Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Ford, Lacy
Other Affiliate
Dr. Lacy Ford is a Professor of History and Vice Provost at the University of South Carolina, where he specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century southern history. As Vice Provost, he is responsible for coordinating and advancing the University's distance education programs within the colleges and schools on the Columbia and Regional campuses. Dr. Ford is twice a National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellow and an American Council of Learned Societies Research Fellow.
Biographical Profile
- College
- McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- History
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- slavery, southern economy, civil war
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- 19th and 20th century Southern History
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | USC | MA | History | |
| 1974 | USC | BA, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa | Major: History Cognate: Economics | |
| 1983 | USC | PhD | History & Regional Economics |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 - 1986 | Membership | Member | Committee on Graduate Studies |
| 1987 - 1991 | Membership | Member | Committee on Graduate Studies |
| 1992 - 1997 | Membership | Member | Committee on Graduate Studies |
| 1992 - 1994 | Membership | Member | Executive Committee |
| 1993 - 1995 | Membership | Member | Tenure & Promotion Committee |
| 1993 - 1994 | Membership | Chair | Executive Committee |
| 1995 - 1997 | Membership | Director of Graduate Studies | Director of Graduate Studies |
| 1995 - 1997 | Membership | Member | Executive Committee |
| 1996 - 1997 | Membership | Chair | Executive Committee |
| 1998 - 1999 | Membership | Member | Tenure & Promotion Committee |
| 1999 - 2000 | Membership | Member | Committee on Graduate Studies |
| 1999 - 2000 | Membership | Chair | Tenure & Promotion Committee |
| 2001 - 2004 | Membership | Member | Committee on Graduate Studies |
| 2002 - 2003 | Membership | Chair | Strategic Planning Committee |
| 2003 - 2004 | Membership | Member | Modern US Search Committee |
| 2003 - 2005 | Membership | Member | Executive Committee |
| 2004 | Membership | Chair | Executive Committee |
| 2005 - 2006 | Membership | Chair | Biomedical History Search Committee |
| 1986 | Professional Activity | Avery Craven Prize Committee | Organization of American Historians |
| 1988 - 1997 | Professional Activity | Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Executive Council | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1989 - 1991 | Professional Activity | Faculty Senate | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1990 | Professional Activity | Program Committee | Southern Historical Association |
| 1990 - 1991 | Professional Activity | Donald Russell Research Award Selection Committee | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1990 - 1994 | Professional Activity | Board of Editors | Journal of Southern History |
| 1990 - 1992 | Professional Activity | Nominating Committee (Chair, 1992) | Agricultural History Society |
| 1993 - 2002 | Professional Activity | (Provost’s) Legislative Liaison Committee | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1994 - 1995 | Professional Activity | Donald Russell Research Award Selection Committee | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1994 - 1995 | Professional Activity | Faculty Senate | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1994 - 1995 | Professional Activity | President, USC Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1995 - 1998 | Professional Activity | Executive Council | Agricultural History Society |
| 1995 - 1996 | Professional Activity | President, USC Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1997 | Professional Activity | Chair, Program Committee | Southern Historical Association |
| 1999 - 2002 | Professional Activity | Board of Editors | Journal of the Early Republic |
| 2001 - 2002 | Professional Activity | SHEAR Ralph Gray Prize Committee (for best article in Journal of the Early Republic during the preceding year) | SHEAR Ralph Gray |
| 2001 | Professional Activity | Program Committee, Member | Southern Historical Association |
| 2004 | Professional Activity | Program Committee | Southern Historical Association |
| 07/2007 - Present | Professional Activity | Member, Board of Directors | South Carolina Dept of Archives and History |
| Professional Activity | Board of Editors, The South Carolina Encyclopedia Project--Member | The South Carolina Encyclopedia |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 - 1984 | Visiting Assistant Professor | University of California-Berkeley |
| 1984 - 1990 | Assistant Professor | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1990 - 1997 | Associate Professor | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1997 | Professor | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 2007 - Present | Chair of Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Award | Louis Pelzer Memorial Award | Organization of American Historians |
| 1986 | Award | American Philosophical Society Research Fellow | American Philosophical Society |
| 1986 | Award | National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships | Newberry Foundation |
| 1987 | Award | National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships | Newberry Foundation |
| 1989 | Award | Francis Butler Simkins Award | Southern Historical Association |
| 1990 | Award | Russell Research Award for Humanities and Social Sciences | University of South Carolina |
| 1991 | Award | Robert D. Ochs Award | Graduate History Association of University of South Carolina |
| 1992 | Award | American Council of Learned Societies Fellows (ACLS) | American Council of Learned Societies Fellows |
| 1993 | Award | Mellon Summer Research Fellowship | Virginia Historical Society |
| 1994 | Award | American Philosophical Society Research and Travel Fellowship | American Philosophical Society |
| 1995 | Award | American Philosophical Society Research and Travel Fellowship | American Philosophical Society |
| 1995 | Award | South Carolina Historical Society Award | South Carolina Historical Society |
| 2000 | Award | National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships | Newberry Foundation |
| 2001 | Award | National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships | Newberry Foundation |
| 1991 | Fellowship | American Council of Learned Societies Fellows (ACLS) | American Council of Learned Societies Fellows |
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