James P. Clements
| James P. Clements | |
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| President of Clemson University | |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | James F. Barker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1964 |
| Spouse(s) | Beth Clements |
| Alma mater |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (B.S. '85, M.S. '91, Ph.D. '93) Johns Hopkins University (M.S.) |
| Profession | Computer Scientist |
| Website | Biography |
James P. "Jim" Clements is the 15th president of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. He assumed office on December 31, 2013, after being president of West Virginia University for five years. Prior to his presidency, he was the provost and vice president of academic affairs for Towson University.
James P. Clements was born on March 11, 1964. Clements is a graduate of Randallstown High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. Clements earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and an M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. He then returned to UMBC where he earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Analysis.
Clements married wife, Beth Clements, on December 29, 1990. Dr. Clements and Beth have four children together, Tyler, 24, twin girls Maggie and Hannah, 21, and Grace, 16, as of 2016. His son Tyler, went to West Virginia University and studied Business Leadership and Political Science. Hannah and Maggie were born in Maryland on March 19, 1995 and graduated from Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia. Maggie Clements is currently a senior at West Virginia University and recently got married to Tanner Coombs. Hannah Clements is a senior at Clemson University and is a member of the sorority Alpha Chi Omega. Their daughter Grace has a neurological speech disorder called apraxia.Apraxia is when the brain does not communicate well with motor functions, the person know what he or she wants to say but the brain does not communicate properly with the muscles needed for speech. In 2010 Beth Clements’ parents, Clifton and Priscilla Smith, donated $25,000 to West Virginia University in their granddaughter’s name for research, they established the Grace Clements Speech Pathology and Audiology Research Endowment. At Clemson, Beth is a member of the advisory board for ClemsonLIFE, a program designed to help young adults with special needs. In 2015, the Clemson Board of Visitors established the Grace Clements Scholarship Endowment to provide financial assistance to ClemsonLIFE students.
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