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Board of Trustees

The governing body of �鶹��, the board of trustees, is responsible for upholding the mission and vision of the university.

Leadership

Mickey Payseur '73 — Mickey Payseur '73
Chair
Cherryville, NC
CPA

Chris Peek — Chris Peek
Vice Chair
Gastonia, NC
President and CEO CaroMont Health

Janie Peak — Janie Peak '73
Secretary
Gastonia, NC
Retired High School Teacher, �鶹�� Education Department

Gabi Kelly — Gabi Kelly '01
Assistant Secretary
Charlotte, NC
Executive Search Consultant, Coleman Lew Canny Bowen

Jearld Leonhardt — Jearld Leonhardt '69
Treasurer
Newton, NC
Retired EVP and CFO of CommScope, Inc.

Members

Perrell D. Bess — Perrell D. Bess, '06 JD '16
Weddington, NC
Vice President of Compliance and Operational Risk, Bank of America

The Rev. Dr. Eric Childers — The Rev. Dr. Eric Childers
Charleston, SC
Senior Pastor, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

Stephanie Delgado — Stephanie Delgado ’07
Jacksonville, FL
Senior Director, International Media (PGA)

Marvin S. (Eddie) Edwards, Jr. — Marvin S. (Eddie) Edwards, Jr.
Hickory, NC
President & CEO, CommScope, Inc.

Rob Fritz ’76 — Rob Fritz ’76
Boone, NC
Retired from Pfizer

Boyd George — Boyd George
Hickory, NC
Alex Lee, Inc.

Samantha Howell — Samantha Howell ’90
Conover, NC

Tammy Ice — Tammy Ice ’95
Wake Forest, NC

Margaret Jackson — Margaret Jackson ’69
Newton, NC
Business Owner (retired)

Dr. Leslie Lambert — Dr. Leslie Lambert
Roanoke, VA

Dr. Summer McGee — Dr. Summer McGee
Hickory, NC
President, �鶹��

Stephen Misenheimer — The Rev. J. Stephen Misenheimer ’76 LTSS ’82
Knoxville, TN
Retired Lutheran Pastor

David Moore — David Moore ’76
Hickory, NC

George Moretz — George Moretz
Hickory, NC
O. Leonard Moretz Foundation

Isaiah (Ike) F. Oglesby — Isaiah (Ike) F. Oglesby ’91
Greensboro, NC
Broker/Owner, Oglesby Realty

Hunt Shuford
Hickory, NC

Frank Surface — Frank Surface ’85
Gainesville, VA

Michael Thomas — Michael Thomas, JD
Hickory, NC
Partner: Patrick, Harper, Dixon

Christopher Webb — The Rev. Christopher D. Webb ’93 LTSS ’97
Hickory, NC
Senior Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Boyd Wilson — Boyd Wilson ’74
Hudson, NC

Ex Officio Membership

The Rev. Richard Goeres — The Rev. Richard Goeres
Interim Chair, LTSS Advisory Council

Bishop Emily Hartner — Bishop Emily Hartner, Ex-officio
NC Synod, ELCA

Summer McGee — Dr. Summer McGee
�鶹�� President

News & Events

Book cover of A Fever in the Heartland and Tim Egan author photo

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Tim Egan to deliver inaugural Huffman Lecture at �鶹��

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Tim Egan will visit �鶹�� in March 2027 to deliver the inaugural Huffman Lecture on Social Justice, focused on democracy and civic responsibility.

Agnes Park Hacawa page and graduation photo

The First Arrival

After immigrating from Korea to Hawaii, Agnes Park crossed a continent to attend �鶹��. She graduated in 1924, and in 2025, her granddaughter traced the journey of one of the first international Bears.