Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) has established an Advisory Council. Council members met Jan. 19 in the inaugural meeting of the group.<\/p>\n
Members of the council include Upstate business and community leaders, as well as Furman alumni and instructors.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The 25 members of the 2017 UES Advisory Council are:<\/p>\n
Ken Abernethy, Ph.D.
\nDirector, Institute for the Management of IT
\nFurman University<\/p>\n
Nestor Acosta (\u201989)
\nBusiness Operations, Department of Psychiatry
\nGreenville Health System<\/p>\n
Dayna Babb
\nCorporate HR Manager
\nSage Automotive Interiors<\/p>\n
John Buchanan (\u201910)
\nSenior Manager, Internal Audit
\nFluor Corporation<\/p>\n
Matthew Clark
\nEditor
\nGSA Business Report<\/p>\n
Steve Cole (\u201900)
\nExecutive Director
\nGreenville County Sanitation Commission<\/p>\n
Jerry Denman
\nDistinguished Engineer
\nIBM Watson<\/p>\n
Mark Farris
\nPresident & CEO
\nGreenville Area Development Corporation<\/p>\n
Kenneth E. Fields (\u201997)
\nChief of Staff, R&D
\nMichelin<\/p>\n
Fernando Fleites
\nSr. Vice President, Human Resources
\nBon Secours St. Francis Health System<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Feather
\nDirector of Research
\nUpstate SC Alliance<\/p>\n
Charlie Hall
\nExecutive Director
\nUpstate Warrior Solution<\/p>\n
Steve Hall
\nVice President, Business Development
\nFind Great People<\/p>\n
Whitney Hanna
\nCoordinator of Community Collaboration
\nGreenville County Schools<\/p>\n
Greg Haselden (\u201994)
\nSenior Vice President for Finance & Operations
\nErskine College<\/p>\n
Hank Hyatt
\nVice President, Economic Competitiveness
\nGreenville Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n
Nancy Johnson
\nFrench Instructor
\nFurman University<\/p>\n
Tim Justice
\nCo-owner
\nRescom Construction<\/p>\n
Toby Louris (\u201906)
\nVice President, Technology
\nBenefitfocus<\/p>\n
Ron Malone (\u201981)
\nPrivate Equity Operating Partner
\nFurman University Trustee<\/p>\n
Gregory Pickett, Ph.D.
\nAssociate Dean, CBBS
\nClemson University MBA Program & Greenville ONE<\/p>\n
Jim Shew
\nDirector, National Accounts
\nBlue Cross Blue Shield of SC<\/p>\n
Tom Traxler
\nAttorney
\nCarter, Smith, Merriam, Rogers & Traxler<\/p>\n
E. Richard Walton
\nReporter
\nThe Greenville News<\/p>\n
Lenna Young, Ph.D.
\nVice President Academic Affairs
\nGreenville Technical College<\/p>\n