2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Directory



Board of Trustees

2017 - 2018 Officers

Michael C. Riordan, Chair

A. Alexander Taylor, II ‘75, Vice Chair

Francie M. Heller, Secretary

 

2015-2018

Kevin R. Bryant ‘85, Greenville, South Carolina

+Robert H. Buckman, Memphis, Tennessee

Kevin T. Byrne ‘91, Atlanta, Georgia

Ann P. Bryan, Greenville, South Carolina

Richard Cullen ‘71, Richmond, Virginia

W. Randy Eaddy ‘76, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

David G. Ellison ‘72, Greenville, South Carolina

James C. Mabry, IV, Richmond, Virginia

James M. Ney ‘64, Atlanta, Georgia

Leighan Roberts Rinker H’04, Atlantis, Florida

Michael C. Riordan, Greenville, South Carolina

Daniel S. Sanders, Greenville, South Carolina

A. Alexander Taylor, II ‘75, Charleston, South Carolina

+Emilyn Childs Sanders, Greenville, South Carolina

+Mary Peace Sterling H’02, Greenville, South Carolina

Peace Sterling Sullivan, Miami Beach, Florida

William Byrd Traxler, Jr., Greenville, South Carolina

Richard N. Wrenn, Jr. ‘74, Asheville, North Carolina

 

2016-2019

+Merl F. Code, Greenville, South Carolina

+John C. Cothran ‘54, Greenville, South Carolina

+Sarah Belk Gambrell H’97, Charlotte, North Carolina

P. Edwin Good ‘67, Greenville, South Carolina

Francie M. Heller, New York, New York

Gordon R. Herring ‘65, H’91, Greenville, South Carolina

Yendelela Neely Holston ‘03, Atlanta, Georgia

Carl F. Kohrt ‘65. Salem, South Carolina

James A. Lanier, Jr. ‘79, Marietta, Georgia

Jason Richards ‘01, Greenville, South Carolina

+Richard W. Riley ‘54, H’79, Greenville, South Carolina

R. Todd Ruppert, Owings Mills, Maryland

Daniel S. Sanders, Jr. ‘86, Greenville, South Carolina

+Elizabeth Peace Stall H’07, Greenville, South Carolina

 

2017-2020

John Donald Anderson ‘66, Mooresville, North Carolina

Robert L. Blocker ‘68, H’92 Clinton, Connecticut

Lee C. Dilworth ‘83, Nashville, Tennessee

Sean P. Hartness, Greenville, South Carolina

+Ralph S. Hendricks H’00, Simpsonville, South Carolina

Robert E. Hill, Jr. ‘83, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Stanford J. Jennings ‘84, Alpharetta, Georgia

Susan T. Shi ‘71, H’10, Greenville South Carolina

Rachelle H. Thompson ‘92, Cary, North Carolina

William R. Timmons, III, Greenville, South Carolina

David Trone ‘77, Potomac, Maryland

Baxter M. Wynn, Greenville, South Carolina

John C. Yates, Atlanta, Georgia

 

+trustee emeritus

 

President’s Advisory Council

2017 - 2018 Executive Committee

Mark W. Kinghorn ‘99, Chair

Daniel A. Grover, Sr. ‘89, Vice Chair

H. Bruce Haynes, Jr. ‘89, Secretary

Benjamin A. Barnhill ‘98

James N. Martin ‘79

Melissa W. Packman ‘93

 

Candy Lee Anders ‘10, Greenville, South Carolina

Benjamin A. Barnhill ‘98, Greenville South Carolina

Daniel P. Bouknight ‘88, Columbia, South Carolina

Douglas G. Brown ‘64, Greenville, South Carolina

William L. Carpenter ‘80, Greenville, South Carolina  

Daniel R. Carter ‘99, Holly Springs, North Carolina

Kimberly A. Chappell ‘88, Bordentown, New Jersey

Scott E. Craig, ‘96, Mableton, Georgia

I. Sylvia Crawley ‘58, Atlanta, Georgia

Fannie I. Cromwell ‘70, Greenville, South Carolina

Steve Davis, Greenville, South Carolina

James F. Downs ‘91, Charlotte, North Carolina

Ross T. Eldridge ‘98, Rosewell, Georgia  

Adnan Filipovic ‘06, Atlanta, Georgia

Brian J. Fisher ‘05, Greenville, South Carolina

Eugene J. Godbold ‘77, Atlanta, Georgia

Daniel A. Grover, Sr. ‘89, Greenville, South Carolina

Christopher R. Hardt ‘88, Atlanta, Georgia

H. Bruce Haynes, Jr. ‘89, Alexandria, Virginia

A. Hayden Hays ‘64, Greenville, South Carolina

Hal Henderson ‘92, Alpharetta, Georgia

Jack Heron, IV ‘10, Parris Island, South Carolina

Thomas F. Hewitt, Jr. ‘89, Charlotte, North Carolina

Kurt R. Hollar ‘77, Greenville, South Carolina

Lester A. Hudson, Jr. ‘61, Greenville, South Carolina

Jairy Hunter ‘89, Charleston, South Carolina

J. Tod Hyche ‘90, Greenville, South Carolina

Bennette E. Geer Keys, Greenville, South Carolina

Mark W. Kinghorn ‘99, Charlotte, North Carolina

Matt Marron ‘90, Greenville, South Carolina

James N. Martin ‘79, Alexandria, Virginia

Angus G. McEachran III ‘83, Greensboro, North Carolina

Brett C. Merrill ‘05, Atlanta, Georgia

William R. Merritt ‘44, Greenville, South Carolina

D. Gregory Michell ‘90, Atlanta, Georgia

Kirby Mitchell ‘90, Greenville, South Carolina

Andrew J. Murphy ‘90, Atlanta, Georgia

Elizabeth C. O’Shields ‘93, Atlanta, Georgia

Reginald T. O’Shields ‘93, Atlanta, Georgia

J. Marvin Owen ‘77, Florence, South Carolina

Melissa W. Packman ‘93, Marietta, Georgia

Henry L. Parr, Jr. ‘73, Greenville, South Carolina

Jason Peterson ‘04, Atlanta, Georgia

John L. Plyler, Jr. ‘56, Greenville, South Carolina

Carol L. Ransone ‘76, Charlotte, North Carolina

Wayne D. Reid ‘68, Atlanta, Georgia

Mark A. Rowe ‘99, Greer, South Carolina

George O. Short, Jr. ‘54, Greenville, South Carolina

Carl Sobocinski, Greenville, South Carolina

M. Carl Sullivan ‘92, Sunnyside, New York

Robert K. Taylor III, Greenville, South Carolina

Nick A. Theodore ‘52, H’93, Greenville, South Carolina

Henry B. Tomlin III, Greenville, South Carolina

Carrie R. Tucker ‘71, Lake Wylie, South Carolina

Margaret E. Ulmer ‘56. Greenville, South Carolina

Joseph P. Waters ‘05, Greenville, South Carolina

Daniel F. Williamson, Greer, South Carolina

Thad D. Wilson ‘05, Atlanta, Georgia

Melvin K. Younts ‘50, Fountain Inn, South Carolina

Alumni Board of Directors

2017-2018 Officers

C. Todd Malo ‘95, President

Henry E. Barton ‘84, Vice President

Rebecca Ann Armacost ‘89, Immediate Past President

 

2018

Laura W. Benz ‘00, Sharpsburg, Georgia

Bryan D. Fox ‘93, Columbia, South Carolina

Russell I. Gambrell ‘79, Martinez, Georgia

Calvin C. Hurst ‘04, Greenville, South Carolina

Richard E. Hyman ‘77, Weston, Connecticut

Steven M. Price ‘86, Bradenton, Florida

Christopher P. Smith ‘95, Blythewood, South Carolina

Kevin R. Spears ‘92, Decatur, Georgia

Douglas N. Stinson ‘01, Knoxville, Tennessee

Elizabeth K. Wharry ‘01, Charleston, South Carolina

Elizabeth G. Williams ‘91, Charlotte, North Carolina

2019

Josey Brewer ‘97, Greenville, South Carolina

Deborah Carico ‘85, Isle of Palms, South Carolina

David Feild ‘95, Greenville, South Carolina

Scott Graves ‘96, Blythewood, South Carolina

Rebecca Sigmund ‘80, Greenville, South Carolina

2020

Amy Bobb Breaux ‘84, Irmo, South Carolina

Caroline Dillard Brownlee ‘97, Piedmont, South Carolina

Todd Callaway ‘89, Ringgold, Georgia

Donald Corbin ‘64, Greenville, South Carolina

Sarah Armacost Holliman ‘86, Oakland, California

Charles Meisel ‘84, Castle Rock, Colorado

Dennis Smith ‘79, Garden City, South Carolina

Rodney Webb ‘02, Greenville, South Carolina

2021

Brian P. Geppi ‘04, Greenville, South Carolina

Patrick J. Kerley ‘04, Washington, District of Columbia

Cherod A. Webber ‘89, Mauldin, South Carolina

Kimberly Witherspoon ‘06, Greenville, South Carolina

Senior Administrative Team

Elizabeth Davis (2014), Ph.D., President

Connie L. Carson (2008), M.Ed., M.B.A., Vice President for Student Life

Thomas E. Evelyn, II (2016), M.A., Vice President for University Communications

Michael D. Gatchell (2006), M.B.A., Vice President for Development

W. Michael Hendricks (2015), Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management

Mary Lou Merkt (2003), M.B.A., C.P.A., Vice President for Finance and Administration

