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Furman FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY

FALL 2008 Volume 51, Number 2

Furman magazine is published quarterly for alumni and friends by the Office of Marketing and Public Relations, Furman University, Greenville, S.C. 29613.

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Furman University offers equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational activities, in compliance with Title IX • and other civil rights laws. FE ATURES

2 Place of Peace BY LEIGH GAUTHIER SAVAGE A reconstructed Buddhist temple on campus serves as an educational centerpiece as well as a focal point of Furman's commitment to sustainability.

8 Scientific Evolution With the completion of the Townes Center, the university's science facilities are now second to none.

16 Extending Furman's Reach The largest cash commitment in school history will help the university address two of its major strategic goals.

18 Team of Destiny BY VINCE MOORE Revisiting the football team's determined march to the 1988 1-AA national championship.

24 Change in Course Students and faculty bid farewell to the 3-2-3 calendar (and winter term)­ and say hello to Semester Plus.

DEPARTMENTS

26 BECAUSE FURMAN MATTERS

28 FURMAN REPORTS

33 ATHLETICS

34 ALUMNI NEWS

48 THE LAST WORD

ON THE COVER: The William R. and Connie Jackson Timmons Planetarium and Simulation Laboratory in the Townes Center for Science. Photo by Jeremy Fleming PLACE OF PEACE

FURMAN RECONSTRUCTS A BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN A SETTING DESIGNED TO PROMOTE

REFLECTION AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING.

BY LEIG H GAUTHIER SAVAGE

Photos by Jeremy Fleming

THE PLACE OF PEACE that now graces Furman's campus is not fo und only in the wooden planks and ceramic tiles that form the impressive yet simple-structure. It's in the area all around the building - in the loose stone walkways that provide a rhythmic crunch beneath your fe et, the cool breezes from the lake, the trickling waterfall in the revamped Asia Garden, the chirping of crickets, the dragonflies swirling across the rocks. "The place is in your head," says David Shaner, Gordon Poteat Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy who coordinated the efforts to ship the Buddhist temple to America and have it rebuilt, piece by piece, at Furman. "It's not a building to go into. That would be the Western way to look at it. The temple is perfectly empty. It's a mirror of your own mind." The Place of Peace, or Hei-Sei-Ji, is the result of friendship, family, fo rtune, and hundreds of hours of effort by top craftsmen. Originally built in Nagoya, Japan, by the Tsuzuki family, it was painstakingly dismantled and shipped across the Pacific - with all 2,400 pieces individually wrapped and packed in custom-made containers. For three years it was stored in a warehouse in Gaffney, S.C. Then, beginning April 1 of this year, it was carefully reassembled on Furman's campus in a wooded area behind the Roe Art Building. "To our knowledge, this kind of reconstruction of a Buddhist temple has never happened before," says Shaner, whose passion fo r Japanese culture and close ties with the Tsuzuki family fueled the almost fo ur-year process.

A TRANSOCEANIC JOURNEY The Ts uzuki fa mily built the temple at their home in Nagoya in 1984, using it for such occasions as birth celebrations and death memorials. Kiyohiro Tsuzuki and his wife, Chigusa, owned TNS Mills, a Greenville-based supplier to the textile industry, and began living part of the year in Greenville during the 1960s. The company was recently renamed Wellstone Mills and is now run by their son, Seiji.

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Japanese craftsmen specially trained in working with wood, plaster The structure was rebuilt in its original state, and many and tile were flown in to do the painstaking reassembly details showcase Japanese customs and sym bols.

The connection between the family and Furman began when Shaner became Chigusa Ts uzuki's Aikido teacher - and friend. Shaner, a seventh-degree black belt, has practiced Aikido, a Japanese martial art that focuses on unity and harmony, fo r almost 40 years. He says that the Tsuzuki family has a long history of civic involvement in Greenville, including donations to the Peace Center fo r the Performing Arts and the construction of Nippon Yagoto, a former Japanese cultural center. In the summer of 2004, when the family decided to sell some of their property in the States and in Japan, they approached Furman with the idea of bringing the temple to the campus. They had sold their home in Nagoya and had to dismantle the temple for the new owners by January 1, 2005, or it would be destroyed. Over Thanksgiving break in 2004, the executive committee of Furman's board of trustees agreed to the project, and the process began. After being transported across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal and into the port of Charleston, fo ur large shipping containers were trucked to a temperature- and humidity-controlled warehouse in Gaffney, where they remained until funds could be raised to support the rebuilding process. Finally, in the summer of 2007, Takayuki Nonoyama - the third-generation president of Daibun Co., which built Hei-Sei-Ji in 1984 - came to see the Furman site, inspect the 2,400 pieces in the warehouse, and make plans fo r the temple's reconstruction. One major issue, however, needed to be addressed before the process could begin: the direction the temple would face. In Japan, says Shaner, temples face southeast, toward the sunrise. The proposed site at Furman, however, faced northwest. When the Daibun president learned this, he expressed concern. But after he saw the setting­ directly facing the waterfall fe ature in the Asia (formerly Japanese) Garden, with a view of the lake and, in the distance, the Blue Ridge Mountains -he realized the appropriateness of the decision. The building would be sited in harmony with the Earth, water and surrounding landscape. "For this hillside, it's correct," says Shaner. "Turn around, and you're looking at a parking lot."

4 FURMAN I FALL 2008 At the building's dedication September 5, David Shaner The calligraphy on the shomen reads, "Blessed universal spirit, {our] connection is present in this very moment."

CoNNECTIONS When the 900-square-foot temple was built, the craftsmen fo llowed Japanese custom by carefully observing the energy of each keyaki tree used. According to tradition, the wood columns must stand upright and face the direction they originally faced as trees in the forest. The craftsman, who owes a debt to the tree fo r its sacrifice, repays that debt by using his talents to do the best work possible. The temple is also built without nails, instead using intricate joinery that corresponds with Japanese philosophy. "Everything fits nicely, like a puzzle," Shaner says. "There's beautiful symbology there - the pillars and beams fit together so seamlessly that you don't see the internal complexity." The reassembly, which was overseen by the Aichiken Co., involved bringing various artisans from Japan to Furman, among them seven wood specialists, fo ur tile specialists and two plaster specialists. "These people don't cross-train," Shaner says, which allows them to become masters of their individual crafts. The entire structure was rebuilt in its original state except for some clay ceiling tiles, which were cracked when the building was disassembled. They were remade and shipped from Japan. To commemorate their work on the project, the craftsmen held a Ridge Beam Ceremony in which they signed their names to a piece of keyaki wood shaped like a shield. The shield was then placed in the building's highest beams, just under the roof, and is accessible only by removing a secret ceiling panel and climbing into the rafters. Shaner and Jeff Redderson, assistant vice president for facilities services at Furman, were invited to sign the shield because of their contributions to the reconstruction. Many details of the Place of Peace showcase Japanese customs and symbols, including two gargoyle fe atures on top: one with its mouth open, representing life, and another with its mouth closed, indicating death. The Ts uzuki family crest, made up of seven circles, can be fo und in several places.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 5 An excerpt from the talk by SeijiTsuzuki, chair of Wei/stone Mills, at the Place of Peace dedication September 5:

My sister, Yuri, and I cannot even express in words together. My mother and father, who have passed away, how excited we are to see this moment become a reality. would have been very happy to see the Place of Peace We are pleased to say the result is even better than we in Greenville. imagined. The appreciation for this project by Furman and the Greenville welcomed our family and gave us a sense people of this community shows the progressiveness and of belonging. That is why it is so special to both my sister vision of this university and the maturity of this community and me to have brought a piece of our Japanese heritage to embrace the changing international world. This beauti­ to Greenville. ful Place of Peace could have never happened without the The temple was part of our family and brings many support of the Greenville community - the same support memories of growing up in Japan. I remember when that embraced our family in the beginning. I was 10 years old, raking the leaves off the stairs and As students and visitors pass through, it is our hope cleaning the wood as part of my chores. Yuri would that the Place of Peace engages their curiosity and energy arrange the Ikebana flowers with my mother on the to learn more about the culture and the world from which Tokonoma mantel. the Place of Peace originated. The first step in learning This place has many personal memories close is to be intrigued and inspired. We hope that the Place to the heart, and to have this now in Greenville is both of Peace continues to excite young minds, and that it remarkable and emotional. To us the realization of this can play a part in igniting Furman's commitment to Asian project brings our two lives in Japan and Greenville Studies and Greenville's spirit of internationalism.

An overarching theme of "connection" resonates throughout, according to Shaner. Not only does the temple help visitors connect to other cultures, each other and themselves, but it facilitates a connection with nature by offering none of the creature comforts, such as heating and air condi­ tioning, to which we are accustomed. "When it's dark outside, it's dark inside. When it's hot outside, it's hot inside," Shaner says. "So if you're inside doing breathing exercises or meditating, the point is not to create artificial separation between you and your environment, but to connect with your surroundings." Shaner says he looks forward to holding classes in the Place of Peace- in all types of weather. "If it's cold, we'll sit there and meditate, because that's part of developing a strong mind," he says. The front wall inside the building, called the shomen, is the singular place of honor within the temple. Visitors will discover that, looking back from the shomen, they are directly facing the waterfall fe ature in the Asia Garden, marking a straight line of connection between the calligraphy on the shomen and the waterfall. In the fo undation beneath the shomen is a well that extends into the ground, enhancing the connection between the Earth and the temple. The calligraphy is a poem by Shaner's Ki-Aikido teacher of 40 years, Master Koichi Tohei, who is now 88 years old. It reads, "Shinpo uchurei kanno soku genjo." The phrase, which expresses sacred and symbolic wisdom, means, "Blessed universal spirit, [our] connection is present in this very moment."

6 FURMAN I FALL 2008 A STRATEGIC FIT Aside from the temple's beauty and cultural significance, its addition to the campus dovetails perfectly with several of Furman's strategic priorities. One is sustainability, which, as Shaner points out, goes beyond the curriculum to the way the university is managed and buildings are constructed. Keyaki wood, fo r example, is extremely hard and durable, and should last fo r hundreds of years. "To have a temple that represents an ecocentric -or nature-centered -world view is exactly on strategy," Shaner says. Furman is also expanding its focus on international education and, in particular, Asian Studies. This emphasis had its genesis in the late 1960s, when the university introduced an Asian-African course requirement fo r all students. "For a Baptist school, that was hugely progressive," Shaner says, adding that it led to the hiring of non-Western specialists in programs such as history, philosophy, religion and political science. It's one reason Shaner himself was hired 26 years ago as a specialist in Japanese philosophy, fo cusing on Buddhism. Now, he considers Asian Studies at Furman one of the top undergraduate programs in the country. The department is already the largest among private liberal arts colleges in the Southeast. Its 15 Asian specialists represent nine disciplines, and more than 60 courses are offered to meet student demand. The number of Asian Studies majors has tripled since 2004. A third Furman initiative that will benefit from Hei-Sei-J i is the university's commitment to the development of the whole person. "We strive to fo cus not only on the intellectual, but also physical, social, emotional and spiritual fitness,"Shaner says. The Place of Peace, he believes, is an ideal setting to introduce students and visitors to different paths to wellness and physical and mental fitness, including meditation, yoga and assorted Asian arts. "I think this building offers a greater opportunity to share values and philosophies and different spiritual beliefs with different communities," Shaner says. "We can always findaspects of other cultures that we can relate to and thus make them our own. In the true spirit of liberal learning, this helps everyone open up their thinking." He says devout Christians, Muslims or members of other faiths aren't abandoning their beliefs when they learn about such practices as meditation, breathing and healing. He cites yoga as an example of a cultural activity that people of all religions can use to improve health and wholeness without compromising their beliefs. Given Furman's Baptist heritage, Shaner says he was initially concerned that there might be resistance to the idea of bringing a Buddhist temple to campus. But he was pleased with the positive response from "forward-thinking" leaders at Furman. One member of the board of trustees even compared the Place of Peace with the fountains at the university's front entrance, which are often considered an iconic centerpiece of the campus. Now, Furman has another kind of iconic centerpiece - a place to pursue peace of body, mind and spirit while broadening one's awareness of an increasingly connected, global society. IFI

The author, a 1994 Furman graduate, is a free-lance writer from Simpsonville, S.C.

For a slide show of the project from start to completion, visit www.furman.edu/fumag.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 7 Scientific

ith the opening of the Charles H. Townes Center Wfor Science this fall, the largest construction effort in Furman's history came to an end. And there's little doubt that the university got its money's worth out of the two-year, $63 million project. Named fo r Furman's most illustrious graduate, the Townes Center features a completely transformed John L. Plyler Hall, plus two new buildings -Ma.rshall and Vera Lea Rinker Hall and a yet-to-be-named "South Hall"- that add more than 75,000 Designed to foster interdisciplinary research square feet to the 138,000 square feet in Plyler Hall. It also incorporates Richard W. Riley Hall, home of the departments and collaboration, the Townes Center is set of mathematics and computer science - areas of study that are becoming increasingly interdependent with the natural sciences. to transform the teaching of science at Furman. The new construction adds exceptional classroom and labo­ ratory space, with expanded multimedia capabilities and flexible seating. It fosters interdisciplinary research and collaboration by "clustering" laboratories that have applications to more than one department, allowing students and faculty to more easily share commonly used instruments and work together on mutual projects.

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In addition, the Townes Center provides many open spaces and gathering areas to encourage discussion and interaction across disciplines. With its glass-lined hallways and spacious, open look, the complex is designed to allow passers-by to observe science in action in labs and workrooms. It is also a model of green architecture, in keeping with Furman's commitment to sustainability, and will serve as a teaching tool; students will be able to study and measure such fe atures as its energy use and sustainability systems. With its thermal solar panels, day-lighting, and energy-efficient heating and cooling system with energy recovery wheel, the complex is expected to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which rates buildings based on their environmental friendliness. The facility's namesake, Charles Townes '35, won the Nobel Prize in 1964 for research that led to the development of the laser and maser. In 2005 he was awarded the Templeton Prize fo r his contributions to the study of the relationship between fa ith and reason. He donated half of the $1.5 million prize to Furman. Now University Professor of Physics at the University of California, Townes serves on Furman's board of trustees and was a member of the advisory board that helped to plan the center. The complex's new reading room, a glass-encased extension of the science library in front of Plyler Hall, has been named in honor of his wife , Frances. The fo llowing pages showcase the facility's sleek design and expansive new look, while offering commentaries about its impact on the study of science at Furman from faculty in the biology, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, and physics departments. -JIM STEWART

To learn about naming opportunities in the Townes Center, contact Mike Gatchell, vice president for development, at (864) 294-2475, or e-mail [email protected].

FURMAN I FALL 2008 9 Previous spread: Kohrt Commons was provided by fo rmer trustee chair Carl Kohrt '65 and his wife, Lynne, in memory of Carl's parents, Carl and Catherine Tra ughber Kohrt. Passers-by walking along the concourse can see into research labs and workrooms on one side and, on the other, enjoy the view of the Furman Courtyard, named in honor of Mary Simms Oliphant Furman '39. Much of Plyler Hall's rear walkway was enclosed during the initial phase of construction to provide space for Kohrt Commons. This page: Patrick Lecture Hall, provided by Charles Patrick '76 and his wife, trustee Celeste Hunt Patrick '77, is a beautifully appointed, 80-seat auditorium located off Kohrt Commons. It also offers a view of the Furman Courtyard.

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As a result of decades of intense effort on the part of its faculty, Current research centers on such projects as detecting trace Furman's chemistry department now houses one of the largest, metal hazards in water supplies, discovering new pathways of if not the largest, arrays of chemistry research instrumentation DNA-drug interactions fo r the treatment of disease, and investi­ of any undergraduate institution in the country. To meet our goal gating the molecular basis of clean energy production. My lab of exposing every undergraduate chemistry major to each of these fo cuses on developing new chemical reactions to facilitate the pieces of instrumentation, we needed a building designed with synthesis of potential cancer chemotherapeutics. this specific strength in mind. I can say -with absolute certainty - that there is no better The chemistry teaching labs in the Townes Center provide campus than Furman to work with undergraduates on these chal­ ample space fo r these state-of-the-art instruments and fo r the lenging problems, and with the completion of the Townes Center dozens of students who are trained on them each year. In addi­ for Science, there is no better facility in which to pursue our goals. tion, each of our faculty members directs a research lab in his or Simply put, the Townes Center fo r Science is the finestteaching her area of expertise. The training that our majors receive during and research laboratory in which I have been privileged to work. their early years at Furman prepares them to collaborate in the -BRIAN GOESS ongoing efforts of one of these research labs. The fruits of these efforts are most apparent during the sum­ The author, who holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, joined mer, when our department runs the largest summer undergraduate the chemistry faculty in 2006. chemistry research program in the country. The Townes Center chemistry research labs have ample space fo r all of our research students, each of whom applies the training he or she has received to solve cutting-edge research problems.

