2009 Spring Lander Magazine by Lander University

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In This Issue: • Cutting Back: Lander Adjusts for Difficult Economy • 40th Anniversary of Lander Men’s Basketball • Lander Dining Services Is Thinking Green • Behind the Scenes with Lander Events Staff • Lander ACS Has Another Award-Winning Year

Lander’s American Chemical Society Provides Hands-On Chemistry Demonstrations at Area Schools

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LANDER MAGAZINE STAFF Charlotte Cabri, Editor Karen Inglese, Writer/Docent Dave Lorenzatti, Writer Russell Martin, Writer Megan Price, Writer Kathy Goldsmith, Editorial Assistant Maria Scott, Designer

LANDER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Steve Grogan ’80, Director of Alumni Affairs LeBron Bright ’82, President Don Scott ’75, Vice President Natalie Parramore ’97, Secretary Deloris Sims Carter ’92, Treasurer Erin Knapp Layland ’00, Vice President for Young Alumni

LANDER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Daniel W. Ball, President Danny L. McKenzie, Vice President for Academic Affairs Diane D. Newton, Vice President for Business and Administration H. Randall Bouknight, Vice President for Student Affairs J. Adam Taylor, Vice President for University Advancement Jefferson J. May, Athletics Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES L.B. Adams Jr. Ann B. Bowen Bobby M. Bowers Robert A. Brimmer Linda L. Dolny Maurice Holloway Raymond D. Hunt, Vice Chair Glenn J. Lawhon Jr. Jack W. Lawrence

Catherine K. Lee Mamie W. Nicholson, Secretary Sally E. Self George R. Starnes Charles R. Thompson Jr. Fred M. Thrailkill S. Anne Walker, Chair Ricci Land Welch

Stock art is provided by istockphoto.com: © Tina_Rencelj; © JurgaR.

In a minitriathlon promoting healthy living, Lander exercise science major Allison Daniel challenges Lander President Daniel Ball on the treadmill. Ball, Self Regional Healthcare CEO Jim Pfeiffer and YMCA CEO Gray Stallworth tested their mettle against Daniel, Lander business major Cameron Dorn and Dr. Dave Sealy, director of Self’s Sports Medicine Center. The friendly competition helped draw attention to the Greenwood Shrinkdown to St. Paddy’s Day, which is sponsored by the YMCA, Self Regional and Lander. The CEOs edged out the challengers who had to cover double the distance assigned to the CEOs. –Photos by Charlotte Cabri

Good Things Are Happening Good things are happening at Lander University. We as the Lander family are pulling together to weather the cutbacks affecting virtually every college and university in the nation. In this magazine, you can read about the university’s efforts to make the best of a bad economic situation. And as you will see from our photo spreads on Homecoming and Alumni Weekend, school spirit is at an all-time high among our students and our alumni, and our commencement coverage shows graduates ready to go out and take on the world. Good things are happening. That can-do spirit is evident among the students and faculty who, for the past 25 years, have made Lander’s American Chemical Society chapter one of the most honored in the nation. The tradition of service and scholarship evidenced by Lander ACS members over the years is a testament to the dedication of our students and those who mentor them. Dedication is also a hallmark of Lander’s special events staff and its student workers who make things happen on campus. They are the men and women behind the lights, sound systems and, yes, the curtains at concerts, lectures and ballgames, and you can read about this stellar staff in this issue of the Lander Magazine. Taking care of Mother Earth has long been a commitment at Lander, and in the past we have shared with you news of Lander’s campus recycling efforts as well as our efforts to protect the environment. Now, we share with you news about some of the bold initiatives our Dining Services is taking to conserve and preserve resources.

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.

Yes, good things are happening at Lander, and you can learn more about those good things by visiting our Web site at www.lander.edu. — Charlotte Cabri Editor

Contents In This Issue 10…...........….....................................................................…Homecoming 2009 High-Def Homecoming Makes a Splash

Students and alumni bring a high-definition edge to traditional Homecoming events that include reunions, reminiscing and plenty of vocal support for the Lander basketball teams.

14…..…..........................................................................................Cutting Back: Lander Adjusts for Difficult Economy Following several rounds of steep cuts in state appropriations, Lander is making changes to ensure the university can continue on its mission to provide high-quality, affordable education.

18…..….............................................................Lander Basketball Alumni Return They Ruled the Courts Players, coaches and fans celebrate 40 Years of Lander men’s basketball during a gala reunion.

22…..…......................................................................................Thinking Green: Lander Dining Services and ... Kermit Dining Services is reducing food waste and the use of disposables that might otherwise end up in a landfill and, at the same time, conserving energy.

24…......................................................................Wake Me Up Before You Gobo: Behind the Scenes with the Lander Events Staff Four full-time staff members and a team of student workers are the unseen force behind university productions, from dance and music concerts to basketball games and political rallies.

26…..…......................................Lander ACS Scores Another Award-Winning Year They Rank Among the Best in the Country

Having won a national ACS award each year since it was formed a quarter century ago, Lander’s American Chemical Society chapter keeps its winning streak alive.

THE UNIVERSITY IN REVIEW 2…..….........................................................................................…Alumni News 13…..….......................................................................................….News Briefs 16…..…..........................................................................................…Graduation

20…..….......................................................................................…Sports News 29…..…....................................................................................…Gifts to Lander

ON THE COVER Lander’s American Chemical Society chapter celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008, receiving its 11th consecutive “outstanding” designation from the ACS Committee on Education. The Lander chapter has received national recognition every year since its formation. Pictured, Lander ACS chapter president Ankoma Anderson, right, and chapter member Anna Wood, standing, guide Kaminer Cromer, 8, left, and brother Stokes, 5, through an experiment with slime. (Photo by Russell Martin)

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Alumni Weekend 2008

Getting down Bavarian style

Pictured at the annual Tower Club-Greenwood Fun-raiser, Don Scott, Class of ’75, joins fellow alums in festive song and dance as the group celebrates Oktoberfest.

Lander’s 2008 Alumni Weekend events welcomed back graduates of all ages. Festivities began on Friday, Oct. 10, with a golf outing at Stoney Point in Greenwood. On Saturday, Oct. 11, events focused on 60th-, 50th-, 40th- and 30th-year reunions for the classes of 1948, 1958, 1968 and 1978. Several alums from the class of ’83 were also in attendance, along with younger alumni who graduated after 2000. Traveling the farthest distance to attend Alumni Reunion Day were: Helen Simpson Smith, ’58, Tennessee; Ron Barrett, ’58, North Carolina; and Anne Cain David, ’68, Florida. They received Lander umbrellas. The evening brought with it Tower Club-Greenwood’s annual Fun-raiser at Cambridge Hall. This year’s theme was Oktoberfest. Donning Bavarian garb and sipping from Lander steins, alums feasted and danced the night away, while bringing the 2008 Alumni Weekend celebrations to a close. –Photos by Russell Martin

68 years of Lander tradition

Left: Carolyn Hughes Murph, right, Class of ’40, was the winner of the award given to an alum representing the earliest class. She is pictured here with Steve Grogan, ’80, director of Alumni Affairs.

New millennium grads

Right: Several members of the Young Alumni Council were on hand for Alumni reunion day. Pictured, from left, are: Carl Williams, Class of ’00; Nakia Williams, ’02; Robbie Bennett, ’01; Beth Campbell Quick, ’00; and Angela Gilbert Strickland, ’02.

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Oktoberfest Fun

A dance instructor at the Tower Club event gives Cynthia Scott, right, Class of ’76, and other alums pointers on tripping the light fantastic.

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Returning for their 60th-year reunion were, front row, from left: Jean Wiggins Taylor, Inez Davis Byars and Sarah Shirley Couch. Back row: Nelle Floyd Brown, Marian Pitts Ramage, Ella Claire Mays and Martha Burnette Strom.

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Class of ’58

Celebrating their 50th year as Lander graduates were, front row, from left: Brooke Rush, Elizabeth Reeves Ivey, Sallie Shirley Peebles, Helen Simpson Smith, Mary Ann Winn Riley, Anne Heyward, Patsy Floyd Brown and Louise Wavra Barton. Back row: Jerry Latham, Dot Terry Latham, Ron Barrett, Calvin Parkman, Eleanor Seel Armstrong, Mary Jo Harrison Christopher, Betty Kellett Sims, Emmie Lee Jones Chandler, Margaret Simmons Compton and Verna Cooper Jenkins.

Returning to Lander for their 40th-year reunion were, front row, from left: Kay Mitchell, Gilda Reynolds Tyler, Karla McCoy Mehagan, Anne Cain David and Jean Byars Higgins. Back row: Brenda Bryant Barton, Jacqueline Burns Durham, Celestia Stabler Simmons, Cathy Buchanan Mayfield, Elaine Hart Owens and Vonnie Jones O’Neal.

Class of ’78

Returning to Lander for their 30th reunion, members of the Class of ’78 and others were, front row, from left: Geneal Gilliam Cantrell, Myra Greene Shaffer, Jackie Jordan Garrett, Cynthia Bartley Floyd, Ellen Knight Riddle and Cynthia Biskey Beaty. Back row: Donna Adams Perry, Timothy Sanders, Greg Cantrell and Rick Leary, nursing faculty emeriti Nahn Chang, Dr. Barbara Freese and Dr. Janet Sipple, and Lander Board of Trustees member Maurice Holloway and Dr. Mary Harrison Holloway.

You are here

Left: A lot has changed on the Lander campus since Class of ’58 graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas. Here, Louise Wavra Barton and husband Jim, left, and Verna Cooper Jenkins look over a current Lander map in search of familiar landmarks.

Class of ’83

Right: Members of the 1983 graduating class also reunited during Alumni Weekend. Pictured, from left, are: Paula Moseley, Wayne White, Olgethia Lynn Harris Louden and Chandler Reep Darling.

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CLASS Class Notes are compiled by Steve Grogan, 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 sgrogan@lander.edu.

Dr. Terry Pruitt ’82, associate superintendent of Instruction, Curriculum, and Leadership with Spartanburg County School District 7, has been named South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) William B. Harley Administrator of the Year. Terry began his career as band director in Bamberg District 1, and then joined Hampton District 1 where he rose through the ranks to become superintendent. His schools and district have been named Palmetto Gold and Silver, and Red Carpet winners, and EOC Showcase schools, and have been noted for outstanding academic performance. Terry’s honors include Rotarian of the Year, Inez Tenenbaum School Leadership Award and Superintendent of the Year for Region 3 of the American Cancer Society, which covers seven states. Lamar Scott ’82 and ’84 has been named associate superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for the Elbert County School System. Elbert County has eight school facilities with over 3,700 students in prekindergarten-12th grade. He has been with Elbert County Schools for 27 years. Polly Thompson ’83 has been promoted to vice president of quality for the combined business unit of Span Packaging Services in Greenville. Thompson graduated from Lander with a degree in biology 4

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education and has been with Span for 15 years. At Lander, she was a member of the Blue Key National Honor Society. She played on the first women’s fastpitch softball team, which was coached by Doug Spears. Thompson will be responsible for quality and compliance for Span’s packaging divisions in Greenville, Winder, Ga., Milwaukee, Wis., and Chicago, Ill. The company packages over-the-counter personal care, health and beauty, pharmaceutical and household products. Bruce Ferrell ’86 is on the NCNN television station where he anchors afternoon and Saturday newscasts. He also hosts and produces a halfhour public affairs program, North Carolina Report. Bruce previously was the news division manager for several radio stations in Rock Hill, S.C., where he won many awards. Annette Crowe Greenway ’88, has earned a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Carolina. She is the branch manager of Abbeville County Library. Sheri Alexander ’89 has been hired as the head coach of the Rally Cats at Clemson University. Sheri has been a cheerleading coach for 19 years at various locations in the Upstate, including Wren High School and Palmetto High School where teams won state championships in 1998 and 2005. She and husband Wade live in Williamston. They have two children, Caleb and Kati. Debbie Dill ’90 and husband Dennis, owners of Divine Smoke BBQ, won The Taster’s Choice Award at the 2008 Festival of Discovery in Greenwood. Lynne Elliott ’91 has joined CapitalBank as a mortgage banker. Lynne had been with Greenwood Home Loans. She has one daughter, Maggie, and lives in Greenwood. Kristin Yon Loper ’91 has earned the Certified Healthcare Access Manager (CHAM) credential, an indicator of vast knowledge essential to the practice of patient access management. Kristin is an enterprise scheduling manager at

NOTES Self Regional Healthcare. Dayle Mumford ’93 has been promoted to assistant vice president at Countybank. Dayle has been with Countybank for seven years. Stacey Lemmond ’95, Greenville, president of Upstate-based Ask & Receive: Business and Computer Solutions Inc., has passed the Google Advertising Professional Exam. This credential is highly respected in the pay-per-click marketing industry and is required to become a Google Certified Advertising Professionals Qualified Individual. For more information, visit www.askandreceive.net. Jeffery Callaham ’97 held an art show on Daufuskie Island, S.C., in October. This year Jeffery has given speeches, exhibited in art shows, commissioned new works, won awards, and has been represented on art-related Web sites. His updated site is www.jefferycallaham.com. John Paguntalan ’97 was the 2008 recipient of the Palmetto Gold Award for exceptional nursing. Sam Whitaker Price ’97 is now a National Board Certified Teacher. Sam teaches special education at Chapman High School in Spartanburg. Nicole D. Williams ’98 graduated from the accelerated BSN program at Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing at Washington Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., where she received the Dean’s Honor of Service award for significant contributions to the college. Nicole was the first AfricanAmerican female to complete the program and is currently working as a nurse at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Rozalynn Goodwin ’99 is included in the Columbia Business Journal’s 20 Under 40 listing of young business leaders who represent a promising future for South Carolina’s Midlands region. Goodwin received a Lander degree in business administration with a health care management emphasis and a master’s in health care administration from USC. She is the director of policy research and a lobbyist for the S.C. Hospital Association, and

founder of The Motherhood Priority, which advocates for workplace policies enabling mothers to be primary caregivers for their children while holding down jobs to support their families. Her husband, Michael Goodwin ’01, is the director of college counseling at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia. They have one child, daughter Gabrielle, 2. Erin Knapp Layland ’00 has graduated from South Carolina Bankers School, which is recognized as one of the premier banking schools in the southeast. Erin is an assistant vice president with CapitalBank in Greenwood. Christopher “Mac” Hogan ’01 has joined Regions Bank and is over the commercial lending team in Spartanburg. Mac is married to Anne-Elizabeth Hogan and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Grace. Heather Jackson Thompson ’01 received her doctorate in physical therapy from Shenandoah University in August. Heather is a home health physical therapist for Amedisys Home Health in Charleston. Lonette Bentley Mayer ’02 is pursuing her MBA at North Greenville University. Caroline Roberts Nave ’03, Greenwood, has been promoted to office manager of CapitalBank’s Montague Avenue branch. She has been with CapitalBank since 2004. She and husband John Nave have one son. Johnathan P. Bass ’05, Columbia, has been promoted to executive director for Jeep Rogers Family YMCA Lake Carolina Branch. Johnathan was program director for the Greenwood YMCA and associate executive at the Columbia North West Branch. Kevin Chastain ’08 has retired from his Bearcat mascot position. Kevin became Lander’s first Bearcat mascot during 2004 Homecoming activities. At the April 2008 Sports Banquet he was presented the Dr. Boyce M. Grier Award, given to the student-athlete who best exemplifies school spirit.

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Fountains to Flow on Campus Thanks to Lander Alumni The sound of flowing fountains will soon be heard on the Lander campus thanks to the Lander Alumni Association, which has funded two fountains at the campus entrance on Montague. “For a number of years, Lander alumni have been setting aside funds for a project that would reflect their love for their alma mater,” said LeBron Bright, president of the Lander Alumni Association. “As projects were discussed, the idea of a fountain or fountains that would stand as a permanent legacy captured the imagination of the alumni board.” So when the 2003 campus plan, which included an entrance project, was approved by the Lander Board of Trustees in 2004, the Alumni Association Board looked for ways it could support the entrance project. In February 2007, the alumni board voted to fund two fountains at the campus entrance. The board reaffirmed its commitment in February 2008, and in spring 2009 alumni saw their dreams realized. The fountain project was coordinated by Gregory Fountains. “It is rewarding for our alumni to arrive on campus and be greeted by the fountains that were made possible through their support,” said Steve Grogan, director of Alumni Affairs. The image created by the fountains and new entrance boulevard with its brick signage and landscaping is also expected to have a positive impact on current students as well as prospective students and their parents. Local Realtor and member of the alumni board Jackie DeVore Roark said the fountains will serve to welcome students to Lander. Roark, who was director of Admissions at Lander for more than 30 years, knows how important campus appearance is in a student’s decision about which college he or she will attend. “When the campus is going to be a student’s home for four years, we want the student to be able to be proud of their Lander home,” said Roark. “Lander alumni have thought long and hard about how they can help promote

Artist’s rendering of entrance fountain.

their alma mater, so we are excited about the impact that the fountains will have on Lander and the Greenwood community.” While the fountains are a special project for the Alumni Association, Bright noted that alumni direct their major fundraising efforts toward scholarships. “In the fiscal year 2007-2008, alumni gave $110,000 to scholarships,” said Bright. “Our alumni want students to experience a Lander education and they are willing to fund the scholarships that help attract worthy students.” For the 2008-2009 academic year, The Lander Foundation, which administers the alumni scholarship funds as well as gifts from friends, businesses and foundations, provided almost $900,000 in scholarships to Lander students. Eighty percent of Lander Foundation monies are targeted for scholarships and academic enrichment. Lander alumni also assist in recruiting students through the university’s application fee waiver program. Grogan said that when an alum uses Lander’s fee waiver card to recommend a student, the student does not have to pay the $35 application fee. “Approximately 45 percent of students recommended by alumni actually end up enrolling at Lander,” said Grogan. “Whether it’s through fountains, fee waivers or scholarships, Lander alumni are committed to helping their alma mater.”

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WEDDINGS Weddings took place in 2008 unless noted.

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Oliver ’92 and Kenneth Reynolds, Greenwood, Aug. 15. Shelia works for the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department. They live in Greenwood. Melissa Gentry Young ’94 and Rusty Latham, Greenwood, July 12. Melissa is employed by Brewer Middle School. They live in Greenwood. James “Jim” Henry Thompson III ’97 and Danya Maria Morozowich, Greenwood, Aug. 30. Jim is the owner of Green Thumb Landscaping and partner in J.H. Thompson Builders. They live in Greenwood. Christopher Ozroe Counts ’98 and Christina Marie Lind, Mount Pleasant, June 28. Christopher is employed with Sabal Homes. They live in Charleston.

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Brandy Nicole Scott ’03 and Gary Horton, Blythewood, June 14. Brandy is a human services specialist II for Richland County DSS. They live in Blythewood. Jeffrey Ryan Whitfield ’03 and Kristen Marlene McLeod ’05, Charleston, June 21. Jeffrey is an assistant baseball coach at Furman University and physical education teacher with Greenville County Schools. They live in Lyman. Claire Gray Burns ’04 and Jonathan David Pratt, Laurens, April 19. Claire is a loan administration assistant at GrandSouth Bank in Greenville. They live in Laurens. Stephanie Lauren Hammond ’05 and James Frederick Stalnaker, West Columbia, June 21. Stephanie is a graduate student at the University of Georgia. They live in Athens, Ga.

James Michael Young ’98 and Hope Marie Vermillion, Abbeville, Dec. 20. Michael is a registered nurse at Abbeville Area Medical Center. They live in Barnwell.