​George C. Shields (2016), Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Michael Joseph Buddie (2015), B.A., Director of Athletics

Michael E. Jennings (2017), Ph.D., Chief Diversity Officer

Angela F. Littlejohn (2011), J.D., General Counsel and Executive Associate Athletics Director

Kenneth Dean Peterson, Jr. (1990), Ph.D., Dean of Faculty

Elizabeth Ann Seman (2013), B.S., Chief of Staff and Liaison to the Board of Trustees

David P. Steinour (2017), M.B.A., Associate Vice President for Information Technology

Faculty

Donald Paul Aiesi (1965-67, 1970), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Stetson University; J.D., Duke University; M.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Christy Allen (2013), Associate Librarian, A.A. Coastal Carolina Community College; B.A., East Carolina University; M.L.S., University of North Carolina.

James Thomas Allen, Jr. (1987), Professor of Computer Science, B.A., M.A., Memphis State University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Karen E. Allen (2016), Assistant Professor of Earth and Enivronmental Sciences, B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

William Glen Allen (1987), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Charles Brannon Andersen (1994), Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Miami University; Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Erik Albert Anderson (2001), Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., University of Puget Sound; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Jedidiah Anderson (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., American University of Beirut; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Sarah Archino (2015), Assistant Professor of Art, B.A., University of Florida; M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York.

John Stevenson Armstrong (2002), Associate Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., Pomona College; M.A., University of California; Ph.D., University of Utah.

Ruth F. Aronoff (2016), Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Purdue University.

Maegan M. Azar (2010), Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, B.S., East Tennessee State University; M.F.A., University of Alabama

Eiho Baba (2008), Associate Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies, B.A., International Christian University, Japan; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Laura Ellen Baker (2001), Assistant Librarian, B.A., Syracuse University; M.S.L.S., Clark Atlanta University.

William Mebane Baker (1994), Professor of Physics, B.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University; M.S., University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Janis Marie Bandelin (1996), Librarian, B.A., University of California, Davis; M.L.S., Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University.

John J. Banisaukas III (2003), Health Professions Advisor and Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Lisa B. Barksdale (1998-2000, 2008), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., Northwestern University. Part-time.

John Patrick Thaddeus Barrington (1996), Professor of History, B.A., University of Oxford; M.A., Ph.D., College of William & Mary.

Linda Boone Bartlett (1991), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

John Dean Batson (1982), Professor of Psychology, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

John Stephen Beckford (1976), Professor of Music, B.M., M.F.A., D.M.A., University of Iowa.

Theodore Lloyd Benson (1990), Walter Kenneth Mattison Professor of History, A.A., Empire State College; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Blake J. Bent (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, B.S., University of Illinois; M.S., Ph.D., Old Dominion University.

Marianne Bessy (2008), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., M.A., Universite Rennes II Haute Bretagne, France; M.A., University of Limerick, Ireland; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Karni Pal Bhati (2001), Associate Professor of English and Asian Studies, B.A., University of Jodhpur, India; M.A., M.Phil., Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India; M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

Bryan Donald Bibb (2000), Associate Professor of Religion, B.A., Furman University; M.Div., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary.

Temi Bidjerano (2007), Associate Professor of Education, B.A., M.A., Sofia University, Bulgaria; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.

Christopher William Blackwell (1996), Professor of Classics, B.A., Marlboro College; Ph.D., Duke University.

Kerstin K. Blomquist (2011), Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Tami Blumenfield-Kedar (2012), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, A.B. Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Jay Alexander Bocook (2000), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M.E., Northeast Louisiana State University. Part-time.

David Herbert Bost (1981), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Elizabeth Bouzarth Foster (2011), Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Dickinson College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

William Henry Brantley (1966), Professor of Physics, A.B., Mercer University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Gretchen Braun (2010), Associate Professor of English, B.A., Boston University; M.A., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

Michael Lee Bressler (1993), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Ohio State University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Terri Lynn Bright (1999), Associate Professor of Art, B.A., Connecticut College; M.F.A., University of Texas.

Mark Ewart Britt (1995), Professor of Music, B.M.E., Appalachian State University; M.M., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Samuel Irving Britt (1992), Gordon Poteat Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, B.A., Furman University; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Michael Richard Brodeur (2003), Associate Professor of Art, B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.F.A., Boston University.

Nathan D. Brown (2016), Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Rhett Bennett Bryson, Jr. (1972), Professor of Theatre Arts, B.A., Florida State University; M.F.A., University of Georgia.

Karen L. Buchmueller, (2003-05, 2007) Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.A., College of Wooster; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Krissie H. Butler (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Asbury University; M.A., Ph.D, University of Kentucky.

Geneal G. Cantrell, Coordinator, Teacher-to-Teacher Program, B.A., Lander University; M.Ed., Clemson University.

Omar Carmenates (2008), Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., University of Central Florida; M.M., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Anna L. Cass (2016), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.S., Furman University; M.P.H., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Jeremy Leeds Cass (2004), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Associate Academic Dean, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Anthony Caterisano (1984), Professor of Health Sciences, B.S., State University of New York at Brockport; M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut.

Margaret Pyfrom Caterisano (1986-97, 2004), Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, B.A., Troy State University; M.F.A., University of Alabama.

Bryan Allen Catron (1997), Lecturer in Computer Science, B.A., Wake Forest University; M.C.S., University of Virginia. Part-time.

Robert Edward Chance (1988), Professor of Art, B.F.A., University of Hawaii; M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Srikripa Chandrasekeran (2017), Assistant Professor of Biology, B.Sc., Mumbai University, India; M.Sc., Maharaja Sayajirao University, India; Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

Randall L. Childree (2008-09, 2011), Associate Professsor of Classics, B.A., University of Alabama; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.

Erik Kristofer Ching (1998), Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Research, B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Silviu Octavian Ciulei (2015), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Middle Tennessee State University; M.M, D.M.A., Florida State University. Part-time.

Matthew Charles Cohen (2015), Assistant Professor of Earth and Enivronmental Sciences, B.A., Centre College; M.C.P., University of Cincinnati; M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Jennifer Lynn Colvin (2006), Assistant Librarian, B.A., George Fox University; M.L.S., Indiana University.

John R. Conrad (2008), Visiting Professor of Physics, B.S., Saint Mary’s University; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.

Nathaniel P.S. Cook (2008), Robert E. Hughes Associate Professor of Economics, B.A., Denison University; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Paul Martin Cook II (1976), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., M.S., University of Mississippi; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Teresa Nesbitt Cosby (2006), Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., J.D., Howard University.

Jerry Lynn Cox (1976), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A.,Wichita State University; M.A., University of Colorado; M.S., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Shaniece R. Criss (2016), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Oglethorpe University; M.P.H., Emory University; M.P.A., Sc.D., Harvard University.

Vaughn E. CroweTipton (2003), Associate Professor of Religion and University Chaplain, B.A., Mississippi College; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Baylor University.

Anne Culberson (2007), Visiting Lecturer in Modern Languages and Literatures, B.S., Georgetown University; M.A., Brown University. Part-time.

Susan Smart D’Amato (1983), Professor of Physics and Faculty Director of the Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection, B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Elizabeth Davis (2014), Professor of Business and Accounting, B.B.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Duke University.

Alan S. Day (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry, B.S., Hampden-Sydney College; Ph.D., Clemson University.

Carolyn A. Day (2012), Associate Professor of History, B.A., B.S., Louisiana State University; M. Phil., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Tulane University.

Lorraine Catherine DeJong (1995), Associate Professor of Education, B.A., M.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Charles Arthur DeLancey (1981), Associate Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., Butler University; M.A., University of Georgia; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Benjamin Dobbs (2017), Lecturer in Music, B.A., University of Central Arkansas; M.M., Ph.D., University of North Texas. Part-time.

Weston Ridgway Dripps (2005), Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Executive Director of the Shi Center for Sustainability, B.A., Amherst College; M.S., Dartmouth College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Adi D. Dubash (2015), Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., University of Texas; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Gilles Olivier Jean-Pierre Einstein (1977), Willliam M. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Maria Carmela Epright (1999), Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., St. Edward’s University; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago.

Mary Elizabeth Fairbairn (1994), Assistant Librarian, A.B., Occidental College; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.

Timothy Gene Fehler (1995), Professor of History, B.A., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Matthew Shepard Feigenbaum (1996), Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., M.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

David C. Fink (2013), Assistant Professor of Religion, B.A., University of Minnesota, M.Div., Trinity International University, Ph.D., Duke University.