12 FURMAN I FALL 2008 Left: Spacious laboratories in the To wnes Center have helped to encourage more students to remain on campus during the summer to conduct original research with fa culty. Above: Marshall E. and Vera Lea Rinker Hall, provided by the Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation, as seen from the James B. Duke Library. The building extends from the north end of Plyler Hall; the pathway to the right leads to the yet-to-be-named "South Hall. "

The Townes Center for Science gives the physics department new and exciting space for education, undergraduate research and public outreach in physics and astronomy. Along with most of its original space on the north end of Plyler Hall, the department now occupies the second floor of Rinker Hall, with its introductory physics laboratories and the Timmons Planetarium. The quality and quantity of education space has been greatly expanded with the addition of new dual-use laboratories/classrooms, such as the advanced physics laboratory for sophomores taking modern physics, the experi­ mental methods and electronics lab, and the nuclear lab. The heliostat laboratory is dedicated to studying the spectra and activity of the sun's surface, and a new seminar room boasts a spectacular view of the central campus fo untains, buildings and mall. Other new space provides for expanded research in such areas as optics, nanophysics and materials science. In one laboratory, tests are under way with fiber-opticcable driven by lasers to improve long-distance telecommunication, while the optical properties of the smallest man-made structures, nanoparticles, are studied in the applied optics labo­ ratory. The future of research capabilities and opportunities will only get brighter as the department's liaison with Clemson University's Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies grows, bringing more test equipment to be housed in the nanophysics/material science laboratory suite. There is no doubt that the crown jewel of the department is the Timmons Planetarium and Simulation Laboratory. Students of all disciplines taking the introductory astronomy course - and physics majors in the astrophysics course - witness views and simulations of the night sky and the universe fo und only in museum planetariums. With the completion of the Townes Center, the faculty and students of the physics department, and of Furman as a whole, have been challenged to meet the goal of increasing synergistic activities in physics, optics, materials and astronomy. -DAVID MOFFETT

The author, who earned his Ph.D. from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, joined the physics faculty in 1999.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 13 Collaboration

The completion of the Townes Center has allowed the space and equipment upgrades that already are allowing us Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences to experience to conduct research previously not possible, such as our recent an amazing transition by providing us a much needed opportunity nitrogen isotope work. The Townes Center will certainly allow to expand our space, rethink and reorganize our layout, and us to continue to bolster our research capabilities, attract strong upgrade our teaching and lab facilities. science students and help strengthen Furman's position as Our faculty offices, fo rmerly scattered between different floors a scientific powerhouse among other liberal arts institutions. in Plyler Hall, are now co-located in our new departmental suite. Not only have the teaching and research facilities been As a result, we have strengthened departmental camaraderie, dramatically improved, but the building's green design, with become more accessible to the students, and fo stered intradepart­ its energy-saving features and solar aquatic wastewater system, mental research and teaching collaboration through our daily presents lots of great teaching opportunities fo r our classes interactions and discussions within the suite. in terms of environmental impact and conservation - both The addition of Rinker Hall has drastically increased our of which tie in perfectly with Furman's strategic emphasis teaching and lab space and allowed us to use our space more sen­ on sustainability. sibly and efficiently. Field and lab equipment previously stacked -WESTON DRIPPS and stored in windowless rooms in the basement has now found a proper home in open, airy research labs that are both more The author, who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, inviting and informative to students. The integrated layout joined the earth and environmental sciences faculty in 2005. of our lab, teaching and research space highlights the inter­ He was a recipient of the A/ester G. Furman, ]r., and Janie Earle connectivity of science and has made the research process Furman Award for Meritorious Teaching in 2007-08. more transparent and, hopefully, more enticing to students. The renovated research labs have provided us much needed

14 FURMAN I FALL 2008 hift in interest

With the construction of the Townes Center fo r Science has come increased excitement and pride for the sciences at Furman. Last fa ll I was thrilled to see prospective students touring the new buildings and to hear the tour guides talk with enthusiasm about the quality of the science courses and research. Those teaching in the glass-enclosed classrooms often look out to see groups of prospective students and their parents gathered in the hall, giving them a firsthand view of faculty­ student interactions. In the past, non-science majors taking a biology course entered the building under duress. They could be overheard talking with dread about attending class in the old building, and A 1,200-pound conglomerate with igneous it was rare fo r students to explore beyond their immediate classrooms. and metamorphic rock fragments derived This same faction of students is now seen in the lounge areas and in faculty offices more from erosion of an ancient mountain frequently than in the past. They wander the halls, reading the research posters on bulletin range in Brazil decorates a hallway; boards and poking their heads into labs. As a result, they are less hesitant about science biology students Denise Frohlich '10 (left) and Cassie Moats '09 treat developing and more comfortable interacting with the science faculty, which offers us the opportunity embryos with a peptide that induces motor to increase their understanding and appreciation of science. neuron degeneration as part of a study Te aching and conducting research in state-of-the-art facilities demonstrates that science of the processes involved in cell death. is ever new and innovative. With the Townes Center, the science departments have noticed more students wanting to remain on campus during the summer to work, instead of seeking research opportunities at other institutions. With this increased interest will come more projects and ideas, which can only lead to more grants and productivity. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute want to support programs that have a record of solid research and dedication to undergraduates, and a means to attract bright, motivated students. The sciences at Furman have always had some of the best faculty and some of the finest undergraduate students. The Townes Center has provided another means to attract these students - and another fo undation upon which we can all build. -VICTORIA TURGEON

The author, who holds a Ph.D. from Wake Forest University, joined the biology faculty in 1998.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 15 -rrDuke Endowment and Charles H. will be worth approximately ownes, two of the most illustrious names $30,000 per year. Furman history, are now permanently The remaining $3 million linked through the establishment of a new of the grant will provide endowed scholarship program. professorships fo r the Department Thanks to a $17 million grant from of Asian Studies, supporting the The Endowment - the largest single cash com­ work of existing faculty as well as mitment in the university's history - Furman adding new professorships in fields related plishment and potential to make significant has created the Charles H. Townes Scholarship to Asian Studies. contributions to university life , with strong Program. The Townes scholarships, which will The $17 million grant is the second substan­ consideration given to financialneed. The be awarded to out-of-state residents, will comple­ tial gift from The Duke Endowment toward the program joins the Hollingsworth Scholars, ment the university's John D. Hollingsworth $400 million "Because Furman Matters" fund­ James B. Duke Scholars and Herman W. Lay Scholarship Program, which serves students raising campaign, now in the second year of its Scholars as the university's top financial awards. from South Carolina. public phase (page 26). The Endowment made Like the Hollingsworth scholarships, the Townes More than 100 friends of the university and a $15 million commitment to the campaign scholarships will include funding to support members of The Duke Endowment board were on in 2006, the majority of which went toward the recipients' interests in such areas as research, hand October 6 for the announcement of the gift. financingthe new Charles H. Townes Center internships and study away opportunities. Fourteen million dollars of the grant will fo r Science. The Hollingsworth scholarships, first endow the Townes scholarships, named in Furman president David Shi said, ''Two awarded in 2006, provide in excess of $100,000 honor of the 1935 Furman alumnus, 1964 Noble of the primary strategic goals of the campaign over four years to 25 freshmen from South Laureate, and 2005 recipient of the Templeton are to increase the number of endowed scholar­ Carolina. They honor John D. Hollingsworth, Prize for his efforts to illuminate the relationship ships fo r students and the number of endowed Jr., a Greenville inventor and textile machinery between scientific and religious inquiry. professorships. This grant directly addresses manufacturer who died December 30, 2000. The first 10 Townes Scholars will enroll these priorities and provides a great surge of Hollingsworth, who attended Furman for the 2009-10 academic year. Te n more will momentum fo r the campaign." fo r two years in the 1930s, stipulated in his be added each year until the university has Townes Scholars will be selected on the will that his company, John D. Hollingsworth a total of 40 Townes Scholars. The awards basis of academic achievement, overall accom- on Wheels, and his extensive real estate holdings

16 FURMAN I FALL 2008 "It will open the door fo r others country's leading liberal arts programs. It consists so that dollars and need will not of faculty who hold joint appointments in eco­ be as much of a factor [in their nomics, religion, philosophy, political science, decision to attend college]." history, business and accounting, and modern Russell M. Robinson II, chair languages and literatures. of The Duke Endowment board, The department recently received a $292,000 said, "We believe these grants are grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau be converted into a philanthropic trust called an excellent way to continue Mr. Duke's vision of Educational and Cultural Affairs to operate the Hollingsworth Funds. Furman is one of the and hope fo r Furman because he did believe so a summer Chinese Language Institute in Suzhou, primary beneficiaries of the Hollingsworth Funds, strongly that Furman matters, not only in the China. In 2004 New York businessman Ravenel along with the Greenville YMCA and many Carolinas but in the nation generally. B. Curry '63 and his wife , Beth, gave the uni­ other Greenville County charitable organizations. "Over the past 80 years [The Endowment] versity $1 million to support the Chinese Studies "Since the Hollingsworth scholarships are has tried to support that vision with grants fo r program. for South Carolina residents, we thought it was Furman's special areas of interest and capability. The Duke Endowment was established important to create an equally prestigious Our hope is that Furman alumni and friends will in Charlotte, N.C., in 1924 by James Buchanan scholarship program fo r out-of-state students," be inspired to fo llow suit in supporting these and Duke, a noted industrialist and philanthropist. Shi said. "The Townes scholarships will allow other strategic campaign objectives." Its mission is to serve the people of the Carolinas Furman to extend its geographic reach across As for support for Asian Studies, Shi said, by supporting selected programs of higher educa­ the nation and build a stronger and more diverse "The Duke Endowment gift ensures that our tion, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual student body." Asian Studies program will be one of the best life . Neil Williams, a trustee for The Duke in the country. It is critical that our students Furman, Davidson, Duke and Johnson Endowment, said the grant will help Furman have a thorough understanding of Asia and its C. Smith are the four educational institutions contend for top out-of-state students in an increasingly important role in the international that receive annual funding from The Duke increasingly competitive college recruiting arena." Endowment. IFI landscape. Since its establishment in 1988, Furman's 'This will also help address the vexing issue Department of Asian Studies has grown to the Compiled from reports by Vince Moore of affordability in college education," he said. point that it now approaches the status of the and]ohn Roberts.

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BY VINCE MOORE

Photos by A. David Crosby

It's been 20 years since a harmonious f Destiny convergence of leadership, character, teamwork and good fortune propelled

Furman to the 1-AA football championship.

In 1988, the Furman football team began its season without fanfare. The Paladins had produced decidedly middling seasons the two previous years, and both the coaches and the media in the Southern Conference predicted that the 1988 team would do well to be middling. With only seven starters returning from the previous year and uncertainty spread across the rest of the starting lineup, the Paladins were picked to finish fourth in the league and to be an afterthought in the national picture. But a funny thing happened on the way to a season of mediocrity. After starting with a 4--2 record and losing rather handily to the only two teams, Clemson and Marshall, that it wasn't favored to beat, Furman began to do some amazing things.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 19 The week after the 24-10 loss to league power Marshall, the Paladins went to Boone, N.C., and defeated Appalachian State 24-9, snapping the In search of respect second-ranked Mountaineers' 20-game winning streak in conference play. Furman won its next four conference games, including a tense 10-7 victory Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins' head coach in 1988, says the coaches might over Te nnessee-Chattanooga on the road and a decisive home victory like to tell you, 20 years later, that they knew they had a championship­ over The Citadel, to earn a share of the conference crown. caliber team. But they wouldn't be telling the truth. The team proved to be just as unflappable and unstoppable in the "We had an OK season in '86 and we were a little better in '87, but NCAA 1-AA playoffs. After beating Delaware 21-7 in the first round, none of the coaches were thinking about winning it all when the season the Paladins traveled to Huntington, W.Va., fo r a rematch with Marshall, started," says Satterfield, now retired and living in Easley, S.C. "We were which was riding a 14-game home winning streak. But the Paladins just working day-to-day, trying to get better. Nobody saw what was coming." prevailed, 13-9, when the offense produced a long touchdown drive late Who could have? Only fo ur starters returned on offense and three on in the fo urth quarter. Furman then returned home to defeat Idaho 38-7 defense. The quarterback situation was still undecided entering the season, in the semifinals, and knocked off Georgia Southern in the championship and the returning receivers had a total of five career receptions between game in Pocatello, Idaho, 17-12. them. The defense looked to be even more of a question mark. Although Furman had finished with nine straight victories, including two of the team returned all-conference performers Jeff Blankenship at linebacker the most impressive road wins- against Appalachian State and Marshall and Julius Dixon at cornerback, it had lost eight starters to graduation, - in school history. The 13 victories remain the Furman benchmark, including the entire defensive line and the top four defensive ends. and although the Paladins have played in two other national title games It had been three years since former coach Dick Sheridan and the (1985 and 2001), the 1988 team is the only one to earn the championship majority of his staff had left fo r North Carolina State, and people couldn't trophy. To this day, Furman is the only private institution to win the help but wonder if the 1988 team would only steepen the program's slide I-AA championship. toward the middle of the league standings. So how did the 1988 team do it? How did a squad that was picked The players knew what people were thinking. "The seniors on the to be nothing more than average in its own conference ultimately prove team took it very personally that we were picked so low in the conference, to be the best team in the nation? Did the prognosticators simply get that we weren't getting any respect," says Ed Patterson, a senior offensive it wrong and fail to see all that latent talent just waiting to prove itself? tackle on the 1988 team who is now an insurance agent in Greenville.

Not exactly. Just about everybody associ­ • "We used that to motivate ourselves and the rest of the team. We just ated with that 1988 team will tell you that decided there was no way we were going to perform at the level that there have been more physically talented people expected us to perform." teams at Furman, and they understand Wide receiver George Quarles recalls fellow seniors Blankenship and fully why people weren't expect­ Kennet Goldsmith calling a meeting before the season and talking about ing much of them. how things were going to be different. This team would be closer, they What did transpire, they said. There would be no individual egos and no cliques, and if any of the say, was a magical confluence players had a problem it would be discussed openly as a group. Nobody of team camaraderie, incen­ would go his own way. diary purpose and a generous "We hadn't had that kind of discussion the previous seasons," Quarles amount of good fortune says, "and that was the beginning of what made us a great team." that looked a lot like The first six games went pretty much as expected, with victories destiny. against South Carolina State, Presbyterian, Newberry and VMI, and losses to Clemson and Marshall. But a key piece of the national cham­ pionship puzzle fe ll quietly into place in the Newberry game when a previously sore-shouldered sophomore quarterback named Frankie DeBusk was given his first start of his Furman career. Although DeBusk threw fo ur interceptions in the 24-10 loss to Marshall, he would do enough the rest of the season to make sure that Furman would not lose another game. Linebacker Jeff Blankenship But don't expect DeBusk to crow much about what happened on was the team's defensive leader. the offensive side of the ball in 1988. "We were really not very good on offense," he says. "We just didn't score a lot of points. But we were absolutely great on defense, and what we could do was run the ball, take some time off the clock and let the defense do its thing. We knew we had a chance to win every game because of the defense." Although the Paladins weren't a scoring machine, quarterback Frankie DeBusk ran an efficient offense that emphasized ball control; in a key play from the championship game, William Hall celebrates the recovery of a Georgia Southern fumble at the Paladin 2-yard line.

pretty good'," Satterfield says. "That perked everybody up and gave The defense rules us some real momentum." Two weeks later, after an easy 31-0 victory over Western Carolina, You can't talk about that championship season without discussing a last-minute interception helped Furman escape with a 10-7 win over the defense. Tennessee-Chattanooga. It was then the Paladins started to believe they Those eight empty starting positions in 1988 would be filledby had something else going fo r them. some of the most recognizable names in Furman football history, includ- "I remember watching UTC make what looked to be a game-winning ing Chris Roper and Kelly Fletcher (defensive ends), Brian Pitts (defensive drive and then seeing Chris Roper make an interception that allowed us tackle), Kevin Kendrick (linebacker) and Pat Tu rner (cornerback). Dixon to win," Patterson says. "I was thinking not only are we good, but we may and Blankenship would be first-team all conference again, with Blankenship have a little bit of luck on our side, too." becoming the Paladins' first consensus All-American as well as conference There was no stopping the Paladins after that. They won their last two Player of the Year and Football News National Defensive Player of the Year. regular-season games, against East Te nnessee State (31-14) and The Citadel The defensive coordinator was Bobby Johnson, who would go on to become (30-17), and then defeated Delaware in the first round of the I-AA playoffs. head coach at both Furman and Vanderbilt. Then came the game the 1988 team will tell you produced the greatest The defense recorded fo ur shutouts in 1988, topped the conference road victory in the history of Furman fo otball. Marshall had been ranked in rushing defense and total defense, and led Division I-AA in scoring No. 1 in the country most of the season, had easily defeated Furman earlier defense with 9.7 points per game. in the year, and had played in the 1987 national championship game. But "That had to be the best defensive team Furman has ever had," the Paladins produced a 15-play, 79-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth Satterfield says. "They were just unbelievable." quarter, then held off a late Marshall push to win 13-9. Quarles agrees. "We were so good defensively that we knew if we "I've seen a lot of victories at Furman, and I know I'm biased, but that could do anything at all offensively, we had a great chance to win." win against Marshall in Huntington has to be the biggest [road] victory That proved to be true when, in the seventh game of the season, in Furman history," Patterson says. the Paladins traveled to Boone, N.C., and upset a great Appalachian "That was some game," recalls Quarles, who caught a key touchdown State team in front of a crowd of 25,301. Satterfield, along with many pass from DeBusk late in the first half (see page 23). "A fter Marshall, of the players, says that was when Furman became something more than it seemed the team was destined for something special." a team trying to prove people wrong and the season began to take on It would hardly be accurate to call the final two games anticlimactic, a whole new hue. but the Paladins weren't going to see anybody better than Marshall. Their "After that game, I started thinking, 'You know, we just might be 38-7 home victory over Idaho in the semifinals was no doubt made easier

FURMAN I FALL 2008 21 Georgia Southern coach Erk Russell (left), whose squad had rallied late to nip the Paladins in the 1985 title clash, graciously congratulated Paladin coach Jimmy Satterfield; the Furman team la ter had the opportunity to meet President George H. W. Bush. Blankenship presented Furman souvenirs to the president as dignitaries such as U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (beside Blankenship) and South Carolina governor Carroll Campbell (far right) looked on.

