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<strong>Inside</strong><br />

~ New DiGiorgio Center Transforms Campus Life<br />

~ <strong>Winthrop</strong> Celebrates 125 Years of Distinction<br />

~ Global Learning Initiative Encourages International Focus


President’s Message<br />

“<strong>Winthrop</strong> has<br />

many traditions that<br />

endure and enrich the<br />

experiences of our<br />

modern-day students.<br />

One of those traditions<br />

is endurance, itself.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> over these<br />

past 125 years has<br />

had to meet historic<br />

challenges ranging<br />

from Reconstruction,<br />

to the Great Depression<br />

and World Wars, to the<br />

present-day economic<br />

‘new realities’ of an<br />

ever-shifting<br />

global paradigm.”<br />

Dear Friends:<br />

This year, <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> celebrates our 125th year of service to students and their families. This campus<br />

community takes enormous pride in the generations of alumni whose capacities to contribute to society continue to<br />

be created here.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> has many traditions that endure and enrich the experiences of our modern-day students. One of<br />

those traditions is endurance, itself. <strong>Winthrop</strong> over these past 125 years has had to meet historic challenges ranging<br />

from Reconstruction, to the Great Depression and World Wars, to the present-day economic “new realities” of<br />

an ever-shifting global paradigm.<br />

We have done so by being willing to transform ourselves as called upon by the times, while also being steadfast<br />

in our timeless values: service, excellence, diversity, community and leadership. That is also how <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

will adapt to the new realities facing our campus community today: an increasing demand for new and more<br />

personalized program offerings and delivery options, a profoundly reduced level of state funding support and a<br />

concomitant emphasis on funding self-reliance.<br />

Adjusting to these times will not be easy, yet we meet these challenges inspired by those who have come before<br />

us and affirmed by a number of recent milestone achievements:<br />

Our inclusion, for the 19th time, to U.S. News and World Report’s list of “Best Colleges in America” as<br />

well as recognition by WiseChoice Research as a Top 10 value school;<br />

Generation of nearly $6 million in multi-year science-related research support;<br />

Receipt of nearly $11 million in education grants that will enable critical outreach to high-need schools;<br />

Recognition by Education Trust as a national leader in consistently showing high rates of graduation success<br />

among minority populations; and<br />

Development of the university’s Global Learning Initiative to broaden and deepen global perspectives<br />

among <strong>Winthrop</strong> students to enable them to work more effectively in a global economy and a global<br />

society.<br />

I hope you’ll take a few moments to review this <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine edition for more on the milestones mentioned<br />

above, as well as recent events on campus celebrating new facilities and gifts to the university.<br />

Whether it’s been 50 years or five months since you’ve been on campus, I encourage you to visit us again<br />

soon to help us celebrate 125 years of exemplary service to higher education. As always, thank you for all that<br />

you do to champion the <strong>Winthrop</strong> cause.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Anthony J. DiGiorgio<br />

President


<strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Contents Winter 2011<br />

Board of Trustees<br />

Kathy Hudson Bigham ’73<br />

Chair<br />

Rock Hill, S.C.<br />

Dalton B. Floyd Jr.<br />

Vice Chair<br />

Surfside Beach, S.C.<br />

Frances Cunningham Davenport ’59<br />

Clinton, S.C.<br />

Karl Folkens ’78<br />

Florence, S.C.<br />

Sam Foster Sr.<br />

Rock Hill, S.C.<br />

Jane Lawton LaRoche ’70<br />

Camden, S.C.<br />

Tommy Pope<br />

Rock Hill, S.C.<br />

Tim Sease ’87<br />

Mount Pleasant, S.C.<br />

Janet Rice Smalley ’72<br />

Walhalla, S.C.<br />

Sue Smith-Rex<br />

Winnsboro, S.C.<br />

Scott Talley<br />

Spartanburg, S.C.<br />

Robert Thompson<br />

Rock Hill, S.C.<br />

Donna Glenn Tinsley-Holley<br />

Columbia, S.C.<br />

David Vipperman<br />

Rock Hill, S.C.<br />

Marsha Bollinger<br />

Faculty Representative<br />

Sydney Evans<br />

Student Representative<br />

Features<br />

02 <strong>Winthrop</strong> and the World:<br />

Global Learning Initiative<br />

Encourages Students to Think<br />

(A)Broad<br />

06 Fully Engaged:<br />

DiGiorgio Center<br />

Transforms Campus Life<br />

and Learning<br />

10 Tracking the President:<br />

David Jackson Keeps Tabs on<br />

the Obama Administration<br />

14 Homecoming:<br />

2010 Photo Essay<br />

16 Enduring Vision:<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> Celebrates 125 Years<br />

14<br />

06<br />

Updates<br />

11 Campus News<br />

12 Development News<br />

13 Alumni News<br />

20 Class Notes<br />

23 Milestones<br />

Anthony J. DiGiorgio<br />

President<br />

Kathryn Holten<br />

Vice President for <strong>University</strong><br />

Advancement and Enrollment Management<br />

Brien Lewis<br />

Vice President for <strong>University</strong> Development<br />

and Alumni Relations<br />

Ellen Wilder-Byrd ’88, ’94<br />

Associate Vice President for Advancement<br />

and Executive Director of<br />

<strong>University</strong> Relations<br />

Debbie Garrick ’87, ’89<br />

Executive Director of Alumni Relations<br />

Editorial Staff<br />

Monica Bennett, editor<br />

Allen F. Blackmon ’86, art director<br />

Contributing writers:<br />

Meredith Carter ’05<br />

Judy Longshaw<br />

Amanda Stewart ’03, ’05<br />

Jill Stuckey ’02, ’07<br />

About the Cover<br />

The university’s newest building, the DiGiorgio Campus Center, buzzes with<br />

activity at all hours. The facility, located in the heart of campus, provides an array<br />

of food options, meeting spaces, and entertainment offerings, and it serves as the<br />

perfect spot to gather, relax and make new friends.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine is published for alumni, faculty, staff, parents and<br />

friends of <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> by the Office of <strong>University</strong> Relations.<br />

Third-class postage is paid in Greenville, S.C.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> offers equal opportunity in its employment,<br />

admissions and educational activities.<br />

2010-135AB<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 1


<strong>Winthrop</strong> and the World<br />

By Judy Longshaw<br />

In a world where<br />

communications<br />

have made faraway<br />

places more<br />

accessible, <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

students<br />

take full advantage<br />

of society’s<br />

interconnectivity<br />

by learning about<br />

other cultures and valuing<br />

diversity. Their efforts<br />

received a boost recently when<br />

a new Global Learning Initiative was<br />

announced.<br />

As part of the upcoming accreditation process for<br />

the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association<br />

of Colleges and Schools, <strong>Winthrop</strong> faculty and<br />

staff chose a project that would have a profound effect<br />

on the campus community: enhanced global learning<br />

opportunities for freshmen and sophomores who take the<br />

university’s general education classes.<br />

The goal of <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s accreditation plan, called a Quality<br />

Enhancement Plan, is to encourage students to think beyond the<br />

United States’ borders. The plan “intentionally integrates global<br />

learning into the freshman-sophomore experience to prepare<br />

global citizens,” said Marilyn Sarow, chair of the enhancement plan<br />

and an assistant to the vice president for academic affairs.<br />

Leading the five-year initiative is David Harwell ’93, ’95, assistant<br />

dean of <strong>University</strong> College.<br />

Harwell said the initiative<br />

will focus primarily on enhancing<br />

the global emphasis across<br />

the Touchstone Program for <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s<br />

general education curriculum, and<br />

will include developing global and intercultural<br />

experiences for undergraduate students.<br />

A Strong Foundation for<br />

Global Learning<br />

The effort to infuse students with a<br />

love of global learning is a mission<br />

with a strong foundation, Sarow<br />

said.<br />

This year <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

has international exchanges<br />

with seven universities<br />

around the world and partnerships<br />

with 14 others. Typically<br />

about 3 percent of <strong>Winthrop</strong> students<br />

take a study abroad trip, but<br />

with an increased emphasis on global<br />

learning, <strong>Winthrop</strong> officials expect<br />

those numbers to increase. Development<br />

and financial aid officials are working<br />

to offer more scholarship opportunities for<br />

students to study overseas and to keep the expenses<br />

nearly the same cost as regular tuition.<br />

The emphasis is paying off as three students<br />

were selected for the first time from a highly compet-<br />

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Global Learning Initiative Encourages Students to Think (A)Broad<br />

itive pool of applicants to participate<br />

in the Benjamin A. Gilman International<br />

Scholarship Program. The program aims to diversify<br />

the student population that studies abroad<br />

by supporting under-represented groups of<br />

undergraduates and those who might otherwise not participate<br />

due to financial constraints.<br />

This fall, LaKeisha Myers, a sociology major, and<br />

Chantelle Van Nostern, a biology major, attended the<br />

American <strong>University</strong> in Cairo, Egypt. Marshall Sykes,<br />

a fine arts major, used the Gilman Scholarship to attend West<br />

Virginia <strong>University</strong>’s Ceramics in China program. <strong>Winthrop</strong> offers<br />

10 scholarships that encourage students to study overseas.<br />

Students also travel with professors to different countries for a specific course,<br />

including last summer’s trips by an art class to see Mexican political murals, by a<br />

religion class to Israel and a Spanish literature class to Spain.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> welcomed<br />

a large group<br />

of Chinese students<br />

last fall, more than 60 in<br />

all, arriving to study accounting,<br />

many of them<br />

through the partnership of<br />

the College of Business Administration<br />

with Nantong <strong>University</strong>. The<br />

International Center also attracted<br />

students from Venezuela, Sri Lanka,<br />

Brazil, Zimbabwe, Slovenia, Ecuador,<br />

Myanmar, the Bahamas<br />

and Austria, and a brother and<br />

Countries in red indicate home countries of past and<br />

present international students of the university.<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 3


sister from Saudi Arabia. In addition, the university’s<br />

exchange partner universities sent a group of eight<br />

Norwegian students from Agder <strong>University</strong>, one<br />

Finnish student from the Saimaa <strong>University</strong> of Applied<br />

Science, two Australian students from Deakin<br />

<strong>University</strong> and one Taiwanese student from Ming<br />

Chuan <strong>University</strong>.<br />

In the spring, <strong>Winthrop</strong> will admit several dozen<br />

French students as part of the ESICAD-ISCOM<br />

agreement for business and integrated marketing<br />

communication students.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> has a rich history of emphasizing the<br />

importance of global initiatives through academic<br />

programs, international exchanges, residence hall<br />

programming and campus activities. The Global<br />

Learning Initiative will only add to what already is a<br />

strong foundation.<br />

Enhancements for the<br />

International Center<br />

In October, the International Center moved<br />

from Tillman Hall to join <strong>University</strong> College in<br />

Dinkins Hall. The new location will allow all the<br />

offices of <strong>University</strong> College to be under one roof,<br />

and the International Center will benefit from the<br />

close proximity to offices such as Nationally Competitive<br />

Awards, Honors, Leadership, TRiO and the<br />

Academic Success Center.<br />

Dedicated to recruiting students from all over<br />

the world and to sending <strong>Winthrop</strong> students overseas<br />

for a study abroad experience, the International<br />

Center recently welcomed new undergraduate recruitment<br />

staff to help with those efforts.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> stands poised to make the most of its<br />

Global Learning Initiative in a way that will have<br />

a profound effect on how students grow as world<br />

citizens. A fast-paced society faces students when they graduate, and the connections<br />

made through increased global awareness, trips abroad and relationships<br />

with international students will benefit them for a lifetime.<br />

Graduates Apply Global Learning to Life, Careers<br />

For Betty Creamer ’73, a speech and drama major, her awareness of a bigger<br />

world started during an International Politics course at <strong>Winthrop</strong>. Since then she<br />

has traveled the world while working with educators on American military posts<br />

in Korea and serving as a senior administrator at The American School in Japan.<br />

Today, Creamer serves as director of the George<br />

Washington Academy in Casablanca, Morocco.<br />

The K-12 school serves 700 students of 30 nationalities.<br />

Creamer holds the distinction of being the<br />

only female leading a major international school<br />

within a Muslim country. “Each student speaks<br />

English, French and Arabic, and we instill within<br />

our students the idea of being a global citizen, of<br />

breaking down barriers, and appreciating and<br />

respecting different cultures and faiths,” said<br />

Creamer.<br />

Upon graduation, many of Creamer’s students will travel abroad to pursue<br />

additional educational opportunities, a step — to know and participate in the<br />

world around them — that is encouraged at George Washington Academy<br />

where “a world of differences unites to create a different world — a world with<br />

no boundaries!”<br />

“My time at <strong>Winthrop</strong> made me fearless. When opportunities<br />

arose to travel abroad, I didn’t hesitate. That<br />

is the greatest gift <strong>Winthrop</strong> gave me – the confidence<br />

to believe that I can do anything,” said Creamer. “And<br />

I’m passing that gift along to our students in Morocco.”<br />

Some <strong>Winthrop</strong> graduates like Alexis Gordon ’02<br />

nurtured an interest in world affairs by participating<br />

with Model United Nations, an outstanding program<br />

that brings high school students to campus to work with<br />

college students in re-enacting the United Nations.<br />

4 Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine


Gordon, a mass communication and political<br />

science major, gained much from her Model UN<br />

experience. “Model UN reinforced how culture is<br />

much more than the arts as many people interpret<br />

that word. It is our norms, our values and how<br />

these things shape our decisions, our society,” said<br />

Gordon, now program director of Charlotte International<br />

Cabinet. The office is a non-profit partner<br />

with the city of Charlotte and works to promote<br />

Charlotte as an international city.<br />

“Learning about the UN gave me a better perspective<br />

on how other countries view government.<br />

This helps me in everything from attending events<br />

and discussing partnership opportunities with<br />

the mayor’s office to asking one of the region’s 850<br />

foreign-owned firms to get involved with sponsorships.”<br />

Studying at <strong>Winthrop</strong> helped Gelson Kawassaki<br />

’02, an integrated marketing communication major<br />

from Brazil, sharpen his English skills and better<br />

understand American culture.<br />

He also helped Coach Cid<br />

Carvalho with the women’s<br />

tennis team before returning<br />

to work in Brazil’s largest city,<br />

Sao ~ Paulo.<br />

“In my opinion, the only<br />

way to learn a country’s language<br />

is by living in the environment<br />

where you are forced<br />

to speak that language,” said<br />

Kawassaki, an account executive<br />

at a textile company called<br />

Coteminas, one of the largest textile companies in the<br />

world and now owner of Springs Global in Fort Mill,<br />

S.C. Kawassaki’s client is the Walmart Brazil group.<br />

He has found that knowledge of other cultures is extremely important in the<br />

workplace because of the multinational companies that are “dominating” major<br />

businesses all over the globe. “In Brazil for example, you cannot get a good job<br />

if you do not speak good English, and most of the well qualified professionals<br />

speak at least one or two more languages other than our Portuguese and English,”<br />

Kawassaki said.<br />

Meanwhile, American students and graduates who have studied, traveled<br />

and lived overseas report life-changing experiences. Chelsea White ’09, an integrated<br />

marketing communication major, headed abroad to pursue her dream to<br />

continue playing soccer after college. “My journey began in England getting contacts<br />

from <strong>Winthrop</strong> friends and traveling to try<br />

out for teams,” she said. “All the networking I did<br />

eventually led to a job, doing what I love, playing<br />

soccer in Sweden.”<br />

White played as a forward with Kvarnsveden<br />

IK. Now back in the United States, she hopes to<br />

go back overseas for another season, possibly in<br />

another country.<br />

She met new people, made contacts and survived<br />

in a new country on her own. “I believe that<br />

when you experience a culture firsthand,<br />

you have a connection that is truly special,”<br />

White said. “I’m a huge believer in being culturally well-rounded,<br />

and I have <strong>Winthrop</strong> to thank for constantly pushing us to learn as much<br />

as we can while pursuing or being given the opportunity.”<br />

As a student at <strong>Winthrop</strong>, White said her professors encouraged<br />

her to get to know international students in and out of the classroom.<br />

“One of the best and biggest lessons I learned while at <strong>Winthrop</strong> was<br />

to network and continue to network,” she said. “I believe that is one of<br />

my greatest accomplishments in traveling — not only gaining lifelong<br />

friendships, but contacts to reach out to later when I begin a career so<br />

I will have a vast array of knowledge on a firsthand basis of people and<br />

places around the world.”<br />

For more information about the Global Learning Initiative,<br />

visit www2.winthrop.edu/gli.<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 5


Fully Engaged<br />

DiGiorgio Center Transforms<br />

Campus Life and Learning<br />

By Jill Stuckey<br />

Much of a student’s university education takes place outside<br />

the walls of a classroom. It is perpetuated in the “…constant conversation between<br />

young and old, between students, among faculty; between faculty and students.”<br />

Much of that “constant conversation” at <strong>Winthrop</strong> today takes place in the new<br />

Anthony J. and Gale N. DiGiorgio Campus Center, which debuted on campus last<br />

fall. Within its walls are an array of facilities where members of <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s myriad<br />

student organizations hone their leadership skills, as well as amenities that beckon<br />

the entire campus community to gather, relax and learn more about each other<br />

and the world around them.<br />

“What really has moved Gale and me is to see how seamlessly and quickly this<br />

campus center has become the epicenter of campus life,” said President Anthony<br />

DiGiorgio. “It has quickly become the keystone that supports a decade’s worth of<br />

campus improvements that have simultaneously modernized the campus while<br />

maintaining its traditional, historic sense of place, a place of exceptional beauty<br />

and a place that fosters student engagement and learning at every turn.”<br />

The new building gives student organizations a dedicated space in which to operate.<br />

A large, airy room on the second floor provides computer work stations, a<br />

conference room, lockers with mobile storage and mailboxes exclusively for student<br />

organizations. Accessible with students’ <strong>Winthrop</strong> IDs, the space is used to<br />

discuss events, hold meetings and plan for the future.<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine<br />

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“The university today is very different from the one<br />

25 years ago, or 50 or 100 or 250 years ago, and<br />

yet it is not different. It is still a constant conversation<br />

between young and old, between students, among<br />

faculty; between faculty and students; a conversation<br />

between past and present, a conversation the culture<br />

has with itself, on behalf of the country…”<br />

— A. Bartlett Giamatti,<br />

former president of<br />

Yale <strong>University</strong><br />

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Students also often gather around food, which is why the Di-<br />

Giorgio Center always has a food venue open. Those with late night<br />

cravings may stop by Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, and those with an early<br />

morning class may pop into Starbucks for a quick pick-me-up. Meals<br />

in the food court, Markley’s at the Center, allow students to choose<br />

from an array, including Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, AFC Sushi,<br />

Jump Asian Express, Burger Studio, Zoca (Mexican) and Topio’s<br />

Pizza.<br />

Other highlights of the building include a ballroom, Dina’s Place<br />

and The Edge, all venues which have enhanced student programming.<br />

The ballroom is perfectly suited for large functions, while<br />

Dina’s Place is home to Eagle Flicks, a new film series sponsored by<br />

DSU. On other nights, lecture events and performing artists spark<br />

the interests of students both in Dina’s Place and in The Edge, a stage<br />

located in Markley’s.<br />

Students also flock to the DiGiorgio Center for other entertainment<br />

and information options. New pool and ping-pong tables; TVs;<br />

and Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii game systems make the recreational area<br />

a popular stop between classes. At the Post Office, students collect<br />

their “snail” mail, while computer kiosk walk-up stations allow them<br />

to check e-mail. A digital signage system with a nine-screen digital<br />

video wall in the lobby and five additional screens throughout the<br />

building allow student organizations and campus departments to<br />

promote their activities while saving paper.<br />

“The DiGiorgio Center is a place for total engagement — cognitive,<br />

personal and interpersonal,” said Frank Ardaiolo, vice president<br />

for student life. “As students become engaged they are going to learn<br />

more about themselves, others and their field of study.”<br />

The student engagement doesn’t end at the doors of the DiGiorgio<br />

Center, either. To the north of the building, where Peabody<br />

Field once was, is the new Campus Green. This attractive, ecological<br />

feature provides for much of the campus’ storm water runoff. Beautifully<br />

landscaped, it provides another space for students to congregate,<br />

study or participate in recreational activities. Just beyond the<br />

Following the <strong>Winthrop</strong> tradition of naming university buildings<br />

after presidents who have served a significant tenure, the<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> Board of Trustees named the Anthony J. and Gale<br />

N. DiGiorgio Campus Center to honor the president and first<br />

lady, in recognition of unparalleled achievement for <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

through their leadership.<br />

“The work Tony and Gale DiGiorgio have done for <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

over the years is, at heart, all about vision,” said Chair of the<br />

Board of Trustees Kathy Bigham ’73. “It’s about encouraging<br />

young people to look within themselves and envision the<br />

possibilities that are there for their futures, including service<br />

to others.”<br />

Former Chair of the Board of Trustees Karl Folkens ’78 agrees.<br />

“Special places for learning exist all around us, but especially<br />

in this new ‘heart of campus,’ a concept that Tony DiGiorgio<br />

first presented to the trustees early in the decade, so <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

would be ready to meet the needs and expectations<br />

of contemporary students. Such places inspire engagement<br />

among all members of the campus community. And as Gale<br />

DiGiorgio has said so often, that creates the opportunity for<br />

conversations that go beyond the self and into the realm of<br />

service to others in the wider community.”<br />

The couple has served <strong>Winthrop</strong> for more than 20 years — the<br />

longest tenure since <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s founding president — and<br />

the DiGiorgios eventually will share an emeritus office in the<br />

building that bears their names.<br />

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Council of Student Leaders and<br />

student organizations’ suite<br />

Campus Green, the revamped and upgraded amphitheatre will<br />

provide space for outdoor classes and performances. To the south<br />

of the building is the distinctive open-air Community Concourse,<br />

uniting the DiGiorgio Center with the Lois Rhame West Health,<br />

Physical Education and Wellness Center. To the east is Scholars<br />

Walk, the central pedestrian promenade within this new heart of<br />

campus.<br />

The DiGiorgio Center has transformed campus life for more<br />

than just students. Student Life staff have settled into their offices,<br />

while faculty and staff from across campus enjoy the offerings<br />

of Starbucks and Markley’s. Moving the <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Bookstore to the building invites the Rock Hill community to<br />

stop in and browse for a paperback or <strong>Winthrop</strong> apparel, and<br />

many have commented positively on the entire facility.<br />

DiGiorgios Honor Family with $200,000 Gift<br />

President Anthony DiGiorgio and First Lady Gale<br />

DiGiorgio have made a personal estate gift to <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

to memorialize family members in new ways.<br />

President and Mrs. DiGiorgio were joined by daughter<br />

Darrah DiGiorgio Johnson and granddaughter Gabriella<br />

Grates for the Sept. 24 Campus Center dedication. During<br />

the dedication, it was announced that the center’s theatre<br />

would be named Dina’s Place in honor of Dina DiGiorgio, the<br />

couple’s late daughter and Gabriella’s mother.<br />

The $200,000 gift, announced at the Sept. 24 Campus<br />

Center dedication, will establish the Mary Grace<br />

and Antonino DiGiorgio Endowed Scholarship. The<br />

unrestricted scholarship will honor the president’s<br />

late parents, who had encouraged their son to pursue<br />

education as a path to success in their adopted American<br />

homeland. In addition, the couple’s late daughter was<br />

honored with the naming of the center’s theatre, Dina’s<br />

Place. Dina DiGiorgio passed away in May 2007 at age<br />

42, following a brief illness. The DiGiorgios’ gift also<br />

will support the already established Margaret and<br />

Ernest Nesius Endowed Scholarship, which honors Gale<br />

DiGiorgio’s late parents.<br />

For more information about the DiGiorgio Center, visit<br />

www.winthrop.edu/campuscenter.<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 9


Tracking the<br />

President<br />

David Jackson<br />

Keeps Tabs on the<br />

Obama Administration<br />

By Monica Bennett<br />

For someone who once thought touchdowns<br />

and homeruns would be his journalistic<br />

beat, and ballparks and stadiums his second home,<br />

David Jackson ’80 instead covers the day-to-day<br />

activities of the most powerful man in the free<br />

world, President Barack Obama, from perhaps the<br />

most recognized home in the world — the White<br />

House.<br />

Throughout his nearly 30-year career, Jackson<br />

has reported some of the nation’s most significant<br />

and defining events, such as the Sept. 11, 2001,<br />

terrorist attacks, the 2000 Florida presidential recount,<br />

the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and five<br />

presidential elections.<br />

The USA Today White House correspondent,<br />

who joined the staff in 2005, now writes for<br />

The Oval, the newspaper’s online blog that tracks<br />

the Obama presidency and delivers breaking<br />

news about the administration.<br />

“Writing for the Internet is different than<br />

writing a print article,” said Jackson. “More and<br />

more people are getting news from their cell<br />

phones so the writing has to be shorter and<br />

faster. Since breaking news is easier to distribute<br />

online we have to be quick and brief,” added the<br />

Orangeburg, S.C., native who also reported on<br />

the George W. Bush administration as a White<br />

House correspondent for The Dallas Morning<br />

News’ Washington bureau in 2001.<br />

With his day normally beginning at 6 a. m.,<br />

Jackson writes and posts six to 10 blog entries per<br />

day, a majority of which he writes from the White<br />

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza<br />

House’s press room. His first post, usually uploaded by 7 a.m., typically details<br />

Obama’s schedule for the day. Follow-up posts include feature articles on various<br />

political issues that unfold throughout the day. “It basically chronicles a day in the<br />

life of the president,” said Jackson.<br />

In addition to his reporting duties, the self-proclaimed political junkie also<br />

serves as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, an organization<br />

that represents the White House press corps in its dealings with the Obama<br />

administration on coverage-related issues. “Our organization serves as a mediator<br />

between the press corps and White House,” said Jackson. “If there is an issue that<br />

needs to be resolved or clarified we will approach White House Press Secretary<br />

Robert Gibbs to seek answers.” The association addresses access to the president,<br />

coverage arrangements, work space arrangements, and logistics and costs for press<br />

travel to accompany the president on the road. The association also assigns White<br />

House briefing room seats to reporters.<br />

At the top of Jackson’s agenda as association president is planning the annual<br />

White House Press and Scholarship Dinner. The event brings together the industry’s<br />

most respected journalists for an evening of prestigious awards presentations<br />

and entertainment. In addition, the event raises money to provide journalism<br />

scholarships to deserving college students.<br />

Although his career path has deviated from its original route, Jackson could not<br />

be more satisfied. “My career is a miracle and hard to believe. I’m living in a fantastic<br />

city and doing the job I love,” he said.<br />

Follow Jackson’s posts at http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval.<br />

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Campus News<br />

Current and former members of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> Board of Trustees joined<br />

President and Mrs. DiGiorgio for the Sept. 24 dedication of the Campus Center.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> Praised for<br />

Minority Recruitment<br />

and Retention<br />

Education Trust, a national<br />

research and advocacy group,<br />

praised <strong>Winthrop</strong> as a national<br />

leader for its success in recruiting<br />

and retaining African-American<br />

students. The university does not<br />

target special programs specifically<br />

toward African Americans<br />

but expects all students to graduate.<br />

“A <strong>Winthrop</strong> student is a<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> student is a <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

student,” said Frank Ardaiolo,<br />

vice president for student life.<br />

The university has graduated<br />

African-American students at<br />

higher rates than whites every<br />

year from 2002 through 2008.<br />

About 62 percent of black students<br />

graduate within six years,<br />

compared with 57 percent of<br />

white students.<br />

Learn about the Unwavering Spirit<br />

that characterizes the <strong>Winthrop</strong> community<br />

even in tough times. Review<br />

the 2009-10 annual report available at<br />

www.winthrop.edu/annualreport.<br />

Nearly $11 Million Secured for<br />

Teacher Training, Preparation<br />

The Richard W. Riley College of Education was<br />

awarded two major U.S. Department of Education<br />

grants in the last few months to help with teacher quality<br />

and for school leadership training, including in some of<br />

the most economically challenged parts of South Carolina.<br />

This past summer, faculty members started work on<br />

the NetSCOPE grant of $7 million in federal funds to<br />

help improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement<br />

in nine school districts. The NetLEAD grant, a<br />

School Leadership Program, will bring in $3.7 million in<br />

federal dollars to recruit, train and mentor principals and<br />

assistant principals in seven school districts.<br />

In addition, the College of Arts and Sciences and<br />

College of Education received a grant from the National<br />

Science Foundation to fund a scholarship program to<br />

recruit and prepare much needed math and science<br />

teachers. Faculty members across the university will play<br />

a crucial role in these grants, said Jennie Rakestraw, dean<br />

of the education college. “These grants are allowing us<br />

to be very innovative, forward thinking and leading the<br />

way at both state and national levels,” Rakestraw said.<br />

Campus of Champions<br />

The women’s soccer team earned<br />

six All-Conference awards this season,<br />

while first-year head coach Spencer<br />

Smith was named Big South Coach of<br />

the Year. He led the Eagles to a 6-2-1<br />

conference record, which ties a school<br />

record for most conference wins in a<br />

season. The women’s team finished as<br />

co-regular season champions.<br />

Adam Freudenthal, a junior from<br />

Spartanburg, S.C, earned All-Big<br />

South Conference honors in men’s<br />

cross country and was named to<br />

the 2010 Big South Conference All-<br />

Academic Team. He finished fifth in<br />

the championship meet held in Blacksburg,<br />

Va., and competed in the NCA A<br />

regional, where he placed 32nd, the<br />

highest finish for an Eagle since 2000.<br />

Matt Horn, a junior from Cornelius,<br />

N.C., earned the Big South Conference<br />

men’s soccer Scholar-Athlete<br />

of the Year Award. Horn’s teammate,<br />

Tinotenda Chibharo of Zimbabwe,<br />

was named to the conference’s All-<br />

Freshmen Team.<br />

In other sports news, members<br />

of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> Board<br />

of Trustees voted Nov. 5 to add a<br />

women’s lacrosse team to its Division I<br />

program. A new coach will be on board<br />

in the spring and a team assembled<br />

to play by spring 2012. The addition<br />

of women’s lacrosse would create<br />

increased opportunities for women’s<br />

participation in intercollegiate scholarship<br />

sports as defined in Title IX and<br />

add an estimated net revenue of more<br />

than $350,000.<br />

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Development News<br />

The Carters joined members of the Hardin family and <strong>Winthrop</strong> officials for this photograph<br />

taken Jan. 27 at the President’s House. From left are Mary Gene Roberts Hardin ’45,<br />

Katherine Hardin, Jim Hardin, Jane Hardin, Walter Hardin, Gale DiGiorgio, the late Patz<br />

Carter, Ray Carter, Anthony DiGiorgio, Martie Hardin Curran and Brien Lewis.<br />

Carters Honor <strong>Winthrop</strong> with $1.5 Million Gift<br />

A note from President Anthony DiGiorgio: Shortly before this<br />

story was to be published in the summer 2010 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine,<br />

Patz Whetstone Carter ’69 was tragically killed in a car accident.<br />

We decided not to publish the story at that time while Patz’s<br />

family and the <strong>Winthrop</strong> family dealt with her loss and while her<br />

husband, Ray, who was severely injured in the accident, began<br />

a long journey of healing. We are immensely grateful that Ray<br />

and Patz were able to meet and celebrate with the Hardin family,<br />

whom they honor with this very special gift, before Patz’s untimely<br />

passing.<br />

To honor their love for and longstanding ties to <strong>Winthrop</strong>,<br />

Patricia “Patz” Whetstone Carter ’69 and her husband Ray of<br />

Chapin, S.C., gifted the university a Charitable Remainder Unitrust<br />

valued at more than $1.5 million. Patz was a former member<br />

of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> Real Estate Foundation. Her aunt,<br />

Celeste Whetstone White ’58, her sister, Cynthia Whetstone<br />

Tobin ’82, and her niece, Courtney Hagins ’01, are all <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

alumnae, along with Ray’s sister, Gail Carter Rogers ’72.<br />

The Carters were familiar with the many contributions of the<br />

Hardin family to the Rock Hill community and wanted to honor a<br />

family whose efforts have enhanced the <strong>Winthrop</strong> campus. The<br />

Carters’ gift will produce support for the conservation, historic<br />

preservation and adaptive use of <strong>Winthrop</strong> space and facilities.<br />

It also will provide scholarships and faculty fellowships in the<br />

Department of Design.<br />

The planned garden, which is currently under construction<br />

at the south end of Scholars Walk behind Roddey Hall, has been<br />

named the Hardin Family Garden.<br />

Floyds Create Professorship in Leadership Studies<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>’s notable Distinction in Leadership Program has<br />

received support for a new professorship courtesy of a recent gift by<br />

Dalton B. Floyd Jr. and wife Linda Floyd of Murrells Inlet, S.C. The<br />

Dalton B. Floyd Jr. and Linda Floyd Professorship in Leadership<br />

Studies will provide support for a faculty member working within<br />

the Distinction in Leadership Program in order to cultivate<br />

leadership development. The first professorship will be awarded<br />

during the 2011-12 academic year.<br />

The Distinction in Leadership is an exclusive recognition<br />

that students may achieve through classroom, service and direct<br />

leadership experiences that develop integrity, critical capacities,<br />

and ethical and social responsibility. Dalton Floyd, a distinguished<br />

attorney and businessman with a remarkable and varied record of<br />

public service, currently serves as vice chair of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Board of Trustees. Linda Floyd serves on <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Board<br />

of Visitors and is a founding member of the South Carolina Higher<br />

Education Foundation.<br />

New Recurring Gift Donors to Receive Poster<br />

Through January 2011, new donors who sign up to make a recurring<br />

gift — a gift which automatically draws from a checking account, debit<br />

card or credit card each month — will receive a free <strong>Winthrop</strong> holiday<br />

print. This form of donation provides <strong>Winthrop</strong> with a consistent source<br />

of giving and offers donors a convenient method to provide financial<br />

support.<br />

For more information on giving opportunities, please contact<br />

the Office of Development at 803/323-2150 or visit<br />

www.winthropalumni.com.<br />

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Alumni News<br />

Uniting Past and Present in 2011:<br />

ARC and Homecoming to be Celebrated in Tandem<br />

Alumni<br />

+ Reunion<br />

Celebration<br />

The <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> Alumni Association executive board voted at its fall meeting to combine the<br />

university’s two signature alumni events — Alumni Reunion Celebration and Homecoming — in 2011.<br />

The vote came on the heels of the university’s “Readiness <strong>Winthrop</strong>” initiative, in which leaders are tasked<br />

to reduce spending levels while retaining a commitment to quality and value across the institution. Debbie<br />

Garrick, executive director of alumni relations and the alumni association, believes alumni will embrace<br />

the change. “It comes down to doing everything as effectively and efficiently as possible, while keeping our<br />

traditions and those things that have historically defined us,” she said.<br />

The combined event, to be held in November 2011, will provide an opportunity to bring all alumni<br />

together for the wrap-up of <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s 125th year celebration. In addition, hosting alumni from across the<br />

age spectrum will provide a synergy not often experienced on campus.<br />

“The board’s leadership affirmed that the time has come for a multi-generational alumni event,” Garrick<br />

said. “It’s a fantastic way to capture the excitement of our 125 years and celebrate all who share our common<br />

bond.”<br />

Another benefit will be broader participation in certain events, such as the alumni awards ceremony. In<br />

the past, only alumni who graduated prior to 1980 were invited to the awards ceremony, and only alumni<br />

who graduated after 1980 were invited to Homecoming activities.<br />

“At a time when budgets needs are critical, combining these events demonstrates good stewardship of<br />

the resources of the alumni association,” Garrick said. “But more importantly, it provides a greater opportunity<br />

for all of us to share the <strong>Winthrop</strong> experience. I think alumni will be pleased with the variety of activities<br />

we can offer at a larger event, but there will still be an emphasis on celebrating milestone reunions and<br />

the achievements of our successful alumni.”<br />

Alumni Association to<br />

Fund Legacy Scholarship<br />

In other business, the board<br />

announced its next gift to the university:<br />

$25,000 over five years for<br />

the funding of a <strong>Winthrop</strong> Legacy<br />

Scholarship. When fully endowed,<br />

the annual scholarship will be<br />

awarded to one in-state freshman<br />

and one out-of-state freshman. The<br />

two recipients would be admitted<br />

through the university’s normal process<br />

but would have a direct familial<br />

relationship to a <strong>Winthrop</strong> graduate.<br />

Applicants must submit two letters<br />

of recommendation as well as a 500-<br />

word essay describing their family<br />

member’s <strong>Winthrop</strong> experience,<br />

how it motivated their own desire<br />

to attend <strong>Winthrop</strong> and why the<br />

scholarship would be of benefit. A<br />

high school GPA of at least 3.0 on a<br />

4.0 scale is required. Recipients will<br />

be full-time, enrolled students during<br />

the year of the award, and they<br />

will volunteer 15 hours in the Office<br />

of Alumni Relations that same year.<br />

Once the fund is fully endowed,<br />

more information will be available<br />

on the scholarship amount and how<br />

to apply.<br />

Garnet & Gold<br />

Several members from the Class of 1950 displayed their garnet and<br />

gold during a four-day reunion in Garden City Beach, S.C., where they<br />

discussed their 60th reunion and enjoyed lunch with classmate Alberta<br />

Lachicotte Quattlebaum in Pawley’s Island, S.C. Attendees were,<br />

from left, Lou Lewis Prongay, Betty Baker Cooper, Mattie Wallace<br />

Strickland, Irene Kennington Bell, Betty Harrison Prickett, Colleen<br />

Holland Yates, Lib Sandifer Inman and Mary Holler Jeffords.<br />

Have you displayed your <strong>Winthrop</strong> apparel in an amazing or<br />

unique place If so, send a photo of you in your <strong>Winthrop</strong> gear, along<br />

with a brief description, to wualumni@winthrop.edu. To be considered,<br />

photos must be in focus. The best photos will be published in<br />

upcoming <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine editions.<br />

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Homecoming 2010, held Nov. 9-13, was<br />

especially celebratory this year as alumni<br />

gathered to mark <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s 125-year<br />

milestone. “125 Years. United Together”<br />

served as the week’s theme, and graduates<br />

enjoyed time reconnecting at the<br />

Friday night birthday-themed party and<br />

at Saturday’s tailgate and men’s basketball<br />

game. Float construction, a concert<br />

by Cravin’ Melon, the annual step show<br />

and reunions held by DSU and Wesley<br />

Foundation also were on the weekend’s<br />

agenda.<br />

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1. Homecoming organizers brought back<br />

the float building competition. Student<br />

teams constructed floats on Nov. 11, and<br />

a panel of judges scored the entries on<br />

artistic appeal, club/organization spirit<br />

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and use of provided materials. The<br />

winning float, pictured, was created by<br />

Alpha Delta Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha.<br />

2. Friday night’s party featured caricaturist<br />

Bruce Stevenson, music by the Lloyd<br />

Dobler Effect and birthday cake. Here,<br />

Vanessa Cox Turek ’07 and Matt Turek ’07<br />

awaited their sketch.<br />

3. Anne Crout Shelley ’66, left, and Patricia<br />

Taylor Bean ’66, right, chatted over<br />

Starbucks coffee after touring the<br />

DiGiorgio Campus Center.<br />

4. Ray Singleton, a senior theatre major<br />

from North Charleston, S.C., was crowned<br />

Homecoming King while Beyanca Vinson,<br />

a senior marketing major from Fort Mill,<br />

S.C., took the Homecoming Queen title.<br />

5. Adam Summer ’02, Jennifer Hensen<br />

Summer ’02, and their daughters Abigail<br />

and Rebekah were ready to cheer the<br />

men’s basketball team to a 70-61 victory<br />

over Queens <strong>University</strong>.<br />

6. From left: Erika Weed ’08, Joshua Chubb,<br />

Jada Palmer ’08, Courtney Jackson ’03 and<br />

Mike Goldberg ’08 met up Friday evening<br />

after registering for the weekend’s events.<br />

7. From left: Antwan Calloway ’03, Rene<br />

Hardy ’02 and Rian Jenkins ’03 enjoyed<br />

good food and conversation during<br />

tailgating festivities.<br />

8. The sunny November weather brought<br />

out lots of short sleeves and sunglasses.<br />

From left: Chris Grabbatin ’09, Erin Curran<br />

’07, ’09, and student Matthew Anderson<br />

enjoyed the beautiful day.<br />

9. Delta Zeta alumnae from the 1970s and<br />

1980s joined their sorority sisters for a<br />

mini reunion on Saturday.<br />

10. Cornhole proved again to be the popular<br />

game of choice during tailgating. Here,<br />

Matt Garner ’08 and student Kevin Beahm<br />

tested their aim and skill.<br />

11. From left: David Crosby ’08 (coral shirt),<br />

Chip Alexander ’05 and Rebecka<br />

McDonald ’08 caught up outside of the<br />

International Center’s tailgating tent.<br />

12. Weenie Martin Daniel ’64, foreground,<br />

ruth Young Quincannon ’97, back<br />

left, and Cristin Daniels Connor ’97, back<br />

right, reviewed photo albums and other<br />

memorabilia at Saturday morning’s Wesley<br />

Foundation reunion.<br />

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<strong>Winthrop</strong> Celebrates 125 Years<br />

In 125 years, <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong> has grown leaps and bounds<br />

beyond its beginnings as a one-room teacher training college nestled in Columbia,<br />

S.C. That small borrowed structure, built on one man’s vision for South Carolina,<br />

has developed into an educational leader, an institution with unshakable core values<br />

of service, excellence, diversity, community and leadership.<br />

The vision and persistence of David Bancroft Johnson, superintendent of schools<br />

in Columbia, gave <strong>Winthrop</strong> its start. Johnson envisioned a South Carolina school<br />

dedicated to training women to become strong, capable teachers. In 1886, he secured<br />

seed money from Boston philanthropist Robert C. <strong>Winthrop</strong> and the Peabody Fund<br />

to form <strong>Winthrop</strong> Training School in Columbia. Johnson served 42 years as <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s<br />

president, and during his term he watched the institution grow into a flagship<br />

for teacher education. This growth led to increased state funding — support that<br />

moved the institution from Columbia to its home in Rock Hill, S.C., in 1895.<br />

Later known as the <strong>Winthrop</strong> Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina,<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> College and <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong>, <strong>Winthrop</strong> has continued to expand in<br />

size, vision and ambition throughout the years. Today <strong>Winthrop</strong> boasts 100 percent<br />

national accreditation of eligible academic programs, millions of dollars in federal<br />

grant funding for campus programs and projects, and several state-of-the-art<br />

buildings, including Carroll Hall and the newly opened DiGiorgio Campus Center,<br />

named for First Lady Gale DiGiorgio and President Anthony DiGiorgio, <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s<br />

current and second longest-serving president.<br />

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Pictured here:<br />

1. 1920s aerial view of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> campus;<br />

2. Carnegie Library in 1920;<br />

3. Commemorative Joynes Hall bowl;<br />

4. Three 19th-century nails from the original<br />

Little Chapel;<br />

5. Present-day Little Chapel;<br />

6 & 7. Plates created by <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Alumni Association,<br />

which offered the plates from the 1930s-60s;<br />

8. 125th anniversary banner that greets visitors to<br />

Tillman Hall;<br />

9. Creative then-and-now shot of Bancroft Hall;<br />

10. D.B. Johnson, <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s founder and<br />

first president; and<br />

11. Official 125th seal created for the milestone<br />

anniversary.<br />

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<strong>Winthrop</strong> memorabilia collected over the years illustrates an institution with a rich<br />

history of campus traditions, student fellowship and athletic and academic participation.<br />

Shown here:<br />

1. Field hockey sticks from the late ’60s/’70s;<br />

2. 1975 photo of students at the president’s drop-in;<br />

3. 1958 photo of students watching a baseball game;<br />

4. Photo of volleyball players posing with their 2005 Big South Championship trophy;<br />

5. Former Eagles baseball coach Horace Turbeville’s cap and signed baseball (c. 1980);<br />

6. <strong>Winthrop</strong> pennant (c. 1890s);<br />

7. 1926 photo of students walking the Blue Line;<br />

8. Photo of alumni celebrating Homecoming 2010;<br />

9. Action shot of the men’s basketball team’s first NCAA tournament win in 2007;<br />

10. <strong>Winthrop</strong> Bowling ball (c. ’50/’60s);<br />

11. 125th commemorative photo with the Class of 2014;<br />

12. Then-and-now depiction of Byrnes Auditorium;<br />

13. 125th cake presented at the August 2010 faculty/staff party;<br />

14. 2010 Garnet and Gold Book; and<br />

15. Bill Strickland’s “Making the Impossible Possible,”<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Common Book for 2009-10 and 2010-11.<br />

Did You Know<br />

In 1999, the Eagles made <strong>Winthrop</strong> history by making the NCAA Division I<br />

basketball tournament for the first time.<br />

Main Building — known today as Tillman Hall — was constructed using convict<br />

labor.<br />

First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson and<br />

Rosalyn Carter paid visits to campus.<br />

In 1925, <strong>Winthrop</strong> was the second largest women’s college<br />

in the U.S.<br />

During <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s days as a women’s college, all students had to<br />

pass a physical fitness swimming test.<br />

The first men’s baseball game was played in 1980.<br />

Famous singer, author and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett played<br />

at <strong>Winthrop</strong> Coliseum in 1983.<br />

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Class Notes<br />

Let Us Hear from You!<br />

Do you have a new job, marriage, baby or other lifechanging<br />

event that you would like to share with the<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> family If so, please send in your information<br />

to be included in a future <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine<br />

issue. Please e-mail wualumni@winthrop.edu, visit<br />

www.winthropalumni.com or call 803/323-2145 or<br />

800/578-6545 to submit your news.<br />

1931<br />

Frances Koger Holmes of<br />

Union, S.C., celebrated her<br />

100th birthday on Nov. 6,<br />

2010.<br />

1932<br />

A resident of Swainsboro, Ga.,<br />

Lillian Kay Bird celebrated<br />

her 100th birthday on Aug. 7,<br />

2010.<br />

1942<br />

Olive Hinnant Timberlake<br />

of Hartsville, S.C., received<br />

the Order of the Palmetto for<br />

her years of service to the Girl<br />

Scouts of America, her community<br />

and her church.<br />

1959<br />

Peggy Berly Berley reports<br />

she and her husband celebrated<br />

their 50th wedding<br />

anniversary this year. The<br />

couple lives in Newberry, S.C.<br />

1966<br />

Stella Mae Smith of Tucson,<br />

Ariz., is an associate professor<br />

in the Department of Disability<br />

and Psychoeducational<br />

Studies at the <strong>University</strong> of<br />

Arizona.<br />

1968<br />

Elizabeth Tant Thrailkill<br />

was named Humanitarian of<br />

the Year by the S.C. Counseling<br />

Association at its 45th annual<br />

meeting. Thrailkill has a<br />

private counseling practice in<br />

Lancaster, S.C.<br />

1971<br />

Martha Kathryn Williams<br />

Wright of Hanahan, S.C.,<br />

received her doctorate in<br />

educational administration<br />

from the <strong>University</strong> of South<br />

Carolina.<br />

1972<br />

Mount Pleasant, S.C., resident<br />

Mildred DuPre Kitchell<br />

has joined Robert W. Baird<br />

& Co. in its newly opened<br />

Charleston wealth management<br />

office.<br />

1973<br />

Susan Ballard Hilton was<br />

recognized by the S.C. Commission<br />

on Higher Education<br />

as the 2010 recipient of the<br />

HEART Award for outstanding<br />

efforts in encouraging<br />

and preparing high school<br />

students to attend college.<br />

1976<br />

Richard Mullinax, executive<br />

officer of the first brigade<br />

in the South Carolina State<br />

Guard, delivered the keynote<br />

address at the York, S.C.,<br />

Veterans Day parade.<br />

Florence, S.C., resident Ellen<br />

Valley Rauh has published<br />

a children’s picture book<br />

entitled “Miss Ellie’s Turban.”<br />

Proceeds are being donated<br />

to the American Cancer<br />

Society.<br />

1980<br />

Larry Durham was appointed<br />

to the Lancaster County<br />

Commission for Higher<br />

Education by Governor Mark<br />

Sanford.<br />

1981<br />

Louise McElwee Brown is<br />

an English instructor at Williamsburg<br />

Technical College.<br />

She was previously employed<br />

by Florence School District<br />

Three in Lake City, S.C.<br />

Laura Ross Sturgis received<br />

the Desire2Excel Award for<br />

Innovation for her work with<br />

information technology and<br />

distance learning. Sturgis is<br />

an associate dean for college<br />

transfer, articulation, and special<br />

projects at York Technical<br />

College.<br />

1985<br />

Terry Grayson Caprio is<br />

now the managing partner of<br />

the Greenville, S.C., KPMG<br />

office. She has been a partner<br />

with KPMG since 1998.<br />

David K. Hudspeth was<br />

appointed director of the<br />

lower and middle school campuses<br />

at Grace Episcopal Day<br />

School in Silver Spring, Md.<br />

1986<br />

Beth Oenbrink Bosserman<br />

of Columbus, Ind., has published<br />

“Medicine from God:<br />

Scripture Verses to Encourage<br />

and Comfort the Sick.”<br />

1987<br />

North Myrtle Beach, S.C.,<br />

20 Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine


Class Notes<br />

resident Angela Smith Bartku<br />

joined the Charleston area<br />

division of Ryland Homes as a<br />

sales assistant.<br />

1992<br />

Martin W. Saunders serves<br />

as associate professor of<br />

trumpet and jazz studies at<br />

Marshall <strong>University</strong> in Huntington,<br />

W.Va.<br />

1993<br />

Faissal Tahiri-Bernal<br />

has been appointed general<br />

manager for Pfizer Consumer<br />

Healthcare, Canada.<br />

Emily Napier Yost of Brea,<br />

Calif., is owner of E Yost Consulting,<br />

a PR and marketing<br />

firm. She previously worked<br />

for cable channel MTV and<br />

AIA Actor’s Studio.<br />

1994<br />

Wyatt Bryson of Rock Hill<br />

has published two novels,<br />

“Sankofa” and “Onyx and<br />

Eggshell.”<br />

Byron Putman was elected<br />

Sixth District director of public<br />

relations for Omega Psi Phi<br />

Fraternity, Inc. His responsibilities<br />

include editing the<br />

district’s bi-annual magazine<br />

as well as handling news<br />

releases and press conferences.<br />

Charles A. Robinson of<br />

Clover, S.C., was named chief<br />

of police for the city of York,<br />

S.C.<br />

1997<br />

Steven D. Andrews of Rock<br />

Hill has been promoted to the<br />

position of Mid-Atlantic geographic<br />

operations manager<br />

for SunTrust Mortgage.<br />

Anthony Perricelli has been<br />

named partner of tax and<br />

advisory services for Scott<br />

McElveen, L.L.P., a fullservice<br />

public accounting and<br />

business consulting firm in<br />

Columbia, S.C.<br />

2001<br />

Rock Hill resident Richie E.<br />

McCorkle was a finalist in<br />

Mountain Dew’s Green Label<br />

Art competition.<br />

2002<br />

Jeremy Plexico has been<br />

hired as assistant coach and<br />

pitching coach for the Ball<br />

State Cardinals.<br />

2003<br />

Kirk Lecureux was awarded<br />

a juris doctorate from the<br />

<strong>University</strong> of Florida College<br />

of Law. He is an assistant vice<br />

president in Bank of America’s<br />

audit and legal risk group.<br />

Mark D. Weber of La<br />

Quinta, Calif., was named<br />

manager of Coachella Valley<br />

Enterprise Zone, an economic<br />

development program.<br />

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Class Notes<br />

City Manager David Vehaun Helps to Improve College Town Environment<br />

On one side of <strong>Winthrop</strong>, workers are in the final stages<br />

of tearing down the old Rock Hill Bleachery. On the other<br />

side, Cherry Road may undergo improvements to ensure<br />

pedestrian and cyclist safety. Residential and commercial<br />

projects have been announced downtown and near the<br />

Catawba River.<br />

Parts of Rock Hill are in transition as<br />

business owners, university and city of<br />

Rock Hill officials work together to improve<br />

the college town environment.<br />

Helping guide the development is<br />

David Vehaun ’86, who was selected this past fall as Rock Hill’s 12th city manager.<br />

“We have a lot of momentum with the Textile Corridor,” Vehaun said about the Bleachery<br />

and other property between the university campus and downtown Rock Hill. “We<br />

have great opportunities with <strong>Winthrop</strong> to accomplish wonderful things.”<br />

Vehaun recognizes the value of a strong university and city partnership after earning<br />

a master’s degree in public administration at the <strong>University</strong> of North Carolina at Chapel<br />

Hill. “We’ll be meeting with the City Council in January to start shaping the College Town<br />

Action recommendations into a strategic plan,” he said.<br />

The city administrator has taught government, public administration and public budgeting<br />

courses at <strong>Winthrop</strong> for 20 years. He will now end that partnership due to time<br />

constraints but will begin another role that is vital for the future of both the city of Rock<br />

Hill and <strong>Winthrop</strong>.<br />

2004<br />

Valida Foster has joined the<br />

United Way of the Piedmont<br />

staff as a campaign associate.<br />

Foster is active in the Spartanburg,<br />

S.C., community and<br />

serves on numerous committees<br />

and area boards.<br />

2006<br />

James Beach recently<br />

accepted the position of assistant<br />

dean for the Andrew<br />

Blair College of Health at<br />

Queens <strong>University</strong> in Charlotte,<br />

N.C.<br />

Mary Hock Leventis has<br />

been hired as an assistant<br />

coach for <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s volleyball<br />

team. Leventis was<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Big South Player<br />

of the Year in 2004.<br />

Meagan Meador received<br />

her Doctor of Veterinary<br />

Medicine from Tufts <strong>University</strong>’s<br />

Cummings School<br />

of Veterinary Medicine and<br />

is currently completing an<br />

internship in small animal<br />

medicine and surgery at<br />

Florida Veterinary Referral<br />

Center in Estero, Fla.<br />

Laramie, Wyo., resident Carrie<br />

Selmer Murthy earned<br />

a master’s degree in political<br />

science from the <strong>University</strong> of<br />

Wyoming.<br />

2007<br />

Branchville, S.C., resident<br />

Brandy N. Hughes received<br />

her juris doctorate from<br />

Roger Williams <strong>University</strong><br />

School of Law.<br />

Meredith Jenkinson is a lab<br />

specialist in the Department<br />

of Chemistry and Biochemistry<br />

at the College of Charleston.<br />

2009<br />

Ryan D. Melvin has joined<br />

the Columbia Metropolitan<br />

& Visitors Bureau as its new<br />

sales assistant. The bureau is<br />

part of the Midlands Authority<br />

for Conventions, Sports &<br />

Tourism in Columbia, S.C.<br />

Stephen Nsereko has signed<br />

a contract to play for the<br />

Richmond Kickers, a professional<br />

soccer team in the<br />

United Soccer League.<br />

22 Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine


2010<br />

Arthur Takahashi has<br />

been awarded one of the<br />

two annual Bob McCloskey<br />

Insurance Big South Conference<br />

Graduate Fellowships.<br />

Takashi is currently pursuing<br />

his master’s degree in history<br />

at <strong>Winthrop</strong>.<br />

Why We Give...<br />

Alumni Recently Named<br />

Teacher of the Year<br />

Gayle Mason ’79<br />

Greenville, S.C.<br />

McKissick Elementary School<br />

Rebekah Adair Ross ’91<br />

Easley, S.C.<br />

Anderson School District One<br />

Laura Whitlock Howard ’03<br />

Florence, S.C.<br />

S.C. Virtual Charter School<br />

Kristal Salyer ’05<br />

Lancaster, S.C.<br />

Clinton Elementary School<br />

Congratulations to<br />

the Newly Retired!<br />

Susan Hayes Kelly ’64<br />

Rock Hill<br />

Linda Lee Gill ’67<br />

Annandale, Va.<br />

Jane McSween Jameson ’68<br />

Chapin, S.C.<br />

Robert Benjamin Hambright ’74<br />

Charlotte, N.C.<br />

The reasons for giving are different for each individual.<br />

Each gift, no matter the size, allows <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

to build upon its tradition of excellence<br />

and also demonstrates your support and commitment<br />

in helping <strong>Winthrop</strong> maintain its position<br />

as one of the best universities of its kind.<br />

There are numerous ways to give; please consider<br />

your reason for giving and call 803/323-2150<br />

to learn more about gift opportunities.<br />

“We give because we attribute<br />

much of our personal and<br />

professional success to our<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> experiences. There<br />

may be universities that are<br />

larger and older, but we feel that<br />

no other university offers the<br />

complete college experience as<br />

well as <strong>Winthrop</strong>. We believe in<br />

the <strong>Winthrop</strong> of yesterday, today<br />

and tomorrow.”<br />

Timothy Hopkins ’83, ’85, ’00<br />

Executive director of<br />

elementary education for the<br />

Kershaw County School<br />

District<br />

President-elect of the <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

Alumni Association Executive<br />

Board<br />

Member of the <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> Foundation Board<br />

Past president of the Kershaw<br />

County <strong>Winthrop</strong> Alumni<br />

Chapter and current member<br />

of its Executive Committee<br />

Jewel Lee Hopkins ’84<br />

Second-grade teacher, Lugoff<br />

Elementary School<br />

Member of the Kershaw<br />

County <strong>Winthrop</strong> Alumni<br />

Chapter Executive Committee<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 23


Milestones<br />

Births<br />

24 Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine<br />

Wendy-Marie Crawford Norwood ’93,<br />

a son, Graham Davis Norwood,<br />

Dec. 7, 2009<br />

Jill Buie Slapnik ’94,<br />

a son, Jeremy Michael Slapnik,<br />

April 29, 2010<br />

Sharon Casey Wight ’94,<br />

a daughter, Mackenzie Bryan Wight,<br />

Aug. 13, 2009<br />

Shelley Copeland Kolb ’95,<br />

a son, Tillman Weeks Kolb,<br />

Jan. 1, 2010<br />

Christine Gudger Boudolf ’97,<br />

a daughter, Molly Camellia Boudolf,<br />

July 22, 2010<br />

Shelley Giles Jones ’97 and<br />

Jerod Eldon Jones ’98,<br />

a son, Shepard Jones,<br />

June 30, 2010<br />

Chad Richard Steele ’97,<br />

a daughter, Dylan Wilder Steele,<br />

May 11, 2010<br />

Courtney Ames Watkins ’97,<br />

a son, Rylan Henry Watkins,<br />

Feb. 11, 2010<br />

Daheia Barr Anderson ’98,<br />

a daughter, Camilla Catherine Anderson,<br />

April 28, 2010<br />

Gilbert Larry Holmes ’98 and<br />

Patricia Drose Holmes ’02,<br />

a son Larry Charles Holmes,<br />

May 7, 2010<br />

Scott Wayne Sinclair ’99 and<br />

Kate Holmes Sinclair ’00,<br />

a daughter, Eliza Grace Sinclair,<br />

June 15, 2010<br />

Shayla Rice Lance ’00 and<br />

Jamal Avinde Lance ’01,<br />

a son, Xavier Lance,<br />

Sept. 15, 2009<br />

Julie Ledgerwood Cook ’02,<br />

a son, Gabriel William Cook,<br />

July 11, 2009<br />

Tracy Taylor Fisher ’02,<br />

a son, Riley Christopher Fisher,<br />

May 12, 2010<br />

Sara Rodriguez Harrington ’02,<br />

a daughter, Olivia Laura Harrington,<br />

Feb. 26, 2010<br />

Jim Langer ’02 and<br />

Katie McKie Langer ’03,<br />

twins, a daughter, Eliza Harris Langer,<br />

and a son, Nolan James Langer,<br />

Sept. 7, 2010<br />

Misty Yoder Ritchie ’02,<br />

a son, Jacob Benjamin Ritchie,<br />

July 21, 2010<br />

Adrienne Middleton Edge ’03,<br />

a son, LeNolon Edge Jr.,<br />

Jan. 6, 2010<br />

Kelly Acker Rodes ’03,<br />

a son, William Lucas Rodes,<br />

June 13, 2010<br />

Elizabeth Crank Williamson ’03 and<br />

Jason David Williamson ’03,<br />

a son, Rylan Chase Williamson,<br />

July 15, 2010<br />

Jessica White Cline ’04,<br />

a son, Cooper William Cline,<br />

April 13, 2010<br />

Renee Markners Shugart ’04,<br />

a son, Sean Shugart,<br />

March 3, 2010<br />

Jennie Gillispie Vogel ’04,<br />

a daughter, Cassidy Isabella Vogel,<br />

Nov. 23, 2009<br />

Erin Canup Webb ’04 and<br />

Michael Joseph Webb ’04,<br />

a son, Aiden Michael Webb,<br />

April 24, 2010<br />

Anna Altman Boyd ’05,<br />

a son, Samuel Walker Boyd,<br />

Aug. 16, 2009<br />

Judi Wagner Cousar ’05,<br />

a son, Cain Joseph Cousar,<br />

Sept. 8, 2009<br />

Nancy “Brooke” Bailey Cudd ’05,<br />

a daughter, Annabelle Bailey Cudd,<br />

Aug. 22, 2010<br />

Benjamin Michael Layer ’05,<br />

a daughter, Samantha Jo Layer,<br />

June 27, 2009<br />

Cecilia Wolff McMillen ’06,<br />

twin daughters, Lily Elizabeth McMillen<br />

and Lyla Evelyn McMillen,<br />

May 20, 2010<br />

Janet Shaver North ’06,<br />

a daughter, Madden Greer North,<br />

Feb. 26, 2010<br />

Vanessa Cox Turek ’07 and<br />

Matthew Huntington Turek ’07,<br />

a son, Joshua Huntington Turek,<br />

May 7, 2010<br />

Kelly Gold Hall ’08,<br />

a son, Matthew Jacob Hall,<br />

July 7, 2009<br />

Melissa Tipper Spurlin ’09 and<br />

Glenn Edward Spurlin ’09,<br />

a daughter, Addison Amelia Spurlin,<br />

Oct. 27, 2009<br />

Marriages<br />

Kimberly Denise Feemster ’89 to<br />

Gregory Gaston Gibson<br />

Richard Gaines Halford ’90 to<br />

Stacey Elizabeth Day<br />

Tamiko Yvette Sullivan ’93 to<br />

Sean W. Rhinehart<br />

Laura Ann Atkinson ’99 to<br />

Hashem Hashemi Najaf-abadi<br />

Lucinda Elizabeth Bowman ’00 to<br />

Steven Lee Lantry<br />

Rebecca Jane Oliver ’01 to<br />

Troy Canupp<br />

Amber Celeste Taylor ’02 to<br />

Irving Blakes<br />

Kyle Marcus Davis ’03 to<br />

Laura Elizabeth Husser ’06<br />

Shantika Shonike Holliday ’03 to<br />

Jackie Kent Brockington ’03<br />

Dana Lenora Benjamin ’04 to<br />

Corey Dante Mitchell<br />

Laura Elizabeth Brashier ’04 to<br />

Harry Walton Harter III<br />

Carrie Marie Coleman ’04 to<br />

Brad Franko<br />

Jeremiah Michael Collins ’04 to<br />

Heather Elizabeth Short ’09<br />

Christopher Sandri Miros ’04 to<br />

Whitney Casadei<br />

Jordan Leigh Walters ’04 to<br />

Jerome Gregory Deveix<br />

Cara Johnson Bolton ’06 to<br />

Andrew S. Mikel<br />

Margaret Edna Monahan ’06 to<br />

James Benjamin Schwietert ’06<br />

Whitney Regina Dell ’07 to<br />

Matt Gibson<br />

Paul Geoffrey Vana ’07 to<br />

Rebecca Jeanne Stephen<br />

Jonathan David Harris ’08 to<br />

Marissa Jo Weston ’10<br />

April Joann Jenkinson ’08 to<br />

Donald Leland Eldridge Davis<br />

Erica Tyson Long ’08 to<br />

Stephen David Crotts ’08<br />

Samantha Joanne Martin ’08 to<br />

Rocky Reed<br />

Ashley Kristen Wheeler ’08 to<br />

John David Rogers ’09<br />

Danielle Suzanne Pritchard ’09 to<br />

Justin Scott Lamb


Mary Sue Britton McElveen ’43 Remembered for Leadership, Service and Loyalty<br />

Milestones<br />

Mary Sue Britton McElveen, 88,<br />

the first <strong>Winthrop</strong> alumna and the first<br />

woman to chair the <strong>Winthrop</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

Board of Trustees, passed away July 9.<br />

McElveen served as permanent president<br />

of the <strong>Winthrop</strong> Class of 1943.<br />

Following graduation, McElveen<br />

worked as a cryptographer with U. S.<br />

Military Intelligence in Washington,<br />

D.C., and later as a stewardess with<br />

American Airlines.<br />

Former Governor Robert Mc-<br />

Nair appointed her to the Legislative<br />

Committee to study coeducation at<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>; former Governor John<br />

West appointed her to the Legislative<br />

Committee to study automobile liability<br />

insurance; and former Governor Carroll<br />

Campbell awarded her the Order of the<br />

Palmetto.<br />

After serving on the board of trustees<br />

for 20 years, she retired as chairperson.<br />

McElveen also was president of the<br />

alumni association for two years and received<br />

the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award<br />

and an Honorary Doctor of Humane<br />

Letters. One of her most cherished honors<br />

was the establishment of an endowed<br />

scholarship in her name at <strong>Winthrop</strong>.<br />

Memorial contributions may<br />

be made to the Mary Sue Britton<br />

McElveen/Susie Kortjohn Britton<br />

scholarship at <strong>Winthrop</strong>, c/o the Office<br />

of Development, Sykes House, 638 Oakland<br />

Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29733 or the<br />

charity of one’s choice.<br />

Deaths<br />

’20s<br />

Thelma Grooms Shuler ’27<br />

Elizabeth “Libba” Russell Herbert ’29<br />

’30s<br />

Edna McCown Kolb ’30<br />

Esther Riley Owen ’30<br />

Maude Reese Snelgrove ’30<br />

Harriett Welsh Baer ’33<br />

Perry Dunlap Whiteside Cathcart ’33<br />

Dorothy Wakefield Jordan ’34<br />

Ada Hames Long ’34<br />

Katherine Glenn Meadows ’34<br />

Anne Moss Biggs ’35<br />

Margaret Hunter Bishop ’35<br />

Juliette Hollis Moody ’35<br />

Ruth Robinson Whitlaw ’35<br />

Mabel Pettit Brown ’36<br />

Nanelle Wilkerson Castles ’36<br />

Sarah Hyatt Cato ’36<br />

Mary Jo Rogers McRae ’36<br />

Lizzie Mae Chamblee Thompson ’36<br />

Jane Cooper DeNunzio ’37<br />

Sara Schumpert Gantt ’37<br />

Katharine Hunley Bost ’38<br />

Fannie Wilson DuBose ’38<br />

Harriet Morgan Whitener ’38<br />

Miriam Smith Arledge ’39<br />

Margaret Putnam Bozard ’39<br />

Wilena Smith Crutcher ’39<br />

Alice “Flo” Rozier Cromer ’39<br />

Leila Sitton Stringer ’39<br />

Charlotte B. Wheeler ’39<br />

’40s<br />

Lucille Huggins Dinkins ’40<br />

Gladys Bramlett Folk ’40<br />

Julia Kendall Russell ’40<br />

Helen Mixson Swofford ’40<br />

Margaret Norwood Welling ’40<br />

Edna Owen Bowers ’41<br />

Janie Ward Chavous ’41<br />

Ann Mildred Diesslin ’41<br />

Louise Fike Hardy ’41<br />

Louise Leonard Kelly ’41<br />

Nan Sturgis McRackan ’41<br />

Betty Beckham Richardson ’41<br />

Mary Claire Pinckney Jones Seeger ’41<br />

Lorena Welborn Warner ’41<br />

Virginia Smith Waters ’41<br />

Mary Anderson Givens ’42<br />

Nancy Coggeshall Hunter ’42<br />

Edith Jackson McGinnis ’42<br />

Dorothy White Roper ’42<br />

Edith Ross Fowler ’43<br />

Sara “Alice” Hogarth Godley ’43<br />

Nell McMillan Hendrick ’43<br />

Virginia Hildebrand Jeffcoat ’43<br />

Josie “Fay” Dusenbury Martin ’43<br />

Carolyn Heriot McCall ’43<br />

Mary Sue Britton McElveen ’43<br />

Sarah Parrott Montgomery ’43<br />

Mae Bradbury Pippin ’43<br />

Nettie Findley Salthouse ’43<br />

Elaine Ross Smith ’43<br />

Irma Avant Evans ’44<br />

Edna Blackwell Hare ’44<br />

Miriam Groat Heintzman ’44<br />

Mary Louise “Lou” Raley Scott ’44<br />

Beverley Annette Turner ’44<br />

Elizabeth “Lib” Crow Wood ’44<br />

Zadah Green DeLorme ’45<br />

Margaret Ruthven Perry ’45<br />

Etta McCarter Randall ’45<br />

Marie Turner Watson ’45<br />

Willette Hipp Weatherly ’45<br />

Martha Hollis Williams ’45<br />

Hilda Mary Elizabeth Cannon ’46<br />

Jean Henry Layton Cleveland ’46<br />

Martha Steadman Brown Millard ’46<br />

Gwendolyn Caldwell Stanford ’46<br />

Esther Stender Struhs ’46<br />

Mary “Mary Katie” Golightly Wingo ’46<br />

Sallie Jones Pennington ’47<br />

Mary Matthews Wilson ’47<br />

Joan Pennell Allen ’49<br />

Martha Simpson Bankhead ’49<br />

Laura Sisk Cranford ’49<br />

Mary Ford Greenwold ’49<br />

Dorothy Harter Lowman ’49<br />

Jacqueline Melton Mangum ’49<br />

Mary Faucett Nims ’49<br />

Louise Day Roche ’49<br />

Laura Virginia Mullikin Shirley ’49<br />

’50s<br />

Rosie Leventis Billas ’50<br />

Doris Dufford ’50<br />

Emily Brannen Freeman ’50<br />

Betty Jane Hearne Garrison ’50<br />

Ruth McCown Gilliam ’50<br />

Carol Vaught Lewis ’50<br />

Frances Powell Hardwick ’51<br />

Joan Brooks Sawyer ’51<br />

Frances Bramlett Stephenson ’51<br />

Mary Thomas Paulk ’52<br />

Dorothy “Dot” Hayes Amick ’53<br />

Shirley Lundy Derieux ’53<br />

Sara “Libby” Trowell Tuten ’53<br />

Estelle Hanckel Walpole ’53<br />

Florence Bates Iseley ’54<br />

Sybil “Merleen” Pitman Moore ’54<br />

Lillian “Bobbie” Owens Canaday ’55<br />

Patricia Randall Carrere ’55<br />

Barbara Watson Eddins ’55<br />

Virginia DeWitt Huggins ’55<br />

Evelyn “Scottie” Logan Broome ’56<br />

Kathryn Jarrard Ellinger ’57<br />

“Peggy Jo” Sloan Wisterman ’57<br />

Roberta “Robin” Hicks Prehoda ’58<br />

’60s<br />

Betty McDonald Livingston ’60<br />

Miriam Langley Kendall ’61<br />

Frances Johnson McClurken ’61<br />

Carolyn Thomas England ’62<br />

Betty Joyce Williams ’63<br />

Linda Tharpe Cox ’64<br />

Mary Amelia Hough ’65<br />

Joyce Jeanette Howard ’66<br />

Carol House King ’66<br />

’70s<br />

Diana Stevenson Hegler ’70<br />

Mary McGill Calvo ’71<br />

Marie Henderson Foster ’72<br />

Ann Mayfield Turner Hannon ’72<br />

Diane Marie Crawford ’73<br />

Janet Coleman Harris ’73<br />

Debra “Debbie” Rogers Faulk ’74<br />

Wilbert L. Holmes ’74<br />

James Benford “Ben” Turner ’74<br />

Barbara Harmon Ledbetter ’75<br />

Judy Kay Norris ’75<br />

Danny Harold Sawyer ’75<br />

Robert Fremont Coleman ’78<br />

’80s<br />

Fred E. Hembree ’80<br />

Verlayne Humphries Henson ’82<br />

Geneva Johnson Pedersen ’84<br />

Robin McDonald Morgan ’85<br />

Abby Watson Chesnutt ’87<br />

Allen Albert Molaro ’89<br />

’90s<br />

Joseph Jordan Cox ’92<br />

Morris John Lewis ’93<br />

’00s<br />

Lori Ann Davis ’03<br />

Letitia Denise Simpson ’06<br />

Winter 2011 <strong>Winthrop</strong> Magazine 25


Office of <strong>University</strong> Relations<br />

200 Tillman Hall<br />

Rock Hill, SC 29733<br />

If you are a parent of a recent graduate and<br />

your son or daughter no longer resides at<br />

this address, please call 803/323-2145 or<br />

e-mail wualumni@winthrop.edu so we can<br />

update our information.<br />

NONPROFIT ORG<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

GREENVILLE, SC<br />

PERMIT NO. 113<br />

The College of Visual and<br />

Performing Arts celebrates<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>’s 125th anniversary,<br />

and the integral role the arts<br />

have played at the university for<br />

more than a century, through an<br />

eclectic array of spring musical,<br />

theatrical and dance performances,<br />

as well as exciting<br />

gallery exhibitions.<br />

To view the college’s spring<br />

offerings, please visit<br />

www.winthrop.edu/arts<br />

or call 803/323-2399.

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