Crystal Lynn Pryor ’05 and SSG Michael Paul Goforth, Greenwood, Dec. 27. Crystal is employed by Connie Maxwell Children’s Home and Lander’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry. They live in Clinton.

Jamie Cobb ’00 and David Simons, Ninety Six, Dec. 27. Jamie is a physical education teacher at Edgewood Middle School in Ninety Six. They live in Ninety Six.

Katie Marie Reid ’06 and Matthew Taylor Babb, Greenwood, Aug. 2. Katie is employed by Greenwood School District 50. They live in Abbeville.

Karen Gale Bartley ’01 and Bryan Rowland, Belton, June 28. Karen is employed with Cancer Centers of the Carolinas. They live in Simpsonville.

Mary Elizabeth Robinson ’06 and Jason Brandon Wise, Greenwood, Dec. 20. They live in Canton, Ga.

Christina Neighbors ’01 and Cory Graves, Campobello, Aug. 2. Christina teaches math at Landrum High School in Spartanburg School District 1. They live in Lyman. Claud William “Will” Bond IV ’02 and Anna Elizabeth Brown, Greenwood, Aug. 30. Claud works for Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC. They live in Greenwood. Jamie Gail Collier ’02 and William Anderson, Greenwood, Aug. 16. Jamie is an administrative assistant in Lander’s College of Science and Math. They live in Greenwood. Troy Edward Fields ’03 and Danielle Elizabeth Waldt ’07, Greenwood, July 19. They live in Greenwood. 6

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registered nurse with Self Regional Healthcare. They live in Ware Shoals. Stephanie Marie Davis ’08 and Clifton Albert Stanley, Abbeville, Nov. 22. Stephanie is a third-grade teacher with the McCormick County School District. They live in Abbeville. August Deann Drake ’08 and Matthew Douglas Forbes, Mount Pleasant, June 29. August teaches at Ware Shoals High School. They live in Anderson. Andrea Beth Griffin ’08 and Matthew Dean Crain, Simpsonville, May 31. Andrea is in the MAT program at Clemson University. They live in Greer. Erin Janelle McNeely ’08 and James Travis Hill, Charleston, June 21. Erin is a registered nurse at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. They live in Charleston. Stephanie Weber ’08 and Sheldon Phillips, Charleston, June 1. They live in Vienna, Ohio.

BIRTHS Births took place in 2008 unless noted.

Amanda Claire Wheless ’06 and Adam Wade Henderson, Abbeville, June 21. They live in Killeen, Texas. Lindsey McCall Williams ’06 and Jozef Iwan Setropawiro, McCormick, Oct. 11. Lindsey teaches at Oakland Elementary. They live in Greenwood. Heather Frances Farmer ’07 and Joseph Douglas Terry, Clinton, June 14. Heather is employed with Montgomery & Riddle Eyecare in Clinton. They live in Simpsonville. Jim Laman ’07 and Stephanie Heinbuch ’08, Simpsonville, Dec. 6. Jim is a technical assistant in Lander’s Jackson Library. They live in Greenwood. Holly Krystina Ramsey ’07 and William Harley Newman III, McCormick, May 24. Holly is a

Russ Fitzgerald ’84 and Ana Burrous Fitzgerald ’88, Greenwood, have adopted a son, Elijah Alexander, born May 30, 2007, in Russia. He became a citizen upon his arrival in the United States on April 22, 2008. In the photo above, Eli welcomes his little sister, Claire Elizabeth, who was born Dec. 7. Russ works in cataloging in Lander’s Jackson Library. Ana is a stay-athome mom. The new arrivals’ grandmother is Lander education professor emeritus Dr. Doris Fitzgerald. Leslie McArthur Moats ’91

and Kristen Moats, Ballentine, twins, Morgan Kennedy and Jack McArthur, March 29. Leslie is a physician working as the director of Rotating Residents in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. D. Allen Williams ’91 and Melody Williams, Prosperity, a son, Daniel Braxton, Feb. 12. Allen is an operator for SCE&G at VC Summer Nuclear Station. Daniel has two sisters, Michaela and Brittany, and a big brother, Dusty. Lori Alexander Lunsford ’94 and Donnie Lunsford, Pauline, a son, Nicholas Andrew, Aug. 21. Lori teaches 8th-grade English at Gable Middle School in Spartanburg. Nicholas has two big brothers, Cameron, 6, and Wyatt, 3. Michael Allen Cobb Jr. ’95 and Kristen Ravan Cobb ’98, Gaffney, a son, Brady Ravan Cobb, Oct. 20. Brady has an older brother, Logan, 6. Allen and Kristen teach elementary school. Elizabeth Abercrombie Mendicino ’96 and Jim Mendicino, Sumter, a son, Evan James, July 17. Elizabeth is a special education teacher in Sumter. Evan has two sisters, Bailey Elizabeth and Samantha Nicole. Brandon Ward Hartley ’97 and Ashley Moyer Hartley ’99, Lawrenceville, Ga., a daughter, Annelise Rives, April 27. Annelise has a big brother, Harrison. Both Brandon and Ashley work for AT&T. Ashlee Free Atkins ’98 and Kent Atkins, Greenwood, twins, Anna Griffis and Allen Kenneth-Lake, March 18. Ashlee is a special education teacher at Merrywood Elementary. Kent is Lander’s assistant athletic director for Sports Medicine. The twins have a big sister, Laura Davis. Olivia Nunn Boykin ’98 and Michael Boykin ’00, Spartanburg, a son, Sawyer Gabriel, June 9. Olivia and Michael both teach in Spartanburg. Sawyer has a big sister, Kendall Paige, 4.

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Kelly Chapman Bridwell ’98 and Gregg Bridwell, Pelzer, a son, Jake Harrison, April 3. Jake has a big sister, Abigail, 4. Kelly has been promoted to accounting manager at Medbridge Healthcare in Greenville. TJ Horton ’99 and Katherine Smith Horton ’00, Simpsonville, a daughter, Abigail Emma, Aug. 7. Abigail joins big brother John, 2. Christopher “Mac” Hogan ’01 and Anne-Elizabeth Hogan, Spartanburg, a daughter, Elizabeth Grace, Aug. 11. Mac is over the commercial lending team for Regions Bank. Beth Satterwhite Kunkle ’01 and Robert Kunkle, Newberry, a son, Robert Kole, Dec. 10. Beth is a stayat-home mom. Kole has a big sister, Audrey, 2. Chad Nabors ’02 and Brooke Allen Nabors ’02, Irmo, a daughter, Ryleigh Jacquelyn, Nov. 30. Chad is in management with Allstate claims and Brooke is a compliance analyst for First Citizens Bank. Ryleigh has a big brother, Hunter Allen. Megan Derrick Byrd ’03 and Adam Byrd, Columbia, a son, Kaleb Derrick, Dec. 8. Megan is employed by Lexington School District 3. Kaleb has a big sister, Karly Rae, 2. Brandy Scott Horton ’03 and Gary Horton, Blythewood, a son, Avery Talashawn, Jan. 16. Pamela McGaha Bowers ’04 and Larry E. Bowers, Lugoff, a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, Sept. 11. Caroline has a big brother, Cooper, 2. Pam is a Neonatal ICU RN at Palmetto Health Richland. Melissa Brounkowski Young ’04 and Steven Young, Greenwood, a daughter, Mary Claire, Nov. 7. Melissa is a Realtor with Associated Brokers, Inc. Becky Bergen Branham ’05 and David Branham, Greenwood, a daughter, Kinsley Marie, June 18. Becky is the insurance director for The Sunshine House in Greenwood. David works in Lander’s Physical Plant. Shelly D. Jackson McNeilly ’05 and Jonathan McNeilly, Columbus, Ohio, a daughter, Meredith Adyson, Sept. 14. Paula Nabors Taylor ’06 and Travis Taylor, Waterloo, a son, Terry Brandt, Aug. 5.

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Shannon Carnes “Gets It” “Every student deserves to have at least one academic concept or skill that he or she feels really confident with,” says Shannon Jones Carnes. Keeping that in mind, the educator and 1999 Lander graduate set out to help her students achieve just that. Coming up with unique ways to teach challenging concepts in her special education classroom, Carnes concentrated on helping each student master the multiplication tables. Noticing that Carnes’ students were excelling and sometimes out-performing others, Carnes’ colleagues asked her to teach her multisensory method as part of collaborative instruction in their classes. The next step was automatic. Find a way that teachers with students at any level could use the method in their own classrooms. So it was just a matter of time before The Multiplication Miracle: The Hear It, Touch It, Sing It, “Get It” method made its way into book form. “In getting my book published, my main goal was to have an instructor’s guide appropriate for teachers or parents to use as well as to provide student work sheets that allowed limited reproduction,” said Carnes. “I also needed a way to have songs included since they’re such an important part of the method. A free audio download that comes with the purchase of a book meets this need.” Carnes, who now lives in Athens, Ga., graduated from Lander with a B.S. in early childhood, elementary and special education. Then a resident of McCormick County, she had been looking for a relatively small school, and she wanted to commute for her first year. “Lander was the perfect size and fit for me,” she said. Her experience at Lander proved her choice correct. “Because the classes were interesting, I felt motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not just for a grade.” Dr. Marilyn Mecca’s early childhood courses impressed upon Carnes the importance of “developmentally appropriate practice” as well as how to implement it. “Dr. Dava O’Connor’s expertise in classroom management and behavior modification has also been most useful in my career,” added Carnes. As a special education teacher, Carnes has worked at J.E.T. Middle School in Johnston and at Fourth Street Elementary and Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary in Athens. She now conducts workshops to teach students, parents and teachers her unique multiplication method. “So many students, and even adults, struggle with concepts that require rote memorization,” said Carnes. “Even if memorization comes easily, many forget the material shortly after it is needed. The method I use first teaches learners what multiplication really is and then teaches an easy-to-use method that the learner can depend on to work every time.” As busy as she is with her new endeavor, Carnes still has time to enjoy her husband of six years, Chad, and their four-year-old daughter, Margaret Winn. Information on Carnes’ multiplication method can be found at www.getitmethod.com.

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Wedding Bells Ring for Retired Professor Lander Professor Emeritus Dr. Wilma Reeves and William Frank Phillips were married Dec. 29, in Abbeville. It was a true family ceremony as grandchildren served as attendants and provided music, the bride’s son-in-law performed the marriage, and in closing, her children sang The Lord’s Prayer. Dr. Reeves taught at Lander for 30 years, 1967-1997, in home economics, nursing and education. A longtime member of the Alumni Association, the 1959 Lander graduate served as alumni board president from 1967 to 1969 and now serves as a Class Agent. She received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987, given for participation in civic, cultural, educational and/or church activities and for having gained distinction in one’s chosen field. Wilma and Frank live in Abbeville.

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IN MEMORIAM Deaths took place in 2008 unless noted.

Janet Dillard Inman Stone ’35, Buffalo, Aug. 6. She was a retired Union County schoolteacher and a member of Buffalo United Methodist Church. She is survived by one son, two grandsons and one brother. Doris Baughman Eubanks ’36, Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 15. She was a schoolteacher and a member of First Southern Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, a son, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Evelyn King Wilson ’36, Chesterfield, July 15. She was a retired teacher and a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Evelyn is survived by a daughter, two grandchildren and a sister. Erma Langley Perrone ’37, Greenwood, Sept. 9. She taught public school in Atlanta, Ga., and was a member of Tranquil United Methodist Church. She was the last member of her immediate family. Mary Glynn Chambers Simpson ’37, Mount Pleasant, Nov. 27. She taught K5 through college-level art and was a member of Pineville United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, two sons, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother. Louise Morgan Lawrence ’38, Seneca, Aug. 1. She was a retired teacher and a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. Vivian Martin Richardson ’38, Pendleton, Nov. 15. She was a homemaker and an active member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. Mary Frances Fuller McDill ’39, Due West, Jan. 13, 2009. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Due West A.R.P. Church. Surviving are one son, three daughters, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one sister. Mary Sue Teal Stackhouse ’41, Columbia, Oct. 26. She taught elementary and middle school, and was a gardener and seamstress. Surviving are three daughters, a

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grandson, a great-granddaughter, five step-grandchildren, one sister and one brother. Ruth Rives Smoak ’43, Beaufort, Aug. 9. She taught science in Beaufort County Schools and was a member of the Baptist Church of Beaufort. Surviving are one son, two daughters and five grandchildren. Ruth Bird Jameson ’44, Clemson, June 10. A former May Queen and Miss Lander, Ruth was a member of Clemson United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, one daughter, six grandchildren, one great-grandson and two sisters. Clara Mucklow Lanford ’44, Spartanburg, May 12. Mary Ann Jolly Mack ’44, Newberry, Oct. 3. Mary was a retired schoolteacher and the bookkeeper for Mack and Associates. Surviving are one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Betty Lee Hagan West ’44, Bamberg, Jan. 2, 2009. Betty taught second grade at Bamberg Elementary for more than 20 years. Surviving are her husband, one son, two grandchildren and one sister. Carolina Mitchell Stoddard Culbertson ’45, Laurens, Nov. 28. Carolina was a retired schoolteacher and resided in Holly Hill, S.C., before relocating to Laurens. Surviving are one son, four daughters, 11 grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, one sister and three brothers. Betty Emerson Riddle ’47, Hodges, Oct. 20. She was a retired Greenwood High schoolteacher. After retirement, Betty stayed involved with school activities. She wrote a column for the Ninety Six Star and Beacon and loved to travel. Surviving are one son, a granddaughter and two greatgrandchildren. Ruby Johnson Garrett ’52, Greenwood, Sept. 11. At Lander, she was voted Most Athletic and received the Golden L award. She is survived by her husband, Julian. George Henry “Mac” McKinney ’61, Hodges, Sept. 1. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served as a guidance counselor at Greenwood

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Vocational Center and Abbeville High School. He retired from Dixie High in 1992. Surviving are his wife, one daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren, an adopted son and a brother. Betty C. Stephens ’62, Spartanburg, June 16. Betty was a retired home economics teacher and guidance counselor with Spartanburg County School District 3. Survivors include a brother and four sisters. Jimmie E. Nunnery ’71, Hilton Head, Sept. 19. Jimmy started his career with the National Guard. He was a Magistrate Court Judge for Chester County, a member of the S.C. House of Representatives, 1963-68, and taught at USC Lancaster. He leaves behind a wife and a sister-in-law. Douglas Wayne “Bean” Kelly ’75, Anderson, Jan. 3, 2009. He was a homicide investigator master deputy with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, his wife, one son, two daughters and four grandchildren. Paul Hugh Bell ’78, Taylors, June 11. He was a branch manager at H.M. Craig Metal Supply and a member of Barkers Creek Baptist Church in Honea Path. Surviving are his wife and two brothers. Luther Venable “Lou” Calhoun ’78, Greenwood, Aug. 31. He was a production coordinator for S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation and also an accountant for the State of South Carolina. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and attended Ninety Six Church of God. Surviving are his mother, his wife, one son, three grandchildren, a sister and a brother. George Henry Koenig III ’78, Myrtle Beach, Oct. 23. He was employed by Blue Green Corp. in Myrtle Beach. Formerly from Greenwood, he was a U.S. Navy veteran, he owned the Country Kitchen Café, GHK Inc., and was a firefighter with the Greenwood Fire Department. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, a son and a sister. Steve Collett ’86, Queensland, Australia, April 14, 2007. He played on the men’s tennis team

while at Lander. Surviving are his wife and two daughters. Thomas Scott Yelton ’91, North Charleston, Sept. 13. Scott was employed by Eldeco Electrical Co. and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood. He leaves behind his parents and a brother. Jared Ashley Harris ’98, Spartanburg, Oct. 25. Jared taught at Blacksburg High and the Spartanburg Art Center. He was a member of Park Hills First Church of God. Surviving are his wife, a daughter and a brother. William Caleb Wieters ’00, Greenwood, Dec. 7. He was a math teacher at Emerald High School, where he was named 2008 Teacher of the Year. A member of First Presbyterian Church, he taught in the church’s Children’s Department and was a Cub Scout Leader. Caleb leaves behind his mother, his wife, two sons, one daughter, a brother and a sister.

SYMPATHY TO Joanne Eubanks Rast ’63 on the death of her mother, Doris Baughman Eubanks ’36. Jane Culbertson Dooling ’72 on the passing of her mother, and Jamie Bull ’05 on the passing of her grandmother, Carolina Mitchell Stoddard Culbertson ’45. Tad Riddle ’79 on the death of his mother, Glenn Riddle, Aug. 16. Alison Rowland Smoak ’88 on the passing of her husband, Tony H. Smoak, July 15.

FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS Michael Katherine “MK” Goldman, Greenwood, Dec. 10. A former visual arts student, MK will be missed by her Lander family. Surviving are her parents, a brother, a sister and paternal grandparents. Claiborne Pell, Newport, R.I., Jan. 1, 2009. The 90-year-old former senator from Rhode Island was well known as the author of the need-based grant program that bears his name. Pell Grants have helped tens of millions attend college, including many Lander students.

By Karen Inglese

Lander University was the first children. Since then Diana has stop for Diana and Miren Ivankovic become even more involved with when they left Croatia in the 1980s. the Race for the Cure, serving as Since then they have been running race chair for the past two years. together figuratively and literally. Over one million dollars was raised; Miren, who graduated from 75 percent stays in the Upstate for Lander in 1989 with a business mammograms and other treatments degree, came to the university on for underprivileged women and 25 a tennis scholarship. He played on percent goes toward breast cancer the 1988 national championship research. team as well as on the 1986 na Diana recently traveled to tional runner-up and 1989 national Washington, D.C., (during Lobby third-place teams. He now coaches Day) to urge representatives to his 16-year-old son, Sven, who is a rising star in South Carolina support a new bill, the Kennedy-Hutchison Bill, to fund more junior tennis. research to find more biomarkers for detecting cancers in their Diana joined her sweetheart at Lander, graduating in 1988 earlier stages as well as to help underserved women. Diana’s with a degree in biology. She was a member of the Science Club, students are presently working with biomarkers in the Oncology worked as a peer tutor, and was also a teaching assistant for Research Institute at Greenville Memorial Hospital in the MoLander biology professor Michael Runyan. lecular Biology Department under Dr. Wen Chen and Dr. Alison But their education didn’t stop at Lander. Both went on to Springs. Clemson University where they earned a total of three master’s “This research experience is very fascinating because I am degrees and two Ph.Ds: Diana in zoology and microbiology, and gaining a vast comprehension of what exactly science and mediMiren in economics, business and applied economics. cine are all about,” stated Diana. Not busy enough, Diana still Running for exercise, Miren developed major problems in his works with Dr. Larcom on the antiproliferative effects of fruit hip joints and underwent a bilateral hip resurfacing procedure. extracts on certain cancer cells. Advised to give up running, he recovered from the surgery so Both Miren and Diana are on the faculty at Anderson Uniwell that he soon started running again. To offer encouragement, versity, but they still have time to spend with their four children. Diana began running herself. Walking in their parents’ footsteps, the children are busy with To celebrate, the couple competed in the annual Run for Freeschool and activities. Sven, 16, attends Daniel High School dom, an Upstate 5K race. Not only did they finish, they both where he’s #1 on the tennis team and is ranked #4 in South won – Miren overall and Diana as overall female. Carolina in junior tennis. He and his tennis coach dad travel to In the meantime, Diana’s mother, Lori Bebek, had come to many tournaments throughout the Southeast. Andre, 13, is still stay with them to help raise her grandchildren while the couple in Edwards Middle School yet runs track and cross country for finished their graduate studies. During that time, Lori was diagthe high school. Nina, 10, takes gymnastics and rides horses. nosed with breast cancer, and the family was there to provide Four-year-old Laura, also a gymnast, was adopted when the her support. Though the cancer went into remission, it later family returned to Croatia on one of their many visits back returned and Lori died in 2003. home. Early in her mother’s illness Diana took an interest in cancer Other family trips have been to Hawaii, London, Paris and research and did cervical cancer research at Clemson with Dr. Italy. The Ivankovic children have been fortunate to accompany Lyndon Larcom. Because Dr. Larcom’s wife had lost her battle their mother, one child at a time, on marine biology trips to with breast cancer as well, the two Boca del Toro, Panama. researchers turned their efforts in “Experiences in the Caribbean this direction. It was at this time that Sea and the tropical rain forest are Diana wanted to honor her mother by unforgettable, says Diana. running in the 2004 Race for the Cure “To smell the roses as often as we in Greenville. can, as a family, is important. We love Ironically, while running Diana to travel the world, meet new people felt a burning and pain in a cyst her and learn new customs. We simply radiologist had diagnosed as benign. It love to be a family.” turned out to be cancer. The Ivankovics remain close to their Treated as an early stage of invasive Lander family, particularly Lander ductal carcinoma, Diana went through men’s tennis coach emeritus Joe Cabri, Dr. Diana Ivankovic ’88, center, and colleagues resurgery, chemotherapy and radiation, whom they visit when they are in the view X-ray films of protein gels as part of their breast all the time thinking of her three Greenwood area.

