Lander Magazine Fall 2014 by Lander University

Fall 2014

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

World Series Run Bearcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Historic Season Culminates With First-Ever World Series Appearance

Faculty Award Winners | Alumni Honored as Heroes | Solving Complex Problems | EYE on Career Choices

Messages to Warm the Heart Signs declaring “You Are Beautiful” appeared at more than a dozen Lander locations during the spring semester, but they were hardly graffiti. They were the handiwork of seven seniors in the graphic design program taught by Jim Slagle, associate professor of art and Lander’s Art Department chair. The students chose where to display messages; some appeared in unusual places such as restrooms, posted in reverse so people could read them while gazing in the mirror. The artwork is part of a movement to spread “You Are Beautiful” messages to locations across the U.S. and around the world. Shown with one of their Lander creations are, clockwise from left: Sean Thrasher, of Anderson; Colleen McGhee, of Greenwood; Brandy Cessarich, of Simpsonville; Erin Ferguson, of Greer; Emily Brogan, of Greenwood; and Katie Carver, of Starr. Tylan Stroud, of Blacksburg, not pictured, also participated in the project. – Contributed photo

A Message from the President Dear Alumni and Friends: Pride permeates our campus. And no wonder! This edition of Lander Magazine shows us, impresses us and reminds us of the good work our students, faculty and staff do that makes us proud. As examples, our national award-winning Experience Your Education Program, better known as EYE, has served more than 1,300 students during its first five years. Two of our baseball players overcame life-threatening illnesses as youth, and helped to lead Lander to the College World Series this year. And finally, Lander’s accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), gave our university a “clean bill of health” as the institution received full reaccreditation. There are heroes, champions, award winners and entrepreneurs featured in this issue. Each one deserves our applause, our thanks and our admiration.

On the Cover The 2013-14 Lander University Bearcats baseball team did a lot of celebrating this spring. The team wrapped up the season with Peach Belt Conference regularseason and tournament titles, then added an NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship to their list of accomplishments. The regional win secured their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II College World Series, held in May at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Read more about their historic run on page 24 of this issue of Lander Magazine. – Photo by Bob Stoner

Enjoy, as I do, our people who make this campus what it is, and why pride abounds at Lander University. Cordially,

Daniel Ball President, Lander University

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Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

LANDER MAGAZINE STAFF Megan Price, Editor Dave Lorenzatti, Writer Jeff Lagrone, Writer Maria Scott, Designer Kathy Goldsmith, Editorial Assistant Bob Stoner, Sports Writer David Hays, Sports Writer

LANDER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Myra Greene ’78, Director of Alumni Affairs Debbie Lyons Dill ’90, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs Frank Ridlehoover ’67, President Jim Nichols ’95, Vice President Debrah Hodges Miller ’76, Secretary Lamar Scott ’82/’84, Treasurer Danielle Waldt Fields ’07, Vice President for Young Alumni

LANDER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Daniel W. Ball, President S. David Mash, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gary McCombs, Vice President for Business and Administration H. Randall Bouknight, Vice President for Student Affairs

Features Solving Complex Problems 12 Lander’s environmental science program may be 13 14

Jefferson J. May, Athletics Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert A. Barber Jr. Bobby M. Bowers Holly Bracknell Cary Corbitt Linda L. Dolny Lister, Secretary Catherine Lee Frederick Maurice Holloway Raymond D. Hunt Ann Hurst Marcia Thrift Hydrick Jack W. Lawrence, Chair Donald H. Lloyd II Mamie W. Nicholson Claude Robinson George R. Starnes, Vice Chair DeWitt Stone Jr. S. Anne Walker Stock art is provided by istockphoto.com.

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Beginning a New Chapter Seven members of Lander’s faculty and staff retired during the 2013-14 academic year, closing out their careers with a combined 121 years of service

Faculty Awards Meet Lander’s newest faculty honorees: Dr. Kevin Witherspoon, Distinguished Professor; Dr. Chad Kinsella, Young Faculty Teaching Award; and Dr. Ryan Floyd, Young Faculty Scholar

Highway Heroes The quick thinking of two Lander alumni helps save lives in separate incidents on South Carolina roadways

Putting an EYE on Career Choices 18 Now in its fifth year, the Experience Your Education

Ralph E.G. Patterson, Vice President for University Advancement J. Adam Taylor, Vice President for Governmental Relations

small, but the issues its students explore are some of the world’s largest and most-pressing

(EYE) program is going strong and helping Lander students get real-world career practice before heading into the job market

Cover Story: A Night to Remember The Lander Bearcats baseball team makes school history once again with a season ending with the team’s first-ever College World Series appearance

Challenge Accepted 48 Lander President Daniel Ball accepts the call to take

the Ice Bucket Challenge – the wildly successful ALS Association fundraising effort gaining national momentum

An Ace for Scholarships 49 The inaugural Samuel Lander Golf Classic brings the community together to help support the university’s scholarship program

The University in Review

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Alumni News & Events Class Notes Commencement News Briefs Bearcat Sports Roundup Donor List & Scholarship News

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Welcoming the Future, Honoring the Past By Megan Price

As graduates in Lander University’s Class of 2014 were tossing their caps in Horne Arena, marking the end of their time at the university, on the other side of campus, alumni from the Classes of ’54, ’64, ’74, ’84 and ’89 were gathering to celebrate milestone reunion years. The Alumni Weekend luncheon took place May 3 on the lawn of Laura Lander Hall, also known as Old Main, where attendees were afforded a beautiful view of the historic landmark building, as well as the university’s new gazebo. Constructed in late 2013, the gazebo is a replica of one found at Mineral Spring Park, near the school’s original location in Williamston. Years ago, a gazebo stood on the grounds of Laura Lander Hall at the Greenwood campus, but it was torn down after succumbing to old age. The Alumni Association’s board of directors created a fund in 2012 to preserve the historic nature of the campus and selected a new gazebo as the first project. It was dedicated as part of the reunion day ceremonies. “Our alumni loved the gazebo, and they had many stories of the memories evoked by the new structure,” said Myra Greene, ’78, director of Alumni Affairs. Greene said Alumni Weekend is always a special event, but this year’s gathering was made even more so because it took place on commencement day. As a result, many of the alumni were able to 2

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greet and shake hands with Lander’s newest graduates as they exited the arena following commencement. Greene said the alumni enjoyed meeting new graduates and reconnecting with their own classmates – some of whom have not seen each other in many years. “For many of the returning alums, it is the first time they have been on campus since they graduated. They’re amazed at the changes that have taken place, and they enjoy telling stories of how the campus looked while they were students.” Also during the ceremony, Dr. DeWitt Stone Jr., a Lander University trustee and former director of the university’s Study Abroad program, was recognized with a letter and Certificate of Appreciation from S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, commending him for his service to the citizens of the state. Haley wrote that Stone, the great-grandson of Lander’s founder, the Rev. Samuel Lander, upholds “the highest ideals of leadership” in his actions. “It would be easy to point to specific accomplishments that merit the Certificate of Appreciation but, in fact, your entire life has been marked by a level of achievement that brings enormous credit to you and your community,” her letter read. Honored for Service: Lander President Daniel Ball, right, presents Lander Trustee and former Study Abroad Director Dr. DeWitt Stone, left, with an official Certificate of Appreciation from S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, recognizing Stone for his service to the state. - Photos by Debbie Dill and Russell Martin

5 1. Celebrating 60 Years Pictured are Class of 1954 graduates Margaret Harrison Wallen, left, and Joan Connor Hutto.

2. Continuing Traditions Each year, the alumnus or alumna representing the earliest class present at the gathering is recognized. This year, the honors went to Class of 1933 graduate Margaret Lander Scheibler, granddaughter of Lander founder Samuel Lander. Scheibler is pictured with Myra Greene, Alumni Affairs director.

3. Outstanding Alumni The 2014 Alumni Award Winners were honored at the reunion luncheon. From left are: Myra Greene ’78, director of Alumni Affairs; Mark Riddle ’84, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year; Sylvia Brooks Grubb ’59, Grace Iler Norman Award; Jon Driggers ’98, Young Alumnus of the Year; and Lander President Daniel Ball.

4. 25-Year Milestone Class of 1989 graduates Anna L. Edmunds, left, and Peggy Crawford Merritt were among those attending the luncheon.

5. Distant Traveler In addition to celebrating a reunion, Class of ’64 grad Bill Collins, right, also had the distinction of being the alum traveling the farthest to attend Alumni Weekend. The Texas resident discovered another Lone Star State-native at the reunion, Lander Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. David Mash.

6. Golden Girls and Guys Marking their 50th reunion were Class of ’64 alumni, from left: Billie Lisenby Sikes, Rebecca McWhite McDonald, Betty Hipp Williams and Bill Collins.

7. 40 Years and Counting Class of 1974 alumni attending the reunion weekend festivities were, from left: Reece Going, Ginnie Deason Smith, Harold Crawford, Gail Winn Collier, Joy Woodson Poore and Mary Anna Thomas Sherard.

8. Welcome, Class of 1984 Marking their 30th year as Lander grads were, from left: Steve Scott, Mark Riddle, Sherry Kennedy Rivers, Lamar Scott and Steve Roberts. Lander Magazine • Fall 2014

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The More We Get Together... The Lander University Alumni Association had a full calendar of events in the spring and summer, bringing graduates of all ages – from Greenwood, South Carolina and beyond – together for fun and fellowship.

1. State House Visit In March, a delegation of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and trustees gathered in Columbia for Lander’s Legislative Day at the State House, sponsored by Tower Club Columbia and the Lander Alumni Association. On the agenda was a breakfast with state legislators, as well as a visit to the House of Representatives. The group then assembled at the Gressette Building to listen as Lander President Daniel Ball presented the university’s budget request to the Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee.

– Photo by Russell Martin

2. Aloha, Friends! In August, the Alumni Association and Tower Club Greenwood joined forces to host the 2014 Lander Luau, a summer “fun-raiser” benefiting scholarships at the university. Alumni and guests enjoyed a festive, Hawaiian-themed evening, including a lei greeting, hula and laser shows, and scrumptious entrees. – Photo by Jeff Lagrone

3. Grillin’ Out Lander’s annual senior picnic, hosted by the Office of Alumni Affairs, is always a favorite event to wrap up the spring semester in April. Students gathered near the amphitheatre to enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers with members of the faculty and staff. Attendees pictured, from left, are: Sarah Johnson, exercise science, Irmo; Christine Chapman, visual arts, Lexington; Autumn Jones, mass communication, Boiling Springs; and Jordan Ashley, chemistry, Ware Shoals. – Photo by Jeff Lagrone

4. A Capital Affair More than 100 alumni and guests, including accepted students and their families, attended a special Lander on the Road event at the Capital City Club in Columbia. The March happening, sponsored by Tower Club Columbia, the Alumni Association and the Office of Admissions, provided an opportunity for future Bearcats to hear from alumni about their Lander experiences.

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5. Dining in D.C. Lander on the Road made it all the way to the nation’s Capital in June, when alumni from the Washington, D.C./Alexandria, Va., area enjoyed brunch and dinner gatherings to discuss university news and updates. Pictured at the brunch are, clockwise from left: Myra Greene ’78, director of Alumni Affairs; Stephanie Wilson Green ’87 and her husband, Tyson; Roland Whitehurst ’80; Andrew Willis ’11; and Lindsey Dill ’12. – Contributed photo

6. Catching Up at Brewery 85

Lander grads from across the region gathered in June for the Upstate Tower Club’s summer social at Brewery 85 in Greenville. The group was treated to a tour of the facility and had the opportunity to taste different craft beers. The social was open to all alumni, and many traveled from Greenwood and beyond to enjoy the event. – Contributed photo

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Dorn ’10 Sets Burpees World Record! On May 17, Lander graduate Cameron Dorn set a world record for number of burpees performed in 24 hours, a physically exhausting ordeal to raise money for schools in Ware Shoals and a continent away in Peru. Family, friends and people from the community filtered in and out of The Sweatbox Gym in Greenwood to watch and encourage him. They cheered when he called it quits after burpee number 10,105, which topped his World burpees record-holder Cameron Dorn, of Waterloo, personal goal of 10,000. The old poses with students at one of the Peruvian schools that has benefited from his financial support. – Contributed photo 24-hour record was 7,684. American physiologist Royal Burpee developed the burpee to evaluate an individual’s physical fitness. It was later adopted by the military during World War II as a full-body exercise. Burpees have been described as “an exercise you love to hate,” because of their intense and rapid sequence of squatting, leg thrusts and jumping. How grueling was it? Dorn said he dropped 10 pounds during the 24-hour marathon. The 26-year-old Waterloo native graduated from Lander in 2010 with a degree in business with a marketing management emphasis. His record-setting performance has raised over $17,000 in private and corporate donations to buy athletic supplies for Ware Shoals High School, and for health and nutritional support at two Peruvian schools. Dorn is recognized as one of South Carolina’s top triathletes, having set records in a variety of athletic events while a collegian and after graduating. He seems never to tire of testing his physical endurance, even while traveling abroad. In Peru, for example, he has climbed mountains, run a marathon in the desert and completed five days of jungle survival training. In November, he and fellow Lander graduate Austin Brown, ’11, an Army special forces soldier, will team up in Las Vegas for what’s called the “World’s Toughest Mudder.” The event is a punishing 24-hour obstacle course that tests a competitor’s strength, stamina, teamwork and mental grit, and offers a chance to win prize money. While Dorn has traveled the world testing his physical toughness, he has also made it a practice to be more than a tourist. He said he interacts with citizens in the places he visits, and spends time and the dollars he raises to improve the lives of people in need.

Join the Tower Club and Connect With Alumni in Your Area Lander has Tower Clubs located in Charleston, Columbia, Greenwood and the Upstate. Annual membership dues support alumni projects and the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Meetings, projects and social events are planned throughout the year.

For Tower Club information, visit www.lander.edu/goto/towerclub, or contact Alumni Affairs Director Myra Greene at 864-388-8351 or mgreene@lander.edu.

Class Notes are compiled by Debbie Dill, assistant director of Alumni Affairs. Please mail items for Class Notes to Alumni Affairs, CPO Box 6004, Lander University, 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC 29649, or e-mail items to ddill@lander.edu.

Pam McLamb Freeman ’86 has returned to work after 18 years as a stay-at-home mom. She is the branch office administrator with Edward Jones in Greer. Mark Duvall ’88 is a customer service supervisor at SPF Diana Group in Hodges. Annette Crowe Greenway ’88 is the new branch manager of the Beaufort County Library, in Beaufort. Charlene Geiger Sprowl ’89 was named Rice Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. Noel Leopard Shiflet ’90 is now controller with Coveris in Spartanburg. Lisa Bishop Gregory ’91 was re-elected as vice president for Ways & Means for Greenville Middle Academy’s PTA. Lt. Col. Daron L. Long ’91 was promoted to colonel on May 30 at Fort Gordon, Ga. Col. Long is with the Third Army/U.S. Army Central Command, serving in Kuwait. Angie Barnhart Minick ’91 was named Mathews Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. Jeff Sorrow ’94 was appointed agent-in-charge to direct the operations of the Abbeville County office of the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Barry Kinard ’96 was named Crescent High School Teacher of the Year for 2013-14. He has taught at Crescent for seven of his 17-year teaching career. Chaplain Christopher J. Yeargin ’97 is an active duty chaplain in the United States Army. He and his family are currently stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga. Jeneen Webb ’98 was named Northside Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. Richard “Richie” Williams ’98 was appointed agentin-charge to direct the operations of the Greenwood County office of the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Jason Berry ’99 is the new project manager for Duke Energy at the Robinson Nuclear Plant in Hartsville. Julie Kidd Driver ’99 was named Merrywood Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. Rozalynn Banks Goodwin ’99 was named vice president for Community Engagement for the South Carolina Hospital Association. She was also presented the James E. Clyburn Public Health and Health Disparities Community Leadership Award by the University of South Carolina - Arnold School of Public Health. Russell L. Martin ’00 is the new director of Marketing and Public Relations at Piedmont Technical College.

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Kathy Wade Scott ’01 is an RN with HospiceCare of the Piedmont. She recently earned her certification in hospice and palliative care nursing, and she also was awarded the 2014 Excellence in Teamwork Award for HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood. Kimberly Moore Shealy ’03 & ’04 was named Teacher of the Year for 2014-15 at Dutch Fork Middle School. Julie McCutcheon Wilkie ’03 was promoted to assistant manager for the City of Greenwood. Walt Yates ’03 has joined Dave Ramsey’s financial planning organization as a senior marketing director. Michael Kirby ’05 and his wife, Candace Goldman Kirby ’05, were appointed the ambassador family for the Greenwood-area March of Dimes. Clay Barton ’06 is now working with the Commission on Higher Education. J.J. Stockbridge ’06 is the new coordinator of Residence Life and Student Activities at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, Okla. Danita Washington ’06 founded the DKW Hear Me Speak Foundation to bring awareness and financial support for hearing impaired children. Danita grew up with this obstacle and knows the challenges it creates for individuals and their families. Danielle Waldt Fields ’07 was promoted to banking officer with Countybank in Greenwood. Sharon Lagrone ’08 was named Springfield Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2014-15.

Butler ’77 Honored for Public Service Advocacy Jesse Butler regards his classroom learning and extracurricular activities at Lander as having fueled the success he has experienced in his career and his dedication to public service. He recently received two prestigious awards testifying to his commitment to serving his community. Butler, who lives in Summit, N.J., received the Humanitarian and Community Service Award from the Tri-City NAACP Branch of New Jersey. The Shaping Summit Together Organization presented him its Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Keeper of the Dream Award, citing his community service record, especially as an education advocate for at-risk children. Butler, a history graduate, said he had excellent teachers at Lander who helped him learn not only about history and political science, but life in general. He also credits former president Larry Jackson and others with inspiring him to become involved in extracurricular activities to develop leadership abilities. He said, while a student at Lander, he learned self-discipline, the importance of setting priorities and good study habits, qualities that have served him well in his career as a regulatory compliance management consultant, currently with Fidelity National Information Services. He also has experience as a compliance specialist with the federal Comptroller of the Currency, CIT Group, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and First Fidelity/First Union Bancorporation. He encourages individuals to be actively engaged in local affairs that impact the overall quality of life in the communities where they live or work. Butler was born in the Cokesbury community of Hodges, S.C., and grew up in Greenwood. He and his wife, Jannie, are the parents of two daughters and two sons.

Aimee Spears Sanders ’08 was named Westview Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2014-15.

Weddings

Matthew Johnson ’09 is a sales manager with Sterling House of Greenwood, a Brookdale Senior Living Community.

Jared A. Aldebol ’05 and Ashley Hillary Martin, Columbia, May 10. Jared is employed with Benchmark Mortgage. They live in Greenville.

Chris Price ’09 is the new marketing director at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community.

Danielle “Dani” Smith ’10 and Jacob Amos, Augusta Ga., June 1, 2013. Dani is a physical therapist assistant at Pro Active Physical Therapy in Tampa, Fla. They live in Brandon, Fla.

Kendall Miles Gunter ’10 is the new director of Resource Development at United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties. Stephanie Adams Smith ’10 was named to the dean’s list at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy. Alden Broome ’11 is the new head boys’ basketball coach at West-Oak High School. Marina Morgan ’11 was hired as an admissions counselor at Piedmont Technical College. Kirsten Stewart ’12 is now an admissions counselor at Lander University. Kenneth Roach ’13 is a new admissions counselor at Lander University. Kellie Daugherty ’14 was hired as director for WCBC Channel 2 News in Mount Pleasant.

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Stephen F. Sherard IV ’11 and Julianne Marie Williams, Florence, June 14. Stephen is vice president and administrator of The Renaissance LLC in Due West. They live in Greenwood. Kristen Hannah Smith ’11 and Evan Andrew Fallaw, Inman, July 12. Kristen teaches at Mathews Elementary. They live in Greenwood. Ryan Benjamin “Ben” Snelling ’11 and Abigail “Abby” Marie Focht ’12, Worthington, Ohio, June 7. Ben is an associate financial planner for Consolidated Planning, and Abby is an executive assistant for Chobani. They live in Charlotte. Brad Thomas Dorn ’12 and Mary Catherine Romans, Greenwood, June 7. Brad is the center director of Parks and Recreation for the city of Ninety Six, and Mary Catherine will soon

complete her education degree at Lander. They live in Greenwood. John Russell “Jay” Harvey ’12 and Katherine Anne Cade ’10, Greenwood, May 17. Jay is a wildlife conservation officer for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Katherine is a marketing counselor at Wesley Commons. They live in McCormick. Mary Haley Bright ’13 and Carlyle Aaron Shirley, Greenwood, June 7. Mary Haley is a registered nurse at AnMed Health. They live in Anderson. Holly Nicole Miller ’13 and Joshua Andrew Pollard, Greenwood, April 4. They live in Greenville. Lauren Marie Riley ’13 and Cory Scott Rivers, Greenwood, May 17. They live in Greenwood. Rebecca Leigh Simmons ’13 and Tyler Ross Coker, Abbeville, May 24. Rebecca is an enrichment staff employee with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. They live in Greenwood. Ferrol O’Connor Moore ’14 and Dylan Michael Forrester, Greenwood, May 10. Ferrol is a teacher with Greenwood School District 50. They live in Greenwood.

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Menon ’92 Recognized as Top Alumna, Researcher

In Memoriam

Ohio State University Professor of Nursing Dr. Usha Menon, the first Lander nursing graduate to earn a Ph.D., has been piling up honors of late. In June, Indiana University School of Nursing, where Menon earned her doctorate in nursing science in 2000, named her one of its Top 100 Alumni Legacy Leaders, an award that recognizes exceptional contributions to nursing through education, clinical practice, leadership and research. The IU School of Nursing, one of the largest nursing schools in the nation, with more than 30,000 living alumni, honored Menon and her fellow awardees as part of the school’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. In July, the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, an independent, nonprofit group advocating for nursing science on behalf of the NINR, announced the launch of an Ambassadors Program, naming Menon one of 12 inaugural members. As an FNINR ambassador, Menon will foster political, social and professional awareness of the work of NINR and its research priorities. She and her fellow ambassadors will complement work being done by the FNINR Board and others who “champion nurses’ value-driven and evidence-based contributions to science.” Menon was also inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, at the organization’s International Nursing Research Congress in Hong Kong, July 24-28. She was one of 25 nurse researchers to be so honored. Created in 2010, the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame recognizes nurse researchers who have achieved “significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves.” Statistics show that cancer cure rates, especially for breast, cervical and colon cancer, improve dramatically with early detection and treatment, but many people resist being screened. Menon seeks to impress upon minorities and other medically underserved people the importance of participating in screenings through “tailored counseling,” which takes into account past experiences, current beliefs and the culture of individuals at risk for cancer. It’s an approach, she said, that’s more effective than generic messages. Tailored counseling has also proven useful in the fight against diabetes, especially among Hispanics. Menon said she would like to adapt the program “so it’s easily usable in clinical practice.” Menon, a native of Bangalore, India, who graduated from Lander in 1992, said that Lander “played a very significant role” in preparing her for the career she’s enjoying today. “The spark was lit,” she said.

Frances Anderson Hart ’33, Conway, March 21. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of First United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and one sister.

Births Eddie Shaw ’96 and Suzy Connolly Shaw, a son, Jerrell “Jake” Edward III, July 30. Jake joins big sister Annie. Kellie O’Connell Casavale ’99 and Chris Casavale, a daughter, Declan Maes, Oct. 19, 2013. Kyle Craigo ’00 and Tara Rushton Craigo ’01, a son, Hayden Matthew, July 15. Hayden joins big brother Connor, who is 2. Robert “Bob” Boatwright ’04 and Sarah Hershey Boatwright ’05, a son, Charles Nelson, Feb. 27.

Holly Wilson Cook ’05 and Dan Cook, a daughter, Emily Reid, April 30. Emily joins big sister Margaret “Maggie” Anne, who is 5. Chris Redfern ’05 and Ashlee Smith Redfern ’07, a daughter, Lily Alyce, Feb. 12. Clay Barton ’06 and Jennifer Barton ’06, a daughter, Ava Elizabeth, April 29. Audrey Neal Thompson ’06 and Hunter Thompson ’08, a son, Isaac Hunter, Dec. 2013. Caroline Abrams Vervoort ’08 and Robert Vervoort, a son, Vincent Austin, July 20. He joins big brother Adam, who is 4.

Rebecca Timmerman Gowan ’35, Newberry, March 2. She was a retired teacher and a member of Glenn St. Baptist Church. Surviving are two nephews and a niece. Louise DuRant Dennis ’36, Sumter, Feb. 3. Louise served with the Red Cross during WW II. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a brother. Laura Martin Newman Stevenson ’36, Clemson, Feb. 25. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Pendleton United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, seven grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Jewel Jordan Cassady ’37, Callison, Feb. 9. She was a retired teacher and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, four grandsons and seven great-grandchildren. Melva Craft Hoover ’39, Swansea, April 3. She was a retired teacher and a member of Swansea United Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. St. Julienne “Julie” Goodwyn Owen ’39, Greenwood, Feb. 24. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and active in many civic organizations. Surviving are a son and a grandson. Bernice Gatlin Griffin ’40, New Orleans, Aug. 1. She was a retired schoolteacher. Surviving are two sons, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Myrtle Padgett Hollis ’40, Greenville, June 9. She was a retired math teacher. Surviving are two sons, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Lois Pearson Smith ’40, Columbia, May 13. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of North Trenholm Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, two grandchildren and one great-grandson. Wilma Rodgers Gault ’42, Pelzer, April 23. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Fork Shoals Baptist Church. Surviving are several nephews and nieces, and a sister-in-law. Marguerite Opt Crenshaw ’43, Athens, Ga., June 5. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Athens First United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter and three grandchildren. Alma “Brooksie” Young Jones ’44, Clemson, June 1. She taught preschool kindergarten and was a homemaker. Surviving are three sons, five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Mary Catherine McFadden Berry ’45, Pembrook Pines, Fla., Nov. 6, 2013. She was a retired school secretary. Surviving are her husband, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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In Memoriam (continued)

Dr. Gilbert Guinn, 1929-2014

Carolyn Page Eaton ’46, Aynor, May 2. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Red Hill Southern Methodist Church. Surviving are five brothers, one sister, and many nephews and nieces.

Dr. Gilbert Guinn, 85, long-associated with Lander as a teacher and administrator, died on April 30 at his home in Greenwood. During his 21 years at Lander, Guinn served as vice president for Academic Affairs, dean, and professor of history. He obtained his doctorate in history from the University of South Carolina and was instrumental in establishing USC Union, where he was resident director and dean from 1966-1970. Guinn also gained recognition as an author. As a youngster growing up in Camden, S.C., during World War II, he was fascinated by the British Royal Air Force pilots and navigators who were training alongside American aviators at bases in Camden and elsewhere. His love of history and interest in the little-known chapter in America’s war experiences led him to write two books based on more than 30 years of research. In 2007, he published The Arnold Scheme: British Pilots, the American South and the Allies’ Daring Plan. That same year, Guinn and British historian Dr. G.H. Bennett published the book British Naval Aviation in World War II: The U.S. Navy and Anglo-American Relations. The knowledge he gained as a result of his painstaking research established Guinn as a leading expert on the critical role the U.S. played in training British pilots. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Susan Hartley Guinn, a retired member of Lander’s English faculty and chair of the former Division of Humanities, and three daughters.

Elmina Black Singleton ’46, Barnwell, June 10. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Barnwell First Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, a son, a grandson, a brother and a sister. Barbara “Bab” Moore Lindsey ’48, Statesboro, Ga., June 27. She was a member of several garden clubs and a member of Statesboro First United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, three grandsons and three sisters. Grace Bishop Ouzts ’48, Greenwood, July 18. She was a member of South Greenwood Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ethel Walker Fralick ’49, Laurens, April 16. She was retired from the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Surviving are a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Carolyn J. Miller ’54, Elberton. Ga., June 1. She was a former elementary school principal and head basketball coach for Elberton High School. Surviving are a sister-in-law and two nieces. Betty Anne McNeill Sells ’56, Mobile, Ala., June 11. She was a schoolteacher and a devoted pastor’s wife. Surviving are her husband, a son, two daughters, six grandchildren, a brother and a sister.

Marilyn Brown Cauble ’69, Gastonia, N.C., April 2. She was a retired schoolteacher and also served as a teacher’s aide. Surviving are her husband, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and two sisters.

M. Truman Fallaw ’58, Columbia, July 9. He worked for many organizations as an accountant and data processor, and he was an Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, two sons, five grandchildren and a sister.

Alice Cannon Phillips ’75, Greenwood, May 2. She worked for Piedmont Technical College and volunteered for several organizations. Surviving are a son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Rosemary Guerry Jones ’60, Bonneau, March 4. She was a retired nurse. Surviving are two sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren and a brother.

Lamar Allen Goldman ’77, Greenwood, July 4. He was retired from EG&G and served in the South Carolina National Guard. Surviving are his wife, three daughters and six grandchildren.

Elizabeth “Libby” Parrott Blackburn ’62, Tallahassee, Fla., July 30. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and two brothers.

Leslie Calhoun McNamara ’85, Cornelius, N.C., May 3. She was a retired art teacher and a member of St. Marks Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, her parents, a brother and a sister.

Jeanne Alexander Dillard ’62, Shepherdstown, W. Va., March 31. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, seven grandchildren and a sister.

Peter “Pete” T. Stathakis II ’89, Greenwood, Aug. 21. Pete was owner and operator of Greenwood Pawnbrokers and a member of Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Surviving are his parents, a sister and a niece.

Elizabeth “Lebby” Bradford Lamb ’63, Greensboro, N.C., May 12. She was a retired librarian and a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two daughters, six grandchildren, one brother, a nephew and a niece. Flora Smalley Rogers ’66, Greenville, Jan. 11. She was retired from Greenville Technical College and a member of First Baptist Church Greenville. Surviving are her husband, a son, two daughters, five grandchildren and a brother.

