“first pup” Contents Mac’s WINTER 2011 Volume 64, Number 1 CLECMSONWORLDWMAGAZINE 12 Features 12 Doing business in the new economy

Meet some alumni entrepreneurs who are taking care of business from one coast to the other.

18 Bricks of promise

See how architecture students are helping create the foundations of a village in Ghana.

22 When great minds collide

Learn how Clemson University innovation 22 helps the medical field reach patients faster.

C W DYK?“Did You Know” facts about Clemson University. Departments President’s View 2 Upfront 4 EXTRAS on the web Clemson Family Classmates 26 View Clemson Check out the See the Join us on Lifelong Connections 40 World online with University’s social University’s Facebook at lots of Web extras networks page new flickr site at Landmarks & Legends — 44 facebook.com/ Historic Riggs Field at clemson.edu/ for Facebook, flickr.com/photos/ clemsonalumni clemsonworld. YouTube, LinkedIn, and Giving Back 46 clemson facebook. news and calendar university/ com/clemson My Clemson — 48 feeds, and much collections for world. Graduate student Melissa more at Constante on Clemson’s photos from role in her dream career clemson.edu/ campus, vintage 46 campus-life/ collections, social-media/ regional events 44 index.html. and much more.

Cover photo: Chris Bernat ’93 and Jackson Burnett ’94, M ’95 of Vapor Apparel — photography by Patrick Wright

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Classes Editor & Advertising Director outh Carolina inaugurates a new governor in January. When I first drafted Sallie Culbertson We believe there should be a S 864-656-7897 this column, we didn’t know who that would be, but we knew it would be a Tiger! Both Governor Nikki Haley and the Democratic nominee, Sen. Vincent Sheheen, Contributors genuine conversation about are proud Clemson alumni. Dale Cochran Debbie Dunning the role of higher education, In the days leading up to the vote, University of South Carolina President Harris Catherine Sams focused on the outcomes Pastides and I co-authored an open letter to the new governor that ran in all of the Media Relations state’s leading newspapers. Creative Services

South Carolina should Our key message was this: No matter who won the election, higher education Photographers stands ready to be an engaged partner with the state as, together, we face the Patrick Wright expect from its colleges challenge to create jobs, stabilize the state budget and articulate a clear vision for Higher education is also making a major contribution to economic development. Colleges Craig Mahaffey South Carolina’s future. and universities can be powerful engines for economic growth and prosperity, and the and universities — young governor should consider us allies in rebuilding the economy of South Carolina. University Officials We believe there should be a genuine conversation about the role of higher President people ready to seize the education, focused on the outcomes South Carolina should expect from its colleges The S.C. General Assembly recognized this essential role when, in the past, it offered James F. Barker and universities — young people ready to seize the opportunities before them, incentives to attract intellectual capital through endowed chairs, build facilities and upgrade Board of Trustees opportunities before them, jobs and prosperity for our citizens, and solutions to the problems facing our technology at the three research universities (Clemson, USC and the Medical University of David H. Wilkins, chairman; communities. South Carolina). Those programs are working, yielding both short- and long-term returns on William C. Smith Jr., vice chairman; jobs and prosperity for our these investments in quality. This is about jobs. Bill L. Amick, The conversation might begin by recognizing the facts about current levels of John J. Britton, citizens, and solutions to support for the state’s public universities. According to the S.C. Commission on Rather than dismantle what’s working in higher education, let’s focus on what’s not: Leon J. Hendrix Jr., Higher Education and the State Higher Education Finance Survey — the most multilayered approval processes that add needless costs, regulatory policies that work for Ronald D. Lee, Louis B. Lynn, the problems facing our reliable, apples-to-apples comparison of data — in 2009, South Carolina ranked state agencies but not for differently managed colleges and universities, and unfunded Patricia Herring McAbee, 46th in the nation and 16th of the 16 Southeastern states in per-student support government mandates as opposed to true accountability for our citizens’ tax dollars. John N. McCarter Jr., communities. for public higher education institutions. E. Smyth McKissick III, We ask our new governor to give higher education an audience and a seat at the table. Thomas B. McTeer Jr., Despite these challenges, however, higher education in South Carolina is not Give us the tools to manage budget cuts and thrive as more independently funded public Robert L. Peeler, Joseph D. Swann “broken.” Thanks to state scholarships and a focus on strategic planning and institutions. Meaningful regulatory reforms can help make up for lost state funding by quality improvement, Clemson has improved academically while remaining both cutting operating costs without reducing service or accountability. © 2011 Clemson University affordable and accessible. Because of South Carolina’s generous scholarship Clemson World is published three to four times a We’re proud that Governor Haley is a Clemson alum. She will have a very full agenda as year for alumni and friends of Clemson University program, every entering in-state freshman at Clemson gets a scholarship, and 40 by the Division of Advancement. Editorial offices percent of nonresident freshmen do, too. she works to build a brighter future for South Carolina, and we stand ready to be engaged are in the Department of Creative Services, partners in that effort. Clemson University, 114 Daniel Dr., Clemson, SC 29631-1520 (FAX: 864-656-5004). Copyright© Demand is high, and public colleges and universities are educating more Creative Services, Clemson University. Story South Carolinians than ever before. Both Clemson and USC set new records for ideas and letters are welcome, but publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited undergraduate applications this year. More importantly, the number of degrees manuscripts or art. Send address changes to earned statewide has increased by 26 percent since 1998-99 — largely because James F. Barker, FAIA Records, Clemson University Foundation, 155 of public institutions, which awarded eight out of every 10 degrees earned in President Tiger Park, Ste. 105, Clemson, SC 29633 (FAX: 864-656-1692), or call 1-800-313-6517. 2008-09. More and more South Carolinians are recognizing that higher education CLEMSON WORLD is a path to good jobs and a healthier economy for South Carolina. Corporate Sponsors ARAMARK The Clemson Corps Coca-Cola Company Patrick Square The Reserve