No egos a IIowed

Satterfieldcoached many great teams in his career, both in high school and at Furman, but he never experienced anything quite like the 1988 season. The team's character was so broad and deep that the Paladins were able to transcend every negative situation in which they fo und themselves. "That was the most unselfish team I ever coached, which was the when the Vandals' All-America (and future National Football League) secret to their success," says Satterfield, who was named National Coach quarterback John Friesz didn't play because of a sprained ankle. Furman of the Year in 1988. "Nobody cared about themselves, only the team. then dispatched Georgia Southern 17-12 in the championship game You asked a guy to move from one position to another, it was no problem. when, fittingly, the defense stopped two potential game-winning drives Whatever was good for the team. in the fourth quarter. "If you look down the list of what those players are doing now, you'll "A national championship is always the ultimate goal of any Furman see doctors, lawyers, accountants, guys that run their own companies. team, and the coaches made you believe you could do anything," Patterson You didn't know it then, but those guys weren't just going to be successful says. "But, still, to see it unfold in front of you was something special, in football. They were going to be successful in everything they did. and it's amazing that we did it. It's certainly unique, because it hasn't No wonder we had the kind of season we had." been done again." DeBusk, who would go on to become a two-time first-team all-

22 FURMAN I FALL 2008 George Quarles (7) and tight end Greg Key celebrate Quarles' touchdown catch.

If the 13-9 second-round playoff the Marshall rush coming from the right slipped behind the secondary and was think is, 'Don't drop it,' " Quarles recalls. victory at Marshall in 1988 was the side of the line. Seeing no one to throw standing alone in the back of the end zone. "I felt like I could have tied my shoes in greatest game in Furman's greatest season, to, he scrambled to the left side of the "Once the play broke down, I just crossed the time it took the football to get there." then what happened near the end of field in search of a receiver. the field and the defensive backs forgot Quarles didn't drop the pass and the first half had to be its greatest play. "I can still remember seeing (offensive about me," Quarles says. Furman took a 7-0 lead into halftime,

The Paladins and the high-powered guard) Elton Bailey looking back at me with Quarles waved frantically in an which no doubt caused Marshall a great

Herd were locked in a scoreless tie, with his hands in the air, as if to say, 'What are attempt to get DeBusk's attention, but it deal of consternation in the locker room.

Furman in possession of the ball at the you going to do? Pass or run7' " DeBusk would be a couple of more hectic seconds "That might have been the play

Marshall 42-yard line and less than says. before the quarterback spotted him, pulled of the year,'' says head coach Jimmy a minute remaining in the half. On second But DeBusk still hadn't decided on his up and fired the football on a line from Satterfield. "That cha nged the tone down and 14, quarterback Frankie DeBusk next move, so he kept scrambling. Mean­ 60 yards away. "Finally, I see the ball com­ of the game completely." dropped back to pass and immediately felt while, wide receiver George Quarles had ing my way. I'm wide open and ali i can -VINCE MOORE

conference selection and the league Player of the Year in 1990, is now centrate on teamwork and try to keep the egos off the field. You have head football coach and athletic director at Tusculum College in Greene­ to be disciplined and do the little things right. Our coaches at Furman ville, Tenn. He's in his 11th season as the most successful coach in the always told us that you can have a lot of success when you don't care school's history, and he's witnessed from all angles the elements that who gets the credit, and I've fo und that to be true." produce successful and not-so-successful fo otball teams. But he says DeBusk says that a team must be good to have a winning season, that 1988 was a unique experience fo r him. and it must be very good to win a conference championship. But if "We certainly had some good players, but we won a national cham­ a team is going to win a national championship, it must have its share pionship because of the kind of people who were on that team," DeBusk of luck as well. says. "They were quality individuals with a tremendous amount of charac­ So there's the fo rmula for winning it all: Take an underappreciated ter. It made me a better person just being around the guys on that team." team with strong senior leadership, add a reasonable amount of talent Quarles might understand the successful dynamics of the 1988 team and a large dose of character, and throw in a little good fortune. And as well as anybody. As the head fo otball coach at Maryville High School since the 1988 Paladins remain the only Furman fo otball team to scale in Tennessee, he has led his teams to seven state 4A championships in the the championship summit, you'll just have to take their word fo r it. IFI last eight years. His 124-9 record includes 61 straight wins through 2007, and five perfect seasons in the last six. Furman honored the 1988 national champions during the Georgia Southern "I coach the way I was coached at Furman," Quarles says. "We con- game November 15 in Paladin Stadium.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 23 hen students arrived on campus in late August for the start After two years of renaming, renumbering and revamping courses, of the 2008-09 school year, they entered a new world. rewriting the university catalog, and ensuring that returning students would For the first time since 1969, the academic order at Furman did not be able to make the transition to the new system without excessive stress, include such staples as daily class meetings, the 3-2-3 (12-weeks-8 weeks- the new calendar and curriculum went into effect this year - marking the 12 weeks) trimester system, winter term or even Beach Weekend. end of the 3-2-3 system that had been used, with minor changes and tweaks, Actually, Beach Weekend was never technically part of the calendar. for 40 years. It was an unofficial activity that evolved into an annual tradition - and Classes now begin in late August, as opposed to mid-September, and students assumed it to be a part of the academic year. end in early May, instead of late in the month. Students meet classes two Now, however, they can enjoy their spring beach trip without having or three days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes meet fo r 50 to worry about returning fo r two more weeks of class - and final exams. minutes, as they did previously in the spring and fall. On Tuesday and Because, to quote legendary academician Alice Cooper, "School's out fo r Thursday they last 75 minutes, per the old winter term schedule. Most summer" by early May. courses still offer fo ur hours of credit; a full load each semester is fo ur In a sweeping change designed to invigorate intellectual activity on courses, or 16 hours. Two credit hours are awarded for a May Experience campus, expand interdisciplinary offerings and bring the academic calendar course. more in line with those of the university's peer institutions, the Furman The new curriculum is intended to offer students more courses to select faculty voted in late 2005 to adopt a "Semester Plus" calendar. It features from and to allow students and faculty to take advantage of the growing two 14-week semesters and an optional "May Experience," a three-week trend in higher education toward inter- and multi-disciplinary studies. The program fo llowing the spring Commencement in which students may General Education requirements, which fo rm the basis fo r a liberal arts edu­ focus on a single topic. cation, have not been conceived along strictly departmental lines but have

24 FURMAN I FALL 2008 been restructured as an answer to a question: What kinds of academic C. Global Awareness Requirements (two courses). One class experiences does a student need to become liberally educated in the emphasizes the interactive relationships between humans and the natural contemporary world? environment; the other helps students develop a heightened awareness of the cultures and traditions that have shaped and continue to shape TH E REVISED GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, which the world. The Asian-African requirement from the 3-2-3 system served feature a mix of the old and the new, are designed to preserve the univer­ as the model fo r the Global Awareness category. sity's traditional strengths while laying the fo undation fo r future generations of students and teachers. As FOR THE CALENDAR ITSELF, the two 14-week semesters, fo llowed The categories for the new GERs: by the optional three-week May term, offer a number of advantages. A. First-Year Seminars (two courses). The seminars are the boldest The new schedule moves the calendar more in line with those at other departure from the previous curriculum. Every first-yearstudent will take institutions, giving students greater opportunities to compete fo r jobs and two seminars, one of which will focus on the development of writing summer internships than they were able to under the previous calendar. skills and information fluency. The animating idea behind the seminars It is also expected to promote greater collaboration with other schools and, is to match, as much as possible, the intellectual passions of faculty mem­ especially through the May Experience, create more options for innovative bers with emerging student interests. academic experiences. The seminars are intended to introduce students to the principles The longer semesters give students more time to digest and apply of engaged learning, to encourage student responsibility for learning from material that they are likely to be encountering fo r the first time. Although the start of their undergraduate years, and to emphasize critical thinking, students will now spend fewer hours in class (from 56 to 42), they will work intense discussion, and communication and analytical skills. with faculty to develop strategies fo r independent learning - and thus take Enrollment in the seminars is capped at 15; fo r the seminars with greater responsibility fo r their education. a special emphasis on writing, the cap is 12. The limits ensure that first­ In addition, Furman's study away programs have undergone significant year students are guaranteed two small classes at a time when many find revisions. Previously, most of these programs developed as a result of indi­ themselves most in need of individual attention. vidual faculty initiative, entrepreneurial acumen and personal connections. B. Core Requirements (11 to 13 courses). The interdisciplinary Now, the university has established a central office and faculty committee emphasis of the new curriculum is evident in the core requirements. that oversee all study away programs, from regional to international. Courses from diffe rent disciplines can satisfy a particular core requirement While many study away programs, especially study abroad, will still or the global awareness requirement (see below) as long as they fulfill the extend over an entire semester, the new system makes it possible to more guidelines stipulated fo r that requirement. For example, a core course in easily divide some programs into on-campus and off-campus segments. textual analysis could be fulfilledby approved courses in English, history, A firstsegment might be taught on campus, preparing students to derive political science, philosophy or religion. Some seminars may also satisfy maximum benefitfrom the travel portion of the program. Students and the core and global awareness requirements, which cover the fo llowing faculty then return to campus for the final segment, in which they work areas: on integrating their study and travel experiences with whatever culmi­ > Empirical Studies (four courses): Two courses in the empirical study nating projects students may be required to complete. of the natural world (at least one with lab), and two courses in the empirical The May Experience will likely help students and faculty who cannot study of human behavior and social relations. afford the time commitment of a full semester to participate in a study away > Human Cultures (three courses): One course using historical activity. The three-week term can also serve as either prelude or capstone analysis to study past human interactions; one course in the critical and to more in-depth academic experiences offered during the regular year. analytical interpretation of texts; and one course (or four-hour equivalent) In sum, Furman's Semester Plus calendar and revised curriculum repre­ in the visual and/or performing arts. sent the faculty's collective effort to match the abilities of professors with > Mathematical and Formal Reasoning (one course). the current needs of students. While time will determine how successful > Foreign Language (one to three courses). the changes are, it appears that an invigorating new academic era has > Ultimate Questions (one course). Students engage metaphysical, arrived at Furman - one that has the potential to create bold new religious and ethical questions through a course that examines ways in opportunities fo r students and faculty alike. IFI which individuals and societies have articulated what constitutes a good and meaningful life . This article adapted by ]im Stewart from a talk by political science professor > Body and Mind (one course). This course supports Furman's com­ Ty Te ssitore at this year's opening faculty meeting. Te ssitore chaired the mitment to developing the whole person - intellectually, physically, Curriculum Review Committee that constructed the framework for the new spiritually, socially and emotionally. curriculum and calendar. For more on the process, visit www.furman.edu/itf.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 25 Campaign commitments surpass $270 million

When the $400 million Because Furman Matters campaign was publicly announced in October 2007, the university was already three years into the "quiet phase" of the fund drive. As a result of the work done during the quiet phase, Furman was able to launch the public aspect with commitments of $225 million in place. The commitments Osher Foundation grant gives went toward annual operations, endowment and capital improvements. FULIR new acronym: OLLI Over the last year the campaign continued to build momentum, and through September 25, total commitments had Thanks to a major grant from the Bernard reached approximately $271 million. Osher Foundation of San Francisco, the Furman The total includes, as the chart University Learning in Retirement Program, indicates, $199 million in out- formerly known as FULIR, has been renamed right and deferred gifts for the the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). endowment in support of The university received an initial award scholarships, professorships of $100,000 in February, the first in a series and programs; $34 million of Osher Foundation grants that will provide for current operations, such more than $2.2 million fo r the program over as the annual fund and Paladin the next three years. Club; and $38 million fo r capital In 1977 Bernard Osher, a businessman and projects, such as the Townes community leader, established the fo undation, Center for Science and Tile Cliffs which seeks to improve quality of life through Cottage. aid to higher education and the arts. It supports All gifts received since July 1, 121 lifelong learning programs at colleges across 2004 count toward the campaign. This the country. includes all types of annual gifts and most Lucy Woodhouse, who this summer suc­ forms of planned gifts - among them bequests, certain forms of life insurance ceeded FULIR fo under Sarah Fletcher as director and charitable gift annuities. of the program, says the Osher Foundation The primary strategic objectives of the Because Furman Matters support will allow Furman to "continue to serve campaign are to: senior adult learners with classes and activities > Increase financial aid and affordability through endowed scholarships. that inspire students to stay intellectually and > Construct a state-of-the-art science complex and upgrade other campus physically active." facilities. More than 900 people are expected to > Underwrite curriculum revisions and strengthen teaching resources enroll in OLLI courses this year. The non-credit through endowed professorships and permanent sources of funding fo r internships courses are taught by current and retired Furman and research programs. professors, OLLI participants and other com­ > Expand the university's focus on study away, international education and munity members. They cover topics ranging Asian Studies. from art to computers, finance,fitness, history, > Build resources for the performing arts (including a Theatre Arts facility), hobbies, languages, literature, music and politics. athletics, leadership and service programs, and other activities. To learn more, visit www.furman.edu/olli > Broaden and accentuate Furman's sustainability and public service initiatives. or call (864) 294-2998. To learn more, visit www.becausefurmanmatters.com .

• ENDOWMENT • CURRENT OPERATIONS • CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS/OTHER (Including To wnes Center for Science)

26 FURMAN I FALL 2008 Tu ckers' sponsorship boosts Summer China Experience

Carrie Reding Tucker '71 and her husband, Richard, have a motto: "We work to travel." As owners of Rich mar Fashions, a company based in Fort Mill, S.C., that sources 60 percent of its product from China, the Tuckers have Bryan daughters maintain traveled the world for business and pleasure. Because they understand the educational legacy of fa mily support value of traveling abroad, the Tuckers sponsored the 2008 Furman Summer China Experience The Richard Furman Society is a fa mily affair fo r 12 incoming Furman freshmen. They for sisters Ann Bryan and Kathy Bryan Anderson. even went along with the group, which was Their father, the late B.K. Bryan, was led by political science professors Kate Kaup a Greenville business leader and Furman trustee. and Brent Nelsen. they agree to study the Chinese language He and his wife, Frances, provided the naming "We were non-stop the entire 16 days, with for one year and to participate in a freshman gift for Furman's Bryan Center for Military courses on history, medicine, culture and lan­ seminar called "Dispelling the Myth of China." Science, and the Garden Room in Daniel Chapel guage, and fieldtrips to both historic sites and One of the strategic goals of the Because is named for Frances. B.K. also served as chair modern facilities," says Carrie. Furman Matters campaign is to enhance the of the Richard Furman Society, whose members The Summer China Experience, first held Asian Studies program. Through the support make annual unrestricted gifts to Furman in 2005, is an integral part of the Asian Studies of people like Carrie and Richard Tucker, more of $10,000 or more. program at Furman, and the Tuckers want opportunities will open for Furman students After B.K.'s death in January 2007, Ann to ensure that the trip continues to be offered. to expand their knowledge of the world. and Kathy both took steps to continue the "Travel is the best education you will ever get," family's involvement with Furman by becoming says Carrie, a Spanish major at Furman. Visit www.furman.edu/depts/asianstudies members of the Richard Furman Society. The trip is free to the students. ln turn, to learn more. Through their support, they are helping to fund financial aid, classroom technology and undergraduate research at the university. Family ties: Four generations of Atkinsons at Furman And following her father's lead, Ann Bryan has become a member of the Richard Furman Twenty-seven years ago, Kathy Bridges Furman was where they wanted to attend college, Society Executive Committee and the Advisory and Tom Atkinson met as students at Furman. we breathed a sigh of relief because we knew that Council. This year they celebrate several milestones: their they would not only get a quality education, but Although all the Bryans attended other 25th wedding anniversary, their son Trey's pend­ that they would be on a safe, friendly campus. universities, Furman has earned a special place ing graduation from Furman this spring, and Even though they had grown up going to lakeside in their hearts. "Furman made my father their daughter Katie's enrollment as a freshman. concerts and football games, they didn't expe­ and me feel so much a part of it," says Ann. Katie and Trey represent the fo urth genera­ rience the real Furman until they were students." "lt has been a broadening experience and tion of the Atkinson fa mily to attend Furman. Tom and Kathy have joined Tom, Sr., and a great opportunity to meet so many wonderful Their great-grandfather, Ben Atkinson, earned his wife, Sherry, as members of the Richard people." a master's degree from Furman in 1955. Fifty Furman Society Founders, fo r donors of $10,000 ln turn, the Bryans have made a Furman years ago their grandfather, Tom Atkinson '58, to $25,000. Through their efforts, the Atkinsons education possible for many students who may now a retired pedodontist in Greenville, helped are helping to ensure that future students will not otherwise have had the resources to attend. with Furman's move from the downtown benefit from the same opportunities their fa mily Greenville campus to the current location. has enjoyed. Today Kathy, a 1983 graduate, and To m, Jr. '84, a Greenville orthodontist, chair the Furman To learn more about leadership giving at Furman, Parents Council. contact JohnKemp, director of annual giving, Kathy says, "When our children decided at [email protected].

FURMAN I FALL 2008 27 Furman REPORTs

Highlights from Homecoming October 10-12, clockwise from top left: Top award winners were, left to right, John Holder '77, fo under of Holder Properties, a highly successful real estate development firm based in Atlanta, Distinguished Alumni Award; To mmy Stevenson '65 of Greenville, owner of the popular To mmy's Ham House restaurant, Gordon L. Blackwell Alumni Service Award; and Jason Richards '01, Greenville businessman and community activist, Outstanding Yo ung Alumni Award. Sir Paladin takes the field; student skits poked fun at Furman traditions, old and new; the Paladins edged Wes tern Carolina 28-21; scaffolding and float building are Friday night traditions; students paint themselves in school colors as a show of support. Photos by Jeremy Fleming.