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Quotetia “QT” Galloway ’05, Greenwood, May 3. She was a self-employed tax preparer and a member of Glover’s AME Church. Surviving are two sons, one grandson, her father and mother, a sister and her grandmother. Stephania “Dede” Robinson Gray ’09, Roebuck, Jan 11. She was a member of Spartanburg Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving are her husband, two sons, a daughter, her parents, four brothers and three sisters.

In Sympathy Nancy Anderson Self ’34 on the passing of her sister, Frances Anderson Hart ’33, March 21. Margaret Wilhelm Freyermuth ’59 on the passing of her mother, Margaret Wilhelm, July 6, 2013. We apologize for listing Margaret Freyermuth as deceased in the Spring 2014 issue of this magazine. Kathryn Cantrell Fallaw ’60 on the passing of her husband, M. Truman Fallaw ’58, July 9. Nancy Murphy Cochran ’70 on the passing of her mother, Helen K. Murphy, March 6. Jackie Devore Roark ’72 on the passing of her father-in-law, Liz Roark Bolton ’07 on the passing of her grandfather and Jennifer Hershberger Roark ’02 on the passing of her grandfather-in-law, Walter L. Roark Jr., May 27. James “Jimmy” Mathis ’73 on the passing of his mother, Keith Polatty ’84 on the passing of his mother-in-law and Annette Rivera Mathis ’01 on the passing of her grandmother-in-law, Elizabeth Long Mathis, July 20. Deborah Harrison Callison ’74 on the passing of her father, Elbert E. Harrison, Feb. 28. Sam R. Bradford ’77 and Deronda Davidson Bradford ’75 on the passing of Sam’s sister and Deronda’s sister-in-law, Lebby Bradford Lamb, May 17. Libby Chastain Connor ’77 on the passing of her sister, Kay Chastain Underwood, May 29, and the passing of her brother, David Chastain, Aug. 4.

Class Not es

Ferry ’10 Hits the Airwaves With Radio Disney Former Lander XLR Radio disc jockey Ashley Ferry, known to her listeners as “Brooke Taylor,” is the new nighttime/weekend anchor at Radio Disney, a contemporary hits station that reaches 22 million listeners. “We chose Brooke to round out our staff because it’s clear that she puts the audience first, she cares about them and their interests, and she has the charisma that is geared specifically toward entertaining them in a fun, significant way,” said Ernest Martinez, director of on-air programming Lander graduate Ashley Ferry, whose air for Radio Disney, whose broadcasts are heard in name is “Brooke Taylor,” has a new job with every major market in the country and worldwide Radio Disney. – Contributed photo on Sirius/XM Radio. Ferry, a 2010 mass communication graduate, came to Lander on a volleyball scholarship. She began her radio career as a nighttime personality at WYKS-FM in her hometown of Gainesville, Fla., before moving to Fort Wayne, Ind., where she served as midday host and content director at WJFX-FM. Working for Radio Disney, she said, is a “dream come true.” The best part of the job is not interviewing celebrities, appearing on the Disney Channel or “working red carpets,” she said, but interacting with the young listeners who call in. “Being able to make an impact in the everyday lives of the upcoming generation is one of the best things in the entire world,” she said. Ferry hasn’t lost touch with her alma mater. She Skypes in on occasion, sharing tips with students in Lander’s radio production course. The most important thing, she tells them, is to “just be natural. A lot of times in radio, people think you have to have a ‘radio voice,’ but people want you to talk to them, not at them. A nice, natural voice is the best thing!” Ferry said that Lander “had a huge hand” in her success, especially XLR Radio General Manager Paul Crutcher. “If it weren’t for Paul asking for my help on XLR Radio, I’d have never known that radio was my passion,” she said. Crutcher said Ferry quickly adapted to the technical aspects of broadcasting, “which allowed her the freedom to be creative and prepare content.” “Fearless” is another word he used to describe Ferry, but what really sets her apart, he said, is her ability to connect with her audience.

Upcoming Alumni Events October 2014 – May 2015*

In Sympathy (continued) Deirdre Clegg Edwards ’77 on the passing of her mother, Grace Broome Clegg, May 9. Lynn Everett Hall ’77 on the passing of her mother, Kathleen Parrish Everett, July 20. Billy J. Garrett Jr. ’78 on the passing of his father, Billy J. Garrett Sr., Jan. 29. Sharon E. Woolbright ’78 and Laura G. McClam ’84 on the passing of their father, Lamar Allen Goldman ’77, July 4. Levonne Hodge Bailey ’79 on the passing of her father, Alicia Bailey Keely ’10 on the passing of her grandfather and Nick Keely ’10 on the passing of his grandfather-in-law, J. Calvin Hodge, March 16. Mike Craig ’81 on the passing of his infant granddaughter, Kellie Rynn Martin, Feb. 21. Chandler Reep Darling ’83 on the passing of her mother, Alleen Stuckey Reep, Aug. 9. Cindy Kilgore Moore ’85 on the passing of her mother, Jo Ann Kilgore, Feb. 28. Jay Siltzer ’89 on the passing of his wife, Kelly McKeown Siltzer, July 13. Tracie Ouzts McGovern ’93 and Katie Ouzts Lawrence ’06 on the passing of their grandmother, Dorothy Norman Ouzts, June 1. Kimberly Wash McKenna ’93 on the passing of her father, Paul C. Wash, March 1. Olivia Cann Crawford ’96 on the passing of her mother, Sarah Gambrell Cann, March 16. Jenni Cauble DeJacimo ’00 on the passing of her mother, Marilyn Brown Cauble ’69, April 2. Tara Ashmore Prochaska ’02 on the passing of her husband, Nicholas Prochaska, May 12. Regina Shealy Chaudoin ’11 on the passing of her father, Micheal S. Shealy, March 2.

Sympathy to Faculty/Staff Sympathy to Amy Blackwood, lecturer of music, on the passing of her grandmother, Fannie Kenan Blackwood, June 13.

Oct. 4

Alumni Association Fall Board Meeting

Jan. 27

Lander on the Road: Laurens; Location TBA

Oct. 8

Tower Club Columbia Fall Social; Villa Tronco

Jan. 29

Lander on the Road: Spartanburg; Location TBA

Oct. 9

Tower Club Upstate Fall for Lander; Venue4Design

Feb. 6-7

Lander Homecoming

Nov. 6

Lander on the Road: Charlotte; BLUE Restaurant

Feb. 10 Lander on the Road: Oconee/Pickens/Anderson; Location TBA

Sympathy to Scott M. Smith, Baptist Collegiate Ministry director, on the passing of his wife, Judith Cherry Smith, June 21.

Nov. 7

Lander on the Road: Chapel Hill; Location TBA

Mar. 24 Lander on the Road: Columbia; Capital City Club

For More Alumni News & Events

Nov. 17

Tower Club Greenwood Fall Fling; Cambridge Hall

Apr. 17-18 Alumni Reunion Weekend; Lander Campus

Dec. 16 Lander Lily Luncheon; Chipley Hall Lobby

* Events/dates subject to change. See www.lander.edu/alumni for details.

Sympathy to Donna Hedman on the passing of her son-in-law, Jonathan McClure, in a single-car accident Aug. 24. Donna is administrative assistant to the dean of the College of Education at Lander.

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Stand Up and Stand Out

Senator Offers Advice to Lander’s Newest Alumni

By Megan Price

For the second year in a row, Lander University’s spring graduating class was a recordsetter, with 374 graduates making up the largest class in the school’s history. Delivering the commencement address was U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a Charleston native who was appointed to his seat by S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley in January 2013. Prior to being sworn in to the Senate, Scott served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, where he was a member of House leadership and sat on the influential House Rules Committee. He also served in the S.C. House of Representatives for two years, where he was elected chairman of the Freshman Caucus and House Whip. In his remarks, Scott told the graduates to embrace the “greatness within” themselves, and to be ready to make “major contributions to what will be the most fascinating part of human history.” To accomplish this goal, he offered advice that helped him along his own personal journey, including never quitting after failure, never being afraid to take chances, and having the courage to speak up for others. “If you want to stand out, stand up for those who are unable to stand for themselves.” Sen. Scott Visits Lander Above Left: Spring commencement speaker U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, left, pauses for a photo with Lander President Daniel Ball prior to the ceremony.

Esteemed Honor Left: Kassie Vaughn Cann, right, of Donalds, received the spring 2014 Thayer Award, Lander’s top academic honor. Her mother-in-law, Becky Cann, Lander Class of ’83, left, is also a Thayer winner. The award is presented on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduate with the highest scholastic average. Kassie earned an early childhood education degree and teaches first grade at Long Cane Primary School in Abbeville.

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Com m encem ent Sp r in g 2014

1. International Friends

Business administration majors and Serbia natives Mihajlo Kozjak, left, and Stefan Tabasevic, right, were two of eight international students who received degrees. Also pictured are Mia Greer, second from left, and Emily Ashley, both business administration majors.

2. Family First Lander faculty and staff have a tradition of presenting diplomas to relatives at commencement. Keeping with this tradition are, from left: Calvin Washington, exercise science, and his mother, Harriett Washington, Lander accountant; and Linda Hearst, with Lander’s Physical Plant, and her daughter Yashaira S. Avery, exercise science.

3. Presenting the Diploma 2

Lander University Trustee Donald Lloyd, left, presented a diploma to god-daughter Grace Creech, who received a degree in early childhood education.

4. Courtside Farewell Pictured are Lander University women’s and men’s basketball players Precious Elkins, left, biology, and Darius Carrier, computer information systems.

5. Say Cheese Early childhood education majors, from left, Acacia Garcia, Amber Jordan, Jordan Suber, Grace Creech and Mary Margaret O’Neal snap a photo while in the PEES gym staging area.

6. Language Arts 4

Spanish majors Nancy Luna, left, and Mary Emily Robinson, center, share a seat with English major Haley Wallace prior to the ceremony.

7. Faculty Send-Off Following the ceremony, many faculty took time to congratulate former students, including Dr. Ralph Layland, left, and Dr. Dave Slimmer, right, with the College of Science and Mathematics, who are pictured with Brittany Windham, chemistry.

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Political science major Aaron Talmage didn’t mind sporting some unusual footwear at commencement, proudly displaying the Bearcat mascot feet as he received his diploma.

9. Friends to the End Political science classmates, from left, John-Keith McKenzie, Kierra Brown, Aaron Talmage and Keon Mackey share hugs and smiles before the commencement ceremony. – Photos by Russell Martin

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Solving Complex Problems Environmental Science Students Take on the World By Jeff Lagrone

n How can we continue to feed a world that adds the number of people living in Germany every year?

n How can we reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, which have accelerated climate change and made weather more extreme?

n How can we stem the loss of biodiversity, which

could wipe out half the species on earth by the end of the century?

These are pressing problems, by anyone’s reckoning. “There can be no doubt that environmental science is an important field of study,” said Associate Professor of Environmental Geology Dr. Dan Pardieck, who directs Lander’s environmental science (ES) program. Lander’s ES program is small, with an average enrollment of between 14 and 20 majors, but good things come in small packages. The program was recently featured in the WorldWideLearn.com article, 15 Environmental Programs That Just Might Save the World. While the number of ES majors has remained more or less constant, Pardieck said he has seen an increase in the number of ES minors, many of whom are biology or chemistry students. He has also seen “a significant interest in environmental issues among Lander students in general.” There are plenty of issues from which to choose. The list includes sea-level rise, and the flooding associated with it; energy and mineral resource depletion; air and water pollution; human waste generation and disposal; water scarcity; soil erosion; deforestation; the loss of fisheries; damage to coral reefs; the spread of infectious diseases, including those caused by organisms that have developed antibiotic resistance; the evolution and spread of pests resistant to pesticides; and invasive species, such as fire ants and kudzu. In recent years, Lander ES students have studied water quality in Lake Greenwood, ways of optimizing Greenwood’s sewage water treatment plan, the benefits of organic farming, causes of the decline of European honeybees and many other issues of local importance. They’ve completed internships with Velux, Capsugel, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Santee 12

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Above: Environmental science major Patricia Sorrow, of Abbeville, measures water temperature as part of an effort to assess water quality in Greenwood’s Rock Creek. She is joined by Associate Professor of Environmental Geology Dr. Dan Pardieck, director of Lander’s environmental science program; and environmental science major Daniel Frederick, of Florence.

Cooper Electric Cooperative, Georgia Select Fish Farm and other employers. Pardieck said several employers “actively seek interns from our ES program, but I cannot keep them happy because of the small size of the program.” Environmental Science graduates are in demand, Pardieck said, because an ES degree “requires competence in several disciplines, and the integration of insights from these disciplines to solve complex problems. This is a very high level of learning valued by employers.” Pardieck said the number of careers available to those with ES degrees is “large, and growing.” Lander ES graduates have gotten jobs as environmental technicians, chemists and analysts; DHEC employees; USDA researchers; state park rangers and staff members; and as safety, health and environmental specialists for local industries. Two have worked on environmental research projects for universities, one in the Caribbean and the other in New Zealand and England. One has completed a Ph.D. and is seeking work as a research professor in Britain. “I am very proud of the highly successful history of placement of graduates of the ES program at Lander into discipline-related positions,” Pardieck said. ES program seniors Daniel Frederick, of Florence, and Patricia Sorrow, of Abbeville, are keeping an open mind on the subject of life after Lander. Frederick said he may continue his studies elsewhere. If he decides to enter the work force, he’d like to work for the Department of Natural Resources, DHEC, or as a park warden or ranger. “All these careers would go hand-in-hand with the preparation I’ve received through my experience at Lander,” he said. Sorrow, likewise, doesn’t intend to hold out for a particular kind of job. “There are many directions I can take to reach my ultimate goal, which is to make an impact on the lives of others and help make the world a better place for the generations to come,” she said.

Beginning a New Chapter

By Dave Lorenzatti

Lander University’s faculty and staff retirees for the 2013-14 academic year closed out their careers with a combined 121 years of service to the university and its students.

Linda Lucas

Dr. Murray Sellers

31 Years, Instructor and Coordinator, Chemistry Laboratory

8 Years, Associate Professor of English Education

Dr. Ralph Layland, chair of the Department of Physical Sciences, said Lucas had a genuine interest in the success of her students, and that many of them went on to rewarding careers as chemists, biologists, pharmacists and other medical professionals. He said she was also a stabilizing force for the department and the university during several periods of transition over the years.

Dr. Jeffrey Baggett, chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages, said Sellers was an important influence on and mentor to students, a valuable colleague to her peers, and an effective liaison between Lander and teachers and administrators in other South Carolina schools. He said the department will continue her invaluable work. Of her retirement, Baggett added, “An esteemed teacher, adviser and colleague, Dr. Sellers will be greatly missed.”

Dr. Tom Pitts

Staff Retirees

25 Years, Associate Professor of Art

Art Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art Jim Slagle worked with Pitts for eight years and said it was an honor. He said when he began working at Lander, Pitts took him under his wing to help him be successful, and he did the same with other new faculty. Slagle added, “I certainly learned from him and appreciate all he has done for our students, faculty and Lander.”

Dr. Danny McKenzie 12 Years, Professor of Education; Former Dean, College of Education; Former Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Judi Neufeld, dean of the College of Education, described McKenzie as a popular teacher whose classes were engaging and relevant, and added, “His great sense of humor made his classes memorable.” She said he would never ask faculty or staff to do something he wouldn’t do. Neufeld became College of Education dean after McKenzie was appointed vice president for Academic Affairs.

Three members of Lander’s staff retired during the past year, including one with more than 20 years of service.

Linda Lucas

Dr. Tom Pitts

Dr. Danny McKenzie

Donna Atkins 23 Years, ending as Student Services Specialist, Office of Admissions

Dean of Enrollment Management Jennifer Mathis described Atkins as a staple in the Admissions Office, where she provided support to thousands of freshman students. “Her dedication to those students left a life-changing mark on each and every one of them.” Mathis said she was a pleasure to work with, and the Admissions staff and others she interacted with on campus will miss her smile, laughter and hugs.

Dr. Murray Sellers

Rebecca Koch 16 Years, Administrative Assistant, College of Education

Gloria Meredith 6 Years, Human Resources Specialist, Office of Human Resources

Donna Atkins

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A Champion for Knowledge

By Jeff Lagrone

Dr. Kevin Witherspoon: Distinguished Professor of the Year

The study of history yields an understanding of people, places and events of the past, but Lander Associate Professor of History Dr. Kevin Witherspoon believes there’s another payoff, too. “We can learn from the past and apply it to what we do in the present,” he said. For Witherspoon, a historical perspective is essential. “You use it all the time,” he said. “It becomes the point of context for everything.” Witherspoon’s passion for history and ability to instill his enthusiasm for the subject in his students are leading reasons why he was named Lander University’s Distinguished Professor of the Year for 2014. The New Orleans native, who’s starting his ninth year at Lander, describes himself as “a lifetime sports fan. I played almost everything as a kid.” He contemplated going into sports journalism or broadcasting before finding his niche as a sports historian. It’s a field in which Witherspoon has excelled. He’s the author of more than a dozen articles, chapters and reviews on various sports history topics, and his book, Before the Eyes of the World: Mexico and the 1968 Olympic Games, won the 2009 North American Society for Sport History Book Award in sport history. Witherspoon, who has a Ph.D. in American history from Florida State University, is the department’s go-to guy for American Sports History and other courses with a sports emphasis, but he also teaches everything from the American Revolution to The Cold War. One period of history that Witherspoon finds interesting is World War II and the “all hands on deck” mentality that prevailed then. It was a time when Americans put aside their differences and worked together to defeat a fearful adversary, a time without the “gridlock and disagreement” that Witherspoon sees today. Asked what he likes about teaching, he said, “Teaching gives me an outlet to have a real impact on young people’s lives. It also allows me to celebrate and talk about many of the things I enjoy. Whether it’s sports history, pop culture, presidents and politics, or any number of other topics, I get to spend much of my life reading

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and teaching about my favorite things. How many people would love to have that opportunity?” Witherspoon has had an impact on area teachers, as well as the thousands of students he’s taught, as a result of the Teaching American History in the Lakelands program, a threeyear effort to strengthen history studies in area schools. The program, funded by a $996,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, came into being because of a grant proposal Witherspoon wrote. He also served as the project’s executive historian and director. A high point of Witherspoon’s career to date was the invitation he was extended by BBC Radio to discuss the controversial black power salutes of ’60s-era Olympians John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Speaking on international radio, he said, “was quite an invigorating experience.” Witherspoon, who recently took over as chair of the Department of History and Philosophy, said he has several long-term goals, in addition to providing a safe and happy life for his family and helping his children, Alexis and Andrew, to achieve their own goals. “If I go to my grave and the epitaph reads that I helped others or positively influenced those around me, I’ll be happy,” he said. “That might come in the form of teaching and advising students, or perhaps in another grant like the Teaching American History grant. I occasionally hear from people around the country and even the world who have read my book or an article I’ve written and found it helpful, so I certainly want to continue doing that.” Associate Professor of History Dr. William Ramsey, former chair of the Department of History and Philosophy, called Witherspoon “a top-notch scholar with an award-winning book under his belt, an unfailingly personable and responsible colleague, and a caring mentor to his students, all rolled into one package. My hope is that this award will help spread the news that we have people of this caliber here at Lander.”

Exploring the Political Landscape Dr. Chad Kinsella: Young Faculty Teaching Award Dr. Chad Kinsella, assistant professor of political science at Lander, was infected with the “politics bug” while studying at Georgetown College, but despite his deep interest in the history of government and politics, he harbors no ambitions for public office. Teaching and research into the broad spectrum of political geography are his main academic interests. Two honors he received this year attest to his teaching skills and connection with students: the 2014 Young Faculty Teaching Award, for demonstrating the qualities associated with effective teaching, and the Faculty Adviser of the Year Award. Kinsella began teaching at Lander in 2011, after obtaining his doctorate in political science from the University of Cincinnati. His first teaching experience was at Northern Kentucky University, where he received a master’s in geography. He said, “I had so much fun doing it. It was like a runner’s high, very exhilarating.” Among the courses he teaches at Lander are American national

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government, political parties and interest groups, presidential campaigns, and state and local governments. His specialty is political geography and the spatial dynamics of voting patterns at the precinct level. Kinsella, a native of Fort Mitchell, Ky., is the first in his family to choose a teaching career. He said his interests in history and teaching result from good mentorship, beginning in high school, continuing through college and during his time at Lander. He expressed gratitude at having received the Lander teaching award and said, “It is a reflection not only on me, but on Lander’s other political science faculty.” Kinsella is the coordinator of Lander’s Washington Intern Student Housing program, which arranges internships for academically qualified students and provides housing for them on Capitol Hill.

Maintaining a Scholarly Agenda Dr. Ryan Floyd: Young Faculty Scholar Assistant Professor of History Dr. Ryan Floyd has received the 2014 Young Faculty Scholar Award, the recognition coming two years after his selection for the university’s Young Faculty Teaching Award. The New Orleans native earned his degree in social science education at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. He taught in Alabama public schools for several years before pursuing his dream of teaching at the university level. In 2010, he obtained a doctorate in history at the University of Alabama, then came to Lander to teach. Floyd is also coordinator for social studies secondary education, preparing his students to become teachers. He said, “I am quite proud of my students and I believe they will make great contributions to Greenwood and South Carolina.” He was an executive historian for the Teaching American History in the Lakelands program. He and Dr. Kevin Witherspoon, associate professor of history at Lander, managed the federally funded professional development program for elementary- through high school-level teachers across the Upstate. Floyd’s research and writing focus on American foreign policy

By Dave Lorenzatti

during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He described that period as the era when the U.S. became an international power and developed a worldview that still influences its foreign policy today. He recently published the book Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914-December 1915. Floyd believes effective teaching and scholarship go hand-in-hand. “Maintaining a scholarly agenda helps me to be a successful teacher, because I can integrate new arguments and perspectives on historical events into my classes.” Of being chosen for the Young Faculty Scholar Award, Floyd commented, “It’s nice to work at a university that recognizes faculty members for the accomplishments we make inside and outside of the classroom.”

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Highway Heroes Lander Alums Clark McCarthy and Derrick Wood Save the Day By Jeff Lagrone Clark McCarthy, a 2009 Lander University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, and Derrick Wood, a 2002 Lander graduate with a bachelor’s in business, don’t think of themselves as heroes. They were, they say, in the right place, at the right time. McCarthy, who is married to 2008 alumna Christina Greene, was a star goaltender at Lander, and soccer is still a big part of

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his life. He’s both head coach at Dreher High School and assistant coach of the S.C. United FC Bantams. This spring, on his way to an Olympic Development Program training session in Columbia, he went through the drive-thru at Dunkin’ Donuts, on Forest Drive, to get a cup of coffee. When he pulled off after being served, he saw that the van carrying the family in front of him was stopped.

“I could tell there was something going on inside the van, and it looked frantic,” he said. He watched as Anna Majure, the young mother behind the wheel, put the van in drive and attempted to move it to a location where she could deal with what was obviously some kind of crisis. She ended up in a parking lot on the other side of the street. McCarthy saw her jump out, run around the vehicle and try to get her 3-year-old son, Layton, unstrapped from his car seat. “When she got him out, she was shaking him, and I immediately knew this kid was choking or having a seizure,” McCarthy said. McCarthy, who is trained in CPR, the Heimlich Maneuver and other life-saving measures, parked his car in the median, ran across two lanes of traffic, wrestled Layton away from his mother and began back and stomach thrusts. He was relieved when the child expelled the remnants of a doughnut hole and resumed breathing. “The best feeling was seeing Anna take her child back into her arms,” McCarthy said. “I know, another 30 seconds and it would have been very, very bad.” During the summer of 2012, Derrick Wood was working on his master’s in management. He was driving down I-85, headed to Webster University in Greenville to turn in a final exam, when the Jeep in front of his SUV began to swerve. Wood watched as the vehicle brushed the concrete barrier in the middle of the road. Thinking the driver was on the phone and not paying attention, he sped up to pass, but when he went by, he saw that the driver, retired combat medic Lauren James, was slumped over the passenger seat, shaking. Wood worked with people with disabilities and special needs in his job at Charles Lea Center in Spartanburg, and he knew that James — injured by an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan — was having a seizure. When she collided with the wall again, he got in front of her, braked and allowed her to tap him from behind. The strategy succeeded in slowing James down, but then she started to drift over into the adjacent lane. “Some traffic was not

Lander graduate Clark McCarthy holds Layton Majure outside Dunkin’ Donuts, where he saved the little boy’s life. The two are pictured with Layton’s mother, Anna.

slowing down. I didn’t want her to go across and get hurt, or something worse than that,” Wood, who is also an ordained minister, said. He slammed on brakes; James ran into him, and both vehicles came to a stop. When she came to, James was confused but otherwise unhurt. Several other motorists also stopped to help, including a former paramedic who monitored her vital signs until the ambulance arrived. The heroics of McCarthy and Wood did not go unnoticed. McCarthy’s story was retold in the Hero/Zero segment of the nationally syndicated radio program The John Boy and Billy Big Show, and WIS-TV aired footage of him in the Majures’ home. WYFF4 took a similar approach, with a story on the reunion of James and Wood. If McCarthy and Wood ever need assistance themselves, they know where they can turn. “I feel like I owe Clark my life,” said Anna Majure, the daughter of former Miss Lander Debra Jane Moore. “I could never repay someone who saved my baby. Thank goodness he was paying attention that morning.” In the two years since Wood came to the aid of James, the two have become good friends. She still wonders at his willingness to risk his life for a perfect stranger. “He put his life on the line for somebody he didn’t even know. If it wasn’t for him, then I probably wouldn’t be here today. He is truly my guardian angel.” Wood has another admirer in James’s mother, Debra. “Derrick’s act of bravery without regard for his own safety puts him in a very small group of people,” she said. “We will be forever grateful to Derrick for his courageous actions that saved Lauren’s life.” An interesting fact about the rescues performed by McCarthy and Wood is that neither one would have ordinarily been where he was when the events took place. McCarthy was at Dunkin’ Donuts because there was no coffee in the house when he woke up that morning. Wood was on the interstate during rush hour because he left work late. Both see themselves as instruments of a divine will. “I honestly believe that God puts us in places at certain times, and we’re supposed to be there,” Wood said.

Lander graduate Derrick Wood stands with Lauren James near I-85, where he came to her rescue two years ago.

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EE Experience Your Education

Putting An EYE On Career Choices

his year marks the fifth anniversary of Lander’s Experience Your Education program, more familiarly known as EYE, which gives students opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world settings. Dr. James Colbert, associate professor of chemistry and EYE program director, said 1,338 students have taken advantage of the program in the first five years, with 355 earning Golden EYE awards. Participants must accumulate 120 EYE credits by graduation to qualify for the award. Colbert explained, “Since many of these students participated in multiple EYE activities, the total number of credited activities is approaching 3,000.” Dr. James Colbert Lander developed Experience Your Education as the quality enhancement plan requirement for its reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The first activities were implemented in 2009, the year after Colbert was appointed director. A year later, EYE was named the 2010 Experiential Learning Program of the Year by the National Society for Experiential Learning. Society members are educators and business and community leaders who serve as a national resource center for developing and improving experiential learning. Since EYE was introduced, 48 faculty members in 13 departments have also participated, submitting 60 activities for inclusion in the program. Colbert said, “The program has enjoyed enthusiastic support from faculty and students, and has significantly surpassed the original plan’s targets for student participation.” Students are expected to complete a defined set of seven learning outcomes and are evaluated using standards that they, their employers and faculty mentors develop. Many local companies, service organizations and government agencies, including Lander’s Washington Semester Internship Program, offer internships. Colbert said, “The program has helped Lander forge new partnerships and linkages in the community, and the university appreciates community support for our students.”

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By Dave Lorenzatti

Lorin Scates, of Greenwood, completed an unpaid summer internship at the Food Bank of Greenwood County. She is a senior majoring in English with a professional writing emphasis. Her Food Bank responsibilities involved researching grant opportunities, technical writing and drafting fundraising letters. Executive Director Barbara Turnburke said, with Lorin’s concentration on research and fundraising, she was able to focus her attention on other areas of the Food Bank’s operations. Scates said the experiences gave her a real-world perspective as a writer. She added, “It will give me a better chance to get into graduate school.” According to Colbert, employers and graduate and professional programs are looking for college graduates who have successfully applied the knowledge and skills they develop in authentic employment or civic engagement settings. Experiential learning has been a key component of academics at Lander for many years, with students placed in internships, coops, service learning, course-embedded projects and study abroad experiences. Colbert said the EYE program continues that legacy by providing a structure for creating and delivering effective experiential education.

Lander senior Lorin Scates, right, receives guidance from Barbara Turnburke, executive director of the Food Bank of Greenwood County. Scates worked as a summer intern at the Food Bank as part of her enrollment in the university’s Experience Your Education (EYE) program.

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Students Honored for Academics, Service

Crowds Get Moving at ‘Run or Dye’ On one sunny afternoon in April, you may have seen a kaleidoscope of colors drifting through the air around campus – and covering hundreds of students, faculty and staff who took part in the university’s inaugural “LU Run or Dye” event. More than 400 participants signed up for the one-mile fun run, organized by Lander’s Student Wellness Center as a way to encourage more activity for healthier lifestyles. The course for the run began at Centennial Hall and wound its way across the campus. Multiple “color stations” were set up at locations along the route, and as participants passed through, they were showered with colored cornstarch by event volunteers. By the time runners crossed the finish line at the Centennial Hall bridge, most were coated from head to toe with a rainbow of shades. Following the run, participants were invited to enjoy a picnic dinner and entertainment on the Centennial lawn. Above, top: Runners make their way through the starting line at Lander’s first “Run or Dye” one-mile fun run on campus in April. More than 400 students, faculty and staff signed up for the event. Above, bottom: As participants passed through color stations on the run route, they were showered with colored powder by event volunteers.