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Clemson gets $1.4M to improve Hash family gift advances Clemson Students express talent through cyberinfrastructure for S.C. researchers sustainable development Gantt Center for Student Life The National Science Foundation awarded ore than a decade ago, as a senior executive Prepharmacy student the Clemson University Research Foundation $1.4 Mwith one of the world’s largest engineering and construction Janelli Saavedra takes part in million to support the University’s effort to improve firms, Tom Hash first embraced the concept of sustainable The S.P.O.T. (Spoken-word, and maintain cyberinfrastructure in South Carolina. development. But it was the birth of his and wife Becky’s first Poetry, Open-mic and Talent) The grant will fund “Expanding and Improving grandchild that brought the issue home. — an opportunity for Clemson the C-Light Regional Optical Network,” a “Bechtel Corp. adopted sustainability as one of its core values students to express themselves project to augment inadequate and incomplete and I became very interested in it,” says Hash ’69, a mechanical through song, rap, poetry and cyberinfrastructure facilities, providing researchers engineering graduate. “The birth of our first grandchild made it other art forms. The S.P.O.T. is Dignitaries turn orange sand to celebrate with greater access to high-speed cyberinfrastructure personal as we thought about the future of the next generation. sponsored by the Harvey and the beginning of construction for the new and the means to open new paths to scientific Lucinda Gantt Center for wind turbine drivetrain testing facility. That’s when Becky and I began looking at how we could help discovery. jumpstart the sustainable development program.” Student Life, Kappa Lambda Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing “Networks like this are a catalyst to the research Now, a week after their fourth grandchild joined the family, Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Facility under way community,” says James Pepin, Clemson’s chief Tom and Becky Fraternity Inc. and Semantics. technology officer overseeing the project. “The state Hash have For more on the many n October, Clemson marked the official start of has world-class researchers in multiple fields. And made a $2 programs sponsored by the Iconstruction on what will be the world’s largest wind turbine our universities are recruiting leading researchers and million gift to Gantt Center for Student Life, go to clemson.edu/student-life. drivetrain testing facility, a one-of-a-kind $98 million project at the support staff in all areas of science and engineering. endow a chair Clemson University Restoration Institute in North Charleston. The nation needs to have strong research programs all in the field at CW DYK? Expected to begin operating in 2012, it will be capable of full- over the country to support a vibrant economy.” Clemson. Clemson graduates are finding jobs at nearly scale highly accelerated testing of advanced drivetrain systems for The work will be done on the C-Light Regional The Thomas wind turbines in the 7.5 megawatt to 15 megawatt range with a 30 Optical Network and the South Carolina Light Rail, F. Hash ’69 twice the national average of other college percent overload capacity. A drivetrain takes energy generated by which link researchers across the state with other Endowed Chair graduates, according to a survey conducted national and international research entities, enabling a turbine’s blades and increases the rotational speed to drive the in Sustainable between December 2009 and June 2010. full-speed access to national cyberinfrastructure. Development electrical generator, similar to the transmission in a car. The figures were compared to the national “South Carolina can combine the strengths of its top-ranked will be the research university with its manufacturing sector to catapult the first such average reported by the National Association position in state into a leading role in the nation’s emerging and important wind- Dance Marathon national winner Becky and Tom Hash, of Colleges and Employers. Clemson’s Center of Economic Excellence power industry,” says President Jim Barker. benefactors of the In late 2009, the Restoration Institute and its partners were in Sustainable Development, created this Hash ’69 Endowed year to develop new technologies to foster awarded a $45 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, which was Chair in Sustainable Duke Energy empowers Clemson, sustainability, protect the state’s natural combined with $53 million of matching funds, to build and operate Development, with new innovation center resources and encourage smart growth. Gene Eidson (center), the large-scale testing facility for next-generation wind turbine Research in sustainable development principal investigator new facility under construction at the drivetrains at the institute’s research campus on the former Navy focuses on areas in which the “natural and for Clemson’s Center of Clemson University Advanced Materials Center in base. A built environments” meet, says Gene Eidson, Economic Excellence Anderson County will be named the Duke Energy Innovation The award was made possible by the American Recovery and in Sustainable professor of biological sciences and principal Center. Reinvestment Act of 2009. The University’s partners are the Development investigator of the new center. The result Duke Energy has been a long-time partner with Clemson Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority; the S.C. of that research will be tools, products and supporting students through scholarships, infrastructure (by Department of Commerce; the state of South Carolina; S.C. Public services to better monitor, manage and protect the environment improving the power supply necessary for Clemson’s high- Railways; the S.C. State Ports Authority; and private partners RENK while allowing for continued economic growth and development. speed computing) and creation of the new innovation center. AG, Tony Bakker and James Meadors. As a Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE), the sustainable “Clemson University is developing the future technologies research program gift is matched by $2 million in state and students to fuel our economy,” says Jim Rogers, chair- funds. The CoEE program was established by the S.C. General man, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy. CW DYK? The national Children’s Miracle Network Assembly in 2002 and is funded through the S.C. Education “We see our investment in Clemson as an investment in the awarded Clemson University Dance Marathon with the Lottery. State and private funds are matched dollar-for-dollar to economic future of South Carolina.” Clemson alumni rank No. 3 in the nation in alumni Ryan White Award for Overcoming Adversity, one of the create Centers of Economic Excellence in research areas that The innovation center will serve as a high-tech business support to public universities as measured by alumni organization’s highest honors. Last year, the group hosted a will advance South Carolina’s economy. incubator focusing on the advanced materials industry. dance event that lasted over 13 hours and raised more than , according to . In The Hashes’ gift is part of the Will to Lead campaign, an Space will be available for startup companies and “landing giving U.S.News & World Report $23,000 for local children’s programs. The 2010 marathon fact, the past year Clemson alumni had a 27.4 effort to raise at least $600 million by June 2012 to support parties” of existing companies interested in exploring the involved 375 students and partnered with 28 campus Clemson students and faculty with scholarships, professorships viability of locating new businesses or relocating existing percent rate of giving back to their alma mater, more organizations, five radio stations and 10 families to make the and enhanced learning and research opportunities with top businesses in the area. than double the national average of 12.4 percent. philanthropic goal a success. The 2011 marathon is set for facilities and technology. The center is a joint project with the South Carolina March 4. For more information, go to cudm.org. Research Authority, which will house its programs in a separate wing.