28 FURMAN I FALL 2008 At the Opening Convocation of the school Marietta, Ga. She is a captain of the women's year September 4, five seniors were recognized soccer team and a leader in organizing service as Furman Fellows for 2008-09. activities in the Greenville community for The Furman Fellows program, made Furman athletes. possible by a generous donation from trustee > James "Beamer" Carr, a neuroscience Bob Buckman and his wife, Joyce Mollerup, major from Roanoke, Va. He is a member is designed to recognize the accomplishments of the baseball team and has been elected and support the potential of five exceptional to Quaternion, Furman's select honor society members of the senior class. Each Fellow fo r men. receives a $5,000 award. In addition to recognizing the Furman This year's honorees (left to right): Fellows, Furman presented several other awards > Chris Gaafary, a neuroscience major during the convocation. Harry Shucker '66, from Greenville. An avid researcher, he has recently retired vice president for student ser­ been described as exemplifying "the spirit of vices, received the Bell Tower Award fo r his liberal inquiry and engagement that is at the contributions to university life . core of Furman's mission." Tw o honorary Doctor of Humanities degrees > Joinne Ruff, a communication studies were presented. One went to John Alex Floyd, major from Birmingham, Ala. She has embraced Jr., an advocate fo r environmental concerns and the Furman ideal of service through her dedi­ editor of Southern Living magazine who made cated work with a peer-mentoring program invaluable contributions toward the construction at Greenville's Beck Middle School. of The Cliffs Cottage at Furman, the magazine's > Melissa Summer, an education/piano first sustainable showcase home. The other major from Hickory, N.C. An accomplished honoree, Rubye Hopkins Jones, is a Greenville musician, she has worked as a tutor for at-risk educator, administrator, mentor and community students and interned with the North Carolina activist who has been director of children and Department of Education. family development with SHARE (Sun belt > Kate Myatt, an economics major from Human Advancement Resources) since 1987.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 29 Furman REPORTS

Cottingham was constant source of inspiration Wa lter Lee Cottingham was one of the best Walter Cottingham was also a constant people ever to grace the Furman campus, and source of inspiration to Furman students. In his during his tenure from 1959 to 1984, good people classes, less active students learned the pleasures were legion. When he died July 2 at the age of of physical accomplishment, and muscular 88, Furman lost one of its legendary personalities. football players discovered the grace and skill Like so many of his generation, "Coach" necessary to play tennis. Men and women of Cottingham served his country in World War II. various interests, experiences and abilities He saw action in North Africa, Italy, the mingled under the leadership of this happy, Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge encouraging man with the unusually full and was a decorated soldier, earning the Bronze eyebrows. Many would work with him during Star and other awards. Two children of a the summers at Camp Pinnacle in North Greenville merchant fo r whom he had worked Carolina, where he served as director fo r years. before the war remember vividly to this day the Equally important, Coach did yeoman tall, handsome veteran rushing up their front service in overseeing an ever growing system students who contributed to campus life in yard to tell his fo rmer employer and friend how of intramurals, and in 1974 he became full-time a variety of ways, from student body president happy he was to be home. director of intramurals. No program could have (Mike) to varsity basketball (John). Coach Cottingham went on to put his war been more successful. By the late 1970s the vast In retirement, Coach Cottingham, who lived experiences behind him and embraced the rest majority of Furman students took part in some near the campus, was a continuing presence at of his life with perspective, vigor and an eager­ intramural sport, and nothing was more creative Furman. His tuneful whistling - his trademark ness to serve others. or exciting than his establishment of the popular - heralded his approach on his bicycle, and he He graduated from Emory University where co-recreational teams that reflected and even always had a cheerful greeting for friends and he was a student leader and an accomplished fo reshadowed broader societal changes. strangers alike. Even the casual observer could athlete. (In 1991 he was elected to Emory's He had the quiet strength of a man of faith see that this was a man who was at peace with Athletic Hall of Fame.) At Emory he was also -and never had trouble restoring order when the world and was continuing to live his life well. influenced by the "grand system of intramurals" tempers flared. Of course, such incidents were He never stopped dispensing encouragement he discovered there. rare, since sportsmanship was a key aspect of any to others, including former students now Following his military service he earned activity that Coach Cottingham supervised. themselves approaching retirement - and still a master's degree in physical education and Students showered him with affection and not immune to his inspirational charms. recreation from the University of North respect, as was evident when the graduating To borrow a description from a popular film, Carolina. He began his teaching career in Class of 1984 raised funds to name the fitness Walter Cottingham was truly "a righteous dude." 1947 and joined the Department of Physical center in the Lay Physical Activities Center for -JOHN BLOCK Education at Furman in 1959. him. The same year he received the signal honor With Ruth Reid and W.L. "Ikey" Carr, of being inducted into Quaternion, Furman's The author is a 1963 Furman graduate and Coach helped establish the idea and practice prestigious men's leadership society. a professor emeritus of history at the university. that health, fitnessand physical activity were While gracing Furman with his talents, he not only compatible with intellectual pursuits, also involved his attractive family in the commu­ After the content of this issue of Furman was but that they were primary components of nity. His artistic wife, Dale, earned an M.A. finalized, we learned of the deaths of Rex Kerstetter, a liberal arts education. That this truth is from Furman in 1975, and their children - Mike professor emeritus of biology, and Glen Howerton, now widely embraced at Furman is a testament Grier '63, Mary Lynne Grier Powers '67, Walt, Jr. associate professor emeritus of art. The winter issue to him and his colleagues. '74, John '77 and Nancy '79 - were all excellent will include tributes to both.

30 FURMAN I FALL 2008 Belote's leadership helped build strong MBA program When Arthur Furman Belote interviewed Clemson could take it over and achieve fo r a position at Furman in the late 1960s, he accreditation from the American Association learned that the school was negotiating with of Collegiate Schools of Business." Clemson University about establishing a joint In the early years Belote served not just Master of Business Administration degree as the program's chief administrator but also program. as teacher, admissions officer and registrar. In September 1969, Belote joined the faculty Bruce Yandle, professor of economics as James C. Self Professor of Business Adminis­ emeritus and dean emeritus at Clemson, says, tration - and immediately was assigned the task "The MBA program was his baby, and he did of helping to develop the MBA project. When not intend for it or the students to be short­ the first students enrolled in 1970, Belote was the changed. Art cultivated Greenville business program's director. He remained in that position sponsors for the program and knew personally until 1989, then continued to teach at Furman each student. But most of all, he herded after until his retirement in 1995. the faculty to make sure we understood the were convened to grill the teams on their After Belote died August 31 at the age of 84, privilege we shared with him in being a part corporate performances during the term. Dick Stanford, professor emeritus of economics, of his special program." More than a few students felt the heat of those recalled Belote's instrumental role in developing Stanford says that, in class, Belote was grillings, but they were better prepared to enter the curriculum and enlisting faculty from known fo r his innovative business simulation the corporate world fo r the experiences." Clemson and Furman to teach in the MBA model. "Teams of students played roles as com­ A native of Newport News, Va., Belote program. "He was a gentle mentor to the pany executives who had to make decisions in was a distant relative of Richard Furman, the Furman faculty members who taught in the competition with each other period after period university's fo under. He held a Ph.D. from program, myself among them," says Stanford. until the end of the term," Stanford says. "Then the University of Florida, and before coming "The Clemson-Furman MBA eventually became so-called boards of directors, composed of to Furman taught at the University of Toledo strong enough and well-enough respected that Furman economics and business faculty members, (Ohio) and Old Dominion (Virginia). Described by one fo rmer colleague as "an inveterate tourist and people watcher," Belote was a frequent consultant fo r businesses and Singers to team with Boston Pops again government agencies. And he was well known for his natty attire. In Stanford's words, "Art Keith Lockhart '81, conductor of the Boston Pops, brought his orchestra to Furman's always conveyed an image of corporate success Timmons Arena two years ago as part of its Christmas holiday tour. The Furman Singers to his students, with the implication that they joined in the performance and went on to tour with the Pops to several additional sites. should attempt to emulate it as they graduated The program proved so successful that the Pops and Singers are reuniting this year. and entered the corporate world." On Sunday, November 30, they will join fo rces in Furman's Timmons Arena fo r a 3 p.m. Upon his death, the announcement to the concert. The Singers will then accompany the Pops to Winston-Salem, N.C., and Newport Furman community stated that there would be News, Va., for performances on December 1 and 2, respectively. no funeral or memorial service, then closed with The Furman concert is sponsored by Bank of America. Tickets, at $25 and $50, are a quote from Belote: "I ask each of my friends on sale at the Timmons Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. For information, to pause a fe w moments and remember the good call (864) 294-3097 or visit www.timmonsarena.com or www.bostonpops.com. times. After all, that is the best memorial of all." -JIM STEWART

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Bookmarks: Featuring summaries of recent publications by alumni

Lauren Tyler Wright '00, Giving ­ species of turtles and features more than Wallace, the book offers, in the author's by black and white South Carolinians." The Sacred Art: Creating a Lifestyle 200 photographs. Seventy-five percent humorous, irreverent style, advice on the Burton has written several scholarly books, of Generosity (Skylight Paths Publishing, of turtle species in the United States can nuances of writing and of submitting including last year's acclaimed The Age 2008). Publisher's Weekly calls this book be found in the Southeast; the guide work for publication. Singleton, who has of Lincoln. He is Burroughs Distinguished a "refreshingly candid volume on the trans­ promotes a better understanding of their published two novels and four short story Professor of Southern History and Culture formative power of sharing one's material, needs and challenges. Tuberville recently collections, teaches creative writing at 'he at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, emotional and spiritual wealth" and adds earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina Governor's School for the S.C. Moore is a professor of history and that "readers of all faiths, or none, will Georgia and is an assistant research Arts and Humanities in Greenville. Visit dean of humanities and social sciences find useful suggestions for incorporating scientist at the Savannah River Ecology www.georgesingleton.com. at The Citadel. giving into their lives." The author, who Laboratory in Aiken, S.C., where Buhlmann was formerly associated with the Lake works as well. Gibbons is an ecology Robert Whitlow '76, Deeper Water Phyllis Tickle (M.A '61), The Wo rds of Institute on Faith & Giving at the Center professor at the University of Georgia (Thomas Nelson, 2008). Christy Award Jesus: A Gospel of the Sayings of Our of Philanthropy at Indiana University, lives and is also affiliated with SREL. winner Whitlow, an attorney in Charlotte, Lord (Jossey-Bass, 2008) and The Great in Jamestown, Ind., and is a researcher and N.C., has developed a strong fan base Emergence: How Christianity is Changing seminar leader on the topic of generosity H. David Stone, Jr. '88, Vital Rails: The through his taut legal thrillers with a and Why (Baker Books, 2008) A respected in faith communities. Charleston & Savannah Railroad and the spiritual message. This is his eighth novel authority on religion in America, Tickle is Civil Wa r in Coastal South Carolina and the first in his planned three-part a former contributing editor for Publisher's Susan K. Freeman '93, Sex Goes to School: (University of South Carolina Press, 2008). "The Tides of Truth" series. It chronicles Weekly. Library Journaldescribes The Girls and Sex Education before the 1960s The author, a physician in Florence, S.C., the story of a law student's "passionate Words of Jesus as "a thoughtful reflection (University of Illinois Press, 2008). Reviewer details the history of the ra ilroad that pursuit of truth in matters of life and the on the meaning of Jesus' words and the Karin Dubinsky says, "The originality of this played a key economic and logistical role law." While researching her first case, she importance of various contexts for his book lies in its argument that sex educators in linking Confederate port cities during uncovers secrets that affect her relationship followers," and David Neff of Christianity were more progressive than previously the Civil War - and was at the center with her client and the senior partners Today Media Group says, "The Words of understood, and that controversy about of eight confrontations with Union troops. in her Savannah, Ga., firm. The plot Jesus has something to enrage, engage sex in the schools arose not in the staid, He recounts the ra ilroad's post-war finan­ revolves around her suspicions about and change everyone." Of The Great conformist 1940s and '50s but rather cial problems and recovery to become part a conspiracy and whether her efforts Emergence, the publisher says the book the liberal 1960s." Freeman, an assistant of an extensive coastal transportation to uncover the truth will force her to "is rooted in the observation that massive professor of women's studies at Minnesota system. John E. Clark, Jr., author of compromise her deep-seated convictions. transitions in the church happen about State University in Mankato, writes that Railroads in the Civil War, says, "Vital Rails Visit www.robertwhitlow.com. every 500 years." Tickle believes we she seeks "to offer a deep understanding should attract the interest of economic, currently live in such a time. She examines of the dynamic process of sex education, military, railroad and Southern historians Orville Vernon Burton '69 and Winfred B. the influences of such forces as Darwin, in part by shifting the vantage point to as well as those interested in the histories Moore, Jr. '71, editors, To ward the Meeting Freud, Einstein and technology on the consider adolescents' perspectives and of Charleston and Savannah." of the Wa ters: Currents in the Civil Rights church, "then sets her sights on where contributions along with those of Movement of South Carolina during the we're going, leaving us with a vision educators." George Singleton '80, Pep Ta lks, Wa rnings, Twentieth Century (University of South of an exciting future for the church." and Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom and Carolina Press, 2008). The book emerged Visit www.phyllistickle.com. Tracey Tuberville '93, Kurt Buhlmann and Cautionary Advice for Writers (Writer's from a conference on civil rights held at Whit Gibbons, Tu rtles of the Southeast Digest Books, 2008). An excerpt from this The Citadel. The publisher says it "brings (University of Georgia Press, 2008). This book appeared in the Summer 2008 issue together voices of leading historians along­ Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book is of Furman. Featuring illustrations by David side recollections from central participants written with a special focus on conser­ to provide the first comprehensive history vation. It deals with more than 40 native of the civil rights movement as experienced

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Official business: Forte makes quick ascent to NBA

Brian Forte's welcome-to-the-NBA moment officiating ranks, with all due respect to Jackson, didn't come the day he got the call telling him is attributable to his work ethic and natural fe el that he'd been promoted to the pros. Nor did for one of the toughest jobs in sports. Owen it come when he took the court in Charlotte McFadden, director of recreational sports at to officiate the Bobcats' season opener against Furman, must have sensed as much (or been the Milwaukee Buck� in November 2007. very desperate) when he didn't hesitate to send No, Forte, a 1999 Furman graduate, officially Forte out on the court just days after Forte arrived on pro basketball's biggest stage on Feb­ showed up in his office looking fora job. ruary 28, 2008, late in the third quarter of the "He put me in the playoffs, and it was the Los Angeles Lakers' blowout of the SuperSonics second game I ever worked. I don't know if he in Seattle. With his team up 31, Lakers star Kobe knew if I knew anything about officiatingor not," Bryant went fo r a rebound and took exception Forte says. "We had a couple of fraternities to a non-call by Forte. playing, and we had a fight, and from that point A few seconds of jawing later, Bryant was on I was really drawn to it. It was exciting, man." doing one of the few things he'd yet to do on Hooked, Forte began working high school Brian Forte tries to reason with an irritated Yao Ming. a basketball court - walking to the locker room games, and after graduation he moved to the after being ejected. lower levels of college competition. Within When the best player in the world gets tossed a few years he was doing Southeastern Confer­ the job was. "Every single night is the top for the first time, that's big news. It's even bigger ence games, then the NCAA tournament. players in the world," he says. "It's very draining, news when the guy who did it is a rookie. His ultimate goal was the professional ranks. mentally as well as physically. You just don't Brian Forte was suddenly a famous man ­ When he was hired by the NBA to work in its see in every other level the speed in the NBA not always good news for a sports referee. developmental league, he once again set himself and the things our players can do athletically." Pro-Laker bloggers ripped into him. And in apart. But when he heard he was being promoted, Still, Forte had his fe et under him a little the post-game press conference, Lakers coach Phil he was taken aback. more firmlywhen camp opened September 20 Jackson accused Forte of having a short temper ­ As fo r that firstgame in Charlotte, he says, in preparation for his second season. Experience then delivered a more biting blow by calling Forte "I was very nervous. In fact, I think everything will help, as will the perspective offered by "Junior" and suggesting that he had his job only started to slow down fo r me going into the third his new wife, Jennifer, a third-year law student because his father, Joe, is a 20-year NBA referee. quarter. The first two were such a blur." in Atlanta, where they live in the off-season. It was a long way from officiatingrowdy intra­ Forte had never considered following in his And then there's knowing that he wouldn't mural games at the Furman PAC . But now that father's fo otsteps until he decided to give up base­ want to be anywhere else. the dust has settled, Forte says the Bryant situation ball at Furman after two seasons. But once he "Some nights things are said that bother you, was a valuable lesson. made the move, his father was there whenever but you have to remember that you're dealing with "It was certainly an interesting situation fo r he needed him. players and coaches that are trying to win games," somebody in their first year. It was a good learn­ "He's obviously my biggest mentor," says Forte, he says. "Every night that I walked on the floor, ing situation," he says. "I think Kobe fe lt he was a computing-business major at Furman. "When it was a great fe eling to know that I had achieved right and what happened, happened. The neat I started, hardly a game went by that I didn't talk something I had worked years and years on." thing about Kobe and our players is that each to him afterwards. There was a lot of teaching - RON WAGNER night's a new night." and a lot of advice." And that's what really matters for Forte And while he expected the NBA to be diffi­ The author, a 1993 Furman graduate, is a free-lance (Fore-tay), whose meteoric rise through the cult, he was still surprised by how challenging writer based in Hendersonville, N.C.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 33 A LOOK BACK, A LOOK AHEAD: 60 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AT FURMAN ......

Since Furman was established in 1826, and sustainability. In true Furman tradi­ the university has been blessed with tion, he has built on the best qualities exceptional leadership. Each decade, of those who preceded him. despite various trials and tribulations, These extraordinary leaders brought Furman has emerged with creative new their own distinctive styles to bear on ideas and moved forward in a positive the challenges and opportunities pre­ manner. The past 60 years, especially, sented to them, and each built a stronger have brought about remarkable changes. university without compromising the I have had the unique opportunity fundamental values on which Furman to know, both professionally and person­ was founded. ally, the four presidents and first ladies It has been a privilege for me who have guided our university during to know them for so many years. · this period. I have witnessed their com­ It is also a privilege and honor to serve mitment, love, dedication and ability to for the next two years as president move Furman into the national limelight. of the Furman Alumni Association.

John and Bea Plyler served But I am not in this alone. All Furman from 1939 to 1964. John Plyler, 26,000 members of the Alumni Asso- a 1913 Furman graduate, was a man of ciation are vital to Furman's growth vision and was always looking toward the future. States. I know he would be proud of the talent and and success. I would like to take this opportunity He was responsible for selecting the current site dedication of today's professors. to thank you for your generous and ongoing support of Furman's campus and for shepherding the monu­ John and Martha Mauney Johns, both 1947 for alma mater. mental move from downtown Greenville to the place graduates, followed and were a great team from 1976 This year, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary we all enjoy today. This year, in fact, we are celebrating to 1994. John Johns was a public relations expert of the move to the new campus, we have the chance the 50th year of full-time classes on the "new" campus. and an accomplished fund-raiser. He was a true to put the spotlight on Furman. We have the oppor­ Dr. Plyler had wonderful dreams, many of which people person who knew how to rally the university tunity to stay connected, and I challenge each of have become reality today. community together. our alumni to participate in this yearlong celebration.