In April, Lander University recognized its cocurricular standouts for scholastic achievement and community service during the 201314 academic year. At the annual Academic Awards ceremony, more than 50 students received discipline and special awards from each of the university’s four colleges, and 38 students were inducted into Lander’s Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society. Among the students and organizations honored at the university’s annual Student Life Awards ceremony was business administration major Erin Garland, of Seneca, who received the prestigious President’s Award recognizing unique exemplification of the ethic of service to the Lander community. In addition to serving as a Presidential Ambassador and Expo leader, Garland served as the president of Phi Mu and was described by her nominator as a great role model for the Lander community. The Samuel and Laura Lander Man and Woman of the Year Awards were presented to business administration major Marcus Brown, of Camden, and Morgan Wingler, a mass communication and theatre major from Boiling Springs. Named after Samuel and Laura Lander, the awards recognize students who demonstrate the true spirit of Lander and encourage others to pursue excellence in all aspects of collegiate endeavors. Wingler was also the recipient of the Greek Woman of the Year Award, while the H. Randall Bouknight Greek Man of the Year Award was presented to exercise science major Kenneth Calliham, of Waterloo. The awards honor commitment to excellence and noble leadership in Greek life. For a full list of 2014 Academic and Student Life award winners, visit www.lander.edu/goto/news.

Pictured from left are: Marcus Brown, Samuel Lander Man of the Year; Morgan Wingler, Laura Lander Woman of the Year and Lander University Greek Woman of the Year; Lander Vice President for Student Affairs Randy Bouknight; Erin Garland, Lander University President’s Award; and Kenneth Calliham, H. Randall Bouknight Greek Man of the Year.

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STAR III Conference Called a Success The Small Telescopes and Astronomical Research (STAR) Conference that Lander hosted in June “went really well,” according to Lander Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker, who helped organize the event. The conference, which Lander hosted for the first time ever, highlighted recent developments in astronomical and small-telescope research, including the work Brodhacker and her students are doing to perfect epoxy telescope mirrors. Brodhacker, who spoke on Spin-Cast Epoxy Mirrors, said she was proud of Betsy Gibson, a senior chemistry major from Lexington, who spoke on Using Reactive Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes to Reduce the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Epoxy Telescope Mirrors, and Brenda Kapingidza, a senior chemistry major from Zimbabwe, who spoke on Synthesis and Polymerization of a New POSS-azobenzene Side Chain Derivative for Ultra-Lightweight Photonic Muscle Space Telescopes. Brodhacker said that Gibson and Kapingidza “represented us well, really knew their information and interacted well with the professional scientists who were here. The attendees were impressed at the level of their research and knowledge.”

Astronomer Russ Genet, who gave the keynote address, Discovery of the Cosmos, said that the astronomical community is “very excited” about Brodhacker’s research. Her quest to produce a mirror that’s lighter, more durable and less expensive than its glass counterpart, he said, is “very, very close” to success.

Speakers at the STAR III Conference hosted by Lander included astronomer Russ Genet, left; Brenda Kapingidza, a senior chemistry major from Zimbabwe; Betsy Gibson, a senior chemistry major from Lexington; and Lander Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker.

Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members

Cary Corbitt

Marcia Thrift Hydrick

Claude Robinson

Dr. DeWitt Stone Jr.

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Lander’s Board of Trustees has four new members, three of whom are Lander graduates: Cary Corbitt, ’74, of Sea Pines; Marcia Thrift Hydrick, ’81, of Seneca; and Claude Robinson, ’79, of Greenville. The fourth new member is Dr. DeWitt Stone Jr., of Clemson. Corbitt is vice president of Sports and Operations for Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, and a Class A member of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. In 2009, he received the Lander Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award. Hydrick is president of Thrift Brothers, Inc., General Contractors in Seneca, a family business where she has been employed for 30 years. She also serves on the board of The Tri-County Technical College Foundation. Her husband, Tim, a 1980 Lander alumnus, also works for Thrift Brothers. Robinson is Community Marketing president for Park Sterling Bank. He is on the Greenville Chamber of Commerce advisory board, former president of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Greenwood School District 50 advisory board. The Alumni Association honored him as Lander’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 2000. Stone, the great-grandson of Lander’s founder, the Rev. Samuel Lander, has degrees from the University of Tennessee and a doctorate in chemistry from Louisiana State University. He recently retired after 10 years as the director of Lander’s Study Abroad program. Stone has an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Lander and he was awarded the prestigious Medallion of Honor for his service to the university. At its June meeting, the board thanked four trustees whose terms ended: Ann Bowen, ’54, who served for 21 years; John Nicholson; Bob Brimmer, ’88; and Fred Thrailkill, ’70.

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Mentley Succeeds Stone as Study Abroad Director Dr. DeWitt Stone Jr. has retired as director of Lander’s Study Abroad program. In 10 years as director, he arranged for 150 Lander students to spend a semester at colleges and universities in Europe, Asia, and Central and South America, and for nearly 300 students to participate in 34 international study tours led by Lander faculty. Succeeding him as director is Dr. Carlos Mentley, one of the Lander faculty members Stone credits with contributing to Study Abroad’s success. Mentley, a professor of Spanish, began teaching full time at Lander in 2006. He has degrees in Spanish and psychology from Michigan State University, and a doctorate in Spanish literature from Cornell University. A member of the Study Abroad Faculty Committee, Mentley has escorted students on several educational excursions to Spain. He is a recognized expert on El Camino de Santiago, “The Way of St. James,” a network of centuries-old routes leading pilgrims to the Cathedral of Santiago in Compostela, in northwestern Spain. He has twice escorted Lander students on the arduous trek. He is a pilgrimage studies researcher, writer and speaker, whose interests also include overseas study and program development. Mentley wants to double the number of Lander’s Study Abroad students within three years. He envisions enhancing Lander’s relationship with the University of Winchester in England; matching other overseas programs with the needs of students in specific majors; and encouraging faculty to lead short-term, academicallyfocused study tours, then prompting participating students to consider a semester or summer abroad.

Lander Teams Cheer and Dance Their Way to National Trophies Members of Lander’s cheerleading squad and dance team brought home two trophies that they won at the National Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Daytona, Fla., in April. The cheerleaders competed in the All-Girl Intermediate II Division and the dancers were in the Team Performance II Division. The cheerleaders took third place in the Challenge Cup competition, finishing less than seven points behind the winner and secondplace squad. They also scored a perfect 10 in two categories. The dance team finished fourth in the Challenge Cup, scoring a perfect 10 in one category. Kim Schoolfield, Lander’s spirit coordinator and head cheer and dance coach, said the championships featured more than 7,000 athletes representing 350 schools from across the country. The Lander teams qualified for the event after submitting video presentations of their talents. She said the video showcased the cheerleading team’s best activities, including tumbling, basket tosses, pyramids and a cheer. The dance team video featured pom, hip-hop and jazz routines and a section demonstrating technical skills such as leaps and turns. Schoolfield said of the competition, “This was an incredible opportunity for our girls. They worked extremely hard to perfect their skills and qualify for the event.”

Search Committee Takes Next Step in Finding Successor to President Ball The Presidential Search Committee has hired the executive search firm of Coleman Lew + Associates, of Charlotte, N.C., to assist in selecting Lander’s next chief executive officer, succeeding President Daniel Ball, who has announced his intention to retire on June 30, 2015. Coleman Lew + Associates has more than 30 years of experience recruiting candidates for senior-level executive positions in a variety

of fields, including education and public, private, nonprofit, and international companies and organizations. George Starnes, vice chair of Lander’s Board of Trustees and chair of the 12-member Presidential Search Committee, said when the committee completes its work, it will submit a list of applications to the Board of Trustees, which will conduct the next phase of the selection process.

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Rausch Weighs in on Pope’s Korea Trip

Endowed Professorships Received

Lander Assistant Professor of History Dr. Franklin Rausch is an expert on the history of Catholicism in Korea, and several media outlets sought to include his perspectives in their coverage of the visit of Pope Francis to South Korea in August of this year. Rausch’s affiliation with Lander was noted in an op-ed piece for CNN International and in an online Wall Street Journal article. BBC Radio and a Korean radio station also interviewed him. His doctoral thesis from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver focused on religion and violence, and the history of Catholicism in Korea, particularly anti-Catholic persecution in the late 18th and 19th centuries. In modern times, the church in Korea has grown steadily and become what Rausch describes as “a relatively large and healthy Catholic community, with much of the work of evangelization being conducted by the laity.” Francis is the first pope to visit South Korea in 25 years, and part of his mission was to promote globalization of the church and to beatify 124 martyrs, all but one Koreans. Rausch said he wasn’t surprised Francis traveled to Korea this early in his papacy, given his emphasis on evangelization, and Rausch feels the trip was overwhelmingly positive. Rausch is a frequent visitor to Korea, having taught in a free program that provided a safe environment for poor children to study and learn after their school day ended. He recently taught a course on Modern East Asia as part of a summer global program at Kyungpook National University, one of Lander’s sister schools in Asia.

Drs. Lillian Craton and Paige Ouzts are the recipients of the 2014 endowed professorships awarded on the basis of recommendation by their faculty colleagues. Craton, an associate professor of English, received the Monica Martin Stranch Endowed Professorship. It is given to a current full-time tenured or tenure-track Lander faculty member who exemplifies Dr. Lillian Craton the university’s commitment to teaching and learning. Craton, who joined the Lander faculty in 2007, is also the director of the university’s Honors College. The Atlanta native obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and women’s studies from the University of North Carolina, and her master’s and doctorate in English from Emory University. In 2009, she was chosen for Lander’s Young Faculty Teaching Award. Ouzts, a professor of physics, is the recipient of The Lander Foundation Endowed Professorship, given to a tenured faculty member who demonstrates the university’s commitment to scholarly and creative activity, and who has a history of providing quality teaching and service to the university and the community. A Lander faculty member since Dr. Paige Ouzts 2003, Ouzts also leads Lander’s Enhanced Advising Program. She is a native of Greenwood and a graduate of Furman University and the University of Alabama, where she obtained her master’s and doctorate degrees in physics. She received Lander’s Distinguished Professor of the Year Award in 2010.

Lander’s ‘Clean Bill of Health’ Lander was notified in July that it met the core requirements, comprehensive standards and federal requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), as documented in the university’s fifth-year interim accreditation report. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. David Mash characterized the report as “a clean bill of health” as the university prepares for its comprehensive 10-year review due in 2016. Mash said the interim report addresses more than a dozen standards such as institutional mission and effectiveness, academic programs, faculty, financial and physical resources, and more. Tom Nelson, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs, director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, and coordinator of Lander’s compliance steering committee, said the commission “sets the bar high.” He added that Lander’s rigorous compliance 22

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review is ongoing, including documentation that the university is meeting or exceeding standards. Mash described accreditation as critically important. Without it, he said, Lander students could not transfer credits to other colleges or use their undergraduate degrees as foundations for graduate school. They also could not apply their federal financial aid to pay tuition, and that, he said, would be devastating to Lander since 90 percent of the university’s students receive federal financial assistance. Mash places a high value on the accreditation review because it assures that Lander and other institutions of higher education follow policies and standards ensuring educational quality. In reacting to the interim accreditation report, Lander President Daniel Ball said, “The leadership of David Mash and Tom Nelson, along with the hard work of many, many faculty and staff, has ensured Lander’s stellar standing with SACSCOC. I am personally proud to be a part of Lander University.”

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Giles Excels in National Voice Competition Lander mass communication and theatre major Mary Evan Giles recently returned from Boston, where she participated in the semifinal round of the National Student Auditions, sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). The competition takes place every other year in conjunction with the NATS National Conference and is open only to NATS members and their students. Giles, who competed in the College/Private Music Theater Women’s category, sang Don’t Rain on My Parade, from Jule Styne’s Funny Girl; As Long as He Needs Me, from Lionel Bart’s Oliver; Much More, from Harvey Schmidt’s The Fantasticks; and Watch What Happens, from Alan Menken’s Newsies. She qualified for the semifinal round by emerging from the

competition’s YouTube round, which she reached by virtue of winning the state competition, held in Columbia, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional competition, held in Greensboro, N.C. Giles, who has been singing for as long as she can remember, called participating in the National Student Auditions “one of the most incredible experiences in my life. Just being surrounded by all the other participants who have such amazing talents was reward enough. Realizing that I made it that far was just as satisfying as winning would have been.” Lander Associate Professor of Music Dr. Lila Noonkester, who sponsored Giles, said that she “has a naturally beautiful instrument, which is well-placed and very pleasing to the ear. The combination of a healthy theatrical belt with a vibrant upper register makes her a vocal threat in both musical theatre repertoire and lighter classical fare. When a singer comes to the studio and to the performing arena with innate vocal and interpretive gifts, a teacher can truly ‘watch what happens,’ as the song title suggests. Mary Evan is just that singer. She is a fine representative of Lander’s music and theatre programs.”

Physical Changes Visible on Campus Construction of Lander’s newest residence hall is on schedule, according to Jeff Beaver, the university’s director of Engineering Services and Facilities Operations. The $15 million facility sits on part of the former softball field, opposite the Chandler PEES Center. The three-story, 71,000-square-foot structure is scheduled to be ready to greet students at the start of the Fall 2015 semester. The new building will have 208 beds, increasing to 1,600 the number of residential student beds on campus and at off-campus locations. Construction is also under way on a new access road leading from the main entrance, starting at Willson Street, proceeding past the rear of the Abney Cultural Center, and circling in front of the PEES Center and Horne Arena. The new circle drive will complete the university’s main entrance boulevard off Montague Avenue. Another change in the university’s landscape is the vacant lot at the corner of Lawson Street and Durst Avenue, where the president’s house stood for more than 70 years. The house was torn down in the spring because of structural deficiencies and safety concerns. Historical items in the house were salvaged before the demolition project began. President and Mrs. Ball moved into a home they purchased on Stanley Ave., where they will continue to live after he retires next June. The university’s Bearcat Den has a new look and a new variety of menu options. Which Wich, the national chain that offers made-to-order sandwiches, opened in September, and it is the first of its restaurants on a South Carolina college campus. Also new in the food court is Burger Studio, which encourages its patrons to “be bold and imagine a masterpiece on a bun.”

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A Night to Remember Bearcats Clinch First CWS Trip in Nighttime Doubleheader By David Hays, Photos by Bob Stoner

At 1:34 in the morning on Monday, May 19, hundreds of people who would have normally been asleep were celebrating at Lander University’s Stephen B. Dolny Stadium. The Bearcats were hoping for a late Sunday afternoon party in honor of winning the NCAA Southeast Regional championship, giving the school its first trip to the NCAA Division II College World Series. The Regional championship game was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. But steady rain caused the first pitch to be pushed back several times, and the game didn’t begin until 7 o’clock that evening. Columbus State University would have to beat Lander twice to spoil the party. Lo and behold, the visitors ended Lander’s

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Above: Fog fills the outfield at Dolny Stadium as the Bearcats finish up a doubleheader against Columbus State University to clinch the NCAA Southeast Regional championship.

20-game winning streak with a 19-5 thumping, forcing a deciding game that wouldn’t start until 11:05 p.m. The late-night start had some Bearcats fans debating whether to remain for the second game or go home; in the end, many chose to stay put and cheer on the team. Then, Columbus’s leadoff batter hit a home run with the next three hitters also reaching base, and the red-hot Cougars were off and running with a 2-0 lead. But Lander’s Weston Lawing belted a game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the first, and the Bearcats’ ace startingpitcher Dylan Wolchik took control. He

retired every Columbus hitter, from the last batter he faced in the second inning all the way through the eighth – 19 in a row. Lander’s Colby Painter hit a run-scoring double in the fourth to break a 2-all tie, and weary Bearcats fans caught a big surge of energy in the seventh when Erik Lunde blasted a solo homer and Lawing added an RBI single for a 5-2 lead. Wolchik finally allowed two base runners in the ninth. But he fanned Blake Edwards looking for the final out, and after pumping his fist in the air, took off running into the fog somewhere past second base toward right center, as Lander fans cheered wildly.

His teammates caught up to Wolchik and piled onto each other, celebrating Lander’s 5-2 victory and the Southeast Regional championship. Catcher Chris Hyatt, who framed Wolchik’s final strike, slowly walked to the mound, kneeled and slapped the ground a couple of times before heading out to celebrate with his teammates. The coaches bear-hugged each other for a few seconds before joining the players, who would add the Nae Nae dance to their celebration, as fans shot videos with their cell phones. Three days later, the Bearcats were off to Cary, N.C., joining seven other Regional champions from across the country for the right to play for the national championship. Lander came from behind to beat Chico

1. Players, coaches and university staff gather on the field at Dolny Stadium after Lander’s win to secure the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship title. 2. After the final out of the late-night doubleheader against Columbus State, the Bearcats celebrated in the fog-covered outfield at Dolny Stadium. 3. Lander’s Colby Painter, a third-baseman from Chesnee, S.C., waits for a pitch during the Southeast Regional tournament in May. 4. Erik Lunde, an infielder from Pompano Beach, Fla., makes contact with the ball during the tournament. 5. Lander head baseball coach Kermit Smith, right, displays the Regional Championship trophy following the team’s historic win. Also pictured is Doug Jones, Tusculum College head baseball coach, who was serving as the NCAA Southeast Region representative.

State (Calif.) in its first game before suffering a tough one-run loss to the University of Southern Indiana on Memorial Day. The Bearcats were eliminated by defending national champion University of Tampa two days later. Southern Indiana would go on to win the championship. The Bearcats finished their best season ever at 52-9, including a 27-3 mark in their third year at the impressive Dolny Stadium. They also led the nation in both runs scored (559) and homers (79) by a wide margin. The team’s first milestone was reached on April 26 when Lander swept Armstrong Atlantic State to win the school’s

first Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship. The Bearcats followed that up with their first PBC Tournament crown, beating Montevallo 15-5 in the Peach Belt final at USC Aiken’s Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The victory gave Lander an automatic bid to its second NCAA Tournament (the Bearcats also qualified in 2012) and the university was awarded host of the Southeast Regional. After the season, three players were selected in the Major League Baseball draft in June: pitcher Mason McCullough (Continued on page 26)

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Lander University Baseball | 2014 PBC Regular-Season & Tournament Champions 2014 NCAA Div. II Southeast Region Champions | 2014 CWS Participant

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(5-1, 87 strikeouts in 64.2 innings) in the fifth round by Arizona; shortstop Lunde (.369, 14 homers, 52 RBIs) in the 18th round by Pittsburgh; and outfielder Patrick Grady (.386, nine homers, 49 RBIs, national leader in runs scored with 92) in the 33rd round by Tampa Bay. Second-baseman Graham Ramos (.399, seven homers, 68 RBIs) signed with the Yankees as a rookie free-agent, and first-baseman Connor Lewis, who led the country in homers and runs batted in (.353, 20 homers, 77 RBIs), played professional ball over the summer in Washington, Pa. Lunde played minor league ball this summer in Jamestown, N.Y.; Grady in Princeton, W.Va.; McCullough in Hillsboro, Ore.; and Ramos in Florida. Thomas Berry, Lawing and Painter also had big years at the plate, while Wolchik (12-1), Ryan Jones (10-0) and Taylor Alvarez (10-2) were a combined 32-3 on the mound. Brandon White anchored a strong bullpen, with 12 saves and a 0.89 earned-run-average. Lander head coach Kermit Smith (Britt Johnson and Matt Laney were his assistants) was named Peach Belt Coach of the Year. Grady was named PBC Player of the Year and White earned accolades as Freshman of the Year. Lewis, Ramos, Lunde and Wolchik joined Grady on the All Peach Belt first team, while Painter and Lawing made the second team. The rise to national prominence has the Bearcats eager for 2015.

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1. Landerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dylan Wolchik, a senior from Margate, Fla., hurls a pitch during a game in the NCAA Div. II College World Series, held in Cary, N.C. 2. Designated hitter Thomas Berry, of Rocky Mount, N.C., takes a swing at the plate during the College World Series in May. 3. Lander fans traveled with the team to Cary, N.C., and proudly cheered on the Bearcats from the bleachers at the USA Baseball Complex. 4. Teammates celebrate after scoring a run against the University of Tampa.

Back on Top in the Peach Belt Conference By Bob Stoner

Led by three All-Americans, the 2014 Lander men’s tennis team made its way back to the top of the Peach Belt Conference.

Senior Vincent Verpeaux, who shared Lander’s Male Athlete of the Year honors with baseball’s Erik Lunde, earned ITA AllAmerican status after finishing the season ranked No. 11 nationally. Meanwhile, senior Oscar Axelsson and junior Adam Jonsson teamed up for All-American honors in doubles with a final No. 7 ranking. All three were also named to the All-PBC team. Verpeaux, of Aix en Provence, France, Vincent Verpeaux put together a 16-4 record in singles at the No. 1 position. Axelsson, a native of Smalandsstenar, Sweden, and Jonsson, of Uma, Sweden, posted a 17-5 mark at No. 1 doubles. The Bearcats, who were ranked No. 7 nationally most of the season and finished the year No. 8, were involved in the PBC’s first three-way tie for the regular-season title. Lander, Armstrong Atlantic and Columbus State all finished the regular Oscar Axelsson season with identical 9-1 conference marks. Lander’s only conference loss was against Armstrong; Columbus State lost to Lander, and Armstrong defeated Columbus State. Lander has won 12 national championships (NAIA in 1985, ’88, ’91 and ’92; and eight straight NCAA Division II titles from 1993-2000), and has won or shared the PBC regular-season championship on six other occasions, the last being in 2006.

As a result of the three-way tie, a series of coin flips was used to determine the top three seeds for the PBC Tournament. Third-seeded Lander downed No. 7-seed Francis Marion, 5-1, in the first round and advanced to a semifinal round match against No. 2-seed Armstrong. The No. 5-ranked Pirates proved to be too much for Lander, and they advanced to the championship match with a 5-0 win over the Bearcats. As the top seed remaining in the tournament, No. 1-seeded Columbus State was awarded the tournament title after their match with Armstrong was canceled due to rain. Despite the semifinal loss, Lander earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at Columbus State two weeks later. There, the Bearcats routed No. 26-ranked Mount Olive, 5-0, in the first round to set up a meeting with Columbus State for the chance to move on to the NCAA’s Round of 16 in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The No. 6-ranked Cougars kept Lander from making its second consecutive trip to the Round of 16 with a hard-fought 5-4 victory. The Bearcats ended the season 17-5 overall. After a season-opening 9-0 victory over Coker College, Lander evened its record at 1-1 with a 7-2 loss at No. 3 West Florida. The Bearcats won the next two matches (9-0 against Limestone and 8-1 versus Anderson) before losing a tough 5-4 tilt to defending NAIA champion and top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett. From there, Lander won 12 of its next 13 matches heading into the PBC Tournament. At the annual Lander Athletics Banquet, Verpeaux won the team’s Most Valuable Player Award, while Diego Zegarra, of La Paz, Bolivia, earned the Academic Award; Marc Hofer, of Bern, Switzerland, the Sportsmanship Award; and Axelsson the Coach’s Award. Top: Lander’s Adam Jonsson, pictured, earned ITA All-American honors in doubles in 2014.

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Lady Bearcats Have Banner Year on Court The 2014 Lander women’s tennis team had its best season since joining the NCAA in 1993, as the Lady Bearcats won 16 matches and finished the season ranked No. 35 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) final poll. Lander, which was No. 6 in the Southeast Region poll, went 16-7 overall and 8-5 in the Peach Belt Conference. The All-Peach Belt doubles team of Carolina Lainez, a senior from Zaragoza, Spain, and Cayce Bradley, a senior from Waldwick, N.J., finished the season ranked Cayce Bradley No. 25 nationally, after putting together an 18-4 overall record. As the sixth seed in the nationally competitive PBC Tournament, Lander lost to third-seeded Flagler, 5-3, in the first round, and defeated seventh-seeded Montevallo, 5-1, in the consolation bracket. In the fifth-place match, Lander fell to Georgia College, 5-1. Lainez received the team’s Most Valuable Player Award, while Renato Mello earned Carolina Lainez the team’s Academic Award; Bradley the Sportsmanship Award; and Tiffany Vanhpraseuth, of High Point, N.C., the Coach’s Award. Earning ITA All Scholar-Athlete honors for having at least a 3.5 grade point average were: Bradley; Lainez; Lori Flick, a junior from Greenwood, S.C.; Mello, a sophomore from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Alyssa Savill, a freshman from Holbrook, Australia.

Women’s Golf Breaks Into Top 20 The Lander women’s golf team won one tournament and placed sec-

ond in three others in 2013-14, landing the Lady Bearcats with a No. 19 final national ranking in the Golf World/ WGCA national poll. Michelle Reyes, a junior from Villahermosa, Mexico, placed fourth overall in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament to lead the team to a fourth-place finish. Reyes, who shot a 3-over-par 75 in the rain-shortened tournament, and Mariana Martins, of Coimbra, Portugal, were named to the All-Peach Belt team. Michelle Reyes For the season, Reyes led the Bearcats with a 77.47 strokes-per-round average, followed by Martins (78.00), Valentina Bueno (78.59), and Rachel Uremovich (79.88). Lander won the nine-team, seasonopening Full Moon Barbecue in Calera, Ala., by five strokes over Montevallo. The Bearcats placed second of nine teams at the TSYS Collegiate Classic; second of four at the Mount Olive Trojan Invitational; and second of four at the University of North Mariana Martins Georgia’s Nighthawk Shootout. Individually, Reyes won medalist honors at the Full Moon Invitational, while Uremovich tied for first at the UNG Nighthawk Shootout. Martins was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and also received the Academic Award, while Uremovich, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., earned the Coach’s Award; and Bueno, of Trujillo, Peru, the Sportsmanship Award.

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www.landerbearcats.com Lander’s Mariana Martins tracks her putt on the green at the 2013 Lady Bearcat Invitational in Hilton Head. – Photo by Kent Atkins

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Lander Honors Top Student-Athletes The Lander University Athletics Department honored its student-

athletes in 11 sports and the spirit teams at its 46th Annual Athletics Banquet in April. Erin Garland, a senior from Seneca, S.C., received the Dr. Boyce M. Grier Award as the Lander student-athlete who best exemplifies sportsmanship, integrity, pride in the university and a positive attitude. Garland, a work-study student in the Athletic Department, was president of Phi Mu; the 2014 Homecoming Queen; an EXPO leader in 2012 and 2013; and the 2013 Lander Greek Woman of the Year. In addition, she was a 2014 inductee to the Hall of Leaders and served as a Lander Presidential Ambassador. Tarryn Angermeier, a sophomore from Spartanburg, S.C., received the Dr. Samuel C. Hodges Award as the Female Athlete of the Year. Angermeier is a member of the Bearcat volleyball team and was named to the All-Peach Belt Conference team for the second year. The 2013 PBC Freshman of the Year, she was also selected to the AVCA All-Southeast Region team. She led Lander with 383 kills and was second on the team in blocks with 86. Angermeier finished the season second in the PBC in kills per set (3.39), fourth in total kills and total attacks (1010) and eighth in hitting percentage (.264). Erik Lunde, a senior shortstop on the Lander baseball team, and Vincent Verpeaux, a senior on the men’s tennis team, were named cowinners of the M.V. Wells Award, given annually to the Lander Male Athlete of the Year. Lunde, of Pompano Beach, Fla., batted .369 overall in 2014 with 14 home runs, four triples, 20 doubles, 94 hits and 76 runs scored. A two-time All-Peach Belt Conference selection, Lunde earned firstteam All-America honors by ABCA/Rawlings and was named second

team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Daktronics. He finished first in the PBC in plate appearances (158) and set Lander’s single-season records in games played and started (61), hits and assists (219), and was third in the country in total bases, hits and runs. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round of the MLB Draft. Verpeaux, of Aix en Provence, France, finished the season as the No. 11-ranked men’s tennis player in the country, earning All-American honors for the second time. Verpeaux had a 16-4 overall record this year in No. 1 singles. Teamed with three different teammates, Verpeaux was 17-3 in doubles, mostly at the No. 2 position. Verpeaux is a four-time All-Peach Belt selection, two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American and three-time Lander Men’s Tennis MVP. In 2013, he was named an ITA Player to Watch.

Pictured, from left, are: Boyce M. Grier Award winner Erin Garland; Female Athlete of the Year Tarryn Angermeier; and Male Athlete of the Year co-winners Vincent Verpeaux and Erik Lunde.

In Other Sports … Men’s Golf

Softball

Led by Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year Jordan Ainley and Neal Todd, the Lander men’s golf team placed sixth of 11 teams at the PBC championship tournament. Ainley, a native of Hampshire, England, and Todd, of Laurens, S.C., both shot a 2-over-par 74 to tie for 12th place in the rain-shortened tournament. For the season, Ainley averaged 74.79 strokes per round, with a season best 71. He was joined on the All-PBC team by Rob Prior, a junior from Surrey, England, who averaged 72.20 strokes, with a season-best 71. Prior, who claimed medalist honors at the McDonough Cup with a 9-under-par 207, was selected to play in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournament, where he placed 85th overall. Prior was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, while Oliver Van Nairn, of Middlesex, England, received the Academic Award; Ainley the Coach’s Award; and Tucker Nelson, of Greenwood, S.C., the Sportsmanship Award.

The Lander softball team struggled during the 2014 season, when the Bearcats posted an 8-42 overall record. Senior Aubrey Lamar led the Bearcats with a .274 batting average, to go along with a team-leading five home runs, 34 hits, eight doubles and 22 runs batted in. On the pitcher’s mound, senior Mary Katherine Pegram, of FuquayVarina, N.C., led the team with a 3.55 ERA in 32 appearances. At the Athletic Banquet in the spring, Lamar, of North Augusta, S.C., was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, while Arielle Buchholz, of Naples, Fla., received the Academic Award. Makenzie Smith, of Aiken, S.C., received the Coach’s Award. Melanie Davis, a native of Zebulon, N.C., was the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.