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Strong academic, student life rankings Clemson & Campbell’s — U.S.News & World Report recently announced that Clemson ‘Mmmm good’ continues to be ranked among the nation’s best public universities — No. 23 to be exact. This is our third consecutive year being ranked in the top 25. Will to Lead campaign Clemson ranks No. 12 among all national universities, public and private, on goes on the road a new ranking of schools with a strong commitment to teaching. The list includes he University is taking many of the nation’s most highly regarded universities: Dartmouth, Princeton, The Will to Lead: A Campaign Yale, Notre Dame, T

Steve Milanese for Clemson on the road. So William and Mary far the campaign has visited and the University or has plans to

of California at Mark Van Dyke visit Greenville, Berkeley. Clemson’s Charleston and programs for writing Food science and human nutrition Columbia, S.C.; in the disciplines and students met Clemson alumni at Campbell’s Soup Charlotte, N.C.; learning communities Co. world headquarters in Camden, N.J., as part Washington, D.C.; were also recognized of a Creative Inquiry project. The University and Clemson helps to create Open Parks Grid Atlanta, Ga.; with for quality. Campbell Soup Co. have an extended history in lemson University Libraries received a grant to make other locations to be ’s that many Clemson alumni, as well as students, Kaplan/Newsweek more than 3 million pages of resources held by the National Park determined. 2010-2011 “Finding have worked or completed co-ops for the company. C Service (150,000 artifacts, photographs and other objects) and The Will to Lead the Right College for You” guide recognized Clemson in the categories of Most Each year, food science and packaging science selections from park directors’ papers available digitally. campaign extends Desirable Rural Schools, Most Desirable Large Schools and Stocked With Jocks. students have the opportunity to interview for The $773,444 National Leadership grant from the Institute of the dreams of Thomas Green Clemson and the visionaries According to the guide, Clemson’s small town location places it among the co-op positions with the company, which often Museum and Library Services will fund the collaborative Open Parks who made this University a reality. The campaign’s goal is most desirable rural schools at No. 23, while its nearly 20,000-strong student translate into employment after graduation. For Grid. Clemson — one of 34 institutions to receive funding in this $600 million by June 30, 2012, to provide scholarships, body makes it No. 21 on the list of most desirable large schools. With four percent example, five Clemson graduates are currently category — is contributing in-kind matching funds of $799,167, for a professorships and enhanced learning and research of its students participating in one of 15 varsity NCAA Division I sports, and an at Campbell’s world headquarters in product project total of $1.57 million. opportunities with top facilities and technology. additional 61 intramural sports offered, Clemson is considered one of the top development, two in packaging and another in The Open Parks Grid will supply information on parks in the To learn more about the Will to Lead campaign and colleges for athletes at No. 20. quality control. southeast United States. It will let park professionals and researchers how you can be a part, go to clemson.edu/giving. For discuss parks issues and will allow the display of park research and more photos, go to flickr.com/photos/clemsonuniversity, Tigers team up for student affairs project funding needs. The goal is to unite the highly distributed parks click on “sets,” and select “Will to Lead” and location. community and to provide access to materials that have never before Graduate students majoring in student affairs been made available. are teaming up with new and seasoned Clemson alumni professionals Faculty and staff members in the libraries; the parks, CW DYK? for mutual opportunities. Students make connections and learn what’s recreation and tourism management department; and happening outside the classroom, while alumni stay up on the latest Clemson Computing and Information Technology are Clemson has received national recognition for its trends in education. The program, called Tiger Teams, started with collaborating with the Purdue University Libraries; the commitment to diversity and inclusion for the third Chi Sigma Alpha (student affairs honorary organization in Clemson’s Southeast Region of the National Park Service; and the straight year. Minority Access Inc. awarded Clemson at Eugene T. Moore School of Education) and already has 24 teams — each state parks in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina the 11th National Role Models Conference. Leon Wiles, with two graduate students and two alumni (one a new student affairs to develop an information gateway for parks information. professional and the other a seasoned one). Pictured are student Jay Principal investigator is Emily Gore, director of digital Clemson’s chief diversity officer, was recognized at the Hinner, Amber Mulkey M ’07, student Lauren Layton and Brian Stuart initiatives and information technology for Clemson conference with a National Role Model Award for his M ’06. For more information, contact Pam Havice at [email protected]. Libraries. leadership, dedication and success.

