trustees

The Trust’s activities are overseen by five 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.

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 retired 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 Co-Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware and the Unidel Foundation.

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