2011 Summer Wofford Today by Wofford College

Volume 43, Number 4 Spartanburg, South Carolina Summer 2011

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Taj Mahalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soulful commencement address (see story on page 4)

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From the Archives

The evolution of the College Street neighborhood

treets often keep their names for generations after anyone remembers how they got them. College Street, the street that runs west from Wofford’s front gate, would seem to take its name from its proximity to Wofford. What is more likely, however, is that it was so named because it connected two colleges that opened on the city’s northern border in the 1850s. Shortly after Wofford opened its doors in August 1854, the South Carolina Methodist Conference voted to create a women’s college in Spartanburg. Their trustees, including Wofford President William M. Wightman and several Wofford trustees, acquired some 20 acres of land a half-mile west of the Wofford campus. They contracted with Clayton and Burgess, the contractors who built Wofford’s Main Building and faculty homes, to build three faculty homes and a college building. The Spartanburg Female College opened on Aug. 22, 1855, with three professors and 53 students. Thus, College Street connected Wofford with the Female College. The Female College grew quickly, and in most years before the Civil War had about 90 students enrolled. In 1860, enrollment hit 127, with plans to grow to 150 in the next year. The trustees had built a new building

to replace one that had burned, and a second new building to accommodate growth. The Female College added scientific equipment as it grew, expanding its focus beyond languages and the arts. The students at the two colleges were intrigued by each other – and they often attended exhibitions at the other campus. Any social encounters, of course, were chaperoned carefully. Many Wofford students wrote letters home about the pleasant evenings spent at lectures or church or social gatherings with the students at the neighboring college. The Female College’s December 1861 report was also positive, and by 1862 they were out of space. Enrollment increased, and the college actually was forced to turn students away in 1863. The Civil War ultimately forced the college to suspend operations briefly, but it reopened by May 1866. However, increasing financial pressures caused the Methodist Church in 1867 to discontinue their support for the college. It struggled along for a few years, but when its leadership left for Columbia College and the Williamston Female College, it closed for good. The Rev. Robert C. Oliver, a Methodist minister who had served at Central Methodist and other churches around Spartanburg, purchased the land and operated the Carolina Orphan-

The Pellagra Hospital was located in the old Female College building at the corner of North Forest Street and College Street.

age in the college buildings for several years. Ultimately he was forced to close as well for lack of financial support. He later founded Columbia’s Oliver Gospel Mission. He sold the buildings to Wofford, which used them to operate the Wofford Fitting School for several years. When the Spartan Mill was built in that area in the 1880s, the college moved the Fitting School to the main campus. A fire in the Spartan Mill Village in 1907 destroyed two of the remaining Female College buildings. In October 1907, the remaining Female College building became the home of the Good Samaritan Hospital, a hospital

founded by members of Green Street Baptist Church to serve the Spartan Mill village community. Just before World War I, the Good Samaritan Hospital served as the central office of the commission established to investigate the causes of pellagra, a disease that was then hitting textile communities especially hard. Researchers there made the Good Samaritan Hospital a national center for pellagra research, and they soon discovered that it was not caused by bacteria, but was instead a nutritional deficiency. This made Spartanburg what one epidemiologist called “the center of the medical world in the study of pellagra.”

With that research concluded, and with the opening of a new county hospital, the Good Samaritan Hospital closed, and Spartan Mills renovated the old Female College building to serve as a community center. It has since been demolished. Spartanburg’s northside has long been home to a mix of neighborhoods, colleges, and health care institutions, and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine’s opening this fall marks a further step in the evolution of the city’s northern border. by Dr. Phillip Stone ’94 college archivist

This section of an 1891 bird’s eye view of Spartanburg shows the College Street section on the city’s northern border. Wofford’s Main Building, with the chapel in its original configuration, is at the far left on the eastern end of the street. The recently completed Spartan Mill (labeled number 20) is at the intersection of College Street and the Howard Gap Road. At the far right, the cluster of buildings labeled number 7 successively served as the Spartanburg Female College, the Wofford Fitting School, the Pellagra Hospital, and as a mill village community center.

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In this issue...

Summer 2011

NEWS... Wofford confers four honorary degrees during commencement; College receives variety of recognitions this spring............... 4 VCOM plans final preparations for inaugural class............... 5 Annual Fund Senior Challenge allows new graduates to say thank you............... 6

Commencement awards and photos............ 6-7

Tinus Van Wyk ’12 gives two thumbs up to the Wofford men’s tennis team’s play against Samford.

STUDENTS... Scenes from the spring; Powers named 2011-12 Presidential International Scholar............... 8 Two join Fulbright tradition and other prestigious scholarship awards............... 9 ATHLETICS... Quick hits; Wofford to play Clemson in football this fall; Bosscars award winners; photos from the spring............. 10

Honor graduates (left to right) Mitch Worley, Tahirali Motiwala and Sara Johnson graduated with perfect 4.0 averages. Commencement coverage on pp. 6-7.

FACULTY/STAFF... Getting to know Dr. Anne Catlla; faculty recognized during commencement............. 11 GRADUATES GOING PLACES... mini-features on 10 graduating seniors........ 12-13 For & About Alumni... including births, weddings, photos, notes and profiles of Wofford alumni........ 14-24 The Class of 1961 celebrates 50th reunion during Commencement 2011............. 14 A conversation with Leon Patterson ’63............. 15 Dr. Frank Smith ’84 returns to campus to encourage pre-med students............. 17 Messages from Japan............. 19 Aloha from Rachel Harvey ’01............. 20

Ella (left) and Kinley, daughters of Jenny B. Johnson and Ryan A. Johnson (both professors in the department of accounting and finance), met Snoopy at Wofford Day at Carowinds. (For more Black and Gold Gatherings, see page 21).

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offord Today (USPS 691-140) is published four times each year by the Office of Communications and Marketing, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C., 29303-3663, for alumni and friends of the college. Issued quarterly: fall, winter, spring and summer. Periodicals postage is paid at Spartanburg Main Post Office, Spartanburg, South Carolina, with an additional mailing entry at Greenville, S.C.

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Wofford Today Two alumni, two extraordinary performers recognized with honorary degrees at commencement

offord conferred four honorary doctoral degrees during the 2011 Commencement exercises. Michael Steven Brown ’76 received the Doctor of Humanities degree. As CEO of Health Care Capital Consolidated (HCCC), he has earned widespread respect as an entrepreneur and trendsetter in developing and managing retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities. In recent years, Brown’s interests have expanded into other business ventures and opportunities, and he has enjoyed great success. As a Wofford Trustee, Brown’s work has reflected both extraordinary vision and a steadfast commitment to empowering students and reshaping residential life at the college. The Village apartmentstyle housing and “Fun Funds,” have afforded many new opportunities for all students. He also initiated a three-year Annual Fund challenge that has been instrumental in sustaining the college’s momentum through the Great Recession that began in 2008. Best known by his musical alias, Taj Mahal, Henry St. Clair Fredericks received the Doctor of Humanities degree. Throughout his four-decade-long career, he has broadened his artistic scope from American blues to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian Islands and more. Nominated for nine Grammy Awards, he created the soundtrack for the movie “Sounder” (1973). He also produced three celebrated children’s albums for Music for Little People. Since 2008, Taj Ma-

Palmetto Trust Director Michael Bedenbaugh (left) presented the college with a Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award. Wofford Trustee Chris Goodall accepted the award.

Wofford recognized for leadership in historic preservation, service and sustainability Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award

Tuttle (above right) with Dr. Karen Goodchild, associate professor of art history, after Tuttle received the Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree. Brown (left) also received the Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.

President’s Community Service Honor Roll hal has been a featured artist on the Heads Up International label. He continues to tour around the world. Dr. Bobby Gene “B.G.” Stephens ’57 received the Doctor of Science degree. First appointed to the Wofford faculty in 1964, he became a visionary academic dean in the 1970s. He then served successfully as president of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. Returning to the Wofford administration, Stephens was instrumental in bringing first-rate instructional technology and a fine fiber-optics network to the campus. As professor emeritus, he has assisted Wofford in attracting millions of dollars in grant funding. He also has been a primary leader in the development of the

Listen to Taj Mahal’s commencement address and performance at www.youtube.com. Graduation coverage at www.wofford.edu also provides a link to the performance.

facilities and academic program for the college’s Goodall Environmental Studies Center in his native community of Glendale, S.C. A South Carolinian who has earned international acclaim both as an artist and as a teacher of dance, Ashley Tuttle received the degree of Doctor of Humanities. She began her career at the age of 6 with the Columbia City Ballet. She later studied at the School of American Ballet and then was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join the American Ballet Theatre. Tuttle joined the acclaimed Twlya Tharp Dance Company in 2000, where she made her Broadway debut in “Moving Out,” a stage production of Billy Joel’s Music. That performance won her a Tony Award nomination in 2003. She is a volunteer teacher of ballet at Groove With Me, a Harlembased dance school focused on children at risk, also serving on the school’s board since 2007. by Doyle Boggs ’70

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The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation for 16 years has recognized exceptional accomplishments in historical preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of South Carolina’s architectural and cultural heritage. Awards are made in collaboration with the Office of the Governor and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Wofford’s Goodall Environmental Studies Center claimed one of these five prestigious awards for the spring of 2011. Palmetto Trust Director Michael Bedenbaugh presented the award to college trustees at their May meeting. “The Goodall Environmental Studies Center represents a whole new dimension of interdisciplinary research and fieldwork at Wofford,” President Benjamin B. Dunlap says. “We currently offer the state’s only undergraduate major in environmental studies, and our state-of-the-art facility is in many ways unique.... McMillan Pazdan Smith Architects found creative ways to preserve the historic nature of the building while incorporating important sustainability features.” The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. The Honor Roll is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s strategic commitment to engage millions of college students in service and celebrate the critical role of higher education in strengthening communities. Wofford was selected for a fourth consecutive year on the honor roll, having been listed “with distinction” in 2008 and 2009. Through the college’s Center for Global and Community Service in 2010, students participated in about 80,000 hours of service learning activities in the community, including working with the Spartanburg Alzheimer’s Association on a creative writing program to improve cognition functions; offering English for (Adult) Speakers of Other Languages; and working with a Wofford healthy eating initiative in Spartanburg elementary schools. In the Bonner Scholars Program, 60 students provide 18,000 hours over the year in community service.

Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges During Earth Day Week, Wofford was selected for the second annual edition of “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition.” Wofford was included in the inaugural guide last year. The free guide can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.aspx and www.centerforgreenschools.org/greenguide. The guide notes a number of “green highlights” for Wofford, including: the establishment of the Office of Community Sustainability; the work toward finalizing the campus Climate Action Plan; the college’s Sustainable Living Initiative aimed at residence halls and other areas of student life; the development of the interdisciplinary environmental studies program; the renovation and restoration of the Goodall Environmental Studies Center, the first academic building in South Carolina to be LEED Platinum certified; and the Wofford Santee Cooper Lecture Series on Sustainability and Energy. The Princeton Review first created this one-of-a-kind resource for college-bound students in 2010 with USGBC, which is best known for developing the LEED standard for green building certification. “A green campus can transform the college experience for students through enhanced sustainability education and by creating healthy living and learning environments all while saving energy, water and money as part of an institution’s bottom line,” says Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of USGBC. “We launched the Center for Green Schools at USGBC with a vision of green schools for all within this generation.” by Laura Hendrix Corbin

VCOM Director of Admissions Mattie Bendall (left) and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs Timothy Kowalski, D.O., congratulate Amy Bruce ’10 on her acceptance into the inaugural class. “Amy is a delightful person, and I am pleased that she will be joining the VCOM family this fall. From speaking with her about her goals and impressive background, I am confident she will be an asset to our inaugural class and to her future patients,” says Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O., executive vice president and dean.

Here is a view of VCOM’s academic building under construction in late May. The school is preserving the landmark smokestack of the Spartan Mill. Standing 178 feet high, it was by far the tallest structure in Spartanburg a century ago. The story goes that Mrs. John Montgomery prepared an elegant grand opening dinner for stockholders and special guests, which was served on a platform erected over the top of the smokestack. Presumably, both the food and the guests were pulled up to the top using a bosun’s chair.

Wofford, VCOM look forward to fall opening Two Wofford grads in the first Carolinas Campus class Mark your calendars for Aug. 8, 2011!

mental, physical, and spiritual feature a nationally recognized health will help prevent diseases anatomy lab, high tech classand overuse of medication. Once rooms, simulation labs, and osThat will be a history-making I found out about VCOM and teopathic manipulative medicine date for Spartanburg, for the osteopathic medicine, I immedilabs for hands-on instruction. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare ately fell in love with the philosoVCOM also has acquired and System, and for Wofford College, phy and the atmosphere of the will restore the exterior of the hisas the first class at the Carolinas school. I applied early decision to toric Duncan-DuPré House (now Campus of the Edward Via ColVCOM because I knew it was a located adjacent to its campus) lege of Osteopathic Medicine reperfect fit for me. Once I gradufor adaptive reuse. ports for orientation. It brings to ate I plan to go into family mediVCOM–Carolinas Campus culmination a busy and exciting cine or pediatrics. I hope to one has a collaborative partnership 18 months for the local VCOM day be able to practice in Spartan- with Wofford and Spartanburg administration and staff. burg so that I can give back to my Regional in the areas of student In the fall of 2010, the community by providing medical services, education and research. Carolinas Campus received full care to those in need.” VCOM students will be welaccreditation status through the The founding faculty memcomed guests on the Wofford Commission on Osteopathic Colbers for the VCOM–Carolinas campus. They will have access to lege Accreditation (COCA) of the Campus have been appointed. the Sandor Teszler Library, the American Osteopathic AssociaThey come to Spartanburg from a Roger Milliken Science Center, tion and began accepting its first wide range of institutions. Each the Campus Life Building, and class of students, including Amy faculty member is expected to the Richardson Physical Activities Bruce ’10 and Savannah Schultz be active in scholarly endeavors, Building. Student life programs, ’11. They will join Margaret Ellis and several bring active research such as intramural sports, student ’10, a student at the Virginia programs with strong publication programming, dining services, campus in Blacksburg, as memrecords and funding/equipment and athletics, also will be available bers of the VCOM family. exceeding $1 million. to VCOM students. Wofford’s “We are quite proud of the Construction is on schedule pre-medical students will be talented and enthusiastic students for a July opening of the threeextended the opportunity to visit in our inaugural class in Spartanstory, 65,000-square-foot VCOM the VCOM campus and observe burg. Many are from the Caroacademic building on College lectures and selected labs. linas and greater Appalachian Street in Spartanburg, just two “The superb cooperation region, all bringing with them a blocks west of Wofford’s main with Wofford College has been sense of service and motivation gate. The wireless campus will a critical factor in establishing to begin their journey of lifelong learning in the osteopathic profession,” says Dr. Timothy Kowalski, The superb cooperation with Wofford College vice dean of academic affairs. has been a critical factor in establishing a unique “I firmly believe in this intellectual environment with new opportunities holistic approach to patient care,” for interaction between students and faculty says Bruce. “Promoting healthy lifestyles by treating the patient’s from both campuses.