First Stop – Lander!

cancer research.

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Hi-Def Homecoming Makes a Splash!

Students and alumni bring a high-definition edge to traditional Homecoming events that include reunions, reminiscing and plenty of vocal support for the Lander basketball teams.

“Whiz” Kids

Lauren Sitz speeds toward the finish line for Phi Mu in the Homecoming Soap Box Race. At the conclusion of the week, Phi Mu placed first overall in the Greek Division for Homecoming 2009. Chi Alpha Omega took the overall top spot in the Open Division.

Splash, You’re It!

Pictured during Homecoming Field Day activities, students get a little wet during the Dizzy Duck competition. –Photos by Russell Martin, Megan Price and Charlotte Cabri

Big Wheel Keep On Turning

Students get revved up for a big wheel race in front of Laura Lander Hall during Field Day.

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Egg on the Face?

What would Field Day be without a good old-fashioned egg toss? Students cracked more than a few as they competed for the Homecoming win.

Race Day Think Tank

R.O.T.C. members showed off their creative – and constructive – talents for the Soap Box Race. The “Crazy Horse” tank replica secured the group an Open Division third place finish in the Soap Box Car competition.

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Fueling the Fans

From hip hop to pom routines, there’s nothing routine about the Bearcat Dance Team. Here, two dancers get into the spirit of Homecoming.

High Hoops

Crowds packed Horne Arena to cheer on Lander’s men’s and women’s basketball teams, who played teams from Clayton State University.

Alumni Golf Outing – First Place

Bringing in the alumni golf outing win for the second year in a row are from left: Chipper Bagwell, Class of ’73, Beth Turner Patterson, ’81, Paul Williams and Dottie Turner Blankenship, ’82.

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The Royal Treatment

Lander crowned a new Homecoming King and Queen: early childhood education major Jeremy Brown of North Augusta, left, and elementary education major Danessa Kilpatrick of Anderson.

Go Lander!

Ellery Hunt, center, 10-year-old daughter of Lander Board of Trustee member Ray Hunt, ’90, and Julie Combs Hunt ’91, joins Lander cheerleaders for a Bearcat moment. Ellery has been attending Lander Homecoming games for more than half her life.

Second Place

Alumni golf outing second-place winners are from left: Stephen Hayes, Class of ’02, Jason Thiess, ’00, Jonathan Tucker, ’00, and David Wiggins, ’04.

Student Spirit

The men’s rugby team demonstrates the high energy that won them second place in the Open Division at Spirit Night.

Third Place

Alumni golf outing third-place winners are from left: Jeremy Caldwell, Class of ’07, Joseph Engram, ’07, Heather Magera, ’95, and Eric Magera, ’93.

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Graduates Receive Top Alumni Honors By Dave Lorenzatti

A longtime Lander executive, a federal nutrition expert and a golf professional are this year’s winners of the Lander Alumni Association’s most prestigious awards. They are Eleanor Shiflet Teal of Greenwood, Kellie O’Connell, Ph.D., of Alexandria, Va., and Cary Corbitt of Hilton Head. Cary Corbitt received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award presented to Lander graduates who have gained distinction in their chosen fields. Corbitt came to Lander from McCormick on a golf scholarship and graduated in 1974 with a degree in sports and recreation. He went on to become a motivating force in helping grow Hilton Head’s reputation as a golf destination and boosting the sport’s popularity elsewhere, including at Lander. After he and wife Wendy moved to Hilton Head in 1975, Corbitt achieved his goal of getting into golf full time when he accepted a job at Plantation Club. After obtaining his Professional Golf Association (PGA) Class A certification, he became Plantation Club’s assistant pro and, later, head pro. His advancement continued when he joined the Sea Pines Resort where he heads the Sports and Retail Division. He also mentors young golf talent and referred four players now on Lander’s golf team. Lander golf coach Chipper Bagwell said he has been a good source of leads on young golfers. Corbitt said he is honored and humbled to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award. “Lander is such a special place, largely because of the lasting friendships that have carried on long after graduation.” Corbitt and his wife have one child, son Parker. After attending North Georgia College, Eleanor Shiflet Teal married and enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother for 17 years. Then she accepted a position in Lander’s Student Affairs Office and that was the start of a 25-year association with Lander and its Office of Alumni Affairs. That association earned her recognition as this year’s Grace Iler Norman Award winner, which honors Lander alumni for significant achievements within the Alumni Association and the university. In 1986, Teal began working in the University Advancement Office and, while holding down a full-time job, she enrolled at Lander to resume her college education. She received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1993, and was promoted to vice president for University Advancement in 1997, a position she held

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Pictured, from left, are: Adam Taylor, Lander vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation; Young Alumna of the Year recipient Kellie Marie O’Connell, ’99; Grace Iler Norman Award recipient Eleanor Shiflet Teal, ’93; and Lander University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award recipient Cary Carder Corbitt, ’74. –Photo by Megan Price

until her retirement in June 2008. During that period, the Office of Alumni Affairs reported to her, and she was instrumental in the Alumni Association, nurturing relationships, promoting alumni activities and helping establish scholarships for children and spouses of alumni. She was responsible for the growth of the university’s scholarship program and also led the most successful capital campaign in Lander’s history. She and her husband, T. Dixon Teal, have two children and six grandchildren. Kellie O’Connell, Ph.D., of Alexandria, Va., received Lander’s Young Alumna of the Year Award recognizing alumni who have graduated within the last 15 years and serve their communities in exemplary ways. O’Connell has devoted her career as a registered dietitian and nutritionist to encouraging Americans to make appropriate food choices that benefit their health. A native of Rock Hill, she graduated from Lander in 1999 with a biology degree and received a master’s and doctorate in nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a nutritionist with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, which is responsible for the MyPyramid Food Guidance System, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other federal programs. Much of her community service revolves around healthy diets and she helped produce a series on nutrition and physical activity for South Carolina Educational Television. O’Connell is secretary of Lander’s Young Alumni Council and a dancer with J Ruhl Dance Collaborations in Alexandria. She said, “Lander contributed greatly to my growth as a scientist, and I am grateful that I have opportunities to give back. Being recognized is not only an honor but it is very motivating to know that people care about what you are doing. It makes me want to do more.” The awards were presented during Lander’s Homecoming Weekend.

Lander locksmith ‘unlocks’ history of university founder Lander University locksmith Paul Crutcher is turning his love of history into a motion picture highlighting the life and times of the university’s founder, the Rev. Samuel Lander. Crutcher began production on S. Lander – His Life and Legacy in September 2008, after discovering that few knew the entire story behind the man who began Williamston Female College – now Lander University – in 1872. “I think people will be encouraged to see the foresight and visionary nature of Samuel Lander. We will show his human side, not just that of a strict, regimented educator,” Crutcher said. “He had a steadfast faith and a genuine love of education.” After receiving support for the documentary from Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball, Crutcher began piecing together the team that would bring the film to the big screen. Using his own production company, Prestantia Pictures, Crutcher is coproducing the film with Lander associate professor of journalism Dr. Robert Stevenson. Dr. DeWitt Stone, director of Lander’s study abroad program and a great-grandson of Samuel Lander, has been instrumental in providing the team with insight into the family’s history, Crutcher said, and the Jackson Library staff, with the help

of archivist Michael Berry, has granted access to Lander memorabilia. Students and employees have also assisted with audio and visual production. Through in-depth interviews with historians and members of the Lander family, the film paints a vivid portrait of the Rev. Samuel Lander and his determination to build an institution known for quality education. The filmmakers also focus on the university’s birthplace in Williamston and the people who were instrumental in relocating the school to Greenwood in 1904. Set for release in late 2009, Crutcher and Stevenson plan to premiere the film on the Lander campus. As part of the debut celebration, a collection of Lander family and Williamston Female College artifacts and documents will be on display in the Monsanto Art Gallery, including original Lander diaries and letters from 1850–72, historic photographs and a rocking chair handcrafted by Lander. Crutcher, whose professional background includes roles as a writer, producer, reporter, anchor and news director for both radio and television, said, “Knowing who we are as an institution will help us as we progress into the future. Lander will benefit in that faculty, staff and students will have a better understanding of the history of the university. Greenwood will benefit in seeing that the school and the community really grew up together.” If you have information, photos, documents or other items that might shed light on the life of the Rev. Samuel Lander, contact Paul Crutcher at 388-8206 or pcrutcher@lander.edu.

New group gives Lander students early start on being alumni They might not yet have a college diploma, but Lander students can already reap the rewards of being alumni, thanks to the newly formed Student Alumni Association. Open to all students who have completed at least one year at the university,

Sophomore mass communication major Mistie Hart, a Greenwood resident and Vermont native, center, receives a membership card to the Lander Student Alumni Association from Steve Grogan, right, director of Alumni Affairs, and Debbie Dill, assistant director of Alumni Affairs.

the group offers members a number of benefits and merchandise discounts on campus, said Steve Grogan, director of Lander Alumni Affairs. Along with 20 percent off their first purchase at Lander’s Bearcat Shop, members receive 10 percent off all additional purchases, excluding textbooks and sale items. Members can also pick up free fountain drinks with the purchase of a sandwich at the Bearcat Den. “Getting students involved with the alumni association even before they graduate is a great chance to begin forming the bonds and loyalty that keep our alumni connected and involved with the university,” Grogan said. “Before they leave, we have an opportunity to educate them on the importance of supporting their alma mater.” Five dollars of the $10 association membership dues goes to the Alumni Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for the spouses and children of Lander graduates. For information, contact Lander’s Office of Alumni Affairs at 864-388-8351, or e-mail Steve Grogan at sgrogan@lander.edu or Debbie Dill, assistant director of Alumni Affairs, at ddill@ lander.edu. Lander Magazine • Spring 2009

Cutting Back:

Lander Adjusts for Difficult Economy In some ways, 2008 might be remembered as “The Year of the B.” Words like Barack, bailouts, boomeranging oil prices, bank collapses and bursting housing bubbles dominated conversations in homes and businesses across the nation. But for many, it is another “B” that will secure 2008’s place in the history books: the budget. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, at least 45 states have reported budget shortfalls – totaling more than $90 billion nationwide – since July 1, 2008, which marked the beginning of the 2009 fiscal year.

For South Carolina, the initial tremors of the economic earthquake were felt midyear, when the state began adjusting figures for its FY2009 budget. In July, the S.C. Budget and Control Board called for the first of several major cuts that have affected all state agencies. By December, amid a faltering economy and falling revenue projections, the state had chopped nearly $1 billion from its ’09 budget. In the wake of those steep cuts, Lander University has taken a number of measures to weather the economic storm and continue on its mission to provide

Addressing the Budget Crisis Since July of 2008, South Carolina has trimmed nearly $1 billion from its state budget, and Lander has witnessed a nearly 25-percent drop in state appropriations – a reduction of more than $2.5 million in the university’s budget. To cope with these unprecedented cuts, the university has undergone restructuring and implemented cost-cutting measures: Personnel-related: • Offices are restructured with vacant positions left unfilled or eliminated • Senior administrators take a 2-percent reduction in pay • Most post-TERI positions are eliminated; remainder take a 10-percent pay cut • Employees take a five-day furlough in spring 2009 semester • Temporary positions are re-examined and reduced Operations-related: • Planned increase in tuition and fees for fall 2009 semester • Select capital projects are postponed • Sporting events are reduced; cross country program is eliminated • Athletic scholarships are reduced • Restrictions are placed on travel and noncritical purchases • Select publications are eliminated • Utility costs are reduced by closing an extra week in December and March • Energy conservation methods are implemented, including turning off electrical equipment each night and using heating/air conservatively

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high-quality, affordable education to all students. Between July and December, Lander’s state appropriations were cut by nearly $2.6 million, or about 24 percent, an amount that is unprecedented in the history of the university. “Lander is fortunate in that we were prepared to cope with these financial challenges without compromising the academic integrity of our institution. Conservative budgeting over the past several years has put us in a better position to face these cuts than some universities,” Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball said. “But with cuts as severe as those we’re facing, and with the possibility of more cuts on the horizon, we’ve had to make some difficult decisions.” For the past several months, Lander has been examining cost-saving methods that will be implemented over the next year, with a majority of those plans centering on changes in personnel, operations and tuition. “Our focus has remained on moving forward with as little impact as possible on our students and colleagues,” said Diane Newton, Lander vice president for Business and Administration. No regular, full-time positions have been lost as a result of the budget crunch, but some temporary positions are being eliminated, and Lander plans to reduce its number of post-TERI employees, who are employees rehired after retiring from the state system. At Lander, twelve post-TERI positions will be eliminated by July 1, 2009, and all remaining post-TERI employees will take a 10-percent salary cut. Vacant positions at the university will be left unfilled or eliminated, and through retirements, some departments

• July 1, 2008: The university receives a 3.10-percent cut in state appropriations, equaling just over $339,000. • November 7, 2008: A second cut – the largest yet – is incurred by the university, totaling 14.8 percent, or about $1.58 million. • December 11, 2008: An additional 7-percent cut is announced for state agencies across-the-board, equaling about $638,000 at Lander. • Looking ahead in 2009: Questions remain whether further budget reductions will be required for state agencies in the wake of a stagnant economy and falling revenue projections.

are being restructured. Other cost-cutting methods include: restricting travel; holding expenditures to mission-critical purchases; postponing a number of capital projects; reducing senior administration pay by 2 percent; and employing energy conservation efforts, including closing the university for an extra week in December following the conclusion of fall semester classes. During that week, employees used annual leave or compensatory time, allowing officials to close campus buildings and save about $18,000 in energy costs. Employees also took a five-day, unpaid furlough in March coinciding with the university’s spring break, a time when classes were not in session. These methods have helped Lander absorb a sizeable portion of the state funding cuts, but the university was forced to look at raising tuition to close the remainder of the financial gap. Officials were able to avoid a midyear increase in tuition and fees, but an increase is expected for fall 2009. “We certainly do not want to pass this burden on to our students, who we

Where Does the University Get Funds? As with most public universities, a significant portion of Lander’s operating budget is generated by tuition and fees, with the remainder coming from state appropriations and other sources, such as sales, services, gifts and grants. Over the past decade, state appropriations have continually declined, shrinking from about 43 percent of Lander’s annual budget in FY2000 to less than 22 percent in FY2009, leaving tuition and auxiliary sources to fill the financial gap.

know are facing their own struggles in this economy. Unfortunately, we may have no choice,” Newton said. “We have taken every measure to keep tuition as low as possible. Although the cost of college education is increasing due in part to large cuts in state appropriations, our students can rest assured that their degrees are increasing in value.” In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that adults who obtain a college degree earn, on average, almost double the salary of someone who holds only a high school diploma. Those with master’s degrees can expect to earn even more. As the price tag for college grows each year, scholarships become increasingly

important for students searching for ways to finance their education. At Lander, numerous faculty, staff, alumni and community members have rallied to support the university and its students during the tough economic times, establishing new scholarships and funding existing ones, said Adam Taylor, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation. “It has undoubtedly been a difficult year, but our Lander family and friends have put aside their own financial worries to ensure that our students have the opportunity for a brighter future,” Taylor said. “It is that kind of unstinting support that keeps the dream of a college education within reach.”

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Take It from Yogi Bierbauer Offers Lander Graduates Berra’s Advice

Masters of the ceremony Nine students received master’s degrees during Lander’s fall commencement ceremony, including, from left: Kimberly C. Wix of Laurens, Justin Thompson of Greenville, Megan Elizabeth McGee of Greer and Lacie Crystal Lagroon of Greenwood, all of whom earned a Master of Arts in Teaching.

By Megan Price

While December of 2008 marked the ending of a historic year for the nation, at Lander University the month represented a new beginning for the 197 graduates who received degrees during the university’s fall commencement ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 13. Emmy Award-winning journalist Charles Bierbauer, dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, delivered the keynote address to a full house at Lander’s Horne Arena, offering the fall and summer graduates words of wisdom from an unexpected source. Rather than drawing upon the works of ancient philosophers, political leaders or social activists – the traditional commencement favorites – Bierbauer offered advice from one of his “eclectic” heroes: legendary New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. “These days, Berra may be more remembered for a collection of malapropisms, whether true or not, that are attributed to him, such as ‘It ain’t over till it’s over,’ and ‘It’s like déjà vu, all over again.’ One I cite with some regularity is, ‘When you come to a fork in the road, take it,’ ” Bierbauer said, explaining that the graduates have reached their own “forks” in the road. “Your lives are about to change again. Perhaps the best thing I can tell you 16

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Head of her class Lander’s top academic honor went to Jennifer Anne Pearce of McCormick, who received the Thayer Award. The award is presented on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduating senior achieving the highest scholastic average provided that the student has earned at least 60 credit hours in residence at Lander and that the student’s grade point average is at least 3.75. Pearce, an early childhood education major, graduated summa cum laude and earned a Golden L Award. From left, are: Dr. Lewis Walker, Lander Early Childhood Program coordinator; Ginnie Deason Smith, a 1974 Lander graduate and secondgrade teacher at McCormick Elementary School, where Pearce completed student teaching; Jennifer Anne Pearce; Dr. Danny McKenzie, Lander vice president for Academic Affairs; and Sandra Hawkins, Lander teacher education professor and field placement coordinator.

is that just when you think you’ve During the ceremonies, the got it figured out and gotten it right, university conferred an honorary someone will throw you a curve ball doctorate of humane letters upon and the game will change. Things Bierbauer and Harris E. DeLoach don’t happen on a predictable timeJr., chairman, president and chief extable,” he said. “This is a Yogi Berra ecutive officer with Sonoco Products day. … When you come to a fork in Company in Hartsville, S.C. the road, take it.” A Columbia native, DeLoach Bierbauer is a graduate of Pennreceived a degree in business adminGreeting the honored guests sylvania State University, where istration from USC’s Moore School Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball, center, greets Harris E. DeLoach he earned a bachelor’s degree in of Business in 1966, followed by a Jr., left, chairman, president and chief executive officer with Russian as well as bachelor’s and J.D. from the USC School of Law in Sonoco Products Company in Hartsville, S.C., and Charles Biermaster’s degrees in journalism. Early 1969. He received the Distinguished bauer, Emmy Award-winning journalist and dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Mass Communications and Informain his career, he developed a taste for Alumnus Award from the Moore tion Studies. Bierbauer, who served as commencement speaker, international correspondence, and School of Business in 1998 and the and DeLoach received honorary doctorates of humane letters. he worked and resided in a number University of South Carolina Distinof major American and foreign cities, guished Alumni Award in 2006. including: Philadelphia, Pa.; Bonn, Germany; Belgrade, YugoslaA recipient of the Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award, Devia; Vienna, Austria; and London, England. Loach was recently named Businessman of the Year by the South In 1981, Bierbauer embarked on what would be a 20-year caCarolina Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a past chairreer with CNN as a correspondent in Washington, nine years of man. In addition to serving on the Sonoco Board of Directors, which were spent covering the Reagan and Bush administrations he is on the Goodrich Corporation Board of Directors; Progress as CNN’s senior White House correspondent. He won an Emmy Energy Inc. Board of Directors; the University of South Carolina in 1997 for anchoring CNN’s coverage of the 1996 Olympic Business Partnership Foundation; the Board of Directors of the Park bombing in Atlanta, Ga. He became the first dean of USC’s South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics College of Mass Communications and Information Studies when Foundation; The Palmetto Business Forum; and The Palmetto it was created in 2002. Institute Board.

