At the start of each spring semester, the Executive Council assesses student qualifications as provided in grade reports from USC's Office of the Registrar.

Executive Council Officers 2023-2024

President
Gwendelyn Geidel 
Affiliate Faculty and Distinguished Research Professor Emerita, 
School of Earth, Ocean and Environment 
College of Arts and Sciences 
geidel@environ.sc.edu 

Vice President (President-Elect) 
Kathy Snediker
Research & Instruction Librarian; History and Social Sciences Librarian
University Libraries
snediker@mailbox.sc.edu

Secretary
D. Eric Holt
Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
deholt01@mailbox.sc.edu

Treasurer
Douglas Meade
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
meade@mailbox.sc.edu

Historian
Sarah B. Wise
Retired Faculty
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

 

Executive Council Members

Lorraine Aun 
Faculty Fulbright Coordinator, 
Office for International Scholars 
aun@mailbox.sc.edu

Ward Briggs 
Distinguished Carolina Professor Emeritus, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences 
briggsw@mailbox.sc.edu 

Ron Cox 
Dean, Palmetto College Columbia 
Palmetto College
roncox@mailbox.sc.edu

Jack Goldsmith
Clinical Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
School of Medicine Columbia
jack.goldsmith@uscmed.sc.edu

Jennifer Gunter
English/Speech 
College of Arts and Sciences
gunter2@mailbox.sc.edu

Mary Horton 
Assistant Dean 
University Libraries 
hortonmc@mailbox.sc.edu 

Craig Keeney
Cataloging Librarian, 
South Caroliniana Library
ckeeney@mailbox.sc.edu

Thomas Lekan
Professor, History 
College of Arts and Sciences
lekan@mailbox.sc.edu

Clifford Scott 
Retired, former Director, USC Equal Opportunity Programs
cliffscott@sc.rr.com

Alicia Wilson  
Professor, School of the Earth, Ocean & Environment, 
College of Arts and Sciences
awilson@seoe.sc.edu 

Chappell Wilson 
Assistant Dean for Administration 
South Carolina Honors College 
cswilson@mailbox.sc.edu  

Lara Lomicka Anderson (ex-officio) 
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies