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
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