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
Jacksonville, FL
Senior Director, International Media (PGA)
Hickory, NC
President & CEO, CommScope, Inc.
Boone, NC
Retired from Pfizer
Hickory, NC
Alex Lee, Inc.
Conover, NC
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
Hickory, NC
Gainesville, VA
Hickory, NC
Partner: Patrick, Harper, Dixon
Hickory, NC
Senior Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hudson, NC
Ex Officio Membership
Interim Chair, LTSS Advisory Council
NC Synod, ELCA
Lenoir-Rhyne University President
News & Events
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.
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Lenoir-Rhyne has formed a search committee to lead the national search for the university’s next provost following the announcement that Provost Jennifer Burris, Ph.D. has accepted an appointment as president of Buffalo State University.
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