VOLUME 50 | ISSUE 2 | WINTER 2017 WOFFORDTODAY The Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium and a new home-court advantage WOFFORD TODAY MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT Winter 2017 | Volume 50 | Issue 2 wofford.edu/woffordtoday What a semester! EDITOR Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89 Twice we celebrated the opening of the Jerry Richardson Indoor DESIGNERS Stadium — on Sept. 20 during Karyn Davis the volleyball home opener Michelle Griggs and on Nov. 10 as our men’s basketball team played the CONTRIBUTING WRITERS University of South Carolina. Kelsey Aylor ’18 Representatives from the entire Essence Buckman ’18 college community came to both Laura Hendrix Corbin events to thank the Richardsons Caroline Maas ’19 for their generosity and return Ryann Kroske McCall ’13 to them some of the love they Annie S. Mitchell have shared with all of us. Dr. Phillip Stone ’94 Brent Williamson We hosted world-renowned speakers in fields ranging from journalism and sustainability to the art of Winston Churchill PHOTOGRAPHER and the legacy of Frederick Douglass. We secured a Mellon Mark Olencki ’75 Foundation grant to further our rethinking of the general COORDINATOR OF WEB CONTENT education curriculum and an intergenerational grant from the Craig Sudduth ’09 Council of Independent Colleges and the AARP Foundation that has placed Wofford students in the community to both learn from and teach older adults. Wofford Today (USPS 691-140) is published four times each year by the Office of Marketing and Communications, We cheered as our football, lacrosse, soccer, golf, cross country, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C. volleyball and rifle teams competed with the tenacity of Terriers, 29303-3663, for alumni and friends of the college. Issued and we were even more proud when the NCAA graduation success quarterly: fall, winter, spring and summer. rates were published for all 19 teams, once again showing without Periodicals postage is paid at the Spartanburg Main Post a doubt that Wofford student-athletes are students first! With Office, Spartanburg, S.C., with additional mailing entries many colleges and universities moving to a model that uses NCAA in Columbia and Greenville. funding to pay student-athletes to play in college, Wofford remains committed to providing something even better — the total Wofford SEND ADDRESS CHANGES OR LIFE UPDATES TO: experience. We’re starting a new LevelUp Project this year that will Alumni Office, Wofford College differentiate Wofford and give student-athletes the opportunity to 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303-3663 [email protected] join a program that will give them a competitive advantage as they 864-597-4200 | fax 864-597-4219 prepare for the workforce or graduate school. Read more about these and other stories within the pages of this Nominate a Wofford unsung hero for Wofford Today. Wofford Today, and look closely at the photos. With so many familiar Email us at [email protected]. faces returning to campus for Family Weekend and Homecoming, you just might find yourself in Wofford Today as well. Wofford College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any Go, Terriers! legally protected status. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non- discrimination policies: Title IX and ADA coordinator, 864-597-4375, or assistant dean of students for student involvement, 864-597-4048. Nayef » President Samhat presented the Hon. Henry Floyd ’70 with an honorary degree before « “The end of the world, turn right” Floyd spoke during the According to Hanna Boney ’19, studying abroad this college’s 2017 Opening semester through IES Abroad in Santiago, Chile, Convocation. that’s on the sign leading into Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the world. Visit wofford.edu/ woffordtoday to read more. IT’S YOUR WORLD. WIN IT. What better way to celebrate Mike Ayers’ 30th year as head coach of the Terriers than with a Southern Conference Championship? The Terriers secured the title with a 45-7 win at the Virginia Military Institute on Nov. 11. Wofford, ranked eighth in the nation, finished the game with a 9-1 record, 7-1 in the SoCon. They celebrated their achievement at halftime of the Wofford vs. Washington and Lee basketball game on Nov. 12 in the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The Terriers defeated the Generals 103-66. 2 3 A B C F G Contents THE WORLD @ Read more about these and other stories at wofford.edu/woffordtoday » The remarkable Jerry WOFFORD 8 Richardson ’59 And the core values that led to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium A. WOFFORD MOVES B. BROOKS MAKES C. HURRICANES D. WOFFORD LEADS E. PASSPORT F. CHEE LEE BECOMES G. WILE DONATES H. PRESIDENT UP IN U.S. NEWS IMPACT ON STUDENT- AFFECT STUDY- SOCON IN NCAA CARAVAN COMES TO NEW DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDS OF BOOK SAMHAT TAPPED FOR Game-changing giving RANKINGS JOURNALISTS ABROAD GRADUATION WOFFORD HUMAN RESOURCES TO WOFFORD NATIONAL NCAA Opening the Rosalind Sallenger EXPERIENCES SUCCESS RATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 14 Wofford again improved its New York Times columnist CIEE brought its Passport For more than 20 years, Chee They called him “Mean Wile,” Richardson Center for the Arts and the ranking among top national David Brooks was on Brooke Baird ’19 and Emma When the NCAA released Caravan to Wofford in Lee has enjoyed her fair share and he liked it that way. Now Effective Oct. 24, President Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium liberal arts colleges in U.S. campus on Sept. 26 talking Hauser ’18 spent the early part the latest Graduation October, and 88 students of Packers, Badgers, Bucks Ed Wile ’73 has written a Nayef Samhat began service News & World Report’s with student-journalists, of the fall semester dodging Success Rate for all Division applied for free passports. and Brewers games — book, “Mean to Meaningful,” on the NCAA Division I Board The power of the gift 2018 edition of “America’s meeting with classes and hurricanes Irma and Maria. I colleges and universities, CIEE, one of Wofford’s study- “especially the tailgating sharing his journey from of Directors. Samhat, who had From one Wofford football player Best Colleges;” Wofford is holding a public lecture to Baird, who is studying abroad Wofford College again led abroad partners, has pledged that goes with them” — but angry young man to been serving on the NCAA’s 18 to another ranked #71, up from #77 last a packed crowd in Leonard in Cuba, was evacuated twice the Southern Conference to fund 10,000 passports not necessarily the cold successful businessman, Presidential Forum, fills the year. Wofford also ranked Auditorium. Essence during hurricane season. with 10 of 13 teams posting through 2020 as part of the temperatures of the Midwest. husband, father, mentor and seat recently vacated by Dr. #42 on the list of “Best Buckman ’18, a senior writer Hauser is abroad in the a perfect score of 100. The IIE Generation Study Abroad Now she’s a Terrier fan as philanthropist. He’s touring David Belcher of Western Three for three Value Schools” and #56 in for the Old Gold and Black, Dominican Republic and Terrier football team also Initiative. The initiative seeks the college’s new director of the Southeast doing readings Carolina University. Samhat 22 Partnering with outside funders creates the “High School Counselor wrote an essay about what evacuated only during Irma. topped all other SoCon to double the number of U.S. human resources. Lee has and signings, and the book has been involved with the new opportunities for student success Rankings” among national these types of experiences Both remain safe and say that football schools with a score students studying abroad by been in the human resources also is available on Amazon. NCAA since 2015 and will liberal arts colleges. mean for current students. they learned a lot from the of 97. The results reflect data breaking down barriers of field since 2005, most Proceeds benefit scholarships serve in this new capacity experience. from student-athletes who cost, curriculum and culture. recently at the University of for Wofford student-athletes. through August 2019. The fans of fall Continued online. Continued online. began college in 2010. Wisconsin. 30 Celebrating the teams behind Continued online. Continued online. Continued online. Continued online. the teams Continued online. Continued online. Terriers come home 36 Enjoy photos from Family Weekend D E H and Homecoming Class notes 40 Alumni updates, Terriers in the news, in memoriam Discovering his calling 41 Pracht inducted into National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame Like father, like daughter 42 Stewarts use liberal arts education to advance democracy 2017 Athletics Hall of Fame 45 Four inducted in first year of eligibility 4 5 UNLEASHED The women’s cross country team has good reason to celebrate after back-to-back wins during the fall semester. Hannah Steelman ’21, a native of Orono, Maine, also picked up two individual wins and was twice named SoCon Runner of the Week. At the end of the season, she was named SoCon Freshman of the Year and became the program’s first NCAA All-Region honoree. 6 7 The Remarkable Jerry Richardson and the core values that led to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium by Annie S. Mitchell The amazingly successful career of Jerome Johnson “Jerry” Richardson ’59 is a story for the ages. An All-America member of the Wofford College football team, upon graduation #51 joined the Baltimore Colts and caught a touchdown pass from the legendary Johnny Unitas in the 1959 NFL Championship game. Richardson took his title-game bonus and, together with his friend, business partner and classmate Charlie Bradshaw ’59, used it to open the first franchised Hardee’s restaurant in Spartanburg, S.C., in 1961.