Lander Magazine Fall 2012 by Lander University

Fall 2012

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

Mission to Honduras Lander Nursing Faculty and Students Make Return Trip to Offer Health Care Assistance

Success on Three Continents | Skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Limit | President Ball and Son Honored | Grand Slam Season

A Message from the President Dear Alumni and Friends: The Fall season has welcomed fresh, eager new faculty, quality-tested returning faculty and staff, and energetic students to Lander’s campus. I watch with excitement and begin anticipating all the possibilities in store for the 2012-13 academic year.

Warm Smiles and Helping Hands When the university’s newest freshman class arrived on campus in late August, eager to begin their Lander experience, a large number of faculty, staff, alumni and students were ready and waiting with warm smiles and helping hands for the move-in process. By the end of Freshman Move-In Day, approximately 200 volunteers had helped about 600 new students settle into Lander’s residence halls. Returning students began arriving the following day, and classes began on September 3. Pictured, volunteer “MVPs” help move a student’s belongings into Centennial Hall. – photo by Russell Martin

What generates these optimistic expectations? It’s Lander faculty, staff, administration and board members paying attention to details. It’s our mission to provide and expand quality programs in a safe, beautiful environment. It’s our desire to offer students academic, athletic, cocurricular and cultural programs that stand the test of time. And, yes, it’s our having a flexible mindset of never being satisfied, but instead always seeking improvement, even over what was considered excellent yesterday. This magazine features many – but certainly not all – campus highlights, achievements and successes. You will read about our nursing students taking their education beyond the classroom with a return mission trip to Honduras. Not only did the experience give those students deeper insight into their caring profession, it also helped them gain a greater appreciation for the advantages and opportunities of living in the United States. This issue also features an update on the NASA mirror project under the leadership and direction of Dr. Lisa Brodhacker, associate professor of chemistry. Dr. Brodhacker is but one example of Lander faculty engaged in cutting edge scholarship, helping young minds reach their potential in unique and distinctive ways. With our thoughts turned to NASA, as you know, former NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong recently died at age 82. His family wrote in NASA’s news service(s), “We celebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves.” These very principles are reflected in Lander’s mission, and they are principles that we challenge our students each day to follow. Enjoy the articles highlighting Lander’s talented leaders, several of our program initiatives, key faculty award winners and successes we have had abroad. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t direct you to the last 18 pages listing our donors. Allow me to publicly recognize and thank each one for financially supporting Lander University ... an investment with great returns!

On the Cover

Cordially,

The skies are gray, but Lander nursing faculty and students who took part in this year’s medical mission trip are all smiles as they pose with Honduran children near Togopala. Read more about their experience on page 24 of this issue of Lander Magazine. – Cover photo by Dr. Chandler Todd

Daniel Ball President, Lander University

Fall 2012

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

LANDER MAGAZINE STAFF

Features Success on Three Continents 11 Lander’s International Studies and Study Abroad

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

LANDER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Myra Greene ’78, Director of Alumni Affairs Debbie Lyons Dill ’90, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs Erin Knapp Layland ’00, President Frank Ridlehoover ’67, Vice President Debrah Hodges Miller ’76, Secretary Deloris Carter ’92, Treasurer Danielle Waldt Fields ’07, Vice President for Young Alumni

LANDER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Daniel W. Ball, President S. David Mash, Vice President for Academic Affairs Glenda E. Ridgely, Vice President for Business and Administration H. Randall Bouknight, Vice President for Student Affairs Ralph E.G. Patterson, Vice President for University Advancement J. Adam Taylor, Vice President for Governmental Relations Jefferson J. May, Athletics Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert A. Barber Jr. Ann B. Bowen Bobby M. Bowers Holly Bracknell Robert A. Brimmer Linda L. Dolny Catherine Lee Frederick Maurice Holloway, Vice Chair Raymond D. Hunt, Chair Ann Hurst Jack W. Lawrence, Secretary Donald H. Lloyd II John Nicholson Jr. Mamie W. Nicholson George R. Starnes Fred M. Thrailkill Jr. S. Anne Walker Stock art is provided by istockphoto.com.

It is the policy of Lander University to provide equal educational and employment opportunities to all present and future employees and students regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Lander University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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programs enjoy another great year as the university welcomes a new group of exchange students from partnering institutions in Asia and more Lander students head overseas for international scholarship

Sky’s the Limit Lander’s Dr. Lisa Brodhacker and her students are making waves in the field of epoxy telescope mirror production

2012 Faculty Award Winners

Meet the newest recipients of the university’s top faculty accolades: Sam Tolbert, Distinguished Professor; Dr. Ryan Floyd, Young Faculty Teaching Award; and Dr. Kerry Hansknecht, Young Faculty Scholar Award

President Ball and Son Honored

Academic excellence runs in the family, with Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball and his son Stephen receiving prestigious awards in the same week

head back to Honduras with Volunteers in Medical Missions, spending a week providing health care services to the native Lenca Indians

Cover Story: Mission to Honduras 24 Faculty and students in Lander’s nursing department Grand Slam Season 27 Lander Baseball sets new team records during their

inaugural season in the university’s new state-of-the- art Stephen B. Dolny Baseball Stadium

retired in the 2011-12 academic year, spotlighting six whose combined service to the university totals 100 years

The University in Review

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Alumni News & Events Class Notes Commencement News Briefs Bearcat Sports Donors & Scholarship News

They Served Lander Well 30 We say farewell to the Lander faculty and staff who

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Alumni News

Remembering Good Times Lander Alumni Reconnect With Friends During Reunion Day By Russell Martin

Reconnecting with their alma mater and old friends, alumni gathered in April for Lander’s 2012 Alumni Reunion Weekend. Events focused on 60th-, 50th- and 40th-year reunions for the classes of 1952, 1962 and 1972. Class of 1987 grads also met for a reunion. The weekend’s events included meetings of Lander’s Young Alumni Council, Tower Club Officers, Class Agents and the Alumni Association Board. On Saturday, attendees were treated to a luncheon prepared by Old Main Catering and given updates on Lander’s current goals and initiatives. The recipients of the 2012 Alumni Awards were also honored at the luncheon. Following the gathering, alumni had the opportunity to take in a baseball game at Dolny Stadium in Lander’s new Jeff May Complex. For information about alumni events, contact Lander’s Alumni Affairs Office at 864-388-8351 or visit online at www.lander.edu/goto/alumni.

1. Class of ’52 Celebrating their 60th year as Lander graduates were, front row: Holly Coker Brown. Back row, from left: Ruth Botts Brock, Barbara Owings Roberts, Ray Crowder Rice, Betty Lomas Felker and Merle Ervin.

2. Class of ’62 Celebrating their 50th year as Lander graduates were, front row, from left: Brenda Hughes Young, Linda Black Price, Delina Seigler Montgomery, Sara Crews Jones, Marian Prince Compton, Brenda Lunn Clegg, Anne Trammell Murray and Gail Hampton Purkerson. Back row, from left: Faye Carr Campbell, Wilhelmina Pate Phillips, Brenda Galloway Windham, Mac Stribling, Annette Riddle Miller, Gayle Strock Hughes, Ruth Queen Seigler, Margaret Jordan Cunningham and Lee Craig.

3. Class of ’72 Returning to Lander for their 40th-year reunion were, from left: Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell, Wanda Price Stein, Rhonda Smith, Anne Walker, Kay Starling, Jane Culbertson Dooling and Noonie Ray Fennell.

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Alumni Weekend

4. Class of ’87

6. Long-Distance Travelers

Members of the Class of ’87 returning to Lander for their 25th reunion were, from left: Renee Sims, Stephanie Stevens, Amelia Gunter Fricks and Robin Tucker Upshall.

Traveling the farthest distance to attend Alumni Reunion Day were, from left, Ray Crowder Rice, Class of 1952, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jane Culbertson Dooling, ’72, of Orange Park, Fla.

5. Alumni Award Winners Honored

7. Decades of School Spirit

The recipients of the Lander Alumni Association’s top three awards for 2012 were honored during the reunion luncheon. From left are: Brig. Gen. Darlene Goff, Class of 1978, recipient of the Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award; Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation; Jeff May, ’73, Lander Athletics director, recipient of the Grace Iler Norman Award; and Myra Greene, ’78, director of Alumni Affairs. Not pictured is the Young Alumni of the Year Award recipient, Amy Landers May, ’98.

Representing the earliest class at the luncheon was Alice Scott Beaudrot, center, Class of 1941. She is pictured with Myra Greene, right, ’78, Lander’s director of Alumni Affairs, and Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation.

8-9. Looking Back During their reunion meetings in Lander’s Grier Student Center, alumni took time to look through yearbooks from their days at Lander.

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Alumni Events

Seasons of Fun

Lander Alumni’s Busy 2012 The spring and summer were action-packed for the Lander University Alumni Association, with a great lineup of events bringing alumni, students and friends together for fun and fellowship.

1. Legislative Day Lander alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends gathered at the State House in Columbia in March for a Legislative Day program hosted by the university’s Alumni Association and coordinated by Derek Raper, ’03, and Michael Wright, ’04, with the Columbia-area Tower Club. The first-time event, which organizers hope to make annual, kicked off with a breakfast for alumni and members of the S.C. House of Representatives and Senate. The group then headed to the State House to view sessions of the House and Senate and be formally recognized by legislators.

2. Lander on the Road – Charleston

1 4. Campus Beautification Day A little sprucing up was on the agenda in April, as alumni joined forces with several student organizations for Campus Beautification Day, sponsored by Greenwood Tower Club. In addition to putting down sod, pictured, volunteer crews planted shrubs and trees and spread mulch near the corner of Stanley Avenue and Crews Street.

Following a successful Legislative Day in Columbia, Lander alumni hit the road for the Low Country, arriving in Charleston for Lander on the Road. There, they joined Lander students and staff to take part in the annual Cooper River Bridge Run. Pictured, Deloris Carter, ’92, center, Lander University Alumni Board treasurer and Charlestonarea Tower Club president, helps the Lander Bearcat greet a young fan at the bridge run event.

5. Lander on the Road – Myrtle Beach

3. Senior Picnic

The annual Music Fest, presented by the Lander Alumni Association and the Greenwood Tower Club, was the perfect way to wrap up the summer with delicious food, great music and lots of fun. Alumni and friends hit the dance floor, pictured, and enjoyed socializing during the event at The Links at Stoney Point.

The annual senior picnic in April gave graduating students a chance to share their Lander memories and visit with Lander alumni and staff. Pictured are nursing major Ryan Sattar, left, of New York, N.Y., and history major Ronald Powell, right, of Greenwood, with Lander President Daniel Ball.

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Alumni enjoyed great food and a great time in May during the Lander on the Road-Myrtle Beach event at Villa Tuscanna. Pictured from left are: Dean Johnson, ’85, Betty Skinner, ’57, Shirley Johnson, ’54, Randal Wallace, ’94, Akeem Cruickshank, ’08, Paula Moseley, ’83, and Lander Alumni Director Myra Greene, ’78.

6. Music Fest

Class Notes

Margaret Lander Scheibler ’33 A Centenarian with “Drive” By Dave Lorenzatti

Margaret Lander Scheibler, ’33, was born in 1912, a month after the luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, but at 100 years of age, she recalls long-ago events, dates and names with clarity and exactitude as to make someone many years younger envious. Margaret is the granddaughter of the Rev. Samuel Lander, founder of Williamston Female College, later to become Lander University. The school was moved to Greenwood in 1904 and renamed Lander College in honor of its founder, who died that same year. Her mother, Kizzie, was in Williamston’s last graduating class. On May 12, family and close friends gathered at Covenant Way, the Due West retirement community that has been her home for 11 years, to help Margaret celebrate her 100th birthday. Among the greetings she received were congratulatory notes from President and Mrs. Barack Obama and Governor Nikki Haley. The Calhoun Falls native was one of 42 women in her Lander graduating class. Did her classmates know that the school’s founder was her grandfather? “I suppose they did,” she replied, “but I didn’t feel any pressure. I tried to do the best I could.” Lander was a teacher’s college then, but Margaret had her heart set on becoming a secretary despite the prodding of her father, Ernest, who wanted her to be a teacher. But she persisted and, after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, she took a job as a payroll clerk in the textile mill where her father worked. Later, she tried her hand at teaching in Florence County but quit. “It just was not for me,” she explained. She moved to Atlanta during the early years

of World War II, and for 30 years she held two secretarial positions. In 1942 she met Julius Walter Scheibler III and his wife, Lois, at a church fellowship meeting in Atlanta, and they remained friends for many years. J.W., as he preferred to be called, was a commercial artist from Memphis, Tenn. Lois died in 1964 and, over the years, J.W. and Margaret stayed in touch then began dating. Later, they would marry and spend 20 years together until his death in 1999. Her sister, Miriam, also attended Lander before transferring to the University of South Carolina. Margaret and Miriam were two of Ernest and Kizzie Lander’s five children. Miriam and brothers Samuel and William have since died, but her brother Ernest, nicknamed Whitey, is still alive and lives in Clemson. He is 96 and was among the partygoers at his sister’s centennial celebration. Margaret never thought about living to be 100 and doesn’t have a secret for longevity. “I just kept on breathing.” She also did a lot of walking, has healthy eating habits and does not drink alcoholic beverages. She loves reading and music, watching television and listening to the radio. She is also an avid bridge player. “Bridge keeps the brain alive,” she said. Her most recent visit to Lander was in 2009 for the premiere of S. Lander: His Life and Legacy, a documentary film about her grandfather, produced by Paul Crutcher and Dr. Robert Stevenson of Lander’s Mass Communication and Theatre Department. She said the campus had certainly changed over the years. Margaret has a car and a driver’s license that does not expire for another three years. She

said she still drives, but only on short trips. As for what she views as important advancements during her lifetime, she singled out the introduction of nylon stockings for women in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She said they were in limited supply and very expensive, but “a lot more comfortable” than what women had been wearing. The senior photo of Margaret Lander Scheibler published in the 1933 yearbook of what was then Lander College.

Margaret Lander Scheibler and her brother Ernest, 96, grandchildren of Lander University founder the Rev. Samuel Lander, at her 100th birthday celebration on May 12 at Covenant Way in Due West.

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Class Notes

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.

Larry Ridlehoover ′69 and his company, Southern Community Services LLC, were awarded Accredited Association Management Company status. The designation is the highest level of accreditation for Homeowners Association Management. Jane Hammett Dean ’74 was named by GSA Business as a 2012 finalist for their Healthcare Hero Award in the category of community outreach. Dean, RN, has been a nurse with Greenwood Genetic Center for 38 years and is statewide coordinator for the S.C. Birth Defects Prevention Program. She was recognized for her work at an awards dinner in Greenville and was profiled in the June issue of GSA Business. Robert E. Findley ′80 recently published a cookbook titled Cooking with Elegance, Spirits. Marvin “Butch” Rambish ′80 is a new franchisee for Screenmobile Corp. and will be based in Spartanburg. Pam Sherard Lytch ′81 was named G. Frank Russell Career Center’s Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. Mark Riddle ′84 is the co-creator and executive producer for the new hit BJ’s Bedtime Bible Stories. Also, Mark recently helped form the Palmetto FC Bantams Soccer Team, which joined the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League and is based in Greenwood. The team began its first season May 12. C. Mason Gary ′89 was named superintendent for Anderson School District 3. Valerie Lyons Rhymer ′92 is the School Performance and Partnership manager for the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Shannon Stephens ′92 was honored by the Georgia College Counseling Association with the 2012 Advocacy for College Counseling Award. She works for Augusta State University’s Counseling Center and coordinates the Graduate Internship Training Program. Robert Brian Bell ′93 was promoted to Regional Business manager with GlaxoSmithKline in Asheville. Christopher E. Cabri ′93 has achieved Ameriprise Platinum Financial Services Adviser status through exceptional performance, specialized training and attainment of advanced industry-recognized qualifications. About 20 percent of Ameriprise advisers reach this goal. Rochelle Ellenburg Binion ′94 has been assigned to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio as an Active Duty Chaplain. Tujuana Burton Griffin ′94 received the WYFF 4 News Golden Apple Award. She is a math and science teacher in the ACTS program at Brewer Middle School.

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Bacote ’89 Receives New Military Assignment Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, ’89, has been assigned to the Air War College at Maxwell A.F.B., in Montgomery, Ala., as one of 26 U.S. Army representatives in the class of 2013. He had been the garrison commander at Fort Devens, Mass., for five years. Bacote graduated from Lander with a political science degree and completed the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, earning a commission in the U.S. Army Reserve. He also has a master’s degree in security management from American Military University. He was in law enforcement with the South Carolina Highway Patrol and later in the security detail assigned to governors Beasley and Hodges. He and his wife, Andrena, are natives of Darlington. A veteran of two tours in Iraq, Bacote said his academic experiences at Lander and in the ROTC program prepared him well for his U.S. Army Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, center, military responsibilities. Lander Class of 1989, is escorted to a change Bacote has earned many decorations durof command ceremony at Fort Devens, Mass., where he served as garrison commander for ing his military career, including the Bronze five years. His escorts include the incoming Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, garrison commander, Lt. Col. Steve Egan (left), Army Commendation Medal with two oak and Col. Patrick Slowey, Army Support Activity leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Iraq commander at Fort Dix, N.J. Photo courtesy of Campaign Medal and the parachutist badge. Nashoba Publishing, Devens, Mass./Mary Arata.

Keaton-Lima ’70 Earning Praise for Book War Is Not Just for Heroes, by 1970 Lander graduate Dr. Linda Canup Keaton-Lima, is causing quite a stir. The University of South Carolina Press, which published the book in May, has nominated it for a Pulitzer Prize in history. U.S. Marine Corps historians are calling the book, a collection of dispatches and letters by Keaton-Lima’s father, combat correspondent Claude R. “Red” Canup, one of the most complete accountings of Marine aviation in World War II, and the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) has named Keaton-Lima the winner of this year’s Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Sr. Distinguished Memorial Performance Award. It’s the first time that the USMCCCA’s top award has been given to a combat correspondent’s son or daughter. Jim Lehrer, retired executive editor and anchor at PBS, who has himself won the Denig Award, called Red Canup “the premier chronicler of World War II combat for the Marine aviators who went into the skies over the Pacific. His daughter has collected and curated Red’s individual Marine stories to tell the bigger story of what it was like for those brave men who attacked, defended, and died. This is a terrific book.” Keaton-Lima said she was “humbled to be in such distinguished company.”

Class Notes

Hershberger ’91 Elected to Hall of Fame Dawne Ferguson Hershberger, ’91, has been inducted into the Abbeville County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame for her extraordinary contributions to the county’s well-being and quality of life. The Abbeville native graduated from Lander with a nursing degree. She obtained a master’s in nursing and certification as a family nurse practitioner from the University of South Carolina and is a nurse practitioner at Family Medicine Associates of Abbeville. Hershberger is on the Abbeville Opera House board of governors and served on the Chamber of Commerce board. Active in the Main Street United Methodist Photo courtesy of Abbeville Area Medical Center Church, she was among the founders of the free medical clinic established by United Christian Ministries of Abbeville County. She and her husband, Don, owner of a masonry business, have six daughters. Three are Lander graduates: Stephanie Whitlock; Dr. Jennifer Hershberger Roark; and Katherine Hershberger Hudgens. Daughter Julianne Hershberger is currently a Lander student, while daughters Amanda Hershberger Moss and Melissa Hershberger attended other schools.

Upcoming Alumni Events October 2012 – April 2013*

Oct. 4

Columbia Tower Club Fall Social

Oct. 12

Upstate Tower Club Fall for Lander

Oct. 19

Lander on the Road – Myrtle Beach Area

Oct. 27

Lander on the Road – Asheville Area (Biltmore House Tour & Evening Social)

Nov. 10

Lander on the Road – Charleston

Nov. 17

Admissions Open House

Dec. 15

Lander Fall Commencement

Feb. 2

Admissions Open House

Mar. 1-2

Alumni Homecoming Weekend

Mar. 21

Lander on the Road – Columbia

Mar. 23

Admissions Open House

Apr. 6

Campus Beautification Day

Apr. 12-13 Alumni Weekend Apr. 20

Lander Spring Commencement

Keep Up with Alumni News & Events

Carrie Whitcomb Jimison ′94 and her family are relocating to Shanghai, China, for three years. Mark R. Rodgers ′94 was hired as the football coach for Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy in Johnston, S.C. Christopher H. Porter ′95 earned his Ph.D. in educational leadership from Clemson University. Brad E. Rader ′98 was appointed associate regional counsel for Housing, Finance and Programs for the Virginia Field Office of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Marc L. Poore ′99 was promoted to senior project manager for Adidas North America Supply Chain. Courtney Ashley Burton ′03 received her master’s in nursing in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program from Clemson University. She is now a board certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Caroline Roberts Nave ′03 was named the 2011 Ambassador of the Year by the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Caroline is the new assistant to Probate Judge Travis Moore. Derrick B. Wood ′04 was featured on WYFF 4 News for his Good Samaritan act of saving an Upstate woman who was having a seizure while driving on Interstate 85. Laura Bumpus Ackerman ′05 was hired as the City of Greenwood’s Uptown Manager. Hillary Harper Dobson ′08 was promoted to banking officer with BB&T in Spartanburg. Hillary has been with the bank since 2010. Ashley Ashworth Landreth ′08 was named Merrywood Elementary School’s First Year Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. She teaches third grade. Allison Grier Bouknight ′09 received a master’s in Christian ministry from North Greenville University. She is employed with The Alcoves, A Place For Us Ministries.

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Danessa A. Kilpatrick ′11 was named Mathews Elementary School’s First Year Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. She teaches first grade. Kirsten Stewart ′12 was hired as an account executive for WACH Fox News in Columbia.

Weddings Carrie Joan Ackerman ′01 and Preston E. Knight, Charleston, May 25. Carrie is a registered nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina. They live in Charleston. Dana Michele Schultz ′02 and James L. Kennemore III, Greenwood, May 5. Dana is a registered nurse in the Surgical ICU at Lexington Medical Center. They live in Lexington.

* Events/dates subject to change.

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Class Notes

Weddings (continued) Derrick B. Wood ′02 and Tiesha Brown, Spartanburg, May 19. Derrick is employed with the Charles Lea Center. They live in Spartanburg. William Gray Ackerman Jr. ′04 and Meredith Leigh Haynie ′06, Anderson, Feb. 25. They live in Greenwood. Katherine Marie Giaritelli ′05 and Joshua M. Whitehead, Greenwood, Oct. 22, 2011. Katherine is a banking associate with Regions Bank. Melissa Ann Tellin ′05 and Tyler D. Greenlee, Greenwood, March 9. Melissa is a customer service and sales representative with Wells Fargo. They live in West Columbia. Julia Bird Boatwight ′06 and Stratford R. Hunt, Columbia, June 16. Julia is employed by the South Carolina Heart Center. They live in Columbia. Ashley Michelle Rescigno ′06 and Joe Hamilton, Charlotte, N.C., July 28. Ashley is the workforce development specialist for Catawba Regional Council of Governments. They live in Rock Hill. Jessica Lauren Brown ′07 and John B. Watts, Georgetown, March 24. Jessica is employed by the home health agency Right at Home. They live in Murrells Inlet. Joseph R. Engram ′07 and Katie Madera Finkbeiner ′09, Greenwood, May 5. Joseph is employed by Itron Inc., and Katie is an admissions counselor with Lander University. They live in Greenwood. Kevin M. Bagwell ′09 and Amanda Marie Floyd, Greenville, May 5. Kevin is a freelance graphic designer and owner of Picture This Framing Studio. They live in Greenville. Alayna Beth Joseph ′09 and James C. Sanders III, Greenwood, May 12. Alayna is working on her master’s in information and library science at the University of South Carolina. They live in Spartanburg. Abby Marie Bryant ′11 and Robert J. Scott ′11, Hodges, May 12. Abby is employed by Greenwood Physical Therapy and Robert is a chemist at Capsugel. They live in Greenwood. Ellison Poston ′12 and Henderson Rowe, Greenwood, Aug. 4. Ellison is a nurse with Aiken Regional Medical Center. They live in Aiken. Magen Virginia Worthington ′12 and Joseph Craig, Waterloo, May 12. Magen is a registration clerk with Laurens County Hospital. They live in Clinton.

Births Kathi Moesley Luplow ′93 and Chris Luplow, Anderson, a daughter, Lilliana Caitlin, March 15. She joins big sister Isabella and big brother Kieran. Grandmother is Jody Hillhouse Moesley ′64.

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Jason Bowen ’92, Stefanie Bowen ’93 and James Manley Jr. ’93 Honored with SBA Awards The U.S. Small Business Administration recently recognized Lander graduates Stefanie and Jason Bowen, as well as Lander graduate James Manley Jr., as state winners in the agency’s national small business awards competition. Stefanie Mountford Bowen, who graduated from Lander in 1993 with a B.S. in marketing/management, and her husband, Jason, who graduated from Lander in 1992 with a B.S. in Family Owned Business of the Year Award-winners business, own Daisy Uniforms of Stefanie and Jason Bowen. – photo courtesy of Jill Piontek Photography Greenwood. They were named winners of the 2012 Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year Award for South Carolina, which honors a business that has been passed within the family from one generation to the next. Daisy Uniforms, which the Bowens took over from Jason Bowen’s parents, Emory and Pat, in 2011, was selected for the family owned business award based on its history of growth and potential for continued success. Stefanie Bowen said, “Winning the SBA award was a giant pat on the back. To have someone acknowledge your efforts and sacrifices in such a public forum is a great affirmation that Financial Services you did something well.” Champion of the Year Owning a small business, she said, “means that you do everyJames Manley Jr. thing.” She said that the accounting and finance classes she took at Lander “are put to use every day!” The SBA named James Manley Jr., a certified public accountant with tax, assurance and consulting services firm Elliott Davis LLC, the 2012 South Carolina Financial Services Champion of the Year. The SBA Financial Services Award is given to an individual who serves small businesses in a financial capacity. Although Manley works in a number of different industries as managing shareholder of Elliott Davis’s Greenwood office, his primary focus is on providing a range of tax, assurance and business consulting solutions to small-business owners. Manley, who graduated from Lander in 1993 with a B.S. in business with a concentration in accounting and who also earned a master’s degree in professional accountancy from Clemson in 1994, credited former Lander accounting professor Dr. Harry McAlum with putting him on the road he is on today. “I started Lander with the intention of getting a dual math/engineering degree from Lander and Clemson,” he said. “It was Dr. McAlum, from whom I took a beginning accounting class, who encouraged me to pursue an accounting degree, which I did. The rest is history.” Manley said he is honored by the recognition he has received from the SBA and expressed his belief that “small businesses are what make this country great.” He said he relishes working with “clients I not only admire, but whose company I enjoy as well.”

Class Notes

Harkness ’84: Goodbye to “The Gentle Giant” James “Curtis” Harkness, ’84, an MVP men’s basketball player and former member of Lander’s Student Affairs staff, died on July 3 in Simpsonville, at age 51. He graduated with a business degree and went on to receive a Master of Education in student personnel services at the University of South Carolina. At the time of his death, he was vice president of Student Diversity and Community Affairs at Greenville Technical College. At 6 feet 10 inches tall, Harkness was one of the first “big men” of Lander basketball. He was 1982-84 team captain, voted most valuable player in the 1983-84 season, and averaged 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds a game in his senior year. He also played professional basketball in Australia. Harkness established Lander’s Minorities on the Move, a Multicultural Affairs program that promotes diversity opportunities, including the Minorities on the Move Gospel Choir. Randy Bouknight, vice president for Student Affairs, described Harkness as “a super young man who will be missed.” His obituary noted that Harkness was often referred to as “the gentle giant” because of his size and kindness.

Col. Barton Hayward: “A Very Popular Teacher” Col. Barton Hayward, U.S. Army (Ret.), a longtime Lander adjunct faculty member, died June 12 in Columbia after a lengthy illness. He was 81 years old. Hayward taught U.S. history and geography at Lander for several years beginning in 1990. Dr. Robert Figueira, former chair of the History Department, remembers him as “a very popular teacher, who had remarkable life experiences in service to his country.” Hayward’s 30-year military career included tours of duty in Korea, Germany, Vietnam, Egypt, Israel and Romania, where he served as Defense and Army Attache. After retiring from the Army, he taught for more than 20 years and was academic dean at Camden Military Academy in Camden, S.C. Among his survivors are his wife, Evelyn, and two children.

Tunstall Jr. ’77: Well-Respected Jurist and Friend Greenwood Family Court Judge Billy Tunstall Jr., ’77, died on July 27, at age 58, after a lengthy battle with cancer. While at Lander, he was singled out as the Most Outstanding Student in Economics in 1976 and again in 1977, when he also won a Golden L Award. Tunstall, a resident of Ninety Six, received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law and entered private practice in Greenwood in 1980. He was a member of the South Carolina Bar Association’s House of Delegates from 1991 to 1997, when he was appointed to the Family Court bench. His survivors include his wife, Dee’L Tunstall; his parents, Billy and Doris Tunstall; four children; two sisters and a brother. In published tributes, Tunstall was remembered by lawyers and members of the judiciary as a fair, very patient and deliberative judge who had a love for the bench.

