Wofford Today Spring 2013

Volume 45, Number 3 / Spring 2013 / Spartanburg, South Carolina

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A look back at Wofford's Rhodes Scholars

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The announcement in November that Rachel Woodlee ’13 had been

named Wofford’s sixth Rhodes Scholar brought to mind some of the stories about five other alumni who also have held that distinction.

Appointed in a short span of time shortly after Rhodes Schol-arships were established, the first three scholars had many things in common. Each was a native South Carolinian who was active in a broad range of student activities and participated in athletics.

John L. Hydrick of the class of 1908 grew up in Spartanburg. He was the first editor of the Bo-hemian yearbook, president of the Calhoun Literary Society, junior class president and captain of the gymnasium team. Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1908, he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford, and later graduated from the Jefferson Medi-cal College in Philadelphia. He had a long and distinguished career as a physician, working with the Rockefeller Foundation in several parts of the world.

J. Lyles Glenn, of the class of 1912, was a native of Chester, S.C. In addition to playing intramural football and baseball and being the catcher on the varsity baseball team, he was a skilled debater, president of the Preston Literary Society, president of the junior class and student body president in his senior year.

Chosen as a Rhodes Scholar in 1914, Glenn arrived at Oxford just as World War I began. He studied at Exeter College, but also saw service as an ambulance driver and with the Herbert Hoover Belgian Relief Association. When the United States entered the war, he was appointed as a lieutenant

in the American Expeditionary Forces and was wounded at Cat-igny. Following the war he began the practice of law, and 10 years later President Herbert Hoover appointed him to a federal judge-ship. He held that position until his tragically early death at age 46.

Edwin F. Moseley, a native of Laurens, S.C., was also a skilled debater, a member of the track team, president of the YMCA and a speaker at 1916 Commencement. After serving in World War I and studying for a seminary degree at Emory, he was elected as a Rhodes Scholar in 1920, where he studied at Wadham College. He became a Methodist missionary to China in 1924. Returning to South Caro-lina in 1927, he taught briefly at Wofford before serving as the minister of Spartanburg’s Trinity Methodist Church. In 1932 he withdrew from the Methodist ministry and became a clergyman in the Episcopal Church, serving parishes in eastern North Carolina.

Wofford’s fourth Rhodes Scholar was the brilliant mathema-tician John Q. Hill ’47, who took perhaps the most unusual path to his award. Illness prevented him from attending school until age 11, and after graduating from high school, he worked in a textile mill before enrolling at Spartanburg’s Textile Industrial Institute. While at Wofford he worked at night in the Pacific Mill in Lyman as a card grinder, yet completed his courses with all As and election to Phi Beta Kappa. A year later he received his Rhodes Scholarship, and from 1948 to 1951, he studied at St. Peter’s College, Oxford. He joined Wofford’s faculty in 1953, where he remained until his death in 1972. A devoted teacher, Hill became

one of the college’s first John M. Reeves professors in 1958, and he received the college’s inaugural dis-tinguished teaching award in 1961.

Until last November, Dr. C. Edward Coffey was Wofford’s most recent and only living Rhodes Scholar. He came to Wofford in 1970 from Little River, S.C., with the intent of going to medical school, and he became a psychol-ogy major. Over his four years at Wofford, he was active in the psychology honorary fraternity and Hyperopics. He was named the outstanding psychology major

John L. Hydrick ’08 J. Lyles Glenn ’12 Edwin F. Moseley ’16 John Q. Hill ’47 C. Edward Coffey ’74

in both his junior and senior years, named to Who’s Who, and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Beyond the classroom, he played in a band and enjoyed canoeing, kayaking and tennis, according to an interview in the local newspaper after his elec-tion. At Oxford he studied psychol-ogy, philosophy and physiology at St. John’s College.

After his time in Oxford, Cof-fey went to medical school at Duke and became a psychiatrist. He cur-rently serves as vice president and CEO of behavioral health services and holds the Kathleen and Earl

Ward Chair of Psychiatry at Henry Ford Hospital. Coffey is also profes-sor of psychiatry and of neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He has received numer-ous awards both for medicine and for leadership in health care.

Each of the college’s past Rhodes Scholars took a different path to Oxford, and while each took a different direction after com-pleting their scholarship, they’ve all contributed to humankind as a result.

by Dr. Phillip Stone ‘94 college archivist

This photo of the 1906 Wofford basketball team was donated to the college archives by Perry Dukes. It is the oldest basketball team photo in the collection.

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WOFFORD TODAY... Eboo Patel presented with Sandor Teszler Award; George Singleton named to Cobb Chair .............. 4

Mungo Center houses The Space .............. 5

STUDENTS... Meet Rwandan Presidential Scholar Angel Nyinawabera; Wofford students win prestigious awards .............. 6

RE:ThiNkiNG EDUCATiON, a student perspective .............. 7

AThLETiCS... Quick hits; Photos from Eric Breitenstein’s FSC awards road trip to Philadelphia .............. 8

Growing up Gold: Education Day .............. 9

2012 ANNUAL REPORT ....... 10-15

FEATURE... Service learning on the city’s northern border ....... 16-17

iNTERiM 2013; an alumni interim to israel and photos from the campus ....... 18-19

ALUMNi... including births, weddings, photos, notes and profiles ....... 20-31

70 plus and active — Wofford graduates set examples in how to live well ............ 21

Summer language experiences open to children of Wofford alumni and friends ............ 22

holly Smith completes half marathons in all 50 states ............ 23

Nicole Redmond does research on medically underserved populations ............ 24

The New Yorker publishes a Thomas Pierce short story ............ 25

Catching up with the Mariani Brothers ....... 26-27

Wofford students make an

impact in the community while

practicing the skills they learn

in the classroom. Story and

photos on pages 16-17.

Sallie and Jim Johnson ’71

traveled on an alumni Interim

to Israel. See story and photos

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Students in Wofford’s Pulp Theatre presented Howard Ashman’s musical “Little Shop of Horrors” during January. Playing the role of Seymour is Paul Walkup ’16.

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Dr. Eboo Patel (above) was presented with the Sandor Teszler Award for Moral Courage and Service to Humankind on March 6 in Leonard Auditorium. While on campus he also met with students in the college’s Interfaith Youth Core. The Sandor Teszler Award is named in memory of Wofford benefactor Sandor Teszler, a lifelong champion of human rights and proponent of the ideal that “human beings are fundamentally good.” Known to Wofford students by the loving Hungarian diminutive “Opi,” or grandfather, Teszler continues to serve as an example to guide all of Wofford. And indeed, he still does as Wofford honors those true to his ideals. Patel’s selection as the Sandor Teszler Award winner keeps Teszler alive for a new generation of Wofford students.

Eboo Patel speaks on fulfilling the American dream: “A nation that serves everyone”

Within the first few minutes of our conversation, I had to make him a deal.“I’ll answer your questions,” he says, “but don’t call me ‘sir.’ ” I had been a bit nervous. It was a big deal to interview Dr. Eboo Patel — founder and president of the

Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC, of which I am the marketing director for Wofford’s chapter). Patel is also a Rhodes Scholar, member of President Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships, and the author of two books: “Acts of Faith” and “Sacred Ground.” Did I mention I was nervous?

Luckily, Patel’s personality alleviated much of the intimidation factor. Ardently opposed to being called “sir” and yet pleasantly bemused when he repeatedly was, Patel was down-to-earth. A fan of the Grateful Dead and Wilco, a father of two small children, and a graduate of the University of Illinois with post-grad from Oxford, he is ultimately just a man hoping to change the world for the better.

According to Pluralism.org the premise of IFYC is simple enough: “To make interfaith cooperation a social norm.” Getting the world to live the mission is the challenge. Much of “Sacred Ground” chronicles the progress of and obstacles encountered along this road to religious pluralism. Religious pluralism — not merely tolerance — stresses active recognition, engagement, respect and most importantly, “bridge building” between people of different faiths.

Still, as wonderful as religious pluralism sounds, how can it overcome stubborn and visceral opposition? How can those who have been taught since childhood that the proverbial “other” is in the wrong and is the enemy suddenly change their view?

“You cannot be a skier and be mad at the snow,” says Patel, who despite the challenges, feels that it is his job to take on the opposition to religious pluralism. “My job is to positively engage these differences, and not be frustrated by the differences…. The goal is not to end the differences. We can have positive relationships even though we have these differences…. How do we build a nation that serves everyone?”

In “Sacred Ground” Patel writes about religious people who construct barriers and those who build bridges. Patel observes that extremists generally believe that they are being true to their faith when they burn a text or engage in violence. They do so “in the name of their god.”

“Religion is like a knife,” says Patel, paraphrasing Desmond Tutu. “It can cut bread or a throat, but you cannot get rid of the knife.” So, the question is, according to Patel, “what purpose will it be used for?” Patel emphasizes that through service, relationship building and knowledge, the knife may be used for good.

Patel’s advice for Wofford, in particular, is to “keep nurturing terrific student interfaith leaders!”One of those leaders is Anam Virani, co-chair of Wofford IFYC.“When IFYC first got started on campus there were two people,” says Virani. “Now we’re a group of 10

people, who really, really, care. When I graduate next year, I’m not going to fear that IFYC is going to die…. Wofford is slowly becoming more religiously aware.”

Dr. Ron Robinson ’78, Perkins-Prothro chaplain and professor of religion at Wofford, concurs.“My life has been enriched,” he says. “I just count the number of students who are very different from

me with whom I have meaningful and positive relationships. I get to exercise my role as chaplain with them even though we’re of different faith groups. I think we’re both richer for being able to do that.”

by Alex Silverman ’14

Author George Singleton named John C. Cobb Chair Short story writer, novelist to begin offering fiction writing classes in fall

Author George Singleton thinks a good sense of humor is im-portant in life, and he hopes that’s something his students at Wofford will learn from him when he begins teaching fiction

writing this fall as the new holder of the John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities.

Singleton is a Southern author who has written several collections of short stories and three novels. His latest book, “Stray Decorum,” his fifth book of short stories, was published in September 2012.

“In what they read and write, I want students to understand that it’s good to have a big heart and an open mind, and fiction teaches that more than non-fiction,” Singleton says of what he wants to bring to the classroom. “And, I hope they have fun.”

Singleton is com-ing to Wofford from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, where he has taught fiction writing and editing for 13 years. He has been a visiting writer at the Uni-versity of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina Wilmington and other colleges, and has taught at Francis Marion College and the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, a magnet school.

“I love teaching high school (at the Governor’s School), but I’m looking forward to college-age students in writing and English, many of whom

will be taking more ‘concrete’ courses and go on to be lawyers or doc-tors,” he says. “I’ll be trying to teach them that in dealing with patients or clients, they will be more able to communicate with what they learn in English classes, reading novels and short stories. They will be more well-rounded people and have better relationships.”

Still, he hopes one or more of them make a breakthrough in writ-ing. “I want to see them do well. It’s tough being a writer. You have to make a 10-year bet with yourself. Now that self-publishing is more prominent, it’s easier. Becoming a good writer is like treasure hunting, though. I’ll be as excited for them as I am when I have good fortune. It’s a team; everybody wins.”

Singleton, a native of Anaheim, Calif., grew up in Greenwood, S.C., and is a 1980 graduate of Furman University, Singleton holds an MFA degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2009, he was a Guggenheim Fellow, and in 2011 he was awarded the Hillsdale Award for Fiction by the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

His other works include: “These People Are Us: Stories,” “The Half-Mammals of Dixie,” “Why Dogs Chase Cars: Tales of a Beleaguered Boyhood,” “Novel,” “Drowning in Gruel,” “Work Shirts for Madmen,” and “Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers.”

“We are delighted to have such a noted writer in George Singleton joining us at Wofford as our new Cobb Chair for the Humanities, replacing Betsy Cox, who is retiring at the end of the academic year. Betsy and her husband, Mike Curtis, have held the chair jointly and have been wonderful. We are grateful that Mike will continue with us, assuming the role of professor of English.”

The John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities was estab-lished by a $2.5 million gift from Cobb’s sister, Ann Cobb Johnson of Spartanburg. Cobb, class of 1976, was a beloved professor of humani-ties and English at Wofford beginning in 1994. He died in the summer of 2004 in an automobile accident.

by Laura H. Corbin

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Wofford Today


On Saturday, Feb. 16, the college officially intro-duced a new name and

program structure for the Mungo Center for Professional Excel-lence. Now called “The Space in the Mungo Center,” it focuses on programs that go far beyond the job listings and resume editing services traditionally offered by college career offices to provide students with in-depth training in entrepreneurship, consulting and project management – areas pro-gram administrators have identified as vital for success in the contem-porary workplace.

“In a tight job market students are becoming increasingly inter-ested in creating their own jobs,” says Scott Cochran ’88, dean of The Space and a former executive with UPS Capital. “College is the best time to start a business. At what other time in their lives will students have the support of pro-fessors, advisers and mentors, plus the available space and resources to try?”

Cochran emphasizes that entre-preneurship isn’t just for students majoring in areas traditionally related to business, such as finance, economics or accounting. “The traditionally non-business majors, such as history, English, biology and foreign languages, have devel-oped some of the most fantastic entrepreneurial ideas we’ve seen.”

Two prime examples of student entrepreneurs are Joseph McMillin ’13, a psychology major and former football player who started a profit-able recycling company during his sophomore year, and Grace Wallace ’13, a humanities major whose stationery business provides writ-ing materials to African students. McMillin’s business grew out of a project he created for The Space to Impact (formerly Success Initia-tive), a four-year scholarship-based program that teaches students to develop creative solutions to problems by using design thinking methods and project management principles.

The February launch showcased the new name and a new structure designed to give more students an opportunity to participate. Guests included donors, local business and community leaders, trustees, alumni and college employees.

More than 400 alumni, students, parents, trustees, donors, employees and friends of the college attended The Space Launch Party in the Michael S. Brown Village Center on Feb. 16. During the event 60 students displayed 47 businesses, social entrepreneurship projects and organizations. Of these, 14 student-led companies participated in the second round of a business plan competition sponsored by The Space’s Impact and Launch programs.

Joseph McMillin ’13 discusses Junk Matters, his recycling company, with President and Mrs. Benjamin B. Dunlap.

The Center for Professional Excellence becomes

The launch also featured 14 student-led companies, including McMillin’s and Wallace’s, compet-ing in a business plan competition, as well as dozens of Impact students demonstrating social, artistic and commercial projects in an expo-like setting.

Giving students every advan-tage possible in the job market was the reason behind creating the Mungo Center for Professional Excellence in 2010, Cochran notes, and the career services and Success Initiative programs were in place even before then. The number and quality of programs has been steadily increasing. He adds the launch of the The Space, located in the college’s new Michael S. Brown Village Center, represents Wofford’s growing commitment to

giving students professional skills to complement their classroom studies. “We’ve graduated from a couple of rooms to an entire wing in a beautiful new building located right next to the senior apartments.”

The larger space means in-creased visibility for The Space in the Mungo Center and its seven programs at a time when incoming college students put a premium on job-related reasons to go to college. A 2012 national survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of Cali-fornia Los Angeles shows that the number of first-year students who say getting a better job is a major reason to attend college is at an all-time high of 88 percent.

“We want to show students that

getting an engineering or business degree isn’t the only way to gradu-ate with a high-paying job,” says Jennifer Dillenger ’07, director of The Space. “We counsel students to study what they love rather than worry their major will define their career.” Dillenger says Wofford’s approach to career services includes the tried-and-true services such as resume assistance, mock interview preparation and providing job list-ings, but it also emphasizes choos-ing a major and career based on individual strengths and passions, partnering with students to create search strategies for jobs, intern-

ships and graduate schools and counseling them to develop skills that are translatable to any job.

“No other liberal arts college that I know of offers anything like The Space,” says Cochran. “Wofford is at the forefront of tak-ing what has always been the most effective higher education philoso-phy and reaffirming its relevance and value for a new generation of students.”

For more information, visit www.wofford.edu/thespace.

by Lisa Ware

Photos by Austin Baker ’08 (left) and Trent Brock ’14 (below)


A Desire to do Good:Meet Rwandan Presidential Scholar Angel Nyinawabera

After completing high school at a French-speaking boarding

school in her native Rwanda, An-gelique Nyinawabera (YA-NOWA-VAILA) ’13 had to make a difficult decision. Would she enroll directly into a medical school at home or attend college in the United States to broaden her education?

“We (she and her mother, a high school biology teacher) sat down together and prayed,” says Nyinawabera, whose success in the sciences at school, desire to work in health care, and progress with learning English made her an ideal candidate for a Rwandan Presidential Scholarship.

Nyinawabera accepted the scholarship and the adventure that came along with it, but not without early misgivings.

“At first I was always home-sick,” says Nyinawabera. “I used to be talkative in high school, and then I came here. It all disappeared because of the language barrier.”

According to Nyinawabera, Wofford friends and professors helped her overcome her anxieties and make the transition.

“I like Wofford,” she says. “You get to know people, and I like the interactions between you and your professors. Wofford cares so much about the international people....

Wofford is my second home.”Nyinawabera just completed

an internship in pharmacy as her Interim project. She visited and worked in several local pharma-cies in order to gain hands-on experience. She also studied at the Presbyterian College of Pharmacy, where she attended lectures, par-ticipated in labs and took part in medical examinations.

“You want to make sure that you are going into something you like — something that you have a passion for. It helps you get more insights about the career or the path you want to take,” says Ny-inawabera.

The experience confirmed her desire to become a pharmacist. After pharmacy school she plans to return to Rwanda so that she can make a difference in her native country and in other underserved areas in the world.

Nyinawabera hasn’t taken the easy road and doesn’t intend to in the future either. It’s part of who she is and the experiences she’s overcome.

Seventeen years ago at the height of the Rwandan genocide, Nyinawabera’s family, like many other families, used fake identi-fications to escape the country. Nyinawabera’s older sister died during the violence.

“Rwanda is such a small coun-try, and people speak just one language — we don’t have any dia-lects or anything like that. I don’t understand why Rwandans ended up hating to the point of killing each other,” says Nyinawabera. “It’s so sad, just unbelievably sad.”

Nyinawabera was a small child during the genocide. Now as a col-lege student who speaks four lan-guages and has lived and studied in the United States, she is sometimes frustrated by the misapprehen-sions of the Rwanda of today. She wishes people would not judge her country now by movies like “Hotel Rwanda” that chronicle the period of genocide.

Nyinawabera does not mind being an ambassador for her native Rwanda. “Look where Rwanda is at right now,” she says. “It’s devel-oped, now in peace, we’re reunited. We love each other.”

by Alex Silverman ’14

The Rwandan Presidential Scholarship

Hendrix College leads a consortium of 18 U.S. colleges and universities that work with the Rwandan government to provide four-year undergraduate

scholarships to a select group of Rwanda’s best and brightest students. According to Sara Milani, Wofford’s program adviser for international

students, the Rwandan government brings together the top scorers on the national exam in science and mathematics, and they are then interviewed by a panel from participating U.S. schools — Dr. Boyce Lawton, Dr. David Sykes and Dr. G.R. Davis of Wofford have all participated. Then a small group is chosen to come to the U.S. to earn their degrees at one of the participating colleges and universities. The Rwandan Presidential Scholars attend a three-month English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Then they go to earn degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) with the expectation that they will return to Rwanda and give back to their country.

Wofford has hosted 10 Rwandan students since the inception of the scholarship. The first two Rwandan Presidential Scholars graduated as members of the Class of 2012.

Angel Nyinawabera ’13

Students build new outreach center at GoodallThe Aldo Leopold Shack, constructed as a senior Capstone and independent Interim project by three environmental studies majors — Rob Richardson ’13 and Rob Kennedy ’13 of Spartanburg and Steven Bearden ’13 of Summit, N.J. — will be used primarily for educational and community outreach purposes at the Goodall Environmental Studies Center. The shack was dedicated in February with a ribbon cutting and showing of the film "Green Fire," which explores the life and legacy of famed conservationist Aldo Leopold and the many ways his land ethic philosophy lives on in the work of people and organizations all over the country today.

Student news briefsWofford undergraduate team places second in Certified Financial Analyst competition

On Feb. 23, Wofford finished second out of nine teams that com-peted in the CFA Institute Research Challenge Southern Classic in

Atlanta. Competitors included MBA teams from Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Samford University, the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. To compete, Wofford team members John Coggins ’13, Sim Harmon ’13, Cam Kimber ’13, Eliza Wallace ’13 and Tom Wood ’13 submitted a written report analyzing a company and industry, and then made an investment recommendation of Buy, Hold or Sell. The team then did a 10-minute presentation with the team’s analysis and recom-mendation and a 10-minute question and answer session. The report and presentation judges were all investment industry experts who have earned the difficult-to-achieve Certified Financial Analyst designation.

During the competition Wofford placed first in the written report section of the competition and was the only undergraduate team to make the final round of three teams. An MBA team from the University of Georgia won the competition, and an MBA team from Georgia Tech came in third.

Wofford issued a Buy recommendation with a price target of $89 on the common stock of RockTenn Corp., a manufacturer of consumer and corrugated packaging. RockTenn’s stock price has subsequently increased 19 percent from $72.92 on Jan. 11 (the date of the report) to $86.50 as of Feb. 22. The team recently made its Buy recommendation to the student-managed James Fund. In less than a week, the fund had realized a 7 percent return on its RockTenn investment.

Wofford produces Chinese Stars

Six Wofford students studying Chinese participated in the Fourth Palmetto Chinese Star Contest of Chinese Language and Culture

on Feb. 23 at the University of South Carolina. Rhodes Scholar Rachel Woodlee ’13 won the Palmetto Chinese Star and the Grand Prize for the advanced level. She will represent South Carolina in the U.S. final in Washington, D.C., in May. Travis Trojan ’15 won the Future Palmetto Chinese Star for the beginning level. Wofford students also won the first (Woodlee, speech) and the third (Miwah Ki ’13 and Amy Powers ’12, speech) prizes in language proficiency and the third prize in cultural performance (Woodlee, singing) for advanced level, and the first (Michael Daly ’15, singing) and second prize (Trojan, Chinese cal-ligraphy and painting) in cultural performance and second prize (Trojan, reciting the menu of traditional Chinese food) in language proficiency for elementary level.

Dr. Li Qing Kinnison, professor of Chinese, works with the group and serves as the adviser for students majoring in Chinese.

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During the 2012-13 academic year, Wofford joined the intense national conversation about the crucial role of the liberal arts in American higher education. The college

hosted a variety of public lectures, symposia, conversation circles and other in-person and “virtual” initiatives that will explore a series of overlapping questions: What are

camping out with the Boy Scouts of America. Wofford has always been, for me, a place of potential, a place where the only limiting factor is my own desire to learn and engage.

Both of us have engaged with our education and the opportunities presented to us in a variety of different ways. However, one opportunity we both shared was a seminar on civic engagement. This seminar was a valuable way of integrating the knowledge we gained in classes with our desire to change the world. We collaborated with com-munity leaders in the north side of Spartanburg on various projects designed to apply our theoretical discussions of service in a practical way. Dean David Wood once told us, “Do well so you can do good.” Wofford has set us up to do well, and this class showed us how to do good. We already have the fire of idealism in our hearts: it is the prerogative of the college student in some ways. What we want and what this class and many other classes gave us, was the way to put our idealism in practice.

Ultimately, this kind of engagement is what Re:Thinking Education strives to cultivate. Wofford wants, as Dr. Ellen Goldey wrote in one of the Re:Thinking Education posts, “to move our students from the self-centeredness of ado-lescence toward a deeper understanding and empathetic commitment to others, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, religious worldview or socioeconomic status (e.g., students are motivated to learn so they can address civic and even global problems).” Re:Thinking education aims

Re: Thinking Educationa student perspectiveby Kaci Brasher ’13 and Nicholas Lowe ’13

“If a young person has any idealism at all,” said Sargent Shriver, founder of the Peace Corps, “it’s strongest about

the time he finishes college.”The two of us have been called idealistic, often by well-

meaning people. We are told to find careers that are success-ful, although no one really tells us what that means. People warn us that following our hearts is all well and good, but be prepared for disappointment.

Now, as seniors, we are at the crossroads, making deci-sions about which road we should walk, in some ways no wiser than we were as first-year students. And time has run out. We have to turn, one way or another. We have to choose idealism and our hearts or pragmatic realism. But in truth, we chose our path a long time ago when we chose Wofford.

We, Kaci and Nicholas, have been increasingly involved in the Re:Thinking Education initiative; attending events, hanging up posters, spreading the word. The events have challenged us, inspired us, changed us in ways we never expected to be changed. Yet, what we learned was not just new ways of approaching and engaging with the liberal arts, but also ways of recognizing the value of the education we already have experienced.

I, Kaci, have studied both psychology and Spanish at Wofford, equipping myself with tools in both the sciences and the humanities. Additionally, Wofford’s emphasis on service learning has allowed me to polish critical community-building skills and to apply the issues I learn about in class. For instance, in my Spanish 303 class, we built relationships with the local Arcadia community by interacting with the children and their families there on a weekly basis. (See separate story on pages 16-17.)

Wofford’s emphasis on international programs has shaped my education in immeasurable ways. The support I received from Wofford allowed me to dive into another culture for a semester and thus discover my own culture. For the first time, I engaged deeply with people dramatically different from me on a daily basis. Therefore, studying in Chile was not only an opportunity to increase my Spanish abilities, but also to understand how to think and live beyond my own upbringing. It was, in many ways, one of the best applications of my liberal education, allowing me to grow in ways that I never could have anticipated.

As a double major in religion and math, I, Nicholas, like Kaci, have always had broad interests. I have dug up ancient pottery in Israel and studied C.S. Lewis at Oxford; I have led religious groups and have learned to play the organ, and in classes I have engaged with religions strange and familiar one day and in the next, learned how to prove the fundamentals of calculus. Joining with groups such as Alpha Phi Omega, the service fraternity, I have done work throughout the community from ringing bells with the Salvation Army to

to recognize in our education a holistic understanding of human nature and give us the ability to discuss, with preci-sion, this nature, and finally to provide the tools necessary to do something in the world.

And that seems to us to be the heart of idealism: the idea that change needs to happen, and we can be the people to make that change. And such idealism seems to be not only the realm, but the prerogative of the college student.

But as we step closer to what some college students call the real world, we worry. If college is the peak of our idealism, then what, we ask ourselves, will happen next? We don’t want to forget these dreams and visions that have carved out our path. But looking around at the professors involved in Re:Thinking Education, these grown men and women spouting off idealistic sentiments, and those heroes of ours out in the world like Mother Teresa or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we get the sense that idealism never really leaves us. Instead, it seems to integrate with our very being, turning into a reality that we, ourselves, create.

And so we want to make sure that this, our character, our honor, our idealism, is something good, something worthwhile. Whatever we do, we do not want to give in to complacency or wait. Because one day our idealism will be our reality, and we will be the one to Re: Think the world anew.

Ms. Rita, a student favorite who works in the Java City coffee bar in the Acorn Cafe in Roger Milliken Science Center, smiles in the background at essayists Kaci Brasher ’13 (left) and Nick Lowe ’13. Brasher and Lowe will be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring.

the liberal arts? What is their place in American higher education? Why do they shape our institution? What is their future? As part of its coverage of this “year of the liberal arts,” Wofford Today asked two very able seniors to share their perspective on this topic.


Breitenstein finishes career as Walter Payton Award Finalist

While the Wofford football team’s season ended in the FCS

quarterfinals with a loss to eventual national champion North Dakota State, the honors continued for fullback Eric Breitenstein ’12. He has become one of the most decorated student-athletes in Wofford history, named 2011 and 2012 Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earning All-America honors for three straight seasons. He was first team All-Southern Conference three times and holds three of the top four Wofford single season rushing marks. His 5,730 career rushing yards and 2,035 in the 2012 season were college records and both marks rank second in SoCon history. With 12 games this season of more than 100 yards rushing, he set records in the SoCon and NCAA. He also tied an NCAA record with 11 consecutive 100-yard rushing games.

The biggest honor of the season came when Breitenstein was invited to Philadelphia for the 2012 FCS Awards presented by the Sports Network as one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award. The Wofford contingent included head coach Mike Ayers and his wife, Julie; ends coach Pete Kalinowski; football assistant Traci Wilson; running back Brad Nocek ’12; and offensive linemen Tymeco Gregory ’13, Jared Singleton ’13, Calvin Cantrell ’12, Josef Grommer ’12, Jake Miles ’12 and T.J. White ’12. Breitenstein’s parents, Steve and Sharon, and brother, Seth, also ventured to Philadelphia.

While on the trip, the group took in the sights, including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the Rocky statue, along with a good cheesesteak or two. At the awards banquet and ceremony, Breitenstein finished third in the voting for the 2012 Walter Payton Award. Taylor Heinicke of

Old Dominion received nearly half of the first-place votes from a national media panel to capture the award with 531 points over Stony Brook senior running back Miguel Maysonet (284 points) and Breitenstein (197).

Breitenstein wrapped up his college playing career at the Raycom College Football All-Star Classic on Jan. 19, 2013. As a member of the Stripes team coached by Dan Reeves, Breitenstein had two catches for 23 yards, both of which were for first downs. The Stripes team won 31-3.

Men’s Basketball wins at Xavier

The Wofford men’s basketball team hit key free throws in the

final minutes of the game to take a 56-55 win over Xavier on Dec. 22 at the Cintas Center. The game was tied with only eight seconds left, but Lee Skinner ’15 hit a free throw and the Musketeers were called for a charge on the final possession to give the Terriers the victory.

The loss was only the 12th all-time to a non-conference opponent at the Cintas Center, with Xavier holding an 81-12 record since the 2000-01 season. Overall they are 171-23 at home. Xavier has been to the NCAA Sweet 16 four of the last five years and to the NCAA Tournament in 11 of the last 12 seasons.

The Terriers were led by Karl Cochran ’15 with 20 points, while Spencer Collins ’16 added 17 points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Skinner had eight rebounds and seven points.

The last time Wofford played at Xavier on Nov. 27, 2010, was an instant classic that took three overtime periods to decide.

Football Signing Day

The Wofford football program announced on Feb. 6 the

signing of 27 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent or letters

of commitment for the upcoming season. This is the largest signing class at Wofford in more than 20 years.

The student-athletes are from eight different states, including six each from Florida and Georgia, four from South Carolina, three from Tennessee, three from North Carolina, two from Kentucky, and one each from Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Sweden.

On defense, the 12 recruits include four defensive linemen, three linebackers and five defensive backs. On offense, the 13 players include six offensive linemen, two running backs, one wide receiver, one tight end and three quarterbacks. There is one kicker in the class.

“We met all of our needs and feel that the young men who we have been able to sign will make us a better football team,” says Coach Mike Ayers. “Several of them will have a chance to play early, and we are looking forward to getting them into camp and starting to work with them.”

Baseball Preseason All-SoCon

Brandon Yarusi ’13 been named to the Preseason All-Southern

Conference second team as selected by the coaches as a starting pitcher. Yarusi, a native of Belmar, N.J., started 14 games this past season with a 5-7 overall record. He earned All-Southern Conference second team honors and led the Terriers in almost every pitching category. His 107 strikeouts were second in the SoCon and the most by a Wofford pitcher since the 1956 season. His opponent batting average of .237 was third in the league, and he was sixth in the SoCon with 98.2 innings pitched. Yarusi’s 3.10 ERA ranked third in the conference.

Upcoming Terrier Club Golf Events

The Terrier Club will host several upcoming golf events. The

Midlands Invitational Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, April 18, at the Spring Valley Country Club in Columbia S.C. On Monday, April 22,

the Coaches Classic Golf Tournament will be held at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg. Contact the Athletic Department at 864-597-4090 for more information or visit www.woffordterriers.com.

Football Coaching Changes

Head Coach Mike Ayers has promoted Jack Teachey to

defensive coordinator. Kevin Adleman ’08 has joined the staff as inside linebackers coach, and running backs coach Aaron Johnson will be taking over duties as recruiting coordinator.

Coach Shiel Wood ’06 greets former Terrier football coach Ralph Volyes and his wife, Timmie, at the Football Signing Day party. Wood and his wife, Bernie Sikes Wood ’07, just became parents. Fay Ann Wood was born on March 13. She's also the granddaughter of Dean of the College David Wood and his wife, Judy.

Breitenstein and his offensive line in Philadelphia, Pa. Left, the guys in front of Independence Hall. Right, Wofford's line met NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (center).

The 2013 season wi l l be Teachey’s 20th year on the defensive staff. For the past 13 seasons he has been Wofford’s recruiting coordinator.

Adleman spent the past season as defensive coordinator at Brevard College. As a player at Wofford, Adleman started all 13 games at outside linebacker in 2007 and was second on the team with 67 tackles. Adleman also had two interceptions, 3.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as the Terriers won the Southern Conference Championship.

by Brent Williamson

Athletics


Growing up Gold: Education DayGiving elementary school children a first college experience

Members of the Girls Basketball Club at Woodruff Elementary School cheered for the Wofford women's basketball team during the Growing Up Gold: Education Day game.

Woodruff Elementary School Principal Argyl Brewton brought about 275 WES students as a way to continue conversations about college with her students.

Wofford's Daniella Motley ’13 hit the winning shot to give the Terriers a 56-55 win over the College of Charleston.

Lenny Mathis (left) organized the event and recruited Michael Jacobi, a member of the WES News Crew, to read the starting line up for the Terriers.

“Experiences like this start an important conversation about finishing high school and going on to college.”Argyl Brewton, WES principal

Wide-eyed and excited, 275 fourth and fifth- grade students from

Woodruff Elementary School (WES) filed into the Benjamin Johnson Arena. They already had marveled at the Village apartments, wondered what it would be like to take classes in Main Building and watched students walking in groups toting coffees and backpacks. For most of these 10 or 11 year olds, it was the first time they had ever been on a college campus — and that was the point.

Growing Up Gold: Education Day brought similar groups of children from Mary H. Wright, Abner Creek Academy, and the Spartanburg Charter School, as well as home-school children to Wofford for a women’s basketball game and a sneak peak at the future.

“I automati-ca l ly thought, ‘w h a t a n o p -portunity,’” says Argyl Brewton, principal of WES. “We try to impress upon our chil-dren that they should have dreams beyond their imagination. Experi-ences like this start an important conversation about finishing high school and going on to college.”

According to Spartanburg’s College Hub initiative, 80 percent of adults in the community do not have a baccalaureate degree and as a result often live in financially unstable situations. Community economic development also suffers. Wofford is a College Hub col-laborator dedicated to improving educational attainment.

“Anything we can do to get kids exposed to our student-athletes,” says Lenny Mathis, assistant ath-letics director for marketing and promotions. “We’re trying to ad-vance the number of kids in our community who are going to col-lege. It’s important for them to see something bigger than what they see every day.”

Mathis and Russ Bradley, di-rector of video services, traveled to WES before the game and met with the school’s News Crew. Mathis and Bradley talked with students about careers in the news media and invited them to sit on press row during part of the game. Deja Whitmire was one of those students.

“I’ve never been on a college campus or to a game,” says Whit-mire. “The hardest part was not being able to cheer in the press box. I had to be professional.”

In addition to the News Crew, WES brought the entire fifth grade, the special education class, and the Girls Basketball Club.

Alayna Persails, another student new to college campuses, wants to be an art teacher or veterinarian when she grows up.

“I want to go to Wofford be-cause I can check out as many books from the library as I want,” she says.

Sydney Arellano was more interested in the game and the women’s basketball players. Her youth league basketball team hadn’t won a game all season when she sat down to watch the Wofford team play.

“I was looking for tricks so I could help my team win,” says Arel-lano. “I want to be a paleontologist,

but I also want to play basket-ball in college.”

W o f f o r d provided each student with a goodie bag filled with priz-

es, including gold and black pom poms that the students immedi-ately pulled out and started waving, a program with brain teasers, a Wofford pencil, a women’s basket-ball poster, coupon book and spring athletics schedules.

“The bags were a nice surprise and a nice tie in to the purpose of the event,” says Brewton. “Sure we enjoyed watching a quality women’s game, but it was about the impor-tance of education, and that fact was not lost on our children.”

Wofford’s Daniella Motley ’13 made a free throw with 4.1 seconds to play to give the Terriers a 56-55 win over the College of Charleston.

“I believe Education Day helped propel our team to a vic-tory!” says head women’s coach Edgar Farmer. “Those kids had such great energy, and we fed off it as we came back in the second half. The best part was the young man (WES fifth grader Michael Jacobi) who did the starting line-up introduc-tions. He was awesome.”

Brewton hopes Wofford con-tinues to offer Growing Up Gold: Education Day. She admits she’ll be first in line to sign up next year.

“We want to find ways to reach out to local schools and get kids on a college campus, primarily our campus,” says Mathis. “We hope this is something that will continue to grow.”

by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89


Nearing the end of a Wofford presidency, I’m beginning to reflect on those aspects of my job that have been so gratifying. What always

comes first to mind is the love that people like you must share for this venerable institution and the sheer extent of your support. It’s true that a college education costs much more than the sticker price, and the sticker price is more than most can afford. It’s equally true that gifts to the Annual Fund and scholarship endowments enable us to cope with problems of that sort. But before I began to encounter all your names and gifts in regular reports, I had little idea how generous people are in enabling others to get a Wofford education. There are more good and giving Samaritans among our alumni and friends than I had ever sup-posed, and it has been truly humbling to learn how many of you there are and to see firsthand the impact of your gifts. I’m accustomed by now to the grim reality of budgets and bottom lines while, as I’ve learned, you and your fellow givers persist in concerning yourselves instead with the limitless potential of those whose lives you can change. I feel chagrined to have discovered all this so recently, for you’ve known it all along or done what you do without needing to know or being asked. I’m glad I’ve got this chance to say how much I honor you and to thank you, not just for making my job a source of such pride and satisfaction, but for making this college so much more than merely a haven for those who can afford it. Your lesson has not been lost on me, nor will it be forgotten by those you’ve helped. And Wofford will be Wofford still.

by Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap, president

annual report

the president’s message

www.wofford.ed/gifts/honorroll

President Dunlap spoke at the Great Oaks Society event celebrating the college's leadership donors to the Unrestricted Annual Fund. These donors were treated to a tour of the new Montgomery Music Building, entertainment by a student musical group and dinner with the college's Board of Trustees.

