Board of Trust
Cumberland University is operated by a self-perpetuating Board of Trust. Trustees represent broad and varied interests, abilities, and experiences. The Board of Trust is charged with making policy decisions and ensuring the future advancement of Cumberland University. The Trustees are divided into annual classes and life members.
Executive Committee
Robert L. McDonald, Chairman
W.P. Bone, III, Secretary-Treasurer
Robert N. Vero, Vice-Chairman
W. Joseph Adams
J. Randall Clemons
J. Samuel Hatcher
Edward L. Thackston
Class of 2014
W. Joseph Adams
Lebanon, TN
Main Street Property Management
Martha M. Bradshaw
Lebanon, TN
Retired
Greg Dugdale
Lebanon, TN
CEO, Greg Dugdale Properties
J. Samuel Hatcher
Lebanon, TN
Robert L. McDonald
Lebanon, TN
President, CedarStone Bank
David Paul
Berkeley, CA
President, Fiscal Strategies Group
Mark G. Riggins
Cumming, GA
Dental Financial Services
Edward L. Thackston
Nashville, TN
Retired Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
John Van Mol
Nashville, TN
Chairman, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
Class of 2015
Winstead P. Bone, III
Lebanon, TN
Partner, Wilson County Motor Company
Sandra W. Duncan
Nashville, TN
Vice President, Tenco Services, Inc.
Cathy F. Gracey
Chattanooga, TN
Charles Groat
Baton Rouge, LA
The Water Institute of the Gulf
Camellia Petty
Brentwood, TN
Vice President, BMI
John D. Wootten, Jr.
Lafayette, TN
Circuit Court Judge, 15th Circuit Court Tennessee
Class of 2016
Edward Callis
Lebanon, TN
Owner, Callis Ventures, LLC
J. Randall Clemons
Lebanon, TN
Chairman of the Board, Wilson Bank and Trust
Jackie Cowden
Lebanon, TN
Saad Ehtisham
Leesburg, FL
SVP & COO, Central Florida Health Care Alliance
N.B. Forrest Shoaf
Lebanon, TN
Retired CFO, Cracker Barrell Corporation
Robert N. Vero
Gallatin, TN
CEO, Centerstone
J. Roy Wauford
Lebanon, TN
CEO, JR Wauford & Co.
Life Trustees
Robert C. Bone
Lebanon, TN
Physician
William D. Heydel
Lebanon, TN
Retired, Tennessee State Manager, American Family Life Assurance Company
Jim K. Lancaster
Lebanon, TN
Retired, Agency Manager, Farm Bureau Insurance
Anne B. Roberts
Nashville, TN
Businesswoman, Real Estate
Trustee Emeritus
Alfred A. Adams, III
Lebanon, TN
Businessman, Insurance
James Carroll
Lebanon, TN
Retired, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wynn's International, Inc.
William D. Castleman
Goodlettsville, TN
Attorney
Robert N. Clement
Nashville, TN
President Emeritus, Cumberland University
Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Nashville, TN
Former Vice President, United States of America
Kenneth J. Hawkins
Lebanon, TN
Horizon Concrete, Inc.
Lynn Lester
Lebanon, TN
Businesswoman and Civic Leader
Robert H. Traeger
Nashville, TN
Retired, Vice President, and General Manager, Toshiba America, Inc.
Harry Vise
Nashville, TN
Retired