a unique intellectual environment with new opportunities for interaction between students and faculty from both campuses. We are fully prepared to live up to the high standards and expectations we have set for ourselves and have promised to bring to the citizens of the Carolinas,” says James Wolfe, Ph.D., VCOM president. The mission of VCOM is to provide medical education and research that prepares global-minded, community-focused physicians for the rural and medically underserved areas of the Carolinas, Virginia and the surrounding Appalachian region. Osteopathic physicians (D.O.s) are licensed in every state to practice the full scope of medicine, including examining patients, diagnosing illness, performing surgery, and writing prescriptions. Since their training emphasizes principles that the body can heal itself given optimum conditions, disease prevention and proper nutrition and exercise are emphasized in their practice of medicine. D.O.s also are trained in musculoskeletal manipulation to address overall health needs of their patients. The VCOM–Carolinas Campus will offer all four years of osteopathic medical education to 150 medical students per year, eventually creating a four-year student body of 600 students. During students’ first and second years, VCOM’s curricu-

lum offers students hands-on labs, lectures, and online problem solving along with small group experiences. Third- and fourth-year students have clinical instruction at hospitals and clinics. VCOM partners with Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina physicians and community-based hospitals, such as Spartanburg Regional, to provide on-site clinical rotation instruction for its thirdand fourth-year medical students and graduate residents. By 2020, VCOM–Carolinas Campus will have graduated 900 students, 450 will have finished residency, and 450 will be in residency training. These graduates will have a significant impact on the primary care physician shortage in the United States. The number of students attending U.S. osteopathic medical schools is on the rise. One out of every five medical school students now attends a college of osteopathic medicine. It is expected that in 2015, more than 5,300 osteopathic physicians will graduate from colleges of osteopathic medicine. For more information about VCOM, please call Lindsey Ridgeway, M.Ed. Phone: 864398-5004; email: lridgeway@ vcom.vt.edu; or visit, www.vcom. vt.edu.

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Trustee Mike Brown ’75 gave graduating seniors a sneak peak at the construction progress of Phase V of The Village during the senior barbecue on the eve of graduation.

... to the members of the Class of 2011 who made their first gift to the Annual Fund! Breaking from the traditional ask for seniors to turn over their housing deposits to the Annual Fund, the Annual Giving Office asked students to make an outright cash gift. This newly created Annual Fund Senior Gift Campaign is an effort to educate the graduating class on the importance of annual giving and service to the college. The iniative is part of the T.A.G.S (Teaching Annual Giving to Students) program and was led by Beth Tyrie ’11, Ryan McNair ’11 and eight committee members under the direction of Hannah Alley, assistant director of Annual Giving. Below are the 73 inaugural seniors who generously gave back to the college through this new campaign, laying the groundwork for its future. Also listed are staff members who gave in honor of the Class of 2011. Every person who gave on behalf of the senior class received a commemorative 2011 lapel pin and the opportunity to honor two people or organizations.

STUDENTS: Abusaft, Monier............................................in honor of Mark Abusaft & Ashley Abusaft Albergotti, Claudia.......................................... in honor of her parents & Campus Union Allen, Chris.....................................in honor of his parents & Veronica “Sissy” Moriarty Avent, Covington.....................................in honor of Marian Avent & her loving parents Barnette, Benjamin............................in honor of his parents & the Biology Department Bartholomy, Paul......................................... in honor of his parents & the Tennis Team Bazaz, Kathleen............................................. in honor of Alister Bazaz & Cecile Bazaz Bostick, Akilah...............................in honor of Anthony & Savitra Bostick & her siblings Bryan, Thomas.................................................in honor of Tom Bryan & Barbara Bryan Bumgardner, Sherrod................in honor of Charles Bumgardner & Leslie Bumgardner Calhoun, Craig......................................................... in honor of Karen & Grant Calhoun. Davis, Chad....................................................... in honor of his parents & grandparents Dbouk, Leena................................................in honor of Akilah Bostick & Hannah Alley Demosthenes, Kristin........ in honor of Lauren Demosthenes & Stephen Demosthenes Douglas, James............................................. in honor of Mr. & Mrs. James W. Douglas & Mr. & Mrs. Frank Borden Hanes, Jr. Dunn, Caleb......................................................in honor of Randy Dunn & Donna Dunn Duvall, Beverly............. in honor of Sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha & the History Department Fenner, Tom....................................in honor of the Old Gold & Black & Johnny Corella Few, Meredith......................................................... in honor of the Women’s Golf Team. Finley, Jennifer..............................................in honor of Emil Finley & Mary Lou Finley Forrester, Paige.................................in honor of Rickey Forrester & Lorraine Forrester Goings, Melissa............................... in honor of her family & the Sociology Department Hall, Daniel................................................................. in honor of John Hall & Lynn Hall

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Harceg, Nathaniel............................................................................................................ Hauserman, Jill......................................................... in honor of John Fort & John Lane Hinson, John.....................................................in honor of Jack & Linda Hinson & Mimi Holmes, Allison.....................................................in honor of her parents & grandfather James, William.................................................in honor of Bill James & Cynthia James Johnson, Sara..............................................in honor of Louise Parrish & Floyd Parrish Joyner, Alex...................................................in honor of Larry Joyner & Harry Williams Keckeisen, Matt............................................................... in honor of Mrs. Elloeen Ward Knight, Emily..................................................in honor of Roger Knight & Debbie Knight Laffitte, Elizabeth.........................................................in honor of Mary & Norris Laffitte & Mary Loyal & Lash Springs Lakis, Evanthia.......................................................in honor of Stan Lakis & Dina Lakis Lane, Jamie..................................................................................................................... LaPrade, Charles........................in honor of Marty & Wendy LaPrade & Hudson Myers Lash, Alex.........................................................in honor of his parents & Charlie Sheen Lee, Alexander..............................................in honor of Mary Tower & Eduardo M. Lee Lee, Jessica...................................... in honor of her parents & the English Department Lindsay, Meghan................................... in honor of her parents & Cathy Smith Bowers Machowski, Mary........................................in honor of Drs. Walter & Sarah Machowski McDaniel, Stuart...............................in honor of Stanley McDaniel & Claudia McDaniel McIlroy, Courtney................................ in honor of Lisa Ware & the English Department McElveen, Derek...............................in honor of David McElveen & Verlecia McElveen McInnis, Mollie.............................................................................. in honor of Jim Walsh McKinney, Joshua.....................................in honor of the Baseball Team & his parents McNair, Ryan..................................................... in honor of John McNair & Gail McNair Minnieweather, Brittani.........................................in honor of Sharon D. Minnieweather & Naomi H. Dreher Motiwala, Tahirali................................... in honor of Hatim Motiwala & Sakina Motiwala Napier, Samantha.................................................in honor of her parents & Dr. Welchel Oliver, Velma................................................................................................................... Parker, Rebecca...............................................in honor of her parents & Randy Parker Perrow, Charlotte....................................in honor of Zeta Tau Alpha & Moss Perrow Sr. Pham, Nam............................................. in honor of his family & The Success Initiative Rogers, Sloan....................................................in honor of her parents & grandparents Rotton, Lauren......................................... in honor of Wofford College Bonner Scholars Royster, David.....................................................in honor of the Wofford Football Team Schecter, Michael................. in honor of his parents & the Wofford Men’s Tennis Team Schultz, Douglas............................................... in honor of Doug Schultz & Lyn Schultz Shahid, Albert......................................in honor of Julia Khoury Shahid & Anne Duncan Shannon, Tierney.......................................... in honor of Tim Shannon & Sue Shannon Shippy, Courtney..............................................................in honor of Wofford Volleyball & the Chemistry Department Smith, Mallory...................................in honor of the Theatre Department & her parents Stukes, Taylor............................................ in honor of Angela Stukes & George Stukes Taylor, Mary Beirne.......................................................................................................... Tyrie, Elizabeth............................................in honor of her parents & Delta Delta Delta Vickers, Jennifer............................................ in honor of her family & Delta Delta Delta Walton, Caitlin...............................................in honor of Charles Walton & Amy Walton White, Aleah................................ in honor of the Bonner Scholar Program & Spectrum Wise, Blakely........................................in honor of Gerald & Evita Wise & Benton Wise Witzleben, Clark................................................. in honor of John Bell & Taylor Stearns Woller, Nicole................................................. in honor of James Woller & Laurie Woller STAFF: Alley, Hannah................................in honor of Leena Dbouk ’11 and Akliah Bostick ’11, Wofford on Call Seniors Bigger, Roberta............................................................in honor of Senior Class Officers & Senior Members of Campus Union Clardy, Beth..........................in honor of Claudia B. Albergotti ’11 & Blakely A. Wise ’11 Gray, Susan.................................... in honor of Charles H. Gray ’72, director of alumni/ parents associations & the Class of 2011

John DuBose ’11, who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring, celebrated his graduation with family members George DuBose ’09, Dial DuBose ’83, Katherine Nally DuBose ’84 and Mary Katherine DuBose ’13.

Taylor Stearns ’11 was one of 14 new Army lieutenants commissioned through Southern Guards ROTC this May. Maj. Gen. Rodney Anderson ’79, deputy commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, gave the commissioning address.

A Commencement to remember

In addition to conferring 340 degrees, the college presented the prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award to graduating senior Philip Benjamin Long of Mobile, Ala., (above right) and to R. Todd Stephens, county librarian with the Spartanburg County Public Libraries. Recipients of the Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards were graduating senior Amy Kathleen (Amy-Kate) Wallace of Spartanburg, S.C., and Betsy Teter, founder and executive director of the Hub City Writers Project (above left). For full commencement coverage including biographies of Sullivan Award recipients, visit www.wofford.edu.

Scott Redding ’11, Montgomery, Ala., native and member of the men’s soccer team, celebrated graduation surrounded by family and friends.

Lisa Goings ’11 (above right) and her husband celebrate following commencement exercises. Goings, administrative assistant to the senior vice president for development and development office manager, attended college one class at a time while working at Wofford.

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Wofford names 2011-2012 Presidential International Scholar

(Top) Face painting on Terrier Play Day, a day on which most student organizations mobilize to provide fun and games for local children. (Middle) President Dunlap (center) and Dean of the Library Oakley Coburn (right) tour the student art show in the Great Oaks Hall.

More than 200 scholars and scholarship donors shared a meal during the Annual Scholarship Donor-Student Recipient Dinner at Wofford in May. The scholars enjoyed meeting the generous people who support their education, and the donors enjoyed meeting the outstanding students who hold named scholarships at Wofford. Below, left to right, are John Dargan, president and CEO of The Spartanburg County Foundation; County Foundation Scholars Amy Simpkins ’13, Alex Joyner ’11 and Tyler Kirby ’14; and Kate Dargan.

my Christina Powers ’12 (above), of Spartanburg, was named the 2011-2012 Presidential International Scholar by President Benjamin B. Dunlap at Honors Convocation. She is the 28th scholar in the college’s innovative program. Powers was studying abroad in Hangzhou, China, and was not present for the announcement. She was expected to complete her program in early June. The Presidential International Scholar is chosen personally each year by Wofford’s president as “the singular student best fitted to benefit humankind.” An anonymous donor funds the scholarship. The scholar spends his or her senior year visiting developing countries around the world and conducting research on an independent study project, returning for a fifth year to complete regular coursework and sharing what was learned during the travels. “Amy Powers is an altogether remarkable student, a gifted artist with a stellar academic record and an intense commitment to bettering the world,” Dunlap says. “Already a seasoned traveller, she will undoubtedly make the most of this extraordinary opportunity.” Powers is a dean’s list student who has studied abroad extensively during her time at Wofford. She studied in Senegal, West Africa, last fall. Majoring in French and “Amy Powers is an altogether Chinese, Powers remarkable student, a gifted also participated in Wofford’s 2010 artist with a stellar academic Community of Scholars cross-disrecord and an intense ciplinary summer commitment to bettering research program in which she conthe world.” ducted research on the topic, “The Chinese One-Child Policy: An Inquiry into Human Rights.” She is the recipient of the Professor John L. Salmon Endowed Scholarship, which goes to students studying a foreign language. Powers also received the Whetsell Fellowship in 2009, which enables a student to study an aspect of the visual arts, with the summer’s study culminating in an exhibition on campus during the next academic year. She spent the summer working with artist David Benson to integrate various art media, focusing especially on collage. Her solo exhibition was in November 2009, and she donated proceeds from the sale of her works to an orphanage and re-nutrition center in Nicaragua, where she had volunteered. She also donated a painting to the college; the piece now hangs outside the game room in the Campus Life Center. Tyler Swain ’11, also from Spartanburg, is the current Presidential International Scholar. He returned from his travels abroad this spring. by Laura H. Corbin

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Two Wofford students receive Fulbright appointments Graduating seniors from Spartanburg to go to Spain, Germany

ontinuing Wofford’s tradition of success in the annual competition for Fulbright English Teaching appointments, two members of the Class of 2011 received assistantships this year. Caitlin Walsh will go to Germany, and Tramaine Brown will teach in Spain this fall. “I will be an English language teaching assistant in Germany for nine months beginning in September,” Walsh says. “My job will be not only to help teach the language, but also to teach about American and British culture. Receiving the Fulbright has been unbelievable. This is a fantastic way to end my time at Wofford. With the Fulbright, I will be able to use both of my majors.” Walsh continued a family tradition when she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Her late grandfather, T. Emmet Walsh Jr. ’41, was a founding member of the Wofford chapter. She also was a member of both of the honor societies for her majors, Sigma Tau Delta (English) and Delta Phi Alpha (German). She also received the L. Harris Chewning Award, which is the English departmental award, and the James A. Chiles Award, which is the German departmental award. After she returns from teaching in Germany, she plans a career in not-for-profit administration. Brown, an English and Spanish major, says, “The Fulbright program seeks to facilitate mutual understanding between people

of the United States and other cultures. This scholarship is important to me because my experiences at the college and abroad have taught me how important it is to promote an environment where people from different backgrounds can learn how to interact with each other in a respectful manner,” he continues. Brown, the founder of the Wofford Math Academy at Cleveland Elementary School, received the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2008 and was named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Second Team in 2010. He also was a Gates Millennium Scholar. At Wofford’s recent Honors Convocation, he received the Global Citizen Award and the Eric L. Marshall ’07 AMS Legacy Award. He has studied abroad in Mexico, Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Spain, Morocco and South Africa. He also served a White House internship in Washington, D.C. “What sets students such as Caitlin and Tramaine apart is their commitment to scholarship, their engagement in community outreach and service, and their long-term goals of improving their communities and the world both personally and professionally,” says Dr. Kirsten Krick-Aigner, associate professor in foreign languages and a faculty mentor and member of the college’s Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. “Both had experience in living abroad, as well as in tutoring and teaching children and young adults.”

Wofford’s most recent Fulbrights: Tramaine Brown and Caitlin Walsh. Other Wofford students or graduates who received Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships: 2010 — Mary Beth Broadwater received the Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Austria after earning a master’s degree in German on a fully funded schol-

Conrad receives scholarship to study abroad

mily Conrad ’13 (left in a student concert this fall) was selected to receive a CIEE ISP Scholarship for educational costs associated with the CIEE Barcelona EC Program. Each year the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) awards scholarships to assist applicants planning to study abroad. From 1993-2004, Dr. Charles Ping served as the Chairman of the CIEE Board of Directors. To honor Dr. Ping’s service to CIEE, the organization established a permanent endowment in his name: The Ping Foundation. The Foundation aims to serve CIEE’s mission through three activities; advocacy for international educational exchange, research designed to advance the field of international education, and funding of scholarship programs. Upon returning from abroad, Conrad must submit a creative story, poem or essay that reveals how the program enhanced her language skills and understanding of cultural and social issues, and how the program activities related to her future academic interests or career goals.

arship at Bowling Green State University. 2009 — Jessica Miller received the Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in German. She now is a translator and editor for a company in Munich, Germany. 2008 — Claudia Winkler received the Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in German. She was Wofford’s 2008 honor graduate, majoring in economics, history and German. Currently, she is in a fully funded Ph.D. program in German at Georgetown University. 2008 — John Wood received the Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in German. He earned a master’s degree in German from Middlebury College. Now, Wood works full-time in Berlin for New York University as a program assistant for their NYU Berlin program. He will develop and manage a summer program through NYU for Princeton undergraduates this summer. A number of Wofford professors over the years have earned Fulbright appointments. For example, Dr. Philip Swicegood, the R. Michael James Professor of Finance, spent the spring 2010 semester at the University of Split in Croatia as a U.S. Fulbright Fellow.

Wofford also receives teaching assistants through the Fulbright program as well as other international programs. This fall, Rafael Valor Navarro will join the foreign language department teaching Spanish. He currently teaches in the CIEE program at the University of Alicante, Spain. Dr. Irina Podgorny will come to Wofford in the spring of 2012 as the Lewis P. Jones Visiting Professor of History. She was the center director at IES Buenos Aires when the Milliken Faculty Development Seminar took place in Argentina. Regina Fuller ’11 of Spartanburg, a former Presidential International Scholar, will travel to Ghana on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. She is the third Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar selected from Wofford since 2007. Elise Boos ’07, who was a Wofford Presidential International Scholar in 2006, also received the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. In addition, Claudia Winkler ’08 received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, but elected to take the Fulbright Assistantship instead. by Laura Hendrix Corbin

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student-athletes

Quick Hits SEASON RECAP 2010-11 was another banner year for Wofford athletics. The football team and men’s basketball team both won Southern Conference Championships. Football reached the third round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs, and the men’s basketball team faced BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Individually, 15 student-athletes earned All-Southern Conference honors: Eric Breitenstein (football), Pat Illig (football), Tommy Irvin (football), Ameet Pall (football), Wilson Hood (men’s soccer), Noah Dahlman (men’s basketball), Jamar Diggs (men’s basketball), Tim Johnson (men’s basketball), Cameron Rundles (men’s basketball), Chandler Brazeal (men’s golf), Brent Whitehead (men’s golf), Alex Rankin (women’s golf), Mac Doyle (baseball) and Mike McCrimon (men's outdoor track and field). On the academic side, five student-athletes received Capital One Academic All District selected by CoSIDA honors: Brad Loesing (men’s basketball), Tommy Irvin (football), Wilson Hood (men’s soccer), Paulo Bonfim (men’s soccer) and Ben Wilmoth (football). Michael Schecter of the men’s tennis team was named recipient of the prestigious Southern Conference Bob McCloskey Insurance Post Graduate Scholarship, which he will use next fall at the Medical College of Georgia. Mitch Allen (football) was elected to Phi Beta Kappa this spring.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL TICKETS The football team will be playing at Clemson on Sept. 10, 2011. It will be the Terriers’ first trip to Death Valley since 2001. The game is set for 3:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3.com. For fans wanting to attend in person, the Wofford Ticket Office has an allotment of tickets for sale. Please call 864-597-4090 with questions The Terrier Club sponsored its third Football 101 Clinic for Women in May. Wofford’s football or to purchase tickets. coaching staff planned the activities and led the clinics. Above, Offensive Coordinator Wade Lang ’83 coached a group during a passing drill.

BRADSHAW AWARD

One of the highest honors that a Wofford student-athlete can receive is the Charles Bradshaw Award, which was initiated in 1978 in recognition of Wofford’s former All-American quarterback. Bradshaw also was president of the student body in 1959. The award is only presented in years when there is a candidate “whose academic, leadership and citizenship contributions at Wofford College best typify the ideals and contributions of Charlie Bradshaw.” The award was last presented in 2007 to John Brandt of the baseball team. In May, Noah Dahlman became the 18th student-athlete to be honored. Dahlman was a driving force behind the men’s basketball team winning back-to-back Southern Conference championships and reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011. The All-American leaves Wofford fifth all-time in scoring with 2,013 career points. Off the court, he completed a student teaching assignment at Chesnee High School this spring. Cash Collins ’13 led the Terrier pitching staff this season with eight wins. Overall, the team’s ERA of 5.12 was the lowest since the 1985 season.

FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR The Wofford men’s and women’s golf teams both produced the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2011. On the men’s side, Chandler Brazeal earned the honor, while Anne Marie Covar took the spot for the women. Brazeal, a native of Aiken, S.C., finished tied for fifth in the final SoCon standings with a 72.81 stroke per round average. In the Southern Conference Championship he recorded a 15th place finish. Brazeal was one of two Southern Conference golfers selected to compete in the NCAA Regional Championship as an individual. He competed in the Virginia Tech Regional from May 19-21. This is the second consecutive season the men’s golf program has sent someone to the NCAA Championships. Covar, of Edgefield, S.C., was 15th in the final conference standings with a 77.44 stroke per round average. It marked the first time a Wofford women’s golfer has earned Freshman of the Year honors.

BOSSCARS The Wofford Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), hosted the fourth annual Bosscars awards ceremony for student-athletes on May 9. The red carpet affair mimics that of ESPN’s “ESPY Awards,” in which student-athletes and coaches nominate persons for select categories. Nominees are then narrowed down to five finalists and the final winner is chosen. Craig Melvin ’01 returned to campus as the emcee of the event. Melvin is currently an anchor at NBC 4 in Washington, D.C., after spending several years at WIS in his hometown of Columbia, S.C. Bosscars Awards

Male and Female Student Athlete of the Year................................................ Noah Dahlman (men’s basketball) & Alex Rankin (women’s golf) Male and Female Rookie of the Year....................................................................Chandler Brazeal (men’s golf) & Anne Marie Covar (women’s golf) Male and Female Breakout Performance...................................................................Eric Breitenstein (football) & April Moorhouse (women’s basketball) William Stanley Hoole Award (Top GPA).................................................................... Bobby Streisel (baseball) Comeback Player of the Year................................................................Kaitlin Brown (women’s track and field) Best Motivator.................................................................................................. Terry Martin (men’s basketball) Support Staff Member of the Year................................................................................................. Lee Hanning Coach of the Year................................................................................................Mike Young (men’s basketball) Funniest Moment................................................................................... Carly Eagan (women’s track and field) Most Pivotal Moment....................................................................................... Tim Johnson (men’s basketball) Most Outstanding Team...................................................Men’s Basketball (graduating seniors pictured below) Best Team Comeback............................................................................................................................ Football Sportsmanship.............................................................................................................................Women’s Golf

by Brent Williamson

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Anne Catlla: teaching the practical value of mathematical modeling

“I came here because I knew that Wofford was a fine liberal arts college that stayed focused on creating a productive community for teaching and learning. And, on my trip to the campus to interview, I had a chance to observe an Interim class on professional wrestling taught by a religion professor! I immediately said to myself, ‘Here’s a creative, interesting faculty that loves teaching and is sincerely interdisciplinary. You don’t find that everywhere in higher education.’” Catlla says that she arrived at Wofford already excited and was not disappointed in her first year. During her first January Interim, she went with a group of 20 administrators and faculty members to Argentina on a Milliken Faculty Development Seminar, and then she was able to sponsor summer undergraduate research at Macalester College in Minnesota. “The students here at Wofford turned out to be very engaged in their studies and truly creative in the way they challenged faculty to be even better teachers. It has been wonderful to be here for three years now and to see the number of mathematics majors grow.” Catlla also says that she and her husband have adopted Spartanburg and already are becoming well known for their unique blend of wonderful international cuisine. “Actually, he’s the chef, and I am a baking specialist,” says Catlla, “but my students did seem to enjoy the fresh scones that I brought into early morning final exams this May.” Catlla also serves as the faculty adviser to the Math Academy that student tutors operate at nearby Cleveland Elementary School. “Actually, students plan the program, do all the scheduling, and even come up with some engaging practical exercises. I join in every week as a scheduled tutor, an important activity that I enjoy. I just intend to do what I can to puncture what some call ‘the Wofford bubble.’” by Doyle Boggs ’70

Department of Mathematics Faculty (effective, September 2011)

Teddy R. Monroe, Professor and Chair M.A., Wake Forest University, Ph.D., University of South Carolina Matthew E. Cathey, Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Tennessee Anne J. Catlla, Assistant Professor M.S. University of Kansas, Ph.D. Northwestern University Lee O. Hagglund, Professor Ph.D. Duke University Sharon Hutton, Assistant Professor M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University Charlotte A. Knotts-Zides, Associate Professor M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee Angela Shiflet, Larry Hearn McCalla Professor & Chair of Computer Science, M.S., Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Joseph A. Spivey, Assistant Professor M.S., Ph.D., Duke University Thomas John Wright, Assistant Professor M.S., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Keller retires; Gonzalez and Pittman honored at commencement

ast year, Dr. James A. Keller joined his colleagues in the Wofford department of philosophy in celebrating his 70th birthday with a series of public lectures by former students he influenced over the years as Samuel Pate Gardner Professor of Philosophy. It was the perfect tribute for an excellent teacher and gentleman scholar who had served Wofford well for almost 40 years. At the 2011 Commencement, Keller added another honor when the Board of Trustees conferred the title of Professor Emeritus upon his retirement from the faculty. He will continue his scholarly activities and plans to teach an occasional class. Keller joined the Wofford faculty in 1972 after completing his doctorate in religious studies at Yale University and teaching for four years at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. For years he served as chair of the Wofford philosophy department, taught a popular LSAT class, skillfully mentored students pursuing undergraduate research, and served a valuable member of the ethics committee of the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

resident Benjamin B. Dunlap presented the Roger Milliken Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Science to Dr. David W. Pittman ’94, professor of psychology, and the Philip Covington Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences to Lillian E. Gonzalez ’91, chair and associate professor of accounting and finance. Pittman received his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Florida State University. His research at Wofford centers on how taste neural signals are sent from the mouth to the brain and how the sense of taste then affects feeding behavior in both humans and rat animal models. He also has developed and supports a school-based intervention for elementary school lunch programs called Healthy Eating Decisions, aimed at reducing childhood obesity in Spartanburg County. He is chair of the College Animal Care and Use Committee, coordinator of the program in neuroscience, faculty adviser to the Psychology Kingdom and Kappa Sigma student organizations, and is a member of the Spartanburg County Childhood Obesity Task Force. Gonzalez earned a master’s degree from Clemson University and continued additional study at Georgetown University and the University of Georgia. She was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa as a student at Wofford. Gonzalez is a CPA and worked in the private sector before joining the Wofford faculty. She was honored in 2007 with the Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU). The Roger Milliken Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Science, funded by a $1 million endowment, provides a $50,000 prize – an annual award of $5,000 for up to 10 years – for use in pursuing professional development. The recipient must remain on the Wofford faculty to continue receiving the annual disbursement. This was the seventh annual awarding of the honor. The Philip Covington Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences receives $5,000 per year for three years. The money may be used or travel, study or other professional development.

Faculty/Staff Updates

n April 2010, there was a tragic explosion on Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig followed by a three-month period when crude oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. As the crisis deepened, Wofford students in Dr. Anne Catlla’s mathematics course were surprised one morning to learn that their syllabus for the remainder of the term would undergo some changes. “I thought that we had a very good opportunity for students to learn the practical value of mathematical modeling by developing a formula to compute the volume and rate of the spill based on the surface area of the oil slick,” says Catlla. Soon the students were working in teams to tackle the problem. They learned about gathering needed data from appropriate Internet sites and looking at alternative pathways to the answer. The classroom featured charts and graphics detailing the findings, and while different teams produced different results, all their models suggested that the amount of oil gushing out into the environment was significantly greater than first projected. Catlla’s teaching philosophy is similar to the approach endorsed nationally by the SENCER program (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities.) The SENCER principles apply not only to Catlla’s academic discipline, but also to undergraduate instruction in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Wofford is teaching the STEM courses so well that that Forbes magazine recently ranked the college among the nation’s top 14 campuses in STEM instruction for women students. “People ask me how I came to Wofford,” says Catlla, who joined the faculty in September 2008 after earning a doctoral degree at Northwestern University and completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke. Certainly both of those institutions are respected as universities where leading professors spend a large share of their time mentoring graduate students in cutting-edge research.

Catlla (right) puts the gulf oil spill in perspective.

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Victoria Osborne’11, Charleston, S.C. Spanish major, business minor

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Osborne came to Wofford with a plan in mind. Then she took an accounting class for fun. Then she worked at a bank this past summer and enjoyed the experience. Now, she’s enrolled in Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Management as a Corporate Fellow (full tuition plus an annual $21,000 stipend for living expenses). “My Wofford business classes as well as my work experience made me realize I wanted to go the business route,” says Osborne. “I think spending so much time working in teams and collaborating on different projects — in the classroom, but also in extracurricular areas — influenced my decision to work toward an MBA,” says Osborne.

Jordan Ingman ’11, Port Charlotte, Fla. Business economics major Ingman snagged his dream job this spring and shortly after graduation reports to work coaching football at Auburn University. He will start as a secondary defensive assistant, but his ultimate goal is to work his way — equipped with college coaching experience and connections — back to his high school and take over the football program in Port Charlotte. “I like to help kids not going down the right path,” says Ingman. “Football provides a platform for making a difference.” Ingman has seen first-hand the influence athletes can make on youth. He spent his four years at Wofford working with Coach Nate Woody’s mentoring program at Jesse Boyd Elementary School.

Katya Filina ’11, Tambou, Russia Finance and German double major

Alex Nodell ’11, Charlotte, N.C. Finance major, environmental studies minor

Amy Kate Wallace ’11, Spartanburg, S.C. English major, secondary education certification

Filina has spent the spring semester interviewing with hedge fund firms, investment banks and commercial banks in New York, N.Y. She discovered her passion for investing as a member of Wofford’s James Investment Fund, a group of students who study companies and work with a faculty adviser to invest in those companies using funds donated by Trustee Mike James ’73. “I did an internship in New York with an asset management firm working specifically with individual portfolios,” says Filina. “I loved the work and the size and diversity of the city. I knew I wanted to go back.”

Immediately following commencement, Nodell and some friends left for a month in Europe. In the fall, he will begin work toward securing his contractor’s license while working with his dad’s commercial painting and service contracting firm. “I have a real entrepreneurial spirit,” says Nodell, who participated in VENTURE, a training ground for young entrepreneurs through Wofford’s Center for Professional Excellence. Once he becomes licensed and builds capital, Nodell plans to start his own company that makes homes more accessible for senior citizens so they can age in place.

Wallace was accepted into the Teach for America program and left a week after graduation for training at Rice University. After that, she’ll be teaching eighth grade language arts at YES Prep Charter School in Houston, Texas. Wallace says she always knew she wanted to teach, but her volunteer work at Cleveland Elementary School through Wofford’s Math Academy made her realize that she wanted to apply for Teach for America. “The achievement gap became extremely evident to me while I was helping at Cleveland Elementary. I knew if it was obvious in Spartanburg, then it must a problem everywhere. That’s when I began looking into opportunities to make a difference.”

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Mary Elson Heaner ’11, Atlanta, Ga. Spanish and education major Heaner leaves in July to teach English in Nicaragua at the Marie Currie School, a tri-lingual school in Managua. Heaner, who played tennis at Wofford for two years, not only wants to teach, but also continue her own language studies. “Wofford has an amazing study abroad program,” she says. “My Spanish professors really encouraged me to learn both the language and the culture.... I’ll teach in Nicaragua for at least a year, then I’d like to come back and encourage that same love of languages and culture as a Spanish teacher here in the United States.”

Mitch Allen ’11, Cincinnati, Ohio Physics major, mathematics and computer science minor, emphasis in computational science This year Allen will finish his third summer rotation in the aviation division with General Electric’s Information Management Leadership Program. When that’s complete, he will interview for a full-time position with GE. “I planned to go into engineering, but once I got on with GE, I realized I love working with computers... especially the problem solving part of it,” says Allen, who will return to Wofford in the fall for a final semester and once again take the field as the Terriers’ starting quarterback. Allen likes the structure required to juggle a challenging academic load while competing on the NCAA Division I level. “It’s rigorous, and definitely time-consuming, but playing a sport combined with the diverse experiences and classes I’ve taken at Wofford has helped me learn to think in ways I didn’t think were possible.”

Mitch Worley ’11, Easley, S.C. Chemistry and mathematics major, concentration in applied mathetmatics Worley received a Fullerton Foundation grant to attend Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine in the fall. From a family of engineers, Worley developed an interest for medicine during a human anatomy course, through a shadowing program where he followed an internist, and from his time voluteering with both children and the elderly as a Wofford student. He also credits Dr. Charlie Bass and Dr. Angela Shiflet with giving him opportunities to explore different careers in research and medicine. “Dr. Shiflet helped me get two summer internship experiences, the most recent one with a mathematical biologist in Bath, England. It was really a defining summer for me because I had the opportunity to study abroad and do an internship. While I was in England, I also made trips to France, Scotland and Morroco. It wouldn’t have happened if not for Dr. Shiflet.” Worley recently won the Best Student Poster Award at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Southern Atlantic Section Annual Meeting.

Monier Abusaft ’11, Summerville, Ga. Religion major, government minor Maggie Flinn ’11, Powder Springs, Ga. Business economics and Spanish major Within weeks following graduation, Flinn begins three months of Peace Corps training. After that, it’s off to Paraguay where she will serve as an agricultural extentionist. “It’s an adventure and an opportunity to give back,” says Flinn, who grew up on a farm and has even had experience bee keeping, something she’ll be doing more of in Paraguay. Flinn says she would not have had the confidence to apply for the Peace Corps or accept her assignment without support from Wofford professors who told her she could do it. She also credits the Institute for Professional Development she attended at Wofford this past summer with giving her the tools she needed to gain acceptance into the Peace Corps.

Abusaft will spend the summer in New York as a corporate law intern with Skadden Arps in Manhattan. In the fall, he enrolls in the Vanderbilt School of Law as the recipient of a Chancellor’s Scholarship. “I have always known I wanted to go to law school,” says Abusaft. “Lawyers have unique opportunities to bring social change, both in the corporate world or for individuals.” Abusaft chose to attend Wofford with the ultimate goal of attending law school in mind. “Wofford’s small class sizes allow for close connections to professors and administrators. I knew I would need those connections when it came time to apply for law school. I also knew Wofford would teach me to write, communicate and reason.”

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Keeping inTouch 1947

It was nice to hear from Dr. Larry A. Jackson. He lives in Greenwood, S.C., with his wife, Barbara. Jackson served as president of Lander College for 19 years before retiring in 1992. Anderson University honored Dr. Frances Flynn Mims for her contributions to literary life and endeavor in the Anderson community by naming its Endowed Lecture Series in her honor. Before retiring in 1992, Mims taught at Anderson University for more than 28 years. She also was instrumental in establishing the South Carolina Academy of Authors and in 1991 was named a life member of the academy’s board of governors. Mims and her husband, Paul, live in Anderson, S.C.

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About For Alumni Wofford Today / Wofford College / Volume 43, Number 4  /  Spartanburg, South Carolina  /  Summer 2011

Class of 1961 returns to campus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their commencement

The Rev. Donald Russell O’Dell is in his 15th year as the minister of Pacolet Presbyterian Church. His wife, Carolyn, provides special music each Sunday. The couple lives in Spartanburg.

1960

Class Chair, S. Austin Peele It was nice to hear from Joe Pugh, who lives in Decatur, Ga., with his wife, Alice. Pugh continues to be active on the speaker’s circuit. He completed a three-part historical series at Shallowford Presbyterian Church, served as the biannual convention speaker of the Sons of the American Revolution in North Georgia, spoke to the Naples, Fla., Lions Club, and to the Baron DeKalb Daughters of the American Revolution. Pugh also found the time to travel to Chattanooga for the Southern Conference Championship basketball game.

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Class Chair, Hubbard McDonald Jr. C. Roland Jones and his wife, Charlene, live in Spartanburg. Jones is associated with the law firm of Jones and Hendrix and is a career path consultant to the Charleston School of Law.

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Class Chair, Ronald G. Bruce It was nice to hear from Ronald G. Howard, who lives with his wife, Susan, in Brevard, N.C. Howard wrote, “Really enjoying retirement after 35 years with Milliken & Co. as a plant maintenance manager.”

1969

Class Chair, Richard L. Myers Dr. Zebulon V. Kendrick has been promoted to vice provost of the graduate school at Temple University. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Philadelphia, Pa. Carey Sharpe retired from the non-profit organization Careteam in April 2011. The organization provides support to people living with HIV disease. Sharpe is looking forward to spending more time on the golf course, working in his yard and enjoying time at the beach. He lives in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Jack Sprott and his wife, Sheran, live in Atlanta, Ga. Sprott is director of McPherson Implementing Redevelopment Authority. A self-employed general contractor, Paul Yarborough lives with his wife, Claire, in Georgetown, S.C.

1971

Class Chair, Kenneth E. Smith Dr. Casper Wiggins is professor of accounting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He joined the faculty in 1999 and has published more than 35 academic and professional articles, many of which address the economic impact of accounting and tax rules. Wiggins and his wife, Connie, live in Mooresville, N.C.

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(Above) The Class of 1961 pose with their commemorative medals for their 50th Reunion photo in front of the Richardson Building. (Top, left to right) Ramsey Mellette ’61, Don Jones ’61 and Alec Chaplin ’61 celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation at the Class of 1961 Reunion on Saturday, May 21. (Right) Class President Jerry Smith ’61 leads the Class of 1961 procession to the front lawn of Main Building for Commencement exercises for the Class of 2011. Members of the Class of 1961 were honored guests for the ceremony.

1973

Wes Champion and his wife, Karen Sunday Champion ’74, live in Centennial, Colo. Wes is president of West Horizon Adventures Inc., and Karen is unit sales coordinator for Mary Kay Cosmetics.

1975

Class Chair, John O. Moore Lou McCraw and his wife, Linda, live in Malvern, Pa. McCraw is president of Pension and Financial Services Inc. The couple’s first grandchild, granddaughter Lawson, was born in December 2010.

1976

Class Chair, John W. Gandy Attorney Peter Cagle recently visited classmate Dr. Ben Blackmon and his wife, Karen. Blackmon is an anesthesiologist at Critical Health Systems. He lives in Columbia, S.C., and Cagle lives in Palm Bay, Fla. Jim Grayson is vice president of E-Scribe LLC, a health care information management company. Grayson and his wife, Carlene, live in Simpsonville, S.C. The couple has two children.

1986

Class Chair, Brand R. Stille Todd A. Putney and his wife, Stewart Williams Putney ’87, are proud to announce that their daughter, Grace Ellen, will be attending Wofford in the fall. A fourth generation Terrier, she will be following in the footsteps of her grandfather, John C. Williams Jr. ’60, her great-grandfather, the late John C. Williams Sr. ’27, and her great-great uncles, the late Marion Miller Dowling ’42 and the late Joel Frampton Dowling ’37.

1987

Dennis Adams and his wife, Candace, live in Dallas, Texas. Adams is service costs manager for Frontier Communications. Living in Charlotte, N.C., Rick Booth is president and owner of Intrepid Artists International, a blues and roots rock music agency. Intrepid, or one of its agents, has been the recipient of the Keeping The Blues Alive Award a record three times. Rick and his wife, Myrna, have two boys.

1988

Class Chair, C. Lane Glaze Carroll Walker and his wife, Tina, Class Chair, C. Stan Sewell Jr. live in Chesnee, S.C. Walker is operations Frank Workman is director of sales for manager for the insurance service provider Adluh Flour. He lives with his wife, Rosemary, AssureSouth. The couple has a daughter, in Columbia, S.C. Claire.

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Class Chair, Armando G. Llorente Class Chair, Scott W. Cashion Rhett Sansbury is an insurance agent Dr. Steven Lott is a senior scientist with Associated Insurors. He and his wife, for Pacific Biosciences. He lives in HousPeggy, live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ton, Texas. Christie Price Lucas is principal busi1980 ness relationship manager for Wachovia, a Class Chair, Paul D. Kountz Jr. Wells Fargo Co. She lives in Murrells Inlet, Lynn Beaty, living in Pike Creek, Del., S.C., with her two daughters, Casey Banks was appointed director of the human resources and Coleman Anne. department for New Castle County, Del., Living in New York City, Dr. Douglas in March 2011. At the time of her appoint- Wood is program officer for The Ford ment, Beaty was serving as manager of the Foundation. His responsibilities include Unclaimed Property Compliance Division overseeing grant-making in higher educaof the Delaware Department of Finance. She tion for the foundation in the U.S. He also has worked for Delaware state government for will be working with the program officers more than 10 years. in higher education in the foundation’s ofPhilip Owens lives in Mount Pleasant, fices in Egypt, Brazil, South Africa, Chile S.C., and is senior vice president of the com- and China. mercial real estate firm Coppedge & Tison. Limestone College named J. Rick Pat- 1991 terson an honorary alumnus during its Class Chair, Leslee Houck Page alumni weekend events. Patterson, a Limestone Jonathan Norwood is associated with College trustee, is southern regional president the Spartanburg consumer loan company for American Community Bank. He and his Security Group. He and his family live in wife, Malinda, live in Gaffney, S.C., with Greenville, S.C. their son.

1981

Class Chair, G. Patrick Watson Col. Patrick O. Wilson and his wife, Pauline, live in Alexandria, Va. Wilson is executive officer to the Army Surgeon General. The couple has two children.

1982

Class Chair, J. Madison Dye Jr. Dwayne Grassie is the owner of the wholesale chemical firm Mag-It LLC. He and his wife, Martha Ann, live in Simpsonville, S.C., with their daughter, Hannah. Patricia Adeimy Icart lives in Jupiter, Fla., where she teaches advanced placement environmental science at Jupiter High School Living in Columbia, S.C., Beverly Morris is an applications analyst for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

1983

Class Chair, W. Scott Gantt Tim Moore lives in Sumter, S.C., and is chief operating officer for Lee Electric. He has two children, Katherine and Elizabeth.

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Class Chair, Nicholle P. Chunn Travis Childers has been named branch manager at the BB&T-Wofford branch on Church Street in Spartanburg. He and his wife, Stacy, also run Old Paths Farm, an all-natural farm producing grassfed beef, pork, chicken, lamb and turkey in Gaffney, S.C. The couple has two children, Daniel and Mary Anna. Brian Hennecy and his wife, Deidre Smith Hennecy, live in Roebuck, S.C. Brian is director of sales and marketing for Grace Management Group, and Deidre is a homemaker. The couple has three children, Priscilla (11), Lydia (7), and Esther, adopted last year, is 19 months old. Scott Richter is the vice president of underwriting and portfolio management for GE Capital Financial Inc. He brings 20 years of risk management expertise to his new position, including seven years with GE Capital. He will remain in the Scottsdale, Az., office. Richter and his wife, Karen, and their three children live in Anthem, Az. Living in Roswell, Ga., Tim Southern is accounting director for Haverty’s Furniture Co. He and his wife, Kelli, have two children.

Class Chair, Timothy E. Madden Christine Sharp Latham is a clinical pharmacist and director of pharmacy for the 1993 South Carolina Department of Mental Health Class Chair, Sarah C. Sawicki – Division of Inpatient Services. She and her Darren C. Foy and his wife, Cathhusband, Phillip, live in Columbia, S.C. erine Taylor Foy, live in Columbia, S.C.

An interview with Wofford Trustee Leon Patterson ’63

t was a typical day in early May for Leon Patterson ’63. Early in the morning, he left his home and office in Greenville, S.C., stopped by the Wofford campus in Spartanburg to go over some details for an upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees, and then went on to Laurens. He paused for a moment to talk to Wofford Today about an op-ed piece he recently crafted for the Upstate S.C. Alliance. Patterson is chairman of Palmetto Bancshares Inc. and has followed family tradition by providing leadership for the banking industry in the Upstate as well as service to Wofford College.

offord Today: For many years, you and your family members have been important Upstate civic and business leaders. How has this family history influenced your thinking?

atterson: I can’t tell you the number of times in recent months that reference has been made to the Great Depression, and of course these have been hard times for Patterson many people and institutions. I’m convinced that natural business cycles are exaggerated by the human factor — greed, bad habits and failure to observe basic, sound and prudent business principles. I had a recent conversation with a struggling businessman who said he could accept having to shutter his operation, but his real nightmare was personal bankruptcy and being unable to honor his just debts. He was about to reach a point where psychology had taken over and left permanent scars. We live in a global economy, and where there can be pain, there can also be opportunity. Now is the time to test and revise our business models and seek the “new normal.” The one law that never changes is that everything changes. Our experience with BMW, ZF Group, Michelin and other international companies have shown us that the South Carolina Upstate continues to be viewed as a special place to do business. We can compete effectively in attracting a new high-tech base in four key industries — automotive, biosciences, advanced materials and sustainable energy.

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offord Today: What does the Upstate have to offer that makes it attractive?

atterson: The Upstate is a powerful and growing regional marketplace. We have been visualizing the region as “Ten on Top,” a 10-county area that includes the six counties along the I-85 corridor plus the four counties in a tier just to the south. If we look at the region in that way instead of as a cluster of former textile centers, we find a population base of 1.5 million people, with no fewer than four major medical centers and six or more important higher education institutions. Add to that a sustainable quality of life that most 20th century urban centers cannot match. Unlike some of our Sunbelt neighbors, we have the ability to look ahead to 2030 and shape our own future.

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offord Today: What issues do we have to address if we are to make this happen?

atterson: Just as one example: We have a great deal of turned-over but underutilized land along our key traffic corridors that promotes unslightly sprawl and excessive energy consumption. It has resulted from inadequate collaborative planning and excessive speculation by borrowers and lenders. Anyone can see that we have a problem with all kinds of overlapping governmental boundaries and tax districts that might have made sense historically but now no longer apply. Our 10 counties compete with each other for new industry and economic development when they ought to be looking for ways to work together in the common interest. One of the keys to resolving such issues across the Upstate is to rely with confidence on some of the partnerships and leadership education groups that have emerged in recent years. I am very proud of the Liberty Fellows program, which of course is based here on the Wofford campus. Upstate Forever is another productive collaboration that many Wofford alumni recognize and support.

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offord Today: What kind of role can Wofford play in the future of the Upstate?

atterson: For six generations now, the Wofford community has done more than its share in educating leaders for the Upstate, South Carolina, the nation, and the world. Recent academic and student life program developments such as The Village, environmental studies, studies abroad, and service learning reinforce that continuing commitment. Wofford is a good place for a young man or woman to work and to play for a time, and above all, graduate with a world-class liberal arts education. As Wofford moves ahead, we must find new partners, new resources and new leadership beyond our traditional constituency. That’s our biggest challenge for the next few years. Summer 2011 • Wofford Today • 15

New releases The Wofford bookshelf

Kemper Wray ’10. “The Burden of Wings.” 2010 Benjamin Prize Novel Winner The mythical blind prophet Tiresias was the most famous soothsayer of ancient Greece. Sometimes appearing as a man and sometimes as a woman, he/she profoundly influenced the mythical stories of Athena, Narcissus, Oedipus and Odysseus. Over and over, the character served as a liberating device that enabled narrators and poets to inject the unexpected into their narratives. The soothsayer appears in “The Burden of Wings” by Kemper Wray ’10, except that this Tiresias is a “big, blind, blundering but beautiful” butterfly! On her first encounter with the mysterious Tiresias, the novella’s narrator/protagonist (Radley, after the character in “To Kill a Mockingbird”) muses, “I stared into an array of colors so vivid they deserved names like midnight, azure, marigold, chartreuse, umber. The wingspan of the creature was so large, I doubted it really was a butterfly.” But to continue describing “The Burden of Wings” in these terms will give away the plot, which would be unfair both to the author and to her readers. So, instead, please allow me to describe for you how this novella came to be written and commend it as summer reading. Wofford’s creative writing concentration within the major in English culminates with a challenge to seniors to write something meaningful and publishable as a capstone experience. Since 1995, such works have been eligible for the Benjamin Wofford Prize. Nine of these prizes have been awarded for novellas. A 2000 prize went to a work of non-fiction by Presidential International Scholar Scott Neely, and the 2005 award winner was a chapbook of poems by Emily Smith. A number of these

promising authors have continued their graduate studies in creative writing or journalism and are beginning to win recognition at a professional level. Wray recalls her first day in the novella class with Dr. Deno Trakas: “It truly was a beautiful moment, with students from all different majors and backgrounds coming together around the idea of sharing personal stories. At first, we didn’t know how to even start, but we were confident that we had a wise guide.” “The first few days of the class are always critical,” Trakas says. “Students have about 12 weeks to develop a compelling story and somehow capture it in a 100-page manuscript, so they have to find a story they believe in and start fast. All the tight editing in the world cannot save a story that leaves readers thinking, ‘Who cares?’” Wray explains that her story gradually came together during the course offered in the spring semester in 2010. Trakas made suggestions in the first drafts of all the manuscripts, and the students read passages aloud and critiqued them. At the end of the term, five writers felt confident enough in their work to submit it for Benjamin Wofford Prize consideration. From the beginning of the judging process, everyone singled out “The Burden of Wings” as something special, but there was still much work for Wray to do as she polished her novella while working as a member of the Wofford Admission staff. By the time the novella was ready for publication, Radley stood out as a hip, cynical young high school graduate living a life of sensitive relationships, particularly a triangular one involving her father and mother. She also interacted convincingly with a collection of eccentric faculty and

Wray, with Dr. Deno Trakas, her novella-writing professor, following Honors Convocation. She signed copies of her book after the event.

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staff on the drab, mid-summer campus of a mediocre small-town university. Wray says, “Radley became a character I really know. She always will be with me.” “What Kemper accomplished in ‘The Burden of Wings’ is exactly what we hope to see happen in the novella course and the Benjamin Wofford Prize competition,” says Trakas. “The student immerses herself, works harder than she thinks she can, produces a fine book, and we reward her. And then, next fall, Kemper will be studying in the Master of Fine Arts program at North Carolina State University, with Jill McCorkle, one of our best contemporary Southern writers, as her mentor. We feel confident that Kemper will thrive, and her name will become familiar in literary circles in the years to come.”

Will Willlimon ’68. “A Will to Lead and the Grace to Follow.” (Abington Press, 2011) Throughout his time as bishop, Will Willimon has once a week sat down at his computer and tapped out short messages to the churches under his care. Sometimes his intention has been to comfort and console; sometimes it’s been to motivate and inspire. Sometimes he has written deeply theological meditations on the mystery of the Resurrection; other times, he has spoken in highly practical terms about what goes into making an affective congregation. Sometimes he wrestles with thorny issues of the day, like religion and politics; other times he lists the things you should do during the first week of a new pastorate. Always he has brought to the task his trademark humor and insight. “A Will to Lead and the Grace to Follow” brings together dozens of these messages, each of them a gem of pastoral advice. If you want to know about the ins and outs, the highs and lows, of being a leader of God’s people, you’ve come to the right place. NOTE: The North Alabama Conference of the UMC suffered extreme damage during recent tornadoes. Donations are needed to rebuild and repair area churches. Mail checks in care of Bishop William Willimon, 2205 Vestavia Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35204.

Wofford poet and professor honored by SCICU

ohn Lane ’77 (above) was among the recipients of Excellence in Teaching Awards presented on April 5 during South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Week. He also celebrated the appearance of a trade edition anthology of his collected poetry, “Abandoned Quarry,” from Mercer University Press. Out of print, obscure, or simply unavailable except in rare book collections, the selection of poems in “Abandoned Quarry” chronicles the growth and fullness of spirit of one of the important nature poets to emerge since the 1980s. The poems range in subject matter through relationships, nature, improvisational pieces, and rant about the strangeness of the modern condition. Lane teaches environmental literature and creative writing at Wofford, where he has been a faculty member since 1988. He also serves as the director of Wofford’s Goodall Environmental Studies Center at Glendale. Wofford students are always anxious and eager to be part of his extremely popular classes and consistently describe him as an inspirational and motivational teacher, says Dr. David S. Wood, senior vice president and dean of the college. “John Lane represents the essence of the true meaning of the

word ‘teacher.’ Many institutions may only dream of having such a person among them. We realize how fortunate we are.” Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap says, “John Lane is a passionate environmentalist, but I think he can hardly be aware of the impact his presence has had on our academic ecology. With unflagging energy and consummate skill, he has for several decades embodied for us all what a truly productive balance of body, spirit, and mind should be. Such people are the soul of any institution.” Each of the 20 member institutions of the SCICU consortium selects one faculty member each year to receive the annual award, which includes a professional development stipend for the professor. The most important characteristic of the nominees is their demonstration of the highest standards in teaching methods that encourage students to strive for excellence in their studies and pursuits. SCICU was established in 1953 with the primary mission of promoting independent higher education in South Carolina through fundraising, scholarships, research, and by facilitating collaborative activities among the 20 member institutions, which educate nearly 33,000 students each year. by Laura Hendrix Corbin

Darren, an insurance broker with Keenan & Scrugs Insurance, is a member of the Leadership South Carolina class of 2011. Catherine is a graduate student in speech pathology at the University of South Carolina. The couple has two children.

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Bentley Price is a partner in the law firm of Query, Sautter, Gliserman and Price. He also is municipal judge for the City of Folly Beach, S.C. Price and his wife, Melissa, live in Charleston, S.C. Living in Greenville, Tenn., Dr. Allison Hope Weems is the assistant director of the language and world business program at the University of Tennessee. She continues to teach French while having the opportunity to work with students as well as local, regional, national and international businesses to develop and supervise internships. She also will be accompanying a group of 21 undergraduates to France during the summer of 2011.

Class Chair, Alicia N. Truesdail Maj. Jeffery Todd Burroughs lives in Cameron, N.C., with his family. Along with being a husband, father and soldier, he is also a singer. His first album, “A Little More With a Little Less,” recently debuted. Burroughs says that he drew heavily from personal experience for many of the cuts on the album. In addition to being the songwriter, the former Wofford 2000 Terrier defensive end, also recorded all guitar, Class Chair, Anthony D. Hoefer Jr. keyboard and piano parts on the album. Dianne Stikeleather Crocker and her husband, Michael Crocker ’07, live 1995 in Inman, S.C. Dianne is financial analyst Class Chair, Brandie Yancey Lorenz and budget director at Converse College, Karen Mikaela Duncombe Braynen and Michael is a staff accountant at Smith is an associate director for UBS (Trustees) Kesler & Co. Bahamas Ltd. As associate director she is The Palmetto Bank announced the promodeputy of the information management team. tion of James T. Rambo to vice president, Braynen and her husband, Rodney, live in special assets. He has been employed at the the Bahamas. bank for nine years. Rambo and his wife, Jason Moser and his wife, Robin, live in Courtney Redmond Rambo ’01, live in Fairfax, Va. Moser is analyst with the multi- Simpsonville, S.C., with their two children. media financial service firm The Motley Fool. Lanecia A. Rouse is project manager The couple has two children. of The Art Project in Houston, Texas. The program is the initiative of Bread of Life Inc. 1996 of St. John’s United Methodist Church and Class Chair, Curt L. Nichols Jr. is geared toward persons who are homeless Dr. Brandon Brown has joined the and in transition. Rouse also is an active staff at the South Carolina Heart Center as an photographer and writer. interventional cardiologist. Brown received his doctor of medicine degree from the University 2001 of South Carolina School of Medicine. He Class Chair, Jenna Sheheen Bridgers and his wife, Sally Sue Garris Brown, Ginny Carter and her husband, Adonis live in Columbia, S.C., with their children, Mello, live in Chapel Hill, N.C. Carter is a Sarah and Daniel. high school ESOL teacher for Chapel Hill Living in Greenville, S.C., Muriel Green Carrboro City Schools. is vice president of sales and finance for BB&T Justin Daubert has been promoted to bank. She is also mother of twin boys, Austin rank of major in the U.S. Army. He is the and Kennedy Boulware. operations officer for the 5th Ranger Training Dr. Mary Beth Knight is senior asso- Battalion in Dahlonega, Ga. ciate for program and practice in the higher Dr. Keith Schiff is a pain management education division of The Education Trust physician at Piedmont Comprehensive Pain in Washington, D.C. The Education Trust Management Group. Schiff and his wife, Bari, is an advocacy organization focused on clos- live in Greenville, S.C. ing the nationwide gaps in opportunity and Laura Wile Wellon and her husband, achievement for low-income students and Robert, live in Norcross, Ga. Laura is account students of color. vice president for Wile Consulting Group, a Julie Pigg Schmidler and her husband, UBS Financial Services team, located in AtRay, live in Huntington Beach, Calif. Schmi- lanta, Ga. The couple has three children. dler is production coordination manager for Dr. Cliff Willimon and his family will the apparel manufacturing firm Premium. The be moving to Atlanta, Ga., after he completes couple has one daughter. a sports medicine fellowship at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. Willimon will be prac1997 ticing pediatric, adolescent and young adult Class Chair, Beth M. Guerrero sports medicine with Children’s Orthopedics Workman Meeks lives in Atlanta, Ga., of Atlanta at Egelston Children’s Hospital and and is a senior software application consultant the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. for SAP America Inc.

