Carter, Interim Chair, Professor, Spanish Ph.D., University of Washington Jane Addison, Senior Instructor, English; Director, Writing Center M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington
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The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees
Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, ex officio Chairman Miles Loadholt, 2nd Judicial Circuit, Chairman Eugene P Warr, Jr., 4th Judicial Circuit, Vice Chairman Herbert C Adams, 8th Judicial Circuit, Chairman Emeritus
Chuck Allen, 10th Judicial Circuit Arthur S Bahnmuller, 3rd Judicial Circuit
J Egerton Burroughs, 15th Judicial Circuit Mark W Buyck, Jr., Governor’s Designee
C Edward Floyd, 12th Judicial Circuit Greg Gregory, 6th Judicial Circuit William C Hubbard, 5th Judicial Circuit William W Jones, Jr., 14th Judicial Circuit Toney J Lister, 7th Judicial Circuit Leah B Moody, 16th Judicial Circuit Darla D Moore, Governor’s appointee Michael J Mungo, 11th Judicial Circuit James H Rex, State Superintendent of Education Amy E Stone, president USC Alumni Association John C von Lehe Jr., 9th Judicial Circuit Mack I Whittle, Jr., 13th Judicial Circuit Othniel H Wienges, Jr., 1st Judicial Circuit Thomas I Stepp, Secretary
Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education
James R Smith, Chairman Milton A Smith Jr., Vice Chairman Charles H Babb, Secretary-Treasurer
The USC Upstate Foundation, Inc
Chartered on February 27, 1973, the USC Upstate Foundation, Inc., formerly known as the Carolina Piedmont Foundation, Inc., exists to accept gifts of charitable, benevolent, cultural, and educational purposes for the exclusive benefit and use of the University of South Carolina Upstate Accredited as a nonprofit organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Foundation accepts and manages funds for student scholarships, faculty support, facilities, programs, and public service activities
The USC Upstate Foundation board of directors consists of thirty members, ten of which make up the Board of Governors Through their influence, guidance and counsel, and working in partnership with university administration, the members of this board are committed to the growth, success, and maintaining the “margin of excellence” that is USC Upstate
C Dan Adams
J Eugene Adams, Esq
Jane Bottsford, R.N
Sheila Breitweiser, Ed.D
Susan G Clary
William R Cobb Katherine A Dunleavy Harold McCain John S Poole Albert V Smith, Esq
John B Travers Emerson F Wolfe Jr
Mike Wood Thomas R Young III
Emeritus Member
Cleveland S Harley
Ex Officio
Toney J Lister, Esq
Jim O Ray
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Harris Pastides
Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate
John C Stockwell
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Marsha A Dowell
Vice Chancellors
Sheryl Turner-Watts, Administrative and Business Affairs
Michael Irvin, University Advancement Jeanne Skul, Information Technology & Services Laura Puckett-Boler, Dean of Students
Academic Affairs
Marsha A Dowell, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Judith S Prince, Vice Chancellor, Greenville Campus Donette Y Stewart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services Mary Theokas, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success Warren Carson, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Frieda P Davison, Dean of the Library Katharine Gibb, Interim Dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing
Charles A Love, Dean of the School of Education Darrell F Parker, Dean of the George Dean Johnson, Jr College of Business and Economics
Regis Robe, Director of Center for International Studies Elaine Marshall, Director of Grants and Foundation Relations
Athletics Department
Mike Hall, Director of Athletics Louise Ericson, Associate Athletic Director for Academics/Senior Women’s Administrator
Sandy Sandago, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine
Scott Larson, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Bill English, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
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Sheryl Turner-Watts, Vice Chancellor of Administrative and Business Affairs
Robert A Connelly, Jr., Associate Vice Chancellor Sam Bingham, Institutional Research Jerry Carrol, Director of the Bookstore Ron Dalton, Director of Housing Janice Dellinger, Director of Purchasing and Support Services Heidi From, Director of Child Development Center Connie Holloman, Director of Budgets and Fund Accounting Brian Mallory, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Klay Peterson, Chief of Police F.D Puncke, Director of Facilities Management Mark Ritter, Director of the Wellness Center Sharon Woods, Employee Relations & Equal Opportunity
Human Resources
Chancellor’s Office
Monica A Wienand, Senior Assistant to the Chancellor
Information Technology
Jeanne Skul, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Robert Thomas, Interim Director of Instructional Media Services
Scott Corbin, Director of Information Systems Chris Hanke, Director of Network Services Kevin Hodges, Director of Client Services Cindy Jennings, Director of Instructional Technology
Student Affairs
Laura Puckett-Boler, Dean of Students Frances Jarratt-Hortis, Director of Counseling Services Khrystal Smith, Director of Student Life Margaret Camp, Director of Disability Services Louanne Webber, Director of Health Services
University Advancement
Michael E Irvin, Vice Chancellor for Advancement and
Executive Director, USC Upstate Foundation
Bea Walters Smith, Director of Development and Foundation Scholarships
Tammy Whaley, Director of University Communications Leah Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations, Annual Giving, and University Events
Yolanda Robinson, Director of Advancement Services
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Warren J Carson, Interim Dean; Professor, English; Chief Diversity Officer
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Jennifer Parker, Assistant Dean; Associate Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Languages, Literature and Composition
June C Carter, Interim Chair, Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., University of Washington
Jane Addison, Senior Instructor, English; Director, Writing Center
M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington
Brock Adams, Instructor, English
M.F.A., University of Central Florida
Catherine G Canino, Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Peter Caster, Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
David Coberly, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Jay Coffman, Instructor, German; Director, Language Lab
M.A., University of Illinois
Gabrielle Drake, Instructor, Spanish
M.A., Mississippi State University
Esther Godfrey, Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Douglas Jackson, Instructor, Spanish
M.A., Illinois State University
Marilyn Knight, Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Margaret Korn, Instructor, Spanish
IMBA., University of South Carolina
Celena E Kusch, Assistant Professor, English
Ph D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thomas J McConnell, Associate Professor, English; Director, Honors Program
Ph.D., University of Georgia
David Marlow, Assistant Professor, English
Ph D., Ball State University
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Ph.D., Boston College
Colleen O'Brien, Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Shannon Polchow, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Danielle C Raquidel, Professor, French, Spanish
