Undergraduate Evening Studies Establishes Advisory Council
Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) has established an Advisory Council. Council members met Jan. 19 in the inaugural meeting of the group.
Members of the council include Upstate business and community leaders, as well as Furman alumni and instructors.
According to UES director Beth Crews, the council meets to support, advise, and advocate for the 60-year-old Furman program, which exists to provide quality higher education to working adults in the Upstate.
The 25 members of the 2017 UES Advisory Council are:
Ken Abernethy, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for the Management of IT
Furman University
Nestor Acosta (’89)
Business Operations, Department of Psychiatry
Greenville Health System
Dayna Babb
Corporate HR Manager
Sage Automotive Interiors
John Buchanan (’10)
Senior Manager, Internal Audit
Fluor Corporation
Matthew Clark
Editor
GSA Business Report
Steve Cole (’00)
Executive Director
Greenville County Sanitation Commission
Jerry Denman
Distinguished Engineer
IBM Watson
Mark Farris
President & CEO
Greenville Area Development Corporation
Kenneth E. Fields (’97)
Chief of Staff, R&D
Michelin
Fernando Fleites
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Elizabeth Feather
Director of Research
Upstate SC Alliance
Charlie Hall
Executive Director
Upstate Warrior Solution
Steve Hall
Vice President, Business Development
Find Great People
Whitney Hanna
Coordinator of Community Collaboration
Greenville County Schools
Greg Haselden (’94)
Senior Vice President for Finance & Operations
Erskine College
Hank Hyatt
Vice President, Economic Competitiveness
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Johnson
French Instructor
Furman University
Tim Justice
Co-owner
Rescom Construction
Toby Louris (’06)
Vice President, Technology
Benefitfocus
Ron Malone (’81)
Private Equity Operating Partner
Furman University Trustee
Gregory Pickett, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, CBBS
Clemson University MBA Program & Greenville ONE
Jim Shew
Director, National Accounts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
Tom Traxler
Attorney
Carter, Smith, Merriam, Rogers & Traxler
E. Richard Walton
Reporter
The Greenville News
Lenna Young, Ph.D.
Vice President Academic Affairs
Greenville Technical College
For more information about Furman Undergraduate Evening Studies, visit furman.edu/ues.