FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS Furman OF THE UNIVERSITY

A HUB for Improving COMMUNITY HEALTH

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QUOTABLE Q&A NOTES FROM THE COMEBACK How can finding Legal and Program IACH THE FIELD A crash course at time for reflection Compliance Director Furman’s Institute for the Advancement of Clay Hendrix ’86 the BMW Driving change your life and Cameron Tommey ’08 Community Health is providing meaningful out- named head Performance School career outlook? pg. 12 of-classroom experiences for students pg. 22 football coach pg. 50 pg. 64 pg. 16 VOLUME 60 NUMBER 1 SPRING Table of Contents 2017

pg. 22 Maddie Ritter, who works with patients at North Greenville Hospital, confers with Biology Professor Victoria Turgeon.

LETTER FROM Features Q&A THE PRESIDENT Cameron Tommey ’10 works Elizabeth Davis on The for the U.S. Endowment for Furman Advantage. pg. 3 IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH Forestry and Communities as by Kelley Bruss the director of legal and pro- AROUND THE LAKE Furman’s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health gram compliance. pg. 12 John Harris ’91 and his is working to improve healthcare and provide meaningful daughter, Sophie Harris ’19, out-of-classroom experiences for students. pg. 22 NOTES FROM THE FIELD have published a children’s Clay Hendrix ’86 returns book about integration at a RAPTOR RAGE home to lead the Paladin foot- Georgia public school. pg. 5 ball team. pg. 16 by Ron Wagner ’93 Work has been completed to Jeff Curtis ’86 has a passion for falconry, a practice that is some Men’s rugby makes a run at a improve the aesthetics and 5,000 years old. pg. 28 national championship. pg. 19 ecology of Swan Lake. pg. 6 SHELF LIFE A chance meeting between ON TOP OF THE HEAP The story of Furman’s greatest an art professor and middle by Ron Wagner ’93 basketball player is masterful- school coach produces a Austin Watson ’05 (AKA Xavier Woods) has risen to the top of ly retold in Frank Selvy, Coal community partnership that World Wrestling Entertainment. pg. 34 Miner’s Son. pg. 46 Discover is benefitting students at the ultimate travel experience Legacy Charter School and THE COMEBACK Furman. pg. 8 A WITNESS TO CHANGING TIMES Hang on. You’re about to by Courtney Tollison ’99 experience the BMW Driving A gift from former President Performance School. pg. 50 David Shi ’73 and his wife, As National Public Radio’s Paris-based correspondent, Eleanor Beardsley ’86 has reported on the Syrian refugee crisis, Angela Halfacre Shi ’92, CLASS NOTES terrorism, the Arab Spring and Brexit. pg. 42 will support student fellow- Where you have been, where Furman University offers unique opportunities for alumni ships. pg. 10 you are going. What life is like After the Aisle for Brittany to travel the globe together. Discover the culture and history of THEN, NOW, NEXT COVER DeKnight ’07 and Nick Kline exciting destinations as revealed by local guides, trained historians, Reflections on what was, Maddie Ritter ’17 and other Furman students ’07. Getting Up Close with FURMAN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JOURNEYSis and will be important at are getting unparalleled access to health facilities, Elizabeth Bishop ’89, Zach and members of the Furman faculty. Featured journeys will include Furman. pgs. 7–11 patients and physicians through the university’s Kelehear ’81, Judi (Harris) PRESENTED BY: Alaskan and Iberian cruises, the Scottish Highlands, the Grand Canyon, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health. Wilson ’90 and Ashley Gess Presented by ’95. pgs. 56–63 Iceland, the Canadian Rockies, and Cuba. Learn more and view full itineraries at alumni.furman.edu/connect/travel-programs FLEMING JEREMY

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Furman magazine is published pared for life. Conversely, of the 3 percent for alumni and friends of the university who reported having all six, 85 percent of by University Communications, Furman them felt prepared. FOR ALUMNI University, Greenville, South Carolina Commitment Breeds Courage AND FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY I’m proud that the 2016 Gallup-Purdue 29613. Correspondence may be Furman report highlighted in its first page the work directed to [email protected]. The Furman Advantage paves a pathway to success. that Furman is doing through The Furman EDITOR THE FURMAN John Roberts Advantage to provide “the key collegiate ex- periences identified through this research.” ADVANTAGE ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR FROM FURMAN’S ROOTS his past fall, we launched The In fact, in the most recent Gallup We’re on the right track, and people are no- EMERGES A NEW PATH Carol Anne Ward ’02 IN HIGHER EDUCATION Furman Advantage—our promise survey, 88 percent of incoming freshmen ticing. Such recognition gives us confidence CREATIVE DIRECTOR to provide an unparalleled edu- in colleges of all types and sizes across the as we work to fully realize The Furman Elizabeth Geer cation that combines classroom country said that getting a “good job” was a Advantage. We’re off to a good start. Since “Hope is the thing with feathers” Still –Emily Dickinson ART DIRECTORS “It is difficult/to get the news from poems/ learning with real world experience and critical factor in their decision to enroll in its launch, we have implemented a number yet men die miserably every day/ Katherine Irvin for lack/ of what is found there.” T WHAT IF EMILY – William Carlos Williams discovery. Combined with mentoring and college. At the same time, only 11 percent of of supporting initiatives: DICKINSON WAS Chris Turner WRONG … What if Emily Dickinson was wrong … Kaylee Welgraven reflection, The Furman Advantage creates business leaders agreed strongly that col- • Developed and promoted a Personal and there were no feathers— only accidental hollows holding hope interrupted, hidden debris of bare wings, a bruised insufficiency? an individual pathway to success for each leges are equipping students with the 21st Financial Literacy seminar for seniors Emily would have a lot to answer for in that case, except poetry’s sufficiency elides that whole DESIGNER answer (dare I say hoped-for?) imperative and every student. century skills needed to be successful. that attracted more than 100 students preferring, instead, to plume itself sometimes Cara Sanders Robb in the hard raptures of reasonless flight, the airy real estate of both poet and metaphor This promise takes courage. In turn, it In this regard, the Gallup-Purdue Index • Increased stipends and housing that gives ground to the unsayable. CONTRIBUTORS delivers the same. Our vision guides fac- Study identified key, critical undergrad- support for the Summer Research ABOUT THE AUTHOR Connie Ralston ’70 enjoys pursuing the

nuanced art of the table tennis smash and European traveling. CREDIT ART Kelley Bruss She is a retired editor and writer. ARTWORK I’m a bird now, 2015 by Furman True Inspiration Artist in Residence Janke Klompmaker Jack Dylan ulty and staff as much as it creates a pur- uate experiences that relate to positive Fellowship Program. Brian Faulkenberry poseful structure to ensure students have outcomes. The 2016 report was clear: “The • Launched a new career support model, Jeremy Fleming ’08 Erikah Haavie the education, experience and courage research (in this study) is designed to pro- “Customized Connections,” linking Sophie Harris ’19 needed to take on life beyond graduation. vide a road map for continuous improve- career services and students with fac- Lori Hendrick It is our North Star. ment, focusing on those outcomes prospec- ulty, alumni and other mentors. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Eli Hestermann Grace Honohan ’18 The painter Pablo Picasso said it well: tive students expect to achieve as a result • Launched the Institute for the Ad- Susannah Kay “Our goals can only be reached through a of obtaining a bachelor’s degree, including vancement of Community Health, a UP CLOSE Linda Lee vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently a great job and a great life.” collaboration with the Greenville Nan Melville Vince Moore believe, and upon which we must vigorously This research shows, in fact, that grad- Health System that makes Furman Jim Stewart’s fine tribute to Marguerite Hays in the Fall 2016 Cathy Nelson ’01 act. There is no other route to success.” uates who were “emotionally supported” unique as a liberal arts and sciences issue is certainly faithful to my long-ago experience with her Lindsay Niedringhaus ’07 The Furman Advantage builds on our and who had “experiential and deep partner in an academic health center. Damien Pierce - learning” in college were more likely to be (See page 22.) when she recruited me to write what turned out to be the lead David Poleski tradition of excellence, intentionally com article for the women’s issue of the Furman magazine way back Charlie Register bining our outstanding liberal arts and sci- engaged in their work and thriving in all • And, we’re weeks away from launching in the early ’70s. I was an unknown to her, and she contacted John Roberts ences education with guaranteed engaged aspects of their lives. Yet only 14 percent the first version of the four-year path- Courtney Tollison ’99 learning opportunities and enhanced of the graduates surveyed had expe- way tracking and reporting system. me based on a single letter of mine that was published in the Chris Turner Paladin newspaper regarding the first woman president of the Ron Wagner ’93 advising and mentoring, all integrated and rienced all three indicators related to While this is a clear sign of our prog- student body. I will always be grateful to her for extending that Mike Wilson ’88 tracked in a four-year pathway with an emotional support: ress, we know we will have to continue opportunity to me; and if one believes in anything like karma, Noah Zimmermann ’18 “exit plan.” • At least one professor who excited to test, assess and adjust as we move that Stewart’s article about her and my poem “What if Emily CLASS NOTES EDITOR This is amplified through our institutes them about learning. forward. “There are no secrets to success,” Dickinson was wrong ...” were published in the same Fall issue Nell Smith and centers, like the Riley Institute and • Professors who cared about them as said Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of the magazine tends to support the concept ... PRINTING Shi Center for Sustainability and our newly a person. of State and retired four-star general. “It Hickory Printing Solutions formed Institute for the Advancement of • A mentor who encouraged their goals is the result of preparation, hard work and In any case, Marguerite Hays was indeed “an irreplaceable ©Copyright Furman University 2017. Furman University Community Health, which raise Furman’s and dreams. learning from failure.” is committed to providing equal access to its educational blend of civility, wisdom, talent, graciousness and class.” programs, activities, and facilities to all otherwise quali- national profile and connect students with And only 6 percent had experienced all The Furman Advantage is ambitious. fied students without discrimination on the basis of race, faculty experts and community members three indicators related to experiential and This is our time, and it is time to make national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or to explore and tackle important issues. deep learning: clear the power and impact of a Furman Connie Ralston ’70 any other category protected by applicable state or federal law. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Combining and connecting the elements • A long-term project that took a semes- education. Yes, it will be a challenge, employer, Furman also affirms its commitment to non- discrimination in its employment policies and practices. of The Furman Advantage creates an educa- ter or more to complete. but I know we can do this because of our We welcome letters on any subject covered in the magazine. Letters For information about the University’s compliance with tional path to launch our students into lives • An internship or job where they ap- tradition and because of great alumni the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Educational SHARE YOUR should be limited to 150 words, refer to a subject from the most Amendments of 1972, and the IRS Anti-Bias Regulation, of purpose, which takes many forms, includ- plied their learning. and friends like you. You are, in essence, please contact the director of human resources by tele- THOUGHTS recent issue, and include the writer’s name and city/state. They may phoning 864.294.3015, or by writing to Furman Uni- ing successful careers. Those who have • Highly engaged involvement in extra- The Furman Advantage. versity, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC, 29613. satisfying and rewarding careers are more curricular activities and organizations. be sent to [email protected]. Although we make every effort For information about Furman’s compliance with Section to include as many submissions as we can, letters may be edited for 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Ameri- likely to live lives of meaning. And we know Not surprisingly, of those 24 percent Warmly, cans with Disabilities Act, contact the disability services length or clarity. Letters that address a topic before the most recent coordinator at 864.294.2320, or by writing the address jobs are an important outcome for students who reported having none of these expe- issue of Furman will be published at the editor’s discretion. noted above. and families who are considering Furman. riences, only 5 percent felt they were pre- COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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ARTJEREMY CREDIT FLEMING J Vocational Reflection, while while Reflection, Vocational Writers Press).Writers Georgia, and how acoura and Georgia, Betty and Christy, a trio of atrio Christy, and Betty first school in Henry County, in Henry school first (Regeneration 13the (Regeneration Heroes generations who would follow.generations would who do the to commitment geous was younger. was children’s book, Mr. and Tuck open a door of opportunity for open adoor of opportunity of the Cothran Center for Cothran of the ’19,daughter, Sophie when she joined the mathematics fac mathematics the joined the true story of school princi of school story true the duo published ther-daughter tide of racial injustice, and and injustice, oftide racial friends. of her three tures teach morals or lessons to his his to or lessons morals teach Sophie Harris is an art major art an is Harris Sophie and Sophie volunteered to to volunteered Sophie and unsung about story a true at Furman. illustrate it. illustrate right thing helped to overcome helped to thing right pal Brooks Tuck in their first first their in Tuck Brooks pal told, be to needed that heroes to he used girls imaginary ulty at Furman in 2000 and and 2000 in at Furman ulty story of the integration of the of the integration of the story director assistant as serves pic draw would and stories of the part be to she wanted fear and prejudice, stem the the stem prejudice, and fear This summer the fa the summer This The book tells the inspiring inspiring the tells book The One day Harris heard heard Harris day One Professor John Harris John Harris Professor Sometimes Sophie decided decided Sophie Sometimes children. Mostly he Mostly children. told stories about Amy, about told stories his to stories tell to ohn Harris Harris ohn Around the Lake |Briefs ’ 91 91 loved loved - - - - - (1938–2012) was an educator educator (1938–2012) an was Georgia, then as a teacher with with ateacher as then Georgia, He received a Doctor of Hu aDoctor He received Atlanta. in Mercer University in schools county DeKalb and principal in Henry and and Henry in principal and in 2010. In his commencement 2010.in his In Mercer from degree manities for 50 years, first as a teacher teacher as a first for years, 50 Curtis Brooks Tuck Tuck Brooks Curtis Father-daughter duopublishchildren’s book about integration atGeorgia school ILLUSTRATION BY SOPHIE HARRIS ’19 A Hero’s Story BY ERIKAH HAAVIE - collaborated on the book with with book on the collaborated studies of religious emeritus to Colin Harris, professor professor Harris, Colin to at Mercer University, who also at Mercer University, also who day, told that the Tuck address man, and he didn’t like to to like he didn’t and man, his son and granddaughter. son and his story of the 13 heroes publicly publicly heroes 13 of the story for the first time, according according time, for first the “Brooks Tuck was a modest amodest was Tuck “Brooks FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN Amazon.com. Bookstore and through through and Bookstore our history.” youth, who may know very very know may who youth, wrote itself.” wrote described the book as “a well- as book the described when we emotions did we explains a difficult time in time adifficult explains queline Culpepper, associate Jacof public education,” said is available at the Furman is available Furman at the draw attention to himself,” himself,” to attention draw told story that beautifully beautifully that told story tell’ story that should indeed indeed should that story tell’ the story into a children’s achildren’s into story the at Mercer University. University. Mercer at little about any of the of the any about little reads the book feels the same same the feels book the reads heard it,” said Sophie Harris. Sophie said it,” heard professor of reading education education ofprofessor reading desegregation pioneers the in he heard the idea of turning idea of turning the he heard said John Harris. “But when “But John Harris. said book author Melinda Long ’82 Long author Melinda book be shared with today’s today’s with shared be blessing. It’s really a story that that astory It’sblessing. really his project he the gave book, “We hope everyone who who hope everyone “We “This true story is a ‘must a‘must is story true “This Award-winning children’s Mr. Tuck and the 13 Heroes 13 the and Mr. Tuck

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THEN Reflection on the importance of Furman as it was

