Brown, Associate Dean; Professor, History Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Jennifer Parker, Assistant Dean; Associate Professor, Psychology Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
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Administration
& Faculty
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The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees
Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, ex officio Chairman
Herbert C Adams, 8th Judicial Circuit
Chairman
Miles Loadholt, 2nd Judicial Circuit
Vice Chairman
Mack I Whittle Jr., 13th Judicial Circuit
Chairman Emeritus
Arthur S Bahnmuller, 3rd Judicial Circuit William L Bethea Jr., USC Alumni Association James Bradley, 6th Judicial Circuit Mark W Buyck Jr., Gubernatorial Designee John W Fields, 10th Judicial Circuit
C Edward Floyd, M.D., 12th Judicial Circuit Samuel R Foster II, 16th Judicial Circuit William C Hubbard, 5th Judicial Circuit William W Jones Jr., 14th Judicial Circuit Toney J Lister, 7th Judicial Circuit Darla D Moore, Gubernatorial Appointee Michael J Mungo, 11th Judicial Circuit James H Rex, Superintendent of Education
M Wayne Staton, 15th Judicial Circuit John C von Lehe Jr., 9th Judicial Circuit Eugene P Warr Jr., 4th Judicial Citcuit Othniel H Wienges Jr., 1st Judicial Circuit Thomas L Stepp, Secretary
Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education
James R Smith, Chairman Terry L Cash, Vice Chairman Charles H Babb, Secretary-Treasurer
The Carolina Piedmont Foundation, Inc
Chartered on February 27, 1973, 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 raises private funds for facilities and programs, administers scholarships and supports USC Upstate public service activities
The Carolina Piedmont Foundation board of directors consists of 33 members who are committed to the growth and continued success of USC Upstate Through their influence, guidance and counsel, and working in partnership with the administration, the Foundation is able to generate funds that directly impact the University through student scholarships, faculty development, new facilities, and cutting edge programs
C Daniel Adams
J Eugene Adams, Esq
Sheila Breitweiser, Ed.D
William R Cobb
James Crook
Harold E Fleming, M.D., MBA Audrey T Grant, Ph.D
John S Poole Albert V Smith, Esq
Milton A Smith Jr
John B Travers
L Andrew Westbrook III Donna Turner Williams Thomas R Young III
Emeritus Members
G.B Hodge, M.D., Emeritus Chair
John L Cobb Cleveland S Harley
Ex Officio
Toney J Lister, Esq
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Administration
President, University of South Carolina
Andrew A Sorensen
Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate
John C Stockwell
Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Marsha A Dowell
Vice Chancellors
Robert A Connelly Jr., Business Affairs Michael Irvin, University Advancement Judith S Prince, Greenville Campus Jeanne Skul, Information Technology & Services Sheryl Turner-Watts, Planning & Organizational Development
Leon E Wiles, Student & Diversity Affairs
Academic Affairs
Marsha A Dowell, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Jim A Ferrell, Assistant Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Greenville Campus Donette Y Stewart, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services York W Bradshaw, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Frieda P Davison, Dean of the Library Marsha A Dowell, 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
Louise Ericson, Director of Center for Student Success Regis Robe, Director of Center for International Studies Sherry McAdams, Director of Career Center
Katy R Murphy, Registrar Kim Jenerette, Director of Financial Aid Elaine Marshall, Director of Grants and Foundation Relations
Athletics Department
Mike Hall, Director of Athletics Tami Matheny, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator Bill English, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
Scott Larson, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Sandy Sandago, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Jules Bryant,Assistant Athletic Director for Development & Special Events
Katie Pate, Director of Marketing and Promotions
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Robert A Connelly, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Connie Holloman, Director of Budgets and Fund Accounting Michael L Bruce, Director of Risk Management Jerry Carroll, Director of the Bookstore Denis Ellinger, Director of Purchasing and Support Services F.D Puncke, Director of Facilities Management Richard L Scott, Director of Financial Services Judy Srock, Director of Special Events
Chancellor’s Office
Frances B Krydynski, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Monica A Wienand, Senior Assistant to the Chancellor
Planning and Organizational Development
Sheryl Turner-Watts, Vice Chancellor of Planning and Organizational Development
Sam Bingham, Director of Institutional Reporting & Data Analysis Brian Mallory, Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Compliance
vacant, Director of Human Services
Information Technology
Jeanne Skul, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Randy Johnson, Director of Instructional Media Services Scott Corbin, Director of Information Systems Chris Hanke, Director of Network Services Tom Davis, Technology Training Specialist Jamie Aiello, Director of Client Services Cindy Jennings, Director of Instructional Technology
Student Affairs
Leon Wiles, Vice Chancellor for Student and Diversity Affairs
Laura Puckett-Boler, Dean of Students
and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student and Diversity Affairs
Ron Dalton, Director of Residential Life Frances Jarratt-Hortis, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Development
Steve Hopkins, Director of Student Life Klay Peterson, Chief of University Police Lou Anne Webber, Director of Health Services
University Advancement
Susan A Hodge, Senior Director of Development Michael Irvin, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and
Executive Director of the Carolina Piedmont Foundation
Bea Walters Smith, Director of Alumni Relations and Advancement Services
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Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences
York W Bradshaw, Dean; Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., Northwestern University
James W Brown, Associate Dean; Professor, History
