trustees
The Trust’s activities are overseen by six appointed Trustees and a full-time investment team. We are loyal stewards of Mr. duPont’s will, maintaining his estate in perpetuity and executing his vision of healthier lives for children around the world. We are guided by an unwavering set of values in our efforts to honor and deliver on Mr. duPont’s legacy.
Hugh M. Durden
Chairman
Mr. Durden was named Corporate Trustee in 1997 and was elected an individual Trustee and Chairman of the Trust in 2005. As Corporate Trustee, Mr. Durden was a representative of Wachovia Bank and was elected to the Board of Directors of The Nemours Foundation in July 1997. Mr. Durden joined Wachovia Bank in 1972 after business school and remained there throughout his business career, serving in leadership positions in North Carolina and Georgia. He retired as President of Wachovia Corporate Services in 2001.
Timothy P. Cost
Mr. Cost was elected a Trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in July 2024. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida and has served as president of Jacksonville University, Northeast Florida’s premier private university, since 2013. Before joining Jacksonville University, Cost dedicated more than 30 years on senior management teams at several of the world’s largest and best-known institutions, including PepsiCo, Bristol Myers Squibb, Kodak, Aramark, Pharmacia, Wyeth/Pfizer, and Centocor/Johnson & Johnson, as well as his past service as Chairman of Global Health Care for Washington-based consulting firm, APCO Worldwide. Cost is a member of many civic, cultural, and business boards: The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Florida Council of 100, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp., Brooks Rehabilitation, JAX Chamber, Jacksonville Civic Council, Atlantic Sun Presidents Council, and THE PLAYERS Council.
Terri L. Kelly
Ms. Kelly was elected a Trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in April 2020. Ms. Kelly has been affiliated with Nemours since 2006 when she became a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Kelly is the former President and CEO of W. L. Gore and is currently a director of United Rentals and Netherlands based ASML Holding NV. Ms. Kelly lives in Greenville, Delaware, and is active in her local community, serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware, her alma mater.
Thomas G. Kuntz
Mr. Kuntz was elected a Trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in January 2017. Mr. Kuntz lives in Winter Park, Florida and retired in 2013 from SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Corporate Executive Vice President and as President and CEO of SunTrust Banks, Florida after a 35-year career with the company. Mr. Kuntz lives in Winter Park, Florida and is active in his local community, currently serving as the Vice Chair of the University of Florida trustees, and a trustee of Rollins College. Mr. Kuntz is also active on the Board of Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc. and Truist Bank, Central Florida Advisory Board.
Robert G. Riney
Mr. Riney was elected a Trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in February 2022. Mr. Riney is the current President, Healthcare Operations/Chief Operating Officer for the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan, joining the organization in 1978. Mr. Riney is the immediate past chair of The Nemours Foundation Board of Directors, serving as a Director since 2006. Mr. Riney’s current board and community roles include board member, past chair, Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA); board member, Detroit Zoological Society; board member, M1 Rail Transit Authority; chair, The Parade Company; board member, Hudson-Webber Foundation; and, board chair, Caymich Insurance Company.
Geoffrey M. Rogers
Mr. Rogers was elected a Trustee of the Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust in July 2016. He has been affiliated with Nemours since 2015 when he became a member of the Board of Directors. He is a retired Regional Managing Director for Glenmede Trust Company and the founding President and CEO of the Glenmede Trust Company of Delaware. He lives in Greenville, Delaware, and is active in the local community, serving as a board member of Washington College, Winterthur Museum, and as a member of the Delaware Business Roundtable.
Past Trustees
Fifteen distinguished individuals served the Trust prior to and in conjunction with the current Trustees.
Jessie Ball duPont
9/19/1939 – 9/26/1970
Edward Ball
9/19/1939 – 6/24/1981
Reginald S. Huidekoper
9/19/1939 – 9/28/1943
Elbert Dent
12/4/1943 – 5/8/1965
William B. Mills
5/10/1965 – 1/10/1986
Thomas S. Coldewey
5/10/1965 – 5/19/1994
Alfred duPont Dent
5/10/1965 – 8/21/1997
A.L. Hargraves
5/10/1965 – 1/7/1966
Jacob C. Belin
12/4/1967 – 5/31/2000
Winfred L. Thornton*
12/4/1967 – 1/31/2022
Herbert H. Peyton*
1/18/1995 – 1/31/2017
John F. Porter III*
1/18/1995 – 3/31/2020
W.T. Thompson III*
1/18/1995 – 7/31/2014
John S. Lord*
7/25/2000 – 10/23/2023
Richard T. Christopher
9/1/2014 – 6/30/2016
*Trustee Emeritus