My parents, Gordon and Lib Blackwell, followed He was also a strong leader who skillfully and The campus is calling for your return and support. the Plylers and served from 1965 to 1976. Gordon determinedly guided Furman through some of the As we move forward with the "Because Furman Blackwell's goal for Furman was "greatness by national most difficult times in its history, especially the sepa­ Matters" campaign and with a new academic calendar standards." ration from the South Carolina Baptist Convention. and curriculum, the university's future has never been A 1932 Furman graduate, he was responsible for For the last 14 years Furman has been fortunate more promising. I believe that Furman has reached securing the chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and pushed for to have David Shi '73 and Susan Thomson Shi '71 my father's goal of "greatness by national standards." innovative changes in the academic curriculum. Under at the helm. And if the last 60 years are any indication, his leadership, the Furman faculty grew in strength, David Shi is an exceptional administrator who the best is yet to come. numbers and prestige has provided visionary leadership as the university has - RANDY BLACKWELL I heard him say many times, "The heart of an out­ upgraded its facilities. At the same time he has boosted standing university is the faculty." He wanted Furman Furman's stature and helped propel the university into The author, a 1963 Furman graduate, assumed to have the most outstanding faculty in the United the forefront of such movements as engaged learning the presidency of the Alumni Association this fall.

34 FURMAN I FALL 2008 CLASS NOTES, FALL 2008

55 Edwin "Jack" Rowan was recently the 68 75 79 Ty Dodge of Birmingham, Ala., is president Andy Abrams was named dean of the NE XT REUNION IN 2009 subject of a profile in the Myrtle Beach and CEO of RealtySouth, the largest real Charleston (S.C.) School of Law in June. David Tolbert has been appointed United (S.C.) Herald. He retired in March as pastor estate company in Alabama. RealtySouth He had been interim dean since January. Nations Assistant Secretary-General and of Bible Fellowship Baptist Church and has 1,400 agents and 25 offices through­ Before joining the law school in 2005, Special Expert to the Secretary-General previously served as a U.S. Army chaplain out the state. he served in key administrative roles at on the United Nations Assistance to the for 31 years. the College of Charleston, where he was Khmer Rouge Trials. 61 71 also a professor of legal studies. AI Ellis was inducted into the Suffolk Sandra Noonan Fowler of Sullivan's 80 County (N.Y.) Sports Hall of Fame April 28 Allison Topp Gould of Atlanta has joined Island, S.C., was recognized by the 77 in recognition of his contributions to high To mmy Hays' acclaimed 2005 novel the commercial lending group at the law National Crittenton Foundation and school soccer. He was boys' coach at The Pleasure Was Mine was chosen for firm of Morris, Manning Martin LLP. the Ms. Foundation as the recipient & Rocky Point High School from 1978 to the "One City, One Book" program in Richard Longo has been promoted to of the first Kate Waller Barrett Award 2006, during which time his teams compiled Greensboro, N.C., this fa ll. Every other brigadier general in the U.S. Army and for Lifetime Achievemer)l:. She earned a record of 339-152-46 and won 15 league year the Greensboro Public Library chooses assigned to be the army's director of the award for her 25-year tenure as titles, three county titles, two Long Island a book for the community to read and training in the Pentagon. director of the Florence Crittenton championships and the 1984 state explore together. Earlier this year, The Rebecca Sigmund has joined the Programs of South Carolina, where she l. championship. He was twice New York Pleasure Was Mine was featured in a similar Atlanta office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, designed educational programs for more State Large School Coach of the Year and program in Greenville, "The Amazing Read." Smoak Stewart, P.C. She formerly was than 2,000 unwed teen-age mothers. & received the Robert W. Robinson Award Visit www.tommyhays.com. a partner with Powell Goldstein LLP of 65 in 2005 from the National Soccer Coaches Paul Wood is now pastor of First United Atlanta. Rebecca was recipient of the Association of America for his devotion Methodist Church in Cheraw, S.C. He has 2006 S. Phillip Heiner Award, presented W. Ralph Hill's term as a Georgia Superior to the sport. served churches in South Carolina since by the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foun­ Court judge of the Lookout Mountain 1980. dation for Community Pro Bono Services. Judicial Circuit expires in December, She was recognized by Atlanta magazine when he will retire after almost 14 years 72 Jeffrey Salmon has been appointed as a 2007 and 2008 Georgia Super Lawyer of service. In April he traveled to China 78 deputy director for resource management In May, Oliver M. Cooper Ill was and was ranked as a Georgia Immigration and lectured to Chinese law students; in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office named president and chief executive Notable Practitioner in the 2007 Chambers he planned a similar trip to China for of Science. He has held several positions officer of Simtrol, Inc, a developer of USA ran kings. November. within the department since 2001. device management software in Norcross, 66 Ga. He was formerly chief operating 82 officer at Manhattan Associates, Inc Charles Bittner was recently promoted Sandra Thomason Greer has been 73 Steve Johnson has been named to the Jan Hunt Hollar has joined Blue Harbor to academic liaison with The Nation named provost and dean of the faculty board of directors of the Southeastern Bank in Mooresville, N.C., as chief financial magazine. at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. A noted Medical Device Association. Steve is officer. Timothy Brown of Charleston, S.C., researcher and teacher, she goes to Mills president and CEO of CreatiVasc Medical Jim Mathis of Norcross, Ga., has been recently participated in a Fulbright Group after 30 years at the University of Maryland, in Greenville, which develops innovative conferred the Certified Speaking Profes­ Project Abroad in Guinea and Sierra Leone. where her work included service as solutions for dialysis patients sional designation by the National Speakers The study group focused on the Mano associate chair of graduate studies, Ken Shigley has been elected secretary Association and the International Federation River region of West Africa, drawing chair of the Department of Chemistry of the State Bar of Georgia. for Professional Speakers. The designation connections among Gullah, Geechee and Biochemistry, and associate chair is the speaking profession's international and West African cultures. Tim partici­ for administration of the Department of measure of professional platform skill and pated in a similar Fulbright program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. is the highest earned designation awarded Turkey in 1999.

by the National Speakers Association.

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88 the Arts in Sanford, Fla. He oversees the implementation of the Leonard Bernstein 2008-09 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Niemiec has been named vice Artful Learning model, in addition to president and director of USA operations Randolph W. Blackwell '63, president; Clare Folio Morris '83, president-elect; managing and coordinating the school's for Proximo Spirits, Inc, a Jose Cuervo J. Chris Brown '89, vice president; Harriet Arnold Wilburn '74, past president; arts program. International Company based in New York Rebecca Ann Armacost '89; Lynn Neely Bailey '78; Venita Tyus Billingslea '81; Allison Clark Turknett works as City. Previously he was director of North N. Staten Bitting, Jr. '75; Frank W. Blackwell '90; John M. Block '63; Mary Lou a personal chef in the Jacksonville, Fla , American operations for William Grant Walch Cagle '69; Bobby E. Church '78; David S. Cobb '90; Paul D. Goebel '63; area. & Sons Distillers Ltd. Michael L. Guynn '91; Shannon Scruby Henderson '75; Vicki Bieksha Johnson '93; BIRTH: Jeff and LeJeanna Raymond, MARRIAGE: James Looper and L. Yates Johnson, Jr. '59; Gwinn Earle Kneeland '89; J. Cordell Maddox '54; James a daughter, Paxton Kathleen, May 19, Anastasia Dennis, April 26. They live N. Martin '79; Matthew A. Miller '99; Joseph C Moon, Jr. '76; William P Morrow, Colonial Heights, Va. in Nashville, Te nn. Jr. '54; Emmett L. Patrick '56; Scott W. Raeber '92; Ellison L. Smith '89; Cynthia Black Sparks '80; Heyward M. Sullivan '59; William N. Turrentine '64; Daniel R. 89 91 Varat '88; Connie Gartrell Williams '74. Lura Banner Dye has joined the Health­ NEXT REUNION IN 2009 care Consulting Group of Dixon-Hughes Jay and Valarie Scheetz Burks live in Ex-Officio and Other Members: David Shi '73, president; Michael Gatchell '91, PLLC in Greenville as a physician Springfield, Va. Recently promoted to the vice president for development; Tom Triplitt '76, director of Alumni Association; consultant. rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Jay is Jane Dungan, associate director of Alumni Association; Tina Hayes Ballew '78, Christina Thompson Howell was executive officer to the Assistant Secretary associate director of Alumni Association; Cari Williams Hicks '97, president, recently appointed assistant professor of Defense for Health Affa irs at the Young Alumni Council; Frances Flowers '09, president, Student Alumni Council; of music at Georgia Perimeter College Pentagon. Nick Holsinger '09, president, Association of Furman Students; Montrelle in Atlanta. She was also chosen, through E. Charles Grose of Greenwood, S.C. Robertson '09, president, Senior Class. a national competition, to be one of was sworn in this summer as circuit public 12 participants in the prestigious 2008 defender for the Eighth Judicial Circuit National Association of Teachers of Singing of South Carolina. He previously served internship program. as chief public defender for Abbeville James Reddoch is now executive vice and Greenwood counties and has been president and head of research with 84 86 president of the S C Public Defender New York City-based Royalty Pharma, NEXT REUNION IN 2009 Ned Caswell, a tennis professional in Association since 2002. a company that focuses on the acquisition David Klausman performed with a TRUTH Chattanooga, Te nn., has been named ADOPTION: Jeff and Alicia Roper of revenue-producing intellectual property Reunion Band for the Pastors Conference director of tennis at Baylor School. Korich, a son, Jordan, born August 24, within the biopharmaceutical industry. of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2005; adopted from China on May 13, He was most recently a managing director Indianapolis in June. He is instrumental 87 2007. They live in Norcross, Ga. at FBR Capital Markets. music director at Crown Pointe Community Emily Hipchen, an English professor at BIRTH: Steve and Valerie Miller Maloof, MARRIAGES: Nicolas Francis Carter Church in Kennesaw, Ga. the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, a son, Stephen Gerard, Jr., January 30, and Julie Anne Newmark, May 4. Nick is won a Fulbright Scholars Award to teach Atlanta. 85 creative writing in India. vice president of Ux Consulting, a nuclear David Perry Ouzts completed his Doctor MARRIAGES: Lori Hunt and Eric Roger 90 consulting company in Roswell, Ga., and Julie is a pediatric therapist specializing of Sacred Music degree from the Graduate Nicely, November 2, 2007. They live in David Jewell assumed duties August 15 in sensory disorders. Theological Foundation in South Bend, Ind. Knoxville, Te nn. as commander of the 229th Military Benjamin Charles McDow and Kimberly He has been invited to be a post-doctoral Christine Schneider and Patrick Purcell, Intelligence Battalion, the Army element Sue Holloway, June 28. They live in fellow at the School of Theology, University November 24, 2007. They live in West for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Greenville where he is a mechanical design of Oxford (England) in the summer of 2009. Long Branch, N.J. Language Center, at the Presidio of engineer at Advanced Automation and He is director of music and liturgical minis­ ADOPTION: Bill and Vicki Richmond, Monterey, Calif. she is a physician at Greenville Gynecology tries at the Church of the Holy Communion a son, Christopher Ruslan Richmond, J.P. Royer Ill won a $1 .9 million grant that Group/University Medical Group. (Episcopal) in Memphis, Te nn. born March 25, 2007; brought home from enabled him to accept a promotion from BIRTH: Joe and Dianna Garren, Novosibirsk, Russia, May 28, 2008. They classroom teacher to magnet curriculum a daughter, Alexandria Elizabeth, April 3, live in Sterling, Va. director of Midway Elementary School of Snellville, Ga.

36 FURMAN I FALL 2008 92 Marty Weems and Susan Speliopoulos, 93 MARRIAGE: Scott Harrison Griffin and May 24. Marty is vice president of sales Nerissa Mae Pickier, April 12. They live in Angela Halfacre has joined the Furman In May, Lewis Bozard received a Master for Athletes' Performance and Susan works Greenville where he is a software developer staff as director of sustainability and of Science degree in community counseling in academic support services at Arizona at DataWorks. She is a nurse. environmental education and associate from Mercer University in Atlanta. He was State University. BIRTHS: Bill and Vicki Bieksha Johnson, professor of political science. She spent scheduled to begin work toward a Ph.D. in Mary Laird Whitmire and Robert Scott a son, Scott Carter, April 4, Winston-Salem, the last 10 years at the College of counseling and counselor education at the Green, August 9. She is a financial planner N.C. Vicki is archives librarian in the Charleston, where for part of that time University of North Carolina-Greensboro at Beckwith Financial Advisors in Green­ Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest she headed the Master of Environmental in August. ville. He works with Southern Wine and University. Studies program. She received the school's Laren Harmon of Simpsonville, S.C.. Spirits. Andrew and Elizabeth Grabowski Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award in was promoted to vice president of strategic BIRTH: James and Maribeth Pollock McBath, a daughter, Jane Catherine, 2008. distribution for Michelin North America. Loynes, a daughter, Ellie Caroline, September 8, 2007, Atlanta. Elizabeth MARRIAGES: Keely Marie Burrell In addition, he was selected for the Liberty May 23, 2007. They live in Elkton, Va. is a federal prosecutor in the U S Attorney's and Richard Edward Remedios, March 29. Fellowship Class of 2010. The three-year Office for the Northern District of Georgia. They work in Atlanta, she as an attorney program is designed to cultivate values­ and he as a professional actor and graphic based leadership. designer.

NINE NEW MEMBERS JOIN ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS ......

The Alumni Associati on Board of Directors welcomed nine new members at its fa ll meeting in September.

> N. Staten Bitting, Jr. '75 is an attorney in

Augusta, Ga. He is a vice president of the Georgia

Defense Lawyers Association, a director of the East

Central Georgia Regional Library Board and past president of the Augusta-Richmond County Library Board of

Directors. Bitting Guynn Henderson Kneeland Martin

> Michael Leigh Guynn '91 of Sewanee, Ga., is president of Guynn Properties, Inc., and McGowan

Properties, Inc. He holds an MBA degree from Georgia

State University and works with a number of civic and community groups in Gwinnett County. fA . : > Shannon Scruby Henderson '75 is owner of · , _,�. ·.. . . Clarity Jacksonville, a marketing firm. She is president i of the Northeast Florida Furman Club and is on the board Miller Morrow Patrick Raeber of L'Arche Harbor House, a home for adults with develop­ mental disabilities. > Matthew A. Miller '99 is a past chair of Furman's > Emmett L. Patrick, Jr. '56 of Lake City, S.C.,

> Gwinn Earle Kneeland '89 formerly worked at Yo ung Alumni Council. A Greenville resident, he is retired after a 28-year career with Amoco Oil Company.

Furman as associate alumni director, director of parents a financial adviser with Northwestern Mutual, is active He holds a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Southeastern programs and director of major gifts. She is chair of Let with the United Way and is on the state board for the Baptist Theological Seminary.

There Be Mom, Inc., a Greenville non-profit that helps Special Olympics. > Scott W. Raeber '92 lives in Boise, Idaho, and critically ill women establish a legacy for their children. > William Penn Morrow, Jr. '54 retired from is a project manager with Brighton Corporation. He holds

> Col. James N. Martin '79 of Alexandria, Va., held Greenville's Liberty Corporation in 1999 as a senior vice an MBA degree from Boise State University, volunteers command and staff positions with the U.S. Army and the president Active in Furman's Lifelong Learning program with the Special Olympics and is a committee chair of the

Pentagon for 26 years before retiring. He is a mentor for as both a teacher and student, he is an organist and pianist Brighton Foundation. high school students and is active in military organizations. and a past member of the Greenville Toastmasters Club.

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Taylor and Delacey Davis Riley, a son, 9 5 Aidan Tate Riley, July 26, 2007, Green­ ADOPTION: Steve and Karin Walsh TA KE A TRIP TO BEAUFORT wood, S.C. Faulkner, a son, Kien John, June 10. The South Carolina town of Beaufort and the surrounding sea islands are Christian and Leann Hardison Roberson, He was born in Vietnam on June 6, 2007. steeped in history. On April 17-19, the Alumni Office is sponsoring a trip to the a daughter, Catherine Olivia, June 13, They live in Cary, N.C. area for folks interested in walking in the footsteps of the French and Spanish Winder, Ga. BIRTHS: Hank and Amy Justice Perry, explorers who settled there 100 years before the British founded Charleston. Scott and Nan Young Smith, a son, a son, Charles Mills Perry, February 4. You'll examine how cotton, rice and slavery made the Lowcountry Samuel Ernest, May 19. They live in Amy teaches kindergarten at Savannah the midwife of the Confederacy, visit the heart of Gullah culture and history, Greenwood, S.C. (Ga.) Christian Preparatory School and and learn about the tensions in the area between economic development Michael and Julie Holliday Wayne, Hank is a pastor at Richmond Hill United and preservation of natural and cultural resources. a son, Luke Michael, June 25, 2007, Methodist Church. To learn more, contact Jane Dungan of the Alumni Office staff Winston-Salem, N.C. Julie was awarded Rob and Dorian Pinner Polhemus, at (864) 294-3464 or e-mail [email protected]. the 2008 Faculty Scholarship Award a daughter, Audra Lily, July 26, 2007, in the Calloway School of Business & Sacramento, Calif. Accountancy at Wake Forest University. Mike and Rebecca Amos Puryear, She teaches organization behavior and a son, Seth David, March 28, 2007, Piedmont Medical Care Corporation and Baptist Church in Zebulon, N.C., and human resource management Melbourne, Fla. he is an associate with the Siavage Law a professor at Southeastern Baptist

