Board of Visitors
The Board of Visitors functions as an advisory arm of the Board of Trustees, serving as a source of information of potential institutional connections, providing support to advancement and identifying ways the university can be of service to the community.
The Board of Visitors also provides a support function to the university in the form of information, partnerships and financial support. Members of the board are appointed to serve on committees of the Board of Trustees:
- Promotion and Development
- Instruction and Student Life
- Buildings and Grounds
- Invited to serve on committees of The Friends of Music or Visiting Writers Series
Term expires May 31, 2024
- Robert Barkley ’76, Clemson, SC
- Cindi Clemmer ’73, Hickory, NC
- Tammy Ice ’95, Wake Forest, NC
- Charles McCombs ’83, Hoover, AL
- Mickey Payseur ’73, Cherryville, NC
- David Pruett ’80, Mount Airy, NC
- David Stephens ’69, Smithfield, NC
- Melvin Truiett ’90, Granite Falls, NC
- Luis Velez ’01, Melbourne, FL
- David Westcott ’76, Brookhaven, GA
- Matt Winters ’06, Hickory, NC
Term expires May 31, 2025
- Te Shondra Abner ’01, Orlando, FL
- Eric Boston ’90, Lenoir, NC
- Steven Corriveau ’10, Raleigh, NC
- Jeremy Fisher ’88, Hickory, NC
- Amy Floyd ’91, Roswell, GA
- Stephanie Jordan Mayberry ’82, Hickory, NC
- Stephen Mims ’96, MDIV’00, Lexington, SC
- Richard Waddell ’69, Hartland Four Corners, VT
- Mark Walker ’93, Matthews, NC
Term expires May 31, 2026
- Alexis Abernathy ’13
- Ed Agnoli '95
- Meredith Brown ’02
- Rich Duncan ’88
- John Love ’81
- Sarah Mayse ’72
- Dave Robertson '71
News & Events
![Student holds a sign reading 'We are community'](/sites/default/files/styles/290x218/public/2024-03/bears-give-back-community.jpg?itok=MP9P__qi)
The Bear community came together for the seventh-annual Bears Give Back event and raised a record-setting $847,320 to support current and future students.
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As a child, Carly Godfrey '23, MBA '24, learned to swim at LR. Years later, a spot on the swim team would bring her back to learn so much more and make way for a bright future.
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