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Wayne Robbins, Instructor, English
M.A., East Carolina University
Jorge A Salvo, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., Florida State University
Tasha Thomas, Instructor, English; Director of Spartanburg Writing Project
M.Ed., Converse College
Lizzie Grace Urizar, Instructor, Spanish
M.A., University of North Carolina - Charlotte
George H Williams, Assistant Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies
James R Cox, Department Chair, Professor, Speech, Theatre; Director, Shoestring Players
M.A., University of South Carolina
Gregg Akkerman, Assistant Professor, Music; Director, Jazz Band
D.A., Northern Colorado University
Lisa Anderson, Associate Professor, Graphic Design
M.F.A., University of Idaho
Allison E Cantrell, Instructor
M.A., Clemson University
P Kathryn Hicks, Emeritus Professor, Fine Arts
M.F.A., University of Georgia
Andrea M Davis, Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Mary Lou Hightower, Associate Professor, Art Education; Director, FOCUS Gallery
Ed.D., University of South Carolina
Raymond B Lee, Emeritus Professor, Speech, Theatre
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Richard J Mack, Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
M.F.A., University of Miami
Gary Mattingly, Instructor
M.A., University of Florida
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Ph.D., Ohio University
Benjamin Myers, Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Jane A Nodine, Professor, Art; Director, Art Gallery
M.F.A., University of South Carolina
Rich Robinson, Associate Professor, Theatre
M.F.A., Florida Atlantic University
Desiree D Rowe, Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Douglas A Scarborough, Assistant Professor, Music
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Rachel Snow, Assistant Professor, Art History
Ph.D., City University of New York the Graduate Center
John C Stockwell, Professor, Theatre
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Chioma Ugochukwu, Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication
Ph.D., University of Texas Austin
Department of Informatics
Ron Fulbright, Department Chair, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Richard L Routh, Instructor
Ph.D., Air Force Institute of Technology
Tyrone S Toland, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Angelina Tzacheva, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte
Division of Mathematics and Computer Science
Jerome L Lewis, Department Chair; Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., Clemson University
Celia L Adair, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Chi-Kei Rick Chow, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Louisiana Lafayette
Daniel J Codespoti, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
Ph.D., Kansas State University
Daniel W Cooke, Emeritus Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
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M.M., University of Tennessee
Gamal N Elnagar, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Muhammad Hameed, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
Michael R Harper, Senior Instructor, Computer Science
M.S., University of South Carolina
Michael Hudak, Instructor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Ohio University
Seunggeun Hyun, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Frank H Li, Assistant Professor; Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Memphis
Bernard Omolo, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Thomas J Ordoyne, Senior Instructor, Mathematics
M.S., Clemson University
Kenneth Pestka, Instructor, Computer Science
M.S., Clemson University
Linda P Saucier, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
James D Spencer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Charles E Stavely, Emeritus Professor, Mathematics
M.S., Memphis State University
Alexandre Timonov, Associate Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Millard B Ulmer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Sebastian van Delden, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Kelly Waters, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Clemson University
William H White, Senior Instructor, Mathematics
M.S., Clemson University
Christopher Woodard, Instructor, Mathematics; Director of Math Tutoring Services
M.S., Clemson University
Wei Zhong, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., Georgia State University
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David K Ferris, Division Chair; Associate Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Laura Bannan, Instructor, Biology
M.A., Appalachian State University
Christopher M Bender, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Cornell University
Lyle D Campbell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Geology
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Sarah C Campbell, Instructor, Biology
M.S., University of South Carolina
Jeannie M Chapman, Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Vincent A Connors, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Timothy W Ellis, Instructor, ETM
M.A., Institute of Textile Technology
Kathleen Ferris, Instructor, Biology
M.S., Texas A&M University
Julian Green, Professor, Geology
Ph.D., Harvard University
Judy Krueger, Instructor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Duke University
Rick Krueger, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Duke University
George M Labanick, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Andrew J Leonardi, Instructor, Physics
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa A Lever, Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Montgomery, Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Sylvia H Moore, Instructor, Biology
M.Ed., Converse College
Gillian Newberry, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Melissa Pilgrim, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
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Ph.D., Duke University
Astrid Rosario, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Ronald L Sobczak, Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Jack A Turner, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Rhett Watson, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Clemson University
William Wright, Assistant Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy and American Studies
Dwight E Lambert, Department Chair; Professor, Government and International Studies
Ph.D., University of Florida
Richard E Combes, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Iowa
David W Damrel, Assistant Professor, Religion
Ph.D., Duke University
T Paul Grady, Assistant Professor, History
Ph.D., College of William and Mary
James B Griffis, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Buffalo
Carmen V Harris, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Qiliang He, Assistant Professor, East Asian History
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Alice H Henderson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, History
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Carol Loar, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D., Northwestern University
John Long, Assistant Professor, Nonprofit
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Robert B McCormick, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Andrew Myers, Associate Professor, American Studies
Ph.D., University of Virginia