Matthew L. Bell ′96 and Christina Bell, Greenwood, a son, Tucker Lawrence, Feb. 29. Tucker joins older brother Gibson. Traci Young Goldman ′99 and Matt Goldman, Greenwood, a daughter, Emma Haynes, Sept. 7, 2011. Traci teaches at Springfield Elementary and Matt is an electrician with Lander’s Physical Plant. Proud grandparents are Jerrel Goldman ′69 and Linda McKinney Goldman ′70. Beth Campbell Quick ′00 and Joseph Quick, Lexington, a daughter, Leah Harper, July 5. Leah joins big sister Julie, who is 3. Tonya Whitman Phillips ′04 and Josh Phillips, Due West, a son, Whitman Uriah, April 12. Tonya is a chemistry lab manager in Lander’s Physical Sciences Department.

In Memoriam Virginia Taylor Rushton ′30, Greenville, July 20. Virginia was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church. Surviving are her son, daughter, seven grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren. Mary Cook Stuckey ′36, Stuckey, Feb. 15. She was a schoolteacher and a member of Indiantown Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister. Bernice Boozer Hill ′37, Cayce, May 5. Bernice retired after 37 years of teaching. She was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of The Transfiguration in Cayce. Surviving are her daughter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Ena Hall Cobb ′40, Hodges, March 31. Ena was a member of Hodges Methodist Church and a retired postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service in Hodges. Surviving are two sons, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Daphine Faircloth Thomason ′41, Clinton, Dec. 29, 2011. Agnes Griffith Copleston Wade ′43, Charleston, July 1. Agnes was a retired registered nurse with Charleston Memorial Hospital and a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, two stepdaughters, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Jean Carol Taylor ′44, Lancaster, June 26. Jean was retired from Springs Industries and a member of First United Methodist Church. Surviving are two nephews and two nieces. Nellie Edwards Bruce ′46, Abbeville, June 17. Nellie was a longtime volunteer with Meals on Wheels and a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, son, daughter and brother.

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In Memoriam (continued) Mary Ellen Johnson Parker ′46, Aynor, Feb. 13. Mary Ellen was a retired high school science teacher and girls’ basketball coach. Surviving are three sons, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Betsy Paige Flynn Gilliam ′49, Charleston, May 29. Betsy was retired from Berkley County Social Services and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Nell Summers Heriot ′50, Orangeburg, May 21. Nell enjoyed flower arranging and was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, a daughter and 10 grandchildren. Callie Imojean Kelley ′54, Greenwood, Feb. 26. Imojean was a retired teacher with Greenwood District 50, where she was named Teacher of the Year in 1974-75. She was a longtime volunteer with Rice Elementary, formerly Oakland Elementary. Surviving are a daughter and a granddaughter. Dorothy Ashley Smith ′58, Siler City, N.C., March 11. Dorothy retired after 40 years of teaching. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are a son and two grandsons. Alma Patterson Stonecypher ′58, Darlington, May 28. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter and four grandchildren. Amelia Kennemore Spearman ′60, Greenwood, May 18. Amelia was a retired nursing director for Keesler Air Force Base and a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, and several nieces and nephews. Maude Wilson Latham ′61, Greenwood, April 7. Maude was a retired schoolteacher and a member of First Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, three sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The Rev. Linda Blessing Mauldin ′61, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 9. She was a Presbyterian pastor. Surviving are her husband, her mother, a sister, and nephews and nieces. Emily Foster Livingston ′68, Charlotte, N.C., March 15. Emily was a retired schoolteacher. Surviving are her husband, brother, daughter and granddaughter. Ann Wells Massengill-Evans ′68, Georgetown, April 20. She was a member of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church. Surviving are her husband, two brothers, a sister, and several nephews and nieces. Donald M. Harrison Jr. ′73, Newberry, June 28. Donald served in the S.C. National Guard and was

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a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and a brother. Rufus A. May Jr. ′75, Greenwood, July 30. He was employed with David Crotts & Associates as the manager for the Life and Health Division. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, son, daughter and sister. Gary L. Wasterlain ′75, Greenville, July 14. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and worked for Davis and Floyd. Surviving are a son, three daughters, six grandchildren and three sisters. William R. Powell ′77, Anderson, June 7. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and employed by Piedmont Natural Gas. Surviving are his wife, three daughters, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two brothers. John R. Workman ′78, Laurens, May 27. He was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are his mother, a brother and a nephew.

Sympathy To Bernice Faircloth Reasoner ′45 on the passing of her sister, Daphine Faircloth Thomason ′41, Dec. 29, 2011. June Wells Turner ′55 on the passing of her husband, Don Turner, Aug. 25, 2011. Virginia Rushton Ouzts ′60 on the passing of her mother, and Virginia Nell Ouzts Becknell ′88 on the passing of her grandmother, Virginia Taylor Rushton ′30, July 20. Phillip Robuck ′60 on the passing of his wife, Winona Babb Robuck, April 25.

Joseph W. Cobb ′66 and Thomas B. Cobb ′87 on the passing of their mother, and Susan Cobb Nickles ′94 and Michael T. Cobb ′90 on the passing of their grandmother, Ena Hall Cobb ′40, March 31. Linda Latham Dolny ′69 on the passing of her mother, Maude Wilson Latham ′61, April 7. Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ′72 on the passing of her husband, Bob Cutrell, June 24. Amy Landers May ′98 on the passing of her grandmother, Mildred Baxley Evans, April 20. Kimberly Shealy Philpott ′03 on the passing of her grandmother, Mary Lou Walker. Billy Ray Morgan ′09 on the passing of his mother and Marina R. Morgan ′11 on the passing of her grandmother, Kathleen Hall Suttles, May 12.

Faculty/Staff/Board Members The Rev. John Ashenfelder, Suffolk, Va., passed away April 14. He was a professor of religion and philosophy. Sympathy to former Alumni Board member John Barnes on the passing of his wife, Roberta Barnes, June 16. Former board member Archer E. Booker, Greenwood, passed away March 10. He served on Lander’s Board of Visitors. Sympathy to Jeff Lagrone on the passing of his father, Hoyt Lagrone, July 24. Jeff is a writer in Lander University Relations and Publications. Sympathy to Margaret Pilgrim on the passing of her mother, Edythe Ascherl, April 15. Margaret works in Lander Procurement Services.

Join the Tower Club and Connect With Alumni in Your Area The first area Tower Club was formed in 2005 and is proudly named for the Tower of the former Old Main building, currently known as Laura Lander Hall. The Tower Clubs serve to build camaraderie among area alumni as well as current and future students. Lander now has Tower Clubs located in Charleston, Columbia, Greenwood and the Upstate. Annual membership dues of $25 support alumni projects and the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Meetings, projects and social events are planned throughout the year. For information on area clubs or to join the Tower Club, visit www.lander.edu/goto/towerclub, or contact Alumni Affairs Director Myra Greene at 864-388-8351 or mgreene@lander.edu.

International Stud i e s

Above: A Lander delegation visits the University of Incheon, South Korea, the first stop on a tour of sister universities in Asia.

Lander’s International Programs Enjoy Success on Three Continents

Left: Lander President Daniel Ball and President Jin Li of Sanda University in China sign an agreement opening the door for student exchanges between the two schools.

By Dave Lorenzatti

Lander’s Asia Initiative and Study Abroad programs have had a busy year with students and faculty logging an almost incalculable number of miles traveling between the U.S., Korea, China, Thailand and Europe. Dr. Sung-Jae Park, dean of International Programs, said Lander welcomed 16 Korean students for the 2011 academic year while another 13 Koreans and 11 Chinese students are enrolled for 2012-13. They are the first students from China to come to Lander. Four of them are four-year degree candidates, while two from Shanghai Normal University and five from Sanda University in Shanghai are here for a semester or a year. In April, administrators from Sanda visited Lander and signed an agreement enabling students from the two schools to study on each other’s campuses. Sanda President Jin Li described the agreement as a sign of trust and cooperation between the two institutions. Lander President Daniel Ball told Li, “We look forward to an exchange of wisdom and knowledge between our two schools.” Sanda was one of the schools that a 10-member Lander delegation visited while on a monthlong study tour of China and Korea. They also traveled to three of the 11 other Lander sister institutions: Shanghai Normal in China and the University of Incheon and Dong-A University in Korea. The students on the trip were: Paizley

Ballenger, Ashlin Crout, Jessica Sims, Joshua DeLeon and Rachael Stansfield. The group, led by Dr. Lee Vartanian, assistant professor of teacher education, also included his wife, Ivy, a member of Lander’s Art Department adjunct faculty; Spanish instructor Lauren Corbitt; and Lander alumna Grace Contreras. Boyoung Roh, Lander’s International Programs coordinator, acted as group escort. While that delegation was on the road in China and South Korea, five Lander students and faculty members were in Thailand as English summer camp leaders teaching Thai college students conversational English. Waymon Cassell, Andrew Love and Logan Woodall, all 2011 Lander graduates, have obtained full-time jobs teaching English in Thailand. Corbin Childs, a 2012 graduate, is teaching English at a public school in Korea under a Korean government-sponsored program, and student Rachel Piper received a Korean government scholarship to study and teach at Yeungnam University. Courtney Priester is spending her senior year at the University of Incheon, the second Lander student to have received a Korean government scholarship for that school. This summer, Lander hosted a five-week American Language and Culture Institute, which attracted 23 students from Incheon. The university also conducted a coaching development workshop for the dean of the

graduate program and five members of the staff of the Korean National Sport University in Seoul. In August, Lander welcomed visiting scholar Qi Lu (Crystal) from Shanghai Normal as an intern in the Office of Student Affairs. She is the third visiting scholar from Shanghai Normal to intern at Lander.

A Study Abroad Milestone The university’s Study Abroad program passed a milestone in May when four students traveled to Spain for a special program for education majors. They broke the 100-mark for the number of Lander students who have attended a college or university abroad for a semester or summer study since 2005, when the existing program was introduced. Program director Dr. DeWitt Stone said another 11 students are in Europe for a semester at schools in Italy, England and Spain. Since Stone became director, another 210 students have participated in 25 short-term international study tours led by 30 Lander faculty members. Any discussion of international studies cannot overlook the more than 60 other international students enrolled at Lander during the 2011-2012 academic year. They came from 23 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, and two were from Australia and four from Canada. Lander Magazine • Fall 2012

C o m m e n c e m e n t Spring 2012

Future Leaders

Grads Reminded of Their Roles in the Future of Our Nation By Russell Martin

Top Academic Honor Summer Sprouse, of Greenwood, finished at the top of her graduating class in April, qualifying her for Lander’s prestigious Thayer Award, presented on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduating senior achieving the highest scholastic average. A Dean’s List and President’s List student, Sprouse earned a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. Pictured at the award ceremony are, from left: Dr. Daniel Ball, Lander president, and Sprouse.

Honored Guest Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball, right, welcomes commencement speaker and honorary doctor of engineering degree recipient Howard C. Kauffmann, center. Also pictured is Kauffmann’s son, the Rev. Doug Kauffmann, who is a Lander adjunct faculty member and pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in Greenwood.

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In April, Howard C. Kauffmann addressed 279 graduates during the university’s annual spring commencement ceremony in Horne Arena, offering several thoughts to carry the new Lander alumni forward beyond college life. Kauffmann reminded graduates that even though they may seem like a number “in a large cohort of honorees,” they were more than that. “Each is an important member of an age group that will lead us in years to come,” he said. A retired oil industry executive, Kauffmann also shared pertinent information about what the college journey has provided graduates as they look to the future. He explained that, though a degree does not guarantee success, “it does guarantee that you are capable of learning and achieving. And, that will serve you in your careers.” Kauffmann also touched on very serious matters. Though he suggested that graduates not dwell on the unsolved problems facing our nation as they celebrate their special day, he said, “Very soon you are going to be right in the very middle of them.” “You will do well to soon begin giving serious thought to what goes on in respect to our physical and national security affairs,” he added. “You will be involved in them.” During the ceremonies, the university also conferred an honorary doctor of engineering degree upon Kauffmann, who retired in 1985 as director and president of Exxon Corporation. Kauffmann is the father of the Rev. Doug Kauffmann, who is a Lander adjunct faculty member and pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in Greenwood. Doug Kauffmann delivered the Invocation and Benediction during the commencement ceremony.

Commencement S p r i n g 2 0 1 2

1. Physical Educators Physical Education faculty members Dr. Kym Kirby, left, and Dr. Gina Barton, right, stop by to congratulate their graduates before the start of the spring commencement ceremony.

2. Saying Goodbye Sadie Erwin, center, assistant to the president, says goodbye to four graduates who worked in the president’s office as students. Graduates pictured, from left, are: Erin Miller, Ali Price, Kirsten Stewart and Stephen Robertson.

3. The Zimbabwe Connection Shalom Chausarira, center, a chemistry graduate from Harare, Zimbabwe, speaks with Dr. Kenneth Mufuka, right, Lander professor emeritus of history, and his brother Howard Mufuka, who are both originally from Zimbabwe.

4. Psych Out Psychology majors prepare to walk across the stage prior to commencement proceedings.

5. Ambassadors and Friends Lander Presidential Ambassadors say farewell to a few of their own before the graduation ceremony begins. From left, are: Katie Reeves, Jordan Bennett, Janza Walker, Alexia Pringle and Rhett Sapough.

6. Making Education Possible

After the ceremony, many graduates sought out the faculty who guided them throughout their education. Pictured, Lander biology faculty Dr. Jennifer Maze, left, and Dr. T.D. Maze, right, pose with a few of their former students.

7. International Farewell Corbin Childs, of Elberton, Ga., mass communication, is congratulated by, from left: Minyub Yum, a student from Dong-A University, Korea; Ivy Zhang, a Lander visiting scholar from Shanghai Normal University, China; and Boyoung Roh, Lander’s coordinator for international programs.

8. All in the Family

Three spring graduates were presented their degrees by relatives who are or were Lander faculty and staff members. Pictured, from left, are: Nancy Poston, director of Lander’s Equestrian Center, and daughter Ellison Poston, nursing; Alan MacTaggart, Lander professor emeritus of art, and daughter Blaire Ferguson, visual art; and Susan Going, Lander librarian emeritus and assistant to the vice president of Academic Affairs, and daughter-in-law Stacey Buchanan Going, psychology.

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Sky’s the Limit for Lander Mirror Project By Jeff Lagrone Photos by Russell Martin

Making Members of the Scientific Community Sit Up and Take Notice From left, recent Lander graduate Andrew La Croix; Richard Berry, former editor of Astronomy magazine and author of several books, including Build Your Own Telescope; Jamie Askey; and Tyler Pitman pose for a photo at the Alt-Az Initiative for Lightweight Optics conference this summer in Portland, Ore. – photo by Dr. Lisa Brodhacker

Lander chemistry student Tyler Pitman, of Greenville, aligns the optics of a Bath interferometer so he can measure the surface quality of a 12-inch telescope mirror.

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Lander chemistry student Tyler Pitman, of Greenville, who has been assisting associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker in her quest to create the perfect epoxy telescope mirror, was addressing a gathering of scientists at the Alt-Az Initiative for Lightweight Optics conference in Portland, Ore., in July, when several of those in the audience, unable to contain their excitement, grabbed the mirror he was using as a prop and took it outside to see what it looked like in the light of day. They raved about “how improved that one was from the previous one they saw. They were really excited about it,” Brodhacker said. Brodhacker hopes to have some even more impressive mirrors to show them next June, when they arrive in Greenwood for the Lander Lightweight Mirror Workshop, a conference that was added to the Alt-Az Initiative’s schedule of events because members “were interested in the research here and wanted to see the Lander Mirror Lab.” There are other developments, too, that suggest the work that Brodhacker and her assistants are doing at Lander is making members of the scientific community sit up and take notice. Lander graduate and former Brodhacker assistant Andrew La Croix’s grant proposal, Synthesis and Characterization of Spiro Orthocarbonate Compounds for the Use of Shrinkage Reduction in Epoxy Telescope Mirrors, was the top choice this spring of the S.C. Space Grant

Lander associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker and recent Lander graduate Jamie Askey, of Greenwood, remove a 1-meter epoxy telescope mirror from the oven.

Consortium for undergraduate student funding, and Brodhacker recently received a $53,100 grant partially funded by the consortium and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NASA EPSCoR). She believes that her prospects for further funding are “very good.” The Lander educator will co-author chapters in Meter Class Astronomy I, to be published next spring by Collins Foundation Press, along with La Croix, who is now doing graduate work at Vanderbilt University; Pitman, who is responsible for the optical testing of the mirrors that Brodhacker produces; and recent Lander graduate Jamie Askey, of Greenwood, who is developing an overcoating to prevent tarnishing of the silvering used on the mirrors. A second book, Meter Class Astronomy II, is slated for publication later next year, and Brodhacker hopes that other Lander students will contribute to it, too. La Croix, Askey and Pitman expressed appreciation for the opportunity to do meaningful research, speak at conferences and get published. “All of these experiences will help me when I start to work professionally in the field,” Pitman said. Brodhacker recently celebrated a major accomplishment when she and her assistants took a 1-meter mirror – the largest she has attempted so far – out of the oven. If she is able to secure additional

grants, she will begin work on a 1.5-meter mirror in January, and hopes to cast a 2-meter mirror – the size in which NASA is most interested – within a year. The most nagging of the problems that Brodhacker has faced while attempting to produce a mirror that’s lighter, more durable and less expensive than its glass counterpart is the tendency of epoxy to shrink. Spiro orthocarbonate compounds, which tend to expand, have shown promise as a co-polymerizing agent, but Brodhacker hasn’t “found the perfect proportions” yet. She remains convinced, nevertheless, that “you can have a zero-shrinkage polymer, and that’s what we’re trying to do.” A zero-shrinkage mirror, she added, could potentially be used not only in laser communications or to harness solar power, but in viewing telescopes, too. She believes it’s only a matter of time until the mirror she envisions is a reality. “The mirrors keep improving each time we make one,” she said. Lander President Daniel Ball said, “Dr. Brodhacker and her students are doing work that has an impact on our nation, and having that work welcomed so warmly by astronomers and other scientists is a testament to the significance of that scholarship and research. Lander is fortunate to have Dr. Brodhacker.”

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Faculty Awards 2012 By Jeff Lagrone

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Distinguished Professor of the Year Lander’s Sam Tolbert: Creating Lifelong Learners As a high school student weighing career options, Lander associate professor of health care management Sam Tolbert knew he wanted to enter a field that would allow him to positively touch as many lives as possible. “I wasn’t cut out to be a doctor or nurse, but I was pretty good at business, so I decided I was going to become a hospital administrator,” he said. After a 25-year career in health care management, followed by a 12-year career as an educator, Tolbert is still making a difference in the lives of those around him, which can be seen in his selection as Lander’s 2012 Distinguished Professor of the Year. The Greenwood native, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management from Clemson University and a Master of Science degree in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology, was the youngest administrator ever hired by the Mayo Clinic when he began his career there as a 22-year-old in 1975. In the years that followed, he also worked as a manager for an international consulting firm, as a corporate division director for a major multihospital system, and as a medical practice management consultant. In 1985, Tolbert returned to Greenwood and began a 15-year association with Self Memorial Hospital, where he served as vice president and administrative director of planning and marketing. In 2000, Tolbert joined the faculty at Lander, fulfilling a lifelong desire to teach. He also established Strategic Directions Inc., which provides consultative and advisory services in planning and marketing to the health care industry and helps Tolbert stay current in his field. In the dozen years since Tolbert was hired, enrollment in Lander’s health care management program has jumped from 65 to 145 students, and Dr. Doug Grider, former dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs, believes that Tolbert’s reputation as a “superb” teacher is a major reason why. Another reason is that — as Tolbert puts it — “health care’s a great field to go into.” Forty years ago, 5 percent of the gross national product was spent on health care. Today, it’s 16 percent, and the number is expected to rise. “We need well-run health care services,” he said, “and that’s what we’re trying to teach students to do.” A published author and speaker on a variety of health care topics, Tolbert is considered an expert witness in the areas of health care planning, purchasing and regulation in the South Carolina Circuit Court. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), a title held by only 8,700 persons worldwide. He has served as chair or president of the boards of the Greenwood County Community Foundation, Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greenwood County Economic Alliance, the Partnership for a Greater Greenwood County, the Kiwanis Club of Greenwood, the Arts Council of Greenwood County and the Greenwood Community Theatre. In 2007, he became the 40th inductee into the Greenwood County Hall of Fame for his work in economic and cultural development and overall service to the community. Tolbert said that teaching, however, is as enjoyable as anything he’s ever done. “I feel so lucky to be here,” he said. “Some days I can’t believe I get paid for what I do.” One key to his success as a teacher, he said, is his ability to produce real-world examples. “I can talk about what I did last week,” he said. “The students like that a lot.” One of his goals, he said, is to get students to think. “If we can teach them to think, they can teach themselves,” he said. “We’re trying to create lifelong learners.” Tolbert believes that “Lander is full of distinguished people and outstanding staff. We’re here because we love what we do and want to make a difference in the lives of our students.” Being singled out for praise, he said, “is certainly an honor.”

Young Faculty Teaching Award Ryan Floyd: ‘At the Forefront of Effective Teaching At Lander’ Winning this year’s Young Faculty Teaching Award doesn’t mean that assistant professor of history Dr. Ryan Floyd is new to academia. A native of New Orleans, Floyd comes from a family of teachers. His father taught at the University of New Orleans and is currently chair of the Department of Sociology at Samford University. The Lander educator, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Samford in 1998 and his doctorate from the University of Alabama in 2010, said, “I’ve been on college campuses for as long as I can remember.” He went into history because he “appreciated the stories about how people lived in the past. Not just the leaders and ‘heroes’ — I enjoyed learning about ordinary people and how they made it day to day. I still enjoy learning about people and events from the past, but over the years I have developed a stronger appreciation

for the discipline of history itself and history education.” Floyd, whose interests include American foreign relations, military history, civil rights and the New South, disputes the notion that history offers students little of value. “I believe that through the study of history students can develop a better understanding of who they are as individuals and as members of society. I also believe that, as a professor, I can help students to learn the important skills, such as research, critical thinking and persuasive writing, used by historians that can easily transfer to other disciplines,” he said. Associate professor of history Dr. William Ramsey, who nominated Floyd for the Young Faculty Teaching Award, said, “Dr. Floyd has shown tremendous determination and innovation in his approach to classroom teaching. His creative use of technology and interactive research projects and exercises puts him at the forefront of effective teaching at Lander.” Floyd believes different strategies are needed for teaching different students. His goal, however, is always the same. “I want to push them beyond what they think they’re capable of doing,” he said.

Young Faculty Scholar Award Kerry Hansknecht: ‘A Great Example of What Good Faculty Are All About’ Lander assistant professor of biology Dr. Kerry Hansknecht has been fascinated with nature, and especially snakes, since he was a boy. At George Mason University, he studied under well-known herpetologist and turtle systematist Carl Ernst. At Central Michigan University, he investigated the cold-water foraging behavior of Northern Water Snakes. At the University of Tennessee, where he received his doctorate, he studied a rare form of lingual luring exhibited by Mangrove Saltmarsh Water Snakes, a subject which he continues to explore as a faculty member at Lander, where he has taught since 2009. Hansknecht’s dual identity as both a teacher and scientist was recently recognized by his colleagues, when he was named the recipient of Lander’s Young Faculty Scholar Award for 2012. Associate professor of biology Mike Runyan, who nominated

Hansknecht for the award, called him “a great example of what good faculty are all about. He is very dedicated to his primary job as an educator. But he is also a dedicated scientist. He has a very active research program that keeps him in touch with his professional love, and he is involving students in that important part — helping them to see what it means to be a scientist.” Hansknecht, who teaches such courses as human anatomy and comparative vertebrate anatomy, said it’s important to him that students feel they can approach him. “I don’t want to get up there and act like I know everything. I’m just a guy trying to get them to learn,” he said. As a result of Hansknecht’s research at Lander, he has learned that the Gulf Saltmarsh Water Snake, like its cousin, the Mangrove Saltmarsh Water Snake, uses its tongue to attract prey, too. He and biology major Jason Magnuson, of Swansea, recently completed a study comparing tongue length in the two subspecies. Hansknecht expressed gratitude for the award conferred upon him by his peers. “It’s really nice to know that what I’ve done is appreciated,” he said.

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President Ball and Son Honored for Academic Excellence By Jeff Lagrone

Stephen Ball was recently awarded the Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.

Lander President Daniel Ball, who was named People To People International’s Outstanding Educator of the Southeast, poses with local PTPI chapter president Connie Edwards, left, and Sadie Erwin, assistant to the president.

arch was a good month to be a Ball, with Lander President Daniel Ball and his son Stephen, an associate professor of nutritional science and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri, receiving prestigious awards the same week. Daniel Ball, in his 12th year as Lander’s president, was named People To People International’s Outstanding Educator of the Southeast. PTPI honored Ball for his commitment to academic excellence and establishment of innovative programs at Lander. PTPI also cited Ball’s efforts to promote environmental awareness and his record of reaching out to the community. “Usually, someone who receives an award like this is from a much larger university,” said Connie Edwards, president of the local PTPI chapter, which nominated Ball for the award. “We’re excited that Dr. Ball was chosen.” Ball said, “Being recognized by People To People International gives me a special sense of pride because of the good work it does in building global understanding and tolerance among the peoples of our world. As you know, Lander has embarked on an ‘International Initiative’ with similar goals.” He added, “I am indebted to many people for this recognition, and I am deeply honored.” Meanwhile, Ball’s son Stephen, who has taught undergraduate courses in exercise and fitness at the University of Missouri since

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2002, and who also serves as a specialist in fitness for MU Extension, was awarded a William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The Kemper Fellowship, established in 1991 by the family of William T. Kemper, a well-known banker and civic leader who graduated from MU in 1926, is awarded five times a year to outstanding MU educators and includes a check for $10,000 to spend as they wish. “It is obviously a tremendous honor, and I am very proud to represent my other Nutrition and Exercise Physiology faculty, my Extension colleagues, and of course, the University of Missouri,” Stephen Ball said. Asked if his father’s career in academia played any role in his decision to teach, Stephen Ball, a former captain of the MU baseball team, said, “yes, of course. I have always looked up to my dad, and we are very proud of everything he has accomplished.” The elder Ball said that his son has succeeded in his chosen field because he “has been able to combine his academic and athletic abilities, lending enormous credibility to his work.” Ball expressed pride in his son and said, “It is indeed a happy coincidence that we were recognized at about the same time.” Ball and his wife, Marjorie, have another son, David, who is in private business.

News Briefs

Changing Leadership, Familiar Faces: Five Lander Administrators Receive New Appointments

Dr. David Mash, left, and Dr. Danny McKenzie

Dr. David Mash, dean of Library Services and director of the Larry A. Jackson Library, became interim vice president for Academic Affairs in July, succeeding Dr. Danny McKenzie, who returned to classroom teaching. Assistant librarian Lisa Wiecki was appointed interim director of Library Services. Mash came to Lander in 2009 with 25 years’ administrative and academic experience. He said in his new job he will champion Lander’s academic programs and represent their challenges and needs to ensure proper decision-making. “I will also be responsible for seeing to the welfare of faculty and deans, that they have the people and resources necessary to maintain the high quality and integrity of the programs.” He added that he will ensure high standards among the university’s students and graduates. In appointing Mash, President Daniel Ball said, “He has led the excellent transformation and improvement of our library and the services it provides. I am sure he will bring this leadership style and skills to Academic Affairs.” McKenzie described his tenure as vice president for Academic Affairs as the best four years of his career, but he felt it was time to get back to teaching and working more closely with students. A professor in the Department of Teacher Education, he also supervises students performing their practice teaching requirements.

In August, Ball appointed Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities since 2010, TaylorColbert is also a history professor and will teach half time while performing her Academic Affairs duties. She is completing a provost fellowship sponsored by the American Academic Leadership Institute and the American Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert Association of State Colleges and Universities. She said the opportunity to serve Lander in new and creative ways is exciting. “Projects such as assisting David Mash and the steering committee with reaccreditation are vital to Lander’s future.” Succeeding Taylor-Colbert is Dr. Renee Love, who was appointed interim dean of Arts and Humanities. Love was hired by Lander to teach English in 2004 and, three years later, she was Dr. Renee Love named Lander’s director of operations at the University Center of Greenville (UCG). Lander ended its UCG affiliation this summer because of state budget cuts affecting the university’s services and course offerings. Love said she is grateful for the opportunity to serve as interim dean. “I’m one of the luckiest people at Lander because I have the opportunity to work with so many talented, kindred spirits in the College of Arts and HumaniLisa Wiecki ties.” She added, “There is much to learn in my new position and I’m surrounded by great teachers.” Lisa Wiecki said her appointment as interim library director is a personal and professional growth opportunity. She added, “I know there will be challenges, but I feel confident it will be a good year because I have such a solid network of support in the library staff as well as the administration.”

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News Briefs

Bassett and McMillan Named to Endowed Professorships

Representatives of Burton Center, its consumers and Lander’s Equestrian Center break ground for two new therapy riding trails for disabled individuals.

Grants Pay for New Programs and Facilities at Lander’s Equestrian Center Lander’s Bearcat Therapeutic Riding program will benefit from two grants, totaling more than $70,000, to pay for additional therapy activities and riding trails. A $25,000 gift from Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood will be used to build riding trails designed to provide sensory stimulation for disabled individuals. The women’s group obtained another $25,000 for the project from the Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women in the Presbyterian Church USA. The money will pay for two trails behind the Miracle League baseball field at Burton Center, where Lander’s Equestrian Center is located. One trail will be for riders on horseback and a second for walkers and those in wheelchairs. The trails will wind around sensory stations and raised garden beds. Equestrian Center director Nancy Poston; Beth Wood, Lander’s therapeutic riding coordinator; and Burton Center staff collaborated on the grant application. The second grant, a $21,000 award from the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council, is for a program called Awareness of and Opportunities for Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies. Poston, Wood and Dr. Dava O’Connor, professor of special education and chair of Lander’s Department of Teacher Education, wrote the grant. The money will make it possible for more special-needs individuals to take advantage of therapeutic riding through programs for local school groups and summer camp opportunities. Other goals include demonstrating the postural, social and emotional benefits of equine-assisted therapy; and increasing the number of students and others from Lander who regularly volunteer with the Bearcat Therapeutic Riding program.