David J. Fleming (2009), Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A. University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Hugh F. Floyd (2010), Professor of Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of Michigan.

MAJ Ryan H. Forshee (2017), Professor of Military Science, B.S., U.S. Military Academy; M.A., King’s College, London.

Alexander T. Francis-Ratte (2016), Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Cleveland Robert Fraser (1983), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., University of Arizona; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Robert Dutton Fray (1971), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Roanoke College; Ph.D., Duke University.

Kelly Karinshak Frazier (2002), Lecturer in Health Sciences, B.S., James Madison University; M.A., Furman University. Part-time.

Linnea Ruth Freeman (2015), Assistant Professor of Biology, B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina.

Sarah Frick (2009), Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., College of Charleston; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Ronald Joseph Friis (1999), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Dickinson College; M.A. Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Paula Susan Gabbert (1996), Professor of Computer Science, B.A., Goucher College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

David Ignatius Gandolfo (2004-05, 2006), Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.S., Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., Columbia University; M.A., Ph.D., Loyola University.

Virginia W. Gerde (2015), Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., Princeton University; M.E., University of Virginia; Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

CPT Samuel Given (2017), Instructor in Military Science, B.S., The Citadel.

Brian Christopher Goess (2006), Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Harvard University.

Donald Lloyd Gordon (1969), Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Executive Director of the Riley Institute, B.A., University of South Florida; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.

Elizabeth R. Gordon (2002), Lecturer in Chemistry, B.S., Mississippi State University, M.S., Furman University. Part-time.

Benjamin C. Grannan (2017), Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., Lynchburg College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Erik J. Grell (2016), Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures; B.A. St. Olaf College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

David Michael Gross (2001), Professor of Music, Artist’s Diploma, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Germany; M.M., Yale School of Music; Diploma in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Hochschule für Musik München, Germany; D.M.A., University of Illinois.

James Lee Guth (1973), William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Harvard University.

Geoffrey Habron (2017), Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, B.A., University of Miami; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Erin Rose Hahn (2005), Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.

Angela C. Halfacre (2008), Special Advisor to the President for Community Engagement and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Politics and International Affairs , B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida.

Glen Arlen Halva-Neubauer (1988), Dana Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Vivian Lacy Hamilton (2005), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., University of South Carolina. Part-time.

Kelsey C. Hample (2017), Assistant Professor of Economics, B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Dennis Charles Haney (1996), Professor of Biology, B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.S., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Jonathan F. Handy (2016), Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting, B.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Timothy Wayne Hanks (1990), Professor of Chemistry, B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ph.D., Montana State University.

Jason D. Hansen (2011), Associate Professor of History, B.A., Sryacuse University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

John Michael Harris (2000), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., Emory University.

Lane J. Harris (2009), Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, B.A., Drake University; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Amina A. Hasan-Birdwell (2017), Assistant Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Hampshire College, M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Casey Hawthorne (2016), Assistant Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Davidson College; M.S., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Christopher Andrew Healy (1999), Professor of Computer Science, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

HAarris McDonald Heath (1997), Professor of Education, B.A., Benedict College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Duke University.

Nelly J. Hecker (1979), Professor of Education, B.S., M.P.E., Springfield College; Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Alan Scott Henderson (1998), Professor of Education, B.A., Florida State University; M.A., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Jessica Hennessey (2009), Associate Professor of Economics, B.A., Carleton College, Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Shane Herron (2011), Assistant Professor of English, B. A. New York University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Eli Vincent Hestermann (2003), Professor of Biology and Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, B.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Leslie Wayne Hicken (1993), Charles E. Daniel Professor of Music, B.A., Eastman School of Music; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

David M. Hollis (2008), Associate Professor of Biology, B.A., M.A., California State University, Fresno; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

Elizabeth W. Holt (2016), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Duke University; M.P.H., Yale University; Ph.D., Tulane University.

Michelle Horhota (2008), Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Advising and Mentoring, B.S., University of Toronto; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.

Randolph E. Hutchison (2011), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Kevin Richmond Hutson (2002-03, 2006), Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Hendrix College; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Christopher Hutton (2003), Associate Professor of Music, B.M., Boston University; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music.

Brandon M. Inabinet (2009), Associate Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., Furman University, M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Anna Barbrey Joiner (1997), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., M.M.E., D.M., Florida State University. Part-time.

Thomas Witherington Joiner (1994), Professor of Music, B.M., Furman University; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.M., Florida State University.

Amy E. Jonason (2016), Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.

Jason Cannon Jones (2008), Associate Professor of Economics, B.S., Utah State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Hilary Falb Kalisman (2016), Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California.

Philip T. Kalisman (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Brown University; Ph.D., University of California.

J. Cecilia Kang (2015), Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., University of Toronto; M.M., University of Southern California; D.M.A., University of Michigan.

Mohammed Taha Kasim (2016), Visiting Instructor in Economics, B.A., University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ph.D. candidate, Georgia State University.

Katherine Palmer Kaup (1997), Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs, A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Carmen Sofia Kearns (1994), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Universidad Industrial de Santander, Spain; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Katherine A. Kelly (2012), Associate Professor of Education, B.A., State University of New York, Cortland; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte. 

Laura E. Kennedy (2012), Associate Professor of Music, B.M., Wheaton College Conservatory of Music; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Kailash Khandke (1995), Professor of Economics, B.A., University of Bombay, India; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

Mark Frode Kilstofte (1992), Professor of Music, B.M., St. Olaf College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Michigan.

Cynthia P. King (2006), Associate Professor of Communication Studies, B.S., M.A., Auburn University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Lisa Irene Knight (2004), James B. Duke Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Lon Bishop Knight, Jr. (1971), Charles Ezra Daniel Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Mercer University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Stephanie M. Knouse (2009), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A. Towson University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Grant Whitfield Knox (2013), Assistant Professor of Music, B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., Northwestern University.

Kenneth H. Kolb (2008), Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., Bates College, M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Paul Gregory Kooistra (1986), Professor of Sociology, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Daniel Martin Koppelman (1996), Professor of Music, B.M., San Francisco State University; M.M., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Nicholas J. Kuklinski (2012), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Harry Kuoshu (2005), Professor of Asian Studies, B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University; M.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Janet D. Kwami (2009), Associate Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; M. Phil., University of Ghana; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Angeli Leal (2014), Lecturer in Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Barnard College; M.A., University of Virigina. Part-time.

Anne Leen (1981), Professor of Classics, B.A., Smith College; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Richard Letteri (1989), Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.

Gregory Paul Lewis (2000), Professor of Biology, B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., Cornell University.

Thomas Michael Lewis (1991), Professor of Mathematics, B.A., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Min-Ken Liao (2000), Henry Keith and Ellen Hard Townes Professor of Biology and Executive Director of the Faculty Development Center, B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

George Burke Lipscomb (2002), Professor of Education, B.A., Davidson College; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Regina M. Loehr (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, B.A., Truman State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Kyle C. Longest (2009), Associate Professor of Sociology, B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Jane Miller Love (2001), Director, Center for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Humanities, B.A., M.A., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Angelica Maria Lozano-Alonso (2001), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Cornell University.

Marta Lukacovic (2016), Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, B.A., B.S., Ferris State University; M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Kristy Maher (1993), Professor of Sociology, B.A., St. Michael’s College; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.

Cherie Cannon Maiden (1983), Lois Aileen Coggins Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, A.B., M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Jeffrey M. Makala (2015), Associate Librarian and University Archivist, B.A., Colgate University; M.L.I.S., University of Illinois; M.A., Trinity College; Ph.D. candidate, University of South Carolina.

Akan Malici (2005), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., University of Tuebingen, Germany; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University.

Gary Jay Malvern (1983-88, 1989), Professor of Music, B.M., Oberlin College Conservatory; M.M., M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University School of Music.

Lourdes Manyé (1993-94, 1995), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, Licenciatura (B.A.), Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Marion R. Martin (2010), Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., Furman University; Ph.D., Stanford University.

Adrián Pablo Massei (2000), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, Licenciatura en Comunicación Social, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

William David Ross McClain (1999), Associate Professor of Art, B.A., Western Kentucky University; M.A., M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Michael J. McClimon (2014), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Connie U. McDowell (2006), Clincal Faculty in Education, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Marion Edward McHugh III (2010), Associate Professor of Business and Accounting, B.A., California State University, San Bernardino; M.B.A., University of California, Irvine; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Melinda Jill Menzer (1996), Professor of English, B.A., Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas.

Joseph J. Merry (2015), Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., John Carroll University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Jeffrey A. Michno (2017), Instructor in Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., B.S., College of Charleston; M.A., Ph.D. candidate, University of Texas.

Caroline Curry Mills (2008), Associate Librarian, B.A., Wofford College, M.I.L.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Clemson University.

David Allen Moffett (1999), Henry Keith and Ellen Hard Townes Professor of Physics, B.S., M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Ruby Norris Morgan (1968), Professor of Music, B.S., Winthrop College; M.M., D.M., Florida State University.

