President

Elizabeth Davis

• President
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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

• General Counsel
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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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Liz Seman

• Chief of Staff, Liaison to the Board of Trustees
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Brian Edwards

• Vice President for Marketing and Communications
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Updated on 09/01/2025

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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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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Mark A. Kaiser

• Independent Consultant
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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

• Chairman, McLane Group
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Traci Miller

• CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGIST

Jason Richards

• Global Business Director, NAI Earle Furman
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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

John Cullen

• Partner (Retired), Capstar Partner
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Kathryn Hilliard Stuart

• Independent Education Consultant, Consultants in College Counseling LLC
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Jennifer McHan Good

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Updated on 09/01/2025