Board Biographies

Terri Rudder Barnes, B.S.

Ms. Barnes, a native of Rock Hill, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2014 as the lay representative from the Fifth Congressional District. 

Ms. Barnes graduated from Clemson University in 1981 with a B.S. in therapeutic recreation. She started her professional career with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as a patient service coordinator. Among her many responsibilities with MDA, she represented South Carolina at the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethons. After working with MDA, Ms. Barnes began a new career path in the computer industry. She is vice president of Applied Data Technologies which she co-founded in 1998. The company has grown into a leading top-tier reseller of Hewlett-Packard products. Ms. Barnes has served on many panels and advisory boards with the Hewlett-Packard Company. Ms. Barnes and her husband, Ruck, have three children and four grandchildren.

The Honorable James A. Battle, Jr., MBA

Mr. Battle, from Nichols, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2013 as the lay representative from the Seventh Congressional District. 

Mr. Battle graduated from The Citadel with a B.S. degree and received his MBA from the University of South Carolina. In 2009, he received a Doctorate of Humanities from Francis Marion University. He is a co-owner of several businesses in Nichols and Mullins. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a First Lieutenant. He was president of the South Carolina Aquaculture Association from 1994 - 1997; chairman of the Marion County Hospital District from 1995 - 1996; chairman of the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University; and, was appointed to the Francis Marion University Business School Advisory Board in the 1980s. Mr. Battle served eight terms in the SC House of Representatives from 1997 - 2012. In 2002 and 2008, he was awarded the NFIB/SC Guardian of Small Business. He was also awarded Legislator of the Year by the Career and Technology Education Administration Division of the SC Association of School Administrators (SCASA). In 2011 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), which is an economic development alliance for the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina. Mr. Battle currently serves as chairman of the Finance Committee and chairman of the Investment Committee of the Marion County Healthcare Foundation Board. Mr. Battle and his wife, Katherine, reside in Nichols and have one daughter.

William H. Bingham, Sr., PE

Mr. Bingham was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2002 as the lay representative from the Second Congressional District. 

Mr. Bingham, a licensed professional engineer, is the president and owner of Hercules Contractors and Engineers, Inc., of Cayce, South Carolina. Mr. Bingham is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and served in the United States Air Force from 1950 - 1954. He is a Director Emeritus of the MUSC Foundation. He served on the State Private Industry Council of South Carolina and received the Contractor of the Year Award in 2000. Mr. Bingham is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina and the West-Metro Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bingham and his wife, Mary Lynn, have three children.

William Melvin "Mel" Brown III, M.D.,
Vice-Chairman

Dr. Brown, a native Charlestonian, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2018 as the medical profession representative from the Sixth Congressional District. Dr. Brown is the current Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Brown is a 1991 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and after four years at sea, he took an assignment in Charleston to teach naval engineering at The Citadel. While there, he earned a master's degree at night, resigned his commission, and matriculated into MUSC. In 2002, he graduated from the College of Medicine and returned to active duty as a physician. During his twenty years of service, Dr. Brown served with distinction on multiple deployments at sea and on the ground in support of the Marines. On his retirement from active duty, Dr. Brown returned to his hometown and practiced emergency medicine for years before transitioning to private practice. He still devotes time to treating veterans as part-time staff at the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity. He sits on the boards of the Charleston Aquarium, First Capital Bank, MUSC Physicians, and the MUSC Foundation. Dr. Brown and his wife, Deborah, have two children, Gabriel and Lillian. 

Henry Frederick “Fritz” Butehorn III, M.D

Dr. Butehorn, from Spartanburg, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2019 as the medical profession representative from the Fourth Congressional District.

Dr. Butehorn is a 1994 Duke University graduate majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor concentration in history. He earned his medical degree from the MUSC College of Medicine in 1998 and completed his otolaryngology, head and neck surgery residency at Albany Medical College. After residency, he joined Spartanburg and Greer Ear, Nose and Throat and Allergy, a private practice. Dr. Butehorn is the trustee representing Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties at the South Carolina Medical Association. He is a member of the Spartanburg County Medical Society, serves on its executive council, and is a past president. He is the chief of the division of otolaryngology at Spartanburg Medical Center and co-director of the head and neck tumor board at Gibbs Cancer Center. He is an assistant professor at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. He is a past president of the South Carolina Otolaryngic Society and the MUSC College of Medicine Alumni Association. Dr. Butehorn resides in Spartanburg with his wife, Lori, and their two children. 

C. Guy Castles III, M.D.

Dr. Castles was appointed to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2017 by Governor Henry McMaster.

