Robert Ehrlich, Ph.D.
President of Residuum Energy, Inc., Salt Lake City Utah
Former Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Utah

Dr. Bob Ehrlich, a retired professor of Geological Sciences at both the University of Utah and University of South Carolina, now serves as Vice President of Residuum Energy in Salt Lake City Utah. Residuum performs data screening, mining, and analysis by geo-statistical methods.



Paul Huray, Ph.D.
Carolina Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of South Carolina

Dr. Paul Huray, who received his Bachelor's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee, is a Carolina Distinguished Professor in the University of South Carolina's College of Engineering and Information Technology. He has served the University in a variety of capacities, including as a former Senior Vice President, Vice Provost, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering, and Chairman of the Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering. Dr. Huray's research is focused on information technology, computational physics, supercomputer networks, IP based video, and use of technology in education.



Ted Lightle
Former Director of the Office of Information Resources (OIR), South Carolina Budget and Control Board

A graduate of the Citadel and Duke University, Ted Lightle served as the Director of the Office of Information Resources, South Carolina Budget and Control Board from 1983 until his retirement in July, 2000. Mr. Lightle has been active in a variety of professional organizations, including the National Association of State Telecommunications Directors, the National Association of State Information Resource Executives, and the National Governor's Association Telecommunications Steering Committee, which was chaired by former South Carolina governor Carroll Campbell. Governor Campbell awarded Mr. Lightle the Order of the Palmetto in 1995.



Joel A Smith III
Dean, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

Joel A. Smith III, formerly president of Bank of America's East Region Banking Group, began his service as dean on October 1, 2000. Smith, a South Carolina native, has a long and prestigious career as a bank executive and long history of public service, including service as president of the USC-Business Partnership Foundation. Mr. Smith is a 1967 graduate of the University of the South with a degree in political science and economics. He began his banking career with Bankers Trust of South Carolina, a predecessor to Bank of America. He played a key role in the merger of Bankers Trust of South Carolina with NCNB in 1986, and with the C&S/Sovran/NCNB merger creating NationsBank in 1991.

As president of the East Region Banking Group, he managed a $92 billion bank covering seven states and the District of Columbia. He is chairman of the Spoleto Festival USA and has served as chairman of the Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance. Smith serves on the boards of several business and educational institutions, including the South Carolina Business Center for Excellence in Education, the University of the South, the Benedict College Presidential Advisory Committee, and the Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Foundation. At USC, he serves on the President's National Advisory Council. He is a post adjunct professor at the business school.

Mr. Smith has won numerous awards and honors, including International Ambassador of the Year from the Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance and South Carolina Businessman of the Year from the S.C. Chamber of Commerce. The United Way of the Midlands recently honored Smith as a recipient of its Humanitarian of the Year Award.



Samuel Tenenbaum
Advisor to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of South Carolina; Former Vice President of Chatham Steel Corporation

A graduate of Emory University, Samuel Tenenbaum has been a leading businessman in Columbia, South Carolina. A retired Vice President of Chatham Steel, which was founded by his grandfather in 1915, Mr. Tenenbaum is active in a wide variety of civic organizations, including the Palmetto Tree Project in Columbia, South Carolina, Habitat for Humanity, the Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, among others. He has been instrumental in securing lottery funds for endowed chairs at the University of South Carolina, and he currently is serving as an advisor to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University.



Mary Beth West
Vice President of Public Relations, Union Planter Bank, Knoxville TN

Mary Beth West, APR, has more than 10 years' experience in marketing communications in the finance and private corrections industries, as well as with advertising/public relations agencies serving numerous for-profit and non-profit sectors. Accredited in public relations by the 20,000-member Public Relations Society of America, she serves on PRSA's national board. West is also a member of the University of Tennessee's Board of Visitors for its College of Communications based in Knoxville, Tenn.