PC MOURNS LOSS OF DEAN JOE NIXON ’62
August 25, 2021
But it was decades of service to PC students that made Dean Nixon a beloved pillar of the campus community. Starting out as an assistant football and head track coach, he transitioned into college administration as admissions director before being named dean of students in 1977. Later, former president Dr. John Griffith elevated Dean Nixon to vice president of student affairs and dean of students.
When Dean Nixon retired in 2002, he was granted emeritus status and had two annual awards named in his honor – the S.C. College Personnel Association’s Joseph O. Nixon Award for Chief Student Affairs Professionals and PC’s Joseph O. Nixon Leadership Award, which was established by his wife, Mica ’79, and their children, Tracie Nixon Scarborough ’89 and Bryant Nixon. In 2009, the Nixons were recognized by the Alumni Association as the Thomas Aurelius Stallworth ’55 Alumni Award for embodying the best characteristics of Stallworth’s Christian leadership.
In 2019, Joe and Mica ’79 Nixon were inducted into the William Plumer Jacobs Society for their long-time philanthropic support of PC. Dean Nixon’s legacy continues to impact the lives of many PC alumni. His abiding, supportive presence at almost all PC football and basketball home games will be missed.
The College extends its most heartfelt sympathy to Mica, Tracie, Bryant, and his family and friends.
