The Dr. Duane P. Myers Honors Student Award Fund
Duane P. Myers passed away on March 3, 2023. Born on March 18, 1939 in Detroit, MI he graduated from East Detroit High. He earned the Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and attended Yale University where he earned the Master of Arts degree. On two separate occasions he was named a Humboldt Scholar for study in Germany and Austria at Bonn University, and he received the Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University.
He came to Francis Marion College in 1972 after serving on the faculties of Mary Baldwin College and Seton Hall University. During his years at Francis Marion he served as a member of the Library Committee, the Lecture Series Committee, the Academic Council, the Faculty Senate, and several other committees. He chaired the Task Force on Academic Excellence, which created the University Honors Program, and served as the first Director of the Program.
He was recognized as the Francis Marion College Distinguished Professor 1981-1982. In 1994, he was elected as the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the newly-created Faculty Senate. Toward the end of his career, he helped develop International Studies opportunities for both Students and Faculty. He retired in May 2009, and the Dr. Duane P. Myers Honors Student Award Fund was created in his memory.