Board of Visitors

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, 2024

• Robert Barkley ’76, Clemson, SC
• Cindi Clemmer ’73, Hickory, NC
• 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
• 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

Term expires May 31, 2026

• Alexis Abernathy ’13
• Ed Agnoli '95
• Meredith Brown ’02
• Rich Duncan ’88
• John Love ’81
• Sarah Mayse ’72
• Dave Robertson '71