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Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spring 2010

Wofford has its share of urban legends, those stories that come

up from time to time that are repeated as if they are true, but in fact, are not. Sometimes these stories appear plausible because they are rooted in some facts, but they are embellished with incor-

rect points or interpretations. One oft-repeated legend involves Wofford’s relationship with Duke University, suggesting that but for some circumstance, Wofford could have become Duke.

It is true that a number of Wofford people were instrumental in the growth of Trinity College in Durham, N.C. and in its transformation into Duke. John C. Kilgo, who studied and taught at Wofford, took a bold step in 1894 when, at 33, he left his post at Wofford and accepted the presidency of Trinity College. When he arrived there, he found an institution with a small endowment and a large debt, but in the 16 years before he became a bishop, Kilgo won the confidence of the Duke family. Washington Duke, the family patriarch, reportedly had grown tired of giving to the college, but Kilgo’s work as president pleased him, and the donations resumed. Duke’s sons, James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke, both contributed large sums to Trinity, with Ben Duke having the stronger interest in philanthropy. The Dukes declined to contribute significant sums to numerous colleges in other states even when pressed by Methodist bishops and friends of those colleges. When Kilgo was elected a Methodist bishop in 1910, another Wofford alumnus, Dr. William Preston Few, became president, and the Dukes continued their strong support of the college. It was largely Few’s work that persuaded James B. Duke to give an immense sum of money to build Duke around the undergraduate Trinity College.

In short, given the relation-ship of more than 20 years between the Dukes and Trinity College, it is almost unfathom-able that James B. Duke would have looked to any other college on which to build his university. The documents that created the Duke Endowment offered Trinity College’s trustees the option to transform their college into Duke University, but if those trustees had declined, then any university funded by the endowment would have to be in North Carolina.

Could Wofford College have become Duke University? Few also played a significant

role in the creation of the Duke Endowment, which James B. Duke established to support the university, three other colleges, and various Methodist-related concerns in North Carolina.

Wofford President Henry Nelson Snyder’s papers include a number of letters in 1924 and 1925 relating to the establish-ment of the Duke Endowment. Snyder wrote to James B. Duke to express his gratitude for the support Duke had given to the church and to church-related higher education in the Caroli-nas. Duke thanked Snyder for his letter, noting that “making the economic resources of a commu-nity administer to its charitable needs has been a dream of mine for many years…” Naturally, Wofford officials were disappoint-ed that they were not included in the list of institutions that might be funded from the endowment, but quite a few other colleges in North and South Carolina felt the same way.

As he often did, Snyder used many of his back-channel con-nections to influential people to inquire about a gift for Wofford. College officials hoped that as a Methodist institution located in Duke Power’s service area, they could receive some assistance. In 1926, Benjamin N. Duke gave Wofford $100,000 in Duke Power stock, and the college used this as a challenge grant. The Spartanburg Chamber of Com-merce raised $50,000 as part of the match, and the college re-ceived $80,000 from the General Education Board as an additional match to the Duke gift. Snyder thus parlayed a significant gift from Ben Duke into an even larger boost to the college’s paltry endowment. Duke made a sub-stantial number of such gifts to colleges in the Carolinas in 1925 and 1926, partly, according to Duke historian Robert Durden, to soothe bruised feelings of colleges that were left out of the endowment. Durden notes that President Few and Dean W. H. Wannamaker, who was also a Wofford alumnus, were both very happy with the gift to Wofford.

Another part of the story is the suggestion that James B. Duke chose to pass over Wofford because he’d had a fight with Spartanburg’s city officials over the city’s streetcar system. Wofford historian D. D. Wallace explains that James Duke wanted concessions in building an electri-fied rail line connecting the major Upstate cities that Spartanburg was unwilling to give, and Wal-lace himself thought the request was extreme. What is more likely is that Duke wanted to support colleges of various denominations and in different regions of the Duke Power service area, and he already was supporting a Method-ist institution.

Whatever the case, the Dukes sent an important message to other industrial leaders in their philanthropic efforts. Part of their purpose was, according to one of Snyder’s correspondents, “to induce other rich men to follow his example” of providing support for educational institu-tions. Wofford certainly has been the beneficiary of others who have followed that example.

by Dr. Phillip Stone ’94College Archivist

Bishop John C. Kilgo, who studied and taught at Wofford before becoming president of Trinity College.

Dr. William Preston Few, Wofford Class of 1889, become president of Duke University and helped build the Duke endowment.

From the Archives

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In this issue...Spring 2010

WOFFORD TODAY... Wofford makes President’s Honor Roll, Former Spartanburg mayor joins Wofford faculty .............. 4

VCOM comes to Spartanburg .............. 5

DEVELOPMENT... Comparing 10 years of growth at Wofford, Heldreth writes tribute to scholarship donor Lee Hanning .............. 6

An interview with Hugh Lane, chairman of the Board of Trustees .............. 7

STUDENTS... Students win awards in Chinese, write computer code, produce play, and charter new society .............. 8

Expecting more from Interim: Students engage in high impact experiences .............. 9

Carlson adds to string of Wofford philosophy research winners ............ 10

Investigating the science and philosophy of the end of the world ............ 11

2009 ANNUAL REPORT 12-21

Interim photo essay ....... 16-17

STUDENT-ATHLETES... On the field and in the classroom with Nick Schuermann ’10 ............ 22

FACULTY/STAFF... Gonzalez to head accounting and finance department, New releases on the Wofford Bookshelf ............ 23

FOR AND ABOUT ALUMNI... including births, weddings, photos, notes and profiles of Wofford alumni ....... 24-31

Black & Gold Gatherings ............ 25

Key finds home in international business ............ 28

Starks earns recognition for research ............ 29

Remembered beloved professors Antonsen and Dobbs ............ 31

Scenes from Interim 2010, pages 16-17

Alumni on the ground in Haiti,pages 26-27

On the cover:Dr. Charlotte Knotts-Zides, who went with the Milliken Faculty Development Semi-nar to China (p 23), took the background photo on the cover. Dr. Li Qing Kinnison sent the group photo of the student Interim to China (pp 16-17).

Regi Thackson ’56 and Ted Lide ’57 share memories at the Moyers Men reunion on campus in January. See page 25 for a photo of the group.

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College offers cross-discipline summer programs for youth

Collaborative and experiential learning, crossing disciplines,

connecting the dots – at Wofford, innovation and creativity cross all boundaries, not just in the regular classroom, but in summer programs that provide unique op-portunities to younger students.

This year, Wofford will offer two especially innovative pro-grams – Shared Worlds, a creative writing program in its third year, and BLAM (Bridging Liberal Arts and Mathematics), a new pro-gram that explores the relation-ship of logic, literature, art, music and history to mathematics.

Both residential programs are open to rising 8th through rising 12th graders. Both run July 18-31. Registration for BLAM is lim-ited to 30 students. Registration for Shared Worlds is limited to 48 students. The cost of both camps is $2,000, which includes resi-dential housing on campus and all meals as well as instruction, speakers, supervisory personnel, and all activities throughout the two-week program.

“Each, in its own way, encourages students to make connections across disciplinary lines. At Shared Worlds, for ex-ample, students plan their worlds’ topography, biology and history and then write fiction set in these imaginary landscapes. As Wofford expands its summer programs, our goal is to create distinctive opportunities for young people that are available nowhere else in the United States,” says Dr. Tim Schmitz, director of summer programs and associate professor of history.

BLAM is not limited to students with extraordi-

nary mathematical ability, but is intended for students with a strong interest in math who enjoy learning in any discipline.

Unlike traditional math courses, BLAM’s instructors will emphasize forms of mathematics that are not usually part of a mid-dle- or high-school curriculum. Interactive demonstrations will be used to connect the mathematics studied to other fields in the spirit of a liberal arts education. Among other things, students will explore how the followers of Pythagoras used whole numbers to describe the world around them, and how

Barnet named professor of civic engagement and leadership

Former Spartanburg Mayor Bill Barnet has been appointed pro-fessor of civic engagement and leadership at Wofford. He will

teach a humanities seminar in the fall.The seminar, which will be

co-taught with Dr. Anne Rodrick, associate professor of history, will target juniors and will be modeled on the Presidential Seminar taught to seniors by Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap and Dr. Chris-tine Dinkins, associate professor of philosophy.

“I am excited and honored to join the distinguished faculty at Wofford and hope my efforts will help to holistically educate the leaders of tomorrow,” Barnet says. “Education certainly is about learn-ing skills and job training, preparing

one’s self for one’s vocation, but it’s also about preparing citizens to lead our community and our country. Hopefully, these kinds of course offerings will assist these young men and women to under-stand the role of both in their lives and the lives of their families. It’s in the best interest of all of us to create well-rounded, thoughtful and caring leaders, and if by our efforts we can assist that end game, we all turn out to be winners.”

Barnet, who received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth, served two terms as mayor of Spartanburg, from 2002 to 2010. He is CEO of The Barnet Co. and Barnet Development Co. He is on the board of Duke Energy, the ETV Communications Endowment, the Palmetto Institute and the Duke Endowment. He has served as chairman of the S.C. Education Oversight Committee and Leader-ship Spartanburg, and is past president of the S.C. Textile Manu-facturers Association and past trustee of The Spartanburg County Foundation.

Wofford again listed on President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Wofford is one of 115 colleges and universities listed on the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service

Honor Roll, with distinction. The honor roll represents the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commit-ment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

“It’s an honor to be included on the President’s Honor Roll, but to be included ‘with distinction’ for the second consecutive year confirms that our commitment to sustained civic engagement and social justice is strong and thriving,” says Jessalyn Wynn Story, director of service learning and Bonner Scholars.

“ONE at Wofford, and the longevity and strength of our Bonner Scholars program and other co-curricular groups, helped in maintaining this recognition,” she says. The Bonner Scholar-ship provides deserving students with financial access to a Wofford education while providing them with opportunities, resources and skills to serve.

In 2009, Wofford provided the Spartanburg community and its human service agencies with 74,480 hours of volunteer service. In preparing the updated report, the college staff found that 1,116 of the 1,450 Wofford students have been engaged in service learning, ranging from the “math academy” that operates at Cleveland and Mary H. Wright Elementary Schools in central Spartanburg to vari-ous national philanthropies sponsored by fraternities and sororities.

A full list of recipients is available at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll.

their findings led directly to such things as determining the spac-ing of frets on a guitar neck and Johannes Kepler’s heliocentric model of the universe.

Students in BLAM will explore: the logical founda-tions of mathematics and their connection to the writings of Lewis Carroll and Raymond Smullyan; the earth-shattering discoveries of irrational numbers and non-Euclidean geometries; the mathematical generation of fractals along with their use in art; the mathematics of tessellations and the artist M.C. Escher’s use of them in his works; the relation-ships between number theory and musical scales, and how those relationships helped shape the world view of the Pythagorean movement; how an 18th century puzzle led to the theory behind computer networks; the product packaging based on the shapes of bubbles; and other topics chosen from among the interests of the participants.

For information or to register for BLAM, go to www.wofford.edu/blam or contact Dr. Matt Cathey at [email protected] or Dr. Joseph Spivey at [email protected].

During Wofford’s Shared Worlds program, students

will work in groups, collaborating to create all aspects of an imagi-nary world. While refining their worlds as a member of a group,

participants also will write fiction set in their worlds. As a result, the students will hone their problem-solving and reasoning skills while working closely with others and writing intensively. They also will explore game design and consider their worlds and stories as the set-tings for games.

The program will be led by camp director Jeremy Jones, a freelance writer and lecturer in English at Wofford. He will be joined by author Jeff Vander-Meer, assistant director of the program and two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, whose most recent novel, “Finch,” was published in 2009. Dr. Chris-tine Dinkins, associate professor of philosophy at Wofford, and Chris Dinkins writing instruc-tor and Shared Worlds classroom coordinator, also will teach in the program. Other featured guests include: “Spiderwick Chronicles” co-creator Holly Black; acclaimed authors Kathe Koja and Marly Youmans; Nebula Award-winning author Michael Bishop; and writer and gaming expert Will Hindmarch. Artist Scott Eagle also will conduct a workshop dur-ing the camp.

For information and to register for Shared Worlds, go to www.sharedworlds.wofford.edu or contact Cathy Conner, [email protected] or 864-597-4500.

by Laura H. Corbin

Shared Worlds class from Summer 2009

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Wofford forms alliance with VCOM to benefit studentsWhat is Osteopathic Medicine?

Osteopathic physicians are licensed in every state

to practice the full scope of medicine and surgery. The practice of osteopathic medi-cine includes using the most current scientific knowledge to promote health and preven-tion and to diagnose and treat patients with disease. Educa-tion for both D.O.s and M.D.s includes a bachelor’s degree, a prescribed program of study at an accredited professional school, and then an appropriate residency. While osteopathic physicians enter every specialty, the osteopathic curriculum prepares the student to be a primary physician first.

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The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine broke ground on Feb. 25,

2010, on its new Carolinas Cam-pus, a satellite of the Virginia-based program. Wofford and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System have formed alliances with VCOM to develop the pro-gram in Spartanburg.

The Carolinas Campus will feature a three-story, 65,000-square-foot facility on its 18.69-acre campus on Howard Street. Officials said the Carolinas Campus will matriculate 150 students in its first class in 2011.

“With the growth in ap-plicants from the Carolinas, the addition of a VCOM branch campus right in the Carolinas is a natural evolution,” says William P. King, VCOM’s associate vice president for student services. “The VCOM-Carolinas Campus will not only help us in meeting our mission but it expands oppor-tunities for qualified students to

obtain a quality medical educa-tion closer to home or where they went to school.”

King, who also serves as co-chair of VCOM’s admis-sions committee, says the college has matriculated more than 80 students from the two Carolinas — and that number represents 20 percent of the school’s total students.

“With its emphasis on pri-mary care, VCOM’s decision to locate here in Spartanburg offers immensely important benefits to this state and region — as well as to our own pre-med students here at Wofford,” says Wofford Presi-dent Benjamin B. Dunlap. “We look forward to this auspicious partnership.”

Wofford will provide VCOM students with access to an enhanced campus experience, granting them admittance to performances and athletics com-petitions, in addition to the use of Wofford dining and library fa-

cilities, says Dr. David S. Wood, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college.

“This strategic alliance will allow VCOM students, fac-ulty and staff to participate in educational, recreational, social and cultural activities on the Wofford campus,” Wood says. “This cooperation capitalizes on the strategic locations of Wofford, Spartanburg Regional and now VCOM. This is a win-win for all parties, including the City of Spartanburg.”

Wofford students will be able to observe VCOM classes. “This will be an exciting opportunity for pre-med students,” he adds.

The growing number of stu-dents from the Carolinas region, coupled with Spartanburg Re-gional’s well-respected residency program, made Spartanburg a good choice to locate VCOM’s new campus, officials say.

“Being the only dually accred-ited residency program and being

the only South Carolina hospi-tal that could train osteopathic medical students in their third and fourth years, Spartanburg Regional quickly became a highly rated and favorite training site for regional osteopathic students,” says Dr. Otis Baughman, direc-tor of the Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Program. “That excellence and reputation made Spartanburg Regional a natural partner in VCOM’s expansion plans.”

Spartanburg Regional, a teaching hospital, lays claim to South Carolina’s only residency program to achieve dual accredi-tation for both the allopathic and osteopathic wings of medicine, Baughman said.

“Physicians like to practice in academic settings due to the academic rigor,” Baughman says. “VCOM brings a major medical academic institution to Spartan-burg making us an even greater draw to outstanding physicians of all specialties.”

The partnerships with Wofford and Spartanburg Regional will be appealing to prospective students, King says.

“Our partnerships with Wofford College and Spartan-burg Regional Healthcare System will be a tremendous asset to our students,” King says. “Our collaborative partnership with Wofford will afford our students the opportunity to access many of the services and facilities on the Wofford campus, adding a rich-ness to our students’ professional and personal growth as future physicians. We have had clinical students rotating at Spartanburg Regional for the past few years and all of them have shared ex-tremely positive feedback on their educational experiences.”

For more information, visit www.vcom.vt.edu.

by Laura H. Corbin


Just over 20 years ago I walked onto campus at Wofford nervous and excited to begin my college football expe-

rience with absolutely no idea of what to expect. That first day for me was also a first day for a silver-

headed old man with a serious “hitch in his giddy-up.”Wow!...I had no clue what was about to happen to

me!Lee Hanning introduced himself and for the life of

me I cannot tell you what words he spoke because I was sure Coach Ayers would never hire anyone that dressed with such conflict in color choice! Years later, Coach Ay-ers would finally confess he had no choice but to hire the old man because it was the only way to get him to stop bothering him.

So the relationship began. We learned the ways of Wofford football together. This was the old man’s first coaching job so I shared all I had learned from my “Coach Dad” while, of course, taking all the credit. We learned new players, new drills, new coaches and new lessons together each day. It was not a daunting task to get the old man to share experiences about growing up, family, friends, World War II, where he had worked, lived, traveled, played and, of course, countless references about how he had married the most wonderful gal in the world. Come to find that the old man didn’t ever lie, even about the most wonderful gal, Barbara Jean (she was the old man’s angel).

The old man had an analogy or fact about everything. He had basically done everything a man can do other than coaching. I would constantly attempt to outdo him and failed miserably each time. It really was irritating, but I simply had to learn to live with it.

As time passed, it was marvelous fun to watch the old man irritate other players, too. Whether it was about the appearance of the locker room, equipment, jogging to the practice field, horseplay or having your “butt pad” on you…it was enjoyable to see other players get harassed by the old man.

For four seasons I wore the old gold and black and experienced 46 games together with the old man. The old man got far more nervous than I did before and during games. I hope I helped with those pregame jit-ters, but no one could lower his intensity. The old man wanted Wofford to succeed more than anyone, and he didn’t even attend the college. He bled Wofford colors! I forever will admire that about him.

During the offseason, on and off the practice field, I spent countless hours learning from the old man. He would push to get me to work harder and always stressed school. He let me know that I owed my parents an exceptional four years in grades in addition to football. The old man loved my parents.

The day before our last game in 1992 all the seniors began running their “last lap” around Snyder Field. As I was running I thought about embracing the underclass-men awaiting us, my parents and Coach Ayers. How-ever, strongest arms and most tears came from the old man at the end of the line. He did not let me go for a few minutes and hasn’t ever since. I could never say THANKS enough for all he did and how special he is to me.