Clemson researchers attract $187M, highest funding ever CW DYK? Clemson CSM rules! ust how important is the work of Clemson researchers? Total The University annually awards Jresearch funding for fiscal 2010, which ended June 30, was the highest in the Three Clemson construction science and management more than $202 million in University’s history: $187,292,161. The federal government provided the majority of teams competed at the 2010 Associated Schools of financial aid to more than external research funding, 86 percent, while state and local government accounted Construction/Associated General Contractors of America 15,000 students. More for 8 percent, and industry and other sources provided 6 percent. Region II Student Competitions against Auburn, Georgia More than half of Clemson’s research funding was focused in two emphasis areas: Tech, Georgia Southern, Mississippi State, Southern than 7,000 students receive sustainable environment (37 percent) and advanced materials (24 percent). The Polytechnic State, University of Florida, Virginia Tech and scholarships with awards ranging College of Engineering and Science continued to have the highest level of external Western Carolina. Clemson’s Design-Build team (coached from $500 to all-inclusive cost support, with 39 percent. my Shima Clarke) and Heavy/Civil team (coached by coverage. “In these economic times, it is important to note that Clemson researchers Erik Simon) finished first! And the Commercial team was aggressively continue to seek external support for a rigorous research program,” says among the top finishers. Gerald Sonnenfeld, Clemson’s vice president for research.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 7 6  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  CW Upfront Repaying kindness through student support Marketing students earn Honda selection Genetically CW DYK? echanical engineering graduate Doug Smith altered plants, not You can take a virtual tour of Clemson athletic M’64 and his wife, Lynn Westmoreland Smith, have A Creative Inquiry environmental pests given the University $500,000 to endow a scholarship and group of marketing students facilities through an interactive website allowing to provide academic support in other areas as part has gained the attention of e know that plant visitors to ClemsonTigers.com unprecedented access. of Clemson’s Will to Lead campaign. international car manufacturer Wgeneticists can develop The application combines 360-degree panoramas new plant varieties to flourish Smith, who earned Honda. Christina Zoha, with exclusive video and audio content to deliver his Clemson degree on Ashley Lone and Amanda in harsh growing conditions. a scholarship, hasn’t Hurt (pictured, left to right) But what about undesirable an experience beyond the standard virtual tour forgotten the generosity developed a six-week public consequences? (clemsontigers.com/clemson360). of those who provided relations campaign for the The newcomer might pass on unintended traits to support. In fact, he and Honda Sport Hybrid CR-Z. other species and potentially impact the environment and Lynn are repaying the Honda selected the students’ ecology systems. kindness many times project “What does your car say about you?” as one of 10 campaigns to move The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding Clemson Scholarship from U.S. astronauts over. forward in a nationwide competition sponsored by Honda and EdVenture. molecular biologist Hong Luo’s research on how to improve Half the gift will be used to fund the Smith- EdVenture Partners programs blend academic theory with hands-on plants without turning them into environmental problems. Westmoreland Scholarship Endowment, for four years of applications, creating a real-world marketing and learning experience for The USDA recently awarded him $400,000 to continue his support to academically gifted students from North and students and educators. James Gaubert is team adviser. work. (Haibo Liu, an expert in turfgrass physiology, is the South Carolina. A significant portion of the gift is to the co-principal investigator.) It’s the third time federal officials University’s Leadership Circle, an unrestricted fund that CW DYK? have funded Luo’s project for nearly $1.2 million to date. allows money to be directed where it is most needed. Luo’s research focuses on plants that are economically The Smiths’ gift also includes support for two quite The S.C. Botanical Garden at Clemson has a Cherokee important, including turf grass. Other plants he and his colleagues study include switchgrass, which is used as a different programs — WISE and Jungaleers. The Women Worldview Garden, one of a few in the world that in Science and Engineering (WISE) program offers renewable biofuel, soybeans and cotton. The scientists look mentoring and other resources to female students in helps convey the relationship the Cherokee have with for genes in the plants that regulate traits to help them the College of Engineering and Science. The Jungaleers nature and, in particular, the role that plants play in flourish, and they look for ways to genetically engineer Memorial Scholarship Endowment, for Jazz Ensemble this relationship. Members of the Eastern Band of crops, improving the plants’ ability to perform under adverse conditions. members, was established by former members of the Cherokees have been and continue to be involved in student-operated dance band that flourished at Clemson Luo and his collaborator, Liu, also are conducting field from the 1920s to the 1960s. this garden to help ensure its accuracy. trial experiments to study the environmental and ecological impact of the genetically modified perennial species. Physics and astronomy major Patrick Johnson (second from left) received Clemson’s first scholarship from the Astronaut Ensuring the fabric of our lives Foundation, presented during Homecoming last fall by Charles Moss Duke Formula SAE gets checkered flag Clemson Army ROTC cadet near Jr., retired Apollo astronaut and U.S. Air Force brigadier general (second otton production in the southern U.S. is top of Order of Merit from right). He’s also pictured with Neill Cameron, Clemson’s vice president Cworth an estimated $6 billion a year. More than 440,000 for advancement, and Linn LeBlanc, executive director of the Astronaut U.S. jobs are directly associated with the cotton industry, Army ROTC Scholarship Foundation. which generates annual revenues of more than $120 billion. cadets from around Established in 1984 by the six surviving astronauts of America’s original But every year, about 10 percent of U.S. cotton production the country hold Mercury program, the scholarship is given to students who show motivation, is lost to nematodes. their collective imagination and exceptional performance in the science or engineering field Clemson is working to stop these losses. With a $1.2 breath every of their major. More than 80 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s September as they Skylab and Shuttle programs support the foundation to help the U.S. retain National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Clemson will lead await news of its world leadership in science and technology. a groundbreaking multistate, multidisciplinary study the release of the of key precision agriculture technology. Precision agriculture national Order of is the practice of using remote-sensing, soil-sampling and CW DYK? Merit List (OML). information-management tools to optimize agricultural Clemson’s Formula SAE team competed and won in the Last fall, Clemson Information about Clemson is available in the production. first Xtreme College Rivals racing series competition in Atlanta, Ga. — going cadet Joshua Shane Results of the project likely will have lasting environmental palm of your hand. The University’s new mobile up against Mississippi State. The series was a fiercely contested battle of two Miller learned that benefits while saving farmers thousands of dollars a year application, m.Clemson, offers campus maps and drag-strip runs and two autocross runs, with the outcome down to a heads-up he ranked not only in reduced input costs. The project will develop and test single lap run for the winner. The series should appear on Fox College Sports in the top 10 percent, information on events, athletics, news and images. technologies for site-specific detection and control of plant- network sometime in the future. but also as the No. 2 The application is available for iPhones, iPads and parasitic nematodes. Students design, build and race a new open-wheel style car each year Cadet in the country of more than 5,000. The OML ranks Led by Ahmad Khalilian, Clemson researchers — from iPod Touches through Apple’s App Store. BlackBerry through the Society of Automotive Engineers’ engineering competition. all Army ROTC seniors across the nation, with the top 20 the departments of biosystems engineering, entomology, and and Android device users can access m.clemson.edu Clemson Formula SAE thanks all sponsors and supporters, with special percent earning the designation of Distinguished Military soils and plant sciences; the Edisto Research and Education gratitude to Clemson Student Government, Michelin, Fluor and Earnhardt Graduate. through their mobile browsers. Center; and the Cooperative Extension Service — will work Technology Group. For more information, go to cufsae.com or contact with partners at the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State Michelle Phillips, team leader, at [email protected]. University and cotton growers throughout the three states.