As Dean of the School of Business on a campus proudly grounded on liberal arts and sciences, it is interesting to see how much business permeates our campus leadership. First, consider President George Benson. He’s a former business dean at the University of Georgia and Rutgers University. He serves on several corporate business boards and always takes a strategic, business approach to setting and implementing the vision of our campus. Second, Provost  and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs George Hynd. He, too, takes a business approach to running the academic side of our campus. He has a strong background in psychology, which comes in handy when coordinating the operations of five Schools.  Third, Greg Padgett is the chair of our Board of Trustees and he serves on the School of Business Board of Governors. Greg is Chief Financial Officer of Fennell Holdings. His business experience is vital to managing our campus leadership.  (Many of our Board of Trustees members are current business men and women.)

Fourth, George Watt is Executive Vice President of Institutional Development and has a lengthy corporate background (with over twenty years with First Union Corporation and IBM).  Fifth, Steve Osborne, our Executive Vice President of Business Affairs has almost thirty years of  experience with the SC Budget and Control Board and currently serves as our Chief Financial Officer.

Heck, even Coach Bobby Cremins is a graduate of USC’s business school. (We hope Bobby has a quick recovery and continues to lead the Cougars on the basketball court.)  When you add all 47 of our School of Business Board of Governors, it is evident that business is an integral part of our campus.