The final authority and responsibility for the governance of Lander University is vested in the Board of Trustees. The Board consists of 17 members: one member from each of the state's congressional districts and eight members at-large, elected by the General Assembly; one member appointed by the Governor; and the Governor of South Carolina, ex officio, or his/her designee.

Henry McMaster
Ex-Officio Member,
Governor of South Carolina

Mr. Donald Lloyd, II, Chair
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Appointed by the Governor,
Seat 16

Dr. Peggy Makins, Vice Chair
Lexington, SC
At-Large,
Seat 10

Dr. Catherine Lee, Secretary
Florence, SC
Congressional District 7,
Seat 7

Mark Taylor
Charleston, SC
Congressional District 1,
Seat 1

Angela G. Strickland, Esq.
Chapin, SC
Congressional District 2,
Seat 2

Dr. Linda L. Dolny
Clinton, SC
Congressional District 3,
Seat 3

Dr. Terry O. Pruitt
Spartanburg, SC
Congressional District 4,
Seat 4

Vacant
Congressional District 5,
Seat 5

Dr. Robert F. Sabalis
Orangeburg, SC
Congressional District 6,
Seat 6

Mr. Robert A. Barber, Jr.
Charleston, SC
At-Large,
Seat 8

Mr. Jim Shubert
Simpsonville, SC
At-Large,
Seat 9

Mr. Donald H. Scott
Greenwood, SC
At-Large,
Seat 11

Mrs. S. Anne Walker
Sumter, SC
At-Large,
Seat 12

Mr. Raymond D. Hunt
Chapin, SC
At-Large,
Seat 13

Ms. Marcia Thrift Hydrick
Seneca, SC
At-Large,
Seat 14

Ms. Kathy R. Taylor
Union, SC
At-Large,
Seat 15

Holly Bracknell
Greenwood, SC
Governor's Designee