Jerry H. Padgett

JERRY H. PADGETT

Jerry Padgett was born in 1932, in Hayesville, North Carolina. He married Carole Latham of Rome, Georgia in 1957. They have two children and two grandchildren. Carole and Jerry are fully retired and split their time between Rock Hill, S.C. and Harbor Island on the SC Coast.

Dean Emeritus, College of Business Administration, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1996- Present

Dean and Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1972-1996.

Director Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1967-1972.

Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 1960-1967.

Graduate Assistant, Purdue University, 1957-1960.

Graduate Assistant and Instructor, University of Georgia, 1955-1957.

Served on various bank boards and bank holding company boards 1975-2003. Home Federal Savings Bank, United Federal Savings Bank, United Financial Corporation, Rock Hill Bank and Trust, RHBT Financial Corporation.

Cofounder along with Associate Dean William Bennett, University of Alabama, of the Southern Business Graduate Directors Association, 1969.

Board member, Secretary, Vice President, President, Southern Business Administration Association, 1974-1980.

Served as officer and board member for many service organizations: YMCA, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Hospice, Red Cross, Carolinas Blood Center, Housing Authority Commissioner, South Carolina Small Business Development Center, Rock Hill and York County Economic Development Corporations, South Carolina Council on Economic Education.

Honors: From Rotary, Paul Harris Fellow: From South Carolina Governor, The Order of the Palmetto: From Winthrop University the 2009 Pinnacle Leadership Award.