James B. Holderman

James "Jim" Bowker Holderman (January 29, 1936 – April 3, 2021) was an American academic. He was the president of the University of South Carolina from 1977 to his resignation in 1990.

In 1990, Holderman resigned from the university after it was revealed he had been misusing university funds. He pleaded guilty in state court for using his office for personal gain and no contest to tax evasion. He was accused of sexual harrasment in 1992. 

Holderman was later convicted of bankruptcy fraud and sent to federal prison and was later arrested in an FBI sting operation in 2003 for attempting to launder drug money and sell student visas. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Holderman died at a retirement home in Columbia, South Carolina on April 3, 2021 from cancer, aged 85.Jim Holderman, controversial former USC president, dies at 85

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