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Carol Z. Garrison was the 6th
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of the
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. The Board of Trustees of the
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unanimously voted to appoint her to the office on July 23, 2002. She stepped down from presidency on August 16, 2012. She is a member of
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,
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, and
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. She was twice honored as the Carolina Distinguished Professor.


Prior employment

* 1976-1978 – Assistant Professor of
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,
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* 1978-1982 – Assistant Professor,
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* 1982-1992 – Faculty Member, University of South Carolina * 1992-1994 –
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& Chair of
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and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina * 1994-1997 – Associate Provost &
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of the
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, University of South Carolina * 1997-2002 – Provost,
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* 2002-2002 – Acting president,
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Education

* 1974 –
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,
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* 1976 –
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, UAB School of
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* 1978 –
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Nurse Practitioner Certificate, UAB School of
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* 1982 –
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in
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,
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References

* * 1952 births Living people American nursing administrators People from Birmingham, Alabama UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty Presidents of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Presidents of the University of Louisville University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty Nursing educators Advanced practice registered nurses {{US-academic-administrator-1950s-stub