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Sharing the moment

Just moments before receiving their diplomas, many graduates paused for memorable photos, including, from left: Daniel Logan, Barnwell, history; Richard Martin, Clinton, biology; Alli Mix, Seneca, mass communication and theatre; J.D. Alewine, Greenwood, visual arts; and Charles Loughlin, Orlando, Fla., mass communication and theatre.

Charlie and Joyce Burgess of Leesville congratulate their daughter, Sara Megan Burgess, center, following the university’s fall commencement, Dec. 13, 2008. Burgess earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and theatre.

New Lander graduates John Walter Green Jr. of Newberry, left, and Kenneth Dorsel Foulks of Lexington, center, shake hands with James Mann, a friend of Green’s from Newberry Academy. Green and Foulks received bachelor’s degrees in business administration.

A sign of good things to come New Lander alumna Ardeasha Singleton, left, of Prosperity, celebrates her accomplishment with friend and fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member Tashawn Cannon of Newberry. Singleton received a bachelor’s degree in history.

Family pride Elementary education graduate Heather Chandler of Laurens celebrates with daughter Isabelle Grace, 4, and son Grant, 5. Husband Tommy Chandler also joined in the commencement moment. The couple also have a 22-month-old son, Thomas. –Photos by Megan Price and Charlotte Cabri

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It’s celebration time for men’s basketball players, coaches and fans There was no coach’s office, nowhere to practice and certainly no place to play an actual basketball game. That was not a problem for a young and eager Finis Horne, who left his home state of Kentucky in the spring of 1968 to start a men’s basketball program at then Lander College. The Lander Senators (now the Bearcats) began play during the 1968-69 season, practicing at the old Greenwood YMCA gym and playing home games at Northside Junior High School in Greenwood. The team finished 4-22 that first season. Life was good. “When you are young, when you are trying to build something, you don’t even think about it,” Horne, now 72, said as he looked back fondly on four decades of men’s basketball. In November 2008, Lander celebrated the 40th anniversary of men’s basketball with a post-game banquet attended by dozens of former players, coaches and staff. Key to the celebration was Coach Horne, who retired in 1997 as the winningest active coach in South Carolina with a 491-379 overall record in 29 years at Lander. At that time he had been 18

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the only head men’s basketball coach and athletics director in Lander sports history. Though Lander men’s basketball started out playing in a junior high gym, it wound up in a 2,500-seat, state-of-theart facility aptly named the Finis Horne Arena, and the program had moved from the NAIA ranks to NCAA Division II. The program has had only three coaches, with Chipper Bagwell following Horne for seven years and coach Bruce Evans for five seasons. Horne, Bagwell and Evans have all led Lander into national tournaments, with the team advancing as far as the Elite Eight during Bagwell’s second season in 1998-99. But the program had humble beginnings. “I didn’t have an office,” Horne said. “We didn’t have a locker room. We didn’t have any place to practice. We had no way to get our laundry done. I did that at home. We had no vehicles. We had no budget. But Lander had a Chevy station wagon in the Admissions Department, and we used that and a couple of cars. And then I bought a van. That’s how we traveled until several years later when we

were able to get a bus.” The first few seasons were predictably difficult. Lander was 4-22, 10-22, 14-16 and 12-16 in its first four years before finishing above the .500 mark in 197273. Recruiting was challenging for the former women’s college whose enrollment in 1968 was only 520 students (enrollment today is approximately 2,700). After Jeff May and Gabby Smith led the Senators to their first winning season in 1972-73, when they went 18-9, the team dropped to 6-20 in 1973-74. But the Senators followed that 6-20 campaign with eight consecutive winning seasons, with records of 16-12, 22-10, 19-13, 219, 26-6, 29-5, 25-9 and 21-11. Lander won three consecutive NAIA District 6 regular-season titles. Horne’s last 15 years saw ups-anddowns with the 1982-83 team going 16-16, followed by seasons of 13, 20, 21 and 10 victories. But Lander’s final three teams of the 1980s went 25-6, 26-8 and 23-7. The 90s started tough with seasons of 11-17, 2-26 and 5-24, but two of Horne’s finest seasons followed when he made the NCAA Tournament twice,

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going back-to-back as Peach Belt Conference champions in 1993-94 and 94-95. The Senators lost in the first round both years to Paine College and Eckerd College, respectively. Horne’s final two squads went 19-8 and 1512. Horne, who was also the school’s athletic director from 1971-97, overseeing eight varsity men’s and women’s teams, retired on June 30, 1997. Former long-time assistant Bagwell became the next head coach, and Jeff May was named athletics director. Bagwell’s second team went 25-7 and reached Division II’s Elite Eight in Louisville, Ky., where Lander would be a major underdog against the nation’s No. 1 team, Kentucky Wesleyan. “Nobody expected us to win,” Bagwell recalls. “Kentucky Wesleyan scored the first eight points, but we hit a couple of threes and it was a two or three-point game at halftime. We go out in the second half and build a sevenpoint lead with about three minutes to go in the game. The game kind of got sideways toward the end and we wound up getting beat. But it was a great experience. Looking back on it, it’s more meaningful to me now than it was back then.” Evans took over the program in the 20042005 season. His third team, in 2006-07,

Coaches Chipper Bagwell, Bruce Evans and Finis Horne

became the fourth in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament. The team had won only three games before Christmas, but the Bearcats played well once the Peach Belt season began and won the league tournament at home. Lander was awarded the Peach Belt’s automatic NCAA bid. Lander lost in overtime to Division II power Virginia Union in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Augusta, Ga. “When Coach Evans’ team won the Peach Belt here, and we beat three Georgia teams (Columbus, Armstrong, Clayton), that was exciting,” Horne said. “When Chipper’s team won that game to get into the Elite Eight, that was a big moment. I enjoyed those as much as coaching. I know what it means and how you feel. You can’t buy that moment.” Lander’s coaches and players have served up many of those memorable moments for legions of basketball fans over the last 40 years.

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Honors Accrue for Men’s Soccer They Rank with Best in the Nation The 2008 Lander men’s soccer team made its fourth consecutive

appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament, and several players were honored for their efforts both on and off the field. The Bearcats’ strong performance and regional ranking earned them a spot in the national tournament again. Though they lost in the opening round of the NCAA Southeast Regional, 2-1, to Limestone, they finished a stellar season at 12-5-2. Coach Van Taylor’s team had a potent front line with Aaron Brittain (12 goals, five assists), Adam Arthur (11 goals, seven assists) and Ivan Stoykov (seven goals, five assists) leading the way. Defensively, goalkeepers Billy Hale (five shutouts) and Scott Playle (three shutouts) kept opponents off the scoreboard with the help of backs Martyn Bell, Tyler Davis, 2007 All-American Jamie Ramm, Alex Pethick and Samy Beydoun. Aaron Brittain The honors poured in during and after the season. Sophomore forward Brittain was named Peach Belt Player of the Year while junior forward Arthur, sophomore goalkeeper Hale, and senior defender Bell joined Brittain on the All Peach Belt first team. Sophomore midfielder Jamie Davison made the second team. Brittain, who is the seventh Bearcat to be named PBC Player of the Year and the third in the past four years, led the conference in Adam Arthur total points with 29. He also won the league’s Golden Boot Award for being tops in points. Bell and Stoykov were named to the Peach Belt Conference AllAcademic Team, and Bell earned second-team NSCAA All-South Region Scholar honors. In December, Arthur was named a second-team NSCAA AllAmerican. He became the sixth Lander soccer player to make an All-American team more than once (he also made it as a freshman in 2006). Maurice Alibey was an NAIA All-American three years (1987, 1989, 1990) and Stilian Shishkov was a Division II All-American three times (1993-95). Chris Coutal (NAIA, 1986-87), Anton Brown (Division II, 1996-97) and Luke Ibbeston (Division II, 200405) also made it twice. “Every year, I try to do the best I can individually and thus for the team. I just love the game, and every minute of every game, I see as

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Lander’s Adam Arthur made All-American for the second time. –Photos by Bob Stoner

Named Peach Belt Player of the Year, Lander’s Aaron Brittain led the PBC in total points with 29.

an opportunity to achieve. I try to take one game at a time, and if my cumulative performances are good enough to warrant end-of-season awards, then that is great,” Arthur said. Bell and Stoykov were named to the Peach Belt Conference AllAcademic Team, and Bell earned second-team NSCAA All-South Region Scholar honors. The Bearcats return the majority of their team in 2009. They will lose seniors Bell, Davis and reserve goalkeeper Clark McCarthy to graduation.

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National Spotlight Shines on Women’s Volleyball The 2008 Lander women’s volleyball team was

not only invited to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the first time in program history, the Lady Bearcats, even in defeat, proved that they belonged. Lander lost in heartbreaking fashion to Armstrong Atlantic State 25-23, 25-23, 17-25, 26-28 and 15-17 in the first round of the Southeast Regional in Wingate, N.C. Armstrong fought off two match points in Game 4 and rallied from a 14-9 deficit in the fifth and deciding game. While the Lady Bearcats finished the season 2212, Armstrong went on to capture the Southeast Regional title and then lost to Grand Valley State in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA’s Elite Eight. Lander’s post-season individual honors were numerous. Lady Bearcats coach Carla Decker was voted the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year, senior middle hitter Kay Stewart made the All-PBC for the third time and senior outside hitter Kerri Sorensen was All-PBC for the first time. Coach Carla Decker Sorensen was also named to the NCAA Division II Southeast Region All-Tournament team for her efforts against Armstrong. Then Stewart and Kendall Eayrs became the Bearcats’ first-ever AVCA AllSoutheast Region players. Stewart was named to the 14-player All-Region team while Eayrs, a junior middle blocker, was named honorable mention. Stewart was second in the PBC in hitting percentage (.341), fourth in blocks per set (0.97) and seventh in kills per set (2.87). Eayrs was second in the PBC in Kay Stewart blocks per set (1.05) and fourth in hitting percentage (.296). Sorensen was eighth in the PBC in kills with 0.44 per set and had double-digit kills in 15 matches. She also averaged 2.43 digs per set and had double digit digs in 14 matches with a season-high 22 twice. Other major contributors to the team were senior defensive specialist and libero Marina Camps, junior outside hitter and defensive specialist Ashley Ferry, sophomore setter Candace LaRocca, sophomore outside hitter Mallory Wasik, and freshman outside hitKerri Sorensen ter Magi Nottingham. Though the Lady Bearcats fell short of winning the Peach Belt regular season and tournament championships, their strong resume, including a victory over No. 1 Wingate and high region ranking earned them a spot in the national tournament. One of Lander’s season highlights was rallying from a two-games-to-none deficit against Peach Belt rival USC Aiken. The Lady Bearcats also had a similar rally against Newberry College and were one of only two teams to beat Wingate all season.

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Season is Bittersweet for Cross Country Led by the sister duo of Olga and Claudia Nunez-Lopez, the Lander women’s cross country team completed one of its more successful seasons in recent years, that is, until they reached the Peach Belt Conference championships. After winning both the Lander/Connie Maxwell and Presbyterian invitationals and placing in the top half of the remainder of their regular-season meets, the injury-riddled Bearcats hobbled to seventh place in the PBC meet at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Olga Nunez-Lopez, a senior, ran No. 1 for the Bearcats in all but one race and earned All-PBC honors for the second time by placing ninth individually in the PBC meet. She also earned Academic All-American status. To earn Academic All-American honors, a runner must have at least a 3.2 grade point average and finish in the top 40 percent individually in the regional meet. At the Southeast Regional at Wingate University, she placed 18th in Olga Nunez-Lopez a field of 155 runners and missed All-Region status by just three places. Claudia NunezLopez, a freshman, finished 22nd at the regional. Due to state-mandated budget cuts, Lander discontinued its women’s cross county program following the 2008 season. Lander will continue to field five men’s and five women’s varsity athletic programs.

Women’s Soccer Suffers Frustrating Season After having a breakout season in 2007 when it posted

a 13-5 overall record during Chris Ayer’s second year as head coach, the Lander women’s soccer team struggled during the 2008 campaign. With the loss of key personnel from the previous season, Lander posted a 7-9-1 overall record and was 2-5-1 in the Peach Belt Conference for the 2008 season. All-PBC Jannica Finnberg, a senior, and freshman Andrea Camere led the team in goals scored with four, while Finnberg and Christin Moss had three assists each. Senior goalkeeper Rachael Hine, who earned All-Conference and All-Region honors her junior season, missed most of the 2008 season with a shoulder injury. The Lady Bearcats won five of their first six games, then sputtered offensively the rest of the season when they only scored five goals in their final 11 games.

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Thinking Green:

Lander Dining Services and … Kermit

By Dave Lorenzatti

In the song that helped make him

famous, the Muppet character Kermit the Frog sings, “It’s not easy being green.” Lander’s Dining Services can echo that sentiment based on its ambitious “green” initiative to reduce waste and increase energy efficiency. Since last year, the department has been recycling all cardboard, plastic jugs and bottles, and metal cans from its three food service locations on campus. In February of 2008, trays were removed from the dining hall, and in what Food Services director Chris Spellman calls the boldest move of all, the use of straws has been eliminated in each location. Lander is among the first campuses across the country to take significant steps to become more environment-

friendly in its dining operations, an initiative Spellman said is endorsed by Aramark, the company that operates food services and catering at Lander. Executive chef Harl Gopelrud said eliminating trays serves two purposes. “People tend to eat with their eyes and feel compelled to fill their trays with food, some of which they don’t eat.” The department had conducted an experiment on the impact of removing trays and, in one day, noted a reduction in food waste of 80 to 100 pounds. And by not having to wash trays, Lander’s kitchen operation saves more than 102,000 gallons of water a year, about what it takes to fill one-sixth of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Students and staff can still help themselves to as

much food as they care to eat, but they now carry it on plates rather than placing the plates on trays. As for eliminating straws, Spellman said Lander’s Dining Services used approximately 228,000 straws a year. The straws, which do not decompose, ended up accumulating in landfills. By eliminating straws, Lander has eliminated a long-term burden on the environment. Straws and trays are still available at Lander for students and others who need them because of disabilities or medical problems. Trudy Baker, a freshman from Florence, supports the environmentfriendly campaign, but because she has sensitive teeth, she prefers to use straws and can obtain them simply by asking. Lander’s Bearcat Grill has switched

Chris Spellman, director of Food Services at Lander University, has mobilized the initiative to cut waste and improve efficiency of the food services operation. –Photos By Russell Martin

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Lander University has eliminated straws from its dining services as part of an ongoing conservation effort. Among students supporting the strawless initiative are, from left, Shaye Walli, a mass communication major from Toronto, Canada; Jessica Skowron of Magnolia, Texas, a biology major; and nursing major Brittany Cox of Columbia.

Dr. Daniel Pardieck Assistant Professor of Environmental Geology

A Lander Environmental Scientist’s Assessment Inflatable swimming pools stacked floor to ceiling in the corridor outside Lander’s dining hall would hold about 102,000 gallons of water, the amount it took to wash trays used in the food service operation each year. Lander removed trays from its dining hall earlier this year as part of its conservation initiative. –Photo by Dave Lorenzatti

to using biodegradable plates, take-out containers, knives, forks and spoons, called enviroware. The containers and plasticware, according to manufacturer dispoz-o Products of Fountain Inn, will degrade in less than a year, unlike normal plastic and plastic foam which can last 400 times longer. For several weeks during the fall semester, students and staff entered Lander’s dining hall through an 8-by9-foot temporary enclosure designed to illustrate the thousands of plastic drink containers sold on campus last year. The structure was based on computations by associate mathematics professor Dr. Josie Ryan who calculated the cubic footage of plastic bottles sold in the university’s three food locations, many of which might end up in landfills if not for Lander’s ambitious recycling program. As for other conservation efforts, Spellman said Dining Services donates much of its used fryer oil to a local farmer who converts it into biodiesel fuel to power his farm equipment. Sysco Corporation, Lander’s bulk food supplier, is buying quantities of produce

from farmers in South Carolina and elsewhere in the Southeast. Spellman said the company is able to deliver fresher produce, support local farms and reduce the amount of produce shipped from distant locations, thus saving on fuel costs. In an effort to reduce the use of paper cups and plastic lids, Dining Services sells biodegradable hot and cold drink tumblers and water bottles. They qualify purchasers for reduced prices for coffee and soft drinks and free same-day refills at the Bearcat Grill, Java City and in the dining hall. Nancy Gopelrud, Lander’s catering manager and wife of Harl Gopelrud, said she offers clients who hold catered functions in the university’s dining facility and at off-campus locations, the option of using biodegradable items or standard dinner plates, silverware and trays. She said many select the biodegradable items. While some of the steps in the effort to conserve energy and reduce waste offer cost-saving benefits, others do not. But in summing up the initiative, Harl Golperud said, “It’s not about cost. It’s the right thing to do.”

“The comprehensive approach Lander Dining Services has taken in ‘greening’ their operations demonstrates leadership in environmental stewardship. They are doing many of the things that Lander stresses in environmental science courses as examples of ways to reduce our environmental impact and move toward a sustainable economy. These include conserving matter and energy, recycling, substituting less harmful or more easily degradable materials for those that are more harmful, finding alternate uses for waste materials, such as using waste fryer oil as biodiesel fuel, buying local to reduce transportation impacts, educating others in the community, and helping consumers make choices that have lower environmental impact, while providing the incentive of lower price. “What is especially poignant is that Dining Services has demonstrated to the Lander community that making significant changes to reduce environmental impact can be done in a way that does not lead to inconvenience or less enjoyment of the dining experience.”

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Wake Me Up Before You Gobo: Behind the Scenes with the Lander Events Staff

By Russell Martin

Ask just about anyone on the Lander campus, or on the street, what a gobo is, and the answer is likely to come in the form of a quizzical brow. But there is one group that is sure to know, and they can be found backstage at just about every event that takes place on the Lander campus. That group is the Lander special events staff. If asked what a gobo is, the staff would quickly answer, “It’s a metal filter, attached to a light to display images

on the stage or backdrop.” So when, for instance, the director of Lander’s Old Main Singers wants to display musical symbols or holiday images in the background, he asks Lander’s events staff to load the appropriate gobo. And, voilà, a clef note or a snowman appears. But affixing a gobo to a light is a small example of the wide range of aid this office brings to events across campus. Made up of four full-time employees, three of whom are Lander graduates,

and a horde of student workers, the events staff works tirelessly behind the scenes to bring Lander and the surrounding community quality entertainment, sporting events and more. They set up and tear down every event in Lander’s Fine Arts Series, with the exception of the university’s theatre productions. They provide light, sound and staging assistance for the Greenwood-Lander Performing Arts Series, as well as the GLPA Outreach season

The Lander events staff is the unseen force behind university productions, from dance and music concerts to basketball games and political rallies.

