Vice President for External Relations
I am often asked why have stayed so long at Coker. That has never been a difficult question to answer. The twelve years I spent as a music professor confirmed what Dr. Jim Daniels told me in May 2002. He said, “Coker is a special place and, if you aren’t careful, the college will draw you in and not let you go.” He was right. In the beginning had no intention of staying at Coker for more than a few years, but after life-changing experiences with our students and meaningful interactions with colleagues, couldn’t seem to leave.
From the classroom to the Provost’s office and now the advancement office for the last three years, my connection to the university has only deepened and strengthened. Meeting and building relationships with our alumni, donors, and friends of Coker has confirmed the passion and love felt by so many who have experienced this special place. I love to hear our alums talk about their time on campus – May Day Court, the profoundly influential Civilization course taught by Dr. Davidson, the swimming requirement, the ghost of Madeline, ringing the Bell Tower bell, classes with Dr. Jim Lemke, the canoe races, COW Days, Commissioners, and beloved religion professor Dr. Deane Shaffer.
Shared experiences connect us to history and to one another. The stories being written by Coker students today are certainly different in many ways than perhaps your story, but they are no less impactful. We continue to be about transforming students’ lives for the better. Your support is an endorsement of Coker and helps us continue this extraordinary tradition for the 1,200+ undergraduate and graduate students we serve.
Finally, I am excited to share with you that the Board of Trustees has engaged Dr. Pamela Davies in the capacity of Strategic Consultant through the end of the year. Dr. Davies enjoys a stellar reputation, serving as President of Queens University in Charlotte from 2002-June 2019. She will be assisting us in conducting a comprehensive strategic assessment of Coker, including strengths and vulnerabilities of the university, as well as opportunities for the future. This will help us develop a strong prospectus and position description for our presidential search. Dr. Davies’ assessment will also include recommendations on how to proceed in the next steps of our presidential transition and in the search for the 17th President of Coker University.
I have never been more excited about the future of this special place we call Coker. would love to see you at one of our regional alumni socials or back on campus for a visit. Stay engaged with us through social media. Coker needs you. Your story is our story. Your success is a measure of our success as an institution.
I wish for you and your family and friends a wonderful holiday season and a joyful and fulfilling new year ahead.
All best wishes,
ABOUT THE COVER
OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Alec Gaschen
Visual Communications Manager
Elizabeth Hubbard
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Seth Johnson ‘12
Video Producer and University Photographer
Madison Hodge ‘21 Student Contributor
Ann Mansfield ‘21 Student Contributor
OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS
Will Carswell
Vice President of External Relations
Peggy Smith Director of Philanthropy
Shelli Wilson Director of Alumni Engagement
Sydney Shull ‘18 Director of Athletic Advancement
Cassie Brock ‘15 Manager of Resource Development
Brandon Mullins ‘19
Young Alumni & Social Media Coordinator
Sydnee Nieves, ‘22, a studio art major, portrays a well-rounded student with various interests and possible career paths. Learn more on page 17.
& Friends Travel Greece Island Hopper Tour – October 16-26, 2020
Living & Learning Communities as Part of the Residential Student Experience The University’s Foster Scholars and STEM Scholars in Biology are Part of a New Initiative on Campus
By Ann Mansfield ‘21
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
Michal Millen Baird Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baird, Jr. Nancy Barrineau Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Teressa Thompson Harrington
Mrs. Nan Carter Howard
Mr. Billy E. and Mrs. Tammy Rodgers Mitchell
Dr. David Watson & Mrs. Gay Stout Blackmon Endowed Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Blackmon
Ms. Rebekah Mathews
Benji Blanton Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Karl N. Ankersen
Mr. Matt Apicella
Mr. Jason E. Campbell
Mr. Jason and Mrs. Dara L. P. Cook
Mr. Michael R. Corn
Mr. Sean T. and Mrs. Merianne Baker Cowley
Mr. R. Conrad and Mrs. Cara Wilkerson Deese
Mr. Jeffery and Mrs. Susan Scoggins French
Mr. Ty Gudel
Mr. Danny D. Hall, Jr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Steele Hall
Mr. Sean and Ms. Robyn Dartnell Heffernan
Mr. Robert Hite
Mr. Raymond W. Hutchison
Mr. Kevin G. Kirby
Mr. Dean S. and Mrs. Jessica Thigpen Legge
Mr. Collin D. Liggett and Mrs. Susanne Watts Liggett
Mrs. Nikki Maxson Haddock
Mr. Tommy Molony
Mr. David A. Myers
Mr. Jeffery E. and Mrs. Heather Funderburk Neal
Mr. Layne Osteen
Mr. David and Mrs. Brenda Lyon Schmotzer
Mr. Shane Shupe
Mr. Robert E. Sullivan, Jr. and Donna D. Sullivan
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Terry
Mr. Aaron T. Wheat
Marjorie H. Bethea ‘46 & Thomas C. Bethea Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Marjorie Hooks Bethea
The Thomas & Gladys Box
Endowed Scholarship Anonymous
Sloan H. Brittain Endowed Music Scholarship
The Estate of Mrs. Sloan Hungerpiller Brittain Nickey Brumbaugh Endowed Art Scholarship
Mrs. BJ Robertson Coughlin Frank Bush Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Frida James Brown
Katherine Still Campbell Endowed Scholarship
Anonymous
Mr. Curt Campbell
Mrs. Katherine Still Campbell*
Kim Chalmers Art Travel Fund
Mrs. Margaret T. Chalmers Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Sarah Sampson Bell
Mrs. Jennie Herlong Boatwright
Mr. F. B. Bynum and Mrs. Betty Carol Bynum
Miss Charlena Hunt Chewning
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger Miss Toula Latto
Mrs. Mitzi DuPre Matthews
Mr. James and Mrs. Jean Fore McDaniel
Mrs. Shep Porter Wallace Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship
Ms. Belinda Duckworth Copeland
Mr. Goode Mobley
Ms. Edith Floride Reynolds
Mr. James and Mrs. Barbara Holmes Willis
Mr. James and Mrs. Margaret Brown Young Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Ann Dobson Hammond
Mrs. Naomi Kelley Jackson Faye White Coan Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Gilbert and Mrs. Faye White Coan
Mary Elizabeth Dubose Cottingham Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Alma Stubbs Crow Endowed Scholarship
Ms. Shirley A. Parrish
Barbara D. Dixon ‘59 and Osmund Dixon Scholarship
Mr. Osmund W. Dixon, Jr. and Mrs. Barbara Dibble Dixon
Malcolm C. & Jacqueline E. McLeod Doubles Endowed Scholarship
Anonymous
Dr. Margaret J. Godbey
Dr. Jennifer Heusel
VC Elmore Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Thomas
Dr. Lois R Gibson Book Endowment
Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson
Mr. Jon U. Shannon and Dr. Jasna R. Shannon
Melody Hamby Music ‘67 Scholarship
Ms. Nancy Ingram Acker Mrs. Grace Jackson Ingram
Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Anne Gibson Whitmire
Marvis Wiggins Henry Endowed Scholarship
Mr. John P. Henry, Sr. and Mrs. Marvis Wiggins Henry Rebecca Field Henslee ‘31 Endowed Scholarship
Ms. Anne W. Bolton
John C. and Leland S. Hungerpiller Endowed Scholarship
The Estate of Mrs. Sloan Hungerpiller Brittain
Charles L. Hunley Scholarship Mr. Charles C. Hunley Mrs. Frances Hunley
The Inabnit Family Endowed Scholarship
Mr. W. F. and Mrs. Laura Cheatham Palmer
Erby & Katie Sue Duffie Jackson Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Hellen J. Jackson Mrs. Marie J. Ragsdale
Kenneth W. Krueger Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Kenneth W. Krueger, Jr. and Mrs. Carole King Krueger Eugenia McAlpine Lewis
Endowed Scholarship in Communications Dr. Dan Stanzione and Mrs. Lisa Votta Ms. Elizabeth Stanzione Miss Gena Stanzione Anne Lamb Matthews Endowed Scholarship Dr. Anne Lamb Matthews Harry J. Moran Family Endowed Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Moran
Jane Parler Norwood Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Jane P. Norwood
Leona Davis Perry Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold Rubinstein-Buchler Endowed Scholarship for International Study
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Heike Buechler Rubinstein
Paul A. Sansbury, Jr. Scholarship
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Sansbury
George Sawyer Kalmia Endowment
Drs. George and Gayle Buckheister Saywer
D. L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship
The D. L. Scurry Foundation
Susan Kelley Shaffer Endowed Scholarship
Anonymous
Mr. Brian G. Abernathy Mr. David Anderson Mrs. Janie Cleckley Campbell Mr. Geoff Carter
Mr. Derek Farmer
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Griggs Ms. Jean R. Grosser and Mr. Larry Merriman
Ms. Donna Kirkpatrick Dr. Julia Klimek
Ms. Virginia Lyles
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris Mr. Paul Owen
Mrs. April Garnier Poitras Ms. Aida Rogers
VW Scheich
Ms. Lolita Watson Ms. Cheryl Fielding Wingert Alice & Virgil Smith Piano Scholarship
Mrs. Pat Smith
Mary Huggins & T Bruce Smith
Sr Endowed Scholarship for Education & Business
Mr. Howard and Mrs. Lynn Smith Gainey
Mr. Phillip M. Odom and Dr. Sara Smith Odom
Strahan Endowed Scholarship
Mr. William and Mrs. Nancy Strahan Hall
Ms. Barbara Nexsen Lansche
The Howard & Donna Tucker
Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Tucker, Jr. Eleanore Whittinghill Vaughan Endowed Scholarship
Mrs. Candace J. Holcombe
Christine Weeks Weaver
Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Brent A. Weaver Ms. Tina Weeks Weaver
Lettie Pate Whitehead Endowed Scholarship Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.
G. J. Wilds III Scholarship
Mrs. Sara K. Wilds*
Ruth Lawton Wilds Endowed Music Scholarship
Mrs. Sara K. Wilds*
John M Williams Jr Study
Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Ms. Darlene Small
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Williams III Kenneth Lewis Wilmot
Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Patricia Evans Wilmot Ann Ludlam Winfield ‘44
Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Grace Jackson Ingram Joanne Moody Zobel Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Julius H. Zobel, Jr. and Mrs. Joanne Moody Zobel
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Anonymous (8) Mrs. Lemerle Abbott* Ms. Pat Abercrombie
Mr. Brian G. Abernathy Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Joan Lading Abernathy
Ms. Sara M. Abraham Ms. Nancy Ingram Acker Mr. Riddick Ackerman III and Mrs. Deborah Bell Ackerman Acosta Electric LLC Ms. Bobbi J. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Addison Ms. Rebekah R. Addison Mr. Hank Alewine II Dr. and Mrs. Paul Alexander The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Mr. David B. Allen Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Susan Richard Allred
Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Alvarez, Jr. Mrs. Irving Alverson Mrs. Elsie Coker Ameen Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy P. Anderson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Andrews, Jr. Mr. Karl N. Ankersen Ms. Tiffany M. Anselmo Mr. Matt Apicella Arborworks Tree Co., LLC Mr. and Mrs. Robert Archambault Archon Bay Capital, LLC Mrs. Carol Blake Armstrong Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold Ms. Vicki B. Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. Askins III Mr. and Mrs. Greg Askins Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Askins Ms. Marsha Askins Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Askins Ms. Marguerite A. Assey Mr. and Mrs. George Atkins, Sr. Mr. Michael and Mrs. Carol Turner Atkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. Atkinson, Jr. Mrs. Lisa A. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. George Augustus Dr. Maria V. Avanzato B A Charlotte, LLC Babylon Dental Care Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Bachman
The Bailey Foundation Mr. David L. Bailey Dr. Judith Hege Bailey and Mr. Brendon S. Bailey
Dr. Paula Bailey
Ms. Suzanne Bailey
Mr. Kelley Baird
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baird, Jr. Mr. William and Mrs. Flora Collins Baker
Mr. and Mrs. David Balbierz
Mr. Paul J. Balbierz
Mr. R. F. Balbierz
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Baldwin, Jr. Mr. Darin M. Ball
Mrs. Emma Thomason
Ballenger
Mr. John P. Barclay, Jr. Mr. John E. Barfield
Mr. Walker A. Barfield
Ms. Ruth Baronda
Mr. Tony and Mrs. Lyn Murph
Bartley
Mrs. Merle Davis Baxley
BB&T Charitable Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Pressly H. Beattie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Becker, Sr.
Ms. Kay F. Becnel
Mr. Adam and Mrs. Whitney
Watts Bedard
Ms. Jessica G. Bedard
Mr. Aaron Beebe
Belk Funeral Home, Inc.
Mr. David and Mrs. Ann Bodenheimer Bell
Ms. Gloria Mack Bell Miss Joyce E. Bell
Mrs. Sarah Sampson Bell Dr. T. James Bell, Jr. and Mrs. Nancy Baker Bell
Mr. Clifford Bellum, Jr. and Mrs. Shirlyn Daniels Bellum
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Belmonte
Ms. Elaine E. Benoit
Dr. Caroline Cepin Benser
Mrs. May Merritt Benson
Ms. Ellen Bethea
Mrs. Marjorie Hooks Bethea
Mrs. Molly Holbrook Thomas Birchler
Mrs. Sarah Kolb Bivins
Bizzell’s Food & Spirits
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Black
Mrs. Karen Young Blackman
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Blackmon
Mr. Wesley and Mrs. Sandra Stokes Blackwell
Mr. Ricky S. Blanks
Mrs. Erin Blatz
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Anne Gardner Blomeyer
Mrs. Jennie Herlong Boatwright
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Bodie
Ms. Patricia M. Bogran
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boiteau
Ms. Anne W. Bolton
Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie L. Bond
Mr. Derrick J. Booth
Booth’s B4 and Now, LLC
Dr. Jennifer Borgo Raia
Mr. Cassius Bosket
Ms. Gay Boswell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman Mrs. Carole Causey Boyles
Ms. Ann Braddock
Mr. Bryan W. Braddock
Mr. Robert J. Braddock, Jr.and Mrs. Kellie Lee Braddock
Ms. Michelle Braden
Mr. Gray and Mrs. Linda Smith Bradford
Ms. Samantha B. Bradley Ms. Kylee Brand
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Braun Ms. Megan Holmes Brenna
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon J. Brewington
Dr. Ellen C. Briggs Mrs. Teresa Brigmond Mr. Lucas Q. Britt
The Estate of Sloan Hungerpiller Brittain
Mrs. Connie Igleheart Brock
Mr. Vincent and Mrs. Cassie Brock Brown and Coker Realty Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brown Ms. Dorothy Brown*
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Frida James Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bruno Ms. Elaine J. Bruno Dr. Julie Bryant Rev. John and Mrs. Peggy Brown Buchanan Mrs. Mary I. Buchner Mrs. Heather McConnell Buckelew Mrs. Marian Bunnell
Burdette Engineering, Inc. Mr. Dennis Burke Dr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Burkemper Ms. Mary Holmes Burkett Mrs. Tracey E. Burns Mrs. Janet Y. Burnsed Ms. Joan Griffin Burpee Mr. Ray Burr
Burry Bookstore, Inc. Mr. David M. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush, Jr. Mr. Dallas and Mrs. Quinetta
Sensabaugh Buterbaugh
The Byerly Foundation
Mrs. Betty Carol Bynum
Mr. Stanley Byrd
Mr. Charles B. Byrn
C & J Ventures, Inc.
C & S Ventures, LLC
Mr. Drury Caine III and Mrs. Virginia Brinson Caine
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Cairns, Jr. Ms. Carol A. Caldwell
Mr. James L. Caldwell, Jr. and Mrs. Lucy Singletary Caldwell
Ms. Jennifer L. Caldwell
Mrs. Martha Gunter Caldwell
Mrs. Polly Pickett Caldwell
Mr. Ronald B. Caldwell
Mr. Ray Calhoun
Mrs. Judith Cooper Camak
Mr. Curt Campbell
Mrs. Janie Cleckley Campbell
Mr. Jason E. Campbell
Mrs. Katherine Still Campbell*
Mr. and Mrs. M. Randy Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Cannon
CareSouth Carolina
Mr. Colin G. Caristi
Mr. Paxton R. Caristi
Carolina Bank
Carolina Food Systems, Inc.
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Dr. Karen Carpenter
Dr. William Carswell
Mrs. Beryl Hills Carter
Ms. Caroline K. Carter
Mr. Geoff Carter
Mrs. Lisa S. Carver
Mr. Nick Carver
Mrs. Virginia Blakeney Case
Ms. Annalisa Castaldo
Mrs. Gloria Catania
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Catanzarite
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C. Catoe
Mr. and Ms. Mo Cayer
Celek & Celek Construction
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Celek
Mr. John L. Center
Mrs. Margaret T. Chalmers
Mrs. Barbara Joyce Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Bill N. Chambers
Miss Katelyn L. Chambers
Mrs. Helen Kolb Chambless
Mrs. Denise Chaney
Mrs. Patricia Holland Chapman
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Will Chapman
Dr. and Mrs. V. Glenn Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Chavis
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. Camden L. Cherbonnier
Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Chestnut, Jr. Miss Charlena Hunt Chewning
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Christian III
The Citizens Bank
Mr. Connor W. Cleary
Mrs. Louise Atkinson Cleveland CMW
Mr. Gilbert and Mrs. Faye White Coan
Coastal Autoglass Inc
Coastal Pond Solutions, LLC
Mr. Kyndle P. Cobb
Mr. Isaac Cody and Mr. Jeffery
R. Shipley
Mrs. Myra Cato Coffey
Charles W. and Elizabeth H.
Coker Foundation
Coker College Foundation
Joan S. & Charles W. Coker
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth H. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Fitz L. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Coker Dr. Trudie Coker
Dr. Andrea L. Coldwell
Rev. Richard Coldwell
Mrs. Trisha Braid Collins
Ms. Taunya T. Connelly
Ms. Harriet Conner
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Connolly
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Connor
Mr. Jason and Mrs. Dara L. P. Cook
Mr. Edwin Cooper, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Cooper
Ms. Belinda Duckworth
Copeland
Mrs. Nell Gardner Copeland
Mr. Michael R. Corn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Corning
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Ms. Danielle K. Cottingham
Dr. Todd C. Couch
Mrs. BJ Robertson Coughlin
Mr. Matthew Cowger
Mr. Sean T. and Mrs. Merianne Baker Cowley
Mr. James Cox, Jr. and Mrs. Pam Simmons Cox
Mr. and Mrs. David Crook
Mr. Rollins Culpepper* and Mrs. Nancy Culpepper
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Cummings Mrs. Kathryn Harsh Cunningham Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
Mr. Kenneth D. Curry, Jr.
Mr. Michael K. Daley and Mrs. Maureen Murphy
Mr. Kenneth P. Daniels, Jr. and Mrs. Nell Cutts Daniels
Mrs. Marie Daniels
Mr. Wes J. Daniels
Dargan Lybrand Fencing
Darlington County General Fund Darlington County Master Gardeners
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Daugherty
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Davis Mrs. Paula W. Davis
Mrs. Betty Frierson Dawkins
Mr. Curry M. Dawkins and Mrs. Deborah Capp Dawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Dawson
Col. John E. Day, Jr.
