Faculty and Staff
Matt Williamson
Title: | Director of TRiO Programs |
Department: | TRiO Programs USC Lancaster |
Email: | mwilliam@mailbox.sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-313-7126 |
Fax: | 803-313-7145 |
Office: | Medford Library TRiO Learning Resource Center |
Office Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm |

Bio
Matt is a native of Lancaster and graduate of Lancaster High School (Honors); graduate of the U. S. Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Highest Honors); graduate of USC Lancaster (High Honors) and USC Columbia (Magna Cum Laude); and is a South University alumnus. He is also a decorated U.S. Air Force disabled veteran.
Matt joined USCL TRiO Programs in 2009 as the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP) Career/Cultural
Specialist and was selected Director, TRiO Programs in 2017.
Matt is married to his high school sweetheart, Sylvia, and they have one son, Marcus,
who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife. He has received numerous educational,
employee and community awards and special recognitions at the local, state and national
levels. In addition, Matt volunteers for numerous local non-profit organizations and
is a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club; a board member with Palmetto Citizens Against
Sexual Assault and Lancaster Promise Neighborhood as well as president of Mental Health
America Lancaster County. He has served nearly 30 years as deacon at Zion Pilgrim
Missionary Baptist Church, in the Antioch community of eastern Lancaster.