P. George Benson May 1st, 2018 Home Address and Phone: University Address and Phone: 330 Concord St College of Charleston Unit 18-I School of Business Charleston, SC 29401 66 George Street 843-518-7744 Charleston, SC 29424 [email protected] 843-860-5760 [email protected] Education: Ph.D. University of Florida, August 1977 Major: Decision Sciences Minors: Statistics and Economics Dissertation: A Bayesian Analysis of Model Specification Uncertainty in Forecasting and Control (Adviser: Christopher B. Barry) New York University, September 1970 - June 1971 Major: Operations Research B.S. Bucknell University, June 1968 Major: Mathematics Academic Experience: Professor of Decision Sciences, College of Charleston, July 2014 – present President, College of Charleston, February 1, 2007 – June 30, 2014 Dean and Simon S. Selig, Jr. Chair for Economic Growth, Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia, 1998 through 2006. Dean of the Faculty of Management (includes the School of Business-New Brunswick, the Graduate School of Management, and the School of Management-Newark), Rutgers University, 1996 to 1998. 1 Academic Experience: (continued) Dean of the Faculty of Management-Newark (includes the Graduate School of Management and the School of Management-Newark), Rutgers University, 1993 to 1996. Professor of Decision Sciences, Rutgers University, 1993 to 1998 Director, Operations Management Center, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 1992-1993 Decision Sciences Area Head, University of Minnesota, 1983-1988 Associate Professor of Decision Sciences and Operations Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 1982-1993. Held joint appointments in the Operations & Management Science Department and the Information & Decision Sciences Department. Assistant Professor of Management Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1977-1982 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 1974-1976. Taught Managerial Statistics at both the MBA and undergraduate levels. Other Work Experience: Coordinator for the Minnesota Energy Agency's Alternative Energy Grant Program, 1977. Computer Program Design Engineer, Member of Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, June 1969 - September 1971. Part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining AT&T's first data management system. Management Analyst, United States Army Security Agency, Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, Virginia, June 1968 - June 1969. Part of the team responsible for determining the Agency's personnel needs worldwide. Boards of Directors: Corporate Primerica, Inc. (Atlanta), 2010-present, Lead Director, 2014-present; Corporate Governance Committee Chair, 2011-present Crawford & Company (Atlanta), 2005-present (Governance Committee Chair, 2010-present) AGCO, Inc. (Atlanta), 2004-present (Governance Committee Chair, 2005-present) Nutrition 21, Inc., (Purchase, N.Y.) 1998-2010 (Audit Committee Chair, 2002-2009) National Bank of South Carolina (Columbia), 2007-2010 SignalOne Safety, Inc., (Atlanta), 2005-2007 Athens First Bank and Trust Company, (Athens, Ga.), 2005-2006 2 Boards of Directors: (continued) Non-Profit Gaillard Management Corporation, Charleston, S.C., 2016-Present Southern Conference, Vice Chair, 2012 Lowcountry Graduate Center, Charleston, S.C., 2007-2014 (Board Chair, 2010-2014) Buckhead Club, Atlanta, Ga., 2001-2006 University Ventures, Inc., (Rutgers University), 1993-2004 Decision Sciences Institute, 1998-2000 New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1999 New Jersey Sales and Marketing Executives Association Foundation, VP & Treasurer, 1993-1998 Minnesota Public Golf Association, 1990-1992 Advisory Boards: Corporate NBSC (Columbia, S.C.), 2010-present NSBC South Coastal Region Community Board, 2015-present Carter, (Atlanta), 2006-2007 Preferred Real Estate Funds, Atlanta, 2004-2006 Executrack, Inc., Atlanta, 2003-2006 Non-Profit Education Council, The Manufacturing Institute, National Association of Manufacturers, 2008 - 2010 Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2006 Quality New Jersey, 1994-1999 New Jersey Quality Achievement Award Advisory Board, 1993-1999 New Jersey ISO 9000 Consortium Advisory Committee, 1994-1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: Chair, Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 2013-Present, (reelected 2014, 2016, and 2017) Chair-Elect, Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 2011-2012 Director, Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 2007-present Chairman, Board of Overseers, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2005-2007 Member, Board of Overseers, appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2004-2007 Judge, appointed as one of nine national judges by U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1997-1999 Chairman, 1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Regional