Jerry Alewine
Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences
Office: Science & Math Building 125
Office Phone: 803.321.3320
Email: Jerry.Alewine@newberry.edu
Department: Department of Nursing
Degrees:
Ed.D. | Argosy University (2012)
M.Ed. | American InterContinental University (2007)
A.S. | Piedmont Technical College (1996)
B.A. | University of South Carolina (1985)
Bio:
Dr. Jerry Alewine, a highly qualified and well-respected educator and industry professional who joined Newberry College in July 2017 to lead the newly created Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree-completion program for which he also developed the curriculum. Alewine came to Newberry College from Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, S.C., where he served as dean of the Division of Health Science (2008-2017) and previously served as Piedmont’s director of Clinical Education for Respiratory Care (2001-2008). His experience also includes more than two decades working as a Respiratory Therapist. He worked at Self Regional HealthCare (1998-2001), where he was adult care supervisor, and at Providence Heart Center (1995-1998), where he was department supervisor.
Alewine served as president of the South Carolina Technical Education Association (2015) and was the 2006 recipient of the Piedmont Technical College Presidential Medallion. He is active in the healthcare industry having served as president of the South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care in 2013. He was recognized for his efforts with the DHEC Maternal and Neonatal Champion Award (2004) and was named the South Carolina Practitioner of the Year by the South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care in 2006. Dr. Alewine was promoted to Dean of Nursing and Health Science in spring 2022.