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 9 8  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  CW Upfront It’s your year to LEAD. CW DYK? Leading thinkers (and doers!) Clemson’s engineering program ranks 17th among More examples of why we’re so proud of our leaders those at the nation’s Tony Cawthon of leadership, counselor education, human and organizational development was recognized by colleges in a new study by ACPA (College Student Educators International) as a 2011 Class of Diamond honoree, for outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and student affairs. The Association of College and University The Wall Street Journal. Housing Officers-International also recognized Cawthon and Kathy Hobgood, director of residential life, for their The ranking is based on a contributions to the student housing profession. survey of recruiters with the Clemson professor Barry Nocks, director of the city and regional planning program, has been appointed as one nation’s largest public and of three planning educators on the national Planning Accreditation Board, the accrediting body in North America private companies, nonprofit for university programs in planning. organizations and federal Public health sciences professor Vincent Gallicchio recently became president of the International Federation of agencies. Clemson’s ranking Biomedical Laboratory Science. The federation works with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science places it in distinguished to recommend educational standards for biomedical laboratory scientists and with the American Society of Clinical Pathology to help standardize an international certification program. company, ahead of California Polytechnic State The Design Intelligence 2011 America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools rankings publication named Clemson President Jim Barker one of the Most Admired Educators of 2011. It also named Clemson’s architecture University, UCLA, Carnegie graduate program among the top 20. Mellon, the Rensselaer Jerry Tessendorf, winner of the Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008, is the new director of Clemson’s success is a direct result of the thousands of Clemson Family mem- Polytechnic Institute and Clemson’s Digital Production Arts program, a graduate program for professionals in the film, video and gaming many others. industries. His credits include Titanic, the X-Men series, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. bers who step up to lead every year. We’d like to say “Thank You” for providing Executive director of the University’s Charles H. Houston Center — Lamont Clemson students and faculty with the resources necessary to succeed in the Deep Orange debuts at Motorsports Flowers, a Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership in the Eugene T. 21st century. Moore School of Education — has been appointed to the board of advisers for on the Main the National Education Finance Conference. During the The Will to Lead: A Campaign for Clemson, we challenge all alum- midst the din of roaring racecar engines, the Thomas Kurfess, BMW Chair of Manufacturing in the automotive engineering ni and friends of Clemson to dig a little deeper — to help fund scholarships Ainaugural Deep Orange car — the first concept car created by department, has been elected a director of the Society of Manufacturing graduate students at the Clemson University International Center Engineers for 2011. The governing body of the international society is and fellowships for top students; attract and retain the best faculty; and fund for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) — didn’t make a lot of noise. comprised of industry and academic leaders from diverse backgrounds initiatives that make a Clemson education exceptional, lead to economic de- But it certainly made an impression. representing a wide array of manufacturing disciplines. A range-extended electric vehicle expected to achieve the velopment and foster innovation. equivalent of 100 miles per gallon of gas, the first Deep Orange C.P. Leslie Grady Jr., professor emeritus of environmental engineering and earth car was unveiled sciences, has been selected to receive the Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Your tax-deductible contribution to the Clemson Fund counts as a campaign at Motorsports on Achievement Award from the Water Environment Federation, an international technical and educational water quality organization with 36,000 members. gift and ensures Clemson’s continued success. Use the enclosed envelope, Main in Greenville, call 864-656-5896 or go to clemson.edu/giving. a kickoff event for Diane G. Smathers, associate vice provost and director of the Emeritus College the Petit Le Mans at Clemson, has been selected president-elect of The Honor Society of Phi race week at Road Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor Atlanta. society. She will be president-elect for two years and become president in The Deep Orange 2012. Get your exclusive Clemson calendar. car is powered by It’s not too late to get your limited-edition calendar created for Clemson lithium-polymer batteries that can be recharged either from a 110-volt wall socket CW DYK? Fund donors who have the will to lead Clemson University in the 21st century. or by a two-cylinder onboard gasoline engine. The result is an One of Clemson’s most important off-campus Make a gift to the Clemson Fund, and we’ll send you this full-color wall all-electric range of 20 miles, overall range of 400 miles, a top calendar to show our appreciation for all that you do for Clemson. See speed of 100 mph and acceleration from zero to 60 mph in 10 research centers — the Pee Dee Research seconds. and Education Center in Florence — is turning the enclosed gift envelope for details. Paul Venhovens, the BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive 100 years old. It has grown from a historical Systems Integration, leads the Deep Orange initiative. It’s part of the graduate automotive engineering program in which agricultural experiment station into a modern students create and manufacture a new vehicle prototype, gaining world-renowned research facility, most recently experience in vehicle design, development, prototyping and attracting biofuels researchers from around the production planning. For more on Deep Orange, go to clemson. world. Stay tuned for the celebration. edu/clemsonworld/2010/spring/article4.html.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 11 10  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  Doing Business in the New Economy From South Carolina n the world of small business, Vapor Apparel is majored in English and credits “great professors, Dr. Charney, Dr. Steadman” and I others with having a major impact on his writing, speaking and marketing skills. to California, these BIG. While many companies, big and small, are As for the overall Clemson experience, he says, “Learning to balance school, work, struggling just to stay alive, this Clemson alumni- fraternity (SAE) and the National Guard was great practice for today’s demands.” alumni entrepreneurs Jackson Burnett grew up a Clemson fan in Greenville. He says, “I applied to founded business is not only thriving in the new several different colleges and universities, but Clemson was the first letter of economy but also setting standards of its own. acceptance I received. I didn’t need any more.” are taking care of Burnett majored in textile science with a concentration in environmental science. Vapor Apparel, co-owned by Chris Bernat ’93 and Jackson Burnett ’94, M He also earned an international MBA (master’s degree in business administration). business. ’95, manufactures athletic performance apparel that’s engineered for digital “We have a performance apparel brand, we’re working with a mill partner in print technologies. Colombia, and we’re selling in several international markets,” says Burnett, “so you If you haven’t heard of it yet, you will. can see I’m definitely applying my education.” by Liz Newall Vapor Apparel is among the S.C. 25 Fastest Growing Companies (Capital Corp.) and the ninth He too found time for fraternity life (KA) and met Bernat while socializing in front fastest growing company in the Charleston region (Charleston Business Journal). of Wannamaker on the Quad. After graduation, both men worked for a time with the It’s racked up top industry awards for product development and creative output including same digital imaging technologies company. Once they decided to start their own Digital Printing Industry’s Product of the Year and Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s company, they drew up a business plan that complemented core technologies and Magnus Award. expanded the market. You’ve definitely heard of its customers — In the past six years, Vapor Apparel, a subsidiary of Source Substrates, has gone New Balance, Family Circle Cup, Cabela’s, Boy from being managed out of the homes of its founders to its own custom-renovated, Scouts of America, Paramount Studios, MTV/ LEED-certified center at the old naval base in North Charleston. And its wares are VH1 and many others. now distributed throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia. Vapor Apparel is distributed throughout the But the partners, avid Tiger fans, still have time for Clemson. In fact, several U.S. — from New York to California; in Europe years ago, Burnett began the Tradd Gibbons Endowment for a Clemson fraternity — Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, brother who passed away. Supporters have already raised significant funds for the Portugal and the UK; and in Australia. endowment, which will eventually grant an academic or athletic scholarship to a Vapor Apparel’s 100 percent Wando High School student to attend Clemson. The company makes on-demand post-consumer recycled performance apparel using a digital printing shirt — winner of 2010 DPI process that binds ink at the molecular level Product of the Year award, for customization. It also uses a unique fabric Going green digital textile division that not only wicks away moisture, but that’s Even as the economy has stalled over the past few years, Bernat and Burnett have remained microbial and stain resistant. determined not only to grow their business but also to try to enhance its commitment to the Both the product and the process make environment. the company a standout. But the real secret The company’s clothing is made in Colombia, the 10th greenest country on the planet to its success is its innovative leadership. (according to the 2010 Yale University Environmental Index) where the national power grid is Co-founders Bernat (chief revenue officer) almost 70 percent renewable energy. and Burnett (president) bring a diversity of Vapor Apparel uses a water-based ink solution and works with a number of fibers including backgrounds, education and skill sets to the yarn made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled materials. But perhaps the biggest part business. of Vapor Apparel’s green plan is its decision to operate in a LEED-certified building, a rarity in the industry, in the historic navy yard in North Charleston. It was the first private company Clemson connections to sign on with the Noisette Co. at 10 Store House Row, where the commitment to LEED had begun several years earlier. Chris Bernat came to Clemson from Navesink, Chris Bernat and Jackson Burnett, co- In 2009, the business partners expanded from a 2,200-square-foot office to its current N.J. He recalls visiting several schools and founders of Vapor Apparel in North 22,000 square feet. The eco-friendly facility, which has been rid of lead paint, takes finding that Clemson “just felt right.” He Charleston