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Dr. Jonathan Bassett, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Lucas McMillan, assistant professor of political science, have been selected for Lander Foundation 2012-2014 Dr. Jonathan Bassett endowed professorships. The awards recognize faculty who reflect Lander’s commitment to teaching and learning, and who have distinguished records of scholarly and creative activity and service to the university and the community. Bassett received The Lander Foundation Endowed Professorship and McMillan the Monica Martin Stranch Endowed Professorship. Bassett joined the psychology faculty Dr. Lucas McMillan in 2005 and, the following year, he was named Young Faculty Scholar. He has also received Lander’s Distinguished Professor of the Year Award, and the Outstanding Teacher of Psychology Award from the South Carolina Psychological Association. A Gaffney, S.C., native, Bassett has a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and a master’s and doctorate in social psychology from Georgia State University. He is president of the S.C. Psychological Association and chairs Lander’s Faculty Senate and Psychology Assessment Committee. He said, “Scholarship is very important to me and I work very hard at it. It is rewarding to be recognized for my accomplishments.” McMillan, a native of Mullins, S.C., was appointed to Lander’s political science faculty in 2008. In 2011, he was named Lander’s Young Faculty Scholar for his teaching and research achievements. McMillan graduated from Wofford College and attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. After earning a master’s in international relations from the University of Warwick in England, he completed his doctorate in political science at the University of South Carolina. McMillan is president of the S.C. Political Science Association and is a leader of Lander’s American Democracy Project chapter. He said he enjoys teaching and uses a lot of role-playing activities and simulation of decision-making groups in his classes and student writing assignments. “All of these active learning techniques have been shown to increase critical thinking in students and make the classroom more fun.”

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Lander’s Dance Team celebrates winning its third straight national title at the Cheer Ltd. CANAM competition in Myrtle Beach. The team also won the Peach Belt Conference Spirit Competition. The university’s Cheer Team finished first in the All Girl Team category and was second place runner-up overall in the Peach Belt event, and third runner-up in the CANAM.

Dance and Cheer Teams Impress the Judges Lander’s Cheerleaders and Dance Team took home five prizes in March when they competed in the Peach Belt Conference Spirit Competition at Columbus State University in Georgia and the Cheer Ltd. CANAM Nationals in Myrtle Beach. The Dance Team won the Peach Belt Conference event, dethroning the University of South Carolina Aiken, which had held the title the previous four years. The Lander Cheer Team finished first in the All Girl Team category for the fourth time since 2007 and was second place runnerup overall. In Myrtle Beach, the Dance Team danced its way to a third straight national title after outscoring five other teams with a high-energy routine incorporating jazz, pom dancing, hip-hop and additional technical skills. Lander spirit coordinator Kim Schoolfield said, “By focusing on being entertainers and not simply dancers, we were able to impress the judges and take top honors.” The Lander Cheerleaders were awarded the third runner-up prize in the Myrtle Beach competition.

Seven for Seven in Washington Picks

Emily Knott

Lander continued its perfect record of placing students in the Washington Semester Internship Program when Emily Knott, of Boiling Springs, and John McKenzie, of Simpsonville, were selected. That raises to seven the number of Lander students who have

applied and were accepted. McKenzie and Knott are spending the fall semester in the nation’s capital. Knott, a junior history major, is Lander’s first female student and first non-political science major accepted into the program. She got her wish when she was assigned to work in a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution, the John McKenzie Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. A sophomore political science major, McKenzie was hoping to land an internship on Capitol Hill and he did. He is working in the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina’s 2nd District. The University of South Carolina Honors College sponsors the Washington Semester Internship, which is part of Lander’s Honors Program. Interns are paid and, when they are not working or sightseeing, McKenzie and Knott will attend classes and earn course credits.

Self Family Archives Find New Home at Lander As the result of a recent agreement between Lander and the Self Family Foundation, the Self family archives now have a new home: the Larry A. Jackson Library. The archives include books, articles, company records, genealogical The Self family archives, housed at Lander’s records, obituaries, wills, Jackson Library, represent “an important telegrams, letters, photopart of Greenwood history,” said assistant graphs and antiques, as librarian Mike Berry, pictured. well as memorabilia of every kind imaginable, and shed considerable light on Greenwood Mills, the textile industry and one of Greenwood’s leading families. The Self Family Foundation will retain ownership of the collection, according to assistant librarian Mike Berry, but “anybody can have access to it.” Berry said that foundation board members “liked the idea of having it here on campus where an archivist could take care of it, and where it could be stored and preserved.” Board members were also motivated by a desire to facilitate research. Berry, who has been associated with the library for five years, called the addition of the Self family archives “the biggest gift we’ve had since I’ve been here.”

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News Briefs

New Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs While Dr. Robert Barrett was working at other colleges in South Carolina, he was familiar with and impressed by Lander’s business administration program, so when the dean’s position became vacant, he wasted no time applying for the job. Barrett was hired as dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs (COBPA) and moved into his office on July 2. He said, “I was attracted by the quality of the program, and the quality of the faculty and students.” He noted that Lander’s business program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a prestigious designation. He said COBPA is a good fit for him and his academic experience spanning 34 years. For five years, he was dean of the College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences at South Carolina State University. He held teaching and administrative positions at Francis Marion University, Clemson University, Virginia Tech and East Carolina University. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, a master’s from East Carolina University and a doctorate in management science from Virginia Tech. President Daniel Ball described Barrett as an accomplished

dean and professor and said Lander is fortunate to have his leadership in the College of Business and Public Affairs. Barrett succeeds Dr. Douglas Grider, who served for two years as the interim Dr. Robert Barrett, left, is welcomed as Lander COBPA dean. Grider University’s new dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs by the outgoing interim was the full-time dean, Dr. Douglas Grider. dean from 1999 to 2004, then left to take a position at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. He retired in 2007 and moved back to South Carolina. Grider said Lander’s business courses continue to change and remain relevant to the business marketplace, which is constantly evolving. He added, “Lander is a great place with some truly professional people who are dedicated to education and the quality of the academic program.”

Lander Faculty Get Published Each year, members of the Lander faculty write books, book chapters and articles, and they present research and exhibit their artwork across the United States and abroad. This section highlights several recent books by Lander faculty. For information on other faculty accomplishments and publications, visit www.lander.edu/goto/faculty.

Basic Concepts of Health Care Human Resource Management By Dr. Nancy Niles Published by Jones and Bartlett Learning Basic Concepts of Health Care Human Resource Management is the second in a series of ‘basics’ undergraduate health care management textbooks by Niles. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of human resource management in health care organizations. It provides tools for human resources management personnel and managers to successfully support organizational policies. There are several interactive student activities to facilitate learning engagement.

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Loyalty to Loyalty: Josiah Royce and the Genuine Moral Life By Dr. Mathew A. Foust Published by Fordham University Press As a virtue, loyalty has an ambiguous place in our thinking about moral judgments. We lauded the loyalty of firefighters who risked their lives to save others on 9/11 while condemning the loyalty of those who perpetrated the catastrophe. Responding to such uneasiness and confusion, Loyalty to Loyalty contributes to ongoing conversation about how we should respond to conflicts in loyalty in a pluralistic world. The lone philosopher to base an ethical theory on the virtue of loyalty is Josiah Royce. Loyalty to Loyalty engages Royce’s moral theory, revealing how loyalty, rather than being just one virtue among others, is central to living a genuinely moral and meaningful life. Mathew A. Foust shows how the theory of loyalty Royce advances can be brought to bear on issues such as the partiality/impartiality debate in ethical theory, the role of loyalty in liberatory struggle, and the ethics of whistleblowing and disaster response.

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Man and Woman of the Year

Students Honored for Service, Academics At the annual Academic and Student Life Awards ceremony in the spring, Lander University honored its cocurricular standouts for service and scholastic achievement during the 2011-12 academic year. Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball presented mass communication major Kirsten Stewart, of Spartanburg, with the prestigious President’s Award, given in recognition of unique exemplification of the ethic of service to the university community. Business administration major Rhett Sapough, of Clarkesville, Ga., and Megan President’s McCartney, an early childhood educaAward tion major from Laurens, were tapped as Lander University Man and Woman of the Year. Earning Lander Greek Man and Woman of the Year honors were athletic training major Kenneth Peppers, of Greenwood, and nursing major Paige Kight, of Florence. Stewart, McCartney and Kight are members of Lander’s Class Kirsten Stewart, left, and Dr. Daniel Ball of 2012.

Rhett Sapough

Megan McCartney

Greek Man and Woman of the Year

Kenneth Peppers

Paige Kight

Academic Showcase Grows in Second Year

Bearcat Breakout 5K Proceeds Donated

Following a successful first year in 2011, organizers for the annual Student Academic Showcase hoped the program, which spotlights student research and creativity, would be even better the second time around. They got their wish. “The 2012 Showcase surpassed the inaugural one in both the number of participants and the quality of the work presented,” said Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, Showcase originator and associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Co-sponsored by Lander’s College of Arts and Humanities and Alpha Chi International Honor Society, the 2012 Showcase, which took place in March, featured examples of exceptional scholarly work by students from each of the College of Arts and Humanities’ five departments, as well as the College of Science and Mathematics and the Department of Political and Social Sciences. All participants received a certificate and a pin with the Showcase logo. “The Showcase is designed to reward students for their scholarship, to help them learn how to present their work professionally, and to help faculty enhance the academic experiences of their majors and minors,” Taylor-Colbert said. Organizers are already looking ahead to the 2013 Showcase, and Taylor-Colbert said all four of Lander’s academic colleges have committed to sponsoring cash awards for department sessions. “With the support of all four colleges and the Office of Academic Affairs, as well as the addition of many new faculty to the Steering Committee for the Showcase, this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.”

In the spring, Lander University’s Physical Education and Exercise Studies (PEES) Club hosted its first Bearcat Breakout 5K. The race is intended to be an annual event that promotes the health and fitness of the community by adopting an active lifestyle. The club also seeks to provide outreach within the area by donating all proceeds to a local organization or charity that embodies the spirit and promotes the strong values of the Greenwood community. This year, proceeds were presented to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home.

Pictured during the check presentation, from left, are: Eric Taylor, Connie Maxwell vice president for development; Julie Benefield, of Greenwood, PEES Club president; Dr. Leland Nielsen, Lander assistant professor of physical education and exercise studies; Dr. Jenny LeMoine, Lander assistant professor of physical education and exercise studies; Seth Whitehead, of Union, PEES Club; Dr. Kym Kirby, Lander associate professor of physical education and exercise studies; and Dr. Gina Barton, chair of Lander’s Department of Physical Education and Exercise Studies. Lander Magazine • Fall 2012

Mission Continued

Lander Nursing Returns to Honduras By Jeff Lagrone Photos by Mike Blackwell and David Myers

If the success of a medical mission trip is measured by the number of patients seen, the Lander nursing department’s recent trip to Honduras – its second in two years – was even better than the first. By the end of the July 8-15 trip to La Esperanza, in the southwestern mountains, the Volunteers in Medical Missions (VIMM) team, composed of participants from the U.S., Taiwan and Honduras, had treated 1,800 patients, 300 more than last year. The busiest day was Thursday, when the team, which included two Lander nursing faculty members and six nursing students, saw 444 patients and pulled 129 teeth. The beneficiaries of the trip, led by Ret. Brig. Gen. Joe Lax and Dr. Chandler Todd, were the Lenca Indians, descendants of the Mayan

Lander nursing student Heather Rampey assists Honduran dentist Abdi Josue Bardales Argote with an extraction.

people. Each day, the VIMM team set up a clinic in one of the villages surrounding La Esperanza, providing a wide range of services that included injections, the dispensing of antibiotics and other drugs, prenatal care and dental work. Lander instructor of nursing Ashley Lee said that everyone was treated for intestinal parasites, caused by inconsistently pure drinking water, walking barefoot, and living conditions that are sometimes less than ideal. Team members saw “a lot of people with dental problems,” which Lee attributed to deficiencies in the local diet. She worked exclusively in dentistry and said, “There was quite a bit of blood.” Lander assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers, a licensed nurse practitioner who also participated in last year’s trip, saw an assortment of medical problems. One of the more unusual was that of a young woman with bronchitis and a tumor on her neck larger

Hondurans line up outside the VIMM clinic in Togopala.

Lander nursing student Amanda Rostron entertains children in Malguara by transforming a syringe into a squirt gun.

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than her head. The woman, who “had some self-esteem issues,” would not allow Myers to examine the growth — which had the potential to obstruct her airway — and attempted to conceal it underneath her hair. Myers saw several patients with conditions that could have been remedied if they had had access to medical supplies widely available in the U.S., like the 9-year-old girl who could not stop grinding her teeth, a habit that could have been corrected with a mouth guard. Support hose would have helped a woman with a large ulcer on her leg, caused by poor blood circulation, but there was “not any resource available to her.” The woman might face an amputation in the future, Myers said, adding, “She could die from something like that.” In Yamaranguila, the group from Lander met Fernando, a 4-yearold boy who was developmentally normal, and by all accounts quite charming, but who had never spoken. Myers, who determined the boy had hearing problems, assisted in getting him an appointment with an audiologist in Tegucigalpa, where he could be fitted with a hearing aid or ear tubes. Lee, remembering the “secret handshake” that Fernando taught her and the others, called him “our miracle. He was really special.” (continued on page 26)

Lander assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers, center, assisted by Lander nursing students Amanda Rostron, left, and Amanda Belcher, performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman in Cacao. The ultrasound revealed that the woman was carrying twins.

Lander nursing student Lauren Johnson gets acquainted with Fernando in Yamaranguila.

Lander nursing student Christopher Chastine occupies a little girl while her family members are being treated by VIMM team members in Malguara. Amanda Belcher, Amanda Rostron and other members of the Lander delegation take in the open-air market in La Esperanza.

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Honduras - Mission Continued The most harrowing moment came Thursday, when the supply truck drivers got lost and were late showing up for a clinic. “That’s never happened before,” Myers said. It ended up being the longest day of the week. This year, Mike Blackwell, technical specialist for Lander’s WLG-TV, joined the delegation from the nursing department for the purpose of documenting their trip. The highlight of the week for him came on day three, when his friendship with Edduin Villela, a Honduran minister, created an opportunity for a visit to Villela’s brother’s home. Blackwell described the house, near Togopala, as adobe brick with a dirt floor and terra cotta roof. Although there was no electricity, hot running water, or heating and cooling system inside the house, he said the home was tastefully painted, clean and quite comfortable. He also said he was made to feel welcome. The woman of the house, who was cooking homegrown papas (potatoes) and frijoles (black beans) over an adobe fire pit, immediately stopped what she was doing when Blackwell came in. For the rest of the time that he was in the house, she, her husband and three children politely answered the questions their guest asked through a translator, and gave him their undivided attention. Blackwell declined an invitation to stay for dinner, but accepted the family’s offer of a cup of black coffee, made with coffee beans they had grown and prepared themselves. He described it as “the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had.” Blackwell called his hosts “wonderful, loving people” and said he saw “a tremendous family bond. The father was the head of the home. The wife deferred to him and the children deferred to both of them.” The visit reinforced his belief that “you don’t need things to be happy.” The Hondurans who came to the clinics the VIMM team set up may have been on the receiving end of the health care, but Lee said there was a payoff for the caregivers, too. She said the nursing students who made the trip gained experience with such diverse tasks as registering and educating patients, working in the pharmacy, sterilizing instruments, taking vital signs, giving injections and assisting with pulling teeth. She said, “There was nothing we asked them to do that they complained about. Their love for people really came out.” The dates for next year’s trip to Honduras have already been set, and Amanda Rostron, a junior nursing major from Darlington, is one of several participants in this year’s trip who have expressed interest in going again.

Right: Mike Blackwell, technical specialist for Lander’s WLG-TV, takes a break from documenting the trip to make some friends. Far right: The Honduran children who came to the clinics offered by the VIMM team were delighted to receive their own copies of the New Testament and a coloring book about nurses.

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“This trip allowed me to combine two very important aspects of my life: my love for the Lord and my desire to help others,” she said. “Educationally, I was exposed to situations and patients that I would not see in the states. On a personal level, I found the trip very humbling.” She said she “would love” to do it again.

Lander mission team members pose for a photo in Monquecagua. Front row, left to right, are instructor of nursing Ashley Lee and nursing students Amanda Rostron, Heather Rampey, Kristen Davis and Amanda Belcher. Back row, left to right, are nursing student Lauren Johnson, assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers and nursing student Christopher Chastine.

The sunglasses station at a clinic attracts a crowd.

In the Honduran mountains, scenes of stark poverty alternate with scenes of striking natural beauty.

Grand Slam Season:

Bearcats’ First Season at Dolny Stadium is One for Record Books Photos by Bob Stoner

By David Hays The Lander University baseball team posted a school single-season record of 38 victories and that fact alone makes 2012 stand out as the best year in program history. But there was so much more. The Bearcats opened their new state-of-the-art Stephen B. Dolny Stadium to large, enthusiastic crowds who were now able to attend games at the university’s new Jeff May Complex for recreation, wellness and sports. Todd Hughson pitched perhaps the best game in Lander history when he retired the first 26 batters that he faced on Feb. 10 against Limestone College. One out from a perfect game, he issued a walk on a full-count pitch for Limestone’s only base runner before striking out the final batter for just the second no-hitter in program history. Hughson also tied a school record for strikeouts in a game with 12. The school’s only other no-hitter occurred in 2003 when David Wilson tossed a seven-inning perfect game. Coach Kermit Smith’s Bearcats soared to No. 2 in the Division II national poll while winning 19 of 21 games from mid-February through the middle of March. A victory at Carson-Newman on March 21 improved Lander’s record to 22-6. After a stretch where the Bearcats lost 10 of 17 games, they righted the ship by winning their final five Peach Belt Conference games, clinching a spot in the PBC Tournament for just the third time in program history and the second year in a row. Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year Chris Thomas tossed a shutout to lead Lander to victory in the tournament opener versus Georgia College & State University, and the Bearcats advanced all the way to the finals where they lost to Armstrong Atlantic State, 3-1. The crowning achievement of the season was qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Bearcats made the appear-

Todd Hughson

Coach Kermit Smith

Chris Thomas

ance a memorable one when freshman Colby Painter’s three-run homer off the foul pole with two outs in the ninth inning rallied Lander past NCAA Southeast Regional top seed and host Mount Olive, 7-5. The Bearcats lost the next two games in the regional, finishing the season 38-20. Thomas and shortstop AJ Nunziato were named to the first-team on the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Daktronics, American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association teams. First baseman Jordan Owens tied his own school record for RBIs in a season with 56. Four players off the 2012 Lander team have signed pro contracts since season’s end. Thomas signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and has been pitching for Class A Missoula. Three teammates signed with the independent Frontier League, with pitcher Ross Davis going to the Southern Illinois Miners (and then moving to the Normal Cornbelters), Nunziato joining the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things, and Hughson signing with the Evansville Otters. Six Bearcats are now playing pro ball, with Alan Abreu pitching for a Gulf Coast League team in the Houston Astros organization, and Darrin Tew pitching for the Southern Illinois Miners. Lander Magazine • Fall 2012

B earcat Sports

Women’s Golf Tees Off to Success The first-year Lander women’s golf team,

under the direction of Coach Chipper Bagwell, wasted no time making some noise in an otherwise quiet sport. The upstart Lady Bearcats, led by Mariana Martins, finished fourth overall in the Peach Belt Conference Championships and narrowly missed a bid into the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. Martins toured the Lake View Golf Course Mariana Martins in Pine Mountain, Ga., with a 7-over-par 149 to take second-place overall in the PBC’s individual competition. Teammates Ashley Shinn and Dea Mahendra tied for 10th place overall with a 158, and Rachel Uremovich came in 20th with 163. Martins, a sophomore from Coimbra, Portugal, and Shinn, a junior from Gainesville, Fla., were both named to the All-PBC team. Lander won its first tournament, the 15Rachel Uremovich team Dana Rader Intercollegiate in Charlotte, N.C., when it edged Midwestern State by three strokes. The Bearcats also placed second at the 12-team Lady Cougar Collegiate Classic, and finished third at the nine-team Newberry Invitational, the 16-team Armstrong Pirate Invitational and the 18-team Agnes McAmis Memorial. Uremovich, a sophomore from Hilton Head Island, S.C., shot the lowest round of the season for the Bearcats when she carded a 69 in the first round of the McAmis Memorial at the par-72 Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn. On the season, Martins posted a team-low 78.6 strokes per round, followed by Shinn at 79.1, Mahendra 79.3, Uremovich 80.9 and Valentina Bueno 81.6. Martins earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award, while Uremovich received both the Coach’s Award and Academic Award, and Shinn the Sportsmanship Award.

Softball Posts Best Season Since ’03 Lander Hall of Fame softball coach Doug

Hayley Leissner

Spears came out of his seven-year retirement last spring to coach the Bearcats as the interim head coach for one year. He picked up right where he left off after his 24-year career, which included 803 victories. Armed with three-time All-Peach Belt Conference pitcher Hayley Leissner, Lander posted a 26-26 overall record, its best winning percentage since 2003. In the process, Leissner earned her fourth

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All-PBC honor after amassing a 13-14 record with 151 strikeouts in 173.1 innings pitched. In PBC statistics, Leissner finished the season second in wins, third in complete games (23), fourth in innings pitched, and fifth in strikeouts, games started (25) and appearances (33). Leissner finished her career as Lander’s alltime leader in strikeouts (741) and appearances (136) and is third on the all-time list in innings pitched (703.2). She also holds the Bearcats’ single-season record for strikeouts with 226, which she achieved in 2011. Brittney Sheriff Junior second baseman Brittney Sheriff, who made the All-PBC team for the second time, led at the plate with a .405 batting average. In the PBC, she was second in triples (4), fourth in batting average, and sixth in total hits (64) and on-base percentage (.454). Spears, who founded the softball team and was its coach until 2005, was replaced by Christina Plew-Whitlock. A former University of South Carolina All-American, PlewWhitlock coached the previous four seasons Coach Christina at Le Moyne University in Syracuse, N.Y. Plew-Whitlock

Alumna Selected as Lander Volleyball Coach Ashley Stathas, a 2006 Lander graduate,

was named the Bearcats’ head volleyball coach in April, following the spring resignation of coach Carla Decker. In making the announcement, Lander Athletic Director Jeff May commented that it is exciting to have Stathas, in a sense, rejoin the volleyball program after having played at Lander from 2001-04. “We are confident that Coach Stathas will Coach Ashley Stathas provide the leadership necessary to make our volleyball team successful in the very competitive Peach Belt Conference,” said May. Stathas, a native of Ft. Myers, Fla., who was the head coach at Belhaven (Miss.) University in 2011-12, becomes the fifth coach in the history of the program. She led Belhaven to a 23-13 record in 2011. Prior to Belhaven, she was an assistant coach for four years at USC Upstate. She also served one year as a graduate assistant at Lander (2005). “I am extremely honored to be back at Lander University as the head volleyball coach,” said Stathas, who earned degrees in physical education and exercise science. “I am very excited to be coaching at a university that has such a great support system from the administration, staff and the Greenwood community.”

Bearcat Sports

Men’s Tennis Ends Season at No. 8 in Nation The nationally ranked Lander men’s tennis

team not only played its first season in the new Joe Cabri Tennis Center this spring, but took advantage of the state-of-the-art Jeff May Complex and hosted the Peach Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Championship Tournament, too. The Bearcats, who finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country, reached the tournament’s semifinal round before losing to Paul-Henri Arrigoni Columbus State, 5-1. Lander, who posted an overall 18-5 record and went 7-2 in the highly competitive Peach Belt Conference, defeated Augusta State, 5-4, in the first round of the tournament. Eventual national champion Armstrong Atlantic defeated Columbus State in the PBC championship match. Lander next advanced to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, falling to Augusta State, 5-3, in the first round. Vincent Verpeaux The Bearcats were led by Paul-Henri Arrigoni, a junior from Bordeaux, France, who was named an ITA All-American for the third time. Arrigoni, who was also selected to the All-Peach Belt team, recorded a 15-3 overall singles record and was 14-5 in doubles. Vincent Verpeaux, a sophomore from Aix en Provence, France, joined Arrigoni on the All-PBC team. Verpeaux went 17-3 overall in singles and 13-7 in doubles. Arrigoni finished the season ranked No. 16 in the country in singles, while Verpeaux followed at No. 24. The Lander doubles team of Adam Jonsson and Verpeaux earned a No. 21 ranking. At Lander’s 2011-12 athletic banquet, Verpeaux received the team’s Most Valuable Player Award, while Gary Bertoldo earned the Academic Award, Max Desmars the Coach’s Award, and Jonsson the Sportsmanship Award.

Student-Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet The Lander University Athletics Department honored its student-

athletes in 11 sports and the spirit teams at its 44th Annual Athletics Banquet in April. Magi Nottingham, a senior English major from Indianapolis, Ind., and a four-year starter on the volleyball team, 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. Nottingham served as the president of the Lander Student Government Association, was a Presidential Ambassador, worked with the Lander Technical Crew, was a member of the Phi Mu sorority and received the Lander English Departmental Award. Hayley Leissner, a senior exercise science major from Jefferson, Ga., received the Dr. Samuel C. Hodges Award as the Female Athlete of the Year. A four-time All-Peach Belt Conference selection, Hayley finished her senior season with Lander softball as all-time leader in strikeouts, both in a career (741) and a season (226). She also holds the school record for appearances with 136, is second in shutouts (18) and third in innings pitched (703.2). Leissner finished the season 13-14 overall with seven losses by just one run. She posted a 1.33 earned run average and had 151 strikeouts in 173.1 innings pitched. Dwight Tolbert, a senior mass communications major from Tifton, Ga., received the M.V. Wells Award as the Male Athlete of the Year. Tolbert, a member of the men’s basketball team, leaves Lander as one of the most decorated players in its history. The Peach Belt Conference’s Player of the Year, he averaged a league-best 21.8 points per game and was third in three-point field goal percentage (43 percent). Tolbert was named an NABC first-team All-American, NABC firstteam All-Southeast Region, Basketball Times third-team All-American, DakTronics Southeast Region Player of the Year, and was invited to play in the Reese’s NCAA Division II All-Star game. In other special awards, the Lander men’s basketball team was the recipient of the Bell-Williams Award and Jesse Garbowski, a member of the men’s soccer team, received the Bearcat Club Volunteer Award.

In Other Sports • The Lander women’s tennis team posted a 9-11 overall record in 2012 and went 4-8 in the Peach Belt Conference. At the Lander athletic banquet, Cayce Bradley received the team’s Most Valuable Player and Academic awards, Eliza Adusumilli earned the Coach’s Award and Nicola James received the Sportsmanship Award. • The men’s golf team finished 11th at the Peach Belt Conference Championships in Pine Mountain, Ga. Neal Todd led the Bearcats with a three-round total of 229 (74-78-77) at the par-72 Lake View Course in Columbus, Ga. At the Lander athletic banquet, Tanner Robb received the MVP and Academic awards, while Oliver Van Nairn earned the Coach’s Award and Todd received the Sportsmanship Award.

Pictured, from left, are Lander Athletics’ 2012 student-athlete award winners: Hayley Leissner, Dwight Tolbert and Magi Nottingham. – photo by Bob Stoner Lander Magazine • Fall 2012

A Century of Dedicated Service to Lander Among the Lander faculty and staff members who retired this summer were six who logged a combined total of 100 years of service to the university and its students. They reflected upon their time at Lander and some favorite memories.

By Dave Lorenzatti

Bernice Daugherty and Len Daugherty

Deborah Runyan

Bernice Daugherty

Lecturer of Biology – 24 years of service

Associate Professor of Nursing – 16 years of service

Deborah Runyan began at Lander as a part-time biology laboratory assistant. At the time, the science facility was in Barratt Hall and her early years there could be characterized by a takeoff on a well-known line from The Wizard of Oz: “Termites and frogs and snakes, oh my.” She recalls termites swarming the building every spring and, what she called “a resident toad” feasting on them. She worked in the area where Mike Runyan, associate professor of biology and now her husband, kept snakes. “I learned to overcome my fear of these beautiful creatures and appreciate their contribution to the world.” A graduate of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, Runyan said the science faculty helped her become a very good lab instructor by encouraging her to try new ways of presenting the material and developing her own teaching style. She said students who were enthusiastic for learning and questioned the “hows” and “whys” made teaching an enjoyable experience. She encourages new teachers to recognize they cannot make students learn but to not fear expressing their own enthusiasm for learning. “Be supportive but not supporting; encourage critical thinking; don’t necessarily provide answers, but paths to those answers.” The Runyans have five children and three grandchildren. 30

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Bernice Daugherty has many fond memories of her years at Lander but the most special of all was learning at this year’s Nursing Recognition Ceremony that the graduating class had established a nursing scholarship in her honor. She also cited having graduates return to say thanks for what she taught them. Daugherty has a nursing degree from Arizona State University and a master’s with a concentration in community health nursing from the University of Kansas. She is also a family nurse practitioner. She joined the Lander nursing faculty in 1996 and, in addition to classroom teaching, she also taught in the online B.S.N. Completion for Registered Nurses Option. In 2008, she became department chair, a position she held until just prior to retiring. Daugherty said she took a lot of satisfaction in watching students mature and seeing them practice as registered nurses. And she is proud that the passing rate of Lander nursing graduates taking the national licensing examination is consistently higher than state and national rates. Her husband, Len, retired this summer from the health care management program’s adjunct faculty in Lander’s College of Business and Public Affairs. The Daughertys have two daughters and three grandchildren. In retirement, they plan to travel and do volunteer work in the community and as Lander docents.

