Please join us on Monday, April 2nd when we will welcome Susan Elkins – Fellow member and Chancellor of Palmetto College (USC online) to our podium.

Dr. Susan Elkins serves as Chancellor of Palmetto College for the University of South Carolina system. Prior to her appointment as Chancellor in 2013, Dr. Elkins served as Vice President for Extended Programs and Regional Development, along with Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Technological University. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education from TTU and did her doctoral work in Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University.

Susan is a member of the Rotary Club of Columbia and has been actively involved in Rotary and other professional and civic organizations. She is a past president of the Rotary Club of Cookeville, Tennessee, past chair of the Rotary District 6780 Interact Committee, and past District Governor Elect for Rotary District 6780 in Tennessee.

In addition, she has also served on boards for numerous other non-profit, civic, and professional organizations throughout her career of over three decades that has focused on providing access to education and helping students achieve success.