Nearly 20 years ago, I arrived at Furman. at a major television network in the top Cell phones were not ubiquitous. Texting market had received the following feedback: was nonexistent, and digital photography “B+: while savvy and impressive, too technical was about to obliterate the gates of our for the philosophy of a liberal arts education.” visual consciousness. Now I weigh the fairness and foresight of I’m grateful for the everyday mindfulness that grade with a light-hearted smirk. I acquired without the distraction of a cell Furman was evolving, and evolution is a phone growing out of my hand. I’m also process. The department wanted to ensure grateful for the lifelong awareness I learned that this opportunity was vetted as an A BRIDGE OVER SERENE WATERS as Furman and I both pushed each other to educational vehicle for growth, specifically A wooden bridge was completed earlier this year on the north end of Swan Lake. define my educational experience. for my growth. That dedication to students When I enrolled, there wasn’t a is a hallmark of Furman’s commitment. And A SNOWY SCENE communications major. By my sophomore it taught me that you can progress while Students enjoy a rare winter weather day (and a year there was momentum to create one, but remaining true to your values and identity. “There is a laundry list of THE NEW BRIDGE day free of classes) on the lake. the curriculum had not yet integrated for- Fifteen years later, my career has things that DHEC (South Car- credit internships in that field. Entering my progressed and advanced outside of olina Department of Health AND FLOATING junior year, I panicked. How was I going to be television. It includes as much art and design Restoring and Environmental Control) MARSH ISLANDS “We timed these two projects together, relevant in the industry I wanted to enter? as it does technology; as many investment has asked us to do,” says and chose a period that is usually pretty I picked up my bulky Nokia cell phone reviews as storyboards. Furman fostered that HAVE ENHANCED and cold-called the executive producer of a versatility. My college education helped me Scot Sherman ’88, Furman’s dry,” explains Sherman. “We started by Furman’s Lake regional television network and inquired about to be able, capable and resilient. And it taught director of campus planning. THE AESTHETICS removing the earthen causeway.” This a summer internship. This opportunity opened me to follow through on vision, to reenvision “We removed trees, replaced improved the water flow and siltation in the BY LINDA LEE OF FURMAN’S a door, and I was able to secure another and to reinvent. drainage, repaired the outfall lake. The marsh islands, actually floating internship for the winter term of my senior In 2001, engagement was not yet a structure, and more.” CAMPUS, WHICH mats of aquatic plants, are helping to clean year at the network’s headquarters in New social metric, it was a learning strategy at The second project took IS CONSISTENTLY the water and discourage algae growth. York City. Furman. And for me it worked. Through place at the north end of the This isn’t the first time the lake’s water It wasn’t enough to have secured an it I learned how to analyze and access an impressive opportunity. I was asked, “Why audience and then how to adapt my message. lake, where, with the help of a RANKED AMONG level was lowered. In 1999, the lake was should this be considered for credit within Furman and I learned and grew together, a f you were in town for that will improve both the grant from Duke Energy, the THE COUNTRY’S drained during the renovation of the Furman’s curriculum?” I was frustrated, but it student and her professors equally responsible Homecoming weekend and look and the ecology of the workers dredged that section MOST BEAUTIFUL. Trone Student Center. The water level was was a fair question. At the time, I remember for the standards that continually make thought that Furman’s cen- stream-fed lake. The first one of the lake, removed invasive lowered again in 2008 to do some neces- some emotional eye-rolling and thinking that Furman great. terpiece Swan Lake looks was repairing the dam on plants, added marsh islands native plants around the sary dredging. Furman doesn’t get it. I appreciated higher lower than normal, your eyes the south end, which was sewn with aquatic plants, edges of the lake to filter sed- Beyond restoring the lake’s wetland education versus technical training, but I ABOUT THE AUTHOR I needed both to parlay my 5th century B.C. weren’t deceiving you. damaged by the heavy rains and built an arched wooden iment that enters the water. habitat, the new bridge and floating marsh rhetoric knowledge into an actual career. Cathy Nelson ’01 is a creative director of There’s a good reason that flooded much of the bridge to replace the earthen To do all of this, they had to islands will enhance the aesthetics of Fur- Eventually, the internship was approved. media and content for a well-known global for this. Work has just been lower part of the state in causeway that used to cross lower the level of the lake two man’s campus, which is consistently ranked When I returned, my self-secured internship retailer in Northern California. completed on two projects October 2015. the water. They also installed to three feet. among the country’s most beautiful. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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NOW Reflection on Furman as it is now

The global experience is applications, apartment bills closer than you think. You and bus orientations, and don’t even need to buy a plane adjusting to the culture, I saw ticket to immerse yourself in what America can mean to other cultures. an immigrant. For some, it is That’s what I discovered just a safe place away from the when I interned with the terrorism that dictated their Catholic Charities Diocese lives in their home countries; for of Charlotte Refugee others, it is a land of opportunity Resettlement Office this greater than anything that was past summer. For the first time ever available to them before. in my life, I, a white upper- I doubt I would have been middle-class male, was in the prepared to help our clients minority. And it was liberating. this summer if it weren’t for the People who did not look classes I had taken at Furman like me, sound like me or have before starting my internship, a background similar to mine like Poverty Studies 101, a LEARNING BY DOING surrounded me. I worked with required course for all poverty Art major Aaron Navarro ’17 shows his students how to make their own journals. the most diverse group of clients studies minors. The core and coworkers in my brief work concepts of the class helped history. Many of my colleagues me grapple with the everyday were former refugees, and struggle of poverty, the t is 4 p.m. on a December McClain mentioned this almost all of them spoke at least challenge of education, and the afternoon and a dozen to Marta Lanier, his depart- one foreign language, including search for meaningful gainful middle-school students ment’s art program specialist, Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu and employment that I saw each one Swahili. Our clients came from of our clients go through. cluster around a buck- After-School Art and the wheels began to roll. (Top) Alexis Hawkins ’17 demonstrates how to stitch a journal designed countries all over the world, My exposures to such Iet of gooey white liquid at She connected with Elizabeth by one of the students. (Bottom) Listening closely to a lesson on journal-making. including Burma, Bhutan, Syria, struggles in the internship and the front of a classroom at Furman students get a taste of teaching while Toney, instructional coach Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. my classes at Furman have Legacy Charter School in sharing art at Legacy Charter School and special education coor- I found all of this diversity taught me much about the world Greenville. Each clutches an BY LINDA LEE dinator at Legacy Charter ers retrieve their plates after Toney sees it from a without even having to leave the and myself. Being a student unglazed clay plate as they School, and proposed an af- the glaze is dry and take them different perspective. “Our Southeast, where I have lived at Furman has given me the await instructions about ter-school art club that would to their seats. Now comes the school’s mission is that every the majority of my life. Despite opportunity to make the most of everything I had heard about a my college experience by fully what to do next. meet every other week. fun part: painting the plates. student goes to and com- sudden increase in immigrants immersing myself in the areas Standing over the bucket, Thirty Legacy students Laurie, a seventh-grader, pletes college, so being able and refugees, I realized that of my interest while engaging Emily McPeters ’18, a Fur- These middle schoolers Auguste, the coach of Leg- signed up for the club, which is painting a “pirate fox” on to build a relationship with they have been a part of our with the backgrounds and man art major with a focus (fifth to eighth grade), led by acy’s girls’ basketball team, was taught by a core group her plate, while Stephanie the Furman students is so communities for years. As experiences of others. in ceramics, dips each plate Furman art students, are met Ross McClain, chair of of five art majors. Lanier (seventh grade) brushes on a beneficial to them.” I learned in my American one by one into the white all participants in an af- Furman’s Art Department, last and the Furman students rainbow, and Aaliyah (sixth The middle schoolers, Immigration History class at ABOUT THE AUTHOR goop in the bucket. She ex- ter-school art club, a part- summer when she was working designed the curriculum, grade) decorates her plate though, aren’t thinking that Furman, every American comes from an immigrant family, Noah Zimmermann ’18 plains that the liquid is nership between Legacy at an on-campus sports camp. and the university provided with a snowflake. “I like far ahead. “I love Art Club,” myself included. from Camden, South Carolina, a ceramic glaze that will Charter School and Furman In the course of their conver- the needed materials for making the plates,” Laurie Stephanie exclaims, “be- Through my time working is a Politics and International need to dry before the stu- that began last September. sation, McClain learned that each session. says, “I can use my own cause we can do whatever we with the refugees, helping Affairs and Philosophy major dents can move on to the The idea for the Art Club the Legacy Charter School was Back in the Legacy Charter ideas and no one tells me want—and I like getting my them with job and benefits with a minor in Poverty Studies. next step. was hatched when Jessica short an art teacher. classroom, the middle school- what to do.” hands messy!” JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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“This timely and import- ant gift will create even Those honored by the Shis’ gift with named endowed student fellowships include: more quality experiences for Carroll Rushing and Billie Cleveland Carl ’65 and Lynne Kohrt Minor Shaw Furman students who are Judy Cromwell ’70 Jaime ’79 and Mary Anne Lanier ’79 Tom Skains interested in sustainabili- Richard Cullen ’71 Erwin Maddrey Fred Stanback ty and who want to make a David ’72 and Frances Ellison Richard Robb Mary Sterling difference in the communities James Grantham Todd Rupert Peace Sterling where they live,” says Presi- Francie Heller Frank ’61 and Susan Shaw Jim Thompson ’65 dent Davis. “The Shi Center fellowships will also support The Furman Advantage, our faculty, staff and community renewable energy, water qual- ment to sustainability. new vision to transform the members. In addition to the ity, transportation, economic The University received the student experience and rede- student fellows program, the development, campus practices 2016 Campus Sustainability fine a liberal arts and sciences center oversees the Commu- and other quality of life issues. Achievement Award from the education. We are grateful nity Conservation Corps, in Upon Shi’s retirement as Association for the Advance- to both David and Angela for its sixth year, which partners president in 2010, the Furman ment of Sustainability in their extraordinary generos- students with community vol- Board of Trustees voted to Higher Education (AASHE) ity and their commitment to unteers to weatherize homes name the center in his honor to “for outstanding achievements the university.” for underserved families in the recognize his commitment and and progress toward sustain- The Shi Center has devel- greater Greenville community. national leadership in sustain- ability.” AASHE also awarded oped innovative, award-win- The center also hosts ability and energy conservation Furman a STARS Gold ning programs that provide applied research projects cen- during his 16 years as president. Rating in recognition of its educational and research tered on sustainable food and Furman has been widely sustainability achievements opportunities for students, farming, energy conservation, recognized for its commit- nationwide.

years, Furman students in medical departments, and in the community Former President David E. Shi ’73 and his wife, Angela Halfacre Shi ’92, have long championed sustainability. ethics and medical sociology courses with our partners. Our partnership have spent time in local health with GHS continues to expand as care practices, seeing how these we work together to address social disciplines inform professionals in determinants of health and envision their daily work. Nearly a decade ago, the future workforce that will best One of the center’s signature ormer Furman President Furman led the creation of a program support the health of our community. David E. Shi ’73 and his programs has been the Student at Greenville Health System (GHS) Recognizing that this workforce wife, Angela Halfacre Giving Back Sustainability Fellows program. that continues to provide pre-med must reflect the diverse populations Shi ’92, have given The Fellows program NEXT students exposure to practicing it serves, we are partnering with the $500,000 to the university to supports Furman undergrad- physicians to better know if this Riley Institute, the USC School of F Gift from former President David Shi is their vocation before spending Medicine–Greenville, and regional provide additional financial uate students in sustainability Reflection on Furman going forward hundreds of thousands of dollars on historically black colleges and support for students who are and Angela Halfacre Shi to support research, service and intern- student fellowships Obesity. Autism-spectrum (See feature on page 22.) medical school. universities to increase diversity and actively involved in the work ships focused on campus and disorders. Food and insect allergies. Traditionally, health care systems Our students have been working support inclusion. of the David E. Shi Center BY VINCE MOORE community-based projects. All of these conditions are seen with have focused on treating patients with LiveWell Greenville (a network IACH is helping create forward- for Sustainability. The fellowships are open to stu- increasing frequency in America’s when they enter the doctor’s office of organizations that promotes thinking education and research The gift, which creates an en- dents with any major who are children, and none of them can be or emergency room. Recently, healthy eating and active living) since opportunities. As communities across dowed fund to support student interested in sustainability-re- “cured” by the health care industry though, many have been asked to its inception to deliver community the country grapple with these same acting alone. How do we harness promote health and prevent illness fellowships in the Shi Center, lated work and are available health programs and conduct issues, we are establishing Furman the collective power of health care in populations as part of the effort to faculty-supervised research to assess and Greenville as models to help was made in honor of specific during the academic year and providers, public health experts, contain health care costs. This means their effectiveness. Our new minor guide others. Ultimately, though, our individuals who “have made “Angela and I were eager to Shi Center Fellowships do just summer. To date, the program advocacy groups and others to understanding not just the anatomy in medicine, health and culture and goal is to help communities support extraordinary contributions to step up in support of President that,” says Shi. has supported 236 student create communities that support the and physiology of the human body, major in public health are preparing the health of our children and adults. Furman and its commitment (Elizabeth) Davis’s recently The Shi Center was estab- fellows from almost every health of these children? Furman’s but also the social, legal, educational, students to address health issues in to sustainability or to the larger announced strategic focus on lished in 2008 to foster and major across campus, including new Institute for the Advancement political and religious factors that all of their scientific, social and ABOUT THE AUTHOR national effort in recent years,” The Furman Advantage, which promote interdisciplinary 82 summer fellowships and 154 of Community Health (IACH) is affect people’s health where they live human dimensions. tackling such issues and making and work. IACH is connecting these Eli Hestermann is executive says David Shi. The Shi Center ensures that every student research and teaching in sup- academic year fellowships. The Greenville a model for improving Our faculty and students are efforts, creating a “home” for faculty, director of IACH at Furman and Sustainability Fellowships will has opportunities for engaged port of sustainability on campus new endowed fund will help the health of the whole community. already doing this. For more than 20 staff and students from different pre-professional studies at GHS. be named for those individuals. learning experiences, and the and in the greater community. expand the fellowship program. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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for others to appreciate it as in Washington, D.C. Carlton His response was, “This is much as I do. It wasn’t until picked up the phone, and the what you signed up for.” He I had an internship with the next thing I knew, I had a paid was right. For better or worse, Endowment that I under- internship with them the there’s no room for emotions Cameron Tommey ’10 stood how I could pursue this next summer. in a presidential adminis- environmental passion in a That internship was a bit tration. The world literally Director, Legal and Program Compliance, different setting other than, of trial by fire, considering I moves on. U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities for example, forestry. Every didn’t have any background in That clerkship taught me day, I’m working to conserve law, yet I was working in leg- to have a thick skin and to let “I WANT MY LOVE OF NATURE TO BY LINDSAY NIEDRINGHAUS ’07 forests and watersheds and islative affairs. I basically had some things roll off my back. ALWAYS DRIVE MY WORK—NOT create new markets for mate- to learn what Congress was I’m definitely still a perfec- rials that help to sustain the before I could even work on tionist, and I believe that my POWER . . . I’M THE TYPE OF PERSON nature that I love so much. the first assigned project. But work is a reflection of myself, WHO HAS TO BELIEVE IN WHAT Law school wasn’t easy. that didn’t intimidate me; it’s but I also don’t let that per- I’M DOING AND KNOW THAT IT’S And I’m not talking about the been a theme throughout my fectionism paralyze studying; of course that was career so far. I’m thrown into me from moving the objec- MAKING A DIFFERENCE.” difficult. More difficult for me environments in which I have tive forward. was being in that cutthroat, a keen interest, but I don’t academic environment 24/7. have a background in them. The recent election has brought I can’t go for long periods It’s an inherent curiosity. So forth very polarizing views, and of time without going for a I have to do a quick study and it appears that the new presi- ameron Tommey hike or a trail run, and it was make do with what I can learn dential administration will be graduated with a difficult to fit that in during at the moment. less supportive of environmental B.S. in earth and law school. So every semester causes. What’s your take on the Cenvironmental sciences and a during reading days, I would It’s a common assumption that current political landscape, and minor in Latin American stud- rent a cabin in the woods to many Furman alumni have per- what does this mean for your ies. After graduation, he worked get away from the insanity. I fectionist tendencies. You seem work at the Endowment? humans are innately hungry CT: I manage a portfolio of in Guatemala as a Compton could mentally check out for to fit this mold. Do you ever find for power. what are called Program Re- Mentor Fellow. He attended a few days then. Also during that your need to do everything CT: Well, first, the Endow- That’s why even though I lated Investments, low-inter- law school at Washington and that time I was growing a long perfectly can sometimes slow ment isn’t a governmental someday see myself working est loans with very favorable Lee University before returning beard, which was funny be- your progress? agency. It’s a public charity at the national policy level in terms that both advance our to Greenville in 2015 to take a cause I’d disappear for a few established at the request D.C., I don’t think I could ever mission but also provide job at the U.S. Endowment for days into the woods by myself, CT: Yes, I am a perfectionist, of the governments of the work in another presidential some financial return. The Forestry and Communities. come back for exams wearing but I don’t let that define me. United States and Canada. administration. I want my Endowment has invested in flannel and sporting a long My experience in the White We’ve been endowed with love of nature to always drive a number of start-up compa- Are you a lover of nature or the beard, and everyone would be House’s Council on Environ- funds under the terms of the my work—not power. At the nies across the country that law? Which comes first for you? like, “Where have you been?!” mental Quality taught me Softwood Lumber Agree- Endowment, I’m surrounded are trying to develop technol- I have friends who tell me how to keep this in check. ment. So we’ll continue to by people who spend their ogies to use wood in new and CT: Nature. I grew up hik- that they can’t go a day with- My first project, I was told operate as usual despite the free time hiking, kayaking, innovative ways. My involve- ing and camping and being out talking to people. They that I had done a terrible job change in administration. trail running . . . It’s obvi- ment with these projects in- outside. Being in nature is need that interaction. I’m even though I felt like I had We do partner with many ous that their love of nature volves quite a bit of travel, but the closest thing I have to the opposite. I rejuvenate worked really hard on it. But governmental agencies, supersedes all else. I want to I find it incredibly exciting to religion. When I’m away from being alone. it wasn’t an option to quit. I though, like the Environ- be in that environment. I’m make site visits and see these people, development, noise, told myself, “You worked 10 mental Protection Agency, so the type of person who has to technologies in person—like pollution, artificial light— So was it a straight path from hours on this. You need to project funding could change believe in what I’m doing and turning wood chips into nat- that’s when I can think the this internship to your position work 20 hours on the next depending upon the status of know that it’s making ural gas that can fuel a bus, or most clearly. It’s regenerative, at the Endowment now? one.” I was determined to suc- these agencies. a difference. transforming wood to be used cleansing. I need that time ceed there, and I felt pressure I think the main issue as a cleaner, more sustainable by myself to solve problems, CT: Not at all. While interning to do so, which sometimes with the White House these So what are you doing right alternative to coal in existing make decisions, think at the Endowment, I told the really wore on me. While in days—no matter who is in it— now with the Endowment that’s power plants. This makes my clearer, reboot. CEO, Carlton Owen, that I the White House, I confided is this fight for power versus making a difference? What work very tangible and gives So I knew I wanted to do might be interested in intern- in another classmate who had real policy. In general now, makes you excited to go to work me the sense that I’m having a something to protect nature ing for the Conservation Fund worked there for a few years. politics equate to power. And every day? broader, lasting impact. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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Postings from the Inter-webs What do you do to stay healthy? TRIPtych A glimpse of my semester in Arezzo, Italy BEN LONGNECKER ’17 BY GRACE HONOHAN ’18 “For me, maintaining a healthy lifestyle adds a degree of consistency to the chaotic rom medieval jousts to Mozart, my semester abroad in Italy held a wide range of experiences and memories. The semester was filled with rush of college. Attempting music, art, history and, of course, food. Armed with a new camera and a binder of sheet music, I felt ready for my time abroad. However, to balance everything nothing could prepare me for the sights and sounds I would encounter. (academics, clubs, friends, F sleep, etc.) can be stressful. Though by exercising every 1 Long Walks into Town: Arezzo, Italy, a town I had never heard of, 1 day and eating healthy, I add something in my routine that The Strongest Man to Walk the Earth became my home away from home. Inside our villa, I was able to study Italian opera and sing in a practice room with a view of Tuscan hills and is always under my control. Paul Anderson once recorded a back lift of 6,270 pounds In addition, Furman makes vineyards. The trek into town was long, but passing an aqueduct from this even easier for students to (the weight of a limousine). the 16th century and seeing the Duomo di Arezzo (an ancient cathe- sustain their healthy habits by BY RON WAGNER ’93 dral) in the distance made the walk fly by. The first day I made that having a gym open 17 hours a journey was to see the medieval joust that Arezzo puts on every year, day, a dining hall that always complete with costumes, horses and flag-throwers. Although I had only carries healthy options, and been in Arezzo for 48 hours, I felt like a local as I cheered alongside the the most beautiful running n a Gorky Park stage football team when he and In 1957, he earned a spot in campus in America.” in the summer of teammate Bob Snead ’54 The Guinness Book of World loud and large crowds that filled the Piazza Grande. 1955, a great Soviet covertly assembled a weight- Records with a 6,270-pound ELIZABETH STOKES ’14 strongman delights lifting station in a room above back lift (lifted off trestles), 2 “I am doing my best to which writers called “the maintain a healthy lifestyle Oa crowd of 15,000 with an the gymnasium on the down- by realizing I can take Olympic record-tying overhead town campus. At the time, greatest weight ever lifted control of my own health. I press of 330 pounds. weightlifting was frowned by a human being.” By many, 2 Lost in Firenze: Occasionally I was able to hop on the train to make a point to enjoy some Moments later, the Moscow upon by coaches. So Anderson, Anderson has been called Florence, and on every trip I discovered something new, which was of the local nature trails, the throng scoffs when workers add Snead and a few others had to the strongest man to walk almost always by accident. I could never follow the same path twice, Swamp Rabbit, the Furman 72.5 pounds to the weight bar. sneak around. the planet. no matter how hard I tried. I relied on glimpses of the Duomo, which I lake, multiple dog parks Feet spaced far apart to accom- In that room, Anderson Anderson’s faith was as caught on every other corner I turned, since it really is the heart of this in the area, and downtown Greenville. I try to enjoy modate his 36-inch thighs, Paul astounded his classmates with strong as his trunk-shaped city. My favorite place in Florence was the Museo di San Marco. Each time to myself after work by Anderson strides confidently his natural gift. A passion was body. In 1961, he and his cell of this Dominican convent features a small fresco by Fra Angelico, maintaining healthy hobbies on stage. A fresh qualifier for sparked that would propel him wife, Glenda, founded the and in each fresco you will find San Domenico himself in a blue robe. This and activities.” the U.S. weightlifting team, he to international fame. Home- Paul Anderson Youth Home museum was a peaceful refuge from the bustling streets of Florence. wears no official uniform. The sick, he left Furman after his for troubled children in CANDLER REYNOLDS ’17 team’s manager did not have freshman year, moving in with Vidalia, Georgia. For decades 3 “As seniors, we have the one to fit him. his parents in Elizabethton, he traveled the country to privilege of driving to our classes, but Furman’s healthy With little pause, he grasps Tennessee, where he began preach the gospel and per- initiatives across campus the bar and does what no man competing in local weightlift- form feats of strength to raise have really empowered me before has: overhead pressing ing competitions. money for the home. 3 Bagpipe Dreams: One of my favorite trips was our weekend in Milan. to make small changes that 402.5 pounds. As the weight At his peak, Anderson Anderson died in 1994. We were able to see “Le Nozze di Figaro” by Mozart at the Teatro alla encourage healthy habits. In thunders back onto the stage, weighed 390 pounds and is A life-sized statue of him Scala. We waited in three different lines in order to get our rush tickets light of this, I am committing the crowd stands in stunned credited with a 1,200-pound hoisting a loaded bar over for the second balcony from the top. I stood for almost all of the four to walking to class every day silence for a second. Then there squat, a 628-pound bench press, his head is the centerpiece hours of our evening at La Scala, leaning over the edge just to catch a . . . besides, Furman is pretty glimpse of the singers on stage. Although we had a small view of the beautiful and I want to savor is a roar. The Russians dub a 1,000-pound deadlift, and a of Paul Anderson Park in every last minute.” Anderson “chudo prirory,” a 380-pound one-arm side press. his hometown of Toccoa, stage, it was a memorable evening for a group of young musicians. The wonder of nature. All are weights that have re- Georgia, and the Paul Ander- opportunity to listen to music at its highest quality, in a venue filled with Four years before, Anderson mained virtually unattainable son Youth Home is still history, is something that I will appreciate for years to come. was a freshman on the Furman by natural professional lifters. in operation. COURTESY PHOTOS COURTESY PHOTOS COURTESY

