The University is under the control and direction of the Board of Trustees. Among the responsibilities of the Board are establishing broad institutional policies, contributing and securing financial resources to support adequately the institutional goals and selecting the president.
Board of Trustees 2022-2023:
Officers:
Cameron Bready, Chair
President and Chief Operating Executive, Global Payments, Inc.
Norm Findley, Vice Chair
Executive Vice President (Retired), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Milford McGuirt, Treasurer
Office Managing Partner (Retired), KPMG LLP
Joselyn Baker, Secretary
President, Grady Health Foundation
Trustees:
Mr. Richard Bakare ’03
Solution Architect, Zuora
Mrs. Joselyn Butler Baker ’91
President, Grady Health Foundation
Ms. Virginia Bennett
Senior Director – International Programs, CNA Corporation
Mr. Cameron M. Bready ’94
President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Payments Inc.
Ms. Mariya Nikolaeva Davis ’12
Attorney at Law, Metro Atlanta Business Court
Mr. Denis J. Duncan
Banking & Capital Markets Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. Norman (Norm) P. Findley
Executive Vice President (Retired), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. D. Austin Gillis ’01
Partner at Gillis Law Firm, LLC
Dr. Nicholas Ladany (ex-officio)
President, Oglethorpe University
Mr. J. Russell Magbee, Jr.
Managing Partner, Champion & Magbee Financial Services
Mr. Milford McGuirt
Office Managing Partner (Retired), KPMG LLP
Mr. Cody L. Partin ’02
SVP -Total Rewards and People Operations, Cox Enterprises
Mr. David R. Pass ’98
Partner, Sealy Real Estate
Ms. Anita Patterson ’97
Director of Treasury Services (Retired), Cox Enterprises
Ms. S. Tammy Pearson ’86
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Ms. Donna Rasile ‘82
Senior Vice President, Investment Advisor, FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC
Mr. Timothy (Randy) Randall Roberson ’97
Vice President, Leadership Development, NACUBO
Mr. Clifford (Cliff) Robinson ’89
Senior Vice President, Operations, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Mr. John Shelnutt ’84
Vice President, Blue Danube Systems, Inc.
Dr. William (Bill) O. Shropshire H’14
Callaway Professor of Economics (Retired), Oglethorpe University
Mr. Chad A. Smith ’13
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
Mr. Mike Suco
Vice President, East Region, Coca-Cola Bottling Company Co.
Mr. Timothy (Tim) P. Tassopoulos ’81
President and Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Mr. Neil Tofsky ’74
President and Chief Executive Officer, Senterra Real Estate Group
Mr. James (Jim) Winestock
Senior Vice President, US Operations (Retired), United Parcel Service
Trustees Emeriti
Mrs. Yetty L. Arp ’68
Real Estate Broker Atlanta Fine Homes
Mr. Robert E. Bowden ’66
CEO (Retired), Robert Bowden, Inc.
Mr. Franklin (Frank) L. Burke ’66
COO & Senior Executive Vice President (Retired), BankSouth
Mr. Kenneth (Ken) S. Chestnut, Sr.
President and CEO (Retired), IBG Construction Services LLC
Mr. David Nathan Cooper ’71
Air Force Judge Advocate and Associate Deputy General Counsel, The Pentagon (Retired)
Attorney
Mr. William (Bill) Goodell
Chief Operating Officer, Partner Fund Management
Mr. Jack Guynn H’05
President (Retired), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Mr. Bob T. Nance ’63
President, Nance Carpet & Rug Company
Mr. Thomas (Tom) P. O’Connor ’67
President (retired), Springs Global US, Inc.
Mr. R.D. (Rod) Odom
President and CEO (Retired), AT&T Southeast
Mr. Robert (Bob) E. Reiser
Senior Investment Advisor, Balentine
Mr. Arnold (Arnie) B. Sidman
Of Counsel (Retired), Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin
Mrs. Dean DuBose Smith ’70
Rev. Dr. G. Gilman (Gil) Watson ’68
Senior Pastor (Retired), Northside United Methodist Church
Advisory Trustees
Mr. Kevin D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. ’78
Partner, Delong Caldwell Bridgers Fitzpatrick & Benjamin, LLC
Mr. David (Dave) M. Leonard
Managing Shareholder, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt
Mr. Joseph Luke ’04
Director, BDO USA LLC
Mr. Brian C. Sass ’84
CEO and President, BSC Ventures