Lander Magazine Fall 2012

Fall 2012

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

Success on Three Continents | Sky’s the Limit | President Ball and Son Honored | Grand Slam Season

Mission to HondurasLander Nursing Faculty and Students MakeReturn Trip to Offer Health Care Assistance

A Message from the President

Dear Alumni and Friends:

The Fall season has welcomed fresh, eager new faculty, quality-tested returning faculty and staff, and energetic students to Lander’s campus. I watch with excitement and begin anticipating all the possibili-ties in store for the 2012-13 academic year.

What generates these optimistic expectations?

It’s Lander faculty, staff, administration and board members paying attention to details. It’s our mis-sion to provide and expand quality programs in a safe, beautiful environment. It’s our desire to offer students academic, athletic, cocurricular and cultural programs that stand the test of time. And, yes, it’s our having a flexible mindset of never being satisfied, but instead always seeking improvement, even over what was considered excellent yesterday.

This magazine features many – but certainly not all – campus highlights, achieve-ments and successes. You will read about our nursing students taking their educa-tion beyond the classroom with a return mission trip to Honduras. Not only did the experience give those students deeper insight into their caring profession, it also helped them gain a greater appreciation for the advantages and opportunities of living in the United States.

This issue also features an update on the NASA mirror project under the leadership and direction of Dr. Lisa Brodhacker, associate professor of chemistry. Dr. Brod-hacker is but one example of Lander faculty engaged in cutting edge scholarship, helping young minds reach their potential in unique and distinctive ways.

With our thoughts turned to NASA, as you know, former NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong recently died at age 82. His family wrote in NASA’s news service(s), “We celebrate his remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world to work hard to make their dreams come true, to be willing to explore and push the limits, and to selflessly serve a cause greater than themselves.”

These very principles are reflected in Lander’s mission, and they are principles that we challenge our students each day to follow.

Enjoy the articles highlighting Lander’s talented leaders, several of our program initiatives, key faculty award winners and successes we have had abroad. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t direct you to the last 18 pages listing our donors. Allow me to publicly recognize and thank each one for financially supporting Lander University ... an investment with great returns! Cordially,

Daniel Ball President, Lander University

Warm Smiles and Helping Hands

When the university’s newest freshman class arrived on campus in late August, eager to begin their Lander experience, a large number of faculty, staff, alumni and students were ready and waiting with warm smiles and helping hands for the move-in process. By the end of Freshman Move-In Day, approximately 200 volunteers had helped about 600 new students settle into Lander’s residence halls. Returning students began arriving the following day, and classes began on September 3. Pictured, volunteer “MVPs” help move a student’s belongings into Centennial Hall.

– photo by Russell Martin

On the CoverThe skies are gray, but Lander nursing faculty and stu-dents who took part in this year’s medical mission trip are all smiles as they pose with Honduran children near Togopala. Read more about their experience on page 24 of this issue of Lander Magazine.

– Cover photo by Dr. Chandler Todd

LANDER MAGAZINE STAFFMegan Price, EditorDave Lorenzatti, WriterRussell Martin, WriterJeff Lagrone, WriterMaria Scott, DesignerKathy Goldsmith, Editorial AssistantDavid Hays, Sports WriterBob Stoner, Sports Writer

LANDER ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONMyra Greene ’78, Director of Alumni AffairsDebbie Lyons Dill ’90, Assistant Director of Alumni AffairsErin Knapp Layland ’00, PresidentFrank Ridlehoover ’67, Vice PresidentDebrah Hodges Miller ’76, SecretaryDeloris Carter ’92, TreasurerDanielle Waldt Fields ’07, Vice President for Young Alumni

LANDER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Daniel W. Ball, President

S. David Mash, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Glenda E. Ridgely, Vice President for Business and Administration

H. Randall Bouknight, Vice President for Student Affairs

Ralph E.G. Patterson, Vice President for University Advancement

J. Adam Taylor, Vice President for Governmental Relations

Jefferson J. May, Athletics Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEESRobert A. Barber Jr.Ann B. BowenBobby M. BowersHolly BracknellRobert A. BrimmerLinda L. DolnyCatherine Lee FrederickMaurice Holloway, Vice ChairRaymond D. Hunt, ChairAnn HurstJack W. Lawrence, SecretaryDonald H. Lloyd IIJohn Nicholson Jr.Mamie W. NicholsonGeorge R. StarnesFred M. Thrailkill Jr.S. Anne Walker

Stock art is provided by istockphoto.com.

It is the policy of Lander University to provide equal educa-tional and employment opportunities to all present and future employees and students regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Lander University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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Features

The University in Review 2-4 Alumni News & Events 5-10 Class Notes 12-13 Commencement19-23 News Briefs 28-29 Bearcat Sports32-49 Donors & Scholarship News

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11 Success on Three Continents Lander’s International Studies and Study Abroad programs enjoy another great year as the university welcomes a new group of exchange students from partnering institutions in Asia and more Lander students head overseas for international scholarship

14 Sky’s the Limit Lander’s Dr. Lisa Brodhacker and her students are making waves in the field of epoxy telescope mirror production

16 2012 Faculty Award Winners Meet the newest recipients of the university’s top faculty accolades: Sam Tolbert, Distinguished Professor; Dr. Ryan Floyd, Young Faculty Teaching Award; and Dr. Kerry Hansknecht, Young Faculty Scholar Award

18 President Ball and Son Honored Academic excellence runs in the family, with Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball and his son Stephen receiving prestigious awards in the same week

24 Cover Story: Mission to Honduras Faculty and students in Lander’s nursing department head back to Honduras with Volunteers in Medical Missions, spending a week providing health care services to the native Lenca Indians

27Grand Slam Season Lander Baseball sets new team records during their inaugural season in the university’s new state-of-the- art Stephen B. Dolny Baseball Stadium

30They Served Lander Well We say farewell to the Lander faculty and staff who retired in the 2011-12 academic year, spotlighting six whose combined service to the university totals 100 years

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Remembering Good TimesLander Alumni Reconnect With Friends During Reunion Day

ByRussellMartin

Reconnecting with their alma mater and old friends, alumni gathered in April for Lander’s 2012 Alumni Reunion Weekend. Events focused on 60th-, 50th- and 40th-year reunions for the classes of 1952, 1962 and 1972. Class of 1987 grads also met for a reunion. The weekend’s events included meetings of Lander’s Young Alumni Council, Tower Club Officers, Class Agents and the Alumni Association Board. On Saturday, attendees were treated to a luncheon prepared by Old Main Catering and given updates on Lander’s current goals and initiatives. The recipients of the 2012 Alumni Awards were also honored at the luncheon. Following the gathering, alumni had the opportunity to take in a baseball game at Dolny Stadium in Lander’s new Jeff May Complex. For information about alumni events, contact Lander’s Alumni Affairs Office at 864-388-8351 or visit online at www.lander.edu/goto/alumni.

1. Class of ’52 Celebrating their 60th year as Lander graduates were, front row: Holly Coker Brown. Back row, from left: Ruth Botts Brock, Barbara Owings Roberts, Ray Crowder Rice, Betty Lomas Felker and Merle Ervin.

2. Class of ’62Celebrating their 50th year as Lander graduates were, front row, from left: Brenda Hughes Young, Linda Black Price, Delina Seigler Montgomery, Sara Crews Jones, Marian Prince Compton, Brenda Lunn Clegg, Anne Trammell Murray and Gail Hampton Purkerson. Back row, from left: Faye Carr Campbell, Wilhelmina Pate Phillips, Brenda Galloway Windham, Mac Stribling, Annette Riddle Miller, Gayle Strock Hughes, Ruth Queen Seigler, Margaret Jordan Cunningham and Lee Craig.

3. Class of ’72Returning to Lander for their 40th-year reunion were, from left: Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell, Wanda Price Stein, Rhonda Smith, Anne Walker, Kay Starling, Jane Culbertson Dooling and Noonie Ray Fennell.

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4. Class of ’87 Members of the Class of ’87 returning to Lander for their 25th reunion were, from left: Renee Sims, Stephanie Stevens, Amelia Gunter Fricks and Robin Tucker Upshall.

5. Alumni Award Winners HonoredThe recipients of the Lander Alumni Association’s top three awards for 2012 were honored during the reunion luncheon. From left are: Brig. Gen. Darlene Goff, Class of 1978, recipient of the Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award; Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation; Jeff May, ’73, Lander Athletics director, recipient of the Grace Iler Norman Award; and Myra Greene, ’78, director of Alumni Affairs. Not pictured is the Young Alumni of the Year Award recipient, Amy Landers May, ’98.

6. Long-Distance TravelersTraveling the farthest distance to attend Alumni Reunion Day were, from left, Ray Crowder Rice, Class of 1952, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jane Culbertson Dooling, ’72, of Orange Park, Fla.

7. Decades of School SpiritRepresenting the earliest class at the luncheon was Alice Scott Beaudrot, center, Class of 1941. She is pictured with Myra Greene, right, ’78, Lander’s director of Alumni Affairs, and Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement and executive director of The Lander Foundation.

8-9. Looking Back During their reunion meetings in Lander’s Grier Student Center, alumni took time to look through yearbooks from their days at Lander.

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1. Legislative Day Lander alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends gathered at the State House in Columbia in March for a Legislative Day program hosted by the university’s Alumni Association and coordinated by Derek Raper, ’03, and Michael Wright, ’04, with the Columbia-area Tower Club. The first-time event, which organizers hope to make annual, kicked off with a breakfast for alumni and members of the S.C. House of Representatives and Senate. The group then headed to the State House to view sessions of the House and Senate and be formally recognized by legislators.

2. Lander on the Road – CharlestonFollowing a successful Legislative Day in Columbia, Lander alumni hit the road for the Low Country, arriving in Charleston for Lander on the Road. There, they joined Lander students and staff to take part in the annual Cooper River Bridge Run. Pictured, Deloris Carter, ’92, center, Lander University Alumni Board treasurer and Charleston-area Tower Club president, helps the Lander Bearcat greet a young fan at the bridge run event.

3. Senior PicnicThe annual senior picnic in April gave graduating students a chance to share their Lander memories and visit with Lander alumni and staff. Pictured are nursing major Ryan Sattar, left, of New York, N.Y., and history major Ronald Powell, right, of Greenwood, with Lander President Daniel Ball.

Seasons of FunLander Alumni’s Busy 2012 The spring and summer were action-packed for the Lander University Alumni Association, with a great lineup of events bringing alumni, students and friends together for fun and fellowship.

4. Campus Beautification DayA little sprucing up was on the agenda in April, as alumni joined forces with several student organizations for Campus Beautification Day, sponsored by Greenwood Tower Club. In addition to putting down sod, pictured, volunteer crews planted shrubs and trees and spread mulch near the corner of Stanley Avenue and Crews Street.

5. Lander on the Road – Myrtle BeachAlumni enjoyed great food and a great time in May during the Lander on the Road-Myrtle Beach event at Villa Tuscanna. Pictured from left are: Dean Johnson, ’85, Betty Skinner, ’57, Shirley Johnson, ’54, Randal Wallace, ’94, Akeem Cruickshank, ’08, Paula Moseley, ’83, and Lander Alumni Director Myra Greene, ’78.

6. Music FestThe annual Music Fest, presented by the Lander Alumni Association and the Greenwood Tower Club, was the perfect way to wrap up the summer with delicious food, great music and lots of fun. Alumni and friends hit the dance floor, pictured, and enjoyed socializing during the event at The Links at Stoney Point. 3

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Class Notes


Margaret Lander Scheibler, ’33, was born in 1912, a month after the luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, but at 100 years of age, she recalls long-ago events, dates and names with clarity and exactitude as to make someone many years younger envious. Margaret is the granddaughter of the Rev. Samuel Lander, founder of Williamston Female College, later to become Lander Uni-versity. The school was moved to Greenwood in 1904 and renamed Lander College in honor of its founder, who died that same year. Her mother, Kizzie, was in Williamston’s last graduating class. On May 12, family and close friends gath-ered at Covenant Way, the Due West retire-ment community that has been her home for 11 years, to help Margaret celebrate her 100th birthday. Among the greetings she received were congratulatory notes from President and Mrs. Barack Obama and Governor Nikki Haley. The Calhoun Falls native was one of 42 women in her Lander graduating class. Did her classmates know that the school’s founder was her grandfather? “I suppose they did,” she replied, “but I didn’t feel any pressure. I tried to do the best I could.” Lander was a teacher’s college then, but Margaret had her heart set on becoming a secretary despite the prodding of her father, Ernest, who wanted her to be a teacher. But she persisted and, after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, she took a job as a pay-roll clerk in the textile mill where her father worked. Later, she tried her hand at teaching in Florence County but quit. “It just was not for me,” she explained. She moved to Atlanta during the early years

of World War II, and for 30 years she held two secretarial positions. In 1942 she met Julius Walter Scheibler III and his wife, Lois, at a church fellowship meeting in Atlanta, and they remained friends for many years. J.W., as he preferred to be called, was a commercial artist from Memphis, Tenn. Lois died in 1964 and, over the years, J.W. and Margaret stayed in touch then began dating. Later, they would marry and spend 20 years together until his death in 1999. Her sister, Miriam, also attended Lander before transferring to the University of South Carolina. Margaret and Miriam were two of Ernest and Kizzie Lander’s five children. Mir-iam and brothers Samuel and William have since died, but her brother Ernest, nicknamed Whitey, is still alive and lives in Clemson. He is 96 and was among the partygoers at his sister’s centennial celebration. Margaret never thought about living to be 100 and doesn’t have a secret for longevity. “I just kept on breathing.” She also did a lot of walking, has healthy eating habits and does not drink alcoholic beverages. She loves reading and music, watching tele-vision and listening to the radio. She is also an avid bridge player. “Bridge keeps the brain alive,” she said. Her most recent visit to Lander was in 2009 for the premiere of S. Lander: His Life and Legacy, a documentary film about her grandfather, produced by Paul Crutcher and Dr. Robert Stevenson of Lander’s Mass Com-munication and Theatre Department. She said the campus had certainly changed over the years. Margaret has a car and a driver’s license that does not expire for another three years. She

said she still drives, but only on short trips. As for what she views as important ad-vancements during her lifetime, she singled

out the introduction of nylon stockings for women in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She said they were in limited supply and very expensive, but “a lot more comfortable” than what women had been wearing.

ByDaveLorenzatti

Margaret Lander Scheibler and her brother Ernest, 96, grandchildren of Lander University founder the Rev. Samuel Lander, at her 100th birthday cel-ebration on May 12 at Covenant Way in Due West.

The senior photo of Margaret Lander Scheibler published in the 1933 yearbook of what was then Lander College.

Margaret Lander Scheibler ’33 A Centenarian with “Drive”

Class Notes


Class Notes are compiled by Debbie Dill, assistant director of Alumni Affairs. Please mail items for Class Notes to Alumni Affairs, CPO Box 6004, Lander University, 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC 29649 or e-mail items to [email protected].

Larry Ridlehoover ′69 and his company, Southern Community Services LLC, were awarded Accredited Association Management Company status. The designa-tion is the highest level of accreditation for Homeown-ers Association Management.

Jane Hammett Dean ’74 was named by GSA Business as a 2012 finalist for their Healthcare Hero Award in the category of community outreach. Dean, RN, has been a nurse with Greenwood Genetic Center for 38 years and is statewide coordinator for the S.C. Birth Defects Pre-vention Program. She was recognized for her work at an awards dinner in Greenville and was profiled in the June issue of GSA Business.

Robert E. Findley ′80 recently published a cookbook titled Cooking with Elegance, Spirits.

Marvin “Butch” Rambish ′80 is a new franchisee for Screenmobile Corp. and will be based in Spartanburg.

Pam Sherard Lytch ′81 was named G. Frank Russell Career Center’s Teacher of the Year for 2012-13.

Mark Riddle ′84 is the co-creator and executive pro-ducer for the new hit BJ’s Bedtime Bible Stories. Also, Mark recently helped form the Palmetto FC Bantams Soccer Team, which joined the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League and is based in Green-wood. The team began its first season May 12.

C. Mason Gary ′89 was named superintendent for Anderson School District 3.

Valerie Lyons Rhymer ′92 is the School Performance and Partnership manager for the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.

Shannon Stephens ′92 was honored by the Georgia College Counseling Association with the 2012 Advo-cacy for College Counseling Award. She works for Augusta State University’s Counseling Center and coor-dinates the Graduate Internship Training Program.

Robert Brian Bell ′93 was promoted to Regional Busi-ness manager with GlaxoSmithKline in Asheville.

Christopher E. Cabri ′93 has achieved Ameriprise Plat-inum Financial Services Adviser status through excep-tional performance, specialized training and attainment of advanced industry-recognized qualifications. About 20 percent of Ameriprise advisers reach this goal.

Rochelle Ellenburg Binion ′94 has been assigned to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio as an Active Duty Chaplain.

Tujuana Burton Griffin ′94 received the WYFF 4 News Golden Apple Award. She is a math and science teacher in the ACTS program at Brewer Middle School.

Bacote ’89 Receives New Military Assignment Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, ’89, has been assigned to the Air War College at Maxwell A.F.B., in Montgomery, Ala., as one of 26 U.S. Army representatives in the class of 2013. He had been the garrison commander at Fort Devens, Mass., for five years.

Bacote graduated from Lander with a political science degree and completed the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, earning a commission in the U.S. Army Reserve. He also has a master’s degree in security management from American Mili-tary University. He was in law enforcement with the South Carolina Highway Patrol and later in the secu-rity detail assigned to governors Beasley and Hodges. He and his wife, Andrena, are natives of Darlington. A veteran of two tours in Iraq, Bacote said his academic experiences at Lander and in the ROTC program prepared him well for his military responsibilities. Bacote has earned many decorations dur-ing his military career, including the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the parachutist badge.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, center, Lander Class of 1989, is escorted to a change of command ceremony at Fort Devens, Mass., where he served as garrison commander for five years. His escorts include the incoming garrison commander, Lt. Col. Steve Egan (left), and Col. Patrick Slowey, Army Support Activity commander at Fort Dix, N.J. Photo courtesy of Nashoba Publishing, Devens, Mass./Mary Arata.

War Is Not Just for Heroes, by 1970 Lander graduate Dr. Linda Canup Keaton-Lima, is causing quite a stir. The University of South Carolina Press, which published the book in May, has nominated it for a Pulitzer Prize in history. U.S. Marine Corps historians are calling the book, a collection of dispatches and letters by Keaton-Lima’s father, combat correspondent Claude R. “Red” Canup, one of the most complete accountings of Marine aviation in World War II, and the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA) has named Keaton-Lima the winner of this year’s

Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Sr. Distinguished Memorial Performance Award. It’s the first time that the USMCCCA’s top award has been given to a combat correspondent’s son or daughter. Jim Lehrer, retired executive editor and anchor at PBS, who has himself won the Denig Award, called Red Canup “the premier chronicler of World War II combat for the Marine aviators who went into the skies over the Pacific. His daughter has collected and curated Red’s individual Marine stories to tell the bigger story of what it was like for those brave men who attacked, defended, and died. This is a terrific book.” Keaton-Lima said she was “humbled to be in such distinguished company.”

Keaton-Lima ’70 Earning Praise for Book

Class Notes


Carrie Whitcomb Jimison ′94 and her family are relo-cating to Shanghai, China, for three years.

Mark R. Rodgers ′94 was hired as the football coach for Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy in Johnston, S.C.

Christopher H. Porter ′95 earned his Ph.D. in educa-tional leadership from Clemson University.

Brad E. Rader ′98 was appointed associate regional counsel for Housing, Finance and Programs for the Vir-ginia Field Office of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.

Marc L. Poore ′99 was promoted to senior project man-ager for Adidas North America Supply Chain.

Courtney Ashley Burton ′03 received her master’s in nursing in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program from Clemson University. She is now a board certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Caroline Roberts Nave ′03 was named the 2011 Ambassador of the Year by the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Caroline is the new assistant to Probate Judge Travis Moore.

Derrick B. Wood ′04 was featured on WYFF 4 News for his Good Samaritan act of saving an Upstate woman who was having a seizure while driving on Interstate 85.

Laura Bumpus Ackerman ′05 was hired as the City of Greenwood’s Uptown Manager.

Hillary Harper Dobson ′08 was promoted to banking officer with BB&T in Spartanburg. Hillary has been with the bank since 2010.

Ashley Ashworth Landreth ′08 was named Merry-wood Elementary School’s First Year Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. She teaches third grade.

Allison Grier Bouknight ′09 received a master’s in Christian ministry from North Greenville University. She is employed with The Alcoves, A Place For Us Ministries.

Danessa A. Kilpatrick ′11 was named Mathews Elementary School’s First Year Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. She teaches first grade.

Kirsten Stewart ′12 was hired as an account executive for WACH Fox News in Columbia.

Weddings

Carrie Joan Ackerman ′01 and Preston E. Knight, Charleston, May 25. Carrie is a registered nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina. They live in Charleston.

Dana Michele Schultz ′02 and James L. Kennemore III, Greenwood, May 5. Dana is a registered nurse in the Surgical ICU at Lexington Medical Center. They live in Lexington.

Hershberger ’91 Elected to Hall of Fame Dawne Ferguson Hershberger, ’91, has been inducted into the Abbeville County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame for her extraordinary contributions to the county’s well-being and quality of life. The Abbeville native graduated from Lander with a nursing degree. She obtained a master’s in nursing and certification as a family nurse practitioner from the University of South Carolina and is a nurse practitioner at Family Medicine Associates of Abbeville. Hershberger is on the Abbeville Opera House board of governors and served on the Chamber of Commerce board. Active in the Main Street United Methodist Church, she was among the founders of the free medical

clinic established by United Christian Ministries of Abbeville County. She and her husband, Don, owner of a masonry business, have six daughters. Three are Lander graduates: Stephanie Whitlock; Dr. Jennifer Hershberger Roark; and Katherine Hershberger Hudgens. Daughter Julianne Hershberger is currently a Lander student, while daughters Amanda Hershberger Moss and Melissa Hershberger attended other schools.

Photo courtesy of Abbeville Area Medical Center

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Class Notes


Weddings (continued)

Derrick B. Wood ′02 and Tiesha Brown, Spartanburg, May 19. Derrick is employed with the Charles Lea Cen-ter. They live in Spartanburg.

William Gray Ackerman Jr. ′04 and Meredith Leigh Haynie ′06, Anderson, Feb. 25. They live in Greenwood.

Katherine Marie Giaritelli ′05 and Joshua M. White-head, Greenwood, Oct. 22, 2011. Katherine is a banking associate with Regions Bank.

Melissa Ann Tellin ′05 and Tyler D. Greenlee, Green-wood, March 9. Melissa is a customer service and sales representative with Wells Fargo. They live in West Columbia.

Julia Bird Boatwight ′06 and Stratford R. Hunt, Columbia, June 16. Julia is employed by the South Caro-lina Heart Center. They live in Columbia.

Ashley Michelle Rescigno ′06 and Joe Hamilton, Charlotte, N.C., July 28. Ashley is the workforce devel-opment specialist for Catawba Regional Council of Governments. They live in Rock Hill.

Jessica Lauren Brown ′07 and John B. Watts, George-town, March 24. Jessica is employed by the home health agency Right at Home. They live in Murrells Inlet.

Joseph R. Engram ′07 and Katie Madera Finkbeiner ′09, Greenwood, May 5. Joseph is employed by Itron Inc., and Katie is an admissions counselor with Lander University. They live in Greenwood.

Kevin M. Bagwell ′09 and Amanda Marie Floyd, Greenville, May 5. Kevin is a freelance graphic designer and owner of Picture This Framing Studio. They live in Greenville.

Alayna Beth Joseph ′09 and James C. Sanders III, Greenwood, May 12. Alayna is working on her master’s in information and library science at the University of South Carolina. They live in Spartanburg.

Abby Marie Bryant ′11 and Robert J. Scott ′11, Hodges, May 12. Abby is employed by Greenwood Physical Therapy and Robert is a chemist at Capsugel. They live in Greenwood.

Ellison Poston ′12 and Henderson Rowe, Greenwood, Aug. 4. Ellison is a nurse with Aiken Regional Medical Center. They live in Aiken.

Magen Virginia Worthington ′12 and Joseph Craig, Waterloo, May 12. Magen is a registration clerk with Laurens County Hospital. They live in Clinton.

BirthsKathi Moesley Luplow ′93 and Chris Luplow, Ander-son, a daughter, Lilliana Caitlin, March 15. She joins big sister Isabella and big brother Kieran. Grandmother is Jody Hillhouse Moesley ′64.

Jason Bowen ’92, Stefanie Bowen ’93 and James Manley Jr. ’93 Honored with SBA Awards

The U.S. Small Business Adminis-tration recently recognized Lander graduates Stefanie and Jason Bowen, as well as Lander graduate James Manley Jr., as state winners in the agency’s national small business awards competition. Stefanie Mountford Bowen, who graduated from Lander in 1993 with a B.S. in marketing/management, and her husband, Jason, who graduated from Lander in 1992 with a B.S. in business, own Daisy Uniforms of Greenwood. They were named win-

ners of the 2012 Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year Award for South Carolina, which honors a business that has been passed within the family from one generation to the next. Daisy Uniforms, which the Bowens took over from Jason Bowen’s parents, Emory and Pat, in 2011, was selected for the family owned business award based on its history of growth and potential for continued success. Stefanie Bowen said, “Winning the SBA award was a giant pat on the back. To have someone acknowledge your efforts and sacrifices in such a public forum is a great affirmation that you did something well.” Owning a small business, she said, “means that you do every-thing.” She said that the accounting and finance classes she took

at Lander “are put to use every day!” The SBA named James Manley Jr., a certified public accountant with tax, assurance and consulting services firm Elliott Davis LLC, the 2012 South Carolina Financial Services Champion of the Year. The SBA Financial Services Award is given to an individual who serves small businesses in a financial capacity. Although Manley works in a number of different industries as man-aging shareholder of Elliott Davis’s Greenwood office, his primary focus is on providing a range of tax, assurance and business consulting solutions to small-business owners. Manley, who graduated from Lander in 1993 with a B.S. in business with a concentra-tion in accounting and who also earned a master’s degree in professional accountancy from Clemson in 1994, credited former Lander accounting professor Dr. Harry McAlum with putting him on the road he is on today. “I started Lander with the intention of getting a dual math/engineering degree from Lander and Clemson,” he said. “It was Dr. McAlum, from whom I took a beginning accounting class, who encouraged me to pursue an accounting degree, which I did. The rest is history.” Manley said he is honored by the recognition he has received from the SBA and expressed his belief that “small businesses are what make this country great.” He said he relishes working with “clients I not only admire, but whose company I enjoy as well.”

Family Owned Business of the Year Award-winners Stefanie and Jason Bowen. – photo courtesy of Jill Piontek Photography

Financial Services Champion of the Year

James Manley Jr.

Class Notes


Matthew L. Bell ′96 and Christina Bell, Greenwood, a son, Tucker Lawrence, Feb. 29. Tucker joins older brother Gibson.

Traci Young Goldman ′99 and Matt Goldman, Greenwood, a daughter, Emma Haynes, Sept. 7, 2011. Traci teaches at Springfield Elementary and Matt is an electrician with Lander’s Physical Plant. Proud grandparents are Jerrel Goldman ′69 and Linda McKinney Goldman ′70.

Beth Campbell Quick ′00 and Joseph Quick, Lexing-ton, a daughter, Leah Harper, July 5. Leah joins big sister Julie, who is 3.

Tonya Whitman Phillips ′04 and Josh Phillips, Due West, a son, Whitman Uriah, April 12. Tonya is a chemistry lab manager in Lander’s Physical Sciences Department.

In MemoriamVirginia Taylor Rushton ′30, Greenville, July 20. Virginia was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church. Surviving are her son, daughter, seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Mary Cook Stuckey ′36, Stuckey, Feb. 15. She was a schoolteacher and a member of Indiantown Presbyte-rian Church. Surviving are two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister.

Bernice Boozer Hill ′37, Cayce, May 5. Bernice retired after 37 years of teaching. She was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of The Transfiguration in Cayce. Surviving are her daughter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Ena Hall Cobb ′40, Hodges, March 31. Ena was a member of Hodges Methodist Church and a retired postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service in Hodges. Surviving are two sons, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Daphine Faircloth Thomason ′41, Clinton, Dec. 29, 2011.

Agnes Griffith Copleston Wade ′43, Charleston, July 1. Agnes was a retired registered nurse with Charleston Memorial Hospital and a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Surviving are two sons, two stepdaughters, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Jean Carol Taylor ′44, Lancaster, June 26. Jean was retired from Springs Industries and a member of First United Methodist Church. Surviving are two nephews and two nieces.

Nellie Edwards Bruce ′46, Abbeville, June 17. Nellie was a longtime volunteer with Meals on Wheels and a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, son, daughter and brother.

Col. Barton Hayward: “A Very Popular Teacher” Col. Barton Hayward, U.S. Army (Ret.), a longtime Lander adjunct faculty member, died June 12 in Columbia after a lengthy illness. He was 81 years old. Hayward taught U.S. history and geography at Lander for several years beginning in 1990. Dr. Robert Figueira, former chair of the History Department, remembers him as “a very popular teacher, who had remarkable life experiences in service to his country.” Hayward’s 30-year military career included tours of duty in Korea, Germany, Vietnam, Egypt, Israel and Romania, where he served as Defense and Army Attache. After retiring from the Army, he taught for more than 20

years and was academic dean at Camden Military Academy in Camden, S.C. Among his survivors are his wife, Evelyn, and two children.

Harkness ’84: Goodbye to “The Gentle Giant” James “Curtis” Harkness, ’84, an MVP men’s basketball player and former member of Lander’s Student Affairs staff, died on July 3 in Simpsonville, at age 51. He graduated with a business degree and went on to receive a Master of Education in student person-nel services at the University of South Carolina. At the time of his death, he was vice president of Student Diversity and Community Affairs at Greenville Technical College. At 6 feet 10 inches tall, Harkness was one of the first “big men” of Lander basketball. He was 1982-84 team captain, voted most valuable player in the 1983-84 season, and averaged 18.5 points

and 9.5 rebounds a game in his senior year. He also played professional basketball in Australia. Harkness established Lander’s Minorities on the Move, a Multicultural Affairs program that promotes diversity opportunities, including the Minorities on the Move Gospel Choir. Randy Bouknight, vice president for Student Affairs, described Harkness as “a super young man who will be missed.” His obituary noted that Harkness was often referred to as “the gentle giant” because of his size and kindness.

Tunstall Jr. ’77: Well-Respected Jurist and Friend Greenwood Family Court Judge Billy Tunstall Jr., ’77, died on July 27, at age 58, after a lengthy battle with cancer. While at Lander, he was singled out as the Most Outstanding Student in Economics in 1976 and again in 1977, when he also won a Golden L Award. Tunstall, a resident of Ninety Six, received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law and entered private practice in Greenwood in 1980. He was a member of the South Carolina Bar Association’s House of Delegates from 1991 to 1997, when he was appointed to the Family Court bench. His survivors include his wife, Dee’L Tunstall; his parents, Billy

and Doris Tunstall; four children; two sisters and a brother. In published tributes, Tunstall was remembered by lawyers and members of the judiciary as a fair, very patient and deliberative judge who had a love for the bench.

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In Memoriam (continued)

Mary Ellen Johnson Parker ′46, Aynor, Feb. 13. Mary Ellen was a retired high school science teacher and girls’ basketball coach. Surviving are three sons, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Betsy Paige Flynn Gilliam ′49, Charleston, May 29. Betsy was retired from Berkley County Social Services and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Nell Summers Heriot ′50, Orangeburg, May 21. Nell enjoyed flower arranging and was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, a daughter and 10 grandchildren.

Callie Imojean Kelley ′54, Greenwood, Feb. 26. Imojean was a retired teacher with Greenwood District 50, where she was named Teacher of the Year in 1974-75. She was a longtime volunteer with Rice Elementary, formerly Oakland Elementary. Surviving are a daughter and a granddaughter.

Dorothy Ashley Smith ′58, Siler City, N.C., March 11. Dorothy retired after 40 years of teach-ing. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are a son and two grandsons.

Alma Patterson Stonecypher ′58, Darlington, May 28. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter and four grandchildren.

Amelia Kennemore Spearman ′60, Greenwood, May 18. Amelia was a retired nursing director for Keesler Air Force Base and a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, and several nieces and nephews.

Maude Wilson Latham ′61, Greenwood, April 7. Maude was a retired schoolteacher and a member of First Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, three sons, a daughter, five grand-children and three great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Linda Blessing Mauldin ′61, Mt. Airy, N.C., June 9. She was a Presbyterian pastor. Sur-viving are her husband, her mother, a sister, and nephews and nieces.

Emily Foster Livingston ′68, Charlotte, N.C., March 15. Emily was a retired schoolteacher. Surviving are her husband, brother, daughter and granddaughter.

Ann Wells Massengill-Evans ′68, Georgetown, April 20. She was a member of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church. Surviving are her husband, two brothers, a sister, and several nephews and nieces.

Donald M. Harrison Jr. ′73, Newberry, June 28. Donald served in the S.C. National Guard and was

a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and a brother.

Rufus A. May Jr. ′75, Greenwood, July 30. He was employed with David Crotts & Associates as the manager for the Life and Health Division. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, son, daughter and sister.

Gary L. Wasterlain ′75, Greenville, July 14. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and worked for Davis and Floyd. Surviving are a son, three daughters, six grandchildren and three sisters.

William R. Powell ′77, Anderson, June 7. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and employed by Piedmont Natural Gas. Surviving are his wife, three daugh-ters, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchil-dren and two brothers.

John R. Workman ′78, Laurens, May 27. He was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. Surviv-ing are his mother, a brother and a nephew.

Sympathy ToBernice Faircloth Reasoner ′45 on the passing of her sister, Daphine Faircloth Thomason ′41, Dec. 29, 2011.

June Wells Turner ′55 on the passing of her hus-band, Don Turner, Aug. 25, 2011.

Virginia Rushton Ouzts ′60 on the passing of her mother, and Virginia Nell Ouzts Becknell ′88 on the passing of her grandmother, Virginia Taylor Rushton ′30, July 20.

Phillip Robuck ′60 on the passing of his wife, Winona Babb Robuck, April 25.

Joseph W. Cobb ′66 and Thomas B. Cobb ′87 on the passing of their mother, and Susan Cobb Nick-les ′94 and Michael T. Cobb ′90 on the passing of their grandmother, Ena Hall Cobb ′40, March 31.

Linda Latham Dolny ′69 on the passing of her mother, Maude Wilson Latham ′61, April 7.

Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ′72 on the passing of her husband, Bob Cutrell, June 24.

Amy Landers May ′98 on the passing of her grand-mother, Mildred Baxley Evans, April 20.

Kimberly Shealy Philpott ′03 on the passing of her grandmother, Mary Lou Walker.

Billy Ray Morgan ′09 on the passing of his mother and Marina R. Morgan ′11 on the passing of her grandmother, Kathleen Hall Suttles, May 12.

Faculty/Staff/Board MembersThe Rev. John Ashenfelder, Suffolk, Va., passed away April 14. He was a professor of religion and philosophy.

Sympathy to former Alumni Board member John Barnes on the passing of his wife, Roberta Barnes, June 16.

Former board member Archer E. Booker, Green-wood, passed away March 10. He served on Land-er’s Board of Visitors.

Sympathy to Jeff Lagrone on the passing of his father, Hoyt Lagrone, July 24. Jeff is a writer in Lander University Relations and Publications.

Sympathy to Margaret Pilgrim on the passing of her mother, Edythe Ascherl, April 15. Margaret works in Lander Procurement Services.

Join the Tower Club and Connect With Alumni in Your AreaThe first area Tower Club was formed in 2005 and is proudly named for the Tower of the former Old Main building, currently known as Laura Lander Hall. The Tower Clubs serve to build camaraderie among area alumni as well as current and future students. Lander now has Tower Clubs

located in Charleston, Columbia, Greenwood and the Upstate. Annual membership dues of $25 support alumni projects and the Alumni Scholar-ship Fund. Meetings, projects and social events are planned through-out the year. For information on area clubs or to join the Tower Club, visit www.lander.edu/goto/towerclub, or contact Alumni Affairs Director Myra Greene at 864-388-8351 or [email protected].

Internat ional Studies

Lander’s International Programs Enjoy Success on Three Continents


Left: Lander President Daniel Ball and President Jin Li of Sanda University in China sign an agreement opening the door for student exchanges between the two schools.

Above: A Lander delegation visits the University of Incheon, South Korea, the first stop on a tour of sister universities in Asia.

ByDaveLorenzatti

Lander’s Asia Initiative and Study Abroad programs have had a busy year with students and faculty logging an almost incalculable number of miles traveling between the U.S., Korea, China, Thailand and Europe. Dr. Sung-Jae Park, dean of International Programs, said Lander welcomed 16 Korean students for the 2011 academic year while another 13 Koreans and 11 Chinese students are enrolled for 2012-13. They are the first students from China to come to Lander. Four of them are four-year degree candidates, while two from Shanghai Normal University and five from Sanda University in Shanghai are here for a semester or a year. In April, administrators from Sanda visited Lander and signed an agreement enabling students from the two schools to study on each other’s campuses. Sanda President Jin Li described the agree-ment as a sign of trust and cooperation be-tween the two institutions. Lander President Daniel Ball told Li, “We look forward to an exchange of wisdom and knowledge between our two schools.” Sanda was one of the schools that a 10-member Lander delegation visited while on a monthlong study tour of China and Ko-rea. They also traveled to three of the 11 other Lander sister institutions: Shanghai Normal in China and the University of Incheon and Dong-A University in Korea. The students on the trip were: Paizley

Ballenger, Ashlin Crout, Jessica Sims, Joshua DeLeon and Rachael Stansfield. The group, led by Dr. Lee Vartanian, assistant professor of teacher education, also included his wife, Ivy, a member of Lander’s Art Department adjunct faculty; Spanish instructor Lauren Corbitt; and Lander alumna Grace Contreras. Boyoung Roh, Lander’s International Programs coordinator, acted as group escort. While that delegation was on the road in China and South Korea, five Lander students and faculty members were in Thailand as English summer camp leaders teaching Thai college students conversational English. Waymon Cassell, Andrew Love and Logan Woodall, all 2011 Lander graduates, have obtained full-time jobs teaching English in Thailand. Corbin Childs, a 2012 graduate, is teach-ing English at a public school in Korea under a Korean government-sponsored program, and student Rachel Piper received a Korean government scholarship to study and teach at Yeungnam University. Courtney Priester is spending her senior year at the University of Incheon, the second Lander student to have received a Korean government scholarship for that school. This summer, Lander hosted a five-week American Language and Culture Institute, which attracted 23 students from Incheon. The university also conducted a coaching development workshop for the dean of the

graduate program and five members of the staff of the Korean National Sport University in Seoul. In August, Lander welcomed visiting scholar Qi Lu (Crystal) from Shanghai Normal as an intern in the Office of Student Affairs. She is the third visiting scholar from Shanghai Normal to intern at Lander.

A Study Abroad Milestone The university’s Study Abroad program passed a milestone in May when four students traveled to Spain for a special program for education majors. They broke the 100-mark for the number of Lander students who have attended a college or university abroad for a semester or summer study since 2005, when the existing program was introduced. Program director Dr. DeWitt Stone said another 11 students are in Europe for a semes-ter at schools in Italy, England and Spain. Since Stone became director, another 210 students have participated in 25 short-term international study tours led by 30 Lander faculty members. Any discussion of international studies cannot overlook the more than 60 other international students enrolled at Lander dur-ing the 2011-2012 academic year. They came from 23 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, and two were from Australia and four from Canada.

Commencement Spring 2012


Future LeadersGrads Reminded of Their Roles in the Future of Our Nation

ByRussellMartin

Top Academic HonorSummer Sprouse, of Greenwood, finished at the top of her graduating class in April, qualifying her for Lander’s prestigious Thayer Award, presented on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduating senior achieving the highest scholastic average. A Dean’s List and President’s List student, Sprouse earned a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. Pictured at the award ceremony are, from left: Dr. Daniel Ball, Lander president, and Sprouse.

In April, Howard C. Kauffmann addressed 279 graduates during the university’s annual spring commencement ceremony in Horne Arena, offering several thoughts to carry the new Lander alumni forward beyond college life. Kauffmann reminded graduates that even though they may seem like a number “in a large cohort of honorees,” they were more than that. “Each is an important member of an age group that will lead us in years to come,” he said. A retired oil industry executive, Kauffmann also shared pertinent information about what the college journey has provided graduates as they look to the future. He explained that, though a degree does not guarantee success, “it does guarantee that you are capable of learning and achieving. And, that will serve you in your careers.” Kauffmann also touched on very serious matters. Though he suggested that graduates not dwell on the unsolved problems facing our nation as they celebrate their special day, he said, “Very soon you are going to be right in the very middle of them.” “You will do well to soon begin giving serious thought to what goes on in respect to our physical and national security affairs,” he added. “You will be involved in them.” During the ceremonies, the university also conferred an honorary doctor of engineering degree upon Kauffmann, who retired in 1985 as director and president of Exxon Corporation. Kauffmann is the father of the Rev. Doug Kauffmann, who is a Lander adjunct faculty member and pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in Greenwood. Doug Kauffmann delivered the Invocation and Benediction during the commencement ceremony.

Honored Guest Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball, right, welcomes commencement speaker and honorary doctor of engineering degree recipient Howard C. Kauffmann, center. Also pictured is Kauffmann’s son, the Rev. Doug Kauffmann, who is a Lander adjunct faculty member and pastor of Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in Greenwood.

Commencement Spring 2012


1. Physical EducatorsPhysical Education faculty members Dr. Kym Kirby, left, and Dr. Gina Barton, right, stop by to congratu-late their graduates before the start of the spring commencement ceremony.

2. Saying Goodbye Sadie Erwin, center, assistant to the president, says goodbye to four graduates who worked in the president’s office as students. Graduates pictured, from left, are: Erin Miller, Ali Price, Kirsten Stewart and Stephen Robertson.

3. The Zimbabwe Connection Shalom Chausarira, center, a chemistry graduate from Harare, Zimbabwe, speaks with Dr. Kenneth Mufuka, right, Lander professor emeritus of history, and his brother Howard Mufuka, who are both originally from Zimbabwe.

4. Psych Out Psychology majors prepare to walk across the stage prior to commencement proceedings.

5. Ambassadors and FriendsLander Presidential Ambassadors say farewell to a few of their own before the graduation ceremony begins. From left, are: Katie Reeves, Jordan Bennett, Janza Walker, Alexia Pringle and Rhett Sapough.

6. Making Education PossibleAfter the ceremony, many graduates sought out the faculty who guided them throughout their education. Pictured, Lander biology faculty Dr. Jennifer Maze, left, and Dr. T.D. Maze, right, pose with a few of their former students.

7. International Farewell Corbin Childs, of Elberton, Ga., mass communica-tion, is congratulated by, from left: Minyub Yum, a student from Dong-A University, Korea; Ivy Zhang, a Lander visiting scholar from Shanghai Normal University, China; and Boyoung Roh, Lander’s coordinator for international programs.

8. All in the Family Three spring graduates were presented their degrees by relatives who are or were Lander faculty and staff members. Pictured, from left, are: Nancy Poston, director of Lander’s Equestrian Center, and daughter Ellison Poston, nursing; Alan MacTaggart, Lander professor emeritus of art, and daughter Blaire Ferguson, visual art; and Susan Going, Lander librarian emeritus and assistant to the vice president of Academic Affairs, and daughter-in-law Stacey Buchanan Going, psychology.

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Sky’s the Limit for Lander Mirror Project

From left, recent Lander graduate Andrew La Croix; Richard Berry, former editor of Astronomy magazine and author of several books, including Build Your Own Telescope; Jamie Askey; and Tyler Pitman pose for a photo at the Alt-Az Initia-tive for Lightweight Optics conference this summer in Portland, Ore. – photo by Dr. Lisa Brodhacker

Making Members of the Scientific Community Sit Up and Take Notice

Lander chemistry student Tyler Pitman, of Greenville, who has been assisting associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker in her quest to create the perfect epoxy telescope mirror, was address-ing a gathering of scientists at the Alt-Az Initiative for Lightweight Optics conference in Portland, Ore., in July, when several of those in the audience, unable to contain their excitement, grabbed the mirror he was using as a prop and took it outside to see what it looked like in the light of day. They raved about “how improved that one was from the previous one they saw. They were really excited about it,” Brodhacker said. Brodhacker hopes to have some even more impressive mirrors to show them next June, when they arrive in Greenwood for the Lander Lightweight Mirror Workshop, a conference that was added to the Alt-Az Initiative’s schedule of events because members “were inter-ested in the research here and wanted to see the Lander Mirror Lab.” There are other developments, too, that suggest the work that Brodhacker and her assistants are doing at Lander is making mem-bers of the scientific community sit up and take notice. Lander graduate and former Brodhacker assistant Andrew La Croix’s grant proposal, Synthesis and Characterization of Spiro Ortho-carbonate Compounds for the Use of Shrinkage Reduction in Epoxy Tele-scope Mirrors, was the top choice this spring of the S.C. Space Grant

Lander chemistry student Tyler Pitman, of Greenville, aligns the optics of a Bath interferometer so he can measure the surface quality of a 12-inch telescope mirror.

By Jeff LagronePhotos by Russell Martin


Consortium for undergraduate student funding, and Brodhacker recently received a $53,100 grant partially funded by the consortium and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Experimen-tal Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NASA EPSCoR). She believes that her prospects for further funding are “very good.” The Lander educator will co-author chapters in Meter Class Astronomy I, to be published next spring by Collins Foundation Press, along with La Croix, who is now doing graduate work at Van-derbilt University; Pitman, who is responsible for the optical testing of the mirrors that Brodhacker produces; and recent Lander gradu-ate Jamie Askey, of Greenwood, who is developing an overcoating to prevent tarnishing of the silvering used on the mirrors. A second book, Meter Class Astronomy II, is slated for publication later next year, and Brodhacker hopes that other Lander students will contribute to it, too. La Croix, Askey and Pitman expressed appreciation for the opportunity to do meaningful research, speak at conferences and get published. “All of these experiences will help me when I start to work professionally in the field,” Pitman said. Brodhacker recently celebrated a major accomplishment when she and her assistants took a 1-meter mirror – the largest she has attempted so far – out of the oven. If she is able to secure additional

grants, she will begin work on a 1.5-meter mirror in January, and hopes to cast a 2-meter mirror – the size in which NASA is most interested – within a year. The most nagging of the problems that Brodhacker has faced while attempting to produce a mirror that’s lighter, more durable and less expensive than its glass counterpart is the tendency of epoxy to shrink. Spiro orthocarbonate compounds, which tend to expand, have shown promise as a co-polymerizing agent, but Brodhacker hasn’t “found the perfect proportions” yet. She remains convinced, nevertheless, that “you can have a zero-shrinkage polymer, and that’s what we’re trying to do.” A zero-shrinkage mirror, she added, could potentially be used not only in laser communications or to harness solar power, but in view-ing telescopes, too. She believes it’s only a matter of time until the mirror she envi-sions is a reality. “The mirrors keep improving each time we make one,” she said. Lander President Daniel Ball said, “Dr. Brodhacker and her stu-dents are doing work that has an impact on our nation, and having that work welcomed so warmly by astronomers and other scientists is a testament to the significance of that scholarship and research. Lander is fortunate to have Dr. Brodhacker.”

Lander associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lisa Brodhacker and recent Lander graduate Jamie Askey, of Greenwood, remove a 1-meter epoxy telescope mirror from the oven.

As a high school student weighing career options, Lander associate professor of health care management Sam Tolbert knew he wanted to enter a field that would allow him to positively touch as many lives as possible. “I wasn’t cut out to be a doctor or nurse, but I was pretty good at business, so I decided I was going to become a hospital administra-tor,” he said. After a 25-year career in health care management, followed by a 12-year career as an educator, Tolbert is still making a difference in the lives of those around him, which can be seen in his selection as Lander’s 2012 Distinguished Professor of the Year. The Greenwood native, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree

in industrial management from Clemson University and a Master of Science degree in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology, was the youngest administrator ever hired by the Mayo Clinic when he began his career there as a 22-year-old in 1975. In the years that followed, he also worked as a manager for an international consulting firm, as a corporate division director for a major multihospital system, and as a medical practice management consultant. In 1985, Tolbert returned to Greenwood and began a 15-year association with Self Memorial Hospital, where he served as vice president and administrative director of planning and marketing. In 2000, Tolbert joined the faculty at Lander, fulfilling a lifelong desire to teach. He also estab-lished Strategic Directions Inc., which provides consultative and advisory services in planning and marketing to the health care industry and helps Tolbert stay current in his field. In the dozen years since Tolbert was hired, enrollment in Lander’s health care management program has jumped from 65 to 145 students, and Dr. Doug Grider, former dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs, believes that Tolbert’s reputation as a “superb” teacher is a major reason why. Another reason is that — as Tolbert puts it — “health care’s a great field to go into.” Forty years ago, 5 percent of the gross national product was spent on health care. Today, it’s 16 percent, and the number is expected to rise. “We need well-run health care services,” he said, “and that’s what we’re trying to teach students to do.” A published author and speaker on a variety of health care topics, Tolbert is considered an expert witness in the areas of health care planning, purchasing and regulation in the South Caro-lina Circuit Court. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), a title held by only 8,700 persons worldwide. He has served as chair or president of the boards of the Greenwood County Community Foun-dation, Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greenwood County Economic Alliance, the Partnership for a Greater Greenwood County, the Kiwanis Club of Greenwood, the Arts Council of Greenwood County and the Greenwood Community Theatre. In 2007, he became the 40th inductee into the Greenwood County Hall of Fame for his work in economic and cultural develop-ment and overall service to the community. Tolbert said that teaching, however, is as enjoyable as anything he’s ever done. “I feel so lucky to be here,” he said. “Some days I can’t believe I get paid for what I do.” One key to his success as a teacher, he said, is his ability to produce real-world examples. “I can talk about what I did last week,” he said. “The students like that a lot.” One of his goals, he said, is to get students to think. “If we can teach them to think, they can teach themselves,” he said. “We’re trying to create lifelong learners.” Tolbert believes that “Lander is full of distinguished people and outstanding staff. We’re here because we love what we do and want to make a difference in the lives of our students.” Being singled out for praise, he said, “is certainly an honor.”

ByJeffLagrone

Faculty Awards 2012


Distinguished Professor of the YearLander’s Sam Tolbert: Creating Lifelong Learners

Lander assistant professor of biology Dr. Kerry Hansknecht has been fascinated with nature, and especially snakes, since he was a boy. At George Mason University, he studied under well-known herpe-tologist and turtle systematist Carl Ernst. At Central Michigan University, he investigated the cold-water

foraging behavior of Northern Water Snakes. At the University of Tennessee, where he received his doctor-ate, he studied a rare form of lingual luring exhibited by Mangrove Saltmarsh Water Snakes, a subject which he continues to explore as a faculty member at Lander, where he has taught since 2009. Hansknecht’s dual identity as both a teacher and scientist was recently recognized by his colleagues, when he was named the recipient of Lander’s Young Faculty Scholar Award for 2012. Associate professor of biology Mike Runyan, who nominated

Hansknecht for the award, called him “a great example of what good faculty are all about. He is very dedicated to his primary job as an educator. But he is also a dedicated scientist. He has a very active research program that keeps him in touch with his profes-sional love, and he is involving students in that important part — helping them to see what it means to be a scientist.” Hansknecht, who teaches such courses as human anatomy and comparative vertebrate anatomy, said it’s important to him that students feel they can approach him. “I don’t want to get up there and act like I know everything. I’m just a guy trying to get them to learn,” he said. As a result of Hansknecht’s research at Lander, he has learned that the Gulf Saltmarsh Water Snake, like its cousin, the Mangrove Saltmarsh Water Snake, uses its tongue to attract prey, too. He and biology major Jason Magnuson, of Swansea, recently completed a study comparing tongue length in the two subspecies. Hansknecht expressed gratitude for the award conferred upon him by his peers. “It’s really nice to know that what I’ve done is appreciated,” he said.

Young Faculty Scholar AwardKerry Hansknecht: ‘A Great Example of What Good Faculty Are All About’

Winning this year’s Young Faculty Teaching Award doesn’t mean that assistant professor of history Dr. Ryan Floyd is new to academia. A native of New Orleans, Floyd comes from a family of teachers. His father taught at the University of New Orleans and is currently chair of the Department of Sociology at Samford University. The Lander educator, who earned

his bachelor’s degree from Samford in 1998 and his doctorate from the University of Alabama in 2010, said, “I’ve been on college campuses for as long as I can remember.” He went into history because he “appreciated the stories about how people lived in the past. Not just the leaders and ‘heroes’ — I enjoyed learning about ordinary people and how they made it day to day. I still enjoy learning about people and events from the past, but over the years I have developed a stronger appreciation

for the discipline of history itself and history education.” Floyd, whose interests include American foreign relations, military history, civil rights and the New South, disputes the notion that history offers students little of value. “I believe that through the study of history students can develop a better understanding of who they are as individuals and as members of society. I also believe that, as a professor, I can help students to learn the important skills, such as research, critical thinking and persuasive writing, used by historians that can easily transfer to other disciplines,” he said. Associate professor of history Dr. William Ramsey, who nominated Floyd for the Young Faculty Teaching Award, said, “Dr. Floyd has shown tremendous determination and innovation in his approach to classroom teaching. His creative use of technology and interactive research projects and exercises puts him at the forefront of effective teaching at Lander.” Floyd believes different strategies are needed for teaching different students. His goal, however, is always the same. “I want to push them beyond what they think they’re capable of doing,” he said.

Young Faculty Teaching AwardRyan Floyd: ‘At the Forefront of Effective Teaching At Lander’


Lander President Daniel Ball, who was named People To People International’s Outstanding Educator of the Southeast, poses with local PTPI chapter president Connie Edwards, left, and Sadie Erwin, assistant to the president.

arch was a good month to be a Ball, with Lander President Daniel Ball and his son Stephen, an associate professor of nutri-tional science and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri, receiving prestigious awards the same week. Daniel Ball, in his 12th year as Lander’s president, was named People To People International’s Outstanding Educator of the Southeast. PTPI honored Ball for his commitment to academic excellence and establishment of innovative programs at Lander. PTPI also cited Ball’s efforts to promote environmental awareness and his record of reaching out to the community. “Usually, someone who receives an award like this is from a much larger university,” said Connie Edwards, president of the local PTPI chapter, which nominated Ball for the award. “We’re excited that Dr. Ball was chosen.” Ball said, “Being recognized by People To People International gives me a special sense of pride because of the good work it does in building global understanding and tolerance among the peoples of our world. As you know, Lander has embarked on an ‘International Initiative’ with similar goals.” He added, “I am indebted to many people for this recognition, and I am deeply honored.” Meanwhile, Ball’s son Stephen, who has taught undergraduate courses in exercise and fitness at the University of Missouri since

2002, and who also serves as a specialist in fitness for MU Exten-sion, was awarded a William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The Kemper Fellowship, established in 1991 by the family of William T. Kemper, a well-known banker and civic leader who graduated from MU in 1926, is awarded five times a year to out-standing MU educators and includes a check for $10,000 to spend as they wish. “It is obviously a tremendous honor, and I am very proud to represent my other Nutrition and Exercise Physiology faculty, my Extension colleagues, and of course, the University of Missouri,” Stephen Ball said. Asked if his father’s career in academia played any role in his decision to teach, Stephen Ball, a former captain of the MU baseball team, said, “yes, of course. I have always looked up to my dad, and we are very proud of everything he has accomplished.” The elder Ball said that his son has succeeded in his chosen field because he “has been able to combine his academic and athletic abilities, lending enormous credibility to his work.” Ball expressed pride in his son and said, “It is indeed a happy coincidence that we were recognized at about the same time.” Ball and his wife, Marjorie, have another son, David, who is in private business.

By Jeff Lagrone


Stephen Ball was recently awarded the Kemper Fellow-ship for Teaching Excellence.

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President Ball and Son Honored for Academic Excellence

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Dr. David Mash, dean of Library Services and director of the Larry A. Jackson Library, became interim vice president for Academic Affairs in July, succeeding Dr. Danny McKenzie, who returned to classroom teaching. Assistant librarian Lisa Wiecki was appointed interim director of Library Services. Mash came to Lander in 2009 with 25 years’ administrative and academic experience. He said in his new job he will cham-pion Lander’s academic programs and represent their challenges and needs to ensure proper decision-making. “I will also be responsible for seeing to the welfare of faculty and deans, that they have the people and resources necessary to maintain the high quality and integrity of the programs.” He added that he will ensure high standards among the univer-sity’s students and graduates. In appointing Mash, President Daniel Ball said, “He has led the excellent transformation and improvement of our library and the services it provides. I am sure he will bring this leadership style and skills to Academic Affairs.” McKenzie described his tenure as vice president for Academic Affairs as the best four years of his career, but he felt it was time to get back to teaching and working more closely with students. A professor in the Department of Teacher Educa-tion, he also supervises students performing their practice teaching requirements.

In August, Ball appointed Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities since 2010, Taylor-Colbert is also a history professor and will teach half time while performing her Academic Affairs duties. She is completing a provost fellowship sponsored by the American Academic Leadership Institute and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She said the opportunity to serve Lander in new and creative ways is exciting. “Projects such as assisting David Mash and the steering committee with reaccredi-tation are vital to Lander’s future.” Succeeding Taylor-Colbert is Dr. Renee Love, who was appointed interim dean of Arts and Humanities. Love was hired by Lander to teach English in 2004 and, three years later, she was named Lander’s director of opera-tions at the University Center of Greenville (UCG). Lander ended its UCG affiliation this summer because of state budget cuts affect-ing the university’s services and course offerings. Love said she is grateful for the opportunity to serve as interim dean. “I’m one of the luckiest people at Lander because I have the opportunity to work with so many talented, kindred spirits in the College of Arts and Humani-ties.” She added, “There is much to learn in my new position and I’m surrounded by great teachers.” Lisa Wiecki said her appointment as interim library director is a personal and professional growth opportunity. She added, “I know there will be challenges, but I feel confident it will be a good year because I have such a solid network of support in the library staff as well as the administration.”

Dr. David Mash, left, and Dr. Danny McKenzie

Changing Leadership, Familiar Faces: Five Lander Administrators Receive New Appointments

Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert

Dr. Renee Love

Lisa Wiecki

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Bassett and McMillan Named to Endowed Professorships Dr. Jonathan Bassett, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Lucas McMillan, assistant professor of political science, have been selected for Lander Foundation 2012-2014 endowed professorships. The awards recognize faculty who reflect Lander’s commitment to teaching and learning, and who have distinguished records of scholarly and creative activity and service to the university and the community. Bassett received The Lander Foun-dation Endowed Professorship and McMillan the Monica Martin Stranch Endowed Professorship. Bassett joined the psychology faculty in 2005 and, the following year, he was named Young Faculty Scholar. He has

also received Lander’s Distinguished Professor of the Year Award, and the Outstanding Teacher of Psychology Award from the South Carolina Psychological Association. A Gaffney, S.C., native, Bassett has a bachelor’s degree from Fur-man University and a master’s and doctorate in social psychology from Georgia State University. He is president of the S.C. Psychological Association and chairs Lander’s Faculty Senate and Psychology Assessment Committee. He said, “Scholarship is very important to me and I work very hard at it. It is rewarding to be recognized for my accomplishments.” McMillan, a native of Mullins, S.C., was appointed to Lander’s political science faculty in 2008. In 2011, he was named Lander’s Young Faculty Scholar for his teaching and research achievements. McMillan graduated from Wofford College and attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. After earning a master’s in international relations from the University of Warwick in England, he completed his doctorate in political science at the University of South Carolina. McMillan is president of the S.C. Political Science Association and is a leader of Lander’s American Democracy Project chapter. He said he enjoys teaching and uses a lot of role-playing activities and simulation of decision-making groups in his classes and student writing assignments. “All of these active learning techniques have been shown to increase critical thinking in students and make the classroom more fun.”


Grants Pay for New Programs and Facilities at Lander’s Equestrian Center Lander’s Bearcat Therapeutic Riding program will benefit from two grants, totaling more than $70,000, to pay for additional therapy activities and riding trails. A $25,000 gift from Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood will be used to build riding trails designed to provide sensory stimulation for disabled individuals. The women’s group obtained another $25,000 for the project from the Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women in the Pres-byterian Church USA. The money will pay for two trails behind the Miracle League baseball field at Burton Center, where Lander’s Equestrian Center is located. One trail will be for riders on horseback and a second for walkers and those in wheelchairs. The trails will wind around sensory stations and raised garden beds. Equestrian Center director Nancy Poston; Beth Wood, Lander’s therapeutic riding coordinator; and Burton Center staff collabo-rated on the grant application. The second grant, a $21,000 award from the South Carolina De-velopmental Disabilities Council, is for a program called Awareness of and Opportunities for Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies. Poston, Wood and Dr. Dava O’Connor, professor of special educa-tion and chair of Lander’s Department of Teacher Education, wrote the grant. The money will make it possible for more special-needs individu-als to take advantage of therapeutic riding through programs for local school groups and summer camp opportunities. Other goals include demonstrating the postural, social and emotional benefits of equine-assisted therapy; and increasing the number of students and others from Lander who regularly volunteer with the Bearcat Therapeutic Riding program.

Representatives of Burton Center, its consumers and Lander’s Equestrian Center break ground for two new therapy riding trails for disabled individuals.

Dr. Jonathan Bassett

Dr. Lucas McMillan

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Dance and Cheer Teams Impress the Judges Lander’s Cheerleaders and Dance Team took home five prizes in March when they competed in the Peach Belt Conference Spirit Competition at Columbus State University in Georgia and the Cheer Ltd. CANAM Nationals in Myrtle Beach. The Dance Team won the Peach Belt Conference event, dethron-ing the University of South Carolina Aiken, which had held the title the previous four years. The Lander Cheer Team finished first in the All Girl Team cat-egory for the fourth time since 2007 and was second place runner-up overall. In Myrtle Beach, the Dance Team danced its way to a third straight national title after outscoring five other teams with a high-energy routine incorporating jazz, pom dancing, hip-hop and additional technical skills. Lander spirit coordinator Kim Schoolfield said, “By focusing on being entertainers and not simply dancers, we were able to impress the judges and take top honors.” The Lander Cheerleaders were awarded the third runner-up prize in the Myrtle Beach competition.

Seven for Seven in Washington Picks Lander continued its perfect record of placing students in the Washington Semester Internship Program when Emily Knott, of Boiling Springs, and John McKenzie, of Simpsonville, were selected. That raises to seven the number of Lander students who have

Lander’s Dance Team celebrates winning its third straight national title at the Cheer Ltd. CANAM competition in Myrtle Beach. The team also won the Peach Belt Conference Spirit Competition. The university’s Cheer Team finished first in the All Girl Team category and was second place runner-up overall in the Peach Belt event, and third runner-up in the CANAM.

Emily Knott

applied and were accepted. McKenzie and Knott are spending the fall semes-ter in the nation’s capital. Knott, a junior history major, is Lander’s first female student and first non-political science major accepted into the program. She got her wish when she was assigned to work in a research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

A sophomore political science major, McKenzie was hoping to land an internship on Capitol Hill and he did. He is working in the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina’s 2nd District. The University of South Carolina Honors College sponsors the Washington Semester Internship, which is part of Lander’s Honors Program. Interns are paid and, when they are not working or sightseeing, McKenzie and Knott will attend classes and earn course credits.

Self Family Archives Find New Home at Lander As the result of a re-cent agreement between Lander and the Self Fam-ily Foundation, the Self family archives now have a new home: the Larry A. Jackson Library. The archives include books, articles, company records, genealogical records, obituaries, wills, telegrams, letters, photo-graphs and antiques, as well as memorabilia of

every kind imaginable, and shed considerable light on Greenwood Mills, the textile industry and one of Greenwood’s leading families. The Self Family Foundation will retain ownership of the collec-tion, according to assistant librarian Mike Berry, but “anybody can have access to it.” Berry said that foundation board members “liked the idea of hav-ing it here on campus where an archivist could take care of it, and where it could be stored and preserved.” Board members were also motivated by a desire to facilitate research. Berry, who has been associated with the library for five years, called the addition of the Self family archives “the biggest gift we’ve had since I’ve been here.”

John McKenzie

The Self family archives, housed at Lander’s Jackson Library, represent “an important part of Greenwood history,” said assistant librarian Mike Berry, pictured.

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While Dr. Robert Barrett was working at other colleges in South Carolina, he was familiar with and impressed by Lander’s busi-ness administration program, so when the dean’s position became vacant, he wasted no time applying for the job. Barrett was hired as dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs (COBPA) and moved into his office on July 2. He said, “I was attracted by the quality of the program, and the quality of the faculty and students.” He noted that Lander’s business program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a prestigious designation. He said COBPA is a good fit for him and his academic experience spanning 34 years. For five years, he was dean of the College of Business and Ap-plied Professional Sciences at South Carolina State University. He held teaching and administrative positions at Francis Marion University, Clemson University, Virginia Tech and East Carolina University. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Caro-lina, a master’s from East Carolina University and a doctorate in management science from Virginia Tech. President Daniel Ball described Barrett as an accomplished

dean and professor and said Lander is fortunate to have his leadership in the Col-lege of Business and Public Affairs. Barrett succeeds Dr. Douglas Grider, who served for two years as the interim COBPA dean. Grider was the full-time dean from 1999 to 2004, then left to take a position at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. He retired in 2007 and moved back to South Carolina. Grider said Lander’s business courses continue to change and remain relevant to the business marketplace, which is constantly evolving. He added, “Lander is a great place with some truly profes-sional people who are dedicated to education and the quality of the academic program.”


Dr. Robert Barrett, left, is welcomed as Lander University’s new dean of the College of Busi-ness and Public Affairs by the outgoing interim dean, Dr. Douglas Grider.

New Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs

Each year, members of the Lander faculty write books, book chapters and articles, and they present research and exhibit their artwork across the United States and abroad. This section highlights several recent books by Lander faculty. For informa-tion on other faculty accomplishments and publications, visit www.lander.edu/goto/faculty.

Basic Concepts of Health Care Human Resource Management

By Dr. Nancy NilesPublished by Jones and Bartlett Learning

Basic Concepts of Health Care Human Resource Management is the second in a series of ‘basics’ undergraduate health care management textbooks by Niles.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of human resource management in health care organizations. It provides tools for human resources management personnel and managers to suc-cessfully support organizational policies. There are several interac-tive student activities to facilitate learning engagement.

Loyalty to Loyalty: Josiah Royce and the Genuine Moral Life

By Dr. Mathew A. FoustPublished by Fordham University Press

As a virtue, loyalty has an ambiguous place in our thinking about moral judg-ments. We lauded the loyalty of firefight-ers who risked their lives to save others

on 9/11 while condemning the loyalty of those who perpetrated the catastrophe. Responding to such uneasiness and confusion, Loyalty to Loyalty contributes to ongoing conversation about how we should respond to conflicts in loyalty in a pluralistic world. The lone philosopher to base an ethical theory on the virtue of loyalty is Josiah Royce. Loyalty to Loyalty engages Royce’s moral theory, re-vealing how loyalty, rather than being just one virtue among others, is central to living a genuinely moral and meaningful life. Mathew A. Foust shows how the theory of loyalty Royce advances can be brought to bear on issues such as the partiality/impartiality debate in ethical theory, the role of loyalty in liberatory struggle, and the ethics of whistleblowing and disaster response.

Lander Faculty Get Published

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Students Honored for Service, Academics At the annual Academic and Student Life Awards ceremony in the spring, Lander University honored its cocurricular standouts for service and scholastic achievement during the 2011-12 academic year. Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball presented mass communication major Kirsten Stewart, of Spartanburg, with the prestigious President’s Award, given in recognition of unique exemplification of the ethic of service to the university community. Business administration major Rhett Sapough, of Clarkesville, Ga., and Megan McCartney, an early childhood educa-tion major from Laurens, were tapped as Lander University Man and Woman of the Year. Earning Lander Greek Man and Woman of the Year honors were ath-letic training major Kenneth Peppers, of Greenwood, and nursing major Paige Kight, of Florence. Stewart, McCartney and Kight are members of Lander’s Class of 2012.

Rhett Sapough Megan McCartney

Kenneth Peppers Paige Kight

Man and Woman of the Year

Greek Man and Woman of the YearPresident’s Award

Kirsten Stewart, left, and Dr. Daniel Ball

Bearcat Breakout 5K Proceeds Donated In the spring, Lander University’s Physical Education and Exer-cise Studies (PEES) Club hosted its first Bearcat Breakout 5K. The race is intended to be an annual event that promotes the health and fitness of the community by adopting an active lifestyle. The club also seeks to provide outreach within the area by donating all pro-ceeds to a local organization or charity that embodies the spirit and promotes the strong values of the Greenwood community. This year, proceeds were presented to Connie Maxwell Children’s Home.

Pictured during the check presentation, from left, are: Eric Taylor, Connie Maxwell vice president for development; Julie Benefield, of Greenwood, PEES Club president; Dr. Leland Nielsen, Lander assistant professor of physical education and exercise studies; Dr. Jenny LeMoine, Lander assis-tant professor of physical education and exercise studies; Seth Whitehead, of Union, PEES Club; Dr. Kym Kirby, Lander associate professor of physi-cal education and exercise studies; and Dr. Gina Barton, chair of Lander’s Department of Physical Education and Exercise Studies.

Academic Showcase Grows in Second Year Following a successful first year in 2011, organizers for the annual Student Academic Showcase hoped the program, which spotlights student research and creativity, would be even better the second time around. They got their wish. “The 2012 Showcase surpassed the inaugural one in both the number of participants and the quality of the work presented,” said Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, Showcase originator and associate vice president for Academic Affairs. Co-sponsored by Lander’s College of Arts and Humanities and Alpha Chi International Honor Society, the 2012 Showcase, which took place in March, featured examples of exceptional scholarly work by students from each of the College of Arts and Humanities’ five departments, as well as the College of Science and Mathematics and the Department of Political and Social Sciences. All partici-pants received a certificate and a pin with the Showcase logo. “The Showcase is designed to reward students for their scholar-ship, to help them learn how to present their work professionally, and to help faculty enhance the academic experiences of their majors and minors,” Taylor-Colbert said. Organizers are already looking ahead to the 2013 Showcase, and Taylor-Colbert said all four of Lander’s academic colleges have committed to sponsoring cash awards for department sessions. “With the support of all four colleges and the Office of Academic Affairs, as well as the addition of many new faculty to the Steering Committee for the Showcase, this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.”

Mission Continued Lander Nursing Returns to Honduras

By Jeff LagronePhotos by Mike Blackwell and David Myers

If the success of a medical mission trip is measured by the num-ber of patients seen, the Lander nursing department’s recent trip to Honduras – its second in two years – was even better than the first. By the end of the July 8-15 trip to La Esperanza, in the southwest-ern mountains, the Volunteers in Medical Missions (VIMM) team, composed of participants from the U.S., Taiwan and Honduras, had treated 1,800 patients, 300 more than last year. The busiest day was Thursday, when the team, which included two Lander nursing faculty members and six nursing students, saw 444 patients and pulled 129 teeth. The beneficiaries of the trip, led by Ret. Brig. Gen. Joe Lax and Dr. Chandler Todd, were the Lenca Indians, descendants of the Mayan

people. Each day, the VIMM team set up a clinic in one of the vil-lages surrounding La Esperanza, providing a wide range of services that included injections, the dispensing of antibiotics and other drugs, prenatal care and dental work. Lander instructor of nursing Ashley Lee said that everyone was treated for intestinal parasites, caused by inconsistently pure drink-ing water, walking barefoot, and living conditions that are some-times less than ideal. Team members saw “a lot of people with dental problems,” which Lee attributed to deficiencies in the local diet. She worked exclu-sively in dentistry and said, “There was quite a bit of blood.” Lander assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers, a licensed nurse practitioner who also participated in last year’s trip, saw an assortment of medical problems. One of the more unusual was that of a young woman with bronchitis and a tumor on her neck larger

Lander nursing student Heather Rampey assists Honduran dentist Abdi Josue Bardales

Argote with an extraction.

Lander nursing student Amanda Rostron entertains children in Malguara by

transforming a syringe into a squirt gun.

Hondurans line up outside the VIMM clinic in Togopala.


than her head. The woman, who “had some self-esteem issues,” would not allow Myers to examine the growth — which had the potential to obstruct her airway — and attempted to conceal it underneath her hair. Myers saw several patients with conditions that could have been rem-edied if they had had access to medical supplies widely available in the U.S., like the 9-year-old girl who could not stop grinding her teeth, a habit that could have been corrected with a mouth guard. Support hose would have helped a woman with a large ulcer on her leg, caused by poor blood circulation, but there was “not any resource available to her.” The woman might face an amputation in the future, Myers said, adding, “She could die from something like that.” In Yamaranguila, the group from Lander met Fernando, a 4-year-old boy who was developmentally normal, and by all accounts quite charming, but who had never spoken. Myers, who determined the boy had hearing problems, assisted in getting him an appointment with an audiologist in Tegucigalpa, where he could be fitted with a hearing aid or ear tubes. Lee, remembering the “secret handshake” that Fernando taught her and the others, called him “our miracle. He was really special.” (continued on page 26)


Lander assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers, center, assisted by Lander

nursing students Amanda Rostron, left, and Amanda Belcher, performs an

ultrasound on a pregnant woman in Cacao. The ultrasound revealed that the

woman was carrying twins.

Lander nursing student Christopher Chastine occupies a little girl while her family members are being treated by

VIMM team members in Malguara.

Amanda Belcher, Amanda Rostron and other members of the Lander delegation

take in the open-air market in La Esperanza.

Lander nursing student Lauren Johnson gets acquainted with Fernando in Yamaranguila.

The most harrowing moment came Thursday, when the supply truck drivers got lost and were late showing up for a clinic. “That’s never hap-pened before,” Myers said. It ended up being the longest day of the week. This year, Mike Blackwell, technical specialist for Lander’s WLG-TV, joined the delegation from the nursing department for the purpose of documenting their trip. The highlight of the week for him came on day three, when his friendship with Edduin Villela, a Honduran minister, created an opportunity for a visit to Villela’s brother’s home. Blackwell described the house, near Togopala, as adobe brick with a dirt floor and terra cotta roof. Although there was no electricity, hot running water, or heating and cooling system inside the house, he said the home was tastefully painted, clean and quite comfortable. He also said he was made to feel welcome. The woman of the house, who was cooking homegrown papas (potatoes) and frijoles (black beans) over an adobe fire pit, immediately stopped what she was doing when Blackwell came in. For the rest of the time that he was in the house, she, her husband and three children politely answered the questions their guest asked through a translator, and gave him their undivided attention. Blackwell declined an invitation to stay for dinner, but accepted the family’s offer of a cup of black coffee, made with coffee beans they had grown and prepared themselves. He described it as “the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had.” Blackwell called his hosts “wonderful, loving people” and said he saw “a tremendous family bond. The father was the head of the home. The wife deferred to him and the children deferred to both of them.” The visit reinforced his belief that “you don’t need things to be happy.” The Hondurans who came to the clinics the VIMM team set up may have been on the receiving end of the health care, but Lee said there was a payoff for the caregivers, too. She said the nursing students who made the trip gained experience with such diverse tasks as registering and educating patients, working in the pharmacy, sterilizing instruments, taking vital signs, giving injections and assisting with pulling teeth. She said, “There was nothing we asked them to do that they complained about. Their love for people really came out.” The dates for next year’s trip to Honduras have already been set, and Amanda Rostron, a junior nursing major from Darlington, is one of several participants in this year’s trip who have expressed interest in going again.

“This trip allowed me to combine two very important aspects of my life: my love for the Lord and my desire to help others,” she said. “Educationally, I was exposed to situations and patients that I would not see in the states. On a personal level, I found the trip very humbling.” She said she “would love” to do it again.


Honduras - Mission Continued

Right: Mike Blackwell, technical specialist for Lander’s WLG-TV, takes a break from documenting the trip to make some friends.

Far right: The Honduran children who came to the clinics offered by the VIMM team were delighted to receive their own copies of the New Testament and a coloring book about nurses.

Lander mission team members pose for a photo in Monquecagua. Front row, left to right, are instructor of nursing Ashley Lee and nursing students Amanda Rostron, Heather Rampey, Kristen Davis and Amanda Belcher. Back row, left to right, are nursing student Lauren Johnson, assistant professor of nursing Leslie Myers and nursing student Christopher Chastine.

The sunglasses station at a clinic attracts a crowd.

In the Honduran mountains, scenes of stark poverty alternate with scenes of striking natural beauty.


The Lander University baseball team posted a school single-season record of 38 victories and that fact alone makes 2012 stand out as the best year in program history. But there was so much more. The Bearcats opened their new state-of-the-art Stephen B. Dolny Stadium to large, enthusiastic crowds who were now able to attend games at the university’s new Jeff May Complex for recreation, well-ness and sports. Todd Hughson pitched perhaps the best game in Lander history when he retired the first 26 batters that he faced on Feb. 10 against Limestone College. One out from a perfect game, he issued a walk on a full-count pitch for Limestone’s only base runner before striking out the final batter for just the second no-hitter in program history. Hugh-son also tied a school record for strikeouts in a game with 12. The school’s only other no-hitter occurred in 2003 when David Wilson tossed a seven-inning perfect game. Coach Kermit Smith’s Bearcats soared to No. 2 in the Division II national poll while winning 19 of 21 games from mid-February through the middle of March. A victory at Carson-Newman on March 21 improved Lander’s record to 22-6. After a stretch where the Bearcats lost 10 of 17 games, they righted the ship by winning their final five Peach Belt Conference games, clinching a spot in the PBC Tournament for just the third time in program history and the second year in a row. Peach Belt Pitcher of the Year Chris Thomas tossed a shutout to lead Lander to victory in the tournament opener versus Georgia College & State University, and the Bearcats advanced all the way to the finals where they lost to Armstrong Atlantic State, 3-1. The crowning achievement of the season was qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Bearcats made the appear-

ance a memorable one when freshman Colby Painter’s three-run homer off the foul pole with two outs in the ninth inning rallied Lander past NCAA Southeast Regional top seed and host Mount Olive, 7-5. The Bearcats lost the next two games in the regional, finish-ing the season 38-20. Thomas and shortstop AJ Nunziato were named to the first-team on the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Daktronics, American Base-ball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association teams. First baseman Jordan Owens tied his own school record for RBIs in a season with 56. Four players off the 2012 Lander team have signed pro contracts since season’s end. Thomas signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and has been pitching for Class A Missoula. Three team-mates signed with the independent Frontier League, with pitcher Ross Davis going to the Southern Illinois Miners (and then moving to the Normal Cornbelters), Nunziato joining the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things, and Hughson signing with the Evansville Otters. Six Bearcats are now playing pro ball, with Alan Abreu pitching for a Gulf Coast League team in the Houston Astros organization, and Darrin Tew pitching for the Southern Illinois Miners.

Bearcats’ First Season at Dolny Stadium is One for Record BooksGrand Slam Season:

By David Hays

Todd Hughson Coach Kermit Smith Chris Thomas

Photos by Bob Stoner

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Women’s Golf Tees Off to Success The first-year Lander women’s golf team, under the direction of Coach Chipper Bag-well, wasted no time making some noise in an otherwise quiet sport. The upstart Lady Bearcats, led by Mariana Martins, finished fourth overall in the Peach Belt Conference Championships and nar-rowly missed a bid into the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. Martins toured the Lake View Golf Course in Pine Mountain, Ga., with a 7-over-par 149 to take second-place overall in the PBC’s indi-vidual competition. Teammates Ashley Shinn and Dea Mahendra tied for 10th place overall with a 158, and Rachel Uremovich came in 20th with 163. Martins, a sophomore from Coimbra, Portugal, and Shinn, a junior from Gainesville, Fla., were both named to the All-PBC team. Lander won its first tournament, the 15-team Dana Rader Intercollegiate in Charlotte,

N.C., when it edged Midwestern State by three strokes. The Bearcats also placed second at the 12-team Lady Cougar Collegiate Classic, and finished third at the nine-team Newberry In-vitational, the 16-team Armstrong Pirate Invitational and the 18-team Agnes McAmis Memorial. Uremovich, a sophomore from Hilton Head Island, S.C., shot the lowest round of the season for the Bearcats when she carded a 69 in the first round of the McAmis Memorial at the par-72 Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn. On the season, Martins posted a team-low 78.6 strokes per round, followed by Shinn at 79.1, Mahendra 79.3, Uremovich 80.9 and Valentina Bueno 81.6. Martins earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award, while Uremovich received both the Coach’s Award and Aca-demic Award, and Shinn the Sportsmanship Award.

Softball Posts Best Season Since ’03 Lander Hall of Fame softball coach Doug Spears came out of his seven-year retirement last spring to coach the Bearcats as the interim head coach for one year. He picked up right where he left off after his 24-year career, which included 803 victories. Armed with three-time All-Peach Belt Conference pitcher Hayley Leissner, Lander posted a 26-26 overall record, its best winning percentage since 2003. In the process, Leissner earned her fourth

All-PBC honor after amassing a 13-14 record with 151 strikeouts in 173.1 innings pitched. In PBC statistics, Leissner finished the season

second in wins, third in complete games (23), fourth in innings pitched, and fifth in strikeouts, games started (25) and appear-ances (33).

Leissner finished her career as Lander’s all-time leader in strikeouts (741) and appear-ances (136) and is third on the all-time list in innings pitched (703.2). She also holds the Bearcats’ single-season record for strikeouts with 226, which she achieved in 2011.

Junior second baseman Brittney Sheriff, who made the All-PBC team for the second time, led at the plate with a .405 batting aver-age. In the PBC, she was second in triples (4), fourth in batting average, and sixth in total hits (64) and on-base percentage (.454).

Spears, who founded the softball team and was its coach until 2005, was replaced by Christina Plew-Whitlock. A former Univer-sity of South Carolina All-American, Plew-Whitlock coached the previous four seasons at Le Moyne University in Syracuse, N.Y.

Alumna Selected as Lander Volleyball Coach Ashley Stathas, a 2006 Lander graduate, was named the Bearcats’ head volleyball coach in April, following the spring resignation of coach Carla Decker. In making the announcement, Lander Athletic Director Jeff May commented that it is exciting to have Stathas, in a sense, rejoin the volleyball program after having played at Lander from 2001-04. “We are confident that Coach Stathas will provide the leadership necessary to make our

volleyball team successful in the very competitive Peach Belt Confer-ence,” said May. Stathas, a native of Ft. Myers, Fla., who was the head coach at Bel-haven (Miss.) University in 2011-12, becomes the fifth coach in the his-tory of the program. She led Belhaven to a 23-13 record in 2011. Prior to Belhaven, she was an assistant coach for four years at USC Upstate. She also served one year as a graduate assistant at Lander (2005). “I am extremely honored to be back at Lander University as the head volleyball coach,” said Stathas, who earned degrees in physical educa-tion and exercise science. “I am very excited to be coaching at a univer-sity that has such a great support system from the administration, staff and the Greenwood community.”

Rachel Uremovich

Mariana Martins

Hayley Leissner

Coach Ashley Stathas

Coach Christina Plew-Whitlock

Brittney Sheriff

Bearcat Sports

Men’s Tennis Ends Season at No. 8 in Nation The nationally ranked Lander men’s tennis team not only played its first season in the new Joe Cabri Tennis Center this spring, but took advantage of the state-of-the-art Jeff May Complex and hosted the Peach Belt Confer-ence Men’s and Women’s Championship Tournament, too. The Bearcats, who finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country, reached the tournament’s semifinal round before losing to Columbus State, 5-1. Lander, who posted an overall 18-5 record and went 7-2 in the highly competitive Peach Belt Conference, defeated Augusta State, 5-4, in the first round of the tournament. Eventual national champion Armstrong Atlantic de-feated Columbus State in the PBC champion-ship match. Lander next advanced to the NCAA Divi-sion II Southeast Regional, falling to Augusta State, 5-3, in the first round. The Bearcats were led by Paul-Henri

Arrigoni, a junior from Bordeaux, France, who was named an ITA All-American for the third time. Arrigoni, who was also selected to the All-Peach Belt team, recorded a 15-3 overall singles record and was 14-5 in doubles. Vincent Verpeaux, a sophomore from Aix en Provence, France, joined Arrigoni on the All-PBC team. Verpeaux went 17-3 overall in singles and 13-7 in doubles. Arrigoni finished the season ranked No. 16 in the country in singles, while Verpeaux followed at No. 24. The Lander doubles team of Adam Jonsson and Verpeaux earned a No. 21 ranking. At Lander’s 2011-12 athletic banquet, Verpeaux received the team’s Most Valuable Player Award, while Gary Bertoldo earned the Academic Award, Max Des-mars the Coach’s Award, and Jonsson the Sportsmanship Award.

In Other Sports• The Lander women’s tennis team posted a 9-11 overall record in 2012 and went 4-8 in the Peach Belt Conference. At the Lander ath-letic banquet, Cayce Bradley received the team’s Most Valuable Player and Academic awards, Eliza Adusumilli earned the Coach’s Award and Nicola James received the Sportsmanship Award.

• The men’s golf team finished 11th at the Peach Belt Conference Championships in Pine Mountain, Ga. Neal Todd led the Bearcats with a three-round total of 229 (74-78-77) at the par-72 Lake View Course in Columbus, Ga. At the Lander athletic banquet, Tanner Robb re-ceived the MVP and Academic awards, while Oliver Van Nairn earned the Coach’s Award and Todd received the Sportsmanship Award.

Student-Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet The Lander University Athletics Department honored its student-athletes in 11 sports and the spirit teams at its 44th Annual Athletics Banquet in April. Magi Nottingham, a senior English major from Indianapolis, Ind., and a four-year starter on the volleyball team, received the Dr. Boyce M. Grier Award as the Lander student-athlete who best exemplifies sportsmanship, integrity, pride in the university and a positive attitude. Nottingham served as the president of the Lander Student Govern-ment Association, was a Presidential Ambassador, worked with the Lander Technical Crew, was a member of the Phi Mu sorority and received the Lander English Departmental Award. Hayley Leissner, a senior exercise science major from Jefferson, Ga., received the Dr. Samuel C. Hodges Award as the Female Athlete of the Year. A four-time All-Peach Belt Conference selection, Hayley finished her senior season with Lander softball as all-time leader in strikeouts, both in a career (741) and a season (226). She also holds the school record for appearances with 136, is second in shutouts (18) and third in innings pitched (703.2). Leissner finished the season 13-14 overall with seven losses by just one run. She posted a 1.33 earned run average and had 151 strikeouts in 173.1 innings pitched. Dwight Tolbert, a senior mass communications major from Tifton, Ga., received the M.V. Wells Award as the Male Athlete of the Year. Tolbert, a member of the men’s basketball team, leaves Lander as one of the most decorated players in its history. The Peach Belt Confer-ence’s Player of the Year, he averaged a league-best 21.8 points per game and was third in three-point field goal percentage (43 percent). Tolbert was named an NABC first-team All-American, NABC first-team All-Southeast Region, Basketball Times third-team All-American, DakTronics Southeast Region Player of the Year, and was invited to play in the Reese’s NCAA Division II All-Star game. In other special awards, the Lander men’s basketball team was the recipient of the Bell-Williams Award and Jesse Garbowski, a member of the men’s soccer team, received the Bearcat Club Volunteer Award.


Pictured, from left, are Lander Athletics’ 2012 student-athlete award winners: Hayley Leissner, Dwight Tolbert and Magi Nottingham. – photo by Bob Stoner

Vincent Verpeaux

Paul-Henri Arrigoni

Bernice Daugherty and Len Daugherty

A Century of Dedicated Service to Lander


Among the Lander faculty and staff members who retired this summer were six who logged a combined total of 100 years of service to the university and its students. They reflected upon their time at Lander and some favorite memories.

By Dave Lorenzatti

Deborah RunyanLecturer of Biology – 24 years of service

Deborah Runyan began at Lander as a part-time biology laboratory assistant. At the time, the science facility was in Barratt Hall and her early years there could be characterized by a takeoff on a well-known line from The Wizard of Oz: “Termites and frogs and snakes, oh my.” She recalls termites swarming the

building every spring and, what she called “a resident toad” feasting on them. She worked in the area where Mike Runyan, associate professor of biology and now her husband, kept snakes. “I learned to overcome my fear of these beautiful creatures and appreciate their contribution to the world.” A graduate of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, Runyan said the science faculty helped her become a very good lab in-structor by encouraging her to try new ways of presenting the material and developing her own teaching style. She said students who were enthusiastic for learning and questioned the “hows” and “whys” made teaching an enjoyable experience. She encourages new teachers to recognize they cannot make stu-dents learn but to not fear expressing their own enthusiasm for learn-ing. “Be supportive but not supporting; encourage critical thinking; don’t necessarily provide answers, but paths to those answers.” The Runyans have five children and three grandchildren.

Bernice DaughertyAssociate Professor of Nursing – 16 years of service

Bernice Daugherty has many fond memories of her years at Lander but the most special of all was learning at this year’s Nursing Recogni-tion Ceremony that the graduating class had established a nursing scholarship in her honor. She also cited having graduates return to say thanks for what she taught them. Daugherty has a nursing degree from Arizona State University and a master’s with a concentration in community health nursing from the University of Kansas. She is also a family nurse practitioner. She joined the Lander nursing faculty in 1996 and, in addition to classroom teaching, she also taught in the online B.S.N. Completion for Regis-tered Nurses Option. In 2008, she became department chair, a position she held until just prior to retiring. Daugherty said she took a lot of satisfaction in watching students mature and seeing them practice as registered nurses. And she is proud that the passing rate of Lander nursing graduates taking the national licensing examination is consistently higher than state and national rates. Her husband, Len, retired this summer from the health care man-agement program’s adjunct faculty in Lander’s College of Business and Public Affairs. The Daughertys have two daughters and three grandchildren. In re-tirement, they plan to travel and do volunteer work in the community and as Lander docents.

Dr. Linda Neely Associate Professor of Art – 12 years of service

Linda Neely was the coordinator of art education programs and taught courses on art for elementary teachers, school arts programs, curriculum development in art and more. She has her undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of South Carolina and, before coming to Lander, she taught art for several years at the middle and high school levels. In 2002, the South Carolina Art Education

Association named her the Outstanding Art Educator of the Year. Neely served as interim dean of the College of Education from 2007 to 2009 and chair of the Art Department from 2010 to 2012. One of her great memories: “Having worked with an outstanding, collegial group of faculty who concluded full careers at Lander, and welcoming new, outstanding art studio colleagues who are just begin-ning their careers.” She cited as a personal satisfaction the Master of Arts in Teaching program, which has a five-year rolling average of eight graduates a year. “Great program, great grads.” Any advice for new faculty? Neely said, after all the rigors associated with teaching, they should recall that working in higher education is an honor and a privilege. “Celebrate the good fortune of a career in shar-ing the job of learning in your field.” In retirement, she plans to remain active in creative pursuits.

Dr. John Garlick Sr. Assistant Professor of Accounting – 3 years of service

Before joining the faculty in Lander’s Department of Business Administration in 2009, John Garlick was an assistant professor at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses. During an academic career that spanned three decades, he also taught business and management courses at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, South Caro-lina State University and Augusta Col-

lege, his alma mater, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1975. He also has a master’s degree in business administration with a major in management and a doctorate in accounting, both from the University of South Carolina. Among the courses Garlick taught at Lander were financial and managerial accounting principles, advanced accounting and cost/management accounting. His published articles include Guanxi: The Chinese Art of Business Negotiations, in the Southwest Review of International Business, and Statutory Stock Options in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. He has also been affiliated with several professional societies, including the American Accounting Association, National Association of Accountants and S.C. Higher Education Assessment Network.


Dr. Charles (Chaz) SchlindweinProfessor of Mathematics and Computer Science – 16 years of service

Chaz Schlindwein is among the world’s leading experts on Aronszajn trees and iterated proper forcing, two highly advanced branches of mathemati-cal set theory, and he has made original contributions to both fields. He wrote an entry on Aronszajn trees for the 2001 Encyclopedia of Mathematics, and his research articles have appeared in several prestigious journals. Schlindwein received a bachelor’s

degree in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology; a doctorate from Pennsylvania State University; and a master’s in com-puter science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Courses he taught at Lander included abstract algebra, calculus, data communications and computer organization. Early in his career, Schlindwein suffered kidney failure but he did not allow it to interfere with his academic career or family responsibili-ties. He received a transplanted kidney from his mother in 1980 but in 1997 he was forced to begin hemodialysis. Since 2006, he has gone to a clinic for three weekly treatments, each lasting four hours. Recently, he and his wife, Anne-Marie, received training allowing them to per-form his dialysis at home. He expressed gratitude to his colleagues at Lander for their help, which allowed him to continue teaching despite his disability. He said he is especially honored that the mathematics department created a student research award in his name. The Schlindweins have been married for 27 years, and they have three children.

Mary Ellen SpearmanStaff Member – 29 years of service

Mary Ellen Spearman’s association with Lander began when she accepted a part-time position in the Physical Plant, where she assisted with the payroll, the vehicle fleet and other administrative assignments. Three years later, she began working full time in the Office of Admissions, where she spent the next 25 years. Spearman was born in Ashland, Ky., and grew up in Burlington, N.C., where

she graduated from high school. She also attended Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., and Lander. She said she retired from Lander with many cherished memories and many friends. Spearman has two children and five grandchildren. As for her retire-ment plans, she said, “I hope to spend more time with my children and grandchildren, as well as other family and friends.” She expects to have more time for travel, reading and exercise.

Gifts to Lander


This list recognizes individuals and organizations who provide financial support to the university. We appre-ciate their generosity and take pride in thanking them publicly. Care has been taken to be accurate with this list; if omissions or errors have occurred, please accept our regrets and bring this to our attention by contacting the Office of University Advancement, Lander University, 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC 29649, 864-388-8350.

DONORSJuly 1, 2011, through

June 30, 2012

Trustee ClubGave/pledged over $250,000

City of Greenwood

Foundation ClubGave/pledged $25,000-$250,000Dr. F. Erwin Abell Jr. The Abney FoundationEstate of William K. BossermanLinda Latham Dolny ’69 Douglas & Jean MufukaSelf Regional HealthcareDr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Wilson

President’s ClubGave/pledged $15,000-$24,999

Baird & CompanyMr. & Mrs. W.A. Barnette Jr.Boedecker FoundationCenturyLinkFranklin & Martha Covington

King Memorial TrustJeff May ’73Self Family Foundation

Dean’s ClubGave/pledged $5,000-$14,999

Lorraine M. Angelino PhD ’05 AramarkRobert Barber Jr. Steve (’69) & Linda Bolton C.E. Bourne & CompanyJohn & Holly BracknellCountybank Bradley Cox Hugh & Emily Finch (’70) Cox Brick & Mary Lou Drummond First Baptist Church Greenwood Fuji Photo FilmSylvia Brooks Grubb ’59 Finis & Bettie HorneMartin-Sims Memorial Golf

TournamentMike McShaneThe Palmetto Bank Jae & Gemma Park Partnership Alliance FoundationJohn & Brenda PateSalvation ArmyDon (’75) & Cindy Young (’76)

ScottSnead Builders Supply CompanyGeorge (’81) & Julie Starnes Bruce White

Tower ClubGave/pledged $1,000-$4,999

“B” & Peggy AdamsAmerican Honda Motor Co.Roger “Chipper” Bagwell ’73Dr. & Mrs. Daniel W. BallMack BaltzegarDon (’70) & Audine Boone (’65)

BergmanRandy & Pat BouknightAnn Byrd Bowen ’54 Sara BrownCheryl A. Browning ’69Steve (’57) & Carol ByrdJoe & Charlotte CabriSandra Davenport Calliham ’72Pauline Campbell ’83Central Carolina Community

FoundationDavis & Floyd Inc.John W. & Peggy S. DavisMartha DunlapElizabeth EbleElliott Davis LLCEmerald City Rotary ClubKat Laye Finkbeiner ’71W. Lang Foster Jr.A Friend of Lander AthleticsGreenwood County Community

FoundationGreenwood Rotary ClubGreenwood Vocational

Rehabilitation CenterGreenwood Woman’s ClubSteve (’80) & Gayle GroganAnn T. HareMaurice (’78) & Mary (’78)

HollowayThe Japan FoundationJohn JohnstonDoug & Sally Hill (’75) KauffmannHoward O. KauffmannErnest LanderJack & Kay LawrenceLee & AssociatesDon Lloyd ’83Herbert & Anne MagruderKen (’80) & Dr. Peggy McClinton

(’81) MakinsCharles & Betty McDanielBrian (’95) & Mandi McDermottMr. & Mrs. James E. McDonaldDanny & Macy McKenzieCharles McNeill ’52Dr. Usha Menon ’88Gary & Donna MiddlebrookO’DellCobb & Denise OxfordFred Ironia Parker IVKenny & Nancy PostonStuart H. Prather III ’75Dr. & Mrs. A.A. RamageBarbara Owings Roberts ’52Dr. Dan RobinsonJohn G. Saris FoundationD.L. Scurry FoundationSusan Bowers Sims ’82Dr. David SlimmerEric (’96) & Megan SmithDr. & Mrs. James H. SmithBill & Linda (’93) StevensDewitt & Carolyn StoneBob StonerGrady & Martha Burnett (’48) StromStudents in Free Enterprise

Dear Lander Alumni and Friends, Every gift is important ...Lander University offers the best of both worlds – the extensive academic, cultural, athletic and social opportunities of a regional university, and the small classes and per-sonal attention found at smaller institutions. Students are attracted to the close-knit com-munity where learning occurs in a supportive environment and faculty members challenge each student’s potential.

Every gift supports our university ...The Lander Foundation and each of you play a critical role in the success of our students. We serve as advocates for the university, her alumni and friends. We strive to create opportunities for meaningful participation, to build positive relationships and to promote financial commitment to Lander. We serve our stu-dents, faculty, alumni, friends and colleagues with respect, honesty and integrity, creating an environment of trust. We believe our work is honorable, meaningful and worthy of our best efforts.

Every gift impacts our students’ education ...Your gifts to Lander make a difference for every student. Because of your support, they have access to a quality liberal arts education as well as opportunities to en-gage in meaningful academic pursuits. Gifts to the Lander Loyalty Fund help the operating needs for every department, program and activity at Lander.

Every gift can make a difference ... Investing in Lander has never been easier. You may use a credit card, check, mon-ey order, electronic funds transfer, or even give appreciated stock or other real property. You can also invest in Lander with a bequest or life income gift, which can provide for you and your family, create tax benefits, and leave an important legacy for education and service at Lander. While we ask for your support, we also thank those who have contributed to Lander. Your support is the reason we celebrate so many wonderful achievements by the Lander community.

Your gifts make the experience of today’s Lander students the best it has ever been.

Sincerely,

Ralph Patterson

Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of The Lander Foundation [email protected]

Gifts to Lander


Dixon & Eleanor (’93) TealC.Y. Thomason FoundationDon ThompsonDr. & Mrs. Ted VaughnVelux GreenwoodGina M. WagonerCharles M. Watson Jr. ’83Larry WeinerMichael (’64) & Betty Hipp (’64)

WilliamsChristian & Angie Southerland

(’90) WypasekErnest & Nancy Young

Old Main ClubGave/pledged $200-$999

Abbeville Sporting GoodsRobert & Susie Gray (’58)

AbercrombieMr. & Mrs. F. Wates AdamsJoebie & Marian AdamsAlpha Chi of Lander UniversityDemetri Andrews ’00JoAnne AndrewsAnonymousPhillip ArmstrongSteve & Sally BaggettJean Smith Baker ’51John BarnesPam T. Bartley ’98Douglas L. BellJimmy & Cheryl (’84/’95) BellStephen L. BerryBeta Gamma SigmaJames & Judy (’83) BidwellPeter J. Blake III ’73Blyth Funeral HomeWauneta BoergerKelly Boerner ’04Len & Lynn BornemannBobby M. BowersEarl (’70) & Teresa Addison (’77)

BrewingtonBob (’88) & Dianne Hartzog (’88)

BrimmerMr. & Mrs. Emmett F. BrooksRobert Brookshire ’80Helen BryanJimmy (’77) & Linda Kennedy

(’76) BurtonJesse L. Butler ’77Sarah Boozer Catoe ’70Chan Sup & Nahn Joo ChangDr. David ChangDr. & Mrs. Mark K. ChangShalom Chausarira ’12Peggy CheezemChick-Fil-ARussell ChildsCurtis & Paula ClarkJudge Gary E. ClaryWilliam H. CliftonBruce CobbJames E. Colbert Jr.Bill (’78) & Gay (’76) ColemanJeff (’93) & Mary Kathrine (’93)

ConstantLarry Joe & Mary Jo CookChase Cooley ’08Charlie & Linda CopasCurtis CouchAnn W. CoxE. Lee Craig ’62Marjorie Irwin Craig ’65Michael Craig ’81

Paul & Robin CrutcherAlan & Chandler Reep (’83)

DarlingBernice DaughertyGarrett Daum ’07David Lindsey Clothier Inc.Melvyn DavisNancy Drake Davis ’64Sarah Suber Deal ’86Delta Kappa Gamma Epsilon

ChapterDebra Lyons Dill ’90Clayton (’87) & Jonetta Brown

(’87) DornGerald & Betty Merchant (’74)

DornChuck & Anne DrakeStuart & Julie Kidd DriverDSP ArchitectsJohn W. Dukes Jr. ’59 Gray Ellenberg III ’01Joseph (’07) & Katie Finkbeiner

(’09) EngramRobert & Martha ErwinTim Ethridge ’59David L. Evans Jr.Dr. Ronald Evans (’89) & Dr.

Muriel Azria-EvansS. Melissa Evans ’95 Bubba & Jo Ann FennellJoe (’72) & Carolyn Ray (’74)

FennellFirmin Ford Inc.First Citizens BankJoe Fleming ’95Charles Fowler ’81Shawn (’97) & Kaye Ramsey (’97)

FoxworthCatherine K. Lee FrederickFriend of Lander AthleticsFrugals ABCJerry Howle Gallant ’48Tony (’83) & Sandi GarlandBill (’69) & Marlene N. GarvinDonna Gause ’06Sylvia Boozer Gibson ’57Linda DeLoach Gillespie ’66Ray & Mary GillespieLen & Alyson Kidd GlidewellReece L. (’74) & Susan C. GoingT. Marvin Goldman ’66Jerry & Kathy (’87) GoldsmithPeggy Gorham-Cromer Dennis GradyTommy Graham ’74Hilda McCravy Gray ’55Myra Greene ’78Greenwood FabricatingGreenwood Family YMCAGreenwood-Lander Performing

ArtsDianne Lide GregoryLinda Riser Groggel ’67Gunnells MarineGwen Bodie Gunnells ’83Dennis (’69) & Peggy Cliatt (’69)

HammettRobert HammondBecky Barbrey Hamor ’65Gene HancockFred HardinJudith HaynesPatricia McGee Helms ’60David L. (’73) & Betty Jo (’74)

Henderson

John W. HendersonGeorgia Stone Hess ’91Kyle Hicks ’08Robert HicksJean Byars Higgins ’68Patricia Evridge HillE. Harvey HinesMark (’87) & Lori Kiser (’88)

HolcombeJohn & Jane HopperElaine Austin Horton ’65House of ColorsMac & Holly HubbardJohnny HughsonRay D. (’90) & Julie Combs (’91)

HuntHunter & AssociatesDr. Ann HurstLeisa Weston Myers Igleheart ’95Larry & Barbara JacksonDru T. JamesCarrie Whitcomb Jimison ’94Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson ’60Kenneth S. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Wayne Q. JustesenJennifer Justice-Smith ’95Donny JustusToni Dellinger Justus ’96Perry & Pitsa KerhoulasYoji Kida ’78Jessica KiddRonnie & Linda C. KiddSung H. KimMac KirkpatrickJim (’86) and Jolene LanderJoe W. Langley ’60La Societe Des 40 Hommes Et 8

Chevaux, GreenwoodMary LawingDr. Ralph & Erin Knapp (’00)

Layland Kitty LewisRonnie (’74) & Helen (’91) LewisRoland & Mildred LideLloyd Roofing CompanyBill & Marsha LloydJohn F. LomaxDave & Maureen LorenzattiDr. Andre Michelle LubeckeRay O. ManleyGeorgia Culbreth Martin ’40Georgia W. MartinJim & Suzie MartinJennifer MathisRichard & Cheryl MauryKathy Hull Mays ’67John & Norma McAlhanyWes McAllisterJeannie B. McCallumJames F. McCoy ’82Barney & Mary McDanielRandy & Kathryn McDanielMcDonald Patrick Tinsley Baggett

& Poston LLPBetsy M. McDowellMike McWhorter ’76Larry Middleton ’08Ronnie MillenderCarolyn Miller ’54John W. MinorKamran Mir ’79Silvat MirKay Mitchell ’68Charles & Alice MoatesCarol Cliatt Moore ’63

Justice James & Mary Deadwyler (’63) Moore

Jinny Moran ’08Lucretia MossLeslie M. MyersKlaus & Carol NeubnerBilly & Suzanne NicholsonFloyd & Mamie NicholsonCol. James E. Nicholson Dr. John Nicholson Jr.Deborah Shealy Nye ’71Dava O’ConnorSenator Billy O’DellGayle Tisdale O’Dell ’64Mary Elizabeth Horne Ouzts ’51The Palladian Study Club M. Ann Palmer ’71Park Sterling BankWilliam John & Jean ParkFred & Joyce ParkerRalph PattersonH.D. Payne & CompanyKevin PedersonShannon Peeler ’01Peterson Dental LaboratoryW. Frank Phillips & Dr. Wilma

Wilson Reeves Phillips ’59Joe (’74) & Linda Bolick (’75) PittJeffrey A. Poston ’02Tim Powell ’96Lee W. (’77) & Karen Hinton (’77)

PratherEarle & Jo Ann Miley (’60)

PurkersonArthur Radcliffe ’94Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. RadfordDerek Raper ’03Jerry & Connie RentzMark (’84) & Sheila RiddleSharon RobbSteve (’84) & Dana RobertsGail Wood Robertson ’61Rtb Inc.Sallenger & BrownBill SandelDr. Juan SantandreuCathy Bass Sayer ’81Dr. Carol J. ScalesMargaret Lander Scheibler ’33Brian Schoch State Farm AgencyDavid & Kimberly (’99)

SchoolfieldMo & Nancy ScottGeorge H. SeaseShawn SeaseGraham Scott ShafferDeCole ShoemateMichael & Susan ShurdenGajinder & Ritu SinghBetty Skinner ’57Amy Walker Smith ’93DeVon Smith ’79Gary SmithJames (’77) & Ginnie Deason (’74)

SmithMr. & Mrs. William F. Smith Jr.

(’92 & ’95)Jan & Sharon SmokeSteve & Jane SouthwellDoug SpearsRobert Stevenson ’88Shelton & Barbara (’75) StewartRodney (’87) & Robin StoneCharles R. StoweArt (’66) & Judy Sutherland

Bobby Taft ’77Prudence A. TaylorAlice Taylor-ColbertLori TeakenFred & Barbara TeeterRobbie (’85) & Robin Conley (’86)

TempletonJulie Beth TerrellBrian Thomas ’82Richard H. ThomasonMarinelle Griffith Thompson ’55Fred Thrailkill ’70Robbie A. TisdaleJ.L. Todd Auction CompanyWalter ToddSam H. TolbertDavid (’96) & Casey Turner (’00)

TompkinsAlan TreeterRoger & Kathy TroutmanDr. Meredith UttleyBrian (’02) & Lauren Stutts (’03)

VahjenDolores Smith von RosenAlisha Cannon Voorhis ’98Greg Voorhis ’95 S. Anne Walker ’72Geneva Moore Walters ’49Sara Frances Huiet Way ’67Kimberly Wheeler ’10Larry & Myrna WhiteWayne White ’83 Col. & Mrs. William J. WhitenerEllis (’86) & Avis Cowan (’85)

WilliamsMike Williams Jr. Mary Alice Parkman Wilson ’44Ted L. WilsonRobert Woodard ’94Hayne WorkmanPaula Golubski Workman ’71Dewey Yeargin ’74Barry C. Young ’76Joseph (’85) & Lynn Jenkins (’85)

YoungZaxby’sZeta Tau Alpha

Loyalty ClubGave/pledged up to $199

Luke Abel ’13Heather Abney ’12Josephine B. AbneyWhitney Ackerman ’12Gary Adamo ’88BF Adams Body Shop Sharon McMahan Adams ’65Frank & Kelly AddyLauren Marie AddyEliza Adusumilli ’12Gary Agardy ’85Bettie AkinsAlaina Michelle AldermanChris Alex ’98Dr. Darren Alexander ’92John Alexander ’00 Crystal Alford ’06Farha AliChristopher Allen ’09Jeannette Stubbs Altman ’72David AltusAshla Anderson ’12Brittany AndersonJudith C. Anderson ’87Lucy Anderson

Gifts to Lander


Loyalty Club ContinuedGave/pledged up to $199

Corey Anthony Taylor Archambault ’12Brittni Janeria ArchieRashell Archie ’07Brittney Arflin ’12Ann Simmons Arnold ’56 Missy Bowie Arrington ’03Kent & Ashley Free (’98) AtkinsMatthew AtkinsonAustin Road Baptist ChurchDiane Marie AveryChris AyerKevin Babson ’11Warren F. Bacote ’89Julius H. BaggettCaroline Bailey ’01Santovia Ja’Vontai BaileyRhett BakerChristopher Ballard ’12Bal BallentineGeorge BallentineLori BallentineKatelyn Victoria BallewEduardo Balreira ’01Katherine Baltz ’11Glenn Banks ’64Lindsey BannisterBonnie F. BarbeeChristina Barbour ’12Zonya Lee Barfield ’96Chrystal Barker ’10Ken C. BarnesKeondra Barnes ’12Martha K. BarnesElaine Boland Barrett ’69Amelia Bartholdi ’11Erica Bartley ’12Lyn Murph Bartley ’01Rosalyn Weigle Barton ’60Sherry King Basile ’73Ashleigh C. BattlesJennifer G. BaylorGloria Mathis Beatson ’67Neely Beaty ’40Susan Arnold Beauford ’86Jeffrey Scott BeaverAmy Becker ’12Virginia Ouzts Becknell ’88Joyce Pearson Bedenbaugh ’90David & Hunter BellMartyn Bell ’09Matthew Raymond BellJudy BelloCharles BenderCorey Benjamin ’12Arvie (’81) & Sue (’79) BennettJordan L. Bennett ’12J.E. BerryJohn W. BerryGary Bertoldo ’12Larry BessingerGavin Bethea ’90Betty L. BicknellDr. Debra Deloache Bishop ’75Patricia BishopRodney Bishop ’85Ronnie (’78) & Debbie BishopCasey Alexandra BlackLarry Blackmon ’70Martha Broadway Blackmon ’65Carolyn Blalock

Ruth BlalockLindsay Melissa BlantonStephen Bledsoe ’12Joy Bailey Blind ’84Grace Rhodes Bobo ’49Jason BodieDustin Boggs ’12Amanda BoldenLiz Roark Bolton ’07Carol J. BonnerVirginia Edwards Bonner ’61Kristen Booher ’12Arch & Cass BookerLisa Valine Boone ’89Shirley BoothDonna Spivey Boozer ’67Brittany BortleEmily Bosco ’12Michael & Sandra BosticJoyce McDonald Bouknight ’60Cecil BouyeMark D. BowenPatsy Martin Bowie ’57Summer Bowman ’01William Patrick BoyceSharon Elaine BoydZachary (’09) & Anna Shealy (’09)

BoyterKierra Chenise BraceyMatthew L. BrackettClaude Bradberry ’70Janet Holliday Bradford ’67Scott Bradford ’02Alisha Bradley ’11Erin Brandon ’02 Charles Brandt ’10Susie May BranhamJohn BrayTimothy Chaz BrayCarol Breazeale ’12Miriam Stevenson Breckenridge ‘55Theresa M. BrickDavid Bridges

Kelly BridgesJoseph Bridgman ’12LeBron (’82) & Deborah (’03)

BrightMary Haley Bright ’13Nikia Brighthop ’12Almeta Brisbon ’12John & Kerry BrittCarl (’61) & Barbara Jennings

(’62) BrockMeredith Patricia BrockRuth Botts Brock ’52K. Lisa BrodhackerCarroll BrooksFred & Charlotte BrooksLillie Saunders Broome ’04Stacie BrothersElizabeth R. Brown ’10Evelyn Swofford Brown ’44Frank BrownHelen Elizabeth BrownHilary Nicole BrownJuanita P. BrownKelsey Ann BrownLaurie Kerhoulas Brown ’91Ruth Brown ’37Wesley H. BrownPamela Reid Brownhill ’75Irene Chiles Browning ’55David Brownlee ’12Summer Bruce ’12Buffy Harris Bruening ’00Nichole Brunner ’12Janie Devore Bryant ’77Katie Bryant ’09Arielle Elizabeth BuchholzJohn & Denise BuchholzSara Harris Buckles ’60Lindsay Buckley ’12Morgan Brittany BucknerNicole Bulinsky ’09Charm Bullard ’03Iris Rose Brown Bullard ’68

Lawrence Bullock ’73Sandra Burden ’91Ted Burdette ’86Carol Burgess ’64Deneisha BurkettJeffrey BurkhamerMelissa Nicole BurkhamerCurtis (’78) & Susan (’78) BurnettJane Bledsoe Burnett ’83Sarah Burnett ’07Mr. & Mrs. William E. Burnett

(Mary Alice ’57)Frances BurnsKathryn Burriss ’73Burton Center Foundation Hunter Burton ’12Amanda ButlerRhoda K. Butler ’70Robert J. Butler & Melanie J.

MendenhallInez Davis Byars ’48Chris ByrdMegan Derrick Byrd ’03Chris Cabri ’93Heather Swaney Caldwell ’08Jeremy Caldwell ’06Erica Callahan ’12Kacie Calliham ’12Kerisha Shamek CamackFaye Carr Campbell ’62Grace CampbellMary Heather CampbellMike CampbellCol. (R) Phillip T. Campbell ’68Samantha Michelle CampbellDrs. Marvin & Katherine Davis

(’69) CannCandi Cannon ’88 Shonquavious Cannon ’12Preston Cantrell ’62Claire M. Cappio ’01Randy Carlson ’03Carolina Health Center Inc.

Gordon CarpenterJessica Carper ’12Kenneth & Barbara Stribling

(’55) CarrSylvia Holliday Carson ’65William Carson ’97Casey Buckner Carswell ’03Cynthia CarterKisston Corveja CarterCaroline Leigh CarwileGreg Carwile ’87Tierra Cash ’12Roy Cassell ’61Mr. & Mrs. James A. Caulder Jr.Charles & Barbara Carreon (’85)

ChadwellRachel Ann ChadwickPaige Chalmers ’12Lura Williams Chandler ’51Nina ChandlerPeggy E. ChandlerBrittany Michelle ChapmanJessica Chapman ’12Karynn Chapman ’12Kevin Chastain ’08Regina Shealy Chaudoin ’11Frances Bishop Cheek ’41Corbin Childs ’12Nathan ChildsElizabeth Long Chiles ’46Sara Cox Christie ’12Mary Jo Harrison Christopher ’58K. Craig ChurchCaleb (’06) & Hope Jeffcoat (’09)

ClarkThelma Chiles Clark ’49 Anne Tuck Clegg ’68Hannah Cleveland ’10Bryce Hampton CliftonScott (’96) & Tracy Carman (’96)

CliftonWilliam CliftonAdam & Lisa Scott ClineClinton (’82) & Beverly Wansley

(’79) CobbDoug (’94) & Amy Barrett (’86)

CobbKathy CochranChrissie Cofield ’11George & Linda ColemanMelody Coleman ’12Monica Coleman ’12Tanya Maria ColemanBill Collins ’64Jack & Sandy CollinsMaria ColonJames B. ComiskeyKimberly Ann ConnerLibby Chastain Connor ’77Bethanie Adels Constant ’02Gabriella S. Contreras ’10Grace V. Contreras ’09 Breanna Carol CookMark S. Cook ’00Bryan Cooke ’82Cooper Insurance & FinancialEric S. CorbettBrandi Cordell ’13Ed Corley Jr. ’80Helen O’Brien Corley ’41Sammy & Ann Carol Wells (’68)

CorleyMichael B. Cornett ’93Thomas V. CorradoAustin Wayne Couch

Annual Type GiftsBearcat Club GiftsGrants through the University Estates Gifts In-Kind RWS/Jeff May ComplexTotal Funds Collected

Pledges & Matching Gifts Outstanding 11/12 Total Gifts to Date

Jeff May Complex 7/1/06-6/30/12Jeff May Pledges Outstanding 06-12Total Jeff May Complex to Date

Lander University Gifts ReportJuly 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

$ 813,680.75138,720.12231,000.00 100,000.00

18,853.50 31,301.01

$1,333,555.38

1,550.00$1,335,105.38

2,279,288.56 548,821.93

$2,828,110.49

Gifts to Lander


Kendall CouchHenry (’98) & Dorwoah Tomah

(’99) CountsJackie CountsAnne Frick Coward ’59Amanda “Mandi” CoxEarline Pitts Cox ’83Mary Fowler Cox ’51Michael Cox ’05Robert Craig Cox ’90Terri Rush Cox ’86Rebecca Cox-DavenportBernd U. CraftErin CraneAlexandria Lachelle CrawfordSidney CrawfordCraig CrawleyJonathan T. Creswell ’91Brandon (’94) & Kristy Kinard

(’94) CrickChris Crimminger ’00Dr. Paul CriswellBruce Cross ’97David (’74) & Judy Strom (’84)

CrottsJohn D. Crouch Jr. ’95 Akeem Cruickshank ’08CTG Management CompanyRobert & Rosa Shand CummingBarbara Ayers Cummings ’64Jane Hunter Cunningham ’54Ralph Cunningham ’88Sandra Coleman Cunningham ’65Nicole Bucalo Curtis ’04Mary Catherine Muir Cutrell ’72Jason & Dori Lollis (’97) DahlbergCourtney C. DanielGiles DanielFrank & Peggy DanielloJan Daubener ’69James Davenport ’74Keri DaveyTamora DaveyCynthia DaviesCallie DavisDallas Clinton DavisKasondra Davis ’12Larry & Soni Rushton (’84) DavisPeter H. Davis ’94Shawn DavisStanley Davis ’73Tonya R. DavisTyler Davis ’09Valerie Williams Davis ’99Jessica Dawkins ’12Ellyn Deal ’12Chelsey DeLanderLori DemijanAdam Deming ’07Michael D’ErricoJacquelyn Diaz ’12Brianna Dick ’12Lindsey Dill ’12J. Bowen Dillashaw ’64Ernest Aaron Dixon Jr.Jeffrey DixonRichard Dixon ’12Ryan Dobbins ’00Benjamine Dobson ’11Hilton Dodgen ’81John DominickNita Donaldson ’98Jane Culbertson Dooling ’72Eric Merrill Doolittle ’79Jamie Dorn ’12

Jami Schliesman Downs ’01Larry & Nancy DozierJon (’98) & Susan Rountree (’99) Driggers Ted DrumVirginia LeNoir DuBose ’62Andrew Dudley ’07William Dudley ’07Albert DukesBen Dukes ’09Sarah Crosby Dukes ’07R. Shell & Mary Ann DulaBrandon DuncanJohn Duncan ’82Barrie Dunlap ’11Megan Vaughan Dunlap ’07Austin Gregory DunnGina Poore Dunn ’94Deborah DurdenDonald Durden III ’12Mark Duvall ’88 Brandon Marquis DyerJeff & Cindy (’97) DysartCharles EarleyBenjamin EddsCarissa Edmisten ’12Beonka EdwardsBetty Jean Ammons Edwards ’60Mary B. EdwardsRonald EickhollTanisha ElderJonathan ElitzkyLeila ElkinsAmbre R. Jones Ellenberg ’10Bryan & Cheryl Bratcher (’90)

EllenbergLynne Bowie Elliott ’91Robert (’90) & Tracey Love (’92)

EllisDr. Ellen E. Elmore ’87Jocelin ElmoreNatalie Garrison Elrod ’85Tony Elrod ’86Marilyn EmeryPer Enell ’12Neka Tyler English ’07Melissa English-Rias ’87Merle Henson Ervin ’52Sadie D. ErwinSamantha Esparza ’12Elizabeth Brown Estes ’48Evening Lander ClubEvent RentalsJennifer Faber ’04Brittaney Fabiano ’12Jeremy Fallaw ’03Kathryn Cantrell Fallaw ’60Tim Faulhaber ‘89Sherry Cox Fearon ’79Caitlin Fell ’12Carol FennMarrinique Fergerson ’04Cecily Bradford Morris FergusonUrsula Kaiser Ferguson ’79Grayson Fields (’10) & Stacia E.

Stewart (’09)Troy (’03) & Danielle Waldt (’07)

FieldsKatherine Finkle ’12David Finley ’77Danielle FinneyRobert Fisher ’10Timothy FlanaganH. Jay FlandersBryan Thomas Fleming

Theresa Fletcher-LayLori FlickDeborah Marie FlynnRichard J. FlynnAbigail Focht ’12Billy Ford ’86Ocie FordRichard Ford ’71Gregg ForgeaBrianna ForthausKellie Fortner ’99Shirley Y. FosheePaige FowlerSuzanne Lusk Fowley ’95Ashlee R. Fox ’12Debra Joe Franks ’80Ashley Fraundorf ’12Buck FreeEvelyn Forrester Freeland ’49Pam McLamb Freeman ’86Zack Freeman ’10Hal & Dr. Barbara Tapp FreeseHerbert Winfield FrenchRicky FrickAmelia Gunter Fricks ’87Andrea Frierson ’01John Fuller ’12Kim FullerSarah C. FullerMary Jane FulmerRebekah Lynn FuquaKatherine Anne FussellRonald (’03) & Marcy GadagnoGracen Gallagher ’12Willis T. Galliher ‘52Reed P. GalloDeadra Galloway ’67Jean Edwards Galt ’51Jason (’97) & Amy Dempster (’98)

GambrellWayne & Judy GanttJesse GarbowskiJose Garcia ’03Krista Sullens Garcia ’04Olivia Garcia ’02James Richard Gardin IIIRobert A. GardinerDavid & Rebecca GardnerJohn Gardner ’12Sara Harrington Gardner ’73Hailey GarguiloDee & Linda GarnerPorter (’79) & Cleva Abbott (’87)

GarnerScotty Garner ’74Sybil Elizabeth GarnerBrent (’04) & Jamie Greene (’01)

GarrettCourtney Leigh GarrettTommy GarrettMary Lee GarrisMiranda GartmanBarry Garvin ’92Jordan Katherine GatesJim GentryAnna Elizabeth GibsonDale GibsonJohn E. GibsonMelissa Gilbert ’03Alice Harmon Gilchrist ’89/’94Jimeria Le’Daycia GilchristJaniece D. GillespieMr. & Mrs. S.G. GilliamRachel Gillion ’07Jessica Michelle Ginn

Devonya GladdenJean Johnson Glaze ’47Robert Shirley Glenn ’74David M. Glover ’09Eula Sullivan Goforth ’41 Don & Carolyn K. (’87) GoingMichael (’09) & Stacey Buchanan

(’12) GoingCarol Camak Golden ’91Lyman (’79) & Carol Camak (’91)

GoldenJerrel (’69) & Linda Goldman (’70)Johnna Marie GolemMichael (’01) & Rozalynn Banks

(’99) GoodwinHarl & Nancy GoplerudBeverly Jones Gosnell ’55Heather Ashley GosnellGary Graham ’07 Joyce GranforsJustin Grant ’12Samuel Louis GrantDr. Bill GrayElizabeth Van Doren GrayHannah GrayChelsea Christina GreenVirginia Splawn Green ’62 Doris Hartzog Greene ’49JT Greene ’06Tylisha Marshun GreeneGreenwood ChiropracticFrances GreerSteven GreerHeather M. Gresham ’03Donna Taylor Bundrick Griffin ’71Dorothy GriffinLori A. GriffinSandra GriffinJaclyn Joyce GriggBobby & Susan Clegg (’96) GroganTy Grogan ’13Kisha Guess ’98TJ Guinan ’10Lindsay GuinyardSara GustafsonKendall Guthrie ’12Louise W. HakeyPatrick Hakey ’04Benjamin Ryan HallBetty Moore Hall ’82Charlotte HallGreg & Gaye HallJavan Ezekiel Mundrel HallJordan Wiles HallKathryn Hall ’12Kerri Martin Hall ’89Tricia B. HallWallace Hall ’82Karen HammondRut & Norma HammondMary Webb Hamrick ’69Breanne Hancock ’12Rhett (’86) & Allyson Butler (’86)

HancockDr. S. Anne HancockDaniel HannahMichael (’73) & Kathy HardinHarley Funeral HomeJanice HarmonTatyona HarmonBenjamin Harper ’03Katasha Laronda HarperJonathan Lee HarreJennifer HarrelsonJim & Joan Bonnette (’56) Harris

Daniel M. HarrisonSarah Elizabeth HarrisonAlison Marie HarveyMeg Poston Hastings ’07Luther & Adele HawleyWilson (’03) & Jessica Jackson

(’03) HawthorneThomas B. HayJoshua Hayden ’12Leslie Simmons Hayes ’00Stephen (’02) & Leslie Simmons

(’00) HayesAlison HaynesLinda HaynesPaula Bagwell Haynes ’92Jennifer Leigh HaynieCrystal HaywardRachel Heatherly ’12Cynthia HedrickDealva S. HellerAnthony & Margaret HelmsRyan Henderson ’03Charlotte McEachern HendricksHappy HenryMaurice & Cheryl HenryChris HerdVictoria E. HerronJennifer Hershberger ’02The Charles Hershey FamilyKristin Leslie HessEllenanne Lee Hester ’78Laura E. HesterShanna L. HesterRyan Scott HewittDana Renee HicksFrank & Wanda HillJonathan HinesGary Hinton Jr. ’97Alexsis Lindsay HippShandra Williams Hodge ’07Roberta Clayton Hoffecker ’45Jonathan Bonner HolbertJenna Marie HolcombWallace HoldenLewis Stone HollandKayla Holley ’12Gayle Overby Holliday ’61Jeffrey HollifieldSara HollingsworthJon O. HollowayNathan (’96) & Karen Guynn (’96)

HolmanSondra Worrell Holtzman ’92Tori A. HooverBettye Campbell Hopkins ’54Charles E. HopperSharon HostetlerSallie deLiesseline Houlder ’61Britney Howard ’12Courtney Elizabeth HowellIFe Hsu ’91Andrea Lane HubbardAlison Huckaby ’04Gayle Strock Hughes ’62 Sy Hughes ’01Kenneth D. HughsonRobert HughsonJoyce HughstonTommy & Mary Anne HughstonGuyanne HullenderJulia Boatwright Hunt ’06Sonny (’70) & Mary Jean Browne

(’71) HuntleyDavid L. Hurtt

Gifts to Lander



George & Joan Connor (’54) Hutto

Christopher Neil HyattKimberly HyattBetty Saunders Hydrick ’55Thomas Ingle ’71Dick & Karen IngleseMary-Grace IrbyEvelyn IrwinElizabeth Reeves Ivey ’58Melody Jacks ’86Essence JacksonF. Leland JacksonKevin McKenzie JacksonMary Cooper Jackson ’59Richard & Linda JacksonNicola James ’12Robert JankouskasEllen JansenLeslie JansenJenny Jaques ’03

Emily Frances JeffcoatShakoya LaQuinne JenkinsJerry (’77) & Claudia Edwards

(’78) JenningsFreddie Lusk Jewsbury ’59Dean Johnson ’85Donald & Wanda JohnsonDonna Hoffer JohnsonEvie M. JohnsonJ. Eric Johnson ’83Kandis Johnson ’12Kay Black Johnson ’61Lauren Johnson ’12Marcia JohnsonMatt JohnsonRobert & Shirley Dawsey (’54)

JohnsonChris Johnston ’94Keith JohnstonTyler Johnston ’12Alma Brooks Young Jones ’44Bryan Jones ’12Calvin Jones ’91Courtney Jones ’12 Haley Jones

Jeanie Criminger Jones ’69John Archie JonesKathryn JonesKimberly D. JonesRodney Jones ’08Samantha Taylor Jones ’96Will (’95) & Samantha Taylor (’96)

JonesAnna Grace Jordan ’12Robert F. JordanJim (’80) & Maureen Timmerman

(’62) JoyceJasmine Judge ’12Elliot Connor JusticeCorinne Clausen Kabel ’95Jess Kader ’08Hans Kaufmann Jr.Hogan Nicklaus KaySusan Price KeatonPaul (’07) & Allison Devine (’09)

KeckPrestasia Latoria KeelsJanice KellarElizabeth Johns Kelley ’64Phyllis Eddy Kelley ’66

Robert KelleyAndrea Finley Kelly ’09Dustin Kelly ’12Patrice Kelly ’12Terry KellyMillie Still Kennedy ’67Julia Yannetti Kerber ’06Tabitha Martin Kernan ’99Kim Brock Kerr ’87Stacie Kesecker ’12Paige Kight ’12Eric Kimbrell ’12Robin Lee Kinard ’98Carl E. KingJames Harold King ’59Joshua Tyler KingJustin King ’08Margaret S. King ’84Marilynn KingMr. & Mrs. William L. Kinney Jr.Chad KinsellaC.K. Kirkland ’09Chris (’81) & Joan Allen (’83)

KirklandBarbara Lawton Kirkpatrick ’70Jene Wise Klopp ’71/’98Matthew Knight ’02N. Elaine Knight ’79William Edward KnowlesRebecca J. KochJessica Danielle KoonMichael Koone ’04Amy Kuenzel ’02Angelle LaBordeJessica Nicole LagroonLake Greenwood Marine Inc.Elizabeth Bradford Lamb ’63John & Julie Purkerson (’86) Lamb Gowan (’77) & Betsy Vaughn (’77)

LancasterPatricia LanderTerry Landreth ’79Jarvis Lane ’06Tabby Strickland Langley ’80Susan LasherJoAnn LawingAnissa LawrenceRobin Lawrence ’96Teri Gunter Lawson ’02Jerry (’63) & Valerie Gaillard (’62)

LazenbyBradley T. Leak ’86Rick (’78) & Claudette Cox (’77)

LearySusan Gray Lander LeBase ’66Robert LedetBrittany LeAnn LedfordLaura Ledford ’98Jason (’00) & Ashley Holbrooks

LeeMargaret Derrick Lee ’46Nicholas Chet LeeMike (’76) & Linda Scott (’76)

LeedyAlan Le ForceDorterra Sharrell LeggettHayley LeissnerKegan LeissnerRowland LeMaster ’73Barbara Lewis ’71Carson Lewis ’12Ernest C. Lewis Jr. ’01Jacquelin Lewis ’05KC Lewis ’12 Wilbert Lewis ’76

Betty Lee LigonJames LilleySabrina LindemannRick LindleyChelsea Lindner ’12Bill Lindsay ’96Estelle Chamness Link ’61Max Lins ’96Lacy LittleD.J. LivernoisAmanda Wilkes Lloyd ’04 Patricia F. LloydZach Lloyd ’07Mary Ashton Templeton LockardMilford LockhartBarbara LollisPreston Lollis ’57Thomas LondgrenDon & Lee LongHarold Roy LongJudy Marie LongMarshall LongMartin Long ’88Kristin Longmire ’94Richard Loper ’87Dennis LordAmy Webb Lottes ’94Olgethia Harris Louden ’83Jana LoveNancy LoveladyTimothy Loving ’12Brittany Robinson Loyd ’06Linda Lucas ’72Joyce McCormick Ludwa ’85Shelley LundeC.J. LupoJohn F. LynchCiara Lyons ’12Pam Sherard Lytch ’81M & M Tire Company (Glenn &

Debrah Miller)Lauren Rose MacDonaldTeresa Hayes Madden ’83Eric (’93) & Heather Horley (’95)

MageraRoberta MajorTori D. MajorKilah MancleJim (’93) & Denise Wilson (’89)

ManleyLouise MannionRuth Tisdale Marbert ’60Hilda Creed Marshall ’49Kerri Calliham Marshall ’98Benjamin Walter MartinJohn (’98) & Kerri Weed (’99)

MartinJolene Psillos Martin ’01Marquitta MartinMelissa Diane MartinRussell (’00) & Sylvia Wicker

(’03/’04) MartinTammera MartinBeulah Chestnut Marvin ’43Erica Mashburn ’12Hannah L. MasonAllison Mast ’12Christopher Mattsson ’12Carol McKinney Mauldin ’87Charles B. Mauldin ’99Furman & Carol McKinney (’87)

MauldinEnglish Hanahan MaullAmy Landers May ’98 Carolyn Layne May ’55

Mane Solutions: Supporting Lander’s Therapeutic Riding Students

Special education majors in Lander’s equine therapy program will benefit from a new scholarship created by Denise and Cobb Oxford, who operate the therapeutic riding program, Mane Solutions, on their farm in Anderson, S.C. Denise Oxford said their daugh-ter, Kelsey, 22, began therapeutic riding after she was diagnosed with autism as a youngster, and it had noticeable benefits for her. They started Mane Solutions so other disabled youth and adults might experience similar benefits. The Oxfords plan to grow and expand the Mane Solutions program but recognize they will need to hire people who have the appropriate qualifications. So they created The Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions Scholarship for Lander

students majoring in special education with a minor in therapeutic horsemanship and who plan careers in equine-assisted therapy. Therapeutic horsemanship teaches people with disabilities how to ride a horse. At the same time, the movements of a horse in motion provide stimulation, which improves the physical and cognitive functions of rid-ers. Lander introduced its program in 2009 at the university’s Equestrian Center on the grounds of Burton Center in Greenwood.

Kelsey Oxford, of Anderson, in the saddle aboard Sugar. Her parents established a scholarship in her name for Lander special education majors with minors in therapeutic horsemanship.

Gifts to Lander


Johanna P. May Miya MayesGary Lee Maynor T.D. Maze & Jennifer Richter-Maze Douglas McAbee William McCants ’97 Deanna Parker McCarrell ’04 Kelsey McCarter Ashley Meagan McCartney ’12 Farris Bush McCarty ’54 R. Brian McCarty ’92 Keith McCaslan Paul & Dottie McClain Phillip & Dale McClary Kristie Pender McCloskey ’98 Scott McCloskey ’98 Amanda McCombs Bobby McCord ’77 John (’71) & Sandy Reynolds (’86) McCord Elizabeth McCune ’97 Noel Joy McDaniel Whitney McDaniel ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Jack McDowell Jakeina Tanquanette McDowell Kathleen McDowellMary McDowell Joseph McEachern ’06 Juli McGaha ’12 Rosemary McGee ’69 Colleen McGowan ’81 Mary Katherine McGowanKenneth McGowens ’95 Sherry Neal McGowens ’97 Bart McGuire Rebecca McIntosh Kenneth McKee ’73 Anne McKinney ’11 Claudet Ridings McKinney ’62 Dr. J. Roland McKinney Lucas McMillan Ronald McNulty Timothy McNulty Meredith Mims McTigue ’95 Getania McWaters Andrew Jordan Meadows Ruth Lott Medley ’45 Bobby L. Medlock ’75 Magy Mekhael ’12 Nikolas Alexander Melendez Jacqueline Menaker Amanda Nicole Mendolia Amy Latham Meredith ’91 Gloria Meredith Marlene Metts Winford Metts Alex Mezei Lara Middlebrook Shawaunna O’Kara Middleton Maranda Miles ’12 David Miller Erin Miller ’12 Glenn (’77) & Debrah Hodges (’76) Miller Heather Miller ’12 John S. Miller Matthew E. Miller Ryan Miller ’96 Sam Miller ’78 Marie Todd Milling ’64Jared (’01) & Jennifer

Hershberger (’02) MillsMarjorie Hipp Mills ’49Natalie Milom ’12

Joy Mims ’80Greg (’97) & Julie Meacham (’96)

MinerKaren Watson Minter ’95Cody Wayne MitchellLarry MitchellMarkeshia Mitchell ’12Meredith Mitchell ’12Sandra Corley Mitchell ’73Robert MitchumMaria MontanaCorather Montgomery ’02Delina Seigler Montgomery ’62Diane B. MoodyCourtney DeLee MoonMichael D. MoonB. Sidney Moore Jr. ’76Gail D. MooreJamie Moore ’12Janet Ellenburg Moore ’61John G. MooreMark Moore ’12Missy Kergosien Moore ’03Tessa Teague Moore ’81William MooreDaniel Morgan ’12Faye Christie Morgan ’62Joe Morgan ’03Jamie Lauren MorrisJordan Amber MorrisKarrin W. MorrisL. Leotus MorrisonTerry Morse ’84 Bridget Morton ’12Leslie Kuhl Morton ’03Pamela Jackson Morton ’92Paula Moseley ’83Dr. Robert N. Moser & Sandra

Kerhoulas Moser ’79Ann Shiver Moss ’93Ashley Moss Promotional Agency Inc.Stanley Moss ’89Kevin Moxley ’12Pat MuellerMashura Dzvairo Mufuka ’79Chancy Mundy ’12Carolyn Hughes Murph ’40Arthur & Anne Trammell (’62)

MurrayCarly Murray ’12Emmett (’80) & Candace Simpson

(’80) MurrayJames Robert MurrayMichael (‘99) & Rebecca Smith

(’95) MurrayPatricia MurrayDaniel Myers ’82William MyersMukia Monique MyrickLunette Anderson Nanney ’61James A. NealisDr. Linda K. NeelyJames & Marilyn NelsonJohn NelsonMelissa H. NelsonWillie E. NesbittJim Nichols ’95Dennis Nicholson ’92Kristin Carroll NicholsonBrad (’95) & Angie Ashley (’96)

NicklesJoyce Johnson Nickles ’60Gene Nix

Walter Nix Chicken FarmLila NoonkesterKaylin Olivia NorrisMargaret Nottingham ’12Maria Mercedes NunezAnthony (’11) & Jeanne NunziatoOM CorporationJeff OdenwaldLaura Graddick Odom ’07Lisa Ray Oliver ’10Ontario J. OliverAaron Ordway ’83Erika Haley OsborneJessica Ott ’12Donna Reeves OutenLynne Rushton Ouzts ’60M. Paige OuztsBill Owens ’84LeeAnne Derrick Owens ’04Phillip J. OwensJared Landon PaceTori L. PaceCaitlynn PackardLee Padgett ’80Timothy (’84) & Karen Norris (’86)

PadgettColby T. PainterPamela R. PainterRev. Hoyt B. Palmer ’82Nicholas Allen PandorfDaniel L. PardieckClaire Elise ParksOsvaldo ParrillaCharlotte ParrishJacob ParrottVictoria Parsells ’12Chrisellen PateBhargav PatelTrushaben Praful PatelJoe PatrickJohn R. PatrickRichard & Allison PatrickAudrey Webb Patterson ’81Beth Turner Patterson ’81Walt PattersonWhitney Jean PattersonFrances Smith Patton ’54Donnie Pearson ’86Jeff (’84) & Becky Durham (’85)

PearsonRyan Peck ’06Sallie Shirley Peebles ’58George PeetMary Ann PegramTommy & Peggy Taylor (’72)

PendleyAmanda Arlean PenningtonChristopher Pepper ’12Kenneth T. Peppers Jr.Jay & Beth PerkinsHazel Perritt ’51Donna Adams Perry ’78Parris Raquel PeteAubrie Nicole PhillipsDale Phillips ’07Donald & Teresa Luker (’94)

PhillipsKami Phillips ’12Melissa Phillips ‘93Keith (’96) & Edie McCarson (’96)

PickensTawana Pickens ’06Gregory PickettSarah Ellen Piechocki

Jen Pierce ’00Pilot Club of GreenwoodAllison PippinDustin Wesley PittingerAnna Pitts ’12Brandon (’96) & Alisha Glymph

(’97) PittsMichael Pitts ’86Caleb PolattySusan PolattyAaron Ryan PooleMary Rose PooleRyan PooleShirley PooleBrandy Bristol Poore ’96Travis Kyle PooreBeverly Gunnells Poplaski ’80Chris H. Porter ’95Ellison Poston ’12Brandon Powell ’02Patrick Delaney PowellRonald Powell ’12Rudy PowellAli Price ’12Henry Price ’60Linda Black Price ’62Megan Varner PriceRandy Price ’79Shawn R. PriceAshley N. PriesterAlexia Pringle ’12Ashley Onley Pruitt ’96Caroline Pruitt ’11Dr. Terry O. Pruitt ’82Gayle Sutherland Puckett ’01Gail Hampton Purkerson ’62Katie Quarles ’12Beth Campbell Quick ’00Darrell Quick ’11Beverly Johnson Park Quintana ’62Dallas Rabideaux ’01Legare’ English Rabideaux ’04Rainbow Neon SignsJoyce RakesRobin Ramey ’12 Bill & Candace RamseurAlvin (’72) & Sandra McGaha (’71)

RankinJohn Stanford RaperTheodore (’85) & Jackie Arnold

(’90) Rapp Rachelle Lynn RasleyCurtis & Clydie RautonBernice Faircloth Reasoner ’45Kaitlyn McKenzie RectorDavid RedGeorge Reeder ’02Michelle Price Reeder ’03Robin ReederStan & Debbie ReevesJessica Ann RegisterAisha Reid ’09Theresa ReitanoAshley Rescigno ’06Jasmine Rhinehart ’12Valerie Lyons Rhymer ’92Latoya Shawnte RiceRay Crowder Rice ’55Ruby Thomas Richbourg ’42Kimberly RichburgCamilla Jameson Riddle ’58Damon (’78) & Alice Cheek (’78)

RiddleDean Riddle ’83

Kayla Rider ’12Frank Ridlehoover ’67Joe Ridlehoover ’66Marshall Ridlehoover ’70Julia Riley ’12Ansley RipkaKelsey Risher ’12Sherry Kennedy Rivers ’84Kenneth Roach IIMelissa Roach ’12Walt RoarkWalter & Jackie DeVore (’72) RoarkTanner Wesley RobbNardia S. RobbinsJean C. RobertsLeanne RobertsSandra Laney Roberts ’65Elizabeth Robertson ’12Obena Few Robertson ’49Stephen Robertson Jr. ’12Donald & Sandra RobinsonGaines Robinson ’78Roger D. RobinsonTameka L. RobinsonPhillip Robuck ’60Pat & Nancy Kay RodgersStephanie Stevens Rodgers ’87Tiphani RodgersBarry N. Roe ’88Jeanne Roe ’82Dwayne RoepkeBrittany Rogers ’12Charlie & Sally (’90) RogersJulia Rogers ’12Kevin Rogers ’94Lauren Rogers ’12J. Larry RollisonLaura Elisabeth RominesJoshua & Jill Scott RoseBonnie Ross ’67Markeisha Smith Ross ’96Robert Roundtree ’03Kevin Rountree ’97Anna Elizabeth RowlandFrankie Floyd Royer ’65Chad RubinErin Leslie RuckerAnastasia Rudy ’12Mark A. RundeMichael E. Runyan & Deborah

Osborne RunyanBuddy Rush ’74Dorothy Ewing Russell ’61Hope Rutanhira ’12Pam RyanCharlie (’75) & Katrina SacocoKen (’80) & Jane Uldrick (’80)

SagaraThom Sample ’12Doris D. SandbergJeremy SandersJeremy (’98) & Jessica Woofter

(’98) SandersSamantha Sanders ’12Isaac SandyBlaksley Rhett SapoughKarla Marie SargentLynn Ellison Sargent ’78Elizabeth Eckler Sasser ’94Ryan Sattar ’12Rachel Satterfield ’12Stephanie Savageau ’12Lorraine Lee Saverance ’60Mary Erneston Savvas ’50

Gifts to Lander



Don (’88) & Beth Miros (’89) Sawicki

Sharon Holloway Saxon ’82Carl ScarboroughSusan SchaefferLynda ScheerChelsea Nicole SchmiedingJessica Camden SchmittJoseph SchrageHeather SchryverWarren & Delray SchulzeBrock D. Scott ’09Kendel Scott ’07Lamar Scott ’82/’84Patricia Evans Scott ’42Robin (’79) & Maria ScottStan (’81) & Cindy Deadwyler

(’81) ScottDana ScruggsChristopher (’00) & Misty Key

(’98) SeabornSamantha Seawright ’12Lee Ann Youngblood Seay ’82 Ashlie SeiblesJacob SeiglerRuth Queen Seigler ’62 Holly SeissNancy Anderson Self ’34 Rodney SellersNeil Semcheski ‘09Valerie Sewell ’04Ken & Faye ShafferShannon Dental ClinicKim Mayfield Shannon ’91Princess L. ShawJohn & Linda SheffieldTyron O’Hara ShepardDorothy Whitmire Sherard ’51Britt SheriffJohn L. SherrillMeagan Gregory ShieldsMichael W. ShieldsGeorge Michael Shier ’90Patrice ShoreJonathan Shurden ’11Jessica Sibert ’12Siloam Baptist ChurchBrett Simpson ’94Kayla Simpson ’12Deloris Sims ’92 Jessica SimsRenee Sims ’87Sandra SingletaryDr. Janet A. SippleErica Tinsley Sisiam ’05Lauren SitzBeverly Keadle Skinner ’60Robin & Denise SkinnerBrittany SlattenAllise Jane SlighKaylyn Kevyna SmallRudolph & Venice SmallCoreen SmalleySarah Johnsey Smeal ’65Alex (’09) & Michele Ballenger

(’04) SmithBlanton & Anita SmithBobbie Smith ’10Caroline Louise SmithDaryl (’98) & Adawn (’98) SmithDr. Diana Lanier Smith ’74

Dishawn SmithDonna W. SmithDoshia Duffie Smith ’46Ellison SmithGeorge Smith ’93Granger Smith ’10Helen Simpson Smith ’58Hunter Elizabeth Morris Smith ’13Jonathan Smith ’12Jonathan D. SmithKayla D. SmithKermit SmithKristin Alana SmithMary Lyle SmithMichele Williams Smith ’91Rhonda Smith ’72Sharon Smith ’06Tara Scerilla SmithTaylor Anne SmithAmy Higginbotham SmoakEloise Stogner Smyre ‘45Sarah Cubbedge Snow ’67Monteze Mundy Snyder ’44Opal Sobieszczyk ’12Brianne Laird Sorensen ’04Robbie Madden SouthWayne & Leslie Scott (’86)

SouthardSouthern Illinois BatteryJean Steele SoxSandra Kersey Spake ‘57Vera SpanosDebbie Spearman ’72Mary Ellen SpearmanMelissa R. Speary ’03Mason (’65) & Connie Yeargin

(’65) SpeerEthan SperryMelissa Spolarich ’12Scott Sprouse ’89Kertivia Barneshia SpurgeonRachael StansfieldMarcia StarbuckKay Smoak Starling ’72Gary StarrBill SteifleNeil C. Steifle ’73Steifle’s AppliancesHelen Gentry Stein ’61Wanda Price Stein ’72Harry E. StephensKristen Stephens ’10L. Shannon Stephens ’92 Robert L. StephensHank StevensRuby McKenzie Stevens ’64Kathy Ferguson Stevenson ’79Richard W. StevensonWayne Stevenson ’10Kelley Emily Davis Stewart ’93Kirsten Stewart ’12Mary Ashley StewartDr. Robert & Susan McCrickard

(’66) StewartStacia E. Stewart ’09Candace McMullan Stone ’03Tianna Casto Storey ’03John M. Stribling ’62 Rob (’02) & Angela Gilbert (’02)

StricklandYvonne Fulmer Strom ’86Will Stroud ’06Clifford W. Stumbo CPAApril Anderson Stutts ’04

Lauren Ashley SudduthCourtney Rinehart Sullivan ’90Emily Marie SumanSummer Media LLCBecky Knight Sutherland ’04Cara Clawson Sutherland ’04Barbara Mason Swain ’66 Regi SwainJanet Sykora ’89Lynn Johnson Szlachetka ’98Ray Tackett ’72Judy W. TaftaKeith Talbert ’79Wade Allen TankersleyBarbara C. TateKyle Jordan TateScott A. TateSteven TateAdam (’87) & Monica Leapard

(’93) TaylorCarolyn Martin Taylor ’72Christina TaylorShana Taylor ’97Van (’90) & Elizabeth (’94) TaylorBetty R. TeacheyCarolyn Stuart Teague ’69Mary Jane Salley Teague ’64Lindsey Michelle TealJessica Michelle TenneySarah Lynn TewDebra Harr Tharpe ’81Bill TheismannJason Thiess ’00 Lauren Dillard Thigpen ’04Matthew Thigpen ’02Mike ThigpenChristopher ThomasJustin Thomas ’12Marion E. Thomas ’93Charles R. Thompson Jr.Chuck Thompson ’83Denise Walker Thompson ’81Heather Jackson Thompson ’01 Kathleen McAlhany ThompsonTaylor Elizabeth ThompsonTim Thompson ’83 Ben (’02) & Adrianne Weathers

(’03) ThrailkillTiffini Tillman ’98April Powers TimmonsJohn W. TimmonsSarah Chipley Timmons ’41Larry D. TimmsEric Tindal ’77Retecher Nelson Todd ’94Ville Toivanen ’12Torri Toland ’00Cassandra TolbertGene Tolbert ’63Caroline Marie TollesonEric TollesonAngel Jacqueline Sue TollisonAshley Tomlinson ’04Tracie Tompkins ’12Sherryl Watson Toole ’72Tiera La’Tricha TrappCourtney Trotter ’12Austin TrousdaleHarrison Michael Tucker Hugh H. TuckerJonathan Tucker ’00Clyde TurbevilleH.H. Turner JewelersJune Wells Turner ’55

Michael TurnerMary Ella TurneyAdam Lake TuttleJayla Monique TwittyAmy Tyner ’12Donnie UnderwoodKathy Walden Underwood ’82Whitney UpchurchRobin Childress Upshall ’87Brittney UptonBrad (’97) & Traci Asti (’98) UtterLee Valentine ’80Joanne VanderVenScott Van PeltLee VartanianMartha Colvert VaughanKassie VaughnSara VaughnSara Lee Gore Vaughn ’37Andy Veal ’83Chhagan VekariaCaroline Abrams Vervoort ’03 Haley Vickery ’12Juan Sebastian VillacisRollo VillarealDeborah Vince ’11Kenda Haltiwanger Wade ’03Denise Walker ’97Dentaveous Ammon WalkerTim Walker ’81 Eric Walkup ’91Jasmine Wallace ’11Randal Wallace ’94Charlene WallerKathy WaltersAmy M. Ware ’99Cheryl Jackson Ware ’08R. Larry WashBarbara WashburnPauline WassonBill Waters ’85Talia Nicole WatersBetsy Watkins ’88Corey Watkins ’05Christina M. Watson ’04Katie Watson ’12Mary Carolyn WatsonTyra Watson ’12William WatsonBrittnii Watts ’12Demario Watts ’12Marty Weaver ’85Tycee Ontenette WeaverCasey Weeks ’12Milford (’72) & Dale Crocker (’79)

WeeksJean Elizabeth WeisnerMichael WeissJohn WelbornRosalind WelderWesley CommonsGayle Jackson West ’60Noel Grace WestbrookKayla Westmoreland ’11Derek Whaley ’11Holisa WhartonJerry K. (’82) & Betsy Shedd (’81)

WhiteJune WhiteKathy WhiteMichael White ’12Steve & Joan WhiteTakila Cherrelle WhiteCharesse Whitener

Wayne Whiteside ’04Shelley WhitingChip WhittPatricia WhittCindy Blackston Whittemore ’87Stacee WhittleDan & Kathy Murphy (’75) WidemanAmanda Sabra WidenerDavid Wiggins ’93Virginia WigginsRichard WilesJonathan WileyThe Wilkie AgencyStephen WilkinsAdriann L. Williams ’97Annie Laura Harbison Williams ’42Caitlin Ceara WilliamsErica D. WilliamsKatelyn Williams ’11Kayla Lynn WilliamsKayla N. WilliamsKreig M. Williams ’08Lindsey Marie WilliamsStephanie Shuntae WilliamsBrandy WillisMiriam WillisSam WillisShelley Willner ’12Betty McFadden Wilson ’59David Wilson ’06Elizabeth Burch Wilson ’05Haley Ann WilsonJamie Wilson ’08Martha Craft Wilson ’73Todd WilsonBrenda Galloway Windham ’62Donald Cory WinnPatricia Wirszyla ’02Audrey Goodwin Witherspoon ’71Jacintha Witherspoon ’08Jack & Lydia WoffordHelen WolfNancy WolfCaitlin Angela WoodCarol WoodMary L. WoodSusan Heironimus Wood ’91Jacquetta Nicole WoodruffKerry Woods ’12Latosha Woods ’12Bobbielu Lupo Woodward ’48Timothy WoolstonJoy WorkmanMichael Wright ’04Caitlan Alexandra WyattTed WyndhamBrande Yarborough ’05Aaron YearwoodSally McKelvey Yon ’64Brenda Hughes Young ’62Elaine Annis Young ’70Hershel YoungLatoya Young ’04Melony Armstrong Young ’94Mickey (’68) & Elaine Crawford

(’68) YoungShneika YoungThelma & Lauren YoungLal Younginer ’60 Elisabeth ZimmermanMargaret Wingo Zimmerman ’73John Zink

Donors by Classes


DONORS BY CLASSESJuly 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

Class of 1933Margaret Lander Scheibler

Class of 1934Nancy Anderson Self

Class of 1937Ruth BrownSara Lee Gore Vaughn

Class of 1939Melva Craft Hoover

Class of 1940Neely BeatyGeorgia Culbreth Martin Carolyn Hughes Murph

Class of 1941Frances Bishop CheekHelen O’Brien CorleyEula Sullivan GoforthSarah Chipley Timmons

Class of 1942Ruby Thomas RichbourgPatricia Evans ScottAnnie Laura Harbison

Williams

Class of 1943Beulah Chestnut Marvin

Class of 1944Evelyn Swofford BrownAlma Brooks Young JonesMonteze Mundy SnyderMary Alice Parkman

Wilson

Class of 1945Roberta Clayton HoffeckerRuth Lott MedleyBernice Faircloth ReasonerEloise Stogner Smyre

Class of 1946Grace Rhodes BoboElizabeth Long ChilesMargaret Derrick LeeDoshia Duffie Smith

Class of 1947Jean Johnson Glaze

Class of 1948Inez Davis ByarsElizabeth Brown EstesJerry Howle GallantMartha Burnett StromBobbielu Lupo Woodward

Class of 1949Thelma Chiles Clark Doris Hartzog Greene Hilda Creed MarshallMarjorie Hipp MillsObena Few Robertson Geneva Moore Walters

Class of 1950Mary Erneston Savvas

Class of 1951Jean Smith BakerLura Williams ChandlerMary Fowler CoxJean Edwards GaltMary Elizabeth Horne

OuztsHazel PerrittDorothy Whitmire Sherard

Class of 1952Ruth Botts BrockMerle Henson ErvinCharles McNeillRay Crowder RiceBarbara Owings Roberts

Class of 1954Ann Byrd BowenJane Hunter CunninghamBettye Campbell HopkinsJoan Connor HuttoShirley Dawsey JohnsonFarris Bush McCartyCarolyn Miller

Class of 1955Miriam Stevenson

BreckenridgeIrene Chiles BrowningBarbara Stribling CarrBeverly Jones GosnellHilda McCravey GrayBetty Saunders HybrickMarinelle Griffith

ThompsonJune Wells Turner

Class of 1956Ann Simmons ArnoldJoan Bonnette Harris

Class of 1957Patsy Martin BowieMary Alice Cox BurnettSteve ByrdSylvia Boozer GibsonPreston LollisBetty SkinnerSandra Kersey Spake

Class of 1958Susie Gray AbercrombieMary Jo Harrison

ChristopherSallie Shirley PeeblesCamilla Jameson RiddleHelen Simpson Smith

Class of 1959Anne CowardJohn W. DukesTim EthridgeSylvia Brooks GrubbMary Cooper JacksonFreddie Lusk JewsburyJames Harold KingDr. Wilma Wilson Reeves

PhillipsJean Steele SoxDelores Smith von Rosen Betty McFadden Wilson

Class of 1960Rosalyn Weigle BartonJoyce McDonald BouknightSara Harris BucklesBetty Jean Ammons

EdwardsKathryn Cantrell FallawPatricia McGee HelmsJo Ellen Roberts JohnsonJoe LangleyRuth Tisdale MarbertJoyce Johnson NicklesVirginia Rushton OuztsHenry PriceJo Ann Miley PurkersonPhillip RobuckLorraine Lee SaveranceBeverly Keadle SkinnerGayle Jackson WestLal Minus Younginer

Class of 1961Virginia Edwards BonnerCarl BrockRoy CassellGayle Overby HollidaySallie deLiesseline HoulderKay Black JohnsonJanet Ellenburg MooreLunette Anderson NanneyGail Wood RobertsonDorothy Ewing RussellHelen Gentry Stein

Class of 1962Barbara Jennings BrockFaye Carr CampellPreston CantrellE. Lee CraigVirginia LeNoir DuboseVirginia Splawn GreenGayle Stock Hughes

Maureen Timmerman Joyce

Valerie Gaillard LazenbyClaudet Ridings McKinneyDelina Seigler

MontgomeryFaye Christie MorganAnne Trammell MurrayLinda Black PriceGail Hampton PurkersonBeverly Park QuintanaRuth Queen SeiglerJohn StriblingBrenda Galloway

WindhamBrenda Hughes Young

Class of 1963Elizabeth Bradford LambJerry LazenbyCarol Cliatt MooreRobert Tolbert

Class of 1964Glen BanksCarol Norman BurgessBarbara Ayers CummingsNancy Drake DavisJ. Bowen DillashawElizabeth Johns KelleyMarie Todd MillingRuby McKenzie StevensMary Jane Salley TeagueBetty Hipp WilliamsMichael C. WilliamsSally McKelvey Yon

Class of 1965Sharon McMahan AdamsAudine Boone BergmanSylvia Holliday CarsonMarjorie Irwin Craig

Sandra Coleman Cunningham

Becky Barbrey HamorElaine Austin HortonSandra Laney RobertsFrankie Floyd RoyerSarah Johnsey SmealConnie Yeargin SpeerG. Mason Speer

Class of 1966Linda DeLoach GillespieT. Marvin GoldmanSusan Lander LeBaseJoseph RidlehooverArt SutherlandBarbara Mason Swain

Class of 1967Gloria Mathis BeatsonDonna Spivey BoozerJanet Holliday BradfordDeadra GallowayLinda Riser GroggelMillie Still KennedyKathy Hull MaysFrank RidlehooverBonnie RossSarah Cubbedge SnowSara Frances Huiet Way

Class of 1968Iris Brown BullardCol. (R) Phillip CampbellAnne Tuck CleggAnn Carol Wells CorleyJean Byars HigginsFrances MitchellElaine Crawford YoungMickey Young

Class of 1969Elaine Boland Barrett

Steve BoltonCheryl A. Browning Katherine Davis CannJanet Paige DaubnerLinda Latham DolnyBill GarvinJerrel GoldmanDennis Hammett Peggy Cliatt HammettMary Webb HamrickJeanie Criminger JonesRosemary MegeeCarolyn Stuart Teague

Class of 1970Don BergmanLarry BlackmonClaude BradberryEarl BrewingtonRhoda ButlerSarah Boozer CatoeEmily Finch CoxLinda McKinney GoldmanWilliam Sonny HuntleyBarbara Lawton KirkpatrickMarshall RidlehooverDebbie Dorn SpearmanFred ThrailkillElaine Annis Young

Class of 1971Kat Laye FinkbeinerRichard FordDonna Taylor GriffinMary Jean Browne HuntleyThomas IngleBarbara LewisDeborah Shealy NyeAnn PalmerSandra McGaha RankinAudrey Goodwin

WitherspoonPaula Golubski Workman

New Nursing Scholarships Honor Faculty Members The 2012 nursing graduating class has established scholarships in the names of two faculty members who made a difference in their lives. One is in honor of Bernice Daugherty, former chair of the William Preston Turner Department of Nursing, who retired this summer after 16 years on the faculty. Daugherty was also an associate professor and, in addition to classroom teaching, she taught classes in Lander’s online program, which enables registered nurses to receive four-year degrees. The second scholarship is in memory of Dr. David Melson, associate professor of biology, who died in 2010 at the age of 44, two years after joining the Lander faculty. Melson taught microbiology in the nursing program and was adviser for the medical technology emphasis and the physician assistant emphasis in Allied Health. One nursing faculty member said of Melson, “The students loved him.” The Melson and Daugherty scholarships will be awarded to senior nursing students who meet specific academic requirements and are active in Lander’s student nursing association chapter, on department committees and in extracurricular, community or volunteer activities. Tax-deductible contributions may be made to both scholarships by contacting the Office of University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Donors by Classes


Class of 1972Jeannette Stubbs AltmanMary Catherine Muir

CutrellJane Culbertson DoolingCarolyn Ray FennellBetsy Goldstine HalloranLinda Hurt LucasPeggy Taylor PendleyAlvin RankinJackie DeVore RoarkRhonda SmithVirginia Smoke StarlingWanda Price SteinRay TackettCarolyn Martin TaylorSherryl Watson TooleS. Anne WalkerMilford Weeks

Class of 1973Roger “Chipper” BagwellSherry King BasilePeter BlakeLawrence BullockKathryn Bryan BurrissSandra Davenport

CallihamSara Harrington GardnerMichael HardinDavid L. HendersonRowland LeMasterJeff MaySandra Corley MitchellNeil SteifleMartha Craft WilsonMargaret Wingo

Zimmerman

Class of 1974David A. CrottsJames DavenportJoe FennellScotty GarnerAnn Shirley GlennReece L. GoingThomas GrahamBetty Jo Wells HendersonRonnie LewisJoe PittCharles RushDiana Lanier SmithGinnie Deason Smith

Class of 1975Debra Deloache BishopPamela Reid BrownhillBobby MedlockLinda Bolick PittCharlie SacocoDon ScottBarbara Ervin Stewart

Class of 1976Linda Kennedy BurtonGay Shaw ColemanLinda Scott LeedyMichael LeedyMichael McWhorterDebrah Hodges MillerSid MooreStuart PratherCindy Young ScottBarry Young

Class of 1977Teresa Addison

BrewingtonJanie Devore BryantJimmy BurtonJesse L. ButlerLibby ConnerDavid FinleyJerry JenningsBetsy Vaughn LancasterE. Gowan LancasterClaudette Cox LearyRobert McCordGlenn MillerKaren Hinton PratherLee PratherJames Kirk SmithRobert TaftEric Tindal

Class of 1978Curtis BurnettBill ColemanMyra GreeneEllenanne Lee HesterJames HesterMary Harrison HollowayMaurice HollowayYoji KidaRick LearySamuel MillerDonna Adams PerryAlice Cheek RiddleDamon RiddleGaines Robinson Lynn Ellison Sargent

Class of 1979Sue Butler BennettBeverly Wansley CobbEric DoolittleSherry Cox FearonUrsula Kaiser FergusonPorter GarnerLyman GoldenNancy Elaine KnightTerry LandreathKamran MirSandra Kerhoulas MoserMashura MufukaRandy PriceRobin ScottDevon SmithKathy Ferguson StevensonKeith TalbertDale Crocker Weeks

Class of 1980Robert BrookshireEd CorleyDebra Joe Sims FranksSteve GroganJim JoyceTabby Lane LangleyKen MakinsJoy MimsCandace Simpson MurrayEmmett MurrayLee PadgettBeverly Gunnells PoplaskiJane Uldrick SagaraKen SagaraWayne StevensonLeroy Valentine

Class of 1981Margaret Freeman BagwellArvie BennettMichael CraigHilton DodgenCharles FowlerChris KirklandPamela Sherard LytchDr. Peggy McClinton

MakinTessa Teague MooreAudrey Webb PattersonBeth Turner PattersonCathryn Bass SayerCindy Deadwyler ScottStanley ScottGeorge StarnesDebra Harr TharpeDenise Walker ThompsonTim WalkerBetsy Shedd White

Class of 1982LeBron BrightClinton CobbBrian CookeJohn DuncanGwen Bodie GunnellsBetty Jo Moore HallWallace HallTammy Edwards KitchensJames F. McCoyDaniel MyersHoyt PalmerDr. Terry O. PruittJeanne RoeSharon Holloway Saxon Lamar ScottLee Ann Youngblood SeaySusan Bowers SimsBrian ThomasKathy Walden UnderwoodJerry White

Class of 1983Judy McCrickard BidwellJane Bledsoe BurnettPauline CampbellGloria Pitts CoxChandler Reep DarlingTony GarlandEric JohnsonJoan Allen KirklandSteve LeeDonald LloydOlgethia Lynn Harris

LoudenTeresa Hayes MaddenPaula MoseleyAaron OrdwayDean RiddleTimothy ThompsonAndy VealCindy WaddellCharles WatsonWayne White

Class of 1984Cheryl BellJoy Bailey BlindJudy Strom CrottsSoni Rushton DavisCharles DrakeMargaret Scoggins KingJoyce McCormick Ludwa

William OwensTim PadgettJeff PearsonMark RiddleSherry Kennedy RiversSteve RobertsLamar Scott

Class of 1985Gary AgardyRodney BishopBarbara Carreon ChadwellNatalie Garrison ElrodDean JohnsonBecky Durham PearsonTheodore RappWilliam WatersMarty WeaverCassandra Avis Williams

Class of 1986Susan Arnold BeaufordTed BurdetteAmy Barrett CobbTerri Rush CoxJoyce CunninghamSarah Suber DealTony ElrodBilly FordPamela McLamb FreemanAllyson Butler HancockVernon HancockMelody JacksJulie Purkerson LambJames A. LanderBradley LeakSandra Reynolds McCordKaren Norris PadgettDonnie PearsonMichael PittsLeslie Scott SouthardYvonne Fulmer StromEllis Leon Williams

Class of 1987Judith Clegg AndersonClayton DornJonetta Brown DornEllen ElmoreMelissa English-RiasAmelia Gunter FricksCarolyn Stone GoingKathy Higgins GoldsmithMark HolcombeKim Brock KerrRichard Earl LoperCarol McKinney MauldinRenee SimsStephanie StevensRodney StoneAdam TaylorRobin Childress UpshallCynthia Blackston

Whittemore

Class of 1988Gary AdamoVirginia Nell Ouzts

BecknellBob BrimmerDianne Hartzog BrimmerCandice CannonMark DuvallLori Kiser HolcombeMartin Long

Usha MenonBarry RoeDonald SawickiRobert StevensonElizabeth Washington

Watkins

Class of 1989Warren BacoteLisa Valine BooneDr. Ronald EvansTim FaulhaberAlice Harmon GilchristKerri Martin HallDenise Wilson ManleyStan MossElizabeth Pack SawickiScott Sprouse

Class of 1990Joyce Pearson

BedenbaughGavin BetheaRobert Craig CoxDebra Lyons DillCheryl Bratcher EllenbergRobbie EllisRay HuntJackie Arnold RappSally Eisenbeck RogersGeorge ShierCourtney Rinehart SullivanVan TaylorAngie Southerland

Wypasek

Class of 1991Laurie Kerhoulas BrownSanda Yochem BurdenCarol Camak GoldenGeorgia Stone HessSuzy HollowayI Fe HsuJulie Combs HuntCalvin JonesHelen LewisAmy Latham MeredithKimberly Mayfield

ShannonMichele Williams SmithEric WalkupSusan Heironimus Wood

Class of 1992Darren AlexanderTracey Love EllisBill GarvinPaula Bagwell HaynesSondra Worrell HoltzmanBrian McCartyPamela Jackson MortonDennis NicholsonDeloris Sims William Frank Smith Jr.Shannon Stephens

Class of 1993Chris CabriJeff ConstantMary Kathrine Henderson

ConstantMichael CornettEric MageraJames M. Manley Jr.Ann Shiver Moss

Melissa PhillipsGeorge Dukes SmithKelley Emily StewartMonica Leapard TaylorEleanor TealMarion ThomasDavid Wiggins

Class of 1994Douglas CobbBrandon CrickKristy Kinard CrickPeter DavisGina Poore DunnAlice Harmon GilchristCarrie Whitcomb JimisonChristopher JohnstonKristin LongmireAmy Webb LottesRetecher NelsonTeresa Luker PhillipsArthur RadcliffeBrett SimpsonElizabeth Larkin TaylorRetecher Nelson ToddRandal WallaceRobert Woodard

Class of 1995Cheryl BellJohn CrouchMelissa EvansJoseph FlemingSuzanne Lusk FowleyLeisa Myers IgleheartWilliam M. JonesCorinne Clausen KabelJill Ward LawrenceHeather Horley MageraBrian McDermottKenneth McGowensMeredith Mims McTigueKaren Watson MinterRebecca Smith MurrayJim NicholsBrad NicklesDr. Chris PorterJennifer Justice SmithDoug Voorhis

Class of 1996Zonya Lee BarfieldJohn CliftonTracy Carman CliftonSusan Clegg GroganKaren Guynn HolmanNathan HolmanSamantha Taylor JonesRobin LawrenceWilliam LindsayMax LinsRyan MillerJulie Meacham MinorAngie Ashley NicklesBryan Keith PickensEdie McCarson PickensBrandon PittsTimothy PowellAshley Onley PruittEddie ShawEric SmithMarkeisha Ross SmithDavid Tompkins

Donors by Classes


Class of 1997William O. CarsonBruce CrossDori Lollis DahlbergCindy DysartKaye Ramsey FoxworthShawn FoxworthJason GambrellGary HintonScottie JeffreysWill McCantsElizabeth McCuneSherry Neal McGowensGregory MinerAlisha Glymph PittsKevin RountreeShana TaylorBrad UtterDenise Walker

Class of 1998Chris AlexAshley Free Atkins Pam T. BartleyHenry CountsZenata DonaldsonJon DriggersAmy Dempster GambrellKisha GuessRobin Lee KinardJene Wise KloppLaura LedfordKerri Calliham MarshallJohn MartinAmy Landers MayKristie Pender McCloskeyScott McCloskeyJeremy SandersJessica Woofter SandersMisty Key SeabornAdawn SmithDaryl SmithLynn Johnson SzlachetkaTiffini TillmanTraci Asti UtterAlisha Lloyd Voorhis

Class of 1999Dorwoah Tomah CountsValerie Williams DavisSusan Rountree DriggersKellie FortnerGina Holland FryerRozalynn Banks GoodwinTabitha Martin KernanKerri Weed MartinCharles MauldinMichael MurrayKimberly Steele

SchoolfieldAmy Ware

Class of 2000John Dennis AlexanderDemetri AndrewsBuffy Harris BrueningMark CookChristopher CrimmingerRyan DobbinsLeslie Simmons HayesErin Knapp LaylandJason LeeRussell MartinJennifer Pierce-TurmanBeth Campbell QuickChristopher Seaborn

Jason ThiessTorri TolandCasey Turner TompkinsJonathan Tucker

Class of 2001Caroline BaileyEduardo BalreiraLyn Murph BartleySummer BowmanClaire M. CappioJami Schliesman DownsGray EllenbergAndrea FriersonJamie Greene GarrettMichael GoodwinSy HughesErnest LewisShannon PeelerGayle Sutherland PuckettDallas Michael RabideauxHeather Jackson

Thompson

Class of 2002Scott BradfordLindsay BrandonBethanie Abels ConstantOlivia Lee GarciaStephen HayesJennifer HershbergerMatthew KnightAmanda Green KuenzelTeri Gunter LawsonCorather MontgomeryJeffrey PostonBrandon PowellGeorge ReederAngela Gilbert StricklandRob StricklandRobert ThigpenBen ThrailkillBrian VahjenPatricia Wirszyla

Class of 2003Melisa ArringtonDeborah Haggerty BrightCharm BullardMegan Derrick ByrdRandy CarlsonCasey CarswellTroy FieldsRonald GadagnoJose GarciaMelidda Baxter GilbertHeather McCarson

GreshamBenjamin HarperJessica Marie Jackson

HawthorneRyan Ross HendersonJennifer JaquesSylvia Wicker MartinMelissa Kergosien MooreJoseph MorganLeslie Kuhl MortonElizabeth Legare

RabideauxDerek RaperMichelle Price ReederRobert RoundtreeMelissa Reeves SpearyCandace McMullan StoneTianna Casto Storey

Adrianne Weathers Thrailkill

Caroline Abrams VervoortKenda Haltiwanger Wade

Class of 2004Kelly BoernerNicole Bucalo CurtisJennifer FaberMarrinique FergersonKrista Sullens GarciaBrent GarrettPatrick HakeyAlison Lewis HuckabyMichael KooneAmanda Wilkes LloydDeanna Parker McCarrellMargaret Derrick OwensValerie SewellMichele Ballenger SmithBrianne Laird SorensenApril Anderson StuttsCara Clawson SutherlandRebecca Knight

SutherlandAshley TomlinsonChristina Morton WatsonPhillip WhitesideMichael WrightLatoya Young

Class of 2005Lorraine AngelinoMichael CoxJacquelin LewisErica Tinsley SisiamCorey WatkinsElizabeth Bruch WilsonBrande Yarborough

Class of 2006Crystal AlfordBreanna Hodges AllenClay BartonBettina BennettJulia BoatwrightJeremy CaldwellCaleb ClarkSarah Necheporek DemingGary Roy GrahamJohnathan McAllisterMichael O’DriscollTawana PickensMelissa Noble Scott

Class of 2007Rashell ArchieLiz Roark BoltonSarah BurnettAdam DemingAndrew DudleyWilliam DudleySarah Crosby DukesMegan Vaughan DunlapSheneka Tyler EnglishJoseph EngramDanielle Waldt FieldsRachel Davis GillionMargaret Gregory

HastingsShandra Williams HodgePaul KeckZachary LloydLaura Graddick OdomDale PhillipsKendel Scott

Class of 2008Heather Swaney CaldwellKevin ChastainChase CooleyKyle HicksRodney JonesJessica KaderJustin KingLarry MiddletonVirginia MoranCheryl Jackson WareKreig WilliamsJamie WilsonJacintha Witherspoon

Class of 2009Christopher AllenAnna Shealy BoyterZachary BoyterCatherine BryantNicole BulinskyHope Jeffcoat ClarkGrace ContrerasRobin CrutcherTyler DavisKatie Finkbeiner EngramMichael GoingAllison Devine KeckAndrea Finley KellyCK KirklandMelissa Strange KirklandAisha DeNee ReidBrock ScottNeil SemcheskiHarley SmithStacia Stewart

Class of 2010Chrystal BarkerCharles David BrandtElizabeth BrownHannah ClevelandGabriella ContrerasAmbre Jones EllenbergGrayson Alan FieldsRobert FisherZack FreemanThomas GuinanLisa Ray OliverBobbie Sue SmithGranger SmithKimberly Wheeler

Class of 2011Kevin BabsonKatherine BaltzTraci BanksAmelia BartholdiAlisha BradleyRegina Shealy ChaudoinChrissie CofieldBarrie DunlapAnne McKinneyAnthony NunziatoCaroline PruittDarrell QuickJonathan ShurdenJasmine WallaceKayla WestmorelandDerek WhaleyKatelyn Williams

Class of 2012Heather AbneyWhitney AckermanEliza Adusumilli

Ashla AndersonTaylor ArchambaultBrittney ArflinChristopher BallardLindsey BannisterChristina BarbourKeondra BarnesErica BartleyAmy BeckerCorey BenjaminJordan BennettGary BertoldoStephen BledsoeDustin Thomas BoggsKristen BooherEmily BoscoCarol Ledford BreazealeJoseph BridgmanNikia BrighthopAlmeta Nicole BrisbonDavid BrownleeNichole BrunnerLindsay BuckleyHunter Myles BurtonErica CallahanKacie CallihamShonquavious CannonJessica CarperTierra CashPaige ChalmersJessica Chandler ChapmanKarynn ChapmanShalom ChausariraCorbin ChildsMelody ColemanMonica ColemanKasondra DavisJessica DawkinsEllyn DealJacquelyn DiazBrianna DickLindsey DillRichard DixonJamie DornDonald DurdenCarissa EdmistenPer EnellSamantha EsparzaBrittaney FabianoCaitlin FellKatherine FinkleAbigail FochtAshlee FoxAshley FraundorfJohn FullerGracen GallagherJohn GardnerStacey Buchanan GoingJustin GrantKendall GuthrieKathryn HallBreanne HancockJoshua HaydenRachel HeatherlyKayla HolleyBritney HowardNicola JamesKandis JohnsonLauren JohnsonTyler JohnstonBryan Scott JonesCourtney JonesAnnaGrace JordanJasmine JudgeDustin KellyPatrice Kelly

Stacie KeseckerPaige KightCarson LewisCasey LewisChelsea LindnerLacy LittleTim LovingClara LyonsMarquitta MartinErica MashburnAllison MastChristopher MattesonMiya MayesAshley Megan McCartneyWhitney McDanielJuli McGahaMagy MekhaelErin MilerMaranda MilesHeather MillerNatalie MilomMarkeshia MitchellMeredith MitchellJamie MooreMark MooreBridget MortonKevin MoxleyChaney MundyCarly MurrayMaggie NottinghamJessica OttVictoria ParsellsChristopher PepperKami PhillipsAnna PittsRonald PowellAli PriceKatie QuarlesRobin RameyJasmine RhinehartJulie RileyKelsey RisherMelissa RoachStephen RobertsonBrittany RogersJulia RogersLauren RogersHope Joshua RutanhiraThomas SampleSamantha SandersRyan SattarRachel SatterfieldStephanie SavageauSamantha SeawrightHolly SeissJessica SibertKayla SimpsonJonathan SmithOpal SobieszczykMelissa SpolarichKirsten StewartJustin ThomasVille ToivanenTracie TompkinsCourtney TrotterAmy TynerHaley VickeryKatie WatsonBrittnii WattsDemario WattsCasey WeeksMichael Wayne WhiteShelley WillnerKerry WoodsLatosha Woods

Gifts to Scholarships

GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIPSJuly 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

Mary Alice White Abell ScholarshipF. Erwin AbellMarshall LongJoe H. Patrick Jr.Lorraine SaveranceBetty M. WilsonDr. and Mrs. J.E.Young Jr. Abney Foundation ScholarshipThe Abney Foundation

Marian & Joebie Adams ScholarshipMarian & Joebie Adams

Alex Family ScholarshipChristopher G. Alex

Alumni Tag ScholarshipSharon AdamsJohn Dennis AlexanderAnn ArnoldCheryl BellVirginia BecknellDon & Audine BergmanLarry BlackmonLeBron BrightJohnson BrownJanie BryantCarol BurgessJane BurnettKathryn BurrissRhoda ButlerGabriella ContrerasGrace ContrerasMichael CoxRobert CoxChristopher CrimingerSarah CrosbyChandler DarlingPeter DavisAdam DemingDebbie DillHilton DodgenMegan DunlapRobert EllisJoseph EngramKatie Finkbeiner EngramMerle ErvinTim FaulhaberUrsula FergusonMr. & Mrs. Troy FieldsJulian GaleJean GaltBill GarvinLinda GillespieCarolyn GoingMichael GoodwinMyra GreeneHeather GreshamSteve GroganGwen GunnellsNathan HolmanElaine HortonJulia HuntMelody JacksRodney JonesSamantha JonesWilliam JonesCorinne KabelC.K. KirklandChris & Joan KirklandBarbara Kirkpatrick

Jarvis LaneJack LawrenceErin LaylandRonnie & Helen LewisKristin LongmireOlgethia LoudenPamela LytchDr. Peggy MakinsMr. & Mrs. Jim ManleyPatricia MannRussell & Sylvia MartinJeff MayDeanna McCarrellElizabeth McCuneMichael McWhorterMr. & Mrs. Glenn MillerJoy MimsSandra Corley MitchellSid MooreTessa MooreFaye MorganLunette NanneyJames NicholsDennis NicholsonJoyce NicklesLee PadgettBryan PickensBrandon PowellLee & Karen PratherTerry PruittJo Ann PurkersonBeth QuickArthur RadcliffeDerek RaperJackie RappMark RiddleSherry Kennedy RiversElizabeth RoarkJackie RoarkObena RobertsonBarry RoeJeanne RoeKevin RogersDon & Cynthia ScottRuth SeiglerDeloris SimsRenee SimsMichele SmithMonteze SnyderDebbie SpearmanWayne & Kathy StevensonRodney StoneRobert & Angela StricklandEleanor TealDebra TharpeHeather ThompsonRobert TolbertSara VaughnAmy WareCheryl WareCynthia WhittemoreKatelyn WilliamsSusan Wood

Lorraine Angelino International Programs ScholarshipDr. Lorraine Angelino

Atheneum Study Club ScholarshipThe Atheneum Study Club

Rev. Tim & Haven Bailey ScholarshipSuzanne L. FowleyHank & Dot Stevens

In honor of Christian Hansen & Elijah Carter by Joy B. Blind

Dr. Daniel Ball ScholarshipIn memory of Anna May Ball by Josephine Abney by Judy Bello by Randy & Pat Bouknight by Bobby Bowers by John & Holly Bracknell by Carl & Barbara Brock by Emmett & Edie Brooks by College of Arts & Humanities Faculty & Staff by Department of Teacher Education by Linda Dolny by Elliott Davis, LLC Shareholders by Stephen & Stacey Gantt by Wayne & Judy Gantt by Linda Goldman by Myra Greene by Steve & Gayle Grogan by James & Joan Harris by Finis & Bettie Horne by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Donna Johnson by Wayne Justesen by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin Lawrence by Donald & Monti Lloyd by Roberta Major by Wes & Angel McAllister by Jeannie McCallum by Gloria Meredith by John G. Moore by James R. Murray by Dr. Linda K. Neely by Floyd & Mamie Nicholson by Col. James E. Nicholson by Jae & Gemma Park by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Kenny & Nancy Poston by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by Glenda Ridgely by Larry & Karen Rollison by Joseph & Bette Schrage by Warren & Delray Schulze by Maurice & Nancy Scott by Adam & Monica Taylor by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by S. Anne Walker by Michael & Betty Williams

Robbie Barnes Political Science ScholarshipKen BarnesIn memory of Roberta J. “Robbie” Barnes by Nancy White Ahmadifar by Dan & Marjorie Ball by David Bassett by Mark Beamis by Helen Bryan by City of Boston Credit Union by James B. Comiskey by Constance Doty by Emily Feinberg by David Imming by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robert & Ann Kinyoun by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Howard Leibowitz by C.J. & Vera Lupo

by Louise Mannion by John S. Miller IV by Dale Mitchell by Mr. & Mrs. George Peet by Kimberly Pelletreau by Jean C. Roberts by Daniel Singleton by Catherine Snedeker by Betty Southwick by Judy Steriti by Gabrielle Sullivan by Michael & Janet Taylor by Dixon & Eleanor Teal by Eve Turchinetz by Jonanne VanderVen by Wesley Woodworkers by Har-Yee Wong & Ping-Kam Chan by Nancy Wolf

Alice Scott Beaudrot ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Richard Patrick

Bix Beiderbecke ScholarshipIn honor of Reed Gallo by Siloam Baptist Church

Mary Lander Bell ScholarshipDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Don & Audine Bergman Men’s Soccer ScholarshipIn honor of Van Taylor by Don & Audine Taylor

Beta Gamma Sigma ScholarshipBeta Gamma Sigma

Bi-Lo Student Support ScholarshipBi-Lo

Sarah Kate Lang Blaes ScholarshipJohn BrittE. Harvey Hines

Boedecker Foundation ScholarshipBoedecker Foundation

William K. Bosserman Business ScholarshipEstate of William K. Bosserman

William K. Bosserman Nursing ScholarshipEstate of William K. Bosserman

H. Randall Bouknight ScholarshipPam BartleyRandy & Pat BouknightShelby BrownTracy CliftonJeff ConstantChandler DarlingCindy DysartDebra Joe FranksZack HelmsCeCe Paul HillKitty LewisRay ManleyKeith McCaslanMandy McCaslanWhitney NewbyFloyd NicholsonDeb NygroDavid & Kim Schoolfield

Kim ShannonDebbie SpearmanChris SpellmanFred & Barbara Teeter

Eula Caudle Bracknell ScholarshipJohn & Holly BracknellJoy WorkmanIn memory of Eula Bracknell by Frank & Kelly Addy by John & Holly Bracknell by Cynthia Carter by Mr. & Mrs. James A. Caulder Jr. by Nina Chandler by Dr. & Mrs. J.L. Collins by Anne Ferguson by Jim & Joan Harris by Ed & Quin Holden by Lyn & Sara Hollingsworth by Larry & Barbara Jackson by Wayne Justesen by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Herbert & Anne Magruder by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Susan Schaeffer by Betty Teachey by Janice TerryIn honor of John Bracknell’s birthday by Linda Dolny

Bill & Emily Bradford ScholarshipIn honor of Kroger & Susan Bradford by Don & Lee Long

Jo Marie Bryan ScholarshipHelen BryanDr. Wilma Wilson Reeves PhillipsDr. & Mrs. Roger TroutmanIn honor of Helen Bryan for Mother’s Day by Frank & Wilma Phillips

Ruth C. “Monk” Buchanan ScholarshipIn memory of Mary Alice AbellIn memory Edith Wade AndersonIn memory of Steve BlackwellIn memory of Jimmy BrittIn memory of Felton BurtonIn memory of Ed EakinIn memory of Vasco HookIn memory of Jimmy McCarthyIn memory of John NaveIn memory of Lucy PatrickIn memory of Gee PoeIn memory of Andrew SorensenIn memory of Annie Lou Smart by Bubba & JoAnn Fennell

Mary Alice Cox Burnett Education ScholarshipBill BurnettMary Alice Cox BurnettJoyce A. Ludwa

Sara Harris Burnett ScholarshipSteve & Sally BaggettGrady & Martha B. Strom

Debbie Burton Memorial ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. James L. BurtonJeff May



Steve & Carol Byrd ScholarshipSteve & Carol ByrdIn honor of Steve & Carol Byrd by Chris, Catherine, Beth Anne, Becca, Christopher & Claire Byrd

Dr. Sandra Calliham ScholarshipDr. Sandra CallihamCandice L. Cannon

Marion P. Carnell ScholarshipJeff MayFred & Barbara Teeter

Joe V. Chandler ScholarshipDr. Ronald K. EvansSteve & Gayle GroganJon O. HollowayElaine KnightJeff MayIn honor of Jerry & Sandra HawkinsIn honor of Lander & Van LaRueIn honor of Charlie SacocoIn honor of Chandler Wills by Peggy Chandler

Chan Sup Chang Business ScholarshipDr. David K. ChangDr. & Mrs. Mark K. Chang

Nahn Joo Chang ScholarshipDr. David K. ChangDr. & Mrs. Mark K. ChangBarbara StewartDenise Thompson

Marie Chisholm ScholarshipLinda GillespieIn memory of Jean Taylor by Resurrection Luthern Church

Bruce A. Churchill NAA ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Fred W. Teeter

Earline Buzhardt Clark ScholarshipCurtis ClarkGay Coleman

Maybelle Coleman ScholarshipBob BrimmerBobbielu Lupo Woodward

Coleman-Lawson ScholarshipLander Evening Club

Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook ScholarshipMac & Holly Hubbard

Barbara Kinard Cornett Art ScholarshipDonna Spivey BoozerMichael Cornett

Countybank ScholarshipCountybank

Annie Laurie Crawford ScholarshipDr. Carol J. Scales

Robert & Deborah Cumming ScholarshipRobert Cumming

Bernice Daugherty ScholarshipMyra GreeneNursing Class of 2012

Delta Kappa Gamma ScholarshipDelta Kappa Gamma

Debbie Dennis ScholarshipSarah B. CatoeDeborah S. HyeElaine A. Young

R. Thornwell Dunlap Jr. ScholarshipMartha Dunlap

Elizabeth Eble ScholarshipElizabeth EbleLarry & Barbara Jackson

Eisenbeck ScholarshipCharlie & Sally Rogers

Emerald City Rotary Club ScholarshipEmerald City Rotary Club

Ruth Harrison Finch ScholarshipBradley CoxHugh & Emily CoxIn honor of Hugh & Emily Cox by Amanda M. Cox by Bradley CoxIn honor of Ann FinchIn honor of Marion Finch by Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cox Fine Arts ScholarshipDan & Marjorie BallRandy BouknightC.E. Bourne & CompanyBurton CenterJames ColbertCommissioners of Public WorksJackie CountsPaul CriswellMr. & Mrs. David A. Crotts Jr.Chandler DarlingMr. & Mrs. Charles E. DrakeCecily FergusonReed GalloRobert GardinerReece & Susan GoingLinda GoldmanMyra GreeneGreenwood-Lander Performing ArtsSteve GroganKaren HammondJon O. HollowayDonny JustusRobert KelleyLinda KiddAnissa LawrenceAndre LubeckeJennifer MathisJeff MayJeannie McCallumCecily Bradford MorrisLila NoonkesterDava O’ConnorJae & Gemma ParkOsvaldo ParrillaWalt PattersonChristopher PorterMeagan PriceJuan SantandreuRobert StevensonCharles StoweAlice Taylor-Colbert Eleanor TealH.H. Turner Jewelers

Lee VartanianDelores von RosenBruce WhiteIn honor of Linda Goldman’s retirement by Donna Johnson by Linda Kidd by Eleanor S. TealIn honor of Roberta Major by Joyce NicklesIn memory of Alliene O’Shields by Gaye HallIn honor of Velma Owen Smith Owen by Delores Ann Smith von Rosen

Forty & Eight Scholarship GreenwoodLa Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Greenwood

Jane Farmer Fox Biology ScholarshipHelen BryanIn honor of Rick Fox’s lab dedication by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Fuji Photo Film ScholarshipFuji Photo Film

Lillian Byrd Fuller ScholarshipSarah Catoe

Golden Girls/Guys ScholarshipFaye CampbellVirginia GreeneAnne Murray

Walter Lanier Gorham Criminal Justice ScholarshipChrissie CofieldPeggy Gorham CromerMr. & Mrs. Robert Gorham

Glenas D. Green ScholarshipFloyd and Mamie NicholsonAudrey G. Witherspoon

Greenwood Vocational Rehabilitation Center ScholarshipGreenwood Rehabilitation Center

Greenwood Woman’s Club ScholarshipGreenwood Woman’s ClubJoyce E. RakesIn memory of Betty Craft by Warren & Delray Schulze

James Grogan Political Science ScholarshipIn honor of Ames Grogan’s 1st birthday by Bobby & Susan GroganIn memory of James “Mickey” Grogan by Admissions Office Staff by Judith Anderson by Austin Road Baptist Church by Juanita P. Brown by Tom & Anne Clegg by Robert & Cindy Davies by Shell & Mary Dula by Carol Fenn by Shirley Y. Foshee by Friends at Goodrich

Corporation by Greenwood County Magistrate Office Staff by Bobby & Susan Grogan by Terrie Escoe Hurtt & family by Donna Johnson by Reginald & Kim Jones by Judy Marie Long by Dr. Lucas McMillan by Willie Miller by John G. Moore by Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by Rainbow Neon Sign Company by Alvin Rankin by Brittany Slatten by Jackie WassonIn honor of Ty Grogan by Admissions Office StaffIn honor of Ty Grogan’s birthday by Bobby & Susan Grogan

Robert Grogan ScholarshipEvelyn GroganSteve & Gayle GroganJeff MayIn honor of Tom & Patsy Thrift by Steve Grogan

Sylvia Brooks Grubb Nursing ScholarshipSarah B. CatoeSylvia Brooks GrubbIn honor of Sylvia Grubb’s birthday by Fred & Charlotte Brooks by A.D. & Miriam Willis

Gilbert Guinn History ScholarshipPatricia Evridge Hill


Your Gift Matters!Information on contributing to or establishing a scholar-ship is available by contacting Lander’s Office of University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Give online at www.lander.edu/loyaltyfundNew endeavors at Lander University are transforming our campus and expanding academic and athletic opportunities for our students. With numerous giving and naming opportunities available, you can be a part of this exciting transformation. Visit www.lander.edu/loyaltyfund to give, or to get additional information.

Scholarship Options: Endowed vs. FundedWhat is an Endowed Scholarship? A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship at Lander University. The “corpus” is invested and a portion of the interest earned each year is awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholarship. Thus, the endowed gift remains part of The Lander Foundation’s endowment in perpetuity.

A Funded Scholarship may be established with any gift amount. If a donor would like to give, as an example, $500 each year, the gift of $500 will be awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholarship. To continue the scholarship, the donor will need to “fund” the scholarship each year.


Clem B. Ham Healthcare Management ScholarshipDonald H. & Monti Lloyd

Ann Hare ScholarshipAnn T. Hare

John A. Hare ScholarshipAnn T. Hare

John L. & Ruby B. Hare ScholarshipAnn Hare

G. Bonner & Martha B. Harvley ScholarshipMartha Dunlap

Meghan Diane Hawley Memorial ScholarshipMyra GreeneAdele HawleyHermon & Mary WoodIn memory of Meghan Hawley by Adele Hawley by Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hawley by Thomas & Carolyn Hay

William Kenneth Henderson ScholarshipDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Hattie P. Henry ScholarshipHappy Henry

Nell Henry Biology ScholarshipIn honor of Vito Ward & Miranda Gartman by Lander Evening Club

Kyle Hicks ScholarshipKyle Hicks

Maurice & Mary Holloway ScholarshipMaurice & Mary HollowaySharon H. Saxon

Bettie Horne ScholarshipDebra D. BishopPeggy CheezemSteve & Gayle GroganJeff MayKenny & Nancy Poston

Finis Horne ScholarshipRoger “Chipper” BagwellJimmy & Cheryl BellPeggy CheezemDr. Ronald K. EvansSteve & Gayle GroganJeff MayKenny & Nancy Poston

Hunt Family ScholarshipRay & Julie Hunt

Barbara A. Jackson ScholarshipDr. Katherine D. CannJeff May

Larry A. Jackson ScholarshipJeff May

Larry & Barbara Jackson Nursing ScholarshipCarrie W. JimisonJohn & Kerri Weed MartinSandra R. McCordDr. Usha MenonBarbara E. Stewart

Harvey E. Jeffreys Theatre ScholarshipMyra GreeneIn honor of Monique Sacay- Bagwell by Kellie L. Fortner

Shirley Dawsey Johnson ScholarshipRobert & Shirley Dawsey Johnson

Pete Kerhoulas Music ScholarshipMaureen T. JoyceMr. & Mrs. Perry KerhoulasJeff MayDr. Robert Moser & Sandra Kerhoulas Moser

Franklin & Martha King Memorial ScholarshipKing Trust

Lander Black Alumni Network ScholarshipDarren AlexanderGavin BetheaCharm BullardHenry and Dorwoah CountsZenata DonaldsonZack FreemanAndrea FriersonKisha GuessCalvin Jones Jr.Jacquelin LewisWilbert LewisBrandon & Alisha PittsSherry RiversKevin RountreeTiffini TillmanDenise WalkerAdrianne WilliamsAudrey WitherspoonRobert Woodard

Lander Rugby Football ScholarshipChase CooleyJoseph and Katie Engram

William T. Lander Jr. ScholarshipDeWitt and Carolyn Stone

Maude Latham ScholarshipIn memory of Maude Latham by Dan & Marjorie Ball by Chuck & Becky Earley by Mr. & Mrs. James E. Gentry by Myra Greene by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Ralph Patterson by Frank and Wilma Phillips by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Fitz & Margaret Lee ScholarshipMargaret LeeEllenanne Lee HesterShanna L. Hester

Bessie Allen Lide ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. T. Roland Lide

M.F. Lide ScholarshipJean S. BakerRuth B. BrockSarah B. CatoeChandler DarlingNancy D. DavisMerle H. ErvinDianne Lide GregoryMr. & Mrs. T. Roland LideJeff MayDelina S. MontgomerySherry Kennedy Rivers

Sandra J. Lorenzatti ScholarshipDave & Maureen Lorenzatti

Agnes Luddy ScholarshipDonna Perry

G. Dearyl Lusk ScholarshipIn honor of Leigh Lusk Gambrell’s birthdayIn memory of Jackson Trevor Lusk by Terry & Alice Gilchrist

Janie Craig Major ScholarshipDr. Katherine D. CannRoberta C. MajorCarolyn H. Murph

John Martin Golf ScholarshipC.E. Bourne & CompanyRobert HammondFinis & Bettie HorneMartin-Sims Golf Tournament

William Martin Psychology ScholarshipBob BrimmerIn memory of Jeri Roberts by Robin Lawrence by Karen Minter by Glenda Ridgely

Estelle Murray Mauldin ScholarshipFurman & Carol Mauldin

Jeff J. May ScholarshipRoger “Chipper” BagwellJimmy & Cheryl BellSuzy BranhamKathy CochranChandler DarlingSteve & Gayle GroganMr. & Mrs. T. Roland LideJeff MayKenny & Nancy Poston

Orvy & Jessie May ScholarshipSuzy BranhamJeff MayIn memory of Bill May by Jimmy & Linda Burton by Finis & Bettie Horne by Michael & Betty Williams

Benjamin Mays ScholarshipJesse ButlerAudrey Witherspoon

Catherine McAllister ScholarshipWes McAllisterIn memory of Catherine McAllister by Julius Baggett by Lura Jean Chandler by Robin Coleman by John Andrew Dominick by Deborah Brooks Durden by AC Flora High School Faculty by John & Clair Gibson by Mr. & Mrs. S.G. Gilliam by James & Elizabeth Gray by Laura Hester by Wayne Justesen by Hans Kaufmann Jr. by Stanley & Susan Keaton by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Mr. & Mrs. William L. Kinney by Rebecca Laffitee by Mary Beth Watson Manheim by Wes McAllister by Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. McNiel by Mt. Carmel Yacht Club by Ralph & Lynn Patterson by Chad Rubin by Margaret Sanders by Mason & Connie Speer by J.L. Todd Auction by Tricia, Sam & Upper Savannah Council of Government by Dr. & Mrs. Michael Watson

Tommy McCalla ScholarshipJeff May

Brian & Mandi McDermott ScholarshipBrian & Mandi McDermott

Betsy Mickey McDowell Nursing ScholarshipDr. Betsy McDowell Kathleen McDowellIn memory of Linda B. Moore by Pauline S. Campbell

John & Jayne McElrath ScholarshipTower Club Greenwood

Seab & Ruth McEntire ScholarshipAnn T. Hare

Gordon M. Moore ScholarshipIn memory of Gordon Moore by Michael & Lucy Anderson by Dorothy Griffin by John & Charmaine Moore by Jim & Marilyn Nelson by John Nelson by DeWitt & Carolyn Stone by Alice Taylor-Colbert

Moss Family ScholarshipIn honor of Sammy & Gwen Moss by Lucretia Moss & Cynthia Britt

Mufuka Private Foundation ScholarshipDouglas & Jean Mufuka

Dr. Leslie Myers ScholarshipLeslie MacTaggart Myers

Carol Neubner Dance ScholarshipKlaus & Carol Neubner

In honor of Carol Neubner’s birthday by Kathy Walters

Floyd & Mamie Nicholson ScholarshipFloyd & Mamie NicholsonAnita Smith

Ralph & Grace Norman ScholarshipIn memory of Frank Polatty by Carol Burgess by Susan Polatty

Nursing Alumni ScholarshipDori DahlbergMashura MufukaDarrell QuickChristopher SeabornBarbara Stewart

Nursing Class of 2012 ScholarshipErica BartleyJordan BennettDustin BoggsElzabeth Robertson BranzJessica CarperSara ChristieSara CoxBernice DaughertyLindsay DillAmbre EllenbergAshlee FoxAshley FraundorfGracen GallagherDonna GauseLeisa Myers IgleheartAmbre JonesCourtney JonesAnnaGrace JordanPaige KightEric KimbrellElizabeth Holbrooks LeeLeslie Myers MacTaggartJustin MastRenee MastErin MillerDaniel MorganShannon PeelerEllison PostonAli Marie PriceElizabeth RobertsonAnastasia RudyRyan SattarOpal SobieszczykRobbie SouthCourtney TrotterAmy TynerCasey WeeksHolisa Wharton

Kelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions ScholarshipKelsey Oxford

Park Sterling Bank ScholarshipIn memory of Leon BannisterIn memory of Marilyn ClaypoolIn memory of Donnie DowisIn memory of Billy HumbertIn memory of William HunterIn memory of Kathryn LeeIn memory of Phoeba McCartyIn memory of Irene Nave by Park Sterling Bank



Charles A. Park ScholarshipBeverly Park QuintanaRodney & Robin StoneHugh H. Tucker

Lydia Woodham Parrish ScholarshipBarbara E. Stewart

Pilot Club of Greenwood ScholarshipThe Pilot Club of Greenwood

Cindy Boggero Polatty ScholarshipIn honor of The Polatty Family by Charles W. Thompson Jr.In memory of J. Mills Polatty by Dee & Linda Garner

Marion E. & Margaret R. Poston Education ScholarshipCentral Carolina Community FoundationJeff MayDorothy PostonKenny and Nancy Poston

President’s ScholarshipIn honor of Dr. Danny McKenzie by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Pro Med Nursing ScholarshipBarbara E. Stewart

Eric Puckett & Larry Middleton Nursing ScholarshipLarry Middleton

Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson ScholarshipBobby & Gail PurkersonIn honor of Linda Goldman’s retirement by Earle & Jo Ann PurkersonIn memory of Elma Miley by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Michael & Betty WilliamsIn honor of Earle & Jo Ann Purkerson by John & Julie P. LambIn honor of Jo Ann Purkerson by Sallie S. Peebles

Ramage ScholarshipDr. A.A. Ramage

Margaret Doyle Ray ScholarshipVirginia Wiggins

Wilma Wilson Reeves ScholarshipHelen BryanDonna R. OutenFrank PhillipsWilma Reeves PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Stan ReevesIn honor of the Phillips’ anniversary by Frank PhillipsIn honor of Wilma Reeves Phillips’ birthday by Mr. & Mrs. Stan ReevesIn honor of Wilma Wilson Reeves Phillips by Helen Bryan

Barbara R. Richter Theatre ScholarshipRonnie & Linda Kidd

William Ricketson ScholarshipRev. Hoyt Palmer

Rebecca Bostic Riley ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Michael Bostic

Elizabeth H. Roberts Nursing ScholarshipSteve & Dana Roberts

Rotary Club ScholarshipGreenwood Rotary Club

Salvation Army Co-op ScholarshipSalvation Army

John G. Saris Foundation ScholarshipJohn G. Saris Foundation

Carol Scales ScholarshipWilliam O. Lindsay IIIDr. Carol J. ScalesBarbara E. Stewart

Thomas N. Scales Scholarship in Health Care ManagementGary GrahamDr. Carol J. Scales

SCES Student Council for Exceptional Children ScholarshipDouglas & Patricia BishopFrank & Peggy DanielloGarris JewelersLarry MitchellMeagan ShieldsMichael W. Shields

Don & Cynthia Scott Mass Comm. ScholarshipBrock Dowis ScottDon & Cynthia Scott

Don & Cynthia Scott Soccer ScholarshipDon & Cynthia ScottKendel Colbie Scott

Joel M. Scott/Elbert County Memorial ScholarshipLamar ScottIn honor of Lewis & Betty Walker by Lamar Scott

Maurice & Nancy Scott ScholarshipMo & Nancy ScottIn honor of Mo Scott for Father’s Day by Lisa S. Cline by Jill S. Rose

D.L. Scurry Foundation ScholarshipD.L. Scurry Foundation

Pat Sease ScholarshipJohn & Peggy DavisElaine A. HortonGeorge H. SeaseShawn SeaseLarry & Myrna WhiteMichael & Betty WilliamsIn memory of Pat Sease by Clinton High School Class of 1961

Shurden International Student ScholarshipMike and Susan Shurden

Rudy Sims ScholarshipFinis & Bettie HorneMartin-Sims Golf TournamentSusan Sims

Janet Sipple Nursing ScholarshipDonna Adams PerryBarbara E. StewartIn memory of Linda B. Moore RN BSN by Dr. Janet A. Sipple

Eric Smith ScholarshipEric Smith

Jean Irwin Smith PEES ScholarshipSarah B. CatoeMarjorie Craig

Kariana Elise Smith ScholarshipIn memory of Kariana Elise Smith by Jeannette Stubbs Altman by Sara Harrington Gardner by Ann Shirley Glenn by Doshia D. Smith by Mr. & Mrs. James K. Smith by Carolyn Martin Taylor by June K. White by Margaret Wingo Zimmerman

Scott & Judy Smith ScholarshipDoug & Sally KauffmannHoward C. KauffmannIn memory of Dr. Russell Cherry by Dixon & Eleanor Teal

Alice Smith Spencer ScholarshipIn memory of Earl CowanIn memory of W.A. McDaniel Jr. by Wates & Hinky Adams


Scholarships Help Students in Science, Music and Special Ed Jerry Wilson and Bruce White were colleagues and good friends while on the faculty of Lander’s College of Science and Mathematics, and they have remained friends and traveling companions since retiring. They are also committed to helping Lander students as evidenced by scholarships they have established. Wilson, professor emeritus of physics, was awarded a scholarship while a student at Ohio University at a time he needed financial assistance. “I decided when I was financially able, I would create a scholarship for other students.” In 1995, he established The Jerry D. Wilson Scholarship for Excellence in Science. While not a requirement, recipients are encouraged to consider establishing Lander scholarships when they are able. White, who retired after 27 years at Lander, eight years as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computing, created two scholarships honor-

ing members of his family. The Nat F. White Instrumental Music Scholarship is in memory of his father, who was a professional musician. It is awarded to students in Lander’s Wind or Jazz ensembles. The Carolyn Sue White Scholarship is named for his sister, who has Down syndrome. White said, “The scholarship is meant to help students majoring in special education to perform and do well and help people like my sister.” Vice President for University Advancement Ralph Patterson said, “We thank Jerry Wilson and Bruce White, and other retired faculty and staff, for their ongoing support over many decades, benefiting Lander in ways that are beyond measure.”

Retired Lander faculty members Bruce White and Dr. Jerry Wilson are among faculty and staff who have created scholarships at Lander. From left: White; Ralph Patterson, vice president for University Advancement; and Wilson.


Nell Perry Squires ScholarshipBarbara E. Stewart

George R. Starnes Family ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. George R. Starnes

Linda McLean Stevens ScholarshipBill & Linda StevensIn honor of Linda Steven’s birthday by Dale & Phil McClary

Shelton Stewart ScholarshipArt Sutherland

DeWitt & Carolyn Stone Study Abroad ScholarshipDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Sarah Isabel Stone Art ScholarshipDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Suzanne Lander Stone ScholarshipDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Tammy Stoner Cross Country ScholarshipBob StonerIn memory of Dr. Julieanne Collins by Charles & Anne Drake

Eleanor Shiflet Teal ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. T. Roland LideJeff MayKenny & Nancy Poston

C.Y. Thomason ScholarshipC.Y. Thomason Foundation

George & Lois Tingle Art ScholarshipAnn T. Hare

Kimberly Lauren Trotter ScholarshipJoyce LudwaIn memory of Arah Lee Davenport by David & Laura Brunson & family

by Shirley Foshee by L.D. & Cynthia Hedrick by Evie & Coy Johnson by Donnie & Faye Trotter by Wesley Commons by Hershel & Martha Young by Thelma S. YoungIn memory of W. Laurin Young by Thelma S. Young

Barbara Brown Ullman ScholarshipIn memory of Harold BrownIn memory of John Sanford PritchettIn memory of Florence RaadIn memory of Ola Belle TillmanIn memory of Arline Jennings Wilkie by Larry Joe & Mary Jo Cook

Buddy & June Vanadore ScholarshipAnonymous

Larry E. Vereen ScholarshipJonathan T. Creswell

Dr. Amanda L. Wagoner Pre-Vet ScholarshipGina Wagoner

S. Anne Walker & David L. Evans ScholarshipS. Melissa EvansAmy Walker SmithS. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Jr.

Joe & Ada Wells ScholarshipJeff & Mary Kathrine ConstantIn memory of Dot AlexanderIn memory of Brian AttawayIn memory of Hugh BrailsfordIn memory of Libby CohenIn memory of Earl CowenIn memory of Peggy GriffinIn memory of Sara Hoole

In memory of Harriet IvesterIn memory of Kat LeeIn memory of Lillie Maffett by David & Betty Jo HendersonIn memory of W. A. McDaniel Jr. by Sammy & Ann Carol CorleyIn memory of Erica RushtonIn memory of Don TurnerIn memory of Mrs. Riley Watson by David & Betty Jo HendersonIn memory of Mark Willard by Sammy & Ann Carol Corley by David & Betty Jo Henderson

Luanne Wentzky ScholarshipAnthony GarlandElaine KnightLuAnn Seay

Whatley-Southerland Mathematics ScholarshipChristian & Angie WypasekIn memory of Doris Whatley Brady by Ann W. Cox by Georgia W. Martin by Christian & Angie WypasekIn honor of Emily Luker by Teresa L. PhillipsIn memory of Genell Whatley Wright by Ann Cox by Georgia Martin by Christian & Angie WypasekIn memory of W.H. Wright by the David Akins familyIn honor of Krystyn Wypasek by Teresa L. Phillips

Carolyn Sue White ScholarshipPamela RyanBruce F. White

Nat F. White Instrumental Music ScholarshipBruce F. White

Betty Williams Athletic ScholarshipChandler DarlingIn memory of Boykin Curry by Michael & Betty Williams

Jerry D. Wilson Excellence in Science ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Wilson

Melvin L. Wimmer ScholarshipMyra GreeneJeff MayRosalind N. WelderDr. & Mrs. J.E. Young Jr.In memory of Donald McKellar by Myra Greene

Young/Beaudrot Music ScholarshipFirst Baptist Church, GreenwoodDr. & Mrs. J. Ernest Young Jr.

Bessie Kate Edwards Young Nursing ScholarshipGayle HughesRuth Q. SeiglerBarbara E. StewartIn memory of Bessie Kate Edwards Young by Monty & Tammy Edwards KitchensIn memory of Bruce Young by Susie Buchanan by Sue Cawood by Susan Chasteen by Neada Collins by Mary B. Edwards by Jo Ann Gary by Patricia Hill by Myrna Hinton by William & Sara Hollingsworth by Monty & Tammy Edward Kitchens by June Knowlton by Lana Lovvorn by Judy Mitchell by Jamie McDowell by Clare McGaha by Old 96 Model A Ford Club by Karen Price by Ellen Rhodes by Barbara Smith by Alice Thompson by Kelly Vail by Jan Wells by Frank & Kathy White

Zeigler Gregg ScholarshipLynn J. Young

TRIBUTE FUNDIn memory of Edythe Ascherl by Ronnie & Linda KiddIn memory of Mills Palmer Bigham by Margaret Anne PalmerIn memory of Doris Whatley Brady by Nancy BradyIn honor of Karl Scotland Burrows & Kaeli Emma Burrows by Rosemary McGeeIn memory of Ricky Bush by Myra Greene by Steve Grogan by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr.

In memory of Patricia Butler ’55 by Marinelle G. ThompsonIn memory of Henry & Patricia Counts by Henry & Dorwoah CountsIn memory of Boykin Curry by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr.In honor of Dr. Rick Fox by Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy SandersIn memory of Clara Johnson LangleyIn memory of Genet LangleyIn memory of Peggy Page Langley by Joe W. LangleyIn honor of Dr. Ford Lux by Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy SandersIn memory of Catherine Harter McAllister by Mr. & Mrs. T.L. Hughston Jr.In memory of G. Ralph Moore by Carol Moore In memory of Calvin Lee Palmer Jr.In memory of Calvin Lee Palmer Sr.In honor of Elizabeth Nicholson Palmer by Margaret Ann PalmerIn honor of Ralph Patterson by Wes McAllisterIn memory of Sarah Perkins by Myra GreeneIn memory of Pamela Overby Potter by Gayle O. HollidayIn honor of Lorraine Redderson by Cheryl BrowningIn honor of Coach Ray Tackett by Wes McAllisterIn memory of Daphine Faircloth Thomason ‘41 by Bernice F. ReasonerIn memory of Charlie Todd by Ronnie & Linda KiddIn memory of Rita Dean Wiggins ’60 by Kathryn C. Fallaw In memory of Arline Wilkie by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin LawrenceIn memory of Martha Willis by Dr. & Mrs. Sam Willis

OTHER GIFTS

Admissions FundChase CooleySidney CrawfordSarah CrosbyKatie Finkbeiner EngramRodney JonesAllison Devine KeckJennifer MathisAmanda McCombsAlex & Michele SmithMary Ellen SpearmanSusan Wood

Alumni Director FundIn honor of Myra Greene by Kenneth S. Johnson

Alumni Social Events Sponsors FundLorraine AngelinoChuck & Anne DrakeGunnells MarineMark Holcombe


LBAN Scholarship Established Beginning next year, students who are African-American or of African descent will be able to apply for the Lander Black Alumni Network (LBAN) Scholarship. To be eligible for the new scholarship, established in January and endowed this spring, students must be rising sophomores or juniors. They must have a GPA of at least 2.8 and must be active both on campus and in the community. The LBAN group will honor the first recipient of the scholarship, which is open to all majors, at a banquet next September. “We are incredibly proud of the members of LBAN for meeting their goal of an endowed scholarship and appreciative of their time and generosity. They have set an example of giving for all alumni as well as the students who will be helped by their efforts,” said Lander Director of Alumni Affairs Myra Greene. The new scholarship “is significant,” according to Ralph Patterson, vice presi-dent for University Advancement, “because the alumni who have embraced the LBAN Scholarship are choosing to give back to Lander and want to make a difference for our current and future students. That’s what it’s all about.”



Mike McWhorterGlenn & Debrah Miller

Alumni Special Projects FundLorraine AngelinoArt Sutherland

Arboretum FundCharles BenderPalladian Study ClubIn memory of Patsy Payne by Linda Goldman by Kathy Goldsmith by Donna Johnson by Ronnie & Linda Kidd by Robin Lawrence by Mary McDaniel Art Education FundDouglas McAbeeDr. Linda K. NeelySandra Singletary

Athletics FundJoe & Charlotte CabriMr. & Mrs. Jim ConleyCountybankMr. & Mrs. F. Clayton DornElliott Davis LLCA friend of Lander AthleticsAlan LeForceMr. & Mrs. Ronnie LewisKen MakinsCharles RushSnead BuildersVan TaylorIn memory of Ricky Bush by Larry & Barbara Jackson

Bearcat Benefit AuctionAbbeville Sporting GoodsAramarkRoger BagwellBlyth Funeral HomeJoe & Charlotte CabriCenturyLinkChickasawDavid Lindsey Clothier Inc.Elliott Davis LLCKatherine FinkbeinerFirst Citizens BankFuji Photo FilmGreenwood FabricatingFinis & Bettie HorneRay HuntHunter & AssociatesLee & AssociatesLloyd RoofingMcDonald, Patrick, Poston, Hemphill & Roper LLCConnie RentzCathy SayerMr. & Mrs. Donald ScottBrain VahjenMichael & Betty Williams

Bearcat ClubGray EllenbergBob BrimmerG. Ocie FordTony GarlandDr. Walt PattersonArt SutherlandIn memory of Kyle Marie Heise by Noel McDaniel

In honor of Carol A. Langley by Joe LangleyIn honor of Jeff May by S. Anne Walker & David L. EvansIn memory of Kariana Smith by Brande Yarborough

Business Department FundHeather AdneyMelissa BurkhamerDoug GriderPeter & Belinda HenschelShawanne MiddletonTyron ShepardMichael ShurdenCharles R. StoweSam TolbertMeredith UttleyCarol Wood

Business EndowmentDr. Juan Santandreu

Class of 2012 SponsorsLorraine AngelinoMyra GreeneSteve GroganKat FinkbeinerMeredith Mims McTigueDon & Cynthia ScottS. Anne Walker

Steve Dolny Baseball StadiumLinda Dolny

Education Special FundBecky KochDeanna McCarrellDanny & Macy McKenzieDava O’ConnorIn memory of Eda Sauders Edwards by Larry & Barbara Jackson

English Foreign Language FundMargaret Ann Palmer

Equestrian CenterBaird & CompanyCol. (Ret.) Phillip T. CampbellVirginia DuBoseMr. & Mrs. Christopher FoxworthT. Marvin GoldmanMyra GreeneBarbara LewisMichael & Genette McShaneCarolyn MillerSandra Corley MitchellDr. Jae ParkBeverly PoplaskiKenny & Nancy PostonDon and Cynthia ScottYvonne Fulmer StromKathy UnderwoodIn honor of Andrew Cash BrewingtonIn honor of Henry Fletcher Brewington by Mr. & Mrs. Earle Brewington Jr.

Focus on Japan FundFuji Photo FilmThe Japan Foundation

Jackson Lecture SeriesDeWitt & Carolyn Stone

Lander Professional Business Society FundLander Professional Business Society

Library EndowmentCharles Watson

Math & Computing Enrichment FundFarha AliJason BodeRobin CrutcherGina Poore DunnRarvan MenzeiPamela Ryan

Math & Science FundDr. David Slimmer

Jeff May Recreation, Wellness & Sports ComplexJohn BarnesSherry BasileCheryl BellJames & Judy BidwellSteve BoltonAnn BowenAlisha BradleySuzy BranhamJohn BrayMr. & Mrs. Emmett F. BrooksRobert BrookshireLaurie Kerhoulas BrownSandra BurdenJesse ButlerRobert ButlerSteve & Carol ByrdJoe & Charlotte CabriPreston CantrellClaire CappioCapsugelBarbara ChadwellChicksawCity of GreenwoodHannah ClevelandClinton CobbMr. & Mrs. Charles CopasBrandi CordellHelen CorleyKendall CouchCountybank Lee CraigBrandon CrickMary Catherine CutrellJanet DaubenerValerie DavisJane DoolingJamie DornJanie ElliottS. Melissa EvansGrayson FieldsDavid FinleyFirmin FordCharles FowlerFriend of Lander AthleticsJason GambrellJohn GardnerTony GarlandGreenwood ChiropracticDianne GregorySteve GroganGunnells Marine

Wallace HallBecky Hamor S. Anne HancockMargaret Gregory HastingsMeg Poston HastingsFinis & Bettie HorneNina Horne Mr. & Mrs.William Huntley Jr.Richard JacksonFreddie JewsburyJohn KeefeSabra Horne KeefeAndrea KellyRick & Claudette LearyRowland LeMasterDonald LloydOlgethia LoudenBrittany Robinson LoydLinda LucasKen & Peggy MakinsHilda MarshallAmy MayHunter MayJeff MayKathy Hull MaysRichard Brian McCartyScott McCloskeyCharles McDanielCharles McNeillLara MiddlebrookCarolyn J. MillerErin MillerMarjorie MillsKamran MirLeotus MorrisonTerry MorseFloyd & Mamie NicholsonJames NicholsonAnthony NunziatoLisa OliverPalmetto BankDr. Jae ParkRalph PattersonH.D. Payne & CompanyJeff & Becky PearsonRyan PeckDavid PetersonEmma PetersonEllison PostonJaffrey PostonKenny & Nancy PostonArthur RadcliffeDerek RaperMelissa English RiasMark RiddleMarshall RidlehooverWalter and Jackie RoarkGaines RobinsonPhillip RoebuckSharon SaxonJonathan ShurdenAmy Walker SmithGary SmithGranger SmithMary Lyle SmithJan SmokeDoug SpearsNeil SteifleWanda Price SteinKristen StephensRuby StevensStephanie StevensRob & Angela StricklandRobert TaftAlice Taylor-Colbert

Dixon & Eleanor TealBrian ThomasChris ThomasLisa ThomasRobert TolbertS. Anne Walker & David L. Evans Jr.Richard WashKayla WestmorelandMr. & Mrs. William J. WhitenerIn honor of Cheryl Bell by Gary H. SmithIn memory of Archer Booker by Myra GreeneIn memory of Curtis Harkness ’94 by Men’s Basketball TeamIn honor of Finis & Bettie Horne by Jeff OdenwaldIn memory of their father, Pete Kerhoulas by Peter Kerhoulas & Laurie Kerhoulas BrownIn memory of Cruiser & Kat Lee by Myra GreeneIn memory of M.F. Lide by Leotus MorrisonIn memory of Bill May by Dr. & Mrs. Dan BallIn honor of Jeff May by Laura Hester by Jeff Odenwald by Earle & Jo Ann PurkersonIn honor of Jeff May’s birthdayIn honor of Jeff May Complex DedicationIn honor of Jeff May receiving the Grace Iler Norman Award by Dixon & Eleanor TealIn memory of Dan McCullough by William Owens by J. Eric Johnson by Steve RobertsIn memory of Tommy Patterson by Beth, Whitney & Grayson PattersonIn memory of Zachary Payne Robinson by Gwen Gunnells & Lisa ShulferIn memory of Leigh Ann Rodgers by Mr. & Mrs. Pat Rodgers

Men’s Baseball ProgramJ.E. BerryStephen BerryWaunette BoergerCarol BonnerRandy BouknightMatthew BrackettCharles BrandtMr. &. Mrs. David BridgesFrank BrownSara BrownRandy CarlsonGordon CarpenterNathan ChildsCraig ChurchWilliam CliftonMr. & Mrs. George ColemanMaria ColonEric CorbettThomas & Norma Jean CorradoBrenda CraftKeri DaveyTamora DaveyMr. & Mrs. Melvyn DavisTonya Davis


Men’s Baseball Program continuedMichael D’ErricoJeffrey DixonTed DrumJonathan ElitzkyGray EllenbergMarilyn EmeryTimothy FlanaganDennis GradyJoyce GranforsMyra GreeneLori GriffinLouise HakeyPatrick HakeyJudith HaynesAnthony HelmsCharles HopperFinis & Bettie HorneJohnny HughstonKenneth HughstonKimberly HyattEllen JansenDonald JohnsonRobert JordanJanice KellarTerry KellyMarilynn KingTerry LandrethSusan LasherMary LawingBetty LigonJames LilleySabrina LindemannThomas LondgrenShelley LundeJohn LynchTannera MartinTimothy McNultyWinford MettsCharles & Alice MoatesJames NealisOM CorporationPamela PainterParents & FriendsChrisellen PateRyan PooleShirley PooleRoger RobinsonSallenger & BrownCarl ScarboroughMr. & Mrs. Maurice ScottDana ScuggsMr. & Mrs. John SheffieldSouthern Illinois BatteryGary StarrRichard StevensonRobert TaftSteven TateLori TeakenSarah Lynn TewRichard ThomasonClyde TurbevilleScott & Rhonda Van PeltMartha VaughnChhagan VekariaRollo VillarealWilliam WatsonDerek WhaleyPatricia WhittRichard WilesJonathan WileyStephen WilkinsMichael & Betty WilliamsTed & Ann Wilson

Helen WolfDewey Yeargin

Men’s Basketball ProgramJohn Thomas GreeneKen & Peggy MakinsParent & FriendsSteve RobertsWayne SouthardMichael & Betty WilliamsIn memory of Ricky Bush by Michael & Betty Williams

Men’s Golf ProgramRoger “Chipper” BagwellGray EllenbergFinis HorneJim MartinMartin-Sims Golf TournamentJohn MinorJames NicholsonParents & FriendsRodney and Robin StoneWalter ToddThe Wilkie Agency

Men’s Soccer ProgramArvie Bennett Sr.Don & Audine BergmanScott BradfordTyler DavisTony ElrodKat FinkbeinerJeseph FlemingMac & Holly HubbardKeith JohnstonDr. Max LinsRyan MillerBrad NicklesParents & FriendsDon ScottDavid TompkinsBrad UtterDouglas VoorhisBill WatersCharles White

Men’s Tennis ProgramPhillip ArmstrongJoe & Charlotte CabriParents & FriendsBrian Schoch State Farm AgencyIn honor of Joe Cabri’s 70th birthday by Damon & Alice Riddle

Nursing Crisis FundBarbara Stewart

Nursing Faculty FundJordan BennettJanie BuschDeborah Jacks CamakJessica CarperBrian ConnerRebecca Cox-DavenportBernice DaughertyDonna GausePaula HaynesLeisa Myers IgleheartCarrie JimisonTheresa LawsonElizabeth Lee

Jason LeeErin MillerHeather MillerLeslie MacTaggart MyersAli Marie PriceErica SisiamRobbie SouthHolisa Wharton

Jae & Gemma Park International Initiative FundFrugals ABCChan & Nahn ChangHouse of ColorsSung H. KimSung-Jae & Gemma ParkIn honor of Dr. Jae Park by The Palladian Study ClubIn honor of Boyoung Roh by Lander Evening Club

Physics Discipline AwardHelen Ouzts

Political & Social Sciences DepartmentLinda CarsonDaniel HarrisonJames KierChad KinsellaJohnathan L. McAllisterLucas McMillanScarlet MooreKimberly RichburgMeredith Uttley

Psychology Club FundPsychology Club

SC Biotechnology AssistantshipsCapsugelFoundation for a Greater GreenwoodPfizerSelf Family Foundation

Science Faculty FundsLisa BrodhackerJames R. Colbert Jr.David GardnerJeffrey HollifieldRalph LaylandJason Philip LeeLinda LucasJennifer Richter MazeT.D. MazeM. Paige OuztsDaniel PardieckDeb Osborne RunyanMike RunyanAustin TrousdaleKimberly WheelerElizabeth Zimmerman

Self Foundation Family ArchivesSelf Family Foundation

Self Regional Healthcare Partners In Preparing for PracticeSelf Regional Healthcare

SIFE ProgramLinda DolnyGreenwood Partnership AllianceTakila White

Sociology Student AwardsMeredith Uttley

Special Events DepartmentIn memory of Robert Mitchum Sr. by Myra Greene

Student Wellness FundDon & Audine BergmanElizabeth Roark BoltonGabriella ContrerasGrace ContrerasChase CooleyRebecca GardnerMyra GreeneFred HardinJason LeeRussell and Sylvia MartinJeff MayKeith McCaslanGlenn & Debrah MillerSandra Corley MitchellLeslie MacTaggart MyersElizabeth C. QuickDon & Cynthia ScottMo & Nancy ScottJennifer SmithMr. & Mrs. Jan SmokeDeWitt & Carolyn StoneYoung Alumni Council

Theatre Education FundKenneth S. Johnson

Tower Club – ColumbiaJohn AlexanderNicole BucaloKevin ChastainLibby ConnorChristopher CrimmingerMelissa GilbertLinda GillespieMichael GoodwinDonna GriffinElaine HortonJulia Boatwright HuntSandra Corley MitchellFaye MorganDeborah NyeDerek RaperKevin RogersTorri TolandRuth SeiglerSharon SmithRob & Angela StricklandMichael Wright

Tower Club – CharlestonRhoda ButlerMichael CoxAdam & Sarah DemingMegan Vaughan DunlapMerle ErvinUrsula FergusonCharles FowlerKristin LongmireJoy MimsDeloris Sims

Renee SimsMonteze SnyderHeather Thompson

Tower Club – GreenwoodSharon AdamsLorraine AngelinoAnn ArnoldChipper BagwellCheryl BellDon & Audine BergmanJanie BryantCarol BurgessJeff & Mary Kathrine ConstantGabriella ContrerasGrace ContrerasChandler DarlingDebbie DillHilton DodgenJoseph and Katie EngramTroy & Danielle FieldsKat FinkbeinerBill GarvinCarolyn GoingMyra GreeneSteve GroganC.K. KirklandChris & Joan KirklandRonnie & Helen LewisOlgethia LoudenPamela LytchJim & Denise ManleyRussell & Sylvia MartinJeff MayMichael McWhorterGlenn & Debrah MillerSid MooreTessa MoorePam MortonJoyce NicklesLee PadgettLee PratherJo Ann PurkersonArthur RadcliffeJackie RappMark RiddleKevin RogersDon & Cynthia ScottMichele SmithDebbie SpearmanRodney StoneEleanor TealDebra TharpeRobert TolbertCheryl Jackson WareMr. & Mrs. C. Wayne WhiteSusan Wood

Tower Club – UpstateSharon AdamsLarry BlackmonVirginia BrecknellJane BurnettKathryn BurrissRobert CoxMichael CraigMr. & Mrs. Robert EllisTimothy FaulhaberPamela FreemanJean GaltNathan HolmanMelody JacksWilliam & Samantha JonesCorinne Kabel

Barbara KirkpatrickJack LawrenceDeanna McCarrellMeredith McTigueLunette NanneyJames NicholsVirginia OuztsBrandon PowellCaroline PruittDr. Terry PruittFrank RidlehooverBarry RoeJeanne RoeBrian ThomasAmy WareCynthia Whittemore

Uttley Anthropology FundDr. Meredith Uttley

Women’s Basketball ProgramAmerican Honda Motor CompanyCheryl BrowningChick-Fil-ALeila ElkinsKat FinkbeinerMaurice HenryMilford LockhartDavid MillerMr. & Mrs. Alex SmithHelen SmithWayne Southard

Women’s Golf ProgramRoger BagwellRichard MauryJohn Timmons

Women’s Soccer ProgramKatherine BaltzBetty BicknellNicole BulinskySara BurnettCasey CarswellCooper Insurance & FinancialCurtis CouchJami Schliesman DownsJennifer FaberOlivia GarciaRyan HendersonAlison HuckabyJennifer JaquesBrianne LairdGary & Donna MiddlebrookMelissa MooreParents & FriendsPeterson Dental LaboratoryBrianne SorensenTianna Casto StoreyApril Stutts

Women’s Softball ProgramCheryl BrowningKim FullerJoseph RidlehooverDoug SpearsBill TheismannAshley Tomlinson

Women’s Volleyball ProgramCheryl BrowningGreenwood YMCAStuart PratherJulie Terrell



The Bossermans: A Wonderful Act of Generosity Lander has received a $100,000 gift from the estate of William Karhl Bosserman, of Greenwood, to create a scholarship fund that will primarily benefit students majoring in business and nursing. The bequest establishes an endowment in his name and the name of his late wife, Lula Louise Little Bosserman. In his will, he stated that he and his wife retired to Greenwood from West Virginia more than 20 years ago and they wanted to show their gratitude by giving something back to the community. The Bossermans were married for 72 years until Lula’s death in 2007. He died in May of 2011, two weeks before he would have celebrated his 100th birthday. The bequest to Lander is a reflection of their working careers in business and nursing. He was a supervisor at a manufacturing plant in Follansbee, W.Va., and she retired as a registered nurse at a hospi-tal in Fairmont, W.Va. Eleanor Teal, retired vice president of Lander’s Office of University Advancement, said she met Bosserman several years ago through a mutual friend and talked with him about Lander and the opportunities available for creating scholarships at the university. She added, “He was a humble, bright and generous individual who was also a dear friend.” The check creating the scholarship fund was presented to Lander Presi-dent Dr. Daniel Ball by Tim Stewart, of Greenwood, a longtime friend of the Bossermans and executor of the estate. Ball described the gift as a wonderful act of generosity that will provide valuable financial support to deserving students for some time to come.

Tim Stewart, executor of the William Bosserman estate, presents a check for $100,000 from the estate to President Dr. Daniel Ball for an endowed scholarship at Lander. From left: Ralph Patterson, vice president for Univer-sity Advancement; Ball; Stewart; and Eleanor Teal, retired vice president for University Advancement.


PLANNED GIFTSEstate of William Bosserman

IN-KIND GIFTSLorraine AngelinoRobert Barber Jr.Dennis & Debbie DillBrick DrummondClayton DysonAndre LubeckeDr. Dan RobinsonDon ThompsonLarry Weiner

SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHEDLorraine Angelino International Programs ScholarshipBoedecker Foundation ScholarshipWilliam K. Bosserman Business ScholarshipWilliam K. Bosserman Nursing ScholarshipEula Caudle Bracknell ScholarshipBernice Daugherty ScholarshipJames Grogan Political Science Scholarship

Sylvia Brooks Grubb Nursing ScholarshipCatherine McAllister ScholarshipNursing Class of 2012 ScholarshipKelsey Oxford/Mane Solutions ScholarshipRamage ScholarshipShurden International Student Scholarship

FACULTY DONORSLorraine AngelinoDaniel BallJudith BelloJason BodeLisa BrodhackerJames ColbertGay ColemanRebecca Cox-DavenportErin CraneRobin CrutcherDori Lollis DahlbergBernice DaughertyAlbert DukesGina Poore DunnReed GalloRobert GardinerDavid Gardner

Rebecca GardnerDonna GauseSusan GoingKaren HammondDaniel HarrisonPaula HaynesLaura HesterJon HollowayLeisa Myers IgleheartDoug KauffmanRobert KelleyChad KinsellaTheresa LawsonRalph LaylandElizabeth LeeAndre LubeckeJennifer Richter MazeTimothy D. MazeDanny McKenzieLucas McMillanRazvan MezeiJohn G. MooreLeslie MacTaggart MyersLinda NeelyLila NoonkesterAnthony NunziatoDava O’ConnorPaige OuztsDaniel PardieckOsvaldo Parrilla

Nancy PostonDavid RedKimberly RichburgDeborah O. RunyanMichael RunyanPam RyanCharlie SacocoJuan SantandreuMichael ShurdenSandra SingletaryErica SisiamDave SlimmerRobbie SouthRobert StevensonCharles StoweAlice Taylor-Colbert Sam TolbertAustin TrousdaleMeredith UttleyLee VartanianHolisa Coleman WhartonKimberly WheelerCarol WoodElisabeth Zimmerman

STAFF DONORSKent AtkinsChris AyerChipper BagwellPam Bartley

Cheryl BellGavin BetheaShirley BoothWyant BoresonRandy BouknightJeff BurkhamerTracy CliftonKathy CochranJeff ConstantJackie CountsSidney CrawfordPeggy Gorham CromerPaul CrutcherChandler DarlingDebbie DillSarah Crosby DukesCindy DysartKatie Finkbeiner EngramDebra Joe FranksMarcy GadagnoStacey GanttKathy GoldsmithMyra GreeneSteve GroganFred HardinDonna JohnsonRodney JonesLinda KiddBecky KochRobin Lawrence

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Fall 2012

With a season that included a new stadium, a single-season record number of victories and a first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, the 2012 Bearcats Baseball team safely secured a spot in the Lander record books. Pictured, senior out-fielder/first baseman Kevin Childs slides into home in the Peach Belt Conference Championship game against Armstrong Atlantic. Read more about the Bearcats’ historic season on page 27 of this issue of Lander Magazine. – Photo by Bob Stoner

Bearcats Baseball Slides into Record Season

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