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JEREMY FLEMING man enjoyed forthebetter partofthreedecadesundercoaches in practiceevery day.” runningteam sides oftheballwhenyourdefense isfacingagood be able to stop the run. It makes you tougher and better on both thought thatyou’ve gottobeableruntheballandyouhave to everybody’s philosophy thesedays, butI’m oftheoldschool of Hendrix, whospent10seasonsatAirForce. “Iknow that’s not a teamthatwasn’t fullycommitted torunningthefootball,” said successfully asanyone intheFootball Bowl Subdivision. tor andassociateheadcoachforaprogramthatrunsthe ballas coached theoffensive lineandserved asboth offensive coordina- er 19yearsbeforemoving ontotheAirForce Academy, wherehe in the1980s, andhecoachedthePaladins’ offensive lineforanoth- played ontheoffensive lineforsomeof Furman’s greatest teams it’s importanttome,too.” crowd. “Iknow that’s importanttoalot ofpeoplearoundhere,and more oftenthannot. the Paladins didexceptionally wellwhentheywerewinningalot been their inability to runthe ball effectively, whichis something 2010—five losing seasons and only one playoff appearance—it has epitomized thestruggles ofthePaladins’ football programsince Hendrix’s proclamation.Becauseifthereisanything thathas would runthefootball next season. now coachesatSouthernConferencefoeMercer. of lifelongfriendandformerFurman teammateBobby Lamb, who plause when he joked he would do his best to beat the “rear end” If thereisablueprintforachieving thelevel ofexcellence Fur “I’ve beenincoachingfor31years, andI’ve never beenpartof Running thefootball hasoccupiedHendrix’s entirecareer. He “We’ll becommitted torunningthefootball,” Hendrix toldthe It’s easy tounderstand why theFurman supporterscheered But the biggest applause came when he promised that his team Clay Hendrix named head football coach. Clay Hendrixnamedheadfootball football coach.He got anotherroundofap- good was introducedinDecemberasFurman’s newhead at thePearce-Horton Football Complexwhenhe lay Hendrix ’86gotasolidovationfrom thelarge crowd Back Home BY VINCE MOORE FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN

17 - 18 win and graduate can that ers of play kind the recruit can we believe Ididn’t “If said. drix Hen do it again,” can we know 2001. in finish runner-up a national and 1988 in championship al anation included which period, that playoffs during FCS NCAA the in appearances 11 made also Paladins The championships. league six claim 77-1 and record a 155- post Paladins he helped the 2006, through 1988 from coach assistant (twice). an State na As Caroli North Tech and Georgia Carolina, South beat Furman it. at look agood gotten has Hendrix Bobby and Johnson, terfield Sat Jimmy Sheridan, Dick like —HENDRIX “WE’LL BE THE FOOTBALL.” TO RUNNING COMMITTED

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ARTCOURTESYJEREMY CREDIT FLEMING PHOTOS of Minnesota –Duluth theirfirstloss championship game. COACH JOHN ROBERTS, after thePaladins handedtheUniversity reserved, couldnotcontainhisenthusiasm reserved, in fouryears,toadvancethenational normally championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005. 2005. and 2004 2003, in championships national up three racked teams Furman 3, Division in Playing ago. 4. Dec. Game Championship The Paladins were the toast of the small college rugby world adecade rugby college small of the toast the were Paladins The Furman advances tonationalchampionship game. limelight this fall, advancing to USA Rugby’s Division 2 National 2National Rugby’s Division USA to advancing fall, this limelight national the into back climbed men’s Furman he team rugby to Remember A Season Season A FROM STAFF REPORTS

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sin–Whitewater. The wet, cold conditions did not suit Furman’s fast-paced offense. During the first half, both teams slugged their way to a 7-3 score with Whitewater holding a slim edge. Near the game’s midway mark, the Warhawks found the try zone twice, but Fur- man continued to fight and sliced Whitewater’s lead to 22-13 when Furman prop Jeff Tonge bullied in a try from the one-meter line with 15 minutes remaining. With the Furman fans screaming, the Paladins pressed and nearly scored twice. But the physicality of a close win the day before was taking its toll when a Whitewater flanker nabbed a bobbled ball and raced to the try zone with four minutes remaining to seal the victory 29-13. The boys in purple closed PATRICK MUSAU ’17, an eight-man from Kenya, serves as the Furman captain. the season with a 13-1 record, the best run since 2004–05, when the program notched 21 The Paladins finished runner-up in In the semifinals, Furman faced a consecutive wins. The team 2007 and 2008. In 2010, Furman moved daunting task. The Paladins had to take on is coached by John Roberts, up to Division 2 but was a minnow in a three-time defending champion Minne- who cofounded the team with bass pond. Of the 124 D2 programs, only sota–Duluth. The last time the Penguins Marc Roberts ’99 (no rela- Middlebury College has a smaller enroll- were on the losing end of a match was tion). Now coaching his 19th ment than Furman. spring 2013. When junior Matty Newman year, Roberts has amassed a THE BOYS IN PURPLE Since that time, the Paladins have slotted a 50-meter drop kick in the opening record of 178-61-2. elbowed their way to the top. The team fin- two minutes of play to put the Dins up 3-0, It was not the only fall CLOSED THE SEASON ished ranked sixth in 2014 and narrowly the wildly partisan crowd was euphoric. accomplishment for the WITH A 13-1 RECORD, missed the playoffs in 2015. On the road to Duluth fought back and constructed program. In October, the the 2016 championship game, the Paladins a 12-3 lead late in the first half before team announced that it THE BEST RUN SINCE captured the Southern Rugby Conference Furman’s Adam Miller, Jeffrey Rein and had formed a Furman 2004–05. Title and defeated Sacred Heart University Newman each scored a try to construct a Rugby Alumni Board. The 68-31 and North Carolina State 41-19 to 29-12 lead. But Duluth would not go away. eight-member board, head- win USA Rugby’s South Regional. The Penguins nibbled away at the Paladin ed by Trent Emeneker ’02 Those victories set up a dream scenario lead. With 12 minutes remaining, Furman and Chris Helps ’01, will for the Paladins. Furman, which hosted clung to a 32-29 lead. work to deepen connections the Division 2 Final Four 2013-15, was In the final moments, Duluth pressed. with rugby alumni, mentor selected this past August to host the event But the Paladins’ defense held. current players, help recruit once more. The Paladins would have home The next day, Furman played three- student athletes and raise THOMAS TRANKLE, a sophomore from Pretoria, South Africa, surges ahead against Whitewater. field advantage. year runner-up University of Wiscon- funds for the program. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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ARTJEREMY CREDIT FLEMING Travelers Rest. Travelers Institute for the Advancement of Commu for Advancement the Institute ER, one patient at atime. ER, Furman students working with the Green the with working students Furman cus the work, streamline communication communication streamline work, the cus entire community. of the health the oncentered improving completes her senior year at Furman, at Furman, completes her senior year she as But research. laboratory doing directly with patients in the emergency the in patients with directly working experiences—she’s dergraduate ville Health System (GHS) on to aproject System Health ville all with a goal of benefitting the commu the of benefitting agoal with all partnerships, new potential identify and have now, before ated partnerships but the nity Health, or IACH, which launched this this launched which or IACH, Health, nity by Furman’s supported be to nerships means,” she says. she says. means,” is hard to teach,” Ritter says. Ritter teach,” to hard is in Hospital Greenville at North room zations and the academic world—work academic the and zations organi community system, healthcare ahub creates institute October. The past records and communicate with physicians. physicians. with communicate and records that exactly what and person’s is health She’s summers spent two ple specialties. from each other. The institute will help fo will other. each institute from The portal where patients can access their their access can patients where portal been scattered and sometimes isolated isolated sometimes and scattered been she’s adding a unique piece to her to piece un she’s aunique adding for work that simultaneously involves the the involves for simultaneously work that boost participation in MyChart, an online online an MyChart, in participation boost “It expands your own idea of what a idea of what own your “It expands “A huge part of medicine is unspoken and and unspoken is “A of medicine huge part That’s the part she’s learning now in the the now in she’s learning part the That’s The team is one of the first part new one first is of the team The It’s not that the groups haven’tIt’s cooper groups the not that Ritter is part of a team of about adozen of about of ateam part is Ritter in the class time. She’s time. class the in shadowed doctors in multi in doctors shadowed has put put ’17 has Ritter adison ------Carolina and Clemson University as as Clemson University and Carolina Furman the undergraduate partner. partner. undergraduate the Furman of South University the joined Furman Hestermann, executive director of IACH of IACH director executive Hestermann, designated the research partner, USC USC partner, research the designated out what that meant, practically,” says Eli Eli says practically,” meant, out that what didn’t seem a good match for school’s the match agood seem didn’t the graduate/professional partner and and partner graduate/professional the when years three about back dates that assistant programs. But those ultimately ultimately those But programs. assistant or physician’s therapy aphysical as at GHS. studies of preprofessional and nity while also meeting needs within the the within needs meeting also while nity healthcare system and the academic world. academic the and system healthcare formal partners with GHS. Clemson was Clemson was GHS. with partners formal “My first job was going to be to figure figure to be to going was job first “My IACH is a next step in a partnership apartnership in step anext is IACH Furman explored possibilities such such possibilities explored Furman Greenville County will play out both in play out both will County Greenville Furman’s role became clear. role became Furman’s working toward the same goals. goals. same the toward working organization of the connections that that connections of the organization on more than a strong medical presence, presence, medical astrong on more than depends of acommunity health overall already existed betweenalready institutions. as numerous community organizations involve the healthcare system as well as system healthcare the involve It will work ground. on and the research health outcomes for people throughout throughout people for outcomes health says. he the notion that the and partnerships, same time, GHS was asking for better for better asking was GHS time, same focus on liberal arts and sciences. At the the At sciences. and arts on liberal focus “Here’s where we have our opportunity,” “Here’s opportunity,” our have we where As Hestermann considered considered Hestermann As The institute’s mission to improve to mission institute’s The FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN

23 24 Child Health & Advocacy at and GHS &Advocacy Health Child Bradshaw Institute for Community for Community Institute Bradshaw says. Hestermann University students and faculty will will faculty and students University who live in poverty can manage their manage can poverty in live who children in the community, staff will will staff community, the in children GHS While out doctor’s office. of the patients one these only of piece keeping or racial disparities, “you drill down down drill “you disparities, or racial Sease, medical director of the director medical Sease, academics. academics. those?’” causes you say,and ‘What look for ways for Furman students to students look for for Furman ways initiatives that focus on the health of health on the focus that initiatives organization aperson’sin alocal diet, hand adirect have not able to be might is care Medical food. more nutritious identifies needs and evaluates solutions. evaluates and needs identifies health better with improved access to access improved with better health prevention doesn’t happen in theprevention in doesn’t happen senior medical director of pediatric of pediatric director senior medical four walls of the hospital,” says Kerry Kerry says hospital,” of the walls four could. access on food focused be hands on with research that both that research on with hands be “We know prevention and works, know “We As her Bradshaw Institute develops Institute her Bradshaw As When the data uncover poor outcomes poor uncover data the When For example, people with diabetes diabetes For people with example,

