Conrad Deese joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Conrad Deese, vice president of finance for LifePoint’s Eastern Group at LifePoint Hospitals, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees.
“We are delighted to have Conrad on Coker’s Board,” said Coker College President Robert Wyatt. “As a Coker alumnus and former athlete, his passion for the college combined with his knowledge of corporate operations will be a great complement to our Board.”
Deese’s three-year term began with the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, Oct. 29-30. He serves on two standing committees of the Board: the Athletics Committee and the Promotion and Marketing Committee.
In his position as vice president of finance for LifePoint’s Eastern Group, Deese provides oversight and direction of financial operations, including integration of new acquisitions, budget preparation, capital planning, fiscal accountability and operational assessments.
Deese, who graduated from Coker in 2005, studied business management, played baseball for the Cobras, and married Cara, also a Coker graduate (2003). Deese earned his MBA in finance at the University of Florida. Earlier this year he was honored with the Coker College Young Alumni Award.
Deese and his wife have three young boys, Peyton, Parker and Paxton, and reside in Franklin, Tenn.
The Coker College Board of Trustees meets quarterly and maintains broad responsibility for the mission, long-range direction, policies and financial condition of the institution.
For more information on the Coker College Board of Trustees, please contact Laura Hoxworth at [email protected].
Coker College is a student-focused, private liberal arts college located in Hartsville, South Carolina. Coker combines round table, discussion-based learning with hands-on experiences to encourage active participation in and out of the classroom. A supportive, close-knit community prepares Coker students with the confidence and practical life skills they need to reach their personal best, in college and beyond.
Founded in 1908, Coker is a bachelor’s and master’s degree-granting institution and competes in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Coker is ranked among the “Best Colleges” in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review, and by Washington Monthly as No. 5 for value among colleges in the Southeast region.
