Contact Information

Jerry Knighton

knightl@clemson.edu
864-656-3181

Mr. Knighton serves as Director of the Office of Access and Equity and is the University's designated affirmative action officer. He monitors the University's recruitment and retention programs for minorities and women and is responsible for ensuring that all policies regarding equitable treatment for faculty, staff and students are followed. Additionally, Mr. Knighton investigates claims of discrimination by faculty, staff and students and engages in training and other activities to prevent incidents of discrimination/harassment. Individuals who believe that they have been subjected to illegal discrimination are encouraged to contact Mr. Knighton for advice and assistance in resolving the problem.

Mr. Knighton also works with the Graduate School in their efforts to recruit minority graduate students and coordinates graduate fellowship programs for new and continuing minority graduate students. Additionally, serves as the University's point of contact for implementation of the University's Diversity Procurement Initiative minority and women-owned businesses.

Mr. Knighton is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where he obtained both a B.A. in Political Science and a M.A. in Public Administration. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership at Clemson University.

Amber Lange

lange@clemson.edu
864-656-1301

Amber Lange is the current Site Director of the Emerging Scholars Program at Clemson University. Amber attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received a B.S. in International Business Administration. She then moved down to Clemson University where she received her Masters Degree in Public Administration and was first exposed to Emerging Scholars. She then moved to Washington DC where she worked at American University for four years. In June of 2007 she received a call from the Director of Access and Equity at Clemson, asking if she would like to move back and work with the Emerging Scholars Program. She has been back in Clemson ever since. Her main goals are to raise more funds for the program and to expand to other colleges and universities around the state of South Carolina.

Brenda Manley

bgmatc@clemson.edu
864-656-0620

Ms. Manley is the office's Administrative Coordinator and manages all activities related to personnel, payroll, procurement and accounting. She oversees multiple budgets, manages office support staff and assists professional staff members in meeting departmental objectives. Ms. Manley also assists with the planning and implementation of meetings, workshops, projects and conferences.

Alfreda Webb

alfredw@clemson.edu
864-656-0121

Ms. Webb serves as Human Resource Specialist for the office and is responsible for logging and processing all Access and Equity hiring forms. She maintains communication with Human Resources and departmental hiring managers regarding the status of their paperwork. She checks for accuracy and notifies departments when processing is complete. If you have questions regarding the approval status of your hiring forms, Ms. Webb can assist you.

Yvonne Scott

yscott@clemson.edu
864-656-3181

Ms. Scott is the office’s Administrative Assistant and serves as receptionist while performing administrative support duties that contribute to the office's mission. Additionally, she orders supplies, receives and distributes mail and serves as back up for processing hiring forms. Ms. Scott also provides administrative support to the Emerging Scholars program Site Director.