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2008–09, 509 Furman students were students Furman 509 2008–09, To get into a physician’s assistant To aphysician’s get into assistant of piece anecessary often They’re wouldn’t we?” wouldn’t do a community-based intervention, why intervention, do acommunity-based or needing these types of experiences of experiences types these or needing opportunities. of contact hours,” says Susan Ybarra, Ybarra, Susan says hours,” contact work. graduate into leading experience KEY TRAINING KEY and evaluation of programs. evaluation and implementation design, the in assist associate director of IACH, whose work whose of IACH, director associate or hospital. a clinic interested in careers. healthcare This revolves around creating these types education. out students’ rounding has doubled in the past eight years. In years. eight past doubled the in has have volunteering or shadowing hours in in hours or shadowing volunteering have it isn’t to for enough example, program, students,” Sease says. “If we’re going to to going we’re “If says. students,” Sease “We’ll create opportunities for these for these opportunities create “We’ll “They have to have actual patient actual have to have “They The number of students requesting requesting of students number The simply aren’t opportunities These

says TJ Banisaukas, chief health careers careers health chief TJ says Banisaukas, with representatives from every major every from representatives with direct interaction with patients. Many Many patients. with interaction direct the with grow to continue it to expects he and reputation, the to contributed chemistry. of for providing premier institutions of the campus. on of the 20 fastest-growing occupations in in occupations fastest-growing 20 of the them to this kind of experience. kind this to them or research in whether IACH, through the nation are in the healthcare industry. healthcare the in are nation the advisor and an assistant professor assistant an and advisor academic year, that number is 1,107— is number that year, academic having nothing to do with medicine,” medicine,” do with to nothing having and internship the plenty of fill people to healthcare-related career, be there will students count on their school to connect connect to school on count their students developed being are that slots shadowing healthcare,” to apathway students formation of IACH. The timing couldn’t couldn’t timing The of IACH. formation body planning to pursue some type of some type pursue to planning body 13 Statistics, of Labor Bureau U.S. by the be better. According to a late-2015 report “We’re becoming more visible as one as more visible becoming “We’re With a full third of Furman’s student of Furman’s third afull With “I come from a family background background afamily come from “I He says the partnership with GHS has has GHS with partnership He the says

COURTESY PHOTO Through the guidance of a guidance the Through (Greenville, SC) June 2016. SC) (Greenville, Foundation Surgical Training Training Foundation Surgical and Innovation Center Innovation Center and able to explore orthopedic orthopedic able to explore Hestermann says. The hospital system could identify aproblem, identify could system hospital The says. Hestermann visited the Hawkins Hawkins visited the surrounding tissue. surrounding and aknee dissect well as as techniques surgery were students surgeon, local where the demand for workers is endless and new jobs are new jobs are and for endless workers demand is the where what they do best while also creating sustainability through through sustainability creating also while do best they what says. community,” Fair the work you’re impacts doing organizations these with connecting much spend of her time will groups often have a mission directed toward a specific issue, issue, aspecific toward directed amission have often groups continuing to be created with developing technologies, the the developing technologies, with created be to continuing create an office, hire staff and address the need. the address and staff hire office, an create organizations working toward the same goals. These smaller smaller These goals. same the toward working organizations COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY that’s already doing that and partner with them,” Hestermann says. says. them,” Hestermann with partner and that doing already that’s the GHS structure, IACH also will be the link to community community to link the be will also IACH structure, GHS the about graduate school and medical programs, Banisaukas says. Banisaukas programs, medical and school graduate about choices make to start they level” as maturity at ahigher are career healthcare traditional forsome in students less a fire and helping to identify places where Furman and GHS can be be can GHS and Furman where places helping identify to and immersive, self-reflective experiences in the clinical world, they world, theclinical in experiences self-reflective immersive, better the undergraduates, as experience can more students research base to measure the impact of their work. And they may may they And work. of their impact the measure to base research prepared they are to make the best choices for their next steps. steps. next choices for their best the make to are they prepared industry an In work. community-based involve that paths pursuing funding from foundations. approaches. and programs their help evaluate them system could streamline work sides. for both streamline could system scientific evidence that can be used for writing grants or grants writing forused be can that evidence scientific matchmaker a“community her role as describes She supportive. such as food access or housing, but they typically don’t the have typically but they or housing, access food as such for health.” for health.” EXPOSURE be working in isolation when a partnership with the healthcare healthcare the with when apartnership isolation in working be SUMMER 2016RESEARCH “Because our students have the opportunity to get these get these to opportunity the have students our “Because “That’s where the institute is really going to play arole,” to going really is institute the where “That’s “Sometimes to get a federal grant, you need to show how to you the need grant, get afederal to “Sometimes organization community a find to other option be would “The Assisting small, community-based groups with research will will research with groups community-based small, Assisting While many of these partnerships will take place within within place take will partnerships of these many While Handling the research piece allows these groups to focus on focus to groups these allows piece research the Handling IACH, with director program action Fair,Melissa community

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Ritter says. “The only way I’ve way only “The says. Ritter field is through Furman.” through fieldis classroom and theorizing what what theorizing and classroom students. for experience to their health can be a radical aradical be can health their to poverty looks like,” Sease says. says. Sease like,” looks poverty medical the to aconnection had so different than sitting in a sitting than different so face and learning the barriers barriers the learning and face “It ingrains something in you in something “It ingrains Talking with patients face-to- patients with Talking She hopes the work will ignite ignite work the will hopes She “Actual health involves so much so more.” involves health “Actual Carolina Legal Services. He recently was designated full-time full-time designated was He recently Services. Legal Carolina Furman students along for the ride for for ride that.” the along students Furman with medication. with work together. comemayfromthey a at it on health, specifically focus will exposed to in the classroom and put them to work in real life. real work put to them in and classroom the in to exposed university’s Advantage—the Furman of The commitment environmental cause that could be addressed through a legal alegal through addressed be could that cause environmental experiencing was child The fibrosis. cystic has daughter exacerbated by, a civil legal barrier. legal by,exacerbated acivil he says. good,” that’s intersect; values and purposes our you don’t somewhere,” that use he paths says. career variety of directions. of variety NOT JUST MEDICINE NOT JUST the community.” the the housing situation of a young mother whose 1-year-old 1-year-old mother whose of ayoung situation housing the three worlds—medical, academic and community services—can services—can community and academic worlds—medical, three Furman between (MLP) partnership legal new medical the to Students roles. medical typical beyond the far extend that therapy and cancer patients, art history and how people process how people process and history art patients, cancer and therapy appointment with a pulmonologist. apulmonologist. appointment with girl’sconditionThe flooring. new tile with apartment another wasn’t situation the if landlord the sue to threatening a letter and GHS. Mitchell says IACH should help clarify the ways the the ways the help should clarify IACH says Mitchell GHS. and with interaction your reframe and it, internalize on it, reflect remedy . . . I’ve got a client who is breathing better because of because better got breathing .I’ve aclientremedy is who an cancel able to her mother was that point the to improved into two the moved the owner wasn’t beforelong It rectified. management might find places to connect and learn at GHS. and learn connect to places find might management and or or business economics technology information in student’s education. Fair wants to take the theories students are are students theories the take to wants Fair student’s education. each mentorship into and meaning build to vision strategic something I did last week,” Mitchell says. “My goal is to bring bring to is goal “My says. Mitchell week,” last Idid something bronchial infections that doctors had been unable to control control to unable been had doctors that infections bronchial by identifying when a health problem may have roots in, or be in, problem roots have may when ahealth by identifying “It’s not just the experience,” Fair says. “It’s how says. you Fair experience,” “It’s the not just “What presented as a medical problem turned out to have an an out have to problem turned amedical as presented “What “It’s thinking beyond the old, ‘You go to the hospital,’” he says. he says. old, ‘You beyond the hospital,’” the go to “It’s thinking where and time, same at row the get to them to “You’re trying few very are there system, billion you’ve got a$2.3 “When A recent GHS referral to Mitchell’s office led him to investigate investigate to him Mitchell’sled to office referral GHS A recent This kind of work blends perfectly with the renewed renewed the with of work blends perfectly kind This The same is true for community organizations. While many many While organizations. for community true is same The Mitchell found what looked like mold in the home and sent home mold the and in like looked what found Mitchell Mitchell says the MLP is already working in this direction direction this in working already is MLP the says Mitchell Hestermann envisions learning experiences for students for students experiences learning envisions Hestermann Hestermann is already fielding creative proposals: music proposals: creative fielding already is Hestermann is a senior litigation attorney with South South with attorney asenior litigation is ’90 Mitchell Kirby FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN

25 “incredulous at how easy it is for me to get into the hospital, hospital, the for it get is into me to at how easy “incredulous partnership, speaks at the Nurturing Developing Minds Conference Minds Conference Developing Nurturing atthe speaks partnership, held earlier this year at Greenville’s Kroc Center. atGreenville’s Kroc held earlier year this KIRBY MITCHELL ’90, MITCHELL KIRBY Ybarra secured slots with hospital chaplains for five juniors for juniors five chaplains hospital with slots secured Ybarra 26 will strategically seek out opportunities to match specific specific match to out seek opportunities strategically will UNIQUE ACCESS opportunities,” he says. says. he opportunities,” each semester in a shadowing program studying vocation vocation studying program ashadowing in semester each visual information. At the same time, the institute’s staff staff institute’s the time, same the At information. visual and ministry. learning needs. learning more unique than he knew. His friends at bigger schools are are at schools bigger friends he knew. His than more unique it takes.” doctors. multiple program, which gave depth and shape to his understanding. his to shape and depth gave which program, placing pre-med students. He started as a biology major abiology but soon as He started students. pre-med placing says. “It’s howsays. do people work.” shadowing doctors.” shadowing shifted his focus to religion, business, and pre-med. pre-med. and business, religion, to focus his shifted “I’m concerned with more than how does the body work,” he body the how does more than with concerned “I’m what understand do,” “I says. doctors Stevens what seen have “I “But a lot of it still is matchmaking, based on these sorts of sorts on these based matchmaking, is alot of it“But still Then he participated in the newly defined chaplain shadowing shadowing chaplain defined newly the in heThen participated came to Furman because of its reputation for reputation of its because Furman to ’18 came Stevens Will He’s discovered that his access to hospital experiences is is experiences hospital to access his He’s that discovered He took advantage of Furman’s shadowing program to follow to program shadowing of Furman’s He advantage took Some of the matchmaking has already begun. Last fall, fall, Last begun. already has matchmaking Some of the

FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN an attorney with the new medical legal medical new the with attorney an South Carolina Medical Legal Partnership (MLP), gathers information information (MLP), gathers Medical Partnership Carolina Legal South from a family at the Center for Developmental Services in Greenville. in Services Developmental for Center afamily atthe from MARY FRANCES DENNIS ’18, Ybarra says. says. Ybarra The Institute “is the place that makes it all make sense.” make it all makes that place the “is Institute The patients to barriers help identify GHS will research The gives students such in-depth access to a medical records system system records amedical to access in-depth such students gives up for help MyChart. sign them and waiting or such concentrated face time with patients. with time face or concentrated such why not? of them, front in right ascreen help and even with she says. aspect,” social overlooked, the patients. with communicating of. advantage take to time even has those barriers. those across the hospital system and the community. the and system hospital the across problem have.” “It’s to agreat paths. future as seminary and road,” says Stevens, who’s considering both medical school medical who’s Stevens, both says road,” considering people signed up so far? And if they don’t want to sign up, sign don’t to they want if And up far? so people signed her work in the ER has helped her practice approaching and and approaching helped her practice has ER her the work in using the portal and, hopefully, ways to work around work to around ways hopefully, and, portal the using fruit of her experiences beyond the classroom. Most recently, classroom. beyond the of her experiences fruit “These actually can all work together,” says. all Mitchell can actually “These problem-solve,” to have patients; they to talk to getting “They’re of goes kind that of medicine ahuge that’s part think “I the down opportunities of alot of these fruit the see “I’ll At the same time, they’re gathering data—why haven’t data—why gathering they’re time, same the At The team members sit down with patients while they’re they’re while patients with sit members down team The It’s the kind of meaningful partnership he hopes to soon see see soon to he hopes partnership of meaningful It’s kind the he than more opportunities are there says Stevens fact, In Hestermann says there’s no other program in place now that now place that in there’s says no other program Hestermann the seeing is member, already team MyChart the Ritter, the first intern assigned to the new new the to assigned intern first the

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From ancient times Despite this familiarity, Curtis was Kipp-DuPont has been a falconer for more convincing the animal to stick around is Curtis is one of roughly 4,000 licensed uneasy when he arrived on the leafy than 40 years, and Curtis knew this was a greater balancing act. falconers in the U.S., with most of them campus in the fall of 1982. his chance. “All the books say the minute you living in California. He works with his “I was scared to death of the new college But becoming a falconer is sort of like think your bird loves you, you’re going birds every day, often for hours at a time, thing. For me Furman was huge,” he says. ascending to the rank of Jedi Master, to lose that bird,” Curtis says matter- and like others who practice his craft he “I was looking for things to do.” and the first step requires convincing a of-factly. “I can’t free-fly my two hawks often ponders its origin. An animal lover, Curtis had falconer to sponsor your mandatory two- unless their weight is about 750, 740 “Some 4,000 to 6,000 years ago, a volunteered in an animal shelter back year apprenticeship. It’s not a decision grams. If it gets up to 850 grams, they couple of people were sitting around a home. So he naturally gravitated to an they take lightly, and it took weeks of aren’t coming back.” That’s because, fire, out in the desert, and one goes, ‘Hey, on-campus club that worked with the persuading before Kipp-DuPont agreed to when not hungry, the animal literally we could trap that falcon and go hunting Greenville Humane Society to rehabilitate take Curtis under his wing. forgets the human exists. Curtis is quick with it,’” says Curtis, whose fascination wildlife, which included birds of prey. Naturally, Curtis wondered how he’d to point out, however, his birds go to bed and intense interest in birds of prey was “When you go clean their cages, hawks get his first bird. Kipp-DuPont’s answer full every night. sparked while a student at Furman. “It’s will typically back away from you as their was simple: You catch one. Only juvenile “We don’t want to be cruel,” he says. like somebody going, ‘Oh, I’m going to defense mechanism. They told me owls birds, less than a year old, are legal “We want to find that magic window grab that shark and go fishing with it.’ will attack you, and sure enough they did. to capture, and if you have the right where the bird will be responsive to How does that happen?” You’d go in there to get the screech owl, equipment and knowledge, snaring one come back to us but also be keen to Yet somehow it did, around 1300 B.C. and that little guy’s coming,” Curtis says is surprisingly easy. where he’s looking around for stuff in ancient Mongolia. And falconry most with a smile. “We had a great horned owl, His first bird was a feisty female to kill and to eat, because that’s what definitely didn’t start out as a leisure and you’d actually go in with two people. red-tailed hawk he named Rocket Girl falconry is.” activity. Humans ate the meat the One person would have a broom, not to after an American pale lager brewed by birds caught, and the practice became hurt the bird but to kind of keep him Asheville Brewing Company. (Curtis Educational experiences CURTIS USES A WHISTLE to summon so widespread and efficient it helped away . . . We’d go up to Paris Mountain and names all his birds after beers or The birds Curtis catches from the wild a bird. feed marauding armies. Through the release red-tailed hawks back into the bourbons.) Once she was in captivity never lose the ability to hunt, and he centuries, falconry spread across Asia wild. It was cool. Then I started reading the real work began. and his wife have agreed to release them It was silly, I knew. Sam, a Harris’s through China and Russia, reaching about falconry.” First you must simply spend time after no more than two years. Little Hawk, weighs about a pound and a half, Europe about a thousand years after it holding the animal to get it accustomed Sumpin’, a kestrel he caught early in and compared to the speed he could began. And though falcons are the sport’s The magic window to a human’s presence. “It’s just hours 2016, was symbolically released July 4, reach if I were an unsuspecting rabbit namesake, along the way falconers learned Curtis went on to earn a psychology and hours,” says Curtis. “But within joining both Rocket Girl and Green Man, (about 120 mph) he was in gentle-cruise to work with hawks, goshawks, owls, and degree, and after settling in North about two to three hours they’re usually who were let go after two years and nine mode. As he closed in, though, the sight even the mighty eagle. Golden eagles, Carolina he met his future wife, Susan, standing calmly on the glove. And then months, respectively. of this powerful, streamlined body which can weigh 11 pounds and unfurl a a Petersburg, Virginia, native, while it’s a food-based relationship. They The birds never look back. That brought out a primal dread of being wingspan of more than seven feet, are still leading outdoor programs for children don’t eat until they take food from you, doesn’t mean a small part of Curtis hunted, and when the raptor raised unleashed by Mongols to hunt—and kill— with special needs. They married in 1992, the falconer.” doesn’t wish they would. “With Rocket, his outstretched talons—four on each grown wolves. and a few years later they joined Susan’s Sometimes that can take a while, as my first one, I don’t think I cried, but foot, an inch long, razor sharp, crushing Falconry survives in America today parents in opening the Sourwood Inn, a Curtis found out with Rocket Girl. you spend hours and hours and days power 10 times a man’s handshake—to through people like Curtis who are retreat bed-and-breakfast on 100 acres “She was stubborn: I don’t like you. I with these birds. . .” His voice trails off, alight on my arm, time seemed to stop. captivated by the opportunity to share a between Asheville and Weaverville. In don’t like this. Forget it. It was five days the implication clear. Heart racing, I watched as he ripped a wild animal’s world and have the extreme 2003, Curtis launched Curtis Wright without food before she took anything Today, Curtis works with Sam and piece of stew beef from my fingers and dedication and unwavering patience to Outfitters, a fly fishing store and guide from me,” he says. Hoppy Boy, another Harris’s Hawk, gobbled it down. There was no asking do so. service located in Weaverville. Birds, like all animals, have different and probably will for the rest of his life or performing tricks—the meat was his. Curtis grew up in St. Petersburg, Curtis’s courtship with falconry became personalities, and red-tails are no unless he sells them. The birds, native CURTIS’S INTEREST in falconry is And when Sam was ready for more he Florida, and made Furman his only serious in 2012 when he met Peter Kipp- exception. Curtis’s second hawk, Green to the U.S. Southwest as well as Central reflected in his library. His face is re- eyed me with disinterest before flapping college application after riding past the DuPont, who requested that he be allowed Man, took food from him within an and South America, have been captive- flected in the eye of RocketGirl, the first red-tailed hawk Curtis worked with, in a away toward another tree to do it again. regal front gate many times on the way to to set up an educational table with his hour. While catching a bird of prey bred and, according to law, can’t legally painting done by his sister, Susan Averill, Only when he was gone did I realize I’d his family’s summer home in Montreat, two peregrine falcons in front of Curtis’s and training it to rely on you to eat be released. They will likely live nearly as a 50th birthday present. never even felt him land. North Carolina. second store in Asheville’s Biltmore Village. can be arduous and time consuming; 30 years. SUSANNAH KAY SUSANNAH KAY SUSANNAH

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“I’ve found when you give David Heidrick and his wife, Lisa, have driven two hours from their home outside of Charlotte to take advantage more photo(s) or could be used for space as needed (ad?) somebody that experience, when of Curtis’s two-hour falconry outing at his 30-acre valley property nestled between two mountains near the Blue Ridge you’re holding that bird two feet Parkway. They own a macaw, and Lisa tracked down Curtis’s outing as a gift to her bird-loving husband. or a foot from you and you get to The three venture out first with Sam, who is nearly eight, and then one-year-old Hoppy Boy. Sam’s experience shows look at it up close, you never see with soft landings on David Heidrick’s arm and quick flights back to the trees. Hoppy Boy comes in faster and doesn’t see another bird of prey the same.” the point of leaving again when he knows the food is near. For their reward, both cap their afternoon by tearing apart a Traditional falconry is about hunting with the raptors, dead, but fresh, baby chicken, in fairly gruesome fashion. which learn to watch for prey that humans or dogs flush out “If you’re an animal person, this is a once-in-a-lifetime kind and strike. Curtis can’t stop his birds from capturing live of deal,” says Heidrick. “I enjoyed every moment of it.” game if they see it, but that isn’t his main motivation with Curtis is a General class falconer and will become a Master Sam and Hoppy Boy. Instead, Curtis believes they serve a dual class falconer in 2019. He hopes to trap his first screech owl soon purpose: educating the public and hunting. or work with a falcon like a peregrine (kestrels are the world’s “I’ve found when you give somebody that experience, when smallest falcons and primarily hunt things like grasshoppers). you’re holding that bird two feet or a foot from you and you As the Heidricks drive up the driveway, headed south for get to look at it up close, you never see another bird of prey the dinner, a distinctive sound emanates from the mountain and same way again,” he says. “And I think it teaches people just a echoes down the valley. little bit more respect for them. To share in their lives for that Whhooooo hooooo. It’s a great horned owl.