There is really nothing else to say except... I love that old man.

by Dr. Jud Heldreth ’93

“The Old Man,” a tribute to Lee Hanning

The Faculty Faculty (FTE): 127; Faculty-to-student ratio: 1:11; Minorities: 12

Student Retention Rates 87 percent of the first-year students returned for their sophomore year 77 percent graduated in four years; 82 percent within six years

Academic Offerings 26 Majors; 14 Minors; 15 programs, concentrations and certifications

International Programs Interim Travel Study: 232 students Studies Abroad: 110 students Number of Countries: 26 National Open Doors Rank: 6thStudent Data Enrollment (on-campus headcount): 1,439 Men: 725 (50 percent); Women: 714 (50 percent); Minorities: 216 (17 percent) Students from other states: 552 (# of states: 36); Students from other countries: 17 Full-time students in college housing: 1,353 (94 percent)Entering Class Applicants: 2,442; Applications accepted: 1,415 (58 percent) Enrolled: 392 (28 percent) High School class rank: top 10 percent (57 percent); top 20 percent (82 percent) Palmetto Fellows: 105

Financial Information Endowment market value, Aug. 31, 2009: $142 million

Gifts and Grants (2005-2009): $73,010,233 Total Expenses: $68.5 million

Financial Aid Total: $35.1 million Students receiving some type of support (loans, scholarships, grants, work-study) through the

Financial Aid Office: 86 percent Average financial aid package, including loans: $27,384

2009 2000The Faculty Faculty (FTE): 83.4; Faculty-to-student ratio: 1:13; Minorities: 3

Student Retention Rates 89 percent of the first-year students returned for their sophomore year 72.8 percent graduated in four years; 78.3 percent within six years

Academic Offerings 23 Majors; 0 Minors; 4 programs, concentrations and certifications

International Programs Interim Travel Study: 218 students Studies Abroad: 67 students Number of Countries: 11 National Open Doors Rank: 8thStudent Data Enrollment (on-campus headcount): 1,087 Men: 581 (53 percent); Women: 506 (47 percent); Minorities: 117 (11 percent) Students from other states: 341; Students from other countries: 1 Full-time students in college housing: 949 (87 percent)Entering Class Applicants: 1,551 Applications accepted: 1,112 (83 percent) Enrolled: 308 (28 percent) High School class rank: top 10 percent (51 percent); top 20 percent (70 percent) Palmetto Fellows: 43

Financial Information Endowment market value, Aug. 31, 2000: $109 million

Gifts and Grants (1995-1999): $53,371,054 Total Expenses: $28.5 million

Financial Aid Total: $14.9 million Students receiving some type of support (loans, scholarships, grants, work-study) through the

Financial Aid Office: 87 percent Average financial aid package, including loans: $15,720

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The John W. hanning endoWed ScholarShip Fund was established in 2006 by Hanning’s brother, John, in memory of their parents, Freda W. and Charles A. Hanning Sr., and in honor Hanning’s long-time service to Wofford as kicking coach of the football team. Awards from the fund are reserved for student-athletes who play football with priority given to those who pursue a business-related major.

The BarBara Jean and lee hanning endoWed ScholarShip Fund was established by Hanning in memory of his wife, Jeannie, who died on May 8, 2009. Proceeds will provide scholarships for student-athletes on the women’s golf team.

To make a gift to either scholarship, contact the Wofford Development office at 864-597-4200.


Development Update

A native of Charleston, S.C., Hugh C. Lane Jr. is the current chairman of the Wofford Col-lege Board of Trustees. A graduate of the Cho-

ate School in Wallingford, Conn., he earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He began his banking career in 1972 at C&S National Bank of Georgia in Atlanta. In 1986, he headed a group of local business and community leaders who organized The Bank of South Carolina.

Lane has served as a member of the advisory com-mittee for the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve System and is a member of the Charleston County Conservation Bank Board. He is past chairman of the board of trustees for the Belle W. Baruch Founda-tion; trustee and past chairman of the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities; trustee and past president of the Charleston Museum; past member of the advisory committee for the Storm Eye Institute of the Medical University of South Carolina; member of the Trident Chamber of Commerce; and past member of the board of the Trident Urban League. He was the 1997 recipient of the “Distinguished Citizen Award” of the Wofford College National Alumni Association.

Following a Board of Trustees planning retreat in Spartanburg Feb. 16-17, Lane spoke with Wofford Today about where the college stands as it moves into a new decade.

How did you become interested in serving Wofford as a member of its board of trustees?

As a member of the board of the independent college foundation, I learned to respect Wofford as one of South Carolina’s best colleges – as measured by its alumni, faculty, students and administration. I had an interest in serving on the board of a leading institution with potential. Also, I had worked with President Emeritus Joe Lesesne on several conservation issues, particularly the ACE Basin project. This turned out to be a most im-portant endeavor, protecting more than 152,000 acres of unique, nationally significant land for future generations.

What do you think makes someone a good trustee?

My answer to that question probably has changed over the years. A charitable intent and financial resources to back it up are sought after, of course, but the old adage about “give big or get out of the way” does not apply. Instead, the outstanding board members I know are a diverse group of “big issue people” who understand long-term strategy. And they can work productively in a rather large group within a committee structure. Since I came on the board at Wofford, I’ve been impressed with how critical board management issues are addressed, and how thoughtful the trustees have been in asking others to consider joining them. We do have an able board, and they take seriously their responsibilities around Wofford’s future.

Looking at Wofford as it exists in 2010, what do you see as its strengths?

Wofford’s great strength is that it is, and always has been, an institution of character, as reflected in its faculty, students and alumni. As all too many colleges and uni-versities will tell you, collegiality doesn’t just happen. It reflects a community that lives together, learns together, and draws strength from all its members. It continues to be enhanced through creative new developments such as senior housing in the Village and the Community of Scholars summer research.

Today’s Wofford faculty is powerful. They are able men and women who are devoted to one purpose — teaching and mentoring well-qualified undergraduate students. They are open to new ideas and new experi-ences. I know from observing the latest educational technology that it’s possible to expose today’s students to information more quickly and efficiently than earlier gen-erations ever dreamed possible. But what Wofford strives to do is open up students to memorable experiences with great teachers. I’ve found that Wofford alumni of all ages describe their own mentors with respect and gratitude.

I think the beauty of the Wofford campus with its Roger Milliken Arboretum and historic district is totally unexpected in the context of a medium-sized Southern city. Combined with the friendly people you meet, it provides an incredible first-impression for prospective students and says “welcome home” to alumni.

What are Wofford’s weaknesses?We trustees are hopeful that we have seen the bot-

tom of the economic recession that has made Fiscal Year 2009-2010 so difficult. We are managing hard times and staying on course with our academic and student life programs, but in the long run, that’s not enough.

A teacher of mine, C. Vann Woodward, wrote a collection of essays called “The Burden of Southern His-tory.” Among other challenging themes, he wrote about how institutions in the South have struggled with limited success to build nationally competitive endowments. All colleges and universities that are mature beyond the basic requirements of year-to-year survival have an insatiable appetite for money. Being widely acknowledged as a “best value” college is a wonderful thing, but we cannot assume that we will build momentum toward greatness within the limits of our present endowment.

Where are the greatest opportunities?We need to build on our existing strengths in a

way that will enhance the good things we already see in Wofford. Working on a reasonable timeline and a sound financial model, we’ve increased the size of our student body from 1,100 to 1,450, while increasing the size of the faculty from 80 to almost 130 FTE over the past 10 years. That means smaller classes and more interac-tion between students and faculty outside class. I am confident enrollment growth has enhanced the Wofford experience.

A very significant event during my term as board chairman has been the groundbreaking for the Caro-linas Campus of VCOM (the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine). This partnership should enable Wofford to offer more opportunities for its students who want to become healthcare professionals.

Where is the greatest threat?I believe that our greatest challenge is maintaining a

competitive edge in the recruitment of the kind of stu-dents that will be a good fit for Wofford. State-supported research universities offer free educations to top under-graduate students. We must build up our marketing and financial aid programs to meet this challenge, and we must offer a superior option in student life programming.

If you could close this interview with one last message to Wofford alumni and friends, what would that be?

Help make Wofford a better place. That’s everybody’s job.

by Doyle Boggs ’70

Chairman of the Wofford Board of Trustees Hugh Lane

“Help make Wofford a better place. That’s everybody’s job.”An interview with the Chairman of the Board


Wofford students write health services computer automation code

Eight upper-level computer science majors in Software Engineering (COSC 410) partnered with Tammy Gilliam,

Ruth Rainer, and Beth Wallace ’82 of Health Services as well as computer science faculty Dr. Dave Sykes and Dr. Angela Shiflet to develop a system to automate Wofford Health Services. The new system will consolidate student health records in a computer data-base, saving space, paper and time.

They presented a demonstration of the system and later a walk-through of the system and code for the campus on Dec. 17, 2009.

Students win prizes in Chinese competition

S ammy Nassri ’10 will represent South Carolina in the ninth

annual Chinese Bridge National Competition in Washington, D.C., on April 16. The winner goes on to Beijing for the international finals.

Nassri claimed the first Palmetto Chinese Star award for his cultural presentation on a recent visit to China and his demonstration of calligraphy at the contest, which was hosted by the Confucius Institute at Presbyterian College on Feb. 27.

There were 25 competitors in the state program this year, including students from Wofford, Furman, the University of South Carolina, Presbyterian College and Beaufort Academy. In the language proficiency competition, Amy Powers ’12 and Emily Phillips ’11 earned second-place honors, finishing behind a native Chinese speaker. Caroline Lazaro ’11, Harry Quedenfeld ’11 and Nassri were recognized with third-place awards.

“In the speech contest, both Emily and Sammy talked about their experiences in China,” says Dr. Li Qing Kinnison, associate professor of Chinese studies. “I believe our strong study abroad program has a great impact on the Chinese language skills, which led to their achievements.”

Sophomore Experience gives students a good start at preparing for the future

In February, Wofford’s Career Service Office offered The Sophomore Experience. Students spent two days in a corporate

conference-like environment learning practical tools to help them make decision for the remainder of their college careers and beyond. Events and activities during the experience included the art of networking, how to dress for success, a motivational speech from President Benjamin B. Dunlap, a strengths introduction, and a keynote presentation, “When I Grow Up I Want to be a Cowboy” by Rob Glander (below).

Wofford is now the home of the South Carolina Epsilon

chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, an honor fraternity for qualified college students planning careers in medicine, dentistry or other health care professions.

The chartering ceremony was held in the Roger Milliken Science Center on Feb. 28. Dr. J. Gilbert Foster ’69, chief of urology at the Malizia Clinic in Atlanta, was the speaker.

Alpha Epsilon Delta was or-ganized on April 28, 1926, at the University of Alabama. Today, it is the world’s largest honor society exclusively serving preprofessional health care students with 201

Wofford now holds Alpha Epsilon Delta charter

(Left to right) Dr. J. Gilbert Foster Jr. ’69, Andy Steadman ’10, Lauren Jamison ’10, and Jonathan Hufford ’10 following the chartering ceremony.

chapters and more than 165,000 members. It offers opportunities for intellectual and professional

development, provides a forum to students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the college or university community.

The Wofford chapter initiated 39 charter members, with another initiation scheduled before the end of the academic year. The charter officers are Jonathan D. Hufford, Richard A. Steadman III, Lauren S. Jamison, Thomas D. Bryan and Rebecca B. Hayter, all members of the class of 2010. There are also four honorary members: Dr. Noel A. Brownlee ’93, Dr. Robert E. Moss, Dr. George Shiflet and Cameron B. Simmons ’09.

Pulp Theatre performs Interim musicalDuring Interim, Wofford Pulp Theatre produced “Flight of the Lawn Chair Man,” based on the true story of the man who attached 45 helium-filled weather balloons to his lawn chair so he could fly. Pulp Theatre at Wofford is completely student directed, choreographed and produced. Faculty in the department serve solely as consultants and mentors.

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Alex Ridenour ’10 and Megan Klipfel ’10 left Ni-caragua just as the watermelon seeds they planted started to sprout. Those seeds will be watered by

the children at the center where they worked and by other volunteers who will take up where they left off.

Ridenour and Klipfel were part of Wofford’s Commu-nity of Service Interim, a month of intense civic engage-ment and service.

“We worked with 31 children at a community center. We were there to love them, play with them, and discover their needs so we could share that information with the program’s director,” says Klipfel. “We turned a room into a library, planted a garden, and took children on field trips.”

This is the third service-related Interim for both Ridenour and Klipfel. The experiences (two in Nicara-gua and one in Knoxville, Tenn., working with the Latin American community there) reinforced their plans for the future. Both graduate in May, and both are applying for full-time service positions in Latin America.

“When Alex and Megan went to Nicaragua three years ago, they both said how hard it was to come back here. They wanted a support group, mentors and peers with whom they could talk about their experiences,” says Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, associate professor of foreign languages. “This dovetailed with discussions that Dr. Ana María Wiseman (dean of international programs) and others were having about how to make independent Interims more productive for students.”

Now students who consider independent Interims are encouraged to pursue more guided high-impact experi-ences, such as the Community of Service.

“If you have a college student wandering about doing this on their own, a month doesn’t really provide enough time for them to figure out what they’re doing and com-plete a project. It’s hard to find appropriate placement,” Wiseman says.

According to Wiseman, the college now partners with international organizations such as ProWorld, Cross Cultural Solutions, United Planet or Cultural Embrace to integrate students into existing projects with an estab-lished support base.

“These projects are closely monitored and guided by a Wofford faculty or staff advisor. They require lots of upfront planning, then a period of independence, fol-lowed by group debriefing and sharing of experiences,” says Wiseman. “There is a school of thought that says that there is no learning in service-learning without reflection. At Wofford we build in these critical opportunities for reflection.”

Getting the most out of InterimWofford students engage in high impact service experiences abroad

When Ridenour and Klipfel compare their first inde-pendent Interim to the guided experiences of the past two years, both say the required reading and support of a like-minded community committed to service helped them better process the experience and re-engage at Wofford.

“Sharing and learning from others definitely makes it better,” Ridenour says. “It helps to talk about ways to apply our service abroad to our daily lives at Wofford. Learning how to spread awareness to people who haven’t experienced this type of service is also important.”

According to Barbas Rhoden, “the point from Wofford’s perspective is to push students toward the global challenges we all face, both on site and back here on campus.”

Megan Lyons ’12 had a formative first Community of Service experience. As she ladled out food to children in a poor Tipitapa neighborhood, she found herself confront-ed with extreme need for the first time in her life.

“That was by far the hardest thing I did while I was there because I knew that was probably the only meal those kids would get that day… and we had to turn some children down initially,” Lyons says .

Once back on campus, Lyons says, “it was a great to talk with other students who were in different places around the world, yet could still understand what I went through… it’s hard to express what you experienced to friends who have never had this experience before.”

During the planning and debriefing meetings, Barbas Rhoden helps students realize that they can’t solve the world’s problems on their own during the short span of an Interim.

“I want them to see the thousands of engaged people serving together,” she says. “I want them to realize that they’re part of a larger community… that’s both em-powering and humbling… and both of those things are good.”

Local internships offer insight into life and business after college

In addition to the Community of Service Interim, the college offers other high-impact Interim experiences

including local service-learning opportunities, guided research and professional internships (both locally and nationally).

During Interim 2010, Wofford students worked on Capitol Hill, shadowed doctors or accountants, spent time learning military tactics, and even trained and cared for dogs. Students experienced the challenges faced by the non-profit sector, worked with Wofford faculty on inde-pendent research projects, and learned to listen and think on their feet in business meetings.

Reggie Pryor Jr. ’10 spent the month at the right hand of international textile and investment entrepreneur Jimmy Gibbs.

“This was my first internship, first job, first time working. I wanted to get hands-on business experience, and I did. It was wide open all day long,” Pryor says.

During his internship at Gibbs International, Pryor spent the first half of each day sitting in meetings, listen-ing to conference calls and learning Gibbs’ business model and investment strategies. In the afternoons, Marsha Gibbs taught Pryor business etiquette.

“The Gibbs made my education a team effort,” Pryor says. “I gained so much during the month. It definitely confirmed my plans to go into business when I graduate and gave me some much-needed experience.”

According to Assistant Director of Career Services Jennifer Dillenger ’07, “Internship experiences have un-dergone a massive change. They’re no longer about filing papers or sorting the mail, they’re about actually learning life skills that can’t be learned in the classroom.”

She and Associate Professor of English Carol Wilson ’81 met for dinner each week with the group of students engaged in local internships.

“The students were so tired after working eight-hour days. They practically poured themselves into their chairs when we met in the evenings,” Dillenger says. “They’d ask, ‘how do people have the energy to work 8 to 12-hour days, plus have a family, plus volunteer or give back to their community?’ It was eye-opening, but all part of the experience.”

by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89

Reggie Pryor Jr. ’10 (left) served an internship with Gibbs International CEO Jimmy Gibbs during Interim.

Megan Klipfel ’10 teaches children how to prepare the soil so they can plant their own garden at El Ayudante in Leon, Nicaragua.

Alex Ridenour ’10 works with children in the child protection center in Leon, Nicaragua, to prepare a meal.

Megan Lyons ’12 ladles out food to children in Tipitapa, one of the poorer neighborhoods in Nicaragua.


Jay Carlson ’10 has been honored by the South Caro-lina Society for Philosophy for this year’s outstanding

undergraduate research paper. He presented his work to a joint meeting of the societies of North Carolina and South Carolina in Charlotte, Feb. 26-27.

Following in the footsteps of Laura Gasque ’07, Lara Simpson ’07 and Brian Lucier ’05, Carlson is the fourth Wofford student in the past six years to win the award. He is a double major in philosophy and religion from Dillon, S.C.

Carlson’s paper is titled “Dialectic and Disagreement: Bernard Lonergan in the Context of 20th and 21st Cen-tury Epistemology.”

Epistemology is the field of philosophy devoted to exploring the nature, sources and limits of justified belief, sometimes more broadly described as “knowledge.” Tra-ditionally, there are two intertwined ways of approaching this issue. One has its roots in the scientific method and psychology, and the other is “normative” and contem-plative in that it presumes that there is one standard by which all beliefs can be justified.

For several years, Carlson has been considering this problem and thinking about ways to reconcile the dif-ferences between these methods. “I was reading a book called ‘The New Testament and the People of God’ by N.T. Wright, and I found something very intriguing in a footnote about the work of Bernard Lonergan. That is where I began.”

Carlson explains that Lonergan was a Canadian Jesuit priest who was a faculty member at Boston College and University of Toronto until his death in 1984. He outlines the path toward “justified belief ” as a four-step process. The first of these is experience, as filtered by the individu-al’s cultural background. The second is framing and trying to answer questions related to the experience. The third is making an informed judgment. The fourth is acting on that judgment. In his paper, Carlson explores Lonergan’s model, compares it to other theories, and builds on it.

“When Jay first came to see me and asked if I would direct his senior capstone paper, I was delighted at his ini-tiative and the creative thought he had already given the topic,” says Dr. Christine Dinkins, associate professor of philosophy. “I was confident that Jay could craft and then explain his argument as well as many graduate students. He certainly has done that in his award-winning paper.”

In completing the paper for the Society for Philosophy and his capstone thesis, Carlson benefitted from several particular opportunities offered at Wofford in general and in the depart-ment of philosophy in particular.

Each major in philosophy is required to complete a capstone thesis during his or her last two years in the program. At the end of the process, seniors are required to make a formal, successful defense of their ideas and methods. “The two-hour, oral session around the defense is very important,” says Dr. Charles Kay, chair of the de-partment. “It means that the entire fac-ulty in philosophy has read the senior’s material carefully, has satisfied any questions, and is prepared to endorse the finished product. The capstone research projects require a very large investment of our time, but we think the process clearly is productive and worthwhile for all concerned.”

Carlson agrees. “Dr. Dinkins confessed that she did not know details about Lonergan’s work and did not try to lecture me,” he says, “however, she listened carefully, challenging and en-couraging me. Dr. (Jim) Keller treated me as he would a faculty colleague. He asked me tough questions, always with civility and patience. He taught me how to respond to criticism and to stay focused on what was important.”

Carlson also benefitted from a semester of study abroad at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, a world-renowned center of philosophic inquiry, and from sharing his ideas in the cross-disciplinary setting of the summer Community of Scholars on the Wofford campus. “We were asked to explain our project one-on-one to a colleague in the program, and then the colleague had to explain it to the entire group. With that process came a realization that my work would be more useful if it could be explained in day-to-day language and could be viewed

Carlson adds to string of philosophy winners from Wofford

Jay Carlson ’10

in wider context than one of the branches of philosophy.”Planning to continue his work in philosophy in

graduate school, Carlson hopes to use this paper as a rough template and bring Lonergan’s neglected work into contemporary epistemological discussions. “I hope that this study is only the beginning, and a gateway to a wide–ranging academic career,” he says.

For more information and an abstract of Jay Carlson’s paper, go to www.wofford.edu/CommunityScholars/.


Wofford finance students make the “Final Four”Beating out competition that included MBA students, five Wofford students advanced as one of four finalist teams in the Inaugural Southern Classic Investment Research Challenge (IRC). The team competed against the University of Georgia, Georgia State University and Emory University on Feb. 16 in Atlanta, where they presented their research to a panel of senior investment industry executives.

The Southern Classic IRC, as part of the CFA Institute Global IRC, is a six-month educational initiative in which leading industry professionals teach business and finance students best ethical practices in researching and reporting on a publicly traded company. The CFA Society of South Carolina and the CFA Society of Atlanta are participating in the program.

Wofford’s student research team (left) includes five undergraduate seniors: Austin Webb from Chapel Hill, N.C.; Austin Palmer from Gainesville, Ga.; Chelsea Shropshire from Parrottsville, Tenn.; Kirk Whitehead from Marietta, Ga.; and Chris Dalton from Spartanburg, S.C. The group is advised by Dr. Philip Swicegood (associate professor of finance), Dr. Michael Merriman (assistant professor of accounting and finance) and Andrew Green (assistant professor of finance).

The field of top finance schools was narrowed down to the “Final Four” on the basis of written reports on subject company Cbeyond (NASDAQ: cbey). Cbeyond is a voice-over-Internet-protocol-based managed services provider to small businesses.


Tyler Swain ’11, designed this poster for one of the

learning community’s creative assignments.

In 2012, the world as we know it will end… at least that’s what some Hollywood movie producers and other doomsday predictors think. Dr. Christine

Dinkins, associate professor of philosophy, and Professor Steve Zides, instructor of physics, explore world ending scenarios (maybe not as early as 2012, but within the next 100 years) in their new book and in a learning commu-nity they’re teaching at Wofford this spring.

“Isaac Newton predicted that the world would end in 2060, but recent calculations using his data adjust it to 2013. Others use the end of the Mayan calendar as a sign,” says Dinkins, who grew up in a Cold War culture of nuclear annihilation. “We want to counter that fear with something responsible. We want to look at and help students look at the issues scientifically to focus on what’s really happening.”

Zides also cites the Y2K panic at the turn of this cen-tury and the fear that surrounded Haley’s Comet in 1910.

“People had comet parties,” he says. “We know now that nothing happened…. In our book we don’t tell people when or how the world’s going to end, we just give lots of options.”

The plan is for the book to hit major booksellers as the hype about the world’s latest predicted destruction reaches its peak in 2012. Until then, Dinkins and Zides continue to prepare their students for the worst (or best) case scenarios.

Their learning community, “A World on the Edge: Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Science,” is designed “to send students out into the world better informed with analytical and critical thinking tools to handle the issues that may or may not one day cause a cataclysmic event,” Dinkins says.

According to Zides, some of the science the class discusses is within human control — overpopulation, pollution, dangerous experimentation — some isn’t (think “Armageddon” the movie, without the implausible world-saving comet demolition at the end).

“One of my favorite sections of the class is when we talk about artificial intelligence,” Dinkins says. “Steve dis-cusses the science behind it… how likely this is to really happen and when it might. I lead students in discussing ‘if we did’ scenarios. What are our responsibilities?”

“Science moves faster and faster,” Zides says. “The creation of artificial intelligence could happen by accident. If it does, we need to be prepared.”

A World on the Edge requires students to enroll in

both Dinkins’ philosophy class and Zides’ physics class. Students hear guest speakers, go on field trips and com-plete individual and group assignments that range from reading and writing to creative presentations and labs.

“Students form a sense of community because they spend so much time together…. We really blur the lines between science and philosophy. It’s collaborative learning at its best,” Dinkins says.

Working with Dinkins and Zides as the student pre-ceptor for the learning community is Jonathan Hufford ’10, Presidential International Scholar.

“Jonathan brings a variety of experiences to the com-munity,” says Zides. “For example, when we talk about overconsumption, Jonathan can talk about the time he slept in a landfill in Thailand for a few days.”

As preceptor, Hufford pre-reads student assignments, designs labs and even teaches a few of the classes.

“I taught a section on the biology behind nanotech-nology, and when we begin the section on high energy physics, I’ll talk with students about my summer intern-ship with the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in San Francisco,” Hufford says.

A World on the Edge… combining philosophy and science to explore the end

Dinkins and Zides began teaching the learning com-munity four year ago. College leaders were pleased with the results of a successful National Science Foundation grant that helped Wofford launch its combined science and humanities learning community model. The college offered incentives — such as money for planning, field trips and speakers — to professors willing to take on an overload and create new learning communities. Dinkins and Zides jumped at the chance to work with and learn from a colleague. Although teaching the learning com-munities requires extra time and preparation from the faculty involved, both Dinkins and Zides say the payoff far outweighs the work.

“The faculty who teach learning communities feel like our students get so much out of the experience. The as-sessments prove that,” Zides says. “Many students say that the learning communities are among the best experiences they’ve ever had at Wofford.”


Wofford now offers new program in medical humanities

Wofford students who are interested in exploring the study of health care in today’s societies can take advantage of a new interdisciplinary academic program in Medical Humanities.

Successful completion will result in notation on the transcript and in the commencement program. The faculty coordinators are Dr. Charles D. Kay, chair of the department of philosophy, and Dr. Robert Moss, professor of biology and chair of the health careers advisors committee.

The program requires completion of at least five courses chosen from approved offerings in anthropology, biology, economics, history, philosophy and psychology. Students also must complete an appropriate capstone research project.

The Learning Community group at the Greenwood Genetics Center. In the center with the blue suit is Casey Skinner ’05, who works at the center as a molecular lab technologist.


know thyself

Ranking your mother:a message from Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap


2009 Annual Reportuuu visit www.wofford.edu/gifts/honorRoll to see a complete list of contributors uuu

The 2009 Wofford College Annual Report

The 2009 Annual Report of the college looks different this year. To save paper and money, development staff condensed the report on the financial health of the college to this eight-page

insert in Wofford Today. The names that were once printed in the annual Honor Roll of Contributors are now posted online at www.wofford.edu/gifts/honorRoll. Visit the Web site to see a complete listing of Wofford’s many loyal and generous contributors. For more information about the 2009 Annual Report or to talk with someone about making a contribution, please contact any of the following staff members:

n Lisa De Freitas ’88 – Director of Annual Giving, 864-597-4191, [email protected]

n Marion Peavey ’65 – Senior VP for Development & College Relations, 864-597-4200, [email protected]

n Ed Story – Associate VP and Director of Development, 864-597-4205, [email protected]

n Smith Patterson ’67 – Director of Gift Planning, 864-597-4196, [email protected]

n Richard Johnson – Director of Athletics, 864-597-4090, [email protected]

n Terri Lewitt – Associate Director of Athletics for Development, 864-597-4096, [email protected]

The ratings game is like a lot of things that get endlessly debated

with no apparent illumination whatsoever — like the economy or the BCS rankings. When it comes to colleges and universi-ties, there are even ratings of the ratings. Though everyone knows how fallible or skewed most of the rankings are, designed to sell magazines rather than offer a seri-ous assessment of the educational experience, every institution finds some way to spin its standing to its advantage. Those polls are most reliable that rank one’s alma mater most favorably, and some communication offices actually stumble over into prevarication in reporting their latest triumphs.

Needless to say, if the “maters” in question were one’s literal mothers, nobody would take seriously the notion that his or her mother is currently ranked #36 among mothers in the neighborhood, two places behind the mother next door but nine places ahead of the mother across the street. Like a lot of packaging and advertising, the ratings game breeds a sort of cynicism along with an irrepressible appetite for more such guff.

In a fiercely competitive market for students and donors, it could hardly be otherwise. It’s true that some experienced observers have been trying to

identify those rankings that come closest to measuring actual experience and outcomes. And it’s equally true that, in all such rankings, Wofford ranks high among a very small number of the finest liberal arts institutions in the country. But, even in these instances, colleges cherry-pick information and misrepresent the actual conclusions. It’s frustrat-ing—but the rule, as always, has to be caveat emptor.

For the record, I am con-vinced that we happen to share the finest mother on the planet, and I’m satisfied that an honest interpretation of the evidence will confirm that. But I know there’s something invidious in the very notion of applying such crude metrics to anything as complex as a four-year odyssey of the mind and spirit. I should tell you that Wofford is actually a national leader in the development of sub-tler and more revealing modes of assessment. David Wood, Oakley Coburn, Boyce Lawton, Ellen Goldey, Dennis Wiseman and many others are national leaders in an effort to devise more mean-ingful ways to analyze what we do and assure students and parents of the value of what they get.

Know thyself was the famous inscription at the Delphic shrine, and that’s precisely what we’re about at Wofford. We know our virtues and we know our

defects better than anyone else, and we’re constantly enhancing what is already, to my mind, the finest undergraduate education in America. That opinion could be hyperbole, of course — I’m also convinced I have the best mother in town — but I know we can be even better. We need more schol-arships. We need a new organic chemistry lab. We need more fine arts facilities and a dramatically renovated library.

But this above all: we need to be a first-rate Wofford, not a second-rate anything else, and it’s your support that makes the difference. What dispels cyni-cism amid the constant hype and dunning is best defined as love and faith. I believe in Wofford as I believe in my family. I am proud of it and grateful for it — and I’m grateful for every friend and alum who feels this way. We belong together to something im-mensely good, and, together, we can make it even better.

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sustainability

2009 Alumni and Development Highlights

Last year was a challenging yet rewarding year for Wofford with continued good gift support and excellent attendance at regional

alumni and parents events. The college received $11.2 million in gifts during 2009 from alumni, parents, other friends, foundations and corporations. Another $3.7 million was committed in new pledges.

A total of 5,207 donors made gifts during 2009, and a record 558 new donors gave to the Annual Fund, helping the college meet the Wofford Forever Challenge presented by Mike Brown ’76. Thanks to Brown, these gifts, beginning at $50, helped the college leverage an additional $200,000.

Much of the fund raising emphasis during the year centered on five major facility priorities: the new Montgomery Family Music Building, the Goodall Environmental Studies Center, the Joe E. Tay-lor Athletic Center, the new organic chemistry lab, and renovation of the Kilgo-Clinkscales House.

Also during 2009, more than 16,000 alumni, parents, and other friends participated in 113 events sponsored by the college. The variety of events offered in 2009 included local and regional programs, continuing education programs, large on-campus events (Homecoming, Family Weekend, Easter EggStravaganza) and events surrounding the arts and theatre.

Wofford expresses special thanks to the following donors who made the largest gift commitments to a variety of high priority needs in 2009.

n Michael S. Brown ‘76 and his company, Health Care Capital Consolidated, Inc., to the Unrestricted Annual Fund, Terrier Club, Main Building, Student Activities Fund, Raymond J. Brown Scholarship Fund, Mike Brown Summer Internship Pro-gram, and Village Enhancements

n The Estate of Mr. W. Dean Cannon, Jr. to the W. Dean Cannon, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund

n Glendale Development Corp., P. Glynn Morris, president, to the Environmental Studies Center

n The Hayne Hipp Foundation to the Liberty Fellowship Fund and the President’s Discretionary Fund

n Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Montgomery, Jr. and Dr. Rose Montgom-ery Johnston to the Music Building

n The Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Powell to the Lewis Wardlaw Perrin, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Roy S. Powell and Elizabeth P. Powell Endowed Scholarship Fund

n Reeves Foundation, Inc. to the Reeves Professorship Challenge

n Jerome J. Richardson ’59 to the Richardson Family Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund, Richardson Family Currently Funded Athletic Scholarship, Class of 1959 Endowed Scholarship Fund, Joe E. Taylor Athletic Center, Terrier Club, and the Unrestricted Annual Fund

n S. C. Conference of the United Methodist Church to the United Methodist Senior College Fund

New Environmental Studies Center named for Goodall family

Christian Goodall ’79 has made the lead gift for the college’s environ-mental studies center, which now bears his family’s name. Dedica-tion ceremoies are scheduled on the site in the Glendale commu-

nity at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 as Earth Week is observed at the college.Goodall is president and CEO of

Continental American Insurance Co. in Columbia, S.C., which was acquired by Aflac in October 2009.

The Goodall Environmental Studies Center, overlooking the Lawson’s Fork of the Pacolet River and set in a historic textile mill town of Glendale, is the hub of activities for Wofford’s environmental studies program. From the vantage point of the restored mill building, students have on-the-ground, real-time interactions with the natural and cul-tural issues they read about in the classroom.

“At Wofford College, the ‘environment’ is not an abstract concept,” says President Benjamin B. Dunlap. “It’s where we live; it’s where we’re going to live; and, thanks to the

Goodall family, it’s also where we’re going to study.“The Goodall Environmental Studies Center represents a whole new

dimension of interdisciplinary research and fieldwork at Wofford,” Dunlap continues. “We currently offer the state’s only undergraduate major in en-vironmental studies, and our state-of-the-art facility is in many ways unique in both its location and its programs.”

Goodall says it was important to him to provide funding for the envi-ronmental studies center and program because of the global impact of issues being explored.

“I was so impressed with the way the college has set up the center, on the Lawson’s Fork Creek, where students can have an incredible opportunity to study contemporary environmental issues in such a truly unique setting. I’ve not seen anything else like it. Nobody can ignore the fact that climate change is a global reality, and now more than ever, we see the importance of environmental studies programs.”

Goodall, also a graduate of the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, has served on Wofford’s Alumni Executive Council and now is on its Board of Trustees and the President’s Advisory Board. He has been active in Wofford alumni activities, and has three daughters, including Elizabeth Goodall ’09. He is a member of the college’s National Campaign Steering Committee.

The central great room of the Goodall Environmental Studies Center is a gathering place for students, faculty and community members to learn about such topics as environmental writing, sustainable living and the history, geography and culture of the Glendale community. A library and office space house program materials and serve as a base of operations for managing the use of the center.

The center has two laboratories – the Auto Bell Car Wash Laboratory and the B.G. Stephens Laboratory – for research ranging from toxicology studies in biology and chemistry courses to natural history surveys of flora and fauna.

A large deck is planned for classes, seminars and other activities, and a garden is under construction. It will contain a pollinator garden, a native grape vineyard, a bog, and herb, berry and heirloom vegetable beds. The garden will be open to the public and available for classroom use.

Sustainability features incorporated into the building restoration and renovation include state-of-the-art efficient heating and air-conditioning systems, employment of creek water for dual-flush commodes, and use of some of the building’s original furnishings.

by Laura H. Corbin

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scholarships

Terrier ClubIn 2009, the Terrier Club raised $1,454,724 in annual contributions... that's 36 scholarships for Wofford's student-athletes.

Interest from the $26,008,770 athletic endowment added another 31 scholarships.

100 percent of all contributions to the Terrier Club go directly toward scholarships for student-athletes.

10 years of Terrier Club growth and success:2000 – Mike Ayers named SoCon Coach of Year • Men’s Basketball reaches the semi-finals of the SoCon Tournament

2001 – William McGirt ’01 named Men’s Golf SoCon Individual Champion • Terrier Club breaks the $1 million mark by raising $1,021,289

2002 – Mike Ayers named SoCon Coach of Year • Jenny Nett ’02 earns SoCon Women’s Basketball Player of the Year • Matt Lein selected as SoCon Baseball Freshman of the Year • Adrien Borders chosen SoCon Men’s Track Freshman of

the Year • Ben Foster ’02, a member of the football team and Wofford student body president, wins Arthur Ashe Award and featured in Black Issues in Higher Education magazine

2003 – Football team wins SoCon Championship and advances to the semi-finals of the NCAA Playoffs • Mike Ayers named SoCon Coach of Year and Eddie Robinson National Coach of Year • Matt Nelson ’04 chosen SoCon Male Athlete of the Year

2004 – Wofford plays the University of South Carolina in the opening game on Russell C. King Field; Switzer Stadium is also key in bringing baseball back to campus • Women’s soccer student-athlete Ileana Moschos ’98 competes for Greece in Summer Olympic Games

2005 – Wofford enters the public phase of the $105 million campaign. Leading the efforts are former Wofford student-athletes

Jerry Richardson ’59, owner of the NFL's Carolina Panthers, and Harold Chandler ’71, COO of Univers Workplace Benefits

2006 – Neil O’Briain ’09 honored as SoCon Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year • Ellen Rogers ’06 named SoCon All-Conference Women’s tennis for fourth year

2007 – New on-campus golf training center opens in Andrews Field House • Football wins another SoCon Championship with Mike Ayers again named SoCon

Coach of Year • Baseball wins the SoCon Tournament Championship and goes to the NCAA Tournament for first time in college history • Brandon Waring ’08 named All-American and Finalist for Brooks Wallace Award • George Kernodle ’10 is named SoCon Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Year

2008 – Men’s Basketball posts 12-8 SoCon record and first overall winning record (16-14) since moving to NCAA Division I • Andrew Stubbs ’08 earns SoCon All-Conference men’s tennis for fourth year • Mahagony Williams

’11 named SoCon Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Year • Richardson Physical Activites Building undergoes major renovations • Harley Golf Learning Facility at

Country Club of Spartanburg opened in honor of Cleveland Harley ’50

2009 – The Joe E. Taylor Athletic Center and Brittain Plaza opens bringing a new training facility for Wofford student-athletes • Men’s Soccer becomes SoCon regular season and tournament champions • Ralph Polson named SoCon Men's Soccer Coach of Year • Volleyball sets NCAA Division I win mark with 18 victories • Terrier Ball Gala & Auction celebrates 10th Anniversary breaking the $150,000 fund-raising mark • Coach Mike Ayers featured in U.S. News & World Report Outstanding Leaders issue

During 2009, the Terrier Club started

a new giving competition for former

student-athletes. Each spring, the

Terrier Club honors the team with

the greatest percentage of alumni who

give back by joining the Terrier Club

at the $50 level or above. For more

information about the F.A.B. 15

or to see the current standings,

visit www.athletics.wofford.edu

and click the F.A.B. 15 logo.



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scholarshipsGifts of $250 or less accounted for 81 percent of the Unrestricted Annual Fund during the year.

The new online giving process stimulated a 60 percent increase in the number of gifts and a 41 percent increase in dollars given online.

Despite a downward trend in the number of companies who provide matching gift programs for their employees, Wofford managed a 52 percent increase in matching gifts this year.

The Wofford on Call program continues to be a great source of communication between current Wofford students and alumni, parents and friends. In 2009, the program raised 10 percent more than the previous year. (See page 19 for more information on what

makes this program successful.)

The Great Oaks Society, which recognizes the college’s top donors to the Unrestricted Annual Fund, gained 14 new members this year. (See page 19 for a full listing of members.)

We exceeded our goal of 400 new donors to the Annual Fund with 558 participants in the Wofford Forever Challenge. Mike Brown’s challenge continues in 2010 and 2011. (See page 18 for details.)

The Annual Giving Office is striving to be more green. In 2009, we sent more than 40,000 e-solicitations and began thanking donors by email. In order to take advantage of these initiatives, make sure the college has a current email address for you by logging on to www.wofford.edu/gifts and click on “update your information.”

The TAGS initiative was launched this year in an effort to “Teach Annual Giving to Students.” There are more than 1,400 fans of the program on Facebook who participate in weekly “Terrier Tuesday” hunts and other events throughout the academic year.

The following constituent groups led the way with increased giving to the Annual Fund this year: Parents and Alumni increased giving by 3 percent while the non-alumni faculty and staff increased giving by 12 percent.

Annual FundUnrestricted Annual Fund = $1,319,036

Terrier Club = $1,286,217*

Friends of the Library = $74,670

2009 TOTAL = $2,679,923

2009 Highlights

*This number does not include the $168,507 in annually funded athletic scholarships that the Terrier Club includes in reporting.


vital2009 Annual Reportuuu visit www.wofford.edu/gifts/honorRoll to see a complete list of contributors uuu

(Above right) Sydney Fogle ’10 in pink and ReAnne Hinton ’12 in the red put on traditional Chinese clothes, had their hair done in traditional Chinese style

then had their photos made in Chengdu, Sichuan Province (in the central part of China).

(Near right) Cally Patterson ’10 and Caroline Cotter ’10 in Crooked Island, Bahamas, during the Flyfishing Interim.

(Far right) Julie Le ’13 learned by spending time with dogs at the Spartanburg Humane Society.

Camping at Spitzkoppe (right) and Meredith Jones ’10 watching a chameleon

turn black and gold (below) in Namiba.


(Above) Hilary Phillips ’10 preparing sushi in the “So you think you can cook? The individuality of food” Interim.

(Right) Margaret Godowns ’13 framing an image during the photography Interim's field trip to the Goodall Environmental Studies Center.

(Above left) Jessie Ferguson ’13 and Kristen DeYoung ’10 rented camels to ride along the streets of the ancient city of Petra, in Jordan. To their left is the Bedouin guide who owns the camels. (Above) Dr. Byron McCane, who led the Interim trip to Israel, and Allison Irwin ’10 chose to travel on horseback to ride to Petra.

(Left) A member of Wofford’s offensive line learned to knit during Interim. He completed four projects during the month, including two hats, one of which was donated to “The Haven,” a homeless shelter in Spartanburg.

Junior Salters ’10 working on his robotics project.



How you can help –

If you did not make a gift to the Annual Fund (Unrestricted, Terrier Club or Friends of the Library) in 2008 or 2009, you qualify as a new donor and you can help us win $200,000 by making a pledge of at

least $50 for the next three years ($150 total). If we are able to acquire 400 new donors again this year, Mike Brown ’76 will contribute an additional $200,000 to the college for 2010.

If you are a loyal Annual Fund donor, you can help us by renewing your support in 2010 and con-sidering a three-year pledge. Knowing that we can count on your gift over the next three years allows us to direct our time and resources toward acquiring new donors. In addition, you can help in the acquisi-tion by asking your Wofford friends to join the challenge through the “Share with a Friend” link on the Wofford Forever Web page.

Oh yeah!ONE successful year down...

TWO to go in the Wofford Forever ChallengeThe Wofford Forever Challenge by the numbers:• 558 participants made three-year pledges of at least $50 per year.• Challenge participants added a total of $72,948

to the Annual Fund in 2009.• The average annual gift of participants was $131.• 15 participants pledged $1,000 or more per year.• 349 of the participants were alumni.• 209 participants were parents, faculty, staff or friends of the college.

For more information or to check the status of the 2010 challenge, visit our Web site at www.wofford.edu/gifts/woffordforever.

“We chose to participate in this particular challenge because it maximized our giving to Wofford through the matching funds. We believe giving at this stage of our lives is extremely important because we will be more inclined to give in the future if it becomes a habit now. Our time at Wofford continues to play a valuable role in both of our lives, and we hope that through the giving of money and time that experience will be shared with many to follow.”

Brian ’07 and Patricia Jordan ’08 Fast (left)

“I chose to participate in the Wofford Forever Challenge because it provided me an opportunity to give back where I had previously received so much. Making a commitment to give back was easy, and the Wofford Forever Challenge is the perfect way to do so.”

Brigid Meadow Littleton ’98


participation“We participated in the Wofford Forever Challenge: 1) because a good education is something we all need, rich and poor,

normal ed and special ed, honor students and ‘good old every day’ students, U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens of all color and race;

2) because any kind of donation (money, time, knowledge, experience, patience) does go a long way; and finally,

3) because, not only are we blessed with three children who are presently in college, we are also blessed to be able to afford it... somehow. We want to share a little of this ‘ability.’”

Gary and Dominique Addison, parents of Wofford students Carlton ’13 and Jonathan ’12


Great Oaks SocietyThe Great Oaks Society recognizes individuals who provide

leadership support ($2,500 or greater) to the Wofford College Unrestricted Annual Fund. Members of the Great Oaks Society are the noblest supporters of the college, like the towering oaks that have sheltered the campus for more than 150 years. Through their unrestricted annual gifts, these beneficent donors display immeasurable trust in President Dunlap and the Board of Trustees in determining the areas of greatest need at the college. These unrestricted annual dollars allow Wofford to remain not only competitive, but on the leading edge of higher education as a nationally recognized college of liberal arts.

Mr. & Mrs. Forrest A. AbbottDr. C. Barton Aiken IIIMr. & Mrs. Kevin J. AshworthMr. & Mrs. Paul S. AtkinsMr. Evans T. BarnetteMr. & Mrs. Pat BattleDr. & Mrs. Jack C. Borders Jr.Dr. & Mrs. James E. Bostic Jr.Dr. Michael H. BrannonMr. & Mrs. Michael S. BrownMr. & Mrs. Christopher L. CannonDr. Michael D. CantyMr. & Mrs. Mac Cates Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James C. Crawford IIIMrs. Charles H. Davidson IVMr. G. Manly EubankDr. Oscar J. Fletcher Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. FowlerRev. Ted H. GainesMr. & Mrs. John W. GandyMr. & Mrs. W. Scott GanttMr. & Mrs. Martin L. GarciaMrs. Joan GibsonDr. W. Dana Haithcock Jr.Mr. William H. HambrickMrs. Anne A. HamesLTC G. Christopher HammetMr. & Mrs. W. Carlisle HamrickMr. Evans P. HollandMr. T. Alan HutchinsMr. & Mrs. R. Michael James

Mr. Albert L. Johnson IIIMr. & Mrs. Douglas H. JoyceMr. F. Kimball Joyner Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Joab M. Lesesne Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. MillerMr. Roger MillikenMr. & Mrs. W. S. Montgomery Jr.Dr. & Mrs. David J. Moody IIMr. & Mrs. M. Stewart MungoMr. and Mrs. Douglas B. NashDr. James R. Owings JrMr. L. Leon PattersonMr. & Mrs. T. S. Post Jr.Dr. Robert S. RandallMr. & Mrs. J. Edwin Reeves Jr.Mr. & Mrs. M. Jude ReyesMr. & Mrs. Jerry RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Benjamin T. RookThe Hon. & Mrs. Cameron SimmonsMr. & Mrs. C. Michael SmithMr. & Mrs. C. Dorn Smith IIIMr. T. Carter Thomasson Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Dale VilleponteauxDr. & Mrs. James C. WalkerMr. & Mrs. J. Spratt White IVMr. & Mrs. John B. White Jr.Dr. Robert C. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Billy W. WoodMr. J. Neal WorkmanMrs. Joyce Payne Yette

What is it like to be a student caller for Wofford on Call? See what the callers themselves have to say:

What one question are you most frequently asked about the campus or campus life?“A lot of people ask if certain professors are still teaching at Wofford.” Hannah Jarrett ’12

“What do you do on the weekends? I like to tell them that I’m a biology major, need I say more?” Anjum Vazifdar ’10 (left)

“Recently a lot of people have been asking about the Village if they haven’t been back to campus to see it. This is encouraging because all of us are so ex-cited about the new things at Wofford, and it translates outside of the student body to the alumni as well.” Liz Blaz ’10

What keeps you motivated call after call?“I think the fact that Wofford on Call is all about networking and establishing connections with alumni we have never even met keeps me motivated to call. I enjoy speaking to alumni who had my same major or who are currently in a profession that I am interested in.” Christina Jackson ’10 (right)

“The kind people who are genuinely interested about my life and what is going on at Wofford.” Laurel Ann Sams ’13

What do you enjoy most about Wofford on Call?“I like knowing that I am helping my college with its funding. As students, it is easy to take for granted that we can turn on the lights in our rooms, and we don’t have a monthly bill. However, that money has to come from somewhere, and I feel like I am really helping my fellow students by contributing to the Annual Fund. It is also extremely rewarding to listen to stories from alumni, because I know that my experience at Wofford is going to be just as great as theirs was!” Laurel Murphy ’13

“I must say I really enjoy the games and the prizes that we get during work. Most of my Wofford paraphernalia I have won during my shifts, and I’ve won a free meal! It’s great inspiration!” Miya Sims ’12 (left)

What is the longest conversation you have ever had with someone? What did you talk about?“I’ve had my share of in-depth conversations, but I have to say the most in-teresting one was when I spoke to a lady who has a grandson here at Wofford. She told me all about him and said he was ‘really cute’ and that I should look him up and get to know him!” Laura Lester ’13

“The longest call would be for 30 minutes where we talked about how to get into grad school and the best approaches to obtain a good score.” Sahaj Patel ’10 (right)

“I called a man who graduated in the early ’40s, and he told me all about how Wofford was during WWII and also about how Wofford made accommodations for the veterans who returned after fighting for our country.... I really appreciated it and enjoyed talking with him!” Michelle Stinson ’13

What is the most unique “connection” you have discovered with a prospect?“I once talked to someone who turned out to be the neighbor of my best friend. I had sold Girl Scout cookies to them for years and didn’t realize it until we started talking.” Hannah Jarrett ’12

“The most unique connection I’ve had with a prospect was with a man who used to go to Wofford but is now editor of the newspaper in my hometown. His friend also began the newspaper, and another friend taught at the high school that I attended. This man also lived about six or seven minutes away from where I live.” Erin Morgan ’13 (left)


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Scholarship support is critical to the success of any outstanding college or university, and Wofford is no

exception. Through the years, generous donors have given endowed and annual scholarships to support students at Wofford. These gifts have helped Wofford attract some of the best and brightest scholars to our campus. Now, more than ever, these gifts are a vital part of our financial aid program at the college. Annual scholarships are awarded directly from a gift, whereas endowed scholarships are awarded from earnings of an invested gift. A fully endowed scholarship at Wofford requires a commitment of $750,000. A scholarship is considered endowed when its principal reaches $50,000.In 2009, seven new endowed scholarships were established, and they are listed by name below. If you would like a complete listing of all scholarship funds and their descriptions or if you would like to establish a scholarship at Wofford, please contact Susan Gray, director of donor relations at 864-597-4204 or [email protected].

Endowed Scholarships Established in 2009Baggett Transportation Endowed Scholarship FundEdward R. Bagwell & Marianne J. Bagwell Endowed Scholarship FundRobert C. Brown Endowed Scholarship FundBarbara Jean & Lee Hanning Endowed Scholarship Fund Joseph Monroe Hampton Lewis Endowed Scholarship FundShoenfelt Endowed Scholarship FundThe 2009 Men’s Soccer SoCon Champions Endowed Scholarship Fund

The Legacy Society was created by the Wofford College Board of Trustees to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the sign-

ing of Benjamin Wofford’s will and the subsequent founding of the college. It recognizes those individuals who have made the ultimate expression of their faith in the college by remembering Wofford in their estate plans. The society is comprised of individuals who have provided for the future of the college through planned gifts such as charitable bequests, life income plans, gift annuities, pooled income fund contributions, and life insurance designations. By confirming to the college the establishment of such plans, the following individuals are recognized as members of The Legacy Society.

J. Madison DyeMark R. ErbeEdward S. Ervin IIIBill & Syble EvinsBilly EzellDon P. Ferguson Sr.Donald L. FowlerTed Hamilton & Mary Louise GainesDr. Gene W. GraceMarie GregoryRob GregoryDon & Dixie GriffinJames R. & Kay H. GrossAllen S. GuignardBob & Sara GunterJames R. Hackney Jr.Cathy & Ed Y. HallMrs. Anne HamesM.P. “Red” HamiltonJoe W. HamrickRichard E. HollisPeter & Zelda HowellDr. William F. JamesRobert D. JenningsDr. William Webb JohnstonDr. Ann J. KellyJim & Shirley KirbyPaul D. Kountz Jr.Mark H. LeeJohn & Pam LintonArmando G. LlorenteJ. Grady LocklearFreda & Al LynchLarry & Rachel McCallaMr. & Mrs. Harold M. McLeod Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Dan B. Maultsby

Mrs. Beverly M. MinterMilton P. MooreCharles E. MorganDr. & Mrs. Ted R. Morton Jr.Jeff D. MossM. Stewart MungoSteven W. MungoDavid L. NeugentHarry & Bobbie NixDan W. & Betty Poteat OldsHeather M. OnstottMr. Joseph H. OwensMrs.Betty PattersonLiz & Dwight PattersonAnn & Pepe PerronDixie & Bobby PinsonJohn H. & Anne R. PittsDr. Harold E. Plaster Jr.Charles & Mary Sue PooleMr. & Mrs. L. Perrin PowellThe Hon. O. Eugene Powell Jr.Gretchen K. PriceAnn R. PriceJoe O. Price Jr.Russell R. RainesCharles W. Saunders Jr.March E. SeabrookJohn & Anne ShulerMrs. Katrina SilversteinRussell D. SmithMr. & Mrs. Jerry StallworthFrank C. StantonKen SteenWillie G. StevensGrady & Sybil StewartMr.and Mrs. James Stuckey Jr.

Carol & George TateThomas L. & Lucy Scales TillerMr. & Mrs. G. Cameron Todd Sr.Gregory Lee & Eleanor Breazeale TroutmanKatherine S. UngerEsther H. VerstegenMarshall T. WalshDr. W. Carl WalshTheodore W. WalterCharles Raymond WestThomas J. Jr. & Kathryn G. WestburyD. Wayne WhetsellHenry B. WilkinsonBetsy & Harry WilliamsElizabeth & Will WillimonPatsy & Will WillimonDennis M. & Ana María WisemanCarl & Angela Young

2009 ESTATE GIFTSMargaret B. BoothS. Hart BoothDean CannonMarguerite C. HarrellRichard B. HarwellJean JonesLillian MooneyhamDorothy MorrowElizabeth P. PowellSara Murray PurserCarlisle L. RastJohn W. SimpsonJames T. WigginsPat Worrell

AnonymousMaryann & Forrest AbbottMarianne J. BagwellMrs.Mason M. BarrettKenneth & Peggy BartonDr. Erin Bentrim-TapioPeter D. BerryDr. & Mrs. Robert P. BetheaCecil & Pamela BondMarshall W. BrelandWilliam P. Brickle

Ken & Martha Ann CampbellJule K. & DeArmond E. CanadayDr. William M. CannonJohn Robert CapesAlec H. ChaplinCermette & Anne Maner ClardySally & Jerry CoganMrs. William H. Cogswell IIIJesse C. CrimmDr. & Mrs. Don C. DodsonMr. & Mrs. Fred F. DuBard Jr.

Joseph A. Warman ’10 (center) enjoys meeting his scholarship sponsors, Carole and David Clark ’65 at the Scholarship Donor and Recipient Dinner held at Wofford last spring. Joseph is the recipient of the J. Wilbur and Josephine T. Clark Endowed Scholarship.


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Figures as of Dec. 31 of each calendar year.

Academic & student programs • 14.6 %

Faculty & staff • 38.4 %

Scholarships& grants • 30.2 %

Campus upkeep & administration• 13.6 %

Debt service • 3.2 %

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Wofford CollegeStatement of revenues and expensesJuly 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Projection

RevenuesTuition, fees, room & board $55,251,000Endowment & short-term investments 6,429,000Private gifts & grants 4,014,000 (includes annual gifts for current operations)

Athletics 1,619,000 (includes ticket & advertising sales & guarantees for certain away games)

Other 445,000Restricted sources 332,000 $68,090,000

ExpensesScholarships & grants $20,527,000 (does not include South Carolina or federal scholarships & grants)

Faculty & staff 26,076,000Academic & student programs 9,882,000 (includes expenses for the athletics program)

Campus upkeep & administration 9,227,000Debt service 2,202,000 (Most debt service expenses are related to the construction of The Village Housing. A specific revenue stream is designated to manage and retire this debt.)

$67,914,000

Quick HitsBasketball earns post-season honors

Following a 23-8 overall record in the regular season and 15-3 mark in the Southern Conference, the Wofford basketball team picked up several postseason honors. Following a balloting of the league’s head coaches, Player of the Year honors went to forward Noah Dahlman ’11 and Coach of the Year honors to Mike Young. Dahlman and Tim Johnson ’11 were also named to the All-Conference team.

Dahlman, a native of Braham, Minn., was a key in leading Wofford to the program’s first South Division championship. He ranked fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game and seventh in rebounding with 6.3 boards per contest. Dahlman also made 59.2 percent of his field goal attempts, good enough for fourth in the SoCon, en route to becoming the first Terrier to win the league’s top honor.

Young, in his eighth season at the helm of the Wofford program, helped his team win the South Division title and earned a number one seed at the SoCon Men’s Basketball Championship, both which are firsts for Wofford since joining the SoCon for the 1997-98 season.

The Southern Conference Sports Media Association also selected its 2009-10 men’s basketball all-conference teams and postseason awards. Young was named the Anton Foy Coach of the Year, while Dahlman, Johnson and Jamar Diggs ’11 earned All-Conference honors.

Fall Academic All-Conference teams The Southern Conference announced in January its

Academic All-Conference teams for the 2009 fall season. Wofford and Elon led with 39 honorees each.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions. Ten student-athletes in the conference boasted perfect 4.0 grade point averages, including Michael Roulhac (football) and Paulo Bonfim (men’s soccer) from Wofford.

Panthers and Wofford continue training campThe Carolina Panthers and Wofford have signed a new

agreement to keep the team’s summer training camp on campus. The new agreement is for five years with options for the future. Wofford has been the only site the Panthers have ever had as a training camp location. The team began training on campus in July 1995. Wofford is one of the four longest continuous camp locations in the National Football League.

2010 football schedule Wofford has announced the 2010 football schedule, which

includes home games against SoCon foes Furman and The Citadel, along with a road game against FBS opponent Ohio University.

2010 Wofford football schedule Sept. 4 at Ohio University Sept. 11 at Charleston Southern Sept. 18 UNION (KY) Sept. 25 OPEN Oct. 2 FURMAN* Oct. 9 at Georgia Southern Oct. 16 WESTERN CAROLINA* (Family Weekend) Oct. 23 at Elon* Oct. 30 THE CITADEL * (Homecoming) Nov. 6 at Samford* Nov. 13 at Appalachian State* Nov. 20 CHATTANOOGA*

Wofford rates well in NCAA Graduation Success Rate comparisons

The NCAA has released the 2009 Graduation Success Rate for all Division I institutions. Wofford had 10 of 13 teams post a score of 100, the highest score available. Wofford teams that had a score of 100 included women’s cross country/track, women’s golf, men’s golf, men’s cross country/track, men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and volleyball.

Nationally, the most recent GSR data show that 79 percent of freshmen student-athletes who entered college in 2002 earned their four-year degrees. The average Graduation Success Rate for the past four graduating classes is 78 percent. At Wofford, all 13 teams were above the national average of 79 percent.

Following the release of GSR data, the Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Wofford among the top 11 Division I programs in the country.

by Brent Williamson

Heading into the 2009 men’s soccer season, Nick Schuermann

’10 was asked what his goals for the year would be. His answer of double digit wins, playoffs, conference title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament seemed a bit lofty for the Terriers. This was, af-ter all, a team that had won only five Southern Conference games total in the past seven years.

Looking back on the season, however, Schuermann’s predic-tion was right on target. The team won 12 games, the regular season and a SoCon Tournament title. They also played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in college history.

“I was pretty confident that we could do it,” says Schuer-mann. “The players that were coming in were going to give us a spark as freshmen, but I also knew that the guys coming back were extremely confident after Coach Ralph Polson had come in and turned the program around. Everyone was enjoying playing more, we were finding our stride, and I knew that everyone felt that this was our year. We had the right mix of experience and new talent.”

It was a team effort that guided the Terriers to the NCAA Tournament, but Schuermann played his part. He was third on the team with five goals and 10 points. Three of the goals were game-winners. As the anchor of the defense, he was key to limit-ing opponents to an average of

one goal per game counting six shutouts.

For his efforts, Schuermann was named All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America (NSCAA), the first Wofford men’s soccer player to receive that honor in the Divi-sion I era. Even more impressive was the honor of NSCAA Scholar All-American. Schuermann was one of only three student-athletes in the nation to receive both aca-demic and athletic All-America honors this season joining players from Wake Forest and Stanford.

A biology major with a 3.69 grade point average, Schuermann decided to attend Wofford mainly for academics, with soccer being a strong second.

“Wofford was a really good choice for me because I was always interested in biology and medicine,” Schuermann says. “I also was going to have the op-portunity to come in and start as a freshman.”

A combination of academic and athletic scholarships made Schuermann’s decision to attend Wofford feasible.

“If it had not been for the scholarships that Wofford pro-vided me, I would not have been able to afford to come here in the first place,” he says.

While the trip to the NCAA Tournament and facing UC Santa Barbara in the first round was a memorable experience, Schuer-mann says the highlight of the season for him was the victory over Furman.

Nick Schuermann ’10 led the men’s soccer team to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in college history.

Schuermann one of three in the nation awarded both academic and athletic All-America honors

“After we won that game at Furman, it was almost as if we expected to win the SoCon Tour-nament. Nobody even thought about losing,” says Schuermann, who scored three goals during the Furman game.

The impact Schuermann has made on the men’s soccer program goes deeper than just his actions on the field.

“It was unbelievable the leadership that he displayed and the respect he got from his teammates,” Polson says. “It was amazing the impact he had on the success of this program. We have missed his leadership already this spring.... He did everything on the field and off the field the right way. He is the true student-athlete.”

So what is next for the All-American once he graduates from Wofford in May?

“Right now I am waiting to hear back from a nursing school in Charlotte that offers an acceler-ated program to get your nursing license,” Schuermann says. “I would like to eventually specialize in anesthesiology to be a nurse anesthetist and work in an operat-ing room during surgeries. I am still thinking about playing soccer as well. I am talking to a couple teams, including the Charleston Battery, so there are some oppor-tunities there. It is just trying to decide if I want to put school off for another year or do I want to play. We will see what happens.”

by Brent Williamson

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A new short story collection from the Hub City Writers Project,

“Expecting Goodness & Other Stories,” features the work of 20 Spartanburg fiction writers. C. Michael Curtis, John C. Cobb Professor in the Humanities and long-time fiction editor of The Atlantic magazine, edited this exciting anthology.

Authors with Wofford connections wrote six of the stories in the book. They include faculty members Elizabeth Cox, Jeremy L.C. Jones and John Lane ’77 as well as National Public Radio producer

Thomas Pierce ’06. In former faculty member Rosa Shand’s heartbreaking “Sweetness,” a 15-year-old Charleston girl discovers her mother’s lesbian love affair. (“I knew we were all in hell,” she says.) Two teenage boys looking for a

good time encounter a deadbeat, aging Jack Kerouac in Dr. Deno Trakas’ “Pretty Pitiful God.”

“A generation goes, and a

generation comes, but the earth remains forever.” This verse from Ecclesiastes provided some of the inspiration for “Survival of an Old

Rice Plantation” by Floyd Alister Goodwin ’57. It is the detailed story of a Belle Island, S.C., rice plantation and the 12 generations who lived there from the arrival of Europeans at Winyah Bay in the 18th century until the present.

Goodwin is a native of Colleton County, S.C., who worked as a chemist, chemical engineer and mill superintendent. In 1976, he moved to Conway and opened the Lighthouse Christian Supply. He and his wife, Louise, are Methodist lay speakers and members of Gideon International.

“I started writing a few years ago. It

was something I always wanted to do, and I enjoy it as a hobby now,” says Chuck Fraser ’87. A teacher for at-risk students

in the Anderson County District 5 in South Carolina, Fraser has published his ninth book, “The Manila Minutia.” The novel is based on events in the Philippines and Japan during World War II and may be ordered through Amazon.com and other on-line distributors.

The Wofford bookshelfNew releases


Gonzalez named chair of accounting and finance

After 29 years of juggling administrative and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Jim Proctor ’67, Reeves Family Professor of Finance, stepped down as chairman of the Department

of Accounting, Business and Finance at Wofford. Lillian Gonzalez ’91 (left), associate professor of accounting, now holds the position

and carries the responsibility for a department of 10 faculty members and an administrative assistant, three major subject areas (accounting, finance and intercultural studies for busi-ness, a joint program with the Department of Foreign Languages), and about 70 students who have declared majors or a minor in business.

“I’m learning what really goes on around here,” says Gonzalez. “I have always had so much respect for Dr. Proctor. He was the ‘uber-advocate’ for the people in this department, a great communicator and a kind and generous person. I want to be that.”

Gonzalez joined the department nine years ago after earning her C.P.A., M.P.A., and working in the private sector. She fell in love with teaching immediately.

“I love that there’s a beginning, middle and end to each class and each semester,” says Gonzalez. “I’ll still teach a normal load as chair of the department.”

In addition to teaching intermediate accounting, advanced auditing and principles of accounting, Gonzalez will schedule classes, support the faculty and students in the depart-ment and serve as the department’s liaison with the dean of the college.

Faculty study in China over Interim

Like their students, the Wofford faculty must study hard, do a lot of reading and put in lots of preparation. That’s especially true of the 20 members of the college’s

faculty and staff who spent several weeks in Shanghai, China, as part of the second Milliken Faculty Development Seminars Abroad.

While in Shanghai, China’s largest city and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, Wofford’s faculty met with experts in a variety of fields to discuss topics including China’s relationship with the United States, the challenges of urbanization, the world economic crisis, ethnic minorities in a transitional China, gender issues in contemporary China, and its environmental protection initiatives. In addition, they visited with the staff of the Asian Office of the S.C. Department of Commerce.

The entire group read “Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China’s Past and Pres-ent” by Peter Hessler. More than a dozen other books on a variety of topics – from China’s urban transition, business etiquette in China and the governmental structure to religion, the economy and the cultural revolution – were divided up among the group. Then, individuals shared what they read.

“Our goal is to offer our faculty an experience similar to that of our students who study abroad, and for all to understand the value of internationalizing our campus,” says Amy Lancaster, assistant dean for international programs and academic adminis-tration.

The Milliken Faculty Development Seminars Abroad is a five-year program sup-ported by Roger Milliken, chairman of the international textile firm of Milliken & Co., based in Spartanburg, and long-time member of Wofford’s board of trustees. Over the five years, virtually every faculty member and large number of staff members will have the opportunity to participate.

by Laura H. Corbin

Wofford faculty and staff members, along with their Chinese guides, meet up with alumnus Paul Wood ’08, third from right with the bicycle, while in Shanghai.

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1943Retired attorney Monroe Hiers served as

grand marshal of the Schüetzenfest Lighted Christmas Parade held in Ehrhardt, S.C., in December. Hiers and his wife, Eugenia, live in Bamberg, S.C.

1946A retired United Methodist minister, the

Rev. Red Williams lives in Columbia, S.C. Williams celebrated his 84th birthday in December 2009 and says he still can easily wear his WWII uniform.

1955It was nice to hear from Burrell C. Taylor,

who lives in Newport News, Va., with his wife, Donna. Taylor wrote, “Sorry I missed the 50 Year Club this year — hope to be at all the rest.”

1956The Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Summers

was the banquet speaker for the Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education held in Orlando, Fla., in October 2009. Summers and his wife, Marilyn, live in Columbia, S.C.

1958Dr. William T. Carpenter, professor and

research director at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, was the 2009 winner of The Mind of America Research Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Carpenter and his wife, Carol, live in Columbia, Md.

1959On Oct. 30, 2009, Brevard College hon-

ored the Rev. Robert Boggan Jr. as a 2009 Distinguished Alumni/Faculty award recipient. Boggan was one of six honorees. He has served on Brevard College’s board of trustees as well as its alumni board. Boggan and his wife, Pat, live in Charlotte, N.C.

Dr. Charles W. Brockwell is teaching a course in church history during the spring semester at Lindsey Wilson College in Co-lumbia, Ky. Brockwell and his wife, Mary, live in Louisville, Ky.

Dr. A.V. Huff spoke at the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting held in Easley, S.C., in January. Huff retired in 2003 from Furman University, where he served as vice president of academic affairs and dean. He also is a respected historian of the South and South Carolina. Huff lives with his wife, Kate, in Greenville, S.C.

196050th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, S. Austin Peele

Frank Gore and his wife, Tempsey, live in York, S.C. Gore is retired as a general sales manager from General Motors.

Hayes Mizell's article, “School Boards Should Focus on Learning for All,” appeared in the March issue of Phi Delta Kappan, the nation's leading education policy magazine.

1963Class Chair, Andrew C. English

Dr. Henry M. Smith of Durham, N.H., wrote us a nice letter about some of his recent travels and activities. He spent four weeks in the springs of 2008 and 2009 in Paris, France. He traveled to Basel, Switzerland, to join in the celebration of the 75th birthday of two long-time Swiss friends, and visited other friends on France’s west coast. He translated an article in France’s leading newspaper, Le Monde titled “Infidelity: An American Obsession.” He wrote a letter to President Obama following the observance of the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and Paris, and he explored further the French State/Vichy Regime during the Nazi occupation in 1940 to 1944.

1964Class Chair, Charles W. Saunders Jr.

We had a nice note from Alex O’Daniel, who lives in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with his wife, Georgia. He wrote, “So far retirement is exceeding all expectations. Each day starts early and is full of interesting things to do. I would love to hear from all of you.”

1965Torrey L. Whitman and his wife,

Elizabeth, live in New York City. Whitman is executive director of the Institute of Judicial Administration at New York University’s School of Law.

1966Class Chair, J. Hayne Culler Sr.

Jim Bowers is owner of the wholesale distributing firm Consolidated Distribu-tors. Bowers lives with his wife, Brenda, in Clemson, S.C.

The United States Tennis Association of South Carolina elected Paul Pittman to be president of the association for 2010-2011 at its annual meeting in December 2009. Pittman lives in Florence, S.C., with his wife, Denean.

1968Class Chair, Ronald G. Bruce

Dr. Rodger E. Stroup presented a six-part lecture series documenting the history of the railroad and its impact on our country and South Carolina during February in Columbia, S.C. Stroup is the retired director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. He and his wife, Martha, live in Columbia.

1969Class Chair, Richard L. Myers

Mike Foxworth lives in Reston, Va., with his wife, Linda. He is a computer analyst for Lockheed Martin.

Col. Jack Kaplan has assumed new duties as inspector general for the Special Operations Command, Central Command

(SOCCENT) at McGill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla.

197040th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, Arthur W. Rich

Evening Post Publishing Co. named John Burbage president of the company’s Ventures division in February. Burbage is a veteran newspaper reporter, columnist, editor and publisher. He lives in Charleston, S.C., with his wife, Lisa.

The Rev. Jerry James and his wife, Tisha, live in Simpsonville, S.C. James is retired from the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.

1971Class Chair, Kenneth E. Smith

Ronald Fowler and his wife, Barbara, live in Loris, S.C. Fowler is a curriculum specialist for the Horry County School District.

1972Class Chair, Allen S. Guignard

Thomas Winfrey retired as assistant public relations director of the Los Angeles International Airport in December. Winfrey had worked at the airport for 25 years. He and his wife, Anita, live in Torrance, Calif.

1973Jim Hipp, former assistant city manager of

Concord, N.C., was hired as Spartanburg’s new deputy county administrator starting March 1. Hipp became interested in government when he received an internship in the city of Spartanburg’s Planning Department during his senior year at Wofford.

Living in Spartanburg, Jim Phillips is president of Working Well Inc., an employee assistance program based in Glendale, S.C.

Jack Waters is corporate controller for Concept Packaging Group in Inman, S.C. Waters and his wife, Cyndi Dickens Waters ’83, live in Spartanburg.

1974Class Chair, Jerry L. Calvert

After retiring from the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Jim Whitworth established Straight Street Ministries, which provides transitional and re-entry services to inmates at Perry Correctional Institution in Greenville, S.C. Whitworth and his wife, Christina, live in Greenville.

1975Class Chair, John O. Moore

Congratulations to Dr. D. Greer Falls II for 30 years of service in pathology at the Medi-cal College of Georgia School of Medicine in Augusta, Ga. Falls lives in Evans, Ga.

Carolina Panthers president Danny Mor-rison was the keynote speaker for the Greenville (SC) Chamber of Commerce’s 121st Annual Meeting in January. Morrison became presi-dent of the Panthers in September. He and his wife, Peggy, live in Charlotte, N.C.

Jeff Wilson, Jim Grayson ’76 and Mike Smith ’75 recently launched E-Scribe, a healthcare information management company in Greenville, S.C. E-Scribe serves as a con-sultant and a sales resource to clients seeking electronic health record solutions, off-site record and data storage management, and IT support/network monitoring. Grayson, a healthcare industry veteran with more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience, is vice president of sales for E-Scribe. Smith brings over 35 years of business development and management experience as an investor with E-Scribe after selling Orders Distributing Co., where he worked for 30 years. Smith serves as president for Smith Development Company Inc., managing light commercial buildings.

Living in Charleston, S.C., Tony Smith is a firearms instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Craig Williams is vice president of First Citizens Bank & Trust at its Piedmont, S.C., location. Williams and his wife, Donna, live in Clemson, S.C. The couple has two children.

1976Class Chair, John W. Gandy

Bill Bannen of Greenville, S.C. wrote that he placed seventh overall in his age group in the South Carolina Triathlon Series for 2009. He is a senior information technician for Nutra Manufacturing Inc., where he has been employed for 29 years.

Ben Galloway and his wife, Lisa, live in Rock Hill, S.C. Galloway is an agent with Peoples First Insurance.

1977Class Chair, C. Stan Sewell Jr.

Living in Oak Ridge, Tenn., David Chris-topher is a technical/QA manager for Toho Tenax America. He is responsible for quality and technical issues in the manufacturing of carbon fiber.

Dr. Jay Hammett is a physician at the East Town Urgent Care and Occupational Health. Hammett and his wife, Lois, live in Knoxville, Tenn.

South Carolina Bank and Trust announced in November that Frank Sanders has joined the firm’s wealth management group as senior vice president and senior trust advisor. Sanders lives with his family in Spartanburg.

1979Class Chair, Wade E. Ballard

Steve Gravlee is vice president of Beverly Knits, located in Gastonia, N.C. Gravlee lives with his wife, Kim, in Spartanburg.

William F. Lachicotte III is an engineer for the 81st Regional Support Command Army Reserve unit based at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. The unit provides facility support to Army reserve centers in nine Southeastern states.

198030th Reunion, Homecoming 2010Class Chair, Paul D. Kountz Jr.

Dr. Patty Sanders-Reid is a pediatrician at Children’s Medical Center in Piedmont, S.C. She and her husband, Steve, live in Easley.

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For more information, contact Debbi Thompson, director of alumni, at [email protected] or

at 864-597-4208. To find a complete list of events, visit alumni.wofford.edu. March 28 .................................................... Easter EggStravaganzaApril 8 .................................Washington, D.C., young alumni eventApril 23 ...........................................Columbia Area golf tournamentApril 24 .................................................. Wofford Day at CarowindsMay 1 .................................................... Wofford Day at Atlanta ZooMay 6 ................................................Columbia young alumni eventMay 22 - 23 .......................................... Class of 1960, 50th reunionJuly 17 ....................................................Boston Red Sox PregameAug. 12 .................................................Atlanta young alumni eventAug. 26 .............................................Spartanburg Pickin & ShuckinSept. 9 ............................................Charleston young alumni eventSept. 10 .................... Medical school networking event with MUSCOct. 15 - 17 ............................................................Family WeekendOct. 29 – 31 ................................................................ HomecomingDec. 2 – 5 ................................................................ Bookstore sale

(Above) Members of the Class of 2010 attended the Senior 100 Days Party held by the Alumni Office. The annual event allows seniors to celebrate their passage from student to alumnus.

(Left) Lizzie Switzer ’07 at the Columbia Area Alumni Event on Jan. 28.

A reunion of the Moyers Men was held on campus the weekend of Jan. 29 - 30. The group sang the alma mater at halftime of the Wofford vs. Furman basketball game.

1963The Rev. John Paul Callahan married

Barbara Phyllis Russell, Dec. 12, 2009. The couple lives in Woodruff, S.C. He is partially retired and the pastor at Grace United Methodist Church. She is a retired registered nurse.

1987Alice Palmer Shaw married Richard Ulmen,

Sept. 5, 2009. The couple lives in Bonaire, Ga. She is an attorney for Geico Corp.

1995John Charles Knapp Jr. married Pamela

Nadolski, Nov. 27, 2009. They live in Columbia, S.C. He is a financial advisor with Valic Finacial Advisors.

1996Shelley Elizabeth Hill married Kenley

O’Higgins Young, Jan. 23, 2010. They live in Colum-bia, S.C. She is the Web content manager for the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management at T.M. Floyd. He is the copy editor for SmartBrief, an online news service based in Washington, D.C.

1997Trudy Melissa Lynch married Jeffrey Scott

Williams, July 24, 2009. The couple lies in Tyler, Texas. She is a registered nurse at Mother Frances Hospital and Orthofix.

1999Britton Templeton Foy married Lindsey

Alden Sweatman ’02, Jan. 30, 2010. The couple resides in Columbia, S.C. He is the president and owner of B.T. Foy Financial. She is associated with First Citizens Bank.

Joshua Doyle Roberts married Katherine Ann Ogletree, Oct. 3, 2009. They live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He is the purchasing manager at Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Seaside Elementary School.

2000Michael Joseph Anzelmo married Bonnie

Burke Goldsmith, Dec. 12, 2009. They live in Columbia, S.C. He received his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law and is associated with Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough, L.L.C. of Columbia. She is an attorney with the judiciary committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

2001Katharine Cronhardt Robinson married

Marco Antonio Corona, Sept. 20, 2009. They live in Oakland, Calif. He is the director of development for the Jamestown Community Center in San Francisco. She is a family counselor.

Samie Clowney married Felicia Denise Tillmon, Nov. 21, 2009. The couple resides in Fort Mill, S.C. He is the director of district strategy for Teach For America in Charlotte, N.C. She teaches at Richmond Drive Elementary School in Rock Hill.

Kimberly Sharyn Trahan ’01 married Brady Owens, Dec. 11, 2009. The couple lives in Nashua, N.H. She is an occupational therapist for PeopleFirst Rehabilitation.

2002Lt. Michael Huntley Malone married Abbe

McKenzie Crutchfield, Oct. 10, 2009. They live in Virginia Beach, Va. He is a supply corps officer in the U.S. Navy. She is associated with Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk.

2003George Wrigley Burdette III married

Rebecca Ann Copelan, Oct. 3, 2009. The couple lives in Houston, Texas. He is associated with Ashmore Energy International. She is associated with ExxonMobil.

Laura Faye Fowler married Trenton Watson, Sept. 5, 2009. The couple lives in St. Louis, Mo. She received her Master of Science in nursing education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and is the clinical educator for the cardiac ICU at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Jason Cale Lynch married Bonnie Eliza-beth Allen ’05, Oct. 17, 2009. The couple lives in Greenville, S.C. He is a manager for Logowear/International Cotton. She is an attorney with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. law firm.

2004Dr. Jennifer Leary Clark married Robert

Brian Tuck, Dec. 12, 2009. They reside in Columbia, S.C. She received her doctorate in physical therapy and is a licensed physical therapist with Progressive Physical Therapy in Columbia. He is a district sales manager for Coca-Cola North America managing the Glaceau brands.

Matthew Sanders Mungo married Mary Grace Boswell, Jan. 23, 2010. The couple resides in Columbia, S.C.

Ashley Renee O’Brien married Patrick Timothy Predmore, Nov. 21, 2009. The couple resides in Spartanburg. She is associated with Spartanburg School District Two. He is associated with the University of South Carolina Upstate.

2005Rachel Leigh Doboney married Jeremy

Philip Benton, Oct. 10, 2009. The couple lives in Morrice, Mich. She is the minister of discipleship at the United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek. He is the pastor of Morrice, Bancroft and Pittsburg United Methodist Churches.

Kristin Elizabeth Sams married John Wadiyei Crowe, Nov. 14, 2009. The couple lives in Nashville, N.C. She is an attorney with Hester Moore & Tucker PLLC in Rocky Mount. He is the golf superintendent at Birchwood Country Club in Nashville.

2006William Bates Rambow married Lindsey

Marie Gates, June 6, 2009. They live in Woodstock, Ga. He is a stormwater coordinator for the City of Holly Springs. She is a graduate student.

Margaret McKissick Bruton married John Malcolm McCardell III, Nov. 21, 2009. They live in Columbia, S.C. She is associated with Non(e)Such Ltd. He is a member of Ellison Kibler and Associates at Merrill Lynch in Columbia.

2007Catherine Lowell Jones married Hunter

Leslie Miller, Sept. 19, 2009. The couple resides in Charlotte, N.C. She is a development associate with the Arts and Science Council. He is associated with Wells Fargo.

2008Morgan Elizabeth Dempsey married Chris-

topher Alan Brookhart, Dec. 19, 2009. The couple lives in Lexington, S.C, She is an English teacher at Dutch Fork High School.

Kelsi Rae Koenig married William Thomas Pack Jr., Dec. 20, 2009. The couple lives in Inman, S.C. She is a teacher and coach at Chapman High School. He is a teacher and coach at Polk County (N.C.) High School.

2009Brent Rollen Owen and his wife, Allison

were married on May 30, 2009. The couple lives in Broomfield, Colo. He attends graduate school at Colorado University.

1994Christa Roberts Gibbs and her husband,

Frank, of Charlotte, N.C., announce the birth of triplets – Joshua Daniel, Janna Elizabeth, and Rebekah Grace, May 29, 2009.

1995Kasey Craven and his wife, Amanda, of

Simpsonville, S.C., announce the birth of Lucy Margaret Craven, July 29, 2009.

Edna Bateman Galloway and her husband, Christopher, of Macon, Ga., announce the birth of Amelia Katherine Galloway, Nov. 3, 2009.

1997Calvin Craft and his wife, Cameron Grooms

Craft ’00, of Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of Anna Grace Craft, May 8, 2009.

Amber Heintzberger Grosserhode and her husband, Juergen, of New York, N.Y., announce the birth of Emily Katharina Grosserhode, July 24, 2009.

Maj. Bryan Lake and his wife, Stephanie, of Leavenworth, Kan., announce the birth of William David Lake, Oct. 15, 2009.

1998Alliston Kelley Croxton and her husband,

Kevin, of Columbia, S.C., announce the birth of Adaline Grace “Ada Grace” Croxton, Nov. 7, 2009.

Lisa Siculiano Paciorek and her husband, Tom, of Cumming, Ga., announce the birth of Emily Loren Paciorek, Aug. 10, 2009.

Will Willimon and his wife, Elizabeth, of Athens, Ga., announce the birth of Katherine Grace Willimon, Nov. 22, 2009.

1999Laurie Spivey Edmondson and her husband,

Scott, of Ann Arbor, Mich., announce the birth of Charles Lowell Edmondson, Aug. 7, 2009.

Greg Koch and his wife, Katie Young Koch, of Greenville, S.C., announce the birth of John “Jack” Jameson Koch, Dec. 28, 2009.

Lisa Harris Schunter and her husband, Paul, of Epsom, England, announce the birth of Abigail Elizabeth Schunter, April 24, 2009.

Kelly Lorch Tucker and her husband, Daniel, of Savannah, Ga., announce the birth of William “Will” Daniel Tucker, Oct. 23, 2009.

2000Nathan Bayne and his wife, Catherine Hoge

Bayne ’03, of Louisville, Ky., announce the birth of Harrison Elliott Bayne, Aug. 25, 2009.

Caroline Burgess Dalton and her husband, Brendan, of Wakefield, Mass., announce the birth of Jacob “Jake” Patrick Dalton, Aug. 7, 2009.

Jonathan Blanton Flack and his wife, Dr. English Chapman Flack, of Nashville, Tenn., announce the birth of Delaney Grace Flack, July 5, 2009.

David Hicks and his wife, Courtney Bartie Hicks, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., announce the birth of Anna Chapman Hicks, Sept. 29, 2009.

Mark Peper and his wife, Emily, of Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of M. Andrew Peper, Oct. 20, 2009.

2001Lindsey Carlberg Livingston and her hus-

band, Vance, of Columbia, S.C., announce the birth of Carlisle Vance Livingston IV, July 27, 2009.

Ted Richardson and his wife, Lauren, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., announce the birth of Lila Marie Richardson, Sept. 24, 2009.

2002Christine Latham Betchman and her

husband, Bo, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., announce the birth of Catherine McCreary Betchman, Jan. 20, 2010.

Spence Dixon and his wife, Joy, of Rock Hill, S.C., announce the birth of Joy Wray Dixon, April 17, 2009.

David P. Jordan and his wife, Ginger, of Conway, S.C., announce the birth of David Paul Jordan Jr., Oct. 9, 2009.

Ryan Newton and his wife, Kenzie Brunson Newton, of Columbia, S.C., announce the birth of Mary Mac Newton, June 17, 2009.

David A. Partin and his wife, Gretchen, of Camden, S.C., announce the birth of Andrew Meade Partin, Dec. 2, 2009.

John E. Rogers II and his wife, Elizabeth, of Spartanburg, announce the birth of John Elliott Rogers III, July 3, 2009.

2003Lindsey Smith Batavia and her husband,

Neil, of Greenville, S.C., announce the birth of Lilavati Carroll “Lela” Batavia, Dec. 26, 2009.

2004Erin Kelley Carnes and her husband, Jason,

of Winston Salem, N.C., announce the birth of Ella Catherine Carnes, Nov. 30, 2009.

Bill Pryor and his wife, Ginny Gray Pryor ’05, of Boiling Springs, S.C., announce the birth of Jessica Hope Pryor, Sept. 16, 2009.


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Annie Wiseman-Floyd ’88 and family: caring for Haiti’s childrenAnnie Wiseman-Floyd ’88

thought the students were dancing.

A teacher at Hope for Haiti Children’s Center or Danita’s Children, Wiseman-Floyd just finished a parent conference when the earth began to shake under her feet.

“As it continued, I knew that we were experiencing an earth-quake of gigantic proportion. We ran to the entrance of the school and saw our outside 30 foot wall dancing the mamba and the three-story school swaying ever so slightly in rhythm. I yelled as calmly as I could without instill-ing panic ‘tout le monde sort, maintenant (everyone come out, now)!’” says Wiseman-Floyd.

Two hundred unharmed children rushed out of the school. Wiseman-Floyd didn’t find out until later that Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, suffered the brunt

of the quake and that more children — some with amputa-tions, some who were already orphans, other with no clue what happened to their friends and families — would soon be joining Danita’s children.

“We’ve converted the church into a refuge center and have taken in two orphanages. We’re prepared to take in about 150 more children,” says Wiseman-Floyd. “Lots of the children we work with have been abused. Some with HIV, asthma or even a learning disability and have been abandoned because their families can’t take care of them. We have children who are blind from mal-nutrition. Our children require lots of our time and attention. Now we have more.”

Wiseman-Floyd and her hus-band, Michael, moved their fam-ily to Haiti in August after two years of work with an orphanage

and school in Santiago, Domini-can Republic. Their three teenage children, Levy, Eliza and Sophie, tutor, teach classes and spend time playing with the children.

“Because the adults are spread so thin here, our teenagers are good about spending quality time with the children. They play games or read with them,” says Wiseman-Floyd. “In many ways they have the same responsibili-ties of an adult because of what they’re able to do.”

Wiseman-Floyd’s family works with a large faculty and staff of both Haitians and inter-nationals who have made Danita’s Children theirs. Although Ouana-minthe is 150 miles northeast of Port-au-Prince near the Dominican border (a nine-hour drive because of the poor roads), everyone on the faculty and staff of Danita’s Children has been affected by the quake.

“One of my favorite teachers has taken in six family members. There are six additional people living with them in a two-room house. Now he’s running out of money to feed them,” says Wiseman-Floyd. “We have heard estimates that about one mil-lion children will be drastically affected — lose families or suffer extreme injuries.”

According to Wiseman-Floyd, Haiti will rear a whole generation of children with amputations.

“The world’s attention is on Haiti right now,” she says. “We’re hoping it can be sustained. Emer-gency relief is important, but as Paul Farmer (founder of Partners in Health) says, what Haiti needs is a plan for the next 10 to 20 years. Please remember this tiny country!”

Visit www.danitaschildren.org for more information about Hope for Haiti’s Children Center and how you can help.

by Jo Ann Mitchell Braington ’89

The South Carolina Golf Association announced the election of Doug Smith as president of the association in December 2009. Smith has served on the association’s board since 1995. He is a partner in the law firm Johnson, Smith, Hibbard and Wildman, and lives in Spartanburg with his wife, Alison, and two daughters.

1981Class Chair, G. Patrick Watson

Fran Blanton Atkins, a teacher at Boiling Springs High School for 28 years, was named the school’s teacher of the year for 2009-2010. She teaches psychology and U.S. history. Atkins lives in Boiling Springs, S.C., with her husband and two daughters.

Living in Indianapolis, Ind., Dr. Robin Simmons Wagner is a director in diabetes care global medical affairs for Roche Diagnostics, a world-wide health care company.

1982Class Chair, J. Madison Dye Jr.

Living in Charleston, S.C., Patty Forrester Chrysostom works for the Charleston County Mental Health Department as a human services coordinator. She provides counseling and case management to adults with chronic/severe mental illness.

Congratulations to Tony Prestipino, C.P.A., the new treasurer and director of administrative services for the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. His responsibilities include the areas of human relations, accounting, pensions, insurance and the maintenance supervision of the United Methodist Center in Columbia. After gradu-ating from Wofford, Prestipino completed a master’s degree in accounting at the College of William and Mary’s Mason School of Business. He has been a senior auditor with the firm of Deloitte & Touche in Richmond, Va., and

Columbia. He is a member of Trenholm Road United Methodist Church.

John Wells and his wife, Ramona, live in Atlanta, Ga. Wells is a partner in the law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. The couple has two children.

1983Class Chair, W. Scott Gantt

Living in Fredericksburg, Va., Michael Crisp is a senior analyst for the management and technology firm Calibre Systems. Crisp and his wife, Robin, have four children.

Col. Loretta Woods Deaner and her hus-band, Michael, live in Centreville, Va. She is assigned to the U.S. Army installation manage-ment command in Washington, D.C.

Lori Thomas Winkles is vice president of professional services for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Winkles and her husband, William, live in Spartanburg.

1984Class Chair, Kenneth M. Kirkpatrick

An award-winning pastel and oil painter, Bonnie Ferguson Butler and her son, Jasper, live in Lorton, Va., where she is a juried artist at the Workhouse Arts Center. Her emphasis is painting en plein air landscapes created outdoors in what she considers the “guer-rilla side of art.” Visit her blog at bfbutler.blogspot.com.

Ken Kirkpatrick and his wife, Susan, live in Union, Ky. Kirkpatrick is director of capital and fleet administration for First Student, a school bus transportation services company.

Congratulations to Roy Morton and his wife, Rebecca Berte Morton ’87, who celebrated their wedding anniversary on Oct. 17, 2009. Rebecca is a homemaker and Roy is president/owner of Architectural Heritage. The couple lives in Homewood, Ala.

1985Class Chair, Timothy E. Madden

Dr. Ernest M. Atkinson is a family physi-cian with Live Oak Medical Center with offices in Kingstree and Lake City, S.C. Atkinson and his wife, Kelly, live in Kingstree.

On Dec. 10, Gray T. Culbreath received the 2009 Civic Star Award of the Richland County Bar Association. The managing partner at Collins and Lacy, Culbreath’s prac-tice focuses on products liability, class action litigation, transportation litigation, business and commercial litigation, and professional negligence claims. He currently serves as the chair of the South Carolina State Museum Commission and is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is the president-elect for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association as well as a member of Lawyers for Civil

on the ground in Haiti

(Right) Annie and ti Evelyne

(Below) Michael with two of his students.

(Bottom) Levy gives Jonson a piggyback ride

Engelman family called early for service in post-quake Haiti

Dr. Dendy Engelman ’98 first traveled to Haiti in October 2007. She and her family went with a group from St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church in Summerville, S.C. Each year since they have spent a week providing medical and dental care to the people of La Gonave, an island off the mainland of Haiti. They travel with a construction team that helps build water collection systems, desks, classrooms, etc.

Engelman and her family usually go in the fall, but this year they were called into service earlier… and this time to Port-au-Prince.

“I experienced a gamut of emotions. I was deeply saddened and moved to tears when I first learned of the earthquake,” says En-gelman. “The disaster that Haiti experienced was one that would devastate even the most developed of nations. Later, I became angry thinking ‘how could this happen to such a poor nation who already has so many obstacles to overcome in absence of a natural disaster?’”

Because of Engelman’s ongoing service in Haiti, a good friend who works for FOX called on Jan. 12 and asked Engelman to do an interview about the crisis.

“I thought ‘surely, you have someone who is more qualified in all of Manhattan to give an expert opinion on Haiti.’ Apparently, they did not at the time, so I went on twice and was interviewed about the work we do there and my thoughts on how the earthquake would affect this impoverished nation,” says Engelman.

According to Engelman, most Haitians live on less than $2 a day. Many are malnourished and suffer from preventable diseases.

“Despite the profound poverty and the extreme conditions, how-ever, Haitians have a bright outlook on life and are amazingly resilient and surprisingly happy. They rarely complain about the maladies they have or the things they lack,” Engelman says. “The Haitians are sur-vivors at their very core and have learned to adapt to life’s unfairness. They are an inspiring group of people who are unyielding in their ability to continue forward.”

Although Engelman spent a week in Haiti from Feb. 28 through March 8, she plans to return in the fall to La Gonave for an addi-tional week of service.

In June 2009, Engelman completed a fellowship in Mohs surgery and procedural dermatology in Manhattan at a program affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital. She has been working in Manhattan and in the Hamptons doing skin cancer, laser, and cosmetic surgery, as well as general dermatology.


Dr. Dendy Engelman ’98 with her parents Debbie, a nurse and therapist, and Dr. Otis Engelman of Summerville, S.C.


“The hospital was chug-gyjam. Wall to wall there

were people with external fixators (the steel things that stick out after you fix a broken bone), abrasions, and bandages obscur-ing their faces. The worst were the ones who had tape on their heads labeled NPO (for NOT BY MOUTH) meaning they had yet to be operated on. It was 11 days almost to the hour since the earthquake. They were the lucky ones — still alive to wait their turn.”

That’s what Dr. Katy Close ’83 wrote after her first day back at Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) in Deschapelles, Haiti. Close, a clinical associate profes-sor of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, first went to Haiti in 1998 at the encouragement of her brother. Together they set up clinics in nine Haitian schools. In 2005, Close met pediatrician Dianne Jean-Francios, director of the Catholic Medical Missions Board and Catholic Relief Services in Haiti, who urged her to work at

After working with Katy Close: email on Haiti from Skylar Woodberry ’13

My name is Skylar Woodberry, I am a freshman at Wofford and plan to major in psychology and minor in religious studies. I had the opportunity to travel to Haiti with Katy Close during the Spring Break of my senior year of high school in 2009. She was working on a diabetes clinic at the Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) in Deschapelles, Haiti. We stayed in a small camp outside of the hospital with other doctors for about 10 days. While I was there with her, I was able to help in small ways like filling out the paper work and medical records as well as taking the heights and weights of the patients. The most challenging part of the experience was definitely the language barrier. By the time I left I had picked up how to say stand up and sit down but that was about it. The conditions in Haiti are like night and day from those of the United States. I was in shock walking through what they consider a hospital. It is hard to even explain because what we think of as a hospital room is not even the same to them. The thing that stood out to me the most was the family that would stay with the patients. While here in the U.S. nurses take care of the patients, in Haiti there are not enough nurses or money to do that so the family stays with the patient the whole time. They would sleep on the cement floor beside the hospital bed and fan their loved ones with a piece of cardboard. The hospital was so full all day and all night, and this was before any of the earthquake patients had come. I can only imagine what it is like over there now. I have known Katy Close for quite some time now, and she is a great woman who is extremely selfless and giving. She has had a passion for Haiti for as long as I have known her and volunteers her medical skills anytime she can. When I heard of the devastating news in Haiti, I knew she would be over there as soon as she could.

HAS. The two recently helped convince Hanger Prostetics to “set up shop” at HAS.

During 2009, Close spent almost four months in country serving as an internist with a group of Haitian physicians. Now back on the ground in post-quake Haiti, Close says HAS doctors saw more than 800 EXTRA patients in the first week after the quake.

“We are 90 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, and the people who got here were lucky,” Close says. “We quickly got ortho surgeons from Canada and At-lanta who could do limb sparing surgeries. In Port there are times when it is too urgent to try to spare the limb.”

While the immediacy of the need seems overwhelming, Close fears the worst may be yet to come.

“As an internist I see the future of this epidemic/disaster,” says Close. “I see the decubitus ulcers on the paralyzed patients and the pneumonias from aspirations. There are many

skin wounds. The people who had diabetes before still do, and it is more important than ever to monitor and keep their sugars very well controlled to prevent worsening of the infected wounds, which leads to more amputations.”

Close lost several patients with diabetes since the earth-quake to what she calls “collateral damage.” According to Close, some patients can’t get the neces-sary labs done because earthquake victims overwhelmed the system using all of the supplies.

“One of my patients died for lack of my ability to get a sodium level,” she says.

The second group of collateral victims suffer from what Close refers to as “trickle up the hill eco-nomics.” They relied on support from relatives in Port-au-Prince who are now dead or unem-ployed. The result’s the same... no more diabetic supplies.

Finally, Close worries about the collateral damage caused by neglect.

“I had several patients who came to the hospital and could not be seen because of the mob. One had a headache, ended up with a seizure and died,” she says. “I don’t know if anything differ-ent would be been done before the earthquake, but it certainly affected everything.”

Even before the disaster, Close and her Haitian partners had their hands full. Each day they treat cardiac problems, asthma and complications from diabetes (issues doctors see here in the States), but they also care for more end-stage AIDS patients and people with tuberculosis.

“The infectious diseases are different because here a lot are from bad water or mosquitos or a combination,” says Close. “Lep-tospirosis is common, malaria and dengue all can make you very sick. The diseases present much later and are more advanced because of the lack of accessible

health care. Some of our patients travel for days to get here.”

Close says the surgeons in Haiti also see high numbers of trauma cases because of poor roads, dangerous transportation options and non-existent safety measures.

According to Close, it was a country in need before the quake and a country that will remain in need — of things they can’t get on the island or do for themselves — for years to come.

“I wonder if all the doctors who rushed down here when it was exciting will come back? Would they do it if it wasn’t adrenaline producing? I doubt it,”

says Close, talking candidly about the “spontaneous volunteers” who are more concerned about media attention than making a lasting difference.

“Wofford people can help by supporting HAS indefinitely, by making five-year pledges so that when the ‘CNN Factor’ wears off, the hospital will be sustainable,” says Close.

To make a donation, send checks to: Hospital Albert Schweitzer Rehab, 589 Beach Bridge Road, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, or donate online at www.HASHAITI.org.


Justice and the Defense Research Institute. Gray was the recipient of the 2009 Compleat Lawyer Award, as well as the 2009 Leadership in the Law Award. He was recently selected to three sections of the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone was profiled in the January issue of the Hilton Head Monthly. The 14th Circuit includes Beaufort, Allendale, Hampton, Colleton, and Jasper counties. Stone lives with his wife, Holly, in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

1986Class Chair, Brand R. Stille

Dr. Vicki Tatum, practicing dentist and district exchange coordinator of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, was guest speaker at the Lake City Rotary Club meeting in January. In her role as coordinator she hopes to increase the number of outbound exchange

students. Tatum and her husband, Rob, live in Charleston, S.C.

Gary Wilkins has joined the specialty insurance firm The Midland Co. as senior staff adjuster. Wilkins lives in Spartanburg with his wife, Dianne, and their three children.

1987Dr. Tom Giudice and his wife, Joanna

Fulda Giudice ’88, live in Columbia, S.C. The couple wrote to us that they “loved visiting with (their) niece, Bethany Jerabek ’09, at Christ-mas.” Jerabek lives in Gainesville, Fla.

Roff Hays is manager of Sportsman’s Marina located in Brandon, Miss. Hays and his wife, Kathy, live in Jackson, with their son, Will.

Living in Greenville, S.C., Rob Rhodes is director of guidance with Greenville County Schools. In this role he coordinates and directs school guidance programs for the

county. Rhodes and his wife, Rhonda, have three children.

1988Class Chair, C. Lane Glaze

Selected for promotion to colonel, Regi-nald J. Bostick lives in McLean, Va., with his wife, Mildred, and their two children. Bostick also was selected to attend the Senior Service College for the academic year 2010-2011. He works as a military assistant to the Secretary of the Army in the Pentagon.

Gem McDowell and his wife, Tiffaney Paul McDowell ’89, live in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Gem is president of the law office Gem McDowell P.A., Tiffaney is contractor/vice president of L. W. Paul Construction Co. The couple has two children.

1989Britt Becknell and his wife, Eugenia

“Genie” Pappas Becknell ’95, live in Spar-tanburg. Britt is eastern regional sales director for Compressus Inc., a software technology firm specializing in medical image manage-ment. Genie is a product manager for Mil-liken and Co.

Dr. Cynthia Pitts, coordinator of the Upper Savannah Regional Education Center, has been named to Lander University’s Board of Visitors. Members of the board serve a two-year term as goodwill ambassadors for the university. Pitts and her husband, David, live in Clinton, S.C.

199020th Reunion, Homecoming 2010Class Chair, Scott W. Cashion

Jake Alvarez and his wife, Melissa For-rester Alvarez ’92, live in Lexington, S.C. Jake is director of sales for Xerium Technolo-gies, a global manufacturer and supplier of

consumable products used in paper produc-tion. Melissa is a homemaker. The couple has four children.

Mark Dempsey was selected by his fellow faculty as the 2009-10 Dorman High School Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching, he also coaches the defensive line for the Cava-liers football team that won the 2009 South Carolina Division I AAAA state championship. Dempsey and his wife, DeAnna, live in Moore, S.C., with their two daughters.

Living in Rock Hill, S.C., David Kidd is director of quality assurance and compliance for the data solutions firm Peak 10 Inc. Kidd and his wife, Wendy, have a daughter.

Ty Page and his wife, Leslee Houck Page ’91, live in Inman, S.C. Ty works for Travelers Insurance as an adjuster and Leslee is a title abstractor with TP Abstracts. The couple has one child.

on the ground in Haiti

(Above) a photo from Close of post-quake Port-au-Prince(Below) Close with Asmek

For Dr. Katy Close ’83, helping means committing for the long haul


Margaret Key ’96, manag-ing director of Edelman

Japan, carries responsibility for operations of the Tokyo office for Edelman in Asia Pacific. Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm with 3,400 people in 54 of-fices around the world, staffs 18 offices in the region, and Japan is one of the top three markets in Asia Pacific.

The work translates into long hours, high stress and a dynamic career that’s always changing.

“I have lived in Korea, Hong Kong and most recently Japan and many would assume that Asia is Asia and business is business. I cannot tell you how difficult it is to get to understand a culture and then try to under-stand that culture in a business context… each day provides a new challenge, and each day I learn something new,” says Key. “That is what keeps me moti-vated… I think I am one of the luckiest people in what I do.”

After graduating from Wofford, Key attended gradu-ate school in South Korea. She planned to work for the U.S. Foreign Service so she studied international public relations for two years and did a global business course with Duke University.

“While finishing up my thesis in Korea, my Korean professor introduced me to a position with Hyundai Motor. It was 1999 and Hyundai was trying to make a strong and aggressive move to enter the U.S. and global market. They were creating the company’s first global public relations team,” says Key.

It promised to be the ex-perience of a lifetime, and for Key it was. She has worked in public relations ever since, and although she didn’t follow the diplomatic path she intended, Key still considers herself an “ambassador,” who manages communications between differ-ent stakeholders.

Looking back on her experi-ence at Wofford, Key realizes that the college’s focus on study abroad provided the ideal under-graduate environment.

“I saw so many of my friends return from semesters abroad raving about how great it was,” says Key. “I thought it would be interesting to study abroad in Korea (her mother’s native coun-try)…. Without having experi-enced Korea and the support of a larger network of people who believed in the merits of study-

ing abroad, my life — personally and professionally — would be quite different,” she says.

Key wishes she could visit the college more often, particu-larly to see and thank her men-tors, Dr. Gerald Ginocchio, Dr. Gerald Thurmond, President Benjamin B. Dunlap and Dr. Ana María Wiseman. Juggling her career and care for her son, Ethan, however, keep her sched-ule packed.

“My son is fluent in English, but he speaks Korean as well. I would also like to get him learn-ing Japanese and Chinese,” says Key. “Having been born abroad and to a family that is interna-tionally based, he gets to see the world and experience how others live. He has more stamps in his passport than I believe most six years old do, and that is impor-tant to me.”

Key believes the greatest gift she can give him is the oppor-tunity to experience the world. She also believes in giving him ample doses of her time. Key was the first manager in her office to become pregnant. When she returned from a three-month maternity leave, she noticed that many Korean women who did get married and later became pregnant did not return to work.

“There are many more young women working in PR than men,” says Key, “and in order for any firm to remain success-ful it is important to create an environment that allows women to continue working while also taking care of their families.”

Key introduced flexible working hours, longer maternity leaves, special areas for breast-feeding and other accommoda-tions. The Seoul office has seen higher retention of working mothers since Key’s improve-ments. She’s now initiating the same programs in the Japan office. According to Key, the first mother will return to work in April of this year after taking off a few months for maternity leave.

Key’s ability to understand both employees and clients has earned her several prestigious honors. In 2004, she was named Edelman’s Employee of the Year in Seoul. She was a Designee for Edelman AP Academy in 2006 and in 2007 earned the Quality Hero Award, given annually to five individuals in the Edelman global network who set new quality standards in client ser-vice as well as internal processes.by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89

Dr. Douglas Wood is associate dean for administration and planning at the Eugene Lang College of The New School in New York. Wood also is a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s alumni council. He lives in New York, N.Y.

1991Class Chair, Leslee Houck Page

Tres Cox lives in Lexington, S.C., with his wife Marti. Cox is a contractor/project manager. The couple has two children.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce elected Franklin Daniels as the next chairman for the board of directors, beginning July 2010. Daniels is an attorney with the law firm of Nexsen Pruet.

Pam McAbee, a missionary with Medi-cal Missions Inc., was featured in Dec. 26, 2009, edition of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. McAbee, a former Spartanburg High School English teacher, moved to Peru in June to become a full-time missionary. She also is president of Amazon Mission Fellowship, an organization that partners U.S. and Peruvian churches.

Living in Hendersonville, N.C., Bobby Morgan is associated with the communica-tions contracting firm MasTec.

The Rev. Clint Pressley has been named co-pastor of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church, the largest Protestant church in Charlotte, N.C. He will be work-ing with the Rev. Joe Brown, senior pastor, who is beginning to anticipate retirement at the age of 61. At some time in the near future, Pressley can anticipate leading the church organization where he was baptized. Today, Hickory Grove has grown to include 16,500 members and 20 ministers. Special thanks to George Morgan ’50, who sent us a very interesting clipping from the Charlotte Observer.

The Rev. Tom Ravan is senior pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Youngsville, N.C. Ravan lives in Youngsville with his wife, Connie, and their three children.

Wendy White Tiegreen was the fea-tured speaker at the Carter Presidential Center conference on mental health peer support services in November. Tiegreen is director of Medicaid coordination for the State of Georgia Department of Behavioral Health. She and her husband, Carl, live in Lilburn, Ga.

1992Class Chair, Nicholle Palmieri Chunn

Bobby Gauthier and his wife, Stepha-nie Smith Gauthier ’94, live in Fountain Inn, S.C. Bobby is owner of Boss Bolt & Tool located in Greer, S.C., and Stephanie works for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. The couple has two children.

Chris Simmons is co-owner of Wize Guyz in Spartanburg. The firm provides installation for satellite, communication and security companies. Simmons and his wife, Shea, live in Woodruff, S.C.

Living in San Diego, Calif., Marion Wilson is academic coordinator of the Muir College writing program at the University of California San Diego. Wilson and her husband, John, have two children.

1994Class Chair, Alicia N. Truesdail

Tanya Green Greenlee and her hus-band, Jonathan Greenlee ’95, live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tanya is vice president for financial analysis for the development company Burroughs and Chapin. Jonathan is a soccer coach for Beaufort High School. The couple has two children.

Alan Lazenby has opened Lazenby Law Firm in Spartanburg. He also serves on the executive committee of the Defense Trial Attorneys Association of South Carolina. Lazenby and his wife, Amy Brandstadter Lazenby ’98, live in Spartanburg.

1995Reunion, Homecoming 2015 Class Chair, Brandie Yancey Lorenz

Maj. Jason A. Dickinson is a military intelligence officer stationed at Fort Gordon

in Augusta, Ga. Dickinson and his wife, Terri, have two children, Hannah and Ashton. The family lives in Evans, Ga.

1996Class Chair, Curt L. Nichols Jr.

Mitch Flannery has been promoted to city manager in charge of Columbia Homebuilding Operations by DR Horton American Homebuilder. He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Lexington, S.C., with their two children.

Dr. John Martin is an anesthesiologist with Anesthesiology Consultants of the Up-state. Martin and his wife, Sally, live in Seneca, S.C. The couple has three children.

Living in Winston Salem, N.C., Matt Master is an investment counselor for BB&T Bank. Master and his wife, Meredith, have two daughters, Emily and Molly.

1997Reunion, Homecoming 2017 Class Chair, Beth Mangham Guerrero

Katherine Silliman Coffey and her husband, Joseph, live in Manning, S.C. Coffey is a physician’s assistant at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Bobby Morgan is an orthopedic surgeon working for Resurgens Orthopae-dics. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Decatur, Ga.

1998Class Chair, Casey B. Moore

Colleen Cunningham is a nurse practitio-ner at Mansfield Health Clinic in Mansfield, Mass. She and her husband, Scott Ammid-own, live in Westborough, Mass.

Living in Wilmington, N.C., Cathy Green is associated with the cafeteria manage-ment technology company Meals Plus.

Beth Lindsey Helm and her husband, Patrick Helm ’00, live in Maggie Valley, N.C. Beth is a clinical pharmacist for the United States Public Health Service. The couple has two children.

Living in Augusta, Ga., David Johnson is president of the Spartanburg division of Mor-gan Corp., a site development firm. Johnson and his wife, Louise, have two children.

Suzanne Hollifield White recently passed the South Carolina Bar exam and has joined the office of the attorney general in Columbia, S.C. White will handle post-conviction relief cases for the state in the sixth and seventh circuits. She lives in Columbia.

1999Class Chair, Zack O. Atkinson

Living in New York, N.Y., Lindsay Dukes is an associate broker with New York Com-mercial Real Estate Services.

Dr. Priya Prashad lives in Philadelphia, Pa., where she is a physician fellow at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah Lyles Windham and her husband, Larry Windham, live in Saint George, S.C. Sarah is an accountant at Dixon Hughes and Larry is an assistant vice president for South Carolina Bank & Trust. The couple has two children.

200010th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, Anthony D. Hoefer Jr.

Frances Brown Anderson and her hus-band, Van, live in Atlanta, Ga. Anderson is assistant district attorney with the Gwin-nett County District Attorney’s Office in Lawrenceville.

CommunitySouth Bank & Trust an-nounced the promotion of David Swank to vice president and community banker for its Spartanburg branch in December 2009. Swank has been with the bank for two years. He and his wife, Jennifer Jackson Swank ’03, live in Spartanburg with their son.

W. Joseph Werner Jr. has opened Werner Law in his hometown of Pegram, Tenn., where he lives with his wife, Jessie. The firm will focus on criminal defense, nonprofit transactions, and Nashville health care fraud. Werner had been assistant attorney general for the state of Tennessee.

(Abov e , l e f t t o right) Tyler Kim (managing director of Edelman Korea), EJ Bae (director of corporate practice, Edelman Korea), K e y, a n d B o b Pickard (president of Edelman Northeast Asia) during Key's recognition with the Q Hero Award in San Francisco, Calif.

(Right) Key's son, Ethan, starred in one of Key's advertising projects.

Key thrives on challenging international public relations career


2001Class Chair, Jenna Sheheen Bridgers

Josh Hudson and his wife, Erin Veazey Hudson, live in Lexington, Ky., with twins, Charlie and Madigan. Josh is an attorney at Hudson & Hudson.

2002Class Chair, L. Yorke Gerrald

Living in Raleigh, N.C., Seth Ashburn is a teacher with the Wake County Public School District.

Kathryn Betts lives in Greenville, S.C., and is a homecare social worker for Hospice of the Upstate.

Greenville (S.C.) resident Bern DuPree is regional property manager for the capital management group Vista.

Dr. Allyson Gibson lives in St. Louis, Mo., where she is a biomedical research engineer and pre-clinical studies manager for Stereotaxis Inc. Gibson received her Ph.D. in physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009.

2003Class Chair, Tracy A. Howard

George Burdette is an energy analyst for Ashmore Energy International. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Houston, Texas.

Living in Greenville, S.C., Daniel Felder is vice president of Palmetto Bank at its East North Street headquarters location in Greenville.

Alison Caviness Gibson and her hus-band, Richard, live in Wheaton, Ill. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia.

Candy Gore Hindersman is a Workers’ Compensation defense attorney with the law firm Wilson Jones Carter & Barley PA. Hindersman and her husband, Jim, live in Columbia, S.C.

Living in Louisville, Ky., Dylan Scott is a pharmacist with CVS. Scott received his doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati in May 2008.

Chris Strickland and his wife, Erin, live in Spartanburg. Strickland is a financial analyst for American Credit Acceptance.

2004Class Chair, Fred A. Byers II

Ned Cannon and his wife, Sarah McLean Cannon ’05, live in Atlanta, Ga. Ned is an attorney with the law firm Orr Brown Johnson, and Sarah is an account executive for the global communications firm MS&L Worldwide.

Dr. Martha Clark is a dentist at Small Smiles Dental in Spartanburg. She lives in Greenville, S.C.

20055th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, Ryan M. Waller

Living in Jacksonville, Fla., Zach Lever is an attorney with the law firm of Smith Hulsey & Busey.

Kaitlyn Cousineau Roberts lives in Providence, R.I. She is a chef/business owner of Easy Entertaining Inc.

2006Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, Hadley E. Green

A financial analyst for Johns Manville Corp., Jacquelyn Shurburtt Burkhead, lives in Denver, Colo., with her husband, Jason.

Caroline Turnage Butterbaugh and her husband, Ian, live in Oxford, Miss. Caroline is pursuing her doctorate in mathematics at the University of Mississippi.

Ryan Fogg and his wife, Megan, live in West Palm Beach, Fla. Fogg is an attorney with the law firm of Wicker Smith.

Zach Hinton and his wife, Sarah Gowan Hinton, live in Greenville, S.C. Zach is a deputy with the Greenville County Sheriff’s office and Sarah is a student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Living in Greenville, S.C., Gabrielle Linder is a physician’s assistant at Redi Care. Linder received her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the Medical

University of South Carolina in 2009.Derek Newberry has joined Wilkes Bow-

ers law firm as an attorney. He will be based in the firm’s Spartanburg office. Newberry earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2009.

Sarah Smith, an education reporter for the Coastal Observer, lives in Pawleys Island, S.C. In 2010, the South Carolina Press As-sociation gave her 1st place for her feature story “Art of the Catch;” 2nd place for her lifestyle feature “Boot Camp;” and 3rd place for overall education reporting among weekly papers in South Carolina.

Rachel Smithson is employed as assistant to the city manager for the city of Lake Worth, Fla. She assists with policy development and implementation and provides staff assistance to elected officials.

Living in Charleston, S.C., Allison Paige Thomas is a speech-language pathologist at Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School, where she provides therapy services for children ranging in age from 3 to 10. Thomas received her master’s degree in speech pathology from the University of South Carolina in 2009.

2007Terrier Top 5 Reunion Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, Hunter L. Miller

Living in Spartanburg, Cameron Corbin is an occupational therapist at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She received her M.S. degree in rehabilitation science from the Medical University of South Carolina and is a certified and licensed oc-cupational therapist.

Lindsay Moore Mathews lives in Raleigh, N.C., and is account manager of the mid-Atlantic region for SchoolDude.com.

Kelsey Roth is a speech-language patholo-gist at New Hanover Regional Medical Cen-ter. She lives in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

2008Terrier Top 5 ReunionHomecoming 2010 Class Chair, S. Nathan Madigan

Living in Columbia, S.C., Marghretta Hagood is enrolled as a graduate student at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Valerie Elaine Tyndall lives in Columbia, S.C., where she is a graduate student in social work at the University of South Carolina.

2009Terrier Top 5 ReunionHomecoming 2010 Class Chair, T. Peyton Hray

Claire Burke lives in Atlanta, Ga., where she is a corporate sales and services trainee for the Atlanta Braves.

Frances Glenn works for the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau as a sales and convention services assistant. She lives in Charleston, S.C.

Living in Charleston, S.C., Louisa Lyles Houston is a nursing assistant at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Mary Loyal Laffitte lives in Charleston, S.C. and is an agent for the insurance com-pany PURE.

Living in Charleston, S.C., Aaron Lee Moody is enrolled in graduate school at the Medical University of South Carolina.

The Atlanta Falcons signed Andy Strick-land to their practice squad in December 2009. While at Wofford, Strickland was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll three times and as a senior he was named to the All-Southern Conference second team.

Chad Starks ’94: using his past and passion for youth to guide criminology researchWhen Chad Starks ’94 graduated from Wofford, he said that he “was never, never going back to

school.”His college experience wasn’t easy. He

made poor grades for the fist time in his life. Juggling academics and the time required by football proved to be more of a challenge than he expected. He didn’t feel like he had a support group of other African-American males who understood his situation.

“One day Coach Ayers said to me, ‘Son, I’ve never walked in your shoes, but we’ve got to find a better way to get your point across,’” says Starks. “He recognized the pain and hurt I felt, but also the hope and pride.”

