At the start of each spring semester, the Executive Council assesses student qualifications
as provided in grade reports from USC's Office of the Registrar.
Executive Council Officers 2022-2023
President
Gwendelyn Geidel
Affiliate Faculty and Distinguished Research Professor Emerita,
School of Earth, Ocean and Environment
College of Arts and Sciences
geidel@environ.sc.edu
Past President
Heather Heckman
Associate Dean for Technology
University Libraries
heckmanh@mailbox.sc.edu
Secretary
Ward Briggs
Distinguished Carolina Professor Emeritus, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
briggsw@mailbox.sc.edu
Treasurer
Douglas Meade
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
meade@mailbox.sc.edu
Historian
Sarah B. Wise
Retired Faculty
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
Executive Council Members
Lorraine Aun
Faculty Fulbright Coordinator, Office for International Scholars
aun@mailbox.sc.edu; lorraineaun.sc@gmail.com
Mark Cooper
Professor, English Language and Literature, Film and Media Studies Program
College of Arts and Sciences
coopermg@mailbox.sc.edu
Ron Cox
Dean, Palmetto College Columbia
Palmetto College
roncox@mailbox.sc.edu
Amanda Fairchild
Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
afairchi@mailbox.sc.edu
Jack Goldsmith
Clinical Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
School of Medicine Columbia
jack.goldsmith@uscmed.sc.edu
Jennifer Gunter
Interim Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Director, Collaborative on Race
Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
gunter2@mailbox.sc.edu
D. Eric Holt
Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
deholt01@mailbox.sc.edu
Mary Horton
Assistant Dean
University Libraries
hortonmc@mailbox.sc.edu
Clifford Scott
Retired, former Director, USC Equal Opportunity Programs
scott7@mailbox.sc.edu
Kathy Snediker
Research & Instruction Librarian; History and Social Sciences Librarian
University Libraries
snediker@mailbox.sc.edu
Chappell Wilson
Assistant Dean for Administration
South Carolina Honors College
cswilson@mailbox.sc.edu
Sandra Kelly (ex-officio)
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
sjkelly@sc.edu