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InsideReview SC State Hosts the First 2008 Presidential Primary DebateThirteen SC State Graduates achieved rank of GeneralJames E. and Emily E. Clyburn Endowment

ear Family, Advocates and Friends of South Carolina State University,On behalf of South Carolina State University, I would like to express my gratitude for the support you provide as

constituents of this University. Because of your unwavering support, the 2006-2007 academic year can only bedescribed as EExxcceeppttiioonnaall aanndd HHiissttoorriicc.. None of these accomplishments could have been realized without the helpand support of our Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni and other constituents. The

support the University has received over the years has been unprecedented.So, I say, tthhaannkk yyoouu for giving of your time, resources and support.

I am delighted to share with you a few of the many accomplishments thathave occurred over the past year as well as the future direction of SouthCarolina State University.

In August 2006, the University opened Phase I of the new student housingand Phase II opened in January 2007. In April 2007, SC State acquiredUniversity Village through the newly established Real Estate Foundation.With the new student housing and the acquisition of University Village, SCState has upgraded and enhanced over 50% of its student housing to state-of-the-art, apartment-style living accommodations. In the area of financialreporting, the University submitted its audit information to the Comptroller’s

General Office on September 27, three days prior to the September 30th

deadline. This is a first for the University. The University also received itssecond Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting bythe Government Finance Officers Association of the United States andCanada. South Carolina State University is only one of five publicuniversities in the state to receive this award. In addition, the Universityreceived national coverage in the Chronicle of Higher Education for its NuclearEngineering Program and its graduation rate. For the second year, theUniversity was ranked, by Washington Monthly, number nine as a national

university and number 1 in the nation on Social Mobility.While the forgoing accomplishments were exceptional, hosting the first nationally televised debate of the 2008

election cycle was historic. The coverage which MSNBC provided for the University was immeasurable. From theEvening News with Brian Williams to Hardball with Chris Matthews, to the debate itself, the world was introducedto South Carolina State University. For the coverage period, April 16 to May 7, the Nielsen audience was119,526,115 and the total calculated publicity value was $4,027,419. For all of us associated with the university,this was a “once in a lifetime” experience and our time of “super bowl” exposure. The debate brought together ateam of the Democratic Party, state officials, the City of Orangeburg, County of Orangeburg, and many corporatesponsors. This was indeed a team effort, and the thanks go to the University co-chairs, members of the Board ofTrustees, faculty, staff, volunteers, and particularly, our students, who represented themselves and the Universityquite well. In its 111-year history, no event has had such a positive impact on the University relative to internationalexposure, than this debate.

While this year was exceptional and historic, the future holds even morepromise as we continue to position the University for sustained growth anddevelopment in the areas of academics, financial affairs, capital improvementand student services. The recently approved Strategic Plan will guide this effort.

In closing, I ask for your continued support as we each work toward an evenbetter University. I again thank all of you for having the University’s best interestin mind and at heart.

Sincerely,

Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr.

Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. ’71, ‘74President

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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDr. Andrew Hugine Jr., ‘71, ‘74President

DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTDr. Jackie Epps, ‘69Interim Vice President

Carl A’see, ’00Project Manager

Angelia P. JacksonAdministrative Coordinator

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENTDr. John M. BerryAssistant Vice President/Director of Development

Tracy ThomasData Entry Manager

Hazel IrickAdministrative Specialist II

Alfreda D. FranklinAdministrative Specialist II

ALUMNI RELATIONSLillian Adderson, ’81Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Community Relations

De’Chancela E. Williams, ’94Assistant Director

Iva GardnerReunion Manager

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS AND MARKETINGErica S. Prioleau, ’00Director

Kay E. SniderGraphics Manager/Layout and Design

Jason Darby, ’99Writer/Strategist

Kendrick D. Lewis, ’03Graphic Designer/Collegian Adviser

Rolondo S. DavisYearbook Adviser/Collegian Adviser

Andrea S. Milford-Williams, ’96Office Manager

WSSB 90.3 FMMilton McKissickGeneral Manager

Adrienne Clinton, ’97Membership Chief

James WhiteProduction Assistant

Willie JohnsonProduction Assistant

CONTRIBUTORSJason DarbyHerb FrazierKendrick LewisThe State NewspaperThe Times and Democrat Newspaper

Contents

6 A new brand, new state of mindThis year, SC State entered its 111th Founders’ Day

weekend with a new branding campaign, a new Web

site and a “new state of mind.”

8 SC State takes international stageIn April 2007, SC State served as host to the first

U.S. Presidential Primary Debate of the 2008

election cycle in the Martin Luther King Jr.

Auditorium. NBC and MSNBC televised the event.

10 Clyburn Endowment preservesSC State history and legacyFor Congressman Jim Clyburn, ‘61, SC State’s history not only includes recognizing the achievements of African Americans from the Palmetto State, but also understandingthe fierce opposition that was in place to educate the descendants of former slaves at the university’s founding.

12 Judge Don Beatty elected to S.C.supreme courtS.C. Court of Appeals Judge Donald W.

Beatty, ’74, has become the only the third African

American in South Carolina history to join the

state’s highest court.

17 Carson enshrined in Pro FootballHall of FameFormer South Carolina State All-America defensive

end Harry Carson, ’76, who went on to an outstanding career as a linebacker for the New York

Giants, was among six National Football League

standouts inducted into the 2006 class of the Pro

Football Hall of Fame.

18 Thirteen SC State alumniachieve the rank of GeneralAn historic meeting of Army, Air Force and Marine

Corps generals who received their undergraduate

education at SC State from 1951 through 1976.

24 AlumNotes—Featuring achievements of SC

State University Alumni.

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SCSU Review I Summer 2007

National Alumni Association President

Patricia B. Lott

ear Alumni, Supporters and Friends,A great thought came to mind as I sat down to write this letter – I thought of how

many of you actually read my letters! I thank and give appreciation to those of you whohave commented on my letters and the content. With this in mind, writing these

articles has become a pleasure.

Since the last publication of the SCSU Review, the Association hascontinued forging ahead to move our operation to a higher level. Itis with the cooperation of the administrative team, our membership,and the University that we have experienced success in achieving ourgoals. I feel deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as thePresident of our Association for a second term, at a time when theUniversity is in transformation.

As I reflect on the 82 years of our Association, it has been 82 yearsof achievements and excellence, while at the same time lookingahead to a future full of promise. With close attention, the growthrate of membership is not at the level it should be. Once again, Isolicit your support in increasing our membership. Each member

brings a stronger and more productive Association with a louder voice to be heard by all.The membership committee has a tremendous job and needs the assistance of each of usto be successful. Membership in our Association is like HHaallllmmaarrkk CCaarrddss,, ““We care enoughto do our very best.”

On November 3, 2006, the Association unveiled its inaugural 2007 Calendar of StellarAlumni. The production of the calendar was an awesome task, and I would like to thankall persons who assisted with the project in any way. Preparation of the 2008 calendar iswell under way and will be unveiled Friday, October 26, 2007, Homecoming Weekend.Please plan to purchase your copy and copies for a friend or family member.

I look forward to welcoming you on July 26, 2007, to the 18th National AlumniAssociation Convention being held in Orangeburg, on our campus. The theme “OurUniversity – Our Responsibility” is so fitting for this year’s convention. This weekendgetaway promises to be memorable.

With Bulldog Love,

Patricia B. Lott, ’63South Carolina State UniversityNa t i o n a l A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n Pr e s i d e n t

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Assistant Vice President, Office of Alumni & Community Relations

Lillian Adderson

ear alumni and friends,I greet you, singing the praises of Alma Mater, as I express my appreciation to you for your

outstanding support of our University. We have had a phenomenal academic year filled withrecord breaking numbers and historic events. Alumni giving continues to increase, particularlywith class reunions. Congratulations to the Golden Class of 1957, who set a new record with theirgift of over $122,000 to the University during Alumni Weekend (May 2007). I applaud all classesfor donating over $350,000 at the Annual Alumni Honors andAwards Banquet. The class of 1986 is also to be commended forcontributing over $21,000 at Homecoming (2006), setting anew record and raising the bar for giving by a young alumnireunion class.

Additionally, we have received individual contributions this yearfrom major donors in the amount of $20,000 from Mrs. GraciaDawson, ’37, and the late John Wilson, ‘58; $30,000 from Dr.Jonas Kennedy, ’37, and Mr. Thurman Shuler, ’57; and $50,000from Jamison Pharmacy (Ann Jamison, ‘56, Dr. MarionJamison, ’55, and son, Mark). We have also received a major giftof $20,000 from an alumni donor from the class of 1961 and a$60,000 gift from an alumni donor in the class of 1947, bothwishing to remain anonymous. Overall, Alumni giving isexpected to top $1,000,000 for the second time in Universityhistory. We are proud of the contributions from all Alumni and solicit your continued support aswe prepare for another exciting and prosperous academic year.

I encourage your support of and participation in upcoming activities and events to include theNational Alumni Convention, July 26-29; Youth Day, October 13; Homecoming, October 27;and Parents Weekend, November 10. Visit the Alumni website for a complete schedule of Alumniactivities. The classes of 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2002 will celebrate their class reunions atHomecoming 2007, Alumni Weekend, May 2008, will feature the classes of 1933, 1938, 1943,1948, 1953, 1958 (Golden Class) 1963, 1968, 1978 and the Silver Class of 1983.

As we indulge in the excitement and memory of the 2007 National Democratic PresidentialDebate, which spotlighted the University before millions, let us continue to be loyal sons anddaughters committed to rallying to the call of Alma Mater. Have a great year and continue to beproud of the name we bear- South Carolina State University.

With Bulldog Tenacity,

‘81As s i s t an t Vi c e Pre s iden tOf f i c e o f A lumni & Communi t y Re l a t i on s

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This year, South Carolina Stateentered its 111th Founders’ Dayweekend with a new brandingcampaign, a new Web site and a“new state of mind.”

“The introduction of the SCState’s ‘A New State of Mind’branding campaign is theculmination of one-and-a-half yearsof intense internal and externalmarket research, planning anddevelopment,” said Erica S. Prioleau,director of University Relations &Marketing.

The University held a February 23ceremony in The STATE Room, inwhich SC State’s new logo, sloganand Web site–developed in thebranding process–was revealed to thecampus community and the worldat-large.

“Today, I have heard SC State’s

brand described as modern, easy torecall, forward-looking, andinclusive,” said SC State PresidentAndrew Hugine Jr. “Since ourfounding in 1896–we havereinvented ourselves again and againto better educate our students and toimprove our service to all the peopleof our state.”

“This day needs to be a day ofunity, of bridging the University’spast to its future, of joining togetherto advance SC State, and ofpositioning the institution for newgrowth and a broader, moreinclusive, mission. SC State’s newbrand is symbolic of newrelationships, new initiatives, and arenewed sense of urgency in reachingout for a positive future,” saidHugine.

