The Board of Trustees

Members of the Ferrum College Board of Trustees (BOT) are comprised of volunteers who are qualified to serve by virtue of their achievements, scholarship, business-related experience or United Methodist Church association. They are appointed to direct the policies and retain senior management personnel of the College.

As a group the BOT is liable for the financial and other consequences of the College's activities.

Board Member Responsibilities

  • Know the mission and purpose of the organization− Serve four-year terms, making meeting attendance and participation a high priority
  • Set policies, approve the operating budget, and oversee its implementation
  • Participate in strategic planning and committee assignments
  • Ensure the legal and ethical integrity of the organization
  • Select, support and evaluate the performance of the president
  • Make an annual financial commitment to the College at a level consistent with ability to give, and provide fund raising contacts to outside funding sources
  • Monitor and strengthen the College’s programs and services
  • Enhance the public standing of Ferrum College by being an advocate and spokesperson

Board Members

Officers and Executive Committee

  • Mr. Samuel L. Lionberger, Jr., Chair, Penhook
  • Mr. J. Peter Clements ’77, First Vice Chair and
  • Chair, Business Affairs Committee, Carson
  • Mr. Glenn F. Thomsen, Second Vice Chair, Roanoke
  • Mrs. Peggy A. Oakes, Secretary, Dry Fork
  • Mr. S. Kelly Herrick ’84, Chair, Academic Affairs and Technology Committee & Immediate Past Board Chair, Danville, Calif.
  • Mr. Craig L. Rascoe ’74, Chair, Audit Committee, Manakin Sabot
  • Mr. Robert Todd ’67, Chair, Institutional
  • Advancement Committee, Williamsburg
  • Mr. Walter C. Ayers ’62, Chair,
  • Investment Committee, Stuart
  • Dr. Nathaniel L. Bishop, Chair, Student Affairs and Enrollment Committee, Christiansburg
  • Dr. Nancy V. Dye, Executive Committee,
  • Member at Large, Roanoke
  • Mr. Danny M. Perdue ’66, Executive Committee,
  • Member at Large, Rocky Mount

Members

  • Mrs. J. Bernice Cobbs ’98, Rocky Mount
  • Mrs. Thelma B. Crowder, South Boston
  • Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dickerson, Richmond
  • Mrs. Betty J. Forbes, Chester
  • Mr. Kenneth M. Gassman, Jr., Glen Allen
  • Mrs. Elizabeth (Ibby) T. Greer, Rocky Mount
  • Dr. Elizabeth M. Hairfield, Staunton
  • Mrs. Olivia T. Hinton, Portsmouth
  • Rev. Dr. Janine W. Howard, Martinsville
  • Rev. Dr. Stephen C. Hundley, Roanoke
  • Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer, Glen Allen
  • Mr. Albert Latimer ’77, Apopka, Fla.
  • Rev. Elizabeth Lazenby, Rocky Mount
  • Dr. Esther G. Mabry, Waynesboro
  • Mr. Aubrey Lee Mason ’70, Lynchburg
  • Mr. Harry G. Norris, Roanoke
  • Dr. Marvin Phaup, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Ronald L. Willard, Sr., Penhook

Trustees Emeriti

  • Mr. William B. Bales, Williamsburg
  • Mrs. Ethel W. Born, Salem
  • Mr. Robert A. Cox, Jr., Richmond
  • Mrs. Ethelyne F. Daniel ’43, Danville
  • Mr. Preston T. Holmes, Chesterfield
  • Mr. C. Henry Jones, Norfolk
  • Mr. Sid D. Mason, Rocky Mount
  • Dr. M. Douglas Newman ’42, Newport News
  • Mrs. Ida B. Powell, Lynchburg