Gayle Sawyer joins Coker College Board of Trustees
December 14, 2015
Gayle Sawyer, an assistant professor of educational leadership at Winthrop University, has been elected to the Coker College Board of Trustees.
“We are fortunate to have Gayle join the Board,” said Coker College President Robert Wyatt. “She has a rich history with both Coker College and our community as well as invaluable professional experience in the field of higher education.”
Sawyer’s three-year term began with the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, Oct. 29-30. She serves on two standing committees of the Board: the Enrollment and Student Life Committee and the Faculty and Educational Policy Committee.
Prior to Sawyer’s role as an assistant professor at Winthrop University, she served as executive director of the South Carolina Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement and as director of human resources for the Darlington County School District, during which time she was recognized as the Personnel Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators.
In July 2013, Sawyer was named the 2013-14 Coker College Alumni Association Board President. In the 1970s, she worked as assistant to the director of the alumni affairs office at Coker College. Sawyer is a founding member of the Ladies of Coker.
Sawyer graduated in 1970 from Coker College. While an undergraduate, she was a Susan Coker Watson Scholar. She received her master’s in education from Clemson University, where she was awarded the Graduate Reading Award, and her Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of South Carolina.
Sawyer’s husband, George P. Sawyer, Jr., is Director Emeritus of Kalmia Gardens of Coker College and a longtime member of the school’s faculty. They reside in Rock Hill.
The Coker College Board of Trustees meets quarterly and maintains broad responsibility for the mission, long-range direction, policies and financial condition of the institution.
For more information on the Coker College Board of Trustees, please contact Laura Hoxworth at [email protected].
Coker College is a student-focused, private liberal arts college located in Hartsville, South Carolina. Coker combines round table, discussion-based learning with hands-on experiences to encourage active participation in and out of the classroom. A supportive, close-knit community prepares Coker students with the confidence and practical life skills they need to reach their personal best, in college and beyond.
Founded in 1908, Coker is a bachelor’s and master’s degree-granting institution and competes in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Coker is ranked among the “Best Colleges” in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review, and by Washington Monthly as No. 5 for value among colleges in the Southeast region.
