Donna Isgett joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Donna Isgett, senior vice president of quality and safety for McLeod Health, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees.
“We are pleased to welcome Donna to the Board,” said Coker College President Robert Wyatt. “She brings management experience to the table from which Coker College can benefit, particularly in regards to her oversight of and success with a large organization’s effectiveness.”
Isgett’s three-year term began with the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, Oct. 29-30. She serves on two standing committees of the Board: the Audit Committee and the Enrollment and Student Life Committee.
Isgett has been with McLeod Health since 1997. She is responsible for the organization’s corporate quality program as well as clinical effectiveness, infection reduction, operational effectiveness, risk reduction, case management physician support and grants. Isgett has direct oversight for a $3 million budget and 100 full-time employees.
In 2007, Isgett received the Milliken Medal of Quality Award. In 2009, she was a Liberty Fellow and received the Lewis W. Blackmon Patient Safety Champion Award. She has served on the boards of Darlington Veneer, Diamond Hill Plywood Company, the National Institute of Case Management, McLeod Health Community Board and the South Carolina Hospital Association.
Isgett has an associate degree in nursing from Floyd College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgia State University and a master’s in nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is currently completing a master’s in business administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Isgett and her husband, John, reside in Darlington. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, JT.
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.
