SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS FOOTBALL 2017 INFORMATION The University SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY HISTORY w As South Carolina’s flagship university, USC w USC is one of only 32 public universities The University of South Carolina is a globally rec- has more nationally-ranked programs than any to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s top-tier ognized, high-impact research university commit- other school in the state. In fact, U.S. News alone research designation and community engagement ted to a superior student experience and dedicated ranks 47 of USC’s academic programs as among designation. the best in the nation. to innovation in learning, research and community w USC has had at least one Goldwater Scholar engagement. Founded in 1801, the university offers w Students at the University of South Carolina every year for the past 25 years and one or more more than 350 degree programs and is one of only have earned 716 national fellowships and Fulbright Scholars for 16 consecutive years. In 32 public universities to receive both the top-tier re- scholarships valued at $21.7 million since 1994. 2017, USC also had a Truman Scholar and a search designation and the community engagement In 2014-15 alone, 54 students earned more than Rhodes Scholar. designation from the Carnegie Foundation. More $2.1 million for academic study. than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of 19 lo- w USC has been recognized by both Kiplinger’s cations throughout the state, including the research w University of South Carolina faculty generated “Best Values in Public Colleges” and Forbes. campus in Columbia. $250 million in funding for research, training and outreach programs in fiscal year 2016. w The University of South Carolina was rated prominently in a list released by Forbes that ranks w The University of South Carolina is the fourth- w USC is ranked in the top-five percent of U.S. America’s Best Employers. USC was ranked No. fastest growing flagship university in the country. public universities in the number of national 96, the only Southeastern Conference university The University of South Carolina’s Columbia awards its faculty have received. in list of 500. campus has 324 degree programs through its 14 w USC has created vital business partnerships w USC is recognized as a national model for a degree-granting colleges and schools. with Fortune 500 companies IBM, Fluor Corp., better student experience, based on its pioneering w The South Carolina Honors College is ranked and Boeing, to create jobs, accelerate innovation first-year experience program and other initiatives the nation’s best public university honors college and drive economic prosperity in the state and that give students more flexible and accelerated based on honors college factors by the guidebook, beyond. This spring it opened the Center for paths to graduation. Applied Innovation, where the university, IBM “A Review of Fifty Public University Honors w Selected by Inc. magazine as one of the nation’s Programs.” and private-sector researchers will use technology for a host of real-world applications. top three “Incubators to Watch,” the USC- w The Darla Moore School of Business Columbia Technology Incubator is one of several undergraduate and MBA international business w Committed to access and affordability, USC university efforts to cultivate entrepreneurism. established Palmetto College, offering convenient programs were ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & w USC has the state’s most comprehensive suite World Report in 2017. campus locations and online bachelor’s degree completion programs for all South Carolina of health disciplines, including medicine, public w The National Academy of Inventors has named students. Its On Your Time initiative gives health, pharmacy, nursing and social work. Its USC as a leading generator of patents, putting students greater flexibility to graduate sooner and online nursing graduate program is ranked No. 9, USC in the top one percent worldwide. pursue internship and study abroad opportunities. and its exercise science doctoral program is No. 1. University Facts and Figures Campuses: 8 Enrollment: 50,099 (all campuses, fall 2016) Faculty: More than 3,200 (all campuses, fall 2016) Degrees Awarded: 10,502 (all campuses, 2015-2016) Alumni: More than 300,000 living alumni (all campuses) COLUMBIA CAMPUS Organization: 14 degree-granting colleges and schools Degree Programs: 324 Enrollment: 34,099 (Columbia campus, fall 2016) Faculty: More than 2,200 (fall 2016) The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in Alumni: More than 230,000 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. Today, the 11 buildings that make up the Horseshoe living alumni frame a lush lawn that is