Dr. Linda Neely

Dr. Charles (Chaz) Schlindwein

Associate Professor of Art – 12 years of service

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science – 16 years of service

Linda Neely was the coordinator of art education programs and taught courses on art for elementary teachers, school arts programs, curriculum development in art and more. She has her undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of South Carolina and, before coming to Lander, she taught art for several years at the middle and high school levels. In 2002, the South Carolina Art Education Association named her the Outstanding Art Educator of the Year. Neely served as interim dean of the College of Education from 2007 to 2009 and chair of the Art Department from 2010 to 2012. One of her great memories: “Having worked with an outstanding, collegial group of faculty who concluded full careers at Lander, and welcoming new, outstanding art studio colleagues who are just beginning their careers.” She cited as a personal satisfaction the Master of Arts in Teaching program, which has a five-year rolling average of eight graduates a year. “Great program, great grads.” Any advice for new faculty? Neely said, after all the rigors associated with teaching, they should recall that working in higher education is an honor and a privilege. “Celebrate the good fortune of a career in sharing the job of learning in your field.” In retirement, she plans to remain active in creative pursuits.

Chaz Schlindwein is among the world’s leading experts on Aronszajn trees and iterated proper forcing, two highly advanced branches of mathematical set theory, and he has made original contributions to both fields. He wrote an entry on Aronszajn trees for the 2001 Encyclopedia of Mathematics, and his research articles have appeared in several prestigious journals. Schlindwein received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology; a doctorate from Pennsylvania State University; and a master’s in computer science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Courses he taught at Lander included abstract algebra, calculus, data communications and computer organization. Early in his career, Schlindwein suffered kidney failure but he did not allow it to interfere with his academic career or family responsibilities. He received a transplanted kidney from his mother in 1980 but in 1997 he was forced to begin hemodialysis. Since 2006, he has gone to a clinic for three weekly treatments, each lasting four hours. Recently, he and his wife, Anne-Marie, received training allowing them to perform his dialysis at home. He expressed gratitude to his colleagues at Lander for their help, which allowed him to continue teaching despite his disability. He said he is especially honored that the mathematics department created a student research award in his name. The Schlindweins have been married for 27 years, and they have three children.

Dr. John Garlick Sr. Assistant Professor of Accounting – 3 years of service

Before joining the faculty in Lander’s Department of Business Administration in 2009, John Garlick was an assistant professor at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses. During an academic career that spanned three decades, he also taught business and management courses at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, South Carolina State University and Augusta College, his alma mater, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1975. He also has a master’s degree in business administration with a major in management and a doctorate in accounting, both from the University of South Carolina. Among the courses Garlick taught at Lander were financial and managerial accounting principles, advanced accounting and cost/ management accounting. His published articles include Guanxi: The Chinese Art of Business Negotiations, in the Southwest Review of International Business, and Statutory Stock Options in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He has also been affiliated with several professional societies, including the American Accounting Association, National Association of Accountants and S.C. Higher Education Assessment Network.

Mary Ellen Spearman Staff Member – 29 years of service

Mary Ellen Spearman’s association with Lander began when she accepted a part-time position in the Physical Plant, where she assisted with the payroll, the vehicle fleet and other administrative assignments. Three years later, she began working full time in the Office of Admissions, where she spent the next 25 years. Spearman was born in Ashland, Ky., and grew up in Burlington, N.C., where she graduated from high school. She also attended Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., and Lander. She said she retired from Lander with many cherished memories and many friends. Spearman has two children and five grandchildren. As for her retirement plans, she said, “I hope to spend more time with my children and grandchildren, as well as other family and friends.” She expects to have more time for travel, reading and exercise.

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G ifts to Lander

Dear Lander Alumni and Friends,

Every gift is important ... Lander University offers the best of both worlds – the extensive academic, cultural, athletic and social opportunities of a regional university, and the small classes and personal attention found at smaller institutions. Students are attracted to the close-knit community where learning occurs in a supportive environment and faculty members challenge each student’s potential.

Every gift supports our university ... The Lander Foundation and each of you play a critical role in the success of our students. We serve as advocates for the university, her alumni and friends. We strive to create opportunities for meaningful participation, to build positive relationships and to promote financial commitment to Lander. We serve our students, faculty, alumni, friends and colleagues with respect, honesty and integrity, creating an environment of trust. We believe our work is honorable, meaningful and worthy of our best efforts.

Every gift impacts our students’ education ... Your gifts to Lander make a difference for every student. Because of your support, they have access to a quality liberal arts education as well as opportunities to engage in meaningful academic pursuits. Gifts to the Lander Loyalty Fund help the operating needs for every department, program and activity at Lander.

Every gift can make a difference ... Investing in Lander has never been easier. You may use a credit card, check, money order, electronic funds transfer, or even give appreciated stock or other real property. You can also invest in Lander with a bequest or life income gift, which can provide for you and your family, create tax benefits, and leave an important legacy for education and service at Lander. While we ask for your support, we also thank those who have contributed to Lander. Your support is the reason we celebrate so many wonderful achievements by the Lander community. Your gifts make the experience of today’s Lander students the best it has ever been. Sincerely,

Ralph Patterson Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of The Lander Foundation rpatterson@lander.edu

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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.

DONORS

July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012

Trustee Club

Gave/pledged over $250,000 City of Greenwood

Foundation Club

Gave/pledged $25,000-$250,000 Dr. F. Erwin Abell Jr. The Abney Foundation Estate of William K. Bosserman Linda Latham Dolny ’69 Douglas & Jean Mufuka Self Regional Healthcare Dr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Wilson

President’s Club

Gave/pledged $15,000-$24,999 Baird & Company Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Barnette Jr. Boedecker Foundation CenturyLink Franklin & Martha Covington King Memorial Trust Jeff May ’73 Self Family Foundation

Dean’s Club

Gave/pledged $5,000-$14,999 Lorraine M. Angelino PhD ’05 Aramark Robert Barber Jr. Steve (’69) & Linda Bolton C.E. Bourne & Company John & Holly Bracknell Countybank Bradley Cox Hugh & Emily Finch (’70) Cox Brick & Mary Lou Drummond First Baptist Church Greenwood Fuji Photo Film Sylvia Brooks Grubb ’59 Finis & Bettie Horne Martin-Sims Memorial Golf Tournament Mike McShane The Palmetto Bank Jae & Gemma Park Partnership Alliance Foundation John & Brenda Pate Salvation Army Don (’75) & Cindy Young (’76) Scott Snead Builders Supply Company George (’81) & Julie Starnes Bruce White

Tower Club

Gave/pledged $1,000-$4,999 “B” & Peggy Adams American Honda Motor Co. Roger “Chipper” Bagwell ’73 Dr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Ball Mack Baltzegar Don (’70) & Audine Boone (’65) Bergman Randy & Pat Bouknight Ann Byrd Bowen ’54 Sara Brown Cheryl A. Browning ’69 Steve (’57) & Carol Byrd Joe & Charlotte Cabri Sandra Davenport Calliham ’72 Pauline Campbell ’83 Central Carolina Community Foundation Davis & Floyd Inc. John W. & Peggy S. Davis Martha Dunlap Elizabeth Eble Elliott Davis LLC Emerald City Rotary Club Kat Laye Finkbeiner ’71 W. Lang Foster Jr. A Friend of Lander Athletics Greenwood County Community Foundation Greenwood Rotary Club Greenwood Vocational Rehabilitation Center Greenwood Woman’s Club Steve (’80) & Gayle Grogan Ann T. Hare Maurice (’78) & Mary (’78) Holloway The Japan Foundation John Johnston Doug & Sally Hill (’75) Kauffmann Howard O. Kauffmann Ernest Lander Jack & Kay Lawrence Lee & Associates Don Lloyd ’83 Herbert & Anne Magruder Ken (’80) & Dr. Peggy McClinton (’81) Makins Charles & Betty McDaniel Brian (’95) & Mandi McDermott Mr. & Mrs. James E. McDonald Danny & Macy McKenzie Charles McNeill ’52 Dr. Usha Menon ’88 Gary & Donna Middlebrook O’Dell Cobb & Denise Oxford Fred Ironia Parker IV Kenny & Nancy Poston Stuart H. Prather III ’75 Dr. & Mrs. A.A. Ramage Barbara Owings Roberts ’52 Dr. Dan Robinson John G. Saris Foundation D.L. Scurry Foundation Susan Bowers Sims ’82 Dr. David Slimmer Eric (’96) & Megan Smith Dr. & Mrs. James H. Smith Bill & Linda (’93) Stevens Dewitt & Carolyn Stone Bob Stoner Grady & Martha Burnett (’48) Strom Students in Free Enterprise

Gifts to Lander

Dixon & Eleanor (’93) Teal C.Y. Thomason Foundation Don Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Ted Vaughn Velux Greenwood Gina M. Wagoner Charles M. Watson Jr. ’83 Larry Weiner Michael (’64) & Betty Hipp (’64) Williams Christian & Angie Southerland (’90) Wypasek Ernest & Nancy Young

Old Main Club

Gave/pledged $200-$999 Abbeville Sporting Goods Robert & Susie Gray (’58) Abercrombie Mr. & Mrs. F. Wates Adams Joebie & Marian Adams Alpha Chi of Lander University Demetri Andrews ’00 JoAnne Andrews Anonymous Phillip Armstrong Steve & Sally Baggett Jean Smith Baker ’51 John Barnes Pam T. Bartley ’98 Douglas L. Bell Jimmy & Cheryl (’84/’95) Bell Stephen L. Berry Beta Gamma Sigma James & Judy (’83) Bidwell Peter J. Blake III ’73 Blyth Funeral Home Wauneta Boerger Kelly Boerner ’04 Len & Lynn Bornemann Bobby M. Bowers Earl (’70) & Teresa Addison (’77) Brewington Bob (’88) & Dianne Hartzog (’88) Brimmer Mr. & Mrs. Emmett F. Brooks Robert Brookshire ’80 Helen Bryan Jimmy (’77) & Linda Kennedy (’76) Burton Jesse L. Butler ’77 Sarah Boozer Catoe ’70 Chan Sup & Nahn Joo Chang Dr. David Chang Dr. & Mrs. Mark K. Chang Shalom Chausarira ’12 Peggy Cheezem Chick-Fil-A Russell Childs Curtis & Paula Clark Judge Gary E. Clary William H. Clifton Bruce Cobb James E. Colbert Jr. Bill (’78) & Gay (’76) Coleman Jeff (’93) & Mary Kathrine (’93) Constant Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook Chase Cooley ’08 Charlie & Linda Copas Curtis Couch Ann W. Cox E. Lee Craig ’62 Marjorie Irwin Craig ’65 Michael Craig ’81

Paul & Robin Crutcher Alan & Chandler Reep (’83) Darling Bernice Daugherty Garrett Daum ’07 David Lindsey Clothier Inc. Melvyn Davis Nancy Drake Davis ’64 Sarah Suber Deal ’86 Delta Kappa Gamma Epsilon Chapter Debra Lyons Dill ’90 Clayton (’87) & Jonetta Brown (’87) Dorn Gerald & Betty Merchant (’74) Dorn Chuck & Anne Drake Stuart & Julie Kidd Driver DSP Architects John W. Dukes Jr. ’59 Gray Ellenberg III ’01 Joseph (’07) & Katie Finkbeiner (’09) Engram Robert & Martha Erwin Tim Ethridge ’59 David L. Evans Jr. Dr. Ronald Evans (’89) & Dr. Muriel Azria-Evans S. Melissa Evans ’95 Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell Joe (’72) & Carolyn Ray (’74) Fennell Firmin Ford Inc. First Citizens Bank Joe Fleming ’95 Charles Fowler ’81 Shawn (’97) & Kaye Ramsey (’97) Foxworth Catherine K. Lee Frederick Friend of Lander Athletics Frugals ABC Jerry Howle Gallant ’48 Tony (’83) & Sandi Garland Bill (’69) & Marlene N. Garvin Donna Gause ’06 Sylvia Boozer Gibson ’57 Linda DeLoach Gillespie ’66 Ray & Mary Gillespie Len & Alyson Kidd Glidewell Reece L. (’74) & Susan C. Going T. Marvin Goldman ’66 Jerry & Kathy (’87) Goldsmith Peggy Gorham-Cromer Dennis Grady Tommy Graham ’74 Hilda McCravy Gray ’55 Myra Greene ’78 Greenwood Fabricating Greenwood Family YMCA Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Dianne Lide Gregory Linda Riser Groggel ’67 Gunnells Marine Gwen Bodie Gunnells ’83 Dennis (’69) & Peggy Cliatt (’69) Hammett Robert Hammond Becky Barbrey Hamor ’65 Gene Hancock Fred Hardin Judith Haynes Patricia McGee Helms ’60 David L. (’73) & Betty Jo (’74) Henderson

John W. Henderson Georgia Stone Hess ’91 Kyle Hicks ’08 Robert Hicks Jean Byars Higgins ’68 Patricia Evridge Hill E. Harvey Hines Mark (’87) & Lori Kiser (’88) Holcombe John & Jane Hopper Elaine Austin Horton ’65 House of Colors Mac & Holly Hubbard Johnny Hughson Ray D. (’90) & Julie Combs (’91) Hunt Hunter & Associates Dr. Ann Hurst Leisa Weston Myers Igleheart ’95 Larry & Barbara Jackson Dru T. James Carrie Whitcomb Jimison ’94 Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson ’60 Kenneth S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Q. Justesen Jennifer Justice-Smith ’95 Donny Justus Toni Dellinger Justus ’96 Perry & Pitsa Kerhoulas Yoji Kida ’78 Jessica Kidd Ronnie & Linda C. Kidd Sung H. Kim Mac Kirkpatrick Jim (’86) and Jolene Lander Joe W. Langley ’60 La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux, Greenwood Mary Lawing Dr. Ralph & Erin Knapp (’00) Layland Kitty Lewis Ronnie (’74) & Helen (’91) Lewis Roland & Mildred Lide Lloyd Roofing Company Bill & Marsha Lloyd John F. Lomax Dave & Maureen Lorenzatti Dr. Andre Michelle Lubecke Ray O. Manley Georgia Culbreth Martin ’40 Georgia W. Martin Jim & Suzie Martin Jennifer Mathis Richard & Cheryl Maury Kathy Hull Mays ’67 John & Norma McAlhany Wes McAllister Jeannie B. McCallum James F. McCoy ’82 Barney & Mary McDaniel Randy & Kathryn McDaniel McDonald Patrick Tinsley Baggett & Poston LLP Betsy M. McDowell Mike McWhorter ’76 Larry Middleton ’08 Ronnie Millender Carolyn Miller ’54 John W. Minor Kamran Mir ’79 Silvat Mir Kay Mitchell ’68 Charles & Alice Moates Carol Cliatt Moore ’63

Justice James & Mary Deadwyler (’63) Moore Jinny Moran ’08 Lucretia Moss Leslie M. Myers Klaus & Carol Neubner Billy & Suzanne Nicholson Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Col. James E. Nicholson Dr. John Nicholson Jr. Deborah Shealy Nye ’71 Dava O’Connor Senator Billy O’Dell Gayle Tisdale O’Dell ’64 Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts ’51 The Palladian Study Club M. Ann Palmer ’71 Park Sterling Bank William John & Jean Park Fred & Joyce Parker Ralph Patterson H.D. Payne & Company Kevin Pederson Shannon Peeler ’01 Peterson Dental Laboratory W. Frank Phillips & Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips ’59 Joe (’74) & Linda Bolick (’75) Pitt Jeffrey A. Poston ’02 Tim Powell ’96 Lee W. (’77) & Karen Hinton (’77) Prather Earle & Jo Ann Miley (’60) Purkerson Arthur Radcliffe ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Radford Derek Raper ’03 Jerry & Connie Rentz Mark (’84) & Sheila Riddle Sharon Robb Steve (’84) & Dana Roberts Gail Wood Robertson ’61 Rtb Inc. Sallenger & Brown Bill Sandel Dr. Juan Santandreu Cathy Bass Sayer ’81 Dr. Carol J. Scales Margaret Lander Scheibler ’33 Brian Schoch State Farm Agency David & Kimberly (’99) Schoolfield Mo & Nancy Scott George H. Sease Shawn Sease Graham Scott Shaffer DeCole Shoemate Michael & Susan Shurden Gajinder & Ritu Singh Betty Skinner ’57 Amy Walker Smith ’93 DeVon Smith ’79 Gary Smith James (’77) & Ginnie Deason (’74) Smith Mr. & Mrs. William F. Smith Jr. (’92 & ’95) Jan & Sharon Smoke Steve & Jane Southwell Doug Spears Robert Stevenson ’88 Shelton & Barbara (’75) Stewart Rodney (’87) & Robin Stone Charles R. Stowe Art (’66) & Judy Sutherland

Bobby Taft ’77 Prudence A. Taylor Alice Taylor-Colbert Lori Teaken Fred & Barbara Teeter Robbie (’85) & Robin Conley (’86) Templeton Julie Beth Terrell Brian Thomas ’82 Richard H. Thomason Marinelle Griffith Thompson ’55 Fred Thrailkill ’70 Robbie A. Tisdale J.L. Todd Auction Company Walter Todd Sam H. Tolbert David (’96) & Casey Turner (’00) Tompkins Alan Treeter Roger & Kathy Troutman Dr. Meredith Uttley Brian (’02) & Lauren Stutts (’03) Vahjen Dolores Smith von Rosen Alisha Cannon Voorhis ’98 Greg Voorhis ’95 S. Anne Walker ’72 Geneva Moore Walters ’49 Sara Frances Huiet Way ’67 Kimberly Wheeler ’10 Larry & Myrna White Wayne White ’83 Col. & Mrs. William J. Whitener Ellis (’86) & Avis Cowan (’85) Williams Mike Williams Jr. Mary Alice Parkman Wilson ’44 Ted L. Wilson Robert Woodard ’94 Hayne Workman Paula Golubski Workman ’71 Dewey Yeargin ’74 Barry C. Young ’76 Joseph (’85) & Lynn Jenkins (’85) Young Zaxby’s Zeta Tau Alpha

Loyalty Club

Gave/pledged up to $199 Luke Abel ’13 Heather Abney ’12 Josephine B. Abney Whitney Ackerman ’12 Gary Adamo ’88 BF Adams Body Shop Sharon McMahan Adams ’65 Frank & Kelly Addy Lauren Marie Addy Eliza Adusumilli ’12 Gary Agardy ’85 Bettie Akins Alaina Michelle Alderman Chris Alex ’98 Dr. Darren Alexander ’92 John Alexander ’00 Crystal Alford ’06 Farha Ali Christopher Allen ’09 Jeannette Stubbs Altman ’72 David Altus Ashla Anderson ’12 Brittany Anderson Judith C. Anderson ’87 Lucy Anderson

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G ifts to Lander

Loyalty Club Continued

Gave/pledged up to $199 Corey Anthony Taylor Archambault ’12 Brittni Janeria Archie Rashell Archie ’07 Brittney Arflin ’12 Ann Simmons Arnold ’56 Missy Bowie Arrington ’03 Kent & Ashley Free (’98) Atkins Matthew Atkinson Austin Road Baptist Church Diane Marie Avery Chris Ayer Kevin Babson ’11 Warren F. Bacote ’89 Julius H. Baggett Caroline Bailey ’01 Santovia Ja’Vontai Bailey Rhett Baker Christopher Ballard ’12 Bal Ballentine George Ballentine Lori Ballentine Katelyn Victoria Ballew Eduardo Balreira ’01 Katherine Baltz ’11 Glenn Banks ’64 Lindsey Bannister Bonnie F. Barbee Christina Barbour ’12 Zonya Lee Barfield ’96 Chrystal Barker ’10 Ken C. Barnes Keondra Barnes ’12 Martha K. Barnes Elaine Boland Barrett ’69 Amelia Bartholdi ’11 Erica Bartley ’12 Lyn Murph Bartley ’01 Rosalyn Weigle Barton ’60 Sherry King Basile ’73 Ashleigh C. Battles Jennifer G. Baylor Gloria Mathis Beatson ’67 Neely Beaty ’40 Susan Arnold Beauford ’86 Jeffrey Scott Beaver Amy Becker ’12 Virginia Ouzts Becknell ’88 Joyce Pearson Bedenbaugh ’90 David & Hunter Bell Martyn Bell ’09 Matthew Raymond Bell Judy Bello Charles Bender Corey Benjamin ’12 Arvie (’81) & Sue (’79) Bennett Jordan L. Bennett ’12 J.E. Berry John W. Berry Gary Bertoldo ’12 Larry Bessinger Gavin Bethea ’90 Betty L. Bicknell Dr. Debra Deloache Bishop ’75 Patricia Bishop Rodney Bishop ’85 Ronnie (’78) & Debbie Bishop Casey Alexandra Black Larry Blackmon ’70 Martha Broadway Blackmon ’65 Carolyn Blalock

Lander University Gifts Report July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

Annual Type Gifts Bearcat Club Gifts Grants through the University Estates Gifts In-Kind RWS/Jeff May Complex Total Funds Collected

813,680.75 138,720.12 231,000.00 100,000.00 18,853.50 31,301.01 $1,333,555.38

Pledges & Matching Gifts Outstanding 11/12 Total Gifts to Date

1,550.00 $1,335,105.38

Jeff May Complex 7/1/06-6/30/12 Jeff May Pledges Outstanding 06-12 Total Jeff May Complex to Date

2,279,288.56 548,821.93 $2,828,110.49

Ruth Blalock Lindsay Melissa Blanton Stephen Bledsoe ’12 Joy Bailey Blind ’84 Grace Rhodes Bobo ’49 Jason Bodie Dustin Boggs ’12 Amanda Bolden Liz Roark Bolton ’07 Carol J. Bonner Virginia Edwards Bonner ’61 Kristen Booher ’12 Arch & Cass Booker Lisa Valine Boone ’89 Shirley Booth Donna Spivey Boozer ’67 Brittany Bortle Emily Bosco ’12 Michael & Sandra Bostic Joyce McDonald Bouknight ’60 Cecil Bouye Mark D. Bowen Patsy Martin Bowie ’57 Summer Bowman ’01 William Patrick Boyce Sharon Elaine Boyd Zachary (’09) & Anna Shealy (’09) Boyter Kierra Chenise Bracey Matthew L. Brackett Claude Bradberry ’70 Janet Holliday Bradford ’67 Scott Bradford ’02 Alisha Bradley ’11 Erin Brandon ’02 Charles Brandt ’10 Susie May Branham John Bray Timothy Chaz Bray Carol Breazeale ’12 Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge ‘55 Theresa M. Brick David Bridges

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Kelly Bridges Joseph Bridgman ’12 LeBron (’82) & Deborah (’03) Bright Mary Haley Bright ’13 Nikia Brighthop ’12 Almeta Brisbon ’12 John & Kerry Britt Carl (’61) & Barbara Jennings (’62) Brock Meredith Patricia Brock Ruth Botts Brock ’52 K. Lisa Brodhacker Carroll Brooks Fred & Charlotte Brooks Lillie Saunders Broome ’04 Stacie Brothers Elizabeth R. Brown ’10 Evelyn Swofford Brown ’44 Frank Brown Helen Elizabeth Brown Hilary Nicole Brown Juanita P. Brown Kelsey Ann Brown Laurie Kerhoulas Brown ’91 Ruth Brown ’37 Wesley H. Brown Pamela Reid Brownhill ’75 Irene Chiles Browning ’55 David Brownlee ’12 Summer Bruce ’12 Buffy Harris Bruening ’00 Nichole Brunner ’12 Janie Devore Bryant ’77 Katie Bryant ’09 Arielle Elizabeth Buchholz John & Denise Buchholz Sara Harris Buckles ’60 Lindsay Buckley ’12 Morgan Brittany Buckner Nicole Bulinsky ’09 Charm Bullard ’03 Iris Rose Brown Bullard ’68

Lawrence Bullock ’73 Sandra Burden ’91 Ted Burdette ’86 Carol Burgess ’64 Deneisha Burkett Jeffrey Burkhamer Melissa Nicole Burkhamer Curtis (’78) & Susan (’78) Burnett Jane Bledsoe Burnett ’83 Sarah Burnett ’07 Mr. & Mrs. William E. Burnett (Mary Alice ’57) Frances Burns Kathryn Burriss ’73 Burton Center Foundation Hunter Burton ’12 Amanda Butler Rhoda K. Butler ’70 Robert J. Butler & Melanie J. Mendenhall Inez Davis Byars ’48 Chris Byrd Megan Derrick Byrd ’03 Chris Cabri ’93 Heather Swaney Caldwell ’08 Jeremy Caldwell ’06 Erica Callahan ’12 Kacie Calliham ’12 Kerisha Shamek Camack Faye Carr Campbell ’62 Grace Campbell Mary Heather Campbell Mike Campbell Col. (R) Phillip T. Campbell ’68 Samantha Michelle Campbell Drs. Marvin & Katherine Davis (’69) Cann Candi Cannon ’88 Shonquavious Cannon ’12 Preston Cantrell ’62 Claire M. Cappio ’01 Randy Carlson ’03 Carolina Health Center Inc.