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35 understand). The shtick is so popular THE NEW DAY that not only are there multiple videos Watson (Woods) on YouTube of Woods playing his is the centerpiece trombone, there are videos showing of The New Day, how to make his WWE 2K17 video game a wrestling trio character play the trombone. that includes Big “Once you’re in, it’s all based on E (left) and Kofi your work ethic and your personality, Kingston. because personality is 80 percent of the game,” Watson says. “If you can get people either to love you or hate you then you’re doing your job. Me, I am very outspoken and try to be quick-witted when possible.” New Day credits “unicorn magic” and “the power of positivity” for its success, and considering the success Watson has achieved and the obstacles he overcame to get there, it’s tempting AS A STUDENT, WATSON enjoyed time cheering from the stands and in front of them as to say he used the same thing. The a cheerleader. reality, however, is something far more impressive: determination. “Everything that I’ve done in life has been to gain some sort of skill to “I’D DRIVE TO GEORGIA OR NORTH CAROLINA help me become a pro wrestler,” Watson says. OR DOWN TO MYRTLE BEACH OR WHEREVER PRO WRESTLING IS FILLED WITH TO WRESTLE. AND I’D WRESTLE FRIDAY NIGHT, BEHEMOTHS who were once professional athletes, bulging with SATURDAY, AND THEN TWO TIMES ON SUNDAY, muscles and exuding testosterone. “He’s a big deal. He even has an action figure.” Growing up, Watson was small, AND BE BACK IN CLASS AT 8 A.M. ON MONDAY.” WHEN IT COMES TO POP CULTURE, Frenzied crowds often chant “New Day uncoordinated and, by his own rocks” during shows. Rolling Stone named admission, “a nerd.” Still, he knew Austin Watson ’05 may be one of New Day 2015’s WWE Wrestlers of the Year, that was his world. Once he arrived at Furman, Watson challenged his comfort describing Woods, Big E, and Kofi Kingston “I was into wrestling and video games and Jackie Chan zone again by joining the cheerleading team. Why? To learn Furman’s most famous graduates. “But as “a hat-trick of pro-wrestling awesomeness.” movies pretty much all my childhood,” Watson says. to do flips and other gymnastics that would be required in the On December 14, New Day became the “Wrestling was just awesome—the spectacle, the fireworks, ring. He also began traveling around the Greenville area to wait,” you might be saying, “I’ve never longest-reigning tag-team champion in WWE the action, the larger-than-life characters . . . It’s something participate in amateur wrestling events on the weekends. history, capping a rise that began when they I’ve wanted since I was in elementary school, and I got made “I’d get done with class on Friday, and I’d borrow my friend’s even heard of Austin Watson.” united on July 21, 2014. fun of my entire life for it.” car, at least until I got my own, and I’d drive to Georgia or The success is the result of tremendous When Watson recounts the decisions that led to professional North Carolina or down to Myrtle Beach or wherever to If you’re one of millions of pro Onarae Rice. “So when I see him up popularity with fans, which stems from over- wrestling, it’s hard to imagine anyone in any profession being wrestle. And I’d wrestle Friday night, Saturday, and then two wrestling fans, though, you’ve there, that’s not a stretch.” the-top silly antics and exceptional oratory more singularly focused. times on Sunday, and be back in class at 8 a.m. on Monday,” undoubtedly heard of Xavier Woods By up there, Rice means inside skills. It’s fair to say that Woods (Watson) “In middle school, I didn’t play any sports. I wasn’t athletic Watson says. “If you want something, you’ll figure out a way to and his team, New Day, which at the the ring at one of WWE’s sold-out leads the way. at all,” says Watson, who hails from Atlanta. “So I thought, make it work. So, yeah, I’d miss out on all the parties and stuff, moment are as big as big gets in the shows around the world, including His theatrics include playing a trombone well, I should probably get in shape and get my mind right. but in the long run it didn’t have any bearing on me because I highest level of World Wrestling periodically at Greenville’s 15,000- named Francesca backstage to announce So I started amateur wrestling and playing football because got what I came to get.” Entertainment (WWE), the most seat Bon Secours Wellness Arena. his presence to the arena and introducing they had a great weight-training program. I started doing That included a degree. Watson was intent on attending watched wrestling organization Watson gives Rice tickets when he Francesca II’s Scottish cousin, Agnes, a track and field because I wanted to learn how to run the University of Miami or UCLA, but unbeknownst to him on earth. comes to town, and it’s hard to say set of bagpipes at a show in Scotland (the properly because I was just a mess all around.” his mother also sent an application to Furman after hearing Well, they’re the same what impresses Rice’s sons more— original Francesca was broken by Chris And those weren’t even the biggest problems. about the university from friends at her hair salon. When he person, with or without the Xavier Woods in person, or their dad Jericho, forcing Woods to replace “her” with “Senior year of high school, I had really bad stage fright,” was accepted, she then persuaded him to visit, even though kaleidoscope singlet. knowing Xavier Woods. “her sister” Francesca II. When Francesca he says. “So I joined the show choir, because I figured if he’d never heard of the school. On campus, Watson immediately “He’s always been theatrical. No “I have young boys, and they look at II was also broken by an opponent she was you could sing and dance in front of people then you can do knew all he needed to know. matter what, he was in character,” him and they’re like, ‘You know him? replaced by Francesca II: Turbo. You really anything in front of people. I did that to push the stage “I’ll never forget this. When we pulled in and we saw the huge says Furman Psychology Professor You know Xavier Woods?’” Rice says. need to watch WWE and play video games to fright out of my mind, which helped a lot.” fountain and all the trees, it immediately felt like home for COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY REGISTER CHARLIE

36 FURMAN | SPRING 2017 FURMAN | SPRING 2017 37 Watson’s wedding. wedding. Watson’s 38 I wanted to work with children with autism, autism, with children work to with I wanted Erin Hahn that changed his life. his changed that Hahn Erin young, African-Americans, nerdy, our into African-Americans, young, field that people don’t know about, and there’sand people about, that field knowdon’t what goes on because you’re going to have a have you’re to going on because goes what would allow him to not be polished all the the all not polished to be him allow would with mywith professors.” why Ipicked it.” only makes him more thrilled to see that his his that see to more thrilled him makes only culture, but at the same time you do have time but same at the culture, of my college life and my actual life . . . Going .Going life my actual and of life my college school,”in “We’dtalk says. Watson difficult sad,” Watson so “I it says. was because crying of Rice’s first summer research assistants, and assistants, research summer of Rice’s first But on shows campus. wrestling organizing their identity on being “nerdy” to the point of point the to “nerdy” on identity being their fact of the New Day is aspects unique most the that pressure . . . I told him that it was very very it was that . . Itold him pressure that time,” Rice says. “You don’t want to necessarily “You says. necessarily to don’t Rice time,” want to Furman helped shape who I am as an adult, adult, an as Iam who helped shape Furman to two formed a bond so tight that Rice attended attended Rice that abond tight so formed two all of the members are black, and they’ve built built they’ve and black, are members of the all available to him to talk to me in a way that that away me in to talk to him to available African-American expectations the and love children. They’re awesome, and that was was that awesome, and They’re love children. important you be culturally aware no matter no matter aware culturally you be important parody. That’s no accident. That’s parody. of One heart. to words his taken has protégé but that much of aplatform, this quite have alot of kids.” impact you where could platform not enough hands on deck to help.” on to deck not hands enough class in sitting of us hours three it be would and kids, their about stories us tell and in more quietly he was devoting himself to his his to himself devoting he was more quietly his office for hours some days. He’s days. some office for part hours his ahuge avery is Furman because graduated, have told me that points oneprobably turning of the he’s not sure what would have happened. The The happened. he’s have would what not sure it give to there Rice without help, and too, by taught on autism class aseminar to he points one major. he was student, Aserious psychology students sometimes feel. “I made myself very very myself made “I feel. sometimes students feel like you’re representing all of the black of the all you’re representing feel like some reason,” he says. “It felt right, and that’s that’s and “It felt he says. right, some reason,” because of the relationships I was able to make make able to Iwas relationships of the because the on going in things there’s many so because “Without him I honestly don’t think Iwould don’t Ihonestly think him “Without “Sometimes they would have parents come parents have would they “Sometimes There were times when Watson times were needed There Watson made no secret of his ambitions, even ambitions, Watson of his no secret made “We all have kind of the same background: background: same of the kind have all “We Often, their conversations dealt with race race with dealt conversations their Often, Rice may not have thought Watson not thought may have would Rice

FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN WWE wrestlers. That began as a significant asignificant as began That wrestlers. WWE AT BARELY 5-FOOT-10 AND ABOUT 200 He’s and on psychology, aPh.D. in working Mankind, Shawn Michaels, and Stone Cold and Michaels, Shawn Mankind, UpUpDownDown, has 810,000 subscribers subscribers 810,000 has UpUpDownDown, you want and enjoy and it.”you want games. There may never have been amore never been may have There games. play video him watch to way go outwho of their called Creed, moniker, Austin wrestling on the back burners for when this is finished finished is for when this burners back on the 2010 in WWE with He signed entertaining. validated nerd in history. nerd in validated a be to it of means what landscape the change to “We’vetried says. stuff,” Watson own come out and people are chanting your name name your chanting peoplecome are out and thought would ever happen to me.” to ever would happen thought but now leagues, minor wrestling’s through two bulging discs in his neck that will likely likely will that neck his in discs bulging two with struggles amatch, out in knocked teeth front Watson is. his toll had physical the to the rush, because it is unreal when you unreal it is because rush, the to it. body. know on He’s to enough his wise ticking Steve Austin and it not be weird . . . that was was .that it not weird be and Austin Steve Stadium in Dallas. a YouTube channel he hosts using his first first his using hea YouTube hosts channel The 2013. level top in the up to called was and at the sight of (New Day),” of (New sight at the “It’s he avery says. at the end of our match be in the ring with with ring the in be endat match the of our last forever.” last .It’s not merchandise your wearing and magnitude of what he’d accomplished hit him he’d of what him hit accomplished magnitude never imagined that people would be crying crying be people would that never imagined of lots other things Ihave passed. has my time at he is how good to it’s merely atestament he worked as career his to impediment keeps busy pursuing other “nerdy” endeavors. endeavors. “nerdy” other pursuing busy keeps is clock the 30s, his Now in knee. left his in whatever no,Be it’s fine: Iwas, position the in humbling feeling, and it isn’t something I it isn’t something and feeling, humbling herniate, and has no posterior cruciate ligament ligament cruciate no posterior has and herniate, Watson pinnacle,” the probably says. shortly thereafter during a match at the AT&T at the amatch during thereafter shortly something I will be trying to hold to onto once trying be Iwill something get addicted that alot of guys are “There says. POUNDS, be in this ring doing what Ilove do, to what but doing I ring this in be not job will this Iunderstand because black nerd. I kind of want to show kids who are are who show kids to of want Ikind nerd. black “I always believed in myself that Iwould that myself in believed always “I “To wrestle in front of 101,000 people, and of people, and 101,000 front in “To wrestle “What I do hurts every single time Ido it,” he time single every Ido hurts “What Wrestling’s cartoon violence isn’t real, but isn’t violence real, cartoon Wrestling’s Despite his time-consuming day job, day Watson time-consuming his Despite Watson is small compared to most to compared Watson small is

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London, Vienna, Paris, ductor and Furman alumnus Keith Lock alumnus Furman and ductor of the college.” the of the are “We group. of the director current whose repertoire ranges from Renais Che acts—with both of finales grand Broadway to ter voices rang out with the Boston Pops as Pops as Boston the out with voices rang ers consists of 68 undergraduate students students undergraduate of 68 consists ers ers during their biennial summer concert concert summer biennial their during ers thedral of the Assumption inside the the inside Assumption of the thedral tours abroad. abroad. tours Sing Furman welcomed have the that tals and we are also an integral part of the life life of the part integral an also are we and when travel, we for school the ambassadors Rhame ’24 Rhame a high note in November note in when 16 of its a high noweth came from Furman music ma Furman from came noweth part of the Holiday con under of Pops the tour part university, in a sense,” says Furman Pro Furman asense,” says in university, mier collegiate choirs, the Furman Sing Furman the choirs, collegiate mier won who aTonynoweth, for her Award on perform to selected were members since 1917 to sing in the 15th century Ca century 15th the 1917 in since sing to until 1970. His successor, Bingham Vick Vick successor, 1970. Bingham His until portrayal of Sally in the 1999 revival of of revival 1999 the in of Sally portrayal of show, her one-woman Let My Love part fessor of Music Hugh Ferguson Floyd, the the offessor Music Floyd, Ferguson Hugh sance motets to 20th century choral music. music. choral century 20th to motets sance starred as the witch Glinda in the original original the in Glinda witch the as starred hart ’81 hart “The Furman Singers really really Singers Furman “The The invitation to perform with Che with perform to invitation The In 1990, the group was the first choir choir first the was group the 1990, In Recognized as one pre of America’s as Recognized Even still, the Furman Singers hit hit Singers Furman the still, Even Students sang two numbers—for the the numbers—for two sang Students . , who conducted the Singers Singers the conducted , who . The show was held at show the was . The , President , President . are , and and , the the , ------“It was a galvanizing experience,” says experience,” agalvanizing “It was “The Furman Singers are really Furman “The Broadway stage with Kristin Chenoweth Chenoweth Kristin with stage Broadway palpa was onstage energy “The Floyd. was not something I could have ever imag have Icould not something was the after stage the off stepped when they confidence that I brought back with me to to me with back I that brought confidence world.quer Her the gave me confidence jor jor my musical studies at Furman.” studies my musical says ined,” Chenoweth’s music director. Kristin is singing next to her I felt like I could con Icould her to Ifelt like next singing first number.” number.” first ble. The students were literally shaking shaking literally were students ble. The “Having the opportunity to sing on a sing to opportunity the “Having Mary-Mitchell Campbell ’96 Campbell Mary-Mitchell Julia Woodward ’17 Woodward Julia . “Just by , who who , - - - Brickle recalls. “I don’t think I will ever Iwill don’t “I think recalls. 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FURMAN | SPRING 2017 |SPRING FURMAN Journalists significantly shape the shape public’s significantly understanding Journalists The oft-repeated phrase “journalism is the first draft of draft first the is oft-repeatedThe “journalism phrase was important. important. was Eleanor Beardsley ’86Eleanor may Beardsley one revered day join this was invitedwas on to speak terror have significantly molded what American readers, viewers readers, moldedAmerican havewhat significantly media’s the reveals deep influence. enduring and history” enced in the shaping of public shaping the in enced cited in academic journals, mas journals, academic in cited and listeners whyand not but it only also felt important was Murrow Walter as R. Severeid Eric Cronkite, Edward and tations. It is frequently refer It frequently is tations. disser doctoral and ter’s theses group of journalists. group of journalists. of our world. century, such reporters Throughout 20th the and North Africa. Recently, she Africa. North and ism in Paris at the Pentagon at the but Paris in ism had to decline. decline. to had policy and diplomacy in Europe Europe in diplomacy and policy Indeed, her work has been her workIndeed, has NEWS NEWS - - - - Africa. Each week, her steady week, Each Africa. Carolina, native, she has filed filed she has native, Carolina, Beardsley has had a front row afront had has Beardsley lic Radio’s Paris-based corre Radio’slic Paris-based spots in Europe and North North and Europe in spots hot political from stories South spondent. AColumbia, seat to history as National Pub- National as history to seat but engaging voice—with a voice—with but engaging For more than a dozen years For adozen years more than