Melvin interviews Dunlap on MSNBC

In response to President Barack Obama’s call for a higher education “scorecard” to assess the value of tuition, MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin ’01 interviewed Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap on Sunday, Feb. 24. On the Wofford alumni facebook page, Melvin wrote: “Thrilled to have the president of Wofford College

join me this Sunday on @msnbc. Dr. Dunlap (still my fave fmr professor) and I will talk about the idea of college score cards, making college more affordable, and the balancing act involved in attracting the world's best and brightest.”

During the interview Dunlap agreed that the health of American democracy depends on the state of higher education and that providing some metrics seem reasonable. According to Dunlap, educating the leaders of tomorrow is an “expensive enterprise... even those full fee paying students are paying only a fraction of the cost of higher education.” He mentioned the importance of financial aid, stewardship of resources and ensuring that the focus of higher education remains on education and not student “entertainment.” Dunlap also warned against a “one size fits all” assessment because of the immense variety of institutions of higher learning — liberal arts colleges, universities, community colleges, technical programs, etc.

To view the interview, visit http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc/50931125.


~ Tribute Fund ~

In June Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap, Wofford’s 10th president, will retire as leader of the college. “There is only one Bernie Dunlap,

and Wofford is fortunate to have had him as our leader for the past 13 years,” says Wofford Chairman of the Board Harold Chandler ’71. “His contributions are immeasurable and his legacy will continue to benefit Wofford for years into the future.”

Dunlap has served the college as a scholar, teacher, mentor, speaker, innovator, motivator, patron of the arts, outspoken advocate for liberal arts education, and number one Terrier fan. To honor his contributions as a modern Renaissance man and president of the col-lege, friends are starting a fund that will benefit Wofford students and programs in keeping with Dunlap’s passions. Dr. and Mrs. Dunlap have suggested several projects and programs at the college that they would love to see fully funded:

• Permanent endowment of the Sandor Teszler Award• Enhancement of the Presidential Global Scholars fund• Support of the college’s Chamber Music Series• Additions to the Dunlap scholarship

You may also celebrate the service of Anne and Bernie Dunlap with a gift in their honor to any fund at Wofford that holds special meaning to you. To contribute or for more information about how you can help, please contact Calhoun Kennedy, associate vice president for development, at [email protected] or 864-597-4211.

Wofford received thousands of contributions from

alumni, trustees, parents, friends, the United Methodist Church, businesses and foundations dur-ing the 2012 calendar year. Total giving for 2012 amounted to $11,475,092. In addition, the college recorded $2,508,149 million in new pledges. Gifts were made to major facility needs, endowed scholarships and to the Annual Fund, which includes the Unrestricted Annual Fund, Terrier Club and Friends of the Library.

Much of the fund-raising emphasis for facilities in 2012 focused on a new fraternity row. As of Dec. 31, more than $1.2 million had been secured toward the $3.25 million goal.

Planned gifts continue to provide an important source of income for Wofford. The col-lege received $1,542,543 from bequests in 2012. In addition, $3,339,200 million in planned gifts were created to provide future support for the college.

The 2012 Annual Fund im-proved by more than 10 percent from 2011 and provided $3.02 million for operating costs and scholarships for student-athletes. The success of annual giving relies heavily on a cadre of vol-unteers led by National Annual Fund Chair Scott Gantt ’83 and Terrier Club President Patrick Fant ’88. A special initiative called the Wofford 500 resulted in 772 gifts totaling $145,617 in 24 hours. Don Fowler ’57 pro-vided a $50,000 challenge gift to encourage participation. In the fall the Terrier Club formed the “Goal Line Club” capitalizing on a prolific offense on the gridiron to raise an additional $57,330 that went toward the Terrier Club’s banner year of more than $1.5 million.

Alumni participation topped 39 percent thanks primarily to the Wofford 500 and the positive effect still felt from the Wofford Forever Challenge. The college, along with alumni and parent

To date the college has raised more than $1.2 million toward the $3.25 million needed to complete the Fraternity Row rebuilding project. Contact Calhoun Kennedy '89 to discuss giving options and naming opportunities. To see a list of donors to the project, visit www.wofford.edu/therow.

development report

leadership, continue to work to ensure that gift support, as well as percentage of participation, expands in 2013. Every gift truly is important and appreciated.

Wofford’s endowment con-tinued to rebound through in-vestment returns and gifts this year, reaching a market value of $163,200,000 as of Dec. 31, 2012.

More than 2,400 alumni, parents and friends attended regional alumni events held in 26 communities. In addition, thousands of others visited the Wofford campus for events that included Homecoming, Family Weekend, the Easter EggStrava-ganza, continuing education programs, athletic gatherings and donor appreciation events.

annual reportwww.wofford.ed/gifts/honorroll

The year in giving The 2012 Annual ReportThis issue of Wofford Today contains a six-page annual report on the financial health of the

college and fund-raising activities. Donor names, which were once printed in this publication,

now can be found online at www.wofford.ed/gifts/honorroll. Visit the website to see a complete

listing of Wofford’s many loyal and generous contributors. For a printed copy of a specific

graduating class or a particular constituent group, please contact Lisa De Freitas ’88, director

of annual giving. For further information about contributing to the college, please contact

any of the following staff members:

n Lisa De Freitas ’88, director of annual giving, 864-597-4191, [email protected]

n Marion Peavey ’65, senior vp for development, 864-597-4200, [email protected]

n Calhoun Kennedy ’89, associate vp of development, 864-597-4211, [email protected]

n Ed Story, associate vp and director of development, 864-597-4205, [email protected]

n Smith Patterson ’67, director of gift planning, 864-597-4196, [email protected]

n Susan Gray, director of donor relations, 864-597-4204, [email protected]

n Thom Henson ’96, assistant director of annual giving, 864-597-4213, [email protected]

n Richard Johnson, director of athletics, 864-597-4090, [email protected]

n Terri Lewitt, associate director of athletics for development, 864-597-4096, [email protected]


the terrier club


There is a direct correlation between Terrier Club support and Wofford athletic success! Giving has been at an all-time high during the past decade. The results speak for themselves.

NATIONAL recognitions: • 1 Rhodes Scholar • 1 Walter Payton Award Finalist • 1 Arthur Ashe Award Winner • 1 FCS ADA Scholar-Athlete of the Year • 67 All Americans • 27 Phi Beta Kappas • 13 Academic All Americans • 44 Academic All District Players • 9 National Players of the Week

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE recognitions: • 2 Sportsmanship Awards • 4 Defensive Players of the Year • 4 Offensive Players of the Year • 3 Jacobs Blocking Trophy Winners • 9 Freshmen of the Year • 4 Tournament MVPs • 601 Named to All Academic Teams • 1,466 Selected for Academic Honor Roll • 158 All SoCon Players • 29 All-Freshman Selections • 17 Players of the Month • 86 Players of the Week • 10 Freshmen of the Week • 20 All Tournament Players

TEAM/COACH recognitions: • 8 SoCon Championships • 6 NCAA FCS Football Playoff Appearances • 2 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Appearances • 2 National Coaches of the Year • 7 SoCon Coaches of the Year

Special thanks to the charter members of the Goal Line Club for pledging an extra gift to the Terrier Club for each Wofford touchdown. This new group gave $57,330 during 2012.

Jack Alexander ’63Rock Amick ’83Robert Atkins ’65Ed BauerJohn Bauknight ’89Steven Blanton ’04Adam E. Bowling ’04Russ Bradley Tommy Brittain ’75Chris Brownlee ’97Jason Burr ’01Harold ’71 & Delores ChandlerDavid ’65 & Carole ClarkMichael Clowney ’97Mark ’97 & Amanda CombsPatrick Cont ’88Justin A. Converse ’96John CorellaThornton W. Crouch ’43Braxton Cutchin ’64Chuck Dixon ’80Michael Edens ’98Joe EdensMark Erbe ’75Patrick Fant ’88Helen & Russell FarmerBen Griffeth ’91Dennis Guthrie ’66John Guthrie ’73AJ Jennings ’93Ann & Stewart ’67 JohnsonRichard JohnsonJim Johnson ’71Mary & Wade ’80 KeislerCalhoun Kennedy ’89David King ’93Hugh C. Lane Jr.

For more information or to join, contact Al Clark ’01 at 864-597-4090

or [email protected].

wofford.edu/GOALLINE

Ashley Langley ’08Keith & Joyce LawsMark Lewitt ’87Lindsay Lowry ’01Lenny MathisMatt McCoy ’97Gary McCraw ’77Harold McLeod ’58James Meadors ’81Jack Meadors ’55Dubose Medlock ’82Anthony Miles ’91Shelly Mullis ’87Kenneth NixPat Prothro ’96Elizabeth Rabb ’01Robert ReedKen & Claudia RobinetteTed Roper ’56Greg SandersEli Sanders ’54Bates L. Scoggins Jr. ’58Christi SellarsMike Shull ’80Mike Smith ’75Timothy Southern ’92Bill Stokes ’60Terry Swaim ’97Brian Taylor ’95Debbi Thompson ’88Todd Thomson ’92George Tyson ’72Carl Walsh ’62Lyn Walsh ’90ST White ’93Josh Whitley ’05Clem Wilkes

Larry Joyner ’76 and his grandson, Wesley, presented a check for $1,681,505 (the largest amount ever raised during a single year) on behalf of the Terrier Club to Athletics Director Richard Johnson. The check reflected total giving during 2012 that will be used to fund scholarships for Wofford’s student-athletes.


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2012 Annual Fund Highlights:n The Annual Fund saw an 8.9 percent increase in unrestricted

giving and 12.6 percent growth in Terrier Club gifts.

n 4,684 alumni gifts brought Wofford’s alumni participation rate to 39 percent.

n 6,186 donors overall made gifts to the Annual Fund.

n increased email communications resulted in a 19.1 percent increase in the number of online gifts (1,543 in all) totaling $305,615.

n Wofford on Call raised $658,755 and recorded 2,994 pledges.

n There was a 10.7 percent increase in the number of credit card gifts — 2,144 totaling $891,078.

n The Annual Fund raised $661,817 through direct mail solicitations with a 16 percent response rate.

n 772 participants gave during the Wofford 500; $145,617 in a 24-hour timeframe. Students and staff worked almost around the clock to ensure the event’s success.

n The Annual Fund completed a successful Olympics campaign that netted more than $40,000 in gifts.


n 16 new members joined the Great Oaks Society by giving $2,500 or more annually to the Unrestricted Annual Fund. There are 87 total members, including Trustees Mike James ’73 and Stewart Mungo ’74, above.

Laura and John Bauknight ’89 with their scholar, Anthony Carden ’13, taken at the scholarship dinner this past spring. The Bauknights sponsor the Longleaf Endowed Scholarship along with Cile and Nick Wildrick ’90.

endowment


Scholarship per Endowment$1,500,000 — Wightman Scholarship Level .......................... Produces $67,500 in scholarships

$1,000,000 — Shipp Scholarship Level ................................. Produces $45,000 in scholarships

$750,000 — Carlisle Scholarship Level .................................. Produces $33,750 in scholarships

$500,000 — Snyder Scholarship Level .................................. Produces $22,500 in scholarships

$250,000 — Greene Scholarship Level ...................................Produces $11,250 in scholarships

$100,000 — Gaines Scholarship Level .................................... Produces $4,500 in scholarships

$50,000 — Marsh Scholarship Level ....................................... Produces $2,250 in scholarships

Gift CluB PyrAmidS Notice the red level of the pyramid: 4 percent of donors provide 84 percent of the gift support. The reverse holds true as well (gold level) with 65 percent of the donors contributing 2 percent of the dollars.This is actually a healthy pyramid of donors. The broad base of donors is important for long-term stability and the top tier is important for capital projects and immediate needs.

234 donors gave $5,000 +

669 donors gave $1,000 - $4,999

1,089 donors gave $250 - $999

3,713 donors gave $1 - $249

$270,960 given by the 3,713 donors of $1 - $249 gifts

$424,362 given by the 1,089 donors of $250 - $999 gifts

$1,150,390 given by the 669 donors of $1,000 - $4,999 gifts

$9,522,866 given by the 234 donors of $5,000+ gifts

Scholarship support is vital to the success of any out-standing college or university,

and Wofford is no exception. Ensuring that the Wofford experience continues to meet the diverse needs of our changing world while making that experience financially accessible to all qualified students remains a challenge. More than 92 percent of Wofford students receive financial aid, so every gift makes a positive impact on Wofford. In 2012 the college received more than $3.6 million in support of academic and athletic scholarships. In 2013 we will need even greater support to meet the needs of our students.

Annually funded scholarships are awarded directly from a gift, whereas endowed scholarships are awarded from earnings of an invested gift. Wofford offers two oppor-tunities to establish an endowed scholarship:

A minimum of $50,000, payable over five years, establishes a named, permanently endowed scholarship.

A commitment of $25,000, payable over five years, coupled with a documented estate or insurance plan for an additional $100,000 establishes a named, permanently endowed scholarship. This option offers the donor the opportunity to establish the scholarship with a lower initial gift when it is combined with a generous planned gift.

For a complete listing of all scholarship funds and their descriptions, please visit www.wofford.edu/gifts, then click on the endowment link, followed by the scholarship link. To establish a scholarship at Wofford, please contact the Office of Development at 864-597-4200 and ask to speak to a gift officer who will help you design a pledge or gift agreement and a scholarship fund agreement.


The Legacy Society was created by the Wofford College Board of Trustees to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of Benjamin Wofford’s will and the subsequent founding of the college. It recognizes those individuals who have made the ultimate expression of their faith in the college by

remembering Wofford in their estate plans. The society is composed of individuals who have provided for the future of the college through planned gifts such as charitable bequests, life income plans, gift annuities, pooled income fund contributions and life insurance designations. By confirming to the college the establishment of such plans, the following individuals are recognized as Members of The Legacy Society.

planned giving

AnonymousMaryann & Forrest AbbottRichard C. AdkinsMarianne J. BagwellMrs. Mason M. BarrettKenneth & Peggy BartonDr. Erin BentrimPeter D. BerryDr. & Mrs. Robert P. BetheaCecil & Pamela BondMarshall W. BrelandWilliam P. BrickleChristopher BrownleeKen & Martha Ann CampbellJule K. & DeArmond E. CanadayDr. William M. CannonJohn Robert CapesMarion ChandlerAlec H. ChaplinCermette & Anne Maner ClardySally & Jerry CoganMrs. William H. Cogswell IIIJesse C. CrimmRobert C. Deale IIIC. Warren DerrickDr. & Mrs. Don C. DodsonMorrill B. DonnaldMr. & Mrs. Fred F. DuBard Jr.J. Madison DyeMark R. ErbeEdward S. Ervin IIIBill & Sybil EvinsBilly EzellDon P. Ferguson Sr.Dr. Donald L. FowlerTed Hamilton & Mary Louise GainesDr. Gene W. GraceAlbert W. Gray Sr.H. Davis Green Jr.Rob & Marie GregoryDon & Dixie GriffinJames R. & Kay H. GrossAllen S. Guignard

Bob & Sara GunterJames R. Hackney Jr.Cathy & Ed Y. HallMrs. Anne HamesM.P. “Red” HamiltonJoe W. HamrickLeo HanningRichard E. HollisPeter & Zelda HowellRonald & Judith IngleDr. William F. JamesRobert D. JenningsDr. William Webb JohnstonDr. Andrew KangDr. Ann J. KellyKathy KingJim & Shirley KirbyPaul D. Kountz Jr.Mark H. LeeJohn & Pam LintonArmando G. LlorenteJ. Grady LocklearFreda & Al LynchLarry & Rachel McCallaMr. & Mrs. Harold M. McLeod Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Dan B. MaultsbyMelvin D. MedlockMrs. Beverly M. MinterMilton P. MooreCharles E. MorganDr. & Mrs. Ted R. Morton Jr.Jeff D. MossM. Stewart MungoSteven W. MungoDavid L. NeugentHarry & Bobbie NixDan W. & Betty Poteat OldsMr. Joseph H. OwensLiz & Dwight PattersonAnn & Pepe PerronHeather M. OnstottDixie & Bobby PinsonJohn H. & Anne R. Pitts

Dr. Harold E. Plaster Jr.Charles & Mary Sue PooleMr. & Mrs. L. Perrin PowellThe Hon. O. Eugene Powell Jr.Joe O. Price Jr.Russell R. RainesDan W. Rigby Jr.Betty RobinsonRon RobinsonDuPre SassardCharles W. Saunders Jr.March E. SeabrookMrs. Katrina Spencer-SilversteinDarwin & Bonnie SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Jerry StallworthFrank C. Stanton Sr.Ken SteenWillie G. StevensGrady & Sybil StewartAllen H. StokesMr.and Mrs. James Stuckey Jr.Jean SydnorCarol & George TateThomas L. & Lucy Scales TillerMr. & Mrs. G. Cameron Todd Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. TraywickGregory Lee & Eleanor Breazeale TroutmanEsther H. VerstegenMarshall T. WalshDr. W. Carl WalshTheodore W. WalterCharles Raymond WestThomas J. Jr. & Kathryn G. WestburyD. Wayne WhetsellHenry B. WilkinsonBetsy & Harry WilliamsElizabeth & Will WillimonPatsy & Will WillimonDr. & Mrs. William C. WilsonDennis M. & Ana Marie WisemanCarl & Angela Young

Wofford received the following ESTATE GIFTS

during 2012:


Sara W. CarrIsabel B. ChildJames C. Crawford Jr.Annie Laurie GeorgeRichard B. HarwellEaddy Williams HayesBarbara D. McAlisterDorothy F. Morrow

Guy M. NelsonBetty B. PattersonJohn W. ShulerRussell D. SmithJohn M. SowellLou Bomar ThomsonFrances M. TuckerJames T. Wiggins

Retired educators Oliver Tucker ’39, above with his wife, Frances, and Russell Smith ’49, below, left their estates to Wofford and established endowed funds to support students in the education program and those studying mathematics.


ArcadiaDr. Laura Barbas Rhoden grew

up in a South Georgia community unprepared for the large influx of Hispanics who were making it home. Her work with schools and community organizations address-ing the issues inspired her to push herself. She committed to learning as much as she could from school and the world around her, and she continued to serve.

“The same thing can happen to our students, and it has,” says Bar-bas Rhoden, associate professor of foreign languages, now celebrating a 10-year partnership that she and Bonner Scholar Minna Hosseini ’05 helped start between Wofford and Arcadia Elementary School, a school with a newly immigrated population of nearly 80 percent Hispanic/Latino.

“I knew I would be busy when I came here, so a way of multiply-ing impact is to mobilize students. They have skills that I don’t have and a system of support from the college that is enviable,” says Barbas Rhoden, referring to Twin Tow-ers, the Chaplain’s Office, Bonner Scholars, The Space to Impact, Stu-dent Affairs, Greek philanthropies and other faculty members.

“I’ve enjoyed creating a space where students can engage with their liberal arts-driven language curriculum. We’re not just teaching proficiency,” says Barbas Rhoden. “Having the Arcadia community within 10 minutes of campus has allowed us to address a community need and really push the students to engage their language skills and their liberal arts education.”

Now the Arcadia community has become a part of the Spanish program’s curriculum and ethos. Spanish 303 students continue to meet the course’s civic engage-ment component with the Arcadia Elementary community each fall, and during the spring the Spanish program offers civic engagement opportunities in a new course on leadership and social change in the Hispanic World. A number of students continue service work in Arcadia after fulfilling academic requirements because they enjoy it.

Laura Kate Gamble ’14 is one of those students.

“I get to help the children with their homework, hear about their days at school, and generally just have a blast! They are precious, and seeing them is definitely a highlight of my week,” she says.

This fall, thanks to Gamble and other student leaders, the Arcadia Volunteer Corps became a char-tered organization on Wofford’s campus. They hosted a Family Night in October that brought community service organizations into Arcadia. Earlier this semester, they delivered four new bicycles for the school children to enjoy, and this month they kick off a “Reading Buddies” program that will pair an Arcadia student with a Wofford buddy.

“Our hope is that these one-on-one interactions will encourage the children to read and also help them to build reading skills,” says Gamble. “We also are excited to be collaborating with Rotaract to do some playground renovations later this spring.”

Other students have found Arcadia fertile ground for collabo-ration. Stacey Mangan ’15, Chelsey Lawrence ’14 and Katherine Kelly ’14 spent fall term implementing their Space to Impact project, Get Moving, which encourages active lifestyles. The children at Arcadia embraced the opportunity, and now Mangan says Wofford students are working to grow the program.

“We’re heading back into the school this semester with the Wofford men’s soccer team, which I think will be incredibly great for the program because it gives the boys at the school a chance to see where hard work and dedication will get them later in life,” says Mangan.

Personally, Mangan says she’s learned that regardless of economic differences between communities, children are still children.

“The students at Arcadia are just like students anywhere else; they want to grow up and be suc-cessful; they want to make friends, and most importantly, they just want to have fun,” she says. “The children at Arcadia have helped me understand that everyone comes from different backgrounds, but in general, we are all trying to be the best person we can be.”

The college’s Bonner Scholars also continue to have a presence in Arcadia, working with ARCH Ministries, an after-school program for first graders started by Arcadia United Methodist Church. The Bonners also have spent time can-vassing the community to learn more about assets and needs, and now several Bonners are working to develop a program that ad-

Laura Kate Gamble ’14, left, presented bicycles to the ARCH

program as a member of the Wofford Arcadia Volunteer Corps.

Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, above, with her sons at Family Night, a

joint program of the Arcadia Volunteer Corps and the

Hispanic Alliance.

Wofford and VCOM students have worked

together on beautification projects

on the Northside.

Chuck Bagwell ’79: the ideal principal, mentor and collaboratorAccording to Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, Wofford found the perfect

collaborator in Arcadia Elementary Principal Chuck Bagwell ’79, above, giving a high-five to one of his Arcadia Elementary students.

“He has made so much of this happen, not by controlling it but by inspiring the students,” says Barbas Rhoden, who was not surprised when the South Carolina Association of School Administrators recently named Bagwell the 2013 Elementary School Principal of the Year.

Bagwell, who has been at Arcadia Elementary for 10 years, called Wofford for help when he became principal of the school. According to Barbas Rhoden, he and JoAnne Smith, director of ARCH Ministries for Arcadia United Methodist Church, deserve much of the credit for the Wofford / Arcadia partnership.

Wofford students agree. Both Chelsey Lawrence ’14 and Stacey Mangan ’14, who organized the Get Moving (running club) at Arcadia Elementary, talk about Bagwell’s commitment to the Arcadia community and the way he stresses academic excellence as preparation for college.

“Both Chuck Bagwell and JoAnne Smith provide mentoring and leadership, not just for Arcadia students but for Wofford students as well,” says Barbas Rhoden.

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Physics, superheroes and serviceLeft to right, Ashley Cantey ’16 (Wonder Woman), Bailey Carraway ’16 and Rufus Chambers ’16 seek volunteers among a crowd of children visiting Wofford from Cowpens Boys & Girls Club. During a Physics 104 presentation, the Wofford students explained the finer points of projectile motion and how it is used and abused in the Wonder Woman and Superman comics. For the past two years (fall semesters) Steve Zides, instructor in physics, has taught the class with a superhero theme.

“Although the analysis of superheroes with physics is not new, in fact there are several books on this topic, very few physics departments run such a course,” says Zides. “In the planning of the class, it occurred to me that the Wofford students might like to do an outreach lab with the Boys & Girls Club. Students were broken up into groups of three or four and asked to create presentations about their favorite superheroes and physics. Most of the presentations were very creative, involved skits and costumes, and had lots of group activities for the children.” Zides plans to continue to teach the popular class and continue the Boys and Girls Club Outreach Day component.

dresses the needs of students on weekends.

“Community development takes a lot of time,” says Ramon Galinanes, program coordinator of the Bonner Scholars program at Wofford. “We want to make sure we’re partnering with the community. We don’t want to go into a community and say, ‘We know what your problems are, and this is what we’re going to do.’ Instead we want to partner with folks and come up with a shared vision. It takes a lot of time, and our students are learning to take those steps.”

Part of that learning involves taking a leadership role in the new Spartanburg Hispanic Alliance that Barbas Rhoden helped form as a way to facilitate conversa-tions between city leaders, non-profit administrators and com-munity stakeholders. Galinanes and Gamble participate in the Hispanic Alliance as well.

“Arcadia has a young, new de-mographic that has been there for

10 to 15 years. It doesn’t look like the demographic that was there before,” says Barbas Rhoden, who takes her children to have their hair cut in the community. “We’re seeing this new generation of 20 to 30-year-old parents deciding the future of that community. We have to be patient. I’d like to see some of the children we’ve worked with over the past 10 years stay local, and they’re likely to if statistics about the demograph-ics of Latino communities hold true. I’d like to see these children become school board members, council members, entrepreneurs.”

The Hispanic Alliance meets monthly and has proven to be an area of positive collaboration between Wofford and the new VCOM (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine) as well.

“VCOM’s Hispanic Medical Outreach Program partnered with us to do a free flu clinic back in November. They also worked with Arcadia Volunteer Corps to spon-sor health grocery bags for the

holidays for families of children in ARCH. VCOM is eager to do more,” says Barbas Rhoden.

The Northside ProjectWofford and VCOM also are

partners in efforts taking shape on the Northside, just across Church Street from the college. Led by Northside Advisory Committee members Bill Barnet, former may-or of Spartanburg and professor of civic engagement and leadership at Wofford, and Curt McPhail ’96, president and director of global partnerships for globalbike, the project involves developing a 400-acre mixed-income housing, shopping, education and service model based on the Eastlake com-munity in Atlanta, Ga.

Wofford students already are engaged in the community through the Math Academy at Cleveland Elementary, and Bon-ner Scholar Shoreh Daraei ’14 has been working with McPhail on a program called Picture This that gives Northside area residents the

opportunity to express their feel-ings about their neighborhood as a way of making sure that their voices are heard throughout the revitalization process.

Last spring Wofford and VCOM students collaborated on the 21 Artists ON Residence program that covered the ply board nailed over the doors and windows of vacant houses with bright, positive images that rep-resent hope.

DowntownIn addition, Wofford students

learn while serving at the Adult Learning Center by teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages, at St. Luke’s Free Medical Center doing patient intake, the Northwest Recreation Center working with children each afternoon, the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen and other schools and community centers within a few miles of campus. In January Kris Neely ’02, assistant professor and coordinator of studio art, led

a “Street Art” Interim that fused community service and creative exploration. Their “lab” was an old industrial site near campus that bore years of vandalism.

Different campus organiza-tions — La U y Tu, Physics students, Twin Towers, among others — also bring area students to the campus.

Gamble, a biology major, believes that the community sur-rounding Wofford gives Wofford students the ideal environment to apply the skills they learn on campus.

“I’ve been taught to think critically and to carefully analyze the causes of problems,” says Gamble. “This methodical ap-proach is perfect for addressing the question of how to tackle a problem we’d like to address in the community. It is one thing to want to make a difference. It is another to be able to dream up and implement a solution.”by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89

Photo by Trent Brock


(Above) Chinese calligraphy and rubber stamp embossing with Dr. Li Qing Kinnison

(Below) Living with Dogs, taught by Dr. Richard Wallace

At the Jordan River, front row, left to right, Dr. Robert Bourne, Sallie Johnson, Donna Bourne; back row, left to right Jim Johnson ’71, Dr. Byron McCane, Dr. Ellen Goldey and Ken Buffington ’63.

(Above) Taekwon-Do: The Art of Kicking and Punching taught by Dr. Jeremy Henkel

Ken Buffington ’63 holds a Palestinian baby during what he calls the best trip he has ever taken, except his honeymoon, of course. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel with Bryon and Ellen,” he says. “Their scholarly interpretation and that of the other travelers has broadened my insight of the past and current Holy Land.”

“Israel Then & Now”: The Trip of a Lifetime, Jan. 11-20, 2013Since the summer of 2005, I have been taking Wofford students to Israel for archaeological digs. Those

experiences, and my relationships with our diggers, are among my deepest joys in teaching at Wofford. Maybe that’s why I’ve wanted to find a way to extend the Israel experience to alumni and friends of

the college as well.This January I finally got to do that as five friends of

Wofford joined my wife (Dr. Ellen S. Goldey, William R. Kenan Professor and chair of the department of biology) and me for a once-in-a-lifetime, all-access tour of Israel and Jordan. Over 10 remarkable days, we visited historic sites in both countries, including the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, Petra, Masada, Qumran and Jerusalem. We stayed in famous hotels, like the King David and the American Colony. At mealtimes we tasted authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, with both avant-garde and traditional Israeli and Arab dishes. We tried out some new experiences that aren’t all that common in the U.S., like a Turkish bath in Petra.

One day we had a lunch at a little walk-in Arab restaurant in East Jerusalem, where they serve a locally popular dish called shwarma. It’s a lot like a gyro, only with Arabic seasonings. We were the only non-Arabs in the place, but by the time lunch was over, we had made some friends, and Ken Buffington ’63 was holding a Palestinian child in his arms.

All along the way we ventured “behind the ropes” and “off the beaten path” at archaeological sites, museums and even in political offices. Of course, we visited Horvat Kur, the archaeological site that Wofford students are excavating. One evening we had dinner with journalist Linda Gradstein. We went to the Israel Museum and Yad Vashem, the Israel Holocaust Memorial. And on one unforgettable day we had private meetings with both an Israeli cabinet official and a Palestinian cabinet official. At 11 that morning we met for an hour in Jerusalem with Benni Begin, minister of science for the State of Israel. He is the son of Menachem Begin, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for signing the 1978 treaty with Egypt.

Then we drove from Jerusalem down to Jericho, where at 1 p.m. we met with Saeb Erekat, chief negotiator for the Palestinian National Authority. It was a rare experience.

Another evening at dinner we had a “global Wofford moment.” In a small restaurant in the tiny northern Israeli town of Livnim, there at the next table we met an Israeli business partner of Wofford Trustee Jimmy Gibbs.

Best of all the tour raised scholarship funds for Wofford students to go on our dig. This summer three students will receive scholarships. Perhaps “Israel Then & Now” was about two trips of a lifetime: one that our group experienced, and one that they gave to Wofford students.

Another trip is planned for January 2014. For further information, get in touch with me ([email protected]) or the Development Office.

by Dr. Byron McCane, Albert Outler Professor of Religion


(Left) Students learned to make their own flies during the Flyfishing Interim led by Dr. Philip Swicegood and Dr. Ron Robinson ’78.

(Below) Dr. Kathryn Milne and Dr. Catherine England ’05 shared their love of horses with students in the Riding and Researching the Horse Interim.

Functional Beauty: The Art and Craft of Pottery with Dr. Stacey Hettes

Rock Climbing and Yoga with Dr. John Miles and Dr. Kimberly Rostan

(Far left) Students spent time pruning grape vines to learn about Appreciating the Finer Things: Digesting Luxury Comestibles with Dr. Timothy Schmitz.

(Immediate left) Living in a Microbial World taught by Dr. Stefanie Baker and Dr. Natalie Spivey


Interim 2013

Alumni1948

Dr. Stephen Gibert and his wife, Cynthia, live in McLean, Va. Gibert is professor emeritus of government at Georgetown University. He also is founder and director of the National Security Studies Program at the university.

1953The Rev. Dr. John Younginer served

as grand marshal of the North Augusta (S.C.) Christmas parade held in December 2012. The sponsoring Lions Club chose him to lead the parade as a result of the vast community service that he has given to the North Augusta area. He retired from the United Methodist Church in June 1995, having completed 38 years of service.

1956Laurence McIntosh was named the

2012 recipient of the prestigious Ralph King Anderson Award on Dec. 13, 2012, during the Florence County (S.C.) Bar Association’s annual meeting. McIntosh is a partner in the McIntosh Law Offices and also has served as chairman of the McLeod Health Board of Trustees and president of the Greater Florence Cham-ber of Commerce. He lives with his wife, Frances, in Florence, S.C.

1958Harold McLeod lives in Greensboro,

N.C. His grandson, Austin McLeod Bergstrom, is a member of the class of 2016, making him the 40th direct de-scendant of McLeod’s great-grandfather to attend Wofford.

1959It was nice to hear from Dr. Charles

Brockwell, who lives in Louisville, Ky. Brockwell is a member of the faculty at the United Methodist Appalachian Local Pastors School, an extension program of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

Dr. Tom Gasque and his wife, Alice, became grandparents this year when their daughter, Susanna, and her husband, Chris, brought a charming 10-year-old boy, Preston, into their home.

1960The Rev. Zach Farmer (retired) and

his wife, Lee, live in Orangeburg, S.C. Farmer was named South Carolina Turkey Call Maker of the Year in 2012 and the Zach Farmer Orangeburg Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation was named in his honor.

1963Class Chair, Andrew C. English

Henry M. Smith spent four weeks in France last summer, visited with good friends, and translated an article about a heroic Montreal journalist in World War II. He also helped re-elect both U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and the only female Democratic governor in the nation, Mag-gie Hassan. He lives in Durham, N.H.

1964Class Chair, Charles W. Saunders

Ben Lawrence, owner of Lawrence Real Estate Co., was honored on Jan. 26, 2013, when he was inducted into the Greenwood County Hall of Fame. He has been involved in the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, the South Caro-lina Chamber of Commerce and the first Economic Development Committee of the Greenwood Chamber. Lawrence’s son, Keller, and his brother, Russell Lawrence ’69, attended the ceremony.

1965David R. Clark and his wife, Carole,

live in Columbia, S.C. Clark is a retired executive.

1967reunion Chairs, Stewart Johnson and donnie mcdonald

Jantzen Childers was elected to the South Carolina School Boards Associa-

tion board of directors during its annual meeting in December 2012. He is a retired Milliken manager and a Vietnam War veteran. Childers and his wife, Lynn, live in Union, S.C. Childers also was guest speaker during a Veterans Day program at Union County High School on Nov. 19, 2012.

1968Class Chair, ronald G. Bruce

Dr. Jim Gettys, a retired radiologist, lives with his wife, Bet, in Columbia, S.C.

It was nice to hear from Dean Hartley, who lives in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He tells us that he “continues to enjoy running Hartley Consulting and supporting the operations research community. My most recent publication was ‘Ontology Struc-tures for Modeling Irregular Warfare’ in ‘Military Operations Research.’”

Retired educator Sam Rollins has taken on the role of warehouse manager for Newberry County Schools. He supervises all aspects of procurement, staging and inventory control. Rollins and his wife, Marlene, live in Newberry, S.C.

1969Class Chair, richard l. myers

Rex Maynard was recognized recently as Anderson County’s Communitarian of the Year for his civic leadership. He is the owner of Maynard’s of Belton, a home furnishing company.

It was nice to hear from Tony Davis, who lives in Richmond, Va. After 28 years as a securities analyst, Davis settled into retirement in February 2013. He and his wife of 32 years, Marti, look forward to chapter two of their lives. The couple has two children and three grandchildren. Davis wrote, “I am incredibly proud of today’s Wofford. What tremendous progress and contributions the institu-tion has made since the late 1960s when I graduated.”

Ken Williams is general manager of

family owned Thomson Construction Supply Co., Inc. He and his wife, Kay, live in Thomson, Ga. The couple has three children.

1971Class Chair, Kenneth E. Smith

James Benjamin Lineberry and his wife, Nancy, live in Pauline, S.C. Line-berry is an adjunct professor at Spartan-burg Community College.

Bill Looney is director of nanotech-nology initiative for the professional and management support services firm of AE-COM. He is responsible for coordination of a global, cross business line, multidisci-plinary team of experts to assist clients in addressing nanotechnology-related issues. Looney lives in Waukesha, Wis.

Thomas H. Lyles is chief executive of-ficer of Tidelands Bank. He and his wife, Deborah, live in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Tim Rogers works for the S. C. House of Representatives as a budget analyst for the Ways and Means Committee. He and his wife, Mary, live in Lexington, S.C. The couple has two children.

1972Class Chair, Allen S. Guignard

Hubert Cook is an adviser for Peachtree Planning Corp. He lives with his family in Augusta, Ga.

The Rev. Arthur Holt and his wife, Penny, live in Boiling Springs, S.C. Holt retired in June 2012 after serving for 35 years as a United Methodist pastor.

Dr. Bill James was honored by the Spartanburg County Medical Association on Dec. 7, 2012, when he was awarded the D.C. Hull Award for physician of the year. James, a gynecologist with Spartanburg Regional Woman’s Clinic, has practiced for more than 30 years. He also has served as deacon and elder at First Presbyterian Church and has led several medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic. James and his wife, Brenda, live in Spartanburg.

Chuck Whitt retired as a sales manager at Allstate Insurance in August 2012 after 27 years of service. He and his wife, Kathi, live in Martinez, Ga.

Larry C. Whitworth, a project man-ager for Greenwood Petroleum Co. Inc., lives in Abbeville, S.C.

1973Collins and Lacy PC announced on

Jan. 30, 2013, that partner Jack Griffeth has been selected as a recipient of the 2013 Leadership in Law Award. He is one of only 24 attorneys statewide to receive this designation. Griffeth lives with his family in Greenville, S.C.

George Hodges and his wife, Wanda, live in Greensboro, N.C. Hodges retired at the end of December 2012, from the Davidson County Transportation Department, where he worked for 25 consecutive years. The past five years he served as director. Hodges plans to spend

more time with his family and will be home-schooling one of his children, an eighth-grade student. He also works as a sports referee and hopes to expand the number of games he officiates.

Michael Walker lives in Winston-Salem, N.C. He is associated with Molly Maid of Winston-Salem.

1975Class Chair, John O. moore

Gaffney businessman Carlisle Ham-rick was honored by the United Way of the Piedmont on Nov. 1, 2012, when he was presented with The General Daniel Morgan Award. The award is presented annually to a volunteer for their civic contribution. Hamrick is also a former Wofford College trustee. He and his wife, Gigi, live in Gaffney, S.C.

J. Louis McCraw is chief executive officer for the financial advising firm PFG Advisors. McCraw and his wife, Linda, live in Malvern, Pa.

Roy L. Owens Jr., a retired Army officer, lives with his wife, Joyce, in Decatur, Ala.

It was nice to hear from M.A. “Tony” Smith, who continues to enjoy his post-retirement occupation as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Smith lives with his wife, Jane, in Summerville, S.C.

1976Class Chair, John W. Gandy

Great Oaks Dental, founded by Dr. Paul Giddings, celebrates three decades of practice in 2013. Giddings is a Rotar-ian and an elder in Pickens Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Robin, live in Pickens, S.C.

Toy Nettles, president and chief execu-tive officer for Pee Dee Electric Coopera-tive Inc., was honored on Dec. 15, 2012, when he received an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Francis Marion University. He also has been named by BB&T to its Florence Local Advisory Board. Nettles lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Lake City, S.C.

Ronnie Wrenn is chief executive officer of 3fish Inc. Seafood Co. He and his wife, Sally, live in Charlotte, N.C.

1977The Rev. Dr. Donald R. Hayes is vicar

at Christ Church Calabash (N.C.). He and his wife, Cynthia, live in Dillon, S.C.

Robie Hutcherson is a sales represen-tative for Gutter Helmet. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Mill Spring, N.C.

Terry Prime and her husband, Vann, live in Woodbine, Md. Prime is vice president of marketing for the specialist health care firm BTG International Inc.

Dr. Paul Switzer is the associate dean of clinical affairs and discipline chair of psychiatry at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolina campus in Spartanburg.

CLASS OF 1963, remember to submit your biographical forms, make your hotel reservations and register to attend your 50th Class Reunion May 18 and 19. We can’t wait to see you!


M any Wofford alumni would answer that ques-tion affirmatively. They

not only are living longer and healthier, but also continue to do interesting things.

Dr. Frances MimsAt the age of 91 last year,

Dr. Frances Mims published a new book of her poetry, “Quaint House,” continuing a literary career that began when she earned a bach-elor’s degree from Converse College and a master’s from Wofford in 1947. She is a life member of the South Carolina Academy of Au-thors and has been honored by An-derson University with an endowed lecture series that has featured some of the region’s best writers.

“I remember Frances Mims well and fondly,” says Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap, who taught her in graduate school at the University of South Carolina. “I'm not at all surprised that she's still so active. She was remarkable for both her spirit and her intel-ligence. That she was also talented and determined to use her talents no matter what obstacles lay in her path made her truly memorable.”

“I’ve written poetry all my life,” Mims says. “I actually published my first anthology 30 years ago, but last summer, I decided it was time to do another one. Getting the book together took me several months, but it gave me great sat-isfaction.”

She says that what has kept her young is an abiding interest in people and what’s going on in the world. “Read, read, read,” she urges her friends. “Read good literature and the better magazines.”

George Morgan“Buy a computer!” That’s the

advice that George R. Morgan ’50

gives to anyone thinking about retiring. The Internet helps keep him in contact with the world, and he often composes interest-ing notes and newsletters. He has been involved through the years in maintaining a rare closeness among his high school classmates from Charlotte Central High School, who recently celebrated their 65th reunion. Many of those memories are attached to the school’s be-loved principal, John Otts, a 1930 Wofford graduate who died in 2010 at the age of 100.

Morgan was a stellar student leader at Wofford at an interesting time, when his peers were about evenly divided among teenage South Carolina boys and World War II veterans, many of whom already had families. On shoe-string budgets, he managed to pull together popular parties featur-ing outstanding “big bands” and helped manage the college store and football concession stand.

Morgan went on to an out-standing business career. He oper-ated one of the Carolinas’ largest printing companies, which he sold in his 50s to the R.R. Donnelly Co. (His son, George Morgan Jr. ’75, has worked for years as an R.R. Donnelly executive.) He then partnered with his wife, Margaret, in an antique business that helped make Pinewood, N.C., a retail center for the trade. They enjoyed many trips to England to acquire merchandise. He also served on the board at Central Piedmont Com-munity College.

Today, Morgan speaks oc-casionally to nursing students at Queens University about how to help their senior-citizen patients stay young and active. He is also a guide at the Carolinas Aviation Museum, which has become in-ternationally known for its exhibit,

“Miracle on the Hudson,” U.S. Airways Flight 1549.

Dr. George FieldsDr. George Fields ’52 retired

after a long career as a United Methodist minister, a chaplain in the Army Reserve, and a college president. “When I retired,” he says, “I thought I might have 10 more years of active living. Well, 15 years have passed by, and now I’m planning on celebrating my 100th birthday, God willing.

“When you retire, you are relieved of the structures that run your life. The result can be an amazingly different environment. For example, too many meetings waste a lot of time in talking. You can focus on the things you love (that’s where the word amateur comes from) and try new things as well,” Fields says. “You may have to accept the fact that the aging process diminishes your energy, but you shouldn’t let it diminish your vision.”

Fields will be long and affec-tionately remembered for what he has done in retirement to preserve the battlefields of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolu-tion. “Some years ago, I visited the site of the Musgrove’s Mill battle on the Enoree River. I saw that South Carolinians could afford to preserve it as an educational center on public land, and yet we hadn’t done our homework. Some of the actual battlefield’s key terrain was about to go on sale for develop-ment, but the state had no plans to acquire it. We have been able to turn that attitude around, and now we have a model state historic site. The preservation and interpretation of the Camden Battlefield is also going forward. Everything I had done in my active career helped in me work effectively in recent years.

For example, a pastor cannot be effective without knowing how to encourage informal teamwork and convince potential donors to give.”

Bill TinderBill Tinder ’60 was one of

three senior leaders on the 1959-1960 Terrier basketball team that finished the season with a record of 25-6 and advanced to the elite eight at the NAIA National tour-nament in Kansas City. He went on to have a successful career in the Army, retiring as a colonel in 1986. He followed up with an 18-year career in higher education administration.

Settling in Spartanburg, he real-ized that his financial situation gave him a chance combine his interests in basketball and in working with young people. “I’m doing what I always wanted to do, but I don’t have to worry about making it big or getting fired,” he says. “Besides, sometimes the grandfatherly rela-tionship allows you to help young women in life-changing ways.”

After five years with Wofford athletics, he moved to USC Up-state in 2014, working as assistant basketball coach and director of basketball operations as the Spar-tans moved through the Division II ranks and on to the Atlantic Sun Conference in Division I. At the age of 75, Tinder has just completed his ninth season at USC Upstate.

Bill and Martha Tinder have been married for 52 years. They have two sons, Brent and Kent, and four grandchildren: Anne, Ellen, Clark and Sarah.

Joe PughJoe Pugh ’60 says that the

keys to keeping him going are curiosity about the world around him and the influence of his wife,

Alice. “She is the one who pushes me to open strange doors and go through,” he says. “We‘ve recently been in nine states and three countries, and it has been fun. Retirement is a state of mind, and I haven’t reached it yet.”

Pugh says that he is a “passion-ate storyteller.” He averages two speaking engagements each week, ranging from civic clubs based near his home in Atlanta to the Sophomore Experience, an exciting Wofford program sponsored by the The Space in the Mungo Center. “I really enjoyed that day with the students, because I got to be around impressive young people,” he says. “As you would expect, they have a different mind-set from college men and women of my era. For example, I learned that 18 of 19 women in the audience talked to their mothers every day, taking ad-vantage of all the new technology.

“I am very apprehensive before I speak,” Pugh says. “I have learned from experience that every time you stand up, you are likely to encounter someone who knows more about the subject than you do.” Pugh says he overcomes this anxiety by moving around in the room and keeping his conversation with the audience informal rather than lecturing.

“I always mention the fact that I am a Wofford graduate, and I find that many more Georgians are familiar with the college than in past years, mostly because they are acquainted with alumni or current Wofford families.”

by Doyle Boggs ’70

Joe Pugh ’60, far left, speaks to Wofford students during the Sophomore Experience.

As d i rector o f the mi l i ta ry heritage program of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, Dr. George Fields ’52, left, often portrays a captain in the Spartan Regiment militia and describes events in the Southern campaign of the American Revolution.

Frances Mims’ latest book of poetry.


Wofford to offer Chinese study to pre-college studentsCollege receives federal grant for STARTALK @ Wofford summer program

When visitors come to the Wofford campus this summer, they may feel they've been transported to a whole new world where different languages are spoken

and different cultures are experienced.Chinese is the newest language to be offered to pre-college students in a sum-

mer immersion setting at Wofford, thanks to a $76,000 grant from the National Security Language Initiative’s STARTALK, a component designed to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not now widely taught in the United States.

STARTALK @ Wofford will offer, free of charge, a three-week program of intensive beginning Chinese language and culture courses for 45 rising 9th graders through just graduated 12th graders from Spartanburg and Greenville counties. The day program will run from June 17 through July 5 on Wofford’s campus.

The Wofford program, called “Say You & Say Me in a Whole New World of Chinese,” could be the beginning of a life-long journey for its young students, says Dr. Yongfang Zhang, assistant professor of Chinese Studies and director of STARTALK @ Wofford. “With the STARTALK federal funding, the program could provide a magic carpet ride — much like in the story of Aladdin — taking students to a whole new world of Chinese language and culture and a new fantastic point of view, and building their capability to talk about themselves and others in Chinese,” she says.

STARTALK @ Wofford will run parallel to the Language Academy @ Wofford, a summer language immersion program that offers French, Spanish and German to pre-college students.

The Chinese program will provide not only language instruction, but will give students hands-on cultural experiences, such as Chinese cuisine, tea, Tai Chi, music and crafts. Post-program refresher workshops will be offered, and the program will advise participants during their future learning journey, with information about available scholarships and learning resources.

STARTALK @ Wofford builds on the college’s commitment to creating global citizens with cross-cultural competence who are prepared to succeed in the 21st century and Wofford's own Chinese Language and Cultural program for its stu-dents. The college offers a major in Chinese and minor in Chinese studies. Students in this program recently won “Palmetto Chinese Star,” “Future Palmetto Chinese Star” and other recognitions in the fourth annual Palmetto Chinese Star Contest.

While STARTALK @ Wofford is free, students must be energetic, motivated and have demonstrated academic excellence. Priority will be given to students who plan to continue learning Chinese language and culture and who attend pre-program orientation.

Transportation will be provided to and from Greenville.The deadline for applications is April 15, 2013. For information on how to

apply, go to www.wofford.edu/startalk.by Laura H. Corbin

1979Class Chair, Wade E. Ballard

Army Maj. Gen. Rodney O. Anderson has retired from the U.S. Army after 33 years of active military service. In his last assignment, he served as the deputy commanding general of Fort Bragg and the 18th Airborne Corps. Anderson and his wife, Linda, live in Fayetteville, N.C.

1980Class Chair, Paul d. Kountz Jr.

Rod Gettys is the senior vice president in charge of credit admin-istration for Pickens Savings and Loan. Prior to his employment with Pickens Savings and Loan, he was a federal bank examiner with the office of thrift supervision and subsequently the office of the comptroller of the currency. Gettys and his wife, Jeanne, live with their daughter, Caroline, in Greenville, S.C.

Leslie Enlow McLeod and her husband, David, live in Moore, S.C. McLeod is the owner of Petzu Crit-ter Care, and also is a 3K teacher at Reidville Road Readiness Center. The couple has two children.

1983Class Chair, W. Scott Gantt

Alfred Gabala lives with his family in Arlington, Va. Gabala is a senior consultant for NewBold Advisors.

1984Class Chair, Kenneth Kirkpatrick

Eddie Butler, owner of Butler Automotive, was honored when he received the Sertoma Club of North Augusta’s Service to Mankind Award in November 2012. He served as an Aiken County Council member for 19 years. Butler lives in North Augusta with his wife, Kimberly, and their three children.

Nate Woody has been selected as football defensive coordinator at Appalachian State University. Woody served as Wofford’s defensive coordi-nator for the past 13 seasons.

1985Class Chair, timothy E. madden

Allyson Way Hank is vice presi-dent of Lexington (S.C.) based Mc-Guinn Homes. She and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Daniel Hank, divide their time between Orangeburg and Barnwell, S.C. The couple has one son, Allen.

Robby O’Bryant and his wife, Robin, live in Laurens, S.C. O’Bryant is a sales manager for Navigon Finan-cial Group.

1986Class Chair, Brand r. Stille

Robin Johnson Griffith and her husband, Fred, live in Spartanburg. Griffith is self-employed as a certified public accountant.

Dr. Walter Hiott is a psychiatrist for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. He lives with his family in Charleston, S.C.

Living in Elgin, S.C., Mark Taylor is president of Taylor Realty Management.


Run, Holly, Run!Holly Smith ’04 runs across America

1987Andy Timmerman has been

appointed president and CEO of Abbeville Savings and Loan. The announcement was made by the bank’s board of directors on Jan. 13, 2013. Timmerman also is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He lives with his family in Abbeville, S.C.

Victoria Quick is a paramedic/firefighter for the Orange County Fire Rescue Department. She and her partner, Phyllis Williams, live in DeLand, Fla. They have two children, Alex Oaks and Julia Oaks.

1988Class Chair, C. lane Glaze

Living in Hickory, N.C., Kathryn Bass is a funeral director at Bass-Smith Funeral Home.

Adam Boyd and his wife, Ann, live in Black Mountain, N.C. Adam is director of Camp Merri-Mac, a summer camp for girls.

The Rev. Furman Buchanan is the rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, S.C. He and his wife, Kim, have three children. Their daughter, Rebecca Katherine Buchanan, is a first-year student at Wofford.

Jenks Hedgepath and his wife, Kathryn, live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Hedgepath handles commercial real estate sales, leases and development for Landmax Real Estate.

1989Class Chair, michael r. Sullivan

Todd Rogers lives in Loveland, Colo. He is a cardiovascular perfusion-ist at Denver Perfusion.

1990Class Chair, Scott W. CashionAndy Beeson has been named

chief counsel of the Legislative Coun-cil of the South Carolina General As-sembly. He lives with his wife, Holly, and son, Drew, in Lexington, S.C.

Wen Crenshaw is a unit manager at Murdoch Developmental Center. He lives in Wake Forest, N.C.

Elliott DeMerell has been named major gifts officer in the development office at Trident Technical College. He lives in Charleston, S.C.

Living in Sumter, S.C., Tripp Lee is general manager at Frasier Tire Service Inc., the largest independent Goodyear dealer in South Carolina.

Christie Lucas is vice president of commercial lending at TD Bank. He lives in Murrells Inlet, S.C.

NBSC has announced the addition of Murrell Smith to its local board of directors. Smith, a member of the S.C. House of Representatives, is a partner at Lee, Erter, Wilson, Holler & Smith. He and his wife, Mary Macaulay White Smith ’00, live in Sumter, S.C., with their daughter, Bee.

1991Class Chair, leslee Houck Page

Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels has been appointed to the Medical University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. Daniels and his wife, LeAnne, live in Pawleys Island, S.C. The couple has two children.

In fourth grade Holly Smith ’04 ran her first timed mile in gym class with an impressive time

of 7:15. “My gym teacher told my parents I should take up the sport of running. I tried it out, and the rest is history,” says Smith. “I love going out for a long run, listening to my music on my iPod and think-ing about life in general.”

A little more than three years ago Smith, who competed as a member of the Wofford cross country team, combined her love of running with her desire to travel and challenged herself to run a half marathon (13.1 miles) in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. by the age of 30. From Alaska to Florida, and everywhere in be-tween, Smith has been traveling the country in an attempt to finish her nationwide goal. On Dec. 9, 2012, one day before her 31st birthday, Smith achieved her goal after fin-ishing her 51st half marathon in Tucson, Ariz. It was one of the best days of her life.

Smith finished all of her half marathons in less than two hours. Her best time was 1:39 in the Martian Half Marathon in Dear-born, Mich.

“I believe the dedication, time-management and discipline that I have had to have while completing this incredible goal was instilled in me during my time at Wofford,” says Smith. “I can only hope that others who have attended Wofford,

Holly Smith ’04 celebrates on Dec. 9, 2012, after completing the final race (Tucson Half Marathon) in her 50-state goal.

Toronto, Canada, and the Blue Nose Half Marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also already has registered for the 2017 Antarctica

Half Marathon, and is looking forward to running the Great Wall Half Marathon in Beijing, China, in 2015.

by Ashley Rowe

graduated from Wofford, taught at Wofford, or coached at Wofford are as proud as I am to be part of this very special community. Wofford is an extraordinary place, and I am grateful for everything it has taught me in my 31 years of life.”

According to Smith, each run has created its own adventures: a first trip to New York and a run through Central Park, Times Square, along the Hudson River then finishing where the World Trade Center once stood; starting under the Olympic Bridge in Salt Lake City; running through the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and on the famous Hay-ward Field track in Eugene, Ore. She calls herself a “fanatic,” and is a member of the worldwide running groups Half Fanatics and Seven Continents Club. For Smith, running is a way of life. She holds a master of science in sports leadership from Virginia Com-monwealth University and now lives in Indianapolis, Ind., with her husband and works for the NCAA.

Smith has no intention of resting on her laurels. In typical Terrier fashion, she has set another goal: to run a half marathon in every province (10) and territory (three) in Canada, and one on every continent of the world before the age of 40. She isn’t wasting any time either. Smith will be run-ning two half marathons in May: the Goodlife Half Marathon in

P. S. While wearing our Wofford shirts another Wofford alumnus spotted us and introduced himself – Scott Brewington ’87. That makes at least three Wofford grads in a field of 30,000.

Dear Ole Wofford,

Kyle Roach and I are sorry to report that we did not make it to Home-coming this year. Unfortunately, we had a prior commitment. In a

fit of enthusiasm and beer on a camping weekend with John Critchfield ’92, we decided what better way to celebrate our 20th reunion — and desperately cling to our youth — than to run a marathon for the first time. On Oct. 28 we ran the 37th Marine Corps Marathon in Wash-ington, D.C. To say it was an experience of a lifetime is an understate-ment. Knowing that it was Homecoming weekend, we wanted to join our fellow alumni in spirit, so we decided to wear Wofford running shirts in the race. Unfortunately, we could not find any technical run-ning shirts to purchase. Undaunted, we made our own. Throughout the race spectators yelled, “Go, Wofford,” as we ran past. One woman actually screamed, “Go, Wofford, I went to Furman!” Needless to say the Wofford screams helped carry us through the full 26.2 miles.

We’ll do our best to make it to Homecoming in the future, unless, of course, there is an ultramarathon that weekend!

Best wishes,

Will Britt ’92


Vic Rawl and his wife, Jennifer, live in Lincoln, Neb. Rawl is a shareholder in the McNair Law Firm P.A. located in Charleston, S.C.

1992Class Chair, Nicholle P. Chunn

Amy Leger Mims is an assistant prin-cipal for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. She lives in Mint Hill, N.C.

Ken Tuck is the director of water treat-ment at Spartanburg Water Works. He and his wife, Alma, live in Spartanburg.

1993Class Chair, Sarah C. Sawicki

Todd Messick and his wife, Sarah Shirley Messick ’95, live in Atlanta, Ga. Todd is a physician’s assistant at Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic. The couple has three children.

Dr. Whitney Wolfe Thoma has joined the obstetrics and gynecology practice of Williamson & Gillespie P.A. She lives with her husband, Christopher, in Orange-burg, S.C. The couple has two children.

1994Class Chair, Alicia N. truesdail

Congratulations to Timothy Johnson who became a National Board certified teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in De-cember 2012. Currently a teacher at Shaw Academy, he also teaches mathematics in the Twilight Success Academy after-school program at Scotland High and tutors math in the community. Johnson lives in Bennettsville, S.C.

Alli Elwood Sculthorpe and her husband, Chris, live in Lyman, S.C. The couple has two children. Sculthorpe earned her nursing degree from the Uni-versity of South Carolina Upstate.

Dr. Elizabeth Likis-Werle earned her Ph.D. in counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in De-cember 2012. She is an assistant professor at East Tennessee State University. Eliza-beth lives with her husband, Dave, and their two daughters, in Asheville, N.C.

Dr. Holisa Coleman Wharton, a professor at Lander University, earned her doctoral degree in health care genetics from Clemson University in December 2012. Wharton lives with her family in Abbeville, S.C.

Cindy Winar and her husband, Curtis, live in Centennial, Colo. Winar holds a master’s degree in psychology from Georgia College and is employed as a therapist. The couple has one daughter, Sutton Joyce.

1995Class Chair, Brandie yancey lorenz

Living in Annapolis, Md., Greg Bethard is an account executive for adidas.

Mary-Margaret Fitzhenry is an as-sociate attorney at Hayes Law Firm LLC. She lives in Charleston, S.C.

Marshall Fleet Sanford lives in Studio City, Calif. He is the owner of the real estate investment firm of Fleet Construc-tion/JAG Realty.

1996Class Chair, Curt l. Nichols Jr.

Rob Galloway is a pilot at Jones Broth-ers Seaplanes. He lives in Tavares, Fla.

Patrick Kelley and his wife, Dr. Darby Sexton Kelley, live in Columbia, S.C. The couple has three children.

Carl A. Young was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army while on assignment at the Pentagon. The promotion ceremony was held on Jan. 28, 2013, and was hosted by Rear Admiral Richard Snyder. Several Wofford alumni were present including: Sgt. Maj. (retired) Foster B. McLane ’69, Maj. William M. Brown Jr. ’97 and Matthew C. Green ’97. Young’s wife, Angela, and daughter, Anne, also were in attendance.

1997Class Chair, Beth m. Guerrero

Ransome Helmly is an attorney at Luzuriaga Mims LLP. He lives with his family in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Douglas Polen and his wife, Rachel, live in Mineral, Va. Polen is town manager for the Town of Mineral. The couple has two children.

1998Class Chair, Casey B. moore

McCarthy Crenshaw and his wife, Addy, live in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Crenshaw is owner and president of Physicians Advantage, providing asset protection and accumulation planning for physicians. The couple has three children.

Dr. Hee Young Hwang DeFee is a graduate student in dental medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. She and her husband, Michael, live in Charleston, S.C.

1999Class Chair, Zach O. Atkinson

Dana Benson McIntosh is general manager of My Vacation Haven, a va-cation rental management company. She lives with her family in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

Niki Easterwood Verrastro and her husband, Philip, live in Athens, Ga. The couple has two children.

2000Class Chair, Anthony d. Hoefer Jr.

Shelley Lane Ashcroft and her husband, Greg, live on Johns Island, S.C. Ashcroft is a medical device sales representative for TEI Biosciences. The couple has a 5-month-old daughter, Eleanor Grace.

Travis Brightbill is regional director of marketing at Medical Facilities of America. He and his wife, Kristen, live in Charlotte, N.C.

Dianne Strikeleather Crocker is financial analyst and budget director at Converse College. She and her husband, Michael Crocker ’07, live in Inman, S.C.

Kristian Gusmer and his wife, Bethany, live in San Jose, Calif. Gusmer is a senior manager at Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Living in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Penny Koger is manager of civilian human capi-tal program for civilian brigade employees in Hawaii, Alaska and Japan.

Ashia Jeter Woodruff lives with her husband in Boiling Springs, S.C. Woodruff is associated with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Resources.

Physician, researcher, activist: Dr. Nicole Redmond merges interests to care for the underserved

While doing her internal medicine residency at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Nicole Redmond ’96 recalls an inmate who came in for treatment. He wore the prison jumpsuit and was accompanied by guards. For security reasons, he wasn’t

allowed to know when his appointments were scheduled. He couldn’t control his own medications. “I remember getting frustrated,”

she says. “Treating him was a big aha moment for me. This is the only population with a constitutional right to health care, and I became interested in the shape they’re in when they return to society. Some-times their clinical status declines in the prison system; sometimes they’re getting better care. How do we con-tinue care upon release, especially when they have competing demands for housing and employment with a criminal record?”

As an assistant professor in the preventive medicine division at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), Redmond focuses her clinical research on underserved and minority populations, including ex-offenders. She’s particularly excited about the new Transitions Clinic at UAB and other sites across the country funded by a $6.8 million grant from the federal government’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

“The Transitions Clinic model has been shown to increase primary care access and reduce emergency department use,” says Redmond.

Redmond uses about 80 percent of her time working on research projects. The rest she spends doing hands-on patient care as a primary care physician at Cooper Green Mercy Health Services.

“It’s a largely minority, indigent population,” says Redmond. “The work is in line with my interests in health disparities and keeps me in tune with minority populations. Having that context of direct patient care helps me approach my research from a broader perspective.”

After graduating from Wofford with a B.S. in biology, Redmond went on to earn her dual M.D. / Ph.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she was in the first class of Presidential Scholars.

“The unifying theme for the Presidential Scholars that year was health disparities. I guess it spoke to my activist inclinations. So here I was in the middle of a Ph.D. program, and I decided that I wanted to change directions,” she says.

Redmond did her internal medicine residency through Emory. She then completed a Har-vard Medical School fellowship in general internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

“Being in the Harvard community was a stimulating and valuable experience, but it was ex-pensive and cold and far from my family,” says Redmond, who chose UAB because of its research reputation, emphasis on health disparities, and location in the sunny south.

Her experiences in Massachusetts were formative, and because the state was at the center of health care reform, it gave her insight into the nationwide debate on health care policy and funding.

“It has brought a very necessary conversation to the forefront,” says Redmond. “Political rhetoric aside, people live longer, are not as sick and don’t spend as much money if they have health insurance coverage.”

Redmond says that the profits may not be measured financially but in quality and quantity of life.

“I believe it’s important for everyone to have coverage. These exchanges will level the playing field and fill some gaps,” she says.

For students considering careers in medicine, Redmond offers two pieces of advice: 1. Don’t underestimate the value of relationships. Build and maintain a support network

and find role models. “Dr. Jameica Hill ’88 returned to Wofford to teach while I was a student,” says Redmond. “She never taught me, but she was important to me because she was an African-American woman who graduated from Wofford, was in the same sorority, and now held a Ph.D. Her presence… just her being there was important.”

2. Maintain a sense of introspection. “Lots of people will have expectations of you,” says Redmond. “It’s important to think about what you want. It’s hard to advocate for yourself when you don’t know what you need, so get introspective.”

by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89

Dr. Nicole Redmond, photo courtesy of UAB


Michael Curtis, a Wofford professor and senior fiction editor of The Atlantic, remembers his first semester of teaching creative writing at the college. Thomas Pierce ’06 was one of his students, a graduate of Spartanburg High School and the son of a Wofford

alumnus, Mickey Pierce ’75.“When I saw Thomas’ work, a story, I knew, and said, that he was writing at a publishable

level. He was not just talented, as are many smart and imaginative undergraduates. He was already writing like a professional,” Curtis says.

“I’m not at all surprised, therefore, to see him prove the point. He’s smart, constantly working at his craft, and very likely to be a huge success. Soon.”

For Pierce, “soon” now appears to be very soon.After a stint in Washington as a producer and reporter with National Public Radio, Pierce

this spring will complete his MFA degree at the University of Virginia.He also is the author of a breakthrough short story, “Shirley Temple Three,” published in the

New Yorker magazine (Dec. 24-31, 2012.) The title creature is a Bread Island Dwarf Mammoth who is created by cloning for a television program called “Back from Extinction” and winds up living with Mawmaw, a lonely retiree in a small Southern town.

But Pierce’s story is only incidentally about a mammoth; it’s far more subtle and interesting than that. Saying more would spoil a good read for Wofford Today subscribers. (www.newyorker.com/fiction)

“I started working on the plot in the fall of 2011,” Pierce says. “It began, for me, as a story about a mother and her son. The mammoth sort of wandered into the picture. I worked on it off and on for six month before submitting it. The initial response from the editors at the New Yorker was positive, but they thought that it would be better if I could shorten it. I did, and I think it’s probably stronger for it.”

Pierce’s novella “Said the Dark Fishes” won the Benjamin Wofford Prize in 2004. “I’ve always been grateful my creative writing classes at Wofford. The novella-writing class taught me how important it is to write and revise every day. That’s an important habit for a writer.”

Pierce says that his Wofford writing professors have provided support since graduation. “John Lane has provided much needed encouragement over the years, and Mike Curtis… I’ll never be able to thank him enough for all the help he’s given me, reading and responding to my work.”

Pierce is currently working on a collection of short stories and a novel. His pending publica-tions include fiction in Subtropics, the Oxford American — and The Atlantic.


2001Class Chair, Jenna Sheheen Bridgers

Dr. Matt Grover is a forensic coor-dinator at the Bronx Psychiatric Center. He and his wife, Erin, live in Long Island City, N.Y.

Emory Clark Henderson lives with her two children in Loudoun County, Va., where she teaches high school English to special education students. She also is studying for a second master’s degree in education.

Jil Littlejohn became president and chief executive officer of the Greenville Urban League of the Upstate on Jan. 14, 2013. She is also a Greenville (S.C.) city councilwoman. Littlejohn formerly served as executive director of the YWCA.

Living in Newark, Ohio, Chris Thompson is a financial account analyst at FlightSafety International. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children.

Sharreka Williams has accepted a psychologist position at the Coastal Evaluation Center, a South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice facility located in Ridgeville, S.C. Her responsi-bilities will include providing evaluations and psychological reports for adjudicated juveniles, to assess intellectual and per-sonality factors and psychopathology for the Family Court.

2002Class Chair, l. yorke Gerrald

Maj. Charles Dixon graduated from the United States Army Command Gen-eral and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in December 2012. He and his wife, Marion Hawley Dixon have relocated to Colorado Springs, Colo., where Charles is stationed at Fort Carson. The couple has one daughter, Emmy.

Congratulations to John Hamilton who earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychol-ogy in 2012 from Palo Alto University. He lives in Baton Rouge, La.

Dr. Erica Savage-Jeter was a guest speaker at Sims Middle School’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 21, 2013. She is a family physician at Family Medical Center and a staff physician at Mary Black Healthcare System.

Will Johnson has been elected a share-holder in the firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. effective Jan. 1, 2013. Johnson is an attorney in the firm’s Columbia, S.C., office, and practices in the areas of tax and economic development law.

2003Class Chair, tracy A. Howard

Kyle James, co-founder of nuCloud, a firm providing professional quality interactive maps, was a featured speaker at the College News Association of the Carolina’s annual conference on March 24, 2013. James and his wife, Heather, live in Simpsonville, S.C.

2004Class Chair, fred A. Byers ii

Attorney Stephen Arbuzow is assis-tant public defender in the 15th Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Mary-Wallace DeBerry is a registered nurse at Palmetto Health Richland. She lives in Columbia, S.C.

Rebecca Chapman Parker and her husband, Jeremy, live in Chicago, Ill., where they both work at Rush Univer-

sity Medical Center. Rebecca is a speech language pathologist, and Jeremy is a cardiology fellow.

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has an-nounced the addition of J. Raleigh West III as an associate attorney in the firm’s Charleston office. Previously West was a project manager with the Trust for Public Land. He lives in Charleston, S.C.

2005Class Chair, ryan m. Waller

Margaret Grimsley Antelme and her husband, Charles, have moved to Nairobi, Kenya, from London this spring. The couple has two children, Leopold Xan and Valentine James.

Catherine England-Plisiewicz will receive a Ph.D. in English from the University of South Carolina this May. In March she successfully defended her dissertation, “The Attraction of Imper-fection: Depreciating Social Capital in Victorian Marriage Plots.”

Dr. Eve Van Harpen and her husband, Jeffrey Stoxen, live in Rhinelander, Wis. She is a dentist at Forest County Po-tawatomi Health and Wellness Center in Crandon, Wis.

Bailey Neill lives in Montgomery, Ala., and is a graduate law student.

Living in Columbia, S.C., Janet Rhodes is an attorney at Mabry Law Firm LLC.

The Rev. Hayley O’Connor Stone is the associate minister at Fairmilehead Parish Church. She and her husband, Bill, live in Scotland.

2006Class Chair, Hadley Green inabinet

Helen Barron Dowbak and Johna-than Dowbak live in Simpsonville, S.C. Helen is an audit manager at Elliott Davis LLP.

Charlie Jennings is the director of event operations and talent buyer for AC Entertainment. He oversees the op-erations of all events produced by ACE, and as one of the talent buyers, books talent across all ACE projects. He lives in Knoxville, Tenn.

Living in Antalya, Turkey, Emmett Sheridan is a professor of English as a second language at Antalya International University.

Caroline Turnage-Butterbaugh has been named a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need fellow at the University of Mississippi for excellence in mathematics. She is among seven fel-lows pursuing a Ph.D. in the university’s department of mathematics through the GAANN Program. Caroline and her husband, Ian, live in Oxford, Miss.

2007Class Chair, Hunter l. miller

Steven Fusaro is the interim baseball coach for Chapman High School. He had been varsity assistant coach for the past two seasons. Fusaro lives in Inman, S.C.

Ben Garner has joined the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as an associate attorney following a two-year clerkship for the Senior U.S. District Judge Henry M. Herlong. He also is a member of The Upstate South Carolina American Inn of Court and is a board member of the Charleston School of Law Alumni Association. Garner lives in Greenville, S.C.

Published in the New Yorker — Pierce’s short story finds auspicious home in print


MATIAS

The Wofford Singers called it a rare and special chance to perform with a profes-

sional tenor, an opportunity to give their best performance for a large and enthusiastic audience.

The audience in Leonard Audi-torium called it a magical evening featuring an excellent performance of Camille Saint-Saens’ “Christmas Oratorio,” giving them a chance to renew acquaintances with one of their own whose musical career is definitely on the rise.

Matias Mariani ’07 called it simply “my way of giving back.”

“When my family arrived here from Argentina, I found Spartan-burg to be a wonderful, nurturing place for young talent,” he says. Already interested in serious vocal music from listening to his mother perform and watching the Three Tenors on television over and over, he found many opportunities and much encouragement through the churches, schools and international festivals.

“I’m always emotional about my high school experiences. Dr. John Moody worked with me after school and was the first teacher to arrange for me to sing with an orchestra,” he says.

Then came Mariani’s decision to enroll at Wofford and continue his music by special arrangement at Converse College. “The broad liberal arts background I received at Wofford has given me an advantage over my peers whose undergradu-ate education had been in a con-servatory.

“I especially liked taking classes in history and science. Dr. Jim Proctor and Dr. John Akers were wonderful mentors in the Success Initiative (now called The Space to Impact). Christi Sellars and Gary McCraw ’77 in the Wofford music

a very busy fall season for Mariani. He had boarded six flights and 10 different airplanes in the previous week. In between traveling and performing and taking special les-sons at the Cincinnati Conserva-tory, he updated his website, sent several dozen emails and read the novel that provided the foundation for an interesting libretto.

“I do not necessarily want to become famous,” Mariani says, “but I do want to make a name for myself. Music and art are about giving back, and one of my goals is to establish scholarships at Wofford and the Boston Conservatory.”


department were very supportive, even agreeing to perform some of my pieces. It’s exciting to see the choral program now relocated to the Montgomery Music Center.

“After I graduated from Wofford, I took a year to teach my native Spanish in Gainesville, Fla.,” Mariani says. “I loved the students and had no troubles, but, in my mind, I still heard the music every day.

“Finally, I decided to go for the dream and auditioned success-fully at the Boston Conservatory. I spent two years there and got excellent training and exposure. I stayed on in Boston for a while to build up a resume.”

Then came the long and drain-ing series of auditions for operas and performances. “The rule of thumb for a performer just start-ing out and working as his or her own manager is that 10 auditions may produce only one job, and many fail entirely. Preparation and research is the key. It’s not just a question of your voice, but your ability to act, to fit in well with the role and the voice. You never know exactly what they are looking for. You have six minutes and two songs to sell it,” Mariani says.

By contrast, Mariani quickly had five auditions that led to three offers. He signed two contracts that yielded four jobs.

“A life-changing experience that I had early in my career took me to the place where 19th century opera was refined,” says Mariani. “I sang in the opera house Teatro Magnani in the town of Fidenza, where Verdi conducted many of his works. I also performed in his hometown of Busseto at the school where he studied as a child — my accompanist played the same piano Verdi once played!”

Coming back to Spartanburg and to Wofford came at the end of

SANTIAGO

Santiago Mariani ’07 is pre-paring for his ordination as a Roman Catholic priest in

the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C. He has achieved the rare distinction of being admitted to the Pontifical North American College in Rome for his theological formation. This process usually takes four or five years. He also is studying for his intellectual formation at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross operated by Opus Dei, “the work of God.”

On Feb. 11, the seminarians at the North American College learned that they would witness

first-hand a transition of leader-ship for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics as Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation. An election for his successor was held in early March. Prior to these de-velopments, Wofford Today senior editor Doyle Boggs ’70 completed this on-line interview.

Wofford Today: When did you first think about entering the seminary? As an even younger man than you are now, what attracted you to this life, and particularly the diocesan priesthood?

It was not until my college years that I even began to perceive

the possibility of such a call. For years, I had dreamt of having my

Matias Mariani ’07 returned to Wofford in December to sing in the Christmas concert.

Hollis Inabinet is an associate for the law firm of Holcombe Bomar P.A. He lives in Simpsonville, S.C.

Lianne Moore Parr and her husband, Adam, live in Alexandria, Va. Parr is an analyst for government contractor BAI Inc.

Dr. Victoria MacDonald is now a CVS pharmacist in North Charleston, S.C., She graduated in 2011 from the USC School of Pharmacy.

Jennifer Russell teaches math and social studies in Spartanburg School Dis-trict 3. She lives in Boiling Springs, S.C.

Living in Knoxville, Tenn., Terrance Ware is an insurance adviser for Nation-wide Insurance.

2008Class Chair, Nathan madigan

Kevin Adleman has joined the Wofford football staff as inside lineback-ers coach. A former Terrier linebacker, he started all 13 games of the 2007 season. He comes to Wofford after spending last season as defensive coordinator at Brevard.

Jason DeKoster and his wife, Leslie, live in Greenville, S.C. DeKoster is an account manager for Aerotek Inc.

Kate A. Ferguson is an internal wholesaler for retirement specialist firm SunAmerica. She lives in Woodland Hills, Calif.

James Thomas Fogartie was admit-ted to the West Virginia Bar on Oct. 25, 2012. He and his wife, Marie, live in Morgantown, W.V.

Living in Spartanburg, Wade Lindsey is a manager for his family’s restaurant, Wade’s Family Restaurant. He earned his master’s degree in business administration in August 2012 from Clemson University.

Dr. Christie Lee Sapakoff is a physical therapist at Bayside Health Care Center. She earned a doctorate in physical therapy from Hampton University in 2012. Sa-pakoff lives in Portsmouth, Va.

Jim Sauter earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law and passed the Tennessee bar exam in 2012. He is now an associate at the law firm of Morgan & Akins PLLC in Nashville, Tenn. Sauter lives in Antioch, Tenn.

2009Class Chair, t. Peyton Hray

Andrew Dobson is a certified public accountant and staff account at McAbee, Talbert, Halliday & Co. He lives in Greer, S.C.

Kathryn Hall moved to Houston, Texas, in Oct. 2012, where she began a three-year curatorial fellowship at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

Living in Seattle, Wash., Bethany Jerabek is a registered nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Kelsey Lever lives with her husband, Adam, in Belton, S.C. Lever teaches sci-ence in Anderson School District Two. The couple has a daughter, Arwen Adelle.

Murray Meetze is a University of South Carolina regional admissions representative for the state of Georgia.

Living in Atlanta, Ga., Kalen Parks is conferences and events planner/manager for Emory University’s Continuing Medi-cal Education.

2010Class Chair, Kari Harris

Living in Cary, N.C., Katie Grainger is a pricing specialist for Gap Inc.

Anna Hurd has joined IES Abroad as a recruiter in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and southern Virginia. She lives in Spartanburg.

Neil H. Robinette earned his master’s degree in real estate development from Clemson University in 2012 and is now a

Matias & Santiago:


the Mariani brotherswhere I saw firsthand how mag-nanimous the human heart can truly be, and how its depths cannot be plunged nor satisfied by any great achievement or created thing. And while singing that unexpected solo was certainly exciting, much more was it so every time that I got to sing with my brother Ma-tias for the college. It was always such a great way to give back to the Wofford community that had given us so much. And I am also most thankful for the work of Professors Gary McCraw ’77 and Christi Sellars, whose dedication and great sense of humor always made Wofford Singers so enjoyable and memorable!

Wofford Today: What are some of the more memorable experiences for you since you have been in Rome? (I believe you have sung in the choir at the Christmas Midnight Mass in St. Peter’s). Who are some of the interesting people you have met?

As a Catholic seminarian, being sent to study in Rome is in-

deed a most treasured opportunity. To live so near the Pope and St. Peter’s Basilica and in a city so rich in history and culture is something that I am still trying to wrap my mind around! Kneeling before the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul is an experience that is simply hard to put into words, as is also just get-ting to walk through these streets sanctified by the blood of so many of the early martyrs.

In 2011 we also experienced what is called the visits Ad Limina Apostolorum. This is a time every five years when each of the bishops of the world visits the Holy Father to report on the affairs of their respective dioceses and to make pilgrimages to the tombs of the apostles. Many of the U.S. bish-ops stayed at our seminary during their weeklong visits, leading us in prayer and exhorting us to love ever more faithfully our blessed Lord and his Bride, the Church (Ephesians 5:32).

One of the things that has been the most nourishing is the constant example of my brother seminar-ians, especially as they strive to persevere heroically through the sometimes great challenges that come their way, such as suffering the loss of parents and loved ones when being so far away from home. It is at moments of such tribula-tion that the power of God shines most clearly, and that reminds me powerfully that he indeed is in our midst.

Wofford Today: What is the best academic course you have ever

taken? (Either at Wofford or in seminary?)

This is a tough one! I have been blessed with such a stimulat-

ing curriculum of courses both in college and seminary, that I do not know if I could pick just one. At Wofford, I really enjoyed a course on international finance as creatively taught by Dr. Shawn Forbes, who always included the arts in our assignments. Never did I imagine that I would write a haiku about opportunity cost! And in seminary, I have most enjoyed a course on the Trinity, due in a large part to the palpable excitement of the Opus Dei professor, Father Giulio Maspero.

Wofford Today: The male, unmarried wor ld of the Roman Cathol ic clergy seems unusual in the 21st century. How do you think such a background will affect your ministry?

A lifetime commitment to celi-bacy is indeed a very unusual

reality in our time. This back-ground, in a sense, makes the real-ity all the more provoking. What is it, after all, that would lead a person to sacrifice forever that most beautiful and God-given gift that is marriage? Even as a seminarian, people often approach me with great and varied emotions concern-ing this topic—as well, of course, as that of a male-only ministerial priesthood. And it is at these mo-ments of such intense honesty that matters of the greatest importance can be engaged more personally in their depths. Such a background has already served me as a most powerful stimulus to understand and love ever more this path that I am on. And if it is indeed God’s will that I serve Him as one of His priests, then I believe it will only encourage me to live out my priestly ministry with true and authentic Christian joy.

interview by Doyle Boggs ’70

own business and a large family, and I tried my best to prepare myself for these realities. And yet, when I brought these plans before the Lord in prayer, I began to feel a draw to the priesthood. As the years progressed, the pull toward it became increasingly stronger, to the point that it became my first thought upon waking up and my last one as I fell sleep. At about this time, I also came into contact with a diocesan priest, Father Patrick Winslow, whose joy in the priesthood—as well as that of his friends—stirred within me an even deeper desire to overcome my fears and follow the Lord down this unanticipated path. Even now, I

can see that it has been the best decision I have ever made.

Wofford Today: Would you talk about your college experiences, and particularly your music? President Dunlap tells me of your summer in Aspen and particularly the solo you sang without notice for a very distinguished audience.

It is with very fond memories that I look back on my time at

Wofford. I am especially grateful for my involvement with the Suc-cess Initiative (now The Space to Impact) started by Dr. Jim Proctor ’67. It was through S.I. that I was able to spend a summer in Aspen working for the Aspen Institute,

On Jan, 15, 2012, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Military Services, installed 66 men, including Santiago Mariani ’07, right, from the Pontifical North American College to the Ministry of Lector. The installation took place in the North American College’s Immaculate Conception Chapel. Courtesy, PNAC Photo Service

development associate with McCall Capi-tal. Robinette lives in Greenville, S.C.

Zach Roman earned his master’s degree in international and comparative education from Stockholm University’s Institute of Education. He is now a teacher for Internationella Engleska Skolan and lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

Jane Werrell is employed as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch. She lives in Charleston, S.C.

2011Class Chair, Nam Hai Pham

Jon Bolton is sales manager for the fashion, luxury and sports eyewear firm Luxottica Group. He lives on Daufuskie Island, S.C.

Tramaine Brown has moved from Spartanburg to Washington, D.C., where

he is the confidential assistant to the deputy secretary of education, Anthony Miller. Brown also was a guest speaker at a Black History Month celebration held on Feb. 15, 2013, at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg.

Craig Calhoun earned his master’s degree in accountancy from Clemson University in 2012. He is a staff accoun-tant at Elliott Davis LLC. Calhoun lives in Charleston, S.C.

Nate Harceg lives in Rogers, Ariz., where he is an assistant marketing manager for Wal-Mart. Harceg was a guest speaker at Wofford’s Sophomore Experience held in January 2013, where he shared his experience in obtaining his current position at Wal-Mart.

Allison Holmes is a tax associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Spartanburg. She started working with the firm in Sep-tember 2012 and now prepares everything from individual to corporate tax returns. The winter Wofford Today listed PwC employees who graduated from Wofford, and Holmes was mistakenly left off the list. We regret the error and are pleased to add one more PwC to the Wofford / PwC connection.

Alex Tillotson lives in Charleston, S.C., where he is enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina.

2012Class Chair, Hallie marie Willm

Mitch Allen was one of six new mem-bers inducted into the Sycamore High

School Hall of Fame on Jan. 26. Allen had 36 consecutive starts at quarterback for Wofford and was named the national Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors’ Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011.

Raul Ceballos teaches theater classes to grades one through six for the Spartan-burg Youth Theatre. He also directed the theatre in its production of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” for two performances in February 2013.

Valerie Cote lives in Chapin, S.C. She is the neuroscience area manager for Avanir Pharmaceuticals covering the state of South Carolina.

Living in Greenville, S.C., Sarah Lo-gan Cottingham is a sales associate with Prudential C. Dan Joyner Co. Realtors.

Nathan Folks and his wife, Kelsey, live in Augusta, Ga., where Folks is a student minister at True North Church.

Stephanie Walrath is a legal assistant at Lawrence J. Needle P.A. She lives in Columbia, S.C.

Meg Wilson is enrolled in graduate school at the University of South Carolina studying for a degree in social work.


Wofford Weddings Wofford Births1982

Jeffrey Scott Boggan married Beth Suzette Farmer Maney, Dec. 29, 2012. They live in Flowery Branch, Ga. Jeff is director, corporate and foundation relations development officer at the University of Georgia.

1999Dr. Jeremy James Parris married Dr. Jill

Marie Henry, Dec. 8, 2012. They live in Morrisville, N.C. Jeremy earned his doctor of medicine degree from Emory University School of Medicine and is currently a physician. Jill is a pharmacist in clinical research and drug development. She earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

2000Christopher Wright Georgion married

Megan Brooke Rains, Oct. 20, 2012. They live in Spartanburg, S.C. Christopher is employed by BB&T, and Megan works at Sherman College.

2001John Brown (Jack) Nichols married Jodi

Helen Dziedzic, Dec. 29, 2012. They live in Macon, Ga. Jack is a graduate of the Georgia State University College of Law and is an associate at the law firm of James-Bates-Brannon-Groover LLP. Jodi is an architecture professional at Smallwood, Reynolds, Steward, Stewart and Assoc. Inc.

2002Thomas Cloud Anderson married Dr. Char-

lotte Rhett Brennan, Feb. 9, 2013. They live in Columbia, S.C. Thomas is controller for First Palmetto Bank and Charlotte is employed by CVS.

Kimberly Dawn Grande married Dr. Michael Andrew Stanko, Dec. 15, 2012. They live in Raleigh, N.C. Kimberly, a graduate of The Cumberland School of Law, is an assistant attorney general with the North Carolina Department of Justice. Michael is assistant professor of marketing at North Carolina State University.

2003Jesse Ashe Smith married Katherine Smith

Blouin, Jan. 12, 2013. They live in Columbia, S.C. Jesse works at First Citizens Bank, and Katherine is employed by Gamecock IMG Sports Marketing.

2004Matthew Richard Howsare married Eliza-

beth Ann Shirk, Dec. 22, 2012. They live in Washington, D.C. Matthew is chief of staff and chief counsel to Inez M. Tenenbaum, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Elizabeth is employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Joshua Brent Raffini married Amanda Motes, Nov. 3, 2012. They live in Anderson, S.C. Josh owns Colonial Square Antique Mall LLC in Pendleton, S.C., and is studying for the bar exam. Amanda is assistant store manager at TD Bank in Easley, S.C.

2005Diana Denise Willard married Ross Latini,

Sept. 22, 2012. They live in Simpsonville, S.C. Diana is an English and French teacher at Dorman High School. Her husband is associated with Orkin.

2006Virginia Reed Crumpler married Michael

Alexander Fox, Dec. 29, 2012. They live in Chapel Hill, N.C. Virginia is a school counselor. Her husband is the manager of his family’s clothing store.

2007Meredith Leigh Dyar married Charles Monroe

Spires Jr., Nov. 3, 2012. They live in Columbia, S.C. Meredith is a licensed producer at KeenanSuggs, and Charles is an investigator at US Investigations Services LLC.

Shannon DeNeece Mitchell married Wil-liam Ryan Dukes, Nov. 9, 2012. They live in Columbia, S.C. She is a speech language pathologist with NHC Healthcare, and he is the manager of operations for Blue Marlin Restaurant and general manager of Blue Marlin Signature Catering.

Virginia Caroline Ramantanin married John Eric Burnett, Dec. 15, 2012. They live in Inman, S.C. Caroline is a registered nurse in the medical/surgical ICU at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Eric is a territory sales man-ager for Autozone for the Greenville/Spartanburg market.

Joshua Tate Thompson married Elizabeth Anne Fowler, Nov. 3, 2012. They live in Spartanburg, S.C. Josh is an associate attorney at Holcombe Bomar P.A. Beth is the executive director of Union County First Steps to School Success.

Dr. Kathryn Thama Stroud married Charles Matthew Bullwinkel, Dec. 29, 2012. They live in Chicago, Ill. Katie is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina and is an orthodontic resident at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Matt is a senior consultant with Deloitte. He is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina School of Law and Moore School of Business.

2008Jason Andrew DeKoster married Leslie

Garrett Rice, Nov. 10, 2012. They live in Greenville, S.C. Jason is an account manager at Aerotek.

Evan Mark Hobbs married Mollie Adele McInnis ’11, Jan. 12, 2013. They live in Columbia, S.C. Mollie is employed by Branch Banking and Trust Co., and Evan is a certified public accountant at Hobbs Group P.A.

Courtney Tuz married Mack Redding, Nov. 17, 2012. They live in Washington, D.C. Courtney is the early childhood principal at Excel Academy Public Charter School, and Mack is pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Virginia.

Elizabeth Leigh Weiskittel married Mar-shall Prince Washburn Jr., June 9, 2012. They live in Oakton, Va. She is a financial edge support specialist at Blackbaud, and he is an IT consultant for CGI Group Inc.

2010David Wood Banks Jr. married Laura

Callaway Patterson, Nov. 17, 2012. They live in Greenville, S.C. Laura is an occupational therapist at St. Francis Hospital, and David works at TekSystems.

Valerie Julia Douglas married William Mat-thew Feiling, June 29, 2012. They live in Lyman, S.C. Julia is a teacher in Spartanburg School District Five. Matt also is employed with Spartanburg School District Five as a teacher and football and track coach.

1992Briley Brisendine and his wife, Elena, of

Atlanta, Ga., announce the birth of Reid August Brisendine, Dec. 7, 2012.

1995Trey Fouche and his wife, Yancey, of Greenville,

S.C., announce the birth of William ‘Finn’ Fouche, Nov. 22, 2012.

1997Stephen Whitaker and his wife, Beth, of

Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of Myles Foster Whitaker, Nov. 14, 2012.

1999Lyn Pace and his wife, Ami Hernandez, of Oxford,

Ga., announce the birth of Samuel Isaac Pace (Sam), Nov. 28, 2012.

2000Kelly Hutchison Woodruff and her husband,

Luke Woodruff ’01, of Piedmont, S.C., announce the birth of Emmie Claire Woodruff, Oct. 25, 2012.

2001Heather Hill Kochamba and her husband,

David, of Smyrna, Ga., announce the birth of David Asher Kochamba, Oct. 17, 2012.

Ayden Meyer and his wife, Brooke, of Charlotte, N.C., announce the birth of Anne Holland Meyer, Sept. 10, 2013

2002Laura LaRae Blackwell Melton and her

husband, Jason, of Inman, S.C., announce the birth of Avery Ryan Melton, Jan. 7, 2013.

2003Lindsey Smith Batavia and her husband, Neil,

of Greenville, S.C., announce the birth of Dorothy Margaret Batavia, May 10, 2012.

Regina Lynch Eudy and her husband, Matt, of Greer, S.C., announce the birth of Ella Faye Eudy, April 16, 2012.

Nicholas Haughey and his wife, Angier, of Atlanta, Ga., announce the birth of Isabelle Angier Haughey, Aug. 17, 2012.

2004L. Grant Close and his wife, Mary Grace, of

Spartanburg, S.C., announce the birth of Leland Grant Close IV, Feb. 1, 2013.

Wendy Rohr Henry and her husband, Jeffrey, of Greer, S.C., announce the birth of Raylynn Kay Henry, Sept. 7, 2012.

2005Margaret Grimsley Antelme and her

husband, Charles, of London, United Kingdom, announce the birth of Valentine ‘Val’ James Antelme, Nov. 17, 2012. The family recently moved to Kenya.

Jaclynn Bower Goings and her husband, Travis, of Cayce, S.C., announce the birth of Abigail Craig Goings, Jan. 4, 2013.

2006Anya Young Stewart of Greenville, S.C., an-

nounces the birth of LaFayette Adam Stewart III (Tripp).

Shiel Wood, assistant football coach at Wofford, and Bernie Sikes Wood ’07 announces the birth of Fay Ann Wood, born March 13, 2013.

2008Tommy Lenz and his wife, Cameron Mc-

Craw Lenz ’10, of Columbia, S.C., announce the birth of Thomas Wilbur Lenz IV, March 16, 2012.

David ’10 and Cally Patterson Banks ’10 sent in a picture taken at their wedding reception of all of the Wofford alumni and current students in attendance. The photo includes Dave’s two brothers, Joe Banks ‘14 and Matt Banks ‘16, and Cally’s sister, Anne Griffin Patterson ’12.

Alumni Executive Council 2013President: Monique McDowell ’92, Atlanta, Ga. President-elect: Tracy Lyn Walsh ’90, Columbia, S.C. Past-president: Anthony Bryan Brooks ’97, Charlotte, N.C.

Terms Ending Dec. 31, 2013Nancy Dawn Williams Burks ’81, Simpsonville, S.C. Alan Lance Crick ’95, Greenville, S.C.Tracy Harrell Dunn ’87, Columbia, S.C. Elizabeth O’Dell McAbee ’91, Spartanburg, S.C. Anthony Phillip Miles ’91, Atlanta, Ga. Maureen Ward Shealy ’87, Cartersville, Ga. Benjamin Dell Waldrop ’93, Greenville, S.C. Joshua Steven Whitley ’05, Columbia, S.C.

Members of the Alumni Executive Council met in February on campus to discuss the state of the college and how alumni can become more involved.

Terms Ending Dec. 31, 2014Bailey Bass Bartee ’96, Charlotte, N.C. Geoffrey Stewart DeLong ’91, Atlanta, Ga. Robert Edwin Graham Jr. ’79, Columbia, S.C. James Wilton Moody Jr. ’74, Georgetown, S.C. Brian Alexander Weatherby ’98, Greenville, S.C. Jason Cale Lynch ’03, Greenville S.C.

Terms Ending Dec. 31, 2014Wilton Andrew Beeson ’90, Columbia, S.C. John Marion Burbage ’70, Charleston, S.C. Everett Keith Chandler ’94, Salley, S.C. Mary Ann McCrackin ’85, Christiansburg, Va. Robert Dalton Mickle Jr. ’85, Elgin, S.C. Maurice Gabriel Nassar ’01, Houston, Texas Anthony Charles Prestipino Jr. ’02, Columbia, S.C. Teresa Roof Sims ’86, Rock Hill, S.C.

Ex Officio Members (Two-Year Terms)Patrick Fant ’88, Terrier Club president Scott Gantt ’83, National Annual Fund Chair

Ex Officio Permanent TermsHarold Chandler ’71, Board of Trustees chairmanBenjamin B. Dunlap, presidentDavid S. Wood, senior vp for academic affairsMarion Peavey ’65, senior vp for developmentEd Story, assistant vp and director of developmentSmith Patterson ’67, director of planned givingCharlie Gray ’72, director, alumni & parents assoc.Lisa DeFreitas ’88, director of annual givingDebbi Thompson ’88, director, alumni & parents programs


Below, as part of the Milliken Faculty Development Seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark, the group of Wofford faculty and staff spent a chilly day outside in the harbor area for an urban planning walking and harbor bus tour. The group included, left to right: (Front) Dr. Camille Bethea ’91, Dr. Andrew Green, Colleen Ballance, Swenyu Hu; (Middle) Dr. Christine Dinkins, Dr. Katerina Andrews, Dr. John McArthur, Dr. Lee Hagglund; (Back) Dr. Charles Kay, Dr. Wesley Pech, David Beacham, and Jamie Cathell.

Wofford fans cheered elbow-to-elbow with USC fans at the Wofford USC football game in the fall.

The Price family, below, and nearly 200 other alumni and friends joined President Benjamin B. Dunlap and several Wofford staff members at the regional Wofford event in Columbia, S.C.

During Interim, Ronald Norman ’13 (far left), Wofford’s student body president, did an internship at MSNBC with Craig Melvin ’01 in New York City. Brannen McDonald ’97 wanted Norman to network with other Wofford graduates while he was in the city so she arranged an informal gathering. Attending, from left to right, were: Norman, Sam Turner IV ’09, Chip Bowman ’12, Katherine Aul ’07, Lindy Bunch ’09, Susan Mims ’09, McDonald and Bradford Eaves ’07.

Members of the Class of 2013 enjoyed celebrating the start of their final

semester at the 100 Days Party on Feb. 4. Left to right, top row, Emily Eisenstadt, Natalie Padron, Komal

Patel and Jameaka Hamilton; bottom row, Brittany Walker, Michelle Stinson,

Jessica Harner and Julie Le

Molly Hughes Cherry '93 was honored as outgoing Alumni Executive Council

president at the annual Wofford gathering in Charleston, S.C. She is pictured with her husband Dawson

Cherry and Charlie Gray '72, director of alumni and parent associations.


Upcoming eventsMarch 24 .................................................Easter EggStravaganzaApril 6 ................................Cooper River Bridge Run GatheringApril 11 ..............................................................Atlanta GatheringApril 27 ................................................. Carowinds Family EventMay 3 ..................................................... Bike Town Alumni EventMay 18-19 ..............................Class of 1963 50th Class ReunionMay 30 ......................................... Charlotte Young Alumni EventJuly 27 .........................................Panthers Training Camp PartyOct. 4-5 ...............................................................Family WeekendOct. 11-12 ................................................................. HomecomingCheck www.wofford.edu/alumni for details and a full list of opportunities for alumni and friends to get together.

DEATHS

Holladay follows Burbage at Evening Post Books

John Burbage ’70 (above right) has retired as editor-in-chief of Evening Post Books in Charleston, S.C. Holly Holladay ’10 (above left) takes his

place as the main point of contact for the company. Evening Post Books specializes in high quality literary fiction and non-fiction written by authors hailing from and writing about the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Smith art on exhibit at Chapman Cultural Center

Roy McBee Smith ’96 will present oil paintings and watercolor paintings in an exhibit in May at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg. Many

works will be of either coastal scenes or of more local Upstate subjects. Smith focuses on water colors and oil, but he has worked in three-dimensional clay and bronze and two-dimensional pen and ink, pencil, pastel and acrylic mediums. Many of his works are impressionistic nature scenes, but he continues to study the human body, light and water, space and perspective.

Loftis named to “Legal Elite” in North Carolina

The January 2013 issue of Business North Carolina features

W. Randall “Randy” Loftis ’68 as a member of North Carolina’s “Legal Elite,” one of 735 attorneys voted the best in the state. Loftis was further cited as the best in the field of employment law and featured with a full-page photo in which Loftis holds his Wofford diploma and is standing in front of Wofford’s Main Building. Loftis is an attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP in Winston-Salem, N.C. Loftis, who earned his law degree at Wake Forest University, remains an advocate for education. He and his wife have four children, six grandchildren and a farm in Burke County.

Copeland named to leadership list

Julie Malloy Copeland ’98 was named one of 40 Leaders Under

Forty in Greensboro, N.C., by The Business Journal. Copeland is vice president of talent management and development for HRD Strategies Inc. The magazine r e c o g n i z e d

Copeland as an innovator in providing solutions to clients in areas including organizational development, human resources and leadership. She’ll serve this year as president of the Junior League of Greensboro.

Lane honored as Clean Water Champion

John Lane ’77, above installing recycled stained glass at the new Aldo Leopold Shack interactive learning center at the Goodall Environmental Studies Center, was honored recently by Upstate Forever with the Clean Water

Champion award. The award was presented at the ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon. Lane and five other “champions” were honored for their significant contributions in areas of land protection, air and water quality, sustainable development, public service and volunteer work. Lane continues to serve as professor of English and director of the Goodall Environmental Studies Center at Wofford. Upstate Forever is a non-profit organization promoting sensible growth and protecting special places in the Upstate region of South Carolina. To learn more, visit www.upstateforever.org.

1937Robert McKinley Stafford Jr.,

Jan. 5, 2013, Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Stafford studied chemical engineering before serving in World War II, and retired from the Army Reserve as a major. After the war he launched an engineering consulting firm special-izing in commercial roofing and waterproofing. He retired in 1982, but the firm continues to operate as a family-owned business.

1940George Ramon Aycock, Jan.

30, 2013, Columbia, S.C. Mr. Aycock was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He retired from the South Carolina Department of Education, where he was the state supervisor of food services. He was president of the department’s pioneer group and planned the annual meetings. He was active with Trenholm Road United Methodist Church and the Kiwanis Club.

1941Charles Rupert “Jami”

Jamison, Dec. 29, 2012, Sarasota, Fla. Mr. Jamison served as a Navy flight instructor during World War II. After working for Mead Johnson Co. in Evansville, Ill., he formed the Jamison Corp. for real estate invest-ments. In retirement he enjoyed sailing, tennis and entertaining. He was active in church and civic life.

John Wade Shuler, Jan. 15, 2013, Suffolk, Va. Known at Wofford as “Long John” for his prowess at both basketball and tennis, Mr. Shuler earned the Silver Star and the Purple Heart in World War II while serving with the 85th (“Custer”) Division in Italy. He retired from the Army Reserve with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He enjoyed a successful career in the wood preservation business, achieving the distinction of life mem-ber in his professional association. He was a deacon in the Cradock Baptist Church and served as president of the Old Dominion University Founda-tion Board of Trustees.

1945Nathan Clark Herring, Feb. 2,

2013, Wilmington, N.C.

1947Bjorn “John” Ahlin, Jan. 31,

2013, Ashville, N.C. A veteran of 50 World War II combat missions as a navigator in the Army Air Force, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Purple Hearts. After the war he earned his degree in chem-istry at Wofford and continued on to pharmacy school. He also earned a master’s degree in history and wrote an important account of the air support phase of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. For 32 years, he owned a pharmacy in Sylva, N.C., where he was an active civic leader.

1948Roy Pelham Finney, Feb. 15,

2013, St. Petersburg, Fla. For more than 30 years Dr. Finney practiced urological surgery at a high level. He also served as a faculty member at the University of South Florida. He is credited with important innovations in ultrasonic technology for use in the treatment of kidney stones. During World War II Dr. Finney served as an aerial photographer near Dakar, Senegal. He also did pioneering work with underwater cameras and breath-ing devices. He had many interests outside the medical field, including genealogy, history, radio, electronics and boating.

Chauncey Waldo Lever, Jan. 21, 2013, Jacksonville, Fla. A banker by profession, Mr. Lever also served in economic development, the railroad industry and higher education. He was a director of the Jacksonville branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a member of the Reserve City Banker’s Association. Active in civic life, he had a particular interest in the Boy Scouts of America, where he was a volunteer leader for 30 years and received both the Silver Antelope and Silver Beaver Awards. He was also a delegate to the World Methodist Con-ference in Singapore and a member of the board of directors of important Methodist charities. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Wofford in 1975.

John Lewis Eidson, Jan. 9, 2013, Greenville, S.C. Mr. Eidson served in the U.S. Coast Guard dur-ing World War II and retired as a terminal manager for Consolidated Freightways. He was a member of the Greenville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and a dedicated member of the Pleasantburg Lions Club.

1950Clyde Henry Robertson Jr.,

Jan. 27, 2013, Richfield, N.C. Dr. Robertson taught biology and zoology at Pfeiffer University from 1956 until he retired in 1989. In addition to his faculty-related work, he was active in the community, assisting in the development of Richfield Park and serving as a deacon at the Richfield Baptist Church.

Wellington Worth Womick Jr., Nov. 20, 2012, Asheboro, N.C. Mr. Womick was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who served in Europe in 1944-45. Later, he was an officer in Korea. He devoted his life to educa-tion, serving for many years as dean of instruction at Asheboro College. He received the Man of the Year Award from the Southeastern Business Col-lege Association in 1965 and was an officer in several other professional organizations.

1951Joseph Wofford Locke Sr., May

4, 2011, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr.


Locke retired as a public tax accountant with Lee, Brook, MacBay & Associates. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church for 61 years.

1952Ralph Lacey Rogers, Dec. 9,

2012, Whiteville, N.C. Mr. Rogers had a distinguished career in hospital admin-istration, working for 23 years until he retired in 1991 at the Columbus County Hospital. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whiteville and at-tended Living Word of Chadbourn. He also was a member and treasurer of the Whiteville Lions Club.

Christopher Samuel Sharp, Nov. 16, 2012, Venice, Fla. Dr. Sharp entered Wofford after serving in the U.S. Army in 1947-48. He was elected student body president in 1951-52. After completing a master’s degree he became the founding director of the University of South Caro-lina’s Aiken campus and then completed his doctoral degree in education. He held several senior administrative posts in academia, retiring as head of the College of Education at North Georgia College in Dahlonega. In retirement, he lived in Venice, Fla. He was an avid golfer and taught Bible studies.

1953James Aaron Couch, Dec. 4, 2012,

Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Couch retired from Metromont Materials with 35 years service in quality control. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force.

1954William Joseph “Bill” Cantrell,

Dec. 15, 2012, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Cantrell was a retired public school educator for Spartanburg School District 7. He also was minister of music at the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg and more recently, he attended Morningside Baptist Church. Active in the Spartan-burg Men’s Garden Club, he was known for award-winning roses. The family suggested memorials to Wofford or to Morningside Baptist Church.

1955Robert Ray Fraley, Nov. 12, 2012,

Elizabethtown, Ky. Mr. Fraley was a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a Vietnam War veteran. He later served as a golf teaching professional. He was a member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church.

1956Richard Franklin Beam, Dec. 31,

2012, Rock Hill, S.C. Mr. Beam was associated for 31 years with the Keebler Co. in sales and management. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Oakland Baptist Church.

Z. E. “Bill” Dobbins Jr., Dec. 16, 2012, Rutherfordton, N.C. Mr. Dobbins was a retired educator and administrator for the Rutherford County Schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the First Baptist Church of Spindale, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.

William Miles Tunno, Nov. 26, 2012, Charleston, S.C. A respected leader in the paint manufacturing industry before he retired, Mr. Tunno

was the owner of Hanley Paint Co. of El Paso, Texas, and served as president of Color Guild International. He was an officer in the Army Reserve. The family has suggested memorials to St. James Episcopal Church or to Wofford College.

Carol Elton Whatley, Jan. 19, 2013, Greenville, S.C. Mr. Whatley pursued graduate studies at LSU and then went on to a life-long career in banking in Greenwood, Aiken, Anderson and Simp-sonville. He retired as the Simpsonville city executive for NationsBank in 1992. He served a term as president of the Simp-sonville Chamber of Commerce and was active in supporting Rotary, the YMCA and the Boy Scouts. He was a member of the Anglican Catholic Church.

1958Lucien Brooks McLain, Jan. 10,

2013, Mint Hill, N.C. Mr. McLain worked with J.P. Stevens, and Collins & Aikman Corp. before retiring in 2001 from Pharr Yarns. Brooks was an usher and deacon at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

Wilbur Pinckney Weeks, Feb. 6, 2013, Harleyville, S.C. After graduating from Wofford, Mr. Weeks served as the chief chemist of the (Carolina) Giant Cement Company until he retired. He was also the cofounder and owner of Harleyville Insurance and Real Estate Co. An active community volunteer, he served as a charter member and first president of the Harleyville Jaycees. He coached football, served in the Army National Guard and was a trustee at the First United Methodist Church.

1959Francis Dean “Cisco” Whitted,

Dec. 20, 2012, Greenville, S.C. Mr. Whitted was a retired electrical engineer from Walker & Whiteside. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 through 1962.

1960Charles Edwin Godwin Sr.

Dec. 2, 2012, Lake City, S.C. For 35 years, Mr. Godwin practiced law in his hometown of Lake City. He served in the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Bar Association. From 1969 to 1973, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He also served on the human affairs commission and in other positions in state government. He was an active Christian, generously supporting mission projects.

Thomas Hendrix Tatum, Feb. 2, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dr. Tatum practiced dentistry in the U.S. Air Force and held the retired rank of lieutenant colonel. He lived in the Long Bay Com-munity in Myrtle Beach, where he was active in the homeowner’s association.

1962Richard Joseph Whiteside, Dec.

10, 2012, Inman, S.C. Mr. Whiteside was a retired public school educator, hav-ing taught in several high schools and at Isothermal Community College before he retired from the Polk County School System in 1993. For many years he was a member of the Coopers Gap Baptist Church, where he was the music director.

1966Philip Lewis “Buck” Preston,

Jan. 26, 2013, Tryon, N.C. Mr. Preston taught English to high school students for 40 years in his native Polk County, N.C. He headed the consolidated schools Department of English, instituted Se-nior Project and started both men’s and women’s soccer. In 1995, he received the prestigious Slater Award to Promote Excellence in Teaching. He also was an avid fisherman and taught classes in whitewater rafting and Outward Bound.

1967Gerald Ethan Reeve, Dec. 28,

2012, Reston, Va. Mr. Reeve was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired textile industrial engineer, whose career took him to Virginia, North Carolina and Rhode Island as well as Spartanburg. He was a voracious reader, a dedicated runner and an enthusiastic baseball fan.

1968Aiken Anderson “Andy” Still

III, Feb. 10, 2013, Folly Beach, S.C. An outdoorsman and bluegrass musi-cian, Mr. Sill was associated with Santee Cooper for many years.

1969Robert Gettys “Bob” Brannon

Jr., Jan. 31, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Brannon lived in Gaffney, S.C. where he a member of the First Baptist Church. He was an avid supporter of Wofford Terrier athletics.

Charles Layton Compton, Feb. 6, 2013, Laurens, S.C. An attorney-at-law, Mr. Compton was a trustee officer at the Palmetto Bank. He also served as the CEO and president of the Saluda River Cooperative. He was a past president of

the board of the Laurens County Hospi-tal, past president of the Laurens Rotary Club, and a 12-year member of the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Board.

Anon Dixon “Dick” Day Jr., Oct. 31, 2012, Tuxedo, N.C. An artist, poet, dreamer and friend to everyone, Mr. Day was known for his work as an Outward Bound and mountaineering instructor at Camp Ton-A-Wanda as well as his skill at playing Southern style piano and mouth trumpet. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964-67 and taught Sunday school at the First Baptist Church.

Ted Milton Phelps, Dec. 23, 2012, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Phelps was one of Wofford’s outstanding football players of the 1960s, rushing for more than 3,000 yards. He was the Terriers’ MVP in his final season, 1968. Looking for a place where he could “make a difference,” he chose a career in teaching and coaching. For 30 years until his retirement he was on the staff of Carver Junior High School in Spartanburg County School District 7. He was a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church.

1971James Adelbert “Del” Mer-

chant, Jan. 19, 2013, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Mr. Merchant’s death came after a long battle with cancer. After graduating from Wofford, he lived for several years in Washington, D.C., where he was on the staff of Sen. Strom Thurmond and was associated with W.R. Grace & Co. He then worked as a tennis professional and served as the manager of the Ocean Creek Tennis Club until 2009. Three safaris in Africa inspired his passion for wildlife preservation.

1974John Gregory James, December

15, 2012, Greenville, S.C. Mr. James died after a long battle with an incurable lung disease. He was a multi-talented theatrical performer who spent a success-ful decade in New York after graduation from Wofford. He then did brilliant work as artistic director of the Easley Community Theater, which evolved under his leadership into the Foothills Playhouse. Shakespeare was always his special passion, but he was also well known for his one-man interpretation of Mark Twain. Several of his protégés went on to professional careers in film and theater.

James Oswald “Jim” Schenk, Jan. 31, 2013, Pullman, Wash. Dr. Schenk was a professor at Washington State University, teaching chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry and biophys-ics. He completed his doctorate at the University of Kansas and was a post-doctorate research fellow at Yale before joining the Washington State faculty in 1986. He was an avid photographer and outdoorsman.

1981David Wells Morgan, Feb. 6,

2013, Greenville, S.C. South Carolina’s higher education community was deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Morgan, a brilliant man admired for his erudition and his kindness. After earning his Ph.D. at Princeton, Dr. Morgan taught French and humanities at Furman University for 20 years. He was internationally known not only for his work in French language and literature, but also for his expertise in Latin. He was the author of a groundbreaking dictionary informally known as the Morgan lexicon.

friendsTerry Mason Belcher, Dec. 23,

2012, Boiling Springs, S.C. Mr. Belcher was a retired physical plant staff member and carpenter at Wofford.

Joseph Price Cameron, January 27, 2013, Charleston, S.C. A graduate of the Citadel, Mr. Cameron retired as director of admission and registrar at his alma mater. He served as assistant professor of mathematics at Wofford from 1963 through 1966.

Ethel L. Chastain, Dec. 16, 2012, Columbus, Ohio. Miss Chastain served on the Wofford ROTC administrative staff during a 40-year career with the federal Civil Service. Her duties in Washington included service on the staffs of Presidential Press Secretaries Pierre Salinger and Bill Moyers.

The Rev. A. Clark Jenkins, Jan. 4, 2013, Columbia, S.C. Dr. Jenkins served on the Wofford Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1999. He had a distinguished career as a minister in the United Methodist Church in South Carolina and Tennessee.

Mary Louise Williams Miller, Jan. 18, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. No-body could say WAAAAH-ford College quite like Mrs. Miller, who served as the college’s switchboard operator in the 1970s and 1980s. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church in Roebuck.

Warren Galloway “Floogie” Ariail Jr. ’49, Jan. 23, 2013, Gaffney, S.C.

The field of sports medicine mourned one of its true pioneers, and Wofford lost one of its legendary characters and friends with the death of Floogie,

as he was always known. Ariail enrolled at Wofford in 1946 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps throughout World War II, when he participated in some of its greatest battles, including Iwo Jima. During his time at Wofford, Floogie was Coach Phil Dickens’ trainer for the great Terrier football teams of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Before anything else is said about him, it must be pointed out that he was superb at his job. Ariail took it as personal failure if a player could not go on Saturday, and he nearly always was ready. But as one ex-Terrier said, “Anything that you hear about Floogie is probably true.” For instance, he wore the same pair of shoes to every game played under Dickens at Wofford, and he also was noted for such statements as “he runs like an overgrown porpoise,” and “me and the good Lord got us another victory today.” Ariail went on from Wofford to earn wide respect in the sports medicine field at Iowa State, Indiana and Wake Forest. He then shifted his attention to the professional game, working with such teams as the New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Cardinals, Hamilton Tigercats and the Carolina Panthers. After 54 years in sports medicine and being inducted into multiple Halls of Fame, Ariail retired to live in Gaffney, where he was a member of the Buford Street United Methodist Church.


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