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Class Chair, Casey B. Moore Josh Harrison and his wife, Katie, live in Atlanta, Ga. Harrison is land acquisition coordinator for Georgia Power Co. The couple has one son, Henry, born April 14, 2010. Jenny Jo Sobers Johnson and her husband, the Rev. Lee Johnson ’00, live in Lincoln, Neb. Lee is pastor of St. John’s Reformed Church, and Jenny is homemaker to the couple’s five children.

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Class Chair, Zack O. Atkinson Wes Hickman is public relations manager at American University in Washington, D.C. Hickman formerly worked for U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as the Piedmont regional outreach director. Trae Judy and his wife, Dr. Brianne Lea Dunn ’02, live in Columbia, S.C. Dunn is an assistant professor at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Judy is owner of All-In Entertainment Group. Eleanor McDonough Malinoski and her husband, Jon, live in Evansville, Ind. Malinoski is a therapist at Acacia Center Inc. She specializes in psychotherapy for children and adolescents.

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Class Chair, L. Yorke Gerrald Avery Greenlee and his wife, Beth, were proud hosts for the second annual Weston Cup Golf Tournament held on May 14, 2011. The golf tournament followed a kick-off party held on May 13. All proceeds benefit the Medical University of South Carolina for research in preeclampsia, an illness that caused them to lose their son, Weston Avery Greenlee in February 2010. Will Johnson is a member of the Leadership South Carolina class of 2011. Johnson is an attorney with the law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler & Boyd. He lives in Columbia, S.C. Adam Steen and his wife, Jennifer, live in Charleston, S.C. Steen is general manager of the tractor and farm equipment firm Steen Enterprises.

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Class Chair, Tracy A. Howard Dr. Ashley Costa Gochnauer and her husband, Matthew, live in Charleston, S.C. Gochnauer earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2009. The couple has two children, Lillian and Mahlon.

Chair in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital returns to alma mater to inspire Wofford pre-med students

This spring, Smith (second from left) spoke to Wofford pre-med students and faculty about his practice, research and love of teaching.

n the late 1950s, when Dr. Frank Smith ’80 was born, the long-term survival rate for children who developed leukemia or similar cancers was about 5 percent. Now, only five decades later, 80 percent of those cancers can be successfully treated. For a specialist in children’s oncology, it’s an exciting and better world, but one that still offers many challenges. Smith is a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and currently holds the Marjory J. Johnson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. This research and teaching hospital is a consensus choice as one of the top five such facilities of its kind in the nation and is staffed by almost 80 faculty members working in children’s cancer specialties alone. Smith told an audience of Wofford pre-med students this spring that he feels very blessed to be able to live and work at the intersection of medicine and science. “To be a physician is, and always has been, a noble calling,” says Smith. “As a clinical practitioner, you have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people, one at a time. Our young cancer patients are inspirational, virtuous and wise beyond their years.

“The world of basic science is complex but extraordinarily beautiful,” he says. “In just one lifetime, the amount of data available to us for our research has grown exponentially. It is an enormous challenge to process it and draw useful conclusions that have applicability in the clinic. I compare it to a giant haystack, which you approach realizing that you must find that one essential needle that will be clinically meaningful, but also recognizing the challenge in finding these important needles amongst the enormous amount of hay that has no clinical use in the foreseeable future. “However, when a discovery is made, you know that it will be spectacular and have practical applications that are important in the lives of people. So you persist joyfully.’’ Smith explained to the students that current cancer therapies — surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, blood marrow transplants — are close to being “optimized” and improving the cure rates in oncology will depend on new breakthroughs that are based on new scientific discovery. But he says that he remains optimistic. “This generation of students will do things we never imagined, because they are well schooled in information science, and they know how to make it work for them and for their patients. I love working with college students in the laboratory and the clinic, particularly the Wofford

pre-meds who come to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the summers.” Smith predicts that the combination of a liberal arts undergraduate education combined with graduate work leading to an M.D. degree with a Ph.D. or J.D. will grow in importance over the years because society faces so many critical ethical, economic and policy decisions around the basic question, “Who will pay?” “We live in an era when those choices are global and more complex than ever before,” he says. “We need scientists and physicians who also speak the languages of business and public policy. I think we can find them at Wofford.” Smith earned his M.D. degree at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and did post-doctoral work at the University of Florida, the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He is married to Dr. Phyllis Dyches Smith ’82, and they have two children, Barrett (20) and Ian (17). Smith is a third-generation Wofford graduate. His father, the Rev. Dr. F. Oscar Smith Jr. ’54, was a distinguished United Methodist minister in the South Carolina Conference and served on the college’s Board of Trustees. by Doyle Boggs ’70

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Class Chair, Fred A. Byers II Living in Pickens, S.C., Sarah Giddings is student teaching at Beck Academy in Greenville, S.C. Giddings earned her master’s degree in teaching from Clemson University in 2011. Ann Johnson Hopkins and her husband, Spencer, live in Spartanburg, S.C. She is business and operations manager in the athletics department at Wofford. Simons Johnson, a real estate broker with Colliers International, has received his Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designation. Johnson is also a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), making him the youngest broker in the country to have earned both CCIM and SIOR designations. He currently is pursuing a master of corporate real estate title. Johnson lives in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Erin Nolen lives in Raleigh, N.C., and is a financial analyst at Duke University Hospital.

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Class Chair, Ryan M. Waller Jennifer Wallace Easterling works in sales for Novo Nordisk. She and her husband, Jess, live in Dillon, S.C. The couple has a 1-year old son, Gray. Living in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Kayce Hughes is senior finance analyst for the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Travis Lacey and his wife, Kristin Zollinger Lacey, live in Spartanburg, with their son, Hampton. Travis is a leasing agent with Johnson Development Associates and Kristin is a division manager for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Congratulations to Devan Patel, who earned his master’s degree in public policy and administration with a concentration in international economic policy and management, from Columbia University on May 18, 2011. Patel lives in New York City, N.Y. Rachel Purvis lives in Shallotte, N.C., and is an attorney at Wortman Law Firm PLLC.

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Class Chair, Hadley E. Green Courtney Chapman Foley and her husband, Dave, live in Charlotte, N.C. Foley earned her masters of science in physician assistant studies from South University in Savannah, Ga., in 2009. She is a physician assistant in family medicine in Lincolnton, N.C. Melissa Fried lives in Charleston, S.C. She is a law clerk to South Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Daniel F. Pieper. Nicole Graver is a chemist at Bausch & Lomb. She lives in Greenville, S.C. Living in Gainesville, Fla., Dr. Lindsay Grosso is a resident at Seton Hill University. Grosso graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with a doctorate of dental medicine in December 2010. Dawn Harmon is a speech language pathologist at McCulloh Therapeutic Solutions, located in Spartanburg. Harmon lives in Greer, S.C. Living in Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Ellen Thrailkill is a resident dentist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2011 Class Chair, Hunter L. Miller Living in Savannah, Ga., Stacy Barnell is a consultant for the management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture. Dr. Crystal Belcher lives in Greenwood, S.C., and works at Abbeville Area Medical Center. She graduated as a doctor of physical therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2010. Wilkes Brown is a business analyst for UPS. He lives in Roswell, Ga. Tyler Greiner lives in Hickory Grove, S.C. He is a quality assurance technician for Sloan Construction Co.

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Billy McGill earned a master’s degree in land and real estate development in 2010 from Texas A&M University. McGill works for Lincoln Financial Group in its real estate and mortgage department. He lives in Greensboro, N.C. Joshua T. Thompson lives in Spartanburg and is an attorney with the law firm of Holcombe Bomar PA. Living in Sumter, S.C., LaRone Washington is assistant solicitor for the South Carolina Third Judicial Circuit.

2008

Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2011 Class Chair, Nathan Madigan Living in Aspen, Colo., Martha Albergotti is conference manager for Aspen Meadows Resort. Ryan L. Hoover and his wife, Mallori, live in Saint Mary, Fla. Hoover is a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University-Orlando. The board of directors of the Darlington Chamber of Commerce announced the selection of Ronald Page as the chamber’s new director. Page has worked most recently with the City of Darlington researching codes enforcement among other duties. He served as a congressional intern in 2008 and also has worked for the City of Spartanburg assisting the city manager. Living in Charlotte, N.C., Wendelyn West is a resume specialist for the IT services firm ettain group.

TERRIERS Andrews named semi-finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year Ronnie Andrews ’81, president and CEO of Clarient Inc., was selected as a semifinalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. Known as the “Oscars for business owners,” the Entrepreneur of the Year program recognizes those who have achieved success in innovation, financial performance and their commitment to their businesses and local communities. The program honors executives in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries. The winner will be announced in mid-June. Clarient is a leader in cancer diagnostics, dedicated to collaborative relationships with the health care community.

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Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2011 Class Chair, T. Peyton Hray Olivia Bryant lives in Columbia, S.C. and is a development associate for EdVenture Children’s Museum. Andrew Dobson lives in Greenville, S.C., where he is a staff accountant at McAbee, Talbert, Halliday & Co. Ashley Harmon-Poston lives in Charlotte, N.C., where she is a staff auditor for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP. She earned her master of science in accountancy from Wake Forest University in December 2010. Living in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, Ben Widmyer is a sales associate for Coldwell Banker Commercial real estate. Lansing Yarborough lives in Timmonsville, S.C., and is a veterinary technician at Hewitt Animal Hospital. Yarborough is planning to attend the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 2011.

2010

Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2011 Class Chair, Matthew Abee Living in Spartanburg, Clark Bishop is a business analyst for American Credit Acceptance LLC. Meredith Carter lives in Charleston, S.C., and is a student at the Charleston School of Law. Living in Charleston, S.C., Russell Glenn is enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina. Katharine Kenyon lives in Raleigh, N.C., and is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Living in Greensboro, N.C., Charlie Yates is enrolled in pharmacy school.

in the News

Nelson pitches business on national television Daisy Cakes owner Kim Adams Nelson ’84 recently appeared on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” She served her homemade sweets to the investors, and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran took the bait and invested $50,000 in Nelson’s company, in exchange for 25 percent equity and $1 for every cake sold until her investment is repaid. Corcoran specified that her investment be used to push the cakes at trade shows. According to an article in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Nelson and crew have seen a frenzy of orders since the show. They have baked and shipped thousands of orders for homemade cakes such as Red Velvet-Y cake, Chocolat-A-Ya-Ya! Cake and 24 Karat Cake to locations across the country. Most of Nelson’s recipies were passed down from her grandmothers, mother and great aunt Daisy. For more information or to order a Daisy Cake, visit www.ilovedaisycakes.com.

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Wise to lead Pellissippi State The Tennessee Board of Regents unanimously confirmed Anthony Wise ’89 to be the next president of Pellissippi State Community College. Wise, currently vice president of learning at Pellissippi State, will take over July 1. He replaces President Allen Edwards, who will retire after 18 years of leading the state’s secondlargest community college. Wise was selected over two other finalists because of his knowledge of the college and its strategies for adjusting to the mandates of the state’s Complete College Act. He stressed the need to use data more frequently in helping the administration understand how students are performing and how close they are to graduating. T h e s c h o o l , w i t h W i s e ’s involvement, has eliminated graduation fees and has begun to identify students who are close to graduating to make sure they are on track.

Cooper opens for John Prine Peter Cooper ’93 and his singing partner, Eric Brace, opened a few shows this spring for John Prine, a Grammy-award winning American folk musician. Cooper continues to perform across the globe and work as a senior music writer at The Tennessean in Nashville. He is also senior lecturer in country music at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music and was named one of Nashville’s “10 Most Most Interesting People,” alongside the Kings of Leon, American Idol’s Mandisa and others, by Nashville Arts & Entertainment Magazine. To learn more about Cooper, including more about his latest CD, Master Sessions (cover above), visit www. petercoopermusic.com.

Two alumnae honored for Jablon to serve on MUSC’s board of directors excellence in teaching Beth Rickenbacker Hinson ’82, a public school biology teacher for 24 years, was one of five finalists for South Carolina Teacher of the Year. She teaches at Dillon High School. Reuellyn Pletcher Thomas ’95 was named Wilkes County (N.C.) teacher of the year. She teaches seventh grade science classes at North Wilkes Middle School.

Dr. Harold Jablon ’66 has been appointed to the Medical University of South Carolina Board of Directors. Jablon, an alumnus of MUSC’s dental school, worked in general family and cosmetic dentistry for more than 30 years, most recently working at the Small Smiles Dental Clinic since 2007. He was awarded the presidential merit award from MUSC in 2009 and was named to MUSC’s 10-member Presidential Cabinet in 2007. Jablon was named to the listing of the Best Dentists in America in 2005.

(Left) Kiochiro "Ken" Tanaka ’80 (Below) Emily O’Hanlan ’09 surrounded by her kindergarten students sending love from Japan.

offord graduates Kiochiro “Ken” Tanaka ’80 and Emily O’Hanlan ’09 were living and working in Japan on March 11, 2011, when a large 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Tohoku region. Both were well away from the epicenter of the quake and are safe. Still, Tanaka, 250 miles southwest of Tohoku, and O’Hanlan, tucked in the middle of Japan, felt the quake and were willing to share their experiences with the Wofford community.

Kirchiro “Ken” Tanaka

I was in my office, 17th floor at Shin Marunouchi Building in Tokyo, and conducting a meeting with my staff. We often have an earthquake, but this was the biggest earthquake I ever had experienced in my life…. The newly built 38-story building had shaken vertically first and vibrated laterally. Everybody screamed, and hid under their desks wearing hard caps. It was the beginning of devastating experiences. The building lost electric power (recovered later using a self power supply generator); the elevators stopped. A building owner advised that the building was the safest place, and that we should stay inside. Public transportation and roads were damaged by quakes, and we had to stay at the office overnight. We had a lot of aftershocks, and learned that a big tsunami wave was coming and hit Tohoku coastal area. As you may have seen in a series of devastating news and pictures of this disaster, it was a terrible experience. As of May 11, the death toll had reached 14,981 people and 9,853 people are still missing; 115,098 evacuees lost their houses.