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1 “I interviewed this after the revolution older lady in eastern we met again. He was Ukraine. We were working as an election looking for the boyhood observer when this home of Ukrainian Pres- photo was taken.” ident Victor Yanukovic. We found it. She was 3 “This was taken while his next-door neighbor I was doing the story when he lived there as a on Aristides de Sousa youngster. She told us Mendes (see pg. 44). about him as a boy.” These people came to France from a variety of 2 “I first met this Tu- countries to retrace the nisian gentlemen on the steps of their parents night of the revolution. I and grandparents as had seen police beating they escaped Europe up young people, and he with his help. This was running from the woman gave testimony. police. I let him sleep She was 16 and from in my room, and I slept the Netherlands when with a colleague. When the diplomat got her out I was covering Tunisia’s with her family.” first democratic election

slight Southern lilt—reaches nearly 30 man with a B.A. in history and French, beyond the United States. From her fa- Now 52, Beardsley says she owes her million listeners. “Don’t look for that great, well-paying job when Beardsley moved to Washington, D.C., ther, young Eleanor learned the value and success, in part, to her Furman educa- Beardsley has guided her U.S. audi- where she served on U.S. Sen. Strom art of good storytelling. During a South tion. The liberal arts and sciences and ence through a tumultuous decade in Eu- you’re 22, because you’re not going to get a great Thurmond’s staff. In 2000, she visited a Carolina History course that focused on experiential learning helped her under- rope: the Greek debt crisis, the strife in friend working with the United Nations the theme “Transportation and Commu- stand “how countries and relations came eastern Ukraine, the Syrian refugee cri- job when you’re 22 . . . Build a base, layer after layer.” in Kosovo and became fascinated with nication,” she captivated her third-grade to be” and gave her an “understanding of sis, the Arab Spring and Brexit. Beardsley, the stories she heard from those who had class with a story about Chinese leader the broader picture.” The critical think- too, has reported from many sites of ter- endured the recent Yugoslav wars. Soon Mao Zedong’s 5,600-mile march in 1934– ing and adaptive learning skills she de- ror including the 2015 attack on Charlie grimage made by those saved in the early look. But not now. “I am adventurous but thereafter, she left the United States to 35. At the age of eight, Beardsley had al- veloped in college helped Beardsley nav- Hebdo and the siege on the Bataclan. Last years of World War II by Sousa Mendes, not stupid,” she says. “I would never want accept a position as a spokesperson in the ready grasped that telling a story about igate different cultures and career paths. year, she covered the Bastille Day massa- a Portuguese diplomat known as Portu- to leave my son without a mother.” press office of the United Nations Mission human suffering and passionate com- She encourages young people to be in- cre in Nice. gal’s Schindler, who issued 30,000 visas Her most challenging assignments in Kosovo. mitment to political ideals was a more quisitive, search broadly and not be dis- While the present-day news cycle to Jews. usually involve European Union summits Later, she was hired by a French broad- interesting and effective way of learning couraged if they don’t know exactly what dictates much of her work, Beardsley is Beardsley typically records six fea- in Brussels, where she must efficiently casting company who needed someone about concepts such as transportation they want to do. Be curious, follow your drawn to the past. One of her favorite ture stories a month. But during times and creatively summarize information who spoke French and could explain the and communication. passion and have patience, she says. places is Normandy. “I always find beau- of crisis, she is expected to report on the in ways that will resonate with American American electoral process to a French At Furman, Beardsley became im- “Don’t look for that great, well-paying job tiful stories there,” she says. hour, live, and often from the scene. In audiences. Among her most rewarding audience. Beardsley used the position as mersed in 19th and 20th century history when you’re 22, because you’re not going to Recently she recorded “Les Fleurs de eastern Ukraine, while covering the Ma- assignments have been those in Tunisia, a springboard to land a freelance job for classes (her favorite professor was John get a great job when you’re 22,” Beardsley la Memoire,” or “Flowers of Memory,” a laysian Air flight that was shot down near where she has covered the nation’s tran- NPR in 2004 and has been moving up the Block). A semester-long study away expe- says. “Think about the job you’re going to program founded by a French couple the Russian border, Beardsley rushed to sition to democracy. Beardsley has been ladder since. rience in Versailles stoked her passion for have when you’re 34 . . . and go for a mean- in which Normans adopt the graves of escape a nearby explosion and shelling. surprised and delighted by the extent she Her skill set and life path seem per- French culture and a quest for knowledge ingful job. Build a base, layer after layer.” American servicemen whose families are The next day, she wanted to get closer to has been able to “unlock” this North Af- fectly suited for the job. Beardsley’s fa- and greater understanding. unable to visit. In another story, Beard- the downed plane but was advised against rican society with her fluency in French. ther, a former historian at the University “I was inspired by all the world had The writer is an assistant professor of his- sley featured a group of 50 people who it. Before her now 10-year-old son was Beardsley was a relative newcomer to of South Carolina, nurtured his daugh- to offer,” she says. “And I knew that I’d tory at Furman, specializing in American gathered in Bordeaux to retrace the pil- born, she might have chanced a closer journalism. After graduating from Fur- ter’s interest in French culture and life be back.” and South Carolina history. COURTESY PHOTOS COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY

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have the size to successfully compete in college. It would be one of the worst re- A GLORIOUS cruiting mistakes Rupp would make in a coaching career that spanned more than STORY, A 40 years. Another coach who attended Selvy’s MODEST MAN games was Furman’s Lyles Alley. Coach Frank Selvy, Coal Miner’s Son Alley recognized talent when he saw it recounts the life and career of and invited Selvy to Furman. During the summer after his high school senior year, Furman’s greatest athlete. Alley put Selvy to work at Camp Pinnacle BYBY JOHN JOHN ROBERTS ROBERTS (near Hendersonville, North Carolina), where the 17-year-old ate well, honed his skills and grew three inches and gained ost Furman alumni know 30 pounds. the story of Frank Selvy ’54. When Rupp heard of Selvy’s growth, he Or at least they should. sent a group of coaches to Greenville in an MSelvy was arguably the finest athlete effort to lure Selvy back to his home state. Furman has produced and one of the best When the coaches arrived, though, Selvy college basketball players to ever grace the was tucked away at Camp Pinnacle. They hardcourt. From 1950 to 1954, Selvy led asked around and even called the home of some storied Furman teams and brought a Furman President John Plyler, who was not national spotlight on the small then-Bap- there. No one on the small campus seemed tist college. to know where the young prospect was. A two-time All-American, the native The coaches, much perturbed, left of Corbin, Kentucky, twice led the nation town. But it did not matter. Selvy had de- in scoring. On Feb. 13, 1954, Selvy scored cided to stay true to Furman. an incredible 100 points against Newberry Selvy’s path to Furman is just College in Greenville’s Textile Hall, a sin- one of many richly told stories by McIn- gle-game scoring record that stands today. tosh in Frank Selvy, Coal Miner’s Son. Selected first overall in the 1954 NBA draft, Others include: Selvy went on to play nine seasons in the • How James Selvy and his family trav- pros. The two-time NBA All-Star was a eled six hours to see Frank score 100 teammate of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor on points against Newberry. It was only some of the best Los Angeles Lakers teams. the second time James had seen his Selvy’s rise to national fame is one of son play. Frank Selvy ’54 and Jack McIntosh ’52 (above) participated in a book signing late last year. Selvy Furman lore. And it has been told many • How Coach Alley, a consummate reached the pinnacle of his professional career while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. (bottom left) times, particularly in the pages of this Named after President Franklin Del- soon put to work on the outdoor basketball showman and meticulous planner, publication. But no one has told it as well ano Roosevelt, who helped ease the Great courts of the Corbin YMCA. orchestrated that magical evening in as Jack McIntosh ’52, a retired Anderson, Depression in the region through the New A gifted athlete, Selvy was only able Textile Hall (the state’s first live tele- AN ACCURATE PORTRAIT OF AN UNASSUMING, South Carolina, attorney and Selvy’s class- Deal public works projects, Selvy was one to play a season and a half of basketball vision broadcast of a sporting event) HUMBLE AND SOFT-SPOKEN MAN WHO REMAINED mate, in Frank Selvy, Coal Miner’s Son. of 10 children. The large family lived in a at Corbin High School because he had to by arranging for a seven-piece jazz Published in 2016 and available on two-bedroom home. Selvy’s father, James, work. Still, he was selected to play in a se- band to play and instructing his team GROUNDED AS HIS BASKETBALL STAR ROSE. Amazon.com, the 126-page work provides began working in coal mines at the age of ries of all-star games where he was named at halftime to “feed Frank.” a colorful and richly detailed account of 12 and continued until a mining accident the most valuable player. Like most young • A harrowing account of how Selvy Selvy’s youth, his rise to national fame forced him to retire at 54. basketball players in the area, Selvy hoped and his Lakers teammates survived McIntosh devotes his greatest prose, Coal Miner’s Son is captivating and com- and a rough and tumble NBA career that Frank Selvy was spared a life in the to attract the eye of Adolph Rupp, the leg- a 1960 plane crash by landing in an though, to capturing Selvy’s intensely pelling, a remarkable recount of an was interrupted by a two-year stint in the mines. Instead, at the age of 12, he began endary basketball coach at the University Iowa cornfield. competitive and gritty drive to excel extraordinary journey. U.S. Army. In particular, McIntosh does a traveling to nearby Indiana during the of Kentucky for whom the Wildcats’ cur- • How Selvy and his wife, Barbara, be- during an NBA career that was rife with masterful job of re-creating Selvy’s days summers to pick tomatoes as a migrant rent arena is named. Rupp, who coached friended Hollywood celebrities Doris setbacks. He also paints an accurate The author may be reached through email growing up as the son of a coal miner in worker. After sending money home, the Kentucky from 1930 to 1972, did recruit Day, James Gardner and Pat Boone portrait of an unassuming, humble and at [email protected]. Corbin, a hard-scrabble town near the Ap- young Selvy cobbled together enough cash him for a short time but decided that Selvy, during Frank’s playing days with soft-spoken man who remained grounded palachian Mountains. to buy basketball shoes, a purchase he then 150 pounds and six feet tall, did not the Lakers. as his basketball star rose. 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70% hree verbs drive some variety from Furman, The amount of a student our Alumni and yet our annual giving and experience that is covered by TParent Engagement Office: endowments only cover tuition. The remaining 30% Connect, Serve and Give. 20 percent of the cost of those is covered by the endowment We encourage alumni, scholarships. and annual gifts. parents and friends to Without overdoing the 2,541 be active in these three numbers, I hope I’ve made Number of alumni who 21% areas every year, and our a case for how important gave $100 or less to current Current alumni participation team constantly works on annual giving is to Furman, rate for 2015–16 fiscal year. programs and processes and how grateful we are for operating funds last year. to make it easier for these Participation your participation and the important constituents to impact it has. We also want connect, serve and give at Matters you to connect and consider unprecedented levels. serving your alma mater. We Today, however, I want will launch a new program to focus on the giving 2015–16 was 21 percent. they give, is very important. this year to recognize and component, especially from Our goal this fiscal year Higher participation bolsters reward alumni, parents and our alumni. Please don’t stop is to increase that to 23 our chances of securing friends who are active in all 3,660 reading because you think percent. My dad always said more and bigger grants. This three categories: connecting, Number of alumni who gave the alumni director is going that people vote with their funding, in turn, provides serving and giving. $500 or less to current to pester you to give more. pocketbooks and wallets. more opportunities for our We value and appreciate operating funds last year. I just want to explain why One can argue that this students. As you can see, every gift, as well as your 93% alumni participation—at any has been validated in our participation can pay time and talent. Let’s finish Percentage of students who 23% level—is vitally important. elections, especially national big dividends. this fiscal year, which ends received financial aid in the Our goal for alumni And, I want to give you some elections. Making an annual Having dispelled the in June, in record-breaking 2015–16 academic year insight into the annual giving donation to Furman is your myth, “If you can’t give a fashion by engaging the participation in the 2016–17 process at Furman. way of voting for the success lot, it’s not important to Furman family like fiscal year. First, the percentage of your university and our give,” let’s examine another never before. The percentage of alumni of alumni who give to students—and for improving misconception—that tuition Your giving makes who give each year affects Furman annually is how we rank among the best. covers all of the costs of the Furman experience Furman’s national rankings extremely important. This Second, our alumni educating students. Actually, possible. Please give online at and the value of your ratio, a measure of alumni participation rate often only 70 percent of the ForFurman.com and tell us Furman degree. satisfaction, is used by plays an important role total cost for a student to why you give #ForFurman. US News and World Report in securing grants for attend Furman is covered to compile their immensely the university. Many by tuition. We rely heavily popular annual rankings foundations want to know on endowments, grants and of the top colleges the percentage of alumni annual giving to make up and universities. who give annually. Once the difference. In addition, Mike Wilson ’88 Alumni participation for again, the number of alumni 93 percent of our students Executive Director, Every gift counts. Furman in the fiscal year who give, not the amount receive scholarships of Alumni and Parent Engagement Make a donation at ForFurman.com OR use the enclosed envelope and make your gift TODAY! ERIKA CARTER, GREGOR CRESNAR, ADRIEN COQUET FROM THE NOUN PROJECT PROJECT NOUN THE FROM COQUET ADRIEN CRESNAR, GREGOR CARTER, ERIKA JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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here are many things toT fear in this fragile world— the American political divide, Game of Thrones spoilers, a new Nicholas Sparks novel. But the most terrifying? The South Carolina driver. SLIPPERY WHEN WET One study after another has On the wet skid pad, drivers are encouraged to lose control—so they can learn how to regain it. shown that Palmetto State driv- ers are among the nation’s worst. The latest, conducted by CarIn- suranceComparison.com, found responsive driver. I need to The driving school offers one- Drive to Succeed that South Carolina has the learn how to control my vehicle and two-day courses for weekend There are nine other driv- highest mortality rate per miles when things go wrong. racing enthusiasts, teens and in- ers signed up for the class, and driven. Our drivers are careless, For such an experience, experienced drivers like me who we’re paired off to share two easily distracted and slow to re- there’s the BMW Performance want to survive South Carolina’s toys for the next eight hours: spond. The self-driving car can’t Driving School. Located in mean streets. Yes, you can drive the M240i coupe and the 340i get here fast enough. Greer, South Carolina—a quick a BMW as fast as you want. The M sport sedan. Our instructors So how does one adapt when drive from the Furman cam- center is a playground for motor are BMW-certified professional the roadways resemble some- pus—the performance center heads. However, the school’s real drivers who have spent most of thing out of a Mad Max film? I is part of a series of automotive draw is that it teaches drivers their lives racing cars, go-carts decided to learn how to drive. manufacturing and research how to react when the roadway and anything else that moves To be clear, I have no inter- facilities that have transformed around them is in chaos. That’s forward. Their task is to push est in relearning how to paral- Interstate 85 into the Ameri- how, on a drizzly Saturday morn- us beyond our comfort zone and lel park with a handful of pim- can Autobahn. BMW, Michelin ing in December, I found myself teach us how to handle our ma- ply-faced teens. However, if I’m and Porsche—to name a few— enrolled in BMW’s One-Day Car chines in real-life situations— being honest, I’m no Steve Mc- have their North American Control School. and maybe even convert a few Queen. I don’t have a clue how headquarters located between to drive in icy conditions, and Charlotte and Atlanta. BMW’s view the use of a turn signal as manufacturing facility is the divulging secret information to largest car exporter in the Unit- THE SCHOOL’S REAL DRAW IS THAT IT the enemy. Accident avoidance? ed States, building more than TEACHES DRIVERS HOW TO REACT By the time I’ve registered 1,200 vehicles every day. If you what’s happening to the vehi- ever find yourself in Germany, WHEN THE ROADWAY AROUND THEM cle, I’m already on the phone that X5 M whizzing by at 120 IS IN CHAOS. with the insurance company. mph wasn’t built in Munich. It BY DAMIEN PIERCE Simply put, I could be a more was put together in the Upstate. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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ON THE TRACK PRO TIPS Our writer takes the M240i Coupe for a timed lap around BMW’s autocross course. Paul Mazzacane (left) and Laura Hayes provide instruction before turning drivers loose through a series of obstacles.

