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Converse Board of Trustees

Converse University is governed by a Board of Trustees, an independent entity free from undue influence from political, religious, or other external bodies.

Board of Trustees, 2024-2025

Board Officers

  • Wallace Davison Prestwood ’89, Chair
  • Linda Layman Redding ’88, Vice-Chair
  • Christy Davis Stoner ’87, Secretary

Trustees

  • B. Brant Bynum
  • Christopher L. Cannon
  • Rhonda T. Coker ’84
  • Paul J. Coté
  • Dawn Davis Deck ’99
  • Stinson Woodward Ferguson ’07
  • Katherine Colburn Fulmer ’96
  • Shannon Givens Jaynes ’93
  • Stephen I. Johnson
  • Karla O. Jones ’85
  • Kimberly Varnadoe Kent ’97
  • Jay Lynch
  • Fain Langdale McDaniel ’92
  • Brelan Riddle Montgomery ’06
  • Sandra Shearouse Morelli ’78
  • Lynn Pettus ’90
  • Wallace Davison Prestwood ’89
  • Linda Layman Redding ’88
  • Emily Jones Rushing ’73
  • David N. Smart
  • Allen Coleman Smith
  • Louis J. Smith
  • Michel Smoak Stone ’99
  • Christy Davis Stoner ’87
  • Dwight Van Inwegen
  • Sandra Beason Watson ’79

Ex-Officio Trustees

  • Palmer Davison Ball ’84, Chair, Board of Visitors
  • Valerie L. Dowling ’07, President, Alumni Association

Advisors to the Board of Trustees

  • Boone J. Hopkins, President
  • Abeeha Sajid ’25, SGA President
  • Margaret S. Moore, Faculty Senate President
  • Beverly Lowrance, Staff Council President

Life Trustees

  • William Barnet, III
  • Julia Jones Daniels ’53
  • Kenneth B. Howard
  • Susan Phifer Johnson ’65
  • Lucy Simpson Kuhne ’66
  • Walter S. Montgomery, Jr.
  • Kurt Zimmerli

Board of Trustees News

Converse Celebrates the Class of 2025

On May 17, 2025, the Converse community gathered to celebrate the graduating Class of 2025. We welcomed the Class of 2025 to Converse in the fall of 2021; it was the …

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Refusing To Be Discouraged: Meet Betty A. Bishop ’26

Written by Amanda Mathis If life’s a journey, Betty A. Bishop ’26, a Converse II student, has passed a milestone at Converse University. A determined young woman majoring in Child & Family …

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Converse Announces 2025 Faculty Tenure & Promotions

In recognition of their commitment to teaching, scholarly and/or creative achievements, and service, the Converse University Board of Trustees has awarded promotion and tenure to three faculty members. Converse University …

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