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Pastides' family

Harris Pastides named University
of South Carolina's
28th president

"I promise to accelerate
our momentum as a world- class University, yet remain
a faithful index to the best hopes and dreams of all
South Carolinians."

July 11, 2008

 

Harris Pastides' background and family


About Dr. Pastides

  • Loves to cook: Attended French cooking school in Provence with wife, Patricia; has an apron with his name on it
  • Amateur photographer: Dean's office at Arnold School of Public Health was once decorated with photos taken while in Africa, Asia and South America
  • Attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City, a science and math public high school that has produced several Nobel Laureates
  • First family member to attend college
  • Favorite vacation: Galapagos Islands
  • Favorite food: Pizza
  • Favorite recent books: Non-fiction - "Planet India" and "Eat, Pray, Love"
About his wife, Patricia Moore-Pastides
  • Met her future husband in 1977 on her first day of graduate school at Yale University
  • Attended College of Holy Cross, B.A.; Yale - Master's of Public Health
  • Was Assistant Director of Health, New Haven, Conn.
  • Was hospital planner, Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mass.
  • Was executive director, Health Line Corporate Wellness Services, Sisters of Providence Health System, Holyoke, Mass.
  • Consultant in strategic planning, marketing and health care management
  • Was Richland County (S.C.) Health Department Supervisor, Palmetto Health District Region 3 Public Health Office
  • Was Director of Pregnant and Parenting Teen Provider Network, S.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
  • Former member, McKissick Museum Advisory Council, University of South Carolina
  • Former board member, University of South Carolina Dance
  • Former advisory board member, Healthy Learners
  • Former board member, Richland County First Steps Board
  • Current board member, Trustus Theatre, an award-winning, thought-provoking local professional theater
  • Current board member, Sisters of Charity Foundation of S.C.
  • Writer of fiction and cook books and has taught cooking classes in Columbia
About their daughter, Katharine Pastides
  • B.A. in art history, Emory University; Master of Arts in Teaching, Museum Education, George Washington University
  • Education Specialist for Gallery Teaching Programs, Getty Villa, Malibu, Calif.
About their son, Andrew Pastides
  • Governors School for Arts and Humanities; BFA in drama, N.C. School of the Arts
  • Equity stage actor in New York City; New York Times review for "Glass Menagerie" in spring 2008