C. LESLIE CARPENTER (Les)
BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE
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Les
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Les and Senator Lindsey Graham at Commencement |
Les Preparing to Take His F-16 Orientation Flight |
Current: August 20, 2007
Residence:
Employment: Dean of the University, University of South Carolina Sumter, 200 Miller Road, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-2498; Telephone (803)938-3888 or (803)775-USCS, ext. 3888; FAX (803)775-2180; Internet: Lesc@uscsumter.edu; Website: www.uscsumter.edu
As an educator, I've also worked for The Ohio State University at Marion, Morningside College, the University of Oregon, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, and Texas A&M University.
Born: April 22, 1947;
Parents: Albert Lewis Carpenter
and Nina Josephine Orchard Carpenter (both deceased). My father, a veteran of World
War II, survived three and one-half years as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese,
after which he worked his entire career as a petroleum engineer in the oil
industry. My mother's first husband died in combat in
Siblings: Two younger sisters.
Belinda Ann Carpenter Windham is a Presbyterian
minister in
Marriage: Since 1970 to
Margaret Christine Johnson Carpenter. Margy earned her bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and took graduate
work at Ashland University, The Ohio State University, the College of Charleston, The Citadel, and the University of South Carolina prior to earning her
master's degree from Francis Marion
University. She is a teacher of business and family and consumer sciences
at
Children and Grandchildren:
Christopher Lance Carpenter, born in 1971, graduated from Miami University (
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Les and Margy |
Lance and Mary |
Evey, Maggie, and Zach on Easter Sunday |
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Sally
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Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter (Sally), born in 1975, graduated with honors from
the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) where she was an officer
in Pi Beta Phi sorority, played for the
Women's Rugby Team, was a
member of the Kite and Key Society,
worked in the library, helped
charter a College Democrats Club,
served as a campus tour guide for the Admissions
Office., and majored in Religious
Studies. Sally graduated from the University
of Oregon School of Law
in May 2000, was admitted to the Oregon Bar
in September 2000, and works for the Public Defenders State Appeals Division in
Church: Margy and I are members
of First Presbyterian Church in
High School: Hobbs (New Mexico) High School; I was active in instrumental music; was selected to Boys State in 1964 and selected to All State Symphonic Band in 1964 and 1965; I graduated in 1965, and have been back for two class reunions. At the last one, my classmates voted me the "Snow on the Rooftop" award for the classmate with the grayest hair.
College: I attended Texas A&M University and was a member of the Corps of Cadets, Army ROTC, and the Texas Aggie Band; I received a B.A. in English in 1970, a B.A. in Mathematics in 1973, and an M.Ed. in Educational Administration in 1974; I also attended the University of Oregon, from which I received a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration in 1977.
Military: I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry, U.S. Army, in 1970 and toured Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Leader in 1971-72; upon return from overseas, I remained active in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring in 1990 with 20 years of service and the rank of Major.
Places I've Lived:
As a child, I was an "oil field brat" and lived in company oil camps
in
As an adult, I've lived and worked in College Station, Texas; Hobbs, New Mexico; Ft. Benning, Georgia; Vietnam; Ft. Hood, Texas; Eugene, Oregon; Sioux City, Iowa; Marion, Ohio; and now Sumter, South Carolina.
Jobs I've held in my lifetime: Mowing lawns; shoveling horse manure; clearing stones from a farmer's field; oil field worker; library assistant; soldier; convenience store clerk (graveyard shift); beer joint bar tender; job placement counselor; publications editor; English teacher; math teacher; educational researcher; college and university administrator.
Hobbies and other assorted pleasures: Stamp and coin collecting; pleasure reading (spy novels and murder mysteries); gardening; attending Southeast Conference football and basketball games; admiring my children's achievements; acting silly as only a grandparent can act with my grandchildren; playing "at" golf; consumption of fine food and wine; visiting relatives in Santa Fe, Hobbs, Houston, Dallas, and Salem; community service; listening to music and attending concerts and art exhibits; managing fire ants; playing bridge with friends; conversing with our two house cats; and helping college students realize their goals and dreams.
Service and Honors: Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Science of Texas A&M University; past Honorary Commander of the 20th Mission Support Squadron at Shaw AFB; past Honorary Commander of the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB; South Carolina ACT Advisory Council; Community Advisory Council for Progress Energy Company; past member Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals; Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce (special board member); Sumter Rotary Club (board member and officer); Leadership Sumter (graduate and board member); South Carolina Executive Institute (graduate); Leadership South Carolina (graduate); Tuomey Healthcare System Fellow; Sumter Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Committee; Sumter Green (board member); WineFest Committee of Sumter Senior Services; Sumter Community Visioning (board member); Livable Sumter Committee; South Carolina Association of School Administrators’ Grassroots Advocacy Committee; Sumter Community Quality Council (past chair); American Heart Association volunteer; Leukemia Society of America volunteer; Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Project of the Sumter YWCA (past board member and recipient of the Buxton Human Service Award); Sumter Literacy Council (past board member); Sunset Country Club (past board member); Mid-Carolina Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, an educators' service organization (chapter advisor and charter member); Marion (Ohio) Family YMCA Board of Directors (past president); Marion (Ohio) Family YMCA Endowment Board of Directors (life member and past president); Marion (Ohio) Concert Series (past board member); Marion (Ohio) Chapter of the American Red Cross Board of Directors (past president-elect); Marion (Ohio) General Hospital (past board member); team member for local high schools' accreditation evaluations; Marion (Ohio) Area Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, an educators' service organization (charter president); I regularly make presentations to community groups about the status of USC Sumter and higher education in South Carolina, lifelong learning, the role of schools in society, conflict management, and power, authority, and motivation to work; I regularly make speeches for high school commencements, honor society installations, and honors and awards assemblies.
Other Assorted Memberships: American Association of University Administrators (board member and past president); Disabled American Veterans (Life Member); Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association (Life Member); Military Officers Association of America; American Legion; American Dialect Society; Dictionary Society of North America; Texas Aggie Band Association; Kappa Delta Pi (education honor society); Alpha Sigma Lambda (honor society in continuing higher education).
My friends call me "Les," and people who get to know me REALLY well eventually find out what my first name is instead of the initial "C."
If you wish to send Les e-mail,
you may do so by simply clicking on this link: 
Lesc@uscsumter.edu
Last
modified August 23, 2007, by Les Carpenter.
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