President

Alexander Conyers

• President
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Updated on 07/03/2025

Administration

Ruth A. Hodges

• Dean of the Miller F. Whittaker Library & Information Services

Shondra Abraham

• Chief of Staff
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Sonja Bennett-Bellamy

• Vice President for Marketing, Communications and Strategic Alliances

Manicia Finch

• Vice President for Enrollment Management
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M. Evelyn Fields

• Dean, College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
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Matthew Guah

• Dean, College of Business and Information Systems
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John M. Lee Jr.

• Vice President for University Advancement and Strategic Communications
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Lamin E. Drammeh

• Associate Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Evaluation, External Affairs, SC State University Public Service and Agriculture
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Kemberly Greene

• Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement
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Ken Davis

• Associate Vice President for Facilities Management and Operations
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Gerald Hubbard Smalls

• Vice President for Finance & Operations/Chief Financial Officer

Louis Whitesides

• Vice President for Public Service & Agriculture/Executive Director, 1890 Research & Extension
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Ralph Noble

• Dean of the College of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences

David Staten

• Associate Provost
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Tamara Jeffries

• Vice President for Student Affairs

Updated on 07/03/2025

Board

Douglas Gantt

• Chair
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Dr. Macie P. Smith

• Vice Chairperson
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Starlee D. Alexander

Jameel Allen Sr.

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Dr. Louvetta R. Dicks

Dr. Darrell Johnson

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Rodney C. Jenkins

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Col. William L. Oden

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Monica R. Scott

Dr. Wilbur B. Shuler

Dr. Daniel R. Varat

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Robert S. Reese

Hank Allen

• SCSU National Alumni President (Ex-officio)

Stephen V. Beatty

• South Carolina State University Foundation Chairman (Ex-officio)
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Dr. Franklin Pressley

• Staff Senate President (Ex-officio)
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Alexander Thierry

• Faculty Senate President (Ex-officio)
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Lauren Frasier

• SGA President (Ex-officio)

Updated on 07/03/2025