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Alumni and Friends, At this very moment, Lander University is poised for unprecedented progress. It is a great time to be here, and it has never been a better time to be part of the Lander Family. Why? Because Lander is experiencing incredible momentum, established during a 15-year era of success led by outgoing President Daniel Ball. Among his many achievements, Dr. Ball positioned Lander to launch a $20 million comprehensive campaign, a campaign that will provide the financial and intellectual capital to keep us at the vanguard of higher education, keep us relevant, keep us engaged in the world and prepared for the next generation. Dr. Ball and his wife, Marge, have a special place in the hearts of all who care for Lander. Their leadership and commitment have been far-reaching, and it has been my pleasure, when speaking with you, to hear many stories of sincere affection for all they have contributed. Lander would not be where it is today without their love and dedication. They have prepared Lander to step boldly into the future. As we search for Dr. Ball’s successor, we will be seeking someone who shares his hunger for learning, discovering, inspiring and changing lives; someone with the same understanding of the power of philanthropy; and someone who can continue the trajectory toward a campaign with major funding opportunities for scholarship support, academic programs and unrestricted support. No matter who the next president is, we will all be in this together. Together for Lander. You may be wondering what we will be asking of you during this campaign. Yes, we need you to consider your gift, but Lander needs more. We see this campaign as an opportunity to strengthen Lander’s culture of philanthropy – so much so that The Lander Foundation has guaranteed that 95 percent of every dollar contributed will go to the donor’s designation, and 5 percent of every dollar will be used to fuel the campaign and equip our gift officers to better support fundraising work. We see this campaign as an opportunity to exponentially broaden our base of friends and donors, and better engage the ones we already have. As we transition to a new president and prepare for the campaign, I’d like to share with you the excellent work that members of my team are contributing, ensuring continuity and strengthening our momentum, and introduce new team members who are bringing incredible energy to our collective work. Myra Greene (Class of ’78), director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving, collaborating closely with each of you, helped Lander secure a record-number 2,301 gifts to The Forever Lander Fund. Other members of our team include: Debbie Dill (Class of ’90), assistant director of Alumni Affairs; Donna Johnson, who works with both The Lander Foundation and the Alumni Office; Peggy Cromer, accountant for The Lander Foundation; and Linda Kidd, who serves as my assistant. Additions to the team include Adam Taylor (Class of ’87) vice president for Governmental Relations and special gifts officer, and Sadie Erwin, a new gifts officer. The most important part of our team continues to be you. The success of The Lander Foundation is a clear reflection of the faith and confidence the Lander Family has in our beloved institution. Your gifts ensure that talented students, regardless of financial circumstances, have access to Lander’s intimate learning environment, its global perspective and the caring community that characterizes the Lander experience. You help educate the scientists, teachers, nurses and community leaders of tomorrow, and you continue to make a difference today. We are truly all in this together. Together for Lander.

Pictured, from left: Sadie Erwin, Debbie Dill, Ralph Patterson, Myra Greene, Peggy Cromer, Linda Kidd, Adam Taylor and Donna Johnson. – Photo by Megan Price

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Ralph Patterson Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director, The Lander Foundation 864-388-8350; rpatterson@lander.edu

Gifts to Lander

DONORS

July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

This list recognizes individuals and organizations who provide financial support to the university. We appreciate their generosity and take pride in thanking them publicly. Care has been taken to be accurate with this list; if omissions or errors have occurred, please accept our regrets and bring this to our attention by contacting the Office of University Advancement, Lander University, 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC 29649, 864-388-8350.

President’s Club

Gave/pledged $50,000-$99,999 The Abney Foundation Dr. Robert Michael Bryant Linda Latham Dolny Lister ‘69 Dr. Dan W. Robinson Self Regional Healthcare

Vice President’s Club

Gave/pledged $25,000-$49,999 Boedecker Foundation Clemson University Foundation for A Greater Greenwood Estate of Mary Boyles Hare Howard O. Kauffmann Lloyd Roofing Company Bill & Marsha Lloyd Douglas & Jean Mufuka

Director’s Club

Gave/pledged $10,000-$24,999 Baird & Company Capsugel Fuji Photo Film Sylvia Brooks Grubb ‘59 Peter & Belinda Henschel Franklin & Martha Covington King Memorial Trust Dale & Sandy Molander John & Brenda Pate Estate of Jean Ricketson Don (‘75) & Cindy Young (‘76) Scott The Self Family Foundation George (‘81) & Julie Starnes Dewitt & Carolyn Stone Dr. Larry E. Vereen Dr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Wilson

Dean’s Club

Gave/pledged $5,000-$9,999 Aramark Rowland P. Alston Aramark Ballentine Motors Bal Ballentine Steve (‘69) & Linda Bolton C.E. Bourne and Company Joe & Charlotte Cabri Estate of Rebecca Callacott Wayne Carstens CenturyLink Bradley Cox Hugh & Ann Cox Davis & Floyd Inc. First Baptist Church Greenwood Mrs. Harvey E. Jeffreys & family Jim Shore Designs

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lee (‘83 & ‘95) Martin-Sims Memorial Golf Tournament Mo & Nancy Scott Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Self W.M. Self Jr. John H. Stroud Robin Wallace Bruce White Christian & Angie Southerland (‘90) Wypasek

Bell Tower Club

Gave/pledged $2,500-$4,999 Lorraine M. Angelino Ph.D. ‘05 Dr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Ball Ann Byrd Bowen ‘54 Koger Bradford Marion C. Clark Delta Kappa Gamma Epsilon Chapter Greenwood Woman’s Club Steve (‘80) & Gayle Grogan Don (‘83) & Monti Lloyd Jeff May ‘73 Mark (‘84) & Sheila Riddle Furman Self Ann Brooks Urquhart ‘66 Lynn Vaughn Gina M. Wagoner Michael (‘64) & Betty Hipp (‘64) Williams

Old Main Club

Gave/pledged $1,000-$2,499 “B” & Peggy Adams Jimmy & Cheryl (‘95) Bell Beta Gamma Sigma Len & Lynn Bornemann Randy & Pat Bouknight Carl (‘61) & Barbara Jennings (‘62) Brock Cheryl A. Browning ‘69 Steve (‘57) & Carol Byrd Caldwell & Gregory LLC A.R. Charnes Paul E. Conley Countybank Peggy S. Davis Bob & Ann Elder Elliott Davis LLC Enterprise Holdings Foundation Robert & Martha Erwin Kat Laye Finkbeiner ‘71 W. Lang Foster Jr. Getting Better Everyday Inc. Robert C. Gorham Myra Greene ‘78 Richard Greene

Talmadge F. Greene Greenwood County Community Foundation Inc. Greenwood Regional Rehab Hospital Greenwood Rotary Club Hagemeyer North America Ann T. Hare Peter Hofer Maurice (‘78) & Mary Harrison (‘78) Holloway Bettie Horne Delsie Horne Larry & Barbara Jackson Ennis & Dru James Robert Jennings IV Lakelands Home Builders Association Jack & Kay Lawrence Lee & Associates Herbert & Anne Magruder Ken (‘80) & Dr. Peggy McClinton (‘81) Makins Ben Martin Jim & Suzie Martin Charles & Betty McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. James E. McDonald Sandra Davenport Calliham McMullen ‘72 Charles McNeill ‘52 Dr. Usha Menon ‘88 Gary & Donna Middlebrook Joy Mims ‘80 Charles & Alice Moates Lucretia Moss Judith Neufeld O’Dell Park Sterling Bank Ronnie Polatty Kenny & Nancy Poston Stuart H. Prather III ‘75 Dr. & Mrs. A.A. Ramage Carol Sellars Ridgeway ‘85 Larry (‘69) & Margaret Shivers (‘69) Ridlehoover Salvation Army D.L. Scurry Foundation Gajinder & Ritu Singh Dr. David Slimmer Dr. James H. & Glenda B. Smith Jan and Sharon Smoke SPF North America Inc. Sports Break Harry E. Stephens Bill & Linda (‘93) Stevens Bob Stoner Sullivan Building LLC Art (‘66) & Judy Anderson Sutherland Dixon & Eleanor (‘93) Teal C.Y. Thomason Foundation Sam H. Tolbert Velux Greenwood Olive F. Wilson

Chipley Hall Club

Gave/pledged $500-$999 Abbeville Sporting Goods Bryan C. (‘83) & Toni Myers (‘91) Able Josephine B. Abney Michael L. Albertson Alaina Michelle Alderman Anonymous

Steve & Sally Baggett Roger “Chipper” Bagwell ‘73 Estate of James “Beetle” Bailey Mack Baltzegar Robert Barber Jr. Beachside Vacations LLC Don (‘70) & Audine Boone (‘65) Bergman Blyth Funeral Home Broadus Bowman Chan Sup & Nahn Joo Chang Dr. David K. Chang Nahn Chang Curtis & Paula Clark Judge Gary E. Clary Samantha A. Coleman Dr. & Mrs. DeVore Compton Jr. (Margaret ‘58) Jeff (‘93) & Mary Kathrine (‘93) Constant Brian Cornatzer Daikin America Inc. Alan & Chandler Reep (‘83) Darling Daum Plumbing George (‘82) & Rebecca Davis Larry & Soni Rushton (‘84) Davis Melvyn Davis DSP Architects Marsha Dupre Joseph (‘07) & Katie Finkbeiner (‘09) Engram Environmental Landscaping Inc. Sadie D. Erwin Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell First Citizens Bank Charles Fowler ‘81 Catherine K. Lee Frederick A Friend of Lander Athletics Ray & Mary Gillespie Greenwood Fabricating Greenwood Family YMCA Greenwood Festival Chorale Becky Barbrey Hamor ‘65 Fred Hardin Ray D. (‘90) & Julie Combs (‘91) Hunt Hunter & Associates Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson ‘60 Yoji Kida ‘78 Ronnie & Linda C. Kidd Philip & Sharon Lamar Jim (‘86) & Jolene Lander Mary Lawing John Lomax Dave & Maureen Lorenzatti Patrick & Janietta Lusk McCravy & Newlon Law Firm Barney & Mary McDaniel McDonald, Patrick, Tinsley, Baggett & Poston LLP Mig’s Pizza Castle Jim Moneyhun Neighbors United Credit Union Tom Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Julian J. Nexsen Jr. Nicholson, Meredith and Anderson LLC Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Col. James E. Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Park Ralph & Lynn Patterson Peanut Services Inc. Kevin Pederson

Performance Investments of the Carolinas LPC Dr. Wilma Wilson Phillips (‘59) & W. Frank Phillips Joe Ponder Kevin (‘84) & Andrea Juergens (‘89) Prater Promotions LLC Walter & Jackie DeVore (‘72) Roark John G. Saris Foundation Dr. Carol J. Scales Susan Bowers Sims ‘82 Betty Skinner ‘57 Brandon A. Smith Paul A. Stoneman Grady & Martha Burnett (‘48) Strom Dustin Lynn Suddeth Marinelle Griffith Thompson ‘55 Fred Thrailkill ‘70 Craig Titley David (‘96) & Casey Turner (‘00) Tompkins Frank & Pearl Tourville Lee Vartanian Dolores Smith von Rosen ’59 S. Anne Walker ‘72 Octavis Davine Watkins Mrs. Martha Whitener John M. Worley Jr. Zeus Industrial Products Inc.

Legacy Club

Gave/pledged $100-$499 Nancy Abbott Dr. F. Erwin Abell Jr. Robert & Susie Gray (‘58) Abercrombie Tegan Delahunt Abernathy ‘09 Cheryl Adams Joebie & Marian Adams Carroll (‘74) & Robin Fraley (‘88) Agnew Aim Realty Group Inc. Amy Loftis Alley ‘03 Jerolyn Almond David Altus Simon Aman Andy Anderson ‘91 Gary & Judy Clegg (‘87) Anderson Richard Anderson ‘13 JoAnne Andrews Tarryn Janett Angermeier Corey Anthony Valerie Lanier Armstrong ‘83 Arts Council of Greenwood County Atheneum Study Club Kent & Ashley Free (‘98) Atkins J.W. Babb Waddy Babb ‘70 Bacot & Padgett Stephen D. Baggett Jr. Jimmie Davis Bagwell ‘58 Ellen H. Baker Jean Smith Baker ‘51 Martha M. Ball Sara Anne Ballante George Ballentine Kelly S. Bannister Charlotte Irby Barmore ‘59 John Barnes Ken C. Barnes

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Legacy Club (continued)

Lander University Gifts Report

Gave/pledged $100-$499

Patricia A. Barnes Martha J. Barnette Jeffrey Todd Barnhardt Erica Bartley ‘12 Lyn Murph Bartley ‘01 Clay (‘06) & Jennifer Oswalt (‘06) Barton Clarence & Nancy Beaudrot Joseph Beaudrot Susan Arnold Beauford ‘86 Jeffrey Scott Beaver Maddison L. Beck Joyce Pearson Bedenbaugh ‘90 David & Hunter Bell Martyn Bell ‘09 Philip & Libby Bell J.E. Berry Susan G. Berry Larry Bessinger Lauren Best ‘14 Betty L. Bicknell Dr. Debra Deloache Bishop ‘75 Black Sheep Farms Peter J. Blake III ‘73 Martha B. Blatt Joy Bailey Blind ‘84 Linda Blum Cass Booker Jennifer Lynn Boone Michael & Sandra Bostic Bobby M. Bowers Dorothy Anne Bowers ‘59 Patsy Martin Bowie ‘57 Joyce D. Bowyer Jeffery S. Boyd Ronald Matthew Braaten John & Holly Bracknell Janet Holliday Bradford ‘67 Erin Brandon ‘02 Dianne Brandstadter Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge ‘55 Richard P. Brenneman Meredith McFadden Brewer ‘97 Evelyn Brilhart Bob (‘88) & Dianne Hartzog (‘88) Brimmer Norma Britt Mr. & Mrs. Emmett F. Brooks Robert Brookshire ‘80 Jane McTeer Brown ‘55 Irene Chiles Browning ‘55 Helen Bryan Terry J. Bryan ‘87 Mark Burfete Carol Burgess ‘64 Kathleen Burk Anne McKesson Burkes ‘99 Burriss Electrical Inc. Burton Center Foundation Jimmy (‘77) & Linda Kennedy (‘76) Burton Jesse L. Butler ‘77 Chris Byrd Jeremy (‘06) & Heather Swaney (‘08) Caldwell Adam Campbell ‘13 James Patrick Campbell Jane Bratton Camper ‘67 Greg (‘78) & Geneal Gilliam (‘78) Cantrell Lenny Carida ‘84

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Annual Type Gifts Bearcat Club Gifts Gifts In-Kind Estates University Grants RWS Complex Total Funds Collected

$ 1,114,811.44 116,603.94 138,156.36 75,372.94 253,565.00 12,005.00 $1,710,514.68

Pledges/Matches Outstanding 13/14 Total Gifts to Date

5,000.00 $1,715,514.68

William F. Carpenter Kenneth & Barbara Stribling (‘55) Carr Linda Carson Sylvia Holliday Carson ‘65 Brenda L. Carter Debra J. Carter Gene Carter ‘88 The Casino Express Dr. Kellie M. O’Connell Cassavale ‘99 Susan Brady Cassell ‘81 Jennie Cassidy Sarah Boozer Catoe ‘70 Valerie Sabrina Chapman David J. Charpia David A. Chastain Christopher Chastine ‘13 Robert Otis Childs III ‘80 Mary Jo Harrison Christopher ‘58 K. Craig Church Amy M. Cleary William H. Clifton Kathy Cochran James E. Colbert Jr. Bill (‘78) & Gay (‘76) Coleman George & Linda Coleman Harold J. Coleman Wells Collie Bill & Betsy Collins Juanita H. Colman Tanya Conner Kate W. Cook Chase Cooley ‘08 Charlie & Linda Copas Sammy & Ann Carol Wells (‘68) Corley William Corley ‘76 William E. Cornatzer Michael B. Cornett ‘93 Rhetta W. Cothran Rebecca Cox-Davenport E. Lee Craig ‘62 Marjorie Irwin Craig ‘65 Lillian Craton Harold Crawford ‘74 Jonathan T. Creswell ‘91 David (‘74) & Judy (‘84) Crotts John D. Crouch Jr. ‘95 Paul & Robin (’09) Crutcher Robert S. Cumbee

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Barbara Ayers Cummings ‘64 Sandra Coleman Cunningham ‘65 Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ‘72 Brenda Barker Dailey ‘88 Alexis Alexandria Davis Heather Davis Laura Lander Davis ‘78 Nancy Drake Davis ‘64 Tommy Davis ‘74 Michael K. Deloache Kevin (‘93) & Allison Bellew (‘93) Dempsey Sally Derosia Debra Lyons Dill ‘90 Mark Dolny & Amy Conklin Carmen Dooley Clayton (‘87) & Jonetta (‘87) Dorn Gerald & Betty (‘74) Dorn Chuck & Anne Drake Virginia LeNoir DuBose ‘62 Charles C. Duff Jennifer C. Duffie John W. Dukes Jr. ‘59 Larry Duncan ‘78 Donald Durden III ‘12 Jeff & Cindy (‘97) Dysart Betty Jean Ammons Edwards ‘60 Ashley Nicole Ehlers Courtney Eller ‘14 Dorothy L. Etheredge Tim Ethridge ‘59 Carolyn J. Evans Beverly Faries Norman & Roxanne Fawcett Joe (‘72) & Carolyn Ray (‘74) Fennell Troy (‘03) & Danielle Waldt (‘07) Fields Marion Finch Audrey Webb Fisher ‘81 Timothy D. Flanagan Tony Foster ‘82 Brenda D. Fowler Shawn (‘97) & Kaye Ramsey (‘97) Foxworth Hunter & Sue Rast (‘50) Foy Mr. & Mrs. George S. Franke Hal & Dr. Barbara Tapp Freese Sheri Bishop Fricks ‘89 Kim Fuller

Charles B. Fulmer Jerry Howle Gallant ‘48 Willis T. Galliher ‘52 Wayne & Judy Gantt David & Rebecca Gardner Dee & Linda Garner Scotty Garner ‘74 Bill (‘69) & Marlene N. Garvin Pat Satterfield Gibson ‘61 Maria L. Giczewski Robert J. Giczewski Barbara Gilbert Linda DeLoach Gillespie ‘66 Ashley Taylor Ginn Nancy W. Godbold Reece L. (‘74) & Susan C. Going Jerrel (‘69) & Linda (‘70) Goldman T. Marvin Goldman ‘66 Jerry & Kathy (‘87) Goldsmith Peggy Gorham-Cromer Dennis Grady Nathan T. Gragg Tommy Graham ‘74 Eleanor Smith Gray ‘64 Otha Gray Alvin Green Doris Hartzog Greene ‘49 Greenville Health System Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Greenwood Pawnbrokers Dianne Lide Gregory Joseph Griffin Linda Riser Groggel ‘67 Jo Garrett Groomes ‘61 Helene Guareschi Andreas Guerke ‘85 Gunnells Marine Gwen Bodie Gunnells ‘83 Lydia Hall ‘14 Dennis (‘69) & Peggy Cliatt (‘69) Hammett Dr. S. Anne Hancock Audrey Harp Emalie Norman Harrison ‘90 Richard W. Harrison Todd Harrison Luther & Adele Hawley Patricia McGee Helms ‘60

David L. (‘73) & Betty Jo (‘74) Henderson Jack Henderson Guy & Lisa Hendrix Happy Henry Matthew W. Henry Christopher Corbin Herron The Charles Hershey Family Georgia Stone Hess ‘91 James (‘78) & Ellenanne Lee (‘78) Hester Rachel Anne Higgins Frank & Wanda Hill Mart Hill Patricia Evridge Hill Vickie Hiott Georgia Holaus Jessica Holcomb Jon O. Holloway Sondra Worrell Holtzman ‘92 Elaine Austin Horton ‘65 Elaine Chetti Howard ‘65 Pattie Howie I Fe Hsu ‘91 Mac & Holly Hubbard Barbara Murphy Hughes ‘51 Christina Helen Hughes Mary Anne Hughston Tommy & Mary Anne Hughston HUNT Financial Group Inc. Hunters Headquarters II Inc. Dr. Ann Hurst Annette L. Huskey Kirk & Beth Husser George & Joan Connor (‘54) Hutto Hydra Fishing LLC Betty Saunders Hydrick ‘55 Thomas Ingle ‘71 Richard & Linda Jackson Dru T. James Jack James ‘71 Darrell Johnson Donald & Wanda Johnson Donna Hoffer Johnson J. Eric Johnson ‘83 Kenneth S. Johnson Robert & Shirley Dawsey (‘54) Johnson Stephanie Aull Johnson ‘88 Anne Gue Jones Brad Jones ‘85 Chad E. Jones Mack (‘55) & Betty (‘61) Jones Marsha Jones Matraca Jones ‘14 Patricia Cothran Jones ‘86 Fayla Nicolette Junior Susan Justesen Donny Justus Toni Dellinger Justus ‘96 Kiyokatsu Kato Sandra Kerhoulas-Moser ‘79 Dr. & Mrs. Sung H. Kim Margaret LeNoir Kinder ‘69 Margaret S. King ‘84 Valerie Kinloch Dr. William Kitchens Jr. James T. Knox Rebecca J. Koch Kendall Morgan Korte Mihajlo Kozjak ‘14 Dietrich Lake ‘92 Gowan (‘77) & Betsy Vaughn (‘77) Lancaster

Gifts to Lander

Terry Landreth ‘79 Theo Lane Lankford Agency Glenn & Kathy Lawhon JoAnn Lawing Robin Lawrence ‘96 Jerry (‘63) & Valerie Gaillard (‘62) Lazenby Bradley T. Leak ‘86 Susan Lander LeBase ‘66 Ashley Holbrooks Lee Jason Lee ‘00 Margaret Derrick Lee ‘46 Sonny Lee ‘64 Jeffrey M. Lewis Michael Watson Lewis ‘64 Ronnie (‘74) & Helen (‘91) Lewis Roland & Mildred Lide Mr. & Mrs. David Lindsey Nell Lindsey Estelle Chamness Link ‘61 Patricia F. Lloyd Scott Lloyd Ethel Nicole Lockhart Olgethia Harris Louden ‘83 C. Renee Love Rebecca Ivey Love ‘87 Catherine Dawn Lovvorn Dr. Andre Michelle Lubecke Joyce McCormick Ludwa ‘85 Pam Sherard Lytch ‘81 M & M Tire Company (Glenn & Debrah Miller) Jim (‘93) & Denise Wilson (‘89) Manley Jill Manning Georgia Culbreth Martin ‘40 Hannah E. Martin John (‘98) & Kerri Weed (‘99) Martin Russell (‘00) & Sylvia Wicker (‘03/’04) Martin S. David Mash Jennifer Mathis Furman & Carol McKinney (‘87) Mauldin Amy Landers May ‘98 Douglas McAbee John and Norma McAlhany Wes McAllister Jeannie B. McCallum Phillip & Dale McClary John (‘71) & Sandy Reynolds (‘86) McCord James F. McCoy ‘82 Jeff (‘89) & Tracy Shelton (‘91) McCurry Noel Joy McDaniel Liz McDowell Rebecca McGhee ‘14 Danny & Macy McKenzie Cynthia M. McLaughlin Judy Gibbons McNair Annie Mears Furman Miller Glenn (‘77) & Debrah (‘76) Miller Jared (‘01) & Jennifer Hershberger (‘02) Mills Karen Watson Minter ‘95 Kay Mitchell ‘68 Michael Mlinar Pamela G. Moats Moe’s Southwest Grill Delina Seigler Montgomery ‘62 Carol Cliatt Moore ‘63

Justice James & Mary Deadwyler (‘63) Moore Ramanda Moore ‘98 Faye Christie Morgan ‘62 Dr. Robert N. Moser Mashura Dzvairo Mufuka Denise L. Murray Leslie M. Myers Leisa Weston Myers-Igleheart ‘95 Chad (‘02) & Maranda Allen (‘02) Nabors Donald Nadreau Rebecca Neighbors ‘14 Kenneth Neuhaus Lindsay Newman Marilyn Newman ‘14 Kevin Newton Jim Nichols ‘95 Dr. John Nicholson Jr. Brad (‘95) & Angie (‘96) Nickles Joyce Johnson Nickles ‘60 P. Marie Nix Dava O’Connor Omega Psi Phi Fraternity M. Paige Ouzts Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts ‘51 Lee Padgett ‘80 Dan Panaggio Hannah Park Jae & Gemma Park Fay Parkman ‘57 May Parkman ‘57 Deborah Holloway Parks ‘89 John R. Patrick Walt Patterson Johnny & Belinga Pearson Ryan Peck ‘06 Mary Ann Pegram Hazel Perritt ‘51 Jenny Peterson ‘14 Dr. Bob Phillips Sarah Ellen Piechocki The Pilot Club of Greenwood Allison E. Pino Kimberly Piorkowski Bob & Hannah (‘94) Poe Cordell P. Porter Darrell Porterfield Jeffrey A. Poston ‘02 Tim Powell ‘96 Lee W. (‘77) & Karen Hinton (‘77) Prather Katherine S. Price Promotions Unlimited LLC Jo Ann Miley Purkerson ‘60 Arthur Radcliffe ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Radford William Little Ramsey Nancy A. Ratliff Lawren Ready ‘13 Bernice Faircloth Reasoner ‘45 Robin Reeder Regency Apartments Alexander Remington Dean Riddle ‘83 Frank (’67) & Debi Ridlehoover Marshall Ridlehoover ‘70 Andrew Risinger Jenny McKesson Risinger ‘97 Sherry Kennedy Rivers ‘84 Jennifer Hershberger Roark ‘02 Charles Roberts Dave Roberts ‘70 Steve (‘84) & Dana Roberts

Claude (‘79) & Nicole Doucette (‘85) Robinson Charlie & Sally (‘90) Rogers Kevin Rogers ‘94 Amanda Rostron ‘14 Rtb Inc. Alan J. Ruhoff Pam Ryan Christine M. Sacerdote Sallenger & Brown Krista Cher Samples Doris D. Sandberg Bill Sandel Raphael Sanders Dr. Juan Santandreu Lynn Ellison Sargent ‘78 Larry Satcher Bryan Saxon Cathy Bass Sayer ‘81 Margaret Lander Scheibler ‘33 Joseph Schrage Jack Schwartz Charlie J. Scott Lamar Scott ‘82/’84 Ruth Tisdale Seaborn ‘60 Dr. David P. Sealy George H. Sease Shawn Sease Richard Senatore Scott Shaffer Margaret Lander Shaw Yvonne M. Shelley John L. Sherrill Herbert D. Shiver Lisa Shulfer Glynn Lisenby Sikes ‘64 Lyndi Simms April Moore Simpson ‘04 Betty Kellett Sims ‘58 Deloris Sims ‘92 Symron Singh ‘07 Sandra Singletary Dr. Diana Lanier Smith ‘74 Gary Smith Helen Simpson Smith ‘58 James & Katharine Fox Smith John H. Smith Kermit Smith Miriam N. Smith William Jeffrey Smith Cassie Snow Katherine Jackson Somers ‘62 Robbie Madden South Wayne & Leslie Scott (‘86) Southard Debbie Spearman ‘72 Doug Spears Mason (‘65) & Connie Yeargin (‘65) Speer Laura G. Spiers Scott Sprouse ‘89 Anand K. Srivastava Brian Schoch State Farm Agency Bill Steifle Steifle’s Appliances Robert Stevenson ‘88 Dr. Robert & Susan McCrickard (‘66) Stewart Jimmy A. Still Rebecca Stockham ‘93 Stockman Oil Co. Clyde Arthur Stone Charles R. Stowe Vickie Stowe

Rob (‘02) & Angela Gilbert (‘02) Strickland Clifford W. Stumbo CPA Regi & Barbara Mason (‘66) Swain Rich (‘01) Laura Gillian (‘01) Sylvester Bobbie Taft ‘77 Adam (‘87) & Monica Leapard (‘93) Taylor Mary Jane Salley Teague ‘64 Michele E. Teale Fred & Barbara Teeter Marion E. Thomas ‘93 Nicolette Thomas Dave (‘95), Missy (‘95) & Dawson Thompson Denise Walker Thompson ‘81 Gayle E. Thompson Kimberly J. Thorpe Sarah Chipley Timmons ‘41 Walter Todd Gene Tolbert ‘63 Eric Tolleson Jeffrey Tourville Alan Treeter Melisa C. Tripp Roger & Kathy Troutman Michael Turner United Way of Greenwood County Dr. Meredith Uttley Brian (‘02) & Lauren Stutts (‘03) Vahjen Marty Vaughan Andy Veal ‘83 Chhagan Vekaria Caroline Abrams Vervoot ‘03 Tiffany Vetter ‘14 Rollo Villareal Shonna W. Vines Jamie Dean Waite Jr. Flo Walls Geneva Moore Walters ‘49 James L. Wannamaker Mark Warner ‘84 R. Larry Wash Corey Watkins ‘05 Tara Watson Janie Watts Allyson P. Webster Lucy Weicker Jean Weisner ‘14 Jerry Welmaker Jr. Jerry & Susan Welmaker Cynthia Bopp Wessinger ‘64 Isabel C. Whaley Holisa Wharton Kimberly Wheeler ‘10 Janet S. White Joan White Larry & Myrna White Paulette S. White Steve & Joan White Steven C. White Wayne White ‘83 Roland (‘80) & Susan Kinard (‘80) Whitehurst Phillip Whitfield ‘79 Robin C. Whitt Mildred Stewart Whittaker ‘64 Dan & Kathy Murphy (‘75) Wideman Savannah S. Wideman The Wilkie Agency Mike Williams Jr.

