Benedict College Board of Trustees 2025-2026

Attorney Stephen K. Benjamin
Columbia, SC 29201

Mr. G. Tyrone Bonds, Vice Chairman Retired, HR Executive, Kraft FoodsGurnee, IL 60031

Mr. Anthony T. Burroughs
Senior Vice President, Business Continuity Mgr. Corp.
Bank of America
Waxhaw, NC 28173

Dr. Tyrone A. Burroughs
President and CEO
First Choice Sales and Marketing Group
Germantown, TN 38139

Attorney Valoria Cheek
President and CEO
The American Baptist Extension Corporation (ABEC)
Valley Forge, PA 19482- 0851

Dr. Paul W. Drummond
Charlotte, NC 28217

Dr. Hilda D. Gadsden
President
Woman’s Baptist E&M Convention of SC
Charleston, SC

Dr. Mary Gaffney, President
Mather School National Alumni Association
Washington, DC 20019

Mrs. Cedelle E. Gates, President
Benedict College National Alumni Association
West Columbia, SC 29179

Dr. Elsie King Hamler, Secretary
Miami, FL 33176

Attorney James P. Hudson
Blythewood, SC 29016

Reverend Dr. Solomon Jackson, Jr.
Pastor/Founder of Solomon’s Temple
Columbia, SC 29220

Dr. Charlie W. Johnson, Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
Immanuel Realty, L.L.C.
Louisville, KY 40204

*Mrs. Doris W. Johnson, Assistant Secretary
Columbia, SC 29206

Dr. Gail M. Morrison
Columbia, SC 29204

Mr. Rich Panner
Snellville, GA 30078

Dr. Haywood L. Strickland
President Emeritus
Wiley College
Fayetteville, GA 30214

Mr. William L. Thomas
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Mr. Jesse J. Tyson
Woodlands, TX 77389

Mr. Emory L. Waters
Hartsville, SC 29550

Dr. Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Initiatives
Creative Marketing Resources, Inc.
Columbia, SC 29229

* Deceased

President

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis
President and CEO
Benedict College
1600 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204

Dr. Willie J. Hill, Jr.
Simpsonville, SC 29681

Mr. Donald Rozier
Stamford, CT 06902