Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen
President, The University of South Carolina
In May 2002, Andrew A. Sorensen was named the 27th president of the University of South Carolina (USC) after serving as president of the University of Alabama, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Florida, executive director of the AIDS Institute at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has also served as a visiting faculty member at the Harvard University School of Medicine and the University of Cambridge School of Medicine.
Author or editor of eight books and more than 100 articles, Dr. Sorensen is a professor of medicine in USC's School of Medicine. He holds a bachelor's degree in ethics and master's and doctoral degrees in medical sociology from Yale University. He also earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Illinois and a master of public health degree from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Sorensen's awards include the University of Florida Student Government Association's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Government, Yale University Divinity School's Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Community Service, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Year Award, and honorary degrees from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and the Medical University of South Carolina.
He is president of the Southeastern Conference, past chair of the Southern Universities Research Association Council of Presidents, chair of the Health Sciences South Carolina board, and past president of the Preservation Institute of Nantucket board. He served on the Bush transition team Educational Advisory Committee (2000-01), DHHS Secretary's Council on Public Health Preparedness (2002-05), and now serves on the National Board of Public Health Examiners and the National Institutes of Health National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity.
He is a native of Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Donna, have two sons, Aaron and Benjamin. Dr. Sorensen enjoys sailing, skiing, bicycling, and reading stories with his grandson, Art.
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Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen
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Chamber honors Sorensen as 2005 Ambassador of the Year
The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce honored University of South Carolina President Andrew Sorensen with its 2005 Ambassador of the Year Award.
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"New Neighbor," a video honoring President Sorensen, is available at the following link: video.sc.edu/newneighbor/newneighbor.mov. Viewing requires Quicktime 6, a free download for both McIntosh and Windows users available by clicking on the logo below.
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