Mr. R. Conrad and Mrs. Cara Wilkerson Deese
Mr. and Mrs. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. Mr. Tyler N. DeLoatch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Demko
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Demko
Dr. J. M. and Mrs. Angela English Dent
Mrs. Elise DesPortes
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. DeWitt
Mr. Zachary R. and Mrs. Toni Hammer Dicus
Mrs. Carol Chastain Dietrick
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dietz Ms. Lynn K. Diggle
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dillow
Mr. Osmund W. Dixon, Jr. and Mrs. Barbara Dibble Dixon
Mrs. Carolyn Spires Dixon
Ms. Lisa M. Doak
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson F. Doak
Dominion Energy
Mrs. Regina Bacote Donithan
Mrs. Deborah A. Doran and Mr. Michael Doran*
Dr. Paul Dostert
Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Brianna
Bunce Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Drayton III Ms. Melinda B. Driskell
Duke Energy Duke Energy Foundation Duke Energy Scholars Program
Mrs. Jane Dunlap*
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Ms. Rebecca Earley Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Edinger
Edward Jones Investments
Mr. David and Mrs. Karen Lear Edwards
Mr. Hal P. Edwards and Mrs. Ashley Isom Ms. Amy J. Ehart Mrs. Carol Thomason Elliott
Mr. Luke F. Elliott Ms. Sarah E. Elliott Mr. Larry and Mrs. Edna DuRant Ellis Ms. Carol Ann Elmore
Mr. and Mrs. James Fernandes
Prof. Brian Fields
Mr. James C. Fields Ms. Phyllis G. Fields Fifth Street Cleaners
First Citizens Bank
Ms. Joanne F. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Fisher, Jr. Dr. Kathryn J. Flaherty and Dr. Joseph E. Flaherty
Mr. and Mrs. Wade D. Fletcher
Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Shannon Smith Flowers
Dr. K. Dargan Flowers, Jr. Mrs. Rachel Collier Flowers
Mr. Anthony R. Floyd and Mrs. Jacquelyn Hoffman Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Floyd
Mr. Marion D. Floyd
Dr. Susan Weathers Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ford
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hulan Ford, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ford Mr. James C. Fort
Mrs. Carolyn Gee Foster Mr. and Mrs. E. Keith Fowler Mrs. Jennie Lee Barringer
Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Francisco
Franco Concrete Mr. and Mrs. Brian Franke
Dr. Kevin J. Franklin and Dr. Pamela Gill Franklin
Mrs. Ginger Davis Freeman Mr. Jeffery and Mrs. Susan Scoggins French Mrs. Peggy McCue Freymuth
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fuga Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Carolyn Fairchild Fugarino
Mr. Michael and Rev. C. Kay Seaborn Fuino
Mr. Len and Mrs. Claire Hudson Gaskins
Mr. and Mrs. Minor Gaskins
Ms. Taylor A. Gaskins
Ms. Kimberly S. Gedris Mrs. Joanne Jorgensen Gee
Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Gentry
Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. George George Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Geraci Col. George W. Gering Mr. Ronald German Mrs. Ann Henson Gettys Mrs. Michelina Gibbons Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson Mrs. Jennifer Woodbury Gibson Dr. Peter J. Gloviczki
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gluhosky
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gluhosky Dr. Margaret J. Godbey Ms. Kelley E. Godbout
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Godshalk
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Godwin Ms. Carol Rambo Godwin Ms. Janice R. Gohmann Ms. Rachel A. Gohmann Mr. Adam W. Goins Ms. Sallie I. Goldfinch Mr. Danny Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O. Goodman Mrs. Donna V. Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Hamilton IV Mr. R.E. Hamilton, Jr. Mrs. Ann Dobson Hammond Hanahan Auto and Truck Service
Prof. Kristin Hapke Ms. Mary B. T. Haque Mr. and Mrs. W. Dan Hardaway II Mrs. Mickey Utsey Harder Mr. Lucas W. Harrigan Mr. Edward and Mrs. Teressa Thompson Harrington Mr. Terry L. Harrington Ms. Jeana Harrison
Mr. William and Mrs. Teresa Griggs Hendrix
Mrs. Andrea Manuel Hennessy
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Henry
Mr. John P. Henry, Sr. and Mrs. Marvis Wiggins Henry Ms. Martha Flowers Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ben Herlong Ms. Ellen J. Herndon Mr. Winfred M. Herrington, Sr. Dr. Jennifer Heusel
Mrs. Pat Stevens Hewitt
Dr. Ryan M. Higgins and Mr. Christopher S. Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas High, Jr. Highs Welding Shop
Mr. Brian P. Higley
Mr. Benjamin B. Hill
Mr. Daniel T. Hill
Mr. Robby Hill
Mrs. Theresa Bass Hilton
Mrs. Joyce A. Hinsch
Mr. Robert Hite, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E. Hodges Ms. Tamara B. Hoefer
Mrs. Joan Snoddy Hoffmeyer Mrs. Margaret Hewitt Hoffmeyer*
Mrs. Candace J. Holcombe
Mrs. Cecelia Stewart James
Mr. John J. James II Mrs. Lorena Cook James
Ms. Sharyn L. Jarrell
Mrs. Sarah N. Jeffery
Ms. Cathy Jennings
Ms. Devin M. V. Jennings
Mrs. Mary Linda Burnett Jeter Mrs. Katherine Jewel
Mrs. Carolyn Donati Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Danny E. Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Mrs. Greer A. Johnson
Mr. Jody L. Johnson Mr. Kristan d. Johnson and Mrs. Adrienne Olivier Johnson Ms. Rachel L. Johnson
Mr. Ron Johnson and Mrs. Nicole C. Kennedy
Mr. Seth A. Johnson Ms. Shannon R. Johnson
Mr. W. Timothy Johnson, Jr. Ms. Jane A. Johnston
Mr. Jessie and Mrs. Marian Surratt Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan S. Jones Dr. Jordi Jones and Dr. Keith Jones
We give because Coker University is a wonderful part of our community, because Frida is an Alum, because of Frank Bush, because of Will Carswell, because Danny Johnson, because of Charlie Coker. I could go on, but you get the picture. A great school led by great people in our great town!
–Bob and Frida Brown
Mr. Roger L. Erhart Mr. Frederick W. Estep
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Evans Mr. Randell Ewing
F. Allen & Louise K. Turner
Charitable Foundation Mr. Derek Farmer Mr. Gregory F. Fawcett
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Feik Ms. Anna H. Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Ferguson
Ms. Caroline Fulghum Mr. and Mrs. Rodger D. Fuller Mrs. Jane May Gable
Mr. Howard and Mrs. Lynn Smith Gainey
Ms. Lyndal Gainey
Mr. William T. Gainey, Jr.* and Mrs. Sally Gainey
Prof. Angela Gallo and Mr. Thomas Abate
Ms. Dianne Galloway
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Galloway
Mrs. Betty Lee Jordan Gandy
Ms. Deborah Gandy
Mr. and Mrs. Larry O. Gantt Mr. Milton and Mrs. Cynthia Ward Gantt
Gardner Roofing, Inc. Mrs. Lou Stuckey Gardner
Ms. Madison Gardner Ms. Wanda H. Gardner Mr. Jonathan L. Garren Ms. Mary Lance Williams Garrison Mr. Gregg Gaskins
Robert Goodson, A.I.A. Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Carol Sunderman Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gordon Mr. Clarendon and Mrs. Kathleen Bartell Graham Mr. Tymon Graham Dr. Valerie R. Granger Ms. Liz Grantham Mrs. Robin R. Gray Ms. Gail Greene Dr. Sloan Gresham, Jr. Dr. Lynn Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Curt Griggs Miss Judith A. Griggs Mr. John A. Griswold Ms. Jean R. Grosser and Mr. Larry Merriman
Mr. W. S. and Mrs. Joy Gault Gruber Mr. Ty Gudel
Mrs. Susie Dunklin Guerry Mr. Nathaniel L. Gulledge
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sarah McCanless Haarlow Mr. Edwin W. Haenni
Mrs. Betty Mangum Haithcock Mrs. Carolyn Moore Hall
Mr. Danny D. Hall, Jr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Steele Hall Ms. Johnna Hall Mr. William and Mrs. Nancy Strahan Hall Mrs. Penelope Coker Hall Mr. and Mrs. Tim J. Halverson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Hamilton, Jr.
I have no doubts that my success in graduate school and my life work is, in great part, due to the excellent education and enriching experiences received at Coker. give back to say “thank you” and because of what Coker has given to me.
– Pamela Franklin ‘79
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Harrison Hartsville Country Club Hartsville Lions Club Mr. and Mrs. H. Walt Harvey III Ms. Katherine M. Haskell Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hassman Dr. John O. Hauptfleisch Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hawkins, Jr. Mrs. Ellen Tollison Hayden Mr. C. F. Hays III and Mrs. Elaine Johnson Hays Ms. Debora Haywood Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hazelwood Mr. Sean and Ms. Robyn Dartnell Heffernan Mr. George M. Hefley Mr. Robert and Mrs. Vera Wyndham Helmly Mrs. Gail Power Helms Mr. and Mrs. Hemming Hemmingsen
Henderson Supply Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon C. Henderson Ms. Marilyn Camp Henderson Dr. Susan Daniels Henderson and Rev. Kyle Henderson Mrs. Kathryn B. Hendricks
Dr. Darrell T. Holliday, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hollifield
Mr. David T. Holt
Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Holt
Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. Howard Gilman Foundation
Mrs. Nan Carter Howard
Mr. Ronnie D. Howard
Ms. Kelly Hoy Mrs. Ann Howard Hudson
The Estate of Mary Luther Hudson
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Ms. Patricia Huff Mr. and Mrs. Scott Huffer Dr. Edward W. Huffstetler
Mrs. Rita Horton Huggins Mr. Ken Hughes
Humphrey Coker Seed Co.
Mr. Charles C. Hunley
Mrs. Frances Hunley
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hupfer
Mrs. Tammy Gilbert Huskey
Mr. Raymond W. Hutchison
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Hutson
Ms. Alicia Hutton
IBM Corporation
Ms. Ann Boatwright Igoe
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David Ingle
Mrs. Grace Jackson Ingram
Mr. Collin Irwin
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Isgett Mrs. Meaghan Isgett
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Ison
Mrs. Jane Bolding Ivester
Jackson Family Chiropractic PC
Mrs. Hellen J. Jackson
Mrs. Naomi Kelley Jackson
Ms. Judy B. Jacobs
Ms. Kristine M. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones Ms. Sherrill E. Jordan Ms. Sharon Jorgensen Dr. Jerron Jorgensen and Dr. Christie M. McLain Ms. Nell D. Joslin
Mr. and Mrs. Bunky Joyce Ms. Katherine Judge Ms. Francine Juliano-Blind Ms. Barbara B. Kalandros Kalmia Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Kampiziones
Mr. Dillon and Mrs. Alexis Wiseman Karnes
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Keels Mr. Varlee A. Kelleh
Mr. Lamar Kellum
Mr. William and Mrs. Paula Fulcher Kemp
Dr. and Mrs. William P. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Kenyon Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Marcy Coffey
Kershner
Mrs. Victoria Johnson Killen
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kilpatrick
Mr. Harold L. King
Col. and Mrs. John J. King
Mr. Michael B. King, Jr. Miss Sarah L. Kinsey
Mr. Kevin G. Kirby
Ms. Donna Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Carol Phillips Kirven
Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Kissam
Mrs. Mary Bell Kittle
Dr. Julia Klimek
Mr. Jason R. Kloss
Ms. Lynne A. Kloss
Mr. Robert W. Kloss
Mrs. Kim Knight Ms. Kathleen M. Koerwer
Dr. and Mrs. Keith R. Kooken
Mr. Gary P. Kooper
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Krans
Mr. Kenneth W. Krueger, Jr. and Mrs. Carole King Krueger
Mrs. Sara Anderson Kummer*
Lafayette Air Conditioning of East TN, Inc.
Mrs. Tracy Sarvis Laffidy
Ms. Jordan Lancaster
Mrs. Patricia A. Lancaster
Ms. Barbara Nexsen Lansche
Mr. Noah G. Lascell
Miss Toula Latto
Ms. Rebecca J. Laviner
Mr. Joe S. Lavisky, Jr. and Mrs. Dorothy Harvey Lavisky
Mr. Edgar H. Lawton III and Mrs. Trudy Lawton
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr.
Mr. Travis N. Laxton
Dr. and Mrs. Shawn Lay
Col. and Mrs. Curtis T. Lee
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee
Mr. Matthew L. Lee
Mr. Dean S. and Mrs. Jessica
Thigpen Legge
Ms. Anke Lehmann
Mrs. JoAnn Clayton Leist
Dr. George P. Lellis
Mrs. Melissa Patrick Lerner
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation,Inc.
Mrs. Sandi Leverington
Mr. John C. Lewis
Mrs. Linda Lewis
Ms. Meghan Lewis
Ms. Pam Lewis
Mr. Terry Lewis
Ms. Ye Li
Mr. Collin D. and Mrs. Susanne
Watts Liggett
Ms. Katrina J. Lind
Mrs. Jacqueline Lindenmuth
Mrs. Terri Lindenmuth
Mr. Nathan Lingenfelter
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Linthicum III
Linville Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Linville
Mr. James W. Linville
Mr. John E. Linville
Mr. and Mrs. William O. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Long
Mr. Zachary C. Loraine
Ms. Terasa M. Lott
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LoVerde
Lowe’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
Mr. Atticus and Mrs. Sara Atkinson Lum
Mrs. Marilyn Brabham Lyles
Ms. Virginia French Lyles
Mrs. May Burch MacCallum
Mr. James A. Madden
Mr. Charles J. Maddox, Jr.
Magnolia Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Mahoney
The Malloy Foundation
Malloy Law Firm
Senator and Mrs. Gerald Malloy
Dr. Danny E. Malone
Ms. Mary D. Malone
Ms. Mary R. Malone
Rev. and Mrs. Michael T. Malone
Mrs. Sara Mardis
Margaret C Tingen & Associates
Ms. Allison Marsh Mrs. Ella Marshall
Mrs. Debbie Rodgers Martin Mrs. Craig Mason
Mr. Marco Mason Ms. Rebekah Mathews
Dr. Anne Lamb Matthews
Mr. David S. Mathews and Mrs. Nancy Timms Matthews
Mr. Donald H. Matthews
Mrs. Mitzi DuPre Matthews
Mrs. Nikki Maxson Haddock
Dr. Darlene M. Maxwell
Miss Lucy Earle Maxwell
Mr. Clifford C. McBride
Mr. Gordon McBride
Mrs. Michelle C. McCabe
Mrs. Kathy Vail McCall
Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr. Mr. Travis L. McCall
Mr. Brendan A. McCarron Dr. Shirley McClerklin Motley
Mr. Kevin McCormick andMrs. Tara Haynes McCormick
Mr. Ryan McCoy
Dr. David and Mrs. Wendy Woelfel McCracken
Mrs. Betsy Mauldin McCray
Mr. Gwyn and Mrs. Lisa Hardwick McCutchen
Mr. James and Mrs. Jean Fore McDaniel
Mrs. Elizabeth McDermott
Mrs. Mary Jane McDonald
Mr. Murray F. McDonald, Sr. McDonald’s
The Estate of Rosamond Durban McDuffie
Ms. Yolanda V. McDuffie
Mrs. Elizabeth R. McEachin*
Dr. Kaye P. McElveen
Mr. David McFarland, Jr. McGee Financial Group
Mr. James G. McGee, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. McGee
Mr. Walter L. McGuire III
Mr. and Mrs. William E. McGuire
Mrs. Sandy F. McKenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. McKinney
Mrs. Joan Carter McKissick
Ms. Lauri McLeland
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lendal McMillan
Mrs. Crystal Reynolds McNinch
Ms. Ginger Meckley
Mr. T. L. Mellichamp
Mrs. Katherine Ledbetter Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Meyer
Ms. Cheryl Miller
Mr. Paul Miller*
Mrs. Penny Miller Mrs. Rebecca A. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Miller Milliken & Company
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Judith Powell Mims
Mrs. Catherine Tanner Mishler
Mr. Billy E. and Mrs. Tammy Rodgers Mitchell
Mr. Samir and Mrs. Norma
Herring Mitra
Mrs. Jennifer Mize
MKA Mechanical, Inc.
Mr. Goode Mobley
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mobley
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Constance
Booker Moe
Mr. Tommy Molony Dr. Casey D. Monette Mrs. Betty Crawford Moore Mrs. Katherine D. Moore Mr. Keith and Mrs. Sharon S. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Moran Ms. Gaby Morandiere Ms. Alexis Morgan Mr. James O. Morphis III and Dr. Elizabeth Morphis
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Nichols, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nielsen Mrs. Ruth Rogers Nielsen
Mrs. Patricia Shuler Noble and Mr. John Noble
Mrs. Heather Watkins Norment
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Norris Prof. Melinda B. Norris
Mr. John North North Industrial Machine Ms. Kim C. Northcutt
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Norton Mr. and Mrs. Gene Norwood Dr. Jane P. Norwood
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Nowlin
Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Myra Grayson Nuttall
Mr. Dwight and Mrs. Tina Nutting Mr. John J. Nystrom
Mr. Cecil and Mrs. Joanne McFaddin O’Bryan
Mr. Thomas A. O’Neal, Jr. Mr. Kyle W. Ocker
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Odell Mr. Phillip M. Odom and Dr. Sara Smith Odom
Rev. and Mrs. William D. Oldland Mr. David D. Olliver
Ms. Angie Osteen Mr. Layne Osteen
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Otten
Ms. Emily M. Oulla Mr. Paul Owen
Ms. Frances P. Owens Ms. Phyllis Owens
Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Samantha
Mrs. Abigail Etters Pilger
Pine and Lake Garden Club
PinPoint Embroidery Mrs. April Garnier Poitras Mr. and Mrs. Jon Pollok Ms. Anna Barnes Polston Mr. Devin L. Pomranky Ms. Cherin Poovey Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Poplava Mr. Marcus P. Porcelli Ms. Tammy Porter Ms. Luan S. Post Ms. Ellen A. Powell Ms. Laura Powers Mr. and Mrs. James E. Prescott III Prime Time Leasing, LLC Mrs. Ashley M. Pruett Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Puechl Dr. Richard and Mrs. Sylvia McLamb Puffer
Mr. Walter and Mrs. Deborah Hinshaw Pugh Ms. Denise Purvis Raceway Automotive Ms. Martha Rachels Mrs. Marie J. Ragsdale Mr. Seth H. Rainey Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Rainey Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ray Mrs. Terrie Garren Reames Ms. Kim Middleton Reddig Mr. Kendrick Reed Mr. and Mrs. Lyle D. Reed Mr. Donald and Mrs. Peggy Zeigler Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Roquemore Ms. Marie E. Rothrock Ms. Laura A. Rowell Mrs. Julia A. Rowland
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Heike Buechler Rubinstein Mr. Joseph A. Rudy Mr. Arnd Ruetten Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Rumpf Ms. Millie Rumyon Mr. J.R. and Mrs. Carol Luth Ruthven
Mrs. Janet Odom Ryan Mrs. Sarah Jo Wood Safrit Mrs. Leslie Hilton Sams Mr. Aric Samuel
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Sansbury
Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc. Mr. N. Winfield Sapp, III Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Saunders Drs. George and Gayle Buckheister Saywer S. C. Student Loan Corporation Scholarship SCANA Ms. Deana Schaffer VW Scheich Ms. Denise L. Schlachter Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Sheila Schmotzer
Mr. Tyler and Mrs. Halee Polson
Senecal
Prof. Gwyn Senokossoff Mrs. Sylvia Beard Seppala Mrs. Sylvia Eckard Settlemyre
Ms. Katy Sewall
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sewell
Mr. Jon and Dr. Jasna R. Shannon
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Sharp Ms. Miranda D. Sharp Ms. Miriam Sharp
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Shaw Ms. Joyce Floyd Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Sheeley
Mr. William and Mrs. Helen Sellers Sherrill
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Shirley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shisko
Ms. Robin J. Shore Ms. Sydney N. Shull
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman M. Shull
Mrs. Susan Holroyd Shumaker
Mr. Shane Shupe
Dr. Michael and Mrs. Anna
Siegfried
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sigmon
Mr. and Mrs. Robb L. Simonini
Mrs. Sara Lee Simons
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Felicia Kite
Simpson
Dr. Meredith E. Sims
Mrs. Gail Arnette Sinclair
Mrs. Martha Jackson Singleton
Mr. and Mrs. Uldis K. Sipols
Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Skipper
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Mrs. Mary Ellis Staats Ms. Chrystal Stanfield
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Stanland
Dr. Dan Stanzione and Mrs. Lisa Votta Ms. Elizabeth Stanzione Ms. Gena Stanzione
State Farm Companies Foundation
Mr. M. Tyler Staub and Mrs. Hannah Beard Staub
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steele Mrs. Lillian Dillard Stephens* and Dr. Louis Stephens Ms. Jesse E. Sternberg Dr. Joseph A. Stevano The Estate of Lee Blake Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. D. Loy Stewart, Jr. Ms. Kathy A. Stewart Stifel Nicolaus
Stingray Boats Mrs. Lisa Stockdale Ms. Joan C. Stoecker
Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Annette Cooke Stokes
Mr.Seba and Mrs. Lou Buckner
Stoudenmire
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stovall
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stovall
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stratton Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Stratton
We support Coker University for the purpose of advancing higher education across all communities and throughout South Carolina.
–Bessie J & Floyd L Keels
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morris Ms. Andrea Morrison
Mr. William O. Morrison, Jr. Mr. John Morton Mr. Eren and Mrs. Chelsea Kent Moses
Mr. B’s Seafood Restaurant Mutual Savings Bank Mr. David A. Myers Mr. William and Mrs. Edna Earle
Boone Myrick Mr. Brian P. Nally Mr. Jeffery E. and Mrs. Heather Funderburk Neal Miss Ali F. Nelson
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Network For Good Rev. and Mrs. Thomas C. Newboult
Dr. Ronald W. Radcliffe and Mrs. Brenda Newsome
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Newsome, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Newsome, Jr. Dr. Peter Nguyen and Dr. Rachel Manspeaker
Ms. Ann B. Nichols
Enzor Paggeot
Mr. W. F. and Mrs. Laura Cheatham Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Parekh Mrs. Martha Parham Dr. Tracy S. Parkinson and Mrs. Nichole Long Ms. Shirley A. Parrish Mr. Ellis H. Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pawlowski
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Pawlowski
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pearson
Mr. Thomas K. Peck, Jr. and Mrs. Peggy Boatwright Peck
Mr. and Mrs. C. Chandler Peel
Mrs. Sara Baxter Pelfrey
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy R. Pelham, Jr. Mrs. Martha Haithcock
Pendasulo
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Penny Mr. Jonathan D. Pent
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. Ms. Robin A. Perdue Mr. Henry and Mrs. Summers
Ulmer Perkins
Mrs. Emily Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Terry M. Phillips
Piedmont Securities LLC Rev. Chris and Mrs. Dee Johnson Pierce
Ms. Shay Pierce
Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Judy Brown Pigg
Mr. and Mrs. Kris Reining Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Renck Renovations Property Management Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Renwick Mr. Daniel J. Rew Ms. Edith Floride Reynolds Mr. Julian A. Reynolds, Jr. and Mrs. Martha Ducworth Reynolds
Mrs. Jennifer Smith Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Rhodes Ms. Lacey N. Rice Seraphin Mrs. Carol Elting Richardson Mr. Charles R. Richardson Mr. Clayton Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Kim J. Richardson Mrs. Mary Kay Rickenbaker
Mr. Jay D. Rickman, Sr. and Mrs. Mary Karanikis
Ms. Mary Ridgeway Mr. T. M. and Mrs. Jane Brown Riechmann
Ms. Claudia Rieder Mrs. Kimberly W. Rivers Prof. and Mrs. Todd Rix Dr. Jessica S. Robbins Ms. Mary Robilotta
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Robilotta Ms. Aida Rogers Mr. Charles H. Rogers, Jr. Mrs. Ellen Harden Rogers Ms. Jenny D. Rogers Mr. Jordan T. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Rogers
I love being a member of the Coker Society because I enjoy learning about the many new things that are going on at Coker. Also, I have been on the Sparrow Scholars board and have loved mentoring these scholarship recipients through their time at Coker and watching them grow as the volunteer at non-profits in Hartsville.