Laura Leigh Morris (2015), Assistant Professor of English, B.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.F.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Michael Scott Murr (1998), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Furman University; M.S., Slippery Rock State University; Ed.D., University of Georgia.

Suresh Muthukrishnan (2002), Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, B.S., Anna University, India; M.S., M.T., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; Ph.D., Purdue University.

Anita Nag (2016), Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry, B.S., Jadaypur University, Calcutta; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.

Savita Nair (2003), Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Brent Franklin Nelsen (1989), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Dorianne Klein Norwood (2000), Lecturer in Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Furman University; M.P.A., University of Georgia. Part-time.

Margaret Jane Oakes (1996), Professor of English and Director of Writing Programs, B.A., J.D., University of Illinois; M.A., Northwestern University; Ph.D., Stanford University.

Matthew William Olson (2002), Professor of Music, B.M., M.M., Northwestern University; D.M.A., University of Illinois.

Stephen O’Neill (1987), Professor of History, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Jay Edward Oney (1996), Professor of Theatre Arts, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Burket Oztas (2017), Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.S., Binghamton University; B.A., Bilkent University, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Derek Jacob Parsons (1988), Professor of Music, B.M., University of Western Ontario; M.M., D.M.A., University of Michigan. 

Frances Willard Pate (1964), Professor of English, B.A., Ph.D., Emory University; M.A., Vanderbilt University.

Brian Timothy Patrick (1992), Professor of Health Sciences, B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Travis William Perry (2000), Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Kenneth Dean Peterson, Jr. (1990), John D. Hollingsworth, Jr., Professor of Economics, B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Jeffrey Thomas Petty (1995), Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of California.

Marianne Momcilovich Pierce (1997), Professor of Business and Accounting and Interim Director of the Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education, B.S., M.A., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

William James Pierce (1983), Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Davidson College; M.S., West Virginia University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Arthur Joseph Pollard II (1988), Rose J. Forgione Professor of Biology, B.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Cambridge.

Beth Anne Pontari (2001), Professor of Psychology and Associate Provost for Engaged Learning, B.A., Colgate University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.

William Preucil (2007), Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music, Concert Master, Cleveland Symplony Orchestra; Performer’s Certificate, Indiana University.

Jeanne Provost (2011), Associate Professor of English, B. A. Carleton College; M.A. University of Kentucky; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara.

John E. Quinn (2012), Assistant Professor of Biology, B.A., B.S., Drake University; M.S., University of Louisiana, Monroe; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Nicholas Frederick Radel (1986), Professor of English, B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Douglas Frank Rall (1976), Herman N. Hipp Professor of Mathematics, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

William Albrecht Ranson (1979), Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.S., University of North Carolina; M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Ilka Rasch (2007), Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, Zwischenprüfung, University of Kiel, Germany; M.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Jason Rawlings (2010), Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Julian Albert Reed (2002), Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges; M.S.Ed., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado.

Onarae Vashun Rice (2006), Associate Professor of Psychology, B.S., Wofford College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Stephen Todd Richardson (1986), Associate Librarian, B.A., Furman University; M.L.S., University of South Carolina.

Maria R. Rippon (2005), Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., Mount Saint Mary’s College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Alison M. Roark (2012), Associate Professor of Biology, B.S., University of Virgina; Ph.D., University of Florida.

Sandra Goldsmith Roberson (1999), Professor of Business and Accounting, B.A., B.S., Fairmont State College; M.A., West Virginia University.

Robert David Roe (1977), Professor of Economics, B.A., Bucknell University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Scott David Salzman (1998), Associate Librarian, B.S., State University of New York at Cortland; M.A., New York University; M.L.S., University of Arizona.

Bruce Warder Schoonmaker (1977), Professor of Music, B.A., Furman University; M.Mus., D.M.A., Northwestern University.

Gail Graham Schoonmaker (1997), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Furman University; M.M., Northwestern University. Part-time.

Lynne Piper Shackelford (1982), Professor of English, B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Nancy Lee Shell (1982), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

MSG Keving Shepard (2017), Instructor in Military Science, B.A., Ashford University.

David Emory Shi (1993), Professor of History, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

George C. Shields (2016), Professor of Chemistry, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.

Barbara Adaline Siefert (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, B.A., Clemson University; M.Ed., Converse College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Brian Siegel (1981), Professor of Anthropology, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

J. Aaron Simmons (2011), Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Lee University; M.A., Florida State University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Megan M. Slining (2013), Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, B.A., Western Washington University; M.S., M.P.H, Tufts University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Nancy Sloan (1996), Assistant Librarian, B.A., Otterbein College; M.L.S., University of Pittsburgh.

Daniel Craig Sloughter (1986), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Gonzaga University; M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College.

Elizabeth Sue Smith (1998), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Thomas Ira Smythe, Jr. (2001), Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., Furman University; M.B.A., George Mason University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Roger A. Sneed (2007), Associate Professor of Religion, B.A., M.A., University of Tulsa; M.Div., Emory University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Benjamin J. Snyder (2017), Associate Professor of Health Sciences, B.S., Furman University; M.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., Ohio University.

Eric J. Sobolewski (2016), Assistant Profesor of Health Sciences, B.S., M.S., Utah State University; M.B.A., Weber State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

David Scott Spear (1982), William E. Leverette, Jr., Professor of History, B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.

Michele Speitz (2012), Assistant Professor of English, B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Greg Gardner Springsteen (2006), Associate Professor of Chemistry, B.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.

Cinnamon Ashley Stetler (2006), Associate Professor of Psychology, B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Washington University, Ph.D., University of British Columbia.

Mark Alan Stone (1997), Associate Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Benjamin W. Storey (2005), Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.

Jeanine P. Stratton (2005), Associate Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., Western Michigan University; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

Marian Elizabeth Strobel (1981), William Montgomery Burnett Professor of History, B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Judy Lytell Stuart (1999), Associate Professor of Education, B.A., Louisiana Tech University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of New Orleans.

Claude Norris Stulting, Jr. (1993), Associate Professor of English and Religion, B.A., University of Virginia; M. Div., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Virginia. Part-time.

Suzanne Burger Summers (1999), James C. Self Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., University of South Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Michael Thomas Svec (1998), Professor of Education, B.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Andrea Tartaro (2011), Associate Professor of Computer Science, B.A., Brown University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Edvard R. Tchivzhel (2009), Distinguished Visiting Professor of Music, M.M., D.M., Leningrad State Conservatorium, Russia.

Alfons Hermann Teipen (1997), Associate Professor of Religion, Vordiplom, Universität, Tubingen, Germany; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University.

Aristide Francis Tessitore (1992), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, A.B., Assumption College; M.Div., Weston School of Theology; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College.

Joni Tevis (2008), Bennette E. Geer Associate Professor of English, B.A., Florida State University; M.F.A., Ph.D., University of Houston.

Natalie S. The (2011), Associate Professor of Health Sciences, B.S., Furman University; M.P.H., Emory University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Adam M. Thomas (2016), Tocqueville Postdoctoral Fellow in Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Furman University; Ph.D. candidate, Boston College.

Paul Lee Thomas II (2002), Professor of Education, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of South Carolina.

William Davis Thomas, Jr. (1989), Professor of Music, B.M., Mars Hill College; M.C.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Mus., Florida State University.

Laura Kathryn Thompson (1987), Dana Professor of Biology, B.S., James Madison University; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dewitt T. Tipton, Jr. (2008), Lecturer in Music, B.M., Mars Hill College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois. Part-time.

Andrew J. Tobias, Jr. (2017), Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Presbyterian College; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Izumi Tokunaga (1999-2001, 02-03, 2007) Lecturer in Asian Studies, B.A., Seinan Gakuin University; M.A., University of Illinois. Part-time.

Courtney L. Tollison (2005), Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Charles Boyd Tompkins (1986), Professor of Music, B.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music; M.M., University of Michigan.

Allison Trainer (2017), Assistant Professor of Music, B.S. Indiana University; M.M., University of Cincinnati; D.M.A., Stony Brook University.

Kevin Siegfried Treu (1992), Professor of Computer Science, B.S., Allegheny College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Victoria Lynn Turgeon (1998), Professor of Biology, B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; Ph.D., Wake Forest University.

Helen Lee Turner (1981-82, 1983), Dorothy and B.H. Peace, Jr. Professor of Religion, B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., D.Min., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

James David Turner (1979), Professor of Physics, B.S., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., Duke University.

Robert Lee Underwood (2006), Professor of Business and Accounting, B.S., M.B.A., University of Alabama; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Diane Catherine Vecchio (1996), Professor of History, B.A., State University of New York at Cortland; M.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.

Christain Danielle Vinson (1995), Professor of Politics and International Affairs, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Paul Stephen Wagenknecht (2003), Professor of Chemistry, B.S., Furman University; Ph.D., Stanford University.

