Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina
A.B., history, USC, 1969 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1973 | The Governor is the ex officio Chair of the Board and serves for the duration of his tenure as Governor.
Members of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees are defined by South Carolina statute. Three ex officio members of the Board (the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, and the President of the Alumni Association); sixteen Trustees elected by the General Assembly to represent each of the state’s judicial circuits; and one at-large Trustee (chosen by the Governor) compose the Board.
Thad H. Westbrook, Chair
11th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 1996 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1999 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026
Rose Buyck Newton, Vice Chair
14th Judicial Circuit | Banker | B.A., finance and economics, Converse College, 1992 | MBA, USC, 1994 | Board member since 2018; current term, 2020-2024
C. Dan Adams, Governor's Designee
Investment Banker | B.S., business administration, USC Upstate, 1983 | Board member since 2018
Alex English
5th Judicial Circuit | Retired | B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, USC, 1991 | Board member since 2020; current term, 2023-2026
C. Edward Floyd, M.D.
12th Judicial Circuit | Surgeon | B.A., business administration, USC, 1956 | M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1957-1960 | Board member since 1982; current term, 2023-2026 | Board Chairman, 1992-1996
Brian C. Harlan
8th Judicial Circuit | Chief Executive Officer | B.S., business administration, USC, 1990 | Current term, 2020-2024
Henry L. Jolly Jr., D.M.D.
7th Judicial Circuit | Dentist | B.S., biology, USC, 1990 | D.M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1996 | Board member since 2023; current term, 2023-2026
Richard A. Jones Jr., Governor's Appointee
Attorney | B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1972 | Board member since 2018
Hubert F. "Hugh" Mobley
6th Judicial Circuit | Pharmacist/Business Owner | B.S., pharmacy, USC, 1978 | Board member since 2011; current term, 2020-2024
Elizabeth Scott Moïse, USC Alumni Association President
Attorney | B.A., education, secondary english, USC, 1974 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1989 | Board member, ex officio; current term, 2022-2024
Leah B. Moody
16th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, Hampton University, 1992 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1996 | Board member since 2009; current term, 2020-2024
Emma W. Morris
10th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.S., business administration/finance, USC, 1992 | J.D., Samford University, 1995 | Current term, 2020-2024
Reid T. Sherard
13th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., political science, USC Honors College, 2000 | J.D., USC School of Law, 2004 | Board member since 2023; current term, 2023-2026
C. Dorn Smith III, M.D., Chair Emeritus
3rd Judicial Circuit | Physician | B.S., biology, Wofford College, 1980 | M.D., University of South Carolina, 1985 | General Surgery Residency, USC, 1985-1990 | Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Medical College of Georgia, 1990-1992 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026 | Board chairman, 2020-2022
John C. von Lehe Jr.
9th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.S., psychology, USC, 1965 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1968 | Board member since 1998; current term, 2023-2026 | Board chairman, 2016-2020
Ellen Weaver, State Superintendent of Education
B.S., political science and government, Bob Jones University, 2001 | M.S., educational leadership, Bob Jones University, 2022
Charles H. Williams II
1st Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., business, USC, 1972 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1975 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026
Vacant
2nd Judicial Circuit
Vacant
4th Judicial Circuit
Vacant
15th Judicial Circuit
Cameron Howell, Secretary of the Board
B.A., English, Washington and Lee University, 1994 | M.Ed., University of Virginia, 2001 | Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2004 | Secretary of the University and of the University of South Carolina's Board of Trustees, April 29, 2021 - present.