Gordon Carpenter Jessica Carper ’12 Kenneth & Barbara Stribling (’55) Carr Sylvia Holliday Carson ’65 William Carson ’97 Casey Buckner Carswell ’03 Cynthia Carter Kisston Corveja Carter Caroline Leigh Carwile Greg Carwile ’87 Tierra Cash ’12 Roy Cassell ’61 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Caulder Jr. Charles & Barbara Carreon (’85) Chadwell Rachel Ann Chadwick Paige Chalmers ’12 Lura Williams Chandler ’51 Nina Chandler Peggy E. Chandler Brittany Michelle Chapman Jessica Chapman ’12 Karynn Chapman ’12 Kevin Chastain ’08 Regina Shealy Chaudoin ’11 Frances Bishop Cheek ’41 Corbin Childs ’12 Nathan Childs Elizabeth Long Chiles ’46 Sara Cox Christie ’12 Mary Jo Harrison Christopher ’58 K. Craig Church Caleb (’06) & Hope Jeffcoat (’09) Clark Thelma Chiles Clark ’49 Anne Tuck Clegg ’68 Hannah Cleveland ’10 Bryce Hampton Clifton Scott (’96) & Tracy Carman (’96) Clifton William Clifton Adam & Lisa Scott Cline Clinton (’82) & Beverly Wansley (’79) Cobb Doug (’94) & Amy Barrett (’86) Cobb Kathy Cochran Chrissie Cofield ’11 George & Linda Coleman Melody Coleman ’12 Monica Coleman ’12 Tanya Maria Coleman Bill Collins ’64 Jack & Sandy Collins Maria Colon James B. Comiskey Kimberly Ann Conner Libby Chastain Connor ’77 Bethanie Adels Constant ’02 Gabriella S. Contreras ’10 Grace V. Contreras ’09 Breanna Carol Cook Mark S. Cook ’00 Bryan Cooke ’82 Cooper Insurance & Financial Eric S. Corbett Brandi Cordell ’13 Ed Corley Jr. ’80 Helen O’Brien Corley ’41 Sammy & Ann Carol Wells (’68) Corley Michael B. Cornett ’93 Thomas V. Corrado Austin Wayne Couch

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Kendall Couch Henry (’98) & Dorwoah Tomah (’99) Counts Jackie Counts Anne Frick Coward ’59 Amanda “Mandi” Cox Earline Pitts Cox ’83 Mary Fowler Cox ’51 Michael Cox ’05 Robert Craig Cox ’90 Terri Rush Cox ’86 Rebecca Cox-Davenport Bernd U. Craft Erin Crane Alexandria Lachelle Crawford Sidney Crawford Craig Crawley Jonathan T. Creswell ’91 Brandon (’94) & Kristy Kinard (’94) Crick Chris Crimminger ’00 Dr. Paul Criswell Bruce Cross ’97 David (’74) & Judy Strom (’84) Crotts John D. Crouch Jr. ’95 Akeem Cruickshank ’08 CTG Management Company Robert & Rosa Shand Cumming Barbara Ayers Cummings ’64 Jane Hunter Cunningham ’54 Ralph Cunningham ’88 Sandra Coleman Cunningham ’65 Nicole Bucalo Curtis ’04 Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ’72 Jason & Dori Lollis (’97) Dahlberg Courtney C. Daniel Giles Daniel Frank & Peggy Daniello Jan Daubener ’69 James Davenport ’74 Keri Davey Tamora Davey Cynthia Davies Callie Davis Dallas Clinton Davis Kasondra Davis ’12 Larry & Soni Rushton (’84) Davis Peter H. Davis ’94 Shawn Davis Stanley Davis ’73 Tonya R. Davis Tyler Davis ’09 Valerie Williams Davis ’99 Jessica Dawkins ’12 Ellyn Deal ’12 Chelsey DeLander Lori Demijan Adam Deming ’07 Michael D’Errico Jacquelyn Diaz ’12 Brianna Dick ’12 Lindsey Dill ’12 J. Bowen Dillashaw ’64 Ernest Aaron Dixon Jr. Jeffrey Dixon Richard Dixon ’12 Ryan Dobbins ’00 Benjamine Dobson ’11 Hilton Dodgen ’81 John Dominick Nita Donaldson ’98 Jane Culbertson Dooling ’72 Eric Merrill Doolittle ’79 Jamie Dorn ’12

Jami Schliesman Downs ’01 Larry & Nancy Dozier Jon (’98) & Susan Rountree (’99) Driggers Ted Drum Virginia LeNoir DuBose ’62 Andrew Dudley ’07 William Dudley ’07 Albert Dukes Ben Dukes ’09 Sarah Crosby Dukes ’07 R. Shell & Mary Ann Dula Brandon Duncan John Duncan ’82 Barrie Dunlap ’11 Megan Vaughan Dunlap ’07 Austin Gregory Dunn Gina Poore Dunn ’94 Deborah Durden Donald Durden III ’12 Mark Duvall ’88 Brandon Marquis Dyer Jeff & Cindy (’97) Dysart Charles Earley Benjamin Edds Carissa Edmisten ’12 Beonka Edwards Betty Jean Ammons Edwards ’60 Mary B. Edwards Ronald Eickholl Tanisha Elder Jonathan Elitzky Leila Elkins Ambre R. Jones Ellenberg ’10 Bryan & Cheryl Bratcher (’90) Ellenberg Lynne Bowie Elliott ’91 Robert (’90) & Tracey Love (’92) Ellis Dr. Ellen E. Elmore ’87 Jocelin Elmore Natalie Garrison Elrod ’85 Tony Elrod ’86 Marilyn Emery Per Enell ’12 Neka Tyler English ’07 Melissa English-Rias ’87 Merle Henson Ervin ’52 Sadie D. Erwin Samantha Esparza ’12 Elizabeth Brown Estes ’48 Evening Lander Club Event Rentals Jennifer Faber ’04 Brittaney Fabiano ’12 Jeremy Fallaw ’03 Kathryn Cantrell Fallaw ’60 Tim Faulhaber ‘89 Sherry Cox Fearon ’79 Caitlin Fell ’12 Carol Fenn Marrinique Fergerson ’04 Cecily Bradford Morris Ferguson Ursula Kaiser Ferguson ’79 Grayson Fields (’10) & Stacia E. Stewart (’09) Troy (’03) & Danielle Waldt (’07) Fields Katherine Finkle ’12 David Finley ’77 Danielle Finney Robert Fisher ’10 Timothy Flanagan H. Jay Flanders Bryan Thomas Fleming

Theresa Fletcher-Lay Lori Flick Deborah Marie Flynn Richard J. Flynn Abigail Focht ’12 Billy Ford ’86 Ocie Ford Richard Ford ’71 Gregg Forgea Brianna Forthaus Kellie Fortner ’99 Shirley Y. Foshee Paige Fowler Suzanne Lusk Fowley ’95 Ashlee R. Fox ’12 Debra Joe Franks ’80 Ashley Fraundorf ’12 Buck Free Evelyn Forrester Freeland ’49 Pam McLamb Freeman ’86 Zack Freeman ’10 Hal & Dr. Barbara Tapp Freese Herbert Winfield French Ricky Frick Amelia Gunter Fricks ’87 Andrea Frierson ’01 John Fuller ’12 Kim Fuller Sarah C. Fuller Mary Jane Fulmer Rebekah Lynn Fuqua Katherine Anne Fussell Ronald (’03) & Marcy Gadagno Gracen Gallagher ’12 Willis T. Galliher ‘52 Reed P. Gallo Deadra Galloway ’67 Jean Edwards Galt ’51 Jason (’97) & Amy Dempster (’98) Gambrell Wayne & Judy Gantt Jesse Garbowski Jose Garcia ’03 Krista Sullens Garcia ’04 Olivia Garcia ’02 James Richard Gardin III Robert A. Gardiner David & Rebecca Gardner John Gardner ’12 Sara Harrington Gardner ’73 Hailey Garguilo Dee & Linda Garner Porter (’79) & Cleva Abbott (’87) Garner Scotty Garner ’74 Sybil Elizabeth Garner Brent (’04) & Jamie Greene (’01) Garrett Courtney Leigh Garrett Tommy Garrett Mary Lee Garris Miranda Gartman Barry Garvin ’92 Jordan Katherine Gates Jim Gentry Anna Elizabeth Gibson Dale Gibson John E. Gibson Melissa Gilbert ’03 Alice Harmon Gilchrist ’89/’94 Jimeria Le’Daycia Gilchrist Janiece D. Gillespie Mr. & Mrs. S.G. Gilliam Rachel Gillion ’07 Jessica Michelle Ginn

Devonya Gladden Jean Johnson Glaze ’47 Robert Shirley Glenn ’74 David M. Glover ’09 Eula Sullivan Goforth ’41 Don & Carolyn K. (’87) Going Michael (’09) & Stacey Buchanan (’12) Going Carol Camak Golden ’91 Lyman (’79) & Carol Camak (’91) Golden Jerrel (’69) & Linda Goldman (’70) Johnna Marie Golem Michael (’01) & Rozalynn Banks (’99) Goodwin Harl & Nancy Goplerud Beverly Jones Gosnell ’55 Heather Ashley Gosnell Gary Graham ’07 Joyce Granfors Justin Grant ’12 Samuel Louis Grant Dr. Bill Gray Elizabeth Van Doren Gray Hannah Gray Chelsea Christina Green Virginia Splawn Green ’62 Doris Hartzog Greene ’49 JT Greene ’06 Tylisha Marshun Greene Greenwood Chiropractic Frances Greer Steven Greer Heather M. Gresham ’03 Donna Taylor Bundrick Griffin ’71 Dorothy Griffin Lori A. Griffin Sandra Griffin Jaclyn Joyce Grigg Bobby & Susan Clegg (’96) Grogan Ty Grogan ’13 Kisha Guess ’98 TJ Guinan ’10 Lindsay Guinyard Sara Gustafson Kendall Guthrie ’12 Louise W. Hakey Patrick Hakey ’04 Benjamin Ryan Hall Betty Moore Hall ’82 Charlotte Hall Greg & Gaye Hall Javan Ezekiel Mundrel Hall Jordan Wiles Hall Kathryn Hall ’12 Kerri Martin Hall ’89 Tricia B. Hall Wallace Hall ’82 Karen Hammond Rut & Norma Hammond Mary Webb Hamrick ’69 Breanne Hancock ’12 Rhett (’86) & Allyson Butler (’86) Hancock Dr. S. Anne Hancock Daniel Hannah Michael (’73) & Kathy Hardin Harley Funeral Home Janice Harmon Tatyona Harmon Benjamin Harper ’03 Katasha Laronda Harper Jonathan Lee Harre Jennifer Harrelson Jim & Joan Bonnette (’56) Harris

Daniel M. Harrison Sarah Elizabeth Harrison Alison Marie Harvey Meg Poston Hastings ’07 Luther & Adele Hawley Wilson (’03) & Jessica Jackson (’03) Hawthorne Thomas B. Hay Joshua Hayden ’12 Leslie Simmons Hayes ’00 Stephen (’02) & Leslie Simmons (’00) Hayes Alison Haynes Linda Haynes Paula Bagwell Haynes ’92 Jennifer Leigh Haynie Crystal Hayward Rachel Heatherly ’12 Cynthia Hedrick Dealva S. Heller Anthony & Margaret Helms Ryan Henderson ’03 Charlotte McEachern Hendricks Happy Henry Maurice & Cheryl Henry Chris Herd Victoria E. Herron Jennifer Hershberger ’02 The Charles Hershey Family Kristin Leslie Hess Ellenanne Lee Hester ’78 Laura E. Hester Shanna L. Hester Ryan Scott Hewitt Dana Renee Hicks Frank & Wanda Hill Jonathan Hines Gary Hinton Jr. ’97 Alexsis Lindsay Hipp Shandra Williams Hodge ’07 Roberta Clayton Hoffecker ’45 Jonathan Bonner Holbert Jenna Marie Holcomb Wallace Holden Lewis Stone Holland Kayla Holley ’12 Gayle Overby Holliday ’61 Jeffrey Hollifield Sara Hollingsworth Jon O. Holloway Nathan (’96) & Karen Guynn (’96) Holman Sondra Worrell Holtzman ’92 Tori A. Hoover Bettye Campbell Hopkins ’54 Charles E. Hopper Sharon Hostetler Sallie deLiesseline Houlder ’61 Britney Howard ’12 Courtney Elizabeth Howell IFe Hsu ’91 Andrea Lane Hubbard Alison Huckaby ’04 Gayle Strock Hughes ’62 Sy Hughes ’01 Kenneth D. Hughson Robert Hughson Joyce Hughston Tommy & Mary Anne Hughston Guyanne Hullender Julia Boatwright Hunt ’06 Sonny (’70) & Mary Jean Browne (’71) Huntley David L. Hurtt

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Loyalty Club Continued

Gave/pledged up to $199 George & Joan Connor (’54) Hutto Christopher Neil Hyatt Kimberly Hyatt Betty Saunders Hydrick ’55 Thomas Ingle ’71 Dick & Karen Inglese Mary-Grace Irby Evelyn Irwin Elizabeth Reeves Ivey ’58 Melody Jacks ’86 Essence Jackson F. Leland Jackson Kevin McKenzie Jackson Mary Cooper Jackson ’59 Richard & Linda Jackson Nicola James ’12 Robert Jankouskas Ellen Jansen Leslie Jansen Jenny Jaques ’03

Emily Frances Jeffcoat Shakoya LaQuinne Jenkins Jerry (’77) & Claudia Edwards (’78) Jennings Freddie Lusk Jewsbury ’59 Dean Johnson ’85 Donald & Wanda Johnson Donna Hoffer Johnson Evie M. Johnson J. Eric Johnson ’83 Kandis Johnson ’12 Kay Black Johnson ’61 Lauren Johnson ’12 Marcia Johnson Matt Johnson Robert & Shirley Dawsey (’54) Johnson Chris Johnston ’94 Keith Johnston Tyler Johnston ’12 Alma Brooks Young Jones ’44 Bryan Jones ’12 Calvin Jones ’91 Courtney Jones ’12 Haley Jones

Jeanie Criminger Jones ’69 John Archie Jones Kathryn Jones Kimberly D. Jones Rodney Jones ’08 Samantha Taylor Jones ’96 Will (’95) & Samantha Taylor (’96) Jones Anna Grace Jordan ’12 Robert F. Jordan Jim (’80) & Maureen Timmerman (’62) Joyce Jasmine Judge ’12 Elliot Connor Justice Corinne Clausen Kabel ’95 Jess Kader ’08 Hans Kaufmann Jr. Hogan Nicklaus Kay Susan Price Keaton Paul (’07) & Allison Devine (’09) Keck Prestasia Latoria Keels Janice Kellar Elizabeth Johns Kelley ’64 Phyllis Eddy Kelley ’66

Mane Solutions: Supporting Lander’s Therapeutic Riding Students Special education majors in Lander’s equine therapy program will benefit from a new scholarship created by Denise and Cobb Oxford, who operate the therapeutic riding program, Mane Solutions, on their farm in Anderson, S.C. Denise Oxford said their daughter, Kelsey, 22, began therapeutic riding after she was diagnosed with autism as a youngster, and it had noticeable benefits for her. They started Mane Solutions so other disabled youth and adults might experience similar benefits. The Oxfords plan to grow Kelsey Oxford, of Anderson, in the and expand the Mane Solutions saddle aboard Sugar. Her parents program but recognize they will established a scholarship in her name for Lander special education need to hire people who have the majors with minors in therapeutic appropriate qualifications. So they horsemanship. created The Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions Scholarship for Lander students majoring in special education with a minor in therapeutic horsemanship and who plan careers in equine-assisted therapy. Therapeutic horsemanship teaches people with disabilities how to ride a horse. At the same time, the movements of a horse in motion provide stimulation, which improves the physical and cognitive functions of riders. Lander introduced its program in 2009 at the university’s Equestrian Center on the grounds of Burton Center in Greenwood.

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Robert Kelley Andrea Finley Kelly ’09 Dustin Kelly ’12 Patrice Kelly ’12 Terry Kelly Millie Still Kennedy ’67 Julia Yannetti Kerber ’06 Tabitha Martin Kernan ’99 Kim Brock Kerr ’87 Stacie Kesecker ’12 Paige Kight ’12 Eric Kimbrell ’12 Robin Lee Kinard ’98 Carl E. King James Harold King ’59 Joshua Tyler King Justin King ’08 Margaret S. King ’84 Marilynn King Mr. & Mrs. William L. Kinney Jr. Chad Kinsella C.K. Kirkland ’09 Chris (’81) & Joan Allen (’83) Kirkland Barbara Lawton Kirkpatrick ’70 Jene Wise Klopp ’71/’98 Matthew Knight ’02 N. Elaine Knight ’79 William Edward Knowles Rebecca J. Koch Jessica Danielle Koon Michael Koone ’04 Amy Kuenzel ’02 Angelle LaBorde Jessica Nicole Lagroon Lake Greenwood Marine Inc. Elizabeth Bradford Lamb ’63 John & Julie Purkerson (’86) Lamb Gowan (’77) & Betsy Vaughn (’77) Lancaster Patricia Lander Terry Landreth ’79 Jarvis Lane ’06 Tabby Strickland Langley ’80 Susan Lasher JoAnn Lawing Anissa Lawrence Robin Lawrence ’96 Teri Gunter Lawson ’02 Jerry (’63) & Valerie Gaillard (’62) Lazenby Bradley T. Leak ’86 Rick (’78) & Claudette Cox (’77) Leary Susan Gray Lander LeBase ’66 Robert Ledet Brittany LeAnn Ledford Laura Ledford ’98 Jason (’00) & Ashley Holbrooks Lee Margaret Derrick Lee ’46 Nicholas Chet Lee Mike (’76) & Linda Scott (’76) Leedy Alan Le Force Dorterra Sharrell Leggett Hayley Leissner Kegan Leissner Rowland LeMaster ’73 Barbara Lewis ’71 Carson Lewis ’12 Ernest C. Lewis Jr. ’01 Jacquelin Lewis ’05 KC Lewis ’12 Wilbert Lewis ’76

Betty Lee Ligon James Lilley Sabrina Lindemann Rick Lindley Chelsea Lindner ’12 Bill Lindsay ’96 Estelle Chamness Link ’61 Max Lins ’96 Lacy Little D.J. Livernois Amanda Wilkes Lloyd ’04 Patricia F. Lloyd Zach Lloyd ’07 Mary Ashton Templeton Lockard Milford Lockhart Barbara Lollis Preston Lollis ’57 Thomas Londgren Don & Lee Long Harold Roy Long Judy Marie Long Marshall Long Martin Long ’88 Kristin Longmire ’94 Richard Loper ’87 Dennis Lord Amy Webb Lottes ’94 Olgethia Harris Louden ’83 Jana Love Nancy Lovelady Timothy Loving ’12 Brittany Robinson Loyd ’06 Linda Lucas ’72 Joyce McCormick Ludwa ’85 Shelley Lunde C.J. Lupo John F. Lynch Ciara Lyons ’12 Pam Sherard Lytch ’81 M & M Tire Company (Glenn & Debrah Miller) Lauren Rose MacDonald Teresa Hayes Madden ’83 Eric (’93) & Heather Horley (’95) Magera Roberta Major Tori D. Major Kilah Mancle Jim (’93) & Denise Wilson (’89) Manley Louise Mannion Ruth Tisdale Marbert ’60 Hilda Creed Marshall ’49 Kerri Calliham Marshall ’98 Benjamin Walter Martin John (’98) & Kerri Weed (’99) Martin Jolene Psillos Martin ’01 Marquitta Martin Melissa Diane Martin Russell (’00) & Sylvia Wicker (’03/’04) Martin Tammera Martin Beulah Chestnut Marvin ’43 Erica Mashburn ’12 Hannah L. Mason Allison Mast ’12 Christopher Mattsson ’12 Carol McKinney Mauldin ’87 Charles B. Mauldin ’99 Furman & Carol McKinney (’87) Mauldin English Hanahan Maull Amy Landers May ’98 Carolyn Layne May ’55

Gifts to Lander

Johanna P. May Miya Mayes Gary Lee Maynor T.D. Maze & Jennifer Richter-Maze Douglas McAbee William McCants ’97 Deanna Parker McCarrell ’04 Kelsey McCarter Ashley Meagan McCartney ’12 Farris Bush McCarty ’54 R. Brian McCarty ’92 Keith McCaslan Paul & Dottie McClain Phillip & Dale McClary Kristie Pender McCloskey ’98 Scott McCloskey ’98 Amanda McCombs Bobby McCord ’77 John (’71) & Sandy Reynolds (’86) McCord Elizabeth McCune ’97 Noel Joy McDaniel Whitney McDaniel ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Jack McDowell Jakeina Tanquanette McDowell Kathleen McDowell Mary McDowell Joseph McEachern ’06 Juli McGaha ’12 Rosemary McGee ’69 Colleen McGowan ’81 Mary Katherine McGowan Kenneth McGowens ’95 Sherry Neal McGowens ’97 Bart McGuire Rebecca McIntosh Kenneth McKee ’73 Anne McKinney ’11 Claudet Ridings McKinney ’62 Dr. J. Roland McKinney Lucas McMillan Ronald McNulty Timothy McNulty Meredith Mims McTigue ’95 Getania McWaters Andrew Jordan Meadows Ruth Lott Medley ’45 Bobby L. Medlock ’75 Magy Mekhael ’12 Nikolas Alexander Melendez Jacqueline Menaker Amanda Nicole Mendolia Amy Latham Meredith ’91 Gloria Meredith Marlene Metts Winford Metts Alex Mezei Lara Middlebrook Shawaunna O’Kara Middleton Maranda Miles ’12 David Miller Erin Miller ’12 Glenn (’77) & Debrah Hodges (’76) Miller Heather Miller ’12 John S. Miller Matthew E. Miller Ryan Miller ’96 Sam Miller ’78 Marie Todd Milling ’64 Jared (’01) & Jennifer Hershberger (’02) Mills Marjorie Hipp Mills ’49 Natalie Milom ’12

Joy Mims ’80 Greg (’97) & Julie Meacham (’96) Miner Karen Watson Minter ’95 Cody Wayne Mitchell Larry Mitchell Markeshia Mitchell ’12 Meredith Mitchell ’12 Sandra Corley Mitchell ’73 Robert Mitchum Maria Montana Corather Montgomery ’02 Delina Seigler Montgomery ’62 Diane B. Moody Courtney DeLee Moon Michael D. Moon B. Sidney Moore Jr. ’76 Gail D. Moore Jamie Moore ’12 Janet Ellenburg Moore ’61 John G. Moore Mark Moore ’12 Missy Kergosien Moore ’03 Tessa Teague Moore ’81 William Moore Daniel Morgan ’12 Faye Christie Morgan ’62 Joe Morgan ’03 Jamie Lauren Morris Jordan Amber Morris Karrin W. Morris L. Leotus Morrison Terry Morse ’84 Bridget Morton ’12 Leslie Kuhl Morton ’03 Pamela Jackson Morton ’92 Paula Moseley ’83 Dr. Robert N. Moser & Sandra Kerhoulas Moser ’79 Ann Shiver Moss ’93 Ashley Moss Promotional Agency Inc. Stanley Moss ’89 Kevin Moxley ’12 Pat Mueller Mashura Dzvairo Mufuka ’79 Chancy Mundy ’12 Carolyn Hughes Murph ’40 Arthur & Anne Trammell (’62) Murray Carly Murray ’12 Emmett (’80) & Candace Simpson (’80) Murray James Robert Murray Michael (‘99) & Rebecca Smith (’95) Murray Patricia Murray Daniel Myers ’82 William Myers Mukia Monique Myrick Lunette Anderson Nanney ’61 James A. Nealis Dr. Linda K. Neely James & Marilyn Nelson John Nelson Melissa H. Nelson Willie E. Nesbitt Jim Nichols ’95 Dennis Nicholson ’92 Kristin Carroll Nicholson Brad (’95) & Angie Ashley (’96) Nickles Joyce Johnson Nickles ’60 Gene Nix

Walter Nix Chicken Farm Lila Noonkester Kaylin Olivia Norris Margaret Nottingham ’12 Maria Mercedes Nunez Anthony (’11) & Jeanne Nunziato OM Corporation Jeff Odenwald Laura Graddick Odom ’07 Lisa Ray Oliver ’10 Ontario J. Oliver Aaron Ordway ’83 Erika Haley Osborne Jessica Ott ’12 Donna Reeves Outen Lynne Rushton Ouzts ’60 M. Paige Ouzts Bill Owens ’84 LeeAnne Derrick Owens ’04 Phillip J. Owens Jared Landon Pace Tori L. Pace Caitlynn Packard Lee Padgett ’80 Timothy (’84) & Karen Norris (’86) Padgett Colby T. Painter Pamela R. Painter Rev. Hoyt B. Palmer ’82 Nicholas Allen Pandorf Daniel L. Pardieck Claire Elise Parks Osvaldo Parrilla Charlotte Parrish Jacob Parrott Victoria Parsells ’12 Chrisellen Pate Bhargav Patel Trushaben Praful Patel Joe Patrick John R. Patrick Richard & Allison Patrick Audrey Webb Patterson ’81 Beth Turner Patterson ’81 Walt Patterson Whitney Jean Patterson Frances Smith Patton ’54 Donnie Pearson ’86 Jeff (’84) & Becky Durham (’85) Pearson Ryan Peck ’06 Sallie Shirley Peebles ’58 George Peet Mary Ann Pegram Tommy & Peggy Taylor (’72) Pendley Amanda Arlean Pennington Christopher Pepper ’12 Kenneth T. Peppers Jr. Jay & Beth Perkins Hazel Perritt ’51 Donna Adams Perry ’78 Parris Raquel Pete Aubrie Nicole Phillips Dale Phillips ’07 Donald & Teresa Luker (’94) Phillips Kami Phillips ’12 Melissa Phillips ‘93 Keith (’96) & Edie McCarson (’96) Pickens Tawana Pickens ’06 Gregory Pickett Sarah Ellen Piechocki

Jen Pierce ’00 Pilot Club of Greenwood Allison Pippin Dustin Wesley Pittinger Anna Pitts ’12 Brandon (’96) & Alisha Glymph (’97) Pitts Michael Pitts ’86 Caleb Polatty Susan Polatty Aaron Ryan Poole Mary Rose Poole Ryan Poole Shirley Poole Brandy Bristol Poore ’96 Travis Kyle Poore Beverly Gunnells Poplaski ’80 Chris H. Porter ’95 Ellison Poston ’12 Brandon Powell ’02 Patrick Delaney Powell Ronald Powell ’12 Rudy Powell Ali Price ’12 Henry Price ’60 Linda Black Price ’62 Megan Varner Price Randy Price ’79 Shawn R. Price Ashley N. Priester Alexia Pringle ’12 Ashley Onley Pruitt ’96 Caroline Pruitt ’11 Dr. Terry O. Pruitt ’82 Gayle Sutherland Puckett ’01 Gail Hampton Purkerson ’62 Katie Quarles ’12 Beth Campbell Quick ’00 Darrell Quick ’11 Beverly Johnson Park Quintana ’62 Dallas Rabideaux ’01 Legare’ English Rabideaux ’04 Rainbow Neon Signs Joyce Rakes Robin Ramey ’12 Bill & Candace Ramseur Alvin (’72) & Sandra McGaha (’71) Rankin John Stanford Raper Theodore (’85) & Jackie Arnold (’90) Rapp Rachelle Lynn Rasley Curtis & Clydie Rauton Bernice Faircloth Reasoner ’45 Kaitlyn McKenzie Rector David Red George Reeder ’02 Michelle Price Reeder ’03 Robin Reeder Stan & Debbie Reeves Jessica Ann Register Aisha Reid ’09 Theresa Reitano Ashley Rescigno ’06 Jasmine Rhinehart ’12 Valerie Lyons Rhymer ’92 Latoya Shawnte Rice Ray Crowder Rice ’55 Ruby Thomas Richbourg ’42 Kimberly Richburg Camilla Jameson Riddle ’58 Damon (’78) & Alice Cheek (’78) Riddle Dean Riddle ’83

Kayla Rider ’12 Frank Ridlehoover ’67 Joe Ridlehoover ’66 Marshall Ridlehoover ’70 Julia Riley ’12 Ansley Ripka Kelsey Risher ’12 Sherry Kennedy Rivers ’84 Kenneth Roach II Melissa Roach ’12 Walt Roark Walter & Jackie DeVore (’72) Roark Tanner Wesley Robb Nardia S. Robbins Jean C. Roberts Leanne Roberts Sandra Laney Roberts ’65 Elizabeth Robertson ’12 Obena Few Robertson ’49 Stephen Robertson Jr. ’12 Donald & Sandra Robinson Gaines Robinson ’78 Roger D. Robinson Tameka L. Robinson Phillip Robuck ’60 Pat & Nancy Kay Rodgers Stephanie Stevens Rodgers ’87 Tiphani Rodgers Barry N. Roe ’88 Jeanne Roe ’82 Dwayne Roepke Brittany Rogers ’12 Charlie & Sally (’90) Rogers Julia Rogers ’12 Kevin Rogers ’94 Lauren Rogers ’12 J. Larry Rollison Laura Elisabeth Romines Joshua & Jill Scott Rose Bonnie Ross ’67 Markeisha Smith Ross ’96 Robert Roundtree ’03 Kevin Rountree ’97 Anna Elizabeth Rowland Frankie Floyd Royer ’65 Chad Rubin Erin Leslie Rucker Anastasia Rudy ’12 Mark A. Runde Michael E. Runyan & Deborah Osborne Runyan Buddy Rush ’74 Dorothy Ewing Russell ’61 Hope Rutanhira ’12 Pam Ryan Charlie (’75) & Katrina Sacoco Ken (’80) & Jane Uldrick (’80) Sagara Thom Sample ’12 Doris D. Sandberg Jeremy Sanders Jeremy (’98) & Jessica Woofter (’98) Sanders Samantha Sanders ’12 Isaac Sandy Blaksley Rhett Sapough Karla Marie Sargent Lynn Ellison Sargent ’78 Elizabeth Eckler Sasser ’94 Ryan Sattar ’12 Rachel Satterfield ’12 Stephanie Savageau ’12 Lorraine Lee Saverance ’60 Mary Erneston Savvas ’50

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Gave/pledged up to $199 Don (’88) & Beth Miros (’89) Sawicki Sharon Holloway Saxon ’82 Carl Scarborough Susan Schaeffer Lynda Scheer Chelsea Nicole Schmieding Jessica Camden Schmitt Joseph Schrage Heather Schryver Warren & Delray Schulze Brock D. Scott ’09 Kendel Scott ’07 Lamar Scott ’82/’84 Patricia Evans Scott ’42 Robin (’79) & Maria Scott Stan (’81) & Cindy Deadwyler (’81) Scott Dana Scruggs Christopher (’00) & Misty Key (’98) Seaborn Samantha Seawright ’12 Lee Ann Youngblood Seay ’82 Ashlie Seibles Jacob Seigler Ruth Queen Seigler ’62 Holly Seiss Nancy Anderson Self ’34 Rodney Sellers Neil Semcheski ‘09 Valerie Sewell ’04 Ken & Faye Shaffer Shannon Dental Clinic Kim Mayfield Shannon ’91 Princess L. Shaw John & Linda Sheffield Tyron O’Hara Shepard Dorothy Whitmire Sherard ’51 Britt Sheriff John L. Sherrill Meagan Gregory Shields Michael W. Shields George Michael Shier ’90 Patrice Shore Jonathan Shurden ’11 Jessica Sibert ’12 Siloam Baptist Church Brett Simpson ’94 Kayla Simpson ’12 Deloris Sims ’92 Jessica Sims Renee Sims ’87 Sandra Singletary Dr. Janet A. Sipple Erica Tinsley Sisiam ’05 Lauren Sitz Beverly Keadle Skinner ’60 Robin & Denise Skinner Brittany Slatten Allise Jane Sligh Kaylyn Kevyna Small Rudolph & Venice Small Coreen Smalley Sarah Johnsey Smeal ’65 Alex (’09) & Michele Ballenger (’04) Smith Blanton & Anita Smith Bobbie Smith ’10 Caroline Louise Smith Daryl (’98) & Adawn (’98) Smith Dr. Diana Lanier Smith ’74