an irresistible gathering place for students, faculty, staff and alumni and the scene of many important university events. Endowment: $655 million 186 CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAMECOCK FOOTBALL Board of Trustees henry mcmaster John C. von Lehe Jr. Hubert F. Mobley Eugene P. Warr Jr. Governor of South Carolina Chairman Vice-Chairman Chairman Emeritus Ex Officio Chairman 9th Judicial Circuit 6th Judicial Circuit 4th Judicial Circuit Chuck Allen J. Egerton Burroughs Mark W. Buyck Jr. Thomas C. Cofield A.C. Fennell III 10th Judicial Circuit 15th Judicial Circuit Governor’s Designee Governor’s Appointee 8th Judicial Circuit C. Edward Floyd MD William C. Hubbard Toney J. Lister Miles Loadholt 12th Judicial Circuit 5th Judicial Circuit 7th Judicial Circuit 2nd Judicial Circuit Leah B. Moody tommy D. preston Jr. C. Dorn Smith III MD MOLLY M. SPEARMAN 16th Judicial Circuit President, Alumni Association 3rd Judicial Circuit Superintendent of Education Thad H. Westbrook Mack I. Whittle Jr. Charles H. Williams II J. cantey heath JR. 11th Judicial Circuit 13th Judicial Circuit 1st Judicial Circuit Secretary CAROLINA FOOTBALL 187 University Administration SOUTH CAROLINA Dr. Harris Pastides, University President University Presidents During the past decade, the University of South Carolina’s 28th president, Harris Pastides, has led USC’s flagship system of eight Dr. Harris Pastides is the institution’s 28th institutions in 19 geographic locations to higher achievements and President since 1804, when Johnathan unprecedented growth. “Our chancellors, deans, faculty and staff Maxcy became the first to lead South Car- have proven time and again,” he says, “that even a recession and olina College, the University’s precursor. a 1000-year flood cannot stop Carolina’s march toward world-class status and global recognition.” Harris Pastides ...................2008-Present Under Pastides’ tenure the university has seen the USC Honors College rise to the No. 1 public honors college in the nation; cel- Andrew A. Sorensen ............2002-2008 ebrated continual top rankings in undergraduate and graduate in- John M. Palms ....................1991-2002 ternational business, public health, engineering, nursing and others; James B. Holderman ...........1977-1990 rapidly increased research funding and surpassed a $1 billion capital campaign goal. William H. Patterson ..........1974-1977 An unwavering advocate for a superior student experience, Pas- Thomas F. Jones................... 1962-1974 tides encourages engagement beyond the classroom through leader- Robert L. Sumwalt ..............1957-1962 ship, service learning, international experiences, internships and undergraduate research. During his tenure, innovative programs like Palmetto College, On Your Time Graduation, Gamecock Gateway, Donald S. Russell ................1952-1957 Gamecock Guarantee and the Gamecock Student Athletic Promise provide greater access, flexibility and Norman M. Smith ..............1945-1952 affordability to South Carolinians seeking a higher education degree. To date, over 90,000 degrees have J. Rion McKissick ...............1936-1944 been awarded systemwide during Pastides’ presidency. Leonard T. Baker .................1931-1936 In 2016, Pastides became one of seven Fulbright alumni to receive the inaugural Global Changemaker Award - given in recognition of his ongoing commitment to transform society and humanity through Davison M. Douglas ...........1927-1931 his work. The son of Greek immigrants, Pastides also received the 2017 prestigious Ellis Island Medal William D. Melton .............1922-1926 of Honor which pays homage to the immigrant experience and the contributions made to our nation by William Spenser Currell ......1914-1922 immigrants and their children. Today, Pastides serves on many local, state, national and international boards including the U.S. Com- Samuel Chiles Mitchell .......1909-1913 petitive Council, the Fulbright Program and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Benjamin Sloan ...................1903-1909 Humanities. He is a past chair of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and currently serves as the Franklin C Woodward .........1897-1902 vice president of the SEC. Prior to joining the university’s faculty as dean of the Arnold School of Public Health, Pastides was James Woodrow ..................1891-1897 a professor of epidemiology and chairman of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the John M. McBryde ...............1882-1883 University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his master’s in public health and his Ph.D. in epidemi- William Porcher Miles .........1880-1882 ology from Yale University. President Pastides and the first lady, Patricia Moore-Pastides, live on USC’s Augustus Baldwin Longstreet