In the past, the icons used most

often for SC State have been theUniversity’s Official Seal and theBulldog mascot. The OfficialUniversity Seal was designed in 1968by former art professor Dr. Leo F.Twiggs for the inauguration of then-SC State President M. Maceo NanceJr. That seal will continue to be usedon all official documents of theUniversity. The Bulldog logo willremain the visual centerpiece of allSC State Athletics. All logos–bothnew and old–and a guide for theirappropriate use are available on theSC State Web site, www.scsu.edu.

“Our new brand is a forward-looking design, contemporary,inclusive, and very easy to recall.Employing SC State’s official colors,it points to our geographic location,identifies us as a state-assistedinstitution, and roots us in our

Miss SCSU 2006-2007 KirstenHill and SC State PresidentAndrew Hugine Jr.

Carolyn HarrisBrown, Class of ‘54.

A new logo revealed. President Hugine flanked by the Boards of Trustees,Visitors, and National Alumni Association, unveilsthe new brand.

new brand, new web site, new stateof mind

SC State unveils

2 The Class of 1957 broke a record by donating$123,199 to the University, the largest single giftgiven by a reunion class in the history of SCSU.

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history,” said Prioleau. It is alsoeasily adaptable to anyapplication–Internet, television,print, signage, billboards, and otheritems including SC State apparel,”she added.

“When we are searching forfunding opportunities, when we arecommunicating with legislators andother politicians and when we arerecruiting new students from acrossthe globe, we need to have a readilyidentifiable image,” said MarthaScott Smith, a member of SC State’sBoard of Trustees.

“McDonald’s has its GoldenArches, Nike has its Swoosh, Targethas its Bull’s-Eye and even Tiffany& Company has a signature bluecolor. These are images that are easyto recall. We embarked on a similarmission with SC State–to have animage that is a visual touchstonethat makes anyone who sees it say,‘Aha, now we’re talking about SCState’,” said Smith.

“The decision to pursue a new

brand for the State of SouthCarolina’s sole public, historicallyblack university was approved bythe SC State Board of Trustees in2005,” said Maurice Washington,chairman the Board of Trustees.

Early in the process, an imageassessment of SC State wasconducted to understand how SCState is perceived by the generalpublic and the business community;make recommendations on what SCState can do to improve its image inSouth Carolina, across the UnitedStates and around the world; securemore support from public sources,including the South CarolinaLegislature, as well as from privatesources; and improve theattractiveness of SC State topotential faculty, staff,administrators and students.

Another aspect of SC State’sbranding campaign included thedesign and launch of a newlyrevamped Web site–www.scsu.edu,which Valerie Dinkins, interim vice

president of the Division ofInstitutional Advancement,described as “not only attractive,but second-to-none infunctionality.”

“Soon, our Web site will also

feature profiles on distinguishedalumni. At the moment, we areusing that area on our home page topromote the upcoming presidentialprimary debate,” added Dinkins. “Iknow that you will enjoy andappreciate the continually updatednews and other features on ourhome page as well.”

President Hugine added, “Withour wonderful new web site up andrunning and our campus becomingan international center of attentionas a result of the national debatestaking place here on our campus,people from all corners of the globewill be able to learn about ouruniversity on-line and on their owntime.”

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by Jason Darby, ‘99

As a student at South Carolina StateCollege in 1960, Sixth DistrictCongressman and Majority Whip JimClyburn and six other students from SCState and a neighboring institutionorganized the first sit-ins in SouthCarolina during the Civil Rights Era.The seven students were inspired by four

other African American collegestudents who organized the first sit-in at a Greensboro, N.C.,Woolworth’s restaurant, seekingequal treatment and service as whitecustomers.

Those Greensboro students helpedto form the Student NonviolentCoordinating Committee (SNCC)to push along integration in manyareas of the South.

Clyburn and the classmates, whomhe still refers to as “my family,”became early SNCC members.What they were doing wasdangerous to both their physicalsafety and their academic future; 15students were either expelled orsuspended from SC State four yearsearlier for peaceful campus protests.

But, Clyburn and the otherspersisted.

“I had a sense that what we weredoing was important,” he said. Hiscareer and life have been defined bythat sense of obligation. If you askhim, however, about his most important,most lasting SC State memory, he willvery quickly tell you that “it was the dayin 1959 that I met my wife, Emily.”

Following their graduation from SCState, the couple began their professionalcareers in the Charleston County publicschools. Clyburn became a historyteacher, and his wife became a librarian.

Their experiences as students during atumultuous time in history and theirearly professional backgrounds fosteredtheir appreciation of history and a lovefor their Alma Mater led them toestablish the James E. and Emily E.Clyburn Endowment for Archives andHistory.

Endowments have thrived at manypublic universities for hundreds of years.

However, endowments at most of thenation’s Historically Black Colleges andUniversities have been severelyunderfunded and, often, nonexistent.The Clyburn Endowment is the first ofits kind in SC State’s 111-year history.“Emily and I have been richly blessed by

our relationship over the years with SCState, and we wanted to create this

endowment as a way of giving back,”Clyburn said. The couple is indeed givingback, raising more than $1.25 millionthus far for the endowment with proceedsfrom a December 2005 holiday gala andcorporate and individual contributions.

The Clyburn Endowment includes aneeds-based scholarship component andprovides a unique opportunity for SCState to present academic symposia, host

eminent scholars and historians onthe campus and house andshowcase historic papers anddocuments in a new universityarchives.

“I have pledged whatever time Ihave left on this earth to try tomake sure the people of this stateget to know SC State University,”said Clyburn.

For him, that history not onlyincludes recognizing theachievements of African Americansfrom the Palmetto State, but alsounderstanding the fierceopposition that was in place toeducate the descendants of formerslaves at the university’s founding.

“People also need to know whythis school is here and how it gothere,” he said.

He relates the importance of thateffort to an axiom that he oftenheard his father use: “It’s muchbetter to light a candle than cursethe darkness.”

“I think that it’s incumbent on me tolight as many candles as I can,” he said.

The program will be housed in theEmily E. Clyburn Archives and HistoryLibrary, part of the forthcoming $70million, 475,550-square-foot James E.Clyburn Transportation, Research andConference Center.

The university archives are currently

Clyburn Endowment preserveshistory and legacy of SC State

AT&T awards $10,000 in new scholarship funds to SC State

AT&T Inc. has given a donation of $10,000 to the SouthCarolina State University Foundation to create five newscholarships to benefit the institution’s student body.

The scholarships commemoratethe first presidential primarydebate held in the South duringthe 2008 election cycle and onlythe second debate ever held onthe campus of an HistoricallyBlack College or University.

The scholarships honor U.S.House Majority Whip JamesClyburn, a 1961 SC Statealumnus.

“I thank AT&T for theircommitment to enhancingeducational opportunities andemploying a diverse workforce,”said Clyburn. “Education iscritical to success. The things Ilearned from my experiences at

[SC] State formed much of who I am today. I am pleased that fivedeserving students will have a similar opportunity, thanks to thegenerosity of AT&T.”

“We recognize the significance ofthis debate being held on thecampus of an Historically BlackUniversity, the rich history ofSouth Carolina State Universityand the large impact thatRepresentative Clyburn has hadon the university and its studentbody,” said Gregg Morton,president-AT&T South Carolina.“To commemorate this event andhonor Representative Clyburn,AT&T is proud to make a$10,000 contribution to theSouth Carolina State UniversityFoundation to create five newscholarships.”

Scholarships honor U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, ‘61


located near the center of campus on thesecond and third floors of the Miller F.Whittaker Library. The majority ofhistoric papers and documents are housedon the third floor of the library, inhabitingan area previously used for Department ofLibrary Science offices and classrooms.

“So far, we’ve been fortunate enough tofind space to store archival materials,” saidMary L. Smalls, dean of library andinformation services. “We have had toturn all of the study rooms on the thirdfloor into archival space and half of thestudy rooms on the second floor, as well asa few closets and unused offices.”

“We’ve been fortunate that we have notyet had to tell anyone, ‘No, we can’taccept your collection’,” she added.

Among the growing holdings in the SCState University Historical Collection are:• University administrative and financialrecords dating back to the institution’sinception;• University publications such asyearbooks, catalogs, student newspapersand alumni magazines;

• Donated materials that reflect theuniversity experience from a studentperspective;• News clipping files that reflect or affectSC State directly or indirectly;• A 20,000-plus image photographiccollection; and• An audio-visual collection that includesan oral history collection.

Researchers – ranging from historiansand scholars to the media – are constantlymaking requests to use these resources.

“We have gotten requests from CNN,MSNBC and a number of other mediaoutlets over the years to provideinformation,” said Smalls. They evencome in and perform the researchthemselves, particularly as it relates to theannual observance of the 1968“Orangeburg Massacre.”

Showtime Networks recentlycommissioned a motion picture based onthe Civil Rights Era confrontation at thefront of the campus that left three youngmen dead and 27 wounded at the handsof state highway patrolmen. Smalls

anticipates that the filmmakers will usethe archives for research.

Clyburn himself has already made asizable contribution to the archives,having pledged his own papers in 2001.

“I had quite a few schools and otherentities asking for my papers, but I alwaysknew that if I had the chance to give back,it would be SC State University,” he said.

Asked how he thinks researchers mightdefine his legacy decades from now,Clyburn shared that he only hopes thatthey will determine that he never shirkedhis responsibility.

“I just feel that I have a certainresponsibility to the order of things that Istrive hard to live up to,” he said.The university archivists continue to sort

through the first third of the Clyburnpapers.

“It’s definitely a growing collection, andI see more growth in years to come,” saidSmalls. “I think that housing the archivesin the new location is very positive andwill complement people’s thinking anddesire to give even more – thanks to

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Gregg Morton, president of AT&T South Carolina presents a $10,000 checkto President Hugine and Congressman Clyburn for scholarships at SC State.

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S.C. Court of Appeals JJuuddggee DDoonnaallddWW.. BBeeaattttyy,, ’’7744, has become only thethird African American in SouthCarolina history to join the state’shighest court.

The former state representative fromSpartanburg defeated two colleagues onthe Court of Appeals — Chief JudgeKaye Hearn of Conway and BruceWilliams of Columbia — to win the seatof retiring S.C. Supreme Court JusticeE.C. Burnett.

Beatty was elected on the third ballotby lawmakers during a joint session. Inthe final round, he received 84 votes —two more than the required majority —compared to 54 votes for Williams and25 for Hearn.

Never more than four votes shy ofvictory in the first two ballots, Beattywon on the third try after severallawmakers who previously voted forHearn switched their votes to him.

Beatty, 55, is the first African-Americanto be elected to the five-member courtsince Ernest Finney Jr., who retired in2000 after six years as the state’s firstblack chief justice and a total of 15 yearson the court. Finney later served as an

interim president of SC State University.The court’s first black member was

Jonathan Jasper Wright, who servedfrom 1870-77 during Reconstruction.

“Public service is very important tome,” said Beatty, who has been anappellate judge for four years and was acircuit judge for eight years. “My goal(on the Supreme Court) is to do the bestjob I can.”

