Lawrence M. Schall, J.D., Ed.D.
President
Dr. Schall assumed office on June 23, 2005 and is the 16th president of Oglethorpe University and the longest-serving sitting college or university president in Georgia. Learn more on the Office of the President website.
In April 2019, President Schall announced that he will step down, effective June 30, 2020, after 15 years of service. In March 2020, Oglethorpe University named his successor, Nicholas Ladany, PhD, effective July 1, 2020. Learn more about Oglethorpe’s 17th President.
President’s Cabinet
J. Todd Bennett
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Michelle Hall
Vice President for Campus Life
Dennis W. Kelly
Dean of the Hammack School of Business
Lucy Leusch
Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid
Dr. Carolyn Sloane Mata
Special Assistant to the President and VP for Research and Planning
Pete Stobie
CFO & Vice President for Business and Finance
Dr. Glenn Sharfman
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
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 2020-2021:
Officers:
Tim Tassopoulos, Chair
President and Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Cameron Bready, Vice Chair
President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Payments, Inc.
Robert Reiser, Treasurer
Senior Investment Advisor, Balentine
Tammy Pearson, Secretary
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
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.
Mr. Ricardo C. Carvalho ’85
President, Latin American Company
Mr. L. Thomas Clements ’86
Attorney at Law, Clements & Sweet LLP
Ms. Mariya Nikolaeva Davis ’12
Attorney at Law, Metro Atlanta Business Court
Mr. Denis J. Duncan
Banking & Capital Markets Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. Kevin D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. ’78
Partner, Delong Caldwell Bridgers Fitzpatrick & Benjamin, LLC
Mr. D. Austin Gillis ’01
Attorney at Law, Gregory Doyle Calhoun & Rogers, LLC
Mrs. Dianne Glennie ’83
Mr. Jack Guynn H’05
President (Retired), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Mr. James (Jim) V. Hartlage, Jr. ’65
Chairman and CEO, Hartlage Management Company
Mr. H. Theodore (Ted) Heintz, Jr.
Indicator Coordinator (Retired), White House Council on Environmental Quality
Mr. J. Cleveland (Cleve) Hill ’01
Managing Partner, Hill & Watchko LLC
Ms. Meredith Lackey
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Georgia Power Company
Dr. Nicholas Ladany (ex-officio)
President, Oglethorpe University
Mr. Joe Lawrence
Executive Vice President and COO, Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Mr. David (Dave) M. Leonard
Managing Shareholder, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt
Mr. James W. Lewis
President, The National Society of High School Scholars
Mr. Joseph Luke ’04
Director, BDO USA LLC
Mrs. Belle Turner Lynch ’61, H’10
Mr. J. Russell Magbee, Jr.
Managing Partner, Champion & Magbee Financial Services
Milford McGuirt
Office Managing Partner (Retired), KPMG LLP
Mr. Timothy Murphy, Jr.
Sr. Vice President – Finance, Westrock
Mr. Cemal Özgörkey ’84
Chairman, Özgörkey Holding
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.
Mr. Mohit (Mo) Ramani
EVP & Chief Risk Officer, Wholesale Banking, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Mr. Robert (Bob) E. Reiser
Senior Investment Advisor, Balentine
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. Brian C. Sass ’84
CEO and President, BSC Ventures
Mr. John Shelnutt ’84
Vice President, Blue Danube Systems, Inc.
Mr. Joseph (Joe) P. Shelton ’91
Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP
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 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 (Jay) Williams ’99
Chief Financial Officer, Commodity Marketing Company
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
Attorney (Retired)
Mr. William (Bill) Goodell
Chief Operating Officer, Partner Fund Management
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. John (Jack) J. Scalley
Executive Vice President (Retired), Genuine Parts Company
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
Mr. Charles T. (Terry) White
President (Retired), Rayloc Division of Genuine Parts Company
Advisory Trustees
Mr. Pierre Ferrari
President and CEO, Heifer International
Mr. Norman (Norm) P. Findley
Executive Vice President (Retired), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Clifford L. Foster ’11
Analytical Lead, Pharmaceutical & OTC, Google
Mr. Stuart Hain
Vice President, Facilities and Capital Projects (Retired), Swarthmore College
Ms. Carol Lanier Larner ’87
Vice President of Investments, Cox Enterprises
Mr. Jason Lewis ’09
President, Lightnin’ Production Rentals
Kimberly O’Dell ’10
Marketing Consultant
An elected group of alumni that represent the broad interests of all graduates of the University. Each member serves on one or more of six subcommittees of the Board including: Events, Advancement, Career Services, Student Engagement, Communications, and Awards and Recognition.
