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VOLUME 47 | ISSUE 2 | WINTER 2014 WOFFORD TODAY MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT Winter 2014 Volume 47 | Issue 2 The future of our wofford.edu/woffordtoday college has never been clearer. EDITOR Eighteen months of intense Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89 work by hundreds of members of the Wofford community DESIGNERS was rewarded in October Michelle Griggs when the Board of Trustees Erin Patton unanimously approved our strategic vision. This vision CONTRIBUTING WRITERS will take us into the next Phil Adams ’65 decade as Wofford becomes Doyle Boggs ’70 “a premier, innovative and distinctive national liberal Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89 arts college defined by Laura Hendrix Corbin excellence, engagement and Mark Ferguson ’94 transformation in its commitment to prepare superior students Phillip Stone ’94 for meaningful lives as citizens, leaders and scholars.” This issue of Wofford Today highlights the steps we will take to realize this PHOTOGRAPHER vision. Visit the microsite at wofford.edu/strategicvision. Mark Olencki ’75 Maybe the most exciting thing of all is that the vision already COORDINATOR OF WEB CONTENT is becoming a reality. Following the vision’s approval, the college announced the first two facilities included in the plan— Craig Sudduth ’09 the Rosalind S. Richardson Center for the Arts and the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Wofford alumnus and trustee Jerry Richardson ’59, founder and owner of the Carolina Panthers, Printed by Martin Printing, Easley, S.C. provided the first gift for the arts center in honor of his wife’s commitment and dedication to the arts. As the vision of Wofford is realized, the center will serve to support and promote the college’s interdisciplinary, creative activities. The second gift will give the college a state-of-the-art new home for basketball and volleyball and a venue for concerts and other college events. Also, Wofford’s 145-year commitment to Greek life was complemented Wofford Today (USPS 691-140) is published four times each year by the announcement of plans to build a new, enhanced Greek by the Office of Marketing and Communications, Wofford College, Village for our fraternities and sororities. The Greek Village will be 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303-3663, for alumni and a transformative space, serving to further differentiate the Wofford friends of the college. Issued quarterly: fall, winter, spring and summer. experience among other liberal arts colleges. Periodicals postage is paid at Spartanburg Main Post Office, As we move forward, we do so with our new tagline, “It’s your Spartanburg, S.C., with an additional mailing entry at Greenville, S.C. world.” The world at Wofford—and Wofford in the world—offers our students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and community an opportunity make the world at Wofford their own as they SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: transform it, explore it, create it and engage it. That’s what Alumni Office, Wofford College Wofford does, and we do so with you. 429 N. Church St. Spartanburg, S.C. 29303-3663 [email protected] | 864.597.4200 | fax 864.597.4219 Our vision is becoming a reality. Wofford College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, Go, Terriers! religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any legally protected status. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination » Nayef policies: Director of Human Resources, 864.597.4230, or Assistant Aristide Gumyusenge ’15 Dean of Students for Student Involvement, 864.597.4048. While studying abroad in England, Gumyusenge visited York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. UNLEASHED WOFFORD STARTERS PREPARE TO TAKE THE COURT DURING ESPN’S SEVENTH ANNUAL COLLEGE HOOPS TIP-OFF MARATHON ON TUESDAY, NOV. 18. THE TERRIERS PLAYED IN THE 7 A.M. SLOT AND CAME OUT AHEAD OF IONA 86-73. A D E Table of Contents THE WORLD @ The Power of the Gift WOFFORD 6 Richardsons donate new arts center and indoor stadium to Wofford; strategic vision now a reality A. PILLEY AND CHASER B. BOGGS RETIRES C. FORMER TRUSTEES D. STUDENTS ATTEND E. STUDENTS START F. GUTIERREZ TAKES G. WOCODERS TAKE H. ELLSWORTH MAKES ON “60 MINUTES” AFTER 32 YEARS REUNITE SULLIVAN RETREAT EQUESTRIAN TEAM ON INCLUSION CCSC:SE VICTORY A DEAL Why Wofford? As Dr. John Pilley, Wofford After 32 years of service to Former members of the How do we create a world of Wofford students have Jennifer Gutierrez joined The Wofford WoCoders While living in San Diego 10 Dr. Mark Ferguson ’94 makes the professor emeritus of the college, Doyle Boggs ’70 Wofford College Board of social worth? Four Wofford started an equestrian team, the staff this fall as Wofford scored a victory over and doing an internship case for a liberal arts education psychology, waited in the retired on Oct. 1. Attending Trustees met on campus on students (left to right), Katie and they’ve already shown College’s new director of 30 other teams at the with Campus Outreach glass-encased ante room of his retirement party were Oct. 1 to receive an update Pellon ’15, Dana Nobles ’15, potential in their first diversity and inclusion. CCSC:SE Programming this summer, Kiersten the racquetball courts in the graduated student workers on the vision of the college, Chie Mushayamanda ’18 and competitions. Co-founders Students love Gutierrez’s Contest in November. Ellsworth ’15 (bottom left) Greek Village college’s fitness center back (left to right), Mary Beth share valuable insight and Cole McCarty ’17, attended Abby Umberger ’17 and enthusiasm and passion This is the third year in found herself with tickets to 11 A call to action to build new in February talking to a CBS Knight ’96, Karla Parris rekindle old connections. the Sullivan Foundation Bennett Camp-Crowder ’17, a for social justice and are a row that Wofford has Let’s Make a Deal. So, she Greek housing producer, Chaser the border Jennings ’04 and Sarah “It’s always great to be back Social Entrepreneur and nationally ranked equestrian, responding with new ideas finished first at CCSC:SE. dressed up, drove to Los collie sat close by with her toys—waiting for her chance Smith ’06. Boggs was on campus,” says former Innovation Retreat this invite people to visit the team’s and increased involvement. Mayfield Reynolds ’15, Angeles with friends and Strategic Vision to play and show off her skills. serving as associate vice trustee Stewart Mungo ’74. fall to find out. Read Facebook page (Wofford Learn more about Conor McSherry ’17, Billy ended up as a contestant 12 Read more about Wofford’s new and Read the story at wofford. president of marketing and “This is an important time Nobles’ response to the College IHSA Equestrian Gutierrez and her plans Fahey ’16 and Yukun Peng on the popular morning exciting vision for the future edu/woffordtoday and communications and editor in Wofford’s history, and I retreat at wofford.edu/ Team). Read the complete for the future at wofford. ’16 solved six of eight game show. The show watch the segment on “60 of Wofford Today. Read appreciated learning more woffordtoday » story written by Sarah edu/woffordtoday » programming problems aired on Oct. 28. To read A Look Back Minutes” at cbsnews.com/ the transcript of a David about the college’s vision for Madden ’17, originally in three hours. Dr. David more about Ellsworth’s 24 Enjoy a walk down Wofford’s long news/the-smartest-dog- Bass ’14 interview with the future.” published in the Old Gold Sykes, chair of the computer experience, visit wofford. and winding memory lane in-the-world » Boggs at wofford.edu/ and Black, at wofford.edu/ science department, coaches edu/woffordtoday » woffordtoday » woffordtoday » the team. Homecoming & 34 Family Weekend Photos from two of Wofford’s busiest B C F G and most exciting weekends Black Alumni Summit 38 Event opens communications and builds momentum Dixon Dedman ’03 40 Reviving Kentucky Owl Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ben Ingram ’05 41 Representing Wofford in Jeopardy! H Tournament of Champions Class Notes 42 Alumni updates, Terrier news, in memoriam 4 5 The POWER of the GIFT He’s set the bar. Now what will we do? An editorial on the gift of the new Rosalind S. Richardson Center for the Arts and the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium by Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89 6 7 I got there early to get a good touchdown passes for the Wofford Terriers and later for The seat. After all, as the editor of the Baltimore Colts—well… let’s just say many of us were The wiping tears from our eyes. Their kiss brought renewed JERRY RICHARDSON ROSALIND S. RICHARDSON Wofford Today, I needed to be front sniffles and searches for tissues. CENTER FOR THE ARTS and center for the Oct. 21 major INDOOR STADIUM announcement teased in emails Of course, we were happy for Wofford—ecstatic, overwhelmed, bursting with joy at what this would mean for every Wofford from President Samhat for days student—but we were more than moved that Mr. Richardson leading up to the event. would share this touching moment with all of us. He extended Everyone else had the same idea. I’ve never seen Leonard his well-known love of family to Wofford College, and we are all richer for it. Auditorium so packed—entire athletics teams piled in, fra- ternities and sororities, faculty and staff. Even more amazing, less than a month later on Nov. 17, Mr. Richardson did it again with the gift of the Jerry Richardson Reserved seats placed Jerry Richardson and his family on Indoor Stadium—another packed house, another tearful the front row followed by Wofford’s Board of Trustees and announcement, another standing ovation that lasted until Mr.