–Judy JacobsMr. David and Mrs. Brenda Lyon Schmotzer
Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Schrum Mr. Andrew J. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwartz Ms. Allison Schweizer
The D. L. Scurry Foundation Mrs. Nancy Phillips Sebastianelli* and Mr. Armand Sebastianelli
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Segars Mr. Goz G. Segars, Jr. and Mrs. Pat Ramsdell Segars
Ms. Isabel Sloane
Ms. Darlene Small Mrs. Catherine H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith Ms. Gwendolyn W. Smith Mr. H. D. and Mrs. Rose Patrick Smith
Mrs. Jennie Baker Smith Ms. Jill A. Smith Mr. Joell Smith
Ms. Kim Smith
Ms. Nancy K. Smith
Mrs. Pat Smith
Mrs. Peggy L. Smith
Ms. Jean E. Smullens
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Suzanne
Currier Soderberg
Sonoco Foundation
Sonoco Products Company
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
South Carolina Independent Colleges and UniversitiesSCICU
South State Bank
Ms. Julia A. Southard
Ms. Rebecca G. Sparrow
SPC Credit Union
Mr. Paul and Mrs. Kathy Swygert
Speights
Mr. James and Mrs. Cameron Council Speth Mrs. Mary Ellen Williamson Sprawls
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stratton, Jr. Mrs. Mary Johnson Streetman Ms. Cindy K. Strickland Mr. Michael A. Strickland Mrs. Margie Connell Stuckey Mr. Todd Stugart Ms. Dianna Sturgill
Mr. Thad R. Sulek
Dr. Charles L. Sullivan, Jr. and Mrs. Betty Young Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sullivan, Jr. Summerville Ford
Suzanne’s Specialties, Inc. Mrs. Laura B. Swain Mr. and Mrs. Eric Swanson Mr. James P. Sweeney Ms. Mary Swiderski
Mr. Jeffery C. Tadlock Mr. Andrew R. Taske
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Taske Mr. Alonozo Taylor Mrs. Betty Lou Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor
Ms. Carol W. Taylor
Ms. Eugenia Taylor
Mr. William and Mrs. Florence Staklinski Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Taylor
Ms. Ambrosia D. Teabo
TeckLane Manufacturing, Inc. Mr. Carlos Esteban Teran
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Terry Ms. Lora Thaler
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur K. Thomas Mrs. Bernice Clanton Thomas
Mr. Christopher R. Thomas and Mrs. Jessica Welch Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Thomas Dr. Mary Peele Thomas
Ms. Halle B. Thompson
Mrs. Margaret Thomson
Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Reveley
Wilson Thomy
Thursday Study Club
Mr. Larry Tibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Tiede
Mrs. Lib Bishop Tiller
Ting and Associates, Inc.
Ms. Sharon Ting and Mr. Andre Dawkins
Mr. Steve Tinney and Mrs. Meenu Thandi
Mrs. Marcena Kellahan Tisdale
Mr. Paul and Mrs. Judith Hesley Toney
Mr. Justin and Mrs. Kristi Hutchinson Towey
Mrs. Frances Nicholson
Townsend
Mrs. Audrey J. Tripp
Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Tripp
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trowell
Mr. David A. Tucker
Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Tucker, Jr.
Mrs. Sue Morrow Turpin
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Tyner
UPS Foundation
Mrs. Joyce Jordan Utt
Mrs. Harriet Van Norte
Mr. William Zane Vanhook
Mr. Dexter C. Vaughan
Mr. Evan M. Vaughn
Ms. Hannah M. Vaughn
Mr. Ryan M. Vento
Mr. W. Dudley Verdin
Verizon Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John Volmert
Mr. James D. Wacker
Mr. CJ Walker
Mr. John and Mrs. Judy Johnson Walker
Ms. Kate Walker
Mr. John L. Wall II
Mrs. Shep Porter Wallace
Mr. Tony Wallace
Mrs. Christina Glover Wallerstein
Walmart Foundation
Ms. Katie Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E. Warren
Mr. George and Mrs. Elizabeth Wadford Watkins
Dr. Nancy Rogers Watkins
Mr. Tommy Watkins
Mr. E. O. and Mrs. Frankie Rhodes Watson
Ms. Lolita Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Watts
Mr. Brent Weaver
Ms. Tina Weeks Weaver
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Evelyn
Parsons Weaver
Mrs. Frances Mitchum Webb
Mrs. Jane McLeod Webb
Prof. and Mrs. Joshua G. Webb
Mrs. Leatrice Margolin Weiner
Dr. Stephanie Weiss
Ms. Marie O. Welborn
Mrs. Mirah White Welday
Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Graham Wood
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wyatt
Mr. Dustin M. Yager
Mr. John and Mrs. Betsy McCollough Yager Ms. Hailey R. Yohn
Mr. James and Mrs. Margaret Brown Young
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Louis Yount Ms. Kathleen Zaucha
Class of 1972
Mr. Michael and Rev. C. Kay Seaborn Fuino
Class of 1974
Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Myra Grayson Nuttall Class of 1976
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas C. Newboult
Class of 1998
I owe Coker so much and it is an honor
– Mickey Harder ‘65
Mr. Francis and Mrs. Peggy Aull Werts
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Sr. Westbury Services
Mr. Aaron T. Wheat
Mr. George and Mrs. Mary Shirley Whelchel
Mr. Devion R. Whetstone
Mrs. Angela Fulcher White
Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Anne Gibson Whitmire
Ms. Elaine G. Whittle
Mrs. Sara K. Wilds*
Mr. T. Scott Wilds
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilhelm
Williams & Fudge, Inc. Mrs. Barbara M. Williams
Mr. Christopher P. Williams and Mrs. Caitlin Vance
Mr. Franklin and Mrs. Mary Edwards Williams
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Williams, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John M. Williams III Mr. Michael R. Williams Ms. Rachel Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Williamson
Ms. Jenny S. Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Williamson
Mr. James and Mrs. Barbara Holmes Willis
Mrs. Patricia Evans Wilmot Wilson Tire and Automotive, Inc.
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Hannelore Weidemann Wilson
Ms. Margaret S. Wilson Shelli and Bill Wilson
Ms. Tabitha M. Wimsett
Rev. Ernest R. Winburn
Ms. Mary Ann Jay Wingard
Ms. Cheryl Fielding Wingert
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Wingham
Wingz & Ale
Mr. William R. Winslow
Mr. Tyler J. Witzel
Ms. Jane P. Wofford
Mr. Keith A. Wolf
Woloszyk Restaurant Group Management Inc.
Mr. Jian Zhang Dr. Ze Zhang Mr. Julius H. Zobel, Jr. and Mrs. Joanne Moody Zobel
Mr. and Ms. Michael D. Zold
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
1994
Baseball Team
Mr. David and Mrs. Brenda Lyon
Schmotzer
All Coker Tennis Alumni Dr. William Carswell
Sarah Kolb Bivens ‘54
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham Elizabeth Cockfield Bushardt Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold Mrs. Carswell Dr. William Carswell Judy Gordon Cedilote ‘96
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gordon Pat Holland Chapman ‘64 Mrs. Abigail Etters Pilger Glenn Chappell
Mrs. Barbara Steadman Chappell Class of 1951 Mrs. Betty Lee Jordan Gandy Class of 1952
Mrs. Frances Nicholson Townsend Class of 1958
Mr. James L. Caldwell, Jr. and Mrs. Lucy Singletary Caldwell
Mr. Cecil and Mrs. Joanne McFaddin O’Bryan Class of 1961
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Chavis Mrs. Lou Stuckey Gardner Mrs. Gail Power Helms Class of 1962
Mrs. JoAnn Clayton Leist Class of 1966
Mrs. Polly Pickett Caldwell Class of 1968
Mrs. Martha Haithcock Pendasulo
Class of 1969
Mrs. May Merritt Benson Dr. Robert and Mrs. Anne Gardner Blomeyer
Mrs. Connie Igleheart Brock
Mrs. Pat Stevens Hewitt
Drs. George and Gayle Buckheister Saywer Class of 1970
Mrs. Jane May Gable Class of 1971 Mrs. Debbie Rodgers Martin
Mr. Michael R. Corn Class of 2012
Mr. Seth A. Johnson Class of 2015
Mr. Kendrick Reed
Mr. Daniel J. Rew
Ms. Ambrosia D. Teabo
Ms. Hailey R. Yohn Class of 2017
Ms. Jesse E. Sternberg Class of 2018
Mr. Kyle W. Ocker Class of 2021
Ms. Martha Rachels Coker Enactus Team
Dr. William Carswell Coker Faculty and Staff Dr. Susan Daniels Henderson and Rev. Kyle Henderson Dr. William Carswell
Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold
Beth DuBose Cottingham ‘55
Mrs. Sarah Kolb Bivins
Chuck Cottingham 90th birthday
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Dr. Cathy Cuppett
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Williams III Leslie Cuppett
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
Barbara Dibble Dixon ‘59 Mrs. Ellen Tollison Hayden Hal Edwards
Mr. Collin D. Liggett and Mrs. Susanne Watts Liggett
President Tony Floyd Dr. Kevin J. Franklin and Dr. Pamela Gill Franklin
Courtney Smith Geiger ‘03 & ‘17
Mr. Wes J. Daniels
Hannah & Jordyn Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O. Goodman
Ruth Phillips Grayson ‘49 Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Sarah McCanless Haarlow ‘72 Ms. Sharyn L. Jarrell
Pat Chapman Huff ‘53 Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Frances Hunley
Mr. Charles C. Hunley Rev. Carl Hunsucker Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Eliza Wilson Ingle
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lynch Christian III Ms. Ann Boatwright Igoe Coach Jerry Josey
Mr. Hank Alewine II Mrs. Ashley M. Pruett
Kevin Kirby
Mr. Kevin G. Kirby
William Cole Laffidy ‘20 Mrs. Tracy Sarvis Laffidy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sullivan, Jr. AJ Sweeney ‘10
Mr. James P. Sweeney Dr. Steve Terry
Mr. Michael K. Daley and Mrs. Maureen Murphy
Emily Marovich Tupper ‘03
Mr. Wes J. Daniels
Coach “Wiz” Jimmy Williams
& 1987 Tennis Team
Mr. Patrick J. Paggeot and Mrs. Samantha Enzor Paggeot
Mary Lloyd Edwards Williams ‘67 Ms. Mary Lance Williams Garrison Tanner Wofford
Ms. Jane P. Wofford
Maggie Meyer Yu
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Meyer Mrs. Natalie Zeigler Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Mr. Carroll Allen Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger Marianne Porter Asher
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett Cindy Askins
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Michal Baird
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baird, Jr. Margaret Davidson Baker ‘40 Mrs. Jennie Baker Smith
Mr. E. O. and Mrs. Frankie Rhodes Watson Billie Kissane Barclay ‘59
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Tony Craven
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Don Cuppett
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
Mrs. Sandy F. McKenzie Mildred Abbott Currier ‘24
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Suzanne Currier Soderberg
Pat Huggins Dampier ‘90
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr.
Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Griggs
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Dr. James D. Daniels
Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Sheila Schmotzer
Mrs. Mirah White Welday
Patricia Maxwell Day ‘58
Col. John E. Day, Jr.
Pauline DeBerry
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Dana Dixon
Mr. Charles J. Maddox, Jr.
Faye Ewing
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
George Cochran Fant, Jr. Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Patricia Crawford Fields ‘59
Prof. Brian Fields
Mr. James C. Fields
Eleise Lewis Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Godwin
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Ken Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O. Goodman
Charles Haithcock
Mrs. Betty Mangum Haithcock
Bill Haywood
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
William Keith Henderson
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
T.B. Herring
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Margaret Hewitt Hoffmeyer ‘52 Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Dick Howle
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Ernie Hyatt
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Mary Lou Boan Jacobs
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Mary Frances Coker Johnson ‘53
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Mr. W. Timothy Johnson, Jr. Rivers Johnson
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Clarabel Ching Jordan ‘60
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Louise “Floggie” Woodham Kelley
Mrs. Jane McLeod Webb
Diane Lambert Kimbell
Dr. Joseph A. Stevano
Barbara King
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Sara Anderson Kummer ‘62
Mrs. Peggy McCue Freymuth
Carol Hope Langston
Coker University pushed me to realize my potential in the world. Meeting Dr. Kenyon and Dr. Lay helped me realize that I could do more than just ballet. Thanks to these professors, Enactus, Residence Life, and Student Government I was able to see that I had the potential to get a master’s degree and pursue a law degree.
–Jesse Sternberg ‘17
Coker Tennis Ms. Devin M. V. Jennings
Mr. Patrick J. Paggeot and Mrs. Samantha Enzor Paggeot
Shelli and Bill Wilson
Mr. Dustin M. Yager
Coker Tennis 2004-2008 Ms. Jill A. Smith
Coker Tennis 2018
Ms. Marie E. Rothrock
Ms. Sydney N. Shull
Trisha Braid Collins
Virginia Lay Dr. and Mrs. Shawn Lay Sarah Mims
Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold Myra Grayson Nuttall ‘74 Ms. Ellen A. Powell
Sara Odom
Goff Seafood Inc, - Mr. B’s Seafood
Prescott Tree Service c/o The Prescotts
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
Dr. Richard A. Puffer Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Linda Rhyne
Dr. Priscilla Perry Arnold
Sarah Jo Wood Safrit ‘71 Mrs. Christina Glover Wallerstein
Kendall Sigmon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sigmon
JoAnne Boyd Sires ‘53
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Dan Stanzione
Ms. Gena Stanzione
Barbara Ballentine Stuckey ‘49 Mrs. Ellen Tollison Hayden Griffin H. Sullivan 2015
Mr. John P. Barclay, Jr. Ashley Barrow Mrs. Mary Bell Kittle Jean A. Benson Prof. Melinda B. Norris Eugene Brasington Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Julius Butler Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Connie Byrd Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Katherine Still Campbell ‘45
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Kissam Ms. Mary R. Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stovall
Sharon Elmore Case ‘68 Ms. Carol Ann Elmore Beulah Caulder
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Helen Holland Chaplin ‘56 Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Pamelia Huggins Chapman ‘50
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger Mrs. Mitzi DuPre Matthews
Mrs. Pat Smith
Edward Coker
Mr. N. Winfield Sapp, III
Elizabeth Boatwight Coker
Mrs. Caroline James Williamson James Reaves “Jim” Coker, Jr.
Coker is like an extended family of mine. I love the school and my students and hope my contribution can make a little difference for the university.
–Dr. Ye Li
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Rev. John Foster Mrs. Elise DesPortes
Dr. Kevin J. Franklin and Dr. Pamela Gill Franklin
Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson
Rev. and Mrs. William D. Oldland
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williamson
Barbara Kalber Frampton ‘38
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr.
Chris Fuga
Mr. Tyler and Mrs. Halee Polson Senecal
Ina Jean Webster Godwin ‘53
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Timothea F. McDonald
Mr. Murray F. McDonald, Sr. Claire Redman McGee ‘55 Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Lucille Meetze
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Gina Reid Merriman
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Barbara Ellen Lowery Mims ‘53
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Dr. Mary Moore
Ms. Megan Holmes Brenna Paula Moran ‘62
Ms. Gaby Morandiere
Mrs. Anne Morris
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Louise Harper Morrison ‘58
Mr. C. F. Hays III and Mrs. Elaine Johnson Hays
Matthew Murphey
Ms. Mary Robilotta
Marjorie Brunk Phillips
Nettles ‘40
Mrs. Carol Phillips Kirven Julie New ‘84
Ms. Kathy A. Stewart
Betty Newell
Mr. Charles J. Maddox, Jr.
Katherine Kirby Nobles
Ms. Belinda Duckworth
Copeland
Carol Kay Duelley Nooft ‘70
Mrs. Carol Blake Armstrong
Cornelius James O’Donnell
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
John Pilger
Mrs. Patricia Holland Chapman
Margaret Rodgers Poston
Mr. Billy E.and Mrs. Tammy
Rodgers Mitchell
Elsie Prescott
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Anne Phillips Prosser
Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Myra
Grayson Nuttall
Mary Frances Irick Richards
Mrs. Jane McLeod Webb
Patrick Sawyer
Ms. Kathy A. Stewart
Dr. Deane Shaffer
Mrs. Patricia Holland Chapman
Ms. Virginia French Lyles
Susan Kelley Shaffer ‘99
Mrs. Janie Cleckley Campbell
Mr. Derek Farmer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris
Mrs. April Garnier Poitras
Ms. Aida Rogers
Marie Shirley
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Elizabeth Goforth Simons ‘50
Mrs. Peggy McCue Freymuth
Todd Davies Smith ‘66
Mrs. Melissa Patrick Lerner
Katherine Soles
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Kenneth Soles
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Laurie Beckham Sorrow
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Louise Walters Sparrow
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Kathryn Eugenia Stanzione
Dr. Dan Stanzione and Mrs. Lisa Votta
Mother of Cammie Cribb Steele ‘68
Mrs. Carol Blake Armstrong
Lillian Dillard Stephens ‘50
Mrs. Beth DuBose Cottingham
Mrs. Lib Bishop Tiller
Ida Jane Pace Storrs
Mrs. Molly Holbrook Thomas
Birchler
Mrs. Peggy McCue Freymuth
Ms. Gaby Morandiere
Mary Frances “Frankie” Terry
Mrs. Lou Stuckey Gardner
Chelsie Anne Gamble
Thompson ‘73
Ms. Barbara Nexsen Lansche
Guy V. Tucker
Mrs. Pat Chapman Huff
Penny Vandewater
Dr. Cathleen G. Cuppett
Ernest Wallace
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Mrs. Ed Watkins
Mrs. Betty Jean Lee Hunsinger
Ethan Welsh
Mr. Ray Burr
Betty Wiggins
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Christian III
Dr. Kenneth Wilmot
Mr. Charles J. Maddox, Jr.
Gifts July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Giving Circles–
Founder’s Circle
$50,000 and above
Chairman’s Circle
$25,000 - $49,999
President’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999
Scholar’s Circle
$5,000 - $9,999
Leadership Circle $2,500 - $4,999
Coker Society Members
$1,000 - $2,499
Coker Society Lifetime Members Gifts over $100,000 lifetime
Anonymous
The Estate of Sloan Brittian
The Byerly Foundation Coker College Foundation
Charles W. and Elizabeth H. Coker Foundation
Mr. Terry L. Harrington
The Estate of Mary A. Hudson Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.
Linville Family Foundation Mr. John E. Linville
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Linville Mr. James W. Linville Mr. James Linville Dr. Anne Matthews Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Roquemore SCANA
South Carolina Independent Colleges and UniversitiesSCICU
Sonoco Products Company Sonoco Foundation
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Coker
Joan S. & Charles W. Coker Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee
The Estate of Lee Stevenson Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Blomeyer Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker Mr. and Mrs. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Osmund W. Dixon, Jr.
Duke Energy Foundation Mr. Derek Farmer Mr. James C. Fort Dr. Kevin J. Franklin and Dr. Pamela G. Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III
Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. George Hartsville Country Club Mrs. Frances Hunley
Mr. and Mrs. Danny E. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Ms. Lucy E. Maxwell Dr. and Mrs. James R. Morano North Industrial Machine Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. Mrs. Sarah Jo Wood Safrit Mr. and Mrs. Cy Stanland Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Sullivan, Jr. Suzanne’s Specialties, Inc. Mrs. Sara K. Wilds*
Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baird, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Christian III Mr. Isaac Cody and Mr. Jeffery R. Shipley Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Coker Duke Energy Duke Energy Scholars Program Mr. and Mrs. John A. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fuga Mr. and Mrs. Larry O. Gantt George Family Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation Mrs. Penelope Coker Hall Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hupfer Mr. and Mrs. David Ingle Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. John Pollok Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ray Mr. and Mrs. Lyle D. Reed Drs. Gayle and George Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Goz G. Segars, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor Ting and Associates, Inc. Mr. Andre Dawkins and Ms. Sharon Ting Mr. and Mrs. Justin E. Towey F. Allen & Louise K. Turner
Charitable Foundation Verizon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Jr. Mrs. Patricia J. Wilmot Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wyatt
Ms. Marguerite A. Assey Mr. John P. Barclay, Jr. Ms. Gloria Bell Dr. and Mrs. David W. Blackmon Ms. Gay Boswell Ms. Dorothy Brown* Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Brown
CareSouth Carolina
Mr. James Carraway Celek & Celek Construction
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Celek
Dr. and Mrs. V. Glenn Chappell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Coan Dr. Trudie Coker
Mr. Rollins Culpepper* and Mrs. Nancy Culpepper
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis Dominion Energy
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Drayton III Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Goodson, Jr.
