Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. comprises the 21 presidents from the member institutions and no more than 42 business and community leaders. The term of office for trustees, other than college presidents, is three years. A second three-year term is available by re-election. The Board meets twice annually.
SCICU College and University Presidents
Dr. Ernest C. McNealey | Allen University |
Dr. Evans P. Whitaker | Anderson University |
Dr. Roslyn C. Artis | Benedict College |
Dr. Joshua L. Crockett | Bob Jones University |
Mr. B. Keith Faulkner | Charleston Southern University |
Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack | Claflin University |
Dr. Natalie J. Harder | Coker University |
Dr. John H. Dozier | Columbia College |
Dr. William H. Jones | Columbia International University |
Dr. Boone J. Hopkins | Converse University |
Dr. Steven C. Adamson | Erskine College |
Dr. Elizabeth B. Davis | Furman University |
Dr. Nathan B. Copeland | Limestone University |
Dr. Said L. Sewell | Morris College |
Dr. Maurice W. Scherrens | Newberry College |
Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. | North Greenville University |
Dr. Anita O. Gustafson | Presbyterian College |
Dr. William D. Barker | Southern Wesleyan University |
Mr. W. Scott Cochran | Spartanburg Methodist College |
Dr. Ronnie Hopkins | Voorhees University |
Dr. Nayef H. Samhat | Wofford College |
At-Large Trustees – Business and Community Leaders
Ms. Susan Paget Amick | Senior Vice President – Commercial Banker SouthState Bank | Lexington, SC |
Dr. Ava Ayers | CEO APS Firm, LLC | Columbia, SC |
Ms. Jerry Bentley | Retired Educator and Mental Health Practitioner | Elgin, SC |
Ms. Tyson Blanton | District Manager – Government and Community Relations Duke Energy | Kershaw, SC |
Mr. Willis Cantey | President Cantey Tech Consulting | Charleston, SC |
Mr. M. Blake Dowd | Market President Synovus | Lexington, SC |
Mrs. Kristi Eidson | General Manager Total Comfort Solutions | West Columbia, SC |
Mr. Steve Groth | SVP / Director of Government Lending First Citizens Bank | Columbia, SC |
Mr. Scott Hagler | Midlands Market President Security Federal Bank | Columbia, SC |
Mr. David Harrell | Founding Partner Insurance Advantage | Lexington, SC |
Mr. Michael Jackson | Director – Federal and State Government Strategy S.C. Ports Authority | Columbia, SC |
Mr. Wade Kolb | Member/Attorney Wyche, P.A. | Greenville, SC |
Mr. Tom Kutyla | SVP Commercial Division Manager – Columbia Metro Service Area United Community Bank | Columbia, SC |
Mr. Dennis Lynch | Member / Attorney Nexsen Pruet | Columbia, SC |
Ms. Jada Mcabee | Shareholder / CPA Halliday, Schwartz & Co. | Spartanburg, SC |
Mr. Donny McElveen | Employee Benefits Sales Leader – SC Brown and Brown, Inc. | Charleston, SC |
Ms. Lucy Grey McIver | Attorney McLeod Law Group | Sumter, SC |
Mr. Robert McKie | Technology Consultant/Program Manager Dominion Energy | Irmo, SC |
Ms. Adela Mendoza | Executive Director Hispanic Alliance | Greenville, SC |
Mr. Ben Porter | SVP-Commercial Banking First Citizens | Spartanburg, SC |
Mr. John Ramsey | Chair Darlington Veneer | Darlington, SC |
Ms. Kalisha Richardson | Associate Director of Minority Research South Carolina Senate | Columbia, SC |
Mr. Mark Robbins | Senior Director – Global Human Resources Sonoco Products Company | Elgin, SC |
Mr. Patrick Sapp | Chief Operating Officer Universal Therapeutic Services, LLC | Greenville, SC |
Mr. Kevin Short | SVP – Middle Market Banking – Mid-South Region | TD Bank |
Ms. Caryn Vedane | Senior Branch Operations Administrator Edward Jones | Greenville, SC |
Ms. Danna Vetter | Chief Marketing Officer and SVP Communications Milliken & Company | Spartanburg, SC |
Mr. Brent Weaver | Vice President – Government Banking Wells Fargo | Lexington, SC |
Ms. Sharon Williams | Consultant S. C. Bar Association | Columbia, SC |
Mr. Chris Zimmer | SVP – Columbia Market President Truist Financial Corporation | Columbia, SC |
Executive Committee
Mr. Willis Cantey | Board Chair |
Ms. Lucy Grey McIver | Past Board Chair / Chair – Nominating Committee |
Dr. Gene Fant | Board Vice Chair / Chair – Council of College Presidents |
Mr. Ben Porter | Board Chair-Elect |
Dr. Natalie Harder | Council of College Presidents |
Dr. Evans Whitaker | Council of College Presidents |
Life Trustees
Mrs. Paula Harper-Bethea | President & CEO JM Smith Corporation |
Mr. G. Lee Cory | Community Leader |
Mr. Hugh C. Lane, Jr. | President The Bank of South Carolina |
Mr. E. Erwin Maddrey, II | President Maddrey & Associates |
Dr. Jerry M. Neal | Retired President Med Central Health Resources, Inc. |
Mr. M. Edward Sellers | Retired President & CEO BlueCross BlueShield of SC |
Mrs. Minor Mickel Shaw | President Micco, LLC |
Mr. Joel A. Smith, III | Dean Emeritus USC Darla Moore School of Business |
Mr. Robert E. Staton | Retired President Presbyterian College |
Mr. William B. Timmerman | Retired Chairman & CEO SCANA Corporation |
Mr. M. William Youngblood, Jr. | Retired Counsel Burr & Forman, LLP |