William Williams Cheryl Lynn Williams-Pinckney Kathy C. Willis Sara Bishop Wise ‘56 Brian Christopher Witt James W. Wolchik Susan Heironimus Wood ‘91 Bobbielu Lupo Woodward ‘48 Barry C. Young ‘76 Elaine Annis Young ‘70 Joseph (‘85) & Lynn Jenkins (‘85) Young Melony Armstrong Young ‘94 Mickey (‘68) & Elaine Crawford (‘68) Young Wendi M. Young Lal M. Younginer ‘60 ZAXBY’S James Zloch

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Gave/pledged up to $99 Jean Dorn Able Corinthia Hill Abney ‘99 Ronald (‘89) & Serita Wakefield (‘89) Acker Mr. & Mrs. F. Wates Adams Jeremy Adams ‘14 Rebecca Marlee Adams Sharon McMahan Adams ‘65 Karen Aiken ‘77 Scott Aiken ‘03 Tracey Nicole Aldrich Chris Alex ‘98 Karen Kirschner Alex ‘88 Edwin P. Alexander John Alexander ‘00 Crystal Alford ‘06 Farha Ali Bethany J. Aliffi Christopher Allen ‘09 Elliott Cole Allen Jeremy Allen Myron & Frances Allen Alexandra Jade Almers American Correctional Association Jennifer Amisial Amber Mache’ Anderson Bridget Anderson ‘14 Byron Augusta Anderson II J.H. Anderson Sandra Aull Anderson ‘77 Ted Andrews Brittni Janeria Archie Kim Arp ‘89 Taylor Arrigoni ‘14 Mary C. Arrowood Emily Ashley ‘14 Jordan Ashley ‘14 Tonia Yvonne Ashley Donna Atkins Erin Moss Atkins E. Greer Austin Timothy J. Austin Shelton Clayborne Avera Yashaira Avery ‘14 Jasmine Aye ‘14 Lauren Rainey Babb Joey Bagwell ‘94 Olivia Catherine Bair Catherine Baker Rebecca K. Baker Bill Baldwin

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Gave/pledged up to $99 Rose Ellen Sterling Baldwin ‘82 John Ballenger ‘07 Katherine Baltz ‘11 Emilyann Bamfield ‘14 Doris Banks Holly McClure Bannan ‘08 Chrystal Barker ‘10 Ciara L. Barksdale Cornelia Barmore ‘13 Kenneth M. Barnes Charlie J. Barr Robert T. Barrett Pam T. Bartley ‘98 Gina Barton Katerra Baskin ‘14 Jessica Elizabeth Bass Corey Joel Baumis Anna Bayne ‘11 Louise Beckett Virginia Ouzts Becknell ‘88 Jordan Leigh Beeler Gail Suber Begley ‘71 Tricia Tatman Beiers ‘91 Renee Belk Joseph L. Bell Judy Bello Charles Bender Carolyn Bennamon ‘14 Arvie (‘81) & Sue (‘79) Bennett Bettina Bennett ‘06 Donald Charles Berni LeeAnn Michelle Berry Sylvia J. Berry Abbygale Lee Best Wyatt Garrison Best Gavin Bethea ‘90 James Bishop ‘66 Janet Bishop Alyssa Marie Black Carol F. Black Casey Alexandra Black Ian Black ‘14 Susan B. Black Larry Blackmon ‘70 Martha Broadway Blackmon ‘65 Terri A. Blackwood Genae Marquette Blake Margaret Blalock ‘92 Maggie Lavasia Blow Blue Key National Honor Society Cartrell A. Blume Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles B. Bobo Kelly Boerner ‘04 Julie Glace Boggs ‘81 Liz Roark Bolton ‘07 Sophia Bonadies Ronald David Boone Shirley Booth Terry Borgert Brittany Bortle ‘14 Sandra Wakefield Bosler ‘88 Jeannine Bolton Botts ‘54 Bryson Hunter Bouknight Katlyn E. Boulware John D. Bourne Kasia Chanel Bowens Mackenzie VanAlstyne Boyd Claude Bradberry ‘70 Erica Ann Bradberry Sarah Elaine Bradley David B. Brandt

Wynona S. Branham Shelby F. Brant Drew Brashier ‘05 Katherine Duncan Brashier ‘05 Matthew Alan Bratton Jo Ann Brewer Harriette C. Brewington David Bridges Kelly Bridges Nathaniel Bridges ‘14 LeBron (‘82) & Deborah (‘03) Bright Bobby & Cynthia (‘00) Britt Ruth Botts Brock ‘52 Roger Brookie Lauren Broome ‘14 Sydney E. Broussard Annette C. Brown Deahjane V. Brown Jessica Kiser Brown ‘06 Kelsey Brown ‘14 Kierra Brown ‘14 Kynshasha Donee’ Brown Laura M. Brown Matt Brown ‘06 Shina E. Brown Pamela Reid Brownhill ‘75 Diondria Brownlee ‘14 Heather Thibodeau Brownlee ‘98 Amanda Bruce ‘14 Joseph T. Bruce Christie Ware Bryan ‘92 Gracie Nicole Bryant John Bryant Kandice Bryant ‘14 Arielle Buchholz ‘14 John & Denise Buchholz Liz Buck ‘08 Sara Harris Buckles ‘60 Morgan Buckner ‘14 Ossie Buckner ‘14 Ted Burdette ‘86 Gus & Jane Burgdorf Laura Marie Burk Jeffrey Burkhamer Curtis (‘78) & Susan (‘78) Burnett Jane Bledsoe Burnett ‘83 Mary Alice Cox Burnett ‘57 Ariel M. Burris Megan Burgess Butler ‘08 Travis Butler ‘12 Inez Davis Byars ‘48 Alexandria Byrd ‘14 Catherine Byrd ‘73 Shawndrea Caldwell ‘14 Ryan Camak ‘96 Michael Cameron ‘14 Christa L. Campbell Faye Carr Campbell ‘62 Grace Campbell ‘12 Katherine Pruitt Campbell ‘13 Kavin Campbell ‘14 Larry K. Campbell Mary Cason Campbell Col. (R) Phillip T. Campbell ‘68 Dearmond Canaday Preston Cantrell ‘62 Claire M. Cappio ‘01 Edwina A. Carns Sandra S. Carpenter Raymond P. Carson Abritta Carter ‘13 Ashley Carver ‘14 Roy Cassell ‘61 Waymon Cassell ‘11

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Lorena Maia Cerniglia ‘12 Brandy Cessarich ‘14 Hal Chambless Caroline P. Chappell Kenell Lasha Chappell Diana Belk Chase ‘55 Regina Shealy Chaudoin ‘11 Donna Chavarria Ashleigh Chavis ‘14 Kirill Chayka ‘13 Sabrina Cheek ‘14 Peggy Cheezem Minnie N. Childs Darius Chiles ‘06 Elizabeth Long Chiles ‘46 Dianne Chinnes Kenneth W. Christian Glynnis Way Clamp ‘86 Vernon Clamp ‘87 Ashley Clark ‘14 Caleb (‘06) & Hope Jeffcoat (‘09) Clark Col. & Mrs. Niles C. Clark Jr. (Ruth ‘57) Thelma Chiles Clark ‘49 Kate Gayman Clarke ‘07 Charles Thackston Cleland Joel & Abby Cleland Nancy D. Clem Bryce Hampton Clifton Scott (‘96) & Tracy Carman (‘96) Clifton Stephen Clifton ‘93 William Clifton Leigh Coates ‘14 Bruce Cobb Doug (‘94) & Amy Barrett (‘86) Cobb Kanah Cierra Cobbs Rebecca Simmons Coker ‘14 Christina Coleman ‘14 Gail Winn Collier ‘74 Bill Collins ‘64 Kayla Combs Libby Chastain Connor ‘77 Haleigh Elizabeth Conrad Audrey C. Cook Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook Rachel Gabrielle Cooper Jennifer Corkalo-Lyles ‘14 Ed Corley Jr. ‘80 Jean B. Corley Martha Cornatzer Sage Cornatzer Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Cornett Sara Shirley Couch ‘48 Jackie Counts Hillary Elizabeth Coursey Drew Courtney ‘08 Tykirra Covington ‘14 Rita Cowan ‘82 Robert Craig Cox ‘90 Roy H. Cox Bernd U. Craft Taylor Craft ‘14 Anne Craig Erin Crane Leffie A. Craps Harold Crawford ‘74 Kimberly Crawford ‘14 Sidney Crawford Taylor Danielle Crawford Grace Creech ‘14 Dr. Paul Criswell Laqueasha Crockett ‘14

Dorothy M. Crowther Robert & Rosa Shand Cumming Jane Hunter Cunningham ‘54 Lashana Cunningham ‘14 Margaret Jordan Cunningham ‘62 Michael Anthony Cunningham Connor Preston Daffin Megan Nicole D’Angelo Giles Daniel Talitha Dasher ‘14 Taylor M. Davenport Chasity Davis ‘14 Erika Davis ‘14 Mary Davis ‘13 Peter H. Davis ‘94 Robert E. Davis Sheryl R. Davis Stanley Davis ‘73 Taylor Davis ‘14 Ellyn Deal ‘12 Kathryn Dean Matthew Gordon Deans Jade Deason ‘14 Mary Susan Deaton Hank F. Deer ‘87 Sammy (‘83) & Libba (‘84) Deery Joshua Anthony De Leon Patrica Hartgrove Deleone ‘68 Chandler Bradley DeLoach Mary DeLong ‘14 Mary Dickens ‘14 Gabriel Dickerson ‘08 Lindsey Dill ‘12 J. Bowen Dillashaw ‘64 Andrew Joseph DiPietro Jennifer Dixon ‘14 Do Little Field Inc. Kristen Marie Dodge Nita Donaldson ‘98 Taylor Lynn Donson Jane Culbertson Dooling ‘72 Henry A. (‘75) & Faith P. (‘88) Dorn Avary Hack Doubleday Tehvin Douglas ‘14 Emily J. Douglass Myrtle V. Downs Cynthia Drakeford Asia Nicole Draper Felicia N. Drew Jon (‘98) & Susan Rountree (‘99) Driggers Ashliegh Renee Duberry Zach Ducey ‘07 Ben (‘09) & Sarah Crosby (‘07) Dukes John Duncan ‘82 Martha Dunlap Austin Gregory Dunn Gina Poore Dunn ‘94 Jeannie C. Dunn Natalie Dupont-Hirst Lucinda W. Duryea Liza N. Dwyer Christopher M. Dye John W. Eaves Anna Edmunds ‘89 Angela L. Elder Tanisha Elder ‘14 James B. Ellington Cortney Ellis ‘14 Dr. Ellen E. Elmore ‘87 Karen Taylor Elrod ‘87 Nyle Eltzroth ‘06 Deborah A. Embrey Emerald Car Wash

Marilyn J. Emery Beth Emmons Neka Tyler English ‘07 William Enright John (‘88) & Sherry Mitchell (‘82) Eppelsheimer Ashaunta Epps ‘00 Harold (‘74) & Susie Smith (‘73) Epps Barbara Ervin Merle Henson Ervin ‘52 L.P. Estes Krista DeAn Etters Bryanna Michele Evans Melissa Evans ‘95 Evening Lander Club Cory Fain ‘14 Jeremy Fallaw ‘03 Kelly Lynn Farmer Elizabeth Faulkerson Jon Paul Faulkner Tina Feaster ‘02 Ashley Ferguson ‘14 Cecily Bradford Ferguson Erin Ferguson ‘14 Lee Ferguson Becky Bond Fernandez ‘76 Bruce Ferrell ‘86 Libby Fertick Martine Clarice Fezler Denise Nicole Fields Anna Finkbeiner ‘13 David Finley ‘77 First Presbyterian Church Sofia L. Fixis Ileana Fleites-Lasalle Bryan Thomas Fleming Shauna Bailie Fletcher Lori I. Flick Anjelica Sheree Flint ‘13 Elizabeth R. Floyd Nancy J. Fluhr Billy Ford ‘86 Brittany J. Ford Camry Robin Ford Richard Ford ‘71 Michael D. Forkin Ashley Foster Michael J. Foster Shakeena Fowler ‘14 Suzanne Lusk Fowley ‘95 Jennifer A. Fraser Barbara Butler Frazier ‘55 Pam McLamb Freeman ‘86 Zack Freeman ‘10 Barbara K. Friese Joe Fromme ‘94 Asa Fullenwinder ‘14 Jefferson Fuller ‘14 Sarah Fuller ‘14 Kristy Fulmer Mckenzie P. Furr Charles Furtick ‘05 Katherine Fussell ‘14 Joshua Joseph Gadagno Ronald (’03) & Marcy Gadagno Rebecca Barnhill Gadry ‘69 Anna Gagnon ‘13 Julian Gale ‘00 Reed P. Gallo Al (‘81) & Leigh (‘82) Gambrell Stacey Dysart Gantt ‘11 Rene Garay ‘14 Robert A. Gardiner Cynthia Crompton Gardner

Gifts to Lander

John Gardner ‘12 Erin Garland ‘12 Tony (‘83) & Sandi Garland Porter (‘79) & Cleva (‘87) Garner Rorey Garnett ‘07 Tracy Williams Garrett ‘96 Tasha Garrick ‘96 Carol Smith Garrison ‘60 Crystal R. Gathers ‘88 Ian Gault ‘14 Donna Gause ‘06 Vivian Gaylord ‘99 Myrissa P. Geimer Faye George Deandrea Gibbs ‘14 Anna Elizabeth Gibson Rebecca Gibson ‘14 Rodney Gibson Melissa Gilbert ‘03 Frank M. Giles Sandra B. Gilmer Laura R. Gist Christopher J. Given K.J. Glover Phillip Glover ‘14 Marie Alexander Goff ‘78 Amanda Dawn Gooch Michael (‘01) & Rozalynn (‘99) Goodwin Renee Curtis Goodwin ‘98 Nancy H. Goplerud Andrew Gordon ‘14 Brandon Gordon ‘11 Beverly Jones Gosnell ‘55 Margarite Graham ‘14 Kelsey Grant ‘14 Alpheia Gray ‘14 Sarah New Gray Bennell Green ‘14 Dawson Green Stephanie Green ‘87 Tricia Alexander Green ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Greene Mia Greer ‘14 Gabrielle Gregorie ‘14 Michael Gresham ‘14 Susan Grey ‘14 Debbie Hoot Griffin ‘80 Ryan Curtis Griffin Sandra Griffin Shane A. Griffin Taylor D. Griffin Tyler R. Griffin Cynthia G. Grigsby Ansley Nicole Griner Jessica Lynn Grooms Shelley Grund Kisha Guess ‘14 Gene C. Guinn Lindsay Guinyard ‘12 Betty Gutschlag Bellania Hales ‘14 Haley E. Hall Jordan Wiles Hall Michael B. Hall Betsy Goldstine Halloran ‘72 Mable D. Hallum Laurie Halter Angela Blackston Hamilton ‘60 Ashley Rescigno Hamilton ‘06 Brent Hamilton ‘95 Matt Hammett ‘05 Karen Hammond Rut & Norma Hammond Bryan Hamrick

Daniel Hannah Arlington R. Harman Janice R. Harmon Daniel M. Harrison Betsy Chewning Hawkins ‘49 Jasmine Hawthorne ‘13 Wilson (‘03) & Jessica Jackson (‘03) Hawthorne Leslie Simmons Hayes ‘00 Marilyn Kerr Hayes ‘74 Stephen (‘02) & Leslie Simmons (‘00) Hayes Constance J. Haynes Paula Bagwell Haynes ‘92 Kirby Hearn F.P. & Nancy Henderson James E. Henderson Jr. Tony Henderson ‘93 Lee Hennessey McKinley Hennessey ‘14 Clare M. Henry Kimber Henry ‘14 Elizabeth S. Herbert Jaqueline Hernandez-Badillo Bryan Herrold ‘03 Tarah Mullinax Herrold ’05 Lynne Rankin Hester ‘81 Shanna L. Hester Pamela H. Hiers Celeste Stephens Hill ‘80 Mary Allison Hill Melissa Hill ‘00 Shannon Smith Hill Byron Hilley ‘82 Gary Hinton Jr. ‘97 Alexsis Lindsay Hipp Kristine Hirt ‘14 Joanne Hochheimer Andrew Hodges Adam Scott Hoffman Arlene Hoffman Rustica Lynn Hohn Roy D. Hokanson Mark (‘87) & Lori Kiser (‘88) Holcombe Thomas & Nancy Holland Jeffrey Hollifield Barry Hollingsworth ‘69 Suzy B. Holloway ‘91 Joshua D. Hood Paul Hooper ‘09 Brandon L. Hooven Shanese O. Hope Bettye Campbell Hopkins ‘54 Evelyn Hopson Ashlee Horton Glenda R. Horton Kelly E. Hough Sallie deLiesseline Houlder ‘61 Mike (‘81) & Jan Whatley (‘81) Houston Luke Thomas Howell Vicky Coursey Hudgens ‘71 Kimberly Hudson Olivia Powell Huggins ‘80 Sy Hughes ‘01 Joyce Hughston-Andrews Dianne Rice Hurt ‘83 Wayne Hurt ‘84 Alexa S. Huskey Sidney Jackson Huskey Christopher Neil Hyatt Kimberly Hyatt Mark R. Hyder Dick & Karen Inglese

Ashlyn Marie Ingram Autriauna N. Ingram International Community Corrections Iris Garden Club David Isenhower Jane W. Ivey Jennifer Ivey ‘14 Melody Jacks ‘86 Hannah Marie Jackson Jakeyla James ‘14 Jamelia D. James ‘14 Destiny Shaikel Jamison Brett Robert Jankouskas Robert S. Jankouskas Jeremy Jansen ‘14 Beverley Jarrett Michael Thomas Jasso-Kelly Karen Price Jefferson ‘90 Shevonna Jenkins Laura A. Jennings Michael Johansson ‘14 Aamen Johnson D. Britt Johnson Daniel Lee Johnson Dean Johnson ‘85 Lauren Johnson ‘13 Marcus Allen Johnson Matthew C. Johnson ‘09 Elizabeth L. Johnston Evelyn Wall Jolley ‘71 Autumn Jones ‘14 Carole S. Jones Edmund Jones Hannah Christian Jones Jazmine Jones ‘14 Jeanie Criminger Jones ‘69 John Archie Jones Katherine Jones ‘14 Kranisha Jones ‘14 Martha L. Jones Rodney Jones ‘08 Amber Jordan ‘14 Sandy Shelton Jordan ‘05 Tia Nicole Jordan Gloria Jung Wayne Q. Justesen Jill Kagley Amanda A. Kane Tesla Kanning ‘03 Tiffanie Kay ‘14 Paul (‘07) & Allison Devine (‘09) Keck Deborah F. Keller Robert Kelley Vanessa Kelley ‘14 Christina Burrows Kelly ‘00 Terri Rollins Kemmerlin ‘86 Millie Still Kennedy ‘67 Belle Kennette Laurie Kerhoulas-Brown ‘91 Kim Brock Kerr ‘87 James Harold King ‘59 Leah King ‘12 Phillis Rucker King ‘65 Michael Kirkland Leslee Kistler ‘06 Kiwanis Club of Greenwood Miriam Alice Klugh Shiquita Knotts ‘14 Mildred Knowles William Edward Knowles Michael S. Kohn Michael Koone ‘04 Juanita Kosary

Virginia Krancik Roberta L. Kruzan William P. Kunkle III Joel Kurtz ‘14 William Laforge ‘13 Jeff Lagrone Michael Lalonde Edith A. Lambrecht Kathryn MiKayla Lancaster Krista P. Land Pamela P. Land Patricia Lander Jarvis Lane ‘06 Paul (‘77) & Wanda Crooke (‘77) Lanford Joe W. Langley ‘60 Dayna Laribo ‘14 Laurens County District 56 Jeff (‘02) & Teri Gunter (‘02) Lawson Dr. Ralph & Erin Knapp (‘00) Layland Janette Lebrum Brittany LeAnn Ledford Kathy Lee ‘13 Robert I. Lee Sonja Woods Lee ‘99 Mike (‘76) & Linda Scott (‘76) Leedy Brenda Leontuk Kay LeRoy Ernest C. Lewis Jr. ‘01 Kiki O’Dell Lindley ‘94 Rick Lindley Mark A. Litts D.J. Livernois Mary Livers Alexandria Smyre Lockard Mary Ashton Templeton Lockard Lauren R. Lockridge Ralph (‘73) & Gilda Wall (‘73) Logan Preston Lollis ‘57 Sara T. Lomax Charles Long ‘66 Lauren Caroline Long Marshall Long Mary Ann Floyd Loos ‘70 Pedro J. Lopes Dennis Lord Amy Webb Lottes ‘94 Andrew Love ‘11 Emily Lowery ‘14 Linda Lucas ‘72 Nancy Luna ‘14 Lori Alexander Lunsford ‘94 Michael Lyda ’14 Carrie Leigh Lynch Sue Sudlow Lyons ‘70 Kristen Lyttle ‘14 Lauren Ashley Machen Yolanda Mack ‘14 Debrenta Mackey ‘14 Teresa Hayes Madden ‘83 Roberta Major Jordan Ben Mallard Donna Lee Malone Patsy Hozey Manley ‘72 Cushena Mansell ‘08 Kristin Mansell ‘11 Allan Manyika ‘10 Emily Marousek Hilda Creed Marshall ‘49 Terry Marshall Dana Marie Martin

Elizabeth Michelle Martin Gina Lillian Martin Marie Bone Martin ‘64 Savannah Martin Paula J. Matthews Carolyn Layne May ‘55 Jeffrey B. Mayo Summer Mayson ‘13 T.D. Maze & Jennifer Richter-Maze Brian Hunter McAfee Dustin Mcafee ‘14 Rodney (‘78) & Ann Watts (‘78) McAlister Louise McPhail McCain ‘69 Travis McCall ‘14 John McCants ‘14 Kelsey McCarter ‘14 Michael McCarthy ‘77 Megan McCartney ‘12 Keith McCaslan McCaslan’s Book Store Victoria Whitney McCaw Janay McClure ‘14 Amanda McCombs Portia McCray Melanie McCrea ‘14 James L. McCullough Louise McCutcheon Kabrina Nicole McDaniels Rebecca McWhite McDonald ‘64 Mr. & Mrs. Jack McDowell Kathleen McDowell Mary McDowell Melissa McFadden Ta’Kia Kyshema McFadden Timothy McFadden Susan K. McFarland Mary M. McGee Mary Katherine Mcgowan Kenneth McGowens ‘95 Sherry Neal McGowens ‘97 Tonia McGrew Peggy A. McGuire Susan McIntyre ‘13 Rebecca Ailee McKain John McKenzie ‘14 Forrest McKie & Company Sarah K. McLarchlin Betsy Flynn McLaughlin ‘96 Derek McLaughlin ‘98 Gabrielle Nicole McMahon Lucas McMillan Taylor Nicolle McMillion Constance Timmerman McNeill ‘57 Alyssa Renee McReynolds Getania McWaters Mike McWhorter ‘76 James J. Meade ‘95 Melissa Ann Meetze Magy Mekhael ‘12 Peggy Crawford Merritt ‘89 Shawaunna Middleton ‘14 Sandra A. Millen Brittney Miller ‘14 Catherine Marie Miller Elinor Ann Miller James Miller Brianna Milligan ‘14 Betty Wolfe Mills Nancy B. Milner Ronald Minton ‘78 Libby A. Mireles Sue B. Misenheimer Kenneil S. Mitchell

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Gave/pledged up to $99 Pamela Anne Mitchell Sandra Corley Mitchell ‘73 Devra McMicken Mizell ‘88 Sebastian N. Mojarro Corather Montgomery ‘02 Tammy B. Monts Diane B. Moody Marie Moon ‘93 April L. Moore Elizabeth Moore ‘13 James Moore Katrina Moore ‘14 Missy Kergosien Moore ‘03 Russell Moore ‘90 Tessa Teague Moore ‘81 William N. Moore Rita Rosemond Moraney ‘87 Joe Morgan ‘03 Robert Morris & Julia WhitsittMorris Vivian Watson Morris ‘85 Janelle Morrison ‘14 Pamela Jackson Morton ‘92 Paula Moseley ‘83 Ashley Moss Pat Mueller Dr. Kenneth Mufuka Michael H. Murphy Anita Murray Carly Murray ‘12 Emmett (‘80) & Candy Simpson (‘80) Murray Patricia Murray Perce Mussulman MWD Consulting Inc. Lorenzo Myers ‘14 Fathima Asma Nazim-Starnes Jamilah Martine Nelson Tucker Chaney Nelson Brittany A. Nelums Klaus & Carol Neubner Joye Jones Newman ‘61 Katherine Young Newton ‘77 Dennis Nicholson ‘92 Nancy J. Niles Kayla Nix ‘14 Lila Noonkester Michael Austin Norryce Susannah Bayley Nunamaker Stefanie C. Ocain Jalysa O’Conner ‘12 Laura Graddick Odom ’07 Traci Tennyson Odom ‘88 Jennifer Lynn Oglesby Michael O’Keefe Lisa Olan ‘14 OM Corporation Amber Marie Opel Kenneth Orcutt Carolyn Cliatt Ott Heather Nicole Owens Ryan Owens ‘96 Racine W. Owings Jared Pace ‘12 Jeff Pace ‘89 Amee Page Dorothy R. Page Gunnar James Page Nicholas Pandorf ‘14 Daniel L. Pardieck Zelemia Parks ‘04

Christina Brianne Parnell Osvaldo Parrilla Charlotte Parrish Lydia Woodham Parrish ‘74 John C. Pate Bhargav Patel ‘14 Charles M. Patel Katerina Danielle Patrick Beth Turner Patterson ‘81 Brandon Patterson ‘14 Elizabeth Patterson ’05 Miyarae L. Payton Sallie Shirley Peebles ‘58 Mary Pegram ‘14 Tommy & Peggy Taylor (‘72) Pendley Alexander Pethick ‘11 Mark J. Petropoulos Alec L. Pettigrew Jim Pfeiffer Kay Philbrook Dale Phillips ‘07 Melissa Phillips ‘93 Sarah Madeline Phillips Tonya Phillips ‘04 J.W. Pickens Keith (‘96) & Edie McCarson (‘96) Pickens Tawana Pickens ‘06 Piedmont Health Group LLC Baxter Pierson Anna Reed Pinson Taylor Nichole Piorkowski Joe (‘74) & Linda (‘75) Pitt Brandon (‘96) & Alisha Glymph (‘97) Pitts Linda Dorn Polatty ‘63 Susan Polatty Pollard’s Auto Salvage Mary Rose Poole Shirley T. Poole Joy Woodson Poore ‘74 Kathleen Porath Julitta Pou ‘14 Kenny Price ‘00 Ronnie E. Price III Whitney Price ‘14 Pat Prince ‘92 Dr. Thomas Pritchard Bobbie S. Proctor Leigh Ann Pruden Kimberly Culbertson Pulley ‘14 Kimberly M. Purcell Alan Cole Purvis Amanda Caroline Purvis Beth Campbell Quick ‘00 Mary Radford ‘79 Bredai Nicole Raffaldt Brittany Pauline Ramey Stephen L. Ramp Heather Rampey ‘13 Mike Ramsey ‘01 Cynthia Seidel Randall ‘77 Alvin (‘72) & Sandra McGaha (‘71) Rankin Theodore (‘85) & Jackie Arnold (‘90) Rapp Franklin D. Rausch Gerald & Clydie Rauton Julie Ann Rauton Brittany Reames ‘14 Kaitlyn McKenzie Rector George (’02) & Michelle Price (’03) Reeder Anna Elizabeth Reeps

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Katie Reeves ‘14 Stan & Debbie Reeves Jessica Ann Register Aisha Reid ‘09 Rosa Reid Sandra Reinacher James D. Reynolds Ty’Hesha Zakera Reynolds Vickie H. Rhoads Mike & Sheila Hamilton (‘85) Rhodes Valerie Lyons Rhymer ‘92 Alexis Marie Richardson Ashley Richardson ‘13 Margaret Alston Ricketson Camilla Jameson Riddle ‘58 Damon (‘78) & Alice Cheek (‘78) Riddle Kiana D. Riley Megan Riley ‘11 Tonda M. Riley Carrie Faith Roach Kenneth Roach ‘13 Roberts Optical Center Barbara Owings Roberts ‘52 Cathy Roberts Obena Few Robertson ‘49 Bronson Robinson ‘01 Kendra Robinson Mary Robinson ‘14 Lee MacDonald Robirds ‘94 Emily Rock Lisa A. Roden ‘10 Sadea Rodgers ‘14 Barry N. Roe ‘88 Chris Rogers ‘99 Haley Elizabeth Rogers Karen Chrisley Roller Cecilia Marie Rolow Kendall M. Romain Ricardo Romero ‘14 Meredith Eaddy Rose ‘95 Betty Jean Kemp Rowe ‘67 Diane Rudulph Tayvionna J. Ruff Heather Smith Rush ‘02 Monique Sacay-Bagwell Charlie (‘72) & Katrina Sacoco Joseph Sagara ‘14 Walter Sagrera Shelby Sample ‘14 Megan E. Sams Mark (‘84) & Amy Burdette (‘86) Sanders Isaac Sandy Conteka Sarratt ‘14 Diana Lynne Sas Mary Erneston Savvas ‘50 Catherine Rose Sayre Krystal-Monae’ Antoinette Scatliffe Addy O. Schelble Delaney C. Schilling Robert C. Schoenberger David & Kimberly Steele (‘99) Schoolfield Charles & Sarah Schulze Warren & Delray Schulze Andrew B. Schwendemann Brock D. Scott ‘09 David (‘05) & Melissa Noble (‘06) Scott Jasmon Scott ‘14 Jerricka Scott ‘14 John Scott ‘04

