By Dudley Brown
John Bauknight ’89 of Spartanburg, David G. Johnson ’98 of Spartanburg and Dorothy Acee Thomas ’96 of Gainesville, Fla., were elected to serve on the college’s board of trustees during the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in June.
Bauknight, president of Longleaf Holdings and senior associate with NAI Earle Furman, is an entrepreneur and community leader. Johnson is CEO of Morgan Corp., a multi- discipline heavy civil construction company with operations across the southeastern United States. Thomas, who worked as an attorney with a large New York firm, is an active community volunteer, specifically with issues related to child advocacy and equity.
“Our newest trustees have generously shared their time with the college over the years, and we are fortunate to have these alumni leaders on the board,” says Dr. Nayef Samhat, Wofford’s president.
Bauknight, Johnson and Thomas are filling vacancies left by Neel Hipp of Greenville, S.C., Betty Montgomery of Campobello, S.C., Wendi Nix ’96 of New York, N.Y., and Stanley E. Porter ’89 of Chevy Chase, Md. Hipp, Montgomery and Porter each served the maximum of 12 consecutive years on the board. Nix is stepping down after eight years of service that began in 2014.
Four trustees were re-elected to new four-year terms: Ashley Richardson Allen, Ronnie Andrews ’81, Christopher A.P. Carpenter ’90 and Erin Mitchell Watson ’91.
During its May meeting, the Wofford College Board of Trustees elected officers for the 2022-23 academic year. Carpenter will remain as chairman of the board. Allen will serve as vice chair, and the Rev. Will Malambri ’98 will serve as secretary.
Wofford has 31 trustees who serve as the governing body of the college under the terms of the will of the college’s founder, the Rev. Benjamin Wofford, and by the state’s articles of incorporation. Trustees are elected to staggered four-year terms by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Tenure is limited to 12 consecutive years.