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Upcoming Meetings
2024 Quarterly Meetings

February 1-2: Charleston, SC
April 4-5
July 18-20
October TBD

2025 Quarterly Meetings

February 6-7
April 25-26
July 17-19
October TBD

*all locations are in Clemson, SC unless otherwise noted.

A Message from the Chair

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Clemson University. Clemson has been a special part of my life, and it is so gratifying now to be working with the Clemson family to help ensure all our tomorrows are as successful as our yesterdays.

Nationally recognized for both academic quality and value, Clemson is a land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success. It is characterized by high academic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, patriotism, and a competitive drive to excel.

The university was founded in 1889 through a bequest from Thomas Green Clemson, a Philadelphia-born, European-educated engineer, musician and artist who married John C. Calhoun’s daughter, Anna, and settled at her family estate in South Carolina. Mr. Clemson believed that the way to rebuild his adopted state’s war-ravaged economy was through scientific education, so he left his home and fortune to the state of South Carolina to create the institution that bears his name.

His will also outlined a unique governance system that includes seven Trustees who select their successors and six Trustees who are appointed by the State Legislature, a system that provides both long-term stability and public accountability. The Board’s role is to govern through establishment of policies that ensure academic quality and freedom, protect the university’s financial security, and ensure efficient and effective administration through the Board’s selected president and his or her executive officers.

Sincerely,
Kim A. Wilkerson, Chair

More information about the Board, its policies, and its meetings can be found on this site. Thank you for visiting. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us .

Upcoming Meetings
2024 Quarterly Meetings

February 1-2: Charleston, SC
April 4-5
July 18-20
October TBD

2025 Quarterly Meetings

February 6-7
April 25-26
July 17-19
October TBD

*all locations are in Clemson, SC unless otherwise noted.

University Governance

The University is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees, including seven successor members as provided by the will of Thomas G. Clemson and six elected by the state legislature. The Board is responsible for setting policy and approving budgets and expenditures. The University's day-to-day operations are administered by the president; the chief financial officer; and vice presidents for academic affairs and provost, research, student affairs, public service and agriculture, and advancement.

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Clemson University Board of Trustees
Kim A. Wilkerson
Chair

President, Retired, South Carolina Bank of America
391 College Ave., Suite 301
Clemson, SC 29634
803-553-0204
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Robert L. (Bob) Peeler
Vice Chair

Waste Management Senior Manager
Community Relations & Government Affairs
125 Scarlet Oak Way
Lexington, SC 29072
803-413-0072
term expires 2024
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David E. Dukes

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Meridian, 17th Floor
1320 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-255-9451
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Nikki R. Haley

Founder, Stand for America
P.O. Box 487
Johns Island, SC 29457
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Ronald (Ronnie) D. Lee

Ronald D. Lee, DMD, P.C.
1316 Pine Log Rd.
Aiken, SC 29803
803-642-8678
term expires 2024
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Louis B. Lynn

President, ENVIRO AgScience, Inc.
P.O. Box 23285
Columbia, SC 29224
803-714-7290
term expires 2024
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Patricia (Patti) H. McAbee

201 Rocky Point Way
Greenville, SC 29615
term expires June 30, 2026
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John N. (Nicky) McCarter Jr.

President, Defender Services, Inc.
P.O.Box 1775
Columbia, SC 29202
803-776-4220
term expires June 30, 2026
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E. Smyth McKissick III

Chairman, Alice Company
110 E. Court St,. Suite 202
Greenville, SC 29601
864-859-6323
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Cheri M. Phyfer-Kubu

EVP & Group President, Fortune Brands Innovations
115 Capers St.
Greenville, SC 29605
440-455-1403
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Mark S. Richardson

Owner, MAR Real Estate, LLC
729 North Shore Drive
Charleston, SC 29412
704-618-0061
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William (Bill)  C. Smith Jr.

CEO, Red Rock Developments
P.O. Box 11747
Columbia, SC 29211
803-779-3025
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Joseph (Joe) D. Swann

President, Retired, Rockwell Automation Power Systems
22 Craigwood Court
Greenville, SC 29607
864-277-1071
term expires June 30, 2026
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Trustees Emeriti

J.J. Britton
Sumter Family Health Center
P.O. Box 250
Sumter, SC 29151
803-774-4500

Leon (Bill) J.  Hendrix Jr.
Chairman, Retired, Remington Arms Company
340 Surfsong Road
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
843-243-8243

Harold D. (Doug) Kingsmore
391 College Ave., Suite 301
Clemson, SC 29634

Thomas (Tom) B. McTeer Jr.
President
McTeer Real Estate, Inc.
P.O. Box 11923
Columbia, SC 29211
803-254-6260

David H. Wilkins
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
2 West Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
864-250-2231

Allen Wood
Retired
523 Wisteria Drive
Florence, SC 29501
843-665-2432

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