Keynote Speaker
Doris "Dori" Helms, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Clemson University
Doris R. Helms received her B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Georgia. She is currently serving as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Clemson University.
During her career as a biologist, Helms has worked with science teachers throughout South Carolina and has been honored by receiving the Charles H. Townes Award for service to Science and Mathematics Education in South Carolina. She has also received the South Carolina Science Council and South Carolina Hall of Science and Technology awards as well as a Commendation from the State Department of Education for her contributions to teacher education in South Carolina. She currently serves as the Council for Academic Affairs representative on the NASULGC Board of Directors and as the Southern Regional representative to the College Board Academic Assembly. Helms is the author of Clemson University’s Roadmap and Academic Plan that focuses research on eight emphasis areas and has resulted in revision of the general education core, departmental curricula, and the faculty evaluation system. She is also supporting efforts to expand the University’s new undergraduate student research initiative, Creative Inquiry.