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Lander’s special events staff is made up of four full-time staff members and eight student workers. Full-time staff, from left, are: Eddie Shaw, director of special events; Robert Mitchum, technical director; Frank McVay, assistant technical director; and Samantha Byrd, facilities coordinator. –Photos by Russell Martin

Frank McVay, left, assistant technical director for special events, and Jennifer Smoake, a Lander visual arts major from West Columbia, pack up sound equipment after an outdoor concert by the Lander Jazz Ensemble.

for schoolchildren. The events crew is also responsible for the lighting, sound equipment and live Web streaming for sporting events on the Lander campus. They provide support for student events across campus, as well as for outside groups using Lander facilities, such as dance studios, area businesses and civic organizations. The full-time staff members are: Eddie Shaw, Class of ’96, director of special events; Robert Mitchum, technical director; Frank McVay, ’03, assistant technical director; and Samantha Byrd, ’05, facilities coordinator. “You don’t realize what the events staff does unless you’re a part of it,” said Byrd. “When you’re sitting in a show the last thing you’re thinking of, honestly, is who did the lights or who put those chairs up. There’s an army of people who work together to make it happen.” “As we break down for one performance, we are setting up for the next,” added McVay. The events the staff works on are varied, with some being more difficult than others. “For instance,” said Shaw, “the Jazz Ensemble requires an unbelievable amount of sound design.” For that concert each instrument has a separate microphone. The events staff has to be aware of the various solos throughout the performance, bringing up sound and lowering it depending on which performer is being highlighted. “Performers want to do bigger and better shows every year,” said McVay, “and we want to make those shows possible. We

we are one of the most professional crews they’ve worked with.” All of the Lander graduates on the crew worked for the special events office when they were students. Mitchum also began his events experience as a student working for a similar office at Coastal Carolina. In addition to his degree from Coastal Carolina, Mitchum is just a few courses shy of a degree in mass communication from Lander. Each of Lander’s full-time crew cited the family atmosphere in the special events office and the ever-changing nature of what they do as their reasons for staying on as permanent staffers. The full-time staffers are committed to providing their student workers with experiences that will help them if they decide to pursue careers in technical direction. The staff includes the students in all events produced on campus. “In this industry, hands-on experience is crucial,” said Shaw. That experience has paid off for the students who are now full-time employees with the Lander staff as well as for those who have gone on to work in other venues. For instance, 2001 Lander graduate Woody Moore is the production manager for the 1,200-seat Brooks Center at Clemson University, and John Stinson, an ’05 Lander graduate, is lighting director for the Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach. “The students who come to work with us figure out real fast whether or not they want to continue working with special events,” said Shaw. “If they do stay, they love it.”

like to challenge ourselves.” The staff members show this same commitment to every event they assist with. They may work more than one event in a day, and there have been occasions when their work began at 8 a.m. one day and didn’t finish until 2 a.m. the next day. And though the events staff works hard to ensure Lander productions run smoothly, not every event goes off without a hitch. They once had to replace the back curtain in the auditorium after the old one ripped on the day of a performance. Another time they used MacGyver-like ingenuity to restart a failed generator before the beginning of an outdoor performance. On another occasion, as the group prepared for the Miss Lander Pageant, the entire auditorium lighting system died. “We were scrambling around at five minutes before showtime wondering if we were going to have to use flashlights and lamps plugged into extension cords to light the show,” said Mitchum. With a lot of well-executed collaboration on the part of the full-time staff and student workers, the group was able to cleverly operate lights from the breaker box instead of the usual light controls, flipping breakers on and off quickly as specific lighting was needed. The audience never knew there was a problem. “We really love our jobs, we love doing this,” said Shaw. “With all of the outside performers and groups that have come to Lander, we’ve never had someone leave and say they had a bad experience working with us. In fact, they usually say that

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Lander ACS Scores Another Award-Winning Year By Dave Lorenzatti

Lander’s American Chemical Society chapter owns a remarkable record of having won a national ACS award each year since the chapter was created 25 years ago. The group is recognized for its service to the university and the Greenwood area, professional development and social and recreational activities. From left, front row, are: Lander ACS member Anna Wood; Ankoma Anderson, president, and Ebony Miller, secretary. Second row, from left, are: Lander assistant professor of organic chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker, co-adviser; Cody Brown, safety officer; Stephanie Adams, vice president; Sara Abercrombie, treasurer; and Lander associate professor of inorganic chemistry and Physical Sciences Department chair Dr. Ralph Layland, co-adviser. –Photos by Russell Martin and Megan Price

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ander’s American Chemical Society (ACS) chapter is on a remarkable winning streak. The chapter celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008 by chalking up another honor. It was one of 40 chapters nationwide adjudged as an outstanding chapter, the highest designation awarded by the national organization. The award is based on the ACS Committee on Education’s evaluation of reports submitted by more than 330 student affiliates. The Lander chapter is one of the most honored in the nation, having been crowned as “outstanding” 11 years in a row and 16 years overall. It has also collected six awards as a “commendable” chapter and three honorable mentions. The chapter focuses its energy on three major areas each academic year: service to the university and Greenwood area, professional development, and social and recreational activities. In its report, the national ACS cited the Lander chapter’s work in staging hands-on chemistry demonstrations and judging science fairs in Greenwood-area schools. The evaluation committee applauded members for their diverse community service projects, which included helping to build houses for Habitat for Humanity, raising money for charitable organizations, picking up trash along the Heritage Trail twice a year and other efforts. The Committee on Education’s evaluation report added, “The department is truly lucky to have your group.”

Lander ACS chapter president Ankoma Anderson, right, and chapter safety officer Cody Brown work together to complete an experiment.

It said the chapter’s program of speakers, tours and field trips was “absolutely amazing” and cited the beneficial impact of research presentations by Lander chemistry and science majors. Tours of industries and graduate schools are related to professional development and give students the opportunity to see chemistry concepts come alive. The evaluation also gave the chapter high marks for its business meetings, communications, National Chemistry Week activities and interaction with other chapters in the Western Carolina Region, which includes colleges and universities in North and South Carolina.

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ACS Alums – Where Are They Now? Lander students who were active in the university’s American Chemical Society chapter and graduated with degrees in chemistry are working in education and industry. Others are enrolled in advanced degree programs. Among them: Mandy Wilkes Lloyd, ’04, received a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of South Carolina and now teaches chemistry at Laurens High School. Calton Sparks, ’07, is a laboratory research technician at Milliken Chemical in Spartanburg. Heather Brooke, ’02, worked at Fujifilm in Greenwood for three years. She is a candidate at USC for a doctorate in physical analytical chemistry with an emphasis on infrared spectroscopy. Brittney Wells, ’05, took a job as an analyst at Davis & Floyd in Greenwood after graduation, and for the last year has been employed at Capsugel. Ryan Lockwood, ’07, is a quality control chemist for Perrigo Pharmaceuticals in Greenville and is a member of the national ACS. Alexandra Foguth, ’07, is pursuing a doctorate in material science and engineering at Clemson University. She is one of only 30 students in that discipline nationwide selected for a three-year, $120,000 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Professor Edward Stampf was instrumental in organizing the Lander ACS chapter a quarter-century ago and served as its adviser for nine years. He was followed by Professors Lynn Deanhardt, Lisa Root and Peter Vahjen. Vahjen was an adviser or co-adviser for seven years. Dr. Ralph Layland, associate professor of inorganic chemistry and chair of the Physical Sciences Department, and Dr. Lisa Brodhacker, assistant professor of organic chemistry, are the current coadvisers. Layland, who has been associated with the ACS at Lander for 10 years, said, “The chapter’s record of achieveAs part of the group’s service to the comment is impressive since we are a small munity, Lander ACS chapter members often perform chemistry “magic” shows school competing with larger schools for area schoolchildren. Here, chapter that have more financial resources.” secretary Ebony Miller mixes chemicals The chapter, which has a current to produce slime in one of the chapter’s membership of 40 to 50 mostly chemmost popular experiments for youth. istry and science majors, gives students insight into the chemistry field and identifies career opportunities. It also helps them become more involved in the campus community. Brodhacker said, “Several freshmen are members, and they have opportunities to interact with upperclassmen and faculty in science programs.” Dr. Bruce Bursten, national ACS president, took note of the Lander chemistry faculty’s involvement in local chapter activities saying, “Their efforts certainly represent the best in undergraduate science education and mentoring around the country.” Bursten congratulated the Lander chapter for “setting a fine example for other chapters and preparing the next generation of chemical professionals.” In its overall summary, the evaluation committee said, “You are an amazingly active chapter that obviously deserved your outstanding designation last year and have continued in the same vein. Great job, keep it up.” Dr. David Slimmer, dean of Lander’s College of Science and Mathematics, said, “The award is a powerful statement because the chapter has kept alive a tradition of being recognized for its activities.” Lander’s ACS and the other award-winning chapters were to be recognized in Chemical and Engineering News, the weekly national ACS magazine, and in Chemistry, the official publication of the student affiliates, and at the organization’s national meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, in March. Lander ACS chapter vice president Stephanie Adams observes chemical reactions in a flask of liquid as part of an experiment.

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GIFTS TO LANDER 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, 2008 through December 31, 2008

Foundation Club

Gave/pledged $25,000-$250,000 The Abney Foundation Canal Charitable Foundation Linda Latham Dolny ’69 Douglas & Jean Mufuka Self Family Foundation Self Regional Healthcare Estate of Margaret B. Tinsley

President’s Club

Gave/pledged $15,000-$24,999 Jeff May ’73

Dean’s Club

Gave/pledged $5,000-$14,999 Steve (’69) & Linda Bolton Charles & Cynthia Bradford CapitalBank Capsugel C.E. Bourne & Company Countybank R. Thornwell & Martha Dunlap EMBARQ Foundation for a Greater Greenwood Fuji Photo Film Estate of Lillian Byrd Fuller Finis & Bettie Horne La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux, Newberry Mr. & Mrs. Peter Manning Martin-Sims Memorial Golf Tournament Dr. Kenneth Mufuka George (’81) & Julie Starnes Adam (’87) & Monica Leapard (’93) Taylor

Tower Club

Gave/pledged $1,000-$4,999 B & Peggy Adams Joebie & Marian Adams Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Ball Hank & Martha Barnette Don (’70) & Audine Boone (’65) Bergman Ann Byrd Bowen ’54 James & Lauren Boylston Jimmy (’67) & Judi Burns Joe & Charlotte Cabri Rebecca Anderson Callcott ’29 Peggy Cheezem Bruce Churchill Curtis & Paula Clark Hugh & Emily Finch (’70) Cox C.Y. Thomason Foundation John W. & Peggy S. Davis Bill & Marla Dixon

Dear alumni and friends, Over the past nine months, we as a nation have witnessed a major downturn in the economy. The effects have been wide-reaching, and yes, Lander University, like virtually every college in the country, has been adversely affected. That being said, I want to thank each of you who has given to Lander since the beginning of our fiscal year on July 1, 2008. Your gift means scholarships for deserving students; it means support for academic enrichment. For those who contributed to the building of Lander’s new Recreation, Wellness and Sports Complex, know that students and the community will be the beneficiaries of your generosity for years to come; you are making a difference. During Lander’s 137-year history, we have weathered tough economic times, and because of the support of you — our alumni and friends, our corporate donors and the Greenwood community — we have survived and thrived. I assure you that Lander will remain careful stewards of your gifts, and I am confident that our students’ lives will continue to be enriched and changed by their Lander education. I humbly ask your continued support of this university to the extent that your own personal circumstances permit. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 864-3888350 or to e-mail me at ataylor@lander.edu. I deeply appreciate your commitment to Lander and to its mission to prepare students to live lives with meaning and purpose.

Sincerely, Adam Taylor Vice President for University Advancement

D.L. Scurry Foundation Elizabeth Eble Jeff & Ann Eller (Sharp Facets) Foundation for Geriatric Education Greenwood Rotary Club Greenwood Vocational Rehabilitation Center Steve (’80) & Gayle Grogan Robert Hammond Peter & Belinda Henschel Ray (’90) & Julie Combs (’91) Hunt Mr. & Mrs. David E. Hyde Larry & Barbara Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Harvey E. Jeffreys George D. Johnson Jr. John Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Q. Justesen Kiwanis Club of Greenwood Glenn & Kathy Lawhon Margaret Derrick Lee ‘46 Lloyd Roofing Bill & Marsha Lloyd Donald H. Lloyd ’83 Calhoun & Ella Claire Lee (’48) Mays John & Norma McAlhany Charles & Betty McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. James E. McDonald Charles McNeill ’52 Chris & Diane Newton Judi Opalak The Palmetto Bank William John & Jean Park Anne Parks Estate of Betty Emerson Riddle Don (’75) & Cindy Young (’76) Scott Sims Concrete Susan Bowers Sims ’82 Dr. David Slimmer Dr. & Mrs. James H. Smith Bill & Linda (’93) Stevens Dewitt & Carolyn Stone Grady & Martha Burnett (’48) Strom Dixon & Eleanor (’93) Teal Wal-Mart Foundation Estate of Robert Wentzky Frank & Anne (’76) Workman Christian & Angie Southerland (’90) Wypasek Ernest & Nancy Young

Old Main Club

Gave/pledged $200-$999 Abbeville Sporting Goods Dr. & Mrs. F. Erwin Abell Jr. (Mary Alice ’60) Robert & Susie Gray (’58) Abercrombie Mary Helen Able Carroll (’74) & Robin Fraley (’88) Agnew Demetri Andrews ’00 JoAnne Andrews Lorraine Angelino ’05 Anonymous Aramark Steve & Sally Baggett Roger “Chipper” Bagwell ’73 Ballentine Motors Constance Barnes Ken C. Barnes Jimmy & Cheryl (’95) Bell Philip & Libby Bell Wayne & Tricia (’67) Bell

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• G I F T S Shelvie C. Belser ’58 Beta Gamma Sigma Bi-Lo Blyth Funeral Home Randy & Pat Bouknight Edward & Claire Britt Carroll H. Brooks Cheryl A. Browning ’69 Edmund Browning Leanne Powell Bruorton ’96 Earl (’66) & Gene Caldwell Sylvia Holliday Carson ’65 John & Jennie Caskey Sarah Boozer Catoe ’70 Dr. Richard Christian Judge Gary E. Clary Dr. & Mrs. O.M. Cobb Jr. Bill (’78) & Gay (’76) Coleman J.C. & Ruth Collins Brian Conner Jeff (’93) & Mary Kathrine (’93) Constant E. Lee Craig ’62 Marc Cromer & Peggy GorhamCromer Alan & Chandler Reep (’83) Darling David Lindsey Clothier Inc. Kevin (’93) & Allison Bellew (’93) Dempsey Mark Dolny & Amy Conklin Gerald & Betty Merchant (’74) Dorn Henry A. (’75) & Faith P. (’87) Dorn Stephen Dorn Lynda Jones Dowis ’83 Chris Duncan Elliott Davis LLC Emerald City Rotary Club Robert & Martha Erwin Beverly Faries Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell Marion & Bonnie Finch Firmin Ford Inc. First Citizens Bank Thomas & Peggy Fowler A Friend of Lander Athletics Bill (’69) & Marlene N. Garvin David M. Glover Reece L. (’74) & Susan C. Going Ann Gray Glenas Williams Green ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Greene Greene & Company LLP Greenwood Family YMCA Chris Greer ’04 Dennis (’69) & Peggy Cliatt (’69) Hammett Becky Barbrey Hamor ’65 Ann T. Hare Harley Funeral Home Ben Hawthorne ’78 H.D. Payne & Company Patricia McGee Helms ’60 David (’73) & Betty Jo (’74) Henderson Herbert Anderson Construction George Truett Hollis Dr. & Mrs. William O. Holloway (Suzy ’91) Lynn P. Horne Elaine Chetti Howard ’65 Hunter & Associates Evelyn Irwin Ennis & Dru James John G. Saris Foundation Mack (’55) & Betty (’61) Jones Perry & Pitsa Kerhoulas Yoji Kida ’78 Ronnie & Linda C. Kidd Ernest Lander Brad & Leslie Chandler LaRue La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux, Greenwood

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Lander University Gifts Report July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008

Annual Type Gifts Bearcat Club Gifts RWS Complex Grants through the University In-Kind Gifts Trusts, Estates and Other Total Funds Collected Pledges Outstanding 08/09 Total Gifts to Date

464,927.02 180,142.46 37,986.85 331,550.00 9,750.00 37,100.00 $1,061,456.33

6,621.22 $1,068,077.55

July 1, 2006 – December 31, 2008

Total Gifts/Pledges to RWS Complex Campaign Ben & Becky Lawrence Jack & Kay Lawrence Jerry (’63) & Valerie Gaillard (’62) Lazenby Lee & Associates Roland LeMaster ’73 Roland & Mildred Lide Steve & Lisa Williams (’86) Lloyd Kenneth & Laura Long Katherine Macari Mildred Brooks Madden ’34 Georgia Culbreth Martin ’40 James F. McCoy ’82 Barney & Mary McDaniel McDonald, Patrick, Tinsley, Baggett & Poston LLP Danny & Macy McKenzie McMillan Smith & Partners Architects PLLC Leo F. McMullin Mike McWhorter ’76 Jim Moneyhun Joseph Mooneyham Carol Cliatt Moore ’63 Justice James & Mary Deadwyler (’63) Moore Paul (’93) & Amber O’Connor (’97) Morgan Pat Mueller Dr. Linda K. Neely Klaus & Carol Neubner Billy & Suzanne Nicholson O’Dell Corporation Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts ’51 William & Tina Owens John (’65) & Judy Park Frank Phillips Pilot Club of Greenwood Bill & Virginia Poston Tim Powell ’96 Lee W. (’77) & Karen Hinton (’77) Prather Eric Puckett ’08 Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Radford Suzanne Rau Joe & Cathy Ridlehoover Walter & Jackie DeVore (’72) Roark Clara Bailey Roberson ’37 Craig Russell Roberson Steve (’84) & Dana Roberts Harriet Cuttino Rusch ’58 Dr. Juan Santandreu Margaret Lander Scheibler ’33

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Nancy Anderson Self ’34 Myra Greene Shaffer ’78 Elinor Shaner Snead Builders Supply Company Wayne & Leslie (’86) Southard Doug Spears April Stephenson Jerry Stevens ’93 Rodney (’87) & Robin Stone Bob Stoner Art Sutherland ’66 Dr. Bob Taylor Mary Jane Salley Teague ’64 Fred & Barbara Teeter Danny & Sarah Lynn Tew Derek Thackston G. William & Nancy Thomason David (’96) & Casey Turner (’00) Tompkins Alan & Jeanee Treeter Dr. Meredith Uttley Julia Ward Trey (’89) & Ann Stringfellow (’90) Ward Esther Messick Weir ’36 Larry & Myrna White Gloria L. Wicker ’44 Charles & Erin Wilbur The Wilkie Agency Ellis (’86) & Avis (’85) Williams Holly Williams Mary Alice Parkman Wilson ’44 Olive F. Wilson Marguerite Thompson Wingard ’48 Hayne Workman

