Jun 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Administration


University Governance and Administration

The University is governed by a board of 13 members, six selected by the state Legislature and seven self-perpetuating successor members, in accord with the will of Thomas Green Clemson. The Board of Trustees is primarily responsible for adopting the long-range objectives of the University and the basic policies for achieving them; providing policy instruction for long-range planning; adopting the statutes of the University; electing the president of the University; employing the secretary of the board; maintaining ownership of University assets; and overseeing the evaluation of the University.

The president is the chief executive officer of the University, providing leadership to all phases of University planning, coordinating the operations of all units of the University, carrying out major University public relations functions, evaluating the results of University plans, and appointing personnel who report to the president. The day-to-day operations of the University are administered by the president and executive officers for advancement, public service and agriculture, student affairs, and research and economic development.

The provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and provost is the chief academic officer of the University. The provost is responsible directly to the president for all academic matters and has administrative jurisdiction over teaching and computing services. Associate provosts assist in administering and performing duties in coordinating graduate and undergraduate curricula; supervising computer information services, the libraries, scholarship and award programs; and other duties assigned by the provost.

Academic deans are the chief administrative officers of their individual colleges and report directly to the provost. They provide leadership in formulating and carrying out educational policy; review and make recommendations on personnel matters; and carry out and administer the academic and financial affairs of their colleges.

Board of Trustees

Kim A. Wilkerson, Cayce, SC, Chair
John N. McCarter Jr., Columbia, SC, Vice Chair
David E. Dukes, Columbia, SC
Nikki R. Haley, Johns Island, SC
Dr. Ronald D. Lee, Aiken, SC
Dr. Louis B. Lynn, Columbia, SC
Patricia H. McAbee, Greenville, SC
E. Smyth McKissick III, Greenville, SC
Robert L. Peeler, Lexington, SC
Cheri M. Phyfer-Kubu, Greenville, SC
Mark S. Richardson, Charleston, SC
William C. Smith Jr., Columbia, SC
Joseph D. Swann, Greenville, SC

Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees

April Purvis

Trustees Emeriti

Dr. John J. Britton, Sumter, SC
Leon J. Hendrix Jr., Kiawah Island, SC
Thomas B. McTeer Jr., Columbia, SC
David H. Wilkins, Greenville, SC
Allen P. Wood, Florence, SC

President

James P. Clements, PhD

Vice Presidents

Robert H. Jones, PhD, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Maxwell Allen, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
Tracy Arwood, Associate Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Felicia Benton-Johnson, EdD, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
Julio Hernandez, Assistant to the President for Community Outreach and Engagement
Tanju Karanfil, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Lisa Knox, Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Institutional Excellence
Angie Leidinger, Senior Vice President for External Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees
Brian O’Rourke, Vice President of Advancement
Rick Petillo, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brian Voss, Vice President and CIO, Clemson Computing and Information Technology
Anthony E. Wagner, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

General Counsel

W.C. Hood Jr., JD, General Counsel and Special Advisor to the Board of Trustees

Chief Human Resources Officer

Dr. Ale Kennedy

Director of Athletics

Graham Neff

Academic Affairs

Carla Bennett, Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Operations
Sean Brittain, PhD, Associate Provost and Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Learning
Christopher N. Cox, MLS, Dean of Libraries
Tia Dumas, Associate Vice President for Strategic Alliances
Shontavia Johnson, JD, Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Jeremy King, PhD, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
David Kuskowski, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Phil Landreth, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Operations
Amy Lawton-Rauh, PhD, Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
John Lopes, PhD, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Todd Marek, PhD, Executive Director, Watt Family Innovation Center
Sharon Nagy, PhD, Associate Provost for Curricular Innovation
Sarah Winslow, PhD, Dean, Clemson University Honors College

