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Emeritus College

Emeritus College Advisory Board

Appointment and Serving

Members of the Emeritus College faculty are selected for two-year, once-renewable terms to advise the Director with respect to administrative and programmatic matters. Individuals interested in being considered for appointment to the Advisory Board should contact the Director (864-656-3990). The full Advisory Board meets each academic year in September, January, and April. The five-member Executive Committee of the Advisory Board includes Chair, Vice-Chair, Past Chair, Faculty Senate Liaison, and AROHE Representative. They meet monthly to handle the interim business of the Board. Committees of the Advisory Board may be comprised of both board members and regular members of the Emeritus College.

Advisory Board Contact Information

Board Members 2026-2027

See Faculty Directory for email addresses (linked). 

Chip Egan, Chair of the College Advisory Board, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts, IDE Emeritus College Fellow, 

Rosanne Pruitt, Chair-Elect of the College Advisory Board, Professor Emerita of Nursing, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Kathy Headley, Professor Emerita of Literacy, IDE Emeritus College Fellow, and Past-Chair of the College Advisory Board

Christopher Benson, Senior Lecturer Emeritus of English and, IDE Emeritus College Fellow 

Adolph Beyerlein, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Chair, the EC Language Skills Committee, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Roxanne Calabria, Professor Emerita of Nursing, Director of Global Health, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Donald Collins, Professor Emeritus of Architectural Studies

Marge Condrasky, Professor Emerita of Food Nutrition and Packaging Science, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Lee Crandall, Professor Emeritus of Public Health Sciences

Marty Duckenfield, Public Information Director, (retired), National Dropout Prevention Center, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Sandy Edge, Principal Lecturer Emeritus and Director of the College Academic Advising Center, Business

Frankie Felder, Professor Emerita, Graduate School

Don Fraser, System Architect for CCIT, Retired

Victoria Gillis, Professor Emerita of Teaching and Learning, Chair of Moments and Memory Project, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Annel Greene, Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Mary Haque, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of Horticulture

Laurie Haughey, Marketing and Communication, Retired, Chair, Promotions Committee

Pamela Havice, Professor Emerita of Education, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Robert Hogan, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Chair of the EC Awards Committee, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Cecil Huey, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Thomas Kuehn, Professor Emeritus of History, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

James Palmer, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils and IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Jack Peck, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science

James Pepin, Chief Technology Officer, Retired

J. Bruce Rafert, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Graduate Dean

Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Director of the Academic Success Center, Undergraduate Committee Chair, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Gregory Reighard, Professor Emeritus of Plant and Environmental Sciences - Horticulture

Laura Shick, Senior Lecturer Emerita of Mathematical Sciences, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Diane Smathers, Professor Emerita and Chair of Family and Youth Development, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Dolores A. Stegelin, Professor Emerita of Teaching and Learning, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Forrest E. Stegelin, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, UGA

Bonnie W. Stevens, Senior Lecturer Emerita of PRTM

Fred Switzer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Jerry Trapnell, Professor Emeritus of Accountancy and Dean, Chair of the EC Strategic Planning Committee, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Stephen Wainscott, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Director of Honor’s College, Chair of the EC Programming Committee, IDE Emeritus College Fellow

Priscilla Wentworth, Librarian Emerita

Ex-Officio Board Members

  • Dr. Joel Greenstein, Associate Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering, AROHE Liaison
  • Dr. Debra Jackson, Professor Emerita of Nursing; Emeritus College Director
  • Dr. Karen Kemper, Associate Professor Emerita of Public Health Sciences, Faculty Senate Liaison
  • Dr. Jerry Reel, Professor Emeritus of History and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Committees, 2026-2027

Committee Members

Executive Committee

Chip Egan, Chair

Rosanne Pruitt, Chair-Elect

Kathy Headley, Past-Chair

Karen Kemper, Faculty Senate Liaison

Joel Greenstein, AROHE Liaison

 

Revenue Task Force
Kathy Headley, Chair
Cecil Huey
Jerry Trapnell
Imtiaz Haque
Debbie Jackson

Awards Committee

Robert Hogan (Chair)

Mike Ellison

Bonnie Holaday

Thomas Kuehn

Marge Condrasky

Jerry Trapnell

 

 Well-Being Committee

Rosanne Pruitt, Co-Chair

Margaret Condrasky, Co-Chair

Joel Greenstein

Bonnie Holiday

Karen Kemper

Greg Mullen

 

Fundraising Committee

Dee Stegelin, Chair

Lee Crandall

Flora Riley

James Pepin

 

Promotion of EC Committee

Laurie Haughey, Chair

Robert Hogan

Jim Palmer

Cecil Huey

Deb Charles

 

Emeritus Faculty Creative Works 

Diane Smathers, Chair

Imtiaz Haque

Lynn Craig

Donna Reiss

Jim Palmer

 

Programming Committee

Steve Wainscott, Chair

Cecil Huey

Marty Duckenfield

Thomas Kuehn

Roxanne Calabria

Roseanne Pruitt

Dee Stegelin

 

Language Skills Committee

Adolph Beyerlein, Chair

Barbara Ramirez

Stuart Silvers

 
Community Outreach Committee
Laura Shick, Chair
Elaine Richardson
Dee Stegelin
Janet Marsh