Kendel Scott ‘07 Mark Scott Ralph Scott ‘84 Robin (‘79) & Maria Scott Stan (‘81) & Cindy Deadwyler (‘81) Scott Dana Scruggs Lauren Ivie Seacrist W. Conard Search Chuck (‘76) & Doris (‘77) Sears Dylan R. Seely JoDarius Damonta Seibles Ruth Queen Seigler ‘62 Jeanne M. Selander Nancy Anderson Self ‘34 Terry F. Sellers Frank Sells Chuck & Jennifer (‘68) Sexton Gregory K. Sexton Hannah Gabrielle Sexton Michael Seymour Graham Shaffer ‘12 Ken & Faye Shaffer Emily Sharpe ‘14 Judge & Mrs. Curtis Shaw Mary Shealey Robin Shealey Skipper (‘72) & Sarah Blakely (‘72) Sheely Haley Shelton ‘14 Don Sherard Mary Anna T. Sherard ‘74 Daniel Sherer Britt Sheriff ‘14 Laura Shields ‘12 Lauren Shiflet ‘14 Lauren Ashleigh Shillinglaw Sally Spradling Shipman ‘90 DeCole Shoemate Patrice E. Shore Eric Shouse ‘14 April Gambrell Shue ‘96 Vivian W. Shufelt Erica Shuler ‘14 Jacob Shuler Elizabeth S. Shull Emily Shull ‘14 Tamara K. Shults Joyce Sierra George Simmons ‘05 Suzanne E. Simons Brett Simpson ‘94 Samrendra & Annie (‘76) Singh Erica Tinsley Sisiam ‘05 Linda L. Skane Skins’ Kimberly P. Skipper Jim Slagle Allise Sligh ‘14 Megan Sloan ‘14 Felita Fowler Small ‘87 Coreen Smalley Meagan Smalls ‘14 Sarah Johnsey Smeal ‘65 Alex (‘09) & Michele Ballenger (‘04) Smith Barbara F. Smith Bernadene F. Smith Brittany Kayla Smith Candace Smith Caroline Smith ‘14 DeVon Smith ‘79 Ellison A. Smith Gina Parnell Smith ‘86 Heath Smith ‘11

Heather Alisha Smith Hunter Elizabeth Morris Smith ‘13 James (‘77) & Ginnie Deason (‘74) Smith James H. Smith Khamoni Alexia Dejsean Smith Kristal Smith ‘13 Matthew Collin Smith Robert F. Smith Shaniqua Smith ‘14 Sherry Smith ‘13 Justin Snelgrove ‘14 Randy Snell Elizabeth A. Snipes-Rochester Sarah Cubbedge Snow ‘67 Mary Jo Snowden Stacie Diane Solesbee Brianne Laird Sorensen ‘04 Rayshawn Spears ‘14 Kevin G. Sponenberg Shaniqua Staples ‘14 Kay Smoak Starling ‘72 Ashley Stathas ‘06 Daniel R. Steffen Neil C. Steifle ‘73 L. Shannon Stephens ‘92 Monica L. Stevens Stephanie Stevens ‘87 Virginia Lawren Stevens Kirsten Stewart ‘12 Roger D. Stewart Sheryl Stewart Stacia E. Stewart ‘09 Trevor G. Stewart J.J. Stockbridge ‘06 Tami Strawhorn ‘06 James Streevy Strickland & Keels PA Donald E. Stroud Jr. April Anderson Stutts ‘04 Wanda Stutzman Jordan Suber ‘14 Erica Sumner ‘14 Becky Knight Sutherland ‘04 Helen Smith Sutherland ‘48 Mary Suttle ‘14 Joyce A. Sweitzer Paige Nicole Switzer Charles Swofford Kurt Swygert Herbert Tait Keith Talbert ‘79 Kendra Talley ‘14 William Christopher Talley Aaron Talmage ‘14 Steven Tate Danielle Tavernier ‘14 Ashley Brooke Taylor Catherine Alexandra Taylor Hannah E. Taylor Regina Rice Taylor ‘89 Savannah P. Taylor Shana Taylor ‘97 Van (‘90) & Elizabeth (‘94) Taylor Barry Teague ‘14 Carolyn Stuart Teague ‘69 Sydney Teal ‘14 Christopher Tealey Ruth Tenney ‘14 Jennifer D. Terry Kurstin Terry ‘14 Jason Thiess ‘00 Brian Thomas ‘82 Candace Thomas ‘14 Tatum R. Thomas

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Richard H. Thomason Bailey Ryan Thompson Charles R. Thompson Jr. Jimmy Thompson ‘64 Sydney Danielle Thompson Sean Thrasher ‘14 Wendy P. Till Charmaigne S. Timmons Eric Tindal ‘77 Marion Tinney Clemencia Tobon Torri Toland ‘00 Ashley Tomlinson ‘04 Sherryl Watson Toole ‘72 Marilyn W. Towne Mary Jane Trainor Taylor Trevathan ‘14 Jessica Renee Trotter Ed & Trudy (‘85) Troublefield Austin Trousdale Hugh H. Tucker Jonathan Tucker ‘00 Paulina Ashley Tucker Gladys Winchester Turner ‘54 June Wells Turner ‘55 Ryan Turner ‘14 Mary Ella Turney Daquavian Tyler ‘14 Russ Tysl ‘06 Cathy S. Uhl Robin Childress Upshall ‘87 Kirsten Vaeth ‘14 Barbara M. Vanadore

Scott Van Pelt Mary L. Van Valey Nancy C. Vanwaldick Brandy Cooley Vaughn ‘06 Kassie Vaughn ‘14 Rhett Vaughn ‘90 Sara Vaughn Pooja Vekaria Elaine Spruell Vest ‘87 Joey Vest ‘88 Deborah Vitaliani ‘14 Cameron Vogel ‘14 Fred Wactor ‘78 Kenda Haltiwanger Wade ‘03 Kay C. Wakefield Denise L. Waldrep Denise Walker ‘97 Roger D. Walker Vickie Walker Brenda Wall Jackie Wall ‘08 Janet D. Wall ‘81 Haley Wilson Wallace ‘14 Margaret Harrison Wallen ‘54 Robin Wand Miriam Wardlaw ‘14 Ware Shoals High School Ron S. Ware Alexis Elizabeth Wash Woody Watford Tiffany Watkins ‘97 John C. Watral Angel Hewitt Watson ‘93

Sandra Daniel Watson ’80 Toby Watson ‘93 Demario L. Watts ‘12 Kathleen Adele Watts Sara Frances Huiet Way ‘67 Demetra Webb ‘14 Jacqueline Webster Jeffrey A. Webster Reychel Sara Webster Donnie J. Weeks Michaela Derrelyn Weeks Michelle Selig Weeks Milford (‘72) & Dale Crocker (‘79) Weeks Carolyn M. Wehmann Ethan James Weirick Ricci Land Welch Paula Y. Wells Wesley Commons Yasmine R. West Kayla M. Westmoreland ‘11 Billy Whaley Rose Gomillion Whaley ‘74 Brandon Steven White Chandreka White ‘14 Christine E. White Gary White ‘14 Angie J. Whitehead Teighlor Whitener ‘14 G.L. White-Perry Richard Whiting Christina Plew Whitlock

Stephanie Hershberger Whitlock ‘02 Ashley Whitman ‘14 Chip Whitt Mary Wideman ‘89 Rebecca J. Wienges David Wiggins ‘93 Joshua Wiggins ‘13 Elizabeth J. Wilcoxson Linda Watson Wiles ‘73 Shayla Paulette Wiley Hanna Lynn Wilkerson Adam Blake Wilkins Philip C. Wilkins Taylor N. Wilkinson Meghan Willard ‘14 Walter J. Willard Bessie Eaddy Williams ‘77 Darryl Williams ‘88 Julius Williams ‘00 Kayla Williams ‘14 Kenneth L. Williams Kiesha Williams ‘14 Lawrence Albert Williams Jr. Rhonda Williams ‘10 Rose Marie Elzroth Williams ‘74 Tim Williams Anna N. Williamson Beth Williamson Jenny S. Williamson Tomaroa J. Williamson Andrew Willis ‘11 Miriam Willis

Ronnisha Willis ‘14 Austin Mitchell Wilson Elayna Wilson ‘14 Jamie Wilson ‘08 Todd Wilson Brittany Windham ‘14 Morgan Wingler ‘14 Irvin M. Wink Signet Winn ‘14 Riley Winningham ‘14 Dot Wise J.B. Witte Jack & Lydia Wofford Caitlin Wood ‘14 Mary L. Wood Robert Woodard ‘94 Benjamin L. Woodbury Kevin J. Woods Latosha Woods ‘12 Laura H. Wooldridge Joy B. Workman Clarence & Nina Wrenn Matt Wright ‘03 Michael Wright ‘04 Rebecca Yarbrough ‘14 Sally McKelvey Yon ‘64 Brenda Hughes Young ‘62 Dylan W. Young Shneika Young ‘14 Patti Zenker ‘92 Elisabeth Zimmerman Erika L. Zito

Forever Lander ... Give Every Year, Make a Difference Every Day Most of us know what it means to depend on a regular income. We appreciate and enjoy the occasional bonus, or maybe a large tax refund, but it is that consistent income that pays the bills and keeps life in its rhythm. The same is true with annual giving to the Forever Lander Fund. The loyal donors who give each year – no matter the amount – keep our alma mater moving forward. It is an investment that increases the value of our diplomas and provides an asset to our community, state, country and even the world, as we produce qualified graduates who make a difference. Specifically, annual giving means making donations during the fiscal year, which at Lander is July 1 through June 30. If you have not already donated for the 2014-15 fiscal year, or could possibly afford to give more, we urge you to do so. Donations are tax-deductible, and any gift postmarked on or before December 30 may be counted for 2014 tax purposes. Myra Greene

There are many exciting ways to give, especially by supporting existing scholarships to assist our students in achieving their educational goals. You may want to establish a Funded Scholarship, or if you have been blessed in your finances, perhaps you could establish an Endowed Scholarship. However you give each year, your gift will make a difference every day at Lander. Sincerely, Myra Greene ’78 Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving

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D o n o rs b y C las s e s

DONORS BY CLASSES

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Class of 1933

Margaret Lander Scheibler

Class of 1934

Nancy Anderson Self

Class of 1940

Georgia Culbreth Martin

Class of 1941

Sarah Chipley Timmons

Barbara Stribling Carr Diana Belk Chase Barbara Butler Fraizer Beverly Jones Gosnell Betty Saunders Hydrick Mack Jones Carolyn Layne May Marinelle Griffith Thompson June Wells Turner

Class of 1956

Sara Bishop Wise

Class of 1957

Class of 1965

Class of 1958

Bernice Faircloth Reasoner

Class of 1946

Inez Davis Byars Sara Shirley Couch Jerry Howle Gallant Martha Burnett Strom Helen Smith Sutherland Bobbielu Lupo Woodward

Class of 1949

Thelma Chiles Clark Doris Hartzog Greene Betsy Chewning Hawkins Hilda Creed Marshall Obena Few Robertson Geneva Moore Walters

Class of 1950

Sue Rast Foy Mary Erneston Savvas

Class of 1951

Jean Smith Baker Barbara Murphy Hughes Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts Hazel Perritt

Class of 1952

Ruth Botts Brock Merle Henson Ervin Willis Timmons Galliher Charles McNeill Barbara Owings Roberts

Class of 1954

Jeannine Bolton Botts Ann Byrd Bowen Jane Hunter Cunningham Bettye Campbell Hopkins Joan Conner Hutto Shirley Dawsey Johnson Gladys Winchester Turner Margaret Harrison Wallen

Class of 1955

Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge Jane McTeer Brown Irene Chiles Browning

Class of 1964

Class of 1959

Class of 1948

Class of 1945

Carol Cliatt Moore Mary Deadwyler Moore Linda Dorn Polatty Gene Tolbert

Susie Gray Abercrombie Jimmie Davis Bagwell Mary Jo Harrison Christopher Sallie Shirley Peebles Helen Simpson Smith

Margaret Derrick Lee

Annie Laura Harbison Williams

Class of 1963

Carol Norman Burgess Bill Collins Barbara Ayers Cummings Nancy Drake Davis J. Bowen Dillashaw Eleanor Smith Gray Robert Edward Lee Mike Watson Lewis Marie Bone Martin Rebecca McWhite McDonald Billie Sikes Mary Jane Salley Teague Jimmy Thompson Cynthia Bopp Wessinger Mildred Stewart Whittaker Betty Hipp Williams Michael C. Williams Sally McKelvey Yon

Patsy Martin Bowie Mary Alice Cox Burnett Steve Byrd Ruth Amis Clark Preston Lollis Constance Timmerman McNeill Fay Parkman May Parkman Betty Skinner

Class of 1942

Delina Seigler Montgomery Faye Christie Morgan Beverly Park Quintana Ruth Quarles Seigler Brenda Hughes Young

Charlotte Irby Barmore Dorothy Bowers John Dukes Sylvia Brooks Grubb James King Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips Dolores Smith von Rosen

Class of 1960

Betty Jean Ammons Edwards Carol Smith Garrison Angela Blackston Hamilton Pat Helms Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson Joe Langley Joyce Johnson Nickles Jo Ann Miley Purkerson Gloria Tisdale Seaborn Lal Minus Younginer

Class of 1961

Carl Brock Roy Cassell Margaret Ann Jordan Cunningham Patricia Satterfield Gibson Mary Jo Garrett Groomes Sallie deLiesseline Houlder Estelle Chamness Link Joye Jones Newman

Class of 1962

Barbara Jennings Brock Faye Carr Campbell Preston Cantrell E. Lee Craig Virginia LeNoir Dubose

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Sharon McMahan Adams Audine Boone Bergman Martha Broadway Blackmon Sylvia Holliday Carson Marjorie Irwin Craig Sandra Coleman Cunningham Becky Barbrey Hamor Elaine Austin Horton Elaine Chetti Howard Phillis Rucker King Sarah Johnsey Smeal Connie Yeargin Speer G. Mason Speer

Class of 1966

James Bishop Linda DeLoach Gillespie T. Marvin Goldman Susan Lander LeBase Charles Long Sandy Reynolds McCord Art Sutherland Barbara Mason Swain Ann Brooks Urquhart

Class of 1967

Janet Holliday Bradford Jane Bratton Camper Linda Riser Groggel Millie Still Kennedy Frank Ridlehoover Betty Jean Kemp Rowe Sarah Cubbedge Snow Sara Frances Huiet Way

Class of 1968

Ann Carol Wells Corley Patricia Hartgrove Deleone

Frances Mitchell Elaine Crawford Young Mickey Young

Class of 1969

Steve Bolton Cheryl A. Browning Rebecca Barnhill Gadry Bill Garvin Jerrel Goldman Dennis Hammett Peggy Cliatt Hammett Barry Hollingsworth Jeanie Criminger Jones Margaret LeNoir Kinder Linda Latham Dolny Lister Louise McPhail McCain Larry Ridlehoover Margaret Shivers Ridlehoover Carolyn Stuart Teague

Class of 1970

Don Bergman Larry Blackmon Sarah Boozer Catoe Emily Finch Cox Linda McKinney Goldman Mary Ann Floyd Loos Sue Sudlow Lyons Judith Gibbons McNair Marshall Ridlehoover David Roberts Debbie Dorn Spearman Fred Thrailkill Elaine Annis Young

Class of 1971

Gail Suber Begley Kat Laye Finkbeiner Thomas Ingle Jack Stroud James Evelyn Wall Jolley John McCord Sandra McGaha Rankin

Class of 1972

Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell Jane Culbertson Dooling Susie Smith Epps Betsy Goldstine Halloran Linda Hurt Lucas Patsy Hozey Manley Alvin Rankin Jackie DeVore Roark Jessie Sheely Sarah Blakely Sheely Virginia Smoke Starling Sherryl Watson Toole S. Anne Walker Milford Weeks

Class of 1973

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Peter Blake Catherine Virginia Byrd Sandra Davenport Calliham-McMullen Stanley Davis David L. Henderson Gilda Wall Logan Jeff May Sandra Corley Mitchell Neil Steifle

Linda Watson Wiles

Class of 1974

Carroll Agnew Gail Collier Harold Crawford Tommy E. Davis Betty Merchant Dorn Joseph Fennell Scotty Garner Reece L. Going Thomas Graham Marilyn Kerr Hayes Betty Jo Wells Henderson Ronnie Lewis Lydia Woodham Parrish Joy Woodson Poore Mary Anna Thomas Sherard Diana Lanier Smith Virginia Deason Smith Rose Gomillion Whaley Rose Marie Williams

Class of 1975

Debra Deloache Bishop Pamela Reid Brownhill Henry Dorn Charlie Sacoco Don Scott

Class of 1976

Linda Kennedy Burton Gay Shaw Coleman Rebecca Bond Fernandez Linda Scott Leedy Michael Leedy Michael McWhorter Debrah Hodges Miller Charles Sears Cindy Young Scott Annie Singh Barry Young

Class of 1977

Karen Aiken Sandra Aull Anderson Jimmy Burton Jesse L. Butler Libby Chastain Connor David Finley Betsy Vaughn Lancaster E. Gowan Lancaster Paul Lanford Wanda Crooke Lanford Glenn Miller Katherine Young Newton Karen Hinton Prather Lee Prather Cynthia Seidel Randall Doris Sears James Kirk Smith Robert B. Taft Eric Tindal Bessie Eaddy Williams

Class of 1978

Geneal Gilliam Cantrell Greg Cantrell Laura Lander Davis Larry Dean Duncan Darlene Alexander Goff Myra Greene Ellenanne Lee Hester Mary Harrison Holloway

Maurice Holloway Yoji Kida Ronald Minton Alice Cheek Riddle Damon Riddle Lynn Ellison Sargent Fred Wactor

Class of 1979

Sue Butler Bennett Sandra Kerhoulas-Moser Terry Landreath Mashura Mufuka Mary Radford Claude Robinson Robin Scott Devon Smith Keith Talbert Philip Whitfield

Class of 1980

Robert Brookshire Robert Childs Ed Corley Debra Joe Sims Franks Deborah Hoot Griffin Steve Grogan Celeste Stephens Hill Olivia Powell Huggins Ken Makins Joy L. Mims Candace Simpson Murray Emmett Murray Lee Padgett Roland Whitehurst Susan Kinard Whitehurst

Class of 1981

Margaret Freeman Bagwell Arvie P. Bennett Sr. Susan Hibbard Cassell Audrey Webb Fisher Charles Fowler Albert Gambrell Lynne Rakin Hester Jan Whatley Houston Michael Houston Pamela Sherard Lytch Dr. Peggy McClinton Makins Tessa Teague Moore Beth Turner Patterson Cathryn Bass Sayer Cindy Deadwyler Scott Stanley Scott George Starnes Denise Walker Thompson Janet Dobinski Wall

Class of 1982

LeBron Bright Rita Cowan George H. Davis John Duncan Sherry Mitchell Eppelsheimer Tony Foster Leigh Lusk Gambrell Gwen Bodie Gunnells James F. McCoy Lamar Scott Susan Bowers Sims Brian Thomas

Donor s by Classes

Class of 1983

Bryan Able Valerie Lanier Armstrong Jane Bledsoe Burnett Chandler Reep Darling Tony Garland Dianne Rice Hurt Eric Johnson Steve Lee Donald Lloyd Olgethia Harris Louden Teresa Hayes Madden Paula Moseley Dean Riddle Andy Veal Wayne White

Class of 1984

Cheryl Bell Joy Bailey Blind Lenny Carida Judy Strom Crotts Soni Rushton Davis Elizabeth Stevenson Deery Charles Drake Margaret Scoggins King Joyce McCormick Ludwa Kevin Prater Mark Riddle Sherry Kennedy Rivers Steve Roberts Mark Sanders Lamar Scott Ralph Stephen Scott Mark Warner

Class of 1985

Andreas Guerke Dean Johnson James Jones Vivian Watson Morris Theodore Rapp Sheila Hamilton Rhodes Carol Sellars Ridgeway Nicole Doucette Robinson Trudy Benbow Troublefield Joseph Young Lynn Jenkins Young

Class of 1986

Rose Ellen Sterling Baldwin Ted Burdette Glynnis Way Clamp Amy Barrett Cobb Bruce Ferrell Billy D. Ford Pamela McLamb Freeman Melody Jacks Patricia Cothran Jones Terri Rollins Kemmerlin James A. Lander Bradley Leak Sandra Reynolds McCord Amy Burdette Sanders

Class of 1987

Judith Clegg Anderson Terry Bryan Vernon Clamp Clayton Dorn Jonetta Brown Dorn Ellen Elmore Karen Taylor Elrod

Amelia Gunter Fricks Kathy Higgins Goldsmith Stephanie Wilson Green Mark Holcombe Kim Brock Kerr Richard Earl Loper Rebecca Ivey Love Carol McKinney Mauldin Rita Rosemond Moraney Felita Fowler Small Stephanie Rodgers Stevens Rodney Stone Adam Taylor Robin Childress Upshall

Class of 1988

Robin Fraley Agnew Karen Alex Virginia Nell Ouzts Becknell Sandra Wakerfield Bosler Bob Brimmer Dianne Hartzog Brimmer Eddie Carter Faith Proffitt Dorn John Eppelsheimer Crystal Gathers Lori Kiser Holcombe Stephanie Aull Johnson Usha Menon Devra McMicken Mizell Barry Roe Robert Stevenson Joey Vest Darryl Williams

Class of 1989

Julie Combs Hunt Laurie Kerhoulas-Brown Helen Lewis Tracy Shelton McCurry Susan Heironimus Wood

Class of 1992

Margaret Blalock Christie Ware Bryan Paula Bagwell Haynes Sondra Worrell Holtzman Dietrich Lake Pamela Jackson Morton Dennis Nicholson Valerie Lyons Rhymer Deloris Sims Shannon Stephens Patricia Zenker

Class of 1993

Stephen Clifton Jeff Constant Mary Kathrine Henderson Constant Michael Cornett Allison Ballew Dempsey Kevin Dempsey James M. Manley Jr. Susan Moon Melissa Phillips Rebecca Stockham Monica Leapard Taylor Eleanor Teal Marion Thomas Angel Hewitt Watson Toby Watson David Wiggins

Ronald Acker Serita Wakefield Acker Kimberly Arp Anna Edmunds Denise Wilson Manley Jeffery McCurry Peggy Crawford Merritt Jeffrey Pace Andrea Juergens Prater Scott Sprouse Regina Rice Taylor Mary Harrison Wideman

Class of 1994

Class of 1990

Melissa Evans Cheryl Bell George Hamilton Lee Lee Motsinger Lee Kenneth McGowens James Meade Leisa Weston Myers Jim Nichols Brad Nickles Meredith Eaddy Rose David Thompson Melissa Holmes Thompson

Joyce Pearson Bedenbaugh Gavin Bethea Debra Lyons Dill Emalie Norman Harrison Ray Hunt Karen Price Jefferson Russell Moore Jackie Arnold Rapp Sally Eisenbeck Rogers Sally Spradling Shipman Van Taylor Rhett Vaughn Angie Southerland Wypasek

Class of 1991

Toni Myers Able Tricia Tatman Beiers Georgia Stone Hess Suzy Holloway I Fe Hsu

Artwork Enriches Lander’s Historical Archives

Douglas Cobb Peter Davis Gina Poore Dunn Amy Webb Lottes Lori Alexander Lunsford Hannah Poe Dorothy Lee Robirds Kevin Rogers Robert Woodard Melony Armstrong Young

Class of 1995

Class of 1996

Joseph Camak John Clifton Tracy Carman Clifton Tasha Garrick Toni Dellinger Justus Robin Lawrence Elizabeth Flynn McLaughlin Angie Lee Nickles

Dr. Richard and Susan Pinckney, of Greenwood, presented President Daniel Ball items from the estate of her grandmother, Mary Sue McKellar Callison, a 1920 Lander graduate. Included were a teacher’s certificate from the Art Department and Lander at Night, artwork painted by Mrs. McKellar in 1922. Richard Pinckney taught at Lander and is a Professor Emeritus of Business Administration.

Ryan Owens Bryan Keith Pickens Edie McCarson Pickens Brandon Pitts Timothy Powell Eddie Shaw April Gambrell Shue David Tompkins

Class of 1997

Meredith McFadden Buchanan Cindy Dysart Kaye Ramsey Foxworth Shawn Foxworth Gary Hinton Scottie Jeffreys Sherry Neal McGowens Alisha Glymph Pitts Virginia McKesson Risinger Shana Taylor Denise Walker Tiffany Watkins

Class of 1998

Chris Alex Ashley Free Atkins Pam T. Bartley Zenata Donaldson Jon Driggers Andreana Curtis Goodwin Kisha Guess John Martin Amy Landers May Derek McLaughlin Ramanda Moore

Class of 1999

Corinthia Hill Abney Anne McKesson Burkes Kellie O’Connell Casavale Susan Rountree Driggers Vivian Gaylord Rozalynn Banks Goodwin Sonja Woods Lee Kerri Weed Martin

Kimberly Steele Schoolfield

Class of 2000

John Alexander Cynthia Norman Britt Buffy Harris Bruening Ashaunta Epps Julian Gale Leslie Simmons Hayes Melissa Hill Erin Knapp Layland Jason Lee Russell Martin Kenneth Price Elizabeth Campbell Quick Jason Thiess Torri Toland Casey Turner Tompkins Jonathan Tucker Julius Jerome Williams

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D o n o rs b y C las s e s

A Donation of Documents from Lander’s Early Years

Jacquelyn Wall Brandon Watkins

Class of 2006

Crystal Alford Breanna Hodges Allen Clay Barton Jennifer Oswalt Barton Bettina Bennett Jessica Kiser Brown Matthew Brown Jeremy Caldwell Caleb Clark Nyle Eltzroth Noonie R. Fennell Donna Gause Ashley Rescigno Hamilton Leslee Kister Ryan Peck Melissa Noble Scott Ashley Stathas J.J. Stockbridge Tami Strawhorn Brandy Vaughn

Class of 2007

A collection of historical material belonging to 1912 Lander alumna Faustina Tucker was donated to Lander’s library by Johnny Tucker, of Anderson. Faustina Tucker was his great-aunt. Examining the documents, which included 1904 Lander catalogs and a 1908 college calendar, are, from left: Michael Berry, Lander associate librarian and archivist; Tucker; Lander President Daniel Ball; and David King, executive director of The Abney Foundation, in Anderson.