Dr. Castles is a second-generation pediatrician practicing in Columbia, South Carolina, at the office his father founded, Pediatric Associates. Dr. Castles is a graduate of the MUSC College of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at the MUSC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Castles is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Castles previously served on the Board of Trustees at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. For many years he has been an active member of the MUSC community serving as an interviewer during the admissions process for the College of Medicine and also a previous member of the MUSC Board of Visitors. Former Governor Mark Sanford honored Dr. Castles for his numerous charitable contributions and dedication to his community with the prestigious Order of the Silver Crescent. In 2014, the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine awarded him Preceptor of the Year and he has been named The State newspaper’s Best Pediatrician from 2015 - 2019. Beyond his devotion to family and work, he enjoys a variety of other activities including golf, racquetball, and water sports. Dr. Castles and his wife, Libby Lee Gantt, have seven children and five grandchildren.

Richard M. Christian, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Christian, a native of Greenwood, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2017 as the medical profession representative from the Third Congressional District. 

Dr. Christian received his undergraduate degree from Wofford College and his medical degree from the MUSC College of Medicine. He recently retired after serving over 33 years as an orthopedic surgeon in Greenwood. The primary focus of his practice was reconstructive surgery including total knee and hip replacement. Dr. Christian is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Christian is past director of the South Carolina Joint Center at Self Regional Healthcare. He is an avid outdoorsman. Dr. Christian and his wife, Pattie, live in Greenwood and have three children and four grandchildren.

Paul T. Davis, D.M.D.

Dr. Davis, a native of Florence, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2018 as the medical profession representative from the Seventh Congressional District.

Dr. Davis graduated from Wofford College with a B.S. in biology in 1994. He earned his doctoral degree from the MUSC College of Dental Medicine in 1999 where he also finished an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency. After practicing in Mount Pleasant for six years, Dr. Davis and his family moved to Florence where he has practiced since 2006. He is a member of the Florence Dental Society and past president of the Pee Dee District Dental Association. He has served on the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Dental Association and has been a member of the South Carolina Delegation to the American Dental Association. At a local education level, Dr. Davis served on the Board of Trustees for both All Saints' Episcopal Day School and Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School and was on the Dental Advisory Board for Florence-Darlington Technical College. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Florence. Dr. Davis and his wife, Tabatha, have two children.

Donald R. Johnson II, M.D.

Dr. Johnson, a native of Summerville, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 1994 as the medical profession representative from the First Congressional District. Dr. Johnson served as Chairman from 2002 - 2006 and again from 2014 - 2018.

Dr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and his medical degree from the MUSC College of Medicine. After an orthopedic surgery residency at MUSC, he completed three adult spine surgery fellowships in Texas, California, and Hong Kong. He founded Southeastern Spine Institute in 1990. Dr. Johnson is past president of the South Carolina Orthopedic Association, the South Carolina Spine Society, and the State Representative to the Southern Medical Association. He has been a visiting professor at the Universities of Hong Kong; Madrid, Spain; Valencia Spain; Lyon, France; Paris, France; and the Royal London Hospital in London, England. 

Barbara Johnson-Williams, Ed.S

Ms. Johnson-Williams was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2013 as the lay representative from the Sixth Congressional District. 

Ms. Johnson-Williams received her B.S. degree in elementary education, M.Ed in special education, and Ed.S in educational administration from South Carolina State University (SCSU). Ms. Johnson-Williams currently serves as a consultant for the South Carolina Department of Education. She was an adjunct professor at SCSU and Claflin University and a teacher, department chair, and program specialist at Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five. Ms. Johnson-Williams then served for two years as the Director of Special Education at Felton Laboratory. Also, Ms. Johnson-Williams served as the Special Education Program Specialist and Department Chairperson for Special Education at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Her professional, personal, and civic affiliations include president of Northwood Estates Neighborhood HOA Association; Advisory Board for Low Country Healthy Start; Chair of Family Selection for Edisto Habitat for Humanity/Board of Directors and Orangeburg Community Task Force; Orangeburg Branch of the NAACP; member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; The Orangeburg Links, Inc.; Phi Delta Kappa International; First Vice-President of the SCSU Alumni Association; Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development; the Edisto Fork Community Development Center; the National Education Association; the American Business Women's Association; and, the South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators. She was president of the Council for Exceptional Children Local Chapter and president of the state of South Carolina Council of Exceptional Children. Ms. Johnson-Williams is a member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, where she serves as Senior Missionary President and member of the Stewardship Ministry and Women's Guild. She serves with the Orangeburg City Department of Public Safety Trio Community Safe Haven Program and Tiffany Grant Foundation. Previously she served as president of the Usher's Ministry. Ms. Johnson-Williams and her husband, Cecil, live in Orangeburg. 

James Lemon, D.M.D.

Dr. Lemon, a native of Barnwell, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2014 as the medical profession representative from the Second Congressional District. 

