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.
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.
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
14th Judicial Circuit | Banker | B.A., finance and economics, Converse College, 1992 | MBA, USC, 1994 | Board member since 2018; current term, 2020-2024
Investment Banker | B.S., business administration, USC Upstate, 1983 | Board member since 2018
Attorney | B.S., accounting, USC, 1977 | J.D., University of Virginia, 1980 | Board member, ex officio; current term, 2024-2026
12th Judicial Circuit | Physician | B.S., biology, USC, 1981 | M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 1986 | Board member since 2024; current term, 2024-2026
5th Judicial Circuit | Retired Professional Basketball Player| B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, USC, 1991 | Board member since 2020; current term, 2023-2026
8th Judicial Circuit | Chief Executive Officer | B.S., business administration, USC, 1990 | Current term, 2020-2024
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
Attorney | B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1972 | Board member since 2018
6th Judicial Circuit | Pharmacist/Business Owner | B.S., pharmacy, USC, 1978 | Board member since 2011; current term, 2020-2024
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
10th Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.S., business administration/finance, USC, 1992 | J.D., Samford University, 1995 | Current term, 2020-2024
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
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
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
B.S., political science and government, Bob Jones University, 2001 | M.S., educational leadership, Bob Jones University, 2022
1st Judicial Circuit | Attorney | B.A., business, USC, 1972 | J.D., USC School of Law, 1975 | Board member since 2010; current term, 2023-2026
2nd Judicial Circuit
4th Judicial Circuit
15th Judicial Circuit
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.