Landscape Services
As the stewards of campus maintenance, Landscape Services provides a safe outdoor environment in order to enhance the learning experience at Clemson University.
Services We Provide
Our primary mission at Clemson is to maintain the landscape of the campus. We do this in a variety of ways. Our department is responsible for all new landscape installations, along with the constant care and maintenance of our cherished campus trees. We also provide for all indoor vegetation in public areas, as well as for the President's home.
While Landscape does a great deal to add to the campus, we also offer services that deal with the removal of solid waste, snow, and ice. Litter control is another responsibility of our department, and we provide heavy equipment services for other departments on campus. For faculty and staff that are relocating, we have permanent personnel on staff for moving services. And finally, Landscape is in charge of setting up campus functions such as graduations, concerts, and registrations.
Staff
Below you will find introductions to our staff.
Adrienne Gerus, Director
Credit for Clemson University's well-maintained and daresay beautiful campus can be attributed to Facilities' Landscape Services Department, under the direction of Adrienne Gerus. She has held the appointment of Director of Landscape Services for (years), and is responsible for overall Landscape Maintenance, Refuse Collection, Road and Parking Lot Maintenance, and Moving Services.
Bill Carson, Horticulture Manager
Bill is the Horticulture Manager for the Landscape Services Department. He directs campus landscape improvements and provides horticultural expertise for landscape supervisors. He also manages the greenhouse, arbor, landscape, and litter control crews. Bill joined the Landscape Services Department in 1991 and has a BS degree from Clemson University in Ornamental Horticulture.
Paul Minerva, Arborist
Paul is manager of the Landscape Services Department arboriculture program and the equipment mechanic shop. As such, his primary responsibilities include the planning, scheduling, and management of preventive arboricultural maintenance. He also implements and maintains a comprehensive tree inventory of approximately 6000 trees. Paul also administers mechanic shop activities, such as preventive maintenance work orders to insure proper equipment maintenance. He also prepares bid specifications for new landscape and construction equipment.
Rotie Salley, Turf and Irrigation Manager
Rotie joined the Landscape Services Department in 2006. He received a BS degree in Turf Management and Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Georgia. Rotie is responsible for all campus turf and irrigation.
Julie Gambrell, Administrative Specialist
As Administrative Specialist, Julie works directly for the Landscape director, as well as the department managers and supervisors, performing a variety of administrative and secretarial duties. Her primary duties include: everyday general operation of the office, data entry, purchasing, records management, assisting Human Resources with the hiring process, and liaison between Landscape Services employees and other university and agency representatives.
Thad Parton, Heavy Equipment / Moving Crew Supervisor
Thad joined the Landscape Services Department in 1992, and is primarily involved with heavy equipment operation and moving. He supervises equipment operators with the help of other crews as needed. Thad's other duties include gravel and asphalt road maintenance, operating the University C&D landfill in accordance with DHEC guidelines, and special events set up.
Keith Chapman, Core Campus Horticulture Supervisor
Keith has worked for the Landscape Services Department for 9 years. Along with his crew, he is responsible for maintaining the landscaping and lawn of the amphitheater area, library, Strom Thurmond Institute, and Clemson Green areas of the campus as well as litter removal for the entire campus.
Rick Boulanger, Center Campus Horticulture Supervisor
Rick has been employed with the Landscape Services Department since 2001. As supervisor for Center Campus, he and his crew are responsible for landscaping and general grounds keeping operations of high profile areas such as Tillman Hall, Cox Plaza, Brooks Center and the Alumni Center. Rick is in the process of obtaining a Bachelors degree in Horticulture from Clemson University.
Billy Grant, East Campus Horticulture Supervisor
Billy has been with the Landscape Services Department since 1988. His responsibilities as supervisor include scheduling and supervising grounds-keeping activities, training employees in use of landscape and heavy equipment, monitoring the handling and application of pesticides, materials and equipment, identifying insect and disease problems of plant material (including corrective action), while also conducting performance appraisals as well as monitoring irrigation needs of specific areas.
Eric Martin, West Campus Horticulture Supervisor
Under the direction of Eric Martin, the west campus crew strives to promote a healthy, safe, and attractive landscape setting for students, faculty, and staff. The areas maintained by the west campus crew include: Sirrine Hall, Hunter Hall, Calhoun Mansion, McCabe Hall, Holmes Hall, Shoeboxes, Stadium Suites, Fike Field House, Littlejohn Coliseum, and the Highway 93 entrance to the campus.
West Campus Crew
Allen McLane (Assistant Supervisor), Chris Blackmon (Faculty/Staff Senate Reprasentative), Ray Turner, Joey Dickard, and Dennis Ceccarelli.
John Harper, Perimeter Campus Horticulture Supervisor
John has 17 years of service with Clemson University. He supervises 3 employees, and his maintenance area covers: Douthhit Hills, Thornhill Village, Lightsey Bridge I and II housing areas, Carillon Garden, the Fire Station, the Stone Gates at Kite Hill Recycling Center and Pendleton, National Dropout Prevention Center, Moorman House, Sears House, Roderick Internal House, and the Internal Auditing Building.
Perimeter Campus Crew
Asa Grant, William Harmon, and Lee James.
Carol Pike, Greenhouse Specialist
Carol is the lead person for the greenhouse at Landscape Services. Carol maintains a supply of varied foliage plants to be used in the administrative offices and public outdoor areas. She also selects, orders, and produces bedding plants for seasonal use on campus. In addition to her greenhouse duties, Carol maintains the grounds at the President's Home, and produces cut flowers to be used at campus functions.
Kevin Pruitt, Irrigation Specialist
Kevin has been with Clemson University for 13 years. He performs irrigations tasks such as scheduling irrigation maintenance activities, troubleshooting and making repairs to landscape irrigation systems, checking irrigation system plans, designing and installing irrigation systems and additions to existing systems and determining the water requirements for specific areas on campus.
Steven Pate, Irrigation Specialist
Steven has been a part of the Landscape Services Department for 9 years. Along with Kevin, Steven oversees most of the irrigation systems on campus. He also performs irrigation maintenance; repairs and replaces damaged irrigation lines and installs new irrigation systems. Further, Steven operates a wide variety of heavy and landscape equipment to assist with snow and ice removal.
Roger Dunson, Waste Management Specialist
Roger has 28 years of service with Clemson University, and currently takes care of trash removal for the campus. His other duties include painting, cleaning, replacing and keeping an inventory of dumpsters, cleaning up construction debris at Lee and Lowry and Brooks Center, cutting kudzu, and assisting in snow removal.
Dwight Newell, Waste Management Specialist
Dwight has been with the University since 1985, and also helps take care of trash removal for the campus. His duties include painting, cleaning, replacing and keeping an inventory of dumpsters, cleaning up construction debris at Lee and Lowry and Brooks Center, cutting kudzu, and assisting in snow removal.