Class of 2001

Lyn Murph Bartley Claire M. Cappio Gray Ellenberg Michael Goodwin Sy Hughes Ernest Lewis Michael Ramsey Andrew Risinger Clay Robinson Laura Gillian Sylvester Richard Sylvester

Class of 2002

Lindsay Brandon Bettina Feaster Stephen Hayes Jeffrey Lawson Teri Gunter Lawson Corather Montgomery Chad Nabors Jeffrey Poston George Reeder Jennifer Hershberger Roark

Heather Smith Rush Angela Gilbert Strickland Paul Strickland Brian Vahjen Stephanie Hershberger Whitlock

Class of 2003

Scott Aiken Amy Loftis Alley Deborah Haggerty Bright Jeremy Fallaw Troy Fields Ronald Gadagno Melissa Baxter Gilbert Jessica Marie Jackson Hawthorne Sylvia Wicker Martin Melissa Kergosien Moore Michelle Price Reeder Lauren Stutts Vahjen Caroline Abrams Vervoort Kenda Haltiwanger Wade Matthew Wright

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Class of 2004

Kelley Boerner Michael Koone Tonya Whitman Phillips John Cory Scott April Moore Simpson Michelle Ballenger Smith Brianne Laird Sorenson April Anderson Stutts Rebecca Knight Sutherland Ashley Tomlinson Michael Wright

Class of 2005

Lorraine Angelino Andrew Brashier Katherine Duncan Brashier Charles Fertick Matt Hammett Tarah Mullinax Herrold Sandy Shelton Jordan George Simmons Erica Tinsley Sisiam

John Ballenger Liz Roark Bolton Kate Gayman Clarke Zach Ducey Sarah Crosby Dukes Sheneka Tyler English Joseph Engram Danielle Waldt Fields Rorey Garnett Laura Graddick Odom Dale Phillips Kendel Scott Sym Singh

Class of 2008

Jeremy Allen Amanda McClure Bannan Megan Burgess Butler Heather Swaney Caldwell Chase Cooley Andrew Courtney Gabriel Dickerson Rodney Jones Cushena Mansell Farris Michael Seymour Ashley Steifle Wilkie Jamie Wilson

Class of 2009

Tegan Delahunt Abernathy Christopher Allen Martyn Bell Hope Jeffcoat Clark Robin Crutcher Katie Finkbeiner Engram Paul Hooper Matthew Corry Johnson Allison Devine Keck Aisha DeNee Reid Brock Scott Stacia Stewart

Class of 2010

Crystal Barker Zack Freeman Allan Manyika Lisa Roden Kimberly Wheeler Rhonda Williams

Class of 2011

Katherine Baltz Waymon Cassell Regina Shealy Chaudoin Stacey Dysart Gantt Andrew Love Kristin Mansell Alexander Pethick Megan Riley Heath Smith Kayla Westmorland Andrew Willis

Class of 2012

Erica Bartley Grace Campbell Lorena Cerniglia Ellyn Deal Lindsey Dill John Gardner Lindsay Guinyard Ashley McCartney Magy Mekhael Carly Murray Jalysa O’Conner Jared Pace Graham Shaffer Laura Shields Kristen Stewart Demario Watts Latosha Woods

Class of 2013

Richard Anderson Cornelia Barmore Adam Campbell Katherine Campbell Abritta Carter Christopher Chastine Kirill Chayka Taylor Cowan Mary Margaret Davis Margie Edmonds Anna Finkbeiner Anjelica Flint Ellen Gable Anna Gagnon Jasmine Hawthorne Lauren Johnson Tesla Kanning William Laforge Kathy Lee Summer Mayson Susan McIntyre Elizabeth Moore Brianna Pagano Heather Rampey Lawren Ready Ashley Richardson Kenneth Roach Hunter Smith Kristal Smith Sherry Smith Joshua Wiggins

Class of 2014

Jeremy Adams Bridget Anderson Taylor Arrigoni Emily Ashley Jasmine Aye Lauren Best Brittany Bortle Nathaniel Bridges

Lauren Broome Kelsey Brown Diondria Brownlee Amanda Bruce Arielle Buchholz Sabrina Cheek Ashley Clark Rebecca Coker Christina Coleman Jennifer Corkalo-Lyles Taylor Craft Laqueasha Crockett Lashana Cunningham Taylor Davis Jade Deason Tehvin Douglas Courtney Eller Samuel Fulmer Alpheia Gray Bennell Green Mia Greer Lydia Hall McKinley Hennessey Jennifer Ivey Essence Jackson Jakeyla James Matraca Jones Shiquita Knotts Mihajlo Kozjak Nancy Luna Dustin Mcafee Travis McCall John Henry McCants Rebecca McGhee Janelle Morrison Rebecca Neighbors Marilyn Newman Nicholas Pandorf Mary Katherine Pegram Jenny Peterson Julitta Pou Kimberly Pulley Mary Emily Robinson Sadea Rodgers Amanda Rostron Conteka Sarratt Jerricka Scott Brittney Sheriff Erica Shuler Emily Shull Megan Sloan Caroline Smith Shaniqua Smith Shaniqua Staples Jordan Suber Sydney Teal Taylor Trevathan Kirsten Vaeth Kassie Vaughn Tiffany Vetter Miriam Wardlaw Jean Elizabeth Weisner Chandreka White Ashley Whitman Meghan Willard Kayla Williams Keisha Williams Ronnisha Willis Elayna Wilson Morgan Wingler Signet Winn Rebecca Yarbrough Shneika Young

Gifts to Scholarship s

GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIPS July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Mary Alice White Abell Scholarship Carol S. Garrison

Abney Foundation Scholarship The Abney Foundation

Josephine B. Abney Scholarship Josephine B. Abney

Alpha Phi Forget-Me-Not Hope Scholarship Mrs. Vernon F. Clamp Jr. Debbie Dill Karen Elrod Myra Greene Stephanie Aull Johnson M. Devra Mizell Sally S. Shipman Robin Upshall Lynn Young

Alumni Tag Scholarship

Karen Aiken John Alexander Lorraine Angelino Rosie Baldwin Don & Audine Bergman Larry Blackmon Elizabeth Roark Bolton Andrew Brashier Christie Bryan Ted Burdette Libby Connor Rita Cowan Harold Crawford Ellyn Deal Elizabeth Deery Debbie Dill Zenata Donaldson Joseph & Katie Engram Merle Ervin Danielle Fields Anna Finkbeiner Kat Finkbeiner Pam Freeman Zack Freeman Julian Gale Tasha Garrick Bill Garvin Melissa Gilbert Michael & Rozalynn Goodwin Myra Greene Sylvia Grubb Gwen Gunnells Sheila Hamilton Barry Hollingsworth Maurice & Mary Holloway Paul Hooper Elaine Horton Allison Keck William Laforge Gowan Lancaster Olgethia Louden Russell & Sylvia Martin Gary McCombs John McCord Glenn & Debrah Miller Joy Mims Charles & Faye Morgan Pam Morton Jim Nichols

Jo Ann Purkerson Beth Quick Sherry Rivers Kenneth Roach Jackie Roark Jennifer Hershberger Roark Barbara Roberts Lamar Scott Stanley & Cindy Scott Ruth Seigler Nancy Self Michael Seymour Graham Shaffer Christopher Simmons George Simmons Deloris Sims Anne Singh Ashley Stathas Kristen Stewart Paul & Angela Strickland Shana Taylor Eleanor Teal Gene Tolbert Brian Thomas Rhett Vaughn Fred Wactor S. Anne Walker Stephanie Whitlock Joshua Wiggins Darrell Williams Patricia Zenker

Lorraine Angelino International Programs Scholarship Dr. Lorraine Angelino In honor of Lorraine Angelino Rotary District Governor by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Atheneum Study Club Scholarship

The Atheneum Study Club In memory of Margaret Burch In memory of Mona Ruth Davis In memory of James Richard “Dick” Gray by Charles & Anne Drake

Rev. Tim & Haven Bailey Scholarship

Mark & Suzanne Fowley In honor of David Timothy Bailey In honor of Dylan Stevens Bailey In memory of Rev. Timothy C. Bailey In honor of Caroline Alexis Hansen by Joy Bailey Blind

Dr. Daniel Ball Scholarship

In honor of Marjorie Ball by Iris Garden Club In memory of Wayne Ball & Marcia Starbuck by Josephine Abney by Myron & Frances Allen by Charlotte Barmore by Randy & Pat Bouknight by Carl & Barbara Brock by Joe & Charlotte Cabri by Charles & Anne Drake by Myra Greene by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Don & Monti Lloyd

Chan Sup Chang Business Scholarship

by Nick & Sally Lomax by Roberta Major by Jeff May by Wes McAllister by Lomax & Marilyn Murphy by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Col. James E. Nicholson by Jae & Gemma Park by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Patterson by Wilma Reeves Phillips & Frank Phillips by Jo Ann M. Purkerson by Joseph Schrage by Warren & Delray Schulze by Maurice & Nancy Scott by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by S. Anne Walker

In honor of John & Holly Bracknell by Joy B. Workman

Robbie Barnes Political Science Scholarship

In memory of Bill Bailey In memory of Helen Barnette In memory of Mary Etta Behling In memory of Kate Chason In memory of Linda S. Davis In memory of Beth Gray In memory of Harrison Greenway In memory of Lonnell J. Hiers In memory of Bernice Coleman Hubbard In memory of Mrs. Hunter May In memory of Ruth McGuigan In memory of Red Myers In memory of Jerry Owings In memory of Bo Patrick In memory of Genie Pinson In memory of E.W. Seigler Jr. In memory of Skip Shelton In memory of Ralph Still In memory of Frank V. Williams by Bubba & JoAnn Fennell

Maybelle Coleman Scholarship

Mary Alice Cox Burnett Education Scholarship

Robert & Deborah Cumming Scholarship

Ken C. Barnes

Mary Lander Bell Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Don & Audine Bergman Men’s Soccer Scholarship In honor of Van Taylor by Don & Audine Bergman

Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship Beta Gamma Sigma

Sarah Kate Lang Blaes Scholarship

Joyce Ludwa In memory of Sarah Kate Blaes by Cynthia Britt In memory of Jimmy Britt by Norma Britt

Boedecker Foundation Honors College Scholarship Boedecker Foundation

H. Randall Bouknight Scholarship

Randy & Pat Bouknight Mr. & Mrs. Jon H. Driggers Fred & Barbara Teeter In honor of Randy Bouknight for Christmas by Bethany Aliffi by Pam Bartley by Jessica Brady by Justin Brewer by Eddie Briggs by Tracy Clifton by Chandler Darling by Cindy Dysart by Joe Franks by Rachel Griggs by Zach Helms by Keith McCaslan by Tammy Monts by Floyd Nicholson by Deb Nygro by Kim Schoolfield by Kim Shannon by Debbie Spearman by Kim Williams

Eula Caudle Bracknell Scholarship John & Holly Bracknell

Bill & Emily Bradford Scholarship Koger M. Bradford

Jo Marie Bryan Scholarship

Helen Bryan Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips Kenneth & Faye Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Roger Troutman In honor of Helen Bryan’s birthday In memory of Jo Marie Bryan by Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips

Ruth C. “Monk” Buchanan Scholarship

Dr. David K. Chang

Nahn Joo Chang Scholarship Dr. David K. Chang Joyce Ludwa Denise Thompson

Bruce A. Churchill NAA Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Teeter

Earline Buzhardt Clark Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis G. Clark Gay Coleman Robert A. Brimmer Jr. Mart Hill Bobbielu Lupo Woodward

Barbara Kinard Cornett Art Scholarship

Michael B. Cornett In honor of Michael Cornett’s birthday by Sue Cornett

Countybank Scholarship Countybank

Annie Laurie Crawford Scholarship Dr. Carol J. Scales

Paul D. Criswell Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. L.B. Adams Jr.

Mary Alice Cox Burnett Mr. & Mrs. E. Guy Hendrix Joyce A. Ludwa

Robert Cumming Gajinder Singh

Sara Harris Burnett Scholarship

Erica Bartley

Bernice Daugherty Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Baggett Grady & Martha B. Strom

Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship

Debbie Burton Memorial Scholarship

Debbie Dennis Scholarship

Steve & Carol Byrd Scholarship

Gertrude Dolny Scholarship

Delta Kappa Gamma Sarah B. Catoe Elaine Annis Young

Jeff May

Chris Byrd Steve & Carol Byrd G.T. Ethridge Bryan Saxon In honor of Steve & Carol Byrd for Christmas by Chris, Catherine, Beth Anne, Becca, Christopher & Claire Byrd In memory of Sarah Davis by Steve & Carol Byrd

Mark N. Dolny

Duke Energy Science Scholarship Duke Energy Foundation

R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. Scholarship Stacia May Suzy Mitchell Flo Walls

Dr. Sandra Calliham-McMullen Scholarship

Elizabeth Eble Scholarship

Marion P. Carnell Scholarship

Eisenbeck Scholarship

Joe V. Chandler Scholarship

Environmental Science Student Scholarship

Dr. Sandra Calliham-McMullen Jeff May

Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May

Larry & Barbara Jackson Charlie & Sally Rogers

ESSO Student Organization

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G i f t s t o S c h o la rs h ip s

Ruth Harrison Finch Scholarship Bradley Cox Hugh & Emily Cox Marion Finch In honor of Mandi Cox by Bradley Cox

Fine Arts Scholarship

Bacot & Padgett LLC Dan & Marjorie Ball Robert Barrett Pam Bartley Judy Bello Susan Berry Matt Bratton Burton Center Foundation Casino Express Joel Cleland James Colbert Jackie Counts Rebecca Cox-Davenport Anne Craig Dr. Paul Criswell Chandler Darling Davis & Floyd Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dempsey Sadie Erwin Cecily Ferguson Reed Gallo Robert Gardiner Reece & Susan Going Linda Goldman Kathy Goldsmith Myra Greene

Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Shelley Grund Karen Hammond Gloria Jung Susan Justesen Robert Kelley Linda Kidd Jeff Lagrone Pedro Lopes Dave Lorenzatti Olgethia Louden Rebecca Love Andre Lubecke M & M Tire Company David Mash Jennifer Mathis Jeannie McCallum Elinor Ann Miller Ken Mufuka Katherine Newton Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Joyce Nickles Lila Noonkester Hannah Park Oscar Parrilla Kevin Pederson Franklin Rausch Regency Apartments Alexander Remington Christine Sacerdote Juan Santandreu Self Regional Healthcare

Sandy Singletary Skins’ Jim Slagle DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Bob Stoner Chuck Stowe Cliff Stumbo Dixon & Eleanor Teal Melissa Thompson Sam Tolbert Lee Vartanian Velux Dolores von Rosen Carolyn Wehmann Bruce White In memory of Velma Owen by The Book Group by Robert & Elizabeth Davis by Dr. & Mrs. Carl Kell by Nancy Milner by Jo Ann M. Purkerson

Foundation Golf Tournament Scholarship Dr. Lorraine Angelino (Tournament Sponsor) Waddy Babb Dan Ball Joe Cabri Chase Cooley Brian Cornatzer Davis & Floyd Inc. DSP Architects Joseph Engram

Theo Lane M & M Tire Company (Hole Sponsor) Gary McCombs McCravy, Newlon Law Firm PA Col. James E. Nicholson (Hole Sponsor) John Patrick Heath Smith Jan Smoke George Starnes (Tournament Sponsor) Bill Stevens Fred Thrailkill David Tompkins Mark Warner Dan Wideman

Jane Farmer Fox Biology Scholarship

In memory of Dr. Rick Fox by Johnny & Jean Able by Myron & Frances Allen by Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ball by Helen Bryan by Charles & Anne Drake by Lee, Jennifer, Carter & Mac Duffie by Dr. Barbara T. Freese by Reece & Susan Going by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Ralph Patterson by Diane Rudulph by James & Katharine Smith

by Julian P.S. Smith III by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Michael & Betty Williams

Fuji Photo Film Scholarship Fuji Photo Film

Lillian Byrd Fuller Scholarship Sarah Catoe

Gagnon-Ready Memorial Nursing Scholarship Adam Campbell Katherine Campbell Abritta Leanne Carter Christopher Chastine Kirill Chayka Mary Margaret Davis Anna Gagnon Donna Gause Myra Greene Jasmine Hawthorne Shannon Hill Lauren Johnson Elizabeth Holbrooks Lee Summer Rae Mayson Liz McDowell Leslie MacTaggart Myers Heather Rampey Lawren Bailey Ready Ashley Cierra Richardson Caroline Smith Kristal Smith Robbie South

Lander’s ‘Miracle Kids’ Inspire a Scholarship

Jay Robinson

Tyler Wilson

Lander’s 2014 baseball season will be remembered for the team’s string of championships and an appearance in the NCAA Division II College World Series. Teammates Jay Robinson and Tyler Wilson will also recall it as the season when a Lander scholarship was created honoring their courageous struggles back from the brink of death. Vice President for University Advancement Ralph Patterson said the Jay Robinson and Tyler Wilson Baseball Scholarship will be awarded to a member of Lander’s baseball team. Gifts to the scholarship will be matched up to $10,000 by an anonymous donor who was inspired by NCAA.com writer Rick Houston’s description of how Robinson and Wilson overcame long odds to recover from life-threatening illnesses. Houston wrote, “Wilson and Robinson are fortunate to be playing for a national championship; both are lucky to be alive.” Wilson, an outfielder from Spartanburg, graduated in May. He was 13 when he was stricken with pneumococcal meningitis, infecting his spinal cord and the lining of his brain. Doctors did not offer much hope for his recovery but he did recover and, about a month later, he rejoined his Little League team. Robinson, a right-handed pitcher from Shelby, N.C., is a senior. At age 12, doctors discovered a tumor wrapped around the base of his brain. Like Wilson’s family, his parents were told to expect the worst but, after surgery and radiation treatments, he made a full recovery and was allowed to resume playing baseball. Houston titled his story Lander’s Miracle Kids to characterize the comeback Robinson and Wilson made from near-death experiences, and their talent as baseball players. Patterson said, “The scholarship is a great opportunity for donors to double their gifts through the anonymous donor’s match, and the result is a great scholarship that will benefit future Lander students.” Information about donating to the Robinson and Wilson Baseball Scholarship, and other giving opportunities, can be obtained by calling Lander’s University Advancement Office at 864-388-8350.

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Gifts to Scholarship s

Golden Girls/Guys Scholarship Shirley Dawsey Johnson Robert Edward Lee Billie Sikes Gladys Turner

Walter Lanier Gorham Criminal Justice Scholarship Peggy Gorham-Cromer In memory of Dalene Gorham by Myra Greene by Bill & Linda Stevens

Glenas D. Green Scholarship

Alvin Green Kenneth Johnson Valerie Kinloch Neighbors United Credit Union

Myra Greene Honors College Fine Arts Scholarship Myra Greene In memory of Rebecca Callcott In memory of Harvey Jeffreys In memory of Whitey Lander In memory of Rosalind Talbert by Myra Greene

Greenwood Woman’s Club Scholarship

Greenwood Woman’s Club In honor of Rose Whaley by Greenwood Woman’s Club

Robert Grogan Scholarship Evelyn Grogan Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May

Sylvia Brooks Grubb Nursing Scholarship

Sarah B. Catoe Sylvia Brooks Grubb In honor of Sylvia Grubb’s birthday by Miriam Willis

Gilbert Guinn History Scholarship

Carl Hugh Hill & Patricia Evridge Hill In memory of Gil Guinn by Nancy D. Clem by Dr. Barbara T. Freese by Mr. & Mrs. Gene C. Guinn by Dr. Bettie Horne by Scottie Jeffreys & family by Dr. Robert Morris by Dr. Bob Phillips by Dr. Wilma W. Reeves Phillips by Bob & Hannah Poe by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Ed & Trudy Troublefield by Michael & Betty Williams

Hagemeyer North America Scholarship Hagemeyer North America

Clem B. Ham Healthcare Management Scholarship Donald H. & Monti Lloyd

Ann Hare Scholarship Ann T. Hare

John A. Hare Scholarship Ann T. Hare

John L. & Ruby B. Hare Scholarship Ann Hare

Mary Frances Hare Scholarship Estate of Mary Frances Hare

Meghan Diane Hawley Memorial Scholarship

Luther & Adele Hawley Mr. & Mrs. Luther Steve Hawley Joyce Ludwa Stefanie Ocain In memory of Lita Hawley by Dr. & Mrs. Julius W. Babb III by Mr. & Mrs. Casey Barringer by Robert & Louise Beckett by Richard Brenneman by Dr. Raymond R. Carson by Jack & Debra Carter by Les & Debra Carter by CBS Servants Team – Toni Pipkins, Laura Spiers, Wanda Salley, Jeni Gillespie & Dorothy Brown by Tom & Kate Cook by Daikin America Inc. by Norman & Sheryl Davis by Raymond & Dorothy Etheredge by Chris & Lee Given by The Groverman Family by Bryan & Sue Ann Hamrick by Mr. & Mrs. Luther Hawley by Robert Jennings IV by Anne Gue Jones by Edwin & Deborah Keller by Juanita Kosary by Edith Ann Lambrecht by Scott Lloyd by Stefanie Ocain by Charles Patel by Kay Philbrook by Evelyn Pickens by Sam & Rosa Helen Reid by Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rivers by Jake & Happy Shuler by Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Skane by Walker & Bernadene Smith by Randy & Karen Snell by Dan & Gresha Steffen by Herbert & Betty Tait by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Till by Carlos & Clemencia Tobon by Frank & Pearl Tourville Sr. by Jeffrey Tourville by James & Heidi Wannamaker by Ron & Donna Ware by Woody & Lisa Watford by John Watral by Lawrence & Rebecca Weinges by John Winarchick by YMCA 5:30 a.m. Spin Class by Hermon & Mary Wood by John M. & Barbara Worley Jr.

William Kenneth Henderson Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Hattie P. Henry Scholarship Happy Henry

Maurice & Mary Holloway Scholarship Maurice & Mary Holloway

Honors College General Scholarship A.R. Charnes

Bettie Horne Scholarship Delsie Horne Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr. Rose Marie Williams

Finis Horne Scholarship

Sarah Catoe Delsie Horne In memory of Finis Horne by Joebie & Marian Adams by Tim & Susan Austin by Randy & Pat Bouknight by Wynona Suzanne Branham by Kathleen Burk by Joe Cabri by Dr. & Mrs. Greg Cantrell by J. Harold Crawford by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell by Myra Greene by Kiwanis Club of Greenwood by Marshall Long by Ken & Dr. Peggy Makins by Sandra Corley Mitchell by Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Nicholson by Bob & Hannah Poe by Terry & Catherine Sellers by The Shults Family by Mr. & Mrs. David A. Tompkins by Joe & Cathy Uhl by Joey & Elaine Vest by Bill & Rose Whaley by Dot Wise

Rah Lom Humes Scholarship Charles Fowler Myra Greene Celeste Hill Ronald Minton Roland Whitehurst Philip Whitfield

Hunt Family Scholarship Ray & Julie Hunt

Tom & Ann Hutto Scholarship aGAPc Seniors Group, First Presbyterian Kenneth Johnson

Larry & Barbara Jackson Nursing Scholarship Dr. Usha Menon

Larry A. Jackson Scholarship

Jesse L. Butler In honor of Larry Jackson’s birthday by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Harvey E. Jeffreys Theatre Scholarship

Scottie Jeffreys & family Olgethia Louden In memory of Dr. Harvey E. Jeffreys by Frank C. Bedinger & family by John & Holly Bracknell

by Charles & Harriette Brewington by Clinton Elementary Staff & Students by Susie Epps by Linda Goldman by Myra Greene by Elizabeth S. Herbert by Diana B. Holloway by Dr. Bettie Horne by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Don & Pam Lytch by Mass Communication & Theatre Department by Klaus & Carol Neubner by Monique Sacay-Bagwell by Michele Ballenger Smith by W. Hutchins Smith & family by Bill & Linda Stevens by Lucy B. Weicker & family by Michael & Betty Williams by Tim & Susan Williams In honor of Graham Shaffer by Myra Greene

Shirley Dawsey Johnson Scholarship

Dean Johnson Robert & Shirley Dawsey Johnson In memory of Dr. Joe Chandler In honor of Charles Hershey In honor of Carol Neubner In honor of Dr. Lorraine Redderson In honor of Dr. Tom Stevens by J. Eric Johnson

Kauffmann President’s Scholarship Howard O. Kauffmann

Pete Kerhoulas Music Scholarship

Laurie Kerhoulas-Brown Dr. Robert Moser & Sandra Kerhoulas Moser

In honor of the marriage of Dr. Linda Latham Dolny & the Rev. Dr. James K. Lister by Dan & Marjorie Ball by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Jack & Daughty Lawrence Scholarship Jack Lawrence

Fitz & Margaret Lee Scholarship George Hamilton Davis Ellenanne Hester Shanna L. Hester Margaret Lee In memory of Rebecca Davis by George H. Davis II

Kathy Lee Nursing Scholarship Kathy Lee

Lindsey Alison Lee Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Lee

Lenti-Wydra Scholarship

In memory of Fannie Blackwood by Myra Greene

Bessie Allen Lide Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide

M.F. Lide Scholarship

Jean S. Baker Ruth B. Brock Sarah B. Catoe Chandler Darling Nancy D. Davis Phil & Dianne Gregory Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Jeff May Hazel Perritt Sherry Kennedy Rivers

Charles E. Lloyd Jr. Scholarship

Franklin & Martha King Memorial Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lloyd Patricia Lloyd

King Trust

Sandra J. Lorenzatti Scholarship

Lakelands Home Builders Association for Engineering Scholarship

Dave & Maureen Lorenzatti April Moore Simpson

G. Dearyl Lusk Scholarship

Lakelands Home Builders Association In honor of Nick Nicholson by Steve Grogan

Al & Leigh Lusk Gambrell Patrick & Janietta Lusk In memory of G. Dearyl Lusk’s birthday by Al & Leigh Gambrell

Lander Black Alumni Network Scholarship Audrey Webb Fisher Denise Walker In memory of Curtis Harkness by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity by Sherry Kennedy Rivers

Janie Craig Major Scholarship Carolyn May Joyce Nickles

John Martin Golf Scholarship C.E. Bourne & Company

Lander Rugby Football Scholarship

William Martin Psychology Scholarship

Joseph & Katie Engram Jared Pace Robert & Vickie Walker

William T. Lander Jr. Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Olive L. Wilson

The Gus & Maude Latham Scholarship

Bob Brimmer In memory of Jeri Roberts by Kelly Bannister by Marcy Gadagno by Cathy Roberts

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Math Degree Scholarship Wayne Carstens

Estelle Murray Mauldin Scholarship Furman & Carol Mauldin

Jeff J. May Scholarship

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Kathy Cochran Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May Dixon & Eleanor Teal S. Anne Walker In honor of Hayden May Cooper by Larry & Barbara Jackson In honor of Jeff May’s birthday by Steve Grogan by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Orvy & Jessie May Scholarship Jeff May

Benjamin E. Mays Scholarship Sandra Anderson Jesse L. Butler

Katherine O. McCoy Scholarship

In memory of Katherine O. McCoy by Virginia Lenoir DuBose by Pat Satterfield Gibson by Eleanor Smith Gray by Michael Watson Lewis by Estelle Chamness Link by Mary Deadwyler Moore by Katherine Jackson Somers by Mary Jane Salley Teague

Betsy Mickey McDowell Nursing Scholarship Kathleen McDowell

Seab & Ruth McEntire Scholarship Ann T. Hare

Dr. David Melson Scholarship Erica Bartley

Dale Molander Business Scholarship Peter & Brenda Henschel Dale & Sandy Molander

Moss Family Scholarship

In honor of Cindy Moss Britt In memory of Richard Dan Moss In honor of Sammy & Gwen Moss & family by Lucretia Moss & Gary Moss

Mufuka Private Foundation Scholarship Douglas & Jean Mufuka

In memory of Gertrude Leeson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd

Dr. Leslie MacTaggart Myers Scholarship

Leslie MacTaggart Myers

Carol Neubner Dance Scholarship

Robin Wand In memory of James Beetle Bailey by Myra Greene

Chris Nichols Scholarship James Charles Nichols

Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Scholarship

Floyd & Mamie Nicholson In honor of Mamie Nicholson’s birthday by Larry & Barbara Jackson

Ralph & Grace Norman Scholarship Carol Norman Burgess Susan Norman Polatty

Nursing Alumni Scholarship

Carolyn Bartley Julie Glace Boggs Kerry Weed Martin Joye Newman

Outcasts Scholarship

Lenny Carida Myra Greene Kevin Prater Mr. & Mrs. C. Wayne White

Jo Beth Owings Ouzts Scholarship

In memory of Dot Ouzts by Greer & Judy Austin by Steve & Carol Byrd by Kenneth & Barbara Carr by Minnie Childs by Jean B. Corley by Jim & Rhetta Cothran by Bill & Gloria Eaves by Elliott Davis LLC by Mr. & Mrs. A.C. Gambrell III by John & Mable Hallum by Dennis & Peggy Hammett by Thomas Holland by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Joe & Racine Owings by Physicians of Piedmont Spine & Neurosurgical Group by Bobbie Proctor by Jo Ann M. Purkerson by Marion Tinney by Clarence & Nina Wrenn

Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions Scholarship Cobb Oxford Sullivan Building LLC

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Park Sterling Bank Scholarship Park Sterling Bank Claude C. Robinson

Charles A. Park Scholarship Dr. Otha L. Gray Hugh H. Tucker

Perseverance in Nursing Scholarship

Ramage Scholarship Dr. A.A. Ramage

John Marvin Rast Scholarship Sue Rast Foy

Wilma Wilson Reeves Scholarship

Helen Bryan Lynn R. Hester Frank Phillips Wilma Reeves Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Stan Reeves In honor of Frank & Wilma Phillips’ anniversary In honor of Wilma Phillips for Christmas In honor of Wilma Wilson Phillips’ birthday by Frank Phillips In honor of Wilma Reeves Phillips’ 10 grandchildren by Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips

Taylor Edward Arrigoni Corey Baumis Lauren Best Lorena Maia Cerniglia Margie Edwards Courtney Eller Cortney Ellis Lydia Hall Wanda Jones Elisabeth Holbrooks Lee Liz McDowell Leslie MacTaggart Myers Adair Neighbors Marilyn Newman Kayla Nix Performance Investments of Barbara R. Richter Theatre Scholarship the Carolinas LPC Ronnie & Linda Kidd Kim Pulley Sadea Rodgers William Ricketson Amanda Rostron Scholarship Britt Sheriff Estate of Jean Ricketson Emily Jo Shull Alli Sligh Riddle Scholarship Robbie South Mark Riddle Kristen Vaeth Tiffany Vetter Rebecca Bostic Riley Holisa Wharton

Pilot Club of Greenwood Scholarship Pilot Club of Greenwood Dr. Carol J. Scales

Cindy Boggero Polatty Scholarship

Ronnie Polatty In memory of Barry Boggero by Mr. & Mrs. Phillip W. Garner

Marion E. & Margaret R. Poston Education Scholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Ball

Eric Puckett & Larry Middleton Nursing Scholarship Dr. Barbara T. Freese

Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson Scholarship

Sallie D. Peebles Jo Ann Miley Purkerson In memory of Felix Peebles by Jo Ann M. Purkerson

Lamar Scott

Maurice & Nancy Scott Scholarship

Maurice & Nancy Scott In memory of Gerald Wheatley Jr. by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

D.L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship D.L. Scurry Foundation

Pat Sease Scholarship

Peggy Davis George H. Sease Shawn Sease Larry & Myrna White Michael & Betty Williams

David & Nancy S. Crabbe DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Tammy Stoner Cross Country Scholarship Bob Stoner

J. Adam & Monica Taylor Scholarship Adam & Monica Taylor

Eleanor Shiflet Teal Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Jeff May Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Young

C.Y. Thomason Scholarship C.Y. Thomason Foundation

Carroll Sexton Media Scholarship

George & Lois Tingle Art Scholarship

Carroll L. Sexton

Ann T. Hare

Jean Irwin Smith PEES Scholarship

Margaret Tinsley Scholarship

Sarah B. Catoe Marjorie Craig

Kariana Elise Smith Scholarship Robin Reeder

Scott & Judy Smith Scholarship

Dr. Joseph L. Beaudrot

Tower Club Greenwood Scholarship

Promotions Inc. - Sandra Hughes Symron Singh Tower Club Greenwood

Scholarship

Kimberly Lauren Trotter Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bostic

The Revs. Doug & Sally Kauffmann Howard C. Kauffmann

Elizabeth H. Roberts Nursing Scholarship

Alice Smith Spencer Scholarship

Barbara Brown Ullman Scholarship

Steve & Dana Roberts

Robinson/Wilson Baseball Scholarship Anonymous Michael & Betty Williams

Rotary Club Scholarship Greenwood Rotary Club

Salvation Army Co-op Scholarship

Central Carolina Community Salvation Army Foundation Dorothy Poston John G. Saris Foundation Kenny & Nancy Poston Scholarship In honor of Margaret John G. Saris Foundation Poston’s birthday by Dr. Carol J. Scales Thomas N. Scales

President’s Scholarship

Joel M. Scott/Elbert County Suzanne Lander Stone Memorial Scholarship Scholarship

Scholarship in Health Care Management Dr. Carol J. Scales

Don & Cynthia Scott Mass Communications Scholarship Don & Cynthia Scott Kendel Colbie Scott

In memory of Emma Lesto by Wates & Evelyn Adams

George R. Starnes Family Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. George R. Starnes

Linda McLean Stevens Scholarship

Bill & Linda Stevens In honor of Linda Stevens’ birthday by Dr. & Mrs. Phillip McClary In honor of William “Bill” Stevens’ retirement by Charles & Sarah Alice Schulze by Dr. James & Glenda Smith

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Study Abroad Scholarship

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone In honor of Dee Stone by Iris Garden Club In honor of DeWitt & Carolyn Stone’s 50th Anniversary by David & Nancy S. Crabbe

Don & Cynthia Scott Soccer Scholarship Sarah Isabel Stone Art Brock Dowis Scott Scholarship Don & Cynthia Scott

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Joyce Ludwa

In memory of Dr. Gilbert S. Guinn by Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook

Buddy & June Vanadore Scholarship

In memory of June Vanadore by Doris Banks by Roger & Frances Brookie by George & Linda Estes by Frank & Margaret Giles by Sarah New Gray by Johnny & Donna King by Savannah Martin & family by Mary McGee by Dorothy Page by Barbara Vanadore by Ware Shoals District 51 & Board of Trustees by Ware Shoals Elementary by Ware Shoals Woman’s Civic Club

Larry E. Vereen Scholarship Dr. Larry E. Vereen

Dr. Amanda L. Wagoner Pre-Vet Scholarship Gina Wagoner

Gifts to Scholarship s

S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Scholarship

S. Anne Walker In memory of David L. Evans by Dan & Marjorie Ball by Gail S. Begley & Casi Begley by Randy & Pat Bouknight by John & Resel Bourne by Mickey & Dianne Brandstadter by Edwina Carns by Dianne Chinnes by E. Lee Craig by Mary Cutrell by Jane C. Dooling by Myrtle Vick Downs by Ed & Cindy Duryea by Penny Frazier by Nancy W. Godbold by Marie Goff by Reece & Susan Going by Jim & Betty Gondles & your friends at ACA by Myra Greene by Betsy Goldstine Halloran by John & Lauren Halloran by International Community Corrections by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Michael & Jane Kohn by Jack Lawrence by Mary Livers by Don & Monti Lloyd by Sue Sudlow Lyons by Terry Marshall by Ronnie & Paula Matthews by Jeff May by Forrest & JoAnn McKie by Gene & Betty Mills by National Speakers Association of Carolinas by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Jim & Judy Reynolds by Riley, Pope & Laney LLC Attorneys at Law by Walter & Sophie Sagrera by Skipper & Sarah Sheely by Kay S. Starling by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Marty Vaughan by Ricci L. Welch by Kenneth & Janice Williams by Michael & Betty Williams by Members of the T. Benton Young Jr. Friday 13th Club

Joe & Ada Wells Scholarship Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant In memory of Joyce Berley by Chad, Stephanie & children by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley

In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Black by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Francis Daniel by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley In memory of John Davis In memory of Bill Gardner by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of James Gardner by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley In memory of Buddy Hamrick In memory of Kenneth Henderson by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Major Mac McGinnis In memory of Velma Owens In memory of Sally Pinson by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Connie Robinson by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley In memory of Tara Rouse by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Judy Sargent by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley In memory of Genie Shealy In memory of Betty Suber In memory of Paul Trotter by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Evelyn Vines by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by Dr. & Mrs. David L. Henderson In memory of Shirley Wilson by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley

Whatley-Southerland Mathematics Scholarship Christian & Angie Wypasek

Carolyn Sue White Scholarship Bruce F. White

Nat F. White Instrumental Music Scholarship Bruce F. White

Richard Wilkins Instrumental Music Scholarship

Shawn & Kaye Foxworth

Betty Williams Athletic Scholarship

Michael & Betty Williams In honor of Betty Williams by First Presbyterian Church

Michael Williams Baseball Scholarship Michael & Betty Williams

Jerry D. Wilson Excellence in Science Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Wilson

Melvin L. Wimmer Scholarship

Myra Greene Rosalind N. Welder Ernest & Nancy Young

Young/Beaudrot Music Scholarship

First Baptist Church Greenwood Dr. & Mrs. J. Ernest Young Jr.

