Professor Emeriti Faculty at USCB
Emerita/Emeritus status is an honorary title awarded for distinguished service to the academic community. Emeritus/Emerita status is bestowed upon a tenured faculty member or administrator who has served the university at least 10 years with distinction and is entering permanent retirement. The addition of the honorific “Distinguished is generally reserved for those who retired at the rank of Professor. The bestowal of Emerita/Emeritus status is an Honor that is recommended by the University and approved by the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees.
- Dr. Rayburn Barton, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Social Sciences - Awarded 2018 - Dr. Steve Borgiannini, Professor Emeritus
Natural Sciences - Awarded 2025 - Dr. Charlie Calvert, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Hospitality Management - Awarded 2018 - Dr. Ellen Chamberlain, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Library - Awarded 2006 - Dr. Pamela Cooper-Hoel, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Social Sciences - Awarded 2017 - Dr. William Cordray, Professor Emeritus
Mathematics - Awarded 2002 - Dr. Gordon Haist, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Humanities - Awarded 2013 - Dr. Ronald Harshbarger, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Mathematics - Awarded 2002 - Dr. Lila Meeks, Professor Emerita
English - Awarded 2011 - Dr. Thomas Odom, Professor Emeritus
Computational Science - Awarded 2008 - Dr. Larry Rowland, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
History - Awarded 1999 - Dr. Charles Spirrison, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Social Sciences - Awarded 2017 - Rod Sproatt, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education - Awarded 2008 - Dr. Gordon Sproul, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Natural Sciences - Awarded 2018 - Dr. Roland Tuttle, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Mathematics - Awarded 2011 - Dr. Jane Upshaw, Distinguished Chancellor Emerita
Mathematics - Awarded 2015 - Dr. Harvey Varnet, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Library - Awarded 2013 - Dr. Susan Williams, Professor Emerita
Nursing - Awarded 2019