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Dr. Lori M. Pindar (Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Clemson University) serves as the Assistant Director of the Erwin Center for Brand Communications in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business. Her scholarly interests include university branding and prestige, tokenism, tempered radicals, gifted students in higher education and health communication. Her research has encompassed a range of topics addressing issues related to authentic messages in institutional branding in relational, institutional, and societal contexts, the college experience of gifted and minority student groups, including student-athletes, and the treatment of health and disease in higher education. Her work has been presented nationally and appeared in the Handbook of Religion and Health Communication. Dr. Pindar advises the Association of Women in Sports Media and the Omicron Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is actively involved in university life as an instructor and advisor. Within the private sector, she also is a pageant coach and communication consultant for non-profit organizations.
Paul F. Fidler Bridge Builder Award (SCCPA) for Contributions to Knowledge in the Field - 2022
Roaring10 Class of 2022
Friend of the Greeks - 2019, 2022, *Award Named for Dr. Pindar in 2024.
Outstanding Woman Staff Member - 2016