Dishawn Smith Donna W. Smith Doshia Duffie Smith ’46 Ellison Smith George Smith ’93 Granger Smith ’10 Helen Simpson Smith ’58 Hunter Elizabeth Morris Smith ’13 Jonathan Smith ’12 Jonathan D. Smith Kayla D. Smith Kermit Smith Kristin Alana Smith Mary Lyle Smith Michele Williams Smith ’91 Rhonda Smith ’72 Sharon Smith ’06 Tara Scerilla Smith Taylor Anne Smith Amy Higginbotham Smoak Eloise Stogner Smyre ‘45 Sarah Cubbedge Snow ’67 Monteze Mundy Snyder ’44 Opal Sobieszczyk ’12 Brianne Laird Sorensen ’04 Robbie Madden South Wayne & Leslie Scott (’86) Southard Southern Illinois Battery Jean Steele Sox Sandra Kersey Spake ‘57 Vera Spanos Debbie Spearman ’72 Mary Ellen Spearman Melissa R. Speary ’03 Mason (’65) & Connie Yeargin (’65) Speer Ethan Sperry Melissa Spolarich ’12 Scott Sprouse ’89 Kertivia Barneshia Spurgeon Rachael Stansfield Marcia Starbuck Kay Smoak Starling ’72 Gary Starr Bill Steifle Neil C. Steifle ’73 Steifle’s Appliances Helen Gentry Stein ’61 Wanda Price Stein ’72 Harry E. Stephens Kristen Stephens ’10 L. Shannon Stephens ’92 Robert L. Stephens Hank Stevens Ruby McKenzie Stevens ’64 Kathy Ferguson Stevenson ’79 Richard W. Stevenson Wayne Stevenson ’10 Kelley Emily Davis Stewart ’93 Kirsten Stewart ’12 Mary Ashley Stewart Dr. Robert & Susan McCrickard (’66) Stewart Stacia E. Stewart ’09 Candace McMullan Stone ’03 Tianna Casto Storey ’03 John M. Stribling ’62 Rob (’02) & Angela Gilbert (’02) Strickland Yvonne Fulmer Strom ’86 Will Stroud ’06 Clifford W. Stumbo CPA April Anderson Stutts ’04

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Lauren Ashley Sudduth Courtney Rinehart Sullivan ’90 Emily Marie Suman Summer Media LLC Becky Knight Sutherland ’04 Cara Clawson Sutherland ’04 Barbara Mason Swain ’66 Regi Swain Janet Sykora ’89 Lynn Johnson Szlachetka ’98 Ray Tackett ’72 Judy W. Tafta Keith Talbert ’79 Wade Allen Tankersley Barbara C. Tate Kyle Jordan Tate Scott A. Tate Steven Tate Adam (’87) & Monica Leapard (’93) Taylor Carolyn Martin Taylor ’72 Christina Taylor Shana Taylor ’97 Van (’90) & Elizabeth (’94) Taylor Betty R. Teachey Carolyn Stuart Teague ’69 Mary Jane Salley Teague ’64 Lindsey Michelle Teal Jessica Michelle Tenney Sarah Lynn Tew Debra Harr Tharpe ’81 Bill Theismann Jason Thiess ’00 Lauren Dillard Thigpen ’04 Matthew Thigpen ’02 Mike Thigpen Christopher Thomas Justin Thomas ’12 Marion E. Thomas ’93 Charles R. Thompson Jr. Chuck Thompson ’83 Denise Walker Thompson ’81 Heather Jackson Thompson ’01 Kathleen McAlhany Thompson Taylor Elizabeth Thompson Tim Thompson ’83 Ben (’02) & Adrianne Weathers (’03) Thrailkill Tiffini Tillman ’98 April Powers Timmons John W. Timmons Sarah Chipley Timmons ’41 Larry D. Timms Eric Tindal ’77 Retecher Nelson Todd ’94 Ville Toivanen ’12 Torri Toland ’00 Cassandra Tolbert Gene Tolbert ’63 Caroline Marie Tolleson Eric Tolleson Angel Jacqueline Sue Tollison Ashley Tomlinson ’04 Tracie Tompkins ’12 Sherryl Watson Toole ’72 Tiera La’Tricha Trapp Courtney Trotter ’12 Austin Trousdale Harrison Michael Tucker Hugh H. Tucker Jonathan Tucker ’00 Clyde Turbeville H.H. Turner Jewelers June Wells Turner ’55

Michael Turner Mary Ella Turney Adam Lake Tuttle Jayla Monique Twitty Amy Tyner ’12 Donnie Underwood Kathy Walden Underwood ’82 Whitney Upchurch Robin Childress Upshall ’87 Brittney Upton Brad (’97) & Traci Asti (’98) Utter Lee Valentine ’80 Joanne VanderVen Scott Van Pelt Lee Vartanian Martha Colvert Vaughan Kassie Vaughn Sara Vaughn Sara Lee Gore Vaughn ’37 Andy Veal ’83 Chhagan Vekaria Caroline Abrams Vervoort ’03 Haley Vickery ’12 Juan Sebastian Villacis Rollo Villareal Deborah Vince ’11 Kenda Haltiwanger Wade ’03 Denise Walker ’97 Dentaveous Ammon Walker Tim Walker ’81 Eric Walkup ’91 Jasmine Wallace ’11 Randal Wallace ’94 Charlene Waller Kathy Walters Amy M. Ware ’99 Cheryl Jackson Ware ’08 R. Larry Wash Barbara Washburn Pauline Wasson Bill Waters ’85 Talia Nicole Waters Betsy Watkins ’88 Corey Watkins ’05 Christina M. Watson ’04 Katie Watson ’12 Mary Carolyn Watson Tyra Watson ’12 William Watson Brittnii Watts ’12 Demario Watts ’12 Marty Weaver ’85 Tycee Ontenette Weaver Casey Weeks ’12 Milford (’72) & Dale Crocker (’79) Weeks Jean Elizabeth Weisner Michael Weiss John Welborn Rosalind Welder Wesley Commons Gayle Jackson West ’60 Noel Grace Westbrook Kayla Westmoreland ’11 Derek Whaley ’11 Holisa Wharton Jerry K. (’82) & Betsy Shedd (’81) White June White Kathy White Michael White ’12 Steve & Joan White Takila Cherrelle White Charesse Whitener

Wayne Whiteside ’04 Shelley Whiting Chip Whitt Patricia Whitt Cindy Blackston Whittemore ’87 Stacee Whittle Dan & Kathy Murphy (’75) Wideman Amanda Sabra Widener David Wiggins ’93 Virginia Wiggins Richard Wiles Jonathan Wiley The Wilkie Agency Stephen Wilkins Adriann L. Williams ’97 Annie Laura Harbison Williams ’42 Caitlin Ceara Williams Erica D. Williams Katelyn Williams ’11 Kayla Lynn Williams Kayla N. Williams Kreig M. Williams ’08 Lindsey Marie Williams Stephanie Shuntae Williams Brandy Willis Miriam Willis Sam Willis Shelley Willner ’12 Betty McFadden Wilson ’59 David Wilson ’06 Elizabeth Burch Wilson ’05 Haley Ann Wilson Jamie Wilson ’08 Martha Craft Wilson ’73 Todd Wilson Brenda Galloway Windham ’62 Donald Cory Winn Patricia Wirszyla ’02 Audrey Goodwin Witherspoon ’71 Jacintha Witherspoon ’08 Jack & Lydia Wofford Helen Wolf Nancy Wolf Caitlin Angela Wood Carol Wood Mary L. Wood Susan Heironimus Wood ’91 Jacquetta Nicole Woodruff Kerry Woods ’12 Latosha Woods ’12 Bobbielu Lupo Woodward ’48 Timothy Woolston Joy Workman Michael Wright ’04 Caitlan Alexandra Wyatt Ted Wyndham Brande Yarborough ’05 Aaron Yearwood Sally McKelvey Yon ’64 Brenda Hughes Young ’62 Elaine Annis Young ’70 Hershel Young Latoya Young ’04 Melony Armstrong Young ’94 Mickey (’68) & Elaine Crawford (’68) Young Shneika Young Thelma & Lauren Young Lal Younginer ’60 Elisabeth Zimmerman Margaret Wingo Zimmerman ’73 John Zink

Donors by Classes

DONORS BY CLASSES

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

Class of 1933

Margaret Lander Scheibler

Class of 1934

Nancy Anderson Self

Class of 1937

Ruth Brown Sara Lee Gore Vaughn

Class of 1939

Melva Craft Hoover

Class of 1940

Neely Beaty Georgia Culbreth Martin Carolyn Hughes Murph

Class of 1941

Frances Bishop Cheek Helen O’Brien Corley Eula Sullivan Goforth Sarah Chipley Timmons

Class of 1942

Ruby Thomas Richbourg Patricia Evans Scott Annie Laura Harbison Williams

Class of 1943

Beulah Chestnut Marvin

Class of 1944

Evelyn Swofford Brown Alma Brooks Young Jones Monteze Mundy Snyder Mary Alice Parkman Wilson

Class of 1945

Roberta Clayton Hoffecker Ruth Lott Medley Bernice Faircloth Reasoner Eloise Stogner Smyre

Class of 1946

Grace Rhodes Bobo Elizabeth Long Chiles Margaret Derrick Lee Doshia Duffie Smith

Class of 1947

Jean Johnson Glaze

Class of 1948

Inez Davis Byars Elizabeth Brown Estes Jerry Howle Gallant Martha Burnett Strom Bobbielu Lupo Woodward

Class of 1949

Thelma Chiles Clark Doris Hartzog Greene Hilda Creed Marshall Marjorie Hipp Mills Obena Few Robertson Geneva Moore Walters

Class of 1950

Class of 1951

Jean Smith Baker Lura Williams Chandler Mary Fowler Cox Jean Edwards Galt Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts Hazel Perritt Dorothy Whitmire Sherard

Class of 1952

Ruth Botts Brock Merle Henson Ervin Charles McNeill Ray Crowder Rice Barbara Owings Roberts

Class of 1954

Ann Byrd Bowen Jane Hunter Cunningham Bettye Campbell Hopkins Joan Connor Hutto Shirley Dawsey Johnson Farris Bush McCarty Carolyn Miller

Class of 1955

Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge Irene Chiles Browning Barbara Stribling Carr Beverly Jones Gosnell Hilda McCravey Gray Betty Saunders Hybrick Marinelle Griffith Thompson June Wells Turner

Class of 1956

Ann Simmons Arnold Joan Bonnette Harris

Class of 1957

Patsy Martin Bowie Mary Alice Cox Burnett Steve Byrd Sylvia Boozer Gibson Preston Lollis Betty Skinner Sandra Kersey Spake

Class of 1958

Susie Gray Abercrombie Mary Jo Harrison Christopher Sallie Shirley Peebles Camilla Jameson Riddle Helen Simpson Smith

Class of 1959

Anne Coward John W. Dukes Tim Ethridge Sylvia Brooks Grubb Mary Cooper Jackson Freddie Lusk Jewsbury James Harold King Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips Jean Steele Sox Delores Smith von Rosen Betty McFadden Wilson

Class of 1960

Rosalyn Weigle Barton Joyce McDonald Bouknight Sara Harris Buckles Betty Jean Ammons Edwards Kathryn Cantrell Fallaw Patricia McGee Helms Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson Joe Langley Ruth Tisdale Marbert Joyce Johnson Nickles Virginia Rushton Ouzts Henry Price Jo Ann Miley Purkerson Phillip Robuck Lorraine Lee Saverance Beverly Keadle Skinner Gayle Jackson West Lal Minus Younginer

Class of 1961

Virginia Edwards Bonner Carl Brock Roy Cassell Gayle Overby Holliday Sallie deLiesseline Houlder Kay Black Johnson Janet Ellenburg Moore Lunette Anderson Nanney Gail Wood Robertson Dorothy Ewing Russell Helen Gentry Stein

Class of 1962

Barbara Jennings Brock Faye Carr Campell Preston Cantrell E. Lee Craig Virginia LeNoir Dubose Virginia Splawn Green Gayle Stock Hughes

Maureen Timmerman Joyce Valerie Gaillard Lazenby Claudet Ridings McKinney Delina Seigler Montgomery Faye Christie Morgan Anne Trammell Murray Linda Black Price Gail Hampton Purkerson Beverly Park Quintana Ruth Queen Seigler John Stribling Brenda Galloway Windham Brenda Hughes Young

Class of 1963

Elizabeth Bradford Lamb Jerry Lazenby Carol Cliatt Moore Robert Tolbert

Class of 1964

Glen Banks Carol Norman Burgess Barbara Ayers Cummings Nancy Drake Davis J. Bowen Dillashaw Elizabeth Johns Kelley Marie Todd Milling Ruby McKenzie Stevens Mary Jane Salley Teague Betty Hipp Williams Michael C. Williams Sally McKelvey Yon

Class of 1965

Sharon McMahan Adams Audine Boone Bergman Sylvia Holliday Carson Marjorie Irwin Craig

Sandra Coleman Cunningham Becky Barbrey Hamor Elaine Austin Horton Sandra Laney Roberts Frankie Floyd Royer Sarah Johnsey Smeal Connie Yeargin Speer G. Mason Speer

Class of 1966

Linda DeLoach Gillespie T. Marvin Goldman Susan Lander LeBase Joseph Ridlehoover Art Sutherland Barbara Mason Swain

Class of 1967

Gloria Mathis Beatson Donna Spivey Boozer Janet Holliday Bradford Deadra Galloway Linda Riser Groggel Millie Still Kennedy Kathy Hull Mays Frank Ridlehoover Bonnie Ross Sarah Cubbedge Snow Sara Frances Huiet Way

Class of 1968

Iris Brown Bullard Col. (R) Phillip Campbell Anne Tuck Clegg Ann Carol Wells Corley Jean Byars Higgins Frances Mitchell Elaine Crawford Young Mickey Young

Class of 1969

Elaine Boland Barrett

Steve Bolton Cheryl A. Browning Katherine Davis Cann Janet Paige Daubner Linda Latham Dolny Bill Garvin Jerrel Goldman Dennis Hammett Peggy Cliatt Hammett Mary Webb Hamrick Jeanie Criminger Jones Rosemary Megee Carolyn Stuart Teague

Class of 1970

Don Bergman Larry Blackmon Claude Bradberry Earl Brewington Rhoda Butler Sarah Boozer Catoe Emily Finch Cox Linda McKinney Goldman William Sonny Huntley Barbara Lawton Kirkpatrick Marshall Ridlehoover Debbie Dorn Spearman Fred Thrailkill Elaine Annis Young

Class of 1971

Kat Laye Finkbeiner Richard Ford Donna Taylor Griffin Mary Jean Browne Huntley Thomas Ingle Barbara Lewis Deborah Shealy Nye Ann Palmer Sandra McGaha Rankin Audrey Goodwin Witherspoon Paula Golubski Workman

New Nursing Scholarships Honor Faculty Members The 2012 nursing graduating class has established scholarships in the names of two faculty members who made a difference in their lives. One is in honor of Bernice Daugherty, former chair of the William Preston Turner Department of Nursing, who retired this summer after 16 years on the faculty. Daugherty was also an associate professor and, in addition to classroom teaching, she taught classes in Lander’s online program, which enables registered nurses to receive four-year degrees. The second scholarship is in memory of Dr. David Melson, associate professor of biology, who died in 2010 at the age of 44, two years after joining the Lander faculty. Melson taught microbiology in the nursing program and was adviser for the medical technology emphasis and the physician assistant emphasis in Allied Health. One nursing faculty member said of Melson, “The students loved him.” The Melson and Daugherty scholarships will be awarded to senior nursing students who meet specific academic requirements and are active in Lander’s student nursing association chapter, on department committees and in extracurricular, community or volunteer activities. Tax-deductible contributions may be made to both scholarships by contacting the Office of University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Mary Erneston Savvas

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D o n o rs by Classes

Class of 1972

Jeannette Stubbs Altman Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell Jane Culbertson Dooling Carolyn Ray Fennell Betsy Goldstine Halloran Linda Hurt Lucas Peggy Taylor Pendley Alvin Rankin Jackie DeVore Roark Rhonda Smith Virginia Smoke Starling Wanda Price Stein Ray Tackett Carolyn Martin Taylor Sherryl Watson Toole S. Anne Walker Milford Weeks

Class of 1973

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Sherry King Basile Peter Blake Lawrence Bullock Kathryn Bryan Burriss Sandra Davenport Calliham Sara Harrington Gardner Michael Hardin David L. Henderson Rowland LeMaster Jeff May Sandra Corley Mitchell Neil Steifle Martha Craft Wilson Margaret Wingo Zimmerman

Class of 1974

David A. Crotts James Davenport Joe Fennell Scotty Garner Ann Shirley Glenn Reece L. Going Thomas Graham Betty Jo Wells Henderson Ronnie Lewis Joe Pitt Charles Rush Diana Lanier Smith Ginnie Deason Smith

Class of 1975

Debra Deloache Bishop Pamela Reid Brownhill Bobby Medlock Linda Bolick Pitt Charlie Sacoco Don Scott Barbara Ervin Stewart

Class of 1976

Linda Kennedy Burton Gay Shaw Coleman Linda Scott Leedy Michael Leedy Michael McWhorter Debrah Hodges Miller Sid Moore Stuart Prather Cindy Young Scott Barry Young

Class of 1977

Teresa Addison Brewington Janie Devore Bryant Jimmy Burton Jesse L. Butler Libby Conner David Finley Jerry Jennings Betsy Vaughn Lancaster E. Gowan Lancaster Claudette Cox Leary Robert McCord Glenn Miller Karen Hinton Prather Lee Prather James Kirk Smith Robert Taft Eric Tindal

Class of 1978

Curtis Burnett Bill Coleman Myra Greene Ellenanne Lee Hester James Hester Mary Harrison Holloway Maurice Holloway Yoji Kida Rick Leary Samuel Miller Donna Adams Perry Alice Cheek Riddle Damon Riddle Gaines Robinson Lynn Ellison Sargent

Class of 1979

Sue Butler Bennett Beverly Wansley Cobb Eric Doolittle Sherry Cox Fearon Ursula Kaiser Ferguson Porter Garner Lyman Golden Nancy Elaine Knight Terry Landreath Kamran Mir Sandra Kerhoulas Moser Mashura Mufuka Randy Price Robin Scott Devon Smith Kathy Ferguson Stevenson Keith Talbert Dale Crocker Weeks

Class of 1980

Robert Brookshire Ed Corley Debra Joe Sims Franks Steve Grogan Jim Joyce Tabby Lane Langley Ken Makins Joy Mims Candace Simpson Murray Emmett Murray Lee Padgett Beverly Gunnells Poplaski Jane Uldrick Sagara Ken Sagara Wayne Stevenson Leroy Valentine

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Class of 1981

Margaret Freeman Bagwell Arvie Bennett Michael Craig Hilton Dodgen Charles Fowler Chris Kirkland Pamela Sherard Lytch Dr. Peggy McClinton Makin Tessa Teague Moore Audrey Webb Patterson Beth Turner Patterson Cathryn Bass Sayer Cindy Deadwyler Scott Stanley Scott George Starnes Debra Harr Tharpe Denise Walker Thompson Tim Walker Betsy Shedd White

William Owens Tim Padgett Jeff Pearson Mark Riddle Sherry Kennedy Rivers Steve Roberts Lamar Scott

Class of 1985

Gary Agardy Rodney Bishop Barbara Carreon Chadwell Natalie Garrison Elrod Dean Johnson Becky Durham Pearson Theodore Rapp William Waters Marty Weaver Cassandra Avis Williams

Class of 1986

LeBron Bright Clinton Cobb Brian Cooke John Duncan Gwen Bodie Gunnells Betty Jo Moore Hall Wallace Hall Tammy Edwards Kitchens James F. McCoy Daniel Myers Hoyt Palmer Dr. Terry O. Pruitt Jeanne Roe Sharon Holloway Saxon Lamar Scott Lee Ann Youngblood Seay Susan Bowers Sims Brian Thomas Kathy Walden Underwood Jerry White

Susan Arnold Beauford Ted Burdette Amy Barrett Cobb Terri Rush Cox Joyce Cunningham Sarah Suber Deal Tony Elrod Billy Ford Pamela McLamb Freeman Allyson Butler Hancock Vernon Hancock Melody Jacks Julie Purkerson Lamb James A. Lander Bradley Leak Sandra Reynolds McCord Karen Norris Padgett Donnie Pearson Michael Pitts Leslie Scott Southard Yvonne Fulmer Strom Ellis Leon Williams

Class of 1983

Class of 1987

Class of 1982

Judy McCrickard Bidwell Jane Bledsoe Burnett Pauline Campbell Gloria Pitts Cox Chandler Reep Darling Tony Garland Eric Johnson Joan Allen Kirkland Steve Lee Donald Lloyd Olgethia Lynn Harris Louden Teresa Hayes Madden Paula Moseley Aaron Ordway Dean Riddle Timothy Thompson Andy Veal Cindy Waddell Charles Watson Wayne White

Class of 1984

Cheryl Bell Joy Bailey Blind Judy Strom Crotts Soni Rushton Davis Charles Drake Margaret Scoggins King Joyce McCormick Ludwa

Judith Clegg Anderson Clayton Dorn Jonetta Brown Dorn Ellen Elmore Melissa English-Rias Amelia Gunter Fricks Carolyn Stone Going Kathy Higgins Goldsmith Mark Holcombe Kim Brock Kerr Richard Earl Loper Carol McKinney Mauldin Renee Sims Stephanie Stevens Rodney Stone Adam Taylor Robin Childress Upshall Cynthia Blackston Whittemore

Class of 1988

Gary Adamo Virginia Nell Ouzts Becknell Bob Brimmer Dianne Hartzog Brimmer Candice Cannon Mark Duvall Lori Kiser Holcombe Martin Long

Usha Menon Barry Roe Donald Sawicki Robert Stevenson Elizabeth Washington Watkins

Class of 1989

Warren Bacote Lisa Valine Boone Dr. Ronald Evans Tim Faulhaber Alice Harmon Gilchrist Kerri Martin Hall Denise Wilson Manley Stan Moss Elizabeth Pack Sawicki Scott Sprouse

Class of 1990

Joyce Pearson Bedenbaugh Gavin Bethea Robert Craig Cox Debra Lyons Dill Cheryl Bratcher Ellenberg Robbie Ellis Ray Hunt Jackie Arnold Rapp Sally Eisenbeck Rogers George Shier Courtney Rinehart Sullivan Van Taylor Angie Southerland Wypasek

Class of 1991

Laurie Kerhoulas Brown Sanda Yochem Burden Carol Camak Golden Georgia Stone Hess Suzy Holloway I Fe Hsu Julie Combs Hunt Calvin Jones Helen Lewis Amy Latham Meredith Kimberly Mayfield Shannon Michele Williams Smith Eric Walkup Susan Heironimus Wood

Class of 1992

Darren Alexander Tracey Love Ellis Bill Garvin Paula Bagwell Haynes Sondra Worrell Holtzman Brian McCarty Pamela Jackson Morton Dennis Nicholson Deloris Sims William Frank Smith Jr. Shannon Stephens

Class of 1993

Chris Cabri Jeff Constant Mary Kathrine Henderson Constant Michael Cornett Eric Magera James M. Manley Jr. Ann Shiver Moss

Melissa Phillips George Dukes Smith Kelley Emily Stewart Monica Leapard Taylor Eleanor Teal Marion Thomas David Wiggins

Class of 1994

Douglas Cobb Brandon Crick Kristy Kinard Crick Peter Davis Gina Poore Dunn Alice Harmon Gilchrist Carrie Whitcomb Jimison Christopher Johnston Kristin Longmire Amy Webb Lottes Retecher Nelson Teresa Luker Phillips Arthur Radcliffe Brett Simpson Elizabeth Larkin Taylor Retecher Nelson Todd Randal Wallace Robert Woodard

Class of 1995

Cheryl Bell John Crouch Melissa Evans Joseph Fleming Suzanne Lusk Fowley Leisa Myers Igleheart William M. Jones Corinne Clausen Kabel Jill Ward Lawrence Heather Horley Magera Brian McDermott Kenneth McGowens Meredith Mims McTigue Karen Watson Minter Rebecca Smith Murray Jim Nichols Brad Nickles Dr. Chris Porter Jennifer Justice Smith Doug Voorhis

Class of 1996

Zonya Lee Barfield John Clifton Tracy Carman Clifton Susan Clegg Grogan Karen Guynn Holman Nathan Holman Samantha Taylor Jones Robin Lawrence William Lindsay Max Lins Ryan Miller Julie Meacham Minor Angie Ashley Nickles Bryan Keith Pickens Edie McCarson Pickens Brandon Pitts Timothy Powell Ashley Onley Pruitt Eddie Shaw Eric Smith Markeisha Ross Smith David Tompkins

Donors by Classes

Class of 1997

William O. Carson Bruce Cross Dori Lollis Dahlberg Cindy Dysart Kaye Ramsey Foxworth Shawn Foxworth Jason Gambrell Gary Hinton Scottie Jeffreys Will McCants Elizabeth McCune Sherry Neal McGowens Gregory Miner Alisha Glymph Pitts Kevin Rountree Shana Taylor Brad Utter Denise Walker

Class of 1998

Chris Alex Ashley Free Atkins Pam T. Bartley Henry Counts Zenata Donaldson Jon Driggers Amy Dempster Gambrell Kisha Guess Robin Lee Kinard Jene Wise Klopp Laura Ledford Kerri Calliham Marshall John Martin Amy Landers May Kristie Pender McCloskey Scott McCloskey Jeremy Sanders Jessica Woofter Sanders Misty Key Seaborn Adawn Smith Daryl Smith Lynn Johnson Szlachetka Tiffini Tillman Traci Asti Utter Alisha Lloyd Voorhis

Class of 1999

Dorwoah Tomah Counts Valerie Williams Davis Susan Rountree Driggers Kellie Fortner Gina Holland Fryer Rozalynn Banks Goodwin Tabitha Martin Kernan Kerri Weed Martin Charles Mauldin Michael Murray Kimberly Steele Schoolfield Amy Ware

Class of 2000

John Dennis Alexander Demetri Andrews Buffy Harris Bruening Mark Cook Christopher Crimminger Ryan Dobbins Leslie Simmons Hayes Erin Knapp Layland Jason Lee Russell Martin Jennifer Pierce-Turman Beth Campbell Quick Christopher Seaborn

Jason Thiess Torri Toland Casey Turner Tompkins Jonathan Tucker

Adrianne Weathers Thrailkill Caroline Abrams Vervoort Kenda Haltiwanger Wade

Class of 2001

Class of 2004

Caroline Bailey Eduardo Balreira Lyn Murph Bartley Summer Bowman Claire M. Cappio Jami Schliesman Downs Gray Ellenberg Andrea Frierson Jamie Greene Garrett Michael Goodwin Sy Hughes Ernest Lewis Shannon Peeler Gayle Sutherland Puckett Dallas Michael Rabideaux Heather Jackson Thompson

Class of 2002

Scott Bradford Lindsay Brandon Bethanie Abels Constant Olivia Lee Garcia Stephen Hayes Jennifer Hershberger Matthew Knight Amanda Green Kuenzel Teri Gunter Lawson Corather Montgomery Jeffrey Poston Brandon Powell George Reeder Angela Gilbert Strickland Rob Strickland Robert Thigpen Ben Thrailkill Brian Vahjen Patricia Wirszyla

Class of 2003

Melisa Arrington Deborah Haggerty Bright Charm Bullard Megan Derrick Byrd Randy Carlson Casey Carswell Troy Fields Ronald Gadagno Jose Garcia Melidda Baxter Gilbert Heather McCarson Gresham Benjamin Harper Jessica Marie Jackson Hawthorne Ryan Ross Henderson Jennifer Jaques Sylvia Wicker Martin Melissa Kergosien Moore Joseph Morgan Leslie Kuhl Morton Elizabeth Legare Rabideaux Derek Raper Michelle Price Reeder Robert Roundtree Melissa Reeves Speary Candace McMullan Stone Tianna Casto Storey

Kelly Boerner Nicole Bucalo Curtis Jennifer Faber Marrinique Fergerson Krista Sullens Garcia Brent Garrett Patrick Hakey Alison Lewis Huckaby Michael Koone Amanda Wilkes Lloyd Deanna Parker McCarrell Margaret Derrick Owens Valerie Sewell Michele Ballenger Smith Brianne Laird Sorensen April Anderson Stutts Cara Clawson Sutherland Rebecca Knight Sutherland Ashley Tomlinson Christina Morton Watson Phillip Whiteside Michael Wright Latoya Young

Class of 2005

Lorraine Angelino Michael Cox Jacquelin Lewis Erica Tinsley Sisiam Corey Watkins Elizabeth Bruch Wilson Brande Yarborough

Class of 2006

Crystal Alford Breanna Hodges Allen Clay Barton Bettina Bennett Julia Boatwright Jeremy Caldwell Caleb Clark Sarah Necheporek Deming Gary Roy Graham Johnathan McAllister Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll Tawana Pickens Melissa Noble Scott

Class of 2007

Rashell Archie Liz Roark Bolton Sarah Burnett Adam Deming Andrew Dudley William Dudley Sarah Crosby Dukes Megan Vaughan Dunlap Sheneka Tyler English Joseph Engram Danielle Waldt Fields Rachel Davis Gillion Margaret Gregory Hastings Shandra Williams Hodge Paul Keck Zachary Lloyd Laura Graddick Odom Dale Phillips Kendel Scott

Class of 2008

Heather Swaney Caldwell Kevin Chastain Chase Cooley Kyle Hicks Rodney Jones Jessica Kader Justin King Larry Middleton Virginia Moran Cheryl Jackson Ware Kreig Williams Jamie Wilson Jacintha Witherspoon

Class of 2009

Christopher Allen Anna Shealy Boyter Zachary Boyter Catherine Bryant Nicole Bulinsky Hope Jeffcoat Clark Grace Contreras Robin Crutcher Tyler Davis Katie Finkbeiner Engram Michael Going Allison Devine Keck Andrea Finley Kelly CK Kirkland Melissa Strange Kirkland Aisha DeNee Reid Brock Scott Neil Semcheski Harley Smith Stacia Stewart

Class of 2010

Chrystal Barker Charles David Brandt Elizabeth Brown Hannah Cleveland Gabriella Contreras Ambre Jones Ellenberg Grayson Alan Fields Robert Fisher Zack Freeman Thomas Guinan Lisa Ray Oliver Bobbie Sue Smith Granger Smith Kimberly Wheeler

Class of 2011

Kevin Babson Katherine Baltz Traci Banks Amelia Bartholdi Alisha Bradley Regina Shealy Chaudoin Chrissie Cofield Barrie Dunlap Anne McKinney Anthony Nunziato Caroline Pruitt Darrell Quick Jonathan Shurden Jasmine Wallace Kayla Westmoreland Derek Whaley Katelyn Williams

Class of 2012

Heather Abney Whitney Ackerman Eliza Adusumilli

Ashla Anderson Taylor Archambault Brittney Arflin Christopher Ballard Lindsey Bannister Christina Barbour Keondra Barnes Erica Bartley Amy Becker Corey Benjamin Jordan Bennett Gary Bertoldo Stephen Bledsoe Dustin Thomas Boggs Kristen Booher Emily Bosco Carol Ledford Breazeale Joseph Bridgman Nikia Brighthop Almeta Nicole Brisbon David Brownlee Nichole Brunner Lindsay Buckley Hunter Myles Burton Erica Callahan Kacie Calliham Shonquavious Cannon Jessica Carper Tierra Cash Paige Chalmers Jessica Chandler Chapman Karynn Chapman Shalom Chausarira Corbin Childs Melody Coleman Monica Coleman Kasondra Davis Jessica Dawkins Ellyn Deal Jacquelyn Diaz Brianna Dick Lindsey Dill Richard Dixon Jamie Dorn Donald Durden Carissa Edmisten Per Enell Samantha Esparza Brittaney Fabiano Caitlin Fell Katherine Finkle Abigail Focht Ashlee Fox Ashley Fraundorf John Fuller Gracen Gallagher John Gardner Stacey Buchanan Going Justin Grant Kendall Guthrie Kathryn Hall Breanne Hancock Joshua Hayden Rachel Heatherly Kayla Holley Britney Howard Nicola James Kandis Johnson Lauren Johnson Tyler Johnston Bryan Scott Jones Courtney Jones AnnaGrace Jordan Jasmine Judge Dustin Kelly Patrice Kelly

Stacie Kesecker Paige Kight Carson Lewis Casey Lewis Chelsea Lindner Lacy Little Tim Loving Clara Lyons Marquitta Martin Erica Mashburn Allison Mast Christopher Matteson Miya Mayes Ashley Megan McCartney Whitney McDaniel Juli McGaha Magy Mekhael Erin Miler Maranda Miles Heather Miller Natalie Milom Markeshia Mitchell Meredith Mitchell Jamie Moore Mark Moore Bridget Morton Kevin Moxley Chaney Mundy Carly Murray Maggie Nottingham Jessica Ott Victoria Parsells Christopher Pepper Kami Phillips Anna Pitts Ronald Powell Ali Price Katie Quarles Robin Ramey Jasmine Rhinehart Julie Riley Kelsey Risher Melissa Roach Stephen Robertson Brittany Rogers Julia Rogers Lauren Rogers Hope Joshua Rutanhira Thomas Sample Samantha Sanders Ryan Sattar Rachel Satterfield Stephanie Savageau Samantha Seawright Holly Seiss Jessica Sibert Kayla Simpson Jonathan Smith Opal Sobieszczyk Melissa Spolarich Kirsten Stewart Justin Thomas Ville Toivanen Tracie Tompkins Courtney Trotter Amy Tyner Haley Vickery Katie Watson Brittnii Watts Demario Watts Casey Weeks Michael Wayne White Shelley Willner Kerry Woods Latosha Woods

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G i f t s t o Scholarships

GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIPS

July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

Mary Alice White Abell Scholarship F. Erwin Abell Marshall Long Joe H. Patrick Jr. Lorraine Saverance Betty M. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. J.E.Young Jr.

