matthews, NC * (first term)

Gail (Pruett) Theard — Gail (Pruett) Theard ’79 Mount Airy, NC * (first term)

Richard Waddell — Richard Waddell ’69 Hartland Four Corners, VT

News & Events

Book cover of A Fever in the Heartland and Tim Egan author photo

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Tim Egan to deliver inaugural Huffman Lecture at LR

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Tim Egan will visit Lenoir-Rhyne in March 2027 to deliver the inaugural Huffman Lecture on Social Justice, focused on democracy and civic responsibility.

Agnes Park Hacawa page and graduation photo

The First Arrival

After immigrating from Korea to Hawaii, Agnes Park crossed a continent to attend Lenoir-Rhyne. She graduated in 1924, and in 2025, her granddaughter traced the journey of one of the first international Bears.

September 10 7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

Visiting Writers Series: Andrew McCarthy

October 08 7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

Visiting Writers Series: Patrick Ryan