BB&T Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Bedard Mr. Aaron Beebe
Dr. and Mrs. T. James Bell, Jr. Mrs. Marjorie Bethea Ms. Anne W. Bolton Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Gray W. Bradford Mrs. Tracey E. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Buterbaugh C & J Ventures, Inc. C & S Ventures, LLC Mr. and Mrs. James L. Caldwell, Jr. Mrs. Katherine Campbell* Mr. and Mrs. M. Randy Campbell Mr. Colin G. Caristi Mr. Paxton R. Caristi
Carolina Bank Carolina Food Systems, Inc. Dr. Karen Carpenter Dr. William Carswell Miss Katelyn L. Chambers The Citizens Bank Ms. Elizabeth H. Coker Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Conner Ms. Belinda Copeland
Mrs. Margaret Hoffmeyer*
Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. Ms. Ann B. Igoe Mrs. Hellen J. Jackson Ms. Judy B. Jacobs Ms. Devin M. V. Jennings Mr. Ron Johnson and Mrs. Nicole C. Kennedy Mr. W. Timothy Johnson, Jr., and Mrs. Mary Frances Coker Johnson*
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Parekh
Mrs. Martha Parham
Ms. Shirley A. Parrish
Ms. Robin A. Perdue
Mr. and Mrs. Bascom W. Pigg Mr. and Mrs. James E. Prescott III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Puechl
Mr. Kendrick Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. Kris Reining
The Byerly Foundation
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Charles W. and Elizabeth H. Coker Foundation
Coker College Foundation
Joan S. & Charles W. Coker Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Coker
The most valuable gift you can give a young person is access to higher education. The gift of education is immeasurable in value and long-lasting.
–Harry Moran
Mr. and Mrs. Hemming Hemmingsen
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Isgett Mr. Robert W. Kloss McDonald’s
Dr. Jane P. Norwood and Mr. Ballard G. Norwood Dr. Tracy S. Parkinson and Mrs. Nichole Long Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Puffer Raceway Automotive Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsey Mrs. Ellen Rogers
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Rubinstein S. C. Student Loan Corporation Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Sharp Mrs. Audrey J. Tripp
Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Tucker, Jr. UPS Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Anonymous (2) Mrs. Lemerle Abbott*
Mr. Karl N. Ankersen
Archon Bay Capital LLC Dr. Priscilla E. Arnold Ms. Vicki B. Arthur
Ms. Marguerite A. Assey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Atkinson
The Bailey Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Corning Mrs. Beth Cottingham Ms. Danielle K. Cottingham Mrs. Elizabeth E. Coughlin
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Cox, Jr. Mr. Michael K. Daley and Mrs. Maureen Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Daniels, Jr. Darlington County Master Gardeners
Mr. and Mrs. Curry M. Dawkins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Dawson
Col. John E. Day, Jr. Mrs. Jane Dunlap* Mr. Luke F. Elliott Ms. Carol Ann Elmore First Citizens Bank Dr. and Mrs. K. D. Flowers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ford Mr. and Mrs. Rodger D. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Gainey Gardner Roofing, Inc. Mr. Gregg Gaskins Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois R. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Gore Dr. Lynn Griffin Mr. Edwin W. Haenni Mr. and Mrs. William W. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Tim J. Halverson Mr. and Mrs. Byron B. Harder, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Walt Harvey III Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hazelwood Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Helmly Mr. and Mrs. Eldon C. Henderson
Dr. Susan D. Henderson and\ Rev. Kyle Henderson Mr. and Mrs. John P. Henry, Sr. Mr. Robby Hill Mrs. Joan S. Hoffmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Keels Col. and Mrs. John J. King Ms. Kathleen M. Koerwer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Krueger, Jr. Lafayette Air Conditioning of East TN, Inc. Col. and Mrs. Curtis T. Lee Mr. and Mrs. William O. Little Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Mahoney Senator and Mrs. Gerald Malloy Mr. and Mrs. William Malloy, Jr. Mr. Clifford C. McBride Mr. Gordon McBride Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. McCormick Mr. and Mrs. James U. McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. Julian A. Reynolds, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Rhodes
Mr. Jay D. Rickman and Mrs. Mary Karanikis
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ruthven
Mr. Aric Samuel
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Sansbury
Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc.
The D. L. Scurry Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler J. Senecal
Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Seppala
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Shirley Ms. Sydney N. Shull
Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Siegfried
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith II
Mrs. Peggy Smith
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
South State Bank
Ms. Rebecca G. Sparrow
SPC Credit Union
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal
Mrs. Lillian Stephens* and Dr. Louis M. Stephens, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Streetman
Mrs. Laura B. Swain Mr. Andrew R. Taske
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Tiede
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. Dickson Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Osmund W. Dixon, Jr. Duke Energy
Duke Energy Foundation Mr. James C. Fort
Mrs. Margaret Fort
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III George Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. George Mrs. Penelope Coker Hall
Mr. Terry L. Harrington Kiwanis Club of Hartsville
Kresge Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaPointe
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Mrs. Selma S. LeHardy Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc. Linville Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Linville Mr. James W. Linville Mr. John E. Linville
Dr. Anne Lamb Matthews
Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr.
McLeod Regional Medical Center Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Moran
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Morano
We support Coker because of the road it led us down. It provided us with our future, and we are grateful. Coker gave us opportunities and relationships that no other place could have. It helped to shape us into the citizens we are, and provided lifelong memories. – Mallory ‘15 & Chad ‘13 Nader
Mrs. Mary Jane McDonald
The Estate of Rosamond H. McDuffie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. McGee Ms. Lauri McLeland Mr. and Mrs. Samir K. Mitra Mr. James O. Morphis III and Dr. Elizabeth Morphis Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Newsome, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Norris Mr. and Mrs. Kyle W. Ocker Dr. Sara S. Odom and Mr. Phillip M. Odom Mr. Thomas A. O’Neal, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Palmer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Tripp Mrs. Joyce J. Utt Mr. Dexter C. Vaughan Mr. Ryan M. Vento
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Walker
Mrs. Shep Wallace
Ms. Tina L. Weaver
Mrs. Leatrice A. Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Sr. Mr. T. Scott Wilds
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williamson
Shelli and Bill Wilson
Woloszyk Restaurant Group Management Inc.
Mr. Jian Zhang
Mr. and Mrs. Julius H. Zobel, Jr.
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
AT&T
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Mr. John P. Barclay, Jr.
The Belk Foundation
Mrs. Marjorie Bethea
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Blomeyer
Mrs. Susan L. Bryan
Mutual Savings Bank Ms. Lisa Newsom
Dr. Jane P. Norwood Mr. Thomas A. O’Neal, Jr. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. Progress Energy
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Roquemore Mrs. Sarah Jo Wood Safrit Mrs. Willie M. Saleeby SCANA
The Self Foundation
The D. L. Scurry Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Goz G. Segars, Jr.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of S.C.
Sonoco Foundation
Sonoco Products Company
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
South State Bank
Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Sullivan, Jr.
Suzanne’s Specialties, Inc. Mrs. Laura B. Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor Mrs. Olive Timberlake
Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Tucker, Jr. Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Ben E. Woodward
* indicates deceased
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Acosta Electric LLC
Ms. Bobbi J. Adams
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Alexander
Mr. David B. Allen
Arborworks Tree Co., LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. Askins III
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Askins
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Askins
Ms. Marsha Askins
Mr. David L. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Baldwin, Jr.
Ms. Ruth Baronda
Mrs. Merle Davis Baxley
Dr. and Mrs. Pressly H. Beattie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Becker, Sr. Belk Funeral Home, Inc.
Dr. T. James Bell, Jr. and Mrs. Nancy Baker Bell
Mr. Clifford Bellum, Jr. and Mrs. Shirlyn Daniels Bellum
Dr. Caroline Cepin Benser
Bizzell’s Food & Spirits
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Blackmon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boiteau
Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie L. Bond
Ms. Gay Boswell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman
Mr. Vincent and Mrs. Cassie Brock
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brown
Ms. Dorothy Brown*
Brown-Pennington-Atkins
Funeral Home
Burry Bookstore, Inc.
Mr. David M. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush, Jr.
Mr. Stanley Byrd
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Cannon
Carolina Bank
Carolina Pines Medical Center
Mr. and Ms. Mo Cayer
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M.
Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Christian III
The Citizens Bank
Joan S. & Charles W. Coker Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Coker, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth H. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Fitz L. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. R. Howard Coker
Coldwell Banker-Deborah Gandy & Assoc.
Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Conner
Mr. Edwin Cooper, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Corning
Mr. James Cox, Jr. and Mrs. Pam Simmons Cox
Mr. Rolins Culpepper * and Mrs. Nancy Culpepper Mrs. Marie Daniels Darlington County Master Gardeners
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dietz
Mr. Osmund W. Dixon, Jr. and Mrs. Barbara Dibble Dixon
Mrs. Carolyn Spires Dixon
Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Brianna
Bunce Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Drayton III
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Foundation Mrs. Jane Dunlap*
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Edinger F. Allen & Louise K. Turner
Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Fernandes
First Citizens Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Wade D. Fletcher
Mrs. Rachel Collier Flowers
Mr. James C. Fort
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III
Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Francisco
Ms. Lyndal Gainey
Ms. Deborah Gandy
Mr. and Mrs. Larry O. Gantt
Gardner Roofing, Inc.
Col. George W. Gering
Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Godshalk
Ms.Carol Rambo Godwin Ms. Jean R. Grosser and Mr. Larry Merriman
Mr. Edwin W. Haenni
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Hamilton, Jr. Ms. Mary B. T. Haque
Mr. and Mrs. W. Dan Hardaway II Mr. and Mrs. H. Walt Harvey III Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hawkins, Jr. Mr. George M. Hefley
Mr. and Mrs. Hemming
Hemmingsen
Mrs. Kathryn B. Hendricks
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Henry Ms. Martha Flowers Herbert Mr. Daniel T. Hill Mrs. Joan Snoddy Hoffmeyer Mr. David T. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Holt Mr. Ronnie D. Howard Ms. Patricia Huff Humphrey Coker Seed Co. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hupfer Mrs.Tammy Gilbert Huskey Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Hutson IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works Foundation Ms. Judy B. Jacobs Mr. John J. James II Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Mr. Jody L. Johnson Dr. Jordi Jones and Dr. Keith Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones The Estate of Mary Coker Joslin Ms. Nell D. Joslin
Kalmia Garden Club Dr. and Mrs. William P. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James B. Kilpatrick Mr. Harold L. King Dr. and Mrs. Keith R. Kooken Mr. Edgar H. Lawton III and Mrs. Trudy Lawton Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Col. and Mrs. Curtis T. Lee Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Mr. Terry Lewis Linville Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James C. Linville Mr. James W. Linville Mr. John E. Linville Ms. Terasa M. Lott
Magnolia Garden Club Dr. Danny E. Malone
Rev. and Mrs. Michael T. Malone
Dr. Peter Nguyen and Dr. Rachel Manspeaker
Miss Lucy Earle Maxwell Mr. Gordon McBride
Mrs. Kathy Vail McCall
Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr.
Mr. Brendan A. McCarron
Dr. David and Mrs. Wendy Woelfel McCracken
Dr. Kaye P. McElveen
McGee Financial Group
Mr. James G. McGee, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. McGee
Dr. Jerron Jorgensen and Dr. Christie M. McLain
Ms. Lauri McLeland
Mr. T. L. Mellichamp Milliken & Company
MKA Mechanical, Inc. Mrs. Katherine D. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Moran
Mr. William O. Morrison, Jr. Mutual Savings Bank
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Newsome, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nielsen
Mrs. Ruth Rogers Nielsen
Mr. Phillip M. Odom and Dr. Sara Smith Odom
Mr. Ellis H. Parsons
Mr. Thomas K. Peck, Jr. and Mrs. Peggy Boatwright Peck
Mr. and Mrs. C. Chandler Peel
Mr. Carl M. Pennington III and Mrs. Brucie Redfearn
Pennington
Mrs. Emily Phillips
Pine and Lake Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Poplava Ms. Luan S. Post
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Prescott III
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Renck
Ms. Mary Ridgeway
Dr. Jessica S. Robbins
Mr. Charles H. Rogers, Jr.
Mrs. Ellen Harden Rogers
Ms. Jenny D. Rogers
Ms. Laura A. Rowell
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Heike Buechler Rubinstein
Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Rumpf
Mr. J.R. and Mrs. Carol Luth Ruthven
Mrs. Sarah Jo Wood Safrit
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Sansbury
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Schrum Mr. Goz G. Segars, Jr. and Mrs. Pat Ramsdell Segars Segars Realty
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Sheeley Mr. and Mrs. Robb L. Simonini Mrs. Sara Lee Simons Ms. Isabel Sloane Sonoco Foundation
South State Bank SPC Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steele Stifel Nicolaus Mr. Todd Stugart Mr. Thad R. Sulek Dr. Charles L. Sullivan, Jr. and Mrs. Betty Young Sullivan
The Byerly Foundation Mrs. Margaret Thomson Thursday Study Club
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trowell Mr. David A. Tucker Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Tucker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Tyner Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Sr. Ms. Elaine G. Whittle Mrs. Sara K. Wilds* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Williamson Mrs. Patricia Evans Wilmot
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Hannelore Weidemann Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Avery Louis Yount Mr. Julius H. Zobel, Jr. and Mrs. Joanne Moody Zobel Mr. and Ms. Michael D. Zold
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Patsy & David Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Williamson
Charlena Chewning ‘53 Ms. Cherin Poovey
Courtney Smith Geiger ‘03 & ‘17 Mrs. Joan Snoddy Hoffmeyer
Jonathan & Susan Lee Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Carl and Brucie Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. West, Jr. Rev. Chris Pierce Magnolia Garden Club Bobb Riggs Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson Dr. George Sawyer Ms. Martha Flowers Herbert Donna and Howard Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush, Jr.
July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Daphne Arthur
Mr. and Mrs. W. Dan Hardaway II
Brenda Brodie
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steele
Chett Bryant
Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr. Mrs. Patricia Lee Chaplin
Mr. P. L. McCall, Jr. Mr. Todd Stugart Julie Chatneuff
Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hawkins, Jr. Gertrude Johnson Chewning
Ms. Cherin Poovey
Edward Coker
Mrs. Ruth Rogers Nielsen Elizabeth Cook
Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Rumpf
Pat Huggins Dampier ‘90
Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Edinger
George Dargan
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Cannon
Kirk Dunlap
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Rev. John Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Corning
Rev. and Mrs. Michael T. Malone
Barbara Kalber Frampton ‘38
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III
Anne Goodson
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Gertrude Mae Johnson ‘48
Ms. Cherin Poovey
Carrie Lee Erwin Kalber 1916
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Frampton III Libba King
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eaddy, Jr. Marcia Krueger
Ms. Carol Rambo Godwin Don McCall
Mrs. Kathy Vail McCall
Claire Redman McGee ‘55 Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson
Adrienne Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Williamson Liz Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Jackie Segars
Kalmia Garden Club
Mrs. Ruth Rogers Nielsen Dr. Deane Shaffer
Dr. James J. Gibson and Dr. Lois Rauch Gibson
Joe Smith
Darlington County Master Gardeners
C.E. Spires
Mrs. Carolyn Spires Dixon
Mary Frances “Frankie” Terry
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hupfer
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Louis Yount
Bill Timberlake
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr. Jane Lovelace Timmons
Thursday Study Club
Christopher Mark Trotter
Mr. and Mrs. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr. Betty & Joe Wiggins
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Lawton, Jr.
December
The switch from high school to college can be a challenge. The environment is unfamiliar and it comes with a brand new set of expectations and responsibilities. It’s important to have a support system in place, to know who you can lean on for guidance or advice.
Coker University’s Director of Residence Life, Evan Vaughn, has wanted to bring Living Learning Communities to Coker since he came to campus almost two years ago. This fall, his vision became a reality, thanks to the efforts of just about every department on campus.
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) are specialized living environments that connect students through inside and outside of the classroom experiences, and each one is centered on a distinctive theme or academic interest area. Currently in Coker’s LLCs, there are cohorts living and learning together––the Foster Scholars with a freshman cohort of 18 students and the STEM Scholars in Biology (SSB) with freshman and sophomore cohorts of 18 students each.
All of the residential Foster Scholars and SSB students live together with a live-in resident assistant (RA) there to help. It works the same as other Coker residence halls––all buildings are coed, but the buildings for LLC
The Foster Scholars program offers a select group of first-time freshmen a head start at acclimating to college by providing an early move-in on campus, two-week compressed courses before classes start in communications and college-preparedness, extra support, and a $1000 scholarship for their sophomore year if they successfully complete the program and maintain at least a 2.3 GPA.
Coker’s Foster Scholars program was created in memory of Rev. John Foster, III (1957 - 2017), a beloved member of the Coker family for decades, in honor of the work he did to create opportunities for all students and to ensure that Coker is a place where everyone feels like they belong. Rev. Foster was an associate professor of religion and the founding director of Coker’s Center for Diversity, Interfaith, and Inclusion Education.
In order for a living learning community to be a rewarding experience for everyone involved, every department on campus has to work together. “Part of the beauty of a living learning community is that it’s not just one person...the living learning communities are by definition not just residence life,” says Vaughn. “What makes [it] work is the, the integrations that you find there, the interdisciplinary nature of it. So when we [talk about the] Foster Scholars what we’re bringing to the table is a method for all these students to be physically close to one another via their room placements. What we’re also providing is a way for them to move in early, but a lot of the other stuff is being provided by all sorts of different people
across campus...You’re pulling all these different people [together to] show students the ways in which the residential experience is connected to everything else they’re doing here. And we’re intentionally tying together all of these different things that matter in isolation, but that can lead to even more positive results when they’re all tied together.”
Once the residential student Foster Scholars finish their freshman year at Coker, they will have a traditional residential student experience their sophomore year. SSB students will live together in their LLC for their freshman and sophomore years, and then they will have a traditional residential student experience for their junior and senior years.
To date, Vaughn is seeing positive engagement. “We’ve seen good results so far,” he says. “We haven’t had any room changes in any of the LLCs, which is a big deal.” Coker hopes to see more cohorts succeeding in future LLCs.
students are suite-style. Men live with men and women live with women in the specific suites, so men and women do not share bathrooms, but they do live on the same hall with one another. The SSB students have a designated study area in their residence hall.
“There’s a bunch of good research out there on how residential communities can be effective, how they can help students succeed socially, academically,” says Vaughn. “Living learning communities integrate the social aspect of living in a hall with the academic experience of college, and that ideally is the reason that they’re here. So the academic experience can reinforce the social experience and vice versa, adding value to the student experience.”
Coker’s SSB program, which is currently in its second year, is for high-achieving students interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields and who are in need of financial assistance to attend college. Coker currently serves as the lead institution on a collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program (NSF S-STEM). As a result of this work, the SSB program at Coker has generated two cohorts of academically talented students who are receiving as much as $10,000 a year in scholarship aid for their four years of college, along with other benefits such as a free laptop computer, mentoring by scientists, individualized advising and early involvement in research. The SSB program generates new information about factors contributing to the persistence and success of biology students who need financial assistance.
For the past three years now, at the beginning of the school year, the entire freshman class of Coker University has the great opportunity and privilege of going to Washington, D.C., for three days to explore all of what our nation’s capital has to offer.
Coker’s First Year Experience Program makes this trip happen on an annual basis, which provides incoming students the chance to complete their study away requirement and also helps provide students an experience they would not receive in a normal classroom setting. Going to museums, visiting monuments, and gaining knowledge of America’s history while being with their CU 101 classmates and professors are just a few of the things that really make the Cobras in Capital experience worth it.
Being the Junior Advisor over the Commissioners has allowed me to go on the trip for a second time, and I would not trade that opportunity for anything. Not only was I able to experience Cobras in the Capital for the second time, but was able to interact with and meet people that I may not have been able to if I was not in the position I have been so blessed to be in.
Cobras in the Capital allows students the opportunity to interact with each other through visiting and touring D.C. and enjoying free time together. Through free time between visiting monuments and touring buildings, students are able to explore the city with their fellow classmates and friends. This is important as the students are able to develop great friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.
This year’s experience for me has been viewed from a whole different perspective as I wasn’t in a specific group nor did have to be on a certain schedule. was able to really embrace the importance of the Cobras in the Capital experience and see it greatly impact Coker University’s students. When I first heard about this trip, I thought to myself, “Oh wow, free trip to
D.C., I’ll take that!,” and I am sure many other students thought the same thing. But now I understand that this experience is more than just fulfilling a Coker requirement or going on a free trip. Cobras in the Capital is all about experiencing our capital’s history, interacting with fellow classmates and professors, and enjoying the great opportunity of being able to learn and grow outside of the classroom.
Living learning communities integrate the social aspect of living in a hall with the academic experience of college this experience is more than just fulfilling a Coker requirement
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An education grounded in the liberal arts requires study across all fields: the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the arts. It’s the type of education that requires one to think broadly, keep an open mind, assume there is always more than one way to find an answer, and it emphasizes a better understanding of the human condition resulting in a more empathetic individual.
More and more businesses and professionals are convinced that a college graduate is ready for the real world when equipped with a liberal arts education. An article published by Fast Company says tech CEOs actually prefer employees with liberal arts degrees, as “the liberal arts train students to thrive in subjectivity and ambiguity, a necessary skill in the tech world where few things are black and white.” A third of all Fortune 500 CEOs have liberal arts degrees, and according to the Council for Independent Colleges (CIC), 80% of employers think students should acquire broad knowledge in the liberal arts.
“A liberal arts education is the kind of preparation that allows for choices and adaptability,” says Coker University Executive Vice President Tracy Parkinson. “21st century career paths tend to not stop on just one thing.”
Colleges and universities grounded in the liberal arts have general education requirements. These classes are usually taken during a student’s first or second year of study and help to create a broad foundation of knowledge and awareness across disciplines. Last fall, Coker introduced its revamped General Education “Pillars,” which incorporate the tenants of the student covenant—integrity, respect, scholarship, sustainability, service, and contribution—into the curriculum.
This new approach to general education allows students to create a personalized experience in which they can grow, learn, think critically, and pursue areas that resonate with them. Students are encouraged to explore subjects outside their major, while relating those courses back to their own core interests.
and the Professions’ grant award of $300,000 to Coker and three partner schools to support faculty as they work to see that business graduates are prepared with key skills in writing, communication, and cross-disciplinary thinking.