Alumni Board members 2020-2021:
Richard Bakare ’03, President
James Battle ’11
Jennifer Beaver ’02
Ayana Bryan ’03
Charlotte Christian ’85
Mike Deckert ’99
Courtney Roberts DiSalvo ’06
Brian Findley ’99
Tony Golden ’13
Brooke Bourdelat-Parks Gorman ’95
Scott Haight ’89
Charis Andrews Hanberry ’88
Emily Treuman Heend ’07
Lou Lombardy ’69
Deborah Love ’08
Jillian Martin ’05
Harrison McConnell ’12
Chris McFadden ’80
Kimberly O’Dell ’10
Katherine Peavy ’92
Sarah Phaff ’10
Chelcie Rowell ’07
Harry Schroeder ’01
Scott Soloway ’87
This council of alumni and community members is appointed by the President and comprised of influential Oglethorpe alumni, community members and friends from a wide range of businesses and organizations who have demonstrated the values of leadership, service and lifelong learning that Oglethorpe embodies. The role of this council is to assist the University by sharing information, providing introductions, advocacy and feedback that will advance the University.
President’s Advisory Council 2020-2021:
Joseph C. Luke, IV, Class of 2004- Chair
BDO USA, LLC
Diane D. Baker, Esq., Class of 1977
Baker Law Group, LLC
Blair N. Belton
HERE, Inc.
Bruce K. Benton, Class of 1986
Itineris, Inc.
Robert H. Bowen
Retired, Banker
Nathan E. Briesemeister, Class of 1994
Global Payments
Kathryn S. Brook, Class of 1998
She’s Her Own CEO
Tom Collens, IV, Class of 2005
US Securities and Exchange Commission
James Comerford
1908 Capitol
James L. Cox, Class of 1953
Retired, Professor
Chanda M. Creasy, Class of 1996
United States State Department
Joe D. Damour, Class of 2007
KPMG
Dabney M. Daniel
Retired, Financial Advisor
Dan M. Duncanson, Class of 1985
SIMED Health LLC
Donna Gainer, Class of 1993
Kevin M. Goff, Class of 1984
The Productivity Company, Inc.
Anne A. Hammond, Class of 1987
Retired, Equifax
Jonathan W. Johnson, Class of 1989
Jonathan W. Johnson, LLC
Bob M. Kane, Class of 1981
Innocur, Inc.
Andjela Kessler
Incentive Travel and Meetings Co.
Cary R. Kleinfield, Class of 1981
Kleinfield Wealth Group
Will E. Lukow, Class of 1995
Fidelity Investments
Gail L. Lynn, Class of 1977
Retired, Banker
Kevin K. Meaders, Class of 1993
Magellan Planning Group
Sam Moss
East Lake Foundation
Jef R. Palframan, Class of 2013
National Institutes of Health
Donna L. Rasile, Class of 1982
Senior Wealth Advisor
Bob L. Rasile, Class of 1982
Stuart Frankel and Co.
Patti A. Ross
Retired, Coca- Cola Foundation
Alan A. Royalty, Class of 1988
Upward Sports
William P. Sanders
Gambrell and Russell LLP
Sue G. Sehgal
Campus Community Partner Foundation
Jason D. Solomon, Class of 2001
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Glenn Wasser
Retired, Comcast
Elizabeth D. Watts, Class of 1993
Television Host, Actor
Tolliver T. Williams, Class of 1999
Lendlease
Dr. Robert Gaynes
Dr. Karen Head ’98
Mr. Morris Herzberg
Samuel G. Traxler ’17
Ms. Larissa Randall ’18
Dr. Karen L. Schmeichel
Dr. William O. Shropshire
Ms. Sheila Tschinkel
Ex Officio:
Elizabeth Peterson, Director of OUMA, Adjunct Professor (Museum Studies; Art & Culture), Compass Academic Advisor
Glenn Sharfman, Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of History
John Daniel Tilford, Curator of Collections of OUMA, Adjunct Professor (Curatorial Practice)
OU Student Representatives:
Glenn Kaiser ’20, President OU Student Government Association (SGA)
Taylor Roberts, Mellon Curatorial Fellow, High Museum of Art
A volunteer council made up of alumni and community members. OPAC members are committed to ensuring a thriving performing arts program for the students of Oglethorpe and the surrounding community and serve as advocates and supporters of the growing performing arts programs at Oglethorpe.
Bob and Margaret Reiser, Co-Chairs
Mr. William K. Brumley ’12
Ms. Katherine K. Carey ’17
Mr. David Nathan Cooper ’71
Mr. J. Kevin Dew
Ms. Debby Kelly
Ms. Lauren Kiefer
Ms. Janice McNeal ’88
Mr. Robert A. Milford ’99
Mrs. Anita Patterson ’97
Ms. Sheila Tschinkel