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• Dr. William C. McCoy

  Director

  Dr. McCoy joined the Clemson University family as the Director of the Rutland Institute for Ethics on March 1, 2018. Previously, Dr. McCoy was the Director of Ethics Education and Diversity Initiatives for the College of Business at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. In his previous role, he advised a student ethics organization, and served as chair of the Interdepartmental Faculty for Ethics Committee and the BELIEF (Building Ethical Leaders using an Integrated Ethics Framework) Corporate Advisory Board. Dr. McCoy also served as the liaison between the College of Business and NIU’s office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Dr. McCoy has a Bachelor degree in English (NIU), a Master’s degree in Continuing and Vocational Education (University of Wisconsin – Madison), and a Doctoral degree in Educational Administration (Edgewood College).

  Dr. McCoy has a long history of serving in roles designed to help others. In the non-profit sector, he served as the Vice-President of the Center for Sight and Hearing in Rockford, Illinois – an organization designed to assist hearing and/or vision impaired individuals in the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin region. In the corporate sector, he served as the Manager of Management Development and Corporate Quality for Wisconsin Physicians Service – one of the largest Medicare Part B providers in the nation. Dr. McCoy was also the first Managing Director for INROADS/Oklahoma, an organization that trains and develops minority talent and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.

  Under Dr. McCoy, the institute will push ethical decision-making to the forefront of Clemson Tiger education; engaging faculty, students, and staff members across all disciplines.

  864-656-6147
  wmccoy@clemson.edu

• Emily-Elizabeth Castelloe

  Assistant Director

  Emily-Elizabeth Castelloe joined the Rutland Institute for Ethics as the Assistant Director in Spring of 2023. Emily-Elizabeth is a proud Clemson University alumna where she received her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with a concentration in Biomedicine as a member of the class of 2018. She began her career with Pfizer, Inc. and served as a Process Engineer and Microbial Control Specialist supporting Pfizer’s Global Supply Network. Emily-Elizabeth then went on to pursue her Master of Divinity degree at Emory University as a recipient of the Woodruff Fellowship following her interests in organizational health, ethical behavior, and catalytic education. Her academic work centers on the intersection of community engagement and ethical praxis.

  864-656-2473
  eecaste@clemson.edu

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  Education and Operations Specialist 

  Matt has served as the Education and Operations Specialist for the Institute since the May 2024. Matt began his time with the Institute as an undergraduate member of CHANGE in Fall 2022, and continues to be a member of the organization. As a staff member with the Rutland Institute, Matt handles migration and innovation of our digital platforms, upkeep of online records and resources, and creation of novel assets and procedures for data management. Matt graduated from Clemson in 2023 with a Bachelor's degree in Genetics and is continuing his time at Clemson as a graduate student in the Department of Bioengineering.

  mdh2@clemson.edu