Abney Foundation Scholarship The Abney Foundation

Marian & Joebie Adams Scholarship Marian & Joebie Adams

Alex Family Scholarship Christopher G. Alex

Alumni Tag Scholarship

Sharon Adams John Dennis Alexander Ann Arnold Cheryl Bell Virginia Becknell Don & Audine Bergman Larry Blackmon LeBron Bright Johnson Brown Janie Bryant Carol Burgess Jane Burnett Kathryn Burriss Rhoda Butler Gabriella Contreras Grace Contreras Michael Cox Robert Cox Christopher Criminger Sarah Crosby Chandler Darling Peter Davis Adam Deming Debbie Dill Hilton Dodgen Megan Dunlap Robert Ellis Joseph Engram Katie Finkbeiner Engram Merle Ervin Tim Faulhaber Ursula Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Troy Fields Julian Gale Jean Galt Bill Garvin Linda Gillespie Carolyn Going Michael Goodwin Myra Greene Heather Gresham Steve Grogan Gwen Gunnells Nathan Holman Elaine Horton Julia Hunt Melody Jacks Rodney Jones Samantha Jones William Jones Corinne Kabel C.K. Kirkland Chris & Joan Kirkland Barbara Kirkpatrick

Jarvis Lane Jack Lawrence Erin Layland Ronnie & Helen Lewis Kristin Longmire Olgethia Louden Pamela Lytch Dr. Peggy Makins Mr. & Mrs. Jim Manley Patricia Mann Russell & Sylvia Martin Jeff May Deanna McCarrell Elizabeth McCune Michael McWhorter Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Miller Joy Mims Sandra Corley Mitchell Sid Moore Tessa Moore Faye Morgan Lunette Nanney James Nichols Dennis Nicholson Joyce Nickles Lee Padgett Bryan Pickens Brandon Powell Lee & Karen Prather Terry Pruitt Jo Ann Purkerson Beth Quick Arthur Radcliffe Derek Raper Jackie Rapp Mark Riddle Sherry Kennedy Rivers Elizabeth Roark Jackie Roark Obena Robertson Barry Roe Jeanne Roe Kevin Rogers Don & Cynthia Scott Ruth Seigler Deloris Sims Renee Sims Michele Smith Monteze Snyder Debbie Spearman Wayne & Kathy Stevenson Rodney Stone Robert & Angela Strickland Eleanor Teal Debra Tharpe Heather Thompson Robert Tolbert Sara Vaughn Amy Ware Cheryl Ware Cynthia Whittemore Katelyn Williams Susan Wood

Lorraine Angelino International Programs Scholarship Dr. Lorraine Angelino

Atheneum Study Club Scholarship The Atheneum Study Club

Rev. Tim & Haven Bailey Scholarship Suzanne L. Fowley Hank & Dot Stevens

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In honor of Christian Hansen & Elijah Carter by Joy B. Blind

Dr. Daniel Ball Scholarship

In memory of Anna May Ball by Josephine Abney by Judy Bello by Randy & Pat Bouknight by Bobby Bowers by John & Holly Bracknell by Carl & Barbara Brock by Emmett & Edie Brooks by College of Arts & Humanities Faculty & Staff by Department of Teacher Education by Linda Dolny by Elliott Davis, LLC Shareholders by Stephen & Stacey Gantt by Wayne & Judy Gantt by Linda Goldman by Myra Greene by Steve & Gayle Grogan by James & Joan Harris by Finis & Bettie Horne by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Donna Johnson by Wayne Justesen by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin Lawrence by Donald & Monti Lloyd by Roberta Major by Wes & Angel McAllister by Jeannie McCallum by Gloria Meredith by John G. Moore by James R. Murray by Dr. Linda K. Neely by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Col. James E. Nicholson by Jae & Gemma Park by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Kenny & Nancy Poston by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by Glenda Ridgely by Larry & Karen Rollison by Joseph & Bette Schrage by Warren & Delray Schulze by Maurice & Nancy Scott by Adam & Monica Taylor by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by S. Anne Walker by Michael & Betty Williams

Robbie Barnes Political Science Scholarship

Ken Barnes In memory of Roberta J. “Robbie” Barnes by Nancy White Ahmadifar by Dan & Marjorie Ball by David Bassett by Mark Beamis by Helen Bryan by City of Boston Credit Union by James B. Comiskey by Constance Doty by Emily Feinberg by David Imming by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robert & Ann Kinyoun by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Howard Leibowitz by C.J. & Vera Lupo

by Louise Mannion by John S. Miller IV by Dale Mitchell by Mr. & Mrs. George Peet by Kimberly Pelletreau by Jean C. Roberts by Daniel Singleton by Catherine Snedeker by Betty Southwick by Judy Steriti by Gabrielle Sullivan by Michael & Janet Taylor by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Eve Turchinetz by Jonanne VanderVen by Wesley Woodworkers by Har-Yee Wong & Ping-Kam Chan by Nancy Wolf

Alice Scott Beaudrot Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Richard Patrick

Bix Beiderbecke Scholarship In honor of Reed Gallo by Siloam Baptist Church

Mary Lander Bell Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

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

Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship Beta Gamma Sigma

Bi-Lo Student Support Scholarship Bi-Lo

Sarah Kate Lang Blaes Scholarship John Britt E. Harvey Hines

Boedecker Foundation Scholarship Boedecker Foundation

William K. Bosserman Business Scholarship

Estate of William K. Bosserman

William K. Bosserman Nursing Scholarship

Estate of William K. Bosserman

H. Randall Bouknight Scholarship Pam Bartley Randy & Pat Bouknight Shelby Brown Tracy Clifton Jeff Constant Chandler Darling Cindy Dysart Debra Joe Franks Zack Helms CeCe Paul Hill Kitty Lewis Ray Manley Keith McCaslan Mandy McCaslan Whitney Newby Floyd Nicholson Deb Nygro David & Kim Schoolfield

Kim Shannon Debbie Spearman Chris Spellman Fred & Barbara Teeter

Eula Caudle Bracknell Scholarship

John & Holly Bracknell Joy Workman In memory of Eula Bracknell by Frank & Kelly Addy by John & Holly Bracknell by Cynthia Carter by Mr. & Mrs. James A. Caulder Jr. by Nina Chandler by Dr. & Mrs. J.L. Collins by Anne Ferguson by Jim & Joan Harris by Ed & Quin Holden by Lyn & Sara Hollingsworth by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Wayne Justesen by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Herbert & Anne Magruder by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Susan Schaeffer by Betty Teachey by Janice Terry In honor of John Bracknell’s birthday by Linda Dolny

Bill & Emily Bradford Scholarship In honor of Kroger & Susan Bradford by Don & Lee Long

Jo Marie Bryan Scholarship

Helen Bryan Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Roger Troutman In honor of Helen Bryan for Mother’s Day by Frank & Wilma Phillips

Ruth C. “Monk” Buchanan Scholarship

In memory of Mary Alice Abell In memory Edith Wade Anderson In memory of Steve Blackwell In memory of Jimmy Britt In memory of Felton Burton In memory of Ed Eakin In memory of Vasco Hook In memory of Jimmy McCarthy In memory of John Nave In memory of Lucy Patrick In memory of Gee Poe In memory of Andrew Sorensen In memory of Annie Lou Smart by Bubba & JoAnn Fennell

Mary Alice Cox Burnett Education Scholarship Bill Burnett Mary Alice Cox Burnett Joyce A. Ludwa

Sara Harris Burnett Scholarship Steve & Sally Baggett Grady & Martha B. Strom

Debbie Burton Memorial Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. James L. Burton Jeff May

Gifts to Scholarsh i p s

Steve & Carol Byrd Scholarship

Steve & Carol Byrd In honor of Steve & Carol Byrd by Chris, Catherine, Beth Anne, Becca, Christopher & Claire Byrd

Dr. Sandra Calliham Scholarship Dr. Sandra Calliham Candice L. Cannon

Marion P. Carnell Scholarship Jeff May Fred & Barbara Teeter

Joe V. Chandler Scholarship

Dr. Ronald K. Evans Steve & Gayle Grogan Jon O. Holloway Elaine Knight Jeff May In honor of Jerry & Sandra Hawkins In honor of Lander & Van LaRue In honor of Charlie Sacoco In honor of Chandler Wills by Peggy Chandler

Chan Sup Chang Business Scholarship Dr. David K. Chang Dr. & Mrs. Mark K. Chang

Nahn Joo Chang Scholarship Dr. David K. Chang Dr. & Mrs. Mark K. Chang Barbara Stewart Denise Thompson

Marie Chisholm Scholarship

Linda Gillespie In memory of Jean Taylor by Resurrection Luthern Church

Bruce A. Churchill NAA Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Teeter

Earline Buzhardt Clark Scholarship Curtis Clark Gay Coleman

Maybelle Coleman Scholarship Bob Brimmer Bobbielu Lupo Woodward

Coleman-Lawson Scholarship Lander Evening Club

Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook Scholarship Mac & Holly Hubbard

Barbara Kinard Cornett Art Scholarship Donna Spivey Boozer Michael Cornett

Countybank Scholarship Countybank

Annie Laurie Crawford Scholarship Dr. Carol J. Scales

Robert & Deborah Cumming Scholarship Robert Cumming

Bernice Daugherty Scholarship Myra Greene Nursing Class of 2012

Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship Delta Kappa Gamma

Debbie Dennis Scholarship

Your Gift Matters!

R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. Scholarship

Information on contributing to or establishing a scholarship is available by contacting Lander’s Office of University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Sarah B. Catoe Deborah S. Hye Elaine A. Young Martha Dunlap

Elizabeth Eble Scholarship

Give online at www.lander.edu/loyaltyfund

Emerald City Rotary Club Scholarship

New endeavors at Lander University are transforming our campus and expanding academic and athletic opportunities for our students. With numerous giving and naming opportunities available, you can be a part of this exciting transformation. Visit www.lander.edu/loyaltyfund to give, or to get additional information.

Ruth Harrison Finch Scholarship

Scholarship Options: Endowed vs. Funded

Elizabeth Eble Larry & Barbara Jackson

Eisenbeck Scholarship

Charlie & Sally Rogers Emerald City Rotary Club

Bradley Cox Hugh & Emily Cox In honor of Hugh & Emily Cox by Amanda M. Cox by Bradley Cox In honor of Ann Finch In honor of Marion Finch by Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cox

Fine Arts Scholarship

Dan & Marjorie Ball Randy Bouknight C.E. Bourne & Company Burton Center James Colbert Commissioners of Public Works Jackie Counts Paul Criswell Mr. & Mrs. David A. Crotts Jr. Chandler Darling Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Drake Cecily Ferguson Reed Gallo Robert Gardiner Reece & Susan Going Linda Goldman Myra Greene Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Steve Grogan Karen Hammond Jon O. Holloway Donny Justus Robert Kelley Linda Kidd Anissa Lawrence Andre Lubecke Jennifer Mathis Jeff May Jeannie McCallum Cecily Bradford Morris Lila Noonkester Dava O’Connor Jae & Gemma Park Osvaldo Parrilla Walt Patterson Christopher Porter Meagan Price Juan Santandreu Robert Stevenson Charles Stowe Alice Taylor-Colbert Eleanor Teal H.H. Turner Jewelers

What is an Endowed Scholarship? A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship at Lander University. The “corpus” is invested and a portion of the interest earned each year is awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholarship. Thus, the endowed gift remains part of The Lander Foundation’s endowment in perpetuity. A Funded Scholarship may be established with any gift amount. If a donor would like to give, as an example, $500 each year, the gift of $500 will be awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholarship. To continue the scholarship, the donor will need to “fund” the scholarship each year. Lee Vartanian Delores von Rosen Bruce White In honor of Linda Goldman’s retirement by Donna Johnson by Linda Kidd by Eleanor S. Teal In honor of Roberta Major by Joyce Nickles In memory of Alliene O’Shields by Gaye Hall In honor of Velma Owen Smith Owen by Delores Ann Smith von Rosen

Walter Lanier Gorham Criminal Justice Scholarship Chrissie Cofield Peggy Gorham Cromer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gorham

Glenas D. Green Scholarship

Floyd and Mamie Nicholson Audrey G. Witherspoon

Greenwood Vocational Rehabilitation Center Scholarship

Greenwood Rehabilitation Center

Greenwood Woman’s Club Scholarship

Forty & Eight Scholarship Greenwood Greenwood Woman’s Club La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Greenwood

Jane Farmer Fox Biology Scholarship Helen Bryan In honor of Rick Fox’s lab dedication by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Fuji Photo Film Scholarship Fuji Photo Film

Lillian Byrd Fuller Scholarship Sarah Catoe

Golden Girls/Guys Scholarship Faye Campbell Virginia Greene Anne Murray

Joyce E. Rakes In memory of Betty Craft by Warren & Delray Schulze

James Grogan Political Science Scholarship

Corporation by Greenwood County Magistrate Office Staff by Bobby & Susan Grogan by Terrie Escoe Hurtt & family by Donna Johnson by Reginald & Kim Jones by Judy Marie Long by Dr. Lucas McMillan by Willie Miller by John G. Moore by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by Rainbow Neon Sign Company by Alvin Rankin by Brittany Slatten by Jackie Wasson In honor of Ty Grogan by Admissions Office Staff In honor of Ty Grogan’s birthday by Bobby & Susan Grogan

Robert Grogan Scholarship

In honor of Ames Grogan’s 1st birthday by Bobby & Susan Grogan In memory of James “Mickey” Grogan by Admissions Office Staff by Judith Anderson by Austin Road Baptist Church by Juanita P. Brown by Tom & Anne Clegg by Robert & Cindy Davies by Shell & Mary Dula by Carol Fenn by Shirley Y. Foshee by Friends at Goodrich

Evelyn Grogan Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May In honor of Tom & Patsy Thrift by Steve Grogan

Sylvia Brooks Grubb Nursing Scholarship

Sarah B. Catoe Sylvia Brooks Grubb In honor of Sylvia Grubb’s birthday by Fred & Charlotte Brooks by A.D. & Miriam Willis

Gilbert Guinn History Scholarship Patricia Evridge Hill

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G i f t s t o Scholarships

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

G. Bonner & Martha B. Harvley Scholarship

Larry & Barbara Jackson Nursing Scholarship Carrie W. Jimison John & Kerri Weed Martin Sandra R. McCord Dr. Usha Menon Barbara E. Stewart

Harvey E. Jeffreys Theatre Scholarship

Myra Greene In honor of Monique SacayBagwell by Kellie L. Fortner

Martha Dunlap

Shirley Dawsey Johnson Scholarship

Meghan Diane Hawley Memorial Scholarship

Pete Kerhoulas Music Scholarship

Myra Greene Adele Hawley Hermon & Mary Wood In memory of Meghan Hawley by Adele Hawley by Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hawley by Thomas & Carolyn Hay

William Kenneth Henderson Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Hattie P. Henry Scholarship Happy Henry

Nell Henry Biology Scholarship

In honor of Vito Ward & Miranda Gartman by Lander Evening Club

Kyle Hicks Scholarship Kyle Hicks

Maurice & Mary Holloway Scholarship

Maurice & Mary Holloway Sharon H. Saxon

Bettie Horne Scholarship Debra D. Bishop Peggy Cheezem Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May Kenny & Nancy Poston

Finis Horne Scholarship

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Peggy Cheezem Dr. Ronald K. Evans Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May Kenny & Nancy Poston

Robert & Shirley Dawsey Johnson Maureen T. Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Perry Kerhoulas Jeff May Dr. Robert Moser & Sandra Kerhoulas Moser

Franklin & Martha King Memorial Scholarship King Trust

Lander Black Alumni Network Scholarship Darren Alexander Gavin Bethea Charm Bullard Henry and Dorwoah Counts Zenata Donaldson Zack Freeman Andrea Frierson Kisha Guess Calvin Jones Jr. Jacquelin Lewis Wilbert Lewis Brandon & Alisha Pitts Sherry Rivers Kevin Rountree Tiffini Tillman Denise Walker Adrianne Williams Audrey Witherspoon Robert Woodard

Lander Rugby Football Scholarship Chase Cooley Joseph and Katie Engram

William T. Lander Jr. Scholarship DeWitt and Carolyn Stone

Maude Latham Scholarship

Dr. Katherine D. Cann Jeff May

In memory of Maude Latham by Dan & Marjorie Ball by Chuck & Becky Earley by Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gentry by Myra Greene by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Ralph Patterson by Frank and Wilma Phillips by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Larry A. Jackson Scholarship

Fitz & Margaret Lee Scholarship

Hunt Family Scholarship Ray & Julie Hunt

Barbara A. Jackson Scholarship

Jeff May

Margaret Lee Ellenanne Lee Hester Shanna L. Hester

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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 Merle H. Ervin Dianne Lide Gregory Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Jeff May Delina S. Montgomery Sherry Kennedy Rivers

Sandra J. Lorenzatti Scholarship Dave & Maureen Lorenzatti

Agnes Luddy Scholarship Donna Perry

G. Dearyl Lusk Scholarship

In honor of Leigh Lusk Gambrell’s birthday In memory of Jackson Trevor Lusk by Terry & Alice Gilchrist

Janie Craig Major Scholarship Dr. Katherine D. Cann Roberta C. Major Carolyn H. Murph

John Martin Golf Scholarship

C.E. Bourne & Company Robert Hammond Finis & Bettie Horne Martin-Sims Golf Tournament

William Martin Psychology Scholarship

Bob Brimmer In memory of Jeri Roberts by Robin Lawrence by Karen Minter by Glenda Ridgely

Estelle Murray Mauldin Scholarship Furman & Carol Mauldin

Jeff J. May Scholarship

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Suzy Branham Kathy Cochran Chandler Darling Steve & Gayle Grogan Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Jeff May Kenny & Nancy Poston

Orvy & Jessie May Scholarship

Suzy Branham Jeff May In memory of Bill May by Jimmy & Linda Burton by Finis & Bettie Horne by Michael & Betty Williams

Benjamin Mays Scholarship

Jesse Butler Audrey Witherspoon

Catherine McAllister Scholarship

Wes McAllister In memory of Catherine McAllister by Julius Baggett by Lura Jean Chandler by Robin Coleman by John Andrew Dominick by Deborah Brooks Durden by AC Flora High School Faculty by John & Clair Gibson by Mr. & Mrs. S.G. Gilliam by James & Elizabeth Gray by Laura Hester by Wayne Justesen by Hans Kaufmann Jr. by Stanley & Susan Keaton by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Mr. & Mrs. William L. Kinney by Rebecca Laffitee by Mary Beth Watson Manheim by Wes McAllister by Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. McNiel by Mt. Carmel Yacht Club by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Chad Rubin by Margaret Sanders by Mason & Connie Speer by J.L. Todd Auction by Tricia, Sam & Upper Savannah Council of Government by Dr. & Mrs. Michael Watson

Tommy McCalla Scholarship Jeff May

Brian & Mandi McDermott Scholarship

Brian & Mandi McDermott

Betsy Mickey McDowell Nursing Scholarship Dr. Betsy McDowell Kathleen McDowell In memory of Linda B. Moore by Pauline S. Campbell

John & Jayne McElrath Scholarship Tower Club Greenwood

Seab & Ruth McEntire Scholarship Ann T. Hare

Gordon M. Moore Scholarship

In memory of Gordon Moore by Michael & Lucy Anderson by Dorothy Griffin by John & Charmaine Moore by Jim & Marilyn Nelson by John Nelson by DeWitt & Carolyn Stone by Alice Taylor-Colbert

Moss Family Scholarship

In honor of Sammy & Gwen Moss by Lucretia Moss & Cynthia Britt

Mufuka Private Foundation Scholarship Douglas & Jean Mufuka

Dr. Leslie Myers Scholarship Leslie MacTaggart Myers

Carol Neubner Dance Scholarship Klaus & Carol Neubner

In honor of Carol Neubner’s birthday by Kathy Walters

Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Scholarship Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Anita Smith

Ralph & Grace Norman Scholarship In memory of Frank Polatty by Carol Burgess by Susan Polatty

Nursing Alumni Scholarship Dori Dahlberg Mashura Mufuka Darrell Quick Christopher Seaborn Barbara Stewart

Nursing Class of 2012 Scholarship Erica Bartley Jordan Bennett Dustin Boggs Elzabeth Robertson Branz Jessica Carper Sara Christie Sara Cox Bernice Daugherty Lindsay Dill Ambre Ellenberg Ashlee Fox Ashley Fraundorf Gracen Gallagher Donna Gause Leisa Myers Igleheart Ambre Jones Courtney Jones AnnaGrace Jordan Paige Kight Eric Kimbrell Elizabeth Holbrooks Lee Leslie Myers MacTaggart Justin Mast Renee Mast Erin Miller Daniel Morgan Shannon Peeler Ellison Poston Ali Marie Price Elizabeth Robertson Anastasia Rudy Ryan Sattar Opal Sobieszczyk Robbie South Courtney Trotter Amy Tyner Casey Weeks Holisa Wharton

Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions Scholarship Kelsey Oxford

Park Sterling Bank Scholarship

In memory of Leon Bannister In memory of Marilyn Claypool In memory of Donnie Dowis In memory of Billy Humbert In memory of William Hunter In memory of Kathryn Lee In memory of Phoeba McCarty In memory of Irene Nave by Park Sterling Bank

Gifts to Scholarsh i p s

Charles A. Park Scholarship Beverly Park Quintana Rodney & Robin Stone Hugh H. Tucker

Lydia Woodham Parrish Scholarship Barbara E. Stewart

Pilot Club of Greenwood Scholarship The Pilot Club of Greenwood

Cindy Boggero Polatty Scholarship In honor of The Polatty Family by Charles W. Thompson Jr. In memory of J. Mills Polatty by Dee & Linda Garner

Marion E. & Margaret R. Poston Education Scholarship Central Carolina Community Foundation Jeff May Dorothy Poston Kenny and Nancy Poston

President’s Scholarship

In honor of Dr. Danny McKenzie by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Pro Med Nursing Scholarship Barbara E. Stewart

Eric Puckett & Larry Middleton Nursing Scholarship Larry Middleton

Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson Scholarship Bobby & Gail Purkerson In honor of Linda Goldman’s retirement by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson In memory of Elma Miley by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Michael & Betty Williams In honor of Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by John & Julie P. Lamb In honor of Jo Ann Purkerson by Sallie S. Peebles

Ramage Scholarship Dr. A.A. Ramage

Margaret Doyle Ray Scholarship Virginia Wiggins

Wilma Wilson Reeves Scholarship

Helen Bryan Donna R. Outen Frank Phillips Wilma Reeves Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Stan Reeves In honor of the Phillips’ anniversary by Frank Phillips In honor of Wilma Reeves Phillips’ birthday by Mr. & Mrs. Stan Reeves In honor of Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips by Helen Bryan

Barbara R. Richter Theatre Scholarship Ronnie & Linda Kidd

Scholarships Help Students in Science, Music and Special Ed Jerry Wilson and Bruce White were colleagues and good friends while on the faculty of Lander’s College of Science and Mathematics, and they have remained friends and traveling companions since retiring. They are also committed to helping Lander students as evidenced by scholarships they have established. Wilson, professor emeritus of physics, was awarded a scholarship while a student at Ohio University at a time he needed financial assistance. “I decided when I was financially able, I would create a scholarship for other students.” In 1995, he established The Jerry D. Wilson Scholarship for Excellence in Science. While not a requirement, Retired Lander faculty members Bruce White and Dr. Jerry recipients are encouraged to consider establishing Wilson are among faculty and staff who have created Lander scholarships when they are able. scholarships at Lander. From left: White; Ralph Patterson, White, who retired after 27 years at Lander, eight vice president for University Advancement; and Wilson. years as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computing, created two scholarships honoring members of his family. The Nat F. White Instrumental Music Scholarship is in memory of his father, who was a professional musician. It is awarded to students in Lander’s Wind or Jazz ensembles. The Carolyn Sue White Scholarship is named for his sister, who has Down syndrome. White said, “The scholarship is meant to help students majoring in special education to perform and do well and help people like my sister.” Vice President for University Advancement Ralph Patterson said, “We thank Jerry Wilson and Bruce White, and other retired faculty and staff, for their ongoing support over many decades, benefiting Lander in ways that are beyond measure.”