“We identified three courses in the business core––principles of management, principles of marketing, and legal environment in business––and then developed three complimentary courses, one for each of the three, to then be offered in pairs,” says Dr. Parkinson.
This fall, Coker implemented the first of its three paired course offerings: business administration’s ‘Principles in Management’ taught by assistant professor of business Eric Litton alongside English’s ‘Management and Leadership Skills in Literature’ taught by professor of English Rhonda Knight. The business class teaches students theoretical and practical aspects of management, such as leadership styles and strategies, communication, feedback, teamwork, and decision making. In the literature class, the students apply these concepts to the leadership and management practices of fictional characters, such as Shakespeare’s King Richard II, Homer’s Achilles or Apollonius of Rhodes’ Jason.
“A primary goal of this paired course is to introduce students to literature content that helps them understand and develop soft skills, such as empathy, active listening, problem solving, and learning from others, that employers claim they want in their employees,” says Knight. “The students in this paired class are developing transportable soft skills that they can take to any job. They are also learning the importance of reading and analyzing narratives as a way to understand cultural trends.”
In the spring, the course pairing will be business administration’s ‘Legal Environment’ and English’s ‘The Letter of the Law.’ In fall 2020, the third course pairing will pair a principles of marketing course with a theatre course.
Leveraging Coker’s Monday, Wednesday, every-other-Friday schedule, students take the two 50-minute paired courses back-to-back on Mondays and Wednesdays. Each Friday they’re able to connect the coursework through a 2 hour class taught by the professors in their back-to-back Monday, Wednesday courses.
tionally designed online environment rooted in questions, dialogue, and interaction, as opposed to being purely about content.
Coker faculty take creative approaches to their online classes, such as assistant professor of biology Dr. Valeria Avanzato’s online biology 101 lab. For her online learners, Avanzato designed her own lab kits called ‘CobraKits.’
The CobraKits consisted of reusable science-specific materials that students returned at the end of the semester, such as test tubes, and other science-specific materials that are for one-time use, such as testing strips.
Avanzato designed the CobraKits and some of her labs to be completed with common household items since online students are completing these labs at home. Using common household substances (e.g. sugar, cooking oil) helped students connect the scientific principles to real life.
In addition, she knew some students have young children who like to ‘help’ with the labs. In order to make the labs safer for home use, she substituted certain substances for others that are just as effective at accomplishing the learning outcome, such as substituting vinegar for hydrochloric acid.
Avanzato used the app ‘Explain Everything’ to create instructional videos for her online labs. The videos assisted students with lab techniques and highlighted the important scientific principles.
Oftentimes faculty members incorporate an online learning component into a more traditional curriculum. Visiting assistant professor of mathematics James Sweeney found that his math 101 class was having trouble keeping pace with the amount of material that needed to be covered. In an effort to help students better understand the material, he incorporated ‘flipped learning’ into his class.
Flipped learning means Sweeney’s students receive their first contact with new material outside of the classroom through lecture videos or guided notes so that when they do come to class, they have knowledge of the material and can discuss it more in-depth because they’ve already been exposed to the content.
“I wanted to do flipped learning because 90% of my class seemed like it was lecture,” says Sweeney. “I found that students get the most out of a math class if they’re doing as many examples as possible…[It helped] to get lectures outside of the classroom and into a video they can watch at their own pace, and when we’re in class we’re able to discuss and work on problems, which is where I feel they get the most out of the class.”
A 21st century career almost always means an integration between fields, particularly now that technology touches almost every aspect of our business and personal lives. As an option for students looking to mix their passions and talents, Coker allows them to create customized fields of study under its interdisciplinary studies (IS) major.
make connections, solve complex problems, develop leadership skills, engage in strategic thinking, communicate effectively, practice analytical thinking and how to collaborate, that they’re applying to those subjects.
IS major Cameron Flotow, ‘17, says, “Interdisciplinary studies made a lot of sense for me as a student. I started as a computer science major, but I knew I needed knowledge in adjacent fields, specifically mathematics and communications.”
Flotow is currently teaching computer science at Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School in Darlington, S.C., and will launch a new app in the coming months.
“I regularly use the skills I developed in IS,” he says. “Understanding how different fields work together has allowed me to be a better teacher and communicator.”
In addition to providing an education based on subjects and skills that are essential to creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and communication, Coker prepares students for an ever-changing career landscape by providing them with a diverse overview of fields of study and learning experiences that lead to both personal development and academic success.
“I really do think that having a wide variety of different experiences, especially in the academic setting, was really important,” says Wes Atkinson, ‘06, a theatre major and product manager at ACS Technologies in Florence, South Carolina. “If fiveto-ten years down the road you needed to pivot and explore other opportunities in another field, you have the opportunity in a liberal arts setting to learn about communication, to learn about business administration, take on minors...I think it makes you a more well-rounded contributor to society.”
Coker graduates are ready to meet the challenges of ethical leadership, to problem solve in a creative manner, and to have a solid foundation for a life of service as well as a career. That’s the kind of readiness the real world thrives on—shaping individuals who are equipped and determined to make a life-changing difference.
“I love that we have required liberal arts courses,” says chemistry major Micah Hancock, ‘20. “I took an online intro to classical music class and it’s so much fun because learn things that wouldn’t in my major...It’s definitely expanded my boundaries.”
In February 2018, the Teagle Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening liberal arts education, announced its ‘Liberal Arts
Students are engaging positively with the idea of paired courses. “The course offered this fall, after pre-registration, was full at 25 with a waiting list,” says Dr. Parkinson.
Coker’s online learners are subjected to the same requirements as traditional learners––core courses across all disciplines––and are exposed to an inten-
Majoring in a subject typically involves the intense study of one discipline. Majoring in interdisciplinary studies involves working across disciplines, seeing how things connect and bringing them together. Interdisciplinarians bring different skills, different backgrounds to the table; they help forge connections and are trained problem solvers.
“What sets Coker’s program apart from a lot of the other programs out there is that we are much more deliberate,” says Julia Klimek, professor of English and coordinator of Coker’s IS program. “Not at piling credits together, but more deliberate at creating a framework for students to be aware about what they’re doing and how that fits into their career.”
“I think that taking classes in many different areas helped me to become a more balanced individual,” says Katie Chambers, ‘19, a double major in computer science and mathematics and now a manufacturing engineer at Bosch Charleston. “I feel that I have a better understanding of others, and that am able to tackle big problems from different perspectives because the exposure to these classes helped me to think outside the box.” FROM
Interdisciplinary studies majors aren’t just picking a few subjects they like and then calling it a major. There are certain explicit skills, such as how to
A liberal arts education is the kind of preparation that allows for choices and adaptability
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Special lecturer in business Dennis Burke recently published several new books: Research in EQ: Emotional Intelligence and Human Capital, Homo sapiens: Species Exemplar. Fifteen Classic Essays about Human Intelligence, and 7.0 WENG: Courage to Choose Greatness.
This past summer, professor of psychology Julia Fisher advanced to the position of Vice-Chair of the PsySiP Board of Directors. In May, she organized a workshop for the Association for Psychological Science Conference. In June, Dr. Fisher visited Mongolia to gather information regarding progress
workshop was “Be Like Mike - Lessons in critical thinking an resilience in the face of difficulty.”
In June, professor of biology Joseph Flaherty co-organized the Undergraduate Research Programs 2019 Conference held in Columbus, OH, with 405 registrants and over 100 presentations. In September, he presented a workshop, “S-STEM Track III Project Formation: Fostering Synergistic Partnerships and Collaborations,” at the 2019 S-STEM Symposium, co-hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and held in Washington, DC. In November, Dr. Flaherty presented at the Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference sponsored by AAC&U in Atlanta. He also served as senior editor for the Journal of Applied Microbiology (includes Letters in Applied Microbiology), and developed and served as a guest co-Editorbwith Dr. Ahmad Fakhoury for a special issue, Beneficial Fungal-Plant Interactions to be published in late 2019 or early 2020.
Associate professor of Chinese Ye Li presented at the 17th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese, which met at New York University in May. Her presentation topic was “Promoting Chinese teaching by using simultaneous perceptions of sound and vision.” Dr. Li’s essay “The Hurricane” was selected in the collection of Chinese essays “Tender Remembrance of Cherished Moments,” published earlier this year.
Assistant professor of sociology and criminology Danny Malone, Jr., will be publishing in 2020 “Effects of Educational and Metropolitan Context on U.S. Black Intermarriage,” a chapter in D. Nicole Farris and A.J.J. Bourque’s International Handbook on the Demography of Marriage and the Family. Dr. Malone also presented his paper “W.E.B DuBois’ Color Line and its connection to Mass Incarceration” at the Southern Sociological Society meeting in April 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Professor of English David McCracken had an essay, ‘In this too, she was right’: Alcoholic Acceptance in Raymond Carver’s ‘Gazebo,’’ published in the fall issue of The Raymond Carver Review. Dr. McCracken served as scholarly consultant for the Tom Wolfe critical introduction published in the fall issue of Contemporary Literary Criticism. He also presented “Support Group Simulacra in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club(s)” at the Popular Culture Association in the South Conference in September.
In October, visiting instructor of music Christi McLain and assistant professor of music Jerron Jorgensen gave a presentation on educational scaffolding techniques for music majors as a part of the South Carolina American Choral Directors Association statewide conference at Charleston Southern University. They subsequently presented in November at the National Collegiate Choral Organization national conference at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Kirsten Piatak, assistant professor criminology, co-wrote with Dr. Sadie J. Mummert from Indiana University of Pennsylvania a chapter (Rape and Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses for a victimology textbook, and the chapter was recently selected for a Criminology chapter showcase published by Lexington Books.
Assistant professor of art Alyssa Reiser Prince was part of the exhibition Liminal Spaces at the Arts Center of Greenwood in August. To learn more about Reiser Prince’s work, please visit her website at alyssareiserprince.com.
In July, professor of English Jasna Shannon presented a paper titled “At the Intersection of Old and New Technology: Using Commonplace Books
to Teach Academic Writing,” at the European Association for Teachers of Academic Writing (EATAW) conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Associate professor of dance Meredith Sims presented “Encouraging Growth Mindset in 1st Year Collegiate Dance Majors” at the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Conference in Miami in October. Her presentation was selected by NDEO due to its focus on the transition to studying dance in an academic setting and how growth mindset can improve retention and engagement. Dr. Sims published “Descriptive Analysis of the System for Observing Dance Activities in the Classroom Environment (SODANCE)” in the Journal of Dance Education in June 2019. This manuscript uses the SODANCE method, created by Dr. Sims, to assess the physical activity levels of students participating in middle and high school dance technique classes.
Visiting assistant professor of dance Natalia Schradle attended and performed at the World Dance Alliance Conference/Ocean Dance Festival in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh in November. She presented a new work, “Dwell,” with collaborator Megan Thompson, that explores the concept of human contribution to sea level rise. In October, Schradle and Thompson presented an informal and site specific version of the performance at the NEON Festival 2019 in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
Professor of music Graham Wood and assistant professor of music Jerron Jorgensen are preparing to implement a new degree program at Coker by splitting the current Bachelor of Music Education degree with a concentration in K–12 General Music Education into two separate tracks, offering instead concentrations in Choral or Instrumental Music Education. This change will help make Coker more competitive in the in-state certification market and will also help better prepare Coker students for job placement after graduation.
on sustainability development goals for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC), and traveled to New York City in July for a UN-ECOSOC meeting. She also wrote a peer-review of the article “Development of Episodic Memory and Foresight in High-functioning Preschoolers with ASD” for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders July 2019 edition.
This fall, Dr. Fisher developed, chaired, and conducted two workshops on matters related to psychology and the brain. The Brain Matters / Change Your Mind series had two parts: the September workshop was “The Silent Half: Violence, Abuse, Suicide and Gender” and the November
Reed Hanna, visiting instructor of music, performed as principal bassoonist with the Augusta (GA) Symphony, the Savannah Philharmonic, the Rock Hill Symphony, and Greenville Symphony this season. Dr. Hanna also released his first full-length album of original chamber music, which contains pieces he composed over the past 10 years. The album, produced in partnership with Potenza Music, is available for purchase and can be streamed on all major streaming services.
Rhonda Knight, professor of English, and Mary Laffidy, a recent Coker graduate in English, have an article forthcoming in a volume in the Modern Language Association’s Teaching Series. The volume is titled Teaching Postcolonial Environmental Literature and Media. The title of their article is “Examining Speculative Petrofiction through Public and Private Writing. ”In October, Dr. Knight led a paper colloquy at the Blackfriars Conference in Staunton, Virginia. The subject was Leadership Pedagogy and Early Modern Drama. Her paper, “Using Cue Scripts in Leadership and Followership Activities,” provided evidence from a class taught this fall in relation to the Teagle Foundation’s Liberal Arts and the Professions grant. In addition, Dr. Knight was recently named to the Board of Advisors of Kallion, a new non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster conversations about leadership and the humanities between educators and members of the public and private sectors.
Earlier this year, Coker University’s athletic department won the NCAA Division II Award of Excellence for the South Atlantic Conference for the men’s lacrosse team’s participation in the Food Recovery Network (FRN).
The team partnered with Sodexo, Coker’s dining service, to re-establish Coker’s chapter with the National FRN, a program that works to fight food waste and feed those in need through food recovery. Sodexo general manager Rick Gant had wanted to revive Coker’s FRN partnership with the local soup
kitchen at Wesley United Methodist Church, a partnership that involves transporting leftover food from Coker’s dining hall to the soup kitchen so that it doesn’t go to waste.
“Our goal was to not only help with hunger relief in the community, but to stay committed to reducing the large volume of food waste,” said Gant. “About one-third of food in the industry ends up in the landfill. Many thanks to the members of the men’s lacrosse team for all of their help in making this possible.”
The Wesley United Methodist Church’s soup kitchen serves a hot meal every Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., even on holidays, and has served well over 100,000 individuals since opening in 1998.
Coker University athletic teams have contributed more than 3,100 community service hours this semester.
Dr. Fisher visited Mongolia to gather information regarding progress on sustainability development goals for the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Coker Cantilena, an all-female choir ensemble that currently features 21 students and is led by music professor Jerron Jorgensen, is a new class in the academic catalog. Although this ensemble is new, it is somewhat a revival of a former Coker choir.
“When Coker was an all-female school, it used to have an all-female choir,” explains director Jerron Jorgensen. “However, that ensemble was disbanded decades ago. Coker Cantilena is sort of a revival, only under a different name.”
Coker’s other student choir ensemble, Coker Singers, was previously open to all students and is now audition only. Jorgenson believes it is important for there to be an ensemble on campus that is open to anyone who wants to join. That played a key part in the creation of Coker Cantilena. Jorgensen says that Coker Cantilena is a safe and supportive environment without the pressures and demands of performing and traveling as much as the Coker Singers.
“Coker Cantilena is a ‘y’all come’ choir, which means no auditions are necessary!” says Jorgensen. “You
don’t need to know how to read music and don’t even need to think of yourself as a good singer!”
This semester, the women of Coker Cantilena learned a wide variety of repertoire. They had two performances this semester, including the Fall Choral Showcase and Coker’s annual Christmas concert, Christmas with Coker.
For the Fall Choral Showcase, they sang a gospel piece titled “Shine on Me” arranged by Rollo Dilworth and a traditional sea shanty titled “Away from the Roll of the Sea” arranged by Stuart Calvert. In December they sang at the annual Christmas with Coker concert, performing a number of familiar carols, a setting of “O Magnum Mysterium” by Evan Ramos, and the famous “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah.
“My favorite thing about this kind of ensemble is the wide diversity of majors from across campus that are represented,” says Jorgensen. “Students in the ensemble represent degrees from Music and Musical Theatre to Medical Technology, Biology, English, and more!”
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This past summer, several Coker students participated in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). REUs are competitive research programs for undergraduates studying science, engineering or mathematics, and are sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Ashley Hogg, ‘19, a computer science major and member of the women’s soccer team spent her summer at the University of South Florida in Tampa participating in an REU in which she developed an Android app that can help medical staff get more accurate wound measurements.
“It does this by taking a 3D image rather than using the invasive measurement tape and cotton swab method,” explains Hogg. “Using the Intel RealSense SDK 2.0, was able to develop an application with Android Studio that allows for Android devices to take advantage of the Intel RealSense D435 camera technology. This camera uses point cloud software to create
a 3D representation of the wound that can measure the length, width, and depth of the wound using an algorithm.”
Harleigh Oxendine, ‘20, a molecular biology and psychology major with a concentration in counseling, spent her summer at Purdue University where she participated in an REU in which she researched the interactions between different proteins within the RNA editing pathway in a certain fungi. “This certain fungus is responsible for millions of dollars of wheat and barley lost each year,” explains Oxendine. “In the epidemic during 1998-2000 there was a $2.7 billion loss of wheat and barley. Today, in severe years, nearly half of the crops result in economic losses. In order to understand how to prevent this plant disease, it is important to understand the fungus. One thing that is not fully understood in this fungus is RNA editing.”
Tiffany Taylor, ‘20, a chemistry major, spent her summer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she helped develop a hydrofunctionlization method that uses a Ni-catalyst with aryl boronic esters toad selectively to 1,3-dienes that produce arylated products selectivity. “This research is becoming very attractive in the pharmaceutical industry due to the ability to use simple starting materials to build up molecular complexities,” says Taylor.
For the 24th consecutive year, Coker has been included in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings as one of America’s best regional schools, and the first year Coker has been ranked as a Best Regional University in the South.
The university was also recognized in three separate 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings as being a Best Value School in Regional Universities South, a Top Performer on Social Mobility in Regional Universities South, and as being a Regional Universities South school with a diverse student body. In an effort to determine which colleges and universities offer the best value for students, U.S. News & World Report’s Best Value Schools list takes into account both academic quality and cost. U.S. News & World Report’s social mobility rankings are computed from ranking factors assessing graduation rates of federal Pell Grant-awarded students. U.S. News & World Report’s ethnic diversity list is for students that believe studying with people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds is important.
“Seeing Coker recognized in these three categories affirms some of the things we value most, recruiting and educating a diverse student body, making independent higher education accessible and affordable, and, most importantly, contributing to the social mobility of our graduates,” said Dr. Tracy Parkinson, Executive Vice President of Coker University.
Four new members were elected to Coker University’s Board of Trustees: Dr. Michael Harless, a physician specializing in family medicine; Jason Perkey, ‘97, Vice President of JVA Campaigns in Louisville, Kentucky; Brian Risinger,
Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for Sonoco Products Company; and Lewis Sharp, ‘93, Vice President and Co-owner of Premier Growers, Inc.
The new members’ three year term began with the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees on October 24.
Dr. Harless has been practicing medicine for more than 25 years and is currently with Hartsville Medical Associates in Hartsville, S.C. He is affiliated with numerous hospitals, including Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Palmetto Health Richland, McLeod Health, and MUSC Medical Center. He has consistently been voted Best Physician in Hartsville and Darlington County by readers of several news outlets. Harless received his B.S. degree from the University of Kentucky and his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, completing his internship and residency in family medicine at McLeod Health in Florence, S.C. Harless and his family reside in Hartsville, S.C.
Perkey has years of experience in highstakes campaigns, and offers public affairs counseling in several locations, including in his hometown of Louisville.
Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Kansas Democratic Party, the South Carolina Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Perkey earned his B.A. in Political Science from Coker in 1997 and earned his J.D. from Vermont Law School in 2003. He received Coker’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 2017, the Paul Pendergast Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to Kansas and the national Democratic party, and the National Lawyers Guild Haywood Burns Fellowship in 2004. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
As Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for Sonoco, Risinger is responsible for both internal and external communications and overall stewardship of the company’s brand. Before coming to Sonoco in 2013, Risinger worked in
Coker Cantilena is a ‘y’all come’ choir...
Seeing Coker recognized in these three categories affirms some of the things we value most,
healthcare advertising and marketing for Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis after a lengthy career with Chernoff Newman Communications in Columbia S.C. Risinger earned his undergraduate degree in marketing at the University of South Carolina and completed the Advanced Leadership Program at the Center for Creative Leadership.
Sharp started at Premier Growers, Inc., a wholesale grower and supplier of annual flowers and bedding plants to the landscape industry, in 1998. At that time, the company was a supplier to a small number of landscape designers and installers in the metro-Atlanta area. Since then the company has grown from a $1.5 million company to more than $10 million company, and has clients throughout the entire Southeastern United States. Sharp graduated from Coker in 1993 with a B.S. in Business/Marketing and was a member of the Cobras basketball and baseball teams. He resides in Braselton, Georgia, with his wife, Lori, and 10-yearold daughter, Tiernan Grace.
The Coker University Board of Trustees maintains broad responsibility for the mission, long-range direction, policies and financial condition of the institution.
Lynn Bowers is assistant professor of psychology. Bowers worked most recently as an interdisciplinary team member and expert witness for the Franklin County District Court. Prior to that, she was an assistant professor of psychology at Kentucky State University, and a visiting professor of counseling and human services at Lindsey Wilson College. Bowers is a licensed psychological associate, certified social worker, and certified school social worker, all in Kentucky, and plans to pursue licensure in South Carolina. Bowers has a bachelor’s in psychology from Transylvania University, a master’s of public administration from Kentucky State University, a master’s in clinical psychology from Spalding University, and a master’s of social work and Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Kentucky.
Reed Hanna is visiting professor of music. Hanna worked most recently as an instructor at Georgia Southern University, an adjunct instructor at Newberry College, Midlands Technical College, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Hanna has a bachelor’s in music education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in music performance from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and a doctorate of musical arts in music performance from the University of South Carolina. Hanna’s compositions are known among wind players for their interesting and imaginative musical ideas that challenge performers and captivate audiences.