One of seven children, Beatty, whoserved in the military and also onSpartanburg City Council in the late1980s, said Wednesday growing up in alarge family helped him to “negotiateand compromise.”

He said he starting thinking aboutjoining the Supreme Court about six toeight months ago after being asked torun.

“It was not on top of my to-do list,” hesaid, smiling.

Beatty, the only African-American onthe nine-member Court of Appeals, saidthe state needs more black judges. “Wedon’t have enough diversity.”

Beatty, who was sporting a button ofhis undergraduate alma mater, S.C. StateUniversity, was flocked by relatives and

friends afterward taking pictures withhim. A group of about 50 accompaniedhim in the House gallery.

“The Legislature spoke well today,”said his wife, Angela Beatty. “His familyand I are extremely proud of him.”

As a Democratic state lawmaker from1991-95, Beatty was instrumental inpersuading Legislative Black Caucusmembers to join Republicans in passinga redistricting plan that gave the GOPcontrol of the House.

Reprinted from The State newspaper

Elected to the Supreme Court of South CarolinaJudge Don Beatty, ‘74,

Don Beatty, ‘74


p o i n t n u m b e r Nine SC State alumni represent South Carolinians inthe S.C. General Assembly.

South Carolina’s first African Americanfederal district judge, the HonorableMatthew J. Perry Jr., ’48, ’51, was among14 inducted this year into the NationalBlack College Alumni Hall of Fame.

The 21st Anniversary NBCA Hall ofFame induction ceremony was held onSept. 29, 2006, in Atlanta, Ga.

Honored for his contributions to thelegal profession, Perry joins only twoother State alumni inducted into theNBCA Hall of Fame: 2006 Pro FootballHall of Famer Harry Carson, ‘76 (1991,Athletics), and Sixth DistrictCongressman and Majority Whip JamesE. Clyburn, ‘61 (2005, Government).

“Matthew Perry is an humble man whowould never seek recognition for hisextraordinary contributions to civilrights, the legal profession, SouthCarolina and our nation,” said Clyburn.“But, he’s definitely deserving of thishonor and many more,” he added.

Since 1985, the NBCA Hall of FameFoundation Inc. has inducted 196 blackcollege alumni into the NBCA Hall ofFame for contributions in the areas ofArts/Entertainment, Athletics, Business,Industry, Community Service,Education, Faith/Theology,Government/Law, Medicine, Science,and Lifetime Achievement.

Joining Perry in the 2006 class of theNBCA Hall of Fame were: actress IrmaDelores Player Hall(Arts/Entertainment); actress LynnWhitfield (Arts/Entertainment); ElvinLamont Bethea (Athletics); Gerald B.Smith (Business); former U.S. Secretaryof Labor Alexis M. Herman (Industry);Royall M. Mack Sr. (CommunityService); Dr. Larry L. Earvin(Education); Reverend Dr. WilliamFlippin Sr. (Faith/Theology); AtlantaMayor Shirley Franklin (Government);

and Dr. Dwight D. Perry (Medicine).Lifetime Achievement Honors werepresented to noted historian Dr. JohnHope Franklin, Anthony Viaer and JohnMack. The event was officiated by theHonorable Glenda Hatchett (The JudgeHatchett Show) and Hill Harper (CSI: NewYork), and featured performances by jazzmusician Mike Phillips.

“It is imperative that we shed a lighton HBCUs [Historically Black Collegesand Universities]. Judge Perry is aperfect example of the successes thatour schools produce,” said Thomas W.Dortch Jr., chairman and president ofthe NBCA Hall of Fame FoundationInc. “Remembering the challenges wehave had, HBCUs have been andcontinue to be the catalyst in which

educators prepare students for the 21st

Century workplace.”The Honorable Matthew J. Perry Jr.

was born into segregation not far fromthe federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C.,that now bears his name. He went on tobecome South Carolina’s preeminentcivil rights attorney, which led to hisappointment as the first AfricanAmerican federal judge from the DeepSouth and the first African Americanfederal district judge in South Carolina.

In 1939, he began working part-timejobs to pay for his tuition at SC State.He served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II and completed hiseducation with a degree in businessadministration in 1948. He earned a lawdegree from SC State in 1951.

As a young civil rights lawyer, Perrywas instrumental in achieving manysuccesses for African Americans. Hetried cases which led to the integrationof beaches, parks, restaurants and publicschools. His trial work led to the releaseof some 7,000 people arrested for sit-inprotests. In 1963, he won the case whichforced Clemson University to admitblack students; perhaps his mostsignificant case resulted in thereapportionment of the S.C. House ofRepresentatives.

In 1975, he was appointed to the U.S.Military Court of Appeals. PresidentJimmy Carter named him federal districtjudge for South Carolina in 1979.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton signedPublic Law #103-360, designating a yet-to-be constructed federal courthouse inColumbia, S.C., in honor of Judge Perry.The $30.1 million Matthew J. PerryFederal Courthouse was dedicated in2004. A biography – Matthew J. Perry: TheMan, His Times and His Legacy – waspublished in 2004.

Judge Perryinducted into National Black College

Alumni Hall of Fame

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Amid the hustle and bustleof its 2006 Homecoming Weekend, SC State paused to dedicateand name one of its facilities for an alumnus and distinguishedstatesman.

A dedication and naming ceremony in honor of SC Statealumnus and District 39 Senator John W. Matthews Jr. was heldon Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, at at the new 1890 Extension officebuilding on Goff Avenue, Orangeburg.

The Honorable John W. Matthews Jr. represents the citizens ofthe counties in S.C. District 39 – Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester,Hampton and Orangeburg – in the S.C. Senate.

A senate resolution was unanimously adopted in 2004 toauthorize the commissioning of a portrait of Senator Matthews tobe placed in the S.C. Senate Chamber to honor a distinguishedstatesman deserving of proper recognition by the State of SouthCarolina. A native of Bowman, S.C., Senator Matthews is proud ofhis service to the state, and rightfully so.

Before he served as a member of the House of Representativesfrom 1975 through 1984 and as a State Senator since 1985,Senator Matthews previously served as a teacher and administratorin the public school system and as a small business owner. Thisbackground would prepare him for his distinguished and dedicatedpublic service, as he served on House and Senate committees toimprove education and economic development and job creation inthe State of South Carolina, particularly in the counties of District39. He serves on the Senate Education, Finance, Banking andInsurance, Rules, Ethics and Invitations Committees.

Senator Matthews has earned the respect of his colleagues, inboth the House and Senate. He serves as chairman of theOrangeburg County Legislative Delegation, a member of the

Southern Regional Education Board, the Governor’s MiddleGrades Task Force, and is a former chairman of the S.C. LegislativeBlack Caucus. In 2004, Orangeburg County Council designatedthe 500-plus acre site located at the South East Quadrant of U.S.301-176 Highway in Orangeburg County as the John W.Matthews Industrial Park.

His service has garnered recognition and numerous awards,including the Distinguished Alumni Award, SC State University;Orangeburg County Democrat of the Year; Minority BusinessAdvocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration;induction into the S.C. Black Hall of Fame; S.C. Primary HealthCare Legislator of the Year; 2007 BellSouth S.C. African AmericanHistory Calendar; an honorary doctorate from the College ofCharleston; and an honorary doctorate from SC State.

He has served as a member of the S.C. Education Association,Orangeburg County Education Association, Clemson UniversityBoard of Visitors, Medical University of South Carolina Board ofVisitors, Winthrop University Board of Visitors, Human AffairsCommission, Voorhees College Board of Trustees, SC StateUniversity Board of Trustees, Claflin University Capital CampaignSteering Committee and the S.C. Education Oversight Committee.

He is a member of Pineville United Methodist Church and AlphaPhi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Senator Matthews received both his undergraduate and graduatedegrees from SC State. He is married to the former GeraldineHillard of Santee, S.C., and they are the proud parents of fivechildren – Cynthia, Michael, Stephanie, John III and Brian – andthey have seven grandchildren.

New 1890 Extension CenterN a m e d f o r S .C . S e n a t o r J o h n W. M a t t h e w s J r.

Sen. John Matthews (center) is joined (from left) by U.S. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, ‘61, SCState President Anddrew Hugine Jr., ‘71, ‘74, Geraldine Matthews, SC State Board ChairmanMaurice Washington, ‘85, and Dr. Leola Adams, ‘69, interim Vice President for Research andEconomic Development.

The New 1890 Extension Center has been named in honor of South Carolina Senator JohnW. Matthews, Jr.


SC State’s 1890 Research & ExtensionProgram will be better equipped to fulfillits mission within rural South Carolina,thanks to nearly $5 million in grantsrecently awarded from the U.S.Department of Education.

The four grants–two GEAR UP projectgrants, a Talent Search project grant and anEducational Opportunity Centergrant–total nearly $5 million and will fundSC State’s GEAR UP Program (SCSU-GEAR UP), Talent Search Program(SCSU-TS) and Educational OpportunityCenter (SCSU-EOC). The 1890 programsfocus on underserved populations andneglected areas in the State of SouthCarolina, providing academic support,tutorial services and mentoring services.

“These grants will specifically allow usto focus on preparing low- to moderate-income youth and adults for postsecondaryeducation,” said Dr. Tony-Adams Aburimé,program director for SCSU-GEAR UP,SCSU-TS and SCSU-EOC. “It allows us to secure the resources forstudents, families and educators to ensurethe opportunity for student success.”

“With these awards, Dr. Aburimé hasenhanced 1890’s mission of assisting thosein undeserved rural and urbancommunities achieve educational, socialand economic success,” said Delbert T.Foster, assistant administrator forCommunity Education and Public ServiceActivities.

The first of the grants, in the amountof $252,979, is an extension to an earliersix-year GEAR UP Project grant thatallowed SC State to provide services to low-to moderate-income middle and highschool students in Allendale, S.C.

“The original SCSU-GEAR UPProgram followed a cohort of seventh gradestudents and, over the past five years,provided early intervention programsdesigned to increase college attendance andsuccess and raise the expectations of low-income students,”said Aburimé. “This

grant extension will serve the originalcohort, now high school seniors.”

SC State also received funding for anew six-year GEAR UP project granttotaling more than $2.2 million. Similar tothe first GEAR UP grant awarded, thefunds will be used to serve low- tomoderate-income seventh grade students atAllendale Middle School and will expandthe service area to Elloree and Holly Hill(Orangeburg School District 3).

Similar to its predecessor, the newSCSU-GEAR UP program will provideseveral services to students, faculty andparents. Direct services to students includetutoring, mentoring, counseling,enrichment instruction, workshops, fieldtrips, college visits and college preparatoryand financial aid sessions. Staffdevelopment activities assist teachers andother school staff in identifying andimplementing best practices for enhancingstudent achievement. Parent servicesinclude parent education, college planningworkshops and opportunities to participatein in-school and community-basedinvolvement activities.

The South Carolina State UniversityTalent Search Program (SCSU-TS) receivedfunding totaling $1.1 million over the nextfive years. SCSU-TS is designed to addressthe need in public schools for ensuring thatchildren are academically prepared forcollege. SCSU-TS serves 600 students atRivers Middle School and Burke HighSchool in Charleston, S.C.

Project activities and services forSCSU-TS participants include tutorialservices; personal counseling; careercounseling; mentoring; academicadvisement and assistance in courseselection; assistance in completing collegeadmission and financial aid applications;assistance in preparing for college entranceexaminations; guidance on and assistancein secondary and post-secondary educationre-entry for dropouts and stop-outs;exposure/visits to college campuses and

cultural events; and workshops andcounseling for families of participants.

Funding was also received for a newEducational Opportunity Center projecttotaling $880,000 over the next four yearsfor the purpose of encouraging andassisting young adults between the ages of19 and 27 to enroll in and complete apostsecondary education.

The Educational Opportunity Centerat South Carolina State University (SCSU-EOC) is a federally funded TRIO programdesigned to increase the number of low-income and first-generation adults whoenroll and succeed in postsecondaryeducation institutions.

“There are many potential first-generation college students who candefinitely benefit from this opportunity,”said Dr. Leola Adams, interim vicepresident for Research and EconomicDevelopment. “And, increasing thateducational level definitely helps to bringopportunities for financial development toneglected areas in the state.”

Services provided by SCSU-EOCinclude information regardingopportunities for postsecondary educationand training; academic advice andassistance in course selection; assistance incompleting college admission and financialaid applications; assistance in preparing forcollege entrance examinations; guidance onsecondary school re-entry or entry to aGED program; personal counseling;tutorial services; career workshops andcounseling; and mentoring.

SCSU-EOC currently provides serviceto nine counties: Allendale, Bamberg,Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton,Hampton, Jasper and Orangeburg counties.The new grant award allows SC State toadd Williamsburg County to its servicearea. Services are provided at EOC officesand at outreach sites located throughoutthe target counties.

For more information on the grantprograms, call (803) 536-8889.

1890 awarded nearly $5 million in grantsto prepare students for college

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S C S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y 2 0 07 Fo o t b a l l S c h e d u l eDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

SEPTEMBER

01 Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 2:00 p.m.08 Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach, FL 4:00 p.m.15 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC TBA22 WINSTON-SALEM STATE (Community Day) ORANGEBURG, SC 6:00 p.m.29 OPEN

OCTOBER

06 Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA 2:00 p.m.13 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY (Youth & ROTC Day) ORANGEBURG, SC 2:00 p.m.20 Hampton University Hampton, VA 2:00 p.m.27 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (Homecoming) ORANGEBURG, SC 1:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER

03 Howard University Washington, DC 1:00 p.m.10 MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ORANGEBURG, SC 1:30 p.m.

(Senior/Parent’s and Greek/Organizational Day)17 North Carolina A&T University (The Lowcountry Classic II) Charleston, SC 1:00 p.m.

Former South Carolina State All-America defensive end Harry Carson,’76, who went on to an outstandingcareer as a linebacker for the New YorkGiants, was among six National FootballLeague standouts inducted into the 2006class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Carson, twice the Mid-Eastern AthleticConference (MEAC) Defensive Player ofthe Year (1974 & 1975) and a two-timeAll-American during his SC State career(1972-75), became the third former SCState football player inducted into the ProFootball Hall of Fame. He joined formerCleveland Browns running back MarionMotley, inducted in 1968, and David“Deacon” Jones, former Los AngelesRams defensive end, enshrined in 1980.

The award was presented by his son,Donald, who called his dad a person thatgoes out of his way to do things forpeople when he really didn’t have to, andalso thanked his father for the life lessonshe taught him.

Carson, who endured a 12-year waitbefore finally being selected to the ProFootball Hall of Fame, said heappreciated the opportunity to playfootball and noted that the long wait toreach Canton and the pinnacle of his procareer was more torturous for his family,friends and supporters than for him.“I had an opportunity to play a fantastic

game with some fantastic people,” hesaid. “I am extremely proud to haveparticipated in a game with more than18,000 people. I got a lot of questionsabout not making it to this place

(Canton) until my 12th year of eligibility,but I think the long wait was more

painful for my family, friends, supportersand former teammates than it was for me.I felt that I had had a great NFL careerand didn’t need to be enshrined in the ProFootball Hall of Fame to validate thatcareer.”

Carson also had some words for theNFL and outgoing Commissioner PaulTagliabue.

“As a Hall of Famer,” Carson began, “Iimplore the National Football League andits union to do a better job in looking outfor former NFL players. You must takebetter care of your own.”He thanked Tagliabue, however, and the

league for recognizing the 60th

anniversary of reintegration in the NFL,which included a tribute to formerCleveland Browns standout Bill Willis,one of four African American pioneerswho, in 1946, broke a color barrier thathad been in effect in the league since1933. Willis was in attendance at theenshrinement. (SC State’s Motley, WoodyStrode and Kenny Washington were theother three pioneers who were signed byPaul Brown of Cleveland for the 1946season).

“I congratulate Bill Willis and the otherpioneers for their courage,” Carson said.“And, I thank Commissioner Tagliabueand the NFL for bringing diversity to theleague, but it should have never happened(persons being denied an opportunity toplay in the NFL).”

Carson, who referred to himself as not avery religious person but a spiritual one,noted that despite his great success infootball, he never really wanted to be afootball player.

“Football required you to be rough andtough,” he said, “but I had my mother’sgentle heart. I wanted to be caring,looking out for people so after my firstencounter with football I quit. I cameback after a small break, however, andwent on to play the game for a lot ofyears.”

Carson said it was important to him todo well at every level because he felt it wasimportant to have pride in yourself anddo the very best you could.

“I’m here today, but I represent so maypeople,” he said moments before his Hallof Fame bust was unveiled.

“Today, I represent Florence, S.C., the State of South Carolina, South CarolinaState University, the Mid-Eastern AthleticConference and the New York Giants.Maybe I got here (to Canton) a little late,but I’m here.

Carson inducted into Pro FootballHall of Fame

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Harry Carson, ‘76


p o i n t n u m b e r 113 Bulldogs have joined the ranks of professional athletics, includingthree enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the only MajorLeague Baseball amateur draft picks–Gene Richards and Willie Mays

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It happened once.But could it happenagain?

Eleven SouthCarolina StateUniversity graduateswho reached the rankof general in the U.S.military cametogether for the first time in August.

They met at the 17th annual South Carolina State UniversityNational Alumni Association banquet in Philadelphia.

The 11 generals are among 13 SC State graduates who’vebeen promoted to general.

It was an historic meeting of Army, Air Force and MarineCorps generals who received their undergraduate education atthe university from 1951 through 1976. Two of them couldnot attend thebanquet because ofpriorcommitments.

“When youconsider thenumber of blackgenerals, we arepretty close to theservice academies interms of blacks whohave becomegenerals,” saidretired MarineCorps Maj. Gen.Clifford Stanley,Class of 1969, whorallied the generalstogether.

Stanley’s wife,Rosalyn Stanley,Class of 1969, had the idea of a banquet for the SC Stategenerals. Gen. Stanley and others made it happen.

Mrs. Stanley, the general said, “was marveled by the fact thatthere were so many black generals from our school. Roz saidwe should do something.”

The hard part was finding a date that matched the busyschedules of the former and current military leaders.

Next came the choice of a speaker for the event.Air Force Maj. Gen. Harold “Mitch” Mitchell, Class of 1972,

was asked to give the keynote address.“We asked Mitchell to be the speaker because he is in the

active Guard,” Stanley said. “He’s someone a little younger andrelevant, and he could capture the essence of this monumentalmeeting.”

Mitchell told the audience of about 200 people how SC Statecontributed to his success and the leadership principles he

learned in the ROTCprogram. “It is allabout leadership andhow you treat peopleand how you motivatepeople to get on theteam and stay on theteam,” Mitchell, anAlaskan Airlines pilot

and an assistant commander in an Air Force Reserve unit, said.Since the ROTC program was established at SC State in

1949, more than 2,000 graduates have been commissioned asmilitary officers.

When he graduated from SC State, Mitchell wascommissioned into the Marine Corps, but now he is an AirForce general. He learned to fly in the Corps. He left theCorps in 1975, but he missed the military lifestyle. Eight years

after leaving anactive dutyassignment withthe Corps,Mitchell rejoinedthe service,becoming an AirForce pilot.

All but three ofthe generals werestudents at SCState at a time -1948 until 1968 -when enrollmentin the ROTCprogram wasmandatory forable-bodiedfreshmen andsophomore malestudents.

The number of generals produced by SC State is alsostunning when placed in the context of the Marine Corps, asmall military branch that has about 80 generals at any onetime, Stanley said.

Among that small rank of Marine Corps generals, there was atime when the Corps had two SC State graduates who weregenerals, Stanley and Maj. Gen. Arnold Fields, Class of 1968.

Can the generals be called together again?“I think it can happened again,” Stanley said. “I am in the

business of emphasizing the good in education and the rolemodels that we can use to help students become successful,”said Stanley, president of Scholarship America, the nation’slargest non-profit scholarship company based in Minneapolis.

“There are a lot of good things about State and the numberof generals it has produced is one of them,” he said. “I wouldhope that SC State does this again.”

Thirteen SC State Graduates achieve rank of

Generalby Herb Frazier

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To provide for the common defense isone of the mandates included in theConstitution of the United States. SouthCarolina State University, through itsReserve Officers’ Training Corp, has beenproviding military leaders for the past 60years. The Reserve Officers’ TrainingCorps program, now celebrating its 60thAnniversary, was established at thenSouth Carolina State College during the1947-48 academic year. The firstgraduating class in 1951 included sixcadets, five of whom received regularcommissions and one who received areserve commission.

Today, 60 years later, the University hascommissioned over 2,000 through thisprogram. Of those commissioned, 254 ofthem were females. The program,traditionally, has been one of the leadingproducers of minority officers for theArmy. These officers have been welltrained and have represented theUniversity and this nation in gallantfashion. The University is proud of theachievements of all its Army ROTCgraduates, but particularly notes thethirteen who have achieved the rank ofGeneral Officer. These include: • Brigadier General (Retired) George B.

Price, ’51 (Army) • Major General (Retired) James R.Klugh, ’53 (Army) • Lieutenant General (Retired) Henry

Doctor, Jr., ’54 (Army) • Major General George F. Bowman, ’69

(United States Army National Guard) • Brigadier General (Retired) Julius

Lawton, ’69 (United States ArmyNational Guard)

• Brigadier General Harold L. Mitchell,’72 (United States Air Force)

• Major General Larry Knightner, ’72(United States Army Reserves)

• Major General Abraham J. Turner, ’76(Army)

• Brigadier General Nolen V. Bivens, ’76(Army)

• Brigadier General Frederick J. Johnson,’76 (Army)

• Brigadier General Amos M. Gailliard,’51 (United States Army NationalGuard)

• Major General Arnold Fields, ’68(United States Marine Corps)

• Brigadier General Clifford L. Stanley, ‘69(United States Marine Corps)Additionally, some of the graduates have

held prestigious assignments. MajorGeneral Abraham Turner served as theCommanding Officer of Fort Jackson,the largest Army Training Base; in 1983,Second Lieutenant Jerrette Lee, ’83, waschosen as the winner of the covetedHughes Award and became the firstAfrican American and first graduate of aHistorically Black College to receive thishonor; and Colonel Stephen Twitty ledan infantry battalion into Iraq during theearly stages of the war on August 18,2003. For his efforts, he was awarded theSilver Star medal for valor.

The program has evolved and changedduring its 60 years of existence. Initiallythe program produced only InfantryOfficers, but in 1954, the programexpanded to allow cadets to select thebranch of Army in which they were moreinterested and qualified. From 1947 until1968, enrollment in the program wasmandatory for all able-bodied freshmanand sophomore male students. However,the program was not only limited toSouth Carolina State University students.

Through a cross-enrollment agreement,students from Claflin University,Voorhees College, Denmark TechnicalCollege and Orangeburg-CalhounTechnical College were provided theopportunity to pursue Army careers asofficers. Because of the outstandingperformance of its graduates, the ROTCprogram was customarily selected toparticipate in pilot programs. One suchprogram was the enrolling of women inROTC in 1972-73. South Carolina StateUniversity was one of ten institutionsselected nationwide to participate in thispilot program with the first femalesgraduating in 1976.

As our country continues to fight thewar on global terror, South Carolina StateUniversity continues to enhance andexpand its ROTC program. Under thecurrent Professor of Military Science,Lieutenant Colonel Heyward Stackhouse,the University is witnessing an increasednumber of students enrolling in theReserve Officers’ Training Corpsprogram. We ask that you join with theentire South Carolina State Universityfamily in recognizing and celebrating 60years of excellence in the production ofmilitary leaders at SC State. We expressour thanks to all the persons serving inthe military, defending our country onforeign and domestic soil, particularlyIraq. From World I and II to the KoreanWar, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, DesertStorm and Somali, our current wars inAfghanistan and Iraq, Bulldogs have beenthere and continue to serve with prideand distinction. When this nation calls,the graduates of our ROTC program havealways responded.

By Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr., ‘71, ‘74

Commentary: 60 years ofROTC at SC State


p o i n t n u m b e r In June 2007, the number of SC State alumni in theranks of the U.S. Armed Forces to receivecommissions exceeded 2,000. SC State is a leading


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“I can show you better than I can tellyou.”

Those are the words that LieutenantColonel Christine Glover’s motherinstilled in her at an early age, and she’scarried that sentiment with herthroughout much of her life andmilitary career.

Growing up in Hopkins, S.C., Gloverdidn’t believe in failing, but leading byexample.

“When I was coming up, I neverwanted to play with a doll,” Gloversaid. “I always wanted to do what theysaid little girls couldn’t do, like playingfootball with my brothers.”

One of eight siblings, Glover knewthe importance of academics andgetting a good education. After highschool, she received a Presidential Scholarship to attend SCState. In her junior year, she entered the S.C. Army NationalGuard as a Private First Class to assist with tuition while inschool.

After graduating from SC State with a bachelor’s degree inaccounting in 1984, Glover was motivated and determined toattend Officer Candidate School (OCS). She earned hercommission in 1987 as a Second Lieutenant.Her first assignment as an officer was as a platoon leader for

a unit in Lexington, S.C.“When I went to OCS, we had over 80 candidates in my

class and only six of those were females,” she said. “When wefinished, we graduated 36 and only two females. Just to bethere and to be able to finish was a huge accomplishment forme, and that was probably the first class ever to have morethan one female to graduate.”

“When it was time for me to make Captain, I was going upagainst people who had been in the Guard for ten and 15years and had so much knowledge,” said Glover. “However,during that time, we were fielding new equipment and thisknocked everyone down to the same playing field, andactually gave me a better chance to get promoted.”

Rising to the occasion when the odds were against her in afield dominated by men, Glover then took the next challengegiven to her as a company commander to the unit she onceserved in as a lieutenant. Going back to the unit where therehad never been a female commander before was the toughestchallenge of her military career.

Having gained respect from her fellowsoldiers as a hard worker and a survivor,she was then assigned to OCS as aTeach, Advise and Counsel (TAC)Officer – an officer that actually trainsother soldiers to be officers. Gloveragain made history by being the firstTAC Officer on staff at the OCSacademy, and said she was determined todo her best and make sure to make thebest of any situation given to her.

“After my two years were up as a TACOfficer, they wanted me to stay,” shesaid. “I really enjoyed the job; although itwas a tough assignment, the peoplethere made it worthwhile, and I was in aposition to train soldiers that were goingto be future officers.”“I always said that in order to have good

officers, you have to have good officers to train them,”Glover added.

Glover was then reassigned and promoted to Major, whichgave her the first field grade command for a female in thesignal brigade, which was also was another first to add to herlong list of accomplishments within the National Guard.After serving two years there, Glover embarked on a fewother assignments before encountering the biggest one yet ofher military career.

Glover was named the first African American femaleBattalion Commander and promoted to Lieutenant Colonelin 2004. Always one step ahead of what needs to be done,Glover is a 2007 graduate of the Army War College, whichwould make her eligible to rise to the rank of BrigadierGeneral. Being only two promotions away from attaining alifelong dream, this rising star continues to set her goals high.

“I am already pursuing the education to get to where I wantto go. It’s just difficult to find the time, but I am working onit,” she said. “Just to be selected to the War College is a hugehonor in itself because the State of South Carolina only getsfive slots per year. The state has never graduated a femalefrom the War College, so I am blessed to be where I am in mycareer.”Having received her MBA from Webster University in 2000,

she is set to receive a Master’s in Strategic Studies from theArmy War College in 2007.

Glover has also received numerous awards throughout her

Spotlight on

RISING STAR: SC State grad making name inS.C. Army National Guard

By Kendrick D. Lewis


Christine Glover, ‘84

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., andFriends of the National Zoo (FONZ), the Zoo’s nonprofitsupport organization, honored former FONZ ExecutiveDirector and SC State alumnusClinton A. Fields, ‘60, whenthey officially dedicated theClint Fields Conservation Plaza,an interactive center forconservation education on Oct.11, 2006.

The plaza’s educational exhibitsare a fitting tribute to Fields,who served as FONZ’s fifthexecutive director from 1989 to2003 and significantly furtheredthe organization’s mission tosupport the National Zoo andeducate and inspire the public.

During Fields’ 14-year tenure,FONZ membership grew fromabout 50,000 individuals tomore than 90,000, and itsvolunteer corps expanded from600 people to more than 1,800.FONZ’s revenues increased frommore than $7 million to morethan $10 million, and cash andin-kind support provided to theZoo by FONZ grewexponentially from more than $1million to nearly $6 million.Fields also guided the creation

and expansion of manyeducational and fundraisingevents hosted annually by FONZ. He initiated educationalevents like North American Wildlife Celebration and Focus onScience, and reached out to seniors and sick children throughthe Zoo-On-Wheels program. Fields also led the developmentof successful family-friendly fundraisers Guppy Gala and Boo

at the Zoo, and saw revenues from the annual ZooFari galaincrease tenfold from $30,000 in 1988 to $350,000 in 2003.

Fields, 68, came to FONZ after a distinguished 27-year careerin the U.S. Army. He wasborn and raised in Charleston,S.C., and currently resides inAnnandale, Va.

Open since Oct. 17 as partof the new Asia Trail, theClint Fields ConservationPlaza features engagingdisplays highlighting the workof Zoo scientists to study andconserve Asian wildlife andhabitats. Touch-screen kioskspose complex conservationchallenges and ask visitors toconsider real-world solutions.A large topographic map ofgiant panda habitat in themountains of central Chinailluminates to show areaswhere Zoo scientists andothers are working to protectpandas.

Visitors are given a windowinto the world of wildlifeconservation via displays ofartifacts, photos, andanecdotes from zoo scientistsconducting field researchthroughout Asia. The plazaalso includes hands-onexhibits showing how

scientists are conserving habitats for giant pandas and otherAsian animals by encouraging sustainable agricultural practicesand the development of alternative income sources for farmersand loggers, such as ecotourism, beekeeping and mushroomfarming.

National Zoodedicates new Clint Fields Conservation Plaza on Asia Trail


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SC State UniversityFollowing an overwhelmingly successful

world tour, SC State welcomed acontemporary ballet and art exhibitionbased on the art of Gullah painterJonathan Green for its first-ever collegeperformance.

Two performances of Off the Wall &Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art ofJonathan Green were held October 19 and20, 2006, in the Martin Luther King Jr.Auditorium. The performances weresponsored by the County of Orangeburg,City of Orangeburg, Cox WoodPreserving and SC State.

“This groundbreaking production hasenjoyed much acclaim wherever it hasbeen performed, and it was an honor forthis campus to host its first collegiateperformance,” said Dr. Andrew Hugine,Jr. president of SC State University. “Weare always pleased to be able to bringunique cultural enrichment to SC Stateand the Orangeburg community.”

The I.P Stanback Museum &Planetarium and the Department ofVisual and Performing Arts also presenteda 22-piece exhibition of Green’s work –Off the Stage & Onto the Wall: TheEvolution of a Ballet – as a companionpiece to the ballet production. Theexhibit – on loan from the McKissickMuseum – was supported, in part, by acontribution from corporate museummember Joseph Rich of SunshineRecycling LLC of Orangeburg.

“It’s thrilling to be able to present anencore of Off the Wall; we are so gratefulthat production has been embraced sooverwhelmingly and that we findourselves in the position of presentingencores,” said artistic director andchoreographer William Starrett. “I heardso many people say that they didn’t get tosee it, their friends didn’t get to see it, orthat they want to see it again.”

“Last season’s nine-city tour enabled meto tweak and refine the production,” saidStarrett, “and I could not wait to share

with Orangeburg how it has evolved.”The encore presentation of Off the Wall

& Onto the Stage incorporated new scrimsof two of Jonathan Green’s paintings,more than 10 new costumes and a fine-tuned second act.

Jonathan Green is an internationallyacclaimed artist whose work has beenfeatured in major traveling exhibitions,solo presentations and group shows. Hispaintings have appeared in suchacclaimed publications as AmericanVisions Magazine – the official magazineof the Association of African AmericanMuseums – and several children’s books,including Father and Son, Noah andAmadeus, The Leghorn Rooster. He hasbeen honored with awards andcommissions from art-sponsoringinstitutions, human service organizations,and national, state and local humanitiescouncils.

