The South Carolina Research Foundation is an element in the university's strategy for research growth, supporting faculty efforts, and helping faculty with their scholarship goals.
Formed in 1991, the South Carolina Research Foundation (SCRF) is a major initiative to increase the support for faculty doing research at USC. The SCRF provides greater flexibility and competitiveness in implementing research grants and contracts, building infrastructure, and developing intellectual property for the faculty. Responsibilities of the SCRF include USC's intellectual technology licensing program.
The SCRF is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from public- and private-sector leadership to bring the broad range of backgrounds, expertise and perspectives necessary to make strategic decisions. The board includes six external and five internal members (there is currently an external vacancy that will be filled in 2025). The five internal members are the USC President, the Vice President for the Division of Research, the Foundations President, a member of the USC Board of Trustees and a member of the Council of Academic Deans.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Former Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (2015-2022) • Former University of South Carolina Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (2009-2015) • American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellow (2015) • American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (2012)
B.S. in Economics (summa cum laude), Clemson University • Executive Program at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia • J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law • Vice President, Hollings Cancer Center Advisory Board, Medical University of South Carolina • Member, Trevillian Cabinet, College of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University
B.S. in Accounting, University of South Carolina • Former financial services practice leader for Elliott Davis accounting firm • Board member, United Way of the Midlands • Former board member of the Central Carolina Community Foundation and the USC Business Partnership Foundation • Darla Moore School of Business Distinguished Young Alumnus Award
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Georgia • Ph.D. in Pharmacy, University of Georgia • Former Dean, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
B.S. in Economics, College of William and Mary • Master of Health Administration, Duke University • Founding CEO of Palmetto Health • Founding chairman of the Carolina HealthChoice Network board of directors • Distinguished Service Award, South Carolina Hospital Association
B.A., Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida • M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, University of Central Florida • Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathology, University of Arizona • SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function • USC Health Sciences Distinguished Professor • Co-Director, McCausland Center for Brain Imaging University of South Carolina
Attorney • B.S., business administration, USC, 1968 • J.D., USC School of Law, 1972 • Board of Trustees member since 2018
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992 • M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, 1997 • Professor, Department of Medicine, University of South Carolina • Professor, Clemson University School of Health Research • Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow
B.A. Rutgers University • M.A. in Science and Technology Management, George Washington University • Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Management Program • Board member Central SC Alliance, Charleston Regional Development Alliance, SC Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and SC Economics
B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations, University of South Carolina • Licensed Realtor • South Carolina Arts Commission • Free Medical Clinic Board • Central Carolina Community Foundation Community Impact Chair