Tim Perkins is assistant professor of chemistry. Perkins worked most recently as a research and teaching assistant at Northern Illinois University, and a graduate research fellow at Argonne National Lab. He has a bachelor’s in chemistry from Maryville
University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Northern Illinois University. His dissertation work focused on novel rare-earth metal-organic frameworks and rare-earth semiconductors, and his specialty is solid-state chemistry. In 2018, he was awarded Northern Illinois University’s Kevin Cull Memorial Teaching Award.
Kirsten Piatak is assistant professor of criminology. Piatak worked most recently as an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and East Tennessee State University, and as a crisis intervention specialist at Armstrong-Indiana Crisis. She has a bachelor’s in criminology and Spanish from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in criminal justice and criminology from East Tennessee State University, and is completing her Ph.D. in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Piatak’s research interests include sexual assault/rape victimization, intimate partner violence, and racial, gender, and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system.
Sorina D. Riddle is special lecturer instructor of first year writing. For the past six years, Riddle has been an adjunct associate lecturer in English at Coker. Prior to coming to Coker, she was a faculty member at Davidson County Community College and Pfeiffer University. Born and raised in Romania, Riddle has a bachelor’s of philology from the University of Craiova, Romania, and a master’s in English from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Natalia Schradle is visiting professor of dance. She worked most recently as an adjunct faculty member at Old Dominion University and Christopher Newport University, and as artistic director at ANAHATA Dance. Schradle has a B.F.A. in dance and a M.F.A. in dance and choreography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is certified in AOS massage therapy and Eastern modalities from the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences. She has presented research nationally and internationally, most notably at the International Conference for Kinetography Laban.
The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) is the leading association for campus life and student activities, and it offers many types of learning resources and professional development for its institutional members, including Coker University. One such opportunity is attending NACA South, which Coker’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) attended in Chattanooga in late September.
Coker CAB has a leadership team of 12 students, including executive director, McKenzie Hite, ‘20, and an open membership program, which currently includes about 60 students that volunteer their time to help put on events. CAB is responsible for most of the Coker campus traditions, including Homecoming, COW Days, Fall Formal, and Crew Races, and events throughout the year, including trivia nights, student trick-or-treats, talent shows, and more.
Hite along with Caroline Carter, director of student activities and leadership at Coker University, have both found a professional home in NACA, and both were acknowledged at NACA South this year for their many contributions.
Carter won the C. Shaw Smith Founders Award. The highest honor presented by the NACA South Region, this award goes to a student, staff member or an associate member at a NACA South member school who has consistently given of their time and talents and contributed significantly at NACA’s regional and national levels.
Hite won the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader Award. This award is presented to an undergraduate student leader at a NACA South member school who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to campus activities, has been active in NACA activities, and is an active member of the institution’s programming board.
This past April, Jarred Merrill joined Coker as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. Originally from Abilene, Texas, Merrill went to college at Oklahoma Christian, which led to an opportunity to play basketball overseas professionally for seven years. After coming back to the United States, he landed in Oklahoma City, where he coached high school basketball for a year and then at Southern Nazarene University for two years. After that, Merrill moved on to Mercer University for four years, where he got the opportunity to be an assistant coach under head coach Bob Hoffman.
Merrill feels blessed to have the opportunity to be head men’s basketball coach at Coker University. “Not many people get the opportunity to be a head coach,” says Merrill. “I don’t take any day for granted being here at Coker.”
Merrill recalls being emotional when he found out he got the job. He remembers getting a call from Lynn Griffin, vice president of athletics and athletic facilities at Coker, at 10:30am on Good Friday.
“I used to sit and think about being a head coach when I was nineteen or twenty,” says Merrill. “Some of those years you think ‘man, I’ll never get to do this’ and then it comes.”
Merrill’s goal for the men’s basketball team this year is to make the conference tournament, which he feels is a tangible goal. He wants his players to do better academically and be stewards for the university by visiting the local elementary schools.
“I want to try to hit them in other ways than just basketball and see if we can impact their lives,” explains Merrill.
“Lord willing, I’ll be here another ten, fifteen, even twenty years, and they can come back and say ‘thank you, coach’ when they’re married with kids and have a career. To me, that’s what it’s really about.”
Merrill says it can be difficult at times trying to keep the players motivated as 18 to 22 year olds tend to think that tomorrow is guaranteed and that they can put things off until the next day. To curb this, he’s created a motto called “win the day” and there are five staples of the program––execution,
energy, effort, encouragement, and engage. He tries to have the players live by the program and make the most out of every day. Merrill says, as a result, their teamwork is the best it’s ever been.
For college athletes, Merrill’s advice is not to think that tomorrow is promised. He figured that out for himself as a college sophomore and it changed his life––his grades changed, his body changed from lifting in the weightroom, and his performance changed on the court. He encourages his players to ask themselves, “what can I do to maximize today?”
He believes the biggest thing is to win the day and make the right decisions.
While playing basketball overseas for seven years, Merrill had the chance to visit many places. He visited Poland, Luxembourg, Spain, Argentina, Dubai, Bahrain, Lebanon, and even Egypt. His last stop was in South Korea, and he got married to his wife, Candace, right before he went there. Merrill said that’s when he knew he didn’t want to play professionally anymore. The emotional strain of being away from his wife for months made him miserable. Some people thought he was crazy for giving up a professional career, but he thinks it was the best decision for his family.
Merrill’s family consists of his wife, Candance, and their three kids. His oldest child is his daughter Jaya, who is eight. Then he has his two sons Mannix and Jarred Jr. Mannix is four and Jarrred Jr. recently turned two in October.
“My wife means a lot to me,” Merrill says. “As a coach, you have to have someone. She keeps the train on the track.”
The Coker Men’s basketball team kicked off their season in November. Merrill says the team has done everything he’s asked, and he believes they’ll get better over time and their hard work will pay off.
Some of those years you think ‘man, I’ll never get to do this’ and then it comes.
1953Greetings to our class which is still basking in the awesome accomplishment of our $60,000 Endowed Scholarship goal!
Betty Jean Hunsinger, Charlie Chewning, Mitzi DuPre Matthews and had to settle for memories of our weeks spent at Pawleys Island every June, since none of us felt safe driving that far. Oh, for the wonderful times we had through the years when Lexie Margaret Stokes Collie, Anne Merck McDowell, Susie Gaines Hautala and Betty Wallace Hasty were there with us.
Our good friend, Charlie Chewning, recently suffered a stroke that affected her short-term memory and at present is in Bethea Baptist Health Care. My daughter Nancy and I try to visit weekly and play cards with her. Mitzi and daughter Kay, after relaxing a few days at the beach, visited Charlie on their way home. Joyce Bell will be coming to South Carolina in mid-October and her plans include a visit with Charlie. Please keep our wonderful classmate in your prayers, for we don’t know what her future plans are since she cannot live alone.
Betty Jean keeps in touch with Jean Fore McDaniel whose visits to their home in Pawleys have greatly lessened. She and Mac are doing well.
Betty Carol Mobley Bynum called recently, and we caught up with each other. Bundy had a bad fall but is doing nicely. Ladies and gentlemen, we MUST be careful at our older age!
Our cute Jennie Herlong Boatwright surprises me occasionally with a phone call. She gave me her daily routine of waking, breakfast, washing the dishes, lunch, washing the dishes, a nap, supper, washing the dishes and going to bed!! Doesn’t that sound just like her? Phillips enjoys all these activities with her. All kidding aside, they are very much involved in their church and love that.
Our faithful Sarah Sampson Bell calls often and is still staying busy. love playing her son Gregg in the Words with Friends game on my IPad. I delight when I can beat the Judge, because he is a judge!!
My daughter Paddy has retired from her Physical Therapy work and now has time for gardening which she loves. Brenda retired after teaching 35 years and along with another retired teacher, is conducting SAT and ACT workshops in South and North Carolina schools. Our youngest, Nancy, is in her 31st year of teaching. First she taught kindergarten and now first grade. She loves it so much that don’t know when she’ll retire. have 5 grands and 9 great-grands and some in-laws,
numbering 21 when we all get together which is OFTEN!
So much for me, but if you would call, I could have some news of you. Hope you have survived our scorching summer. Now all of us are anticipating the cooler weather of fall.
The Legacy luncheon honoring scholarship donors will be held late October. We hope to have our class represented. The Golden Circle, and we are part of that, will meet during Alumni Day next April 18th. We hope some of our class can be there. Y’all, it will be 67 years since we graduated!!! Unbelievable!! Love to you and your families, Pat Chapman Huff
homemade yeast rolls and listening for the 7:00 am bell to peal out every morning and on and on! I also went back in my mind to the last few editions of the Commentary and dropped my head because OUR spots in the columns have been totally empty --- I made a decision to change that one last thing. I got on the telephone this afternoon and talked with as many of you as could. For some of you I left messages; for others there seemed not to be an answering machine. also found that for some of you the last number have in my records is no longer in service. If you read this Commentary, please call me and give me your current telephone number and current address.
still battling arthritis. Al passed away in January of this year. Their children, Martha, Melanie, and Frank are in constant touch. I believe it is Martha who lives fairly close and took Chris to church this past Sunday.
Ellen still does some office work for them. She still participates in Florence things, including her church and their choir, and the theater with which her boys and their spouses and children are involved. She’s always making of altering costumes for the theater bunch.
Reading is one of the things that Betty Stokes Cottingham really enjoys. She doesn’t drive because of a mild stroke some time ago, but she loves getting out when she can. Her cats are constant companions. She listens to the Good News network on radio. I’m not familiar with that but would like to pick it up. Her phone number is the same.
caught Ellen Bramlett Clarke at a good time and loved hearing her update. She and Jim have just returned from a great trip to England and Ireland, where they did lots of sightseeing and visiting lots of Jim’s relatives who live there. Ellen says they are healthy and active --- that their children are doing really well. She and Jim have nine grandchildren. The youngest grandchild has just received a fellowship to Vanderbilt to work on a doctorate in chemistry. One granddaughter lives in Costa Rica; one grandson in an internist, one grandson is becoming a submarine engineer; two granddaughters are nurses; one granddaughter is in real estate; and two others are in temporary positions. Ellen still does the genealogy thing and stated that her garden of this past summer was the poorest that she had ever had. I can certainly relate to the garden thing.
my walking is a whole lot slower, and I’m getting SHORTER. Can’t find enough time to keep shortening all my slacks. still do the church activities. My Sunday School class is amazing! We do lots of outside-of-the-church things like feeding a bazillion law enforcement folks and first responders, and collecting items for our local food bank. continue to enjoy participating in local things like my garden, book, music clubs (though nobody hears me sing anymore), and a group called the Columbia Study Group. have been part of that for decades and love it. Remember Danny Nicholson at Coker? He’s now President of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood, and was recently our featured speaker for our Guest luncheon. What a pleasure! still have Anderson’s Landing at Inlet Harbour. Wish we could all get together there again. Think we could make that happen?
How I would appreciate a contact from each of you! Pick up the phone and call 803-776-0926 or 803-414-5754. Better yet, visit me at 210 Saddlebrook Lane in Hopkins, SC. I get giddy just thinking about the possibility of either of those taking place.
REMEMBER COKER!! The campus is gorgeous. The yard at Drengaelen has had a facelift. The Alumni Folks are on their toes and we need to do our part in keeping up. Coker still needs our prayers and our dollars --- send dollars or pennies, or checks or big bucks to our Alma Mater, and PLEASE --- get back in touch. Still with love, Lois Hatfield Anderson
What a glorious afternoon I have had! Let me give you a little background as to why this afternoon has been so special--- Last week I went to the Scholarship luncheon which Coker gave to the holders of the scholarships with which you are familiar. loved being there! Great fellowship with the students; an opportunity to see friends whom I have not seen in AGES; a chance to hear and meet some the trustees of Coker UNIVERSITY; and good food (especially the chocolate cobbler) were all part of the package. Mixed in with all that GOOD stuff was a tinge of homesickness. went back in my mind for more than six decades and found all of us on campus. We were studying CIV and playing field hockey and going to required functions and singing “Round the Table You Must Go” and enjoying Kelly’s
Sara Ashley Hollowell sounds great and says she’s doing well. She is living in a lovely retirement center and is very happy to have good care there --- and a wonderful doctor who keeps her going. Her address is 3504 Flint Street, Apt C320, Greensboro, NC, 27405-3282. Her phone number is the same one in the Coker directory.
Had a very pleasant conversation with Don Moore, Nancy Altman Moore’s husband. Nancy is not well but has great caregivers. Their four sons are well, but I didn’t ask where they live. Nancy and Don have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Chris Bates Mink and I could STILL be talking. She sounds wonderful. She lives in a retirement center in Augusta and enjoys lots of the provided activities. She’s
Frank Fowler Williams is still at her home in Bennettsville, and she too has the same landline number. Her daughter Eve has recently married, and she and her groom have been living at Frank’s. They are in the process of moving into their home, which is about five minutes from Frank. They are all pleased with the location. Eve’s husband works for the Walgreen company in Charlotte. He doesn’t have to commute to Charlotte every day, so that too, is a good arrangement. Frank is still active in all the Bennettsville things.
Mary Ellen Williamson Sprawls and I still keep in touch. She was reading when I chatted with her today. She does a good bit of that, and she still walks every morning. Good! Good! Good! for her. She spent a day with me several months ago, and we’re planning to do “something” right away. She told me that she has recently completed the largest quilt she has ever made. She has made DOZENS of quilts of all sizes. This latest one was king sized, and she did it without a hitch. I have all of my James F. Byrnes t-shirts packed to take to her for quilt making. Her sons, Walton and Richard, are still successfully running their business in Florence, and have been honored as business leaders in their city. Both of them and their families are very involved in their community, and Mary
Sadly want to inform you of the passing of Laverne Hancock on May 22, 2019.
Electa Anderson Small ‘85 and Joe are going through a time of transition. Joe’s new job with Cognizant (specifically for him Walgreen’s) has him located in Chicago. When he was offered this wonderful opportunity, he was told that it was “on site”. Since their roots are so deeply planted in the Georgetown area, they have chosen to delay Electa’s making the complete move to the Windy City. She will continue to live at DeBordieu with some commuting on her part while Joe occupies an apartment near his work. Joe will be doing lots of commuting too. Youth is in their favor. Charlie, their adorable Chinese Pug, is with Electa. I see them regularly, and Electa and I keep the phone lines at least warm. She is working on a part time basis for her Coker friend, Teressa Thompson Harrington ‘81 as office manager for Teressa’s business of Christian Counseling. Electa absolutely loves her job.
am doing well so far as I know. My heart and all its related stuff are under control. My hair is really SNOW white and thinner,
1961 Joyce Coats Leasure, Florence, S.C.: “My last visit to the doctor said that I was in the best health ever! Larry was so happy as was I. Larry and went to visit our daughter, Danielle, in Wauwatosa,WI for a week in March and July! Makayla was home in March for Spring Break after being in ICU with pneumonia for a week in a hospital near Cedarville University. In July it was fun visiting the girls working! Makayla worked at the cafe In Barnes and Nobles.... they had the best quiche I've ever tasted. even brought some back to Florence. Sydney worked at Baskin Robbins.... it was fun for her to wait on us. She is an excellent soccer player. Her Milwaukee team travels as far as Las Vegas to play in a tournament! She hopes to get a full scholarship to a college when she finishes high school in a year and half. Larry and Danielle rode the city bus to an air show at Lake Michigan. That was a real experience for Larry especially on the return trip... there were some real characters on the bus. I think Larry was very shocked at the people on the bus. We plan to go to Emory and Henry University, VA in October for Larry's Reunion. They redid The Duck
Pond... Larry bought a brick with his name on it... he can't wait to see his brick. I laughed and told him he might be all night locating his brick.”
Betty Wise Jackson lives in Trenton, South Carolina and is very active in the State Garden Club of South Carolina. She is the Historian for this group.
Julie Poole Brice, Easley, S.C., Pat Cullum Yarbrough, Summerduck, Va., Linda Abbot Johnson, Greenwood, S.C. Class of 1962, and Edna Durant Ellis, Summerton, S.C. had a “mini reunion” in Greenwood, South Carolina in June, 2019. That day together was a “life’s extra” for all of us! “Remembering” and Laughter made the day very special!
The city of Greenwood, with many volunteers, celebrates “The Festival of Flowers” the month of June each year. This was the 52nd year with 30 Life Sized Topiaries around the downtown square. Linda, who is very active in a Garden Club in Greenwood, was our driver and Tour Guide through this Magical Tour! Topiaries of Mama and Baby Giraffes, a Frog, 2 Lions, Citadel Bulldog, Lander Bearcat, Carolina
Gamecock, Clemson Tiger, Family of 5 Pandas, Jeep Wrangler, Elephant Mama and Baby, Mermaid, and many more were located around the square. The creators used lots of Creeping Fig and Succulents.
They used tubing for water to run through each Topiary and this keeps them fresh looking and alive the month of June! It was AMAZING! If anyone is near Greenwood the month of June, it is well worth seeing! You won’t believe what the talented “flower topiary” artists make with live plants!
Sylvia Eckard Settlemyre, Hickory, N.C. lost her husband December, 31, 2018. She and Terry were married 52 years. Terry and their daughter, Julie, came to our 55th Class Reunion at Coker. Sylvia’s classmates of 1961 send their sincere sympathy to her and Julie and will keep them both in our prayers.
other Stem classmates in Belk Dormitory which has been renovated, and we knew as Central Dormitory. Last year she was on the Crew Team and the Freshmen-Juniors won the Crew Race! She said that was one of the highlights of her freshman year. She was a good high school Volleyball player and hopes to play Volleyball this year as a sophomore at Coker. Her freshman year she lived in Memorial which housed the male students on the 3rd floor and the female students on 1st and 2nd. She did not like the community baths!
She said with Grants, Work Scholarship, and Education Lottery Scholarship, the tuition was “doable” and she won’t have much student loan debt when she graduates.
organized for the next time. Please remember to keep in touch by sharing your news and that of other classmates with whom you are in touch.
Do you realize that our school has changed its name from Coker College to Coker University? Coker now is offering Graduate degrees. And have you heard that Dr. Wyatt is no longer President of Coker. The last I heard the Board of Trustees has been searching for a new President for Coker. Oh my! So many changes are hard to fathom. In the meantime, you are wished good health, wonderful holidays and very best wishes for the New Year.
Affectionately, Gaby Morandiere, 300 East 54th Street, NY, NY 10022, 212.832.7462
area. Carole wishes everyone a special holiday season and good health..
Coker alumna and Lake City native Nancy Wilson ‘73, was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2019 class thanks to a successful 30-year career coaching women’s basketball at the University of South Carolina (1985-97) and the College of Charleston (197684, 2003-12).
Wilson was the second women’s basketball coach in CofC history and posted at least 19 wins in all of her eight seasons, which included a pair of 30-plus wins. Her 1980, ’81 and ’82 teams each finished second in the nation in AIAW Division II.
At USC, Wilson was the Metro Conference Coach of the Year (1985 & 1991), her teams were the Metro Conference Regular-Season Champions (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and Conference Tournament Champions (1986, 1988, 1989), and advanced to five NCAA tournaments. She coached at South Carolina longer than any other women’s basketball head coach (13 seasons), posted four 20-win seasons, and finished the season ranked in the final AP Poll twice (17th in 1989-90, 19th in 1990-91).
On the international level, Wilson was head coach for the 1985 National Sports Festival Games and head coach of the 1992 USA World Junior Olympic Team. She returned to coach the CofC Cougars from 2003-12, and in 2012, the Cougars reached the third round of the WBI.
Susan Martin Bryan, Lubbock, Texas, was given a surprise 80th Birthday weekend celebration by her four children. Family from California whom she had not seen in years came. It was a wonderful reunion of family and friends. It was a special Birthday gift given by her two sons in Lubbock, Texas, one son In Frisco, Texas, and her daughter in Nashville, Tennessee. Susan continues painting beautiful note cards with watercolors.
Liz Kendall Ramsey, Mesa, Arizona is a watercolor artist. Her paintings are beautiful. She paints with a group and they have their work in exhibits. She also is an instructor. She continues with her exercise routine “to keep my body moving!”
Lou Stuckey Gardner, Hartsville, S.C. Our prayers and love go out to Lou. Her son died suddenly Saturday, October 26, 2019 of a heart attack. He was 55 years old. He has a wife and two daughters. They live in Hartsville, S.C.
Edna Durant Ellis and Larry continue to enjoy trips to Jonesboro, Arkansas to visit their son and family. It is always a fun and busy time being with our three grandchildren, ages 15, 13, and 10.
Larry and Edna volunteer at United Ministries in Manning, South Carolina once a month. This organization gives food, medicine and clothing vouchers to the clients. In August, 2019, a young lady from Manning was there helping for a community service project for Coker University. She is a 2019-2020 Sophomore in the Stem Program which began in 2017-2018. She is one of 18 students in this second Stem Class. She will live with her
She loved hearing what “Coker College” was like 66 years ago. We signed in and out with Dean Mills when we went home or had dates. We turned in our car keys to Dean Mills when we returned to campus after a weekend. Only seniors could keep their car keys and drive without permission. We had to yell “MAN ON THE HALL” when a male would come on our hall. She said the dorms were locked and entry was through a key pad. She said that wasn’t real secure so students locked their rooms.
