June 30

Events

1971: The University of South Carolina tenders its resignation to the Atlantic Coast Conference in a dispute about academic standards. This is the first and only withdrawal from the ACC.
1974: Frank Howard retires from the University payroll, but continues to maintain his office in Jervey Athletic Center.
1980: Geraldine Labecki, the dean of the College of Nursing, retires, having served since 1968.
2006: Target date for closing the Douthit Hills family housing complex. The hundred-unit complex was mostly erected in 1950 and the aging infrastructure no longer makes it cost-effective to maintain.