Today, the Gullah culture of SouthCarolina’s Lowcountry is recognized as asignificant cultural heritage. From highlypraised Seagrass baskets and gospel musicto storytelling and boat building, theLowcountry possesses some of the mostrecognizable cultural assets in SouthCarolina. The vibrant colors of thelandscape, and the clothing of itsinhabitants, make this region quitedistinct. Out of Garden’s Corner, nearhistoric Beaufort, come the rich colors,warm waters, communal identity andshared traditions depicted in Green’spaintings. He paints the world of hischildhood and an ode to a people imbuedwith a profound respect for the dignityand value of others. His vibrant canvases,beloved for their sense of jubilation andrediscovery, evoke the meaning ofcommunity in Gullah society and displaya reverence for the rich visual, oral andspiritual traditions of its culture.Green is also excited that the production

is continuing to evolve and returns tostages this season. “I am pleased to see Off

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the Wall & Onto the Stage continueon the same path to success as itdid initially, showcasing the ethnicmix of the rural South in all of itsdepth and complexity,” said Green.“We are pleased to see that highstandards of choreographic andperformance excellence continue togrow and develop in the South.”

Green is proud that ColumbiaCity Ballet again this year boasts ahighly diversified roster of dancers.“I am pleased that the dancers forthis event are drawn from manydifferent ethnic and culturalbackgrounds. This kind ofblending reflects the uniquelyAmerican mixture of the South, acombination of African, Asian,European and Native Americanperspectives that is a part of ourtotal American heritage.”

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Hall of Fame continued from page 17

but I’m here.“It (my football career) has been a

tremendous ride, an honor to represent somany people, especially Giants fans,including those who perished onSeptember 11, 2001. I’m excited aboutbeing able to represent all football playersand a proud race of people, many ofwhom didn’t have the opportunity Ienjoyed.”

At a press conference preceding theinduction ceremony, Carson paid tributeto SC State, the MEAC and HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities.“The training and nurturing I received,”

he said, “at South Carolina State, a smallblack school, and the competition Iplayed against in the MEAC, a smallblack conference, and against otherhistorically black college players preparedme well. When I got to the NFL, it was apiece of cake.”

The Florence, S.C., native and 1976 SCState graduate was joined in the Class of2006 by former Dallas Cowboysquarterback Troy Aikman, formerOakland Raider coach John Madden,former Houston Oilers quarterbackWarren Moon, former Dallas offensivetackle Rayfield Wright, and the lateReggie White, an outstanding defensivestandout with Philadelphia and GreenBay, who was represented by his wife SaraWhite.

Over 400 Carson supporters wereregistered for the enshrinement, givinghim the largest number of supportersamong the six inductees, sources said.They included family, among them alarge contingent from his hometown,former SC State teammates andclassmates, SC State coaches,administrators and former students, and ahuge number of New York Giants fans.

Glover continued from page 20career, including the ArmyCommendation Medal; ArmyAchievement Medal; Army ServiceRibbon; NCO ProfessionalDevelopment Ribbon; ArmyReserve Components AchievementMedal; National Defense ServiceMedal; Armed Forces Service Medal(20 years); Palmetto Service Ribbon;S.C. State Achievement Ribbon; andActive State Service Ribbon (20years).

Glover is a Certified InternalAuditor and Certified FraudExaminer and is currently employedas the Director of Internal Auditingfor SC State. Determined not to letanyone steer her away from herdreams, one can, without a doubt,look to call this rising star GeneralGlover one day.

“I will always tell people ‘I canshow you better than I can tell you’,”Glover said.

Congressman Clyburn.”Smalls looks forward to the day when

the archives will be able to relocate fromWhittaker Library to the new Emily E.

Clyburn Library.“In the new facility, we are projecting a

research room with a lot more space,”she said. They are even planning spacefor a larger processing room. “You need alot of space to be able to sort throughmaterials when you’re processing aperson’s collection.”

Smalls added that the extra space willallow them to process multiplecollections simultaneously.

However, space is not the only reasonthat a move is anticipated.

Located on the top floor of an olderbuilding, the current archival space issubject to seasonal shifts in temperatureand relative humidity and monitors

documents to make sure that they do notprematurely age.According to Smalls, the temperature in

the vault and stack areas of the newarchives will be maintained at a constant55 degrees Fahrenheit and 40 degreesrelative humidity. The reading room,offices and work areas will have astanding environment relative to the restof the facility.

Smalls is also hoping for good exhibitspace to do monthly or rotating exhibitsof materials from some of the collectionsto generate further interest frompotential donors.

“I believe that having the new facilitywill aid and assist us in getting morecollections,” she said. “Hopefully, we’llbe able to add some collections thatwe’ve been working toward for a numberof years.”

Clyburn Endowment continued from page 11

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Lemuel and Patricia Patterson wereamong the recipients of doctoral degreesin educational administration awarded atSouth Carolina State University on May11, 2007.

They share more than the same lastname.

They met in 1999 in McCormick,where they both were employed for theMcCormick County School District, heas a science teacher andshe as a curriculumcoordinator. In 2000,Lemuel moved toDenmark to work atDenmark-Olar MiddleSchool as a sciencespecialist, and, in 2001, hetook advantage of beingclose to SC State byenrolling in itsEducational Leadershipprogram.

As their courtshipintensified, Pat began toconsider enrolling in theprogram after Lemuelshared information onsome of the interestingtopics being discussed inhis classes. In January2002, she entered theuniversity. In June 2002,they were married on St.Helena’s Island one dayafter the end of a summercourse they took together.

Initially, Pat didn’t changeher name, and the

professors were taken by surprise whenthey realized they had become husbandand wife. Pat took evening and summercourses so that she and Lem could finishtogether.

“It’s been a whirlwind experience for us.Five years later, with a blended family offive adult children and 10 grandchildren,this tops it all off,” Pat said.

Pat is employed as the English language

arts specialist in OrangeburgConsolidated School District 5 andconsults part-time for EducationalResources Group, and Lem has served asa science consultant at Denmark-Olar,North and Alcorn Middle Schools. Lemwill be the second person in his family toearn a doctorate. His cousin, apharmacist in Philadelphia, was the first.Pat is the first in her family.

“I am passing the torch to ourthree daughters, Jennifer, awater treatment specialist,Kimya, a social worker, andKamaria, a fourth-gradeteacher,” she said.According to Lem, working

on this degree together enabledhim to stay on task. “Rarelydid we agree on controversialissues surrounding education.When the time came to writeour dissertations, like boxers,we had to retreat to differentcorners. We worked inseparate rooms and usedseparate laptops.”

“Lem’s books and notesspilled out of his work spaceonto the couch. For twomonths, there was no roomfor me to sit on the couch.When Lem asked me what Iwanted for a graduation gift, Igave him a ’honey do list.’Now it’s time to catch up onall of the projects around thehouse that have goneundone.”

Mr. & Mrs. become Dr. & Dr. at graduationMr. & Mrs. become Dr. & Dr. at graduationReprinted from The Times and Democrat

“Lem’s books and notes spilled out of his work spaceonto the couch. For two months there was no room

for me to sit on the couch. When Lem asked mewhat I wanted for a graduation gift, I gave him a’honey do list.’ Now it’s time to catch up on all of

the projects around the house that have goneundone.” --Dr. Patricia Patterson

AlumNotes

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SCSU Review I Summer 2007AlumNotes

Jacqueline Yvonne Scott and Roger BurdellScott III, Saturday February 18, 2006, atGreenhill Missionary Baptist Church inAlcolu, SC

Tiffany Sharonda Reaves and Hurley JenningsJohnson on Saturday March 4, 2006, at ZionCannon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC

Latasha Ronique Gandy and ShawnChristopher Benjamin on June 24, 2006, atFirst Nazareth Baptist Church in Hartsville, SC

Tiffany Latrell Hall ’05, and Timothy RobertJohnson on April 8, 2006, at WintergreenWoods in Lexington, SC

Deltrease Hart and Andre Anderson on October21, 2006, at Pine Groove A.M.E. Church inColumbia, SC

Stephanie Michelle Andrews and Andrew LesterFrick on Saturday February 4, 2006, atImmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenwood, SC

Doris Anne Giles and Willie Young Gallman,on Saturday November 5, 2005, at Reedy RiverMissionary Baptist Church in Mauldin, SC

Tanya Afi Ellis and Kelvin Vernard Simmonson November 16, 2006, at Victory Tabernaclein Orangeburg, SC

Monica Lavette Sanders and KanishkaO’shoni Rogers, on Saturday November 26,2005, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church inFlorence, SC

Danielle D. Smith and Cedric D. Snell, onNovember 12, 2005, at Victory TabernaclePAW in Orangeburg, SC

Alethea Nicole Barnes and Ronald JamesHughey, on May 27, 2006, at Rock HillBaptist Church in Saluda, SC

Angie Felkel and Kevin Marlow, August 5,2006, in Elloree, SC

Sonji W. Garvin and John K. Baxter, onDecember 9, 2006, at First Nazareth BaptistChurch

Adrienne N. Tucker and Maurice D.Holmes-Cleckley, December 23, 2006

Nicole Lasha Froneberger and Jarrod KareemPeterson, September 16, 2006, at Hilton atUniversity Place in Charlotte, NC

Shameka Bruton and Manqual Norman,September 2, 2006, at Faith Baptist Churchin Greer, SC

Yashica Harris and Barry Smalls, November25, 2006, at Rehoboth Baptist Church inColumbia, SC

Crystal Lasha Sullivan and Reggie MendezSimpkins, September 9, 2006, Edgefield, SC

Adrienne Charsena Roberson and Craig C.Ross, September 23, 2006, Columbia, SC

Melinda Felicia Baker and Lt. Brooks A.J.Mihlbauer, October 7, 2006, Sumter, SC

Alicia Nicole Wilson and Stacy Lemart Jones,November 4, 2006, Lancaster, SC

Sonji Williams Garvin and Rev. John KeithBaxter on December 9, 2006, at FirstNazareth Baptist Church in Columbia, SC

Tanisha Kashema Bacote and Alonza DLeakSutton on January 6, 2007, at OutreachFamily Fellowship in Dillon, SC

Joi Patrice Jones and O’Neil DeWayneGilliam on January 13, 2007, at FirstMetropolitan Baptist Church in Augusta, GA

Sandi Denise Robinson and GregoryThreadgill on February 17, 2007, atKingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Aneatra Shawnette Brown and HaroldSpann, Jr. on February 17, 2007, at RoyalBaptist Church in North Charleston

Allison R. Preston and Kelry C. Robinson onApril 21, 2007, at Generostee Baptist Church

Tammy Lavette Mackins and Thomas JawonHill on April 21, 2007, at Pine GrooveBaptist Church

Christina Cerita Washington and JermaineMichael Harris on March 17, 2007, at SandDunes Club on Sullivan’s Island, SC

Ulonda Denise Mitchell and Delvin LanierJefferson on March 17, 2007, at ChristTemple Church in North Charleston, SC

Sernetta V. Williams and Carl L. Quick onMarch 24, 2007, at Berea ConventionCenter in Bennettsville, SC

Latonia Young and Kevin “Antwand”Copeland on March 31, 2007, at MajorityBaptist Church

Christina Amanda Patrick and MichaelLavenski Williams on March 31, 2007

Diana L. Felix and Anthony R. Smith onApril 7, 2007, at Freedom Temple in RockHill, SC

Ronica Micehlle Johnson and Moses JenkinsJr. on May 19, 2007, at Little Zion BaptistChurch in Blythewood, SC

Natasha M. Goings and Christopher E.Simmons on May 19, 2007, at FaithTabernacle Christian Center in St. Pauls, NC

Sabrina Lavet Jenkins and Harry ChristopherRiley on May 19, 2007, at Sacred HeartCatholic Church

Kiya Lolita Burton and Terry AlexanderBenjamin on May 26, 2007, at Olive GrooveMissionary Baptist Church

Tamara Cerone Rivers and Jarrod AntonioLarkins on June 2, 2007, at St. James BethelAME Church in Wadmalaw Island, SC

Shayla Chiquetta Paul and Jon ReginaldJohnson on June 9, 2007, at Andrews ChapelBaptist Church

Latrina M. Pepper and Jermaine J. Holmeson June 16, 2007, at Butler Chapel A.M.E.Church

Shante Pinkney and Jermaine Carone Tayloron June 16, 2007, at Union MissionaryBaptist Church in Barnwell, SC

Teesa Pa’Neda Johnson and Jamie RashaBrunson were joined in holy matrimony

Marriages

Allison Preston came to the Low Country Classic inCharleston last year, featuring the SC State Bulldogs and theBethune-Cookman Wildcats, dressed like a typical Bulldogfan.

