Duane P. Myers Ph.D.

Duane P.

Myers, PhD

FLORENCE - Duane P. Myers passed away on March 3, 2023, at McLeod Hospice after a brief illness. 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. He received the 2003-2004 Shared Governance Award of the FMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Toward the end of his career, he helped to develop International Studies opportunities for Students and Faculty. He retired in May 2009.

Duane is survived by his wife, Charlene Wages, who will receive friends at a Visitation and Viewing on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 5:30-8 p.m., at Waters-Powell Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 9, at 11 a.m., in the chapel of Waters-Powell.

A special thanks is extended to Mrs. Diane Hepburn for the help that she has provided to the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: the Dr. Duane P. Myers Honors Student Award Fund https://connect.fmarion.edu/myers, or the Dolores J. Miller Building Fund of St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 1806 W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501.