Board of Trustees
Officers
Tripp Penn, Chair
Linda Cole, Vice Chair
Lauranne Buchanan, Secretary
Lisa Cornell, Assistant Secretary
KeJuana Campbell, Treasurer
Members
| George W. Baker, Jr. | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| J. Kennerly Boatwright, III | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Daniel T. Brown | Roswell, GA | 2027 |
| Linda Buchanan | Apalachicola, FL | 2028 |
| Lauranne Buchanan | LaGrange, GA | 2029 |
| Kelly D. Cain | LaGrange, GA | 2027 |
| David Cauble | Peachtree City, GA | 2028 |
| Linda Cole | Cumming, GA | 2029 |
| Jane Cooley | Marietta, GA | 2030 |
| Stuart Countess | LaGrange, GA | 2027 |
| Michael Dollar | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Michael T. Fay | Miami, FL | 2030 |
| R. Coleman Foss | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Heather Graham | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Miriam C. Harris | Alexandria, VA | 2027 |
| Scott D. Hawkins | Atlanta, GA | 2027 |
| William M. Hodges | Atlanta, GA | 2027 |
| Mitchell T. Key | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Jake Jones | LaGrange, GA | 2028 |
| Kathy McCollum | Macon, GA | 2029 |
| Ternisha Miles Jones | Troy, AL | 2027 |
| Davin Mitchell | 2030 | |
| George Lankford | Herndon, VA | 2030 |
| Tripp Penn | LaGrange, GA | 2029 |
| Bill Plybon | Atlanta, GA | 2027 |
| Joe Ragland | 2030 | |
| Mardi Schaufler | LaGrange, GA | 2030 |
| Keith Shurbutt | McDonough, GA | 2029 |
| Richard S. Simmons | LaGrange, GA | 2029 |
| Lisa B. Tunstall | Nashville, TN | 2030 |
| Sue Marie Waddell | Columbus, GA | 2029 |
| George F. Wheelock | Birmingham, AL | 2029 |
| Deedee G. Williams | West Point, GA | 2029 |
| James M. Wood, III | Atlanta, GA | 2030 |
Ex Officio Members
Kim Barber Knoll, Faculty Representative
Lucy McCoy, SGA President
Robin Dease, Bishop, UMC
Thomas Martin, FUMC Senior Minister
Adam Roberts, Executive Director, UM Commission
Julie Boone, District Superintendent
Munira Fidahussein, Leadership Council President
Spencer King, Alumni Association Representative
Legal Counsel
James C. Thornton, LaGrange, Georgia
President's Cabinet
Susanna L. Baxter (2020) - President
B.A., Pfeiffer College; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, Peabody College; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
KeJuana Campbell (2025) – Vice President for Finance and Administration
B.A., Auburn University; M.A., Univeristy of Alabama Birmingham
John D. Head (2021) – Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience
B.A., Shorter College; E.D., University of Tennessee
Matt Hayes (2025) - Vice President for Athletics
B.S., Mars Hill University