Group. Theological Seminary. 94 96 Shannon Hicks and Brannon McDonald, NEXT REUNION IN 2009 J. Alan Alewine of O'Fallon, Ill., has been March 1. They live in Deatsville, Ala. Both 98 Todd Colarusso of Atlanta has been awarded tenure and promoted to associate are geologists; he works for the Alabama Mary Black Health System of Spartanburg, appointed a federal administrative law professor of mathematics at McKendree Department of Transportation and she S.C., has named Michael J. Davis chief judge. University. works with TTL, Inc, a consulting firm. operating officer. He was previously Mariah Brown Spengler works as BIRTHS: William Bryan, Sr., and Rebecca Ryan Hamilton Robinson and Wendi at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, a licensed mental health counselor at Norris, a son, William Bryan, Jr., February Kristen McMinn, June 28. They live in S.C. He is a Fellow of the American the University of Florida in Gainesville. 5, Columbia, S.C. Simpsonville, S.C. She is employed with College of Healthcare Executives. She has also opened a "green" gift store David and Elizabeth Hodges Pollet, ScanSource, Inc, and SportsCiub, and Jamie and Chrissy Williams Duncan at www.gogatorgreen.com. a son, Dewitt Hodges Pollet, June 28, he works for LivN Nsidout Sports and live in Iva, S.C., where Jamie is pastor Brian Wooten, director of the Center Charlotte, N.C. Wellness Complex. of Good Hope Baptist Church. for Student Leadership and instructor for BIRTHS: Kevin and LeAnne Legg Earlier this year, Michael Hix sang the university studies at Kennesaw (Ga.) State 97 Alewine, a daughter, Lydia Kathryn, role of Angelotti in "Tasca" with Opera University, was re-elected to the board of Cari Williams Hicks, an attorney with May 27, Charlotte, N.C. Birmingham. He made his debut directors of the National Association for Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann in Troy Nunley and Lily Chang, a daughter, as a conductor in April as musical director Campus Activities. He has held various Greenville, was re-elected as a 13th Judicial Victoria Lily Chang-Nun ley, May 16. for Troy (Ala.) University's production leadership roles within NACA, including Circuit delegate in the South Carolina Bar They live in Littleton, Colo. of "Urinetown." Michael is assistant chair of workshop educational programs, House of Delegates, the policy-making Jeramiah and Kim Corpening Dooley, professor of voice and coordinator South regional coordinator and conference body for the state Bar's 11,500 members. a daughter, Gretchen Abigail, April 7, of choral and vocal studies at Troy. coordinator. Her two-year term began July 1. Charlotte, N.C. Autumn Veazey has been named manager BIRTHS: Bill and Melanie Krone Fayette and Lisa Benners Williams John and Karalyne Moore Ley, a son, of federal affairs with Troutman Sanders Armstrong, a daughter, Julia Katherine, have moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where Hudson James, January 18, Knoxville, Te nn. Public Affairs Group in Washington, D.C. April 24, Simpsonville, S.C. he has started a two-year fellowship Karalyne owns four Little Gym franchises MARRIAGES: Catherine Claire and Michael and Brent Willett Latta, a son, in head and neck surgical oncology in Te nnessee and the Carolinas. Mark Larson, July 5. They live in Ashburn, Willett Watson, May 22, Birmingham, Ala. and microvascular reconstruction J. Alan and Jennifer Sharrer, a daughter, Va. Mark is a senior accountant for the Michael and Trina Schlecht, a daughter, at the University of Michigan. Kaitlyn Marie, June 16, Bakersfield, Calif. International Center for Journalists, and Avery Catherine, December 14, 2007. MARRIAGES: Emily Ellis and Robert Steven and Jennifer Durham Wade, Catherine is a senior writer and editor They live in Alpharetta, Ga. Mark Richardson VI, April 26. They live a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, August 27, for BreakPoint Radio.

in Atlant(). She is a fa mily physician at 2007. Steven is pastor of Poplar Spring

38 FURMAN I FALL 2008 Audrey Dodson and Andrew Breen, 99 Church (Disciples of Christ). Sarah is sity of Georgia College of Veterinary April 5. Audrey is director of communica­ a teacher of the deaf at the Callier Center. Medicine. NEXT REUNION IN 2009 tions for the Curry School of Education at Barry Jones has joined AssetPoint, Todd Moran of Nashville, Te nn., earned Tad Daggerhart has received a Master the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. a Greenville-based provider of maintenance a Master of Education degree from of Arts degree in English from Western Michael Harrison and Clay Kilpatrick, management software and industry Belmont University. Carolina University. June 17. They live in Huntington Beach, consulting, as a senior software developer. MARRIAGES: Amy Adkisson and Brian Gill completed an orthopaedic Calif. MARRIAGES: Jennifer Ly nn Allison Warren Wesley Brown Ill, April 5. They surgery residency at Texas Tech University Edward Jhee and Reagan Bussells, and Kenneth Breeland Reidenbach, live in Birmingham, Ala. Health Sciences Center and is now pursuing February 16. Edward is a senior biological May 3. They live in Mount Pleasant, Dan Atkinson and Amanda Moseley a spine surgery fellowship at Duke scientist-regulatory specialist with the U.S. S.C., where Jennifer owns Allison Thera­ '04, June 28. Dan is an attorney with University. Department of Agriculture-Animal and peutics, a private speech pathology practice. Wilkes Bowers, P.A., in Spartanburg, S.C. Adam Stillwell of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Plant Health Inspection Service in Riverdale, Kenneth is a marketing analyst at Level­ Amanda is a free-lance writer and works has been promoted to business develop­ Md. Reagan works in admissions and wing Media. in Greenville with S.C. Circuit Judge ment representative manager for Target outreach at the University of Maryland Natalie Elizabeth Byars and Frederick Larry E. Patterson. Analytics, a Blackbaud company. Advanced School of Engineering. Felton Fisher, February 2. They live in Saskia Gazenbeek and Eric Joseph Brent Theiling, chief resident of the Virginia Turner Self and Matthew Charleston, S.C., where she is an associate Lagergren, June 15. They live in Milpitas, Emergency Medicine Residency at Thomas Hammond Goldsmith '03, June 7. They attorney at Clawson & Staubes LLC and Calif. Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, live in Greenville where she is employed he is with the Hood Law Firm LLC. Erin Kelley and Adam Sammis, April 19. Pa., recently published an article titled by Prudential Real Estate and he by John Sabine Ill and Erin Marie Reno, They live in Pensacola, Fla., where she is "Common Marine Envenomations" in NETX USA Inc. November 3, 2007. They live in coordinator of development and marketing the journal Critical Decisions in Emergency BIRTHS: Arch and Sylvia Bell, a daughter, Summerville, S.C. for the Pensacola Opera and he is a cost Medicine. Pilar, August 12. They live in Austin, Texas. BIRTHS: James '95 and Wendy Gibson estimator and project manager for lrby MARRIAGE: Andrew Frank White Greg and Yen-Wen Clepper, a daughter, Duncan, a daughter, Megan Elizabeth, Engineering and Construction. and Kimberley Ann Erwin (M.A. '06), Macy Chou, June 24, Suwanee, Ga. September 11, 2007, Reston, Va. Sarah Lyman and Jason Mobraten, August 2. He is employed at SDI Networks William and Kirsten Bender Harkness, Brendan and Karna Golly Egan, a son, May 10. Both are architects for in Greenville, and she teaches kindergarten a son, Soren William Augustine, May 12. Alexander Thomas, October 11, 2007, Arrowstreet, Inc., in Boston, Mass. at Rudolph Gordon Elementary. Kirsten is an independent paralegal for Lawrenceville, Ga. Kelly Matthews and Jarrett Gibson, BIRTHS: Matt and Sara Blosser law firms in the Greenville area. William Mark and Elizabeth Head Lam back, March 14. They live in Rock Hill, S C. Blackwell, a son, Andrew Collier, March works in the decorative concrete business. a son, Samuel Jackson, April 6, Atlanta. Allen Mitchum and Kerry Fey, March 28. 16. Matt is a faculty physician in internal Stephen and Lin Hearne, a daughter, Trevor '99 and Nicole Pascoe Ream, They live in North Charleston, S.C. medicine at Carolinas Medical Center Sidney Reese Hearne, August 29, lrmo, S.C. a son, James Spencer, February 10, Edward Schaffer and Samantha Grace in Charlotte, N.C. Dan and Heather Booth Howard, Piedmont, S.C. Stovall, January 26. They live in Marietta, Britt and Nikki LaCount Brandt, a son, a daughter, Hayden Blair, February 15, Ga. Andrew Nicholas, June 23, Greenville. Colorado Springs, Colo. Laura Waters and Thomas Hinson '00, Morgan and Catherine Brumbach Fore, 01 Danny and Tara Charles '00 Martz, Deno Adkins is director of the recently July 28, 2007. They live in Washington, a son, Nathaniel Edward, April 4. Morgan a son, Charles John, May 2, Ta mpa, Fla. completed Kernersville (N.C.) Moses Cone D.C. Thomas is an Anglican minister and is an information technology consultant Mark and Melissa Normington, a son, MedCenter. He holds a master's degree counselor. Laura is a documentary film­ with Perot Systems Government Services. William Patrick, April 10, Greenville. in business administration and health maker who recently completed a master's Catherine is a bariatric dietitian at Matt and Christina Cochran White, administration from Georgia State Univer­ degree at American University. In June her Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center. a son, Parker Lee, May 4, Gainesville, Ga. sity. He is a member of Furman's Yo ung film, As We Forgive, won the gold medal David and Amy Ledbetter Yarrington, Jay and Jamie Harris Womack, Alumni Council. for documentaries at the 35th Student a son, David George Ill, April 29, High a daughter, Jayne Grace, August 7, 2007. After serving as an admissions counselor Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Point, N.C. Jamie recently completed a psychiatry at Furman for the last seven years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and residency and Jay a residency and fellow­ 00 Christen Cullum has entered the Ph.D. Sciences. Watch for a story on Laura and ship in orthopaedic surgery in Memphis, program in higher education administration her film in a forthcoming issue of Furman. Russ and Sarah Boyd live in Fort Worth, Te nn. They now live in Greenville. at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. Matthew Joseph Weiss and Maria Texas, where Russ is associate minister Kristin Simpson Leedy earned a doctor­ Thacker, May 25. Matthew is director of youth ministries at University Christian ate in veterinary medicine from the Univer- of operations for the Atlanta office of

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Outcomes Inc, a data collection and Global Health Institute and will be working Noah Huffman earned a Master of Library Erin Matthews and Andrew Barton,

reporting company for health outcomes on mental health and HIV prevention Science degree from the University of May 31. They live in Charleston, S C.

studies. Maria was recently promoted programs in Kenya. North Carolina. Ty ler Smith Pearson and Lindsi Shawn

to director of marketing for Georgia Bryn Rose Robison has been promoted Edward Ingle has earned a master's Abercrombie, June 7. They live in Macon,

Bio, the non-profit life sciences trade to operations manager with JC Rose & degree in physics from Clemson University. Ga.

association for Georgia. Associates Inc, a full-service exhibit house Rodney and Marla Geddis Johnson Jennifer Alice Self and John Charles

BIRTHS: Patrick and Bridgette Martin in Greenville. She has been with JC Rose have moved to Greenville where Rodney is Dickey, May 24. They live in Pullman, Wash.,

Hard, a daughter, Ayven Alexandria, for six years, most recently as project employed by Redemption World Outreach where he is employed by an independent

August 3. They live in Redwood City, Calif. manager. Center. He is doing outreach ministry and bookstore and is a writer and artist. She

Adam and lisa Ellspermann Lombardo, Beau Seagraves is assistant dean for working to start a charter school. is pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology

a son, Luke Emerson, April 18, Ocala, Fla. student support services at the University Karissa King, a graduate of the University at Washington State University.

Lisa has been promoted from major gifts of Georgia in Athens. He is also continuing of South Carolina School of Medicine, is Rebekah Tribble and Scott Braden

officer to director of development for the his doctoral studies. a resident in the Self Regional Healthcare Crenshaw, May 31. They live in

Central Florida Community College Foun­ MARRIAGES: Amber Brock and Bailey Fa mily Medicine Residency program in Richmond, Va.

dation. The Lombardos recently joined Player, June 7. They live in Atlanta where Greenwood, S.C. Katherine Tumbleston and Jake

four other couples as co-founders of the she is a high school Spanish teacher and Shelly Jane Olin received a doctorate Kransteuber, May 27, 2007. They live in

Performing Arts Conservatory of Ocala. he is a high school English teacher, football in veterinary medicine from the University Burlington, Vt., where Katherine is studying

Erik '02 and Heather Townes Madsen, coach and golf coach. of Georgia. for a master's degree in natural resources

a daughter, Eleanor Catherine, April 15. Justin Garrick and Crystal Streuber, Alice Rigdon has earned a Master and Jake is an auditor for KPMG.

They live in St. Louis, Mo. February 23. Justin works for the Justice of Business Administration degree from BIRTHS: David and Elizabeth Moxley

Department and Crystal is the lead writer/ the University of North Carolina. Brown, a daughter, Mary Charlotte,

02 editor for the American Cancer Society's laurie Walker earned a master's degree May 27, Charlotte, N.C. Colby Butzon graduated from the Uni­ national home office. They live in Falls in history from the University of Louisiana­ Jonathan and Kelley Fitzgerald Caskey,

versity of Georgia in May with a Doctor Church, Va. Monroe, where she was named graduate a daughter, Sienna Alice, July 5, Spartan­

of Philosophy degree. O'Stacia Schaffer and Von Williamson, student of the year. A scholarship, the burg, S.C. Jonathan has been promoted

Daiva liktorius has joined Erwin-Penland August 4, 2007. They live in Ladson, S.C. Laurie Walker Endowment of Excellence, to associate director of media relations

in Greenville as an art director. Katharine Sweeny and Ryan Johnson, was named in her honor. for the Southern Conference.

Brock and Carace Pam ley MacKay May 3. She is a member of the psychology MARRIAGES: Kristin Marie Bridwell Matthew and Whitney Jones Kampfe,

live in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Carace is department at the University of California­ and Grant Peterson Woodward, July 19. a daughter, Isabella Anne, May 3,

a pediatric resident at Cincinnati Children's Riverside. They live in Spartanburg, S.C. Kristin is Jacksonville, Fla.

Hospital. Both earned graduate degrees Jolly Welch and Brandon 0. Johnson II, employed by McMillan-Carter, Inc, and lee and Catie Murphy, a daughter,

from the University of Kentucky, with November 17, 2007. They live in Charlotte, Grant is an information technology support Sullivan Marie, April 28. Lee is in his

Carace receiving her medical degree in N.C. analyst for Personnel Manager, Inc second year of an orthopaedic residency

2007 and Brock earning a degree in land­ BIRTHS: Jamie and Sarah Williams Allison Marie Gunn and William Hall at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

scape architecture this spring. Davis, a daughter, Charlotte Emily, Napier, July 13. Billy is an assistant Allison Bailey Odom of Rock Hill, S.C., January 30, St. Augustine, Fla. football coach at Clemson University, 04 received a Master of Music degree in choral Trey '01 and Courtney Horner Kenna, and Ali is an account executive at NEXT REUNION IN 2009

conducting from Winthrop University in a daughter, Ellison Blythe, July 27, Erwin-Penland in Greenville. Glen "Buddy" Davis, Jr., received his

May. Greenville. Claudia Elizabeth Hubbard and Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and

JP Price graduated cum laude from the Wesley Richmond Vance, May 31. Betsy is an orthodontics resident at Vanderbilt Charleston (S.C.) School of Law and is 03 is a research coordinator at the University University in Nashville, Te nn. employed in the commercial real estate leo Fackler has become director of campus of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine. After receiving her Doctor of Medicine

department of the Buist Byars & Taylor, life at Erskine College in Due West. S C. Wesley is a regional sales representative degree from the Medical University of

LLC. law firm in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Jeremy Gulley received the Bill Cummings at Oppenheimer Funds. South Carolina, Elisabeth Bowden Gabor

Eve Puffer received a Doctor of Philosophy Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Susan LaGrone and Ronald Chapman, Jr., is a resident in pediatrics at Palmetto

degree in clinical psychology from the and Teaching Assistant and the Graduate July 7, 2007. They live in Avondale Estates, Health Alliance in Columbia.

University of South Carolina in May. She is School Dissertation Completion Award Ga. now a postdoctoral associate at the Duke from the University of Georgia.

40 FURMAN I FALL 2008 Mary Norris lives in Jackson, Miss., where 05 she is associate director of worship arts Nick Bruce has earned his Doctor ministries at Galloway Memorial United of Jurisprudence degree from Southern Methodist Church. Having earned a Methodist University. Master of Sacred Music degree last George Campbell has received his December from Perkins School of Theology Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from at Southern Methodist University, she the University of Georgia. is also associate artistic director of the David and Rebecca Murchison '06 Mississippi Girlchoir and associate choir­ Hughes live in Puerto Varas, Chile. master of the Mississippi Chorus. David is director of Well ness and Com­ Lauren Preskitt graduated magna cum munity Relations at the Cliffs Preserve laude from Columbus (Ga.) State University and Wilderness Foundation in Patagonia. with a Master of Education degree. She is Kelly Maxwell has received a Master of a counselor at Double Churches Elementary Arts degree in counseling from Covenant School in Columbus. Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. Katie Grubbs Price has received her Bailey Edwards Nelson completed Doctor of Medicine degree from the her Master of Divinity degree at McAfee Medical University of South Carolina. School of Theology of Mercer University MARRIAGES: Laura Anne Bachman HELP SOLVE THE MYSTERY­ in Atlanta. She won the John Rowan and William Herbert Andrews, Jr., July 19. AND BUILD THE ARCHIVES Claypool IV Memorial Scholarship for They live in North Charleston, S.C. Laura Excellence in Preaching, received the The label on this photograph from the Furman/Greenville Woman's College received her master's degree in education James T. McAfee, Jr., Endowed Vision archives reads "Sophomore Stunt." Nothing else. from the College of Charleston and is and Leadership Scholarship, and was Having uncovered the photo, the Department of Special Collections and a French teacher at Sangaree Middle School. the 2008 recipient of the Addie David Archives in the James B. Duke Library wants to know: Is "Sophomore Stunt" Ellen Harvey and Joshua Williams, June 7. Excellence in Preaching Award. She and just a photo caption, or was it some kind of GWC tradition' Who are these They live in Knoxville, Te nn. her husband, Justin Nelson, also a 2008 women' And when and where was the photograph taken? Melissa Anne King and Clayton Edward McAfee graduate, live in Jacksonville, Fla., The response to previous queries like this from Special Collections has Kale, March 15. She is grants coordinator where she is serving a two-year Cooper­ been gratifying, and the staff appreciates the contributions of alumni in building at Furman and he is employed by ative Baptist Fellowship pastoral residency the university's archives. So here's a request for another need: filling the gap The Greenville News as copy editor at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church. in the university's Entre Nous collection. for Link magazine. Jessica Matthews Shuford is director Entre Nous was the GWC yearbook. It was last published in 1932, after Amanda Moseley and Charles Daniel of clinical operations at Preserve Health which GWC students were included in the Bonhomie. Special Collections Atkinson, June 28. They live in Greer, S.C. medical facility in northern Greenville is seeking copies of the 1904-1 0 editions of Entre Nous. Brent Logan Soder and Lauren Wright County. If you have yearbooks or other items you wish to donate to the university's Edwards '07, June 28. Brent attends MARRIAGES: Elizabeth Grant and archives, e-mail [email protected] or call Liz McSherry '07 at the Medical University of South Carolina Mark Spewak, July 28, 2007. They live (864) 294-2392. And if you know what's going on in this photograph - or pulled in Charleston. Lauren is pursuing her in Richmond, Va. a sophomore stunt of your own - please let Special Collections know as well I master's degree in education at Furman Katie Mains and Brian Lee Manley, and is employed with Dorchester School October 13, 2007. They live in Knoxville, District 2. Te nn. BIRTHS: Elizabeth Fendley and BIRTHS: Justin and Anna Martin Winter, 06 Patrick Covington and Ann Louise Clay Nolen, a son, George Wyatt, a son, William Evans Arthur, May 11, Duncan, May 24. They live in Colorado Andrea Young earned her Master of February 15, Savannah, Ga. Tyrone, Ga. Springs, Colo. Patrick is an assistant Science degree in graphic communications Lanier and Leslie Sheppard Wood, Perry and Karen Adams Metcalf (M.A.), football coach at the United States Air from Clemson University. a daughter, Camille Rhodes, October 23, Force Academy and Louise is completing a son, Collin Lee, September 26, 2007. MARRIAGES: Stephanie Catherine 2007. They live in St. Louis, Mo , where Both Perry and Karen are educators a master's degree in speech pathology Adamson and Dustin Carl Williams, Lanier is pursuing a Master of Divinity in Greenville County Schools. from the University of South Carolina. May 24. They live in Chapel Hill, N.C. degree at Covenant Theological Seminary.