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 13 12  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  advantage of natural light and green building materials. A water-based air conditioning system An accomplished engineer, former U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot and longtime motorsport reduces energy costs, and the facilities reduce water usage by 66,000 gallons a year. Vapor’s enthusiast, Hawkins began his love of flight at Clemson. As a student, he built an ultralight expansion and relocation also eliminated about 400 hours a year in work-related driving. airplane on his own and equipped it with floats so that he could land it on Hartwell Lake. Kirk Hawkins, co-founder of “Being part of the redevelopment of the Charleston Naval Base means a lot to us,” says Clemson classmate and friend David Crook ’92, also a mechanical engineering graduate, is ICON Aircraft in Los Angeles, Bernat. “There’s real change going on down here if you know where to look. And we are thrilled chief financial officer for the company. Crook, who holds with David Crook, CFO to be neighbors with the Clemson University Restoration Institute.” an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, was a senior vice president at CWCapital before joining ICON. Shaping the industry Impressive demand Along with nourishing its own growth and eco-responsibility, Vapor Apparel is helping to shape the industry by example and by education. While the ICON A5 has been going through rigorous and Bernat is a frequent speaker and educator on mass customization, sublimation and digital comprehensive testing, the company has conducted print technologies for many groups including The Imprinted Sports Wear Show, The Printwear an equally meticulous global supply chain analysis to Show, National Sporting Goods Association and Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA). choose the suppliers of structural composite assemblies Aircraft ICON of courtesy At SGIA, Bernat and Burnett spearheaded the creation of the Digital Apparel Production Zone — selecting Liberty Aerospace of Melbourne, Fla., and to help educate the apparel market on digital printing. Bernat has since been invited to sit on the Flytech Kft. of Szombathely, Hungary. SGIA board of directors. In addition to presenting at conferences and trade shows, Bernat has “At ICON, we do our homework to ensure we get to written for Impressions Magazine, Printwear and the SGIA Quarterly Journal. great solutions — and this is just another example,” says Reflecting on the current state of the industry and Vapor Apparel’s success, he says, Hawkins. “Partnering with established suppliers allows “Customization is one of the largest trends of our lifetime. The customization trend of clothing ICON not only to reach production sooner, but also to is only beginning. By working with clients to create vertical content — we have been able to accelerate the production ramp to meet the impressive harness its economic power into retail environments.” demand we’re seeing for the A5.” And holding on to their personal green-standard commitment is an added bonus for their The first commerical A5s should be ready to take to the business. When the 2010 Family Circle Cup named Vapor Apparel its official apparel partner, sky later this year. And they can’t come too soon for the nearly 500 general manager Bob Moran said, “There are not many performance apparel brands that can customers on the waiting list. offer Vapor’s level of customization or their commitment to the environment.” We can’t say for sure who’s on the waiting list, but we can tell you that the A5 has received high praise from top airline and boat executives, champion NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, seven-time courtesy of ICON Aircraft ICON of courtesy ICON flying high Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath, world-renowned air show pilot Sean Tucker. And you may have seen it in blockbuster movies Meanwhile, on the West Coast, another young business co-founded by a Clemson alumnus — starring Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise. ICON Aircraft, a light sport aircraft manufacturer — is making news of its own. By news, we mean NBC’s “Today Show,” CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” Fox News, Associated Press, Popular Mechanics, Wired, BusinessWeek and other high-profile media. Back to Clemson The buzz is about ICON’s A5, a light sport amphibious aircraft. It’s built with a carbon fiber When Clemson mechanical engineering student Ross Epstein read airframe and retractable landing gear, so it can take off about ICON Aircraft, he knew he had to meet Kirk Hawkins. After Hawkins at the controls from water or landing strips. It seats two people in an many e-mails, calls and conversations, he got an invitation to visit enclosed cockpit with wraparound canopy and is powered ICON in Los Angeles. And over a year later, he found himself in the dream position, managing to by a single internal combustion engine driving a pusher get an internship with the company last summer. propeller. Its high-wing design allows folding for storage During his two-month internship, Epstein was tasked with building a motion flight simulator — think “garage.” and flight simulator for the ICON A5. Two of these simulators were included in ICON’s booth And it’s so ultra-cool, techno-sexy that it made the at EAA AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wis. (See “In his own words,” p.16, for more on his courtesy of ICON Aircraft ICON of courtesy pages of the 2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. project.) As for the ICON internship, Epstein says he experienced “a business that combines great marketing, propelled by an award-winning product that can stand on its own, created by a Love of heights phenomenal team of skilled individuals who seem like family.” Hawkins is a mentor to other Clemson students as well. Last year he returned to the Upstate One of its founders is Clemson mechanical engineering to speak about entrepreneurship as part of Clemson’s Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial graduate Kirk Hawkins ’91. Hawkins, who’s also a Leadership and to visit MBA classes at Clemson at the Falls in Greenville, home to the College of graduate of Stanford Business School, founded ICON Business and Behavioral Science’s MBA program and Small Business Development Center. Aircraft in 2005 with Stanford classmate Steen Strand. ICON Aircraft, like Vapor Apparel, will be interesting to watch in the coming years. Both are ICON Aircraft A5, light Hawkins got the idea soon after the Federal Aviation powered by tremendous energy, a “no fail” mindset and a passion for getting it right. And we like sport amphibious aircraft Administration’s groundbreaking regulatory change in 2004 created the Light Sport Aircraft to think the Clemson experience, both in preparation and determined spirit, has a role, too. category and Sport Pilot license. He envisioned a spectacular sport aircraft to inspire pilots the For more on Vapor Apparel, go to vaporapparel.com. For more on ICON Aircraft, go to way great sport cars inspire drivers. iconaircraft.com.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 15 14  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  In his own words Think you know all the eateries Ross Epstein, president of Clemson’s student on campus? Think again. section of American Society Aircraft ICON of Courtesy We’re always working hard to improve your of Mechanical Engineers, created simulators for ICON dining options when you visit. Aircraft during his internship. Here’s his description of the project. Rather than reinventing Those who are running short on time can visit the wheel, I found a great the Eastside Food Court for a quick bite at the company that built Formula Student Ross Epstein (center) with Hawkins 1 motion simulators, and Crook during internship David Bodde, new Papa John’s and POD Mini Mart. CXC Simulations. I took senior fellow at the Spiro Institute their production simulator and transformed it into a flight simulator. I designed the control panels (switch panels) and flight controls (stick, If you’re craving a burger just the way you like throttle & rudder). Some items were purchased and some were fabricated Spiro Institute for from scratch. The Entrepreneurial Leadership Our new it, the Fernow Street Café now features the physical flight deck was equipped with 3 The Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Burger Studio where you can build your own 46" LCD screens. Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson sup- courtesy of ICON Aircraft ICON of courtesy For the virtual ports educational, research and outreach masterpiece with sirloin, chicken and vegan programs that promote entrepreneurial activity looks have display, we used burgers. An interactive touch-screen kiosk a flight simulator and economic development of the region, state computer game and nation. allows you to celebrate your individuality by called X-Plane. The institute assists inventors and entre- The A5 had to be preneurs with market analyses and business great taste. choosing from tasty toppings, wicked cheeses designed virtually in planning, links entrepreneurs with experienced X-Plane. All of the business executives, and oversees academic and insane sauces — all while you watch flight characteristics and executive education courses in entrepre- your sandwich develop on the screen. It’s also A5 flight simulator had to be dialed-in neurship and new venture creation. so the virtual model It sponsors the S.C. Collegiate Entrepreneur open for breakfast so you can awaken with would behave aerodynamically and hydro-dynamically like the A5. I made Awards for students and other award programs use of Dr. Figliola’s aircraft design class in order to work with ICON’s design for inventors and entrepreneurs. It conducts artful English muffins and biscuit sandwiches engineers to develop the A5 virtually. Once two simulators were complete, seminars, provides research grants and with all the fixings. they were included in ICON’s booth at EAA AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, supports a working paper series to encourage Wis. Nearly 600 people rode the simulators at the air show. It was a terrific related research. For more information, go to experience! clemson.edu/spiro. For those in the mood for something Clemson at the Falls — hub for traditionally Clemson, drop by the Clemson business education House dining hall for an all-you-care-to-eat Clemson at the Falls — overlooking meal — it’s been fully renovated for a modern the Reedy River in downtown Greenville — is Clemson’s innovative new hub for business experience with a comfortable feel. education. It combines all Clemson MBA programs, all Renaissance Center activities and Stop by the next time you visit campus to programs, an office of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the regional savor our new looks and great tastes! offices for the Small Business Development Center and Professional Advancement and Continuing Education under one roof. The result is a dynamic synergy among students, faculty, business leaders, industry and the Upstate community. For more Clemson at the information, go to clemson.edu/cbbs/ Falls in Greenville clemsonfalls.html.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 17 16  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  no construction material except for a single pile of bricks. The latest new hope for self-sufficiency seemed to be snuffed. The plight of Okurase is a familiar one: poverty, illness and a lack of water, infrastructure and education in a remote village Bricks of Promise of about 2,500 residents. The setback was just another in a by Ross Norton long series. 1 x 4 x 2 = Hope But the same architecture studio that designed the buildings had another idea: design, build and deliver another brick-making machine. Eventually, they would do even better. In October, four new machines arrived in the village. And while the old machine made one brick at a time, the new ones make two at a time. Moore spent almost eight weeks in Ghana. He worked on site preparation for the first of the Nkabom Centre buildings while his wife, Evan, used her Winthrop University degrees in dance and in communications disorders to set up after-school workshops for the children, along with project coordinator Nana Ama Yeboah. Moore hoped to be there when the Clemson brick machines arrived, but the shipment was late and didn’t reach Ghana until he was back in South Carolina. No matter. There was plenty to do and the people of “We hope this leads to a level of self-sufficiency for the Okurase were eager to help. So Moore worked alongside the people of Okurase. They can use the bricks to build the center. Ghanaians on site preparation to ensure proper placement and But it’s more than that,” he says. “They can teach people how to solid foundation. make compressed earth bricks, and they can train people in how “They received our help not as a handout but as a partner. to build, and when they have more bricks than they need, they It’s our collective project. They were very receptive to that can sell them.” idea,” says Moore. “Nkabom means unity, and the word really fits the people and the project. They love life, they love people, Making a difference, Clemson-style Okurase brick-makers with Powerful and there’s a sense of community that’s unparalleled here in Architecture students help create (center), Chris Moore (far right), his the U.S.” The project is a service-learning tradition that is the legacy of wife, Evan (back row, right), and Cynthia The first building in the complex will not only be madeof the Robert Miller, who was director of the Clemson Architecture the foundations of a village. Swenson (back row, left) from MUSC bricks, it will also be made for the bricks. At 16,800 square feet, Center in Charleston for 10 years before accepting a position it will be, by far, the largest building in the village and home to with the University of Arizona last summer. Miller’s studios tied the brick-making enterprise. The people of Okurase will use the architecture to community service to bring about something good. building to produce the revenue that will lead to construction of The studio connected with Project Okurase first to design the hen Chris Moore ’05, M ’10 stood in the African sun and finally clutched a the rest of the Nkabom Centre. Their textile crafts will be moved Nkabom Centre for Skills Training and Formal Education. The handmade brick, he felt the drum beat of unity. He had spent a great part of his there, as well as drum-making — the tradition that led to the 16-building complex will give the village a place for health care, partnership in the first place. teaching, job skills training, child care and more.