Student Affairs

Lisa Bona, Chief Business Operations Officer
Neil Burton, PhD, Associate Dean of Students and Executive Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development
Kryssa Cooper, Assistant Vice President for Division Operations and Logistics
Pam Davis, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Leasa Evinger, PhD, Interim Assistant Vice President for Housing and Residence Life
Mandy Hays, Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement
L. Christopher Miller, JD, PhD, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Kimberly Poole, PhD, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Senior Associate Dean of Students
Philip Sikes, Executive Director of Student Communication
George N. Smith, PhD, Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Collegiate Deans

Kristin Gehsmann, PhD, Dean, College of Education
Anand Gramopadhye, PhD, Dean, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Leslie Hossfeld, PhD, Dean, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
Steve Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
George Petersen, PhD, Interim Dean, College of Architecture, Art and Construction
Nicholas Vazsonyi, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Greg Yarrow PhD, Interim Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Wendy York, MBA, Dean, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Cynthia Y. Young, PhD, Dean, College of Science

2023-2024 Board of Visitors

Roy Abercrombie, Greenville
Melissa Allen, Isle of Palms
Mary Beth Amaker, West Columbia
Cindee Bailey, Irmo
Sonya Balogun, Powder Springs, GA
Dan Beaman, Charleston
Al Berry, Peak
Pat Black, Cameron
Julie Bockhorst, Mount Pleasant
Margaret Bond, Highlands, NC
Janine Bowen, Stone Mountain, GA
Phil Bradley, Johns Island
Julie Godshall Brown, Greenville
Dennis Bull, Lexington
William H. Bull Jr., Cameron
Rick Caldwell II, Aiken
Jack Carter, Columbia
Harry Cato, Lexington
Len Clamp, Fort Mill
Scott Collins, Florence
Amy Conwell, West Columbia
Shaun Cranford, Columbia
Jim Creel, Myrtle Beach
Barbara Cullum, Rock Hill
Sam Dozier, West Columbia
Trey DuBose, Greenville
Kelly Durham, Clemson
Sandy Edge, Clemson
Tommy Eison, Greenville
John Engler, Augusta, GA
Cindy Epps, Fort Mill
Tracy Friedlob, Greenville
Becky Funderburk, Columbia
Gene Garris, Columbia
Scott Garvin, Columbia
Brandt Gilbert, Greenville
Mike Gill Jr., Hunt Valley, MD
Austin Gore, Aiken
Teresa Haas, Aiken
Randy Hall, Pawleys Island
Tim Hance, Columbia
Kathy Hunter, Clemson
Heather Jones, Awendaw
Danny Kassis, Charleston
Tom LaRoche, Johns Island
Ronnie Lee, Aiken
David Lockwood, Columbia
Clay Lowder, Mayesville
Luke Mabry, Aiken
Henry F. Mabry Jr., Columbia
Kaki MacLain, Columbia
Holly McKissick, Greenville
John N. McMillan Jr., Atlanta, GA
Angie Mettlen, Clemson
Robert Morgan, Mount Pleasant
Scott Morris, Wake Forest, NC
Gregg Morton, Clemson
David Murdaugh, Dumfries, VA
Eva Nance, Columbia
Hank Owen Jr., Clemson
Neely Page, Aiken
Doug Quackenbush, Columbia
Connelly-Anne Ragley, Columbia
Tim Reed, Greenville
Bob Shepard, Charleston
Adrienne Lynn Sienkowski, Atlanta, GA
Gene Smith, Clemson
Greg Smith, Six Mile
Steve Spinks, Greenville
Lisa Sulka, Bluffton
Jim Sykes, Clemson
Kelly B. Talley, Moore
Allen Ward, Bluffton
Shalanda Webb, Blythewood
Sam White Jr., Greenville
Babs Wilson, Woodruff
Brian L. Wilson, St. Augustine, FL
Ray L. Wilson Jr., Greenwood
Charles Wingard, Gilbert
Tracy Woodard, Florence
Maggie Worsham, Clemson