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University Administration

Andrew A. Sorensen, Ph.D., President
Jerome D. Odom, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Chris P. Plyler, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Executive Dean for Regional Campuses and Continuing Education
Carolyn A. West, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Regional Campuses and Continuing Education

Mid-Carolina Commission for Higher Education

Joseph S. Sublette, Sumter County, Chair
Philip L. Edwards, Sumter County, Vice Chair
Robert B. Smith, Sumter County, Treasurer
Austin E. Floyd, Sumter County
Billy K. Phillips, Lee County
Francis J. Santangelo, Clarendon County
Patricia W. Smith, Sumter County
Ora Spann, Ph.D., Sumter County
R. Murdoch Walker Jr., Sumter County

Sumter Partnership of the USC Educational Foundation

Thomas M. Bultman, President
Wade S. Kolb Jr., Vice President
Lee O. Holloway, Treasurer
Nancy A. Collura, Ex Officio—Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
Mark H. Ard
Suzanne S. Begley
Robert N. Boykin Jr.
Randy S. Brown
Stephen G. Curtis
Frank O. Edwards
Jayne D. Fort
Beverly W. Gagne
Edward F. Hubbard Jr.
Jerry E. Jackson
Rose E. Jackson
Ellen L. Leventis
John F. Logue
Angus F. McDuffie
Nicole F. Norris
Jacquelyn K. Olsen
William J. Reynolds
Ramon Schwartz Jr.
Greg A. Thompson
S. Anne Walker
C. Leslie Carpenter, Ph.D., Ex Officio
Andrew A. Sorensen, Ph.D., Ex Officio
Jpseph S. Sublette, Ex Officio

Office of the Dean

C. Leslie Carpenter, Dean, Ph.D., University of Oregon
Ann M. Brewer, Office Assistant
Julie G. Brown, Human Resources Officer/Executive Assistant to the Dean, M.S., Troy State University
Mary Fran Smith, Human Resources Specialist/Benefits Administrator/Assistant to the Dean

Academic Advisement and Counseling Center

Francis P. Segedin, Director, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Terry W. Clark, Academic Advisor, M.S., Alabama State University
Linda R. Myers, Academic Advisor, M.A.T., University of South Carolina
Faye B. Nettles, Administrative Specialist

Academic Affairs

Anthony M. Coyne, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Suzette P. Britton, Administrative Assistant, A.A., University of South Carolina

Administrative and Financial Services

Bruce K. Blumberg, Assistant Dean for Administrative and Financial Services, M.B.A., University of South Carolina
Amanda M. Jones, Receptionist/Switchboard Operator
Kathryn Barrett Duke, Director of Budget, Planning, and Grants, M.B.A., University of South Carolina
Wanda P. Skinner, Administrative Assistant

Admissions Services

W. Robert Ferrell III, Director, Admissions Services and Recruitment, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Dewitt Walker Jr., Admissions Counselor, B.S., University of South Carolina
Lydia L. Johnson, Data Control Clerk, B.S., Winthrop College
Brenda C. Libner, Administrative Specialist, A.A., Spartanburg Junior College
Benjamin F. Ross III, Admissions Counselor, M.S., University of Southern California

Bookstore

Jeanette H. Hudson, Bookstore Manager
Julie N. McCoy, Accounting Technician

Business Office

Betty W. Watson, Office Manager
Jane Charlton, Accounting Technician
Wendell D. Prescott, Accounting Technician, B.S., University of South Carolina
Phyllis J. Turner, Purchasing/Receiving/Mail Clerk, A.A., Univeristy of South Carolina

Computer Services

George R. Thompson III, Director, B.S., University of South Carolina
Alicia B. Geddings, Systems Support Technician, A.S., Central Carolina Technical College
Shelby L. Newman, Systems Support Technician, Associate in Business, Central Carolina Technical College

Distance and Continuing Education

Betty Harvey, Director, M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Jean D. Carrano, Media Resources Consultant, B.S., University of South Carolina

Division of Arts and Letters

Cara-lin Getty, Chair, Professor, Art, M.F.A., East Tennessee State University
Carol J. Reynolds, Administrative Specialist, B.A., University of South Carolina
Ellen Arl, Professor, English, M.A., Tulane University; M.F.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Park S. Bucker, Assistant Professor, English, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Bernard F. Fitzgerald, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages, M.A., Michigan State University
Hayes D. Hampton, Assistant Professor, English, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Eric A. Hauser, Assistant Professor, Theater and Speech, Ph.D., Wayne State University
Andrew J. Kunka, Assistant Professor, English, Ph.D., Purdue University
Laura G. Pattillo, Assistant Professor, English, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Michele N. Reese, Assistant Professor, English, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Division of Business Administration and Economics

Kay A. Oldhouser, Chair, Assistant Director of Professional Master’s in Business Administration (PMBA) Program, Associate Professor, Business Administration, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Lucile Ward, Administrative Specialist, A.S., Central Carolina Technical College
Christine Borycki, Associate Professor, Management, Ph.D., University of North Texas
Armand J. Gagne, Associate Professor, Business Administration/Economics/Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D., Christian Bible College
Jean-Luc Grosso, Assistant Professor, Economics, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Kelly L. Haws, Instructor, Accounting, M.B.A., Mississippi State University
Teresa L. Smith, Assistant Professor, Management, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education