graduate years in Clemson’s School of Architecture working toward this moment. Huff says the Clemson machines had to be manual because It wasn’t just a brick. It was a literal and figurative building block — a brick that promised sustainability, A drummer named Powerful of the absence of electricity and durable enough to withstand friendship and a better future for a small village in Ghana. It’s a piece of building material that has unified people years of heavy use. Time ran out for the students as the on both sides of an ocean, a brick that portends commerce, culture, health and home. A brick that heralds vocation, Cynthia Cupit Swenson, professor of psychiatry and behavioral semester came to an end, but metal artisan Sean Ahern, a sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and a growth and change to a village named Okurase. But the first brick Moore held was the remnant of disappointment. lecturer in the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, volunteer with Project Okurase, helped connect Clemson and completed the design and construction of the machines that Ghana through a renowned drummer and drum-maker named W Project Okurase — Nkabom Centre have been named the “Ahern Model.” Powerful. After a drum-making partnership that connected Denis Brosnan of the University’s materials science and Project Okurase is a partnership among people in South Carolina; Okurase, Ghana; a community anti-violence project in Charleston to the engineering school tested the bricks for structural integrity. England; and others, including drummer Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as drum-makers of Okurase, Powerful suggested a long-lasting “The Clemson professors and students have been incredible,” Powerful. The overall purpose of the project is to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Ghana partnership that could help the Ghanaians reach a level of says MUSC’s Swenson. “It’s an amazing gift that provides this by helping susceptible and orphaned children who are affected by the disease. The sustainability. village a means for a better life. In Okurase there is a saying: objectives are to provide skills training and formal education to vulnerable children and “The idea is to work together for the people of Okurase to You are invited. The people of Okurase would like the people of women, and to connect orphaned children with families. develop the means to help themselves,” she says. “They’re very Clemson to know that there is a feeling of kinship and that they To that end, students and faculty of the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston open, honest people, and they are so eager for this chance to are invited to be part of the family of Okurase from here forward.” designed a 16-building Nkabom Centre for Skills Training and Formal Education. build something lasting.” For more on the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, A program to train brick-makers would provide the basic building materials to start Ray Huff, assistant professor and founding director of the go to clemson.edu/caah/architecture. For more on the Okurase construction. Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, says the brick Project, go to www.projectokurase.org. They eagerly learned their new craft but weren’t able to keep the equipment. The machines and the center will have a ripple effect on the people of Okurase found themselves with new skills but no machine, building plans but community.

