Storrer v. University of South Carolina

Cureton, Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether an associate professor at the University of South Carolina (U.S.C.) acquired de facto tenure. William A. Storrer sued U.S.C. for terminating his employment as an associate professor in the Media Arts Department. He contends the termination not only violated his due process rights, but was unlawful because he had acquired de facto tenure in accordance with university regulations. The trial court granted summary judgment to U.S.C. We affirm.

Storrer was first employed as an associate professor in August 1976. He began probationary…