Furman University

Greenville, SC

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University Leadership State of the University

President

Elizabeth Davis

Updated on 06/26/2025

Administration

Connie Carson

  • Vice President for Student Life
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Jeremy Cass

  • Dean of Faculty; Professor of Spanish and Title IX Deputy Coordinator
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Jason Donnelly

  • Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
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Franklin Ellis

  • Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Interpersonal Connections / Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Belonging

Meredith E. Green

Shon Herrick

  • Interim Vice President for Development
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Susan A. Maddux

  • Vice President for Finance and Administration
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Beth Pontari

  • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; Professor of Psychology
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Emily Schuck

  • Vice President for Enrollment Management; Interim Vice President for University Communications
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Liz Seman

  • Chief of Staff, Liaison to the Board of Trustees
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Updated on 06/26/2025

Board

Charles Ambrose

  • Senior Consultant, Husch Blackwell
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Kevin R. Bryant

  • Managing Director, Marsh McLennan
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Kevin T. Byrne

  • Chief Executive Officer, The University Financing Foundation
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Christi Newsom Byron

  • Retired President, Southeast for NFP Corporation

Thomas Cullen

  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Cynthia Davis

  • Former Vice President, Nike, Inc. & President, Nike Golf
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Kristin Baucom Davies

  • Partner – Family-Owned Business Franchises

Lee C. Dilworth

  • Founder and CEO, ReVIDA Recovery Centers

Frances Ellison

  • RETIRED

Johnna Frierson

  • Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Basic Sciences Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education at Duke University School of Medicine
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Christina Henderson

  • At Large Councilmember, Council of the District of Columbia
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Mark A. Kaiser

Raymond B. King

  • President and CEO, Zoo Atlanta
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James A. Lanier Jr.

  • Retired Vice President, Interface

David Laxer

  • PRESIDENT / OWNER, BERN’S STEAK HOUSE
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David May

  • President, Koch Investment Management; Vice President, Koch Industries, Inc.
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Anthony W. McDade

  • Retired Executive Director, United Ministries
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Denton McLane

Traci Miller

  • CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGIST

Yendelela M. Neely

  • Employment Counsel, Richardson Law, LLC
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Jason Richards

  • Global Business Director, NAI Earle Furman
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Paul Robertson

  • Partner, Edge Capital Group LLC
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Lisa Lee Rust

  • Retired, Rust Family Foundation

Susan Thomson Shi

  • Retired First Lady and Civic and Community Volunteer

Steve Spinks

  • Chief Executive Officer, Spinx Co.
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A. Alexander Taylor

  • Retired Chairman and CEO, FGX International
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Elizabeth B. Taylor

Lizanne Thomas

  • Partner (Retired), Chair of Corporate Governance Practice, Jones Day
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Rachelle H. Thompson

  • Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Carpenter Technology Corporation
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C. Kemmons Wilson, III

  • Principal, Kemmons Wilson Companies
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Matthew W. Wilson, MD, FACS

  • Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Director, Hamilton Eye Institute

Richard W. Wrenn

  • President (Retired), Premier Magnesia, LLC
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Updated on 06/26/2025