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Warr, von Lehe tapped for leadership of USC Board of Trustees

Aug 7, 2012

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COLUMBIA, SC - August 7, 2012 -
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees elected new leadership Friday (Aug. 3).  Lamar attorney Eugene P. Warr will serve as chairman, and Charleston attorney John C. von Lehe, Jr. will serve as vice chairman.  

Warr—a board member since 2003—graduated magna cum laude with honors from USC in 1981 with a degree in accounting.  Four years later, he received a law degree from USC and is now a partner at Warr and White in Florence.  Warr previously served as the board’s vice chairman.

von Lehe is a partner at Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough in Charleston.  He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1965 and law degree in 1968, both from USC.  He has served on the board since 1998.

Warr (left) and von Lehe (right) will serve two-year terms.

 

The board also elected its executive committee and members were appointed to standing committees.

Executive Committee

  • 
Eugene P. Warr, chairman
  • John C. von Lehe, Jr., vice chairman
  • Miles Loadholt, chairman emeritus
  • C. Edward Floyd
  • William C. Hubbard
  • Toney J. Lister
Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee

  • Thad Westbrook, chairman
  • Robert E. Brown
  • Mark W. Buyck, Jr.
  • Thomas C. Cofield
  • A.C. Fennell, III
  • William W. Jones, Jr.
  • Hubert F. Mobley
Audit and Compliance Committee

  • J. Egerton Burroughs, chairman
  • Chuck Allen
  • Robert E. Brown
  • Hubert F. Mobley
  • C. Dorn Smith
  • Thad Westbrook
  • Mack I. Whittle, Jr.
  • Charles H. Williams
Building and Grounds Committee

  • William W. Jones, Jr., chairman
  • Mark W. Buyck, Jr.
  • Thomas C. Cofield
  • William C. Hubbard
  • Toney J. Lister
  • Miles Loadholt
  • Leah B. Moody
  • Charles H. Williams
Health Affairs Committee

  • C. Dorn Smith, chairman
  • J. Egerton Burroughs
  • A.C. Fennell, III
  • C. Edward Floyd
  • Miles Loadholt
  • Hubert F. Mobley
  • Mack I. Whittle, Jr.
  • Charles H. Williams
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
  • 
Mark W. Buyck, Jr., chairman
  • Chuck Allen
  • C. Edward Floyd
  • William C. Hubbard
  • William W. Jones, Jr.
  • Toney J. Lister
  • Leah B. Moody
  • Mack I. Whittle, Jr.
Student-Trustee Liaison Committee
  • 
Leah B. Moody, chairwoman
  • Chuck Allen
  • Robert E. Brown
  • J. Egerton Burroughs
  • Thomas C. Cofield
  • A.C. Fennell, III
  • C. Dorn Smith
  • Thad Westbrook