Visiting with her and thinking of our years at Coker so many years ago made me realize how important a monetary gift each year no matter how small, gives students like this young lady a chance to receive the best education at the best college in S.C. Her love and enthusiasm for Coker was exciting and contagious! Thank you to all of the Class of 1961 who have been loyal “givers” to the Loyalty Fund all these years. If you have not made a monetary gift lately, please consider making a gift to the Loyalty Fund. This young lady who is a sophomore at Coker University puts “A FACE” on the monetary gifts we give to Coker. Visiting with her made me proud of Coker and reaffirmed to me that I sure made the right choice in my decision to get my college education at Coker! There were many good memories and fun times along with an education which prepared me for my adult life.
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Mary BeIl Kittle and Joe have sold their house in San Antonio and have officially bought and began to move into an Adult/ lndependent Living Community apartment just a few miles from their house. Soon after they "moved" in May, they left for the summer in their Orkney Springs, West Virginia house. They drove back to San Antonio for a short while in mid-summer and were able to begin to unpack and then returned to WV to stay until it was time to head for TX again for the winter and to finish their move.
Sherrie Berry Wolski is always busy and continues to do amazing things. Their daughter gave Sherrie and Patrick subscriptions to Ancestry.com last Christmas. They have been very busy discovering a lot of interesting information about their earlier family members.
Gayle Brandt Faust still plays in two bridge clubs. Her church closed, unfortunately, but she is enjoying joining one of her sons who attends the church where he was confirmed. She is looking forward to the cooler weather fall brings and wishes us all nice holidays.
Brenda Cromer Miller: In July had a wonderful birthday trip to Biltmore Forest in North Carolina with my two daughters. It was much cooler in the mountains and we enjoyed shopping in Asheville and discovered several new restaurants. Dorian was swiftly approaching the coast this past September and evacuated to Columbia as is my usual practice and caught up with several friends. We had a lovely time occasionally tuning into The Weather Channel to track the storm. returned to find little damage in my neighborhood. am enjoying many cultural and literary opportunities in the area. In 2011, after many years of neglect, the beautiful historic Winyah High School Auditorium opened its doors and now serves as a cultural and civic center in Georgetown. As always, if you are near the beach, please give me a call.
Charlotte Daggett Bauguss writes that she has been traveling this month to the beach and mountains. According to Carol Elting Richardson. Charlotte was to have taken a trip to Paris with her sister, Diane and a friend about the same time that Carol went to Alaska with her daughter and son. Charlotte is now about to cruise to the Panama Canal. She and Richard continue to be in reasonably good health. She wishes everyone happy holidays.
Molly Ann Holbrook Thomas Birchler has made plans to join a tour of Africa in November. She has been taking advantage of many opportunities to attend wonderful concerts and plays near Southern Pines. She enjoys reunions with former Albemarle friends at the beach, in Southern Pines and Albemarle. She even wrote a charming article about the special relationships of girlfriends through the years for the Albemarle newspaper..
Peggy McCue Freymuth has been really enjoying communicating with friends through Facebook as she does not have a computer for emails. She has been really busy, often with help from her daughter, Anne and grandchildren, Harleigh and Tanner, when they are available.
Frances Segars Kelley: Henry and I are both doing well but we have the normal aches for seniors. Our younger granddaughter is in her second year at Clemson while the older one is enjoying her work as an RN at the hospital here in Hartsville. Have not done any traveling this year but have gone to our lake house for a week. It was too hot to fish, so we read and relaxed. We plan to go to our house at Holden Beach this fall. Frances is staying busy with the DA, Garden Club, and quilting.
Florence Staklinski Taylor: Bill and I enjoyed trips to Carolina Beach, Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head. I love the beach. We also enjoyed going to the Cincinnati Tennis Open with a group from our neighborhood and that was fun.
Gwendolyn Thomason Adams: Herbert and drove across country in June to visit his older brother in California and one of our grandsons in Denver. We made numerous stops along the way. We visited good friends in Fort Worth, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, California Beach, Hurst Castle, Reno, Salt Lake got to hear Morman Tabernacle Choir rehearse for 2 hours), Denver, Air Force Academy, President Eisenhower's museum and home, before arriving back in Lauren. We drove over 6000 miles and were gone for 15 days. We had great weather and a really safe drive. A wonderful experience!
Patricia Hunt Adams' husband, Bill, unfortunately died last December 13th. He was a brother of Gwen Thomason's husband, Herbert.
Anita Jones Stanton has unfortunately had a long bout with a very bad case of shingles.
Thanks to all who send news to keep everyone posted and for our newsletters. Below you will find the names of our classmates in order of the last names we had while attending Coker. am so sorry to be late organizing and sharing our news. have had a difficult and tricky year with my health and my old brain reacted badly to the strong anesthesia used for the first of two surgeries. I am hoping to be better
Peggy Brown Buchanan and John are so happy to be living in the wonderful retirement community at Bishop Gadsden, just across the Ashley River from downtown Charleston. Both daughters and grandtwins are happy and well. The twins attend a wonderful Charter School. Unfortunately Peggy's darling sister, Carla, died of cancer in August.
Carole Causey Boyles spent a few twoweek visits to the house in Bluffton.. Her granddaughter who lives in London is getting married in London on Nov 23 and Carole is planning to go. She has done very little traveling out of the country so it is a major undertaking to get prepared. This will be a civil ceremony. In May there will be a religious service, in the Atlanta
Karen Mansfield has been recovering after a tricky year with her health, but is improving and is so grateful to her sister for being so supportive. Karen plans to go to Chili, Brazil and Argentina in February and is counting on being well enough to make this trip. She has a wonderful friend for many years who loves to travel too and they have taken some very interesting and educational trips in the past. Karen has been happy to live near her sister in Nebraska after retiring from her work in Chicago.
Nancy Thornhill Bolden sounds wonderful and met a very nice, interesting man through a dance club in Columbia several years ago. She enjoys joining him for dancing and traveling around parts of South Carolina she has not previously known much about. Recently she enjoyed a wonderful trip to Puerto Rico. Her daughter seems to be doing very well and grandson, Luke, 13, has made lots of friends. He enjoys fishing and recently caught a 34-pounder. He also loves playing golf.
Joanne Tuten Bellamy has been working in her yard and gardens, often with help from her precious sheepdogs. Right now she has an abundance of oranges which she shares with friends. Weather has been swinging from warm to cold this fall on Pawley's Island (as well as New York City), but Joanne always has wonderful vegetables, fruits and trees that need attention. She mentioned that she enjoys watching Southern Charm episodes on Bravo TV. Last year Joanne sent me a wonderfully comfortable hand-knit pair of
slippers and really need and love them this winter in NYC.
Bruce Williams shares that Mary Frances ('64) has an incurable disease, a form of Parkinsons. She is now in a wheelchair. But it has not dampened her spirit. Before the wheelchair, she used a walker and we were on a 54 day cruise to Africa and the Mediterranean. We hope to go on a shorter cruise in the Caribbean next year.
Fred Williams has recovered well from heart surgery. He is taking senior citizen classes at USC Aiken and goes to the gym at the Heart Center 3 days a week. Fred's wife, Carolyn, has shared exciting news about her niece who lives in NY with her husband and 2 boys and is expecting twins in January.
Peggy Zeigler Reeves' husband, Donnie, has had health problems I this past summer but has returned home to their precious hunting dogs. Donnie's right side has been affected and he is working hard every day on his physical therapy to strengthen his muscles to regain his ability to go hunting and to work in his shop. Good friends have been very helpful and make sure to visit their "buddy" as often as possible.
writes that John, her husband of almost 55 years, died in January of pancreatic cancer. As with any widow it’s been a major adjustment not to have my best friend at my side. I’m selling my home of 48 years in Dunwoody and have moved to a new home near the Square in Marietta Ga. I’m within a mile of my daughter and her family. Moving though is not for the faint of heart!
I’ve still got my place in Naples Florida where go for the winter and it’s a wonderful location for us older widows to have organized activities.
My grandson Jonathan is in his 4th year of medical school and has chosen emergency room medicine as his specialty. Very demanding and fast paced. His 2 younger sisters are in the medical field also. Julia is an Occupational Therapist at Emory Hospital and Olivia is in her 3 year of nursing school. My youngest granddaughter Emma has just started at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). She’s from Colorado so the climate in Savannah is a real change from growing up in the mountains at 8500 feet!
Susan M. Frank reports: All is well here in California. I spent the summer in Ireland working on the archaeology dig (10 years now!) and had a wonderful time as usual. Ireland is such a lovely place and the people are so kind it is sometimes hard
to leave. My children, Mara and Sam, and their families are doing well and they are such a source of joy. I've applied for a volunteer position at the anthropology museum at UC Berkeley and it would be a wonderful thing to get to work with the staff and the exhibits there. Wish me luck!
found a book about the history of Coker on eBay and am up to the part when the Civ class was dismantled. What a sad thing—I really loved that course. I wish had kept my syllabuses (syllabi?). It would be interesting to go over them again. So much work went into creating that class and I learned so much. I would have missed so much just taking the standard courses for a Biology major. It probably had a lot to do with my interest in archaeology.
Naomi Jackson: There were four of us present for our 55th reunion—Lorena James (and Doug), Anne Matthews, Becky Sparrow, and myself. Anne gave a wonderful presentation about the collection and donation of the southern art she and Jeff enjoyed for many years. During her talk about the art she told those gathered how much Coker meant to her and the love and appreciation she has for our beloved alma mater. During a relaxed and tasty lunch we enjoyed chatting.
Ann Dobson Hammond and I have occasional phone visits. She is a very busy retired lady and remains young at heart while she cares for a teenage grandson. The death of Jerry Sansbury saddened me. He was special to many of us. recently talked with Mary Ann Tomlinson. She and Billy are enjoying his retirement from the farm. He does run errands as needed. Mary Ann enjoys face book so send her a message. Jean Sansbury, Nell Beasley, Anne Matthews and have lunch several times a year in Hartsville. We enjoy our small group time together. John and do well. We share our yard work with a college student and are so grateful for him. Actually we do very little other than admiring God’s beautiful creation around us. Hope all of you are well and appreciate the bonds Coker provided us.
Linda Milam Law: Our summer was quiet but we did meet our New Jersey family at The Outer Banks for a week. Our grandson had his drivers permit so he loved taking us anywhere!
Anne Matthews: I stay very busy. I travel the globe speaking and doing humanitarian work for Rotary. Just came back from Kenya and Ghana. I was so pleased that we built an elementary school in the Tain District of Ghana, a dream finalized! have been to Ghana five times and love Ghana and its people!
I have a precious great, great niece Anne Davis Manning (my namesake) and her brother, Jefferson, who are so special and who are my LIFE.
I meet Naomi, Jean, and Nell for lunch about every three months in the Hartsville area. I love being with them!! Life is good and am blessed.
Nell Bates Beasley: am still very active in Bishopville Pilot Club and go to Bishopville once a month for meetings. attend Fall Councils and District Conventions but haven't gone to International meetings lately. No more dancing (but do miss it). I use my cane when my back or knee acts up.
Haley (granddaughter) is a junior at Carolina and Chad (grandson) is a senior at North Myrtle Beach. They sure have grown up fast. Michael (son) and Heather live close by as well as Michelle (daughter).
I usually see Naomi Kelly Jackson, Jean Smith Sansbury and Anne Lamb Matthews about five times a year. We meet, eat, laugh and talk about old times. Sometimes Margaret Lind and Mary Ann McCaskill Tomlinson joins us. Classmate Jerry Sansbury died recently.
Pat Holland Chapman: I have a new grandchild, our first grandson after five granddaughters. We are happy to welcome Abram Chapman to our family.
A highlight of our summer was a trip to Israel. We traveled with a group from Prosperity and Lexington arranged by Overseas Adventure Tours. We spent 12 very busy days walking, seeing numerous sights, many churches, and a great deal of ancient ruins and places of interest. We sailed on the Sea of Galilee as well as “floated” in the Dead Sea.
Ann Dobson Hammond: Marshall and Nita Danenburg drove to Greer from Buford, GA in July and we went for a visit with Doug and Lorena James. It was good to be with them once more.
I've had a wonderful visit today with Sarah Ann and Wendy Horton who were vacationing in the North Carolina mountains and came by Greer on their way to Greenville for the weekend. It was great to see them.
I stay busy (and tired!) keeping up with Noah. He is in 7th grade and has run cross country this fall for the first time. He's also active in Boy Scouts and that gives me a group to communicate with as we wait for our boys to complete their activities. Thank goodness moms don't have to go camping with Boy Scouts like we did when they were Cub Scouts! I exercise in a class three times a week,
participate in a Prayer Group at my church and play handbells in our church choir. Trying to fit in a baseball game every now and then with another grandson's team can be hard to do!
I am truly grateful for the years we had together at Coker and for the friends who continue to bless me.
Mary Louise Antley Glesner (with comments by Cameron SpethSame ole, same ole (similar to mine and everyone else bet): getting rid of stuff (we are fighting that battle constantly), cataract surgery (next year??), enjoying visits from kids and grandkids—no more babies (best part of summer for us), grand puppies (until they want you to babysit the pups!), joining fitness center (I'm doing yoga and love it), writing stories for and about grandkids (finally there is time to write and read and reflect).
the local dog pound. She, Nereide Ellis, and Judy Coker still go to the beach in the fall. Peggy loves spending time with her darling eight-year old granddaughter who is backflipping, wall climbing, and hating homework. She enjoys hearing from classmates and really misses friends who have left campus.
Hoot Ramsey Synder still lives in Oregon and recently moved to a little cottage in a cherry grove with a creek and balcony where she enjoys a peaceful view of trees and beautiful flowers with her morning coffee or evening toddy. Hoot’s daughter turned fifty in September and her baby is forty-eight. She lives near her son and his family and enjoys spending time with their two children, Silas, age 13 and Mia, 9. Hoot’s daughter lives on the east coast, so she doesn’t get to see her and her children, ages 30 and 13, often.
survived by a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
Class of ’68, are any of you having difficulty
reconciling the name Coker University? As for me, will remain steadfast as a Coker College Graduate.
It is, however, exciting to see all the advancements happening on Campus. Ellen Tollison Hayden wrote about her impressions of Coker Life as we knew it, “a sisterhood sans the sororities “. She noted that Coker has definitely evolved in alignment with social changes. Becoming a widow in May 2014 dictated that she expend more energy than one would perhaps choose in learning to fly solo. Staying busy with
Karen Kuehner and husband Bill Bailey live in Georgetown, SC, and enjoy condo living. They have been traveling a good bit –England, France, Egypt, and Greece, and now are ready to stay home a bit. Karen and Bill are involved in a book club and a movie club.
Judy Cottingham Lawing and John feel like empty nesters all over again. Their granddaughter, Holly Gray, is a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma majoring in musical theater. She is exceptionally talented in theater, opera, academics, and music. Last year Holly was head dance captain of the Grace Cougarettes Drill Team, and was named The Fine Arts Student for Texas’ Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Their grandson, Gerald Gray, Jr. is a senior at Texas State University where he is majoring in finance. Gerald was a goalie for his soccer team in high school, so this is the first time in eight years that Judy and John have missed football/soccer games. Their daughter Stacey is a pharmacist and lives about two miles from their house.
Liles Richardson Nickerson writes that she has become very reflective and appreciative this year. She spends each summer in Maine where she is able to paddle a canoe to a friend’s ‘magical island,’ watch eagles feed their young in the treetops, and enjoy the beauty of rocks, ferns, and moss. Liles enjoys vegetable gardening and loves spending time with her adorable granddaughter, son, and sculpture-partner. Her trip to NYC in December will include a concert by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center.
Peggy Boatwright Peck still volunteers at a resale shop in Hartsville that supports
“I live a very simple and solitary life, enjoying the love of my family and many, very devoted friends in my community. We are a close-knit bunch. do some dog sitting for a neighbor, and their two large black labs keep me on my toes. I still do a little writing and am having fun with poetry and doing some employee manuals for local businesses and industries.” Hoot welcomes visitors to the amazing place she calls home.
Judy Johnson Walker writes that although her husband John has had some health issues, they continue traveling and love coming to Clemson for football games. Byron and had the pleasure of having Judy and John for dinner recently in our home, and we talked non-stop reminiscing about our wonderful years at Coker.
Byron and I celebrated our 50th anniversary in June with a river cruise on the Seine River. thought of our Coker professors every day as I saw architecture, paintings, etc. that were covered in our western civ classes. Although retired in 2017, still serve as Artistic Director of the Utsey Chamber Music Series at Clemson which Byron and started in 1986. Every January I go to NYC for several days to hear artists that book to perform at Clemson. Our three grandchildren live within an hour of us and keep us busy going to soccer, baseball, basketball, and lacrosse games.
Sadly, our classmate Eleanor Powell Clark died on June 12 at McLeod Hospice House. We all remember what a talented artist Eleanor was. Jane Crews wrote that she was so proud to have two of Eleanor’s oil paintings from Coker days. Eleanor is
In June, Pat Brooks, ‘91, published a new book with co-author Ed Naggiar, The Suit and the Seal: Your Guide to Becoming Mission Resilient at Work, Home, and at Play.
“What do you do when you get knocked down? Do your days routinely get turned sideways by forces outside of your control? Do the people around you that you care about the most often get neglected as you put out fires from work? Have you been meaning to get back into shape but haven’t found the time or motivation to make it happen? If any of this sounds remotely like you and your situation, grab this book and spend some time with Pat and Ed. Pat, a successful business owner in the world of financial planning and finance and Ed, a retired US Navy SEAL (20 years) and an MBA/PhD. Together they will share with you some life lessons and case studies revealing how they have deal with adversity. It is an honest look inside the minds of two dynamic entrepreneurs along with tips and tricks that you can use to attack challenges in your life. Join us in getting cold, wet and sandy as you dig into becoming resilient.”
The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com.
family, volunteer service with the Salvation Army, and a modicum of travel gives her no reason to not humbly report that she is blessed beyond measure.
Judi Hege Bailey and Bren are looking forward to an upcoming trip to Jamaica and then later a cruise in the Caribbean. After her left knee replacement Judi required a second hospitalization and found out that she was lactose intolerant. She remarked that the bright side of this new eating plan resulted in weight loss, so that this “hard way” diet left her thinner than when we graduated. She’s still active with the Shepherd’s Center of Winston-Salem and the Virginia Tech Dean’s Advisory Board. She and Bren have really been enjoying the mild Corvette weather as they take
short trips around the countryside.
In early February, Susan Reichard Allred and a girlfriend took a trip to Puerto Rico where she lived as a child. Her stepdaughter stayed with her husband, Tom, whose dementia is progressing. It was a great trip and she was able to visit a friend who took her to beaches thick with sea glass and shells. In June they visited Connecticut to attend their granddaughter, Lauren’s graduation from High School and she is now a freshman at George Washington University. Their grandson, Thomson, is a junior at the University of Connecticut.
Susan and Tom live a different type of life now but they try to enjoy each day that they have together. This journey has taught Susan a lot about herself and what she is capable of doing when faced with the reality of a situation they never expected.
Faye White Coan and Gil continue to stay fairly close to home as they care for his 97 year old parents. They recently placed both of them in a lovely facility near them, freeing them up to enjoy more time with friends and extended family. Most of their travels have revolved around soccer championships, graduations, swim meets, school plays and concerts, and childcare gigs with their grandchildren. They did “run away” this past summer taking all their children and grandchildren for an adventure packed vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Now they are at home in the mountains of western North Carolina ready to enjoy fall beauty and some cooler temperatures.
Joan Ladinig Abernathy(Class Rep): This almost reads as a scripted play, but the fact is that three months ago my husband, Wilson, received a successful kidney transplant. The amazing part is that the donor used to be our next door neighbor and she was a perfect match. Needless to say, my medical terminology has definitely expanded as we frequently meet with the transplant team at MCV. So, class of ’68, with all the availability of communication at our fingertips, why aren’t we doing a better job of staying in touch with our fellow classmates?
1969 Connie Igleheart Brock Wow! How time does fly in my growing older days! Can’t believe 6 months has passed since our 50 years celebration at Coker! I have pictures imprinted in my brain of our gathering at that time. Such fun! I tried to think back about what have I been doing since we joined together at Coker in April. Among other things, I have busied myself during those six months with commitments at church and in the community. am a Stephen Minister but am not currently serving in that capacity through my church. There are those among friends,
family and neighbors who have had grieving and other difficult times so have used my training to be present to them. Our church’s various ministries and outreach have also kept my attention. Among our ministries, we have a Snack Sack ministry which provides weekend meals for public school students who may not receive enough nourishment during the weekend. Those meals are packed and delivered to schools weekly. Of course, there are committee plannings and responsibilities also as well as Bible studies. Outside of giving attention to my spiritual growth, I am thankful to still be able to be physically active leading a walking group and attending my gym where I continue my workouts involving cardio, like running, and doing strength training and stretching. I also like to get in some line dancing through Shepherd’s Center at my church.
Certainly staying connected to family is important to me and that has included some trips and reunions. We have only taken local trips this year and have not left the Eastern US. Jim and I took a beach trip with our immediate family -- Scott, Tammy, Jake (21)and Adam (17) to Sunset Beach, NC where learned about The Kindred Spirit mailbox on Bird Island. We visited there and shared our thoughts and reflections. I also learned that Nicholas Sparks had written a book “Every Breath” with reference to that location. later read that book to learn how he developed that. Jim and also spent several days celebrating our brother-in-law, Larry’s 70th birthday at Virginia Beach. My youngest sister, Sheila and and I visited our middle sister, Sylda, in upstate NY for a few days to celebrate her 70th birthday. We spent some time in Kingston, NY- an interesting historical city. We just spent this past weekend as our Igleheart family Christmas weekend on Lake Norman above Charlotte. We have had to go to October in order to be able to gather our family members and share some Christmas time together! The water was still warm enough for the younger ones to go swimming. Unusually warm weather, but maybe fall is now here.
tion from Nancy Nash Stoutamire! She had been listed as missing previously. Actually, Mary Anne McAdams Fortney realized Nancy had not received contact from Coker or me and forwarded to her. She contacted me with her desire to reconnect with Coker. Nancy recently retired to Brevard. She says she is close to her home of Asheville, but Asheville had become to big for her. She will plan a trip to Coker when she is on her way to New Bern, NC.