Dr. Lemon has practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery since finishing his residency at Emory University. Before Emory, he graduated from Clemson University and the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, where he also completed an internship. Dr. Lemon is a past president of the Greater Columbia Dental Society, Central District Dental Society, and the South Carolina Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Lemon has been a resident of Columbia for over thirty years and has two sons, one of whom is also a graduate of the MUSC College of Dental Medicine.

Charles W. Schulze, CPA, Chairman

Mr. Schulze, a native of Greenwood, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2002 as the lay representative from the Third Congressional District. Mr. Schulze is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees. 

Mr. Schulze is a graduate of the Georgia Military Academy and earned his BBA degree in accounting from the University of Georgia. He received his master's degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina. He is a past Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Georgia. He served in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972. For three years of his four years of service, he was stationed in the Far East and Southeast Asia. His decorations include four Outstanding Unit awards with "V" device for Combat Support Valor and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm. Mr. Schulze is a retired shareholder in a regional accounting and consulting firm. He currently practices in the financial forensics area as an investigator and expert witness. He is also a licensed private investigator in the state of South Carolina. He is a former president of the South Carolina Association of CPAs and a former member and chairman of the South Carolina Board of Accountancy. In addition to serving in the leadership of the Medical University of South Carolina, he is currently a member of the Finance and Audit committee for both Shriners International and the twenty-two hospitals of the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Mr. Schulze and his wife, Sarah Alice, live in Greenwood and have two daughters.

G. Murrell Smith, Sr., M.D.

Dr. Smith, a resident of Sumter, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2013 as the medical profession representative from the Fifth Congressional District.

Dr. Smith has been a partner in Sumter OB/GYN since 1977 and is board certified by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Smith graduated from Wofford College in 1967 and was a public school teacher from 1967-1968. He earned his medical degree from the MUSC College of Medicine in 1972 and was an honor graduate. He is the past department chair of OB/GYN at Toumey Healthcare System; past chief of staff at Toumey Healthcare System; member of the Sumter County Society; past president of SC OB/GYN Society; past representative of the American College of OB/GYN legislative task force; past chairman of Wilson Hall School Athletic Association; past board member of Sunset Country Club in Sumter; and past member of the Converse College Board of Visitors. Dr. Smith and his wife, Jody, have four children and nine grandchildren.

Michael E. Stavrinakis, B.S.

Mr. Stavrinakis, a lifetime resident of Charleston, was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2013 as the lay representative from the First Congressional District.

Mr. Stavrinakis is president and CEO of Stavrinakis Franchise Consulting, M.E.S. Travel and Junkets, Inc., and Taverna Hospitality. He is a 1986 graduate of Charleston Southern University with a B.S. in economics and a lifetime member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Mr. Stavrinakis and his wife, Karen, who is a graduate of MUSC, have three children.

Thomas L. Stephenson, Esq.

Mr. Stephenson was elected to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 1998 as the lay representative from the Fourth Congressional District. He served as Chairman of the MUSC Board of Trustees from 2010 - 2014. 

Mr. Stephenson earned both his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Stephenson has practiced law since 1979 and has spent his entire life in South Carolina. He was a litigator for most of his professional life but now mediates civil cases. He has been consistently recognized by “The Best Lawyers in America,” one of the “Top 25 Attorneys in South Carolina," and other similar designations. Mr. Stephenson's contributions to public service include President of the Legal Services Agency of Western Carolina; President of the Greenville Cancer Society; Greenville Civil Service Commission member; and 300 for Greenville. Mr. Stephenson and his wife, Dianne, live in Greenville and have two children.

Bartlett J. "Bart" Witherspoon, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Witherspoon was appointed to the MUSC Board of Trustees in 2019 as the Governor's at-large representative.

Dr. Witherspoon is a 1974 graduate of the MUSC College of Medicine. Dr. Witherspoon is one of South Carolina's first board-certified radiation oncologists and has practiced medicine for over 40 years. He is one of the founding members of South Carolina Oncology Associates (SCOA), the seventh-largest private oncology practice in the United States. He holds advisory positions nationally and internationally. He was a medical advisor to the Republic of Ireland, a constituent of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom, and a member of multiple U.S. organizations, including the American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American College of Radiology, and the American Radium Society. Dr. Witherspoon's previous board experience includes service to the American Cancer Society, South Carolina Oncology Society, USC and MUSC Board of Visitors, and the Royal Society of Medicine. When not focusing on medicine, Dr. Witherspoon can be found enjoying golf, astronomy, college sports, oenology, and spending time with his family. Dr. Witherspoon and his wife, Cynthia, a 1975 graduate of MUSC, live in Columbia and have three children, four grandsons and one granddaughter.