SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 16 -- Converse College issued the following news: Converse University is pleased to welcome five new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: * Dawn C. Davis Deck '99, Executive Director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Upstate SC * Kim Varnadoe Kent '97, Chief Executive Officer of Kentwool * Brelan Riddle Montgomery '06, Registered Nurse * Christy Davis Stoner '87, Chief Executive Officer of Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. * Dwight Van Inwege  more