Loyalty Club

Gave/pledged up to $199 Luke Abrams ’04 Mr. & Mrs. F. Wates Adams Sharon McMahan Adams ’65 Myron & Frances Allen Nick Anagnost Judith C. Anderson ’87 Glenn & Joyce Argo Kent & Ashley (’98) Atkins Richard & Tracy Baggett Jimmie Davis Bagwell ’58 Gary Thomas Bailey James “Beetle” (’78) & Debra Bailey Johnnie W. Bailey Michele Ballenger ’04 Louis & Lesa Baltz

$2,720,057.76 Mack Baltzegar Glenn Banks ’64 John & Roberta Barnes Pam T. Bartley ’98 Brenda Bryant Barton ’68 Jim & Louise Wavra (’58) Barton Rosalyn Weigle Barton ’60 Johnathan Bass ’05 Larry Batson Nicholas Beasley Bill Belair David & Hunter Bell Tammy Green Bell ’86 Denise Benson ’88 Larry Bessinger Gavin (’90) & Sonya Williams (’96) Bethea James Bishop ’66 Marion & Wanda Black Lina Riley Blizzard ’61 Doug & Alexa Lorimer (’82) Boatwright Grace Rhodes Bobo ’49 Cora Gunter Bodie ’50 Arch & Cass Booker Shirley Booth Wyant Boreson Len & Lynn Bornemann Michael & Sandra Bostic Conrad & Claribel Boudoin Norman & Ann H. Bowen W.R. & Alice Braddy Janet Holliday Bradford ’67 Grace Fagg Bradley ’43 Dr. & Mrs. James Branham Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge ’55 LeBron (’82) & Deborah (’03) Bright Evelyn Brilhart Carl (’61) & Barbara (’62) Brock K. Lisa Brodhacker Charles & Alisa Brogdon Mr. & Mrs. Emmett F. Brooks Julia Quartermus Brooks ’49 Charles & Lula Broome Evelyn Swofford Brown ’44 Gregg & Jimmie Brown John R. Brown Joyce Edwards Brown ’86 Nelle Floyd Brown ’48 Vernelle Childress Brown ’46 Pamela Reid Brownhill ’75 Irene Chiles Browning ’55 Helen Bryan

Becky Reynolds Bryson Childres & Susan (’86) Buchanan Melissa Buck ’07 Mr. & Mrs. William E. Burnett (Mary Alice ’57) Jesse L. Butler ’77 Heather Byington ’99 Chris Byrd Jerome Pete Caldwell Maria Calvey ’98 Virginia Cambreleng Kim Barbery Campbell ’83 Larry Campbell Mike Campbell Col. Phillip Campbell Ret. ’68 Greg (’78) & Geneal Gilliam (’78) Cantrell Preston Cantrell ’62 Claire M. Cappio ’01 B.C. Carlton Marion & Sara Carnell Charlene Carter ’07 Deloris Sims Carter Roy Cassell ’61 Chris Champion ’91 Diana Belk Chase ’55 Henry Chastain Elizabeth Long Chiles ’46 Krashenda Chisolm ’81 Mary Jo Harrison Christopher ’58 Matz (’90) & Traci Wilson (’90) Claesson Elisabeth Elrod Clark ’85 Scott (’96) & Tracy Carman (’96) Clifton Clinton (’82) & Beverly Wansley (’79) Cobb Stephen (’01) & Laura Beth Gray (’04) Cobb Sansia Dean Coble ’65 Cliff & Shirley Cochran Ann Hancock Coker ’76/’88 James E. Colbert Jr. Bill (’78) & Gay (’76) Coleman George & Linda Coleman Katherine Young Coleman Virginia Coggins Coleman ’42 Bill Collins ’64 Bill & Betsy Collins Joyce King Collins ’49 Dr. Lloyd Collins Jr. ’69 Valerie Cook ’85 Carolyn Bethea Cottingham ’46 Sara Shirley Couch ’48 Gwen Laramore Counts ’51 Jackie Counts Earl & Tee Cowan Amanda Cox Robert Craig Cox ’90 Rebecca Cox-Davenport Lt. Col. William Crapps Ret. ’60 James (’03) & Valerie Pritchard (’03) Creaghan Sarah Crosby ’07 Shelby Wallen Crowley ’80 Sally Culpepper ’93 Jane Hunter Cunningham ’54 Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ’72 Bernice Daugherty Anne Cain David ’68 George (’82) & Rebecca Davis Nancy Drake Davis ’64 Tommy Davis ’74 Vanessa Short DeBauche ’89 Edward L. Dennis Gary & Jayne Dickey Torry Price Dickey ’97/’00 Debra Lyons Dill ’90 Mrs. William L. Dodson ’75 Daniel & Sharon Dolny Paul Donahue Jane Culbertson Dooling ’72 John & Brenda Dowis Mary W. Dowis Larry & Nancy Dozier

• G I F T S Chuck & Anne Drake Virginia LeNoir DuBose ’62 Jackie Burns Durham ’68 Kenneth R. Dye Jeff & Cindy (’97) Dysart Eaton Hydraulics Division Jackson Eaves Suzanne Ebersold Betty Jean Ammons Edwards ’60 Ann W. Elaiser Helen Cranfill Elliott Judy Cheek Ethridge Bruce Evans Jacquelin Crout Evans ’41 Evening Lander Club Harriet Thomson Farish ’77 Tim Faulhaber ’89 Barbara Faulkenberry Myra J. Faust Ursula Kaiser Fergusen ’79 Adam (’02) & Brandy Tare (’05) Finch W. Eric Finch Kat Laye Finkbeiner ’71 Karen Finney George & Mazie Fleetwood Cynthia Bartley Floyd ’78 Food Lion Tony Foster ’82 W. Lang Foster Jr. Shawn (’97) & Kaye Ramsey (’97) Foxworth Ethel Walker Fralick ’49 Hal & Dr. Barbara Tapp Freese Marcy Gadagno Stacey Gantt David & Rebecca Gardner Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Gardner Dee & Linda Garner Scotty Garner ’74 Brent (’04) & Jamie Greene (’01) Garrett Doris Matthews Gattuso ’58 Sylvia Boozer Gibson ’57 Alice Harmon Gilchrist ’89/’94 Ray & Mary Gillespie Eula Sullivan Goforth ’41 Stephen & Catherine Goins Linda McKinney Goldman Jerrel (’69) & Linda (’70) Goldman Jerry & Kathy (’87) Goldsmith Roberta Goslen Tommy Graham ’74 Doris Hartzog Greene ’49 Rex & Cynthia Gregg Russell & Clara Gregg David Griffin ’07 William Grimsley Linda Riser Groggel ’67 Andreas Guerke ’85 Gunnells Marine Gwen Bodie Gunnells ’83 Daniel Hannah Nancy Atkins Hannah ’48 Bryan & Jennifer Harris Daniel H. (’81) & Dedra Amyx (’81) Hart Marguerite Huckaby Havird ’41 Betsy Chewning Hawkins ’49 Jerry and Sandra Hawkins Paula Bagwell Haynes ’92 Anthony & Margaret Helms Carol M. Henderson Lynn B. Henderson Guy & Lisa Hendrix Happy Henry Ellenanne Lee Hester ’78 James Hester III ’78 Lynne Rankin Hester ’81 Shanna L. Hester Jean Byars Higgins ’68 Fred & Carolyn Hofman Sara Hollingsworth

Maurice (’78) & Mary Harrison (’78) Holloway Sondra Worrell Holtzman ’92 Erin Honeywell Andi Hopkins ’07 Bettye Campbell Hopkins ’54 David Horne ’83 Delsie Horne Sallie deLiesseline Houlder ’61 Barbara Murphy Hughes ’51 Sy Hughes ’01 Kirk Husser Ann Hutto Marko (’97) & April Fowler (’96) Huttunen Leisa Weston Myers Igleheart ’95 Debbie King Iseman ’81 Fred Jardin Freddie Lusk Jewsbury ’59 David Johns Donna Hoffer Johnson Jo Ann B. Johnson Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson ’60 Kay Black Johnson ’61 Robert & Shirley Dawsey (’54) Johnson Keith Johnston Steven Jones ’79 Sunshine Jones ’96 Dr. Danne Kasparek George Kelley Brad (’98) & Heather Carpenter (’99) Kirby Rebecca J. Koch Michael Koone ’04 Lakelands Master Gardeners Julie Purkerson Lamb ’86 Gowan (’77) & Betsy Vaughn (’77) Lancaster Jim (’86) & Jolene Lander Patricia Lander Angela Allen Landis ’85 Evangeline Layne Landress ’48 Gus & Maude (’61) Latham Teri Gunter Lawson ’02 Dr. Ralph & Erin Knapp (’00) Layland Rick (’78) & Claudette Cox (’77) Leary Catherine K. Lee Ashley LeGette ’05 Daniel & Kimberly Leissner Ernest C. Lewis Jr. ’01 Kitty Lewis Ronnie (’74) & Helen (’91) Lewis Richard Lindler Bill Lindsay ’96 Mr. & Mrs. David Lindsey Nell Lindsey Charles Lloyd Patricia F. Lloyd Preston Lollis ’57 Frank & Eleanor Lombardi Ronnie (’87) & Betty Long Mary Ann Floyd Loos ’70 Dave & Maureen Lorenzatti Olgethia Harris Louden ’83 Linda Lucas ’72 Nancy Keck Lumley ’77 Pam Sherard Lytch ’81 Stacy Macon William Daniel Mahon Roberta Major Shirley Malott Jim (’93) & Denise Wilson (’89) Manley Ray O. Manley Alice Power Markowitz ’72 Hilda Creed Marshall ’49 Jim & Suzie Martin Russell (’00) and Sylvia (’03) Martin Jennifer Mathis Karen Galloway Matthews ’87

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Carolyn Layne May ’55 Paul Mayblum ’74 Catherine Buchanan Mayfield ’68 Kathy Hull Mays ’67 T.D. & Jennifer Maze Johnathan McAllister ’06 David McCall ’77 William McCants ’97 Stephanie Adams McCary ’99 Keith McCaslan Peggy Pool McCleskey ’69 John (’71) & Sandy Reynolds (’86) McCord Eloise McCormick Randy & Kathryn McDaniel Betsy M. McDowell Kathleen McDowell Colleen McGowan ’81 E.G. McGriff Roland McKinney Karla McCoy Mehagan ’68 Peggy Crawford Merritt ’89 James Miller Marie Todd Milling ’64 David & Teresa Allred (’80) Milner Brenda Finley Mitchell ’67 Kay Mitchell ’68 Sandra Corley Mitchell ’73 Chris Moore Linda B. Moore ’84 Mark Moore ’83 Gary & Jannett Moran Paula Moseley ’83 Dr. Robert N. Moser Mashura Dzvairo Mufuka ’79 Mildred B. Mullikin ’49 Carolyn Hughes Murph ’40 George & Pamela Murray Chad (’02) & Maranda Allen (’02) Nabors Lunette Anderson Nanney ’61 Charles Nash ’92 Dr. Deborah Natvig Bryan Kyle Newton Katherine Young Newton ’77 Anthony & Jeanne Nunziato Dava O’ Connor Ben Osborne ’87 Donna Reeves Outen M. Paige Ouzts Elaine Hart Owens ’68 Terri Whitlock Owens ’07 Tripp & Betsy Rush (’94) Owings Palmetto Insurance Palmetto Systems Inc. of Greenwood Daniel L. Pardieck Dr. & Mrs. Jack Parham Fred & Joyce Parker Calvin L. Parkman ’58 Walt & Susan Patterson Frances Smith Patton ’54 Kevin Pederson Richard & Ann Pederson Sallie Shirley Peebles ’58 Scott Pegram ’87 Jeri Condie Pennock ’02 Hazel Perritt ’51 Donna Adams Perry ’78 Jennifer McMullen Phillips ’04 Kevin Phillips ’01 Melissa Phillips ’93 Betty Watkins Pierson ’43 Frances Bailey Pinson ’53 Joe (’74) & Linda (’75) Pitt Bob & Hannah Poe Frank & Susan Polatty Jeffrey A. Poston ’02 C. Kenneth Powell Charles & Marsha Powell Kevin (’84) & Andrea Juergens (’89) Prater Megan Varner Price

Paul (’84) & Margaret Werts (’84) Pridmore Harold B. Prince Dr. Terry O. Pruitt ’82 Wilma Pruitt George & Beverly Psomas Earle and Jo Ann Miley (’60) Purkerson Beth Campbell Quick ’00 Boo Ramage Bill & Candace Ramseur Tim (’03) & Mary Pressley (’01) Rankin Derek Raper ’03 Joanne Eubanks Rast ’63 Lovett P. Reddick M.D. ’66 Stan & Debbie Reeves Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves ’59 Annie Reynolds Dean Riddle ’83 Ellen Knight Riddle ’78 Cathy Ridlehoover Guy Ridlehoover ’67 Marshall Ridlehoover ’70 George & Julie Riese Jean Steed Risher ’51 Larry & Joyce Roark Tammy C. Roberson Cathy Roberts Jeri Roberts ’04 Jim Roberts Dr. Fay Maria Mitchell Hart Rodenski ’57 Stephanie Stevens Rodgers ’87 Lou Wingo Rogers ’68 Robin Rosenberg ’78/’89 Betty Jean Kemp Rowe ’67 Frankie Floyd Royer ’65 Michael and Deborah Runyan Jane Chandler Rush ’63 Dorothy Ewing Russell ’61 Doris D. Sandberg Bill Sandel Tim Sanders ’78 Frank & Debra Sarakaitis Mary Erneston Savvas ’50 School Tools (Patricia Crawford) David & Kimberly Steele (’99) Schoolfield Lamar Scott ’82/’84 Patricia Evans Scott ’42 Robin (’79) & Maria Scott George H. Sease Peggy Price Sease ’78 Shawn Sease Peggy Stribling Seawright ’53 Lee Ann Youngblood Seay ’82 Peter Senger Grady F. Senn ’78 Michael & Mary Senn John Settin ’88 Ken & Faye Shaffer Margaret Lander Shaw John & Linda Sheffield Louanne Marshall Shell ’46 Don Sherard Gregory Duane Shiflett Angela Shirley Theodore B. Shirley Celestia Stabler Simmons ’68 Brett Simpson ’94 Betty Skinner ’57

Sarah Johnsey Smeal ’65 Dr. Diana Lanier Smith ’74 Jacqueline Smith Jeff Smith ’80 Pauline Smith Sylvia McDaniels Smoak ’79 Eloise Stogner Smyre ’45 Sarah Cubbedge Snow ’67 Robbie Madden South Southern Abstracts Inc. Sandra Kersey Spake ’57 Debbie Spearman ’72 Mary Ellen Spearman Mason (’65) & Connie Yeargin (’65) Speer Scott Sprouse ’89 Jack Steinberg Charles & Ernestine Stewart Charles R. Stowe Rob (’02) & Angela Gilbert (’02) Strickland Barbara Mason Swain ’66 Regi Swain Alan & Joan Tatum Dr. Bob Taylor Jean Wiggins Taylor ’48 Betty Babb Teague ’58 Marion E. Thomas ’93 Wayne Thomas ’80 Denise Walker Thompson ’81 Gary & Elizabeth Thornburg Fred Thrailkill ’70 Sarah Chipley Timmons ’41 George Tooke Sherryl Watson Toole ’72 Lynn Boland Traynham ’73 Roger & Kathy Troutman Hugh H. Tucker Gilda Reynolds Tyler ’68 Lisa Vold S. Anne Walker ’72 Margaret Harrison Wallen ’54 Geneva Moore Walters ’49 Kelley Waninger ’99 Amy M. Ware ’99 R. Larry Wash Tiffany Watkins ’97 Bobbie R. Weed Jr. Rosalind Welder Cynthia Bopp Wessinger ’64 Bruce White Wayne White ’83 Linda Watson Wiles ’73 Sara Catherine Wilkinson Annie Laura Harbison Williams ’42 Martha Gravely Willis ’50 Betty McFadden Wilson ’59 Jamie Wilson ’08 Audrey Goodwin Witherspoon ’71 Susan Heironimus Wood ’91 Bobbielu Lupo Woodward ’48 Leslie Worley Wurth Wood Group Inc. Elaine Annis Young ’70 Mickey (’68) & Elaine Crawford (’68) Young Thomas & Linda Young Dr. & Mrs. Harold Zimmack Elisabeth Zimmerman

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• D O N O R S DONORS BY CLASSES July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

Class of 1929 Rebecca Anderson Callcott Class of 1933 Margaret Lander Scheibler Class of 1934 Mildred Brooks Madden Nancy Anderson Self Class of 1936 Esther Messick Weir Class of 1937 Clara Bailey Robeson Class of 1939 Helen Fox Melva Craft Hoover Mary Fuller McDilll Class of 1940 Georgia Culbreth Martin Carolyn Hughes Murph Class of 1941 Jacquelin Crout Evans Eula Sullivan Goforth Marguerite Huckaby Havird Sarah Chipley Timmons Class of 1942 Patricia Evans Scott Annie Laura Harbison Williams Class of 1943 Grace Fagg Bradley Betty Watkins Pierson Class of 1944 Evelyn Swofford Brown Gloria Wicker Mary Alice Parkman Wilson Class of 1945 Eloise Stogner Smyre Class of 1946 Grace Rhodes Bobo Vernelle Childress Brown Elizabeth Long Chiles Carolyn Bethea Cottingham Margaret Derrick Lee Louanne Marshall Shell Class of 1948 Nelle Floyd Brown Sara Shirley Couch Nancy Atkins Hannah Evangeline Layne Landress Ella Claire Lee Mays Martha Burnett Strom Jean Wiggins Taylor Marguerite Thompson Wingard Bobbielu Lupo Woodward Class of 1949 Julia Quartermus Brooks Joyce King Collins Ethel Walker Fralick Doris Hartzog Greene Betsy Chewing Hawkins Hilda Creed Marshall Mildred Mullikin Geneva Moore Walters Class of 1950 Cora Gunter Bodie Mary Erneston Savvas Mary Gravely Willis Class of 1951 Gwen Laramore Counts Barbara Murphy Hughes Betty Coleman Lumley Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts Hazel Perritt Jean Steed Risher Class of 1952 Charles McNeill Class of 1953 Frances Pinson Peggy Stribling Seawright Class of 1954 Ann Byrd Bowen Jane Hunter Cunningham Bettye Campbell Hopkins

Shirley Dawsey Johnson Frances Smith Patton Margaret Harrison Wallen Class of 1955 Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge Irene Chiles Browning Diana Belk Chase Mack Jones Carolyn Layne May Class of 1957 Mary Alice Cox Burnett Sylvia Boozer Gibson Preston Lollis Fay Maria Mitchell Hart Rodenski Betty Skinner Sandra Kersey Spake Class of 1958 Susie Gray Abercrombie Jimmie Davis Bagwell Louise Warva Barton Shelvie Burnside Belser Mary Jo Harrison Christopher Doris Matthews Gattuso Calvin L. Parkman Sallie Shirley Peebles Harriet Cuttino Rusch Class of 1959 Freddie Lusk Jewsbury Dr. Wilma Wilson Reeves Betty McFadden Wilson Class of 1960 Mary Alice White Abell Rosalyn Weigle Barton Lt. Col. William Crapps Ret. Betty Jean Ammons Edwards Patricia McGee Helms Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson Joyce Johnson Nickles Jo Ann Miley Purkerson Class of 1961 Lina Riley Blizzard Carl Brock Roy Cassell Sallie deLiesseline Houlder Kay Black Johnson Betty Herrington Jones Maude Latham Lunette Anderson Nanney Dorothy Ewing Russell Class of 1962 Barbara Jennings Brock Preston Cantrell E. Lee Craig Virginia LeNoir Dubose Valerie Gaillard Lazenby Class of 1963 Jerry Lazenby Carol Cliatt Moore Mary Deadwyler Moore Joanne Eubanks Rast Jane Chandler Rush Class of 1964 Glenn Banks Bill Collins Nancy Drake Davis Marie Todd Milling Mary Jane Salley Teague Cynthia Bopp Wessinger Class of 1965 Sharon McMahan Adams Audine Boone Bergman Sylvia Holliday Carson Sansia Dean Coble Becky Barbrey Hamor Elaine Chetti Howard John R. Park Frankie Floyd Royer Sarah Johnsey Smeal Connie Yeargin Speer Mason Speer Class of 1966 James Bishop Earl Caldwell Lovett Reddick Art Sutherland Barbara Mason Swain Class of 1967 Tricia McCord Bell Janet Holliday Bradford

