Published: Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 15, 2012 at 10:18 p.m.

A Clemson University dean was announced as the next president of Presbyterian College Friday.

The colleges board of trustees elected Claude C. Lilly, Clemsons dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science, to serve as Presbyterian Colleges 17th president. He will succeed John Griffith, Presbyterian Colleges president since 1998.

I am honored by the opportunity to serve as the new president of Presbyterian College and look forward to building on the outstanding foundation laid by faculty members, trustees, staff, students and alumni under the leadership of President Griffith, Lilly stated in a news release posted to the PC website Friday morning. My wife, Fran, and I are eager to become a part of the Clinton community and a PC environment that inspires learning.

Lilys career spans higher education and private industry and includes 39 years of administrative and teaching experience at Texas Tech University, the University of Southern California, Florida State University and the Belk College of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina. The Georgia native has served in his current capacity with Clemson since 2007, during which he played a critical role in relocating the MBA, the MBA in Entrepreneurship, the MACC and the MS programs to downtown Greenville.

Dr. Lilly has an impressive record of leadership in both the academic and private sectors and truly embodies the PC motto of Dum Vivimus Servimus While We Live, We Serve, said William B. Shearer, Jr., chairman of the Presbyterian College Board of Trustees. With a compelling vision for academic program development and community and financial growth, he will be a dynamic, creative, and decisive leader committed to a strong future for Presbyterian College.

The Lillys have four children and seven grandchildren.

Lilly will assume his new role on July 15.

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