James P. Clements

James Patrick Clements
Clements in 2018
15th President of Clemson University
Incumbent
Assumed office December 31, 2013
Preceded by	James Frazier Barker
23rd President of the West Virginia University
In office June 30, 2009 – December 30, 2013
Preceded by	C. Peter Magrath
Succeeded by	E. Gordon Gee
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-11) March 11, 1964 (age 60) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BS, MS, PhD)[1] Johns Hopkins University (MS)
Profession	Educator
Website	Biography
Academic background
Thesis	An investigation of the effectiveness of information systems on the creative aspects of managerial decision-making (1993)
Doctoral advisor	Guisseppi A. Forgionne
Academic work
Discipline	Compter Science
Institutions	Towson University West Virginia University Clemson University

James Patrick Clements (born March 11, 1964) is the 15th president of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. He assumed office on December 31, 2013, after being president of West Virginia University for five years. Prior to his presidency, he was the provost and vice president of academic affairs for Towson University.^[2]