DATE: May 21, 2007
CONTACT:
Doris Helms, (864) 656-3940
biol110@clemson.edu
CONTACT:
Claude Lilly, (704) 687-2931
CCLILLY@uncc.edu
WRITER:
Teresa C. Hopkins, (864) 656-1222
teresa.hopkins@clemsonews.clemson.edu
Lilly named College of Business and Behavioral Science dean at Clemson
CLEMSON – Clemson University announces the appointment of Claude C. Lilly as dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science.
Lilly comes to Clemson from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where he serves as dean of the Belk College of Business. He also serves as a Charlotte director of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
"Lilly brings great depth and experience to the College of Business and Behavioral Science and to Clemson University,” said Clemson provost Doris Helms. “He is a respected academician and business leader who will be able to capitalize on the strengths of our faculty and staff to move the college forward and to provide a top 20 experience for our students.”
Lilly will begin at Clemson on July 1.
“The move to the 19th ranked undergraduate business program among public institutions is an opportunity to work with traditional business disciplines, as well as sociology, psychology, political science and graphic communications," Lilly said.
“Using this unique combination, the College of Business and Behavioral Science will continue to provide an outstanding academic experience for students,” he said. “The college also will seek to participate in the economic development of South Carolina.”
Lilly joined the Belk College faculty in 1997 as the James J. Harris Chair of Risk Management and Insurance and was appointed dean of the college in 2000. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, he was professor of risk management and insurance and director of the Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research at Florida State University. He also was a faculty member and the director of the Center for Insurance Research at the University of Southern California.
His areas of expertise include risk management, insurance company operations, reinsurance and self-insurance. He has edited several journals, including the Risk Management and Insurance Review, the CPCU Journal, the Journal of Insurance Regulation and the Journal of Reinsurance. Lilly earned his Ph.D. at Georgia State University, where he majored in risk management and insurance and minored in international finance.
The unique structure of the College of Business and Behavioral Science provides a tremendous advantage and sets the stage for an unmatched climate of collaboration. By combining social and behavioral sciences like sociology and political science, with traditional business programs, great opportunities arise for enhanced understanding of human behavior and how to apply that knowledge in business and policy-making decisions.