Conference, Atlanta, May 1999 Chairman, 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Regional Conference, Philadelphia, May 1998 3 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD): Nominating and Governance Committee Chair Advisory Council, 2018 – present Community Committees: 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, Sales and Marketing Committee, Country Club of Charleston, 2015 – present 2015 Commitment to Justice Award Reception Honoring Lucille Whipper, Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation, Host Committee Economic Leadership Council, Charleston Regional Development Alliance, 2011-2014 The Mayor’s Gaillard Center Stakeholders’ Committee, June 2010 – 2014 Capital Campaign Cabinet, Gaillard Performance Hall Foundation, September 2010- present The Future of Symphonic Music in Charleston, Co-chair with Marc Chardon (CEO, Blackbaud), June 2010-January 2011 Consulting: Allstate Insurance Company Country Club Market, Inc. ABN AMRO The Valspar Corporation Standard Federal Bank HEMAR Service Corporation of America W.R. Grace Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Norwest First Minnesota Control Data Corporation FMC Corporation, Northern Ordinance Div. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Printing Industry of the Twin Cities, Inc. E.F. Johnson Company Minnesota Department of Transportation Pearl Baths, Inc. Minnesota Power Marktech Systems, Inc. Medtronic Bartsoft, Inc. Maxwell Graphics Keith-Stevens, Inc. H.E.I. Inc. Therapeutic Immunology Patterson Dental Company The Pillsbury Company National Car Rental Systems AT&T Popham Haik Schnobrich Kaufman Ltd. Briggs and Morgan Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt Ceridian The Krystal Company West Publishing Co. Inter Regional Financial Group King and Spalding Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau 4 Television and Radio Interviews (multiple interviews by nearly all stations): WFXL-TV; Albany, Ga. WMAC-AM; Macon, Ga. WALB-TV; Albany, Ga. WMGT-TV; Macon, Ga. WUGA-FM; Athens, Ga. WGXA-TV; Macon, Ga. WGAU-AM; Athens, Ga. WMAZ-TV, Macon, Ga. WAGA-TV; Atlanta, Ga. WPGA-TV; Macon, Ga. WXIA-TV; Atlanta, Ga. WMTR-AM; Morristown, N.J. WSB-AM; Atlanta, Ga. BBC-TV; New York, N.Y. WGCL-TV; Atlanta, Ga. WOR-AM; New York, N.Y. WSB-TV; Atlanta, Ga. WRGA-AM; Rome, Ga. WRDW-TV; Augusta, Ga. WSAV-TV; Savannah, Ga. WJBF-TV; Augusta, Ga. WJCL-TV; Savannah, Ga. WCSC-TV; Charleston, S.C. WTOC-TV; Savannah, Ga. WCIV-TV; Charleston, S.C. WETV; South Carolina WCBD-TV; Charleston, S.C. WCTV-TV; Tallahassee, Fla. WTMA-AM; Charleston, S.C. WPAX-TV; Thomasville, Ga. College of Charleston, Cougar TV WNEG-TV; Toccoa, Ga. WTVI-TV; Charlotte, N.C. Georgia Public Television WYHB-TV; Chattanooga, Tenn. Georgia Radio Network WDEF-TV; Chattanooga, Tenn. Peach State Public Radio WTVM-TV; Columbus, Ga. New Jersey Network Public Television WRBL-TV; Columbus, Ga. Carolina Business Review WDUN-AM; Gainesville, Ga. Georgia Business WJXT-TV; Jacksonville, Fla. C-Span WMVV-FM, Griffin, Ga. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC-TV, September 18, 2011 The Weather Channel, January 28, 2014 5 Awards and Honors: 2015 Outstanding Director Award, Atlanta Business Chronicle, December 2015. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Lewisburg High School, Lewisburg, Pa., October 2014 Milliken Medal of Quality, South Carolina Quality Forum, October 2011 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., May 2008 Abit Massey Lecturer, Georgia Society of Association Executives, 2004 Significant Sig, Sigma Chi Fraternity, 2004 Gridiron, University of Georgia, 2003 Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute, 2000 Alumni-Athlete Achievement Award, Bucknell University, 1997 Named one of “The Top 100 Business People in New Jersey” by Business News New Jersey, September 1996, for “...giving new life to business education at Rutgers by tapping into the business community.” New Jersey Small Business Development Center's Outstanding Leadership Award, 1996, for “...forging links between entrepreneurship and academics.” New Jersey Sales and Marketing Executives Association, Honorary Member, 1994 MBA Field Project Team of the Year, Adviser, University of Minnesota, 1992 MBA Field Project Team of the Year, Adviser, University of Minnesota, 1991 Dean's Innovation Fund Award, University of Minnesota, 1988 MBA Field Project Team of the Year, Adviser, University of Minnesota, 1988 MBA Field Project Team of the Year, Adviser, University of Minnesota, 1987 Burlington Northern Faculty Fellowship, 1982-1985 Nominated for Morse-Amoco Award, University of Minnesota, for contributions to undergraduate education, 1983 and 1984 University-wide Graduate Student Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, University of Florida, 1976 Alpha Iota Delta, Decision Sciences Honorary, Founding President, University of Florida