He wore a garnet vest and blue baseball cap, each with theteam logo, a struttin’ bulldog against a bright, blue “S.”

The Monday after the game, Preston’s attire did not change.He went to work dressed as though he was still at a SC Statefootball game. Since elementary school, a day has not passedthat Preston, 39, hasn’t worn a T-shirt, sweater, windbreaker orcap with the SC State logo printed or stitched on it.

Wearing clothing with SC State’s logo daily comes natural forPreston, who was raised to be an SC State ambassador.

It began when his grandfather, Henry Preston, Jr., a die-hardBulldog fan, took Preston to SC State games in the old OliverC. Dawson stadium, said Preston, an Orangeburg native whoearned a criminal justice degree in 1990 from SC State.

His exposure to the SC State athletic program continuedthrough his middle school years as a trainer with the Bulldogfootball team. Later, he enrolled in SC State, realizing achildhood dream of marching with the 101.

Wearing the school’s logo on his clothing became a way oflife during the three years he was a trombone player on theband.

After graduation, Preston joined the police force inColumbia. When he was on duty, he wore an SC State T-shirtunder his bulletproof vest. Wearing the university’s logo on hisclothing comes so natural that he wasn’t aware that he wasdoing it, Preston said. Someone else pointed it out to him.

Alumni are best recruiting tools for UniversityBy Herb Frazier

“A church member came to me two years ago during choirrehearsal and asked me if I ever wear anything without SouthCarolina State on it,” said Preston, a member of UniversityPark Baptist Church in Charlotte. On Sundays, when he’sdressed in a suit, Preston has an SC State pin stuck in hislapel.

Wearing the university’s colors and logo on his clothing helpsto link Preston to his Alma Mater while he lives in anotherstate. It’s also a segue for Preston, chaplain of the SC StateNational Alumni Association, to recruit students and tell theBulldog story when he’s asked about the ubiquitous logo onhis clothing.

He buys his SC State attire from the campus bookstore,

Goldstein’s Wholesale and the SMS Sports World, inOrangeburg. Unfortunately, Preston said, SC State clothingisn’t found in major department stores. He hopes thatchanges as the university expands the marketing of theBulldog brand.

In his closet, Preston’s SC State attire numbers 10 hats, 25T-shirts and one garnet vest. He’s missing, however, a long-sleeve, zip-up, blue sweater that Robert Taylor - Preston’sOmega Psi Phi fraternity brother - borrowed last year afterthe Morgan State game, but has not yet returned.

Preston said, “I want it back.”

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Sherita Denise Sweeney and Jake Jason Lee onJuly 7, 2007 at St. Paul Chuch in CapitalHeights, MD

Itaski Vashti Boller and Rafael GiovanniArnette on July 21, 2007, at New AshleyBaptist Church

Kiawah Nicole Cave and Nigel Aubr’s Fisheron July 21, 2007, at Mt. Zion BaptistChurch in Denmark, SC

Chanosha Mayes and Brian Lawton onSeptember 8, 2007

Amanda Marquita Bookman and ChristopherIsaiah Genwright on May 17, 2008, at Mt.Carmel Missionary Baptist Church

Marriages

Desiree Lewis, ’05, recently traveled to the Republic ofThe Gambia in West Africa to compete for the title of MissBlack USA 2007.

Lewis, a first-grade teacher at Mellichamp ElementarySchool in Orangeburg, S.C., previously won the title ofMiss Black Orangeburg USA 2006 before attaining the titleof Miss Black South Carolina USA 2007.

“I am truly blessed to represent the State of SouthCarolina as the first ... delegate (to the Miss Black USApageant). I am so excited to be competing ... and lookforward to using this experience as a window ofopportunity for others to follow,” Lewis said.

As a pageant contestant, Lewis’ platform was“Promoting Literacy Among African-AmericanYouth” (PLAY).

“My platform, PLAY, focuses on increasing theeffectiveness and efficiency among African-American youth as it relates to literacy,” she said.“I want more youth to become excited aboutreading as it helps them to become productivereaders, writers, and communicators.”

She first traveled to Washington, D.C., whereshe met her fellow contestants, and onWednesday, May 23, they boarded a chartered

flight to Gambia to determine the winner of the 2007 MissBlack USA crown.

The celebrity panel of judges included Publisher JohnBlassingame of Today’s Black Woman, Fashion Designer Chi-Chi E; President and CEO of MGM Mirage’s New York-New York Hotel Resort and Casino Lorenzo Creighton;Former star of NBC’s The Apprentice Omarosa; former MissBlack USA 1995 Sheila Rugege-Dantzler; President of theStreet Basketball Association Jerrod Mustaf; and Director ofMarketing for UZURI Astrid Christensen-Tason. Mediapersonality Jeff Johnson and NBA player Antawn Jamisonheadlined the Preliminary Competition panel of judges.

Actor/comedian Michael Colyar andactress Deya Smith hosted the pageantfrom the historical Senegambia BeachHotel. The pageant celebrated its 20thanniversary this year.

Founded in 1986, the nonprofit MissBlack USA Scholarship Pageant andFoundation promotes the leadership skillsand talents of black women, recognizingthe achievements of young women of colorand celebrating the “whole woman –mind, body and spirit.”

Desiree Lewis competes for title of Miss Black USA 2007

Marion Alton HillNewport News, VA, July 13, 2004

Mary Alice Wright, ‘98Holly Hill, SC, November 19, 2005

Robert C. Wiles Sr.Orangeburg, SC November 20, 2005

Robert A. Jenkins, ‘48Manning, SC, December 3, 2005

Rosa Belle Graham SandersQuinby, SC, December 9, 2005

Elder Joseph Hill, ‘50Manning, SC, December 14, 2005

Juanita R. Jenkins-BurtonBrentwood, MD, December 23, 2005

Rev. Dr. T.O. Everett, ‘02Sumter, SC, December 24, 2005

Cheryl HoltColumbia, SC, January 2, 2006

Nora R. Greenlee, ‘53Conway, SC, January 13, 2006

Wilma WilliamsSalters, SC, January 13, 2006

Perrie Smith Segres, ‘77Union, SC, January 14, 2006

Rev. Blond Ceal Dantzler, ‘89Orangeburg, SC, January 15, 2006

Lula Powell Durant, ‘49Orangeburg, SC, January 19, 2006

Crawford B. Bryant, ‘67Savannah, GA, January 22, 2006

Sylvia Roberta Thompson RedfieldClinton, SC, January 26, 2006

Falullah H. DrummondLandover, MD, January 31, 2006

Carmen EppsKingstree, SC, February 6, 2006

Eleanor M. RandallHospicie, Savannah, February 14, 2006

Ethel Delee Fields, ‘47Dorchester, NC, February 16, 2006

Pleasant J. LewisColumbia, SC, February 18, 2006

Thomas Calvin ‘T.C.’ Owens Jr., ‘48Anderson, SC, February 24, 2006

Sara Roslyn Kebe-Carter M.D., ‘53Beverly Hills, CA, March 3, 2006

Patricia Lott Bates, ‘73Saluda, SC, April 4, 2006

Ester S. Fields, ‘31Columbia, SC, April 8, 2006

Rev. Joseph E. Myers Jr., ‘48Charleston, SC, April 22, 2006

In Memory of

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The National Association For EqualOpportunity in Higher Education(NAFEO) honored two SC State alumswho have attained a level of excellence intheir personal and professional lives.

Award-winning journalist RRuuddoollpphh AA..PPyyaatttt JJrr..,, ’’5566, and noted jurist CCoolloonneellNNeedd EE.. FFeellddeerr,, ’’5599,, ’’6611, received NAFEODistinguished Alumni citations at a March17, 2007, ceremony at the Grand HyattHotel in Washington, D.C.

Typically, NAFEO Distinguished Alumniare representative of professional excellence,innovation, entrepreneurship and the spiritof political and civic engagement thatmarks so many alumni of historically andpredominantly black colleges anduniversities.

RRuuddoollpphh AA.. PPyyaatttt JJrr.., a Charleston, S.C.,native, graduated from SC State with abachelor of arts degree in English in 1956,where he was also commissioned as asecond lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Heserved three years on active duty as anofficer in an anti-aircraft missile batteryand as an instructor in an army air defenseschool.

After his discharge from the Army in1960, Pyatt taught English at Wilson HighSchool in Florence, S.C., before returningto Charleston, where he taught English andjournalism at the former C.A. Brown HighSchool.

In 1964, Pyatt went to work for theCharleston News & Courier, becoming thefirst black reporter for a major newspaperin the South. In 1968, he was assigned towork in Washington, D.C., as acorrespondent for the News & Courier andthe Charleston Evening Post. (The twopapers were later merged and renamed ThePost & Courier.)

Pyatt later worked as a reporter at WETA-TV, in the nation’s capital, before going towork at the Washington Star as a staff writercovering business news. While at the Star,he subsequently held the position ofmetropolitan news editor before beingnamed deputy business editor, a post heheld until 1981 when the Star closed.Shortly thereafter, he went to work for TheWashington Post as a business columnist, aposition he held until his retirement in2000.

In noting Pyatt’s retirement from ThePost, one editor wrote, “At their best,

Rudy’s columns… were perfect blends ofviewpoint and reportage… Through twodecades of profound change, both at TheWashington Post and in the businesscommunity it covers, Rudy’s has been avoice of consistency and sophistication.”

In an interview with Quill magazine,shortly after Pyatt was transferred to theCharleston papers’ Washington bureau, J.Douglas Donehue, who had been Pyatt’scity editor at the News & Courier, told awriter for the magazine: “Rudolph Pyatt isone of the best reporters this newspaper hashad in the 12 years I’ve been here. And,he’s one of the best I’ve seen anywhere.”