John T. Myers, Chair, Professor, Anthropology/Sociology, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Kathleen N. King, Administrative Specialist, B.A., University of South Carolina
Richard S. Bell, Professor, Sociology, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Robert B. Castleberry, Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Texas Christian University
David F. Decker, Associate Professor, History, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Susan G. Hendley, Associate Professor, Education, Ph.D., Florida State University
Nancy E. Macdonald, Associate Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Salvador Macias III, Professor, Psychology, Ph.D., Georgia State University
Thomas L. Powers, Professor, History, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Eric M. Reisenauer, Assistant Professor, History, Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago
John L. Safford, Professor, Government/Philosophy, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Division of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering

Charles F. Denny, Chair, Professor, Biology, M.S., University of Kentucky
Ruth P. Salter, Administrative Specialist, B.A., Wittenberg University
Stephen T. Anderson Sr., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science and Engineering, M.A., Western Michigan University
Michael R. Bacon, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Ph.D., State University of New York
Michael S. Becker, Associate Professor, Physics/Mathematics, Ph.D., University of Florida
Dorothy B. Bishoff, Instructor, Biology, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stephen T. Bishoff, Associate Professor, Biology, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Charles K. Cook, Professor, Mathematics, Ph.D., Purdue University
Robert C. Costello, Professor, Chemistry, Ph.D., Stanford University
Pearl R. Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Biology, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Paul R. Herrmann, Instructor, Computer Science and Engineering, M.P.A., Golden Gate University
Beth W. McLeod, Lab Specialist, A.S., Central Carolina Technical College
Robert C. Nerbun Jr., Professor, Physics, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
James E. Privett, Professor, Chemistry and Physics, Ph.D., Purdue University
Maitland A. Rose, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Ph.D., City University–London
John T. Varner III, Professor, Mathematics, M.A., University of Tennessee

Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Veteran Affairs

Sue A. Sims, Coordinator of Financial Aid, M.Ed., University of North Carolina
Lillian L. Barr, Financial Aid Counselor, M.Ed., South Carolina State University
Jean L. Failmezger, Financial Aid Counselor
Elizabeth A. White, Financial Aid Data Manager, M.Ed., University of South Carolina

Institutional Research

Star H. Kepner, Statistical Research Analyst, M.Ed., University of South Carolina

Library

Jane J. Ferguson, Head Librarian, M.L.S., McGill University
Karen L. McEwen, Library Technical Assistant, A.A., A.A.S., Spokane Falls Community College
Patricia L. Schultz, Library Manager, B.A., University of South Carolina

Maintenance Services

Goliath Brunson Jr., Superintendent of Building and Grounds, B.A.I.S., University of South Carolina
Jimmie Lee Abraham, Building/Grounds Specialist
Thomas E. Bochette Sr., Trades Specialist, A.A., University of South Carolina
James Choice, Building/Grounds Evening Supervisor
Jean W. Davis, Building/Grounds Specialist
Jeffrey D. Lingefelt, Trades Specialist, A.A., University of South Carolina
Ida M. Taylor, Building/Grounds Specialist
Randy A. Turner, Trades Specialist
Randall A. Vaughn, Building/Grounds Specialist

Opportunity Scholars Program

E.B. "Mac" McLeod Jr., Coordinator of TRIO Program, M.B.A., University of South Carolina
Lisa S. Rosdail, Program Assistant, B.A., University of South Carolina
Elizabeth Costello, Educational Skills Specialist, M.S., University of Lowell, Massachusetts
Mary Wayne James, Educational Skills Specialist, M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Robert L. Johnson, Cultural Events Specialist, M.Ed., University of South Carolina
Jo R. White, Educational Skills Specialist, M.Ed., University of South Carolina

Records and Registration

Flora Y. Gadson, Coordinator, B.S., Benedict College
Toni J. Williams, Student Services Program Coordinator, B.A., University of South Carolina

Shaw Air Force Base Office

Loren L. Faulknham, Director of Shaw AFB Program, M.A., Webster University
Shirley P. Gibbs, Assistant Director of Shaw AFB Program, B.A., University of Nottingham

Student Affairs

Lynwood Watts, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, M.S., University of Tennessee
Mary L. Sutton, Administrative Assistant, A.B.M., Central Carolina Technical College

Student Life

Frank Marsh, Interim Director of Student Life/Campus Recreation Coordinator, B.A.I.S., University of South Carolina

University Advancement

Nancy A. Collura, Assistant Dean for University Advancement, M.A., Webster University
Ruth B. Heater, Administrative Assistant
Thomas B. Prewett, Director of Public Relations and Marketing, B.A., University of South Carolina
Elizabeth R. Minto, Director of Alumni Relations, M.S., Mississippi University for Women

USC Columbia Extended Graduate Campus

Marna R. Davenport, Director, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Emma Lee Rickard, Student Services Program Coordinator, A.A., University of South Carolina

USC Spartanburg Education Programs

Marilyn J. Izzard, Director, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Genell Harris, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Linda P. Lemon, Administrative Specialist, B.S., Voorhees College
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