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Board of Trustees

Guilford College’s Board of Trustees is a governing body exercising ultimate institutional authority as set out in the Bylaws of Guilford College. This authority, upon the recommendation of the president of the College, includes: determining and periodically reviewing the College’s mission; monitoring the College’s financial condition and approving the annual budget, tuition and fees; approving institutional policies bearing on faculty appointment, promotion, tenure and dismissal; reviewing and approving proposed substantive changes in degree programs; approving degrees as recommended by the faculty; and authorizing the construction of new buildings, the major renovation existing buildings, and the purchase or sale of land. The board’s authority and responsibilities also include participating actively in strategies to secure sources of support, contributing to fundraising goals, appointing the president and annually assessing the President’s performance.

Board of Trustees 2012-13

  • Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. ’60, Chair, CEO, Jayembe, Greensboro, N.C.
  • W. S. Cross III ’72,  Vice Chair, Chairman, Cross Sales and Engineering Company, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Nancy K. Quaintance, Vice Chair, Vice President, Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Carole W. Bruce, Secretary, Partner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Lawrence W. Newlin, Treasurer, Owner, Peaceful River Farm/Garden Discoveries, Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Gilbert D. Bailey ’91, Executive Vice President Marketing and Business Development, Beanstalk Data, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Walter P. Blass, President, Strategic Plans Unlimited, Warren, N.J.
  • Daryle L. Bost ’93, Sales Director, Womble Carlyle, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Kelly Dempster ’73, Senior Staff Geologist, Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, Texas
  • Martin D. Eakes, CEO, Self-Help Credit Union, Durham, N.C.
  • Linda F. Edgerton ’74, Owner, Linda Edgerton Communications, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Teresa L. Graedon, The People’s Pharmacy, Durham, N.C.
  • Esther S. Hall ’74, Executive Director, North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation, Raleigh, N.C.
  • David C. Hood ’84, Audit Partner, Ernst & Young, Raleigh, N.C.
  • Lionel C. Johnson, Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Affairs, U. S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
  • Robert B. Jones, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Medicine, Medical Life Sciences Consultant, Hillsborough, N.C.
  • D. Hector McEachern, President, The McEachern Group LLC, Greensboro, N.C.
  • D. Brent McKinney, Executive Director, Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, Ararat, N.C.
  • Susan F. McMichael, Artist; Retired vice president of banking, Stoneville, N.C.
  • Coolidge A. Porterfield, Consultant, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Lawrence C. Ross, Infrastructure Architect, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Andrew D. Steginsky, Steginsky Capital LLC, New York City, N.Y.
  • Martha W. Summerville ’76, President, Summerville Consulting LLC, New Haven, Conn.
  • Ione L. Taylor ’76, Associate Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.
  • Linda S. R. Thorup ’82, Executive Vice President, Hayden Design Associates, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Fayetteville, N.C.
  • Judy L. Whisnant ’78, Attorney at Law, Durham, N.C.
  • Edward C. Winslow III, Managing Partner, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Greensboro, N.C.

Emeriti Trustees

  • Edward J. Bauman, Retired Management Consultant, Greensboro, N.C.
  • Kathleen M. Coe, Retired Pastor, Jamestown Friends Meeting, Greensboro, N.C.
  • David A. Edgerton ’62, Retired Vice President/CEO, Glen Raven, Inc., Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Marietta M. Forlaw, Retired Community Leader, Greensboro, N.C.
  • James T. Forsythe, Retired Vice President, Ansythe Exploration Co., Inc., Brenham, Texas
  • W. Groome Fulton, Jr. ’60, Director Emeritus, Fulton Enterprises, Inc., High Point, N.C.
  • Howard H. Haworth ’57, President, The Haworth Group and Haworth Foundation, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
  • H. Curt Hege, Sr. ’56, President, Shields, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Howard T. Hinshaw ’60, Retired Physician, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Seth C. Macon ‘40, Retired Senior Vice President-Agency, Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, Greensboro, N.C.
  • David R. Parker, Jr. ’41, Retired President, Stuart Hatteras, Inc., Wilmington, N.C.
  • Elizabeth Gilliam Parker ’37, Retired Community Leader, Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Bruce B. Stewart ’61, Retired Head of School, Senior Quaker Fellow, Sidwell Friends Schools, Washington, D.C.
  • Eldora H. Terrell ’49, Retired Physician/Internal Medicine, High Point, N.C.
  • Louise B. Wilson ’43, Retired Vice President, Robert Wilson Realty, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.

There are 11 standing committees of the Board:

  • Academic Affairs Committee
  • Advancement Committee
  • Audit Committee
  • Buildings and Grounds Committee
  • Executive Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Investment Committee
  • Planning Committee
  • Quaker Life and Diversity Committee
  • Student Affairs Committee
  • Trusteeship and Governance Committee