Erin Wamsley (2014), Assistant Professor in Psychology, B.A., Guilford College; Ph.D., City University of New York.

Dake Wang (2007), Associate Professor in Physics, B.S., Sichuan University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University.

Jue Wang (2017), Assistant Professor of Economics, B.A., B.S., Dickinson College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego.

Timothy Wardle (2012), Associate Professor of Religion, B.A., Wheaton College; M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Ph.D., Duke University.

Carolyn Coker Joslin Watson (1989), Professor of Art, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

J. Stephen Watson (2008), Lecturer in Music, B.A., Newberry College; M.M., University of Miami. Part-time.

John Fleetwood Wheeler (1991), Professor of Chemistry and Associate Provost for Integrative Science, B.S., Georgetown College; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Sandra Kay Wheeler (1992), Senior Research Associate and Lecturer in Chemistry, B.A., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Claire Elizabeth Whitlinger (2015), Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., George Washington University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Mark Richard Woodard (1989), Professor of Mathematics, B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University.

Daniel J. Worden (2016), Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.A., M.A., University of Oregon; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University.

Sarah Elizabeth Worth (1999), Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Development Center Fellow, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of Louisville; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Wade Bolton Worthen (1988), Professor of Biology, B.S., Bucknell University; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Andrea M. Wright (2010), Assistant Librarian, B.S., Furman University; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.

Laura Lee Wright (1983), Professor of Chemistry, B.S., California State University, Dominguez Hills; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside.

Shusuke Yagi (1989), Professor of Asian Studies, B.A., International Christian University, Japan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington.

Jeffrey Jon Yankow (1999), David C. Garrett, Jr. Professor of Economics, B.A., Wilkes University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Edward Yazijian (2008-2014, 2015), Lecturer in Asian Studies and Religion, B.A., Syracuse University; A.M., Ph.D., University of Chicago. Part-time.

Elizabeth Christopher Young (2000), Assistant Librarian, B.S., Barrington College; M.L.S., University of Rhode Island.

Ying Zhao (2017), Visiting Instructor in Asian Studies, B.A., M.A., Soochow University, China.

Dongming Zhang (2008), Associate Professor of Asian Studies, B.A., Peking University, China; M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., Cornell University. 

Emeriti

David Emory Shi (1994-2010), President Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.

William Hale Aarnes (1981-2016), Professor of English Emeritus, B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Catholic University; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Kenneth Clyde Abernethy (1983-2014), Herman N. Hipp Professor of Computer Science Emeritus, B.S., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Charles Lang Alford III (1971-2003), James C. Self Professor of Business Administration Emeritus, B.A., Wofford College; Ph.D., University of Alabama.

Gilbert Bruce Allen (1977-2015), Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus, B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Robert Ellsworth Arnold (1988-2000), Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus, B.S., Miami University; M.A., Gannon University.

Charles Anthony Arrington, Jr. (1964-65, 1967-2008), William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, B.S., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., Harvard University.

Judith Gatlin Bainbridge (1976-2007), Professor of English Emerita, B.A., Mary Washington College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Albert Lemuel Blackwell (1971-2004), Reuben B. Pitts Professor of Religion Emeritus, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.D., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Harvard University.

William Dennis Blaker (1990-2015), Professor of Biology Emeritus, A.B., Washington University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Doris Alexander Blazer (1970-95), Associate Professor of Education Emerita, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

John Martin Block (1968-2005), Professor of History Emeritus, B.A. Furman University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.

Daniel Boda (1967-94), Professor of Music Emeritus, B.M., Florida State University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Charles Lee Brewer (1967-2014), William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Psychology Emeritus, B.A., Hendrix College; M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Bruce Lynn Brown (1984-2017), Professor of Economics Emeritus, B.A., M.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Thomas Oliver Buford (1969-2006), Louis G. Forgione Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, B.A., North Texas State University; B.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Boston University.

Charles Maurice Cherry (1969-71, 1974-2013), Carey Shepard Crantford Endowed Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Robert Carl Chesebro (1965-2015), Charles Ezra Daniel Professor of Music, B.S., Wisconsin State University; M.M., D.M., Indiana University.

Jane Scofield Chew (1980-2014), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emerita,, B.A., Queens College; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

John Glenwood Clayton (1972-2004), Librarian Emeritus, B.A., Wake Forest University; M.L., University of South Carolina; B.D., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Carl Thomas Cloer, Jr. (1974-2004), Professor of Education Emeritus, B.S.Ed., Cumberland College; M.Ed., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

James Dan Cover (1971-2002), Professor of Sociology Emeritus, B.A., California State University at Long Beach; M.A., California State University at Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

John Henry Crabtree, Jr. (1957-93), Professor of English Emeritus, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina; D.Hum., Furman University.

Stanley John Hutchison Crowe (1974-2012), Professor of English Emeritus, M.A., University of Edinburgh; Ph.D., Washington University.

Dixon Courson Cunningham (1976-2002), Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus, B.A., Erskine College; M.B.A., University of South Carolina; D.B.A., University of Virginia.

Douglas Matthew Cummins (1997-2010), Professor of Theatre Arts Emeritus, B.M.Ed., M.F.A., M.Div., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University.

Frederick Dale Current (1979-99), Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus, B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.B.A., Michigan State University.

James Creighton Edwards (1970-2011), Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Philip Lovin Elliott (1967-99), Professor of English Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Gilbert Wayne Fairbanks (1964-2000), Professor of Biology Emeritus, B.S., Trinity College; M.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Ramon Fernandez-Rubio (1970-96), Professor of Modern Languages Emeritus, S.C.J., S.Sc.D., University of Havana; M.S., Kansas State Teachers College; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Thomas Earl Flowers (1959-89), Professor of Art Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.F.A., University of Iowa.

Trudy Hines Fuller (1983-2013), Professor of Musis Emerita, B.A., M.A., University of North Colorado; D.M.A., University of Arizona.

John Michael Garihan (1979-2016), Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Emeritus, B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Francis Courtland Raoul Gilmour (1981-96), Associate Professor of Drama Emeritus, B.A., Ed.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., Loyola University; M.F.A., Ohio University.

Sallie Jeanette Grant (1971-93), Professor of Education Emerita, B.S., M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Michael Erwin Hammett (1962-2000), Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University.

Gary Reeves Harris (1969-99), Professor of Education Emeritus, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Hazel Wiggins Harris (1969-2005), Professor of Education Emerita, A.B., Meredith College; M.A.T., Ed.D., Duke University.

Philip George Hill (1964-98), Professor of Drama Emeritus, B.A., University of Florida; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Tulane University.

Mary Jean Horney (1979-2014), Frederick W. Symmes Professor of Economics Emerita, B.A., Agnes Scott College; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University.

Archie Vernon Huff, Jr. (1968-2003), Professor of History Emeritus, B.A., Wofford College; M.Div., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University, D.Hum., Furman University.

James William Johnson (1957-94), Associate Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus, B.S., University of Tampa; M.B.A., Emory University.

Edward Brodus Jones (1956-96), Gordon Poteat Professor of Chinese Studies and Professor of History Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Duke University.

Noel Andrew Patrick Kane-Maguire (1973-2011), Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, B.S., B.S. Honours, Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia.

Kirk R. Karwan (2005-17), John D. Hollingsworth, Jr. Professor of International Business, B.E.S., M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University.

Robert Withers Kelly (1964-88), Professor of Biology Emeritus, A.B., Centre College; M.S., University of Oregon; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Joe Madison King (1953-88), Professor of Religion Emeritus, B.A., Louisiana Technical University; B.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Th.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ramon Kyser (1971-95), Professor of Music Emeritus, B.A., M.M., Westminster Choir College; D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory of Music.

William John Lavery (1968-2006), Professor of History Emeritus, A.B., DePauw University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

James Berry Leavell (1974-2006), Herring Professor of Asian Studies and History Emeritus, B.A., M.A., Baylor University; Ph.D., Duke University.

Douglas Malcolm MacDonald (1970-99), Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, A.B., College of William and Mary; M.A., University of New Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

William Duncan McArthur, Jr. (1971-2007), Professor of English Emeritus, B.A., University of the South; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Edgar Vernon McKnight (1962-98), William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Religion Emeritus, B.S., College of Charleston; M.Div., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Raymond Fidalis Moss (1987-2016), Professor of Health Sciences Emeritus, B.S., William Jewell College; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Texas.

Thomas Ray Nanney (1960-2001), Herman N. Hipp Professor of Computer Science Emeritus, B.S., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Elaine Cathcart Nocks (1973-2011), Professor of Psychology Emerita, B.A., Winthrop College; M.A., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Cheryl Cook Patterson (1986-2010), Professor of Business and Accounting Emerita, B.A., University of Alabama; M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Harlan Richard Patton (1985-2016), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emeritus, B.A., Carroll College; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Patricia Lynn Pecoy (1986-2014), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emerita, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

James Milton Pitts (1967-2003), Professor of Religion Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

John Terry Poole (1969-2012), Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, B.S., University of North Carolina, M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Hayden Samuel Porter Jr. (1979-2012), Professor of Computer Science Emeritus, B.S., Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.