Starks began to develop a support net-work including Coach Gary Zingler (who Starks says helped him break his negative ste-reotypes about father-son relationships), Dr. Gerald Ginocchio (chairman of the sociol-ogy department) and Dr. Dan Maultsby ’61 (dean of the college). Ayers also introduced Starks to Spartanburg attorney Charlie Jones ’70 who has become a life-long advocate and friend.

“I was overwhelmed that these men took personal interest in me, and I didn’t really understand how to respond,” says Starks. “I felt a sense of paranoia that these relation-ships were going to end like other relation-ships in my life.”

At about the same time, Starks became a father.

“Briana was born in 1993, and the re-sponsibility and fear of failure hit me in the face,” says Starks, who expected to be rejected once again. “It was an emotional time. I was a broke college student with no means to care for a child, but no one passed judgment on me. My daughter ate in the cafeteria, and I kept her on weekends when I didn’t have to play. My teammates helped me watch her. My daughter gave me focus and purpose.”

It was a turning point in Starks’ life, but he had no idea at the time that the new direction would lead him back into the classroom or back into neighborhoods with African-American youth who were on similar paths.

Now a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Univer-sity of Delaware, Starks finds himself not just back where he said he’d never return, but also on the forefront of research exploring African-American youth, crime and justice. He’s been published in numerous journals and recently was named the 2009 Outstanding Student of the Year by the Ameri-can Society of Criminology Division on People of Color and Crime.

“I can recognize those situations. I can provide a voice and actively make a change,” says Starks, who also holds an M.A. in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina, worked as a prevention specialist for the South Carolina Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission and as the first juvenile drug court coordinator for the state, owned his own bail bonding business and taught classes at Benedict College before beginning his doctoral program.

“When I owned the bail bonding business, I realized I was becoming a part of what I wanted to change… no one was benefitting from this but me. I wasn’t satisfied,” says Starks.

Going back to his Wofford mentors for letters of support, Starks convinced the University of Delaware to accept him into their program. He paid for his first year out of pocket determined to earn his keep from then on.

He’s since repaid the university with recognition and funding for his novel research and work training “street life-oriented” African Americans to do the job of graduate assistants. They, in turn, work directly in their own communities as researchers, analysts and agents for change. Starks is help-ing shift mental prejudices and stereotypes across neighborhood lines, and has been asked to serve as an expert witness when the state of Delaware convenes hearings on a new bill that will deny release on bail. He also initiated a minority mentor lecture series in his department.

“There’s a lack of representation for minorities, particularly blacks, in the criminology and crimi-nal justice field,” says Starks. “Young black men don’t see themselves getting PhDs, and that’s part of the problem.”


Chad Starks ’94 with daughter Briana (also daughter of Pam Garner Sloss ’93) tailgating at Wofford’s Homecoming 2009.


DEATHS1931

John Manning Parham Sr., Jan. 6, 2010, Latta, S.C. Born in June 1910, Mr. Parham was one of Wofford’s oldest alumni at the time of his death. He was the owner of John Parham Co. where he conducted busi-ness in investments, real estate and farming. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a past member of the Latta Town Council, Dillon County Tax Appeal Board, a Mason and a Magna Charter Baron. Mr. Parham was a member of Latta United Methodist Church, where he served in a series of leader-ship positions. He was the father of Dr. John M. Parham Jr. ’60 and grandfather of Ashley Parham-Aytore ’91. Memorials may be made to the John Parham Sr. Endowed Scholarship at Wofford College.

1937James Alexander Ward, Jan. 18, 2010,

Durham, N.C. Mr. Ward served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, rising to the rank of major. He then began a career as a profes-sional architect. From 1964 until his retire-ment in 1983, he was the Duke University Architect and Director of Physical Planning. For more than 50 years, he was a member of Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church. In retirement between 1988 and 1992, Mr. Ward provided valuable assistance to the architects and college staff planning the Franklin W. Olin Building at Wofford. He also served as a Durham County commissioner, chairman of the County Planning Board, trustee of Watts Hospital, director of the Health Planning Council, trustee and chairman of the building committee of Durham County Hospital, and member of the facilities advisory committee to the North Carolina State Commission on Higher Education.

1938Leon “Whit” Wilbur Vehorn, Nov.

23, 2009, Florence, S.C. A lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, Mr. Vehorn retired from Southern Bell after 36 years service. He was a pilot, an avid outdoors-man, and a saltwater angler.

1941Robert Merrill Courtney, Oct. 20,

2009, Florence, S.C. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Mr. Courtney was retired from Coble Dairies. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Hanes trains for 4,500-mile ride

Frank Hanes ’80, who along with his wife, Julie, owns The Inn at Manchester in Vermont, is training for a solo cross-country bike ride in June to create

awareness and support for prostate cancer research. “Doing this touches on so many things I value: a personal challenge, a new adventure and the opportunity to passionately pursue a goal,” says Hanes. The 4,500-mile trip begins in Anacortes, Wash., and will end two months later in Portland, Maine. For more information visit Hanes’ blog at www.innatmanchester. com/ridewithfrank.

1942Carl Eugene Baker, Jan. 21, 2010,

Gaffney, S.C. Mr. Baker was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Retired from the postal service and the textile industry, he was formerly associated with C.B. Poole.

1943Robert Pearson Beckelheimer, Sr.,

Dec. 8, 2009, Bel Air, Md.

1945Dr. Lawson Hamilton Bowling Jr.,

Oct. 31, 2009, Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Bowling retired in 1996 from the Ridgeview Institute where he served as the president of the medi-cal staff from 1982-83. His career covered a range of mental health work and leadership positions in psychiatric organizations.

1947The Rev. Dr. Harris Hartwell Parker

Jr., Jan. 27, 2010, Columbia, S.C. Dr. Parker, professor emeritus of religion, taught at Columbia College for 50 years where he was twice named “Outstanding Teacher of the Year.” He attended Trenholm Road United Methodist Church.

1949Charles Harrison Bullington, Nov.

23, 2009, Spartanburg. Mr. Bullington was the retired assistant executive director of the Spartanburg Housing Authority. He was the founder of the Westview-Fairforest Volunteer Fire Department where he served as chief for 25 years. Mr. Bullington was a charter mem-ber of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church where he served as deacon and taught Sunday school for 50 years.

John Thomas “J.T.” Cothran, Dec. 18, 2009, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Cothran honorably served in the U.S. Army, 187th Airborne Division, and retired as a manager of public relations for Southern Bell Telephone Co. in 1983. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. He served on the boards of the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, and the YMCA.

George McKendree “Mac” Haynes, Feb. 5, 2010, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Haynes served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during WWII as a cryptographic technician. A chemical consultant, he founded several businesses including Whitestone Chemical Co., Haynes Chemical Co., and Haynes Travel. Mr. Haynes was an emeritus member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Robert Tatlow Hunt, Feb. 14, 2010, Spartanburg, S.C. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Hunt was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in combat. He retired from Arkwright Mill as a cotton buyer in 1998. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

1951James Ernest “Jim” Hudson, Jan. 11,

2010, Athens, Ga. After serving as an Army sergeant, Mr. Hudson coached at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind. He then moved to Athens, Ga., where he attended law school, coached the freshmen line at the University of Georgia and scouted for the San Francisco Forty-Niners. He practiced law in Athens for 50 years before retiring in 2007 from Hudson, Montgomery and Kalivoda. Mr. Hudson was a founding member and past Vestryman of St. Stephens Anglican Catholic Church. He was past president of the Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association and a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

1952Dr. Edward Milton Berckman, Nov.

28, 2009, Valdosta, Ga. Dr. Berckman was a retired Episcopal minister and professor of English, teaching at Valdosta State University and in India. He was a volunteer for Alzheimer Caregiver Time Out (ACTO) Association and a member of Tai Chi society.

Bennie Turner Case, Nov. 18, 2009, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Case was an U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was chairman of the board of Case Brothers of Spartanburg, a music business founded by his grandfather. He was a member of the Spartanburg Music Foundation Board and president of the Spartanburg Sertoma Club. Mr. Case was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he was a longtime usher.

Robert Edwin Henderson, Dec. 8, 2009, Chesnee, S.C. Mr. Henderson served as a staff sergeant for the U.S. Air Force and was a former president of American Legion Post 48. He retired as plant manager from Arrow Automotive and was the owner of Hender-son Automotive and Robin’s Nest Women’s Clothiers. Mr. Henderson was a member of Chesnee First Baptist Church.

1956Dr. William Freeman Parker Jr., Jan.

19, 2010, Florence, S.C. Dr. Parker opened his internal medicine practice in July 1966 and continued to treat patients until shortly before his death. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Dr. Parker served two years in the U.S. Army and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman.

1960Dr. Maxwell Ezell Cline, Jan. 8, 2010,

Middleburg, Fla. Dr. Cline served as an Army captain in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a physician at the Baker County Correctional Institute in Florida at the time of this death.

William LeGrand “Billy” Drew Jr., Nov. 27, 2009, Florence, S.C. Mr. Drew served in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired as a supervisor from E.I. Dupont after 28 years. He was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church, the Methodist Men’s Club, and the Asbury Sunday School Class.

Kenneth Edgeworth Hough, Sept. 20, 2009, Harpswell, Maine. Mr. Hough was headmaster of College Preparatory School in Charleston, S.C., from 1968 until 1981. He then was the founder and innkeeper of The Orchard Inn in Saluda, N.C. until 1994. Mr. Hough sang and performed leading roles with The Charleston Opera Co. and was also a popular vocalist at area synagogues and churches. He and his wife moved to Maine in 2001, and he returned to teaching at Lisbon High School.

Ebbie “Bear” Leon Shaw Jr., Jan. 11, 2010, Milbridge, Maine. A varsity baseball player and cheerleader during his student days at Wofford, Mr. Shaw was a loyal and enthusiastic member of the Terrier Club through his life. He served as vice president of healthcare at Trinity Vendor Finance, enjoying a successful career in sales and financing of medical and dental equipment and supplies.

1961Tony Brown Miller, Dec. 17, 2009,

Chesterfield, S.C. Mr. Miller retired from the Farm Bureau Insurance Company in Chesterfield County on Dec. 31, 1999 as an agency manager. Mr. Miller was a member of Zoar United Methodist Church and was a former member of the board of directors of the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce. He served six years in the Army and Army Reserve.

1964Wilson Fredrick "Ricky" Baker,

Dec. 22, 2009, Murrells Inlet, S.C.

1965James S. “Jimmy” Rogers III, Dec.

24, 2009, Conway, S.C. Mr. Rogers was a middle school history teacher in Conway, S.C. and Connecticut and received the 1994 Celebration of Excellence Award for his creativity and innovation in classroom activities. Mr. Rogers also served as football and basketball coach for several middle and high school teams. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

1966Hugh Leroy Hayes, Feb. 14, 2010,

Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Hayes served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966 – 1968. He was the former owner of Hayes Construction Co. and Hayes Home Inspection Co. Mr. Hayes was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Wofford College Terrier Club.

Danny Cecil Powell, Feb. 7, 2010, Chesnee, S.C. Mr. Powell was vice president of Thompson Brothers Exterminating. He was a member of First Baptist Church North of Spartanburg.

1967Capers Franklin Smith Jr., Nov. 1,

2009, Savannah, Ga. Mr. Smith was associ-ated with the Harleysville Insurance Co. as the vice president of administration and was a territorial marketing specialist for the state of Georgia. He served on the original board of the Savannah Silent Witness Program. He also was a past chairman of the Chatham County Mosquito Control Commission.

1969Ernest Alexander Holt Jr., Dec. 15,

2009, Burlington, N.C. Recently associated with Alamance Andrews Drugstore, Mr. Holt taught English and social studies in South Boston, Va., and Burlington. Mr. Holt was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he had served as a former deacon and youth advisor.

1973E. George McCoin, Feb. 18, 2010,

Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. McCoin was a realtor with Prudential C. Dan Joyner and Young Realtors. He was formerly associated with W. Lewis White Co., the Southern Weaving Co. in Greenville, and the Greenville News.

Mungo honored for economic development

Stewart Mungo ’74 (left) was honored as an Ambassador for Economic Development by the Department of Commerce and legislative leaders as part

of South Carolina’s 19th Annual Industry Appreciation Week in January. Mungo, president and CEO of the Mungo Co., has been dedicated to creating

and maintaining appealing entrances to Lexington communities. Through his work toward positive first impressions, Mungo plays an important role in the county’s economic development. He has worked with Keeping the Midlands Beautiful on such projects as Airport Boulevard Beautification and is currently working on a range of public-private partnerships including the City of West Columbia’s Fountain, Irmo’s gateway tree planting project and landscaping projects with SCANA and the City of Cayce.

Smith celebrates 100th birthday in Bennettsville

Carlisle Smith, who attended Wofford from 1927-29, celebrated his 100th birthday on Oct. 14, 2009, and was featured in the Marlboro Herald-Advocate

for his lifetime of photos and memories. Smith and his brother-in-law founded Warden & Smith Ready Mix Concrete in 1956. Smith also started Pageland Sand Co. in 1981. Although Smith hasn't worked in the office for a few years, he celebrated his 100th birthday by going to the office and driving a mixer truck. Smith has two daughters, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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Mr. McCoin was the recipient the David W. Reid Award for his numerous community and arts activities.

1975Cathy Giles Cash, Dec. 21, 2009,

Campobello, S.C. Mrs. Cash began her career as an elementary school teacher in Columbus, N.C. She then became associated with Avon Inc. in Spartanburg, where she was a district manager for over 20 years.

1976Lt. Col. Aubrey Crawford, Jan. 3,

2010, Columbia, S.C. Col. Crawford retired as chief, Air Operations Center Systems, with the 609th Air Communications Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base. He joined the Gen-eral Dynamics team as program manager in Sumter. He was a member of Reid Chapel AME Church where he was a member of the board of trustees, Nehemiah and com-munication ministries.

1980James Kent Pierce, Dec. 19, 2009,

Buford, Ga. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Pierce was the founder and co-owner of Clean Air and Refrigerant in Norcross, Ga.

FriendsJames Miles Culpepper, Dec. 13,

2009, Charleston, S.C. A member of the Wofford Board of Trustees from 1964-1978 and former chairman of the board (1972-1976), Mr. Culpepper was director emeritus of First Financial Holdings Inc. He enjoyed a 60-year career with First Federal Savings and Loan and was a former president of Copleston’s Klendry in Charleston. A colonel in World War II, Mr. Culpepper was a veteran of the Pacific campaign.

Sarah Lee Abercrombie, Feb. 26, 2010, College Park, Ga. Mrs. Abercrombie was the widow of C. L. Abercrombie ’39 and the mother of Wofford Professor C. L. “Ab” Abercrombie. Memorials may be made to the Wofford College Biology Department.

Wofford remembers legendary teachersIn the same week this January, Wofford experienced the passing

of distinguished retired professors Dr. H. Donald Dobbs and Dr. Constance Dean Armitage Antonsen.

On Thursday, Jan. 7, Dr. Dobbs died close by the bed and break-fast that he and his wife, Ann, operated in Eastman, Ga. He had suffered a serious fall on Dec. 15 and had gone through an extended hospitalization. He joined the Wofford department of biology at age 22 in the fall of 1955, beginning at 40-year career that ended with his retirement in 1995.

Dr. Antonsen taught art history at Wofford for 29 years begin-ning in 1963. She died in Inman, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 9, at the age of 95. She coached a popular fencing team and was a pioneer in offering Interim courses involving foreign travel and study. She was an internationally recognized leader in the modern conservative movement associated with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.

In Africa, they say that when an older person dies, a library burns. That’s true: part of the consciousness of a community perishes with such an elder. On the other hand, when we pause a moment to exchange our personal thoughts, the collective memory is refreshed and enriched. Such was the case on our campus, in our surrounding communities, and across the Internet.

“Dr. Dobbs was the most brilliant professor I ever had,” Dr. Wendy Sellers Campbell ’93 wrote. “He was also the most challeng-ing professor I have ever had. Dr. Dobbs could make those dissected fetal pigs come to life like no other. And he could draw the most amazing cells, organs, tissue, plants, animals — you name it. The board was just filled with drawings and notes, and he lectured non-stop from the moment class began to the moment class ended. As he lectured he chewed on this cigar and every once in a while whipped out some scissors and cut the end of the cigar off and chewed some more on a fresh end. And he always had a coffee mug.”

I was privileged to be a student of Dr. Antonsen in the late 1960s. I was truly tabular rasa, signing up for her introductory class with little background beyond the notion that it might be a Good Thing if I knew more about the visual arts. What an amazing experi-ence her class turned out to be! She not only described hundreds of slides with precision, but she also made special connections across times and distances. She was sophisticated, highly intelligent and well traveled, speaking 13 languages. Yet she was not above taking the time to get to know us personally, relating to us “Wofford gentle-men” in the vernacular of the small-town South from whence we came. At her memorial service, Dr. Clay Turner described “Connie” as “winsome.” Yes, that was the word I had been looking for.

As I read the wonderful e-mails and Facebook posts from alumni and listened to eulogies at the memorial services of these two great teachers, I tried to analyze why Wofford alumni admired them so much and remembered them so fondly. I came to the conclusion

that, among other things, they were magnificent lecturers. You knew that if you did your homework, your time in class would not be wasted. You would experience something memorable, whether it was about biology or art history, or just life in general. You knew that they would be well prepared and thoroughly organized, tough but fair when they tested you. You knew that you would be an “engaged learner.”

Wofford will long remember Don Dobbs and Constance Armit-age Antonsen, and our heartfelt condolences go out to their families.

This article first appeared on the Wofford Web site as a blog by Doyle Boggs ‘70. To see other entries, go to blogs.wofford.edu/doyleblogs.

Dr. Paul Abernethy ’41 named Citizen of the Year

In December, Dr. Paul Abernethy ’41 was named the Kiwanis Club’s Citizen of the Year in Alamance County, N.C. The Burlington Times-News featured

Abernethy in an article on Dec. 20, 2009, highlighting the many accomplishments in Abernethy's life, including opening the first eye clinic in the county and being the first graduate of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest. Above, Abernethy sits at the horseshoe-shaped organ that he has in his home. Photo by Brad Coville/Times-News Burlington.

Driggers noted for creative dentist office

Dr. Isabel Ghowanlu Driggers ’98 (left), a pediatric dentist, has decorated the exam room of Coastal Kids Dental in Hanahan, S.C., to look like the bow of a

ship. Driggers loves her young patients and works to make sure they have a good experience when visiting her office. For her efforts, she was featured in the Dec. 10, 2009, Charleston Post and Courier. Photo by Samantha Test.

Metze’s magic featured in international publication

The Linking Ring, a worldwide publication of the International Brotherhood of Magicians,

just gave the Rev. Tony Metze ’80 (right) “the honor of [his] magical life” by publishing some of his “original effects” in the December 2009 issue. Metze, who has been performing magic since he was 10 years old, is the minister of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Columbia, S.C. Metze says his experiences at Wofford helped him hone his skills, particularly the parapsychology class taught by Dr. Don Scott. To start each week, Metze performed a mental magic effect for the class. It inspired him to continue to share his magic.

Constance Antonsen (above) and Don Dobbs (below) in the classroom and lab where they influenced generations of Wofford students.

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Wofford TodayPostmaster: Send PS 3579

to Wofford College429 N. Church Street

Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663

Congratulations2010 Champions

- 26 wins most in college history

- First SoCon Championship in college history

- First trip to NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

- 15-3 conference record, best in Wofford history

- First SoCon South Division Championship

- Mike Young, SoCon Coach of the Year

Tournament Champions: Wofford 56 — Appalachian State 51

- Noah Dahlman ’11, SoCon Player of the Year and SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player

- Dahlman and Junior Salters ’10 both reached 1,000 points during the season

- Dahlman, Tim Johnson ’11, Jamar Diggs ’11 named to All-Conference teams

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