Epstein's visit is part of the John William Pope Lecture Series through the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism in the College of Business and Behavioral Science.

Epstein is the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and is director of the university's law and economics program. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including "Takings," "Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good" and "Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation." He has published hundreds of articles on antitrust law, property rights, intellectual property, medical ethics, eminent domain, tort law, contracts, legal theory and constitutional history.

The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism was founded in 2006 with a grant from the BB&T Charitable Foundation. The institute explores the moral, legal, constitutional, political and economic foundations of capitalism with a particular interest in fostering a serious examination of a free society.

For more information about the MBA program, visit www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/MBA.

For more information about a degree in economics, visit www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/Econ.

For more information about a degree in marketing, visit www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/Marketing.

Caron St. John, associate dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University, has received the Dr. Charles Townes Individual Achievement Award for outstanding leadership, innovation and technological excellence in the Upstate community.

St. John is the founder and director of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson and director of the MBA program.

The Dr. Charles Townes Individual Achievement Award honors an individual who exhibits a commitment to the advancement of technology and the Upstate community through technology-oriented contributions. Such contributions may be business, civic and/or educational in nature and must benefit the Upstate.

InnoVision is the premier awards program focused exclusively on celebrating achievements in innovation and technological excellence in the South Carolina Upstate region. The following 10 counties are in the South Carolina Upstate region: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and Union.

For more information about Clemson's graduate programs in the College of Business and Behavioral Science, visit http://business.clemson.edu/.