An award-winning journalist, Pyatt is aWashington Post-Duke University Fellow;an honorary member of the Knight Centerfor Specialized Journalism, where he hadbeen a charter member of the advisoryboard; a retired member of theCommunications Workers of America; anda member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,Inc.

He and his wife, Jacqueline, live in FortWashington, Md., and they have two sons.

CCoolloonneell NNeedd EE.. FFeellddeerr, a Charleston,S.C., native, graduated from SC State witha Bachelor of Science degree in businessadministration in 1959 and a Juris Doctordegree in 1961. He was commissioned asecond lieutenant in the Finance Corpsthrough the ROTC program. After lawschool, he served as finance officer in Koreaand Fort Totten, N.Y. He transferred to theJudge Advocate General’s Corps in 1963.

As a judge advocate, Felder served asprosecutor, defense counsel and trial judgethroughout the United States; Berlin,(West) Germany; Turkey; and Vietnam.His criminal legal experience reaches frommisdemeanor to capital offenses. In 1975,he was appointed an appellate judge to theU.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. Hewas later assigned to Fort Meade, Md., asthe Staff Judge Advocate. He served asecond term as Senior Judge on the U.S.Army Court of Criminal Appealsimmediately prior to his retirement inDecember 1988.

In addition to his military awards anddecorations, which include the Legion ofMerit for being “one of the most respectedjurists in the Army,” he was inducted intothe SC State University Army ROTC Hallof Fame and honored by civilian employees

at Fort Monmouth, N.J., as “one of theArmy’s Black Defenders of theConstitution.” He is the recipient of awardsfrom Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge;a Federal Bar Association award presentedby Supreme Court Chief Justice WilliamRehnquist; the National Bar AssociationOutstanding Jurist Award; and the DeltaSigma Theta Sorority MeritoriousAchievement Award for “over 27 years ofadvancing the cause of equal rightsthroughout the Army.”

Since retiring, Felder has embarked on apersonal campaign to increase the numberof African American judges in the military.The Buffalo JAG Officers honored him forhis contributions to enhancing theircareers, and the Charleston, S.C., Club ofLos Angeles, Calif., presented him withtheir Judicial Leadership Award. Incelebration of African American HistoryMonth, February 2002, he was the featuredspeaker and honored at a programsponsored by The Judge Advocate General’sSchool and The National GroundIntelligence Center at the University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Felder serves as president of theCharleston, S.C., Club of Washington,D.C. He is a past president of theWashington, D.C., Alumni Chapter of theSC State University National AlumniAssociation (SCSUNAA); an active chartermember of the SC State Military AlumniAssociation; and currently serves asSCSUNAA national parliamentarian. Hemaintains membership in Ebenezer AfricanMethodist Episcopal (AME) Church inCharleston, S.C., and attends services atHoward University in Washington, D.C.

He is married to the former CarrieBoddie Barnes, and they have five children.NAFEO was founded in 1969 by a group

of HBCU presidents as the professionalassociation of the presidents andchancellors of the nation’s historically andpredominantly black colleges anduniversities (HBCUs). NAFEO representsapproximately 400,000 students and theirfamilies and African Americans across thehigher education spectrum. NAFEOmembers collaborate efforts to increasetechnology access; improve persistence andgraduation rates; improve institutionalperformance; and educate the public aboutthe importance of HBCUs.

NAFEO recognizes two distinguished SC State Alumni

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Shellie E. Wright Jr., ‘48Orangeburg, SC, May 26, 2006

Robert “Mickey” Sims, ‘76Oakwood Village, Ohio, June 7, 2006(SCSU Football Player)

Aaron “Chicken Hawk” Dednam, ‘81Easley, SC, June 8, 2006

Shelton Jermaine Sistrunk Jr., ‘00Orangeburg, SC, June 9, 2006

Dr. William Wade WaynerOrangeburg, SC, June 10, 3006

James Keith, ‘96Columbia, SC, June 2006(SCSU Women’s Golf Coach)

Georgianna Price, ‘63July 4, 2006

Thaddeus Leroy Holmes, ‘41Pittsburg, CA, July 7, 2006

Ashley Aiken, ‘46Orangeburg, SC, July 12, 2006

Presiding Elder Willie BaxterOrangeburg, SC, July 27, 2006

Daniel P. Harley, Jr. ‘54Chicago, IL, August 6, 2006

John Gilbert Johnson, ‘78Columbia, SC, August 18, 2006

Attorney W. Newton Pough, ‘49Orangeburg, SC, September 1, 2006

Brynildson Barksdale Jr.Clinton, SC, September 5, 2006

James Artis WakefieldGreenwood, SC, September 5, 2006

Azalee H. FelderSummerton, SC, September 6, 2006

Annie WrightHolly Hill, SC, September 20, 2006

Karen Simpson JamisonOrangeburg, SC, September 27, 2006

George Bishop Jr.Hartsville, SC, October, 2006

Pearlena ClinkscalesBelton, SC, October 9, 2006

Cynthia E. Riley, ‘69Orangeburg, SC October 12, 2006

Mattie Wilson HudsonClinton, SC, October 13, 2006

Marquetta C. Carson, ‘01Orangeburg, SC, October 23, 2006

Mrs. Martha Ann Middleton PrioleauSimmons, ‘78Pineville, SC, October 22, 2006

Floyd C. Legette Jr.Orangeburg, SC, October 2006

MSGT. (Ret.) Adna L SteinAugusta, GA, October 2006

Minister Marilyn Seawright JamisonOrangeburg, SC, November 5, 2006

Deacon Robert Lee BryantEutawville, SC, November 6, 2006

Lee Vance RobinsonCheraw, SC, November 6, 2006

Bowen M. Wakefield, ‘43Anderson, SC, November 7, 2006

Azzie Lee Cunningham RedfordColumbia, SC, November 12, 2006

Willie CarlossSummerville, SC, November 12, 2006

Moses Sitton, ‘32Chester, SC, November 12, 2006

Frank E. KingMiami, FL, November 17, 2006

Robert E. Bellinger, ‘47Orangeburg, SC, November 22, 2006

George W. Thompson Jr.Greenville, SC, November, 24, 2006

Joyce Brown Rogers FlenikenOrangeburg, SC, November 29, 2006

Eugenia Babb Johnson, ‘46Orangeburg, SC, December 15, 2006

Julian B. DarganBuffalo, NY, November, 2006

Annie Abney ‘46Aiken, SC, 2006

Alethia G. Everett, ‘49Orangeburg, SC, 2006

Clyde Cleveland Jr., ‘54Darlington, SC, 2006

Henrietta MasseyWest Columbia, SC, 2006

Aaron DednamEasley, SC(SCSU Football Player), 2006

Patricia Simmons Abraham, ‘76Summerville, SC, 2006

Azalee H. FelderSummerton, SC, 2006

Johnny R. WilliamsCamden, SC, 2006

Harold A. Bradford ‘51Temple Hill, MD 2006

Ruth F. JohnsonUnion, SC 2006

Dr. Samuel D. Stroman, ‘50Orangeburg, SC 2006

Hattie Lillian Spann BellColumbia, SC 2006

Mammie Walker Moon, ‘42Greensboro, SC 2006

Thomas A. Hammond, ‘35Aiken, SC 2006

Johnny WilliamsCamden, SC, 2006

Elizabeth B. Moseley, ‘02Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2007

Avis DuncanCharleston, SC 2007

Dora Edith Mcdonald ‘46Atlanta, GA 2007

Harold W. Moye, II, ‘53Petersburg, VA 2007

Ron Brown ‘84McDonough, GA 2007

Clarence Johnson ‘62West Orange NJ 2007

Rebecca Alfair James WrightHolly Hill, SC, January 17, 2007

Nannie Buren SmithSumter, SC, January 21, 2007

James Edwards Jr.Charleston, SC, January 24, 2007

Ethel SimsOrangeburg, SC, February 2007

Minnie Washington HamlinFlorence, SC, February 4, 2007

Lucille Simmons, ‘57Monks Corner, SC, February 7, 2007

Reta C. FullerSumter, SC, Febraury 16, 2007

Ronald McDanielSumter, SC, February 18, 2006

Furman Vaughn, ‘71Sumter, SC, February 24, 2007

Caddie C. WheelerSumter, SC, March 2, 2007

Patricia Brown, ‘63Charlotte, NC, March 6, 2007

Juanita Robinson Bowers, ‘87Springfield, SC, March 19, 2007

Mrian L. CrossonNewberry, SC, March 20, 2007

Lizzie Lee Dennis, ‘53Aiken, SC, March 20, 2007

Hazel Dean WilliamsColumbia, SC, March 21, 2007

In Memory of

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Rev. John A. Frederick, ‘63Bowman, SC, March 23, 2007

Thelma M. RaginColumbia, SC, March 23, 2007

Ulysees Jarell HamptonOrangeburg, SC, April, 2007

Lillie Bell Larkin ButlerOrangeburg, SC, April 11, 2007

Virginia Wilson, ‘76Orangeburg, SC, April 15, 2007

Marilyn Coe, ‘72Darlington, SC, April 15, 2007

Vera ‘Cutie’ McAdams ChildsAntreville, SC, April 16, 2007

Rev. Harold R. JohnsonBelton, SC, April 17, 2007

David Michael BrownFlorence, SC, April 26, 2007

John C. Pack, ‘70Columbia, SC, May 6, 2007

Ernest Spann, ‘58Orangeburg, SC 2007

In Memory of

Three SC State alumni – LTCKenneth Hubbard, Col. BruceCrawford and Col. Doug Jones –recently graduated from theIndustrial College of the ArmedForces. Part of the National DefenseUniversity, ICAF is a U.S. militaryeducational institution tasked withpreparing military officers andcivilian government officials forleadership and executive positionsin the field of national security.

BirthsPARENTS:Kellie Witherspoon Cartwright and Keith CartwrightBaby Girl: Karynn (Kuh-rin) Breanna CartwrightDate: May 4, 2007

NAFEOAward-winning journalist Rudolph

A. Pyatt Jr., ’56, and noted juristColonel Ned E. Felder, ’59, ’61,received NAFEO DistinguishedAlumni citations at a March 17,2007, ceremony at the Grand HyattHotel in Washington, D.C.

Retired Scott’s Branch High SchoolFootball Coach Ernest “Ernie”Spann dedicated more than 40 yearsto the students of the ClarendonDistrict I School and was honoredby the school district, whichrenamed the stadium in his honor. ASumter County native, Spann earneda bachelor’s degree in physicaleducation and a master’s degree insecondary counseling from SC State.

Ernest Spann((JJaann.. 1177,, 11993355 –– JJuunnee 55,, 22000077))

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South Carolina State University Summer 2007 SCSURevie · Summer 2007 SCSU South Carolina State University InsideReview SC State Hosts the First 2008 Presidential Primary Debate