The individual responsibilities and duties of officers are listed below. For more
information about reporting offices and programs, see a complete organization chart [pdf].
Officers

William F. "Bill" Tate IV, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost
The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University of South Carolina and
oversees the schools and colleges of the USC Columbia campus. The Provost is charged
with overall leadership of academic affairs of the university, including curriculum
development and establishment of academic standards in the schools and colleges.

Cheryl L. Addy, Ph.D., vice provost and dean of faculty
Dr. Addy is responsible for coordinating and advancing the interests of faculty, including
leadership training, family friendly requests, tenure, promotion, and review, endowed
chairs, dean reviews, internal grants and SEC travel grants. She also serves as dean
of faculty and oversees institutional research and assessment, policies, and communications.

Sandra J. Kelly, Ph.D., vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies
Dr. Kelly oversees undergraduate general education requirements, the First-Year Reading
Experience and provides guidance on undergraduate academic initiatives within and
beyond the classroom. She is responsible for oversight of the Center for Teaching
Excellence, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, On Your Time, Continuing
Education and Conferences, and the University Advising Center. The Faculty Principals
have a dual report to Dr. Kelly and the Associate Vice President for Student Housing
and Well-Being.
Additional Members of Provost's Executive Cabinet
Dennis Pruitt, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs, vice provost and dean of students
Diana Mitchell, Ph.D., senior associate provost for social innovation and eLearning
John Catalano, Ph.D., associate provost for Palmetto College campuses and dean of
extended university
Tracey Weldon, Ph.D., interim dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate
education
Office Staff
Office staff can be emailed by clicking on the individual’s name below.
Appointments with Provost and Vice Provosts
Ashley Dantzler, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Provost
- Council of Academic Deans (information, scheduling, agendas, etc.)
Rachel Ford, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Sandra Kelly
- Appointments with Diana Mitchell
- Undergraduate Studies coordination.
- Communications
Coyet Greene, administrative coordinator
- Faculty Awards
- Financials
- Internal Grants
- Provost Office events
Caroline Hulett, administrative coordinator
- Appointments with Cheryl Addy
- Appointments with Tracey Weldon
- Coordinates ALDP
- Coordinates SEC Travel Grants
- University policy updates
Academic Administration
Mary Alexander, assistant provost and chief of staff
- Provost office budgeting
- Academic unit budget oversight
- Administrative management of the Office of the Provost
- Academic blueprints
- Internal grants administration
- Analysis, reporting and data collection
- Classroom Enhancements and Space Needs and Planning (SNAP) committees coordination
Academic Resources
Vicki Lewter, human resources manager
- Human resources coordination
- Emeritus status requests
- Sabbatical leave
Lisa Hammond, Ph.D., director of faculty affairs
- Tenure and promotion, post-tenure review, and third year review coordination
- Non-tenure-track promotion coordination
- Hire with tenure coordination
- Endowed Chairs and named professorship coordination
- Family friendly requests
- Non-tenure track faculty criteria policies and procedures coordination
Communications and Information Resources
Stan Lawrimore, director of information resources
- Main Office of the Provost site support:
Tenure & Promotion, University Policies, Carolina Core, First-Year Reading Experience,
Undergraduate Studies, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, Global
Carolina, Academic Programs Proposal System
- Information technology resources and projects
- SharePoint development and support
- Website design and development
Vacant, communications manager
- Web Communications
- Communications and marketing
Roseanne Shaw, program coordinator
- Calendar & Space Reservation System
Reporting Administrators
Reporting to Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Mary Alexander, MPA, assistant provost for academic administration
Magdalena Grudzinski-Hall, Ph.D., interim executive director of Global Carolina and
director of Education Abroad
Richard Brown, Ph.D., director, USC Press
Joel Samuels, J.D., executive director, Rule of Law Collaborative
Reporting to Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Sandra Kelly
Dirk Brown, Ph.D., faculty director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise
Shelley Dempsey, M.Ed., MBA, director, On Your Time Initiatives
August (Augie) E. Grant, Ph.D., director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Claire Robinson, Ph.D., director, University Advising Center
Hilary Dyer Brannon, director, Continuing Education and Conference Services
Lara Ducate, Ph.D., executive director, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning
Learning Community Principals
Preston Residential College: Lara Lomicka Anderson, Ph.D.
Capstone: Elise Lewis, Ph.D.
Entrepreneurism & Innovations: Dirk Brown, Ph.D.
Galen Fellows: David Simmons, Ph.D.
Green Quad: William J. Jones, Ph.D.
International House at Maxcy College: David Snyder, Ph.D.
Rhodos Fellows: Simon Tarr, Ph.D.
Reporting to Vice Provost and Dean of Faculty Cheryl Addy
Sabrina Andrews, M.S., executive director of Institutional Research, Assessment and
Analytics
Trena Houp, Interim Director, Academic Programs
Susan Bon, Ph.D., faculty civility advocate
Lisa Hammond, Ph.D., director of faculty affairs
Reporting to Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education Tracey Weldon
Vacant, associate dean, Graduate School
Murray Mitchell, Ph.D., senior associate dean, Graduate School
Reporting to Senior Associate Provost for Social Innovation and eLearning Diana Mitchell
Trena Houp, associate director, Office of Distributed Learning