Board of Trustees
Mercer University is governed by a 45-member Board of Trustees, which has responsibility for overall policy-making for the University. The Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation of Mercer University clearly define the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for establishing broad institutional goals and for securing the resources to support the University’s programs. The Board of Trustees fulfills its responsibilities through eight standing committees – Audit; Development; Educational Policy; Executive; Finance, Investment and Property; University Athletics; University Marketing Committee; and University Honors – and through established procedures to ensure that it is adequately informed about the programs and general condition of the University.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a Conflict of Interest Policy for Trustees, Officers, and Key Employees that is intended to serve as guidance for all persons employed by the University in positions of significant responsibility.
Questions concerning the Board of Trustees should be directed to the Office of General Counsel and Secretary of the Corporation.
Board of Trustees 2011
Board Chair
David Hudson
Curtis G. Anderson
Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams
TIFT ’81
Mr. William H. (Billy) Anderson, II
CLA ’59
Ms. Kellie Raiford Appel
CLA ’88
Dr. Donald E. Baxter
CLA ’65
Mr. Gustavous H. (Gus) Bell, III
Mr. James A. (Jim) Bishop
LAW ’67
Mr. Thomas P. (Tom) Bishop
LAW ’85, CLA ’82
Mr. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr.
Mr. G. Marshall Butler, Sr.
William (Bill) Coates
Mr. John W. Collier
LAW ’71,CLA ’66
T. Michael Crook
CLA '69
Mr. Milton L. Cruz
CLA ’82
Mr. Dwight J. Davis
LAW ’82
Dr. C. Gregory (Greg) DeLoach, III
The Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr.
LAW ’56, CLA ’54
Dr. James C. (Jimmy) Elder, Jr.
CLA ’77
Ms. Linda Willis Eydt
LAW ’91, CLA ’87
Mr. William A. (Bill) Fickling, Jr.
HON ’83
Dr. C. Bruce Gordy
CLA ’72
Ms. Nancy A. Grace
LAW ’84, CLA ’81
Benjamin W. (Benjy) Griffith III
CLA '77
Mr. Wm. Andrew (Andy) Haggard
LAW ’67
Mr. Robert F. (Bob) Hatcher
Mr. N. Dudley Horton, Jr.
CLA ’56
Mr. David E. Hudson
CLA ’68
Mr. W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr.
Frank C. Jones
LAW '50, LAW /HON '96
Dr. Spencer B. King, III
CLA ’59
J. Curtis Lewis III
Mr. David E. Linch
BUSM ’80
Ms. Carolyn Townsend McAfee
HON ’99
Mr. J. Thomas (Tom) McAfee, III
BUSA ’00
Judge M. Yvette Miller
CLA '77, LAW '80
Mr. Samuel (Sam) Mitchell, Jr.
CLA ’93
William Anthony (Tony) Moye
COPHS '73
Mr. J. Reg Murphy
HON ’75, CLA ’55
Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell
Mr. Lamar Richard (Dick) Plunkett, Jr.
CLA ’68
The Honorable W. Louis Sands
LAW ’74, CLA ’71
Dr. William L. (Bill) Self
HON ’70
Richard A. (Doc) Schneider
LAW '81
Mr. Jackson P. (Jack) Turner, Jr.
Mr. Howell L. Watkins, II
LAW ’82, CLA ’74
Mr. William D. (Bill) Underwood
Life Trustees
Mr. Thomas B. (Tom) Black
Mr. James H. (Jim) Cowart
Mr. Robert L. (Bob) Steed
HON ’79,LAW ’61, CLA ’58
Life Trustees In Memoriam
Gerald Saunders
HON ’87
Frank Jordan
William A. (Gus) Bootle
CLA ’24, LAW ’25, HON ’82
Tom Watson Brown
Griffin B. Bell
LAW ’48, HON ’67
Remer H. Crum
HON ’01