of us into BMW owners. Turns “We don’t sell cars here,” says tor-trailer is parked in our path is taking your foot off the gas, When I get behind the His words are an epiphany. Our driving experience not fast enough for any of out, one out of eight people who Laura Hayes, one of the center’s as we come through a bend in and weaving through the emp- wheel, Mazzacane prompts me Rather than reacting to ends with two competitions, BMW’s professional instruc- take a course at the perfor- instructors. “But we sell cars.” the road at 50-plus mph. There ty space with your eyes on the to speed up, even though ev- my conditions, I’ve been an- including six timed laps tors to be concerned about mance driving school purchase Following classroom in- is a small window where we can back of the opening. I just can’t erything in my being is telling ticipating. My eyes have been around the facility’s half-mile their job security. a BMW. struction and a short drive swerve our M240i coupe into seem to avoid the cone that me this is a bad idea. I grip the focused on the muddy grass— autocross course. Driving the More importantly, I left the through a slalom course to get the left lane before colliding represents the back left corner wheel and I feel my body tense not the road—and I’ve been nimble M240i coupe, I com- driving performance center acquainted with our vehicles, into the trailer and avoiding of the tractor-trailer. up at the mere thought of going gripping the wheel as if it plete my best lap in 28.49 with one less thing to fear. Now, our first lesson is in emergency the traffic following us to our “Nice job,” says instructor into a spin. Once the car reach- were a handlebar on a roller seconds—not terrible for the if we could only get Nicholas braking. This involves taking left. Traffic cones represent Andy Van Cleef. “But you lost es somewhere around 45 mph, coaster. Worst of all, I’ve nev- day’s rainy conditions, but Sparks to stop writing. the 340i M sport sedan to 55 these hazards. another side view mirror.” the instructor tells me to take er actually felt the car begin WHEN I GET mph and engaging the car’s an- This short course is meant If this had been a real acci- my foot off the gas. Inevitably, its skid. BEHIND ti-locking brake system (ABS) to drive home something the dent, the joke would be on my the car’s back wheels slide to As we start our final laps upon entering a corner. instructors preach throughout instructor: It’s not my BMW. the front of the vehicle. around the pad, I loosen my THE WHEEL, Who needs practice apply- the day: Look down the road. Still, that minor detail is The first time we try it, shoulders and release my grip MAZZACANE ing the brakes? We all do. If ev- As drivers, one of our most the least of my worries as we I nearly take the car off the on the wheel. When the time ery driver used the capabilities common mistakes is we lock steer our vehicles toward the track. I react too slowly and comes to take my foot off the PROMPTS ME of ABS, body shops would have our eyes on our immediate sur- skid pad. Since signing up for accept my fate on the merry- gas, I actually feel the back tires TO SPEED UP, more free time. roundings or the large obstruc- the class, this exercise has go-round that I never wanted begin to get away from the vehi- “We’re a nation of wimpy tion we’re about to plow into. been the one I’ve been looking to be on. A few more attempts, cle. Within a moment’s notice, I EVEN THOUGH brakers,” barks instructor Paul However, if our eyes are up, we forward to the most. It’s also more of the same. I start to steer out of the skid and pull the EVERYTHING Mazzacane. “Put your foot have a better chance to utilize the one I’ve been dreading. feel dejected. car back on course. I don’t have through the floor.” our peripheral vision and find For the past two hours, our “Relax,” Mazzacane says. to think about what to do. It’s IN MY BEING IS Of course, there are circum- an escape route. instructors have drenched a “Where are your eyes? You’re a reaction. Imagine how many TELLING ME THIS stances when braking isn’t an Five tries through the haz- 360-degree track with sprin- too tense. You’re thinking too opportunities I might have had option. For our next tutorial, ard, I’ve come close to mas- klers, turning the pavement much. Feel what the car is tell- to get this maneuver right with- IS A BAD IDEA. we’re told an imaginary trac- tering the maneuver. The key into a Slip’N Slide. ing you.” out this driving program. JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY JEREMY FLEMING JEREMY

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5 George ’71 and Fran Smith Ligler ’72, Sandy and Paul Scarpa, Dave ’72 and Frances Ellison. 6 650 guests attended the annual gala. 7 Frances SCENE AND and Paul Robertson ’82, Matt ’91 and Gwinn Earle Kneeland ’89. 8 Angela Walker Franklin ’81, Gil Einstein, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychology, and Thaddeus Franklin, reconnect at the Department Drop-Ins at Homecoming on the Furman Mall. 9 President Elizabeth BE SEEN Davis takes a moment to get a selfie in front of the nation’s Capitol with young alumni at a reception announcing The Furman Advantage in February 25 was a night to celebrate. More than 650 guests Washington, D.C. attended Furman’s Bell Tower Ball, an annual donor appreci- ation gala that honors the university’s alumni and friends for 6 their generosity, leadership, and support. The formal affair, hosted by President Elizabeth Davis and Charles Davis at the TD Convention Center, included a wine reception, seated din- ner, dancing, and live music. During a post-dinner program, seven awards were presented to recognize alumni, parents, and friends.

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4 1 Les ’76 and Kay Knight, Susan Thomson Shi ’71 and Baxter Wynn. 2 Lee Dilworth ’83, Kelly Driver 8 Massey ’84, Julie Krug Dilworth ’84. 3 Max Dutcher ’12 and Libby Wallin ’13, Amanda Hodge and Zach Rosen ’11. 4 Award Winners with President Davis: Paul Scarpa (Honorary Alumni Award), Brad Merkl ’86 (Wayne and Rubye Reid Award), Mike Baur, Chief Executive Officer and founding member of ScanSource Inc. (University Partnership Award), Robin McGary Herrnstein ’98 (Gordon L. Blackwell Alumni Service Award), David Trone ’77 (Carl F. Kohrt Distinguished Alumni Award), Frances Flowers Ennis ’09 and Will Flowers ’17, representing William and Carroll Flowers (Engaged

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ceremony for this award was for purchase from: The Rev. 1991 engineering director for the held Jan. 10, the first night of Paul White Jr., 215 Pine Street Mark Bakker has joined Nexsen Dow Chemical Company. the South Carolina legislative Extension, Greer, SC 29651. Pruet in Greenville, S.C., an CLASS NOTES session in Columbia, S.C. employment and labor law Wilkins, who served as group listed among the top 1996 speaker of the South Carolina 1979 practices in South Carolina by Andrea McMahan Damewood House of Representatives Barry Hall, along with his the leading legal publication received her Ph.D. in adult Quotables and as U.S. Ambassador to wife, Vania, and their five Chambers USA. Bakker brings learning from the University Canada, cohosted the event children, founded and run more than two decades of of Tennessee in August with former U.S. Secretary two orphanages in the employment litigation and 2016. She is employed at the of Education and former Amazon region of Brazil. human resource counseling university as information two-term Governor of South They currently take care experience to the firm. technology director of the Carolina Dick Riley ’54, and of 50 children, all of whom school’s college of nursing. Furman President Elizabeth were rescued from high-risk Davis. Hipp is former CEO of situations by the authorities. 1993 The Liberty Corporation and Read more at www. J. Benedict Hartman, an 1997 founder of the Liberty Fellows. thefathersheartbrazil.org. attorney with HunterMaclean, Jason Searl was recently His civic and community was recently honored as a 2016 selected to serve on leadership is far-reaching, Georgia Trend Legal Elite. IBERIABANK’s Central ASHLEY GESS ’95, ZACH KELEHEAR ’81 FINDING TIME FOR ELIZABETH BISHOP ’89 NICK KLINE ’07 AND AND JUDI (HARRIS) WILSON ’90 REFLECTION pg. 61 BRITTANY DEKNIGHT ’07 but no greater impact has 1980 Georgia Trend is a statewide Florida Advisory Board for a pg. 63 pg. 64 pg. 58 been made in the community David A. Merline Jr. has business publication one-year term. In this role, he than through his vision been selected by his peers that honors Georgia’s will give legal counsel to the and creation of the Liberty for inclusion in The Best leading attorneys for their bank’s senior members. His Fellowship, an incubator Lawyers in America© 2017. outstanding achievements in extensive experience with 1958 1964 1970 for exemplary leadership in He has also been named various practice areas. real estate and corporate Harry Eskew was recently Southeast Chapter of the Nancy Barker DuPree When the annual conference South Carolina. as the Best Lawyers® 2017 law, as well as insight into honored by the Georgia National Cartoonists Society continues to work at the of the American Board Employee Benefits (ERISA) local market conditions, will Baptist Church Music in Roanoke, Va. Cassady University of Alabama of Professional Liability Frances Smith Ligler has Law “Lawyer of the Year” in 1994 provide significant value to the Conference with a Lifetime started cartooning around Libraries where she is Attorneys was held in been elected to the National Greenville. Best Lawyers® Sarah Watkins Satterfield has bank’s Central Florida team. Ministry Achievement Award. age 5, and as an undergrad at curator of the A. S. Williams San Francisco in May Academy of Inventors (NAI), only honors a single lawyer been awarded the prestigious He is retired from the faculty Furman became cartoonist III Americana Collection of 2016, Richard B. Collins of an organization established from each community in each Gladys Webber Memorial of the New Orleans Baptist for The Paladin, the student books, maps, manuscripts, Tallahassee, Fla., was elected several years ago to recognize high-profile legal specialty as Chair, an endowment that will 1999 Theological Seminary. newspaper. A decade later, photographs and other to serve as president of the and foster innovation and a “Lawyer of the Year.” fund an outreach program Mary Wannamaker Huff was as a graduate student, he materials accumulated by organization for a two-year invention in academia exploring the therapeutic named interim director of researched and designed the A. S. Williams III of Eufaula term. Collins, who has been and nonprofit research usages of music, art and the Lake Junaluska Singers, 1962 university’s official academic and Birmingham, Ala. a member of the Florida Bar institutions (like the Naval 1984 dance. Satterfield is chair of a prestigious choral group Cartoonist and humorous banner. He is an expert on since 1973, has served in Research Laboratory, where Karen Miller Boda recently the Department of Visual and that has been part of Lake illustrator John R. “Jack” the copyright law for visual many leadership roles and she was on staff for 27 years). accepted a call as pastor Performing Arts at the College Junaluska’s history for more Cassady was recently communicators, is former 1968 is currently president of the Ligler holds 28 issued U.S. of Faith Lutheran Church of Central Florida in Ocala than 60 years. The legacy of presented the Jack Davis chair of the Department of Nelda Christine Leon is Tallahassee Bar Association. patents, a number of which (ELCA) in Clay, Ala. where she teaches courses in this choral group includes Award (Cartoonist of Sequential Art at Savannah completing her third and He is a member of the Perry have been important to the music history and humanities. national and international the Year) for his lifetime (Ga.) College of Art and final year on the vestry of St. & Young law firm, with his development of the field of performances for conferences, achievements and Design, is producer and Peter’s Episcopal Church in practice primarily focused on optical biosensors. 1986 Jonathan Souther of Cleveland dignitaries and major events. contributions to the funny host for the national Public Charlotte, N.C., where she has medical malpractice claims. Cindy Davis Weathers has Heights, Ohio, was promoted After graduating from business and education of TV Series “Funny Business, helped organize the church’s been named president of the to professor of history at Furman, Huff received a cartoon art. Presentation the Art in Cartooning,” and social justice ministry and 1975 Greenville County Childcare Cleveland State University in Master of Music degree from of the award, named after is a regular contributor to has been active in the areas 1973 Baptist minister Paul J. White Association. Weathers is the August 2016. Yale University in 2001 and the nation’s late premier Heartland Boating Magazine. of racial justice, immigrant Furman’s Riley Institute Jr. has written a book titled owner and director of Park furthered her postgraduate humorous illustrator and His freelance visual humor rights and voter protection. named Hayne Hipp to receive The Tater Family. It is a Place Children’s Center, a studies in music education at MAD magazine artist has appeared in hundreds of the David H. Wilkins Award Christian, family-oriented nationally accredited pre- 1995 Westminster Choir College, Jack Davis, was made at national and international for Excellence in Civic book, illustrated by members school in Simpsonville, S.C. Jeffrey Sexton of Missouri specializing in training the annual meeting of the publications and books. Leadership. The annual of White’s family and a City, Texas, is an associate children’s choirs. She is the friend. Copies are available COURTESY PHOTO | LORI HENDRICK LORI | PHOTO COURTESY Continued on page 59

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develop outreach programs to founding director of the New Ehrlich focuses his practice ohn Campbell, a 20th help fathers separated from York City Children’s Chorus 2003 2005 on mergers and acquisitions, century American writer their children develop healthy and associate director of LaJoia M. Broughton has taken George Campbell and Elizabeth corporate finance and and lecturer, was most family relationships. music at Madison Avenue a new position as director of Jordan Teague opened a new corporate governance. He famousJ for coining the phrase The couple, married in Presbyterian Church. Her the South Carolina legislative law firm, Campbell Teague advises public and private “follow your bliss.” 2013, moved to the scenic Blue choirs have performed in black caucus. LLC, in Greenville, S.C., in companies in the public and But he also wrote, “When Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Carnegie Hall, St. Patrick’s December 2016. Prior to private issuance of equity you make the sacrifice in and DeKnight took a job as a Cathedral, Radio City Music Vanessa Koestner Torres has starting the law firm, they and debt securities, as well marriage, you’re sacrificing restaurant server and hostess. Hall, and the Cathedral of received the Milken Educator both had careers in other as mergers, asset purchases not to each other but to unity “We had always agreed St. John the Divine, as well Award and a $25,000 cash fields—Campbell in trusts and and sales, joint ventures and in a relationship.” that both of our careers are as for national broadcasts prize for her outstanding private equity and Teague in divestitures. Before attending It’s a sentiment that Brit- equally important and that, at on “Good Morning America,” contributions in elementary Web analytics for a marketing law school, he worked in tany DeKnight ’07 and Nick times, we would each have to the “Today Show,” and “CBS academics. She and her school firm and software company health care compliance. Kline ’07 have lived since the take time and sacrifice for the Sunday Morning.” She also were unaware she would setups. Along with their new He is also a logistics officer couple began dating during other,” says DeKnight. plays the organ for liturgies, receive the award and were business, they just might in the U.S. Marine Corps their sophomore year short- A little more than a year accompanies and conducts surprised in December by have the best “law-firm band” Reserve, holding the rank of ly after setting eyes on one later, their professional the church choir and Saint Milken Educator Awards around. George is a drummer first lieutenant. another by accident. careers finally intersected Andrew Chorale and manages Senior Vice President Jane and Jordan plays guitar. DeKnight was going when Kline was promoted and the church concert series. Foley, South Carolina through sorority rush and was the couple moved 45 minutes Superintendent of Education Allen Mendenhall has been 2011 forbidden to speak to sorority away to Roanoke, Virginia, Molly Spearman, and named associate dean Courtney Orr has accepted a members during the short bid where DeKnight took a job as 2001 Lexington-Richland School and executive director of position as assistant attorney period in the winter term. As program manager with the Karen Guth was recently District 5 Superintendent the Blackstone & Burke general in the Criminal she explains, some sorority United Way of Roanoke hired at the College of the Stephen Hefner coming Center for Law & Liberty Appeals Division of the friends were in her Introduc- Valley. A political science and Holy Cross as an assistant to her school to make the at Faulkner University Office of the Tennessee tion to Politics class. Instead earth and environmental sci- professor of religious studies. presentation. Torres, who Thomas Goode Jones School Attorney General. of speaking, she waved and ences major, DeKnight man- Guth followed her studies at teaches grades K-5 at Nursery of Law. His recent books smiled to them each morning ages a program that works to Furman by earning a Master Road Elementary School in include Oliver Wendell as she entered the class. Kline, improve the health and well- of Theology in literature, Columbia, S.C., is the only Holmes Jr., Pragmatism, and 2012 who sat nearby, mistook ness of low- to moderate-in- theology and the arts from Milken Educator Award the Jurisprudence of Agon After Jason Terrell graduated DeKnight’s gesture. come community members. the University of Glasgow, a recipient in South Carolina (Bucknell University Press, from Furman, he participated “He thought I was waving Kline continues to work Master of Theological Studies this year. She has invigorated 2016), and The Southern with Teach for America to him,” laughs DeKnight. Brittany DeKnight ’07 & Nick Kline ’07 with men, many of whom in religion and society from the Spanish program at Philosopher: Collected Essays and is now a cofounder of But soon, she began flirting have served time in prison, Harvard University Divinity her school by engaging of John William Corrington Profound Gentlemen, an for real. It took seven years for their careers to improve parenting and School, and her doctorate students, parents, teachers (University of North Georgia organization established to Career-minded profession- in social work to intersect. secure employment. in religious ethics from the and the community. Press, 2017). support the careers of male als with advanced degrees, An affable giant with an University of Virginia. She is teachers of color. Profound both have taken sidesteps easy smile, Kline helped con- the author of Christian Ethics Gentlemen has been named By John Roberts to give their partner a step nect them quickly to neigh- at the Boundary: Feminism 2004 2008 Forbes 30 Under 30: Social up. After earning a master’s bors in their urban neighbor- and Theologies of Public Life Robby Hendry completed a Kristen Nicole Pitts completed Entrepreneurs, Class of 2017. degree in social work from the hood, which offers a scenic (Fortress Press, 2015), as well fellowship in neurocritical a Master of Divinity degree They were selected by Forbes University of Georgia in 2010, So while DeKnight, who It was tough because I could view of the city. And DeKnight as several articles and essays care at Duke University at Virginia Theological for their work to build a Kline limited his job search earned a master’s degree in not contribute to the house- has made connections through published in peer-reviewed in 2016 and is now a Seminary in May 2016 community of male educators to Greenville where DeKnight sustainability from Arizona hold (income) as I would have her work with the United Way. journals and publications practicing neurologist and and was ordained to the of color who provide a had landed a plum first job as State University, managed the liked,” says Kline, who played Now Kline, who grew up in such as Theology Today and neurointensivist with Mission transitional diaconate in the profound additional impact the associate director of the student fellows program and rugby at Furman and earned a Indonesia and New Orleans, the Journal of the Society of Hospital in Asheville, N.C. His Episcopal Church in June. on the lives of boys of color. Shi Center for Sustainability. coordinated community out- B.A. in philosophy. and DeKnight, a Columbia, Christian Ethics. Guth also practice focuses on patients Both had endured the tra- reach for the Shi Center, Kline In 2012, Kline was offered a South Carolina, native, have serves on the editorial board in the intensive care unit Continued on page 60 vails of long-distance dating took a job with Furman’s job in Lexington, Virginia, as a made Roanoke theirs. of the Journal of the Society of with severe brain injury and 2009 and had come to the same catering services. program manager for Father’s “We have really developed Christian Ethics. critical neurological illness. David Ehrlich has joined the conclusion: If they were going “It was important for me First. He would be in charge of a close community of friends Bryan Cave LLP international to make it work, they had to do to move to Greenville and put seven staff members, manage here,” says Kline. “It feels law firm as an associate in the it together. the time into the relationship. a healthy annual budget and like home.” transactions group in Atlanta. LORI HENDRICK LORI

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knowledged she wasn’t willing was more than just one place Emmanuel ’07 and Joinné Heather L. Erdmann ’15 and Louise Wells Wilbur ’44, Oct. 21, to practice enough to make a for me.” Ruff ’09 Chandler, a daughter, William R. Lorenz ’16, Oct. 1, 2016, Athens, Ga. living as a violinist. She played Her time at Furman, study- BIRTHS AND Isabella Alise Chandler, Oct. 2016 first violin in a Furman per- ing across disciplines, contrib- formance of Gustav Mahler’s uted to that perspective. ADOPTIONS 19, 2016 Ellen Holston Denny Gallant ’45, Aug. 2, 2016, Charlotte, Symphony No. 1 and decided it “When you’re aware of a John and Marjorie Dornette ’07 N.C. was the perfect high point. She bigger world, it makes a bigger Connell, a son, George Kells hung up her violin and turned world less scary,” Bishop said. Connell, May 27, 2016 OBITUARIES Dorothy Rabb Hammond ’45, her attention to her voice. “I believe in educating yourself Sept. 17, 2016, Greenville, S.C. In 1989, Bishop left Green- outside the bounds of just your Bartley and Katy Carlson Sides ville, her hometown, for New narrow world.” ’07, a daughter, Emery Lucille Jack P. Lowndes ’46, Nov. 28, York City’s subways, a tiny The professional lull gave Sides, March 31, 2016 2016, Atlanta, Ga. apartment and Juilliard Bishop time to turn her atten- School. Her Furman education tion to her handful of private Daniel R. and Carroll Carter Ron and Ashley Berkland Mary Elizabeth Roper Posey had been so thorough that students. Many showed great ’99, a daughter, Elizabeth ’07 VonderBecke, a daughter, Meadows ’46, Nov. 7, 2016, during placement exams, she promise but hadn’t made the Louise Carter, Sept. 15, 2016 Olivia Elizabeth VonderBecke, Fairburn, Ga. tested out of all but the last cut for elite programs where Aug. 11, 2016 semester of graduate music they could train further and David and Jenny Milhous ’01 Pholia Emerson King ’35, Nov. Anne Ballenger King McCuen theory and most of Juilliard’s launch professional careers. Scott, a son, John Riley Scott, 28, 2016, Greenville, S.C. ’47, Oct. 27, 2016, Greenville, music history classes; she knew Bishop created the Potomac March 2, 2016 S.C. the material already. Vocal Institute in May 2015 to Ruby Klintworth Henson “I was very, very lucky,” she offer a la carte workshops so James ’04 and Sara Burnett ’03 MARRIAGES Preacher ’39, Sept. 27, 2016, Thomas Cade Sherwood ’47, said. “I had no frame of refer- these students and others like Granberry, a daughter, Mary Summerville, S.C. Nov. 8, 2016, Louisville, Ky. Diverging Pathways ence up until then on how well them would have a way to stay Alice Granberry, July 21, 2016 Bishop’s career has moved from opera to teaching and back again. I had been prepared.” sharp and ready. John Roy Folsom ’40, Nov. 4, Sarah Lee Hegler McGee ’48, Her first professional job “Otherwise, they simply Glen S. Jr., and Sarah-Ann 2016, Columbia, S.C. Sept. 7, 2016, Mount Airy, N.C. lizabeth Bishop ’89 is essay. She worked three jobs. was for New York’s Metropol- stall out at the last place some- Turpen Davis ’04, a son, Enothing if not practical. When you put every piece itan Opera, in a role so small, body said, ‘No,’” Bishop said. William Turpen Davis, Sept. Willie Mae Brumley Witcher Geraldine Hayes Nantz ’48, When her opera career together yourself, “you begin Bishop couldn’t find it in the Her passion for the work 29, 2016 ’40, Dec. 8, 2016, Greenville, Sept. 25, 2016, Spartanburg, stalled, she skipped the ob- to understand the worth of score without help. surprises even her. In its S.C. S.C. vious opportunity for drama things,” Bishop said. She went on to perform first six months, nearly 300 Robby and Sydney Hendry ’04, and evaluated her options. She started as a music across the country for years, students attended classes at a daughter, Larkin Celeste Monique Whelpton Harrison ’41, Harold Larry Dillard ’49, Nov. 6, The break from her own work major but “followed a boy” into from Portland, Maine, to Port- the institute. Hendry, July 30, 2016 David Sibley ’07 and Emily Nov. 22, 2016, Spartanburg, 2016, Greenville, S.C. provided the space she needed political science. land, Oregon, and numerous “I would have never Larson, Oct. 1, 2016 S.C. to create the Potomac Vocal “The boy got away but cities in between. Like most thought that I’d be OK if I Penn ’06 and Marissa Coffers Lester C. Garner ’49, Nov. 14, Institute, a nonprofit that will the poli sci stuck,” she said, full-time American opera stopped singing,” Bishop said. ’10 Garvich, a daughter, Emma Kristen Capogrossi ’08 and James Hart Long Jr. ’41, Oct. 6, 2016, Lansdale, Pa. celebrate its two-year anniver- laughing. singers, she was a contract em- Meanwhile, the job offers Grace Garvich, Aug. 25, 2016 Anthony Giombi, Oct. 22, 2016, Conway, S.C. sary in May. It’s the degree she ultimate- ployee, taking jobs for weeks started coming again. These 2016 Suzanne Maxwell Faris Heape It’s a classic example of how ly earned, along with her de- at a time with one company days, she’s balancing singing, Ryan and Dixie Clayton Emmala Louise Young, M.A. ’42, ’49, Aug. 28, 2016, Greenville, Bishop handles challenges. gree in music—and the kind of after another. the institute and time with her McClure ’06, a daughter, Kristen Nicole Pitts ’08 and Jan. 3, 2017, Spartanburg, S.C. S.C. Her father, John Bishop, education that builds a better And then she had a chance husband, pianist and con- Hadley McClure, May 2015 Elizabeth Tossell, April 29, graduated from Furman in 1967 musician, Bishop said. Young to be practical again. ductor Ken Weiss, and their 2016 James Robert Brooks ’43, Aug. James Edwin Hall ’50, Aug. 13, and it was the only place she artists excel when they don’t “I was given the gift of 14-year-old daughter, Kather- Brian and Mary Ellen Suitt ’07 24, 2016, Greenville, S.C. 2016, Anderson, S.C. wanted to study music. But pigeonhole themselves early. unemployment for about nine ine, at their Virginia home. Barnwell, a son, Robert Ford Sophia Persusquia Jaso ’12 and money was tight and Bishop “What makes you musical months one year,” Bishop said. “It’s a good problem,” she said. Barnwell, Aug. 12, 2016 Peter Lehmann ’13, Jan. 16, Donald Stewart Robinson Sr. Eleanor Ruth Patton Mayfield knew it wasn’t going to hap- is who you are,” she said. “You It wasn’t shocking. Older When the balance shifts 2016 ’43, Oct. 15, 2016, Lyman, S.C. ’50, Nov. 20, 2016, Mount pen unless she “had skin in need to know a lot . . . Other- voices cycle out and new ones again, somewhere down Phillip and Laura Padfield Pleasant, S.C. the game.” wise, you’re just a technician, rise to leading roles. But the the road, you won’t find her Braun ’07, a daughter, Diana Sara Beth Melick ’13 and Margaret Sloan Drake ’44, Aug. She cobbled together mul- and nobody cares.” lack of work came sooner than fretting. It’s the old lemons-in- Catherine Braun, May 15, Coty Schneider, Aug. 27, 2016 10, 2016, Greenville, S.C. Helen Elizabeth Goodwin tiple scholarships in music With her voice not yet she had expected. to-lemonade adage. 2016 Roberts ’50, Aug. 24, 2016, and academics, and a random mature, she focused on violin. Still, she’d learned long “You might find you like lem- Rep Penny ’13 and Katherine Mable Sawyer Jenks ’44, Sept. Greenville, S.C. check from Wal-Mart that But at some point, the practical ago the lesson she passes on to onade better,” Bishop said. Lee Schuitema ’13, April 16, 28, 2016, Durham, N.C. she earned for writing a short side kicked in again and she ac- young musicians now: “There 2016 Continued on page 62 — by Kelley Bruss JACK DYLANJACK PHOTO COURTESY

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but that powerful conversa- Jack W. Thames ’50, Aug. 2, Joseph Shepard Sublette ’55, James William Boroff ’60, Nov. John Randall Hall Sr., M.A. ’75, tion altered the trajectory of 2016, Randallstown, Md. Oct. 9, 2016, Sumter, S.C. 7, 2016, Greenville, S.C. Nov. 5, 2016, Greenville, S.C. my whole life. I will always be grateful to her for taking the Benjamin W. Thomason Jr. ’50, Barbara Smith White ’55, Sept. Walter Edward “Bubba” Eaves Rhonda Edge Buescher ’80, Oct. time to invest in me through Aug. 26, 2016, Winston-Salem, 29, 2016, Chapel Hill, N.C. ’60, Sept. 4, 2016, Elberton, 10, 2016, Nashville, Tenn. her words,” says Wilson, a N.C. Ga. Durham, North Carolina, Charlie Edward Brock ’56, Sarah Jacqueline Austin, M.A. native who graduated with Thelma Thurman Venters ’50, Nov. 8, 2016, Greenville, Joel P. Jenkins Sr. ’60, Nov. 13, ’86, Nov. 3, 2016, Spartanburg, a B.A. in elementary educa- July 31, 2016, Chesterfield, S.C. Charlie was director of 2016, Piedmont, S.C. S.C. tion. “That day, Dr. Blazer cast S.C. admissions at Furman for 25 a vision for me much larger years and associate dean of James Martin Ryle ’60, Aug. 5, William Henry Napier Ellis Jr. than I might have ever cast Evelyn Jones Agnew ’51, Aug. 8, academics for five years. He 2016, Richmond, Va. ’98, Sept. 7, 2016, Greenville, for myself. I do my best each 2016, Concord, N.C. retired in 2005. S.C. day to ‘pay it forward’ and do Joseph W. Alfred ’61, July 30, the same for our students at Richard B. Jones ’51, Sept. 7, Charles Ray Robbins ’56, Aug. 2016, Olathe, Kan. Myron L. Kocher Jr., Dec. 31, Augusta University.” 2016, Wilmington, N.C. 10, 2016, Union, S.C. 2016, Greenville, S.C. Myron When a position leading James Givens Carpenter IV ’62, taught at Furman from the university’s science, tech- Harry Stewart Kuper ’51, July Patricia Mealing Setzer ’56, Sept. 27, 2016, Anderson, S.C. 1959 to 1992 and retired as nology, engineering, the arts 30, 2016, Norfolk, Va. Kuper Sept. 23, 2016, Columbia, S.C. professor of modern foreign and mathematics (STEAM) taught at Furman from 1955 Charles A. Pfaff ’62, Dec. 27, languages emeritus. initiative was created, Kele- to 1958 and 1960 to 1968. Billy Bruce Gaines Sr. ’57, April 2015, Charleston, S.C. hear again looked to a Paladin 7, 2015, Old Hickory, Tenn. who was also one of his for- Alice “Mickey” Gresham Erwin Burl Hunter Ashley ’64, Aug. 19, mer students. ’52, Oct. 12, 2016, Easley, S.C. Faye Grainger Worley ’57, Nov. 2016, Taylors, S.C. CLASS NOTES POLICY Judi Wilson ’90, Ashley Gess ’95 and Zach Kelehear ’81 on the Augusta University campus. Gess, a native of Fort Mill, 4, 2016, Loris, S.C. South Carolina, earned her William David Herring ’52, Sept. Mack M. Gault Sr. ’64, Aug. 21, We welcome your submissions to M.A. in secondary education Class Notes. Due to the amount of 19, 2016, Columbus, Ohio Ernest C. Bolt Jr. ’58, Nov. 3, 2016, Greenville, S.C. material Furman receives for this with an emphasis in biology 2016, Richmond, Va. section—and the time needed to from Furman in 1995 and Marvin Tomkins Mauldin Jr. ’52, William Young Davis Jr. ’65, edit that material—items are often completed her Ph.D. in curric- not published until six months Aug. 11, 2016, Eastanollee, Ga. Thomas Stewart McCraney ’58, Aug. 3, 2016, Kings Mountain, after they are submitted. However, ulum and instruction with an Nov. 30, 2016, Greenville, S.C. N.C. please be advised that we rarely The Furman Connection emphasis in integrative science, Robert Samuel Chambers ’53, publish items more than 18 months Three alums are leading the way at Augusta University. technology, engineering and old and no announcements of Dec. 9, 2016, Greenville, S.C. Frank E. McCravy Jr. ’58, Aug. Marion Wynette Fore Jr. ’65, things that have not yet occurred. mathematics (STEM) educa- 20, 2016, Greenville, S.C. Dec. 15, 2016, Greenville, S.C. When sending news of births, ach Kelehear ’81, Judi earning his Ed.D. from North cator and appointed her as tion from Virginia Polytechnic Mary Frances Cater Greever please include the parent name(s), (Harris) Wilson ’90 Carolina State University, he associate dean in July 2016. and State University in 2015. child’s name, birthdate, and city Z ’53, Jan. 19, 2017, McKinney, Homer Leroy Stewart ’58, Oct. John Beverly League Jr. ’65, of birth; for marriages, include the and Ashley Gess ’95 share a returned to Furman to teach “Dr. Wilson is a steady and “The professors at Fur- Texas 27, 2016, Six Mile, S.C. Dec. 12, 2016, Greenville, S.C. city and date of the event, the new common bond as teachers and in the education department. thoughtful educator. She is man empowered me to spouse’s name, and his/her year of Furman alumni. He later taught at the Uni- committed to her students teach from my heart, us- graduation if from Furman. News Jacob Preston Miller Pope Jr. Riddick Cornelius Trowell Jr. T. Dewey Goin Jr., M.A.’66, about couples who graduated from Though they graduated at versity of Alabama at Birming- and provides impactful teach- ing research to inform my ’53, Nov. 20, 2016, Shallotte ’58, Nov. 12, 2016, Beaufort, Sept. 23, 2016, Abbeville, S.C. Furman in different years is listed separate times over nearly 15 ham and then at the University ing every day, in each class,” practice,” says Gess. “I know Point, N.C. S.C. under the earliest graduation date. years, their Furman connec- of South Carolina, where he was says Kelehear. what kind of experience Zach It is not listed with both classes. Ronald William McKinney ’70, Incomplete information for any tion binds and guides them promoted to associate dean for Wilson, who spent a decade and Judi have been through— Dorothy Anne Greene Owen Thomas H. Conley ’59, Aug. 25, Nov. 1, 2016, Greenville, S.C. of the above may result in the as they lead the education academic affairs in 2011. Kele- as a public school teacher and the dedication and drive that ’54, Aug. 19, 2016, Columbia, 2016, Atlanta, Ga. submission remaining unpublished. program and train future hear joined Augusta University administrator in Georgia, it took to excel at Furman— The magazine reserves the right to S.C. James E. Newmeyer ’71, Aug. 13, edit submissions. teachers at Augusta Universi- in 2015 as dean of the college of says her career in higher because I did it too! We are Robert Burns King ’59, Sept. 25, 2016, Miami, Fla. ty in Augusta, Georgia. education. Augusta Universi- education was directly all bringing that drive and Bobby Delorme Graham Sr. ’55, 2016, Burlington, N.C. Kelehear, a native of Dal- ty’s College of Education offers influenced by a talk with her our skills and work ethic to Sept. 14, 2016, Fayetteville, George Eison ’73, June 19, 2016, ton, Georgia, came to Furman undergraduate and graduate advisor at Furman, Doris Augusta University every Ga. Raymond Talley Stone ’59, Dec. Pineville, N.C. on a football scholarship, degrees to about 1,100 students. Blazer, associate professor of day. In my mind, the Furman 8, 2016, Simpsonville, S.C. earned B.A. degrees in history When he arrived in Augus- education emerita. connection gives us an edge Spero “Speedy” Steve Petrakos Helen Barbara Lawson Merritt, and Latin (1981), and an M.A. ta, Kelehear saw in Wilson a “I had never considered and makes us stronger.” ’55, Oct. 16, 2016, Greenville, Frank Gilliard Allison Sr. ’60, M.A. ’73, Aug. 23, 2016, in education (1982). After “remarkably powerful” edu- teaching in higher education, S.C. Sept. 28, 2016, Greenville, S.C. Simpsonville, S.C. — by Kelley Bruss COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY

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