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Welcome to the Board of Trustees

Sikes hall on a cloudy day

Upcoming Meetings

2024 Quarterly Meetings

April 4-5
July 18-20
October 17-18

2025 Quarterly Meetings

February 6-7
April 24-25
July 17-19
October TBD

*all locations are in Clemson, SC unless otherwise noted.

A Message from the Chair

Kim Wilkerson in front of Sikes Hall

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Clemson University. Clemson has been a special part of my life, and it is so gratifying now to be working with the Clemson family to help ensure all our tomorrows are as successful as our yesterdays.

Nationally recognized for both academic quality and value, Clemson is a land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university that maintains a strong commitment to teaching and student success. It is characterized by high academic standards, a culture of collaboration, school spirit, patriotism, and a competitive drive to excel.

The university was founded in 1889 through a bequest from Thomas Green Clemson, a Philadelphia-born, European-educated engineer, musician and artist who married John C. Calhoun’s daughter, Anna, and settled at her family estate in South Carolina. Mr. Clemson believed that the way to rebuild his adopted state’s war-ravaged economy was through scientific education, so he left his home and fortune to the state of South Carolina to create the institution that bears his name.

His will also outlined a unique governance system that includes seven Trustees who select their successors and six Trustees who are appointed by the State Legislature, a system that provides both long-term stability and public accountability. The Board’s role is to govern through establishment of policies that ensure academic quality and freedom, protect the university’s financial security, and ensure efficient and effective administration through the Board’s selected president and his or her executive officers.

Sincerely,
Kim A. Wilkerson, Chair

More information about the Board, its policies, and its meetings can be found on this site. Thank you for visiting. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

Upcoming Meetings

2024 Quarterly Meetings

April 4-5
July 18-20
October 17-18

2025 Quarterly Meetings

February 6-7
April 24-25
July 17-19
October TBD

*all locations are in Clemson, SC unless otherwise noted.

University Governance

All trustees sitting outside in front of trees

The University is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees, including seven successor members as provided by the will of Thomas G. Clemson and six elected by the state legislature. The Board is responsible for setting policy and approving budgets and expenditures. The University's day-to-day operations are administered by the president; the chief financial officer; and vice presidents for academic affairs and provost, research, student affairs, public service and agriculture, and advancement.

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Clemson University Board of Trustees

Trustees Emeriti

J.J. Britton
Sumter Family Health Center
P.O. Box 250
Sumter, SC 29151
803-774-4500

Leon (Bill) J.  Hendrix Jr.
Chairman, Retired, Remington Arms Company
340 Surfsong Road
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
843-243-8243

Thomas (Tom) B. McTeer Jr.
President
McTeer Real Estate, Inc.
P.O. Box 11923
Columbia, SC 29211
803-254-6260

David H. Wilkins
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
2 West Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
864-250-2231

Allen Wood
Retired
523 Wisteria Drive
Florence, SC 29501
843-665-2432