William Ricketson Scholarship Rev. Hoyt Palmer

SCES Student Council for Exceptional Children Scholarship

Elizabeth H. Roberts Nursing Scholarship

Douglas & Patricia Bishop Frank & Peggy Daniello Garris Jewelers Larry Mitchell Meagan Shields Michael W. Shields

Rotary Club Scholarship

Don & Cynthia Scott Mass Comm. Scholarship

Rebecca Bostic Riley Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bostic

Steve & Dana Roberts

Greenwood Rotary Club

Salvation Army Co-op Scholarship Salvation Army

John G. Saris Foundation Scholarship John G. Saris Foundation

Carol Scales Scholarship William O. Lindsay III Dr. Carol J. Scales Barbara E. Stewart

Thomas N. Scales Scholarship in Health Care Management Gary Graham Dr. Carol J. Scales

D.L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship

Eric Smith Scholarship

Pat Sease Scholarship

Jean Irwin Smith PEES Scholarship

D.L. Scurry Foundation

Brock Dowis Scott Don & Cynthia Scott

John & Peggy Davis Elaine A. Horton George H. Sease Shawn Sease Larry & Myrna White Michael & Betty Williams In memory of Pat Sease by Clinton High School Class of 1961

Don & Cynthia Scott Soccer Scholarship

Shurden International Student Scholarship

Don & Cynthia Scott Kendel Colbie Scott

Sarah B. Catoe Marjorie Craig

Kariana Elise Smith Scholarship

In memory of Kariana Elise Smith by Jeannette Stubbs Altman by Sara Harrington Gardner by Ann Shirley Glenn by Doshia D. Smith by Mr. & Mrs. James K. Smith by Carolyn Martin Taylor by June K. White by Margaret Wingo Zimmerman

Mike and Susan Shurden

Rudy Sims Scholarship Joel M. Scott/Elbert County Memorial Finis & Bettie Horne Scholarship Martin-Sims Golf Tournament Lamar Scott In honor of Lewis & Betty Walker by Lamar Scott

Maurice & Nancy Scott Scholarship

Mo & Nancy Scott In honor of Mo Scott for Father’s Day by Lisa S. Cline by Jill S. Rose

Scott & Judy Smith Scholarship

Doug & Sally Kauffmann Howard C. Kauffmann In memory of Dr. Russell Cherry by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Susan Sims

Janet Sipple Nursing Scholarship

Eric Smith

Donna Adams Perry Barbara E. Stewart In memory of Linda B. Moore RN BSN by Dr. Janet A. Sipple

Alice Smith Spencer Scholarship

In memory of Earl Cowan In memory of W.A. McDaniel Jr. by Wates & Hinky Adams

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G i f t s t o Scholarships

LBAN Scholarship Established Beginning next year, students who are African-American or of African descent will be able to apply for the Lander Black Alumni Network (LBAN) Scholarship. To be eligible for the new scholarship, established in January and endowed this spring, students must be rising sophomores or juniors. They must have a GPA of at least 2.8 and must be active both on campus and in the community. The LBAN group will honor the first recipient of the scholarship, which is open to all majors, at a banquet next September. “We are incredibly proud of the members of LBAN for meeting their goal of an endowed scholarship and appreciative of their time and generosity. They have set an example of giving for all alumni as well as the students who will be helped by their efforts,” said Lander Director of Alumni Affairs Myra Greene. The new scholarship “is significant,” according to Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement, “because the alumni who have embraced the LBAN Scholarship are choosing to give back to Lander and want to make a difference for our current and future students. That’s what it’s all about.”

Nell Perry Squires Scholarship Barbara E. Stewart

George R. Starnes Family Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. George R. Starnes

Linda McLean Stevens Scholarship

Bill & Linda Stevens In honor of Linda Steven’s birthday by Dale & Phil McClary

Shelton Stewart Scholarship Art Sutherland

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Study Abroad Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Sarah Isabel Stone Art Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Suzanne Lander Stone Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Tammy Stoner Cross Country Scholarship

by Shirley Foshee by L.D. & Cynthia Hedrick by Evie & Coy Johnson by Donnie & Faye Trotter by Wesley Commons by Hershel & Martha Young by Thelma S. Young In memory of W. Laurin Young by Thelma S. Young

Barbara Brown Ullman Scholarship In memory of Harold Brown In memory of John Sanford Pritchett In memory of Florence Raad In memory of Ola Belle Tillman In memory of Arline Jennings Wilkie by Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook

Buddy & June Vanadore Scholarship Anonymous

Larry E. Vereen Scholarship Jonathan T. Creswell

Bob Stoner In memory of Dr. Julieanne Collins by Charles & Anne Drake

Dr. Amanda L. Wagoner Pre-Vet Scholarship

Eleanor Shiflet Teal Scholarship

S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Scholarship

Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Jeff May Kenny & Nancy Poston

C.Y. Thomason Scholarship

C.Y. Thomason Foundation

George & Lois Tingle Art Scholarship Ann T. Hare

Kimberly Lauren Trotter Scholarship Joyce Ludwa In memory of Arah Lee Davenport by David & Laura Brunson & family

Gina Wagoner

S. Melissa Evans Amy Walker Smith S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Jr.

Joe & Ada Wells Scholarship

Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant In memory of Dot Alexander In memory of Brian Attaway In memory of Hugh Brailsford In memory of Libby Cohen In memory of Earl Cowen In memory of Peggy Griffin In memory of Sara Hoole

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In memory of Harriet Ivester In memory of Kat Lee In memory of Lillie Maffett by David & Betty Jo Henderson In memory of W. A. McDaniel Jr. by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley In memory of Erica Rushton In memory of Don Turner In memory of Mrs. Riley Watson by David & Betty Jo Henderson In memory of Mark Willard by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by David & Betty Jo Henderson

Luanne Wentzky Scholarship Anthony Garland Elaine Knight LuAnn Seay

Whatley-Southerland Mathematics Scholarship

Christian & Angie Wypasek In memory of Doris Whatley Brady by Ann W. Cox by Georgia W. Martin by Christian & Angie Wypasek In honor of Emily Luker by Teresa L. Phillips In memory of Genell Whatley Wright by Ann Cox by Georgia Martin by Christian & Angie Wypasek In memory of W.H. Wright by the David Akins family In honor of Krystyn Wypasek by Teresa L. Phillips

Carolyn Sue White Scholarship Pamela Ryan Bruce F. White

Nat F. White Instrumental Music Scholarship Bruce F. White

Betty Williams Athletic Scholarship Chandler Darling In memory of Boykin Curry by Michael & Betty Williams

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

Melvin L. Wimmer Scholarship

Myra Greene Jeff May Rosalind N. Welder Dr. & Mrs. J.E. Young Jr. In memory of Donald McKellar by Myra Greene

Young/Beaudrot Music Scholarship First Baptist Church, Greenwood Dr. & Mrs. J. Ernest Young Jr.

Bessie Kate Edwards Young Nursing Scholarship

Gayle Hughes Ruth Q. Seigler Barbara E. Stewart In memory of Bessie Kate Edwards Young by Monty & Tammy Edwards Kitchens In memory of Bruce Young by Susie Buchanan by Sue Cawood by Susan Chasteen by Neada Collins by Mary B. Edwards by Jo Ann Gary by Patricia Hill by Myrna Hinton by William & Sara Hollingsworth by Monty & Tammy Edward Kitchens by June Knowlton by Lana Lovvorn by Judy Mitchell by Jamie McDowell by Clare McGaha by Old 96 Model A Ford Club by Karen Price by Ellen Rhodes by Barbara Smith by Alice Thompson by Kelly Vail by Jan Wells by Frank & Kathy White

Zeigler Gregg Scholarship Lynn J. Young

TRIBUTE FUND

In memory of Edythe Ascherl by Ronnie & Linda Kidd In memory of Mills Palmer Bigham by Margaret Anne Palmer In memory of Doris Whatley Brady by Nancy Brady In honor of Karl Scotland Burrows & Kaeli Emma Burrows by Rosemary McGee In memory of Ricky Bush by Myra Greene by Steve Grogan by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr.

In memory of Patricia Butler ’55 by Marinelle G. Thompson In memory of Henry & Patricia Counts by Henry & Dorwoah Counts In memory of Boykin Curry by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr. In honor of Dr. Rick Fox by Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Sanders In memory of Clara Johnson Langley In memory of Genet Langley In memory of Peggy Page Langley by Joe W. Langley In honor of Dr. Ford Lux by Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Sanders In memory of Catherine Harter McAllister by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr. In memory of G. Ralph Moore by Carol Moore In memory of Calvin Lee Palmer Jr. In memory of Calvin Lee Palmer Sr. In honor of Elizabeth Nicholson Palmer by Margaret Ann Palmer In honor of Ralph Patterson by Wes McAllister In memory of Sarah Perkins by Myra Greene In memory of Pamela Overby Potter by Gayle O. Holliday In honor of Lorraine Redderson by Cheryl Browning In honor of Coach Ray Tackett by Wes McAllister In memory of Daphine Faircloth Thomason ‘41 by Bernice F. Reasoner In memory of Charlie Todd by Ronnie & Linda Kidd In memory of Rita Dean Wiggins ’60 by Kathryn C. Fallaw In memory of Arline Wilkie by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin Lawrence In memory of Martha Willis by Dr. & Mrs. Sam Willis

OTHER GIFTS Admissions Fund

Chase Cooley Sidney Crawford Sarah Crosby Katie Finkbeiner Engram Rodney Jones Allison Devine Keck Jennifer Mathis Amanda McCombs Alex & Michele Smith Mary Ellen Spearman Susan Wood

Alumni Director Fund

In honor of Myra Greene by Kenneth S. Johnson

Alumni Social Events Sponsors Fund Lorraine Angelino Chuck & Anne Drake Gunnells Marine Mark Holcombe

Gifts to Scholarsh i p s

Mike McWhorter Glenn & Debrah Miller

Alumni Special Projects Fund Lorraine Angelino Art Sutherland

Arboretum Fund

Charles Bender Palladian Study Club In memory of Patsy Payne by Linda Goldman by Kathy Goldsmith by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin Lawrence by Mary McDaniel

Art Education Fund Douglas McAbee Dr. Linda K. Neely Sandra Singletary

Athletics Fund

Joe & Charlotte Cabri Mr. & Mrs. Jim Conley Countybank Mr. & Mrs. F. Clayton Dorn Elliott Davis LLC A friend of Lander Athletics Alan LeForce Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Lewis Ken Makins Charles Rush Snead Builders Van Taylor In memory of Ricky Bush by Larry & Barbara Jackson

Bearcat Benefit Auction

Abbeville Sporting Goods Aramark Roger Bagwell Blyth Funeral Home Joe & Charlotte Cabri CenturyLink Chickasaw David Lindsey Clothier Inc. Elliott Davis LLC Katherine Finkbeiner First Citizens Bank Fuji Photo Film Greenwood Fabricating Finis & Bettie Horne Ray Hunt Hunter & Associates Lee & Associates Lloyd Roofing McDonald, Patrick, Poston, Hemphill & Roper LLC Connie Rentz Cathy Sayer Mr. & Mrs. Donald Scott Brain Vahjen Michael & Betty Williams

Bearcat Club

Gray Ellenberg Bob Brimmer G. Ocie Ford Tony Garland Dr. Walt Patterson Art Sutherland In memory of Kyle Marie Heise by Noel McDaniel

In honor of Carol A. Langley by Joe Langley In honor of Jeff May by S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans In memory of Kariana Smith by Brande Yarborough

Jackson Lecture Series

Business Department Fund

Library Endowment

Heather Adney Melissa Burkhamer Doug Grider Peter & Belinda Henschel Shawanne Middleton Tyron Shepard Michael Shurden Charles R. Stowe Sam Tolbert Meredith Uttley Carol Wood

Business Endowment Dr. Juan Santandreu

Class of 2012 Sponsors

Lorraine Angelino Myra Greene Steve Grogan Kat Finkbeiner Meredith Mims McTigue Don & Cynthia Scott S. Anne Walker

Steve Dolny Baseball Stadium Linda Dolny

Education Special Fund

Becky Koch Deanna McCarrell Danny & Macy McKenzie Dava O’Connor In memory of Eda Sauders Edwards by Larry & Barbara Jackson

English Foreign Language Fund Margaret Ann Palmer

Equestrian Center

Baird & Company Col. (Ret.) Phillip T. Campbell Virginia DuBose Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Foxworth T. Marvin Goldman Myra Greene Barbara Lewis Michael & Genette McShane Carolyn Miller Sandra Corley Mitchell Dr. Jae Park Beverly Poplaski Kenny & Nancy Poston Don and Cynthia Scott Yvonne Fulmer Strom Kathy Underwood In honor of Andrew Cash Brewington In honor of Henry Fletcher Brewington by Mr. & Mrs. Earle Brewington Jr.

Focus on Japan Fund

Fuji Photo Film The Japan Foundation

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Lander Professional Business Society Fund Lander Professional Business Society Charles Watson

Math & Computing Enrichment Fund Farha Ali Jason Bode Robin Crutcher Gina Poore Dunn Rarvan Menzei Pamela Ryan

Math & Science Fund Dr. David Slimmer

Jeff May Recreation, Wellness & Sports Complex John Barnes Sherry Basile Cheryl Bell James & Judy Bidwell Steve Bolton Ann Bowen Alisha Bradley Suzy Branham John Bray Mr. & Mrs. Emmett F. Brooks Robert Brookshire Laurie Kerhoulas Brown Sandra Burden Jesse Butler Robert Butler Steve & Carol Byrd Joe & Charlotte Cabri Preston Cantrell Claire Cappio Capsugel Barbara Chadwell Chicksaw City of Greenwood Hannah Cleveland Clinton Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Charles Copas Brandi Cordell Helen Corley Kendall Couch Countybank Lee Craig Brandon Crick Mary Catherine Cutrell Janet Daubener Valerie Davis Jane Dooling Jamie Dorn Janie Elliott S. Melissa Evans Grayson Fields David Finley Firmin Ford Charles Fowler Friend of Lander Athletics Jason Gambrell John Gardner Tony Garland Greenwood Chiropractic Dianne Gregory Steve Grogan Gunnells Marine

Wallace Hall Becky Hamor S. Anne Hancock Margaret Gregory Hastings Meg Poston Hastings Finis & Bettie Horne Nina Horne Mr. & Mrs.William Huntley Jr. Richard Jackson Freddie Jewsbury John Keefe Sabra Horne Keefe Andrea Kelly Rick & Claudette Leary Rowland LeMaster Donald Lloyd Olgethia Louden Brittany Robinson Loyd Linda Lucas Ken & Peggy Makins Hilda Marshall Amy May Hunter May Jeff May Kathy Hull Mays Richard Brian McCarty Scott McCloskey Charles McDaniel Charles McNeill Lara Middlebrook Carolyn J. Miller Erin Miller Marjorie Mills Kamran Mir Leotus Morrison Terry Morse Floyd & Mamie Nicholson James Nicholson Anthony Nunziato Lisa Oliver Palmetto Bank Dr. Jae Park Ralph Patterson H.D. Payne & Company Jeff & Becky Pearson Ryan Peck David Peterson Emma Peterson Ellison Poston Jaffrey Poston Kenny & Nancy Poston Arthur Radcliffe Derek Raper Melissa English Rias Mark Riddle Marshall Ridlehoover Walter and Jackie Roark Gaines Robinson Phillip Roebuck Sharon Saxon Jonathan Shurden Amy Walker Smith Gary Smith Granger Smith Mary Lyle Smith Jan Smoke Doug Spears Neil Steifle Wanda Price Stein Kristen Stephens Ruby Stevens Stephanie Stevens Rob & Angela Strickland Robert Taft Alice Taylor-Colbert

Dixon & Eleanor Teal Brian Thomas Chris Thomas Lisa Thomas Robert Tolbert S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Jr. Richard Wash Kayla Westmoreland Mr. & Mrs. William J. Whitener In honor of Cheryl Bell by Gary H. Smith In memory of Archer Booker by Myra Greene In memory of Curtis Harkness ’94 by Men’s Basketball Team In honor of Finis & Bettie Horne by Jeff Odenwald In memory of their father, Pete Kerhoulas by Peter Kerhoulas & Laurie Kerhoulas Brown In memory of Cruiser & Kat Lee by Myra Greene In memory of M.F. Lide by Leotus Morrison In memory of Bill May by Dr. & Mrs. Dan Ball In honor of Jeff May by Laura Hester by Jeff Odenwald by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson In honor of Jeff May’s birthday In honor of Jeff May Complex Dedication In honor of Jeff May receiving the Grace Iler Norman Award by Dixon & Eleanor Teal In memory of Dan McCullough by William Owens by J. Eric Johnson by Steve Roberts In memory of Tommy Patterson by Beth, Whitney & Grayson Patterson In memory of Zachary Payne Robinson by Gwen Gunnells & Lisa Shulfer In memory of Leigh Ann Rodgers by Mr. & Mrs. Pat Rodgers

Men’s Baseball Program

J.E. Berry Stephen Berry Waunette Boerger Carol Bonner Randy Bouknight Matthew Brackett Charles Brandt Mr. &. Mrs. David Bridges Frank Brown Sara Brown Randy Carlson Gordon Carpenter Nathan Childs Craig Church William Clifton Mr. & Mrs. George Coleman Maria Colon Eric Corbett Thomas & Norma Jean Corrado Brenda Craft Keri Davey Tamora Davey Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Davis Tonya Davis

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G i f t s t o Scholarships

Men’s Baseball Program continued

Michael D’Errico Jeffrey Dixon Ted Drum Jonathan Elitzky Gray Ellenberg Marilyn Emery Timothy Flanagan Dennis Grady Joyce Granfors Myra Greene Lori Griffin Louise Hakey Patrick Hakey Judith Haynes Anthony Helms Charles Hopper Finis & Bettie Horne Johnny Hughston Kenneth Hughston Kimberly Hyatt Ellen Jansen Donald Johnson Robert Jordan Janice Kellar Terry Kelly Marilynn King Terry Landreth Susan Lasher Mary Lawing Betty Ligon James Lilley Sabrina Lindemann Thomas Londgren Shelley Lunde John Lynch Tannera Martin Timothy McNulty Winford Metts Charles & Alice Moates James Nealis OM Corporation Pamela Painter Parents & Friends Chrisellen Pate Ryan Poole Shirley Poole Roger Robinson Sallenger & Brown Carl Scarborough Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Scott Dana Scuggs Mr. & Mrs. John Sheffield Southern Illinois Battery Gary Starr Richard Stevenson Robert Taft Steven Tate Lori Teaken Sarah Lynn Tew Richard Thomason Clyde Turbeville Scott & Rhonda Van Pelt Martha Vaughn Chhagan Vekaria Rollo Villareal William Watson Derek Whaley Patricia Whitt Richard Wiles Jonathan Wiley Stephen Wilkins Michael & Betty Williams Ted & Ann Wilson

Helen Wolf Dewey Yeargin

Men’s Basketball Program

John Thomas Greene Ken & Peggy Makins Parent & Friends Steve Roberts Wayne Southard Michael & Betty Williams In memory of Ricky Bush by Michael & Betty Williams

Men’s Golf Program

Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Gray Ellenberg Finis Horne Jim Martin Martin-Sims Golf Tournament John Minor James Nicholson Parents & Friends Rodney and Robin Stone Walter Todd The Wilkie Agency

Men’s Soccer Program

Arvie Bennett Sr. Don & Audine Bergman Scott Bradford Tyler Davis Tony Elrod Kat Finkbeiner Jeseph Fleming Mac & Holly Hubbard Keith Johnston Dr. Max Lins Ryan Miller Brad Nickles Parents & Friends Don Scott David Tompkins Brad Utter Douglas Voorhis Bill Waters Charles White

Men’s Tennis Program

Phillip Armstrong Joe & Charlotte Cabri Parents & Friends Brian Schoch State Farm Agency In honor of Joe Cabri’s 70th birthday by Damon & Alice Riddle

Nursing Crisis Fund Barbara Stewart

Nursing Faculty Fund

Jordan Bennett Janie Busch Deborah Jacks Camak Jessica Carper Brian Conner Rebecca Cox-Davenport Bernice Daugherty Donna Gause Paula Haynes Leisa Myers Igleheart Carrie Jimison Theresa Lawson Elizabeth Lee

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Jason Lee Erin Miller Heather Miller Leslie MacTaggart Myers Ali Marie Price Erica Sisiam Robbie South Holisa Wharton

SIFE Program

Jae & Gemma Park International Initiative Fund

Special Events Department

Frugals ABC Chan & Nahn Chang House of Colors Sung H. Kim Sung-Jae & Gemma Park In honor of Dr. Jae Park by The Palladian Study Club In honor of Boyoung Roh by Lander Evening Club

Physics Discipline Award Helen Ouzts

Political & Social Sciences Department Linda Carson Daniel Harrison James Kier Chad Kinsella Johnathan L. McAllister Lucas McMillan Scarlet Moore Kimberly Richburg Meredith Uttley

Psychology Club Fund Psychology Club

SC Biotechnology Assistantships

Capsugel Foundation for a Greater Greenwood Pfizer Self Family Foundation

Science Faculty Funds

Lisa Brodhacker James R. Colbert Jr. David Gardner Jeffrey Hollifield Ralph Layland Jason Philip Lee Linda Lucas Jennifer Richter Maze T.D. Maze M. Paige Ouzts Daniel Pardieck Deb Osborne Runyan Mike Runyan Austin Trousdale Kimberly Wheeler Elizabeth Zimmerman

Self Foundation Family Archives

Self Family Foundation

Self Regional Healthcare Partners In Preparing for Practice

Self Regional Healthcare

Linda Dolny Greenwood Partnership Alliance Takila White

Sociology Student Awards Meredith Uttley

In memory of Robert Mitchum Sr. by Myra Greene

Student Wellness Fund

Don & Audine Bergman Elizabeth Roark Bolton Gabriella Contreras Grace Contreras Chase Cooley Rebecca Gardner Myra Greene Fred Hardin Jason Lee Russell and Sylvia Martin Jeff May Keith McCaslan Glenn & Debrah Miller Sandra Corley Mitchell Leslie MacTaggart Myers Elizabeth C. Quick Don & Cynthia Scott Mo & Nancy Scott Jennifer Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jan Smoke DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Young Alumni Council

Theatre Education Fund Kenneth S. Johnson

Tower Club – Columbia

John Alexander Nicole Bucalo Kevin Chastain Libby Connor Christopher Crimminger Melissa Gilbert Linda Gillespie Michael Goodwin Donna Griffin Elaine Horton Julia Boatwright Hunt Sandra Corley Mitchell Faye Morgan Deborah Nye Derek Raper Kevin Rogers Torri Toland Ruth Seigler Sharon Smith Rob & Angela Strickland Michael Wright

Tower Club – Charleston

Rhoda Butler Michael Cox Adam & Sarah Deming Megan Vaughan Dunlap Merle Ervin Ursula Ferguson Charles Fowler Kristin Longmire Joy Mims Deloris Sims

Renee Sims Monteze Snyder Heather Thompson

Tower Club – Greenwood

Sharon Adams Lorraine Angelino Ann Arnold Chipper Bagwell Cheryl Bell Don & Audine Bergman Janie Bryant Carol Burgess Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant Gabriella Contreras Grace Contreras Chandler Darling Debbie Dill Hilton Dodgen Joseph and Katie Engram Troy & Danielle Fields Kat Finkbeiner Bill Garvin Carolyn Going Myra Greene Steve Grogan C.K. Kirkland Chris & Joan Kirkland Ronnie & Helen Lewis Olgethia Louden Pamela Lytch Jim & Denise Manley Russell & Sylvia Martin Jeff May Michael McWhorter Glenn & Debrah Miller Sid Moore Tessa Moore Pam Morton Joyce Nickles Lee Padgett Lee Prather Jo Ann Purkerson Arthur Radcliffe Jackie Rapp Mark Riddle Kevin Rogers Don & Cynthia Scott Michele Smith Debbie Spearman Rodney Stone Eleanor Teal Debra Tharpe Robert Tolbert Cheryl Jackson Ware Mr. & Mrs. C. Wayne White Susan Wood

Tower Club – Upstate

Sharon Adams Larry Blackmon Virginia Brecknell Jane Burnett Kathryn Burriss Robert Cox Michael Craig Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ellis Timothy Faulhaber Pamela Freeman Jean Galt Nathan Holman Melody Jacks William & Samantha Jones Corinne Kabel

Barbara Kirkpatrick Jack Lawrence Deanna McCarrell Meredith McTigue Lunette Nanney James Nichols Virginia Ouzts Brandon Powell Caroline Pruitt Dr. Terry Pruitt Frank Ridlehoover Barry Roe Jeanne Roe Brian Thomas Amy Ware Cynthia Whittemore

Uttley Anthropology Fund Dr. Meredith Uttley

Women’s Basketball Program American Honda Motor Company Cheryl Browning Chick-Fil-A Leila Elkins Kat Finkbeiner Maurice Henry Milford Lockhart David Miller Mr. & Mrs. Alex Smith Helen Smith Wayne Southard

Women’s Golf Program Roger Bagwell Richard Maury John Timmons

Women’s Soccer Program

Katherine Baltz Betty Bicknell Nicole Bulinsky Sara Burnett Casey Carswell Cooper Insurance & Financial Curtis Couch Jami Schliesman Downs Jennifer Faber Olivia Garcia Ryan Henderson Alison Huckaby Jennifer Jaques Brianne Laird Gary & Donna Middlebrook Melissa Moore Parents & Friends Peterson Dental Laboratory Brianne Sorensen Tianna Casto Storey April Stutts

Women’s Softball Program Cheryl Browning Kim Fuller Joseph Ridlehoover Doug Spears Bill Theismann Ashley Tomlinson

Women’s Volleyball Program Cheryl Browning Greenwood YMCA Stuart Prather Julie Terrell

Gifts to Scholarsh i p s

PLANNED GIFTS

Estate of William Bosserman

IN-KIND GIFTS

Lorraine Angelino Robert Barber Jr. Dennis & Debbie Dill Brick Drummond Clayton Dyson Andre Lubecke Dr. Dan Robinson Don Thompson Larry Weiner

Sylvia Brooks Grubb Nursing Scholarship Catherine McAllister Scholarship Nursing Class of 2012 Scholarship Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions Scholarship Ramage Scholarship Shurden International Student Scholarship

FACULTY DONORS

SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHED Lorraine Angelino International Programs Scholarship Boedecker Foundation Scholarship William K. Bosserman Business Scholarship William K. Bosserman Nursing Scholarship Eula Caudle Bracknell Scholarship Bernice Daugherty Scholarship James Grogan Political Science Scholarship

Lorraine Angelino Daniel Ball Judith Bello Jason Bode Lisa Brodhacker James Colbert Gay Coleman Rebecca Cox-Davenport Erin Crane Robin Crutcher Dori Lollis Dahlberg Bernice Daugherty Albert Dukes Gina Poore Dunn Reed Gallo Robert Gardiner David Gardner

Rebecca Gardner Donna Gause Susan Going Karen Hammond Daniel Harrison Paula Haynes Laura Hester Jon Holloway Leisa Myers Igleheart Doug Kauffman Robert Kelley Chad Kinsella Theresa Lawson Ralph Layland Elizabeth Lee Andre Lubecke Jennifer Richter Maze Timothy D. Maze Danny McKenzie Lucas McMillan Razvan Mezei John G. Moore Leslie MacTaggart Myers Linda Neely Lila Noonkester Anthony Nunziato Dava O’Connor Paige Ouzts Daniel Pardieck Osvaldo Parrilla

Nancy Poston David Red Kimberly Richburg Deborah O. Runyan Michael Runyan Pam Ryan Charlie Sacoco Juan Santandreu Michael Shurden Sandra Singletary Erica Sisiam Dave Slimmer Robbie South Robert Stevenson Charles Stowe Alice Taylor-Colbert Sam Tolbert Austin Trousdale Meredith Uttley Lee Vartanian Holisa Coleman Wharton Kimberly Wheeler Carol Wood Elisabeth Zimmerman

STAFF DONORS

Kent Atkins Chris Ayer Chipper Bagwell Pam Bartley

Cheryl Bell Gavin Bethea Shirley Booth Wyant Boreson Randy Bouknight Jeff Burkhamer Tracy Clifton Kathy Cochran Jeff Constant Jackie Counts Sidney Crawford Peggy Gorham Cromer Paul Crutcher Chandler Darling Debbie Dill Sarah Crosby Dukes Cindy Dysart Katie Finkbeiner Engram Debra Joe Franks Marcy Gadagno Stacey Gantt Kathy Goldsmith Myra Greene Steve Grogan Fred Hardin Donna Johnson Rodney Jones Linda Kidd Becky Koch Robin Lawrence

Helen Lewis Kitty Lewis Rick Lindley Dave Lorenzatti Ray Manley Russell Martin Jennifer Mathis Jeff May Keith McCaslan Mary McDaniel Gloria Meredith Karen Minter Tom Nelson Ralph Patterson Kevin Pederson Jennifer Pierce-Turman Megan Varner Price Steve Roberts David Schoolfield Kim Schoolfield Maria Scott Eddie Shaw Debbie Spearman Mary Ellen Spearman Bob Stoner Adam Taylor Van Taylor Eleanor Teal Susan Wood

The Bossermans: A Wonderful Act of Generosity Lander has received a $100,000 gift from the estate of William Karhl Bosserman, of Greenwood, to create a scholarship fund that will primarily benefit students majoring in business and nursing. The bequest establishes an endowment in his name and the name of his late wife, Lula Louise Little Bosserman. In his will, he stated that he and his wife retired to Greenwood from West Virginia more than 20 years ago and they wanted to show their gratitude by giving something back to the community. The Bossermans were married for 72 years until Lula’s death in 2007. He died in May of 2011, two weeks before he would have celebrated his 100th birthday. The bequest to Lander is a reflection of their working careers in business and nursing. He was a supervisor at a manufacturing plant in Follansbee, W.Va., and she retired as a registered nurse at a hospital in Fairmont, W.Va. Eleanor Teal, retired vice president of Lander’s Office of University Advancement, said she met Bosserman several years ago through a mutual friend and talked with him about Lander and the opportunities available for creating scholarships at the university. She added, “He was a humble, bright and generous individual who was also a dear friend.” The check creating the scholarship fund was presented to Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball by Tim Stewart, of Greenwood, a longtime friend of the Bossermans and executor of the estate. Ball described the gift as a wonderful act of generosity that will provide valuable financial support to deserving students for some time to come.

Tim Stewart, executor of the William Bosserman estate, presents a check for $100,000 from the estate to President Dr. Daniel Ball for an endowed scholarship at Lander. From left: Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement; Ball; Stewart; and Eleanor Teal, retired vice president for University Advancement.

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Bearcats Baseball Slides into Record Season

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Fall 2012

With a season that included a new stadium, a single-season record number of victories and a first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, the 2012 Bearcats Baseball team safely secured a spot in the Lander record books. Pictured, senior outfielder/first baseman Kevin Childs slides into home in the Peach Belt Conference Championship game against Armstrong Atlantic. Read more about the Bearcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; historic season on page 27 of this issue of Lander Magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photo by Bob Stoner