Frank Marion Powell (1974-2011), Professor of Health and Exercise Science Emeritus, B.S., Georgetown College; M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University

Alvin L. Prince III (1980), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Lesley Ann Quast (1976-2015), Professor of Education Emerita, B.A., Saint Andrews Presbyterian College; M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ed.D., University of Alabama.

David Eugene Redburn (1990-2013), Professor of Sociology Emeritus, B.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of Utah.

Alice Ruth Reid (1956-85), Professor of Health and Physical Education Emerita, A.B., Valdosta State College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., State University of Iowa.

Shirley Ann Ritter (1984-2014), Professor of Education Emerita, B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.E.S., University of Queensland, Australia; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

William Elford Rogers (1974-2010), Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus, B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

David Whitt Rutledge (1980-2014), Reuben B. Pitts Professor of Religion Emeritus, A.B., College of William and Mary; M.Div., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., Rice University.

Kenneth Aaron Sargent (1968-2007), Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

David Edward Shaner (1982-2013), Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy Emeritus, B.A., College of Idaho; M.A., Ph.D., University of Hawaii.

John Carroll Shelley, Jr. (1980-2013), Professor of Religion Emeritus, B.S., Clemson University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Wade Hampton Sherard III (1968-70,1973-2015), Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, B.S., The Citadel; M.A., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., George Peabody College.

John Alan Snyder (1971-2009), Professor of Biology Emeritus, B.A., Western Reserve University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Albert Bingham Somers (1973-98), Professor of Education Emeritus, A.B., M.Ed., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Richard Olof Sorensen (1974-2003), Professor of Art Emeritus, B.F.A., Minneapolis School of Art; M.F.A., Pratt Institute; Ph.D., Ohio University.

Richard Alexander Stanford (1968-2008), David C. Garrett, Jr., Professor of Economics Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Alma Davis Steading (1970-87), Associate Librarian Emerita, B.A., Furman University; M.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education; M.S.L.S., George Peabody College.

Lewis Palmer Stratton (1967-2000), Professor of Biology Emeritus, B.S., Juniata College; M.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Larry Stanley Trzupek (1974-2005), Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, B.S., Loyola University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Robert Cinnamond Tucker (1947-79), Librarian Emeritus, A.B., B.S., M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Herbert Burnette Tyler (1986-98), Professor of Education Emeritus, B.A., Furman University; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Bingham Lafayette Vick, Jr. (1970-2010), Professor of Music Emeritus, B.A., Stetson University; M.M., Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Robin Ellen Visel (1990-2009), Professor of English Emerita, B.A., City College of the City University of New York; M.A., Ph.D., University of British Columbia.

Carolyn Delores Wallin (1964-90), Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education Emerita, B.S., M.Ed., University of Houston.

Marie A. Watkins (2003-15), Associate Professor of Art Emerita, B.A., Furman University; M.S., Clemson University; M.A., Tulane University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Norman Everett Whisnant (1964-2008), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures Emeritus, B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Philip Connor Winstead (1972-2001), Professor of Education Emeritus, B.A., Davidson College; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ed.D., Duke University.

Veronica Piazza Yockey (1977-2010), Professor of Health Sciences Emerita, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Southern Mississippi.

Long Xu (1988-2009), Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies Emeritus, B.A., Shanghai Teachers University; M.A., East China Normal University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska.

Administrative and Staff Personnel

Kenneth Clyde Abernethy (1983), Ph.D., Director, Rushing Center 

William Bruce Adams (2007), Farm Manager, Shi Center for Sustainability

Cynthia R. Alexander (2005), A.S., Executive Assistant to the President

Coreea Allen (2017), M.A., Assistant Health Career Advisor

Debroah Strahorn Allen (2015), M.A., Associate Director of Student Involvement for Diversity Engagement

Jonathan Lee Allen (2010), B.A., Assistant Golf Professional

David H. Arledge (2016), B.A., Golf Shop Assistant

Carol D. Asalon (1995), B.L.A., Business Manager, Riley Institute

Joe J. Ashley (1975), B.A., Machine Shop Manager

Kristin Renee Austin (2014), M.B.A., Benefits Manager

Thomas Baez (2017), Director, Counseling Center

Judith F. Bagley (2014), M.A.T., Director, Student Accessibility Resources

Frederick D. Bailey (2015), B.A., Assistant Director, Bridges to a Brighter Future

Laura Garrett Bain (2017), B.S., Associate Director for Assessment, Shi Center for Sustainability

Elcainey Baker (1989), Construction Supervisor

John D. Barker (1999), Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Career and Professional Development

Brad E. Barron (2002), M.A., Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services and University Registrar

Thomas Bradley Bechtold (2001), Ed.D., Executive Director of Continuing Education

James William Benes (2011), Facilities Services Custodial and Events Manager

Jessica M. Berkey (2007), M.S., Director, Student Involvement and Inclusion

Robert Bierly (2015), M.S., Assistant Vice President for Human Resources

Rebecca Bilott (2016), B.A., Associate Director for Development Communications

Julie D. Birello (2010), B.A., Senior Human Resources Specialist

Amy T. Blackwell (1991), B.A., Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration

Lauren Coggins Blum (2016), B.A., Events Coordinator, Conferences and Event Services

Stephanie Boyd (2013), M.Ed., Assistant Dean of Students and Alcohol and Drug Education Coordinator

Connor Yates Bradley (2017), M.Ed., Assistant Director for International Student Engagement

Paul M. Brandenburg (1999), B.A., Golf Course Grounds Superintendent

Margaret Pruet Brewer (2016), B.S., Financial Services Compliance and Reporting Manager

Natalie Auson Brewster (2016), M.S., Associate Director of Student Involvement for Fraternity and Sorority Life

Lisa D. Bridges (1994), Senior Budget Analyst

Christopher John Bridwell (2010), Warehouse Manager

Kerri Joan Brison (2014), B.A., Director, Prospect Research

Allyson Brown (2010), M.Ed., Associate Director of Transfer and Diversity Recruitment

Hillarie Brown (2016), M.Ed., Event Coordinator, Conferences and Event Services

Joy A. Brown (1999), B.A., Senior Programmer Analyst

Alan B. Bryson (2000), B.A., Theater Production Technician

Clayton W. Burton (1997), B.S., Database Administrator

Meredith W. Burton (2005), M.A., Director, Child Development Center

Andrea J. Bryd (2007), B.A., Associate Director, Financial Aid

Eric M. Cain (2011), M.Div., Program Director, Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection

Dexter J. Caldwell (1997), B.A., Director, Systems and Networks

Mariel G. Calhoun (2016), B.A., Assisstant Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Tracy L. Carner (2006), B.A., Assistant Director for Academic Success

Robert E. Carson (2010), M.A., Assistant Director, Academic Assistance

Patricia Carswell (2011), B.A., Executive Director, Principal Gifts

Jason F. Cassidy (1999), Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

Candace Sze Chan (2016), M.B.A., Dean of International Admission

M. Jean Childress (1991), B.G.S., Information Technology Training and Special Events Coordinator

Jannie Choice (2016), B.S., Director of Procurement

Gary E. Clark (1998), Ph.D., Senior Associate for Strategic Career Initatives

Susan H. Clark (2000), M.S., Counselor

Melissa M. Cline (2011), B.A., Associate Director, Admission

Jeffrey Brandon Cochran (2016), M.B.A., Major Gifts Officer

Andrew Garcia Coe (2016), M.S., Undergraduate Research and Internships Coordinator

Nancy M. Cooper (1988), Coordinator, Volunteer Services

Kyra M. Cox (2005), B.A., Information Technology Systems Specialist

Elizabeth Craig (2016), Ph.D., Writing and ESL Specialist

Leonard Wayne Craig (2012), B.A., Information Security Administrator

Natalie Elizabeth Crews (2012), M.Ed., Director, Undergraduate Evening Studies

Kathy Lorine Cribb (2017), A.A., Financial Aid Counselor

Brooke T. Culclasure (2004), Ph.D., Research Director, Riley Institute

Hannah Dale Dailey (2017), M.S., Program Coordinator, Shi Center for Sustainability

Charles Davis (2014), Ph.D., Community Liasion

Kelsey Davis (2015), B.A., Learning and Academic Support Specialist

Kristen Davis (2013), J.D., Human Resources Generalist

Randall T. Dill (1994), M.S., Director, Information Technology Project Management

Chandra E. Dillard (2004), B.S., Director, Community Relations

Megan Marie Dodgens (2011), B.A., Program Manager, Riley Institute

Susan T. Dunnavant (1997), Ed.D., Director, Learning Technology Services

Amy B. Ecklund (2006), B.A., Controller and Director, Financial Services

Timothy P. Eckstein (2014), A.A., General Manager, Furman Golf Club

Caitlin E. Egan (2013), B.S., Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Student Employment Coordinator