My son was at school and my wife was shopping at a department store. Immediately after the quake, mobile telephone systems went down and the telephone company controlled usable phone lines. In other words, we lost communication tools to confirm family members’ safety. Luckily, my mother lives outside of Tokyo Metropolitan area where phone systems were still alive, and we communicated with each family member through my mother’s home phone. They were all safe. Two months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Our dayto-day lives and businesses are almost back to normal. However, people in the Tohoku area are still facing difficulties every day, including a fear of radiation leakage. The Japanese government announces radiation leakage levels every day, but people are worried about any affect on their health. Still, people have not given up and are continuing recovery efforts from this devastating disaster. Recently the Japan Red Cross Society announced that it has collected approximately JPY174billion (US$2.2billion) in donations for people affected by the earthquake. They also announced that an additional JPY16.8billion (US$210 million) has been provided by its partner societies around the world…. We really appreciate the support provided from all over the world. Tanaka started his career at Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Japan as a sales representative in Asian countries. In 1987 he joined Citibank, N.A., Tokyo branch, to pursue another career

as a relationship manager for Japan Corporate. In 1989, he was temporarily assigned to Citicorp Investment Bank in London as a trainee, and returned to Tokyo as a relationship manager. From July 1996 to September 2001, he was assigned at Citibank, N.A., New York headquarters, to manage Japanese corporate relationships in North America. According to Tanaka, “We enjoyed U.S. expatriate life until 9.11.2001,” when he and his family returned to Japan with Citibank where he serves as the company’s managing director in Japan. Tanaka’s wife, Kay, volunteers as a medical interpreter for foreigners in Yokohama. Their son, Yuma, is a junior at Keio University in Tokyo. In September 2011 he arrives in Washington, D.C., as an exchange student at Georgetown University.

Emily O’Hanlan

It was 3:00 in the afternoon, and I was teaching a class of 15 3-year-olds. We are trained during any earthquake for the students to get under tables in the classroom. So immediately all the students gathered under one big table in the room. I stood in the doorframe waiting for the signal from other teachers that it was okay for class to resume.

I was not panicked because earthquakes are frequent, and as a teacher it is important to remain calm. However, this was the biggest and longest earthquake I had ever felt. The whole building swayed for a solid two minutes, and I knew that I was located in the safest place in Japan so it must have been devastating in other areas. It was not until I got home that night and turned on the news that I was informed about the tsunami. This may sound odd, but daily life was not affected at all after the earthquake. No one at school talked about the tsunami or its aftermath. When I asked my Japanese friends and co-workers about it, all they said was it was sad. It is very rare for the Japanese to show emotion or let anything interfere with their work. The day after the tsunami was just like the day before — everyone was calm and doing what he or she was supposed to be doing to the best of their ability. It felt very strange to me that no one wanted to talk about what happened or how he or she were feeling, but it is just a cultural difference that had to be respected…. The Japanese are a very strong and resilient society that would literally endure until the last man standing.

O’Hanlan has taught kindergarten at a family-owned private school — Izumi Chuo — with 400 kindergarten students and 40 teachers since the August following graduation. She says she’s learned so much from the Japanese people — from communication skills to the trick to operating her Japanese washing machine. “I learned a great deal of respect for the Japanese culture and the importance of a ‘can do’ attitude toward work and life in Japan… My favorite Japanese term is ‘gambatte,’ meaning, ‘your success is my success.’” O’Hanlan credits studyabroad experiences in Italy and Japan as a Wofford student with giving her the ability to adapt and thrive in a foreign land. O’Hanlan has returned to the United States and is looking for a business venture that will allow her to integrate the communication and creative skills that she learned and practiced abroad. “I want to bring the great Japanese lifestyle and work ethic to America to pay it forward and complete the cultural exchange,” says O’Hanlan. edited by Jo Ann M. Brasington ’89

Wofford students reach out to Japan

he Senior Order of Gnomes raised funds in the fall by offering Wofford parents the opportunity to send their child a care package for student exams before Christmas. After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Gnomes decided to help students in Japan. They contributed to the Institute of International Education, an organization that provides relief to students facing emergencies all over the world, and specified that funds go toward the Japan Emergency Relief.

fter the earthquake, Caroline Reid ’12 organized a student/faculty music and dance fundraising concert for the Japanese Red Cross. She collaborated with students from other area colleges as well.

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Wofford Weddings 1993

2006

Leroy Jackson Jr. married Michelle Johnson, March 23, 2011. The couple lives in College Park, Ga. He became a licensed preacher on April 17, 2011, and preached his first sermon at Christians for Change Baptist Church in Riverdale.

Joseph Pawel Bias married Sheila Abron, March 26, 2011. The couple lives in Columbia, S.C. He is the director of articulation at Denmark Technical College.

1995 Terrence Renard Gilyard married Ashley Dinea Scarborough, April 9, 2011. They live in Columbia, S.C. He is a programmer for Continental American Insurance Company.

2001 Helen Rose Roper married William Simons Dovell, March 26, 2011. The couple lives in Beaufort, S.C. She received her juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law and is an assistant public defender for Beaufort County and an adjunct instructor at Park University — Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort. He is a geophysics specialist for GEL Geophysics, L.L.C. in Charleston. Charles Daniel Uter married Stephanie Deas, March 12, 2011. They live in Athens, Ga.

Harvey in her familiar I ♥ Kailua shirt with Sen. Pohai Ryan at the Plastic Free Kailua’s booth on World Wetlands Day 2011.

Plastic Free Kailua: Harvey finds her inner activist in Hawaii

awaii suits Rachel Harvey ’01. She and her husband, who has his dream job doing archaeological research, live a few blocks from the beach on the island of Oahu where President Obama vacations. She just defended her dissertation on the township tourism industry in Cape Town, South Africa, and will soon hold a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Florida. In a tough job market for fresh-outof-school academics, Harvey enjoys her job doing substance abuse research for the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Clinical Trial Network at a local treatment program. She kayaks and has even taken up surfing. Another day in paradise, right? Well, not exactly… “When I got here I could not believe the plastic on the beach,” says Harvey, who has spent her share of time on beaches in Florida, South Carolina and even South Africa. “You don’t know the scourge plastic is on the earth unless you come to Hawaii. Instead of sea shells, you see micro debris, little pieces of plastic.” According to Harvey, it’s even more frustrating that the plastic on the beaches is probably not from Hawaii, but from the mainland and beyond, forming the North Pacific Gyre. Harvey calls it “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating soup of trash and fishing debris… because plastics don’t biodegrade.” The impact of that first trip to the beach led Harvey to become involved in the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation, a non-

profit organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawai’i founded by musician Jack Johnson and his wife, Kim. Through the foundation, she joined the Plastic Free Hawaii initiative. Harvey started the foundation’s Plastic Free Kailua chapter in her community and held the group’s first meeting in September with 30 people. The grassroots group of volunteers cleaned more than 300 pounds of trash off the beach between their first meeting in September and their December community beach clean up event. “We just got another 250 pounds on May 14 in a joint effort with Surfrider Foundation, but a beach cleanup is really just a drop in the bucket,” says Harvey, who still has the quarter found on the beach during one of their first cleanups. It remains the organization’s only funding. “It’s more about raising awareness. We want to help consumers know that they can bring their own bags to the market, and that there’s no need to buy water in plastic bottles.” An activist at heart, Harvey says living in Hawaii boosts that spirit of activism, especially for environmental issues. “To live here, on an island with a closed ecosystem, is to really feel the impact,” she says. “When someone throws something away, it goes 20 miles down the road. When someone flushes a toilet, it runs to where another person is swimming.” According to Harvey, Hawaii is progressive when it comes to environmental protection and

welcomes environmental groups to keep the islands healthy and friendly to the tourism business that remains its mainstay. Hawaii boasts a high recycling rate and is one of the states that burns trash and turns it into energy, but the process has drawbacks, including toxic emissions from burning plastics… yet another reason to go plasticfree, she says. “We’re all about education, community building and empowerment,” says Harvey. “A Hawaii free of the damage caused by single-use plastic is the ultimate goal.” Harvey also sees a dark side of Hawaii in her work doing drug abuse research. Methamphetamines, as well as other illegal substances, are a substantial problem on the islands and often affect the Pacific-Islander population most, says Harvey. Her background in anthropology makes her more attuned to the individual stories and how they affect the big picture. It’s this Hawaii, the one under the touristy veneer of manicured lawns and high-rise hotels, however, that Harvey and her husband have come to love and call home… at least for a few more years. Right now it’s the perfect spot… right down to the imperfections. For specific information about Plastic Free Kailua, visit www.plasticfreekailua. blogspot.com or visit the organization’s Facebook page. by Jo Ann M. Brasington ’89

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2002 Sarah Ashley Ford married Charles “Chad” Sightler IV, April 30, 2011. They live in Columbia, S.C. She is a nurse practitioner for the Columbia Heart Clinic. He is a DME supervisor for Sunset Pharmacy.

2003 Charles Edward Usry married Kate Elizabeth Whetstone, March 26, 2011. The couple lives in Columbia, S.C. He is associated with the law office of Daryl G. Hawkins, L.L.C. in Columbia. She is an assistant solicitor with the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Lexington County.

2004 Brien Matthew Grande married Margaret Vann Meyer ’05, April 30, 2011. They live in Charlotte, N.C. He is associated with RR Donnelly. She is associated with Wells Fargo Bank.

2005 Katherine Dorothy Durham Wilkinson married James Laird Smith Jr., May 7, 2011. The couple resides in West Columbia, S.C. She is a student at the South Carolina State University pursuing a master’s degree in speech pathology and audiology. He is an account representative for Hagemeyer North America.

Richard Lofton Cox III married Dr. Margaret Lauren Jacques, March19, 2011. The couple resides in Greenville, S.C. He is pursuing a master’s degree in real estate development from Clemson University. She is a dentist and practices with her father in Greenville. Jessica Alba Mixson married Javier Orlando Ramirez, March 26, 2011. They live in Bremerton, Wash. She previously was associated with the Medical University of South Carolina as a research specialist. He is a nuclear machinist mate with the U.S. Navy. Meredith LuAnn Pierce married Dr. Clayton Tyler Ellis, April 9, 2011. The couple resides in Charleston, S.C. She is an attorney with Richard Wern Lawyers in Charleston. He graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in May and will begin a residency in general surgery at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in June. William Lewis White Jr. married Dr. Lauren DeWitt Crosby ’07, March 26, 2011. The couple lives in Spartanburg. He is associated with W. Lewis White Co. Inc. She graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and will begin an otolaryngology head and neck surgery residency at The Medical College of Georgia in July 2011.

2007 Caitlin Lane Stuber married Jonathan Tuggle, Oct. 23, 2010. They reside in Charleston, S.C. She is a student at the Medical University of South Carolina, enrolled in physician assistant studies.

2008 Leah Marie Gaylord married Austin Michael Fitch ’09, April 9, 2011. The couple lives in Charlotte, N.C. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner. He completed his M.B.A. program with a concentration in finance at the University of Tennessee. Patrick Wade Mugan married Merri Allison Stone, March 31, 2011. They reside in Spartanburg. He is associated with Quest Insurance Group of Woodruff and will begin a master’s program in business administration at the College of Charleston in August. She is associated with Spartanburg School District Two. Megan Corley Senn married Jerome Vincent Bennett Jr., April 30, 2011. The couple lives in Columbia, S.C. She is associated with J. W. Hunt & Co., L.L.P. He is a financial adviser for Waddell & Reed Inc.

Wofford Births 1996

2001

Stephen Jones and his wife, Lindsey, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., announce the birth of Ivy Elizabeth Jones, April 20, 2011.

Susan Drake Sellew and her husband, Wes Sellew ’02, of Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of Wesley “Fox” Sellew Jr., Oct. 19, 29010.

Courtney Stevens Plyler and her husband, Ross Buchanan Plyler ’00, announce the birth of Ross Buchanan Plyer Jr. “Jay”, Jan. 5, 2011.

2002

1998 Jenny Jo Sobers Johnson and her husband, Lee Johnson ’00, of Lincoln, Neb., announce the birth of Gideon Zell Johnson, Sept. 1, 2010.

1999 Jennifer Jones Hallenbeck and her husband, Brad Cook Hallenbeck ’02, of Spartanburg, announce the birth of Marianna Cook Hallenbeck, Dec. 2, 2010. Kevin Mullinix and his wife, Stephanie, of Rock Hill, S.C., announce the birth of Ava Caroline Mullinix, March 3, 2011.

2000 Scott Neely and his wife, Betsy Claire, of Spartanburg, announce the birth of Anne Rhodes Neely, March 29, 2011. Carson Sowell Twombley and her husband, Ashley, of Beaufort, S.C., announce the birth of James McLaurin (Mac) Twombley, Nov. 2, 2010.

Ginny Clark McJunkin and her husband, Ernest, of Easley, S.C., announce the birth of Wyatt Everette McJunkin, Feb. 28, 2011.

2003 Kristin Burn Swiler and her husband, Mika, of Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of Lillian Marie Swiler, Sept. 9, 2010.

2005 Katie O’Daniel Haney and her husband, Stephen, of Union, S.C., announce the birth of William Mason Perry Haney and Mary Addyson Haney, April 8, 2011. Travis Lacey and his wife, Kristin Zollinger Lacey, of Spartanburg, announce the birth of Charles Hampton Lacey, Feb. 15, 2011.

(Below) Wendy Arakas ’85 and Kathy Brittain at the Myrtle Beach alumni gathering.

(Below) The slide was a popular attraction at the 6th Annual Easter EggStravaganza held on campus April 17.

(Above) Hee Young Hwang ’98, Christina Clark Chalberg ’98 and Taiwanna Billups ’97 at the Atlanta gathering in March. (Right) Toy Rhea ’74 (right) speaks with Ernie Green ’71 at the Rock Hill gathering. Rhea and four additional sponsors hosted the event at the Rock Hill Country Club.

(Above) Jenny Sneed Williams ’97 and her family at the Wofford Family Fun Day at Carowinds in May.