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Jennifer Parker, Assistant Dean; Associate Professor, Psychology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Languages, Literature and Composition
Warren Carson, Department Chair; Professor, English; Coordinator of Academic Advising; Director, Gospel Choir
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Jane Addison, Instructor, English; Director, Writing Center
M.Ed., Converse College
Catherine G Canino, Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., Arizona State University
June C Carter, Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., University of Washington
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
Brenda W Davenport, Senior Instructor, English; Director, English Composition
M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Elizabeth S Davidson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, English
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Gabrielle Drake, Instructor, Spanish
M.A., Mississippi State University
Douglas Jackson, Professor, Spanish
M.A., Illinois State University
Merri Lisa Johnson, Assistant Professor of English; Director for the Center for Women’s Studies
Ph.D., SUNY-Birmingham
Marilyn Knight, Associate Professor, English
Ph.D., University of Georgia
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
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M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
David Marlow, Assistant Professor, English
Ph D., Ball State University
Shannon Polchow, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., University of California
Danielle C Raquidel, Professor, French, Spanish
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Tasha Thomas, Instructor
M.Ed., Converse College
Jorge A Salvo, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Ph.D., Florida State University
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
P Kathryn Hicks, Emeritus Professor, Fine Arts
M.F.A., University of Georgia
Judy S Curtis, Instructor, Speech Communication
M.A., Marshall University, West Virginia
Mary Lou Hightower, Assistant Professor, Art Education; Director, FOCUS Gallery
Ed.D., University of South Carolina
Steve Knight, Assistant Professor, Theatre
M.F.A., University of Oklahoma
Raymond B Lee, Emeritus Professor, Speech, Theatre
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Gary Mattingly, Instructor
M.A., University of Florida
Raymond J Merlock, Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication
Ph.D., Ohio University
Cassandra S Mitchell, Instructor, Journalism and Mass Communication
M.A., University of South Carolina
Benjamin Myers, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
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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
Kevin Sargent, Assistant Professor, Speech; Director, Forensics
Ph.D., Northwestern University
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, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Linda Mesko, Instructor
M.S., University of Maryland
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, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Linda K Cooke, Senior Instructor, Mathematics
M.M., University of Tennessee
Gamal N Elnagar, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Linda P Gilbert, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University
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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
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
James D Spencer, Professor, 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, Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Sebastian van Delden, Assistant 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, Director of Math & Tutoring Services
M.S., Clemson University
Wei Zhong, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering
David K Ferris, Division Chair; Associate Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Laura Bannan, Instructor, Biology
M.A., Appalachian State University
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Christopher M Bender, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Cornell University
Lyle D Campbell, Professor, 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
Alice R Claggett, Senior Instructor, Chemistry
M.S., University of Massachusetts
Vincent A Connors, Associate Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Kathleen Ferris, Instructor, Biology
M.S., Texas A&M University
Julian Green, Professor, Geology
Ph.D., Harvard University
Richard Krueger, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Ph.D., Duke University
George M Labanick, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Richard LeBoeuf, Instructor, Engineering Technology Management
Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Sylvia H Moore, Instructor, Biology
M.Ed., Converse College
Gillian Newberry, Professor, Biology
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Melissa Pilgrim, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
John C Riley, Associate Professor, Physics
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
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Ph.D., Clemson 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
James W Brown, Professor, History; Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Richard E Combes, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Timothy M Dale, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
David W Damrel, Assistant Professor, Religion
Ph.D., Duke University
John B Edmunds, Jr., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, History
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
T Paul Grady, Assistant Professor, History
Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Qiliang He, Assistant Professor, East Asian History
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
James B Griffis, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Ph.D., University of Buffalo
Carmen V Harris, Associate Professor, History
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Alice H Henderson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, History
Ph.D., University of Michigan
SFC Fred Keigley, Assistant Professor, Military Science
B.A., University of South Carolina
Carol Loar, Assistant 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
Trevor Rubenzer, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin