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COMMEMORATE This year marks the 50th FALL 2014 anniversary of desegregation at Furman. A wide range of events is planned, RESILIENCY SHELF LIFE PERSPECTIVE THE including those to honor the first African Is our next Books that THE MINDFUL BUILDER David Shi '73 COMEBACK American student to attend and graduate generation inspire physics on the modern Your next visit to from the university: Joseph Allen Vaughn tough enough? professor Susan Elizabeth Davis begins affliction of Furman starts pg. 32 D’Amato '77 as Furman’s 12th president loneliness here '68 (pictured here). You can read about pg. 44 pg. 46 pg. 38 the yearlong commemoration on page 12 CREDIT ART pg. 24 of this issue. You can also visit the website: furman.edu/50years. Credit by Teekaykay FURMAN | FALL 2014 1

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Furman’s class of 2018 boasts more than high test scores and stellar GPAs Furman is where it began for you. (average of 1281 and 4.5, in case you were wondering). They’re creative, athletic, * driven, and destined to make their mark around the Furman Lake and beyond. Keep it that way for them.

1 International Gold Medalist cyclist 43 Artists One of the most convenient and effective ways to sustain the Furman 244 Captains of an athletic team 1 Drum Corps International World Champion experience for generations to come is by setting up a recurring monthly 182 Two-sport varsity athletes 119 Community service leaders gift of any amount. 21 Eagle Scouts or Girl Scout Gold Award winners 80 Religious group officers 11 Academic researchers 255 National Honor Society members MaKe your Monthly giFt 1 Lead designer of a robotics club 27 Student body presidents Visit furman.edu/recurring-gifts or contact Phil Howard, Director of Donor Marketing 1 Holder of a private pilot’s license 1 Certified SCUBA diver [email protected] or 864.294.3475 *Class of 2029 and 2031, respectively

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pg. 38 Looking for things to do on your next visit to Furman? We have you covered in The Comeback

VOLUME 57 NUMBER 2

AROUND THE LAKE Q&A Headlines and highlights in Features Marvin Hardy '91. pg. 16 Furman news, including a look at the new campus restaurant; FROM THE VAULT the mind of Kristina Pardo What you may not have known '14; our “On the Quad” fashion about Furman. pg. 13 strip; and the dynamic duo THE MINDFUL BUILDER behind the controversial app By John Roberts SHELF LIFE Furman’s class of 2018 boasts more than high test scores and stellar GPAs Yik Yak. What books are inspiring phys- pg. 5 The first woman, (average of 1281 and 4.5, in case you were wondering). They’re creative, athletic, ics professor Susan D’Amato THEN, NOW, NEXT the 12th president, a new era: '77. pg. 44 driven, and destined to make their mark around the Furman Lake and beyond. Reflections on what was Elizabeth Davis begins important, is, and will be at DISPATCH 1 International Gold Medalist cyclist 43 Artists Furman. pgs. 7-12 at Furman. pg. 24 In class with Classics professor 244 Captains of an athletic team 1 Drum Corps International World Champion Christopher Blackwell. pg. 15 THE COMEBACK 182 Two-sport varsity athletes 119 Community service leaders Returning to campus for the 21 Eagle Scouts or Girl Scout Gold Award winners 80 Religious group officers weekend? Here’s how to spend your time. 11 Academic researchers 255 National Honor Society members pg. 38 1 Lead designer of a robotics club 27 Student body presidents 1 Holder of a private pilot’s license 1 Certified SCUBA diver

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Furman magazine is published for alumni and friends of the Universi- ty by the Office of Marketing and Public Relations, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613. Correspondence may be directed to [email protected].

EDITOR Brendan Tapley

DESIGN DIRECTOR Carla Frank Designer, Jack Dylan

CONTRIBUTORS Gil Allen Tony Arrington '60 Bryan Betts '14 Terri Bright Julia Cowart Will Crooks '14 Susan D'Amato '77 pg. Kate Dabbs '09 Elizabeth McSherry '07 Vince Moore Raenae Nay Lindsay Niedringhaus '07 32 John Roberts How resilient are we raising David Shi '73 our children to Martha Anne Tudor be? Lynn Tryba Features Ron Wagner '93

CLASS NOTES EDITOR Nell Smith

TOUGH ENOUGH? PRINTING By Martha Anne Tudor Hickory Printing Solutions

New studies are showing that the next generation ©Copyright Furman University 2014 of thinkers, leaders, and difference-makers may Furman University is committed to provid- ing equal access to its educational programs, not be learning how to persevere in the activities, and facilities to all otherwise qual- ified students without discrimination on the face of adversity. pg. 32 basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category that is protected by appli- cable state or federal law. An Equal Op- portunity/Affirmative Action employer, Furman also affirms its commitment to non- NOTES FROM CLASS NOTES discrimination in its employment policies and THE FIELD Where you’ve been; where you’re going—with practices. For information about the Univer- Bruce Fowler '81 on Paladin football; Doug quotables from Ryan Boblett '00, Josh Tutte- sity’s compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Allison and George Quarles '89 on lessons row '08, Chuck Meisel '84, and Karen Parks Act, Title IX of the Educational Amendments from long careers in coaching; and the state of '83. Plus, we get up close with Derek Snook '08, of 1972, and the IRS Anti-Bias Regulation, please contact the director of human resourc- Furman pro sports. pg. 18 Martha Wicks Mueller '04, and Katy Winn '09. es by telephoning 864.294.3015, or by writing pg. 48 to: Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, PERSPECTIVE Greenville, SC, 29613. For information about David Shi '73 on the loneliness of the long- STILL Furman’s compliance with Section 504 of the distance country. Gil Allen and Terri Bright. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans pg. 46 pg. 74 with Disabilities Act, contact the disability ser- vices coordinator by telephoning 864.294.2320, or by writing the address noted above.

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The Bell Tower on graduation day 2014.

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According to Scott Dorriety, which was composed NOW OPEN restaurant in which senior food service director of representatives Students visitors could sit down SOUTHERN of Furman Food Services, the from Student Life, perform at and relax for a while.” falafel salad was one dish he ARAMARK, Facilities the Paddock, “The Paddock has COMFORT wasn’t sure would “survive” on Services, and current Furman's new morphed into what the the menu. student leaders—the restaurant. students want, and they “When we decided on the ability to manipu- are constantly making menu at the beginning of this late the menu and menu suggestions,” year, we assumed there would be innovative was a says Becky Vuksta, be a few unpopular dishes, and major advantage in deciding director of auxiliary services. ’m sitting on the outdoor we were okay with that. We to feature a private restaurant “We have specials—every- terrace of the Paddock have the freedom to adjust the at the Trone Center over a thing from seared pork chops restaurant—one of the menu year after year, so this national chain. to fish tacos—and we’re always many features that makes year was a test run. Howev- “One of the goals of the watching to see what’s a hit. Hav- Furman’s new pub-style er, we really haven’t had any Trone Center was to make it ing our own restaurant allows us restaurant the best thing to unsuccessful dishes, and I’m more of a true ‘student cen- the flexibility to try a variety of Ihit this campus since engaged really proud of that,” he said. ter,’” said Dorriety. “The cur- options,” adds Dorriety. learning and coed housing. According to the committee rent center had little traffic at Student favorites? The This afternoon, I’m eating the that established the Paddock— night and lacked a full-service selection of burgers (including falafel salad. The combination the Black and Blue, complete of the crispy fried shell with with Cajun seasoning and the creamy falafel center is a blue cheese; and the Cowboy, refreshing addition to crum- "Every week our chefs head back to the kitchen, which includes bacon, cheddar bled feta, tomatoes, red onions, and they’re like mad scientists in a lab, cheese, barbecue sauce, all and cucumber, all atop a bed of excited to come up with the next variety." topped with an onion ring), as fresh greens seasoned with a well as sweet potato fries and Greek vinaigrette. —SCOTT DORRIETY, the onion rings. And of course, senior food service director of Furman Food Services the milk shakes.

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furman_book_v42.indd 6 9/23/14 3:33 PM “Oh, the milk shakes,” laughs A PALADIN FAVORITE Dorriety. “Those are a hit. We have a weekly shake, and we’re always trying something new. THE PALADIN MILK SHAKE We had a Peeps® shake at Easter. We’ve also tried combos like a 2 oz. acai puree Add all ingredients Lactose intolerant chocolate bacon shake, a glazed 2 oz. fresh to your blender, set or vegan? Substitute doughnut shake, and an orange blueberries to medium-high for dairy milk with soy dream Creamsicle® version. approximately 20 or almond milk, 1 oz. agave nectar Every week our chefs head back seconds to a minute, as well as lactose to the kitchen, and they’re like 1 cup vanilla or until all ingredi- free ice cream ents are combined. (Breyer’s makes mad scientists in a lab, excited to ice cream a good version). come up with the next variety.” 1/4 cup milk —Preston Agnew In addition to a full menu, which includes vegetarian and gluten-free options, appetizers, and “late night” snacks, the Paddock also offers a selection of beer and wine, many of the local variety. Anyone who orders an alcoholic beverage must show a valid ID, and only one drink per person at a time is permitted Though some may raise their eyebrows at the idea of a restau- rant serving alcohol on Furman’s campus, Dorriety attests that THEN this has not been an issue. “Fur- man students are responsible,” Reflection on the Importance he says. “We’ve had no problems of Furman as It Was connected to alcohol.” Says Vuksta, “We wanted to provide an environment for students and faculty to gather in an informal setting on campus, as well as a place for the commu- I think we tend to focus on the listening to everyone else. They told in my young life: I called my parents nity to experience the wonderful positive, happy-go-lucky moments me I would be a good teacher, and and told them I was not going to be food and views of Furman.” when we reflect, but it is probably thus that is what I should do. But I a history teacher. I then marched “It’s a great gathering place,” those harder moments that actually wanted to work in museums. back to Hipp Hall and withdrew says Danner Washburn '16. meant the most. When I was a My memory is of a sunny, from the ed class and the program. “I’ve had many conversations sophomore, I was accepted on the beautiful afternoon in the fall of I was scared and happy and full of and discussions with friends Scotland study abroad trip and was my senior year when I was walking dread and hope all at the same time. and classmates over a meal at planning to intern with a museum back to North Village from Hipp To me college is about those the Paddock. It serves as a nice or historical site. Then I found out Hall after an education class had contrary emotions. Furman was the getaway that’s still on campus.” my scholarships would not apply to let out. I was passing Duke Library place that allowed me to feel safe The Paddock has proven to my study abroad, and my parents when I had a full-on panic attack. enough to go toward the unknown. be the perfect hangout. In fact, could not afford the cost of the trip. I couldn’t breathe, my vision went patrons can also enjoy weekly I decided to stay on campus and I blurry, my heart was racing. I sat ABOUT THE AUTHOR entertainment featuring singer/ added secondary education to my down and started to cry. I knew I Elizabeth McSherry graduated songwriters, jazz trios, and other list of studies. was not cut out to be a high school from Furman in 2007, after which student performers. Or, they I loved my student teaching. I history teacher. I knew I was putting she completed her master's degree can do as I am, and appreciate had an amazing mentor, 150 seniors my dreams on hold and listening to in museum studies at The Johns the scenery while enjoying a to teach, and more stories than I other people. Hopkins University. She now milk shake—banana Nutella®, of could possibly remember at the It was there, sitting on the steps serves as director of programs course. end of every day. But I realized of James B. Duke Library, that I did and marketing for the Upcountry —Lindsay Niedringhaus ’07 during the fall term that I had been one of the bravest things I had done History Museum.

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AWARD WINNER More than 14,000 apply but only 2,000 are awarded fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Kristina Pardo '14 was one of them.

“She beat out some graduate expecting anything . . . I really students for this award. It’s didn’t think it was real for a sec- KRISTINA very impressive.” ond. It was April Fool’s Day.” The Graduate Research Fel- Applicants’ hopes rest NOW PARDO EARNS lowship Program “recognizes largely on their proposed and supports outstanding research plan, which is some- Reflection on the A GRADUATE graduate students in science, thing undergraduate students Importance of Furman technology, engineering, and generally haven’t formulated. as It Is Now RESEARCH mathematics disciplines who Pardo, however, spent last are pursuing research-based summer in the Massachusetts FELLOWSHIP master’s and doctoral degrees.” Institute of Technology’s After graduating in May, I placed all More than 14,000 applied for Summer Research Program the books I read at Furman on a shelf. The the 2014 competition, but only studying black hole theory. She significance of these books could be 2,000 were offered awards that hopes to continue her studies located in the signs of their use: the bent come with a $32,000 annual as part of her PhD program in spine of an anthology of film theory, the stipend for three years as well astrophysics at Princeton. underlined passages in Plato’s Dialogues, urman mathemat- as a $12,000 cost-of-education "I’ve never worked so hard the marginalia in one of Faulkner’s novels. ics professor Liz allowance and XSEDE super- on something,” said Pardo. “I To see these traces was to be reminded Bouzarth is aware of computer access. never thought I could work so how these texts were central to what it multiple people who Pardo, a double math and hard. It showed me that grad meant to be at Furman. These were books have applied for a physics major, got the news school is the right option for that were lived with, books with coffee National Science Foundation on April 1 and initially didn’t me and I am in the right field.” stains from studying them over breakfast, FGraduate Research Fellowship, believe her good fortune. “No!” That kind of focus is rare, and with crumpled pages from tossing but she’s known exactly one to the Fort Lauderdale native said Bouzarth says. “If you’re an them into a backpack in the rush to class. receive the prestigious award— when asked if she thought she undergraduate sitting in col- Though debated in classrooms, they Kristina Pardo '14. had a chance to win. “I honestly lege thinking about graduate gave shape to interactions outside them, “Peers of mine who are now applied thinking this is going to school it’s hard enough to pick informing everything from politics to career professors, when they were be good practice for me and I’ll a graduate school and decide in graduate school they were try again next year because I’ll what field to start studying, let unsuccessful,” Bouzarth said. have a better chance. I wasn’t alone pick a research project.”

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furman_book_v42.indd 8 9/23/14 3:33 PM The Furman Scholars program history of the universe, but I don’t At Boston College, Yik Yak was coupled with a music scholarship know what I’m going to end up taken to task for racist comments lured Pardo to South Carolina, doing,” she said. “I definitely want OVER posted by users. A student group at but she discovered she did not like to do theoretical work, work with HEARD the college protested the app and music as much as she thought right math and computers basically. Not drew national attention. around the time she found out math too much actual practical stuff. I At another school, a student sent wasn’t so bad after all. tend to break things.” Postings a bomb threat through the app. “I liked math a lot when I was —Ron Wagner ’93 These types of controversies are little, and I stopped liking it kind of from not exclusive to Yik Yak. With an around middle school because of the increase in social media outlets, the really bad teachers,” Pardo said. “I Interwebs possibilities for more unfiltered— was in Dr. (John) Harris’s 160 class, and faceless—speech increase as which is a class you need for your THE PEOPLE’S well. physics major, and I realized that I KAITLYN In many ways, social media is actually did like math. He was just so REPUBLIC OF BOOTH: reframing old debates about human good and he’s such a nice person and I cannot wait nature: Does anonymity allow for he was so happy to teach this stuff.” YIK YAK for next year. greater candor or greater incivility; “I’ve known her since she came #FURMAN does it produce more authenticity BOUND as a freshman, and she was special or more misinformation? And does from the beginning,” Harris says. the inventor bear responsibility for “She has always been the kind of how the invention is used? student that you really like to have JENNISON “Anonymity is good in that it in class because she’s engaged in In The Republic, Plato argues HAYES: provides protection, which hope- the classroom and outside of the that a utopian society emerges out It’s not going fully fosters honesty in social to feel real to classroom, too. She’s bright and of specialization: The producers me until the discourse,” says Furman associate she’s motivated and she’s interested create the goods, the warriors day I drive up to professor of philosophy Aaron in lots of different things.” protect the society, and the rulers Greenville and Simmons. “Yet social repercussion “I’m interested in cosmology, the are the well-educated, thoughtful realize how my is a valuable tool for promoting philosophers whose voices are life is never going good social behavior, as it leads to heard above all others. But Brooks to be the same. moral self-transformation in line Buffington ’13 and Tyler Droll ’13 #FURMAN with community expectations. An- created Yik Yak, a new social media BOUND onymity might, then, work against app, because they believe just the the very discourse one is trying to opposite. encourage.” “When we were at Furman, CAROLINE According to Simmons, in a there were those few students on TRAVAN: successful society, everyone—from campus whose voices were always I got that the user to the inventor—shares heard,” says Buffington. “They were diploma! But responsibility for discourse and the the popular ones—usually athletes first…let me take media from which it emanates. a selfie with plans to how I spent the weekend. or students who were involved in the pres! “With innovation, responsibility Academics hardly encompassed all a lot. They had the most followers #FURMAN trickles down through a commu- of life at Furman, but the books I studied on Facebook and Twitter, so their GRAD nity,” he says. “In the effort to be a function as a locus for my memories of postings got the most views.” responsible citizen of a global com- campus and the people with whom I lived “We wanted to create something munity, I would hope that inventors in community there. A liberal arts diploma that would allow an equal playing TIERNEY often return to the technology to is not an excuse to retire these books to field for everyone,” explains Droll. BREEDLOVE: assess its usage and continually a shelf in order to focus on a job. Rather, “We realized the only way to do this So President improve it for its users.” the diploma is an invitation to pick up a was if the users were all anonymous. Kohrt just With Yik Yak, Buffington and well-worn work and take it with me out That’s the whole idea behind the app.” chuckled that Droll have never stopped trying to the door. With Yik Yak, users post up to awesome laugh improve it. Since its launch in Janu- 200 characters without signing in as he shook my ary, the two have blocked the use of ABOUT THE AUTHOR or creating any sort of profile or hand. Guys, Yik Yak on high school and middle if you only knew! Bryan Betts ’14 studied English and avatar. Their observations are view- school grounds through geo-fencing He came to philosophy at Furman. He plans to able within a 1.5-mile radius of the my senior recital! techniques. pursue a career in journalism. reader, making the app function as #FURMAN And now users may “upvote” or a hyper-local “bulletin board.” But GRAD “downvote” posts to mark approval it has also been criticized for acting or disapproval. When a post has as a hyper-local gossip mill where many more downvotes than up- anonymity fosters hostility. votes, it is automatically removed.

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Of course, such improve- mouths swabbed to see if they whether the anonymity pro- each other toward virtue.” ments prompt their own were a match. He posted on vided by technology is valuable —Lindsay Niedringhaus ’07 philosophical questions: What Facebook and Twitter and for the conversations that happens if popularity obscures didn’t get much feedback, as he take place within a commu- truth? In other words, what was limited to only those in his nity. There can be a tension if a “downvoted” and then social circle. Then he posted between the attempt to ensure removed post is not omitted a plea on Yik Yak. The next an equality of voices on the A HEALTHY for reasons of discourtesy but thing he knew, 1,200 people one hand, and an attempt to because it carries a truth some showed up to get their mouths encourage that one use one’s PARTNERSHIP may not wish to hear? Does swabbed, and they found a voice to seek truth, goodness, social media then become an match for his brother.” and beauty on the other hand.” echo chamber of self-fulfilling “There are also the mun- Such a tension recalls those ideology, or even censorship? dane postings that are still for, say, whistleblowers, who Buffington and Droll argue helpful,” adds Droll. “I know may depend on anonymity the media has its own tenden- people at Furman who have to correct an injustice. Then ne of the most cies for selective storytelling. found their keys or bikes again, one person’s whis- invoked assets For as many negative posts the through Yik Yak. It’s useful for tleblower may be another to a liberal arts media highlights, the two say all kinds of purposes.” person’s “leak.” education is the they have witnessed just as Yik Yak’s usage on college Buffington says it’s the opportunity it many positive posts. campuses has grown organi- “community’s responsibility provides to explore a range of “My favorite is a story from cally, currently at more than to police themselves.” And Osubjects, and in the process Vanderbilt,” says Buffington. 250 universities across the according to Simmons, we can unearth those passions that “A guy’s brother had cancer United States. The company learn a great deal about our help define our professional and was in dire need of a recently reported a $10.5 mil- society from that policing. pursuits. Testing those pas- full-body blood transfusion, lion investment, allowing them “We need to examine our sions outside the classroom, so the student was looking for to hire five new employees and actions and think better about however, is a lesser known but a match. His fraternity was four interns. who we take ourselves to be. no less fundamental aspect of having a drive where students Says Simmons, “We have Such reflection allows us to be the four years that define such could show up and get their to wrestle as a society with maximally likely to educate an education.

On the Quad A glimpse at Furman fashion —WILLIAM CROOKS '14

Fall signals the beginning of a new semester at Furman, and with it comes a newfound sense of curiosity and vital questions in need of answering Why is it so hot? What is a Moodle? What should I wear to class today? Although students may well be struggling with the first two questions, they seem to have the last one figured out.

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furman_book_v42.indd 10 9/23/14 3:33 PM “You may think you want immersions.” University of South Carolina intended careers not only to be a third-grade teacher,” The immersions Beckford will assist in professional and with technical proficiency and says John Beckford, Furman’s refers to include 10 current graduate education. advanced critical thinking vice president for academic programs between Furman “In the classic model of an skills, but also with humanity affairs and dean of faculty, “but and GHS, such as the Medical academic health center, the and compassion,” the partner- don’t you want to know for sure Experience Academy (Med- university sits at the center ship model offers real poten- before you find yourself in that Ex), which, since 2011, has surrounded by an affiliated tial for changing health care third-grade classroom?” offered an eight-week “real medical school and various as a field and industry. For Beckford, and many in world” engagement at GHS additional training hospitals,” “Having Furman as GHS’s higher education, what often for rising juniors interested in says John Wheeler, professor principal undergraduate gets lost in the liberal arts health care careers. of chemistry and director of partner means that the rich debate is how closely this edu- Other programs include integrative research in the educational programs already cational approach has always courses in medical ethics; sciences. being delivered at Furman can had its eye on application. internships in psychology, “In the clinical university now serve as a model to other It is such “applications” health science, and health model being pioneered by the colleges and universities.” that are guiding Furman’s new care administration; and Greenville Health System, With the U.S. Bureau of La- partnership with Greenville clinical “shadowing” oppor- however, the care provider bor Statistics projecting that Health System (GHS), a $2 bil- tunities. sits at the middle surrounded of the 20 fastest growing jobs lion entity that has become the GHS has become so com- by multiple affiliated partner between now and 2020, eight largest health care provider in mitted to establishing univer- universities. This puts the of these will reside in health South Carolina. sity partners to advance its focus of the overall enterprise care, the Furman-GHS part- “I really saw this as an leadership in the field that it on translating care to people nership is not only wise strat- opportunity to advance the recently invited three local rather than focusing energy egy, but it also demonstrates skills of that 35 percent of our institutions to collaborate on any one university.” warm concern for a field that students who are interested in key areas: Furman will Wheeler goes on to say that can undoubtedly benefit from in health care,” Beckford says. oversee its undergraduate because Furman specializes in the curiosity and agility of the “To let them gain a competitive education programs; Clemson training “very well-rounded liberal arts graduate. advantage over others who are University will partner with students immersed in the lib- not able to experience such GHS on research; and the eral arts, who approach their

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group that demonstrated for died in 1991. Scholarship; and the commis- civil rights at a time when such Plans are under way to pay sion of an original music piece, A MILESTONE convictions incited dangerous tribute to Vaughn’s legacy photographic exhibit, website, reactions. and to explore the larger, and and booklet. Furman also MATRICULATION After Furman, Vaughn still relevant, implications it awarded honorary doctorates went on to become a beloved represents. Events this fall and to Lillian Brock Flemming teacher in Greenville County. next spring include keynote ’71 and Sarah Reece ’71, two He served as president of the speeches by thought leaders of the first African-American South Carolina Education on race in America; a black women to graduate from the Association and participated alumni reunion gathering at University. Learn more about uring the 2014– in a gubernatorial task force on Homecoming; a fundraising the year by visiting: furman. 2015 academic educational improvement. He gala for the Joseph Vaughn edu/50years. year, Furman University will commemorate a milestone in its history: the Dadmission of the first Afri- can American student and, therefore, the establishment of desegregation at a school that was founded, by its own 1826 charter, as an “academy- seminary” for young white men to train for the ministry. NEXT Desegregation at Furman was a microcosm of its time—a Reflection on the Importance controversial and embattled of Furman Going Forward departure that ultimately was the result of many pioneers, though none more trailblazing than Joseph Allen Vaughn Fifty-eight years ago, my abiding love for those who “pass way that transcends physical and ’68, who embodied the histor- Furman education began. In the through” in four short years. biological constraints. ical moment when he stepped ensuing years, of course, many We often disguise this feeling Civilization began when this onto Furman’s campus as its things have changed. Some have so well that we ourselves fail to intellectual gene investment took first black student in February even remained the same. But what recognize it. hold as a driving force in society. of 1965. I’ve realized, from the vantage But one understanding of The future of Furman—the Vaughn—who was chosen of having become a Furman this love is that as parental love future of everything an education by Francis Bonner (then Fur- professor, is that there is one ensures the survival of its DNA touches beyond Furman—resides man’s vice president and dean) thing that should never change: by the care and nurturing of in the creative elaboration of this and Sapp Funderburk ’39 the innate love for learning that its offspring, we professors at type of love. (a Greenville businessman) to permeates a Furman education. Furman are also investing in the attend Furman from Sterling I realize that the notion of future DNA of our collective ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tony High School in Greenville—had love of learning can be a trite intellectual gene pool by nurturing Arrington graduated from been president of his senior and corny concept to use, our students. Furman in 1960 with a major in class, a member of the school’s but it is such a compelling and We care deeply about those chemistry; he received his PhD honor society, and a Baptist. powerful concept that I use it who will do the things we have from Harvard in 1964. Following He distinguished himself at in spite of the danger of not not done. We aim to inspire all postdoctoral study, Arrington Furman as an English major being taken seriously. I’m talking those who will take the treasures returned to Furman as a faculty and French minor; a member about a love driven not by the that a love of learning unearths to member in the chemistry of the Baptist Student Union flow of hormones but the firing the marketplace, the classroom, department. He has conducted and the Collegiate Educational of synapses, by the encoding the stage, the laboratory, the research at the University of Service Corps, for which he of understanding in memory legislature, the pulpit, the British Columbia, the University helped develop a support pro- molecules. battlefield, the hospital, the of Utah, Los Alamos National gram for high school dropouts; It may surprise people to know mountain trail, the city slum— Laboratory, and Oak Ridge. and a cheerleader. that those of us who spend our anywhere those ideas and insights He also served as chair of the He also belonged to the lives at Furman have a deep and and passions will enrich life in a department for six years. Furman chapter of the South Carolina Student Organizing Committee, a politically active

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furman_book_v42.indd 12 9/23/14 3:33 PM Learning Association, brings together high school students and education leaders from A BRIDGE Furman's across the country to highlight namesake: the critical role summer learn- TO THE President ing plays in preparing young James C. people for successful college WHITE HOUSE Furman entry and completion. Tobi Kinsell, director of Bridges to a Brighter Future, accompanied three of the program’s students to Wash- n late June, Furman ington—Christian Monsolve, a University’s Bridges to a Mauldin High School gradu- Brighter Future was one ate who will attend Clemson of 20 programs nation- University; Daniel Arnold, a wide invited to partici- Wade Hampton High graduate pate in the National Summer who will attend Erksine Col- ILearning Day Fair at the U.S. lege; and Nevonne Burrell, a Department of Education in rising senior at Hillcrest High Washington, D.C. First Lady School. Each presented work Michelle Obama, as part of her they had completed through Reach Higher initiative, was at the program. the fair to tour student demon- Bridges is a college access strations and deliver remarks. and pre-college enrichment The event, cohosted by program for Greenville County FROM THE VAULT the Department of Education high school students whose and the National Summer potential outdistances their circumstances. It engages stu- A Duel dents in a seven-year program What you may not have known, that is year-round and begins after ninth grade and ends at remembered, or thought possible college graduation. at Furman As part of the program, students attend a four-week Since Furman's residential program on the Furman campus for three con- Bridges program secutive summers beginning in began in 1997, ninth grade. A college transi- tion and retention program, 100 percent “Crossing the Bridge,” helps of the students students enroll in college, stay have graduated in college, and graduate. Since Bridges began in 1997, from 100 percent of the students high school and have graduated from high school and 95 percent have A duel between two students resulted in the first expulsions from 95 percent enrolled in post-secondary Furman. The incident was described in a September 3, 1860, letter have enrolled education or the military. The from President James C. Furman to his wife. The sound of pistols program has been recognized that followed the morning bell brought Furman to the veranda to in postsecondary in a 2012 national independent find two students being restrained by classmates, one with a bullet education or the study, “A Blueprint for Success: in his shoulder. At a party the night before, the wounded student, Case Studies of Successful John C. Davanel, had insulted his classmate, the son of Colonel military. Pre-College Outreach Pro- Scafie of Unionville, South Carolina. Davanel had refused to apolo- grams.” Bridges also received gize, which resulted in the early morning duel. In his letter, Furman the 2009 Excellence in Sum- notes that dueling had been banned at the school only six years mer Learning Award from the before, in 1854. The university promptly sent both parties home. National Center for Summer

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STAT There are 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands within the territory of Finland. Both are world records.

a controversial stance given in with a small golf Lavery, who brought HAIL TO Russia’s opposition toward scholarship with THE CHIEF me to Furman; to Pro- THE FINN IS IN any Scandinavian country an aim to become a Alexander fessor Brent Nelsen aligning itself with NATO professional golfer Stubb '93, for introducing me to (Finland shares a nearly 800- and get a business de- Finland's new the European Union; lexander Stubb mile border with the country). gree. I came out as an leader and to Professor Ty '93 became his Arriving at Furman on a enthusiastic political Tessitore for planting country’s prime golf scholarship, Stubb left scientist dreaming of a seed of philosophy minister in June. with a degree in political an academic career. in my brain. A member of science and was awarded the "Life takes funny "I always speak the country’s ruling conser- Bradshaw-Feaster Medal for turns, and for me Furman was warmly of Furman, and always vativeA party, Stubb won his General Excellence as the top the start of everything that with a heavy Southern accent. party’s leadership and will male graduate in the class. I am today. I am especially I owe a lot to Furman for what oversee the nation’s five-party In addition to earning a thankful to Professor Bill I am today.” coalition. He succeeds Jyrki PhD in international politics Katainen, who stepped down from the London School of to pursue one of the European Economics, he has a master’s Union’s top jobs. degree in political science Stubb was minister for from the College of Europe, foreign affairs of Finland from Bruges, and a diploma on "Furman was a game-changer in my life. I came 2008 to 2011 and a member French language and society in with a small golf scholarship and came out an of the European parliament from the Sorbonne in Paris. enthusiastic political scientist." from 2004 to 2008. He is He has also earned a repu- often described as a fiscal tation as a sportsman who en- — ALEXANDER STUBB '93 conservative but social liberal, joys competing in triathlons. and has advocated for Finland “Furman was a game-

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civilization dealt with first; what it set in motion. Looked at this way, it’s argu- able that there may be no more important course happening this fall on the Furman campus than Christopher Blackwell’s Greek Civilization. Because if we can unlock, much less un- pack, the dilemmas of Classical He points out Gallipoli. He culture, there is a better than points out Macedonia and the middling shot that we could Balkans.H He points out the understand, even resolve, the Black Sea and a fishlike prom- dilemmas that vex our civiliza- ontory jutting into it. “You tion today. know what that is?” he smiles. “In this class,” says Black- “Russia,” ofers one student. well, “we are going to take on “Are you a Putin booster?” classical Athenian democracy. he teases. “Depending on your We here in America talk about sympathies, it could be Russia. democracy all the time. We use It’s the Crimean Peninsula.” it as a concept, even a rallying “He” is professor Chris- cry. Which isn’t to say I would topher Blackwell and on this want to live under Athenian crystalline August day, the first democracy—that I even love of the new academic year, he it. Which isn’t to say the idea is teaching a field that some of ‘Hellas’ was universally the deride as pointless: Classics. same. In Sparta, for example, In particular, a class on Greek the women exercised nude Civilization. with the men, but in Athens, “I want to be clear,” Black- Grecian Formula society was only slightly less well says to the students, none liberal than the Taliban. But of whom is covertly texting or Dead language, dead subject? Don’t in analyzing how the business tweeting. “This course is not tell the 37 students assembled for of how Greek politics worked, about ancient history; what Christopher Blackwell. The first in how the concept of democracy we’re talking about is ancient works, my hope is that we in civilization.” By this, Blackwell our series where we “embed” in the this class will collectively make means that which ultimately classrooms at Furman. contributions to the amount of comes of history—and what knowledge in this world.” BY BRENDAN TAPLEY ultimately determines our This world. shared now. That’s the power of Herodo- As he is hopscotching tus, Thucydides, and Aris- around his map, denoting the totle—the very dead and yet Ukraine and Istanbul and Al- that make up the crucible of In other words, that un- very-much-alive voices these exandria, he makes a sobering human nature. derlying force you’re strug- 37 young men and women will point, “You’ll notice that his- Even if you know nothing gling with at the ofce? That be studying this semester. tory tends to happen over and about Greek civilization, or immovable tension in your That’s the power of the over again in the same places.” care not at all for it, consider family? That is culture, and it map Blackwell is pointing to, All these places, he goes the concept of culture. Not started somewhere. where the civilizations may on, were once “Hellas,” which just culture as we know it in Widen the aperture now have changed but where the was not merely Greece but the terms of a nationality or a and it becomes clear that concepts are still at play nearly idea of Greece—like the idea people, but culture that is even Greek civilization is more than 2,500 years later. of America—and throughout less abstract: the culture, for just the origin of Western cul- And that’s the point of all time they have continued to example, of your workplace. Or ture. What we are dealing with the hours they’ll be spending reassert themselves as places the culture of your family. The now—church, state, inequality, together in Furman Hall 128:

( GREECE ) - WALTERS ART MUSEUM of war, places of religion, origins of cultures and how plagues, political behead- to think like a Greek in order places that pivot on the greed, they come to be cultures shape ings—is, in efect, what we have to think through the America pride, ego, beauty, and grace all their descendant versions. always dealt with. What Greek they’re about to inherit. ANONYMOUS

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furman_book_v42.indd 15 9/23/14 3:33 PM Q&A Marvin Hardy '91 Cofounder and medical director of Grace Medical Home, which serves people at or below 200 percent of the poverty line in Orlando, Florida —BY BRENDAN TAPLEY What prompted your founding of and break this cycle of poverty, Grace Medical Home? health, poor nutrition. There’s MH : It was the simple idea such a misperception: When Wthat people who are created in we explain to folks things about the image of God were not get- their diet, they’ve never heard ting the same quality of health that and they’re very willing to care as those who had insur- change. But poverty afects a ance. A quarter of our county lot of things. If you tell some- is uninsured here in Orlando. one to eat nutritiously, a fresh These people are going to the apple is more expensive than ER for their care or taking a dollar burger at Wendy’s®, their mother’s medicine. so what do you think they’re going to go for? They’re mostly Grace serves people who earn thinking about surviving. less than 200 percent of the poverty line, which, for a family Why is the health care system a of four is $47,700. system of inequality? MH : Most of the people we MH : It used to be there was see are below the poverty line. a doctor-patient relationship And in our state, it’s hard to get and now you have employ- Medicaid unless you’re a kid or ers involved and insurance pregnant. When moms come companies are involved. Not in with their kids, they have everybody has a job; not every- the same interests as a mom body has a job that provides would who has insurance. insurance. At our place, we’re Many have given up. They’re trying to get rid of all that, tired of fighting the system. create zero barriers. What we tell people is we’re all poor in some way; theirs is just Are there lessons about health financial. care for the impoverished that could be applied to healthcare for Are the afictions you’re dealing anyone? with the same or diferent from MH : Well, we thought from families with normal health care? the beginning that this was MH : We do see poverty-specific a community problem that illnesses: the lack of nutrition, required a community efort. lack of education they’ve So, getting as many people received, the prevalence of involved as possible was key. diabetes, high cholesterol. It’s That could help our health so diferent from my other care system. We’ve migrated practice, where I would ask from that to more of a folks what they did this sum- business. mer, and they would talk about their trips and camps. When Grace is less business-oriented. I ask a kid or teenager here at MH : We track value. And we Grace, they kinda look at me have great stats on how we’ve like, what do you think I did? cut down hospital visits, trips I stayed home. We’re trying to to the ER, how we’ve helped jump into these people’s lives our diabetic patients. That saves our community, saves

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the taxpayers. That’s how Do you worry that those who may MH: No way, not even close. At the Furman Alumni Awards we get paid. If we show our not believe in Jesus Christ or in dinner, your classmate Jonathan quality, then the hospitals here God at all would feel alienated at If someone came to you with an Rogers called you Furman’s in Orlando are willing to help Grace? issue that might be controversial best-kept secret and mentioned us, the foundations are willing MH : Not by how we run things in those ways, that isn’t going to that at an intramural track meet to help us. At my old practice, and we watch that very closely. dictate their care? you outsprinted a Furman wide we used to see five patients an About 50 percent of our MH: If a physician comes in receiver? Which is the truer hour, and here if it’s a first visit patients write down that they and that influences how they story? or a physical, it’s an hour. Ev- don’t go to any church. We’re give care, they won’t be asked MH: [Laughs] I don’t know. I erything else is 30 minutes. We open to anyone who comes. back. think Furman is the best-kept want to get to know them and Nobody should feel alienated secret. manage all their problems. or I want to know about it. And a patient? We don’t force anything on MH: We do our best to help When you were a student, you I think anyone would want that anyone; Jesus never did that. them. We have transgender heard the words of World Vision for their health care. We have Muslim doctors, we patients, all diferent lifestyles founder Bob Pierce: “Let my MH : I do think there’s a push have Jewish doctors, we have and beliefs. We don’t turn heart be broken with the things back toward that in medicine. agnostic nurses. Something anyone away—unless you have that break the heart of God.” When we started, I was giving draws them here. insurance. How do we stay attuned to what a tour of Grace and I said our breaks our hearts? hope was to provide the same But sometimes religion is used to That should be your motto. MH: I would encourage quality of health care as people deny medical services for people, MH: We’ve prayed about this, anyone to listen to where your with insurance receive, and with things like contraception, to try to stay apolitical. We stay heart is being tugged, where this lady looked at me and she euthanasia, abortion; or because focused on what’s best for the your stomach feels upset. got real serious and pointed of opinions around sexual orien- patient. Where you say, ‘That’s not her finger and said, ‘You have tation? right; that’s gotta be changed.’ to. Christ’s name is on the wall.’ MH : I don’t have an opinion Do you think a person can live a Listen to that. That was pretty powerful. on that other than I don’t agree principled life without religion? with it. There should not be a MH: I’m sure. I think so. You What still breaks your heart? You’re not shy about how health barrier to medical care. know, I love to think about MH: I think I’m right where it care is a religious calling for you. things and contemplate, but breaks my heart. MH : We’re trying to develop a So, that isn’t something that I’m more someone who sees a relationship with our patients gets injected into the practice problem and wants to fix it. the way we believe Christ de- at Grace? velops a relationship with his people. All people. Most folks, when they come, can’t believe IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE we want to see them again Marvin Hardy chats with colleagues at Grace Medical Home, his clinic for those who can't aford health care. since they’re so used to only being seen one time. That’s the medical home concept: whole-patient care, continuity.

For a lot of people, medicine doesn’t seem like something that would coexist with religion. MH : We debated about that. But we wanted to let people know why we're doing this. Because we’ve received God’s mercy, we’re called to extend that mercy. This is not a hand- down here; we lock arms with our patients. It’s a hand across. That’s where the spiritual side comes in. And our patients say they’ve never been treated like this before. They’ve found dig- nity; they’ve been respected. COURTESYPHOTO

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the seasonwas simplyaculmination ofeverything Fowler there wasn’t anything thatdramatic.Thesecond halfof season-altering play oraninspiringhalftimespeech,but you thattheteam’s fortunes werereversed by asingle trail by only fourathalftime? terian athomeinSeptembertoLSUsixweekslaterand go Dakota State,38-7, oneweeklater. round beforefallingtoeventual nationalchampionNorth Paladins beatSouthCarolinaState,30-20, inthefirst first since2004,andqualifyforthe FCS playoffs. The would ultimatelywintheconferencechampionship, its lachian State,GeorgiaSouthern,andWofford. Furman ish—which includedvictoriesover league rivals Appa- loss toSECpower LouisianaStatebeingtheonlyblem another lost seasonwas onthedocket. 2010, chancethat andthereseemedtobeavery good in thepast 33years, buttwoofthosehadoccurredsince ule still tocome. with thetoughest partoftheSouthernConferencesched seconds. Halfway throughtheseason, Furman stood 2-4 home against Presbyterian inthegame’s College waning dins hadn’t blocked apotential game-winninggoal at field Coastal Carolina,anditwouldhave been0-3ifthePala - Theteamstarted 0-2withlossestoGardner-Webb and most optimistic anddelusionalPaladin fans. season thatwouldhave liftedthehopesofanybody butthe There wasnothingaboutthestartof2013 Furman Furman headcoachBruceFowler wouldlike totell So, how doesateamthatwas fortunatetobeatPresby The Paladins wonfive oftheirnext sixgames—a 48-16 But thenthingschanged. The Paladins hadexperiencedonlyfourlosingseasons T FURMAN | FALL 2014 football 19 - 9/23/14 3:33PM - - Notes from the Field

PALADIN PRIDE Post-victory, Coach Fowler motivates all his players to push beyond the limits they (mistakenly) believe they have.

"THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS...YOU WORK HARD EVERY DAY, YOU PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND YOU DO YOUR BEST AT ALL TIMES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. THAT'S THE TRADITION OF FURMAN FOOTBALL." — COACH FOWLER

had been teaching since he took over the Of course, that is exactly what Fowler ranks among the top-10 schools in the program in 2011. was hired to do. Not to provide a quick fix nation and rivals that of the Ivy League “There are no shortcuts,” Fowler says. or merely win a few more football games, universities. “You work hard every day, you pay atten- but to revive a storied football tradition Fowler says it’s important tion to detail, and you do your best at all known for producing champions both on to understand the program times in all areas, both on and off the field. the field and in the classroom. Furman has doesn’t prosper despite the That’s the tradition of Furman football. not only been the conference’s most win- F academic rigor of the univer- It was gratifying to see the players keep ning football program over the past three sity, but rather because of it. working in that direction and stay with the decades, it also has an NCAA Division I Prospective football players and their plan.” graduation success rate that routinely parents are drawn to Furman’s strong

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academic reputation and the football assistant coach for Furman teams that have a new look as Elon, Appalachian State, program’s outstanding graduation rate. produced eight league championships, made and Georgia Southern depart the league, “We have a rare combination of athletics nine playoff appearances, and won the 1988 and East Tennessee, Mercer, and VMI come and academics that attracts high-achieving Division I-AA national championship. He onboard. student-athletes who want to be challenged says there is no reason Furman can’t be that “I’ve seen many different teams come and to be the very best,” says Fowler, who spent dominant again, especially since the last few go,” Fowler says. “But the league is always nine seasons as defensive coordinator and recruiting classes have been strong and the one of the toughest in the country.” assistant head coach at Vanderbilt Uni- Paladins’ new home, the 44,000-square-foot As for making specific predictions about versity before returning to Furman. “They Pearce-Horton Football Complex, is the this season, Fowler will take the head coach’s know they’ll receive a tremendous educa- “best facility in FCS football.” often used oath of silence. What good tion, they’ll have a solid opportunity to win “It’s very up-to-date technologically, and would it do after all? The experts picked the championships on the field, and they’ll have it provides a perfect setup for teaching and Paladins to finish fifth in the conference last an opportunity to make an impact in the coaching. It has had a huge impact on the season, and that was a bit off the mark. community. They will be prepared for life af- morale of the coaches and players, and it’s “I am optimistic. I always am coming into ter graduation, and that is the main objective given us a boost in recruiting.” the season,” Fowler says. “But our success of their college experience.” For 2014, the team returns a majority will be based on the kind of work we do on a Fowler is certainly familiar with the of the starters from last year’s conference daily basis leading up to and throughout the Furman football tradition. A 1981 Furman champions, and Fowler fully expects some of season. It will be about more than just what graduate, he played defensive back on the the younger players to become valuable con- happens on the field on Saturdays. As long as Paladins’ first conference championship tributors. Furman will be one of the favorites we worry more about process and less about team in 1978, and he spent 16 years as an to win the Southern Conference, which will outcome, then we’ll be successful.”

PREPARED A tremendous education, a competitive chance to win championships, and an opportunity to make an impact in the community—that is the Paladin athletic experience.

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FOOTBALL MEN'S GOLF (Israel-Winner League) George Brozos '08, Philip Kreidler '87, 5 Brad Faxon '83, F, Filippos Veroias Scout, Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Champions Tour (Greece-A2) 1 Jerome Felton '08, Matt Davidson '04, Pro Furman 6 Alex Opacic '09, FB, Minnesota Vikings (NFL) Web.com Tour F, Albury W.B. Ryan Steed '12, Furman Alumni (Australia State League) CB, Calgary Stampeders (CFL) WOMEN'S GOLF Amu Saaka '11, Currently Active in Jerodis Williams '13, Betsy King '77, F, Al-Gharafa RB, Denver Broncos (NFL) Professional Sports LPGA Tour (Hall of Fame) (Qatar-D1) Colin Anderson '13, 3 Beth Daniel '78, Brandon Sebirumbi '12, TE, New York Jets (NFL) LPGA Tour (Hall of Fame) F, Palanasa Navarra 7 Dakota Dozier '13, 10 Dottie Pepper '87, (Spain-LEB Gold) From the beautiful game to the beautiful OG, New York Jets (NFL) powerlift, Furman athletes are going pro LPGA Tour (NBC Sports) Bryant Irwin '13, Ashli Bunch '97, F, Piratas and breaking records at an impressive pace. BASEBALL LPGA Tour (Colombia-Liga DirecTV) This summer, of course, saw former Furman Jay Jackson '08, Stefanie Kenoyer '11, star Clint Dempsey '03, whom Sports Illus- RHP, Indianapolis Indians Futures Tour MEN'S SOCCER trated called “The Talisman,” lead the U.S. (International, AAA) Laura Wearn '13, Ricardo Clark '02, Pittsburgh Pirates Futures Tour men in the World Cup in Brazil. Earlier, in MF, Houston Dynamo (MLS) Nate Smith '13, April at the NFL draft, Dakota Dozier '13 4 Clint Dempsey '03, LHP, Arkansas Travelers MEN'S BASKETBALL became the 137th pick by the New York Jets. MF/F, Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) (Texas, AA) No word yet on how the Jets will position Stanislav Makshantsev '00, Jon Leathers '08, Los Angeles Angels F, BC Novosybirsk D, Charlotte Eagles (USL) Dozier—whose draft scouting report praised Ben Carlson '13, (Russia SuperLeague) 9 Shea Salinas '08, his ability to “play with vinegar”—but many RHP, Burlington Bees Karim Souchu '03, MF, San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) believe he will switch from the offensive (Midwest, A) F, Union Poitiers Alec Kann '11, Los Angeles Angels tackle position he played at Furman to (France-ProB) GK, Chicago Fire (MLS), on loan 8 Tyler Wood '14, guard. And Andrew “Tank” Phillips '14 (a 2 Maleye N'Doye '04, to Charlotte Eagles (USL) RHP, TBA (signed not yet assigned teammate of Dozier’s) made headlines F, Paris-Levallois Walker Zimmerman '13, to affiliate) himself last February when he competed in (France-ProA) D, FC Dallas (MLS) San Diego Padres Marijan Pojatina '04, the 300-pound division of the World Power- Jacques de Gruy '14, F, Rudes lifting Federation All Raw Tournament of RHP (Croatia-A2) Champions. Phillips broke the record of the Philadelphia Phillies Robby Bostain '07, deadlift in the Junior Division by heaving G, Ironi Nes-Ziona 605 pounds on his second attempt.

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LIFE COACHING We asked Furman soccer coach Doug Allison and Furman alum George Quarles '89, the winningest high school football coach of the last 10 years (he resides in Maryville, Tennessee), which lessons work in life as well as in coaching.

Coach Quarles

1. Relationships: “It’s always about relationships. It has to be. That and trust. In sports, I try to ask players what they think about a certain play, or game plan, or our off-season conditioning program. If you want to build a relationship based on trust, ask what other people think about an issue you’re facing.”

2. Servant Leadership: “It’s not about what you can do to help me. It’s about what I can do to help you. If you’re the boss, try to be as helpful as possible to the people beneath you.”

3. Talent: “Sometimes a parent thinks they know what position their son or daughter should play, but figuring out the talents of people—in sports or at work or anywhere—is how you make a team work. You may have someone who believes they are something they may not be. That may mean some hard decisions, but often those can make the difference. We had a student who we tried at quarterback who was just not a quarterback. As soon as he became a wide receiver, he and the team thrived. I’d also say be willing to experiment and try people out in places, then be willing to change if need be.”

Coach Allison

1. Have the ability to adjust.

2. Surround yourself with good people that care and don't keep a personal score.

3. Let someone hold your ladder; in other words, it’s okay to ask for help.

4. Be yourself and tell the people you love that you love them.

5. Anything worthwhile requires effort. INSIGHTS FROM EXPERIENCE Soccer coach Doug Allison believes five lessons help on the field as well as in life.

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ART CREDIT Credit byTeekaykay arrives forherfirst day aspresident Elizabeth Davis on July1 Furman’s 12th presidentinJuly. the opposite.Shebecame Elizabeth Davis embodies and undersizedresults, to preferoutsizedegos In asociety thatoften appears BUILDER MINDFUL THE By John Roberts

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Today,life is good on the Baylor University campus. During a time when many private colleges and uni- versities continue to struggle in a recovering American economy, Baylor is thriving. Applications, department budgets, and salaries are all on the upswing. The univer- sity recently launched a College of Health and Human Sciences, and a gleaming new $250 million football stadium has risen along the banks of the Brazos River. There is an air of optimism, drive, and cheerfulness across the windswept 1,000-acre campus that is still basking in the glow of Robert Griffin III’s Heisman Tro- phy. Faculty and staff say morale has never been higher. Ask them about the Baptist-affiliated university’s mis- sion, identity, and goals and—to a person—you receive the same answer: Life is good at Baylor. The mood is a sea change from the internal bickering and controversies that gripped the university commu- nity and alumni just five years ago. There were fights over Baylor’s religious identity, faculty tenure, financial debt, and direction. Even the school’s logo was a point of contention. One president resigned and another was fired. Like a fast-moving storm rolling across the Texas Robert Sloan to step down. During the next seven years, plains, however, those dark days are a distant memory. a cascade of controversies would follow. But through And a lion’s share of the credit, say faculty, staff, and the calamity and musical chairs rotation of top leaders, alumni, belongs to Elizabeth Boozer Davis. Davis observed and took notes. Through the shortcom- Davis, who took over as Furman’s 12th president on ings—and successes—of others she came to understand July 1, graduated from Baylor in 1984 and joined the the importance of listening, and honed a leadership university’s faculty in 1992 after receiving a PhD from style that is both self-deprecating and directive. Duke University. She assumed administrative duties as When newly appointed Baylor President Ken Starr associate dean for undergraduate business programs in promoted Davis to the university’s number two position 2003 at a low point in Baylor history. (executive vice president and provost) in 2010, she was Stories about Patrick Dennehy, a basketball player ready to help lead her alma mater in a direction that who had been murdered by a former teammate, were would unite the university and alumni behind a shared making national headlines. The scandal led to the resig- vision of what Baylor is and what it is striving to be. nation of Baylor’s athletic director and head basketball “All of that stuff is like a bad dream now,” says coach. Stephen Heyde, a longtime music professor at Baylor. On the academic front, an adopted strategic plan, “There was so much stress and fear on campus. Eliz- Baylor 2012, had cut deep divisions in the university abeth has alleviated that with transparency. She is an community with some alumni calling on then-president extraordinary leader, a person who engenders trust.”

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furman_book_v42.indd 26 9/23/14 3:33 PM approximately $1,500 per semester. A natural teacher and Delton Chesser, now a retired accounting professor, problem-solver met Davis on the second day of class in the fall of 1983 and was drawn to her “warm and engaging smile.” The older of two children, Davis grew up in New Or- “As the semester progressed, I found out an incredi- leans where she attended an all-girls public high school. ble brain was behind that smile. Elizabeth and EJ Bird— Her father was a practicing dentist and a professor at another exceptionally bright student—made the highest Louisiana State University’s School of Dentistry; her grades on every test. Their remarkably high grades led mother, a homemaker. to my coining the Boozer-Bird Phenomenon.” When it came time to choose a college, Davis grav- Even before Davis, who played trombone in the Bay- itated toward Baylor, a Baptist-affiliated institution lor marching band, was appointed acting chair of the located in Waco, Texas, that she had learned about accounting department (about 13 years later), Chesser through family friends at church. recognized her extraordinary potential. Davis was The campus Davis roamed was about 400 acres, focused, had a quick mind, and a knack for boiling down roughly half the size of the university today. In the and explaining difficult concepts. She was well-liked, Early morning: 1980s about half of the students identified themselves unassuming, and moved easily among all faculty circles. President Davis as Baptist, and 10 percent of the 10,000-member stu- “I urged her to consider going into administration,” checks in from her dent body was represented by minorities. Tuition was he says. “I remember commenting ‘Someday you might home office

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furman_book_v42.indd 27 9/23/14 3:33 PM even be a university president.’ Her response was to become a world-class Christian university—a Notre modest. ‘Ah, I don’t know. I better just stick to teaching Dame of sorts for Protestants. accounting.’” Tuition, university spending, and debt rose after the After graduating from Baylor (cum laude) and passing plan was approved. So did the number of critics. Older the CPA examination, Davis moved back to New Orle- faculty, who had focused on teaching instead of publish- ans where she joined Arthur Anderson & Co., then a Big ing, felt alienated by the research expectations for new Eight accounting firm, as an auditor. Davis found she de- faculty. Battles broke out over tenure. Alumni berated lighted in becoming immersed in processes and complex the administration for changing the character and mis- financial issues. She took great joy in asking questions, sion of Baylor. Passionate and heated arguments grew figuring out how all the parts fit together, and developing on campus. a solution for the client. Even more satisfying, though, “There was a lot of bickering,” says Heyde. “Lies were was the role she relished as teacher and manager. spread from both sides. There were negative stories in “One of the things I realized was that many of the the paper. We lost a lot of things during the time, includ- staff did not understand why they were doing the things ing any sense of unity.” they were doing. I had more fun teaching them how to The Baylor faculty senate approved two “no confi- put it all together than anything else,” she says. dence” votes on Sloan and he resigned in 2005. The next Davis decided to earn a PhD and return to teach- president, John Lilley—who presided over the Dennehy ing. During her graduate studies at Duke University, scandal and failed to heal the rifts in the Baylor commu- she met Charles Davis during nity—was forced out of office after three years. a seminar on decision theory. A native of Farmville, North Carolina, Charles had graduated " from the College of William and SHE IS AN Mary, earned an MBA from the “Baylor shaped me.” University of Richmond, and EXTREMELY was working toward his PhD at One of the few bright spots in the Pat Neff Adminis- the University of North Carolina tration Building was the provost’s office, where Davis, HARD at Chapel Hill when he met his serving as vice provost for financial and academic ad- WORKER, future bride. ministration, led an effort to streamline the issuance of The couple dated for a year faculty contracts and effectively restructured resource ALWAYS before they were married in 1989. allocation decisions for academic affairs. The Davises have two children: “She was really able to get down into the weeds of WILLING Chad, 21, a student at Wake an issue and solve the problem,” says Tiffany Hogue, Forest; and Claire, 17, a student at Davis’s chief of staff at Baylor. “She is an extremely hard TO TAKE ON Christ Church Episcopal School. worker, always willing to take on significant new tasks. Charles joined the Baylor Hearing ‘that’s the way we have always done it’ does not SIGNIFICANT faculty in the fall of 1991; Eliza- satisfy her.” NEW TASKS. beth in January, 1992. Like many Bill Bellinger, a 1972 Furman graduate and chair of Baptist universities at the time, Baylor’s religion department, echoes Hogue’s senti- Baylor was smarting from strug- ment: “She is good at collecting different viewpoints, gles with the state’s Baptist Con- good about involving groups, and she is not so serious —TIFFANY HOGUE," DAVIS'S FORMER vention. While church-university that she can’t see the humor in life or in her job. She CHIEF OF STAFF strains resulted in severed ties at keeps her head about her while others are losing theirs.” Wake Forest (1986) and Furman In 2008, Davis was appointed interim provost. Two (1992), Baylor found middle years later, Ken Starr, a former federal judge who rose ground that allowed the Baptist General Convention of to national prominence for leading the investigations Texas to appoint 25 percent of the university’s regents. that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, Many conservative evangelicals and alumni felt was named Baylor’s 14th president. The decision dis- the move would lead the university down the path to mayed some alumni and faculty. Why was a person with secularization. But the opposite happened when in 1995 such partisan baggage named to lead an institution that Robert Sloan, a Baptist minister, was named president was deeply divided? and reaffirmed the school’s religious roots. Moderates Just a few months into his tenure, Starr won over and some Baylor faculty were critical. Sloan stoked even many faculty when he decided against launching a more controversy in late 2001 when Baylor 2012 was national search for a provost. He removed the word unveiled. “interim” from Davis’s title and elevated her to exec- The strategic plan aimed to transform Baylor, then a utive vice president. The promotion made her the top Facing page: primarily undergraduate university with an enrollment administrator for a 1,000-member faculty. She was also Elizabeth Davis of 12,000, into a top-notch research institution with responsible for directing 11 schools and colleges. with her family in Jamaica; at White highly ranked graduate programs. Faculty candidates “Elizabeth was a superb academic leader and had Oaks, the presi- with terminal degrees who published would be favored earned the trust of the faculty,” says Starr. “I had heard dential residence; over others lacking prominent academic credentials. that she was decisive, knew how to say ‘no,’ and was very in her kitchen; and On Christianity, Baylor would buck the trend. The uni- thoughtful. She has been blessed with great analytical at the office versity would embrace its faith as distinctive and strive powers and is highly intelligent. It was wise and prudent

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to resist the practice of embarking on a national search.” Starr’s appointment lifted the campus community. “When she was named, it was an incredible morale boost for everyone on campus because Elizabeth was so respected,” says Hogue. “Because she rose through the ranks of the faculty and had been here through the hard times, I think she had a good sense of what we needed to Davis, who witnessed the shortfalls of Baylor 2012, was turn the ship around. For the university, I think, she was determined to get the next one right. the center of a healing process.” “The process for developing it (Baylor 2012) was “There existed a comfort level when she was named less inclusive,” says Davis. “There are times when you executive vice president,” agrees Tom Hibbs, dean of need bottom up and there are times when you need top Baylor’s Honors College. “People knew and trusted her.” down. If you are going to change a university, it is going Davis and Starr were the elixir Baylor needed. Both to have to be from the top down. But you can have top were optimistic, disarming, and approachable. They, down without creating rancor.” too, shared religious convictions that were in harmony with many in the Baylor community. Starr won back disenchanted alumni and donors with his personal warmth, boundless energy, and engaging personality. While Starr was on the road, Davis built trust on campus with quiet competency and transparency. As both settled into their roles, the campus mood tarr and Davis wanted to unite faculty, staff, lightened and the university began to realize the bene- and alumni with a shared vision. From Los Angeles to fits ofBaylor 2012. More top-flight faculty began calling SNew York, Baylor officials made 16 trips to hear alumni the university home. Graduate programs flourished and out. A website was developed to collect input online. On Davis student interest in Baylor grew. Undergraduate applica- campus, all academic and administrative departments walking the tions rose from 15,485 in 2005 to 29,249 last fall. submitted a document in response to a call for feedback. Furman campus With the sun setting on the last strategic plan, Starr Everyone who wanted a voice was heard. in July and Davis quickly set their sights on a new one. And

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furman_book_v42.indd 30 9/23/14 3:34 PM “John Barry (Baylor’s senior vice president for funny. She asks a lot questions and sets action items and marketing and communications) and I locked arms,” deadlines after most meetings. She has a skill for saying says Davis. “We knew that every step of the way we had no in a disarming way. Davis performs well in the lime- to have very clear communication. And once we set a light but does not seek it. She listens well, communicates timeline we had to stick to it.” clearly, and thinks broadly. In 2012, the university unveiled Pro Futuris: A Stra- Davis, who puts her role as a mom and wife before tegic Vision for Baylor University. The document, which all others, is known for sending handwritten notes and will guide the university through the next decade, calls is unflagging in her faith, having served as deacon at for Baylor to grow in five aspirational areas: transfor- her church in Waco and tweeting “May God continue to mational education, compelling scholarship, informed bless Baylor” on her last day there. engagement, committed constituents, and judicious Moreover, they say, Davis gets the big picture. She stewardship. thinks strategically and understands the challenges that Pro Futuris did not have a single author. It was a higher-cost, higher-attention universities face during collective project, thoroughly vetted and endorsed an environment when students and families are anxious unilaterally. “After it was released, I don’t remember about rising tuition and debt. getting a single nasty-gram,” says Barry. “That is really Throughout the summer, President Davis met with remarkable.” alumni, faculty, on-campus groups, and students. She While many had a hand in crafting Pro Futuris, staff has listened and, as part of that, fended off commenting and faculty say it was largely Davis’s project. It was her specifically on changes she’ll push. From her time at clarion achievement. Says Davis, “When people ask me Baylor, Davis knows clear communication, transparent what has been the most important achievement in my leadership, and shared goals and identity can pave the career, Pro Futuris is it. It shapes the future of the uni- way for future successes. Furman trustee Robert Hill versity, and it has a lot of clarity for people on campus.” ’82, who chaired the university’s president search com- After 22 years at Baylor, Davis “gave herself permis- mittee and spent ample time with Davis and her family, sion” to explore leadership opportunities outside of says, “She will certainly look at opportunities and do Waco. “I’ve had people suggest to me that I should be a some things differently.” university president, then I began to imagine myself in Former Interim President Carl Kohrt ’65 expects the position and I knew that it was something I could Davis to be thoughtful about rising tuition costs and to do,” she says. look for different ways to tell the Furman story. “For From the outskirts of the Texas hill country to the someone who is data-driven, she has a good sense of lush, rolling hills of the Upstate, Baylor and Furman are, what it takes to sell,” he says. “She has in her mind that to the casual observer, starkly different. Baylor enrolls we are underselling ourselves. She’s going to be in a sale 13,000 undergrads and 2,000 graduate students on a mode.” sprawling campus. Furman has 2,600 undergraduate Kohrt has come to realize what Davis’s colleagues students on 750 acres. But if you peel back a layer, simi- have long known: Behind Davis’s calm demeanor and larities abound. And those attracted Davis. analytical mind is a restless desire to excel and inno- “Baylor shaped me,” she says. “Faculty are at the top vate, to propel people and processes to reach their of their professions, but they are driven and motivated potential. And that she won’t be afraid to shake up the to bring their students into their discipline. It’s a place status quo. where community matters, where the life of the campus “The faster the world and our economy changes, matters, and where people care about each other. That’s skill sets become obsolete,” Davis says. “A liberal arts the kind of place that draws me. When I was asked to education can help you to reason through ambiguous consider applying for the Furman presidency, I took a situations and adapt to new circumstances. It keeps you look and liked what I saw. I continue to like what I see.” from viewing the world in a narrow way. It’s all the more What kind of leader will Davis be? Those who know relevant today.” her best say Davis is intensely driven but disarming and Pop We asked Q: When you were a Sunday crossword they might use their Q: Where in Green- Quiz student, was there puzzle. gifts and abilities to ville have you al- President an unexpected live a fulfilling life. ready made a regular Davis a few course you loved? Q: As a parent and stop or part of your (more offbeat) A: Geology—I found university president, Q: Is there a quality routine? questions to different rock forma- what do you feel you would recom- A: We go downtown as tions and the reasons parents should want mend students culti- much as we can, and understand for those formations for their children in vate during their four we make sure all our what moves fascinating. their college years? years at Furman? visitors see Falls Park. and motivates A: Among other things, A: Curiosity. her. Q: Favorite hobby I want our students to Q: Song that’s most you enjoy during understand them- Q: What sport do you played on your iPod? your down time? selves and the world most like to play? A: Anything by Aretha A: The New York Times around them so that A: Racquetball Franklin.

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Studies are showing that the next generation may not be learning the lesson they need most: how to become resilient adults. The Duke Endowment—and Furman—investigate.

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“Academic culture shock” is how Plicca Watt, a Over-programmed since preschool yet underprepared for life’s 19-year-old sophomore at Furman, describes her realities, college students are reeling from a mix of brutal pres- entry to college. sures and overinvolved parents that experts say impairs mental Rolling into her freshman year with a high health and creativity. school GPA of 4.3, Watt was used to a tight sched- Jackson’s experience confirms increasing fears on the part of A ule of golf practices, band performances, club educators that college—where adulthood is first encountered— meetings,A French lessons, and tutoring (she was the one being tu- has become a pressure cooker not conducive to real achievement, tored: for college readiness tests). She began receiving treatment but rather to undermining the creativity that fosters achievement for anxiety in the eleventh grade. both in and beyond it. “I was trying to be perfect, to do what’s not humanly possible,” “It’s not a system set up for exploring,” Jackson says. A biology she says. “It would’ve helped if someone explained to me you don’t major, she regrets taking classes in Roman history and engineering. have to win [it] all. That it’s okay to not be okay all the time.” “We’re destroying young people’s souls,” says Dr. Corey Keyes, a Watt made her first appointment with a Furman counselor her leader in the field of positive psychology and professor of sociology freshman year—before classes had even started. at Emory University. “From the time they enter middle school, it’s Briana Jackson, 19, a junior at Duke University, was besieged all about getting into college. They come into college with the idea with self-doubt when her college experience dismantled her iden- they’re only loved and accepted if they get perfect grades.” tity as an academic standout. Parents too ready to step in, heavily scheduled growing years, “The things you thought you were good at, you find out you’re and the every-child-gets-a-trophy movement can produce young not that good at,” she says. “It’s kind of a shock. I didn’t know I was adults scared to make independent decisions, unclear how to use going to have to compete this way.” unstructured time, unrealistic about their own abilities, and ill- Jackson describes how she had a knack for science. “It was al- equipped for competition in the world beyond high school, say ed- ways something I’d known about myself. I made a perfect score on ucators and researchers. the (Florida) state science exam. I haven’t made an A in any sci- “Larger numbers of students are coming to us having never ex- ence class [at Duke] yet. I knew college would be harder, but not perienced failure and expecting perfection,” says Connie Carson, this much harder. You can spiral here from the competition and vice president of Furman University Student Life. “These students feelings of inadequacy.” have performed well academically, but at college everyone has

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furman_book_v42.indd 33 9/23/14 3:34 PM performed well. You’re going to hit a wall.” personalities. The goal, according to Dr. Beth Pontari, is to better Thrust early on into a results-focused process that deifies the understand this generation’s needs and behaviors, including why grade point average and undervalues time for self-reflection, some handle stress better than others. Pontari is an associate pro- character development, and exploring new interests, students are fessor and department chair of psychology at Furman, and a re- flooding counseling centers in surprising numbers. searcher for the study. “I’ve had enough of it,” says Mary Dorine Roehre, 21, who left Pontari says the grant that funds the study provides latitude for Davidson College last spring after her junior year. “Everyone’s try- researchers at each school to zero in on trends or issues as they be- ing to be number one. We’re all used to being the smartest person come apparent. Five areas of focus in the project have already been in our class. I just want to be an average person,” says Roehre, who established, with the goal of determining: was salutatorian of her private prep school and hopes to be a nurse. Anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and self-harm behaviors 1. How students make choices as to which careers, colleges, and are at record levels at colleges and universities across the country. relationships to enter The number of students seeking counseling has tripled in the last 10 years, after doubling in the 10 years before that, and that trend 2. What expectations and assumptions influence students’ per- continues to increase at a rate that has educators stopping to take sonal choices and reactions to events notice. What’s more, many freshmen arrive at college already in poor emotional health, according to the Association for University 3. Which goal-directed behaviors increase or decrease student and College Counseling Center Directors. self-regulation Some of the increase may be the result of fewer stigmas around mental health issues. There’s also the factor of convenience, but of 4. How students use available resources—personal, social, and those seeking counseling at college, 37.4 percent have severe psy- institutional—to promote healthy overall adjustment chological problems, a remarkable increase from just 16 percent in 2000, according to a study by the American College Counseling 5. How students cope with threats and challenges emotionally Association. Three out of four counselors surveyed reported a rise and behaviorally in the last five years in crises requiring immediate action; 42 per- cent noted increase in self-injury; and 24 percent saw an increase Pontari says the findings will be shared with other educational in eating disorders. institutions across the United States and will ultimately result in At Furman, the counseling center has doubled its staf in the last the development of new campus services and changes in existing 10 years, from two to five counselors, and added nine to 12 hours a ones to help students not only avoid mental illness setbacks but week of contracted services by board-certified psychiatrists to ac- also to flourish. commodate a surge in student visits mirroring the national trend. “It’s incredibly satisfying, it’s exciting and rare to do research that Twelve to 15 sessions of counseling at the university are free, but if will result directly in services that benefit our actual students,” Pon- a student requires more than that, the counseling center will refer tari says, noting a lot of research ends up in journals and not in the him/her to practicing psychiatrists in the Greenville area. kind of real help this project’s findings will launch. “Our students are starting to break down because they’re the At Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, there’s also been canaries in the coal mine,” says Keyes, whose work has helped an increase in counseling need, but the struggles are diferent from prompt a Duke Endowment-funded $3.4 million study into college those experienced through privilege. The predominately minority student resiliency. Starting with freshmen entering college this student body at Johnson C. Smith are often the first in their fami- fall, the study—named The Resiliency Project—will initially canvas lies to study beyond high school, and many students have grown up thousands of students and parents before narrowing the focus over in the trauma and chaos of poverty, homelessness, and substance the next three to four years to 400 selected students at Furman and abuse. It is a world that can be drastically diferent from their approximately 1,200 total from the three other schools overly protected peers at other institutions. supported by the endowment: Duke University, David- “It can be tough on both ends. To have been spoon- son College, and Johnson C. Smith University. fed and to grow up without even the basics,” says Fred- The study is also unusual in its pairing of research We asked erick Murphy, who has seen a 45 percent increase in and application. At Furman, the faculty researchers the Furman students seeking mental health services in the four and student afairs staf members are working side by community on years he’s been director of the counseling center at side on all aspects of research and intervention strat- social media Johnson C. Smith. egies so that what emerges will create a seamless in- what they Many of the students Murphy sees are sufering class/out-of-class model for well-being, self-care, and believe fosters from serious mental illnesses and other conditions un- resiliency building. resiliency? diagnosed and unrecognized due to lack of education Susan McConnell, director of higher education for and stigmas prevalent among African Americans and The Duke Endowment, believes the study will lead to “Surround Hispanics. “interventions [that] will hopefully change campus cul- yourself with He has worked to increase awareness of the center’s tures so that healthy responses to adversity and stress, people who services on campus. Students seen at the center of- rather than unhealthy responses, become the norm.” will encourage ten do not have insurance, and he says finding mental Researchers for The Resiliency Project—and spe- you to fight health providers willing to treat them on a sliding scale cifically Furman’s branch of it, named “The Fourtitude for what you is not easy. Project: Four Universities, Four Years, For You”—will want, even On top of that, years of struggling to simply survive look at everything from student sleep patterns and when it seems can make it difcult for students to find the motivation relationships with parents, to life values and types of impossible.” to succeed. But Murphy says those struggles can also be

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furman_book_v42.indd 34 9/23/14 3:34 PM “Being around people who share the the very force that pushes some same goals as individuals past otherwise you and are hopeless situations. working toward “These students have a no- greater things quit attitude. A lot of our stu- in a positive dents look at [college] as an manner.” opportunity to change their circumstances, to show resil- iency, to show how great they can be,” he says. Keyes says that no matter the background or the nature of the struggles a student may face, prevention is the answer, as the lack of resiliency is too pervasive to address only after troubles develop. “We can’t treat this problem away,” he says, stressing the importance of boosting overarching mental health so that students don’t get to the point of needing pro- fessional help when they do en- counter setbacks and stress. “Higher ed needs to look at itself. We’ve created unsustain- able expectations and a system that reflects our preoccupation with success.” Part of the problem may be that since toddlerhood, to- day’s students are heralded for achievements previous gener- ations deemed average. Now, students are stunned to find themselves in the middle of the pack at college, where pre- viously award-winning eforts are now barely enough to stay afloat. can I be successful?’ In the way happiness has Says Watt, the Furman sophomore who ex- “Parents expect been inextricably linked to money in our so- perienced culture shock: “My counselor helped their children will ciety, success has been linked to GPA and the me see that trying to get all A’s isn’t the healthi- ranking of the college you get into.” est thing. Classes are so difcult here. If I’d held become independent Keyes says it’s the system that is to blame. on to that high school standard, I wouldn’t know naturally, not “Everyone is saying the kids are the problem. what to do with myself.” They’re vulnerable, they’re weak, they’re nar- Jeremy Lee, 20, a junior at Duke and valedic- realizing their over- cissistic. Well, they reflect the society they are torian of his high school class, changed his mind in and they are trying to achieve what is val- about pursuing a minor in computer science involvement and ued. It’s our fault—the adults in the system.” when his roommate described the classes as time- doting hamstring that Says Carson: “Parenting practices have consuming and difcult. “I was scared that I changed. Society has changed. Technology wouldn’t be able to perform good enough and that process.” has changed. All have both positive results the efect on my grades might hurt my future.” and in many cases some unintentional and According to Keyes, it is this type of pre- negative consequences when taken to an ex- emptive performance anxiety that is at the heart of what’s wrong treme. In our move to be more engaged in our parenting styles and with college today. There’s no room for reflection, practicing a to help our children experience so much of what the world has to thing until it’s mastered, or exploring interests and pondering ofer in sports, the arts, academics, and recreation, we have some- what makes a meaningful life. times overstructured their lives and not given them the freedom to “In order to succeed you have to be depressed, stressed, and just play with peers, make up their own rules, fail—even not to fill anxious? That wasn’t the deal. A liberal arts education was meant up their schedules. The result when taken to the extreme is that to include the ingredients of flourishing,” Keyes says. “Kids ought students come to college less able to manage their own care, to re- to be asking, ‘How can I lead a meaningful life?’ rather than, ‘How cover from failures, or to problem-solve around obstacles.”