Russell Ensley (2005), B.A., Systems Administrator

Lillian Lee Dale Essaf (2016), M.S., Assistant Director for North Village, Housing and Residence Life

David Allen Eubanks (2015), Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness

Michalann Greenway Evatt (2016), M.S., Coordinator for Teacher Education Assessment and Accreditation 

Leo Francesco Fackler (2011), M.A., Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Melissa L. Fair (2016), M.P.H., Community Action Director, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health

Shane E. Farmer (2016), M.Ed., Assistant Director, Trone Student Center

Courtney Linn Firman (2015), M.A., Assignments Coordinator, Housing and Residence Life

M. Ryan Fisher (2001), B.S., Director, Digital Marketing

Anne Ridley Fleming (2016), M.M.C., Executive Director, Development Communications

Barbara M. Foltz (2004), Ed.D., Director, Academic Assistance

Katherine D. Foster (2017), B.A., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Bruce A. Fox (1998), M.A., Horticulturalist

Allison McCann Foy (2006), B.A., Director, Donor Relations

Catherine J. Frazier (1998), B.S., Senior Systems Administrator

Marcella Frese (1998), B.M., Music Program Coordinator

Jill W. Fuson (2008), B.A., Director, Riley Institute Center for Critical Issues

Elizabeth L. Geer (2012), B.S., Director, Creative Services

Nancy Georgiev (2012), B.M., Director, Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education

Corey S. Gheesling (2013), M.S., Instructional Technologist

Michael Gifford (2011), M.S., Director, Information Technology Service Center

Christine Goforth (2010), B.A., Director, Institutional Assessment and Research

Kay Rampey Goodwin (2006), M.A., Assistant Director, Graduate Studies

Jennifer N. Grissop (2010), B.L.A., Student Services Counselor, Undergraduate Evening Studies

Emily Grubbe (2016), Program Coordinator, Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education

Carol M. Hagood (2001), A.S., Assistant Director, Academic Assistance

Richard Nathaniel Hardin (2003), Assistant Technical Director, McAlister Auditorium

Meghan M. Hare (2017), B.A., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Brad Harmon (2008), Ph.D.​ Assistant Dean, First and Second-Year Experiences

Alec Bilal Hasan (2014), B.A., Media Systems Specialist

Michael Hawley (1999), M.B.A., Business Manager, Facilities Services

Elizabeth A. Hawthorne (2014), B.A., Admission Counselor

Danielle M. Hernandez (1998), B.A., Director, McAlister Auditorium

Jana B. Heroman (2017), Health Careers Internship Coordinator

Shon R. Herrick (2010), M.Ed., Associate Vice President for Development

Stephanie Samantha Hesbacher (2016), M.Ed., Assistant Director for South Housing, Housing and Residence Life

Evan P. Hildreth (2013), B.S., Web Programmer Analyst

Willie J. Hillstock (2007), B.S., Accounting Manager

Joe L. Hiltabidel (2005), B.L.A., Media Systems Manager

Bradley James Hobbs (2016), M.A., Health Care Education Program Manager

Ashley Patricia Hudson (2014), M.Ed., Assistant Director for Lakeside Housing, Housing and Residence Life

Larry A. Hudson (1997), M.A., Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development

Justin Hughes (2013), A.A., Manager, Telecommunications

Katherine Staggs Irvin (2009), B.F.A, Graphic Designer and Photography Coordinator

Kristin Irwin (2010), M.Ed., Assistant Director for Employer Relations, Career and Professional Development

Naomi Elizabeth Israel (2017), B.A., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Neil Jamerson (2015), J.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Development

Laura L. Johnston (2014), B.A., Teacher, Child Development Center

Richard A. Jones (1998), M.F.A., Manager, Digital Collections Center

Kristopher N. Kapoor (2007), M.B.A., Chief Investment Officer

John G. Kaup (2010), Ph.D., Science Education Coordinator

Kimberly A. Keefer (1994), M.Ed., Director, Shucker Center for Leadership Development

Ashley McGahee Keene (2013), M.B.A., Director, Development Services

John M. Kemp (2006), B.A., Director, Leadership Giving

Nancy Kennedy (2011), M.M.C., Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Robert J. Kenney (2012), B.S., Senior Investment Officer

Jeny B. Kerscher (2002), M.B.A., Senior Associate Director, Admission

Soren Kirk Summers King (2004), B.A., Director, Enterprise Systems

Mary Alice Kirkpatrick (2010), Ph.D., Furman Advantage Communications Coordinator

Suzanne Klonis (2017), Ph.D., Assistant Director, Institutional Assessment and Research

Jon Charles Lackey (2010), B.S., Head Golf Professional

Marta T. Lanier (2012), B.A., Art Program Specialist

George Leventis, Jr. (2005), B.A., Senior Programmer Analyst

Nancy A. Liebezeit (2006), B.L.A., Assistant Director, Donor Relations

Jason Stephen Long (2005), M.A., Programmer Analyst

Steven E. Long (1974), A.S., Project Manager, Facilities Services

Cheryl Connelly Madden (2013), Assistant Manager, The Vinings

Jacqueline S. Martin (2009), B.A., Director, Riley Institute Operations

Jared Martin (2016), B.A., Leadership Giving Officer

Kyle F. Martin (1997), M.A., Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator

Omar Mayar (2017), B.S., Enrollment System Analyst

Owen Michael McFadden (1984), Ed.D., Director, Campus Recreation

Antony Wayne McGuirt (2014), M.Ed., Director, Younts Conference Center and Summer Programs

Debbie S. McNeely (1999), B.L.A., Accountant

Amelia Pieper Meredith (2017), B.A., Videographer, University Communications

Maggie K. Milat (1998), M.B.A., Director of Fiscal Operations, Academic Affairs

John D. Milby (2015), M.A., Associate Director, University Police

Sarah S. Mohr (2017), B.A., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Charmaine Moore (2003), B.A., Education Analyst

Vinson L. Moore (1982), M.A., Director, News and Media Relations

D. Elizabeth Moseley (1996), B.A., Senior Planned Giving Officer

Margaret Ahern Murphy (2016), Admission Counselor

Curtis Robert Nash (2015), Ph.D., Assistant Director for Administration, Housing and Residence Life

Heather S. Newman (2003), M.S., Assistant Director, Campus Recreation

Melissa Memolo Nichols (2016), J.D., Title IX and ADA Compliance Coordinator

Caroline Oncken (2017), M.A., Operations and Program Coordinator, Career Services

Sari Amanda Travis Parrott (2014), M.S., Counselor

James William Patton (2006), B.A., Associate Registrar

Lauren Payne (2017), M.Ed., Director of Career Engagement

Rebecca Pearson (2017), B.A., Leadership Giving Officer

Lynn Story Pilgrim (2016), M.A., Major Gifts Officer

Ashley Pittman (2017), Assistant Technical Director, McAlister Auditorium

Brianne Rebeccah Pochard (2010), B.A., Assistant Director, Grants and Research Administration

Michael Bradley Pochard (2008), M.B.A., Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admission

Margaret A. Praytor (1987), M.S.W., Associate Director, Counseling Center

Ricky Carl Presnell (2017), Financial Systems Analyst

Kelly Grant Purvis (2014), M.S., Associate Director, Shi Center for Sustainability

Jimmy Aaron Quinn (2004), B.A., Access Services Coordinator

Susan Rae (2010), M.Ed., Associate Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Rebekah S. Ramsey (2017), M.A., Events and Marketing Manager, Riley Institute

Jeff P. Redderson (1997), M.B.A., Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services

Julie Redding (2017), Leadership Giving Officer

Matthew M. Reeve (2017), B.A., Admission Counselor

Patrick M. Rice (2007), B.A., Major Gifts Officer

Bradford L. Riddle (2016), B.A., Leadership Giving Officer

Matthew E. Riddle (2012), B.S., Assistant Director of Operations, Housing and Residence Life

Brandis Timmons Roberts (2017), B.A., Digital Content Publisher

John S. Roberts (1996), B.A., Director, Communications

Tammie Roe (2013), M.A., Manager, The Vinings

Judith J. Romano (2006), B.A., Director, Grants and Research Administration

Clare L. Ruble (2017), B.A., Admission Counselor

Corey M. Sanders (2015), B.A., Admission Counselor

Laura Elizabeth Schmidt (2015), M.A., Admission Counselor

Richard J. Schosky (2006), Director of Operations, Facilities Services

Jean Catherine Schwab (2011), M.A., Coordinator, Writing and Media Lab

Marshall Wade Scott (2015), M.A., Director for Classification and Compensation, Human Resources

Wade K. Shepherd (1998), M.A., Instructional Technologist

D. Scot Sherman (2008), B.S., Associate Director, Facilities Services

Coady Thomas Shovlain (2015), B.A., Admission Counselor

Carolyn Silver (2017), Ph.D., Director, Bridges to a Brighter Future

Sandra S. Silvers (1987), B.L.A., Accounting Manager and Bursar

Kaitlyn Iva Singleton (2017), B.S., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Anne H. Smith (1993), B.A., Associate Director, Financial Aid

