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Dr. Clyde J. Smith ’69 has concluded a career as a full-time physics teacher with 30 years at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics after teaching in higher education. His career has always been teaching physics full-time. “My Baptist College at Charleston teachers contributed greatly to both my teaching skills and my understanding of physics,” said Smith. I will forever be indebted to Dr. Robert Carroll, Mr. Fred Worthy, and Mr. Steve Nemeth. My wife, Vicki, and I are now enjoying retirement; we have no children. However, I still teach two weekly Bible studies in our church, Lakeview Baptist in Hartsville. Walking barefoot on broken glass is a marvelous object lesson on faith in the Lord Jesus! I also teach chess online for the SC4H chess club. It was my pleasure to sponsor the SCGSSM chess club, and our students won 14 state scholastic chess championships.” Smith earned an MA at Wake Forest University and a PhD at the University of South Carolina, both in physics. Before joining the faculty at SCGSSM, he taught 10 years in higher education, specifically at Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University, and at Centenary College of Louisiana.
Lynda Wyman ’71 has worked for the University of South Carolina since 1972. She began in McKissick Library typing cards for the card catalog. She became a staff cataloger and moved to the Thomas Cooper Library. She retired from full-time work in 2010, and has worked part-time in the library development office for the past 12 years.
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2000s Bonnie Fitz ’00 is the new Parks and Recreation Director for Warren County, in Warrenton, North Carolina. She is also assistant director of community services. Previously she was Parks and Recreation Manager for York County, Virginia.
Jerry Thorsell ’02 is the manager of information technology infrastructure and security at JW Aluminum. He holds a master’s degree Dr. Kimberly Britt ’94 has been in cybersecurity from EC-Council selected the next president of 1980s University. He is married to Lynn Phoenix College in Phoenix, AriBeverly Jefferson ’89 is retired zona, of the Maricopa Community Thorsell ’02 who is the executive from Blue Cross Blue Shield of assistant to the dean of the ColColleges. She has 25 years of exSouth Carolina. She works as perience in higher education. Most lege of Science and Mathematics needed for BCBSSC, and is currecently she was vice president of at CSU. rently working with Commuacademic affairs and the accreditanity FaithWorks nonprofit, an FB tion liaison officer at Phoenix Col- Roger Simpson ’04 was recently Foundation Initiative. She lives in lege. Recently, she reconnected at hired by the South Carolina DeSt. Stephen. a conference with Dr. Jairy Hunter, partment of Education to serve as president emeritus, who served as Education Associate for the Visual Dr. Kenneth R. Pruitt ’89 is the president when she was a student and Performing Arts. His role new president of the John Leland primarily consists of overseeing at CSU. Center for Theological Studies. the South Carolina College- and Also known as Leland Seminary, Career-Ready Standards for Visual Richard V. Waring ‘99 is the new the school is located in Arlington, vice president of diversity, equity, and Performing Arts Proficiency, Virginia. Previously he was pastor and inclusion for the Charleston the Arts Curricular Innovation of King’s Grant Baptist Church in Metro Chamber of Commerce. He Grants Program, the Archibald Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has holds a Master of Business Admin- Rutledge Scholarship Program, served on the board of trustees and the development of profesistration from New York Institute and been an adjunct professor for of Technology and a law degree sional learning opportunities for the school. Pruitt holds a doctor of from Charleston School of Law. arts teachers and administrators. ministry in preaching and theolHe previously served as student ogy from Truett Seminary at Baylor services chief of staff at Trident University and a master of divinTechnical College. ity with biblical languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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