Charles E. "Charlie" Lane Warrensburg High School, MO - SBU Athletic Hall of Fame - Student-Athlete, USC, U of F

Charlie Lane, Warrensburg, MO

Charlie Lane

Charlie Lane - Tennis, 1974-1978 Southwest Baptist Athletic Hall of Fame  2010 Pl.ayed tennis for four seasons, 1974-78…#1 singles player for SBU three years … second on SBU all-time singles wins list (105) … made four NAIA national championship appearances … named to the ITA All-American Team twice … three-time District 16 champion…two-time District 16 doubles champion … named to the NAIA All-District Team all four years. He graduated with a triple major, biology, chemistry and mathematics, receiving perfect grades A in all classes over four years with only one B grade and was a top student athlete nationally.  He worked in the summers doing construction work.
In high school he was captain of the track team, basketball and tennis teams and set the school record in the long jump and ran middle distance at the state track meet, played in the state tennis tournament and state basketball tournament.  Charlie was president of his senior class, Warrensburg High School 1974. He is the son of Waneta Lane and the late Ira Lane of Warrensburg, Missouri. 

Dr. Charles Lane, Vice President USC University of Southern California, Los Angeles.  Charles (Charlie) Lane, PhD is the Associate Vice President of Career and Safety Services at the University of Southern California. In this capacity, he is responsible for administering the University's programs related to employee recruitment and development, emergency planning, and environmental health and safety. Prior to assuming the responsibilities associated with his current position, he worked for the University of Houston , Intermedics, Inc., and Texas Instruments, Inc.

Dr. Lane has diverse academic interests. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from Southwest Baptist University (minors in Mathematics and Chemistry), and three Masters degrees, his M.S. degree from University of Central Missouri, his M.P.H. degree from the University of Texas, and his M.P.A. and  his PhD, D.P.A. degrees from the University of Southern California. Additionally, he holds professional certifications in human resources management (SPHR) and health and safety (CSP).

Dr. Lane's research interests include: (1) the use of structural equation models to predict the process of employee commitment in organizations, (2) the measurement of employee satisfaction, (3) strategic planning in higher education, and (4) leadership styles and effectiveness. His personal interests include running, tennis, golf, mountain climbing, and home renovation.

Charlie makes his  home in San Marino, California with his wife Natasha and their two daughters Grace and Hope.

We are honored to have attended high school with Charlie, a true leader, scholar, and athlete.  He had offers to attend medical school and could have applied for the NASA astronaut training program but he choose to make his positive contribution and success in public education.  He is the finest example of a graduate of Warrensburg High. Congratulations Charlie, Warrensburg is proud of you and your accomplishments.

Charles E. Lane

Charles "Charlie" E. Lane, USC

Associate Senior Vice President, Career and Protective Services

Charles Lane was named associate senior vice president for career and protective services in January 2005. He is responsible for administering USC’s programs pertaining to security, risk management and insurance, workers’ compensation, disability, employee recruitment and development, faculty development, emergency planning, environmental health and safety, and sustainability.

Lane joined USC in 1991 as director for environmental health and safety. Before coming to USC, he administered health and safety programs at the University of Houston, Intermedics, and Texas Instruments. He is a lecturer at the USC Price School of Public Policy and a visiting professor at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China.

Lane received his master’s in public administration from USC in 1996 and a doctorate in public administration from USC in 1998.

University Of Florida Announces New COO

February 16, 2014 

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GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — Charles Lane, a senior vice president from the University of Southern California, has been tapped to be the University of Florida’s new chief operating officer.

UF President Bernie Machen announced that Lane, an associate senior vice president for career and protective services at USC, will start April 1.

Lane will oversee UF’s Division of Business Affairs, Office of Human Resources, Division of Information Technology and Chief Audit Executive.

Lane joined USC in 1991 as director for environmental health and safety. Before that he ran health and safety programs at the University of Houston, at Intermedics and at Texas Instruments.

Lane has been associate senior vice president for career and protective services at the California school since 2005.

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USC official named UF’s next chief operating officer

February 13th, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Southern California’s associate senior vice president for career and protective services has been named the University of Florida’s next senior vice president and chief operating officer, UF President Bernie Machen announced today.

Charles E. “Charlie” Lane will assume his new position effective April 1. He will be responsible for UF’s Division of Business Affairs, Office of Human Resource Services, Division of Information Technology and Chief Audit Executive. 

“Charlie has developed a wealth of leadership experience in both the public and private sectors that covers a broad range of expertise,” Machen said.  “That is just the background we need at an institution as comprehensive as the University of Florida. I am looking forward to working with Charlie and am confident he will play a key role as UF moves along the road to preeminence.”

“I’m inspired by the course that President Machen has set for the university and am looking forward to working with him and his senior management team to accomplish UF’s many exciting goals,” Lane said. “I believe that UF is uniquely poised to rise in the rankings, especially with the remarkably talented faculty and staff in place. This is an exciting time to be joining the UF family; I’m very eager to identify ways in which the operations that I am responsible for can support the preeminence initiative.”  

Lane was named USC’s associate senior vice president for career and protective services in January 2005. He is responsible for administering the university’s programs pertaining to security, risk management and insurance, workers’ compensation, disability, employee recruitment and development, faculty development, emergency planning, environmental health and safety, and sustainability.

Lane joined USC in 1991 as director for environmental health and safety. Before coming to USC, he administered health and safety programs at the University of Houston, Intermedics and Texas Instruments. He is a lecturer at the USC Price School of Public Policy and a visiting professor at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China.

Lane received his master’s in public administration from USC in 1996 and a doctorate in public administration from USC in 1998. He and his wife, Natasha, live in San Marino, Calif., with their daughters, Grace and Hope.