Upcoming Black & Gold gatherings:

(Below) Peggy Morrison, Anne Dunlap and Janie DeLoache at the Charlotte gathering in April. The event was held at the Doubletree Hotel.

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June 16-19................................................. Traveling Seminar to Richmond, Va. July 23............................................................... Red Sox Game, Boston, Mass. August 16................................................................Atlanta Young Alumni event August 25..............................Spartanburg Area Oyster Roast, Wofford campus August 30 - September 4................................Traveling Seminar to Chicago, Ill. September 7...................................................Columbia Young Alumni fathering September 8......................................................Charleston Young Alumni event September 10.............................. Alumni bus trip to the Clemson football game September 30 - October 2........................................................ Family Weekend October 6....................................................Washington, D.C., Alumni gathering October 6-7................................................. Orbiting Seminar XIII: Colleton area October 8.......... Citadel post-game event, Joe Riley Stadium, Charleston, S.C. October 13..........................................................Greenville Young Alumni event October 28 - 30...............................................................................Homecoming November 10........................................................Charlotte Young Alumni event December 1-3...................................................Ben Wofford Books holiday sale Summer 2011 • Wofford Today • 21

College Football Hall of Fame to enshrine Fisher DeBerry

or many years, Wofford alumni and football fans have known that James Fisher DeBerry ’60 ranked as one of the outstanding college football coaches of his generation. This May, the College Football Hall of Fame seconded that endorsement when it announced that DeBerry will be inducted into their exclusive fraternity July 16-17 during the annual enshrinement festival in South Bend, Ind. (The Hall of Fame has announced plans to relocate to Atlanta by early 2013.) Prior to this year, there were 188 coaches featured in the College Football Hall of Fame. With some exceptions, most achieved a baseline, multi-decade career winning percentage of 60 percent. Most of them also worked as head coaches for 15 years or more, dating back to the late 1800s. There’s also this very important caveat: “While each nominee’s football achievements are of prime consideration, his post-football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and his fellow man with love of his country.” Here is the list of College Hall of Fame coaches (Football Bowl Subdivision) whose careers overlap significantly with DeBerry (1984-2006): Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin), Chris Ault (Nevada), Bobby Bowden (Florida State), John Cooper (Tulsa, Arizona State, Ohio State), Carmen Cozza (Yale), Terry Donahue (UCLA), John Donnan (Marshall, Georgia), LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young), Hayden Frye (SMU, North Texas State, Iowa), Lou Holtz (Notre Dame, South Carolina and others), Billy Joe (Florida A&M), Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky), Don Nehlen (Bowling Green, West Virginia), Tom Osborne (Nebraska), Joe Paterno (Penn State), John Ralston (Utah State, Stanford, San Jose State), Eddie Robinson (Gramling), John Robinson (Southern California, UNLV), Gene Stallings (Texas A&M, Alabama), George Welsh (Navy, Virginia). Of these coaches already in the Hall of Fame, only

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DeBerry during his 50th Class Reunion in 2010.

Paterno and Ault are still active. John Gagliardi, college football’s all-time winningest coach, continues his outstanding career at St. John’s College in Minnesota, a Division III campus. After playing both football and baseball at Wofford, DeBerry was a high school coach in South Carolina before accepting an invitation to join the four-man Terrier coaching staff. After sensational seasons at Wofford in 1969 and 1970, he accompanied the late Coach Jim Brakefield to Appalachian State and then became Ken Hatfield’s offensive coordinator at Air Force Academy. When Hatfield moved on to Arkansas, DeBerry became the Falcons’ head coach. He went on to become the winningest head coach in the history of the service academies and defined Air Force football for more than two decades. He earned 17 winning marks in his 23 seasons, directing his teams to 12 bowl games. He claimed three Western Athletic Conference championships and directed the 1998 squad to a 12-1 finish and a No. 10 ranking.

DeBerry’s teams made Colorado Springs the perennial home for the Commander-in-Chief ’s Trophy, capturing the crown 14 times and claiming a 35-11 record versus Army and Navy. He was honored as national Coach of the Year in his second season after coaching the Falcons to a 12-1 record, a No. 8 final AP ranking and a Bluebonnet Bowl victory over Texas. He also defeated Notre Dame three times. At the Air Force Academy, DeBerry coached two First Team All-Americans, 59 First Team All-Conference performers, 13 First Team Academic All-Americans. He served as the president of the American Football Coaches Association and on the organization’s ethics committee. In 2004, he and his family began the Fisher DeBerry Foundation, which aims to benefit children of singleparent households. He is also an active member in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Champions in 2005. He and his wife, LuAnn, have assisted in fundraising efforts for the Easter Seals, the March of Dimes, and the Salvation Army. DeBerry recently published his second book, “The Power of Influence,” as a fundraiser for his foundation. The book is a compelling 35-chapter look back at the extraordinarily successful DeBerry era of Air Force football as seen through the eyes of his assistant coaches and his players, many of whom have been in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan since their graduation from the academy. Woven throughout the book is the all-important responsibility of being a positive influence on others, especially on America’s young people. DeBerry and his wife have two children and five grandchildren. Though they now live in Oklahoma, they keep in close touch with Wofford friends and former players. He was a special guest at the Homecoming 2010 reunion of the 1970 Terriers. by Doyle Boggs ’70 For more commentary by Doyle Boggs, check the “Sights and Sounds” feature on the Wofford website at www.wofford.edu.

DEATHS 1944

Walter Cary Anderson Jr., March 24, 2011, Reidville, S.C. Mr. Anderson was a retired farmer and a member of Reidville Presbyterian Church.

1946

Everett Hampton Stone, April 19, 2011, Woodruff, S.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Stone was retired from Wilcox & Gibbs. He was a member of Bramlett United Methodist Church, a Master Mason with 60 years of service, and a Hejaz Shriner.

1947

William Charles Bagwell, April 25, 2011, Fletcher, N.C. A Navy Seal during World War II, Mr. Bagwell was president of Bagwell Lumber Co. Robert Homer Schrimpf, Oct. 9, 2010, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, he was retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. with 36 years of service. He was a member of River Hills Baptist Church

1948

Gene Davis Griffy Sr., March 5, 2011, Lawrenceville, Ga. After serving in the Army during World War II, Mr. Griffy attended Wofford College where he was a walk-on member of the football team. He began his coaching and teaching career in Sumter and Rains, S.C. In 1955, Mr. Griffy moved to Fort Pierce, Fla., where he spent an additional 30 years as a teacher before retiring. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Fort Prince.

1949

Dr. Knotty Owings ’29 on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Owings was one of Wofford’s oldest and most distinguished graduates. He remained active until a few weeks before his death. 1929

Dr. James Rembert “Knotty” Owings Sr., April 16, 2011, Greenville, S.C. During World War II, Dr. Owings was a major in the Army Air Corps dental service. After the war, he furthered his dental studies in the field of periodontology and was a pioneer in this field in the Upstate. He was a former president of the Greenville Dental Society, the South Carolina Dental Association and the Southern Academy of Periodontology. Dr. Owings was a fellow in the International College of Dentistry and in the American College of Dentistry who recognized him with their Distinguished Service Award in 2001. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

1935

Lt. Col. Thomas Wilton Bonner, April 3, 2011, Chesnee, S.C. Mr. Bonner served with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He joined the Army and later became a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the Air Force Reserve for 21 years. Mr. Bonner spent 37 years as a teacher and administrator in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties, with 26 years as principal of Chesnee Elementary School. He was a member of Chesnee First Baptist Church, Retired Officers of the Air Force Association and the American Legion.

1936

Harry Johnson Crow, April 4, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Crow was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. A pharmacist, he was the former owner/operator of Smith Drug Store #1. Mr. Crow was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. He was a 60-year member of the Lions Club, a past board member of J.M. Smith Corp., and a past president of the Piedmont Pharmaceutical Association.

1938

William Alvah Jones, April 4, 2011, Roswell, Ga. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Jones served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater as a Japanese language and intelligence officer. He spent 10 years teaching foreign languages at the Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tenn. and Biltmore College in Asheville, N.C. Mr. Jones retired in 1980 following a 33-year career as a civilian administrator with the U.S. Department of Defense primarily as an executive with the National Security Agency. Charles Cook Neal Jr., March 20, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Neal retired in 1972 as a civilian civil engineer from the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, with 30 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Memorials may be made to the Wofford Terrier Club.

1942

David William “Bill” Cecil, April 17, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Cecil opened an architecture and engineering practice and designed several of Spartanburg’s landmarks including the Schuyler apartment building, city hall and the main post office. Mr. Cecil was the founding partner and president of White Oak Manor and was instrumental in developing Pine Street Shopping Center. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church

Paul Augustus Betsill, March 26, 2011, Columbia, S.C. A veteran of World War II, the Rev. Betsill was a retired South Carolina Conference United Methodist minister and Army chaplain. Robert Elmer Hallman, April 29, 2011, Morehead City, N.C. A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Hallman was a teacher prior to his military service. After the Army, he was associated with IBM and held technical and managerial positions during his 30-year career. Memorials may be made to Wofford College. Joseph Kenneth Maddox, April 5, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Maddox was retired from Inman Mills after 45 years. He was a member of Fernwood Baptist Church. James Erwin Whitaker, May 4, 2011, Aiken, S.C. Mr. Whitaker was associated with the Savannah River Site for DuPont and then Westinghouse for more than 50 years. He was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir. Mr. Whitaker participated in the Aiken Heart Show and the Aiken Community Playhouse for many years.

1950

Edward William Martin, March 12, 2011, Edisto Beach, S.C. Mr. Martin was a textile executive with Milliken & Co. for 35 years. Memorials may be made to Wofford College.

1956

Dr. David Glenburn Askins Jr., May 1, 2011, Charleston, S.C. Dr. Askins practiced family medicine with Berry, Askins & Suggs in Marion, S.C. He relocated to Charleston to serve as chairman of the department of clinical services and was the senior medical adviser of the physician assistant program at the Medical University of South Carolina. Upon his retirement in 2008, he served as the interim program director of the physician assistant division at the University of New England in Portland, Maine. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion and served on its board of trustees. Dr. Askins was an active member of this community and received numerous awards for his service. Dr. David Theodore Watson, April 11, 2011, Knoxville, Tenn. A U.S. Naval Aviator, Dr. Watson practiced medicine in South Knoxville for more than 40 years. During this time, he also served as Knoxville City Medical Director, Knox County Coroner, and team doctor for both Young and South-Young High Schools. He was a member and elder at Graystone Presbyterian Church.

1958

Richard Henry Gettys, April 10, 2011, Easley, S.C. Mr. Gettys was a lifelong educator who retired in 1994 as Superintendent of Pickens County Schools. He was on the board of directors of Piedmont Municipal Power Agency and was also a commissioner for Easley Combined Utilities at the time of this death, having served for more than 40 years. Mr. Gettys was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star for valor in the Chosin Reservoir Campaign in the Korean War. He was a member of Easley Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to Wofford College Col. (Ret.) James Leslie Griggs, April 3, 2011, Carlisle, Pa. Mr. Griggs began his Army career in 1959 as a second lieutenant and spent many years as a military intelligence officer and a foreign area specialist. His overseas service included several tours of duty in Europe and two years in Vietnam. He commanded the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion at Fort Bragg and served three tours on the Army staff in the Pentagon and also served with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Mr. Griggs’ last active duty assignment was serving as the director of soviet studies at the U.S. Army War College and finally as the U.S. Defense and Army attaché in Poland in 1985-86. He retired from active duty in 1986 and accepted a position as military analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Intelligence. His final service was as the director of central intelligence representative to the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.

1961

Donald Layton Edwards, March 24, 2011, Bellaire Beach, Fla. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Edwards was retired from Florida Power Corp. where he was an inspector for substation construction. Also, he played professional football for the St. Louis Cardinals.

1964

James Kenneth Hall, April 24, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Hall retired from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department with 37 years of service and had been associated with Wakefield Buick. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church. Horace Clifton Whitmire Jr., April 1, 2011, Greenwood, S.C. Mr. Whitmire began his career with David Lindsey Clothier in Greenwood before starting Whitmire Clothier LTD. Later, he began a career in real estate with Dantzler Agency in Greenwood and opened the Whitmire Agency in 1994 where he was the broker-in-charge. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Greenwood, the Emerald City Rotary Club and the South Carolina Rose Society. Memorials may be made to Wofford College.

1968

Ronald Gladstone Howard, April 28, 2011, Brevard, N.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Howard was a retired manager with Milliken & Co. with 35 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church.

1969

Steve Lee Burch, April 13, 2011, Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. Burch retired as a computer software engineer for Xerox as their international liaison and chief software engineer. Gary Lee Moore, March 10, 2011, Waterloo, S.C. Mr. Moore had a 40-year career as a sales representative in the packaging industry. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Spartanburg.

1972

William Harrison Sapp III, May 11, 2011, Inman, S.C. A 1969 Peace Corps volunteer, Mr. Sapp was an educator for 34 years with 21 of these as principal of award-winning Campobello-Gramling Elementary School.

1985

Ray Anthony Pea, May 3, 2011, Duncan, S.C. Mr. Pea had been associated with Spartanburg School District Seven. He was a member of Mayfield Chapel Baptist Church.

1988

Ralph Daniel Bowers, March 21, 2011, Greenville, S.C. Mr. Bowers was a well-known chef in downtown Greenville.

1989

Benjamin Luther Cromer III, March 11, 2011, Mobile, Ala. Mr. Cromer was the director of development for The Wings of Life, a Christian non-profit organization. He was a member of First Baptist North Mobile. William Hadley Zeh, Jan. 1, 2011, Springfield, Va.

Friends

Mary Lynch Wentling Walsh, April 24, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. She was the widow of the late T. Emmet Walsh ’41. Memorials may be made to the Thomas Emmet Walsh Scholarship Fund at Wofford College.

Making memorial gifts

amily members, classmates, fellow alumni and friends may wish to make a memorial by means of a gift to

Wofford College. Alumni memorials are placed in the class endowed scholarship fund. Gifts for non-alumni are placed in the Wofford Memorial Endowed Scholarship Funds. The name of the memorialized person is printed yearly in the Honor Roll of Donors. Next-of-kin receive notification of memorial gifts. Checks payable to Wofford indicating the name of the person memorialized should be sent to: Wofford College, Office of Development, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303-3663. Named endowed opportunities are also available. For further information, contact Smith Patterson ’67 at pattersonds@wofford.edu or (864) 597-4200.

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