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furman_book_v42.indd 35 9/23/14 3:34 PM doting hamstring that process, says Praytor. She is now working with students at Furman to build experiences that foster independent decision- making, hoping to bolster self-confidence and the ability to meet obstacles in life with resource- fulness and skill. A goal of The Resiliency Project is to glean insight into better ways students can master self-management and healthy methods of coping with stress, competition, and the inevitability of mistakes. “Students will face stress in the unstructured environment of college,” says Carson. “It is im- portant they develop resilience to handle the in- dependence it provides. At a place like Furman, there are many talented students who were at the top of their high school class. A Furman ed- ucation is challenging, and these students will likely learn some new letters of the alphabet when it comes to grades, but it does not mean they are not learning. [Learning resilience] will prepare them for life after Furman where they may not have the resources to see them through the tough times.” Noting perfectionism and a hurried education process destroy creativity and contemplation, educators agree today’s system leaves no room for students to try new things and explore their strengths. “I don’t think students 20 years ago felt as “Creativity takes time. It requires many obligations to be successful as they do today. We keep heap- ing things on their plates—that’s not enough, here’s another thing, reflection. Creativity means you make here’s another,” observes Dr. Cole Barton, who has taught 31 years lots of mistakes before you do at Davidson College, where he is chairman of the department of psychology. “Back in the day, people followed Plato and Socrates something brilliant.” around to learn something. We no longer have a reflective environment. I don’t know Excessively sheltered childhoods can make the transition from who’s talking to students about priorities. “Live in home to college more difcult than it used to be, says Margaret How thin can you spread yourself?” he asks. intentional Praytor, associate director of Furman’s Counseling Center. Par- “Creativity takes time,” Barton contin- community.” ents who are overly involved in their children’s lives—intervening ues. “It requires some reflection. Creativity in roommate squabbles and course selections, calling deans and means you make lots of mistakes before you teachers to complain about grades and assignments, and even ne- do something brilliant.” gotiating employment packages after graduation—short-circuit Instead of discovering pursuits they are passionate about, ex- the kinds of experiences that build resiliency. “Parents are some- perts say students today are locked in a pace going too fast to rec- times too quick to fix things,” she says. ognize the value of taking time. “There’s so much freedom at college,” adds Watt, “when, just “Things take as long as they take,” Barton asserts. “Calculus, a one year before, as a senior in high school, I still had to ask permis- foreign language…there’s a lot of variability in people regarding sion to use the bathroom.” how they learn. Much learning, much creating, conducting an ex- The 2012 book Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s periment, these things don’t happen on a fine schedule.” Barton is College Student by Illinois State University professor Diane R. worried that the essential values of hard work, grit, and persistence Dean makes the case that parents shielding their children from all are being squeezed out of the education process. struggles and consequences are actually setting them up for trou- “Somehow, students are getting the message that if they have to ble. “The message to students from their parents is, ‘You’re not practice to get good, then they’re stupid,” he says. capable. I will do it for you.’ They’re not developing appropriate Technology plays a role. Students agree with Barton’s observa- social skills or coping mechanisms. This is the generation that was tion that they have more information coming at them more rapidly never allowed to skin their knees…and nobody ever fails,” writes than ever. Dean. “The demands of technology literacy have gone up. And having Parents seem to expect that their children will become inde- to sort out all that information and its quality is more and more pendent naturally, not realizing that their over-involvement and challenging,” Barton says.

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furman_book_v42.indd 36 9/23/14 3:34 PM “Persistence, faith, continuous gratitude, and a With email, texting, Facebook, Twitter, only thing defining you or your worth as a person. Your character little savoir faire Instagram, SnapChat, and more, students grows,” she says. “I used to think my GPA was a window into my combine to form say nonstop technology adds to their stress. character. But since I don’t have that anymore, how I come across resilience.” Watt notes the pressure to document events face-to-face is more important. I have to show my character in how on social media can create insecurity and I talk to people, in being a better person.” isolation, especially for girls. “If I go to a mixer or other function and I don’t look or feel my best, it’s broadcast on social media,” Watt says. “I have friends who won’t go if it’s a rainy day because their pictures wouldn’t look good on Instagram.” The How To's And with the modern obsession with technology, interpersonal skills can become stunted. of Resiliency “We’ve kind of become cowards and hide behind the text,” says Watt. “I wish we had more face-to-face interaction. I feel like How can parents—and young adults themselves—build resilien- older generations went through diferent situations that made them cy? A few ways, says Dr. Doug Coatsworth, professor at Colo- stronger and gave them better people skills.” rado State University and a research psychologist specializing “They handle conflict electronically,” says Carson. “As bright as in programs to build resilience in children, youth, and families. they are, they often do not have much experience in how to resolve conflict. We see roommate conflicts where students are sitting four TEACH EMPATHY….“Kids who are empathic create warmer, deeper feet apart and texting each other because they have difculty with relationships with others and those relationships are going to come back the face-to-face conflict communications.” Carson is quick to add to them when they experience trauma,” says Coatsworth. college students today have good minds, good hearts, and the de- sire to be leaders. “They’re some of the best we’ve ever seen.” TAKE TIME TO PLAY….No matter the age, we all need unstructured Take 19-year-old twins Brian and Reagan Gillette of Amarillo, Texas. time, which teaches self-regulation, self-organization, and self-man- In 2010, one day before they began high school in the ninth agement—skills that help smooth transitions from one environment to grade, their father murdered their mother in their home. They another. Avoid cramming your life and the lives of young people with too discovered the scene, were involved in their father’s trial, and many scheduled activities. somehow missed only one day of high school. They were wedged between the dual pressures of helping to raise their two younger TURN OFF THE NOISE….“It’s overwhelming, the amount of infor- sisters and helping their aging grandparents care for them. mation we’re exposed to constantly these days,” Coatsworth says. “Un- Throughout, Brian and Reagan never lost focus on the impor- plugging is important. We get back to basics, to what truly matters.” tance of grades and sports, a value ingrained by their mother. They graduated high school last May—Brian, valedictorian, and Reagan, LIMIT EXPOSURE TO DISTURBING NEWS….Too much upsetting salutatorian—amid a sea of academic and athletic accolades. news can be traumatizing and paralyzing for anyone, but especially for “When Mom died, I wasn’t going to let that get in the way of children. “Don’t avoid negative things altogether, but be sure to address things,” Brian says. He and Reagan attribute their motivation to them in a developmentally appropriate way.” the sense their mom is watching and the desire to make her proud. Brian begins Texas A&M this fall and Reagan will attend the Uni- GIVE EVERY CHILD A DUTY….Whether it’s household chores or versity of Oklahoma. Both say they’ve become stronger and more responsibilities for younger siblings, assigning roles to kids across age determined because of their struggles and loss. spectrums creates the sense they are valuable members of the family or “Life’s significant challenges may discourage some individuals, classroom, while building purpose. but others may feel like they have to work harder,” says Stephen Dawes, director of Furman’s Counseling Center. “Just as you have PROMOTE A MALLEABLE PERSPECTIVE….The fixed mindset to put the muscle under stress if it’s going to grow, it makes sense sees abilities as unchangeable, whereas the malleable mindset sees nat- to me a certain amount of adversity may be beneficial to increasing ural ability as only one factor in success. “Kids with malleable mindsets the ability to adapt and problem solve and never give up.” understand that with efort and persistence they’ll improve,” Coatsworth Briana Jackson’s family also sufered loss and setbacks during says. The fixed mindset crushes creativity and holds children and adults her high school years, though not as tragic as the Gillettes’. She too back from trying new things. Coatsworth suggests adding the word “yet” kept focused through adversity; nevertheless, she is advising her to statements of inadequacy. “So ‘I can’t do that’ becomes ‘I can’t do that younger sister to pick a less competitive college. yet.’ It changes the mindset for kids and helps them think, ‘If I keep work- “Duke has prestige, but at what price? It’s a lot of stress—even ing on this, I’ll be able to dribble the ball or do these math problems or play the people making better grades than me feel the same way. You the piano.’” have self-doubt. And fear—fear of disappointing your parents, fear of disappointing people from your high school, fear of not getting DON’T OVERPROTECT….Disappointment isn’t all that bad, Coats- where you thought you would, fear of not succeeding, fear of not worth says. “We do kids a disservice by solving their problems too quickly getting a good job.” and by trying to make sure they avoid consequences. By confronting dif- Jackson says her struggle with anxiety continues, but she’s used ficult things and coming out on the other side, they know they can adapt her college experience to redefine her identity, emphasizing a kind and handle difcult things. It is important to build opportunities for kids of resiliency that may be a better life skill than perfect grades. to overcome challenges and for them to build emotional skills to deal with “When you lose the idea you’re the best, you realize it’s not the disappointments.”

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GALLERIES, MUSIC, FOOD, AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE— THIS THREE-DAY ITINERARY WILL REACQUAINT YOU WITH THE PLACE YOU USED TO CALL HOME.

Of course there are advantages and disadvantages to all phases in life, and that includes the four years that comprise a college education. Advantage: You immerse in the heady combination of learning and extracurricular activity that will determine your life. Disadvantage: You know little about life beyond those ivory gates. For universities that don’t inspire many return visits, this is not a problem, but for a place like Furman, comeback trips are frequent. Each issue of this magazine, we’ll provide in this space an itinerary that you might want to follow next time you’re in the neighborhood. And we invite you to submit your own favorite “comeback” to these pages. After all, the Greenville area is growing so rapidly, and so dynamically, you may know about that great café (or tattoo parlor) before we do.

BY BRENDAN TAPLEY

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FRIDAY

AFTERNOON If you’ve just landed at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, most likely you’ll want to get right to your ho- tel so you can free yourself of luggage and make the most out of the weekend. The Westin Poinsett is a clas- sic choice (with a fantastic breakfast—more on that later), but if an elegant, romantic bed and breakfast is your goal, we would also suggest Pettigru Place or Park House. Pettigru Place is in the heart of downtown Green- ville and offers a Furman Family special package, along with a “bottomless” cookie jar of homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Pettigru Place will EVENING also supply its guests with If your Furman plans allow, wine, cheese, and grapes in start your evening with Main your room or in the English Street Fridays, which feature garden. Park Place, which live music at NOMA Square. For a taste of culture after was recently featured in There’s even a “kids’ zone” dinner, there are always the Southern Living, offers that provides activities current shows at The Peace newly restored 100-year- for the little ones. NOMA Center and Bon Secours old charm with a three- Square is a fairly new Arena, but don’t overlook course gourmet breakfast development in Greenville Greenville’s other offerings, at a time of your choosing. and you can listen to the including Centre Stage Looking to treat your- music there as you explore (which puts on contem- selves to something close the shops, including Oil & porary dramas, comedies, to Furman but a little Vinegar, which sells exotic and histories); Greenville out of the way? Try Hotel pastas, marinades, rubs, Little Theatre, which this Domestique in Travelers and features a wall of “on fall presents the Southern Rest, which offers views of tap” exotic oils and vinegars classic, Steel Magnolias; or the Blue Ridge Mountains like blood-orange grape- the Greenville Symphony and Restaurant 17, a dining seed. For dinner, you don’t Orchestra, which draws experience that emphasizes need to go far: Try Roost, renowned performers and This page, from top: local ingredients to rein- located by the Hyatt and features compelling classi- The Westin Poinsett in vent classic gourmet dishes. one of Greenville’s newer cal programs. In October, downtown Greenville; yoga Restaurant 17 also offers establishments that is all the Symphony presents a in NOMA Square; sweet events for guests if you’re a about reinventing Southern one-night engagement with rolls at Park House; tasting

foodie or mixologist. cuisine for the urban palate. Yo-Yo Ma. oils at Oil & Vinegar COURTESY PHOTOS JEREMY ALL OTHERS: VINEGAR: FLEMING. & OIL

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Bridge Street's famous cakes; a work of art at Gallery Seventeen; ties at Kostas Custom Tailors and Clothiers; and a jasmine green tea at Tealoha

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MORNING If you’re near Furman, the Green River. grab a creative coffee (like Afterward, reward your- a famed slice of cake from a “snow leopard” or “dirty self for your effort by taking Brick Street Café near Fluor black cat chai”), pourover, lunch at Everyday Organics, Field in the West End. If smoothie, and/or break- started by Furman grads you enjoy used books, you fast sandwich at The Forest Breighanna (Faugl) Newnham can peruse the shelves Coffeehouse in Travelers ’08 and William Newnham while enjoying the wine bar Rest. If you’re downtown, ’08, in the Cherrydale at Joe's Place. stop in at Tealoha, which Plaza. EO’s chicken salad specializes in creative is a perfect blend of savory EVENING tea combinations like the and creamy; and if it’s on Get your laughs in at tje Carolina Lemon Honey the menu, don’t hesitate to Alchemy Comedy Theater, (jasmine green tea mixed order the quinoa pad thai. which is a weekly improv with local wildflower show that spotlights local honey and freshly squeezed AFTERNOON talent with two shows on lemon juice) or the London It might be time to relax. Friday and Saturday nights Fog (Earl Grey black tea Get in some reflection time at Coffee Underground The- steamed with milk and at the Greenville County ater. Music lovers can head organic cane sugar). Museum of Art, or get a over to Smiley's Acoustic From there, head into glimpse of local artists at Cafe for moving open mic nature for an invigorating Gallery Seventeen or the performances. For some- zip-lining experience. You Art Guild. If you’re looking thing a bit stronger, belly can go farther afield near for an old-time menswear up to the bar at Dark Corner Asheville to Navitat, which store, look no further than Distillery for the “water of winds you through the Blue Kostas Custom Tailors and life” or local, small batches Ridge Mountains, or closer Clothiers, where you can of Appalachian moonshine, to Greenville in Saluda at find Italian suits, shirts, and aged whiskey, gin, absinthe, The Gorge Zipline Canopy retro cuff links. After, you and other spirits. Tour, for stunning views of may want to recharge with

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ART CREDIT The Comeback The Checklist

Artists Guild Gallery Hotel Domestique 864.239.3882 864.516.1715 www.artistsguildgalleryofgreenville. www.hoteldomestique.com com Joe's Place Bon Secours 864.558.0828 864.241.3800 www.bonsecoursarena.com Kostas Custom Tailors and Clothiers Brick Street Cafe 864.271.3214 864.421.0111 www.brickstreetcafe.com Navitat Centre Stage 828.626.3700 www.navitat.com 864.233.6733 www.centrestage.org NOMA Square Facing page: Coffee Underground 864.248.1568 Zip-lining at www.nomasquare.com 864.298.0494 Navitat. This page: www.coffeeunderground.biz Spoonbread at the Oil & Vinegar Westin Poinsett; Alchemy Comedy Theater 864.241.6689 www.greenvillesc.oilandvinegarusa. making bread 864.256.1467 SUNDAY at Upcountry www.alchemycomedy.com com Provisions in MORNING Travelers Rest Dark Corner Distillery Park House For a large brunch, enjoy 864.631.1144 855.221.7275 www.darkcornerdistillery.com www.parkhousebedandbreakfast. the Westin Poinsett’s com Spoonbread restaurant and Everyday Organics Pettigru Place its large spread of grano- 864.498.9194 las, fresh fruit, pastries, www.eorestaurants.com 864.242.4529 www.pettigruplace.com Belgian waffles, and an The Forest Coffeehouse omelet bar. If you want Restaurant 17 something simpler, head 864.834.5500 www.theforestcoffee.com 864.516.1254 back to Travelers Rest and www.hoteldomestique.com/ Upcountry Provisions. The Gallery Seventeen restaurant-17 bakery is another venture 864.235.6799 by Furman graduate Cheryl www.gallery-seventeen.com Roost and her 864.298.2424 (Boles) Kraus ’09 www.roostrestaurant.com husband, Steve, and all the Gorge Zipline Canopy Tour 855.749.2500 deliciousness is baked on www.thegorgezipline.com Smiley’s Acoustic Café the premises. Upcountry 864.282.8988 Provisions is also known Greenville County Museum www.smileysacousticcafe.com for its peanut butter diablo of Art Tealoha cookies (which you might 864.271.7570 www.gcma.org 864.509.1899 want to grab for the road). www.tealoha.com Before getting on the Greenville Little Theatre plane, take a nice half-mile AFTERNOON Upcountry Provisions 864.233.6238 saunter on the Fernwood If you have time at the www.greenvillelittletheatre.org 864.834.8433 Nature Trail, which was de- airport, stop and take some www.upcountryprovisions.com veloped by the Greenville nourishment at Windows, Greenville Symphony The Westin Poinsett Parks and Recreation De- the restaurant and lounge, Orchestra 864.421.9700 partment along with Sierra which offers a peaceful 864.232.0344 www.westinpoinsettgreenville.com Club. The trail is known spot to enjoy lunch (many www.greenvillesymphony.org to birdwatchers, but you tout the peach cobbler) can also spy other wildlife before you fly home. While while generally enjoying there, consider when to the peace and calm. come back! COURTESY PHOTO (ABOVE) PHOTO COURTESY

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THE GAP: language, and morality. They The Science of What Separates are: “the ability to imagine and Us from Other Animals Pilgrimage, Threshold Concepts, reflect on different situations By Thomas Suddendorf and our deep-seated drive to link our scenario-building In this book loaned to me by and the Afterlife minds together [with the my English department col- minds of fellow humans].” I’ve league Bill Aarnes, Suddendorf We asked physics professor Susan D'Amato '77 enjoyed this book immensely, raises this question: Since hu- what books are currently inspiring her. not only for its content but mans and other animals share also because, to quote one a common ancestor, why does reviewer, Suddendorf writes there seem to be an enormous “with the sure-handedness of gap between the capabilities "WHY DOES THERE a leading scientist and the love of human minds and those of SEEM TO BE AN of a true humanist.” even our closest evolution- ary relatives, the great apes? ENORMOUS GAP DEATH AND Citing a number of studies on BETWEEN HUMAN THE AFTERLIFE human and animal cognition MINDS AND By Samuel Scheffler and emotion, he concludes that two uniquely human char- THOSE OF OUR In January, I joined an ongoing acteristics are the drivers that EVOLUTIONARY philosophy reading group co- evolve animal capabilities for RELATIVES?" ordinated by Jim Edwards, one memory, communication, and of Furman’s emeriti professors empathy, as well as foresight, of philosophy. Jim proposed

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Scheffler’s book for summer that he was able to help others reading and discussion. Schef- understand it, as well. A life- fler defines “afterlife” as the long Quaker, Eddington took a "An entirely collective life experience of the pacifist stance in World War I, humans that will come after new angle and after that war, he worked us. He asks: If we knew that all from which to to help mend the rift in the human life would cease a short consider the science community caused by time after our personal death, issue of what allegiances to opposing sides or if we knew that, at some near we value during the war. I became inter- future date, no more human in our lives." ested in Eddington because he children would be born, how seemed to be equally at home would that knowledge affect in the scientific worldview of us in the here and now? If it his academic profession and in affects us profoundly, in what the mystical worldview of his particular ways does it affect religious community. Scholar, us, and why? The philosophers mystic, writer, educator, and in our reading group say that "THIS BOOK philosopher of science—he is this is an entirely new angle INTRODUCED ME a fascinating person to study from which to consider the and learn from. issue of what we value in our TO THE NOTION individual and collective lives. OF THRESHOLD THE ART CONCEPTS." OF PILGRIMAGE: OVERCOMING The Seeker’s Guide BARRIERS TO STUDENT to Making Travel Sacred UNDERSTANDING: by Phil Cousineau Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge The idea of pilgrimage has by Jan H. F. Meyer received a lot of interest in and Ray Land, editors popular culture in recent "The concept years, such as in Emilio I added this book to my sum- of a purposeful Estevez’s movie The Way, mer reading list after Diane journey which stars Martin Sheen as a Boyd in the Center for Teach- is appealing father who decides to walk the ing and Learning introduced to me." Camino de Santiago in Spain me to the notion of threshold in honor of his deceased son. concepts (the ideas in each dis- The concept of a purposeful cipline that are both challeng- journey that has a definite goal ing and central to students’ in mind but is open to unex- understanding of a body of pected detours (and events) material). In physics, quantum "EDDINGTON along the way is appealing to mechanics is a subject that SEEMS EQUALLY me. That the journey is made plays just such a “challenging AT HOME IN partly alone and partly in the and central” role, so I am hop- A SCIENTIFIC company of fellow travelers— ing that this book will provide and that a pilgrimage promises some insights that will help AND MYSTICAL the traveler a chance to better when I teach that topic in two WORLDVIEW." understand oneself, others, physics courses this fall. and the world—make it a rich experience for college students THE PHILOSOPHY and for reflective adults of any OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE age. Furman has connections By Arthur Stanley Eddington to pilgrimage: the Cothran ABOUT THE AUTHOR Susan D’Amato '77 joined the Furman fac- Center for Vocational Reflec- Eddington was a British as- ulty in 1983. She teaches introductory physics, a course on relativity tion has sponsored alumni trophysicist of the early 20th and quantum mechanics, and a senior-level course on quantum pilgrimages in Spain, Ireland, century. A brilliant math- mechanics. In addition, through her association with the Cothran Scotland, and it is considering ematician, he was quick to Center for Vocational Reflection, she teaches a seminar titled “Find- a May Experience pilgrimage understand Einstein’s theory ing Your Life Purpose” in Furman’s Engaged Living program. course targeted at graduating of relativity, and his speaking seniors. and writing talents were such

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n 2012, a down-and-out us from others and corrodes Manhattan actor posted our happiness. It is the dark flyers around the city asking side of the “rugged individu- Ipeople to phone him if they The Ache of Solitude alism” and “self-sufficiency” were lonely and wanted to talk. long celebrated in American He expected to get a dozen or Furman's former president writes on the epidemic culture. so calls. He received 65,000. of loneliness in modern America. Being lonely is not the same Today, more than a third as being alone. Solitude is a of Americans describe them- BY DAVID SHI '73 healthy condition. It can pro- selves as “chronically lonely.” vide time for rest, renewal, re- When asked what the great- flection. By seeking solitude, as est problem in modern life the poet May Sarton wrote, we was, Billy Graham answered: explore “the richness of self.” “Loneliness. It is loneliness ABOUT THE AUTHOR David E. Shi served as president of Furman People choose solitude but that plagues millions of peo- University from 1994 to 2010. Prior to that, he spent one year as Furman’s fight loneliness, for it is neither ple—the absence of meaningful vice president for academic affairs and dean, and another 17 years teaching satisfying nor redemptive. It is, relationships.” history at Davidson College. The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at in fact, the poverty of self. Over BY EDWARD HOPPER, OIL ON CANVAS, 28X40, 1953, COPYRIGHT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. ART. OF MUSEUM METROPOLITAN THE COPYRIGHT 1953, 28X40, CANVAS, ON OIL HOPPER, EDWARD BY Along with grief, loneliness Furman is named in his honor. He is the author of several books, including time, loneliness can imprison is perhaps the most painful hu- The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture and us in a suffocating cocoon of man emotion. Humans are the Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850–1920. He self-pity and self-doubt. most social of God’s creatures; is also co-author of the best-selling textbook, America: a Narrative History, Prolonged loneliness can we crave the vital daily inter- now in its ninth edition. even cause health problems. actions of companionship and It contributes to obesity,

intimacy. Loneliness separates smoking, alcoholism, as well as CITY SMALL A IN OFFICE YORK NEW RESOURCE, ART SOURCE: IMAGE

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diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and dramatic increases in themselves around the nation. simply the absence of people; high blood pressure, heart dis- the scale and pace of how A fifth of American households it involves the absence of car- ease, and higher stress levels. we live. The transition from moved each year during the ing and a loss of intimacy. Pathological loneliness can rural and small-town Amer- 1950s and 60s. Executives for In the 1980s, the New York lead some people to kill others. ica to the anonymity of big IBM moaned that the com- Telephone Company urged Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old cities and sprawling suburbs pany’s initials stood for “I’ve people to fight loneliness by Californian who killed six and has heightened rootlessness, Been Moved.” dialing someone: “Don’t be wounded 13 in a frenzied ram- isolation, and estrangement. With the advent of the com- lonely, pick up the phone.” page in May, said in a blog that In small-town America, people mercial airline industry and Today, many people prefer he had experienced nothing in sought out neighbors as a the interstate highway system, texting to talking. Some like his young life but “loneliness defense against loneliness; in workers were forced to travel the anonymity of Internet and misery.” communications because As a cultural historian, I am they are afraid of intimacy. less interested in studying the The painful irony, however, is clinical dimensions of lone- Loneliness is not unique to the United States, that prolonged use of social liness than I am in analyzing but it has become the defining emotion networking sites like Facebook why disconnectedness has in modern American culture. and Twitter often worsens become such a powerful theme loneliness by promoting su- in American literature and perficial contact and reducing the arts since the end of the face-to-face interactions. Few Second World War, when lone- urban America, people more more than ever before. In purely electronic “friendships” liness first emerged as a major often view their neighbors as 1980, the Sun Company’s 6,000 are very substantial. In 2009, societal concern. threatening to their privacy employees spent 120,000 work psychologists reported that Think about the aching and security. nights in hotels far from home. loneliness is a contagious mal- loneliness that animates the The novelist E.B. White During the 1950s, the emer- aise, and new forms of elec- stories of John Cheever, the noted in 1949 that New York gence of television as the most tronic communication serve poetry of Sylvia Plath (“God, City, where more than a third popular form of entertainment to spread the contagion rather but life is loneliness”), and the of the population lives alone aggravated loneliness by luring than cure it. novels of Saul Bellow, Car- and residents move on average couples and families away In 1967, when the Beatles son McCullers, J.D. Salinger, once every five years, bestows from interacting with each were singing, “I get by with a Raymond Chandler, Richard “the gift of loneliness and the other or their neighbors. The little help from my friends,” Yates, Joyce Carol Oates, and gift of privacy” on its millions poet T.S. Eliot explained in Americans on average had at David Foster Wallace (“lone- of residents who clog the work- 1963 that television was a new least three good friends to lean ly on a level that cannot be day sidewalks but often remain “medium of entertainment on. Now, despite Facebook conveyed”). Loneliness also self-absorbed, solitary souls. which permits millions of peo- networks numbering in the populates the songs of Frank In postwar decades, people ple to listen to the same joke at hundreds or even thousands, Sinatra, Hank Williams (I’m who moved to the fast-growing the same time, and yet remain almost half of Americans So Lonesome I Could Cry), suburbs for privacy, mobility, lonesome.” report that they only have one Elvis Presley (Are You Lonely and home ownership instead Now, with people living lon- close friend with whom they Tonight?), and Paul Simon found loneliness. Men spent ger on average, there are more feel comfortable discussing (Sounds of Silence—“Take mornings and afternoons widows and widowers, and the important matters. my arms that I might reach commuting to city offices in a number of divorced people and Loneliness is hard to cure you”); iconic movies like Rear bubble of isolation; many sub- young adults living as singles but easy to recognize. More Window and Taxi Driver; and urban wives became displaced has been increasing for years. than any other 20th-century powerful plays such as Ten- persons, left each morning to In 1950, only 22 percent of writer or artist, the New York nessee Williams’s The Glass fend for themselves in a sea adults were single. Today, more painter Edward Hopper was a Menagerie and Arthur Miller’s of strangers. As one suburban than half of adults are single. connoisseur of modern lone- Death of a Salesman. housewife said in 1946, “There Of course, every person liness. In Office in a Small City Loneliness is not unique to are so many new people living alone doesn’t necessarily (1953), Hopper depicts a man the United States, but it has around that I do not feel at feel lonely, just as every couple sitting alone in his bleak office, become the defining emotion home.” living together is not well con- physically and emotionally in modern American culture. After the Second World nected. But living or working detached from his surround- As the comedienne Lily Tom- War, Americans became more alone makes it more likely to ings. Lost in thought, he stares lin acknowledged, “We’re all in mobile than ever before as be lonely. into the distance. The stark this together—by ourselves.” 16 million veterans made the Some 30 percent of Amer- portrait brings to mind the Since 1945, American transition from the intense ican adults now work at least old AT&T commercial: “Reach culture has experienced camaraderie of warfare to the one day at home alone. And 60 out and touch someone.” That both a decline in the power competitive individualism percent of them complain of advice remains even more of traditional religious belief of civilian life, and scattered loneliness. Loneliness is not relevant today.

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PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE White House stafferMaurice Owens '01 mentions the "My Brother's Keeper" initiative in his Class Notes entry (pg. 56); the program has received support from President Obama.

Society. The ceremony unveiling 1933 M.O. Owens has had a the sign designating the Dr. John 1959 Christopher J. Kapeta- lifetime of golf memories, but he Laney Plyler Interchange south of nakos of Greenville retired June 17, made another one—a pretty big downtown where highways U.S. 276 2013. After Furman, he graduated one—when he turned 100 years old. and U.S. 25 come together was held from the University of Georgia He celebrated in the grandest of at the History Museum of Trav- School of Pharmacy and was in ways with a visit to Pinehurst (NC) elers Rest. After graduating from practice for approximately 48 years. No. 2 golf course for a round of golf Furman, President Plyer served in with three friends. The Gastonia, the U.S. Army during World War II; NC, pastor received the round as a practiced law in Greenville and was birthday gift from the members of named a Greenville County Court his church. judge; and taught law at Furman, becoming dean of the Furman law 1960 is serving as the Alice Dean Pugh school. Ten years later, he became Have news and 2014 president of the Atlanta information for Former Furman president of the university, where Botanical Garden docent volunteer 1956 us? Be sure to president and Travelers Rest (SC) he remains in history as the tenured submit your notes group, a 500-strong organization. native J.L. Plyler, Jr., was hon- president who served the longest at to Furman by Alice is a master gardener. ored in May with the naming of a the school. writing alumni@ highway interchange in his honor. furman.edu. This recognition was spearheaded

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Cull, a vascular surgeon in the Ken W. Head, CLU, of Tom Lynch was David Roberts is Greenville Health System, will Greenville received the 2013 1961appointed by the Roswell, GA, 1966in his fourth year of part-time be very important and valuable Carroll H. Jones Award from mayor and city council as a teaching in the English de- in improving the quality of life the National Association member of the Roswell Histor- partment at the University of for dialysis patients. According of Insurance and Financial ic Preservation Commission. Georgia. He most often teaches to an Atlanta-based medical Advisors–South Carolina. The six-member commission ENGL 4005/6005, History of device company, “Steve, Dr. The award, designated as is responsible for the design the English Language. Cull, and the entire CreatiVasc the NAIFA–SC Person of the review of projects proposed for team have done an outstanding Year Award, is to honor the the 760-acre Roswell Historic job in developing this import- outstanding insurance and District. Kathryn L. Kellar ant new technology that will financial advisor in South retired1969 in November 2013 from bring innovation to a field that Carolina who has made, and the Centers for Disease Con- has had very little over the last is currently making, the most Pat Wylie has trol and Prevention in Atlanta 30 years.” outstanding contribution to decided1963 to hang up his baton, after a career that spanned 35 the industry. Ken is owner of and in June was recognized years. She managed research Frances Smith Ligler has be- Head Financial Group, Inc., by the Camden (SC) City laboratories and then moved come Lampe Distinguished specializing in life and health Council for 34 years of service into upper management posi- Professor of Biomedical insurance and financial prod- as conductor of the Camden tions, retiring as a senior advi- Engineering in the NCSU/ ucts for small business and in- Community Concert Band. He sor for science in the Division UNC-Chapel Hill Joint dividuals since 1985. He serves was presented a certificate and of Scientific Resources. She has Department of Biomedical with the Better Business a key to the city. He has been moved to Cocoa Beach, FL, to Engineering and, with her Bureau in Upstate South a band director at Camden work in real estate, which has husband George Ligler ’71, Carolina, the Fountain Inn Middle School, a member of been a family business in that has relocated from Potomac, Chamber of Commerce, the the Camden Rotary Club, and area for more than 30 years. MD, to Raleigh, NC. In May, Greater Greenville Convention conductor of the Rotary Club the National Academy of and Visitors Bureau, the Singers. Engineering elected her to a National Association of Health three-year term on the acade- Underwriters, and the board of my’s governing council. the Furman Paladin Club. James L. Looper of 1964Pickens, SC, has been inducted 1970 retired has Maria Hooper Dunham Lucinda Secrest McDowell into the Hall of Fame of Ros- in May after teaching for been honored at the Mark man High School in Transyl- almost four decades, 21 years 1974 Beth Harris Twain House and Museum in vania County, NC, where he of which was spent in teaching Brandes of Hickory, NC, retired Hartford, CT, for the launch taught mainly senior English composition and literature at July 31, 2013, as assistant of her 11th book, Live These and journalism from 1964 to Alamance Community College director of Catawba County Words—An Active Response to 1994. He is the second teacher in Graham, NC. The school’s Social Services. She was hired God. In addition to her writing, in the school’s history to be so English department has by the organization in 1988, Cindy is an international inducted. established a scholarship in where she developed the Teen conference speaker. See her her name for future university Up adolescent pregnancy author page on Amazon and Sam B. Phillips, Jr., along with transfer students. prevention program. She left her blog at EncouragingWords. his son, Blanton Phillips, the agency in 1992 to work for net. were profiled by “Greenville Ben Hawkins of Raleigh, NC, the North Carolina Division of Online” last fall. They own retired January 1 as dean of the Maternal and Child Health but Pamela Ridge Moran, superin- the 45-year-old Phillips Campbell University School returned in 1994. In 1997, she tendent of Albemarle County, Staffing in Greenville. They of Business after 37 years in became a program manager VA, Schools since 2006, was also own Meridian Resources, higher education. and in 1998 she was promoted appointed in August 2013 by an outplacement group; the to assistant director. Governor Bob McDonnell to Eagle Zone Golf Center; the the State Council of Higher Carolina Springs golf course 1973 James Steve Pam Weatherly Carter, pres- Education for Virginia. She in Fountain Inn, SC; and Johnson is chief executive ently a PhD student at the lives in Keswick, VA. Graniteville-based SubAir officer of CreatiVasc Medical, University of North Carolina- Systems Technology, which a Greenville company that Greensboro, has authored a Tim Powers, who was chief controls moisture on golf has developed an innovative chapter in A Survival Guide for financial officer and interim courses and sports fields. Hemoaccess Valve System®, New Special Educators, pub- CEO of North Canyon Medical Other father/son ventures which is currently undergoing lished in 2013 by Jossey-Bass. Center in Gooding, ID, has include real estate projects and clinical trials at Johns Hopkins become the permanent CEO restaurant franchises. Medicine in Maryland. The of the company. Tim has more device, invented by Dr. David than 20 years of experience in

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health care along with an ex- Therapy Program Alumni superbug-slaying Robot Litigation–Bankruptcy cate- tensive background in finance. Award for Clinical Practice, TRU-D SmartUVC, a 5-foot-5 gories. Through the years he has the doctoral research award germ-killing ultraviolet robot. served in a variety of health given by the Foundation for TRU-D is short for Total Room care positions. Physical Therapy, and the Ultraviolet Disinfector, the James Coggins Marylou Barnes Doctoral only portable UV disinfec- is1978 working at ViaSat, Inc., as Scholarship Award given by tion system with Sensor360 senior data scientist solving Nancy Cox be- APTA’s Neurology Section. She technology, which precisely problems related to future came1975 dean of the University cofounded the neurology sec- measures reflected UVC Internet media services for of Kentucky College of tion’s spinal cord injury special emissions and automatically Exede satellite Internet ser- Agriculture, Food, and interest group and served as calculates the pathogen-lethal vice. Environment effective January the secretary from 2002–2004 UV dose required for disinfect- 1. She had been the college’s and as secretary of the neurol- ing health care environments. associate dean for research ogy section from 1990–1994. The TRU-D has been deployed Madeline Rogero, for the past 12 years. Cox has She is a member of APTA’s to hospitals across the United the1979 first female mayor of served on several national pol- neurology, pediatrics, and re- States, Canada, and Europe. Knoxville, TN, gave the key- icy boards and organizations. search sections; the Society for note address in February at She has close ties to civic and Neuroscience; the American Tommy Hays, director of the University of Tennessee agricultural leaders through- Spinal Injury Association; the the Great Smokies Writing College of Communication out the commonwealth. She Association of Spinal Cord Program at the University of and Information’s Experience came to the University of Injury Professionals; and North Carolina-Asheville, has Diversity banquet. She was Kentucky from Mississippi the International Society for written his fourth novel, What the recipient of the 2013 CCI State University, where she Posture and Gait Research. I Came to Tell You. Hays writes Diversity Award. She has taught and researched. about Southern people, about made diversity a hallmark Robert Harris has written a new family, and each of his four of her administration, and book, Murders by the Book, a novels is set in the Upstate or has carried through on her Andrea Behrman, mystery/suspense novel in in western North Carolina. commitment to diversity physical1976 therapist and mem- which a college librarian finds This is his first book written through the staff hires she ber of the American Physical herself tangled in a curious specifically for middle-grade has made. In her address, she Therapy Association, re- plan to end the lives of three readers. encouraged attendees to take ceived APTA’s John H.P. seemingly unrelated indi- advantage of opportunities Maley Lecture Award during viduals. The book has been Bradley L. Jolliff has been to expand their horizons by the APTA Conference & published as an eBook and named the inaugural Scott focusing on the options at Exposition held in Salt Lake is available exclusively on Rudolph professor of earth hand; “to bloom where you City, UT, in June 2013. She was Amazon. and planetary sciences at are planted.” Rogero worked nominated for this prestigious Washington University in St. in the 70s with Cesar Chavez’s award by the Florida Chapter Carol Locher Ransone of Louis. He joined the univer- United Farm Workers to seek of APTA before moving to the Charlotte, NC, has been sity in 1988, took a leave to better pay for migrant farm University of Louisville, KY, awarded a PhD in leadership serve in the Persian Gulf War, workers. After moving to department of neurological and change from Antioch then returned in 1992. His Knoxville, she was elected to surgery and spinal cord injury University. Her disserta- lab team studies surfaces of the Knox County Commission research center. She is also tion, titled “The Nature and the moon, Mars, and other in 1990 and served as head codirector of the Christopher Influence of Relationship terrestrial planets, and he of Dolly Parton’s Dollywood and Dana Reeve Foundation on Success in a Virtual Work is involved with such NASA Foundation. Later she was NeuroRecovery Network. In Environment,” explores the initiatives as the Mars explo- executive director of Knoville’s 2009, Andrea was honored importance of relationships ration rovers, the MoonRise Promise–Alliance for Youth. as a Catherine Worthingham that foster individual growth New Frontiers project, and the She traveled to Turkey at the Fellow of APTA, and she and group cohesion in virtual Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter end of January at the request also received the first annual ways. Ransone, who earned her mission. of the U.S. State Department J. Brooks Brown Research MBA from Queen’s University, and its International Award from the Brooks is founder and principal of Thomas E. Reynolds was re- Information Program to speak Rehabilitation Hospital The Ransone Group, LLC, in cently selected by his peers on the importance of women in Jacksonville, FL. Other Charlotte. at Haskell Slaughter Young & participating in politics and honors and awards include Rediker, LLC, for inclusion in public life. the Furman Distinguished the 2014 edition of The Best Alumni Award, the neurology Jeffery Deal, Lawyers in America. He was se- section of APTA’s Research director1977 of health studies at lected for the Bankruptcy and Award, first recipient of the Water Missions International, Creditor Rights/Insolvency Duke University Physical is sole patent holder for and Reorganization Law and

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Monte Dutton 18th district. Prior to his political '80 and his new involvement, he was a college and book, The Intan- gibles. university faculty member and administrator for nearly 15 years. During his Senate tenure, he served as vice-chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus and as Majority Whip, a position he held for four of his 10 years in the Senate.

Jack N. Brown has joined 1981the Greenville office of M.B. Kahn Construction as vice president of sales. Brown has more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing for the real estate and construction industries, primarily in the Upstate of South Carolina. He is an active member of the South Carolina Economic Developer’s Association, and for the past 20 years has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver and route coordi- nator through Greer Community Ministries.

Elizabeth Baker has 1982been promoted to the rank of professor in the department of learning, teaching, and cur- and earth science at Longwood riculum at the University of University in Farmville, VA. He also Missouri (Columbia) School of serves as assistant dean for assess- Education. Baker was one of five ment and program improvement faculty members recently named 1980The Intangibles, the latest novel by for the Cook-Cole College of Arts a Kemper Fellow, an endowed Monte Dutton, debuted in October and Sciences at Longwood, and in fellowship considered the most 2013. Also a singer/songwriter, January assumed the role of coor- prestigious at the university. In Dutton is from Clinton, SC, and dinator for the Virginia Geographic 2012, she received the President’s has had a far-reaching and var- Alliance. Award for Innovative Teaching, ied writing career. He has been a the highest teaching recognition feature columnist for the Gastonia David A. Merline, Jr., a shareholder among the four campuses in the (NC) Gazette and has covered in the firm of Merline & Meacham, Missouri system; and in 2011, she NASCAR for more than 16 years. PA, in Greenville, was recently received the Award for Innovation His NASCAR writing has been syn- elected by his professional peers Excellence in teaching, learning, dicated by King Feature Syndicate. for inclusion in the 2014 edition and technology and the Ernest He was named writer of the year of The Best Lawyers in America in L. Boyer International Award for by the Eastern Motorsports Press several practice areas. He has also Excellence in teaching, learning, Association (Frank Blunk Award) been named as family business law and technology at the International in 2003, and writer of the year by “Lawyer of the Year.” Conference on College Teaching the National Motorsports Press and Learning. She also received the Association (George Cunningham In May, Georgia senator Cecil Staton university’s Excellence in Teaching Award) in 2008. Dutton is working (R-Macon) resigned from the State with Technology for Graduate on a third novel, Crazy by Natural Senate to accept the position of vice Teaching Award and has been Causes. chancellor for extended educa- recognized by the International tion with the university system of Reading Association as a preemi- Edward L. Kinman has been pro- Georgia effective June 1. Staton nent researcher in the integration

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furman_book_v42.indd 51 9/23/14 3:34 PM FALL CLASS NOTES Quotable Tricia Morgan Carswell was the 1983 University of subject of an interview last Central Missouri President fall for FACE of Nashville by Chuck Ambrose was honored Style Blueprint. She talked last September by Missouri about her family and her time Governor Jay Nixon for his as a Furman student; her contributions to what the gov- busy career as a professional ernor has termed a “national fundraiser; her volunteer role model for strengthening the as president of The Women’s ties between what students Fund; what she likes about learn in the classroom and living in Nashville; and her the skills they will need in the favorite restaurants, vacation workforce.” He received the spots, books on her bedside Governor’s Economic Devel- table, beauty products, and opment Advancement Award. fashions. The award recognizes an indi- vidual who has demonstrated The South Carolina State significant leadership in the Library’s Center for the implementation of an innova- Book selected How I Became tive and highly effective action a Pirate, a children’s book designed to address critical published in 2003 by Melinda economic needs within local, Brown Long of Greenville, regional, and state business. to represent the state at the Ambrose was honored for 2013 National Book Festival his leadership in the creation Karen Parks ’83, PhD in Washington, D.C., in and implementation of the September 2013. The book Missouri Innovation Campus, “Academically, Furman prepared me for is the state’s selection for an initiative that attracted the a master’s degree, a PhD, and a Fulbright the National Book Festival’s attention of President Obama scholarship at La Scala, the world’s most “Discover Great Places and resulted in him visiting Through Reading Map.” Each UCM in 2013. prestigious opera house. In performance, state selects one book about it prepared me to sing in 12 languages in 15 the state or by an author from Gregory Butler of Las Cruces, countries. It also prepared me to teach at a the state that is a good read for NM, has been promoted to full children or young adults. professor in the department university in Atlanta, then in Greenville’s of government at New Mexico performing arts high school, which I attended Mike Phillips has the “largest State University. from age 13, and now at New York University. collection of telephones,” ac- The entrepreneurship I learned at Furman cording to the Guinness Book J. Ligon Duncan III has been of World Records. Guinness named chancellor and chief enabled me to found my own business, shows that his collection, executive officer of Reformed Ottimavoce, Inc., which provides master- housed in Greenville, had Theological Seminary in classes in six genres of music. I am thrilled to consisted of 1,135 telephones Jackson, MS. He had been the see my students succeed on Broadway in The in 2011. Phillips and his wife, John E. Richards professor Mary, started the collection of systematic and histori- Lion King, in opera, in film, and in venues in the early 1980s with a cal theology at the school throughout the country.” Superman statue telephone and the senior minister of produced in a limited number. First Presbyterian Church. The collection includes race He is the president of the cars, musical instruments, Council on Biblical Manhood candlesticks, animals, cartoon and Womanhood, and was characters, one-of-a-kind, president of the Alliance of Karen Parks is a professional soprano and professor of voice at New recognized business brand Confessing Evangelicals from York University. She received her doctorate from the University of novelty phones, and others. 2004–12. He will continue California at Santa Barbara, and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship Some of the phones have spe- to serve as senior minister at for voice to study with Maestro Gabriele Pisani at La Scala in Italy. cial ringers and movements, First Presbyterian Church with the potential for hands- until the end of the year. on interaction by children. CPURESY PHOTO CPURESY

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David E. Loving became chief Department, and the United a community health tech- executive officer at Central Way of Greenville County. 1988 Ruthie Reynolds nical advisor for the Pallisa Carolina Hospital, a 137-bed Delk had her first book, Community Development facility located in Sanford, NC, Steve Harmon is professor and Craving Grace-Experience: the Trust, an NGO operating in on March 3. He came to the chair of the learning tech- Richness of the Gospel, pub- Northeast Uganda. Since 2009 hospital with more than 24 nologies division of Georgia lished by Moody Publishers she has been an online volun- years in executive positions at State University. He is also and released in January. teer for the group through the various hospitals throughout president of the Association of United Nations volunteers the Southeast, most recently Educational Communications In March, Robin Lee Howell program, working for the at Hugh Chatham Memorial and Technology. published her first book,I organization as a grants writer Hospital in Elkin, NC. Loving Remember, a book to help chil- and project developer. She will earned his master’s degree in On July 1, Cathy Jamieson-Ogg dren understand Alzheimer’s be in Uganda for seven months business administration from was appointed as Columbia disease and create memories and will be leading a small Indiana State University and District Superintendent with ones they love. She wrote business project for women he is a fellow of the American (United Methodist). She the book in honor of her father, with HIV/AIDS. College of Healthcare is senior pastor of Trinity who was diagnosed with Executives. United Methodist Church in Alzheimer’s in 2006. George W. Quarles III of Blythewood, SC, where she has Maryville, TN, who coaches the Rep. Mark Sanford’s (R-SC) served since 2001. Jennifer D. Malinovsky has been Maryville High School football climb back up the political lad- elected to Nelson Mullins team, has been recognized for der was the subject of a feature Riley & Scarborough LLP’s winning more games in the in the Miami Herald in June. Randy Johnson of executive committee, the gov- past 10 years than any coach in He answered questions about 1986Charlotte, NC, is now practic- erning body of seven partners the country, with a record of his life, the events of the past ing dentistry at Smile Starters, who oversee standing com- 143 wins in 10 seasons. five years, his rise from the and recently became a licensed mittees, strategic initiatives political dead, emerging from massage therapist. and firm operations for the In 2013, Robert Moody made a crowded Republican primary law firm. She practices in the his European debut with last year, easily winning the Lisa Wheeler, a staff sergeant in areas of health care, finance, the Slovenian Philharmonic general election, and returning the U.S. Army Reserve, is sta- and corporate law, and also Orchestra in Ljubljana, and in to Washington. However, the tioned with the 80th Training assists commercial lenders and recent months he has had two self-described skinflint of the Command, serving as human investors with various types of significant orchestra conduct- past did admit in the story that resources sergeant and as financing transactions. ing debuts. He conducted the he has bought at least one new the noncommissioned officer Los Angeles Philharmonic suit since his return but he still in charge of the Personnel Lance Richey was recently in an all-Tchaikovsky con- has his futon in his office. Actions Center. She previously named dean of the school of cert at the Hollywood Bowl served as a human resources liberal arts and aciences at the last August, and in February officer in another assignment University of Saint Francis in he conducted the Chicago 1984 In October 2013, and was a member of the 380th Fort Wayne, IN. Symphony’s Music Now! Phyllis Parlier Graydon was Army Band for 15 years. She series. In July he is scheduled named a managing partner was recently awarded an Army to lead the Chicago Symphony in Scott and Company, LLC, a Achievement Medal for excel- Elizabeth Bishop’s in their summer home, the Greenville accounting, tax, and ling in her human resources 1989opera career has taken her far Ravinia Festival. Moody is consulting firm. She is a CPA, reclassification training course from her hometown to perform the artistic director of the a member of the firm’s tax and last summer, earning her a with top opera companies such Arizona Musicfest and music advisory services group, and place on the Commandant’s as the Metropolitan Opera and director of both the Portland has more than 25 years experi- List in both phases. And she re- the Atlanta and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the ence serving both closely held ceived the Achievement Medal operas, but she occasionally Winston-Salem Symphony. and publicly traded organiza- for civilian service for her returns to perform locally. One tions. She is a member of the work as a unit administrative such performance came last Rand Wallis was appointed last American Institute of Certified technician. fall, when Bishop was a featured year by the governor of Florida Public Accountants, and the soloist in Greenville Chorale’s to the position of district judge South Carolina Association concert From Broadway with of the Fifth District Court of of Public Accountants and is Peter Chesney Love at the Peace Center under Appeals. Prior to this appoint- licensed in the state of South earned1987 a master’s degree in the direction of her former ment, he served as a circuit judge Carolina. Her civic involve- business administration from teacher and chorale director, of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in ments include volunteer with the University of Chicago Bingham Vick. Florida from 2008 to 2013. Brandon Hall School (Atlanta) Booth School of Business in and J.L. Mann Academy, March. 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When the InnoVision of Georgia, Inc., John David office. Accel-KKR is a leading Awards Program held its Crowe, has been promoted to technology-focused private eq- annual dinner in Greenville president of the full-service uity firm, and Fred’s focus will last December, Braddock Atlanta mortgage company. be on the firm’s investment 1990The 2013-2014 chair of the company, Crowe will also assume the efforts at the lower end of its Cunningham’s 1,800 member Elder Law Network Controls & Electric, position of president of the historical majority investment Section of the Florida Bar Inc., was recognized as one Mortgage Bankers Association size range. handed the gavel to Jana Henry of the top 25 fastest growing of Georgia later this year. McConnaughhay on July 1. She companies in South Carolina will serve as chair for 2014- for the fourth time in the past Kathryn Tyson Petralia is co- Kelly Jackson Davis 2015. five years. The company was founder and chief operating 1994has joined Riggs Partners, a also selected as a finalist for officer of Kabbage Inc., an creative marketing consul- In September 2013, Leif the 2013 InnoVision Awards online lending company based tancy in Columbia, SC, as Murphy was appointed chief in the Community Service in Atlanta. Kabbage advances director of public relations. financial officer of LifePoint category. cash to eBay, Amazon, and She is the former principal of Hospitals, Inc., in Brentwood, Yahoo! sellers so they can buy Davis Public Relations and TN. Murphy previously served After five years as general inventory and grow. Marketing. as president and chief execu- manager of the Golden Corral tive officer of DSI Renal, Inc., Restaurant in Rocky Mount, Michael Osborne, founder of Millicent Weldon Ruffin, and senior vice president and NC, Kyle Eickhoff walked into North Carolina-based Ship program manager for treasurer at Caremark, Inc. the restaurant as a franchise Transportal, was recently hon- Corning Product and Process He has also held leadership owner. He did this under ored by CIO Review magazine. Development, received roles at Renal Care Group, Golden Corral’s Operating The transportation logistics Women of Color magazine’s Inc.; National Nephrology Partner Program, which helps company was recognized as Outstanding Technical Associates, Inc.; and managers become owners, one of the 20 most promising Contribution-Industry Award HealthSouth Corporation. thus giving them a vested logistics consultancy compa- at the 18th Annual Women of interest in the success of nies of 2013. It has also been Color Science, Technology, Michael Todd White was one their business. After Furman, designated as a “supplier of Engineering, and Math of the five men named to the Eickhoff gained 28 years of excellence” by the nation’s (STEM) Conference in Dallas. U.S. Walker Cup squad last experience in the food service largest phone media company. Ruffin has also served as vice fall on the final day of the U.S. industry, most of which was president of the Corning Amateur at the Country Club with Ryan’s Family Steakhouse Society of Black Professionals. in Brookline, MA. The squad in Tennessee, where he stayed 1993 Alexander The Women of Color STEM joined four others on the U.S. for 17 years before being Stubb, who has been serv- conference is a multicultural team slated to try and regain recruited by Golden Corral. At ing as Finland’s minister for event for women in scientific the title at National Golf the Golden Corral convention European affairs and foreign and technical careers. Links in Southampton, NY. In and trade show in 2013, he was trade, won his party’s lead- Furman record books, White’s honored as the “best of the ership to succeed Finland’s 73.85 career stroke average best” when he was named the current prime minister. He Jeff Montgomery ranks fifth; he was inducted top company manager for the had held his former position has1995 been appointed as the into Furman’s Athletic Hall of second time. in the Finnish government public information officer for Fame in 2003. since 2011, and has been the Athens-Clarke County, GA, Industry veteran Christy Carter a member of the Finnish Unified Government. Swink was welcomed to AT&T’s parliament since March 2011. 1991 Randall David Cook mid-Atlantic market last fall to He was minister for foreign returned to Furman in the manage mobility and con- affairs of Finland from 2008 1996 Nicole Mazzoni 2013–2014 academic year for a sumer markets in the states to 2011. Prior to his political James is the new senior vice semester as an artist-in- of North Carolina, Virginia, career, Stubb was adviser to president of Multi-Bank residence. He taught a course and West Virginia. Before the president of the European Securities. Her experience on playwriting and also being named vice president Commission, visiting profes- includes working at Incapital developed a new work, Pomp and general manager for the sor of the College of Europe in LLC as vice president, and and Circumstance, which mid-Atlantic market, Swink Belgium, and counselor and she spent 11 years at LaSalle’s received its world premiere on was AT&T’s assistant vice researcher at the permanent Broker Dealer Services November 13, 2013. The play president of sales operations representation of Finland to Division. centers on a group of students for the southeast region. the European Union. at a liberal arts college, and Amy Love, an employee of the is based loosely on Randall’s Fred Sturgis has joined Accel- South Carolina Department Furman experiences. Senior vice pres- KKR as a managing director of Commerce, has been 1992ident of Southeast Mortgage based in the firm’s Atlanta named to launch and direct

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are actually helping. You can’t of serving the poor. I remember understand what they are going thinking that I would move down through until you walk in their to Charleston for a few weeks. shoes. You see how that worked out,” "All I can say is that living at DeMarco laughs. the mission, brushing my teeth at The two formed a brain trust night, climbing in my top bunk and and took a cross-country road trip listening to the other men snore—I to understand similar operations. realized I would never feel more The trip was over almost before it successful in my entire life than I began, however, thanks to a blown did in that moment.” transmission on the second day. Snook worked day labor with “We weighed out the options of the men from the Mission, and the buying bus tickets and going home experience inspired him to create or buying a car and continuing on. a social enterprise called In Every We realized that while going home Story (IES) Labor Services. The would be the reasonable and even name derives from one of Snook’s responsible thing to do, we just favorite sayings: “In every story couldn't. If we did, we’d be setting there is conflict, but also God’s a pattern for our lives where every hope, love, and redemption.” time the car broke down we’d go IES adapts the temp agency home. Neither of us wanted our model for those who are homeless. future children to have fathers who It focuses on providing labor told stories like that.” opportunities, but it also guides Instead, Snook and DeMarco the homeless toward self- bought a new car and allowed their sufficiency “by providing laborers travels to show them what was with competitive wages, as well as possible and what was not working UP CLOSE opportunities to save money and among nonprofits for the homeless. develop life disciplines.” Snook started IES in 2011 The “competitive wages” aspect with $3,000 and a single job THE “PALM OUT” STATE of IES’s mission is key. Minimum assignment: hiring three workers Derek Snook '08 extends a hand to the poor wage in Charleston County is for trash pick-up at the local fair. in Charleston and ends up finding a business $7.25 per hour, but thanks to Today, IES places up to 110 workers solution to homelessness. IES’s Rewards Program, Snook each day and has added more can supplement incomes beyond than $100,000 to workers’ wages minimum wage to $8.75 per hour. through the Rewards Program. The long-term goal is $9.74 an “We plan to start our second hour, which according to an MIT branch in 2015, and then all across collective anxiety for Shortly after graduation in study is the living wage for the the country. We also intend to start today’s graduates— 2008, Derek Snook spent a year county. other services and products that who for the past living at the Star Gospel Mission— During the year Snook spent benefit those who are marginalized, six years have been transitional housing for the living in the Star Gospel Mission, to use this as a platform to talk leavingA the Ivory Tower only to homeless population in Charleston, fellow alumnus, Stanford Law about living your best story.” enter the Great Recession—usually South Carolina. “I had just spent graduate, and best friend Pete In spite of his success, Snook distills to a single image: sleeping a few months in Kenya teaching DeMarco '08 joined him. remains humble and focused on on their parents’ couch mired in orphans and made a promise to “Derek had been talking to me improvements. “We are not going existential crisis. But what if the God that if He gave me something for a few weeks about his decision to pretend we’re turning homeless new graduate chooses something purposeful to do, I wouldn’t quit," to move into the Mission, and people into attorneys, but we are even more unsettling than a return he says. eventually he convinced me. My making a marginal difference that is to his childhood home? What if he "I began to realize there is this time at Furman had helped develop noticeable. And it takes time. We’ll chooses no home at all? disconnect between people who my commitment to social justice, see what God does.” want to help and the people they and Derek cast a compelling vision —Kate Dabbs '09 COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY

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the department’s new Office Michael Hix was presented the Flood),” in July 2013. The of Innovation. She will lead 1997A. Parrish Clark, Thomas Hampson Award by song was also performed as a South Carolina’s state effort to Jr., executive vice president, the American Musicological choreographed ballet dance support and further grow an Guardian Bank, Valdosta, Society. Provided by the by Premiere Dance Studio in innovative, technology-based, GA, has been elected by his Hampsong Foundation, the Pennsylvania. and entrepreneurial business peers as president-elect of the award supports research in environment. Previously, Leadership GBA Executive the area of art song. He also Walter L. Booth, Jr., has joined Amy was a marketing and Committee of the Georgia received a grant given by the the Atlanta office of Stites communications director Bankers Association, an orga- German Academic Exchange & Harbison, PLLC. Booth at the department, and was nization created in 1958 and Club. The award and the grant earned his J.D. from Mercer part of a start-up team that committed to developing the will assist him in his research University Walter F. George launched New Carolina– future leaders of the banking on DDR composer Paul Dessau School of Law in 2013, where South Carolina’s Council on industry. and his residency at the music he was a member of the mock Competitiveness, serving as archives of the Akademie trial team and student govern- deputy executive director. She Jason W. Searl, an attorney with der Kuenste in Berlin. He ment, and was southern region is a graduate of Leadership GrayRobinson in Orlando, made his Carnegie Hall solo director of corporate relations South Carolina (LSC) class of FL, has been reappointed to debut singing the baritone of the National Black Law 2007, served on the LSC Board the City of Orlando Municipal solos in Rutter’s Mass of the Students Association. Prior of Trustees, and is a fellow of Planning Board. Children, followed by operetta to joining Stites & Harbison, the seventh class of the Liberty performances. Recent perfor- he worked in the financial Fellowship. Richard Sizemore has returned mances included solo appear- services industry. to Macon, GA, to join the Sell ances with the New Mexico Sara Mays Nastopoulos has been & Melton law firm as a partner. Philharmonic, Santa Fe Desert Greenville businessman and promoted to executive director He began his career at King & Chorale, CanticumNovum, and athlete Drew Parker completed of the Ernst & Young account- Spalding LLP. Tucson Chamber Artists. two iron-distance triathlons ing firm in Atlanta. She has over the weekend of October more than 11 years of experi- J. Austin Hood has been named 10–12, 2013. Donations for ence with the firm. Last November, managing member of the the challenge through his 1998 Columbia, SC, office of the charitable organization, Clawson & Staubes law firm. YouthOutpost, were in support of the Frazee Dream Center, Quotable a free preschool, after-school Daniel Carter and summer program serving has1999 been named a principal at Greenville’s underprivileged Ascendient Healthcare Advisors, youth ranging in age from 3-16. Chuck Meisel ’84 with offices in Durham, NC, and Washington, D.C. He has “Don’t be afraid to fail and deal with that been a managing consultant at 2001 Dodd Caldwell has failure. Pursue that which challenges and Ascendient, one of the nation’s partnered with his friend Ryan stimulates you as well as what puts you in 50 largest firms in health care Wood to launch MoonClerk, an management consulting, since all-in-one solution to accepting the company of those you enjoy being around. 2001. recurring and one-time online While a history degree didn’t prepare me for payments via the payment what I do today, the examination, exploration, Wayne Gregory, Jr., is economic processor Stripe. Their concept and debate of what took place years ago development director for the allows small-business owners, city of Columbia, SC, after hav- not just developers and techni- gave me an appetite to explore and challenge ing served in a similar capacity cally gifted people, to work with conventional thinking with ammunition. I in Georgetown County, SC, Stripe. Caldwell also serves as encountered failure at Furman but didn’t let it since 2005. He also worked in president of his family’s faith- stop me; it was only a new hurdle.” Greenville County’s develop- based nonprofit Rice Bowls, ment corporation. which helps organizations col- lect money to feed the hungry Chuck Meisel ’84 is the vice president of business development around the world. at Poplar Healthcare. Meisel has been gathering with fellow 1984 alumni, led by Mark Crosby and John Allen, for an annual reunion When Barack Obama spoke at in Arkansas for more than 30 years. the White House in February 2000 of to announce the “My Brother’s Ellen Culbertson Abramo Gilbertsville, PA, released a Keeper” initiative, he spoke new single, “Rise (Above the of Maurice Owens, who works

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in Chicago and Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council in Bloomington, IN. Before transitioning into the field of fundraising, she trained as a singer, pianist, and performer, and partici- pated with Opera Theatre St. Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist.

The board of the Greenville County Schools approved the hiring of G. Bryan Skipper to take over as principal at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, SC. He assumed his duties on July 1.

Allison Paige Sullivan, a partner with Bluestein Nichols Thompson and Delgado, LLC, was named “Young Lawyer of the Year” by the South Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyers’ Division (YLD) in April. She has been selected as a 2013 South Carolina Rising Star by Super Lawyers and was named one of the 2014 “Top 40 Under 40 Litigation Lawyers in South Carolina” by the American Society of Legal Advocates. She is an active volunteer with the South Carolina Bar and Special Olympics South Carolina.

Allison Aiken was 2002recently hired as a research scien- tist at Los Alamos National Lab- oratory (LANL) in the earth and in the White House as special ole is engaged in IP acquisitions, Ellen Abramo '00 environmental sciences division. assistant to chief of staff Denis creative development, and world- recently released Her expertise is in ambient aerosol McDonough. The “My Brother’s wide rights management. The deal a new single, measurement for pollution and cli- Keeper” initiative is an effort to includes Florida Georgia Line’s hit "Rise (Above the mate change research. At LANL she improve the expected education- single “Cruise,” which was cowrit- Flood)." is now running the Mobile Aerosol al and life outcomes for boys and ten by Rice and sold nearly seven Observing System (MAOS) and is young men of color. President million copies as of April 2014. The currently deployed in Brazil for two Obama spoke about how Owens had track also spent 24 weeks at the top years. She has been named to “The overcome some difficult challeng- of Billboard’s Hot County Songs World’s Most Influential Scientific es in order to achieve success in Chart, the longest reign in the Minds 2014,” a report released by the world. Owens started work at chart’s 69-year history. Thomson Reuters (of Impact Factor the White House under President fame), spotlighting some of the George W. Bush, then assumed the Erin Kelley Sammis, executive standout scientific researchers of the role of Situation Room communica- director for the Pensacola (FL) last decade. tor under President Obama, and, in Opera, has been named a certified February 2013, became the special fundraising executive by CFRE Greenville Business Magazine and assistant to McDonough. International. CFRE is an indepen- Southern First Bank once again dent organization dedicated to the recognized local talent at their Country songwriter Jesse Rice has certification of fundraising execu- “2013 Best and Brightest: 35 and signed a Worldwide Publishing deal tives by setting standards in philan- Under” awards event on September with ole, one of the world’s foremost thropic practice. Sammis previously 24. Lauren Killey Briles and Melanie

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"My senior year, I still wasn’t L.A., where Chad Bennett ’03 UP CLOSE 100 percent sure what I wanted to was the vice president of brand do with my life. This was right when development. There, I began as FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION the economy tanked and jobs were a production coordinator at the found magic in Hollywood few and far between, so I thought, studio responsible for shows like The Katy Wynn ’09 ‘Why not just go for it? Why don’t I Office and The Biggest Loser. but “invincibility” at Furman. try to work for Conan?’ "I got the initial knowledge that "Maybe it was the confidence I needed to work in this industry at that being a Furman student Reveille. Conveniently, the studio had given me. Maybe it was my was also on the same lot as Conan 22-year-old mentality. Whatever O’Brien’s show, so I made contacts t Furman, I always summer research project related it was, I knew I wouldn’t fail, and there and applied for a position as had a love for to business and sustainability when I knew this was the time to take Conan’s production coordinator the outdoors. ‘sustainability’ was still a buzz word. risks. Thankfully, Furman also had when it became available. Before I explored the "I also loved Conan—O’Brien, connections, and I found a great I knew it, I had landed my dream “ASwamp Rabbit Trail with the that is. Well, really, I loved all late- one through Career Services. job—just like that. Outdoors Club when it was still night television, but Conan was "So after graduation, I was "Working for Conan was a railroad, and I completed a always my favorite. off to Reveille Productions in amazing. But soon I realized I wanted to learn more and wanted the experience of working on a network show, learning the macrobusiness side of things. I was also at a position in my life where I could ask myself honestly, ‘What do I care about?’ My answer was the outdoors. This led me to my current job as associate producer for National Geographic Television. "Now I’m combining the two worlds I loved at Furman— marketing/business and sustainability—and enjoying the best career I could imagine. "What’s funny is I never once doubted myself or my capabilities. I never considered failing. Furman made me feel invincible.”

—As told to Lindsay Niedringhaus ’07

selected. Briles is owner and resource centers. Specialists in Anderson, SC. Bailey and Amber Brock Player broker-in-charge and oversees He did fellowships in general live in Smyrna, GA, where they the real estate side of the Briles Minda Larsen was a member cardiology and cardiac elec- both teach high school English. Company. She also owns the of the ensemble of Live from trophysiology at the Medical Amber is also a novelist, writ- Primrose School of Greenville, Lincoln Center’s Carousel in University of South Carolina, ing as A.L. Player. Her debut an accredited preschool, which New York in April 2013. The where he completed an intern- novel, a time-travel romantic is set to open this summer. production was nominated for ship in internal medicine. He comedy titled Class of ’98, was Gearhart is jobs connec- three Emmy awards. also worked in the emergency published in December 2013. tion manager for Goodwill department at the Ralph H. Industries Upstate/Midlands. Peter C. Netzler has joined Johnson VA Medical Center. Anne Marie Tominack Sibal and

She manages 11 employment AnMed Health Arrhythmia her husband, Eugene Sibal PHOTOS COURTESY

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’03, are living and working in corporate law, probate and Quotable Greenville. Anne Marie is an trust administration, and attorney in the Upstate and guardianship administra- also a USAF Reserve Judge tion since 2007. In February, Advocate General, and has she joined the board for been selected for promotion Lighthouse of Pinellas, a non- to the rank of major. Eugene profit organization providing earned his doctor of dental rehabilitation and training to medicine degree in May and blind and visually impaired in- is a general dentist with Greer dividuals with the county. She (SC) Dental Care. is a trustee for the Clearwater Bar Foundation. Brian W. Ticknor has become an R&D staff scientist in the Nathan Hanna received the chemical sciences division director’s choice award at the of the Oak Ridge National Benefitfocus Engineering Laboratory and lives in Summit held in Charleston, Knoxville, TN. SC, last fall. Hanna joined Benefitfocus in 2011 as a senior Andrew Valkanoff is among interaction engineer and those winners earning a place currently holds the position of on the Triangle Business user experience (UX) engi- Journal’s 2014 class of 40 neering manager. Benefitfocus Under 40 Leadership Awards, is a leading provider of which recognizes outstanding cloud-based benefits software Ryan Boblett ’00 professionals for their contri- solutions for consumers, “I found my love for design during my last butions to their organizations employers, insurance carriers, and to the community. and brokers. quarter at Furman in a .5-hour elective class called ‘Introduction to the Macintosh.’ I looked Amy Schiera, assistant vice forward to that class every week, to sitting at 2003 Yendelela president of operations/ad- the computer and creating. After a few weeks, Neely Anderson of Kilpatrick ministration at SANDLAPPER Townsend & Stockton law firm Securities was among those my professor (Ross McClain) gave me his keys in Atlanta has been selected selected for “2013 Best and so I could come back after hours and work as a member of the 2014 class Brightest: 35 and Under” at night. I couldn’t get enough. He saw my of fellows to participate in a awards from Greenville passion and told me to check out the Portfolio landmark program created Business Magazine and by the Leadership Council on Southern First Bank. At Center, a finishing school for design, where I Legal Diversity to identify and SANDLAPPER she serves as went for two years after Furman. I never got to advance the next generation of the head of investor process- thank Ross for changing the course of my life. leaders in the legal profession. ing and service operations, and provides management So, Ross, if you’re reading this, thank you. Your Monica Bell is a Climenko and oversight of invest- guidance opened the door to a new career. You fellow and lecturer on law at ment fund operations for also unknowingly introduced me to my future Harvard Law School, where affiliate Sandlapper Capital wife, whom I met at Portfolio Center. Our two she will teach legal research Investments, LLC. and writing from 2014-2016. kids thank you.” She is also working toward a Natalie The received a $2.6 mil- PhD in sociology and social lion, four-year grant from the policy at Harvard, writing National Institutes of Health Ryan Boblett ’00 is art director at FITZCO, an advertising agency, where criminal law, family law, and to advance research in diabe- he is currently developing the new campaign for Coke Zero and ESPN social welfare policy. tes among children and young College Gameday. At his previous agency, Boblett helped create the adults. The project, SEARCH campaign for the 2013 NFL sponsorship for McDonld's®. The campaign Colleen Carson became a for Diabetes in Youth, is the produced three national TV spots, which aired throughout the NFL partner in the Florida trusts largest study of youth with season—including in the Super Bowl. and estates law firm of Baskin diabetes in the United States Fleece on January 1. She has and is funded by the Centers been practicing at the firm in for Disease Control and the areas of estate planning, Prevention and the National

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Institute of Diabetes and Federal Defender Program, Jones law firm and from 2009 municipalities, counties, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inc. until this year, he worked as an nonprofits, and others as bond The, who joined the Furman assistant district attorney. counsel, underwriter’s counsel, faculty in 2011 and is a member Jeremiah Van Dora has joined credit enhancer’s council, and of the health sciences staff, has his father in the Van Dora Law Allen Mendenhall has pub- corporate counsel in financial continued her work on child- Firm, LLC, in Hartwell, GA. lished the book Literature & structures. hood obesity by examining The Van Dora firm specializes Liberty: Essays in Libertarian how policies have influenced in workers’ compensation, em- Literary Criticism (Rowman & Tracy O’Brien Mainieri is an obesity levels in elementary ployment law, personal injury, Littlefield / Lexington Books, assistant professor at Illinois school students. Her research and business formation. 2014). He is a staff attorney State University in the recre- has been featured in USA to Chief Justice Roy S. Moore ation and parks administration Today, TIME, and on NPR. of the Supreme Court of program. She received her Bert Beard has Alabama. He is also managing PhD in parks, recreation, and 2005been named the first-ever editor of Southern Literary tourism management from Sean Atkinson chief operating officer at the Review and is a doctoral can- Clemson University, where she has2004 accepted a position as Wilson (NC) Medical Center. didate in English at Auburn received the Marge Scanlin assistant professor of music He served as associate admin- University. Outstanding Research Award at Texas Christian University, istrator at Manatee Memorial from the American Camp which he began in February. Hospital in Bradenton, FL, Greenville Business Magazine Association, two outstand- He had previously been on the before joining Wilson in April. and Southern First Bank ing graduate student awards music faculty at the University recognized local talent at their from the PRTM department, of Texas-Arlington since 2009. Jessica Cochran is pursuing “2013 Best and Brightest: 35 and the Dr. Fran A. McGuire a master’s degree in inter- and Under” awards event; Excellence in Teaching Award. Jon Crane has had his first national development with Joseph P. Waters was among book published. The book, a a concentration in humani- those selected. Waters is vice Charleston ghost story, is titled tarian assistance at the Josef president of policy and com- Abigail L. Gaddis The Crying Truth. Korbel School of International munications for the Institute has2007 earned her PhD in civil en- Studies at the University of for Child Success for which he gineering with a concentration Upstate pianist and composer Denver. oversees and implements all in environmental engineering Robby Davis was nominated advocacy, public policy, and and an interdisciplinary grad- for the 2013 Album of the Year On a Monday in June when the communications programs uate minor in computational Award by SoloPiano.com for World Cup soccer games began and leads their research efforts science from the University of his instrumental album Hymns in Brazil, Clint Dempsey cap- in social impact finance. Tennessee. She is a postdoc- of Our Fathers. This is Davis’s tained a 2-1 U.S. victory against toral research associate at Oak second nomination from Ghana with a goal in the game’s Ridge National Laboratory, SoloPiano. A Love So Divine, first 32 seconds, making him Greenville where she is continuing her his debut, was nominated in the first American to score 2006Business Magazine and research in climate modeling. 2012. in three consecutive World Southern First Bank once Cups. After his junior season again recognized local talent at Laura Godfrey Morris is the David M. Johnson graduated at Furman in 2004, Clint was their “2013 Best and Brightest: choral director at Blue Ridge with Alpha Omega Alpha drafted eighth overall by the 35 and Under” awards event; High School in Greer, SC. In honors from Emory University New England Revolution. Nalisha Henry and Kimberly March, the Blue Ridge Honors School of Medicine, and is cur- He went to the English club Witherspoon were among those Men’s Chorus, under her rently a resident in otolaryn- Fulham in 2006, where he ex- selected. Henry is Upstate direction, won the AAA State gology (head and neck surgery) perienced the greatest success community outreach man- Choral Championship. The at the University of Pittsburgh in the English Premier League ager for Girl Scouts of South Honors Concert Choir won the Medical Center. of any American soccer player. Carolina, Mountains and state championship in 2004 That same year he was named Midlands. She promotes and and 2009. Sarah E. Klapman has joined the 2006 Player of the Year, enhances awareness of Girl Miller & Martin’s Atlanta office an award given to the best Scouting and its programs Greenville Business Magazine as an associate in the litigation American soccer play. in low-income, rural, and and Southern First Bank once department. As a student in Hispanic communities across again recognized local talent at law school at the University Augusta, GA, lawyer Keith B. the Upstate, and develops their “2013 Best and Brightest: of Virginia, Klapman was the Johnson became a juvenile community partnerships with 35 and Under” awards event; business and development court judge for the Augusta government officials to create Erika Grace Powell was among editor for the Virginia Journal judicial circuit in December. more Girl Scouting opportuni- those selected. Erika is owner of Law & Technology. Prior to He will serve part time on the ties. Witherspoon is an attor- of The Grace Project LLC. She joining Miller & Martin, she juvenile court bench. Johnson ney with Haynsworth Sinkler is self-employed as an enter- was a staff attorney with the is an associate at the Trotter Boyd, where she represents tainer, singer, actor, model,

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wine later on.” This year, several of Wicks Müeller’s wines earned silvers and bronzes in the Governor’s Cup competition for Virginia wines. And much as she hoped, she feels at home in the field (and fields) of UP CLOSE Following graduation, Wicks wine. Müeller worked in a clinical lab at “The whole industry is very the University of North Carolina grounding because when it comes REINVENTION 101 as she took the biology courses down to it, we’re farmers,” says her What happens when the smart plan gives she needed for grad school. She husband, Jonas Müeller. “We’re way to the ideal plan? earned her master’s degree at the dependent on the weather. This University of California-Davis, is what Marty likes about it, what world-renowned for its viticulture suits her personality well. You can program. do all the science you want, but it’s In June of this year, she finished a very humbling, very grounding t was her senior year at Furman, “Okay, well, idealistically, what a two-year stint as winemaker for thing.” and Martha “Marty” Wicks would you like to do?’” Barren Ridge Vineyards in Virginia, The Müellers recently moved Müeller ’04 had her career In truth, Wicks Müeller couldn’t where she used her science to Germany so that Jonas, a native Imapped out. Except her plan imagine working in a lab. It didn’t background year-round. of that country, can pursue a PhD didn’t excite her. In fact, the more suit her laid-back personality. “Wine pH is really low," she in winemaking. While in Germany, she thought about it, the more Growing up, family friends had says. "Your wine wants to go to Wicks Müeller plans on learning burdened she felt. been wine importers, so she knew vinegar. You’re trying to prevent about biodynamic winemaking, “I was going to get my master’s something about the industry. She that. You want a solid pH between which is more stringent than in chemistry, and then work in the asked Wright if a person could 3.2 and 3.6 before you start certified organic farming. The game pharmaceutical field for a couple study the chemistry of wine—never fermentation because your pH plan is for husband and wife to run of years before I applied to med believing it was possible. will go up. You’re monitoring your a winery together someday. school,” she explains. “Absolutely, you can,” Wright fermentation using chemistry. Not “I really hope that chemistry Her advisor, Dr. Laura Wright, said. At that moment, a “huge just chemistry, but biochemistry majors and microbiology majors called a meeting. weight” lifted from Wicks Müeller’s and microbiology. There are a lot can see that there are many fields When Wicks Müeller recited shoulders. of corrections you can make to out there that don’t necessarily her plan, Wright sensed something “I had another direction,” she lower or adjust the pH and to help have to be in a lab,” she says. was off. Wright looked at her, said, says. the taste and mouthfeel of the —Lynn Tryba PHOTO BY MIKE TRIPP MIKE BY PHOTO

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Quotable and host. She works nationally In late 2013, Pi Kappa Phi put and locally with the Susan into motion a new initiative G. Komen Race for the Cure. to recognize young alumni for She is active in the National their achievements after their Campaign to Prevent Teen undergraduate careers have Pregnancy, and she serves on come to an end. All alumni the South Carolina Board of of 25 different Pi Kappa Phi the campaign. chapters were included in the initial class, and after a Herculean effort to review all Blair Barton has nominations, the first class graduated2008 from the University of “Thirty Under 30” honor- of South Carolina School of ees have been selected. Josh Medicine, and has started an Tutterow was among those otolaryngology residency at nominated. Josh works for Tulane University School of Benefitfocus in Charleston, Medicine in New Orleans. SC, as a release manager, re- sponsible for coordinating all Mason Freeman has joined deployments of new software. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & He is a regular volunteer and Rice in Raleigh, NC, as a litiga- coach in a number of area tion associate. programs, and was named South Carolina Recreation and Kimberly Hoover is employed Park Association Volunteer by Smoak Public Relations of the Year. He has also been in Greenville. Among her recognized by South Carolina duties are writing articles Special Olympics as the Adult for publications, distributing Volunteer of the Year. press releases, managing social media accounts, and organiz- Xavier Woods (aka Austin ing special events. Watson) has become a World Wrestling Entertainment per- Justin Lowe earned his medical former, working for the largest degree from the University of wrestling promotion in the South Carolina in May 2013, world. He has launched a show finished an adult neurology titled “Xavier Woods WWE residency program at the 2K14 World Tour,” featuring Josh Tutterow ’08 University of Cincinnati, and himself traveling to various “I loved my four years at Furman and looking is currently a PGY1 resident electronic stores around the neurologist with interest in world and competing against back, Furman offered so many opportunities neurooncology and neurocrit- fans on the WWE 2K14 video to be involved with and have leadership roles ical care. game. He is currently continu- in different organizations on campus. My ing his education at Walden experiences in these roles—from being hall Megan Slemons earned a mas- University and working on his ter’s degree in library science dissertation. His passion in staff on a freshman hall to being president from the University of North education is based on his focus of my fraternity—helped to develop my sense Carolina-Chapel Hill, and is on children with autism, and of leadership and responsibility, which are employed as a research library his goal is to use his degrees fellow at Emory University in to work with autism-affected crucial in both my everyday life and career.” Atlanta. She provides geo- youth. graphic information systems Josh Tutterow ’08 is a release manager at Benefitfocus.com, a provider services as part of the Emory Kyle Wilkins was appointed in of benefits technology. He was recently named to Pi Kappa Phi national Center for Digital Scholarship, November 2013 by Governor fraternity’s “Thirty Under 30” list. Tutterow is also the head coach for which works with faculty, staff, Pat McCrory to serve on the South Carolina’s tennis team participating in the 2014 Special Olympics and students to incorporate North Carolina Historical USA Games, which take place every four years. digital technologies into proj- Records Advisory Board. ects, teaching, publishing, and research. COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY

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News Online last October. Lily as an associate with the Asbury several months. The half-acre 2009 Christopher is a licensed acupuncturist at Law Firm, with a focus on farm will be located above the Becker is working as a senior Acu-Na Wellness Center. After tax controversy, business tax old Windstream building at 2 investment banking analyst four years of studying Chinese planning, and estate planning. N. Main Street, and a variety of and team leader with National medicine and 800 hours of He earned his law degree from produce will be grown to sell to Corporate Banking-Southeast intensive clinical internship, Villanova University, and won local restaurants and used for in Atlanta. His responsibilities she received her master’s the Federal Tax Clinic Award Mill Village Farms’ Good to Go include capital market origina- degree in acupuncture and for his work in the law school’s Mobile Market. tions for middle market clients Oriental medicine from Daoist federal tax clinic. in the southeastern United Traditions College of Chinese States. Medical Arts in Asheville, NC. 2012 Alexandra 2011 Shannon Cantwell Bimonte is now director of Evan Bohnenblust has gradu- David Mathis has had two books finished her master’s de- social media for The Buzz ated from Temple University published recently: Acting gree and took a position on Agency in Delray Beach, FL. School of Medicine and the Miracle, co-edited with the Washington, D.C., staff She has also attended and became an anesthesiology res- John Piper, and How to Stay of Senator Richard Shelby graduated from the prestigious ident at Cedars-Sinai Medical Christian in Seminary, au- (R-AL). In April, Cantwell Leadership Boca program run Center in Los Angeles. thored with Jonathan Parnell. was promoted to work as the by the Boca Raton Chamber of senator’s military legislative Commerce. Jessie Bowers graduated from Melody McGowin received assistant. the Medical University of her juris doctor degree from Drew Dezen has joined Jeff South Carolina in May, and Columbia Law School in May, Brann Fowler graduated from Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) will complete her internal and has accepted an associate the University of South in Greenville as an account medicine residency at Wake position at McKool Smith PC Carolina School of Law in May executive. He will work pri- Forest Baptist Medical Center. in the firm’s New York office. and is applying for clerkships marily with IRWIN Tools and with judges in the Upstate. JDPR’s sports/lifestyle clients. Casey Crisp recently accepted a Kerianne Springer earned her Dezen most recently served as position at George Washington doctor of medicine degree Claire Garst received a master’s marketing and communica- University as the coordinator from the University of South degree in higher education tions coordinator at Baseball for leadership and training Carolina in Columbia. She is in administration from Vanderbilt Australia in Queensland. Be- at the Center for Student a residency program in inter- University’s Peabody College, fore that, he was marketing and Engagement. nal medicine at Wright State and now works as a counselor in communications assistant for University. She has traveled to Furman’s Office of Admission. the Australian Baseball League Greenville Business Magazine Ecuador and the Dominican in Sydney. and Southern First Bank Republic as part of a medical Monty Turner was promoted recognized local talent at their brigade that brings services to to consultant with Global Alec Kann, former Furman “2013 Best and Brightest: 35 outlying areas. Location Strategies (GLS), a men’s soccer standout, has and Under” awards event. John site selection and economic signed a contract to join Major Gabbard was among those se- development firm. He joined League Soccer’s Chicago Fire. lected. Gabbard is a senior tax the Greenville office of GLS He joins the Fire from USL- advisor with Ernst & Young, in 2010 as a business analyst PRO side Charleston Battery, where he is responsible for 2010 presented research providing research, analysis, where he spent the 2012 season. Emily Bone planning and managing tax about neurofeedback ther- and support services to GLS’s compliance engagements with apy as a treatment option portfolio of international site Summer 2013 was a busy an emphasis on international, for veterans with PTSD, selection and incentive negoti- and exciting time for Brooke state, and local tax returns. depression, and anxiety at ation clients. Mosteller. As Miss Mount the annual European-Branch Pleasant, she competed and Jaycelyn Holland received her of the American Counseling Patrick Wallace was promoted was named Miss South Car- doctor of medicine degree Association conference in Bad- to assistant vice president with olina 2013, then moved on to from Vanderbilt Medical Herrenalb, Germany, last fall. McGuireWoods Consulting in compete with 52 other women School in May, and begun She was also accepted to present February. He joined the firm in the five-day one-shot Miss a residency in pediatrics at at the American Counseling in June 2011 as a research America Pageant. She also Vanderbilt University Medical Association’s 2013 conference. assistant in the Virginia State worked as an intern in Attor- Center. Bone is pursuing her master’s de- Government Relations group. ney General Alan Wilson’s gree in school counseling at the office. When all her obligations Lily Mallory House reports she University of Central Florida. Dan Weidenbenner is director to the two pageants have been was the subject of a fea- of Mill Village Farms, a rooftop met, she plans to return to her ture in BlueRidgeNow.com Brian Gardner has passed the farm that has been in the pursuit of a law degree at the Hendersonville (NC) Times- Georgia Bar exam, and works development stage for the past University of South Carolina.

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In General Kristina Pardo received a presti- Rachel Donaldson gious 2014 Graduate Research is2013 a medical student pursuing a Fellowship from the National For a small school, Furman has had a striking career in emergency medicine. Science Foundation, and is record of military service—and at the She is part of a new partner- pursuing a PhD in astrophys- ship between Furman and ics at Princeton University. highest levels. We list below the generals the Greenville Health System The fellowship provides a across the generations who once (GHS) that designates Furman three-year, annual stipend of called Furman home: as GHS’s primary undergrad- $32,000, a $12,000 education uate partner for health care allowance for tuition and fees, education in the Upstate. and opportunities for inter- Brigadier General national research as well as Christopher S. Ballard ’84 Julie Jarriel teaches English at professional development. Wade Hampton High School’s Kristina was selected as a Lieutenant General Freshman Academy. She was Furman Fellow and Blackwell Daniel G. Brown ’68 recently named the second- Scholar, and was named a mi- ary school winner of the 2013 nority scholar by the American Brigadier General Alfred and Marybeth Bunting Physical Society. C. David Estes ’78 Childers Foundation Teaching Excellence Award, presented Anja Smith has been named Major General by Furman to two promising chief executive officer of Sabai William A. Gantt, Jr. ’59 recent graduates who teach in Technology, a cutting-edge local schools. router firmware company. Brigadier General Before starting at Sabai, Smith George W. Goldsmith, Jr. MA ’71 provided Web design and In June, Furman marketing services for about Major General All-America2014 offensive lineman 20 clients. She also worked as Richard C. Longo ’80 Dakota Dozier was selected by captain of the banquet staff at the New York Jets in the fourth the Greenville Country Club, Rear Admiral round of the National Foot- and took up distance running Steven W. Maas ’72 ball League draft. He was the and participating in several 37th pick of the fourth round, marathons. Brigadier General the 137th overall selection in James H. Mason ’86 this year’s draft, and the 31st player in Furman history to be Vice Admiral drafted. Dakota received the J. Michael McConnell ’66 Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award this past year, Major General played in the East-West Shrine John F. Mulholland, Jr. ’78 Game in January, participated in the NFL Combine in Feb- Major General ruary, and was named Furman James F. Pasquarette ’83 Male Athlete of the Year in April. Brigadier General Steve Scott ’82 Having completed her softball playing career at Furman in Major General May, Hannah Pace is already David L. Stanford ’50 about to begin her coaching career. In early June, she was Major General introduced to the players she Joseph G. Webb, Jr. ’67 will be coaching at Greenville’s Berea High School. Hannah Major General started 174 games at Furman, Kevin R. Wendel ’79 most as the Paladins’ catcher. She has also been offered a fourth-grade teaching position at Welcome Elementary School.

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Michael and Emily Smith White Justin, March 18, 2013 ’00, a daughter, Nora Elaine, BIRTHS June 1, 2013 Bradley ’04 and Elizabeth Coker ’02 Hamlett, a daughter, Mary AND Jason and Mary Beth Wilson Elizabeth, October 10, 2013 ’00, a son, Bradley Thomas, April 5 Joe and Teresa Leerssen ’02 ADOPTIONS Hoover, a son, Joseph Porter, Jeff andEmily Roberts ’00 March 18 Wilson, a daughter, Mattie Reynolds Wilson, November Kevin and Megan Dunigan Klein 13, 2013 ’02, a son, Parker Thomas, Jonathan ’92 and Kathryn Lillian Grace, May 7, 2013 February 28 Wooten ’91 Sobel, a son, Dan ’01 and Amanda Moseley Christopher Roby Wooten, Daniel and Stacey Rose ’99 ’04 Atkinson, a son, Charles, Jeffrey andKaren Jones ’02 May 21, 2013 Harris, a son, Jacob Grayson, September 23, 2013 Kung, a son, Benjamin James July 2013 Shiang Kung, November 30, Ligon and Julie Ann Stuart ’91 Chris and Carlyn Bale ’01, 2012 Williams, a son, James Ligon V, Peter and Emily Newton ’99 a daughter, Hadley Beryl, January 23, 2013 Murphy, a daughter, Mary October 23, 2013 Matt and Lauren White ’02 Louise, October 25, 2013 Steele, a son, Marshall William, David and Catherine L. Myus Bill and Jennifer Kemph Booth June 17, 2013 ’93, a son, Keaton Russell, Christopher and Abby Carpenter ’01, a daughter, Ansley Brooke, February 21, 2013 ’00, a son, Hudson Richard, July 21, 2013 Joshua and Sara Mayfield ’02 May 31, 2013 Tiegreen, a son, Simon Warner, Claude and Jewel Giesy ’94 Morgan and Megan Palmer ’01 May 30, 2013 McRoberts, a son, Edgars, June Rob and Jackie Smith ’00 Camp, a son, Harrison Palmer 25, 2013 Carson, a daughter, Lathyn Camp, March 17 Jonathan and Jessica Brown ’03, Ellea, October 8, 2013 a son, Maxwell Jon, July 14, Ernest and Lidia Abisellan ’95, a Kevin ’01 and Amanda Ballard 2013 son, Eduardo, February 6, 2013 T.J. and June Mee ’00 Clark, a ’02 Crean, a son, John Henry, daughter, Emily Hayes, May August 12, 2013 Jon and Katie Dumitru ’03, Glenn and Heather Willis Allen 24, 2013 a daughter, Julia Elizabeth, ’95, twins, a daughter, Nina Chris and Jeny Bishop ’01 August 22, 2013 Celeste, and a son, James Chris ’00 and Megan Pinniger Kerscher, a son, Noah Andrew, Heath, May 5, 2013 ’10 Colvin, a daughter, Gracyn November 4, 2013 Anthony ’03 and Olivia de Reece Colvin, February 22, Castro ’06 Esquivel, a son, Luca Todd and Kim Kramer ’95, 2013 Ben and Anne-Leigh Gaylord Andrés Esquivel, December 8, a daughter, Kathryn Mary, ’01 Moe, a son, Wilder Gaylord 2013 August 11, 2013 Mark Saunders and Alison Moe, May 30, 2013 Kraigsley ’00, a daughter, Sloan Eric and Heidi Hill Fisher ’03, a Mark and Emily Ellis ’97 Aberdeen, March 21, 2013 Brent and Meghan Scoggins ’01, daughter, Grace Taylor Fisher, Richardson, a daughter, Lynda a daughter, Abbott Georgia, February 26, 2013 Elaine, January 9 Joseph Bolick and Sarah Lang October 1, 2013 ’00, a daughter, Lucia Lily, James ’04 and Sara Burnett ’03 Chris and Alison Cunnold ’99 February 8 Ashley and Danielle Summer Granberry, a daughter, Eleanor Boivin, a son, Ryan Derek, April ’01, a daughter, Arabella Rose, Nell, February 18 22 Justin and Shelby Huie ’00 March 8 McNinch, a daughter, Caroline Jake and Katherine Tumbleston Charles and Sarah Thomas ’99 Kay, September 15, 2013 Ryan and Kelly Harrison ’01 ’03 Kransteuber, a son, Luke Clemmons, a son, Andrew John, Teague, a daughter, Emma Richard, November 19, 2013 August 30, 2013 Stephen and Kelly Rodriquez Grace, April 25, 2013 ’00, a daughter, Maxine Pearl, Wes and Elizabeth Snipes Reagan and Suzanna Wellman September 2, 2013 Dustin and Amy McEwan ’02 ’03 Rochester, a daughter, ’99 Combs, a daughter, Elliot DiChiara, a daughter, Vivian, Margaret Anne, April 1, 2013 Kate, April 28 Philip and Cathy Lane ’00 May 5, 2012 Watson, twin daughters, Alyssa Peter and Stephanie Whitener Christopher and Heather Lane and Abigail Christina, Justin and Crystal Streuber ’03 Tecklenburg, twin daugh- Coffey ’99 Farmer, a daughter, May 31 Garrick ’02, a son, Connor ters, Catherine Frances Estelle

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and Charlotte Mary Elizabeth, Rhys, May 23, 2013 April 28, 2013 Tom and Lauren Ourt ’06 MARRIAGES John and Courtney Schinke ’04 Wieme, a daughter, Anna Cashman, a son, Mark Aidan, Katherine, July 2, 2013 May 31, 2013 Paris and Jennifer Ward ’07 Jason and Erica Sutton ’04 Cornwell, a son, Bennett Asher, Culbertson, a daughter, Sutton October 29, 2013 Ella, March 31 Matthew and Amy McKinney George Short ’54 and Catherine Richard and Lauren Monk ’04, a ’07 Luff, a son, Boone McMillan Hunter ’55 Hightower, Jr. Brian Greene and Virginia Van daughter, Kathryn Ellis Monk, Luff, December 15, 2013 January 11, 2014 Skiver Wallace ’98, September February 3 14, 2013 Bartley and Katie Carlson Sides Rivanna Hill Barrow ’58 and W.F. Derek ’04 and Rebecca Bulkeley ’07, a daughter, Lowry Camille, Ward, Jr., February 16, 2013 Meg Calnon ’99 and Jonathan ’05 Norman, a daughter, Claire July 22, 2013 Peavey, April 27, 2013 Evelyn, June 10 Donald Spencer ’73 and David Shawn and Jennifer Tyrell ’07, Warren, May 17 Meredith Crowell ’02 and David Samuel M. III and Katie Grubbs a son, Caleb Michael, July 1, Strange, May 10 ’04 Price, a son, William 2013 James Casteel ’75 and William McCarey, May 9 Hopkins, October 22, 2013 Wesley Keele ’02 and Holly Sam and Linda Ketsche Towle ’03, October 11, 2013 Thomas ’05 and Dorothy Williamson ’07, a daughter, Lauren Cobb ’84 and Alfred Paul Freeman ’04 Self, a son, Clara Aven, April 16 Joseph, Jr., December 28, 2013 Kelly Frances Davidson ’04 and Freeman Cuthbert Self, March Jerry Devall, December 28, 2013 9, 2014 Matt and Melanie Anderson ’08 Fred D. Grove ’87 and Robin Goehle, a daughter, Norah Mae, Spiller, September 3, 2013 Lindsey Michelle Perkins ’05 Barrett ’04 and Meghan Giles August 15, 2013 and Chris Landon, November ’05 Tullis, a daughter, Sadie Rachel MacNabb ’97 and 2, 2013 Elizabeth, September 10, 2013 Daniel and Melissa Mabry ’09 Charles “Chip” Davis, Cline, a son, Andrew David, December 21, 2013 Kenneth Surkin ’05 and Lyndy Kenneth and Kristen Fischer ’05 June 12 Anthony, a son, James Fischer Anthony, January 30 David and Heather Wooten Edison ’09, a daughter, Kaitlyn Frederick L., Jr. ’05 and Erin Marie, November 1, 2013 Sigmon ’06 Henderson, a daugh- ter, Eliana Leigh Henderson, Nicholas J. and Hart Milam ’09, September 3, 2013 a son, Wesley, March 4

Peter and Heather Wilson ’05 Jeff Vitkun and Rachael Parrish Morash, a son, Grant Thomas, ’09, a daughter, Ava Nguyen October 3, 2013 Vitkun, June 23, 2013

Mark and Erin Fortenberry ’05 Corey and Kelsey Salava Presley, a daughter, Caroline Gheesling ’10, a son, Parks Elizabeth, July 7, 2013 Duvall, November 2, 2013

Sam ’06 and April Raymer ’05 Tooker, a son, Samuel Hobbes, April 1

Wes ’06 and Claire Wilson ’07 Bray, a daughter, Marley Lillian, October 29, 2013

Jeremy and Jessica Bolden

Spencer ’06, a son, Garrison PHOTOS COURTESY

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Chad Boring and Kelly Stevens ’11, April 20, 2013

Meghan Christine Kelly ’11 and Jordan Daniel Robinson, September 20, 2013

Andrea Claire Triplitt ’11 and James Lancaster Bridgeman III ’12, October 12, 2013

Christian Baker ’12 and Rose Murrell Senn, May 26, 2013

Heather Basehoar ’12 and David Wynn ’13, October 19, 2013

Leah Marie Cochran ’12 and Robert Wesley Woodcock, July 27, 2013

Daniel Dixon and Kirsty Ubermuth ’12, May 19, 2012

Kelly Kirby ’12 and Robert Picardi ’13, (Above) Andrew Wilcox ’07, February 8, 2013 July 6, 2013 Arrendale '10 and Cherise Quamme Anna Barriault Coté ’10 and Aaron Dan Ennis ’06 and Frances Flowers '12 Clayton Hall, April 27, 2013 Whitney McGreevy ’12 and Mary ’09, July 13, 2013 Patricia Bradshaw ’13, June 15, 2013 (Left) Wesley Michael Erwood ’10 and Marybeth Penn Garvich ’06 and Marissa Coffers Keele '02 and Graham Marchman ’11, June 21 Joseph Hall and Perrin Thompson ’13, ’10, April 12 Holly Towle '03 September 22, 2013 Nicholas A. Karow ’10 and Sarah Margaret Elizabeth Meeker ’06 and Mostofi, August 3, 2013 Sarah Rebecca Prickett ’13 and Michael Allen Murphy, September Charles Pate, Jr., December 21, 21, 2013 Lauren Oschman ’10 and Pierre- 2013 Antoine Levillain, January 13 Eric Helms ’07 and Emily Villemaire, August 11, 2013

Amanda Keating ’07 and William Taylor, March 22 RETIRED Holly Wegman ’07 and Nick Karakos, July 6, 2013 FACULTY Elizabeth Britton Wetmore ’07 and Scott Trenor, October 26, 2013

Kylie Kotowski ’09 and Justin Felker, May 18, 2013 Kenneth Abernethy Patricia Pecoy (Computer Science) (Modern Languages Robert Layton Wells ’09 and Melissa and Literatures) Kristin Summer ’09, MA ’10, June 14 Charles Brewer (Psychology) Shirley Ritter Andrew Arrendale ’10 and Cherise (Education) Quamme ’12, January 4 Jane Chew (Modern Languages and Literatures) David Rutledge Jonathan Britt ’10 and Allison Davis (Religion) ’10, June 15, 2013 Mary Jean Horney (Economics)

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September 14, 2013, Greenville, SC OBITUARIES In Focus Roy C. McCall, Jr. ’43, August Johnnie Mac Walters ’43, 16, 2013, Easley, SC June 24, Greenville, SC. After serving in the Army Air James Ervin Payne ’43, October Force as a navigator on more 4, 2013, Greenville, SC than 50 combat missions in Europe and winning the Paul Edmond Seaman ’43, Mildred Pollard Holcomb ’35, May 6, Greenville, SC Purple Heart, among other October 13, 2013, Greenville, August 21, 2013, Simpsonville, medals, Walters enrolled in SC SC Dave Crosby Gunter, Sr. ’40, the University of Michigan September 20, Greenville, SC Law School. Following law Mildred Virginia Long Wages ’43, Dwight A. Smith, Jr. ’36, school, he worked briefly for May 27, Merritt Island, FL October 25, 2013, Fort Pierce, Ruth Cochran Wilkins ’40, the IRS, then joined the tax FL December 10, 2013, Greenville, department of Texaco of New Kathleen DeLoris Wilson Crooks SC York. In 1961, he returned to ’44, October 28, 2013, Sierra James Haynesworth Boyd ’37, Greenville to practice tax law, Vista, AZ July 3, 2013, Pendleton, SC Julia May Taylor Burr ’41, April and in 1969 was appointed an 14, Columbia, SC assistant attorney general. Betty Jeanne Elletson ’44, Evaline Nash Smith ’37, October Walters was a commissioner November 21, 2013, Greenville, 19, 2013, Greenville, SC Joyce Towles Barnwell Cave ’41, of the IRS under President SC August 8, 2013, Hollywood, SC Richard M. Nixon, and he left Dorothy Ann Bobo Adams ’38, office after refusing to prose- Mabel Doggett Lindholm ’44 February 22, Hartsville, SC Elija M. Hicks, Jr. ’41, December cute people on Nixon’s noto- June 23, Madison, WI 25, 2013, Marietta, GA rious “enemies list.” When he William Joseph Nunnery, Sr. ’38, became an IRS commissioner, Lillie Fuller Simonsen ’44, April April 8, Houston, TX Oscar J. Small ’41, June 15, he was handed the “enemies 6, Greenwood, SC 2013, Charleston, SC list” for the purposes of inves- Charles Walters Whitworth, Sr. tigation, but several days later Helen Lucile Bowen Tedards ’44, ’38, February 1, Rome, GA Frances Jones Ashmore ’42, Walters took it to his imme- February 28, Greenville, SC August 16, 2013, Lyman, SC diate boss and recommended Lucille Smith Clayton ’39, that the IRS do nothing. Peggy Wright Tedards ’44, November 22, Clemson, SC Thomas Edward Burgess, Jr. ’42, The report was locked in a December 20, 2013, West November 7, 2013, Belle Glade, safe until Walters was told to Columbia, SC Catherine Loadholt Copeland FL give it to the chief of staff of ’39, April 1, Bamberg, SC Congress’s Joint Committee Carolyn Flynn Brady ’46, Jincie Ballenger Davis ’42, April on Taxation, who wrote in a January 12, Tryon, NC Ruth Ellison Davis ’39, August 9, 1, Spartanburg, SC 2011 book that this was the 2013, Easley, SC most important thing Walters Helen Ruth Jordan Craine ’46, Richard Morgan Gaffney ’42, did, “because then it could be February 9, Greenville, SC Maude Ives Douglass ’39, June December 20, 2013, Greenville, said with absolute certainty 17, 2013, Winnsboro, SC SC that the IRS never began any Catherine Foxworth Griggs ’46, audit or investigation of any June 13, 2013, Holly Hill, SC Frederick D. Kesler ’39, James Marshall Gardner ’42, name on that list.” December 31, 2013, Nashville, November 6, 2013, Greenwood, Nancy Lillie Reeves ’46, May 20, TN SC Vero Beach, FL

William Adolph Klauber, Jr. ’39, Jean Bauer Benney Jones ’42, Frances Landrum Weathers ’46, March 3, Greenwood, SC October 21, 2013, Springfield, MA August 27, 2013, Bowman, SC

Georgina Rabb Powell ’39, Elvin Shuford Sandel, Jr. ’42, Carolyn Auld Greyard ’47, August 11, 2013, Columbia, SC February 19, Greenwood, SC October 23, 2013, Greenville

Billie Little-Tedards Austin ’40, Dora Pennington Carpenter ’43, Ross Carter King ’47, April 8, December 28, 2013, Tucson, AZ December 21, 2013, Greenville, SC Atlanta, GA

Evlyn Sandel Boyd ’40, MA ’41, Dorothy Chiles Foral ’43,

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August 17, 2013, Canton, OH February 3, Columbia, SC In Focus William Ross Montague ’49, May Margaret Ann Smith Lista ’50, Ernest Q. Campbell ’45, July 1968, when the Rockefeller 20, Columbia, SC August 10, 2013, Aiken, SC 28, 2013, Nashville, TN. Foundation invited him to Campbell was professor travel to what was then the Garl Lynn Revis, Jr. ’49, June 5, Marion Patricia Roberts May ’50, emeritus of sociology, former University of East Africa in Greenville, SC January 6, Fort Mill, SC chair of the department of Nairobi, Kenya, as visiting sociology and anthropology, chair in sociology. Campbell Bobbie Jeanne Stewart ’49, Mary Jane Smith Peden ’50, and dean emeritus of the was also president of the March 8, Greenville, SC February 7, Greenville, SC graduate school of Vanderbilt Southern Sociological Society University. He began his at the time of Martin Luther Willie Love McMinn White ’49, Bette Bain Bush ’51, September teaching career at Berea King’s assassination and in November 16, 2013, Tunnel 6, 2013, Isle of Palms, SC College in Kentucky, then charge of rearranging the Hill, GA took a position at Mississippi group’s agenda in response to John Canada Cosby, Jr. ’51, Southern and later at the King’s death. He also served as Lynn Moye Backus ’50, September 29, 2013, Roanoke, College of Wooster in Ohio. He president of the Association December 28, 2013, VA earned his PhD at Vanderbilt of Graduate School Deans, Jacksonville, FL in 1956, taught at Florida State and on the Council of the Eugene E. Johns ’51, July 26, University, pursued postdoc- American Sociological David Lawrence Berry ’50, June 2013, Belmont, NC toral studies at Harvard, and Association. 29, 2013, Atlanta, GA accepted a faculty position In 1964, he co-authored Arthur Talmadge Mason ’51, with the University of North Equality of Educational Ed Blakeney ’50, February 21, September 9, 2013, Mauldin, Carolina-Chapel Hill. He re- Opportunity—often called the Greenville, SC SC turned to teach at Vanderbilt Coleman Report—alongside and in 1973, he became dean head researcher James S. Malcolm DeWitt Bragg ’50, of the Vanderbilt graduate Coleman and others, com- August 26, Taylors, SC school until 1983 when he re- missioned by the U.S. Office In Focus turned to teaching. Campbell of Education as part of the Benjamin Lewis Dorrity ’50, retired from Vanderbilt in Civil Rights Act of 1964. He June 22, Greenville, SC Johannah Elizabeth King Bell 1993. remained active in social, ’46, April 3, Greenville, SC. One of the most pivotal political, and environmental Frances Elizabeth Neely Durham Bell began her professional experiences of his personal causes in retirement. ’50, April 29, Greenville, SC career at S.D. Leidesdorf (now and professional life came in Ernst & Young). She served Owen Moore Evans ’50, March in leadership positions and 23, Georgetown, SC on the boards for numerous Beecher Edward Morton, Jr. ’47, Hal C. Norman ’48, March 22, Greenville charities, including October 20, 2013, Greenville, Greenville, SC Jenelle Brannon Gallman ’50, the YWCA, Child Abuse and SC April 22, Mount Holly, NC Neglect Committee, Pendleton Frances Jones Rish ’48, June 5, Place, and Rosewood House Mattie Jane Hood Stroud ’47, Greenville, SC Blanche Garner Hall ’50, April of Recovery. She was a chair October 31, 2013, Greer, SC 29, Snellville, GA and founding board member Dorothy Vaughan Schmidt ’48, of Greenville’s Child. In 1998, Marjorie Owings Nelson May 14, Van Buren, IN Wendell Martin Houston ’50, Bell was awarded the Order Adamson ’48, September 8, August 2, 2013, Hanahan, SC of the Palmetto, the highest 2013, Mauldin, SC Ruth Evangeline Walker ’48, civilian honor bestowed by the July 29, 2013, Columbia, Betty Jane Shirley Howie ’50, Palmetto State, for contri- Lynn Speegle Huffman ’48, SC April 6, Rock Hill, SC butions to local and state October 28, 2013, Greenville, communities. She had an eight- SC Mabel Copeland Barton ’49, Faye Nix Jay ’50, March 20, year appointment to the South August 22, 2013, Greer, SC Greenville, SC Carolina Juvenile Parole Board Irene Kuykendall Johnson ’48, by Governor Dick Riley '54. She August 15, 2013, Spartanburg, SC Ethel Reed Buck ’49, November Bill Jordon ’50, February 10, was named one of the most 2, 2013, St. Augustine, FL Greenville, SC influential people in Greenville Betty Reid McCollum ’48, May by The Greenville News and 4, Piedmont, SC Thomas Milton Hughes ’49, Thomas Oliver Kay ’50, June 24, received the AAUW Leader of February 9, Greenville, SC Pawleys Island, SC the 21st Century Award. Jean Kelley Milford ’48, July 12, 2013, Anderson, SC Nancy Jane Bell Martin ’49, Walter H. Kneece, Jr. ’50,

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Melvin Eugene Mullikin ’51, June Hugh Hawkins Donnan ’56, June 23, 2013, Columbia, SC In Focus 10, Opelika, AL Jack Porter ’51, March 19, B.J. Townes ’54, October 9, as the American Red John E. Elliott ’56, January 28, Raleigh, NC 2013, Greenville, SC. Townes Cross, Greenville Cancer Rock Hill, SC earned master’s degrees in Society, Greenville Heart Edith Hatchell Rogers ’51, June banking from the Rutgers Association, United Way of Lewis Randall Evington ’56, June 29, North Augusta, SC School of Banking and the Greenville, and Greenville 19, Statesboro, GA American Banking Institute, Little Theatre. And he Caroline Arrington Tompkins ’51, followed by a long and distin- received many business Jacquelyn Todd Waldrop Herndon June 18, 2013, Greenville, SC guished professional career awards: Junior Chamber ’56, March 29, Laurens, SC with Peoples National Bank, of Commerce of America Esma Shelton Ussery ’51, August Community Bank, Piedmont “Outstanding Young Men Adrienne Raines Hilley ’56, July 21, 2013, Mount Pleasant, SC Travel, Townes Properties, of America,” and Eastern 26, 2013, Greenville, SC Piedco Associates, and Long Airlines “The Leaders Frank Buxton, Jr. ’52, December Beach Properties. He also Award,” to name two. He Frances Skelton Jenkins ’56, 10, 2013, Orlando, FL helped develop the concept was listed in Who’s Who in August 10, 2013, Raleigh, NC and implemented the first America and Who’s Who William Eldridge Donald ’52, project in the revitalization in Business and Industry, William Dent Leeke ’56, July 17, August 11, 2013, Greer, SC of downtown Greenville with named Carolina’s Ernst & 2013, Columbia, SC Bergamo Plaza and the Bank Young “Entrepreneur of Ernest Milton Horton ’52, of America Tower. the Year,” and Mars Hill Daniel Bennett McGee ’56, April February 21, Greenville, SC He served on the boards College’s “Fundraiser of the 19, Waco, TX of numerous organiza- Year.” Perry Cooper Ouzts ’52, May 21, tions in Greenville, such Wardlaw Mardre Warnock ’56, Woodruff, SC August 3, 2013, Yorktown, VA

Gene Dillard Phillips ’52, Robert Lawton Arnette, Sr. ’57, October 9, 2013, Laurens, SC April 2, Kingstree, SC David W. Johnson, Jr. ’54, July 1, Eugene McElhannon ’55, March Arthur R. Schiffer ’52, August 2013, Encinitas, CA 10, Fountain Inn, SC Betty Jean Hudson Boyle ’57, 20, 2013, Greenville, SC September 4, 2013, Cumming, Lewis Earle Jones, Jr. ’54, August Sara Frances Jones McGowen GA Robert H. Cowan ’53, January 10, 2013, Greenville, SC ’55, June 23, 2013, Mount 24, Rogers, AR Pleasant, SC Alex H. Hancock ’57, November Gaylord L. Lehman ’54, 8, 2013, Oxford, NC Mona Ruth Looper Davis ’53, November 15, 2013, North Deloris Robinson Mullwee ’55, July 26, 2013, Greenwood, SC Carolina February 24, Spartanburg, SC Carl J. Hedrick, Jr. ’57, July 10, 2013, Henderson, NC Betty Galloway Eklund ’53, June Hampton Irvin Perry ’54, Barbara Ann Eskew Murphy ’55, 27, 2013, Greenwood, SC February 13, Andrews, SC November 6, 2013, Denton, TX Nelle Mitchell McWilliams Hinkle ’57, August 15, 2013, Frances Smith Fraley ’53, Lucius Henry Weeks, Jr. ’54, Bernett Monroe Waitt ’55, Pickens, SC February 17, Spartanburg, SC July 4, 2013, Travelers Rest, SC March 31, Summerville, SC William A. Stroud ’57, April 6, Allie Mack Haywood Pazdan ’53, William Albert Boyd, Jr. ’55, Mickey Walker ’55, June 4, Boiling Springs, NC March 7, Greenville, SC January 5, 2013, Tryon, NC Anderson, SC Frances Lillian Thompson ’57, Linda June Messer Cantrell ’54, Lynn Crook ’55, July 17, 2013, Carolyn Martha Corley Aurich December 30, 2013, NY July 24, 2013, High Point, NC Asheville, NC ’56, July 3, 2013, Clemson, SC Charles Blacknall Weaver ’57, Robert E. Cashion ’54, May 26, Nancy Ross Goldsmith Dendy Andy Bielecki ’56, January 2, December 21, 2013, Lansing, Simpsonville, SC ’55, April 28, Laurinburg, NC Keowee Key, SC NC

Betty Nelson Chernock ’54, Abraham G. Ferris ’55, June 15, James C. Britton, Jr. ’56, June William F. Bishop, Jr. ’58, April April 26, Milford, CT Concord, NC 27, 2013, Manning, SC 30, Charleston, SC

Charles Donald Harrell ’54, Billy Milan Hendrix, Sr. ’55, J. William Burnett ’56, June 7, Robert Johnson ’58, September February 19, Roanoke, TX June 19, Chickamauga, GA Greer, SC 4, 2013, Lake View, SC

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George Wallace Kilpatrick ’58, Summerville, SC Seattle, WA June 28, 2013, Mableton, GA In Focus James D. Brooks ’61, February 2, Renee Miller Scheil ’62, June 22, Benjamin Franklin Lowe, Jr. ’58, Duluth, GA 2013, Mission Viejo, CA Gene Funderburk ’67, April 26, Murfreesboro, NC November 10, 2013, Taylors, Christine Jeffords Conrad ’61, Joe R. Babb ’63, April 25, SC. Funderburk was a re- Marvin Willie Murphree ’58, May 18, Winston-Salem, NC Arden, NC search physicist for 32 years August 2, 2013, Winston- at what is now Mitsubishi Salem, NC Donald Paul Davis ’61, Sally Harbin Long ’63, Polyester Film. He retired December 17, 2013, West November 27, 2013, from the plastics industry John D. Penell II ’58, June 9, Columbia, SC Westminster, SC in 2001. He was chair of bal- 2013, Charlotte, NC loon events for Greenville’s Nancy Hughes Hagan ’61, H.T. Shearin ’63, February 26, Freedom Weekend Aloft Jerry David Penland ’58, December 13, 2013, Greenville, Johnson City, TN from 1985 to 2003 and February 9, Greenwood, SC SC 2007 to 2008, considered Susan Parris Sheffield ’63, April to be the “weather guru” Billy W. Rigsby ’58, April 5, Gail Martin Mayfield ’61, 13, 2013, Durham, NC for the event, and he acted Greenville, SC December 17, 2013, Grayson, as the “weather prognosti- SC Edward John Flynn, Jr. ’64, June cator” for the Christopher Robert C. Stewart ’58, January 8, 2013, Cary, NC Columbus Rediscover 20, Fuquay Varina, NC Edwin D. Moore, Sr. ’61, March American Balloon Quest, 3, Columbia, SC Floyd Eugene Chandler, Jr. which featured hot-air Larry Joseph Bass ’59, ’65, November 20, 2013, ballooning events from November 22, 2013, Columbia, Derrick W. Brown ’62, August Greenville, SC Washington to Florida in SC 10, 2013, Ellenton, FL 1992. Ballooning adventures Jeri Ann Prestwich Crain ’65, led him across the globe, Donald Franklin Bolt ’59, April Martha Joan Hartness Guinn ’62, August 13, 2013, Waco, TX to Italy and India, and his 18, Greenville, SC April 13, Greenville, SC expertise was such that an William Marion Gilfillin '65, American balloon team, “The Betty Revan Cook, MA ’59, Ann Murphy Johns ’62, August April 21, Greenville, SC Wild Bunch”—who aimed January 18, Johnson City, TN 13, 2013, Simpsonville, SC to be the first Americans to Dana Janet Beck Barrett ’66, fly a balloon over the North Oleta Sanders Farr ’59, James E. Kelly ’62, July 23, June 27, 2013, Louisville, KY Pole in 1997—commissioned December 13, 2013, Liberty, SC 2013, Williamston, SC Funderburk to design a spe- Charles B. Hill ’66, August 9, cial basket that could handle Michael Erwin Hammett ’59, Carol Cole Kennedy ’62, October 2013, Moncks Corner, SC the freezing arctic tempera- December 3, 2013, Seneca, SC 15, 2013, Columbia, SC tures and could collapse to Elizabeth Huffman McConnell be transported cheaply and Oliver L. Hunt ’59, July 13, 2013, Jack Earl Neal ’62, April 15, ’66, September 5, 2013, Easley, efficiently. Waynesboro, VA SC

Janice Whitlaw Patterson ’59, Martha Jean Hogg Allen ’67, July 19, 2013, Jefferson City, In Focus July 15, 2013, Decatur, GA Lloyd Watson Willingham TN ’69, November 21, 2013, Gerald Ray Glur ’63, February Julia Elizabeth Babb ’67, April Crawfordville, FL Charles L. Tidwell, Jr. ’59, July 3, Greenville, SC. Glur 12, Greenville, SC 28, 2013, Laurens County, SC excelled in basketball in Edward Dudley Allen, MA '70, high school and at Furman, Mary Elizabeth Fox Hall ’67, July July 3, 2013, Chesnee, SC Gail Lollis Edge ’60, September and was inducted into the 23, 2013, Raleigh, NC 7, 2013, Columbia, SC Furman Athletic Hall of Wilma Rodgers Gault, MA ’71, Fame in 2006. He was draft- Rush Donnon McGee ’67, April 23, Greenville, SC Jo Bolding Kay ’60, April 15, ed by the New York Knicks September 5, 2013, Marietta, SC Easley, SC but chose instead to serve his William Samuel Trakas ’71, country in the Army Corps Jean Marie Curry Moran ’67, September 27, 2013, Danville, Ann Howard Moretz ’60, of Engineers in Vietnam, and March 10, Lakeland, FL VA October 17, 2013, Cornelius, NC then was a successful realtor for more than four decades. Helen Christine McElroy Reid Barbara Ann Watrous ’71, August Harriette Whitworth Talley ’68, October 6, 2013, Woodruff, SC 5, 2013, Yakima, WA ’60, November 25, 2013,

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Leona Moses Brooks, MA ’72, River, SC August 7, 2013, Mauldin, SC Larry Pittman ’78, August 14, Erin Cranford Williams ’04, July 2013, Taylors, SC Kathy Irwin Hamilton, MA ’90, 10, 2013, Fernandina Beach, FL John Steven Warren ’72, August 9, 2013, Greenville, SC September 22, 2013, Cynthia Jamieson Hall Ploof Nicholas Anthony MacKain ’13, Greenville, SC ’78, September 22, 2013, Michelle Bonacci Marks ’95, March 15, Suwanee, GA Greenville, SC November 11, 2013, Southern Millie Hearn Dillard, MA ’73, Pines, NC August 29, 2013, Denver, NC Brenda Gail Hale Snyder, MA Erin Crittenden Shook ’04, July ’78, September 24, 2013, 6, 2013, Greer, SC Billy C. DuRant, MA ’73, April 7, Greenville, SC Hartwell, GA Rebecca Corbitt Baker ’79, July Larry Bradford Lane ’73, October 28, 2013, Pennington, NJ 23, 2013, Charlotte, NC FACULTY Linda Faye Landers Barnett, MA David Harrison Williamson ’80, June 22, Greenville, SC ’73, December 29, 2013, Walterboro, SC Douglas Edward Ford, BGS ’80, November 11, 2013, Anderson, SC Loretta Shuler Barker ’74, November 18, 2013, Columbia, Jeffrey Craig Hamic ’80, SC September 19, 2013, Houston, TX Jane Hawkins Dover Bondurant, MA ’74, May 14, Greenville, SC Loretta Mae Johnson Padgett, MA ’80, January 12, Charlotte, Rebecca L. Coggins ’74, MA ’81, NC May 16, Greenville, SC Eugene Huddleston Howe, Jr. Furman Eugene Richards, Jr. ’74, ’81, July 15, 2013, Clemson, SC December 2013, Atlanta, GA Cynthia Knight Bowen Page ’81, Margaret Albenesius Bryant ’75, February 5, Columbia, SC February 1, Greenville, SC Samuel Michael Ogburn ’82, Martha Farmer Beard ’76, March December 8, 2013, Camden, SC 22, Inkom, ID John Frederick Shuford ’82, Eugene Milton Johnson, he volunteered with Meals Nathan Kenneth Gilstrap ’76, April 24, Columbia, SC November 11, 2013, Greenville, on Wheels. Johnson received May 7, Simpsonville, SC SC. Johnson taught at Furman his undergraduate degree in Charles W. Morris, Jr. ’83, from 1966 to 1993, serving music from Louisiana College, Daryll R. Purvis, MBA ’76, January 11, Greenville, SC as chair of the sociology with an emphasis on playing January 30, Anderson, SC department and director of the organ, and prepared for Suzan Marie Brookhardt urban studies. He was also the ministry at Southern Reba Green Keller, MA ’77, McKinney, MA ’84, March 4, active in the Baltic studies Seminary. He served as a November 18, 2013, Travelers Chattanooga, TN travel abroad program, a chaplain in the Navy Reserve. Rest, SC program in which he focused He had a great variety of in- Harold Jerry Breazeale, Jr. ’85, on urban design and archi- terests, as expressed in his ac- Patrick Louis Patten ’77, October 1, 2013, Greenville, SC tecture. He was active in the ademic degrees: bachelor’s in September 8, 2013, Las Vegas, life of his community, serving music, bachelor’s of divinity in NV Carol Stapleton Sylvester ’87, on the boards of Greenville theology, and an MA and PhD October 9, 2013, Duluth, GA County Social Services and in sociology. Before joining James Paul Rogers ’77, February Furman-Greenville Fine Arts. Furman, he taught at Punahou 7, Greenville, SC Ethlyn Sims Byrd, MA ’88, He taught in the Greenville School in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 21, Hendersonville, NC Literacy Program, especially and Georgetown College in Ellen Cabaniss Jones Donkle ESL and GED courses, and Kentucky. ’78, MA ’81, July 16, 2013, Jerrene Robertson Verdin ’88,

Charleston County, SC September 19, 2013, Little PHOTO COURTESY

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE

F YOU’VE NOTICED the university’s news, how to touches. It seemed a shame insights extend beyond it. something different about share your news, and of course not to aspire to create a mag- Here is the first manifesta- this issue, we’re pleased. how we can break news. In azine that should, and could, tion of that vision. And we’ve Last year, Furman began to other words, what issues, reflect that, and in so doing only just begun. While our rethink its magazine. Knowing ideas, and debates would ben- sit alongside any hallowed, charge will remain the same, Ihow special it was to people, efit from in-depth, rigorous, newsstand publication. how we fulfill it will be as col- but wanting to conceive ways trustworthy, and evocative After a lot of conversation orful, creative, and thoughtful it could become even more writing, imagery, and presen- and work and imagination, we as we can make it. special, we did what most do tation? landed on this sentence as our As any alumnus knows, when seeking innovation: We One of the most exciting charge: Our vision is to create sometimes you have to go far questioned everything. The aspects to higher education a publication whose substance afield to understand just how type of storytelling, the look is just how many fields—how and dynamism emanate from meaningful home can be. and feel, how we presented many ways of knowing—it Furman, but whose value and Welcome home.

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Late Garden

Long since cleared and mulched with leaves from Bradford pears, the garden still grieves—

or seems to grieve from our upstairs window this Christmas Eve. Why should sorrow

fill this fallow, rain-soaked place and time, to harrow mere empty space? Furman is where it began for you. Only to trace right there, below, Keep it that way for them.* on barren grace, imagined snow. One of the most convenient and effective ways to sustain the Furman —GILBERT ALLEN experience for generations to come is by setting up a recurring monthly gift of any amount. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gilbert Allen, the Bennette E. Geer professor of literature, has been teaching at Furman since 1977. His sixth collection of poems, Catma, was published in January by Measure Press. In April, he was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors. ABOUT THE ARTIST Terri Bright has been teaching at Furman since 1999. She is a graduate of Connecticut College and received her MFA in photography from the University of Texas at MaKe your Monthly giFt Austin. She has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and has had solo exhibitions at the Abrons Arts Center in New York, The Performing Visit furman.edu/recurring-gifts or contact Phil Howard, Director of Donor Marketing Arts Center at the University of Texas, and the Metropolitan Arts Council in Greenville, among others. [email protected] or 864.294.3475 *Class of 2029 and 2031, respectively

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