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Linda Riser Groggel Brenda Finley Mitchell Guy Ridlehoover Betty Jean Kemp Rowe Sarah Cubbedge Snow Class of 1968 Brenda Bryant Barton Col. Phillip Campbell Ret. Anne Cain David Jacqueline Burns Durham Jean Byars Higgins Catherine Buchanan Mayfield Karla McCoy Mehagan Kay Mitchell Elaine Hart Owens Lou Wingo Rogers Celestia Stabler Simmons Gilda Reynolds Tyler Elaine Crawford Young Mickey Young Class of 1969 Steve Bolton Cheryl A. Browning Lloyd Collins Linda Latham Dolny Bill Garvin Jerrel Goldman Dennis Hammett Peggy Cliatt Hammett Peggy Pool McCleskey Class of 1970 Don Bergman Sarah Boozer Catoe Emily Finch Cox Linda McKinney Goldman Mary Ann Floyd Loos Frank Ridlehoover Debbie Dorn Spearman Fred Thrailkill Elaine Annis Young Class of 1971 Kat Laye Finkbeiner John McCord Audrey Goodwin Witherspoon Bruce B. Young Class of 1972 Mary Muir Cutrell Jane Culbertson Dooling Linda Hurt Lucas Alice Power Markowitz Jackie DeVore Roark Sherryl Watson Toole S. Anne Walker Class of 1973 Roger “Chipper” Bagwell David L. Henderson Rowland LeMaster Jeff May Sandra Corley Mitchell Lynn Boland Traynham Linda Watson Wiles Class of 1974 Carroll Agnew Thomas Davis Betty Merchant Dorn Scotty Garner Reece L. Going Ronnie Lewis Betty Jo Wells Henderson Paul Mayblum Joe Pitt Diana Lanier Smith Class of 1975 Pamela Reid Brownhill Susan Dodson Henry A. Dorn Linda Bolick Pitt Don Scott Class of 1976 Ann Hancock Coker Gay Coleman Michael McWhorter Cindy Young Scott Sandy Wilkie Ann McAlister Workman Class of 1977 Jesse L. Butler Harriett Thomson Farish Betsy Vaughn Lancaster E. Gowan Lancaster

Claudette Cox Leary Nancy Keck Lumley David McCall Katherine Young Newton Karen Hinton Prather Lee Prather Class of 1978 James Bailey Geneal Gilliam Cantrell Greg Cantrell Bill Coleman Cynthia Bartley Floyd Ben Hawthorne Ellenanne Lee Hester James Hester Mary Harrison Holloway Maurice Holloway Yoji Kida Rick Leary Linda Brooks Moore Donna Adams Perry Ellen Knight Riddle Robin Rosenberg Timothy Sanders Peggy Price Sease Grady Senn Myra Greene Shaffer Class of 1979 Beverly Wansley Cobb Ursula Kaiser Fergusen Steven Jones Mashura Mufuka Robin Scott Sylvia McDaniels Smoak Class of 1980 Shelby Wallen Crowley Steve Grogan Teresa Allred Milner Jeff Smith Wayne Thomas Class of 1981 Krashenda Chisolm Daniel Hart Dedra Amyx Hart Lynne Rankin Hester Debbie King Iseman Pamela Sherard Lytch Colleen McGowan George Starnes Denise Walker Thompson Class of 1982 Alexa Lorimer Boatwright LeBron Bright Clinton Cobb George H. Davis Tony Foster Gwen Gunnells James F. McCoy Dr. Terry O. Pruitt Lamar Scott Lee Ann Youngblood Seay Class of 1983 Kimberly Barbery Campbell Chandler Reep Darling Lynda Jones Dowis David Horne Donald Lloyd Olgethia Lynn Harris Louden Mark Moore Paula Moseley Dean Riddle Wayne White Class of 1984 Cheryl Bell Kevin Prater Margaret Werts Pridmore Paul Pridmore Steve Roberts Lamar Scott Class of 1985 Elisabeth Elrod Clark Valerie Cook Andreas Guerke Angela Allen Landis Cassandra Avis Williams Class of 1986 Tammy Green Bell Joyce Edwards Brown Susan Buchanan Julie Purkerson Lamb James A. Lander

Lisa Williams Lloyd Sandy Reynolds McCord Leslie Scott Southard Ellis Williams Class of 1987 Judith Clegg Anderson Faith Proffitt Dorn Kathy Goldsmith Glenas Williams Green Ronald Long Karen Galloway Matthews William Osborne Scott Pegram Stephanie Stevens Rodgers Rodney Stone Adam Taylor Class of 1988 Robin Fraley Agnew Denise Benson Ann Hancock Coker John Settin Class of 1989 Vanessa Short DeBauche Tim Faulhaber Alice Harmon Gilchrist Denise Wilson Manley Peggy Crawford Merritt Andrea Juergens Prater Robin Rosenberg Scott Sprouse Trey Ward Class of 1990 Gavin Bethea Matt Claesson Traci Wilson Claesson Robert Craig Cox Debra Lyons Dill Ray Hunt Ann Stringfellow Ward Angie Southerland Wypasek Class of 1991 John Champion Suzy Holloway Julie Combs Hunt Helen Lewis Susan Heironimus Wood Class of 1992 Paula Bagwell Haynes Sondra Worrell Holtzman Charles Nash Deloris Carter Sims Class of 1993 Jeff Constant Mary Kathrine Henderson Constant Sally Brawley Culpepper Allison Ballew Dempsey Kevin Dempsey James M. Manley Jr. Paul Morgan Melissa Phillips Jerry Stevens Linda Stevens Monica Leapard Taylor Eleanor Teal Marion Thomas Class of 1994 Alice Harmon Gilchrist Betsy Rush Owings Brett Simpson Class of 1995 Cheryl Bell Leisa Weston Igleheart Class of 1996 Leanne Powell Bruorton Scott Clifton Tracy Carman Clifton April Fowler Huttunen Sunshine Jones Bill Lindsay Tim Powell Eddie Shaw David Tompkins Class of 1997 Victoria Price Dickey Cindy Dysart Kaye Ramsey Foxworth Shawn Foxworth Marko Huttunen

Nursing Grads Establish Scholarship to Assist Males in the Major When Lander nursing students Larry Middleton Sr. and Eric Puckett received their diplomas in December, they made history at the university. Not only were the Greenwood residents among the first class of December graduates from the William Preston Turner Department of Nursing, they were the first African-American male students to graduate from the nursing program. Now, Puckett and Middleton have established a scholarship to encourage and assist other male students following in the pair’s footsteps at Lander. The Eric L. Puckett and Larry Middleton Sr. Scholarship is reserved for junior or senior male nursing majors who possess a genuine passion for caring for patients and patients’ families. “Eric and I feel like we have been given so many opportunities while at Lander, and we talked about what we could do to show that we appreciated our education,” said Middleton. “By doing this, we feel like we will contribute to someone’s education and encourage him to strive for success.” For Puckett and Middleton, the road to success in Lander’s nursing program followed a different route than that of many traditional students. Both men spent years in the workforce before deciding to chart a new course in their careers. Puckett has worked full time with Self Regional Healthcare’s environmental services department since 2002. The youngest of nine children, he was often called on to help care for his parents and family members when they were ill. “I grew up as a young nurse,” he said, smiling. “Caring for others is something that was always practiced in my family, and I think it influenced my decision to go into nursing. I was looking for a way I could help others.” Middleton, a 12-year veteran with the U.S. Marine Corps, worked

Scottie Jeffreys William McCants Amber O’Connor Morgan Tiffany Watkins Class of 1998 Ashley Free Atkins Pam T. Bartley Maria Calvey Dennis Chou Brad Kirby Class of 1999 Heather Byington Heather Carpenter Kirby Stephanie Adams McCary Kimberly Steele Schoolfield Kelley Waninger Amy M. Ware Class of 2000 Demetrios Andrews Victoria Price Dickey Erin Knapp Layland Russell Martin Beth Campbell Quick Casey Turner Tompkins Class of 2001 Claire M. Cappio Stephen Cobb Jamie Greene Garrett Sy Hughes Ernest Crosby Lewis Kevin Phillips Mary Brockman Pressley Rankin Class of 2002 Adam Finch Teri Gunter Lawson Chad Nabors

Maranda Allen Nabors Jeri Pennock Jeffrey Poston Angela Gilbert Strickland Rob Strickland Class of 2003 Deborah Bright James Creaghan Valerie Pritchard Creaghan Tim Rankin Derek Raper Class of 2004 Luke Abrams Michele Ballenger Laura Beth Gray Cobb Brent Garrett Chris Greer Michael Koone Jennifer McMullen Phillips Jeri Roberts Class of 2005 Lorraine Angelino Johnathan Bass Brandy Tare Finch Ashley Le Gette Class of 2006 Johnathan McAllister Class of 2007 Melissa Buck Charlene Carter Sarah Crosby David Griffin Andrea Hopkins Terri Whitlock Owens Class of 2008 Jamie Wilson

Lander nursing alumni Larry Middleton Sr., left, and Eric Puckett work on a medical mannequin in the university’s William Preston Turner Department of Nursing. –Photo by Megan Price

with the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service before enrolling at Lander. “Because of my career background, my life has revolved around serving my nation and the community. For me, nursing is one of the ultimate professional fields where you get to serve the public on a dayto-day basis,” Middleton said. Puckett and Middleton served as inspirations to their fellow classmates at the university, said Bernice Daugherty, chair of the Department of Nursing. She said the scholarship is a meaningful contribution that could have long-lasting effects. “We actively recruit men for the nursing profession, and this will certainly help with those efforts,” she said.

FACULTY & STAFF DONORS FACULTY DONORS Lorraine Angelino Dr. Daniel Ball Lisa Brodhacker Linda Carson James Colbert Gay Coleman Yvonne Combs Brian Conner Rebecca Cox-Davenport Bernice Daugherty Dr. Barbara Freese David Gardner Susan Going Daniel Harrison Sandra Hawkins Paula Haynes Leisa Myers Igleheart Angela Landis Theresa Lawson Jennifer Lomax Linda Lucas Jennifer Richter Maze Timothy D. Maze Dr. Danny McKenzie Amber Morgan Dr. Kenneth Mufuka Leslie MacTaggart Myers Dr. Deborah Natvig

Dr. Linda Neely Anthony Nunziato Dava O’Connor Paige Ouzts Daniel Pardieck Bob Poe Deborah O. Runyan Michael Runyan Dr. Juan Santandreu Dr. Dave Slimmer Robbie South Charles Stowe Dr. Robert Taylor Dr. Meredith Uttley Elisabeth Zimmerman STAFF DONORS Donna Atkins Kent Atkins Chipper Bagwell Michele Ballenger Pam Bartley Cheryl Bell Gavin Bethea Shirley Booth Wyant Boreson Randy Bouknight Charlotte Cabri Tracy Clifton

Jeff Constant Jackie Counts Peggy Cromer Chandler Darling Debbie Dill Cindy Dysart Bruce Evans Karen Finney Debra Joe Franks Marcy Gadagno Stacey Gantt Linda Goldman Kathy Goldsmith Drew Gregory Steve Grogan Daniel Hannah Bonnie Hasting Ben Hawthorne Zach Helms Lynn Horne Donna Johnson Linda Kidd Becky Koch Helen Lewis Kitty Lewis Ray Manley Russell Martin Jennifer Mathis Jeff May Keith McCaslan

Mandy McCaslan Mary McDaniel Colleen McGowan Michael McGuire Chris Moore Tom Nelson Diane Newton Deb Nygro CeCe Paul Kevin Pederson Jennifer Pierce-Turman Megan Price Cathy Roberts Steve Roberts David Schoolfield Kim Schoolfield Maria Scott Myra Shaffer Eddie Shaw Joyce Shelton Brett Simpson Debbie Spearman Mary Ellen Spearman Jack Steinberg Judy Steinberg Bob Stoner Adam Taylor Eleanor Teal Susan Wood

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• G I F T S GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIPS

July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008

Mary Kinard Able Scholarship In honor of Bryan Able’s Birthday by Mary Helen Able Abney Foundation Scholarship The Abney Foundation Angelle Adams Environmental Science Scholarship L.B. & Peggy Adams Marian & Joebie Adams Scholarship Marian & Joebie Adams Alumni Tag Scholarship Jame Bailey Johnathan Bass Denise Benson Audine Bergman Don Bergman Vernelle Brown Melissa Buck Heather Byington Laura Beth Cobb Stephen Cobb Robert Cox Vanessa DeBauche Debbie Dill Brent Garrett Jamie Garrett Bill Garvin Reece Going Doris Greene Steve Grogan Ray Hunt April Huttunen Marka Huttunen Steven Jones Jack Lawrence Jeffrey Lawson Theresa Lawson Lisa Lloyd Russell Martin Sylvia Martin Kathy Mays Michael McWhorter Sandra Corley Mitchell Mildred Mullikin Chad Nabors Terri Whitlock Owens Jennifer Phillips Kevin Phillips Elizabeth Quick Mary Rankin Timothy Rankin Derek Raper G. Frank Ridlehoover Fay Hart Rodenski John Settin Myra Shaffer Angela Strickland Robert Strickland Eleanor Teal Fred Thrailkill Atheneum Study Club Scholarship The Atheneum Study Club In memory of William D. Coleman In memory of Glenn Flack In memory of Maxine Huckaby In memory of Bill Inabinet In memory of Frances Rutledge In memory of Tammy Stoner by Charles & Anne Drake In memory of Jean Wood by Charles & Anne Drake by Jacqueline Smith Robbie Barnes Political Science Scholarship Ken Barnes Alice Scott Beaudrot Scholarship Stephen & Catherine Goins Mary Lander Bell Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

In honor of Olive Wilson by Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant Don & Audine Bergman Men’s Soccer Scholarship In honor of Van Taylor by Don & Audine Bergman Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship Beta Gamma Sigma Sarah Kate Lang Blaes Scholarship Edward & Claire Britt Karen Sue Blinderman Scholarship In memory of Caleb Wieters by School Tools H. Randall Bouknight Scholarship Pam Bartley Wyant Boreson Randy & Pat Bouknight Tracy Clifton Jeff Constant Chandler Darling Cindy Dysart Debra Joe Franks Stacey Gantt Drew Gregory Zack Helms Lynn Horne Kitty Lewis Ray Manley Mandy McCaslan Floyd Nicholson Deb Nygro CeCe Paul Jennifer Pierce-Turman David Schoolfield Kim Schoolfield Fred & Barbara Teeter In memory of Joe Moore by Chandler Darling Bill & Emily Bradford Scholarship Charles & Cynthia Bradford Carl & Barbara Brock Scholarship In honor of Carl & Barbara Brock by Nicholas & Elizabeth Beasley In honor of Eleanor Teal by Carl & Barbara Brock Jo Marie Bryan Scholarship Wayne & Tricia Bell Helen Bryan Kenneth & Faye Shaffer In honor of Helen Bryan by Roger & Kathy Troutman In honor of Helen Bryan’s Birthday In memory of Jo Marie Bryan’s Birthday by Dr. Wilma W. Reeves In honor of Andy Ethridge by Judy Cheek Ethridge Ruth C. “Monk” Buchanan Scholarship In memory of Chris Brown In memory of Lester Burnett by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of Frank Chalmers by Childres, Susan, Taylor & Zach Buchanan In memory of Owen Corley In memory of Sara Sprott Deadwyler In memory of Marjoria Dickert In memory of Ken Flinchum by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of Albert Gambrell Jr. by Childres, Susan, Taylor & Zach Buchanan by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of Jill Vaughn Hall In memory of “Toots” Hall In memory of Dick James by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of Pat Lusk by Childres, Susan, Taylor & Zach Buchanan

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by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of Lucy F. Manning In memory of Dot McCord In memory of Cathy Nicholson by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell In memory of James R. Rodgers Sr. by Childres, Susan, Taylor & Zach Buchanan In memory of Louise Rollison In memory of Helen W. Stanton In memory of Lec Stockman In memory of Margaret B. Tinsley In memory of Peter Trenholm by Bubba & Jo Ann Fennell Mary Alice Cox Burnett Education Scholarship Guy & Lisa Burnett Hendrix Sara Harris Burnett Scholarship Steve & Sally Baggett Grady & Martha B. Strom Jean O’Brien Burns Mass Communication Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Dave Lorenzatti In memory of Sandy Lorenzatti by Linda Kidd by Dixon & Eleanor Teal The Steve & Carol Byrd Scholarship In honor of Steve & Carol Byrd by Chris, Catherine, Beth Anne, Rebecca, Christopher & Clair Byrd CapitalBank Scholarship CapitalBank Hazel Hughes Wayne & Susan Justesen Bill & Linda Stevens Jerry Stevens In memory of Charlotte Brown In memory of William Ferguson by CapitalBank In memory of Kenneth Ray Flinchum by Bill & Linda Stevens In memory of Kathryn Harless by CapitalBank In memory of Libby Johnson by Bill & Linda Stevens In memory of Hazel Lyon In memory of Michael Mason In memory of Barbara Recio In memory of Vivian Cason Roe by CapitalBank Capsugel Pfizer Scholarship Capsugel Division Marion P. Carnell Scholarship Fred & Barbara Teeter Joe V. Chandler Scholarship Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Steve & Gayle Grogan Charles H. Nash In honor of Amy Chandler by Sunshine Jones In honor of the marriage of Amy Chandler & Shawn Wills by Gary & Jayne Dickey by Brad & Leslie LaRue

Nahn Joo Chang Scholarship Denise Walker Thompson Marie Chisholm Scholarship Amy Ware Bruce Churchill Scholarship Bruce Churchill Judi Opalak Fred & Barbara Teeter Earline Buzhardt Clark Scholarship Curtis and Paula Clark Maybelle Coleman Scholarship Bobbielu Lupo Woodward Countybank Scholarship Countybank Debbie Dennis Scholarship Sarah Catoe Elaine Annis Young Linda B. Dennis Ambassadors’ Scholarship Jesse L. Butler Floyd N. Dixon Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dixon Gertrude Dolny Scholarship Mark Dolny & Amy Conklin John & Holly Drummond Scholarship Kenneth & Laura Long Bob & Peggy Merritt In honor of John Drummond’s Birthday by William A. Gardner R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. Scholarship Thornwell & Martha Dunlap Elizabeth Eble Scholarship Elizabeth Eble Larry and Barbara Jackson In honor of Larry & Barbara Jackson by Elizabeth Eble Fifty Year Nursing Scholarship In honor of Elaine Gaddis Neff by Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson Ruth Harrison Finch Scholarship Hugh & Emily Cox Eric Finch Marion Finch In honor of Hugh Cox by Adam & Brandy Finch In honor of Hugh & Emily Cox by Amanda M. Cox Fine Arts Scholarship Louise Wavra Barton Jerrel & Linda Goldman Carolyn May Dr. Linda K. Neely Diane Newton Katherine Young Newton Brent Parris Robert Poe In honor of Mark Fine by On Campus Creations LLC In memory of George Griffin by Bruce F. White