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Andrea Morrison and Alexander 07 Jolene Clark and Brandon Horne, May 17. 08 Thomas Maslow '05, May 31. They They live in Tryon, N.C. Monica Handa is pursuing a law degree Russell Dorn has been named a media live in Columbia, S.C. Andrea recently Donna DeMint and Drew Ferguson, at the University of North Carolina. relations assistant for the Southern graduated from the University of South April 26. They live in Greenville. Kathryn Melton was scheduled to enter Conference. Carolina with a Master of Science degree John Dowlen and Allison Geyer '08, the St. Louis University Physician Assistant Adrienne Gilmore has joined the in epidemiology. June 28. John works with the Reformed program in August. women's basketball coaching staff at Christin Marie Reichert (M.A. '07) and University Fellowship at North Carolina MARRIAGES: Erika Barefoot and Tucker Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. James Andrew Daniel, July 26. They live State University in Raleigh and Allison is Mosteller '06, July 7, 2007. They live in Lauren Lewis is a financial advisor with in Columbia, S.C. where she is a teacher director of marketing and communications Macon, Ga., where Tucker attends Mercer Smith Barney in Boca Raton, Fla. Her team at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School and at the Trinity School in Durham. Law School and Erika teaches history and specializes in estate plans, college planning, he is employed by AIG Technology. John William DuVal Ill and Margaret economics at First Presbyterian Day School. tax efficient investment portfolios and BIRTHS: Benjamin and Tiffanie White Dozier '08, August 9. They live in James Robert Bostwick Ill and Suzanne trusts, charitable giving and retirement Aiken, a son, Benjamin IV, December 30, Nashville, Te nn. Prak, June 7. They live in Greenville. planning. Columbia, S.C. Carrie Elizabeth Wallace and John Katy Carlson and Bartley Sides, July 26. Brian Lupo is a Latin teacher at Butler Lauren Ourt and Tom Wieme, April 19. Cannon Candeto '08, June 21. They Bartley completed his master's degree in High School in Matthews, N.C. He heads Both recently earned Master of Physician live in Singapore, where John works with management from Wake Forest University the Latin Club and serves on the percussion Assistant degrees from the Medical College Accenture in management consulting and and now is an admissions counselor at the staff at the school. of Georgia and work in family practices Carrie Beth works in the marketing field. University of Georgia. Katy is pursuing Daniel Teague has become a sales in Augusta. a master's degree in public administration. representative with ScanSource, Inc.,

JACKSON EARNS FUTURE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR AWARD "

Shelly Jackson feels most in her element when she's Bill Lavery, former director of international "They are one of the most green, organically

completely out of her element - whether she's swab­ education and professor emeritus of history at Furman, concerned environments in the world," she says.

bing decks on a 50-foot sailing vessel in the Nether­ helped Jackson arrange to participate in the Australearn "I wanted to see that firsthand rather than just

lands Antilles, corralling hens at an organic farm in program. He says he isn't surprised she was chosen read about it in my tourist book."

New Zealand or building adobe huts in New Mexico. for the honor: "If we could plug wires into her, we'd After returning to Furman

She's curious about people and places, loves have a renewable energy source." and completing her degree

to explore, reveres history and culture, and wants In an essay about her study abroad experience, in history, Jackson, a native

to share her knowledge with others. which was part of her application for the award, of Fort Worth, Fla., taught

She's also the 2008 winner of the Future Inter­ Jackson wrote, "I don't look at traveling as a holiday English in rural schools in

national Educator/Alumni of the Year award, presented or a trip. I look at it as a learning experience and France and worked in

annually to an outstanding alum of the Australearn/ a way to understand the world better. I don't think Washington, D.C., for

Asialearn/Eurolearn study abroad programs. The that's something you can get out of your system. a national youth leadership

recipient must have a desire to work in the field of It's a part of me." conference. She eventually

international education. During her five months in New Zealand, where hopes to pursue a master's

Jackson, a 2006 Furman graduate and 2005 she studied at Victoria University of Wellington, degree in international veteran of the Australearn program, was recognized Jackson says she was determined to live as a resident, education.

in May at the National Association for Foreign Student not as a visitor. "You can learn a lot from anyone who

Affairs conference, a gathering of international educa­ comes across your path," she says. "It was the first Adapted from an article tion professionals held in Washington, D.C. Not long time I actually lived in another country. The other by Stacey Hartmann, after the conference, she accepted a position as assis­ times, I traveled." a writer for tant director of the American Institute for Foreign One of her most intense experiences came on the AustraLearn/

Study, working out of the organization's San Francisco Bay of Islands, where she worked on an organic farm. AsiaLearn/EuroLearn office. Her primary role is to promote study abroad In exchange for room and board, she was able to learn (Educational Programs and cultural exchange programs to AIFS partner about the environmental challenges facing the country's of GlobaLinks). Photo institutions and students. agricultural economy. courtesy AustraLearn.

42 FURMAN I FALL 2008 a Greenville-based international value­ Commission and was named commissioner Work in the Division of Pupil Personnel. Laurens (S.C.) Shirt Factory and then at

added distributor of specialty technology emeritus in the 1980s. He was instrumental She also worked with the South Carolina Palmetto Box Company, retiring in 1985.

products in the development of 5 C Wildlife Department of Disabilities and Special She served as treasurer in several political

Sidney Williams is a field services repre­ magazine and is credited with designing Needs. She served on a number of campaigns and later as state treasurer

sentative with JC Rose & Associates, Inc., the official insignia of the organization. community boards, especially those of the Constitution Party.

in Greenville, a full-service exhibit house. The Wildlife Habitat Garden in the S.C. supporting children's needs, and was Ben David Thomas, Sr. '41, July 12,

MARRIAGES: Breighanna lynn Faugl Botanical Garden is named in his honor. a member of the National Association Raleigh, N.C. He was a member of the

and William Taylor Newnham, June 6. He served several years on the state Farm of Social Workers, the Greenville Alliance U.S. Navy medical forces during World War

He is president and CEO of Newnham Bureau Board of Directors and was presi­ for Children and Yo uth, and the Greenville II. After completing his military obligation,

Acquisitions. They live in Greenville. dent of the Greenville County Farm Bureau Association for Retarded Children. he began a private practice in Zebulon, N.C.

Katie Elizabeth Horne and Reid Cameron and the Greenville County Livestock John McCall Marshall '38, June 17, He delivered more than 5,000 babies during

Chamberlain, May 18. She is employed Association. He served in naval aviation Anderson, S C. He was a U.S. Army his 43 years in the medical field. He retired

at the Medical University of South Carolina during World War II. veteran of World War II and was retired in 1996.

in Charleston, and he is a student there. Evelyn lawrence Swata '35, April 24, from the Greenwood County (S.C.) Virginia Owen Banister '42, July 28,

Largo, Fla. Health Department. Greenville. DEAT HS William lawrence Mauldin Ill '36, laddie Thomas Rhodes '40, July 15, Julia Keith Ewing '42, May 19, Troy, N.C.

William Henry Jeffers '31, July 1, May 26, Fort Worth, Texas. He was Hilton Head Island, S.C. He worked at She had been a kindergarten teacher at

Florence, S.C. He served in the U.S. Navy a longtime professor at Virginia Tech in RCA in Camden, N.J., before accepting Trinity United Methodist Church in Troy. during World War II as an attache to the Blacksburg, Va., where he taught textile a commission in the U.S. Navy in 1944. Gloria Brodie King '42, May 13, Clinton,

ambassador of Uruguay. After the war, he chemistry. During World War II he worked Following his military service he worked S.C. She organized the Clinton Camp Fire returned to Florence and became a farmer. for the U.S. government in Oak Ridge, Tenn .. at the Naval Research Laboratory in Girls program and was associated for many

Theron H. King '31, July 13, Decatur, Ala. Joseph Russell Ridgill '37, July 5, Washington, D.C., for more than 38 years. years with Whitten Center as a teacher,

While attending Southwestern Theological Greenville. He was an officer in the U.S. Martha Sue Verdin Weldon '40, May 16, principal and director of education.

Seminary, he pastored two churches part Navy during World War II and was a civil Opelika, Ala. Margaret Batson league '43, June 3, time and then followed his father as pastor engineer with the U.S. Air Force in Guam Nell Vernon Bates '41, May 10, Charlotte, Travelers Rest, S.C. She was co-owner of of South Highlands Baptist Church in and England. He was retired from Bell N.C. She retired from the Charlotte­ League Oil Company and a former organist

Bessemer, Ill. In 1943 he became minister Telephone Laboratories and had taught Mecklenburg School System after 35 years at Locust Hill Baptist Church. at First Baptist Church in West Frankfort, physics at several universities. He was as an elementary school teacher. She was George McGill '43, July 19, Asheville, N.C.

Ill., where he remained for 20 years and active in the Civitan Club and was a former active with the ADK Teaching Sorority A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he started a radio program titled "Moments president of Electrical Engineers and and was a church musician and pianist. was a retired camp owner and director with the Master." He served on a number of the Biomechanical Engineering and She was a past president of the Furman of Pioneer in Travel Camping (Safaris). of Baptist state boards, including two Competitive Analysis Engineering Club. Alumni Association. He was also secretary of the YMCA Youth terms as president of the Illinois Baptist Martha Stewart Scott '37, July 26, Samuel Preston Fleming '41, June 21, Programs and social recreational director

State Association, six years on the Baptist Greenville. She served on the steering Spartanburg, S.C. He was a member in Washington, D.C. He was an educator

Sunday School Board and three years committee that organized the Greenville of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves before in the Buncombe County (N C.) Schools on the Radio and Television Commission. Symphony Guild and was a charter joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and was an ordained minister.

In 1963 he became executive director of member of the Greenville Woman's Club and serving as a combat navigator in the Mary Tucker Cruikshank '44, June 30, the Illinois Baptist Children's Home, where and a longtime member of the Crescent European Theatre during World War II. Greenville. She was a former dietician he remained until retiring in 1971 . In Music Club, which she served as president. He received his medical degree in 1950 at Stone School (now Stone Academy). retirement he served churches in Arkansas, She helped organize the Crescent Youth and retired from the medical profession She was active with the YWCA and the

Louisiana, Illinois and Alabama in an interim Symphony, was president of the Greenville in 1994. Greenville Historical Society. or supply capacity. Community Concerts series, and was Hazel Boggs Mauldin '41, July 11, West Virginia Evans Mack Kenyon '44, May 2,

John Drayton Hopkins '35, August 3, secretary of the Greenville-Furman Fine Columbia, S.C. She was an elementary Seattle, Wash. She had been a teacher

Simpsonville, S.C. A farmer, gardener and Arts Association. school teacher for 28 years in Pickens at Walla Walla (Wash ) Community College. conservationist, he donated many of the Evelyn Marett Harvley '38, April 19, County, S.C., and received the county's James Harold Nettles '44, April 19, original trees for today's Furman campus. Greenville. She worked with Greenville Teacher of the Year Award in 1965. Savannah, Ga. He served in the U.S. Navy

He was a longtime member of the South County Schools for 40 years, retiring Maxine Littlejohn Putnam '41, April 19, before starting Metal Equipment Company

Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources in 1988 as coordinator of School Social Greenville. She was a bookkeeper at the in 1946. The company became one of the

FURMAN I FALL 2008 43 Furman ALUMNI NEWS

largest metal fabricators in the Southeast Jean Mills Howard '46, June 20, Winston­ M. James Bell, Jr. '49, July 16, Evanston, Ill. Mildred Smith Ford '50, May 9,

and produced some of the largest fuel Salem, N.C. She was a retired Greenville He entered the Army in 1942 and was an Beechgrove, Tenn.

storage tanks in the world. After selling County school teacher and a past trustee officer in the 78th Lightning Division of the Charles Burnett McCarson '50, May 17,

the company, he was a consultant and of Baptist Hospitals of South Carolina. infantry, stationed in Holland and Germany. Greenville. He was retired after 41 years

worked to help other entrepreneurs start Dorothy Crane King '46, April 16, Easley, He participated in the Battle of the Bulge with the U.S. Postal Service and was

businesses. He served on the board of S.C. She was a volunteer with Meals On and was among the first troops to cross a member of the National Association

the Exchange Club of Savannah and the Wheels and United Christian Ministries. the Rhine River in Germany. He went on of Letter Carriers. He was an original

Mayor's Advisory Committee and guided Laura Orr Millen '47, May 10, High Point, to become senior vice president of S and member of the Melodyaires Quartet.

the establishment in 1971 of the Memorial N.C. She was a substitute teacher and C Electric Company in Chicago and was A U.S. Army veteran, he served in World

Day School, where he chaired the board a volunteer with Meals On Wheels. a member of the company's board of War II and the Korean Conflict and received

for more than 20 years. He taught boating Sara Frances Askins Cannon '48, directors from 1975 through 2001. five major Campaign Battle Stars.

courses through the Power Squadron and May 2, Fountain Inn, S.C. She was a retired James Landrum Hood, Jr. '49, June 4, Mabel Speed O'Bryan '50, July 17,

served as commodore at the Savannah elementary school teacher in Marion (S.C.) Greenville. He retired as vice president Kingstree, S.C. She was a retired school

Yacht Club. and Greenville counties. She was also a of Modern Office Machines after 29 years te;Jcher, having taught in Charleston,

Wingate Bryant Spivey, Sr. '44, July 26, licensed funeral director and vice president with the company. He was an emeritus Florence and Williamsburg county schools.

Columbia, S.C. He served in the U.S. Navy of Cannon Funeral Home. She was a past member of the Institute of Management Wilton Earl "Jack" Pearson '50, June 29,

during World War II. After being ordained president of the Fountain Inn Music Club, Accountants and was a member of the Piedmont, S.C. He worked for Metro­

into the ministry, he served a number past president of the South Carolina American Legion and Sons of the Confed­ politan Life Insurance Company for many

of parishes and was a chaplain with the Federation of Music Clubs and an officer erate Veterans. He was a U.S. Army veteran years and also was a high school teacher.

S.C. Department of Mental Retardation of the National Federation of Music Clubs, of World War II. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

at Midlands Center, the Adult Prison System, which named her a Rose Fay Thomas Joyce Lingle Veal '49, June 28, Greenville. Alvin C. Smith '50, July 18, Easley, S.C.

and the Department of Youth Services. Fellow in 1996. She was a director of the She was a retired music teacher with He was retired from Liberty Life, Bigelow,

He was director of the Baptist Student Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce, Greenville County Schools. J.P. Stevens and Gerber Industries and

Union and chaplain to international students served on the Downtown Revitalization Benjamin l. "Coach" Abrams '50, was a former employee of Dillard Funeral

at the University of South Carolina, and Board and helped organize a Meals On June 21, Pelzer, S.C. He was a high school Home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the

was assistant director of John de Ia Howe Wheels program. In Greenville County teacher and coach for 37 years, retiring Korean Conflict and was a member of the

School in McCormick. In addition, he she served on the Business Partnership in 1987. He served in the U.S. Navy during American Legion.

served as president of the South Carolina Board, the County Board of Mental Health World War II and was a Mason. Barbara Riddle Jones '51, June 19,

Child Care Association, moderator of the and the Metropolitan Arts Council. Margie Seigler Crowe '50, July 27, Greenville. She was the owner of two

Columbia Metro Baptist Association and Ralph Leonard Kelly '48, July 15, Spartanburg, S.C. She was a longtime businesses, Mr. J's Clothing Store and

president of the Central Chapter of the Bennettsville, S.C. He served three years resident of Myrtle Beach, S.C., where Fun Map Inc.

S.C. Lung Association. in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He she worked in real estate and timeshare Charles ller Smith, Jr. '51, August 3,

William Horace Benjamin '45, August 9, obtained his law degree from the University businesses. Summerville, S.C. He was a U.S Army

Laurens, S.C. During more than 50 years of Virginia and practiced for many years in Bertie lrenius Epting '50, July 18, Air Corps veteran of World War II and had

in the ministry he was pastor of a number Bennettsville, where he was a town attorney Columbia, S.C. He served in the Army worked as a distributor for the Charleston

of Baptist churches in South Carolina, and was involved in various business, civic from 1943 through 1946 and was awarded Post & Courier for 25 years.

including service as outreach minister and church activities. the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action and Warren S. Mclaughlin '52, May 6,

at Berea First Baptist in Greenville from Doris Irene Dobson Rainey '48, June 24, the Croix de Guere (Cross of War) by the Charleston, S.C. He spent his career in

1978 to 1995. He was a Mason, chaplain Maryville, Tenn. She was an accomplished French government. He was called to the grocery business, retiring from Bi-Lo to several fire departments and member artist and musician. preach in 1946 and was ordained in 1951. in 2002. Active in martial arts, he was of the Rotary and Lions clubs. Furman MaryAnne Jeffries Thrailkill '48, July 18, He served as pastor of churches in Kentucky, once southeastern U.S. judo champion.

awarded him an honorary degree in 1978. Greenville. She was an announcer for Indiana, South Carolina and North Carolina Joe M. Watts '52, July 18, Greenville.

William E. Griffin '45, May 16, 2007, WORD Radio in Spartanburg, S.C. before retiring in 1985. In 1987 he became William C. Ezell, Jr. '53, M.A. '65, July 5,

North Augusta, S C. He was employed John S. Barnett '49, May 19, Fa irfax, Va. director of missions for the Edisto (S.C.) Greenville. He taught music at the South

with GMAC in Greenville and also in He served in the U.S. Navy from 1938 Association, retiring in 1994. In 1993 Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind

Augusta, Ga. He was a U.S. Marine until December 1980, when he retired North Greenville College presented him and at several public schools in upstate

Corps veteran of World War II. as a captain. its Distinguished Alumni Award .

44 FURMAN I FALL 2008 South Carolina. In 1952 he began teaching Navy in World War II, he earned his college Patricia Ayers Fitzgerald '54, June 28, Dan Irvine Howard Ill '55, July 13,

private music lessons while developing degree and began working with a bridge Greenville. She worked with the Greenville Walterboro, S.C. He was a teacher, coach

innovative approaches to music theory building company in Lebanon, Ohio. He Sheriff's Department and Armin Plastics and principal, and for 23 years served and technique. He was choir director later joined the Asheville Steel & Salvage and was a realtor for 25 years, retiring as a counselor for the S.C. Vocational for Unity Church of Greenville and served Co. and became chairman and chief execu­ in 2006. She received several awards Rehabilitation Center in Walterboro. in the U.S. Army during World War II. tive officer of Asheville Steel Co., Asheville for outstanding sales performance. Rachael Owens Newbill '56, June 18,

Robert Earl Gaillard '53, July 21, Machine and Foundry, and Asheville Indus­ James Benson Mattison '54, July 21, Atlanta. She taught in the public schools

Greenville. He was mayor of Walhalla, trial Supply. While CEO of Asheville Steel, Belton, S.C. After serving in the U.S. for more than 30 years and was a reading

S C., for 10 years and director of economic he directed the company's construction Army, he operated Mattison Hardware specialist in DeKalb County until her development for Oconee County, S.C., of the Sun Sphere, the landmark tower Company in Belton for 52 years. He was retirement in 1994. for 20 years. He also served on the Appa­ for the Knoxville (Tenn.) World's Fair in a member of the S.C. Army National Guard Robert Sidney Spann '57, June 13, lachian Council of Government for 37 years. the early 1980s. Active in the United Way, for 33 years, serving as both a company Tampa, Fla. He worked in public relations

He was a member of the American Legion he served on the city board of directors of and battalion commander. for IBM and then for 28 years for the and Lions 'Cluband saw military service the original Bank of Asheville, was chairman Harold Dean Murphree, Sr. '54, May 19, Ta mpa Electric Company, from which in both World War II and the Korean War. of Western Carolina Industries, and was Liberty, S.C. He was retired from Pet Dairy he was retired. He was also an expert

Layden Gilbert Marlowe '53, July 14, a past president of the Asheville Sales and from American Security. rifleman who worked for a time for the

Asheville, N.C. Following service in the U.S. and Marketing Executives Club. gun maker Winchester. An accomplished

HONORING THE '76 NATIONAL CHAMPS

The 1976 national champion Furman women's golf team received

their championship rings this fall.

During the weekend of September 19-20, Furman welcomed

the team home with a celebratory banquet, golf clinic and special

recognition at halftime of the Furman-Delaware football game,

when the women were awarded their rings.

Cindy Ferro '76, Leigh Coulter '79, Betsy King '77, Beth

Daniel '78, Holly Hunt '79 and Sherri Turner '79 (left to right)

returned for the weekend, as did many other former players

and coaches. Cindy Davis '84, recently named president of Nike

Golf, was the keynote speaker at the Friday banquet. Team mem­

bers held a golf clinic Saturday morning and signed autographs

before the football game.

Furman won the 1976 title by one stroke over Tulsa when

Daniel sank a short par putt on the final hole at the Forest Akers

West Course in East Lansing, Mich. The victory helped lay the

groundwork for a Paladin program that has played in 16 NCAA

championships, claimed 12 Southern Conference titles and

produced numerous professionals

Daniel, King, Turner and Ferro continued their careers

on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour and combined

for 70 wins and eight major championships. Daniel and King,

two of the most recognized players in the history of women's

golf, are members of the LPGA Hall of Fame.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 45 Furman ALUMNI NEWS

photographer, he was a past president for Krestmark of Texas. He served in the Eddie Venson Farmer '72, May 16, lisa Franchina Roberts '89, July 4, and former Man of the Year of the Ruskin U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Anderson, S.C. A retired district manager Greenville. She worked as a media buyer

(Fla.) Chamber of Commerce. James Carroll Clevenger '61, May 13, with Piedmont Natural Gas, he was a U.S. for Impressions Media Services and as

Charles Wilkie Hart '58, June 27, Columbia, S.C. He was a group manager Air Force veteran and a former Rotarian. a real estate assistant for Access Realty.

Travelers Rest, S.C. He was a coach and at Liberty Life Insurance Company and, Richard Charles Gibbs, M.A.'75, April 8, She was a volunteer with a variety of high school teacher for many years in the in 1986, formed the Clevenger Insurance Spartanburg, S C. After a 30-year career school and civic groups. To read about

Upstate, retiring in 1986 from Wren High Agency. He was a U S. Army veteran. in education as a teacher and band director, her courageous battle with cancer, visit

School. After retirement, he volunteered Helen Rebeski Fuseler, M.A. '62, June he retired from the Spartanburg County www.caringbridge.org/visit/lisaroberts. at Sears Shelter Senior Action. He was 27, Greenville. She taught art for many Public School System in 1993. He served Spring Taylor Sims '90, August 12, a Golden Gloves boxer during the late years in Greenville County, retiring from on the Spartanburg Planning Commission Kosciusko, Miss. She was a homemaker

1940s and boxed for the U.S Air Force Parker High School as chair of the art and was a board member of the ReGenesis and was active in her church. from 1951-54. department A noted watercolorist. Economic Development Organization. Amy Powers Senn '92, July 28,

Alfred L. Miller '58, June 8, Dallas, N.C. her best-known work was of the Tiger A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member St Charles, Ill. She had worked with

During more than 54 years in the ministry, Swallowtail Butterfly, the official South of the Phi Beta Mu band fraternity, the Habitat for Humanity in Marietta, Ga., he held pastorates in the Carolinas and Carolina state butterfly. Prints of this work South Carolina Band Directors Association and served as membership director of

Florida. He served on the Christian Life reside in the governor's mansion and the and the Model City Jazz Ensemble. the Cleveland (Ohio) Center for Contem­

Commission of the Southern Baptist permanent art collection in the White Ken Cadle '78, May 2, LaGrange, Ga. porary Art.

Convention and was a Sunday school House. She received the Grumbacher He was a co-owner of Tech Tire in Joy Bryant Stokes '00, July 25, Central, lesson writer. In North Carolina he served Artist Award, the Evelyn Mooney Award LaGrange. S C. She was employed as the research on the Baptist State Convention's General for horticultural achievement, and South David M. Oakland '80, May 10, grants coordinator for the Greenville

Board and the Executive, Stewardship, Carolina's Order of the Silver Crescent. Avon Lake, Ohio. He began his career as Hospital System.

Budget and Long Range Planning com­ In 1988 she was recognized for her a lighting designer and became an assistant David Andre Sesson '05, August 15, mittees. He chaired the executive and contributions to art and education by to Cleveland impresario John Kenley. He Pegram, Tenn. He attended Meharry financial committees of the Greater the World Academy of Arts and Culture. was touring manager for the "Mitzi Gaynor Medical College.

Gaston Baptist Association, for which A founder and longtime director of the Show" in the 1980s and then became Nancy Carroll Cash Barron, September he was also moderator. National League of American Pen Women manager of the Kenley Players. In 1988 10, Greenville. After being employed for

James Michael Putman '58, July 8, National Miniature Art Show, she was also he became general manager of the a time at Southern Railway, she came to

Greenville. He interned in Washington, a member of the S.C. Beta Chapter of Cleveland (Ohio) Ballet and later developed Furman shortly after the current campus

D.C, for the late U.S. Sen. Strom Alpha Delta Kappa international honorary Sputnik Ltd , a software company, where opened and worked in the Physical Plant

Thurmond before returning to Greenville organization for women educators. he served as chief executive until his death. (now Facilities Services) for 33 years. She where he and his wife, Gail, founded John Watson Martin, Jr. '63, April 21, He was a member of the Print Club of served as secretary to the resident

Putman Travel. Anderson, S.C. After interning in general Cleveland and was on the board for the engineer, assistant to the director of

William B. DeBruhl '59, April 7, practice and surgery, he served in the U.S. AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. operations and, at her retirement in 1992,

Greenville. After military service with Air Force with the rank of captain. When Mary Elizabeth Kemp Guernsey '84, as office manager and supervisor of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, he left the Air Force, he partnered in June 10, Walhalla, S.C. She was a retired custodial services. She was often called he was pastor of Baptist churches in South a family practice for several years, then first grade teacher at Fa ir Oak Elementary the backbone of the Physical Plant because

Carolina, North Carolina and Indiana. completed his psychiatric residency in 1977 School. of her professionalism, high standards and

Mary Dial lewis '60, June 28, Rutledge, and opened a fa mily practice in Anderson. David Scott Felton '86, June 23, Dawson, wide-ranging abilities, from reading

Te nn. He was a three-time chief of the Anderson Ga. After spending several years as blueprints and supervising personnel to

Robert Durward "Dag" Wilson '60, AnMed Family Practice Department and a geologist he entered seminary, received making purchases and preparing budgets.

June 2, Greenville. He was an All-American was twice chief of the AnMed Psychiatric his divinity degree and became a student Nena L. McBryde, July 26, Greenville. junior college basketball player at North Department. He served on the boards pastor at Dawson Presbyterian Church. She worked in the dining hall at Furman

Greenville before coming to Furman, where of the Anderson Airport Commission and He was ordained in the Dawson church for almost 2 5 years and was a loyal he was named South Carolina Player of the Anderson YMCA and was the South and served as its pastor until his death. supporter of the Paladin football team.

Year in 1960. He went on to serve as vice Carolina director of the Tennessee Walking He was a member of the fund-raising president of Camper Products in North Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Walking committee of the Te rrell County Chapter

Carolina and as Southeastern sales rep Horse Association. of Habitat for Humanity and was president

of the Te rrell County Ministerial Association.

46 FURMAN I FALL 2008 MCCORD'S MULTIPLE TA LENTS ON DISPLAY IN NEW CHAPBOOKS ......

You might say Terri McCord draws inspiration, literally. like paintings - imagistic. And many of my paintings

An accomplished poet, she is also a practicing visual tell stories - are narrative. They work perfectly together," artist whose artwork appears in several collections across McCord says.

South Carolina. The cover of her new poetry chapbook, For example, her poem, "National Museum of Heath

The Art & Th e Wait, features her own drawing, and she and Medicine" in The Art & The Wa it, refers to an actual has painted the cover for a second book, In the Company museum at Walter Reed Hospital and an exhibit that of Animals. rivals Ripley's Believe it or Not.

"I am thrilled to be able to submit my own cover art "The poem centers on an actual human hairball to accompany the text. It isn't a hard fit for me because on exhibit, and in the poem I fabricate a story behind the my visual art so often parallels my writing, so the subject hairball - why a young girl wanted to eat her hair over matter connects easily," she says. "I guess, because and over - and in the bigger scheme of things, compul­ I am a visual artist as well, I am sions that we all have. The exhibit Tcrri McCord obsessed with how each of us was so morbidly fascinating, though,

'sees' things in a unique way." that I didn't want it to be just some­ Conditions Finishing Line Press, an award­ thing gross; I actually wanted it to after Hurricane Katrina winning small press that publishes no become a 'work of art.' And the more than four percent of the manu­ poem ends with 'leaving her empty One retriever and one sheltie swim scripts submitted annually, chose to with the weight/of wanting to do it a parameter of swelling water publish McCord's The Art & The Wa it again.' " above a yard they knew well in the spring. The South Carolina Another poem, "Conditions," by quick shocks to the neck.

Poetry Initiative selected In the has as its theme the aftermath of Collarless now, they graze the roof pitch

Company of Animals for an award Hurricane Katrina. "I wanted and follow a submerged sidewalk. and publication this fa ll through something positive to come of this They remember a red ball Stepping Stones Press. horrible disaster, and I heard a true thrown to the fence Both chapbooks were entries story about how two dogs were saved as their mouths try to grasp unending liquid. in contests, a path to publication that from the waters," McCord says. When the boat shows, they are each shredding McCord recommends. "Which is one of the reasons I write; it is how I process the skin of the other - oscillating as life buoys. • "Poetry is a hard business, [and] like it or not, pub­ and interpret the world, and not to sound too corny, They remember only to obey. lishing now involves entering contests. It is not profitable but I try to elevate the subject matter into something for a publisher to produce a volume of poetry. We aren't beautiful or positive or transcendent." In turn, they puncture, going to see a blockbuster movie made of a book of To avoid creating in a vacuum, McCord belongs deflate with fatigue and hunger, poetry." to several critique groups. "Working as a poet is often the need to please; the skin shrinks and bleeds.

Born in Nashville, Te nn., McCord earned her bachelor's a solitary process - at least until the sharing of the work The dogs bob, one almost drowning the other, for how many hours degree in English in 1986 from Furman, where she won comes about," she says. "I read. I write. I observe. The the boatman has no guess. several poetry prizes. She finished her Master of Fine world is a fascinating place; people are fascinating. And

Arts degree in poetry from Queens University in Charlotte. nature is endlessly ripe. I constantly observe nature and He crosses an invisible line The South Carolina Arts Commission awarded her various landscapes, and I observe people. And I try to see as he pulls them in, the Literary Arts Fellowship in poetry in 2002. She has what is going on." when they collapse weightless, received grants and scholarships from the Metropolitan - MINDY FRIDDLE almost bodiless, Arts Council and the Emrys Foundation in Greenville. but twitch right at the yard's edge, Some of her recent work appears in two state poetry Reprinted with permission from the May 2, 2008 issue over the forbidden road that no longer exists. anthologies: The Millennia/ Sampler of South Carolina ofThe Greenville Journal. Mindy Friddle, a 1986 alumna, from Ninety-Six Press and Twenty/South Carolina Poetry is the recipient of a 2008-09 Individual Artist Fellowship They remember, then, they love each other,

Fellows from Hub City Press. (To learn more about her Award in Prose from the S. C. Arts Commission. Her second lick off the water, and the craft disappears. work, visit www.southernartistry.org/Terri_McCord.) novel, Secret Keepers, is scheduled for release in 2009

"I am incredibly visual, so many of my poems are by St. Martin's Press. Visit www.mindyfriddle.com.

FURMAN I FALL 2008 47 Creative engagement

The fo llowing is excerpted from an address by To ny Arrington '60, William R. Ke nan, Jr. , Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, at Opening Co nvocation September 4. His remarks to the student body helped launch the "Year of the Sciences" at Furman.

Let me give you my definition of science: It is the for the most part, passed on by tutorial and master/ In the arts you act, visualize, create, sing, play process by which one acquires a rational understanding apprentice relationships. One truly learns science instruments. In the humanities you come to under­ of the physical world. It is not a body of knowledge; by doing, not by reading about it stand what others have understood but then incor­ it is a process by which one becomes engaged in It is worthwhile to compare the nature of science porate this knowledge as you form your own ideas acquiring knowledge. The process of science gives and the nature of education. In recent years Furman's about life, responsibility, good and evil, joy and sorrow, rise to a useful, intriguing body of knowledge that educational program has been developed on the ultimate and trivial. Science students participate in can be found in textbooks and encyclopedias. premise that there is a difference between learning research - they do science. But doing science is not memorizing the periodic facts and engaging in the process of acquiring new Your involvement in the ultra-curriculum prepares table or the cosine of 60 degrees. It is using the knowledge. We call this educational paradigm you to play a significant role in the world. You must periodic table to plan the synthesis of compounds that engaged learning. engage in the process creatively, critically and pas­ can capture sunlight and change water into hydrogen We think of a collection of classes as the cur­ sionately. You may not believe me, but your creative and oxygen, or being able to figure out what the cosine riculum. Furman offers extracurricular activities that engagement with the activities of your discipline or of 60 degrees is if you have forgotten. Of course, you enjoy. Let's call engagement in the process the special interests will, in the long run, be more signifi­ engaging in science requires preparation - knowledge ultra-curriculum - beyond the curriculum, outside cant than any grades you get in courses as a result of of ideas, concepts and principles that come from the the classroom. You will find in your years at Furman knowing for a brief time the correct answer to a series work of others. But that is just the starting point that the most significant intellectual growth comes of questions. In the practice of science there is no proscribed from involvement in the ultra-curriculum. May you become liberated from an obsessive set of rules for carrying out the process, no "scientific Athletics provide an illustrative example. In any concern about grades and become free to participate method." Rather, there are characteristics that typify sport the participants do more than listen to lectures in intellectual inquiry, creative exploration and the process of science. Here are a few: curiosity, and read books about the sport They train and thoughtful contemplation. conjecture, creativity, ingenuity, experimentation, practice on the field or in the gym. Athletes don't persistence, analysis, modeling, dissemination, JUSt study about sports. They participate. The test verification, application. The process of science is, is the game, or the race.

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