TRIBUTE FUND

In memory of Helen Barnette by Ronnie & Linda Kidd In memory of Ruby Benjamin by Larry & Barbara Jackson In memory of Margaret H. Brice In memory of Jewel Cassady by Ronnie & Linda Kidd In memory of Mona Ruth Davis by Bill & Linda Stevens In memory of Mary Ferguson by Dan & Marjorie Ball by Bal & Kathryn Ballentine by Martha J. Barnette by Brian & Lee Blatt by Martha Barnette Blatt by Harold & Marilyn Coleman by Charles & Anne Drake by Betty Gutschlag by Rick Henderson by William & Janice Kitchens by M. Devra Mizell by Polly Parker by Professional Radiology Solutions by Jo Ann M. Purkerson by Edward & Tonda Riley by Shareholders of Elliott Davis LLC by Susan B. Sims by Mary Jo Snowden by Bill & Linda Stevens by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Dr. Phillip C. Wilkins In memory of Glenn Langrehr by Ronnie & Linda Kidd In memory of Kellie Ryan Martin by Don & Monti Lloyd In memory of Rufus May Jr. by Barry C. Young In honor of Pat Poole by Ronnie & Linda Kidd

OTHER GIFTS Admissions Fund

Charles & Faye Morgan Pam Morton Jim Nichols Chase Cooley Jo Ann Purkerson Sarah Crosby Dukes Beth Quick Katie Finkbeiner Engram Sherry Rivers Rodney Jones Kenneth Roach Jennifer Mathis Jackie Roark Amanda McCombs Jennifer Hershberger Roark Kirsten Stewart Barbara Roberts Susan Wood Lamar Scott Mary Frances Poole Alston Stanley & Cindy Scott Ruth Seigler Award Nancy Self Rowland P. Alston Michael Seymour Alumni Special Projects – Graham Shaffer Christopher Simmons Bench George Simmons Dr. Lorraine M. Angelino Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ridlehoover Deloris Sims Anne Singh Art Sutherland Ashley Stathas In memory of Dr. William T. Kirsten Stewart Lander by the family of Dr. William DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Paul & Angela Strickland T. Lander Jr. Shana Taylor Alumni Special Projects – Eleanor Teal Brian Thomas Gazebo Fund Gene Tolbert Karen Aiken Rhett Vaughn John Alexander Fred Wactor Lorraine Angelino S. Anne Walker Rosie Baldwin Stephanie Whitlock Don & Audine Bergman Joshua Wiggins Larry Blackmon Darrell Williams Elizabeth Roark Bolton Patricia Zenker Andrew Brashier In memory of Mary Alice Christie Bryan Abell Ted Burdette In memory of Jean McFerrin Libby Connor In memory of Clara Robeson Rita Cowan by Myra Greene Harold Crawford Ellyn Deal Arboretum Fund Elizabeth Deery Charles Bender Debbie Dill Zenata Donaldson Art Department Awards Joseph & Katie Engram Arts Council of Greenwood Merle Ervin County Danielle Fields Mary Susan Deaton Anna Finkbeiner Linda Goldman Kat Finkbeiner Renee Love Pam Freeman Douglas McAbee Zack Freeman Fathima Nazim Julian Gale Hannah Poe Tasha Garrick Sandy Singletary Bill Garvin Jim Slagle Melissa Gilbert Elizabeth Snipes-Rochester Michael & Rozalynn Denise Waldrep Goodwin Myra Greene Athletics Fund Sylvia Grubb Bob Brimmer Gwen Gunnells Chickasaw Sheila Hamilton Friend of Lander Athletics Barry Hollingsworth Frances Mitchell Maurice & Mary Holloway O’Dell Paul Hooper Bill Sandel Elaine Horton Allison Keck Athletics Training Program William Laforge In memory of Allen Ray Gowan Lancaster Atkins Olgethia Louden by Dr. Bettie Horne Russell & Sylvia Martin Gary McCombs Bearcat Benefit Auction John McCord Abbeville Sporting Goods Glenn & Debrah Miller Aramark Joy Mims Blyth Funeral Home

CenturyLink Chickasaw Kathy Cochran DSP Architects Elliott Davis LLC Environmental Landscaping Inc. Kat Finkbeiner First Citizens Bank Barbara Freese Fuji Photo Film Greenwood Fabricating Todd Harrison Dr. Bettie Horne Anita Korte Theo Lane Jack Lawrence Lee & Associates Kay LeRoy Lloyd Roofing Pamela Lytch McDonald, Patrick, Poston, Hemphill & Roper LLC Catherine Miller Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Moates Anita Murray Park Sterling Bank Joe Ponder Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Prater Jo Ann Purkerson Jessica Register Jackie Roark Cathy Sayer Don Scott Sports Break Mary VanValey Sandra Watson The Wilkie Agency

Business Department Fund Sam Tolbert Meredith Uttley

Business Endowment Jo Ellen Johnson Dr. Juan Santandreu

Class of 2014 Sponsors Danielle Waldt Fields Myra Greene Steve Grogan Don & Cynthia Scott S. Anne Walker

Joel Cleland History Fund Charles Cleland

Steve Dolny Baseball Stadium Dr. Linda Dolny Lister

Education Special Fund

Becky Koch Judith Neufeld Dava O’Connor In memory of Karen Sears Dean by Ronnie & Linda Kidd

Enactus Team

Enactus Foundation for a Greater Greenwood Dr. Linda Dolny Lister

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English Foreign Language Division

In honor of Margaret Marks Ph.D. by Larry & Barbara Jackson

Equestrian Center

John Sherill Jan Smoke Doug Spear Larry Wash

Men’s Baseball Program

Aim Realty Group Simon Aman J.H. Anderson Mary Arrowood Kenneth Barnes Jeffrey Barnhardt Joseph Bell J.E. Berry Janet Bishop Historic Preservation Fund Terri Blackwell Linda Blum Delina S. Montgomery Joyce Bowyer In memory of Frances David Brandt Anderson Hart Kelly Bridges by Myra Greene Gus Burgdoff Holloway Photography James L. Burton Fund Sandra Carpenter Jon Holloway William Carpenter In honor of Jon Holloway Hal Chambless by Self Family Foundation Caroline Chappell David Charpia Lander Bass Fishing Team William Clifton C & C Metal Recycling Martha Cornatzer Gunnells Marine William Cornatzer Hunters Headquarters Inc. Bernd Craft Hydra Fishing LLC Leffie Craps Pollard’s Auto Salvage Melvyn Davis Taylor Donson Lander Professional Jeannie Dunn Business Society Fund Deborah Embrey Lander Professional Business Marilyn Emery Society William Enright Elizabeth Faulkerson Library Endowment Norman Fawcett Charles Watson Joe Fennell Timothy Flanagan Math Computer Science Nancy Fluhr Endowment Michael Forkin Dr. Walt Patterson Brenda Fowler Maria Giczewski Math & Computing Robert Giczewski Enrichment Fund Sandra Gilmer Farha Ali Dennis Grady Robin Crutcher Joseph Griffin Gina Poore Dunn Sandra Griffin Pamela Ryan Mary Jo Groomes Laurie Halter Math & Science Fund Janice Harmon Dr. David Slimmer Jack Henderson Pam Hiers Jeff May Recreation, Wellness & Sports Complex Roy Hokanson Georgia Holaus Cheryl Bell Kim Hyatt Steve Bolton Richard Inglese Capsugel Darrell Johnson Charlie Copas Donald Johnson Chandler Darling Carole Jones Thomas Davis Martha Jones Lang Foster Jill Kagley Charles Fowler Mildred Knowles Phillip Garner William Knowles Steve Grogan Virginia Krancik Thomas Ingle Terry Landreth Dru James JoAnn Lawing Charles McDaniel Mary Lawing Charles McNeill Lee & Associates Ralph Patterson Jeffrey Lewis Marshall Ridlehoover Ronnie Lewis Don & Cindy Scott Baird & Company Ann Bowen Johnny & Belinda Pearson Bobby & Lynn Sargent Don & Cynthia Scott In memory of Rita Henning by Robin P. Lawrence

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David Lindsey Donna Malone Louise McCutcheon Getania McWaters Sue Misenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Moates Ramanda Moore Ashley Moss Denise Murray Patricia Murray Perce Mussulman Kenneth Neuhaus Jim Nicholson OM Corporation Kenneth Orcutt Charlotte Parrish John Pate Peanut Services Inc. Baxter Pierson Mary Rose Poole Shirley Poole Cordell Porter Darrell Porterfield Leigh Pruden Vicki Rhodes Robert’s Optical Center Sallenger & Brown Isaac Sandy Mark Scott Mo & Nancy Scott Dana Scruggs Herbert Shiver Patrice Shore Coreen Smalley John Smith Jimmy Still Strickland & Keels Joyce Sweitzer Steven Tate Richard Thomason Kimberly Thorpe Mary Ella Turney Scott Van Pelt Nancy Vanwaldick Chhagan Vekaria Pooja Vekaria Rollo Villareal Jamie Waite Kay Wakefield Roger Walker Corey Watkins Cathy White Janet White Steven White Angie Whitehead Karen Wilson Todd Wilson James Wolchik Kevin Woods James Zloch In memory of Conner Lewis’ Grandfather by Michael & Betty Williams In honor of the Men’s Baseball Team by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Men’s Basketball Program James Burton Clay Dorn Thomas Graham Dr. Bettie Horne Larry & Barbara Jackson Lee & Associates

Steve Lee Charles Moates Dan Panaggio Brian Schoch Wayne Southard Michael & Betty Williams

Men’s Golf Program

Chipper Bagwell James Burton Dr. Bettie R. Horne Joe W. Langley Lee & Associates Jim Martin Martin-Sims Memorial Golf Tournament Kevin Newton Jim Nicholson O’Dell Joe Ponder Mark Riddle Paul Stoneman John Stroud Walter Todd Ann Urquhart The Wilkie Agency

Men’s Soccer Program

Tonia Ashley Erin Moss Atkins Martyn Bell Don & Audine Bergman Mr. & Mrs. Terry Borgert Sandra Bosler Mr. & Mrs. David Bridges Drew Courtney Natalie Dupont-Hirst James Ellington Emerald Car Wash Katherine Finkbeiner Reece & Susan Going Greenwood Pawnbrokers Steve Grogan Kelly Hough Sidney Huskey Mr. & Mrs. David Isenhower Michael Lalonda Lankford Agency Rick Lindley Mark Litts John McAlhany McCaslan’s Book Store Tonia McGrew Kostas Migdalas Brad Nickles Daniel Pardieck Ryan Peck Jim Pfeiffer Stephen Ramp Dorothy Robirds Al Ruhoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Senatore Robert Schoenberger Kevin Sponenberg Charles Swofford Mr. & Mrs. David A. Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. G.F. Truesdale Velux-America Inc. Walt Willard In honor of Van Taylor by Daum Plumbing

Men’s Tennis Program Dr. Joe Cabri

Andreas Guerke Lee & Associates John McAlhany Brian Schoch Andy Veal

Montessori Program

In memory of Virginia Self by Larry & Barbara Jackson

Nursing Endowment

Regency Park – Don Collins

Nursing Faculty Fund

Rebecca Cox-Davenport Donna Gause Ashley Taylor Ginn Paula Haynes Leisa Myers Igleheart Theresa Lawson Elizabeth Holbrooks Lee Liz McDowell Leslie MacTaggart Myers Erica Sisiam Robbie South Holisa Wharton

Jae & Gemma Park International Initiative Fund Dr. & Mrs. Chan S. Chang Dr. & Mrs. Sung H. Kim Hannah Park

Physical Education & Exercise Studies Special Account

In memory of Marilyn Brown In honor of Lorraine Redderson by Cheryl A. Browning

Political & Social Sciences Department Carol Black Linda Carson Ronald Elder Ariel Fair Daniel Harrison Chad Kinsella Lucas McMillan Timothy McNulty G.L. White Perry Kim Richburg Alison Stone Aaron Talmage Meredith Uttley

Psychological Science Research Fund

Ann Elizabeth Butler James R. Colbert Jr. Erin Crane Albert Dukes David Gardner Jeffrey Hollifield Ralph Layland Jason Philip Lee Linda Lucas Jennifer Richter Maze T.D. Maze M. Paige Ouzts Daniel Pardieck Tonya Whitman Phillips David Red Austin Trousdale Kimberly Wheeler Elizabeth Zimmerman

Self Family Foundation Archives Self Family Foundation

Self Family Foundation Call Me Mister Initiative Clemson University Self Family Foundation

Self Regional Healthcare Partners In Preparing for Practice Self Regional Healthcare

Jim Shore Visual Art Fund Jim Shore Designs Robin Wallace

Sociology Student Awards Meredith Uttley

Student Wellness Fund Richard Anderson Don & Audine Bergman Joseph & Katie Engram Steve Grogan Fred Hardin Olgethia Louden Leisa Myers Don & Cindy Scott Symron Singh Jan Smoke Tower Club Greenwood

Teaching Fellows Program

Mr. & Mrs. Len J. Bornemann Samantha Coleman Catherine Taylor

Tower Club – Charleston

Heather Smith Rush Megan Sloan

Beachside Vacations LLC Terry Bryan Barry Hollingsworth William Laforge Joy Mims Gloria Seaborn Deloris Sims Annie Singh Shana Taylor Joshua Wiggins

Scholastic Arts Fund

Tower Club – Columbia

Jeffrey Boyd Roy Cox Taylor Davis Judith Neufield Self Regional Healthcare

Psychology Club Fund

Dr. Linda Dolny Lister

Science Faculty Funds Lisa Brodhacker

John Alexander Libby Conner Zenata Donaldson Tasha Garrick

Gifts to Scholarship s

Melissa Gilbert Michael & Rozalynn Goodwin Sylvia Grubb Maurice & Mary Holloway Paul Hooper Faye Morgan Beth Campbell Quick Sherry Kennedy Rivers Ruth Seigler Nancy Self George Simmons Paul & Angela Strickland S. Anne Walker Patricia Zenker

Tower Club – Greenwood Dr. Lorraine Angelino Rose E. Baldwin Don & Audine Bergman Liz Roark Bolton Christie Bryan Ellyn Deal Elizabeth Deery Debbie Dill Joseph & Katie Engram Danielle Waldt Fields Anna Finkbeiner Zack Freeman Julian Gale Bill Garvin Myra Greene Gwen Gunnells Olgethia Louden Gary McCombs John & Sandy McCord Glenn & Debrah Miller Pam Morton Jo Ann Purkerson Sheila Rhodes Kenneth Roach Jackie Roark Jennifer Roark Barbara Roberts Graham Shaffer Christopher Simmons Ashley Stathas Kirsten Stewart Dixon & Eleanor Teal Gene Tolbert Fred Wactor Stephanie Hershberger Whitlock

Tower Club – Greenwood Events Sponsors

Dr. Lorraine Angelino Liz Roark Bolton Kat Finkbeiner Steve Grogan Gunnells Marine – Gwen Gunnells M & M Tire Company – Glenn & Debrah Miller Jennifer H. Roark Tower Club Greenwood

Tower Club – Upstate Karen Aiken James Blackmon Andrew Brashier Ted Burdette Pam Freeman Allison Keck

Gowen & Betsy Lancaster Stanley & Cindy Scott Michael Seymour Graham Shaffer Brian Thomas In memory of Kellie Ryan Martin by Myra Greene

University Singers Fund Dr. Bettie Horne

Uttley Anthropology Fund Dr. Meredith Uttley

Women’s Basketball Program

Evelyn Brilhart Cheryl Browning James L. Burton Gary Clary Beverly Faries Larry & Barbara Jackson Helen S. Smith Wayne Southard

Getting Better Everyday Inc. Audrey Harp Constance Haynes Mark Hyder Phillip & Sharon Lamar Emily Marousek Cynthia McLaughlin Donald Nadreau Lindsay Newman Mary Ann Pegram Mary Katherine Pegram Allison Pino Potash Corp. Kimberly Skipper Doug Spears Clyde Stone Ashley Tomlinson Allyson Webster Jacqueline Webster Jeffrey Webster Donnie Weeks Paulette White Elizabeth Williamson Jenny Williamson

Women’s Tennis Program Gary Smith

Women’s Volleyball Program

Cheryl Browning John Bryant Greenwood Family YMCA Katlynn Harrison Richard Harrison McKinley Hennessey Mr. & Mrs. Kirk J. Husser Kendall Korte Jessica Register Jack Schwartz

PLANNED GIFTS

Estate of James S. Bailey Estate of Rebecca A. Callcott Estate of Mary Boyles Hare Estate of Jean Ricketson

IN-KIND GIFTS

Mack Baltzegar Clay Barton

Dr. Michael Bryant Jeremy Caldwell Debbie Dill Beth Emmons Myra Greene Talmadge Greene Gwen Gunnells Peter Hofer Lloyd Roofing Chad Nabors Kevin Prather Carol Ridgeway Dr. Don Robinson Susan Sims Paul & Angie Strickland Craig Titley Fred Wactor

SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHED

Alpha Phi Forget-Me-Not Scholarship Caldwell & Gregory Scholarship

Gagnon-Ready Memorial Nursing Scholarship Myra Greene Honors College Fine Arts Scholarship Mary Broyles Hare Teacher Education Scholarship HNA Scholarship Honors College Scholarship Rah Lom Humes Scholarship Math Major Scholarship Katherine O. McCoy Scholarship Chris Nichols Scholarship Outcasts Scholarship Perseverance in Nursing Scholarship Robinson/Wilson Baseball Scholarship Student Alumni Association Student Textbook Scholarship Tower Club Greenwood Endowed Scholarship Tower Club Upstate Honors Scholarship

Women’s Golf Program Lee & Associates Gary Smith

Women’s Soccer Program

Sara Ballante Katherine Baltz Madison Beck Lindsay Brandon Katherine Brashier Betty Bricknell Salley Derosia Carmen Dooley Kat Finkbeiner Sarah Herrold Rachel Higgins Fayla Junior Hannah Martin Joy McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Gary Middlebrook Melissa Moore Jenny Peterson Sarah Piechocki Kimberly Pirokowski Brianne Q. Laird Sorensen April Stutts Gayle Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Vahjen Jean Weisner Christine White

Women’s Softball Program Jerolyn Almond Patricia Barnes Charlie Barr Black Sheep Farms Susan Black Annette Brown Cheryl Browning Joseph Bruce Christa Campbell Jeanne Cassidy David Chastain Natalie Dupont-Hirst Ashley Foster Michael Foster Kim Fuller Kristy Fulmer

FACULTY DONORS

Farha Ali Lorraine Angelino Daniel Ball Robert Barrett Judith Bello Linda Carson James Colbert Gay Coleman Rebecca Cox-Davenport Erin Crane Lillian Craton Paul Criswell Robin Crutcher Mary Susan Deaton Gina Dunn Barbara Ervin Rebecca Fernandez Barbara Freese Reed Gallo Robert Gardiner Cynthia Crompton Gardner David Gardner Tracy Denise Garrett Donna Gause Barbara Gilbert Susan Going Karen Hammond Daniel Harrison Paula Haynes Shannon Smith Hill Andrew Hodges Jeffrey Hollifield Jon Holloway Robert Kelley Theresa Lawson Ralph Layland Elizabeth Holbrooks Lee Pedro Lopes Renee Love Andre Lubecke David Mash Jennifer Richter Maze Timothy D. Maze Douglas McAbee

Liz McDowell Virginia McHugh Ken Mufuka Michael Murphy Leisa Weston Myers Leslie MacTaggart Myers Fathima Nazim-Starnes Judith Neufeld P. Marie Nix Lila Noonkester Dava O’Connor Paige Ouzts Daniel Pardieck Hannah Park Osvaldo Parrilla Tonya Whitman Phillips Robert Poe Nancy Poston Kimberly Purcell William L. Ramsey Franklin Rausch Pam Ryan Monique Sacay-Bagwell Christine Sacerdote Juan Santandreu Melissa Scott Suzanne Simons Sandy Singletary Erica Sisiam Jim Slagle Dave Slimmer Elizabeth Snipes-Rochester Robbie South Robert Stevenson Charles Stowe Sam Tolbert Mary Jane Trainor Austin Trousdale Meredith Uttley Lee Vartanian Denise Waldrop Holisa Coleman Wharton Kimberly Wheeler Betty Williams Elisabeth Zimmerman

STAFF DONORS

Bethany Aliffi Corey Anthony Kent Atkins Chipper Bagwell Pam Bartley Jeff Beaver Cheryl Bell Gavin Bethea Sophie Bonadies Shirley Booth Randy Bouknight Jeffery Boyd Matthew Bratton Jeff Burkhamer Tracy Clifton Kathy Cochran Jeff Constant Jackie Counts Sidney Crawford Chandler Darling Ellyn Deal Debbie Dill Sarah Crosby Dukes Cindy Dysart Katie Finkbeiner Engram Sadie Erwin Cecily Ferguson Martine Clarice Fezler Debra Joe Franks Marcy Gadagno Stacey Gantt Vivian Gaylord Linda Goldman Kathy Goldsmith Peggy Gorham-Cromer Myra Greene Steve Grogan Shelley Grund Daniel Hannah Fred Hardin Donna Johnson Rodney Jones Linda Kidd Becky Koch Jeff Lagrone

Robin Lawrence Linda Leedy Brenda Leontuk Helen Lewis Rick Lindley Dave Lorenzatti Russell Martin Jennifer Mathis Jeff May Jeannie McCallum Keith McCaslan Amanda McCombs Gary McCombs Mary McDaniel Susan McIntyre Tammy Monts Tom Nelson Ralph Patterson Kevin Pederson Jennifer Pierce-Turman Megan Varner Price Kenneth Roach Cathy Roberts Steve Roberts Karen Roller Kim Schoolfield Maria Scott Frank Sells Eddie Shaw DeCole Shoemate Brett Simpson Kermit Smith Sherry Smith Debbie Spearman Monica Stevens Bob Stoner Kurt Swygert Adam Taylor Van Taylor Eleanor Teal Melissa Thompson Christina Whitlock Ashley Steifle Wilkie Kathy Willis Susan Wood

Lander Magazine • Fall 2014

Challenge Accepted By Dave Lorenzatti

“I accept, and I challenge…” That has been practically a battle cry among the huge number of people participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraising craze that has captured the nation’s attention since late July. In August, four prominent Lander figures, led by President Daniel Ball, gathered at the Jeff May Complex and joined with the throngs who have subjected themselves to icy showers in the name of charity. Athletic Director Jeff May, challenged by the women’s volleyball team, let players dump the contents of an ice bucket on his head. May and the team, in turn, challenged President Ball to do the same. He accepted and, sitting on a chair and clothed in his usual business attire, he closed his eyes, held his breath and was drenched by an icy downpour. On the same day as President Ball’s challenge, women’s basketball coach Kevin Pederson accepted the challenge of assistant coach DeCole Shoemate. Then he reciprocated, dumping a bucketful of icy water over her. The Ice Bucket Challenge was conceived as a way to raise money for the ALS Association, for research and to promote awareness of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The association has been stunned by the nation’s response, especially the more than $100 million that participants have donated. Last year, during the same period, the association raised less than $3 million. Top: Lander President Daniel Ball suffers the bitter-cold consequences after accepting an Ice Bucket Challenge. 1. Women’s basketball coach Kevin Pederson receives a frigid bath from assistant coach DeCole Shoemate. 2. Turnabout is fair play as coach Kevin Pederson subjects assistant coach DeCole Shoemate to an icecold shower. 3. Athletic Director Jeff May gets a chilly drenching from members of the women’s volleyball team. – Photos by Bob Stoner

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Lander Magazine • Fall 2014

Making an Ace for Scholarships In June, Lander employees, alumni, board members and friends hit the greens to turn a fun game of golf into vital support for deserving Lander students. The first-ever Samuel Lander Golf Classic, sponsored by the Lander Alumni Association and Greenwood Tower Club, with title sponsor Northwestern MutualGeorge Starnes and eagle sponsor Lorraine Angelino International Programs Fund, raised more than $12,000 for the university’s scholarship program. The tournament took place at The Links at Stoney Point, and 19 teams made their way around the course’s 18 holes before gathering at the club house for dinner and entertainment. A putting competition was also held as part of the event.

By Megan Price

Taking home the honors as Tournament Champions was the team composed of J.R. McCravy, John McCravy, Jonathan Shurden, ’10, and Kyle Richter. In second place was the team of Heath Smith, Cam Monda, Scott Piontek, ’98, and Jason Bowen, ’92. “It was a huge success. The support from our donors and friends was incredible, and we invited our endowed scholarship donors to the dinner following the tournament for a nice donor-appreciation event,” said Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation. “Everyone had a great time, but more important, they were making a difference for our university and our students.”

Lander Foundation trustee John Patrick, above, attempts to sink a putt under the careful eyes of teammates, from left: Bill Stevens, Waddy Babb ’70, and Jan Smoke, also a Foundation trustee.

Teammates, from left, Jonathan Shurden ’10, John McCravy and Kyle Richter had the lowest-under-par score for the day, earning the group first place. Also on the team, but not pictured, was J.R. McCravy.

Finishing with the second-best score of the day was the team of, pictured from left, Heath Smith, Scott Piontek ’98, Cam Monda and Jason Bowen ’92.

From left: Kenny Poston, Bobby Sargent and Lander Athletics Director Jeff May ’73 were good sports in receiving the dubious honors of highest score in the tournament. Also on the team, but not pictured, was Chipper Bagwell ’73. Lander Magazine • Fall 2014

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Going, Going, Gone!

Coleman Hall is no more. Built as an apartment complex more than 60 years ago, it was purchased by Lander in 1975 and used as a student residence hall for 30 years. In early May, a wrecking crew from TOA LLC, of Norcross, Ga., began demolishing the eight-story brick building located on Hampton Avenue between West Cambridge Avenue and Merriman Street. Within a few weeks, all that remained was a mountain of rubble, which was hauled away by the end of August, leaving the site vacant. Lander owns the property but there are no immediate plans for its use. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Dave Lorenzatti

NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID COLUMBIA, SC PERMIT NO. 535

Fall 2014