Forty & Eight Scholarship Greenwood La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Greenwood Forty & Eight Scholarship Newberry La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Newberry Fuji Photo Film Scholarship Fuji Photo Film Lillian Byrd Fuller Scholarship Sarah Catoe Estate of Lillian Byrd Fuller In memory of Myra Glasgow by Dan & Dedra Hart Golden Girls/Guys Scholarship Sallie Peebles Walter Lanier Gorham Criminal Justice Scholarship Marc Cromer & Peggy Gorham- Cromer Robert & Dalene Gorham Greenwood Rehabilitation Center Scholarship Greenwood Rehabilitation Center Advisory Board Robert Grogan Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Steve & Gayle Grogan Gilbert Guinn History Scholarship Sandra Corley Mitchell Clem B. Ham Health Care Management Scholarship Donald H. Lloyd Ann T. Hare Scholarship Ann T. Hare Ronald & Betty Long Harold B. Prince John A. Hare Scholarship Ann T. Hare John L. & Ruby Hare Scholarship In memory of J.T. Wash by Ann T. Hare Harrison Twin Scholarship Margaret Wallen In memory of Helen Henry Harrison by Shelby Crowley G. Bonner & Martha B. Harvley Scholarship Thornwell & Martha Dunlap William Kenneth Henderson Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone In memory of Mary Lander Bell In honor of Mary Kathrine Constant by Carol Henderson In honor of Dr. David L. & Betty Jo Henderson In honor of Carol Henderson by Jeff, Mary Kathrine, Lauren Elizabeth & Ann Wells Constant

“At the desk where I sit, I have learned one great truth. The answer for all our national problems — the answer for all the problems of the world — comes to a single word. That word is education.” ~Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States

• G I F T S Hattie P. Henry Scholarship Happy Henry Bettie Horne Scholarship Peggy Cheezem Steve & Gayle Grogan Finis Horne Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Peggy Cheezem Steve & Gayle Grogan Murrell Jones Huckabee Scholarship Sandra Corley Mitchell Ray D. Hunt Scholarship Ray & Julie Hunt Thomas & Ann Hutto Voice Scholarship In memory of Jean Olive Wood by Ann Mason Hutto David E. & Joyce H. Hyde Nursing Scholarship David & Joyce Hyde Harry P. Irwin Scholarship Evelyn Irwin Larry A. Jackson Scholarship Jesse L. Butler Peggy Cheezem Larry & Barbara Jackson Nursing Scholarship Eleanor Teal In honor of Larry & Barbara Jackson by Virginia Colby Cambreleng Harvey E. Jeffreys Theatre Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Jeffreys Shirley Dawsey Johnson Scholarship In memory of Samuel Freitus Dawsey by Robert & Shirley Johnson Susan Pope Justesen Music Scholarship Wayne & Susan Justesen In honor of Wayne Q. Justesen Jr. Recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Humanities by Dixon & Eleanor Teal Pete G. Kerhoulas Music Scholarship Perry & Pitsa Kerhoulas Dr. Robert Moser Franklin & Martha King Memorial Scholarship Franklin and Martha King Trust William T. Lander Jr. Scholarship Margaret Lander Shaw DeWitt & Carolyn Stone In honor of Olive Wilson by Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant Fitz & Margaret Lee Scholarship George & Rebecca Davis Ellenanne Lee Hester Shanna Hester Margaret Derrick Lee Bessie Allen Lide Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide M. F. Lide Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Sarah Catoe Nancy D. Davis Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide Hazel Perritt Mason & Connie Speer G. Dearyl Lusk Scholarship In honor of Leigh Lusk Gambrell’s Birthday by Terry & Alice Gilchrist Janie Craig Major Scholarship Roberta C. Major

John Martin Golf Scholarship C. E. Bourne & Company Robert Hammond Martin-Sims Golf Tournament William T. Martin Psychology Scholarship Cathy Roberts Jeff J. May Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Jim & Suzy Branham Steve & Gayle Grogan Jeff May Jim Moneyhun Orvy & Jessie May Scholarship Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Jim & Suzy Branham Jeff May Benjamin Mays Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. James Boylston Jesse Butler Tommy McCalla Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Jimmy & Cheryl Bell Steve & Gayle Grogan Betsy Mickey McDowell Nursing Scholarship Dr. Betsy M. McDowell Kathleen McDowell Jayne McElrath Scholarship G. William & Nancy Thomason John McElrath Music Scholarship Action Outdoor Advertising D. Welborn Adams Mr. & Mrs. Mike Bartley Randy Bell Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bell Mike Bolt Mr. & Mrs. David Brooks Bill Burdette Joe & Charlotte Cabri Mr. Earl D. Caldwell III Sansia D. Coble Countybank Edward L. Dennis Jr. Linda Dolny Stephen T. Dorn Elliott Davis LLC Employment Solutions Inc. Lang Foster Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Fowler Tom Freeland Mark & Betsy Garber Ginn Farms Martha Goodrich Greene & Company Bubba & Menke Harvin Greg Haynes Donnie Henderson Lynn B. Henderson Ronnie & Paula Henderson Charlie Herdon Ray Hobby Finis & Bettie Horne William Huntley Jr. Wayne R. Iseman Jr. Productions LLC Wayne & Susan Justesen Lander Athletics The Lander Foundation Ben & Becky Lawrence Bruce Lawrence Jerry & Valerie Lazenby Leisure Tours Inc Doyle & Dana McBride Out of Towners Band John R. Park Tony E. Poole Andrea Powell Fred Pugh R&C Investments REMAX Action Realty SC Medical Management LLC John C. Scurry Jr.

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Matt Self John Sheffield Susan Sims Smith Logging Mr. & Mrs. Bill Stevens Art & Julia Sutherland Tom Suttlemyre Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sykora G. William & Nancy Thomason Bill Tinsley Pat Webb Roy Wilbanks Ted Wingard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wingard Mel Weaver Koz & Kelli Weaver Hayne B. Workman In honor of Linda Dolny by John & Linda Sheffield Seab & Ruth McEntire Scholarship Ann T. Hare McMullin Mass Communication Scholarship Leo F. McMullin Leo F. McMullin Business Scholarship Leo F. McMullin Leo & Louise McMullin Scholarship for Creative Writing Leo F. McMullin Louise McMullin Scholarship Leo F. McMullin William C. & Margaret F. Moran Scholarship In honor of Dr. William C. Moran Recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Humanities by Dixon & Eleanor Teal Mufuka Family Foundation Scholarship Douglas & Jean Mufuka Kenneth & Mashura Mufuka Scholarship Mufuka Brothers Dr. Kenneth Mufuka Mashura Mufuka National Health Care Management Scholarship Lorraine Angelino Foundation for Geriatric Education Carol Neubner Dance Scholarship Klaus & Carol Neubner Floyd & Mamie Nicholson Scholarship In memory of Ernest Jennings by Finis & Bettie Horne by Dixon & Eleanor Teal Ralph & Grace Norman Scholarship Frank & Susan Polatty Charles A. Park Scholarship Rodney & Robin Stone Hugh H. Tucker J. Anne Parks Scholarship SC General Assembly Women’s Caucus Pilot Club of Greenwood The Pilot Club of Greenwood Cindy Boggero Polatty Scholarship Celestia Simmons In honor of Jo Perry’s Birthday by Phillip & Linda Garner Marion E. & Margaret R. Poston Scholarship Jeanne Poston Cox Julie Poston Grehell Bill Poston Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Poston President’s Scholarship D.L. Scurry Foundation

Eric Puckett & Larry Middleton Nursing Scholarship Eric Puckett In honor of Eric Puckett & Larry Middleton by Brian Conner by Dr. Barbara Freese by Finis & Bettie Horne W. Earle & Jo Ann Miley Purkerson Scholarship In honor of Clara Bonds’ Retirement by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson In memory of Owen C. Corley by Julie Lamb In honor of Jo Ann Miley Purkerson by Jo Ann B. Johnson In honor of Eleanor Teal’s Retirement by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson John Marvin Rast Scholarship Carolyn Cottingham Jackson Eaves Ann Eliaser In memory of Carlisle L. Rast by W.R. & Alice Braddy by Helen Cranfill Elliott by George Truett Hollis by Fred & Susan Jardin by Eloise McCormick Wilma Wilson Reeves Scholarship Robert & Lynne Hester Peggy McCleskey Jay & Donna Outen W. Frank Phillips Stan & Debbie Reeves In honor of Wilma Reeves’ Birthday by Helen Bryan by Frank Phillips Barbara R. Richter Theatre Scholarship In memory of Faye Smith By Dixon & Eleanor Teal Rebecca Bostic Riley Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bostic Elizabeth H. Roberts Nursing Scholarship Steve & Dana Roberts Roberts-Wells Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. John W. Barrett Leigh Ann Rodgers Scholarship In memory of Leigh Ann Rodgers’ Birthday by Wilma W. Reeves In memory of Kariana Smith by Ann Hancock Coker Rotary Club Scholarship Greenwood Rotary Club John G. Saris Foundation Scholarship John G. Saris Foundation Carol J. Scales Scholarship William O. Lindsay III Thomas N. Scales Scholarship in Health Care Management Dr. Deborah Natvig Joel M. Scott/Elbert County Memorial Scholarship Lamar Scott Pat Sease Scholarship George Sease Shawn Sease Larry & Myrna White Rudy Sims Golf Scholarship Martin-Sims Golf Tournament Sims Concrete of Greenwood Susan Sims Jean Irwin Smith PEES Scholarship Sarah B. Catoe

Mary Catherine Cutrell Scott & Judy Smith Scholarship In honor of Scott Smith receiving the Medallion of Honor from Lander University by Dixon & Eleanor Teal Alice Smith Spencer Scholarship In memory of John Lloyd In memory of Betty Shepard by Wates & Hinky Adams George R. Starnes Family Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. George Starnes Linda McLean Stevens Scholarship In memory of Edith Gentry Bell by Bill & Linda Stevens DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Study Abroad Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Sarah Isabel Stone Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Suzanne Lander Stone Scholarship DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Tammy Stoner Cross Country Scholarship Bob Stoner J. Adam & Monica Taylor Business Scholarship J. Adam & Monica Taylor In memory of Clara Leapard by Linda Kidd by Dixon & Eleanor Teal Bob & Donna Taylor Scholarship Dr. Bob Taylor Eleanor Shiflet Teal Scholarship Clyde & Lina Blizzard Marion & Sara Carnell Mr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide C.Y. Thomason Scholarship C.Y. Thomason Foundation George & Lois Tingle Art Scholarship Ann T. Hare Margaret Bailey Tinsley Scholarship Estate of Margaret Bailey Tinsley In memory of Margaret Bailey Tinsley by Becky Bryson by Clara Robeson Buchanan by Annie W. Reynolds by Clara Bailey Robeson by William B. Roberson III W.D. Tinsley Scholarship Estate of Margaret Bailey Tinsley Joe & Ada Wells Scholarship Jeff & Mary Kathrine Constant In honor of Lander Adams & family by David & Betty Jo Henderson In memory of James Calhoun In memory of Bobby Duffie In memory of E.R. Buddy Ellison In memory of Albert Gambrell by Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Constant by David & Betty Jo Henderson In honor of Carol Henderson In honor of Mr. & Mrs. David T. Henderson & family by David & Betty Jo Henderson In memory of Eleanor McGinnis In memory of Mrs. Joe Patrick by Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Constant by David & Betty Jo Henderson In honor of Greg Rushing & family by David & Betty Jo Henderson In memory of John Towles In memory of Clyde Watson by Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Constant by David & Betty Jo Henderson Luanne Wentzky Scholarship Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Estate of Robert L. Wentzky

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• G I F T S Whatley-Southerland Scholarship Christian & Angie Wypasek Nat F. White Instrumental Music Scholarship Jay C. & Ruth Collins Melvin L. Wimmer Scholarship Myra Greene Shaffer Rosalind N. Welder J. Ernest & Nancy Young Young/Beaudrot Music Scholarship First Baptist Church, Greenwood J. Ernest & Nancy Young Bessie Kate Edwards Young Nursing Scholarship Doug Boatwright David Cann Chris Fisher Winston Hodges W.L. & Sara Hollingsworth Earl Lineberger Jr. Jim Lyon David B. McCall Charles Stewart Bobbie R. Weed Jr. Bruce B. Young Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Young Jr. TRIBUTE FUND In honor of Susie Abercrombie ’58 by Bob Abercrombie In memory of Louise Arnold by Becky Bryson by Annie W. Reynolds In honor of Lander University by Alexa, Zack & Ryan Ball In memory of Edward Martin by Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson In memory of Nellie Frances Mouchet ’31 by Elinor Shaner In honor of Bess Park by William John & Jean Park In memory of Miriam Lee Rogers by Becky Bryson by Annie W. Reynolds OTHER GIFTS Admissions Fund Michele Ballenger Gavin Bethea Shirley Booth Sarah Crosby Karen Finney Jennifer Mathis Keith McCaslan Mary Ellen Spearman Susan Wood Arboretum Fund James & Lauren Boylston Greenwood Federation of Garden Clubs Lakelands Master Gardeners Association Dickson & Vivienne Lee In honor of James A. Lander for Father’s Day by Samuel & Leslie Lander Orr In honor of Eleanor Teal’s Retirement by Charlotte Cabri by Jackie Counts by Peggy Cromer by Kathy Goldsmith by Steve Grogan by Donna Johnson by Linda Kidd by Dave Lorenzatti by Russell Martin by Megan Price by Beverly Psomas by Maria Scott by Myra Shaffer by DeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Athletics Fund Kent Atkins A friend of Lander Athletics Delsie Horne Kiwanis Foundation Jeff May Charles McNeill Jeffrey A. Poston Business Department Funds Lorraine Angelino Mr. & Mrs. Peter Henschel Johnathan McAllister Amber Morgan Charles R. Stowe Business Endowment Dr. Juan Santandreu Marion E. Thomas Cambridge Hall Fund Diane Newton Cheerleaders’ Program Greenwood Family YMCA Steve Dolny Baseball Stadium Daniel Dolny Linda Dolny Mr. & Mrs. Peter Manning In honor of Linda Dolny In memory of Steve Dolny by Gus & Maude Latham Education Special Fund Becky Barbrey Hamor Becky Koch Danny & Macy McKenzie Dava O’Connor EMBARQ/Bearcat Benefit Auction Abbeville Sporting Goods Myron & Frances Allen Herbert Anderson Construction Inc. Aramark Ballentine Motors Mr. & Mrs. John C. Barnes Blyth Funeral Home C.E. Bourne & Company David Lindsey Clothier CapitalBank Chickasaw Processing Countybank Elliott Davis LLC Firmin Ford Inc. First Citizens Bank Fuji Photo Film Mr. & Mrs. Ray Gillespie Greene & Company Harley Funeral Home Finis Horne Hunter & Associates Lee & Associates Lloyd Roofing McDonald, Patrick, Baggett, Poston & Hemphill LLP McMillan Smith & Partners Architects Pat Mueller O’Dell Corporation Palmetto Bank Kevin Prater Jackie Roark Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Scott Self Regional Healthcare Frederick E. Shaner Snead Builders Supply Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. David A. Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Treeter The Wilkie Agency Men’s Basketball Program Timothy Michael Faulhaber William Nicholson Parents & Friends Joe Pitt Steve Roberts Southern Abstracts Inc.

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They Who Planted Our Trees Then… Community groups have a long tradition of helping beautify Lander’s surroundings by planting trees on campus. This photo dates back to 1984 when members of Greenwood’s Daffodil Garden Club gathered to plant a sourwood tree in front of Old Main to honor the memory of Neola Diltz Jenkins, a longtime member and leader of Greenwood garden clubs and their activities. From left: Nell Perry Squires, Daffodil Garden Club members Jane Patterson, Margaret McAlhaney and Roberta Major, and Phyllis Jenkins. Major is a Lander music professor emeritus.

Men’s Golf Program Roger “Chipper” Bagwell Martin Sims Golf Tournament Bryan Newton Parents & Friends Jim Roberts Don Sherard Men’s Soccer Program Keith Johnston Parents & Friends Fred Parker

Men’s Tennis Program Joe & Charlotte Cabri Andreas Guerke John & Norma McAlhany William Nicholson Parents & Friends Linda Neely Art Fund Dr. Linda K. Neely Nursing Faculty Fund Brian Conner Rebecca Cox-Davenport Bernice Daugherty

Barbara Freese Paula Haynes Leisa Myers Igleheart Angela N. Landis Theresa Lawson Jennifer Lomax Leslie MacTaggart Myers Robbie South Political & Social Science Department Linda Carson Dr. Yvonne J. Combs

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…and Who Plant Them Now Lander First Lady Marjorie Ball, second from the left, was present in December 2008 for the planting of a scarlet oak in front of Laura Lander Hall, which is known to many alumni as Old Main. The tree was purchased with funds donated by the Greenwood Federation of Garden Clubs and Holly Garden Club. The tree and its location were selected as part of Lander’s arboretum project formed in 2004 to oversee landscaping and increase the number and variety of trees and other greenery on campus. For information on tree-planting opportunities at Lander, contact University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Daniel M. Harrison Dr. Meredith Uttley Psychology Club Fund Psychology Club Recreation, Wellness & Sports Complex Ann B. Bowen Julia Brooks Joe & Charlotte Cabri Canal Charitable Foundation William Collins Jane Dooling

Steve Grogan Finis & Bettie Horne Barbara Hughes Linda Kidd Ben & Becky Lawrence John & Norma McAlhany Charles McDaniel Charles McNeill Charles Nash Earle & Jo Ann M. Purkerson J. Marshall Ridlehoover Doug Spears

J. Adam Taylor Eleanor Teal Water Conditioning Inc. Esther M. Weir Charles Wayne White In memory of Brice Kirkpatrick by Nick & Virginia Anagnost by Len & Lynn Bornemann by The Bridge Club by David & Joyce Brown by Chandler Darling by Reese & Susan Going

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An Order of Distinction Adam Taylor, Lander Class of 1987, received the Order of the Palmetto during a Laurens County Chamber of Commerce meeting in January. Taylor served as the District 16 representative to the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008. He is now Lander’s vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation. Pictured, from left, are: Taylor’s wife, Monica, Class of ’93; Taylor; Jeff Duncan, S.C. District 15 representative; Mark Willis, new S.C. District 16 representative; and Bobby Harrell, S.C. House speaker.

ining a shelf in Adam Taylor’s office at Lander are South Carolina legislative manuals for each of the eight years his father, David S. Taylor, was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and for the 12 years he served in the South Carolina Senate. Below that is a shelf containing the manuals for Adam Taylor’s 10 years as a member of the House from District 16. The display is a testament to the Taylors’ commitment to the state of South Carolina. In January, Adam Taylor was recognized for his commitment with the state’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto. A 1987 Lander graduate, he is Lander’s vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation. In a letter conferring the distinction, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wrote, “This award is in recognition of all you have done to better our part of the world over the years. As

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a member of the House of Representatives since 1999, you have served the citizens of South Carolina with excellence.” Sanford commended Taylor for his assignment on the House Ways and Means Committee, his service on the Board of Directors of the Laurens YMCA and his service on the Laurens County Literacy Council. As a member of the House of Representatives, Taylor also served as a majority whip, assistant majority leader and secretary-treasurer of the House Republican Caucus. Taylor served as the District 16 representative for the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008. He left his position with the legislature to join the administration at Lander. Taylor’s father was presented with the Order of the Palmetto for his service to the state in May 1997.