Meeting of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees
Tuesday, July 13, 2018
Thompson Conference Room | Teleconference
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Members present: Glenn McCall, Jane LaRoche, Janet Smalley, Tim Hopkins, Kathy Bigham,
Ed Driggers, Randy Imler, Sandra Stroman, Robby Sisco, Isaiah Venning, Tim Sease,
Dan Mahony, ex officio
Members absent: Ashlye Wilkerson, Julie Fowler, Don Long, Donna Glenn Holley
Representatives absent:Michael Lipscomb, Faculty Representative, Ximena Perez, Student
Representative
Others present:Shelia Higgs Burkhalter, VP Student Affairs, Kimberly Faust, Secretary
to the Board, Amanda Maghsoud, Associate VP Finance, Justin Oates, VP Finance and
Business Affairs
The Board of Trustees met via conference call on Tuesday, July 13, 2018. The call
originated on the campus of Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
Call to OrderChair McCall called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m. He welcomed all present and
extended the sympathy of the Board to Trustee Donna Holley on the recent passing of
her mother.
Executive Session Kathy Bigham moved with a second from Jane LaRoche to move into executive session
pursuant to South Carolina Ann. 30-4-70(a (2) for the purposes of discussion of proposed
contractual arrangements. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. President
Mahony, Ms. Maghsoud, Mr. Oates, and Dr. Faust were invited to remain for the executive
session.
Tim Hopkins moved with a second from Sandra Stroman to end the executive session and
return to public session. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Report from the Committee on Student Life and AthleticsChair Tim Sease brought forth a motion to accept a new food service contract with
Sodexo. The seven year contract will begin on August 1, 2018. As the motion was from
a Committee no second was needed.
The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Adjournment Hearing no objections, Chair McCall adjourned the meeting at 8:56 a.m.
Minutes submitted by Kimberly A. Faust, Secretary to the Board