I did get to speak with Anne Fortney. Since I had known her as Mary Anne, she explained the name change. Seems she had loved the name Mary as well, it was her mother’s, but she was known as Anne. When she arrived at Coker, she recalled it was Frankie Rhodes Watson who had referred to her as Mary Anne. She liked it and became known as Mary Anne. It has been dropped back to Anne now since her surrounding family and friends use Anne. She shared thoughts with me and asked that I pass along her news. Anne lives in Burlington, NC and has a beach house where she and Nancy have plans to get together. Anne lost her husband 13 years ago and retired from teaching first grade about 10 years ago. She has a daughter, son-in-law, twin grandsons (25) and a granddaughter (21). Anne stays very
Gail from teaching kindergarten 21 years. Their 3 sons and wives have produced 6 grands. One family lives in Whiteville and the others in Morehead City and Myrtle Beach. They will all be gathering at Gail’s for Thanksgiving where she will fix the turkey with their traditional oyster dressing. She is doing well as you can see from her activities. She shared that her Dr. had reported the last Scan revealed good and bad news. The bad news was there is still a spot on her lung and the good is that there is no cancer from the head to the knees. She has taken intensive radiation and the lung spot is shrinking! Thanks be to the Lord! She says good medicine and prayers have made the difference. expressed that she sounded good and strong. She shared she is getting stronger, but with her 8 days on the ventilator plus the cancer and treatments she has developed COPD requiring her to stop and rest at times. She mentioned her contact with Carol Blake Armstrong I did not get an answer from the call I had made to Carol earlier and asked about her. She shared that Carol’s 95 year old mother who was living with Carol for her care had passed away. I was very sorry to hear that news. I did get to talk with Carol later. She was just coming in from a trip to the mountains. She shared with me that she was able to care for her mother in her home for seven months before her passing. We all know how hard losing our mother can be. am sorry also to learn of the news that Gail Grubbs Stoll (1968 Class) who had lived around the corner from Gail had also passed away in March a year ago.
Adorably illustrated by Sydney Stone and lovingly written by Cody Smith, Jawb the Goblin follows the story of a pint-sized protagonist who journeys away from home to find the secret to being happy. Jawb is joined by a little puce princess and an abnormally tall fairy who wants nothing more than to be small. This heartwarming full colored story book shows how any person, goblin, or fairy can find their own happiness. For children of all ages and available on Amazon.com.
God, family, friends, church and community connections are all important to me so spend my time involved in some of these various ways. As my 1969 Coker Classmates and friends, you are also important to me which is why I hope we can keep up our communication so we do not lose contact as we grow into older age. We haven’t gotten old yet!!
was very excited to receive communica-
active playing golf 3-4 times a week and is a member of several clubs. In fact she stays so busy she says it is often difficult to find free days. Anne tells me she has a goal to encourage our Coker classmates to gather next April 18th when the Class of 1970 have their Golden Circle Celebration. She and Nancy did not get to make it to our Reunion. Hope she will be successful –that would be wonderful!
I was glad I got to speak with Gail Worrell Townsend too. As you may recall, she has lung cancer and was unable to attend our Reunion. Gail and CG live in Whiteville, NC. Both have retired: CG from banking and
I received this from Jen Baker Smith: How time continues to fly! Dick and I are doing very well, something I have learned to be thankful for and never take for granted. Perhaps the fountain of youth is related to keeping up with grandchildren's activities (we have seven grandchildren ranging in age from 10-19)! Our life is full as we enjoy our family, church, and friends, dividing our time between our cottage in Bluffton and our cabin in Mills River, NC. In Bluffton we take advantage of being near our son's family as we enjoy the beautiful May River and the quaint, historic town with its many festivals. When at our cabin in the mountains of North Carolina we enjoy the gorgeous views, hiking, cooler weather and closer proximity to our daughter and her family in the upstate of South Carolina. This past June we took a road trip to Montana, Northern Idaho, and Washington before going on a family cruise to Alaska celebrating our oldest grandchild's high school graduation. Many marvelous memories were made!
I am involved in several Bible studies and a prayer initiative at our church. Dick and I are indeed blessed! We would welcome a visit from any of you as you pass through on the Interstate 95 corridor!
Great to receive a message from Choochie Calloway who says that she is loving retirement and living in Florida!
From Anne Gardner Blomeyer: The story from here is Busy Busy. As Bob tells me frequently, just say NO! I try, but some offers are just too attractive to miss. In addition to my business, now totally carried out on-line (AnniesEclectricity.Etsy. com), I work with a great co-chair/ friend to plan and produce the evening events for the Dallas Symphony Guild. We do 5 evenings a year: catered cocktail buffet in a private home, with the symphony’s guest artist of the week to perform and chat. We had 60 this week! for cellist Wolfgang Schmitt. But the craziest thing I’m doing here this year is chairing the January 2020 Juanita Miller Concerto Competition at SMU, sponsored by the Texas Association for Symphony Orchestras. Check it out at TASOvolunteers.com Huge job didn’t realize I’d agreed to do. said “yes“ to co-chairing for last year and found my name on the list for 2020 chair without further notice. I will now read by-laws more closely in future. We’ll visit family in Raleigh October 20, then on to Hartsville for Trustees meeting. Loved seeing so many of our class on our 50th, and missed those who couldn’t be there If you are ever in Dallas area, please let me know.
1971 Priscilla Perry Arnold joined Coker pals Tricia Braid Collins, Linda Rhyne, and Sarah Mims at Sarah’s home in Brevard in June for their annual mini college reunion. Unfortunately the fifth always there, Elizabeth Cockfield Bushardt, missed the talk, laughter and beautiful North Carolina mountains
Another group gathered for their annual Coker mini reunion was Julie Stackhouse Eggen, Jan Bonnette Frye, Beth Poole Garrett and Katherine Ledbetter Meyer. The roommates were at Lake Chatuge in Hiawassee, GA, and caught up on grandchildren while enjoying the sights and good food. Their 2020 trip is already in the planning stages. They will be at Folly Beach.
Susan Bartenstein Necci had a fun-filled trip to San Francisco with friends in October. Her Facebook posts showed off the city. She failed to post shaking photos of an earthquake they experienced.
Anne Cannon Braniff’s son, Connor, talked her into participating in a Spartan event at Ocean City. The run was only part of it, because the event included 20 obstacles, from climbing barriers, monkey bars, ring to ring, javelin throw, to name a few, plus things like toting 40 pound weight in a sand maze. They finished in 56 minutes; Ann reporting she lived to tell the tale. She says she will stick to
running and has a 10-mile event coming up. She missed seeing Teresa Burrell McKenna during a trip to Destin, FL. Teresa was in South Carolina visiting her mother.
Wendy Lamm Leonard has been involved with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in memory of her son, Wayne. She and a team participated in a fund-raising and awareness-raising event, Out of the Darkness Walk, in October.
Sarah Jo Wood Safrit: I visited with my roommate Christina Glover Wallerstein at her home in Pasadena, CA, in January and finally got to meet her two-year old granddaughter, Ciera. We just live too far apart. Chris traveled to London and Paris in September and October. This was her first visit back to London since she was a Watson Scholar at Coker. am honored to be back on Coker’s Board of Trustees, serving with a number of Coker grads, including Gayle Sawyer, Class of 1970.
keep up with several of you on Facebook and Instagram. Wish more of you would join us. You’d see things like Ledbetter’s amazing artwork and laugh with Anne as she competed in the Spartan.
1975 Debbie Scarboro Snyder, got back in touch with Sally Rogers Boyle recently through Penny May Nobles. Penny’s sweet dad passed away in May after a long full life. Sally is retired, lives in Greenville by her sister, Marty. She sounds great and they had a nice chat with plans to meet up soon. I, too, reconnected with Sally who was my Freshman roommate. Debbie also met up with Ellen Briggs, class of ‘73, who was traveling through Charlotte on her way to Lexington for her 50th high school reunion. They talked for hours. Debbie’s brother is still in a facility and she helps with his care. Her husband Tom, is active with bridge and pottery.
Diane Roden Dinneny, is doing well. Busy selling Real Estate and enjoying working with buyers. Girls visit often so don’t have too much time to miss them. Owen is doing well, he played a lot of golf this summer and has been doing some consulting for Merck Diane would love to connect with anyone that travels north and has room for visitors.
Susie Dunklin Guerry is the most traveled in our class for sure. Greece, Scotland, and Ireland are just a few visited countries this year. Great news concerning her hubby; Bert has been taken off the kidney transplant list because he has improved so much. Must be all that great care Susie gives him! Or the anticipation of upcoming travels.
Lisa McCutchen was saddened this year with
Cody Smith, ‘09, publishes first children’s
the death of her good friend from Coker, Mary Kay Hannell-Nance. She was also her Big Sister too. Lisa also ran into Ben Oate’s wife, Brock Arrants recently and said she looks great. They are the parents of five children.
Carol and Sonny Kinney are dealing with the death of their son-in-law, Jay Boomer from cancer. He was married to their oldest daughter, Meg and father to their three children. Carol and Sonny are helping them all deal with this huge loss.
on safari in Pilanesburg and Dinokeng. I love to travel and hope to see the west coast next year.
Tom Tier: got to see a lot of people from Coker this past month. Bart Hansard (1986), Marilyn Foxworth, Johnnie Young (1986), Mark Haynie (1986), and Donna Farrell (1987). Old friends are the BEST friends. even got to see Sarah Melondro, Beckah Chapman’s little sister.
and families. I love what I do, and I am considering opening my own private practice in the future. In my copious amount of free time, ha ha, I am taking a conversational Spanish class at USC-Beaufort. I am also looking forward to spending a little over 3 weeks in December/January in my beloved Bonaire, scuba diving, exploring, and spending time with my adopted family there.
If you have news to share, or suggestions for our reunion, please let us know as soon as possible. Amy Gibson
new job. Karen is finishing her Pilates certification this weekend with advanced certification. She has also been working with a dance ministry called Redemptive Dance Ministries. Their goal is to redeem the dance culture for Christ. Karen hopes to begin a chapter of RDM in Greenville. We wish you the best and pray for a successful opening of Redemptive Dance Ministries in Greenville.
Kristin LaTorre Molony: Kevin and I are going to be grandparents in February 2020. Our daughter, Caitlin, and her husband, Al, are expecting. We are very excited.
In July, my mother and went on a trip of a lifetime. We spent 2 weeks in South Africa visiting Cape Town, Cape Point, Johannesburg, and Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls. My friend has dual citizenship and was our tour guide with 2 other friends. We went
Coker’s institutional colors might be navy and gold but, despite their unofficial origins, violet and green hold a special place in the hearts of Coker students and alumni. Violet Power is known to have been developed by the Class of 1966, who had a particular fondness for the “Shrinkin Violette” dolls manufactured by Mattel in 1963. The doll was based on a character from the cartoon series The Funny Company.
In their junior year, the Class of ‘66 was gifted their very own Shrinkin Violette by the mother of classmate Mary Todd Davies (Smith). They took special care of the doll, bringing her to classes and the dining hall along with them. She became a mascot of sorts. And so, Violet Power was born.
In advance of the Class of 1970’s 50th Reunion on April 18, 2020, the members of the class are taking pictures of themselves with Violet as they travel. Violet is rumored to be making an appearance at their reunion, too!
Kara Kessinger: Kara is now back home in Charlotte for good and built her forever home, all on one level. She says “I’m chained to my desk until October 15th. Maybe one year the reunion can be changed until after the 15th. My tax deadlines are going nowhere.”
Donna Farrell: I enjoyed a visit with Donald Mosser (1987) when he came to visit with me here at Hilton Head in August. Yes, we are that divorced couple who figured out we are still pretty good friends.
Donald is doing well and looking forward to retirement in about another year. He recently adopted a new dog, a standard poodle named Klaus, to keep our dog, Buster, company. Donald and had a nice, relaxing, though brief, visit, and enjoyed some great local seafood and adult beverages.
We are both very excited that our daughter, Emily Mosser (2015) is engaged! She and her fiancé, Matt Foster, are planning a beach wedding in September 2020 in Turks and Caicos. She and Matt also built a house this year in North Augusta, SC, not too far from where Donald lives, and they have adopted two dogs, Riley and Parker, to join their two cats, Biscuit and Crash. Donald and I are very excited to go wedding dress shopping with Emily in October and to take part in any other wedding planning she and Matt want us to be part of.
I received my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University in December 2018. I also passed my licensing exam and am now a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate. have worked at a non-profit psychosocial rehabilitation facility for adults with chronic and persistent mental illness (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.) for almost 2 years, and recently left that job to join a private practice in Bluffton, SC. I was recently elected to the board of directors for the non-profit and am happy to have the opportunity to remain involved in the organization, one I am very passionate about. In my new job, I work with middle school age students, their parents, and other individuals
It is hard to believe that it has been thirty years since we graduated from Coker! That seems impossible, but it is true!
Homecoming 2020 will be September 25th -27th. Our class is scheduled to have our reunion during Homecoming Weekend. The Alumni Office will plan events that weekend for all alumni, and we have the opportunity to plan some additional events just for our class if we would like to do so. You can contact me (Amy Gibson or Kathy Harsh Cunningham to give us your feedback about what you would like our reunion weekend to include. I look forward to hearing your ideas, and I am excited about being able to catch up with everyone in September!
I did get a couple of responses when I asked people to send me news for The Commentary. While neither of the responses was from the Class of 1990, it was definitely good to hear from people in our surrounding classes.
Missy Maude ’88 and her husband, Mark, live in Minnesota. Mark retired earlier this year. Missy still works at 3M in the division that makes the materials that are used to make signs and graphics. However, she is starting the countdown to retirement as well! Missy and Mark have been doing a lot of biking lately, but they are anxiously awaiting winter so that they go skiing and snowshoeing. Their youngest son started college this fall in Utah, and their oldest son completed his service in the army. He has now returned to Minnesota to start school. am sure that Missy and Mark are excited when they get a chance to have the boys back home for a while. Missy, make sure to keep us posted on all of your adventures this winter as well as that countdown to retirement!
Heather McPherson ’92 has had quite a few exciting things going on lately. Heather has been working for County Mental Health since 2006. She is now a supervisor in a residential treatment program for mental health and co-occurring disorders. Heather shared that her daughter, Kelsey, has moved back home with her fiancé from Texas. Heather recently bought her own place, and says that she would welcome anyone that would like to come visit the Northern Virginia / DC metro area! Congratulations on your promotion as well as your new home, Heather!
Curtis Lloyd ’01 and I Jessica Brill Lloyd are still enjoying our new house in Trussville, AL and working on our 15th year of marriage! Our 10 year old daughter Tori keeps me busy with homeschooling and theater activities. I am also enjoying my 15th year teaching voice, piano, and dance. Sometimes it is hard to believe that this many years have passed since our days at Coker.
Karen (Horton) Alewine and her husband Kit’01 are in the process of moving back to the Greenville area. Kit was named the Associate Commissioner for Conference Carolinas and is very excited for his
Jodi (Williams) Haynes and her husband Darrell welcomed their daughter Amelia in the world on July 4, 2018. Jodi said their past 15 months have been full of love, fun, and learning, Jodi is still loving being a dance educator at Northside Elementary School of the Arts in Rock Hill.
Since William James graduated from USC with his masters of accountancy in 2008,
he has been living in Elgin, SC, just outside Columbia. And for the past six years, he has been working at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank as a Financial Analyst—a job he enjoys that also has a small part in supporting farmers and rural America. William and Stephen also celebrated their tenth anniversary earlier this year.
also asked our class what they thought about Coker College moving forward in the world as Coker University… Wanda Goven: “It made me feel extremely proud and overwhelmed with joy. feel the ‘university’ on our name allows opportunity for those near and far to recognize us as one of the elite higher education institutions.”
May 2, 2019 - October 29, 2019
Congratulations Alisha Burnham Edenfield ‘09 and Jason Edenfield on the birth of Colbie E. Edenfield on 9/25/2019.
Congratulations Heather Watkins Norment ‘07 and Louis Norment on the birth of Magnolia W. Norment on 10/16/2019.
Congratulations NeQuita Bracey Melton ‘11 and James Melton on the birth of Matilyn M. Melton on 7/17/2019.
Congratulations Jason Crist ‘09 and Tiffany Crist on the birth of Atlas Crist on 10/22/2019.
Congratulations Benjamin Z. Chastain ‘10 and Rebecca Chastain on the birth of Ryann H. Chastain on 9/13/2019.
Congratulations Brittiany Jackson ‘16 on the birth of Reese G. Jackson on 10/4/2018.
Congratulations Megan Sexton Molo ‘13 and Joseph R. Molo ‘13 on the birth of Thea Rayn Molo on 9/12/2018.
Congratulations Brittany Bass Hall ‘13 on the birth of Cohen J. Hall on 5/4/2019.
Congratulations Valerie Wilke Murden ‘11 and Drew Murden on the birth of Andrew Q. Murden on 5/16/2019.
May 2, 2019 - October 29, 2019
Martha Rogers Arnette ‘557/29/2019
Anne Holland Baker ‘469/16/19
Sarah E. (Beth) Blackmon ‘56 - 8/7/19
Marcel R. Boggs 07 - 7/31/19, husband of Rebecca (Becky) Shane Boggs ‘09
James W. (Jimmy) Cannon5/29/19
George H. Chambers - 8/25/19, husband of Barbara Joyce Chambers ‘56
Bobby L. Chandler ‘79 - 9/28/19
Eleanor Powell Clark ‘656/12/19
James (Jim) H. Cox - 8/31/19
Rollins Culpepper - 9/3/19
Michael R. Doran - 8/21/19
Jane Coker Dunlap - 10/2/19
Betty Jean Ellis ‘48 - 7/18/19
Fay Lauritsen Ewing - 5/17/19, sister of Marguerite “Feeka” Ewing ‘77
Faye Herring Floyd ‘51 - 7/1/19
Catherine (Cathey) Belk French ‘72 - 9/19/19
Shirley Gainey - 10/7/19, grandmother of Jonathan Gainey ‘10 mother of Pamela Gainey ‘86
Sally Gandy ‘60 - 6/24/19
Rob F. Gardner - 10/26/19, son of Lou Stuckey Gardner ‘61
Jennifer Woodbury Gibson ‘94 - 9/15/19
Anne Axson Goodson - 5/5/19
Laverne Hancock ‘54 - 5/22/19
Crystal D. (Christie) Happ ‘11 - 9/13/19
Anna Ethridge Hungerpiller8/4/19, grandmother of Tom Gore ‘99
Ralph P. Jackson - 5/27/19
Clarable Ching Jordan ‘605/16/19
Bud J. Lindler - 8/4/19, husband of Carol Maxwell Lindler ‘71
Virginia (Ginny) Tomlinson
MacKinnon ‘55 - 8/5/19
Daniel F. McCulloch - 10/13/19
Paul F. Miller - 8/25/19, father of Michael F. Miller ‘94
Helen McFadden Mixon ‘517/20/19
Isobel (Issy) Morphis - 9/17/19
Paula Lyles Murph ‘99 - 6/29/19, mother of Lee Murph ‘06
Mary Kay Hanell Nance ‘7310/19/19
Carolyn Tiller Newsom ‘659/13/19
Ann Farmer O’Shields ‘695/16/19
Dorothy McCarty Pharr ‘72 - 8/1/19
Gloria Thompson Plotnik ‘77 - 7/20/19
Peggy Powell Plumer ‘508/4/19
Mary McLean Poole ‘498/11/19
Jeff Rhodes - 7/25/19, husband of Jennifer Smith Rhodes ‘11
Jerry F. Sansbury ‘64 - 8/12/19
Mark M. Sheffield - 8/21/19, husband of Annisa Barry Sheffield ‘03
Elizabeth (Betsy) Goforth Simons ‘50 - 5/24/19
Dorothy Moody Stephens ‘75 - 9/9/19
Jennifer Woodbury Gibson ‘94 - 9/15/19
James E. Thomas - 5/29/19
James P. Vaughan - 10/20/19
Carol Anne Cooper Webb8/23/19
Sara K. Jordan Wilds - 7/29/19
Wesley Dale Windham - 9/18/19, son of Melissa Thompson ‘19 Faye S. Yarborough - 9/12/19
May 2, 2019 - October 29, 2019
Congratulations to Max Wolfe ‘18 and Becky Mordas who were married on 7/13/19.
Congratulations to Ashley LeSage Green ‘15 and Alexander Green ‘16 on their marriage 7/16/19.
Congratulations to Chelsea Kent Moses ‘15 and Eren Moses ‘14 on their marriage 7/16/19.
Congratulations to Christine Kawa Lominick ‘19 and William Lominick ‘19 on their marriage 10/5/19.
Coker awards its Legacy Scholarship ($500/year) to any new freshman or transfer student whose parent or grandparent is a graduate of a Coker undergraduate program and its Sibling Scholarship ($500/year) to any new freshman or transfer student whose sibling is currently enrolled in a Coker University undergraduate program or is a graduate of a Coker undergraduate program.
