Communications

Luanne M. Lawrence

Vice President for Communications

(803) 777-7440

Office: Osborne Administration Building, Suite 207
luanne@mailbox.sc.edu

Luanne Lawrence joined the University of South Carolina in 2010 as the vice president for Communications, a new position at the University that oversees media relations, internal communications, marketing, creative services and Web communications. Luanne joined USC after serving six years at Oregon State University as the vice president for University Advancement.

In those years, she earned numerous recognitions including the 2010 CASE social and interactive media national award. She has also served in public relations and marketing positions at the University of Maine, University of Baltimore, Lock Haven University (Pennsylvania) and the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.

Luanne most enjoys her work in strategic communications planning, interactive media and using a variety of communications tools to solve pressing problems. A Pennsylvania native, she holds an M.Ed. from Penn State and a B.S. in speech communications from Millersville University (Pennsylvania).

Division of Communications

Wes Hickman
Interim Vice President for Communications and Director, News & Internal Communications
803-777-7440

Kathy Wuchenich
Executive Assistant to Vice President for Communications
803-777-7440

Kathy Gardner-Jones
Interim Director, Strategic and Presidential Communications
803-777-4012

Chris Horn
Director, University Magazine Group
803-777-3687

J.C. Huggins
Director, Web Communications
803-777-2574

Pete Killian
Director, Strategic Marketing and Creative Services
803-777-1534

Laurence W. Pearce
Special Projects
803-777-8161

Division of Communications Staff