Elaine Smith (2011), M.S.W., Counselor

Danielle Staggers (2014), M.S.Ed. Assistant Director, Bridges to a Brighter Future

Laura Stair (2016), M.A., Associate Director for Development Communications and E-Philanthropy

Bernard F. Stanton (1993), B.S., Director, Risk Management

C. Elaine Stewart (2010), B.S., Admission Operations Coordinator

Emily Anne Stokes (2017), B.A., Social Media Manager

Catherine Stratton (2012), Information Technology Service Center Team Lead

Forrest M. Stuart (2008), Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Financial Aid

Kathryn Taber (2017), M.Div., Associate Chaplain

Anna Marie Tabor (2016), B.S., Teacher’s Aide, Child Development Center

Troy M. Terry (2005), Ph.D., Executive Director of Graduate and Adult Education

Courtney M. Thomas (2015), B.A., Admission Counselor

Ronald Thompson (2011), M.Ed., Director, Housing and Residence Life

Tiona Thompson (2017), B.S., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Samuel Tisdale (2017), M.S., M.B.A., Director, Center for Corporate and Professional Development

Patricia G. Travis (2006), B.L.A., Senior Employment Specialist, Human Resources

Astrid Truman (1997), A.A., CADD Operator

Christopher Scott Turner (2016), B.A., Graphic Designer

J. Tim Turner (2012), B.S., Project Manager, Facilities Services

Christine Velasquez (2017), B.A., Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications

Michael Lloyd Vick (2007), Instructional Technologist

Rebecca A. Vuksta (2012), M.A., Director, Auxiliary Services

Teddi Beal Walker (2015), M.Ed., Associate Director, Housing and Residence Life

Steven Dale Wallace (2016), B.S., Programmer Analyst

Carol Anne Ward (2000), M.A., Assistant Director, University Communications

Sarrin Marie Warfield (2013), M.S., Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Chelsea Denise Warr (2017), B.A., College Adviser, College Advising Corps

Robert Zachary Warren, Jr. (2012), M.A., Major Gifts Officer

Gayle G. Warth (1972), A.S., Special Events Coordinator, Conference and Event Services

Tracy Jill Waters (2014), Ph.D., Assistant Research Director, Riley Institute

Kaylee Welgraven (2014), B.A., Graphic Designer

Jodi Welp (2015), M.A., Athletics Leadership Giving Officer

Hannah W. Wheeler (2017), B.S., Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Community Engagement

Laura E. Williams (2014), M.S., Campus Visit Manager

Michael Samuel Wilson (2014), M.A., Executive Director, Alumni and Parent Engagement

Michael P. Winiski (2006), M.Ed., Interim Executive Director, Community Engagement

Kathleen Anne Wissig (2014), A.A., Assistant Director, Development Services

Clay Woody (2014), B.S., Associate Controller

Susan Ybarra (2008), B.A., Associate Director, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health

Susan H. Zeiger (1991), M.A., Internship Program Director

Bryan A. Zollman (2009), B.A., Assistant Registrar

Intercollegiate Athletics Staff

Michael Joseph Buddie (2015), B.A., Director of Athletics

Angela F. Littlejohn (2011), J.D., General Counsel and Executive Associate Athletics Director

William J. Pierce (1983), Ed.D., Faculty Athletics Representative

H. David Abernethy (2012), M.S., Assistant Athletics Director, Strength Training and Conditioning

Douglas G. Allison (1995), M.A.T., Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Daniel Assey (2014), B.S. Athletic Equipment Manager

Andrew W. Athens (2012), B.A., Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach

N. Elaine Baker (1985), M.A., Associate Athletics Director and Director of Sports Medicine

Chad Edwin Balyo (2014), Assistant Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coach

Krista Elizabeth Beechy (2016), M.B.A., Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Robert Myron Bostain (2017), B.A., Director of Player Development, Men’s Basketball

Bret H. Boulware (2017), M.A., Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Brian Cornell Bratton (2015), B.A., Assistant Football Coach

Natalie Lynn Braun (2017), B.A., Assistant Volleyball Coach

Daniel S. Brinkman (1991), M.Ed., Associate Athletics Director, Compliance and Academics

Andrew S. Burr (2001), B.A., Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Trent Caldwell (2015), M.S., Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Jacqulyn Smith Carson (2010), B.S., Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Mary Chandler Carver Simpson (2012), M.A., Assistant Sports Information Director

G. Jordan Caskey (2002), B.A., Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Information

Craig A. Clark (2009), M.Ed., Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Medicine

Dwight Wayne Covington (2006), B.S., Athletics Ticket Sales Coordinator

Pierre Jarrell Curtis (2013), B.A., Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

D. Kaleb Davis (2016), B.S., Assistant Baseball Coach

Laura Mary DeMarco (2016), B.S., Associate Head Coach, Women’s Golf

Todd Duke (1997), M.A., Assistant Athletics Director, Timmons Arena

Todd Fulton Eckstein (2016), B.A., Assistant Men’s Golf Coach

Patrick Emmer (2017), B.B.A., Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach

James Patrick Finnen (2017), B.S., Staff Athletic Trainer

Erin Fitzgerald (2017), B.A., Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Caleb Mayo Furrow (2016), B.A., Director of Video Services

Justin Chase Games (2014), M.S., Staff Athletic Trainer

Rita Gary (2012), B.A., Assistant Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coach

Robert M. Gary (2012), B.A., Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coach

Krista R. Gruhn (2009), M.S., Staff Athletic Trainer

Tyler Jordan Hall (2014), B.S., Director of Football Operations

Taylor Kent Harbin (2015), B.S., Assistant Baseball Coach

Brett Harker (2014), B.A., Head Baseball Coach

Clayton D. Hendrix (2016), B.A., Head Football Coach

Adam Scott Herendeen (2015), M.A., Head Women’s Tennis Coach

W. Jeffrey Hull (2012), B.S., Head Women’s Golf Coach

R. Kyle Jamieson (2012), B.S.Ed., Head Softball Coach

Kelly Lee Jones (2011), Head Men’s Tennis Coach

Wallace King (2017), M.A., Assistant Softball Coach

Caroline March Kingsdorf (2016), M.A., Associate Athletics Director, Finance

Kenneth Lamendola (2017), M.A., Assistant Football Coach

Alexander Edward Loeb (2013), M.B.A., Assistant Athletics Director, Game Operations and Marketing

Peter Lusk (2017), M.A., Assistant Football Coach

Sarah Alexandra Martin (2017), B.A., Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach

Ben Mathey (2017), Director, Game Operations and Marketing

Georgianna McMakin (1985), Ticket Manager

Richard Francis Meade (2012), M.S., Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach

Nicolas C. Merritt (2017), Ph.D., Staff Athletic Trainer

Richard L. Meyer (2017), M.A., Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Joshua Miller (2017), B.S., Assistant Football Coach

Tyler Boston Murray (2017), Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Christopher M. Neal (2012), M.A., Assistant Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coach

Christopher A. Pare (2012), M.A., Staff Athletic Trainer

Julie Prince Pare (2012), B.A., Assistant Sports Information Director

Dwight D. Perry (2014), M.Ed., Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Shelby Petik (2017), B.S., Assistant Softball Coach

Kenneth R. Pettus (2001), M.A., Associate Athletics Director

George W. Quarles (2017), B.A., Assistant Football Coach

Caronica Randle (2016), M.A., Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach

F. Hunter Reid (1986), B.S., Associate Athletics Director, Sports Information

Robert McIntire Richey (2011), B.S., Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Todd E. Satterfield (1996), B.B.A., Head Men’s Golf Coach

Rachael Older Simpson (2013), Assistant Athletics Director, Compliance and Student-Athlete Development

David Sims (2017), B.A., Assistant Football Coach

Chad Staggs (2017), M.A., Assistant Football Coach

Chad Staggs (2017), M.A., Assistant Football Coach

April Dianne Tooker (2008), B.A., Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach

Kenneth Laverne Tuten (2014), B.S., Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Dorman Duane Vaughn (2014), B.S., Assistant Football Coach

John Thomas Whitlinger (2015), B.S., Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach

Rachel Shuck Whitten (2012), B.A., Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Kristin Willeford (2015), M.S., Staff Athletic Trainer

Addison WIlliams (2017), B.A., Assistant Football Coach

Erin Wissing (2017), Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs

Michelle T. Young (2000), B.A., Head Volleyball Coach

University Medical Services

Sarah Hinton (2017), M.D., Medical Director

Mary B. Haselden (2000), R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P., Director, Student Health Services

Sandra Parent Adams (1988), R.N., Nurse

Regina F. Fowler (1993), L.P.N., Nurse

Mary Ann McCain (1997), L.P.N., Nurse

Judith F. Thompson (1981), B.S.N., Nurse