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Kevin Dejonckheere has learned to lead by serving, devoting himself to a cause both personal and meaningful. After being diagnosed with bone cancer at age 19, Kevin was forced to leave his studies in The ARTS at CLEMSON UNIVERSITY mechanical engineering to undergo extensive treatment. But with the More than 800 works of art and 75 performances this year. Make your picks, overwhelming support he received fi nd your seats, and follow us online at clemson.edu/brooks and clemson.edu/cva. from Clemson faculty and friends, Or connect with us on Facebook: Search for the Brooks Center for the Performing Kevin made it through the ordeal and now supports cancer research, Arts and the Center for Visual Arts at Clemson University. especially for pediatric patients like those he met while hospital- ized, by organizing a charity race and other fundraisers. Today, Kevin is back on track for graduation and a future, he hopes, that will continue to benefit others.

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New model for medical leaps In the process, the institute is becoming a go-to electronic Clemson research and training “collaboratory” to facilitate surgeon- An engineering graphics professor finds a way to help IBIOE grew from this desire to facilitate the collision of different researcher interactions and accelerate advanced technologies to University patients recovering from facial cancer. He teams up with a perspectives — bigger breakthroughs in the lab that are more the clinic. quickly applied in the field. innovation prosthodontist to customize and speed the To do so, the institute collaborates with foundations, other production of facial prosthetics, helping The institute is a South Carolina-based interdisciplinary research universities, industry and centers on various research initiatives allows the and educational unit, spanning Clemson’s academic colleges. And and projects. In addition to the Gates Foundation grant for restore patients’ self-confidence and as you can guess by now — it’s not your typical university research diagnostic tools, the National Science Foundation has awarded $2 medical field unit. emotional health. million to IBIOE to build tissue models to study the relationship between low oxygen tumor environments and the progression of to reach It isn’t housed in a college or in a department or restricted by A bioengineer works with a veterinary sciences professor with cancer. boundaries associated with academic units. And it doesn’t depend expertise in mammary stem cells to improve understanding of breast cancer in humans on tenured or tenure-track faculty members who have allegiance patients in and to create engineered tissue for pinpointed research and better treatment. Avon Foundation for Women has granted IBIOE $195,000 to to a discipline and who dedicate time to institutes only on an “as support research aimed at improving reconstructive breast surgery leaps rather A chemist develops ultra-bright nanoparticles with fluorescent dye molecules that available” basis. using engineered tissue that contains anti-cancer properties. make it possible to track individual virus particles inside a living cell with amazing And the Department of Defense has awarded $2.9 million for than small With the IBIOE model, research is built around permanent research precision. His work will help other scientists tracking plaques and fibrils in the brain developing engineered breast tissue that will be used to study the faculty members who are 100 percent research-focused and who, associated with Alzheimer’s and other diseases. causes, progression and treatment of breast cancer. steps. therefore, understand and can meet timelines, goals, industry An expert in engineering bone tissue works with an orthopedic surgeon on implants, requirements and other constraints. These faculty members can Another collaborator is the AO Foundation (Arbeitsgemeinschaft creating bone plugs and developing ways to fix them into place in defects. Her work then connect with tenured and tenure-track faculty, drawing them für Osteosynthesefragen), which supports basic scientific, pre- will help trauma patients regain mobility and function more quickly. in as needed. clinical and clinical research in all areas of trauma, surgery of the musculoskeletal system and related problems. This Swiss How do experts in seemingly unrelated fields discover these life-changing connections IBIOE faculty collaborators range from engineering to biological foundation has provided continued grant funding to IBIOE to build that affect us all? They cross paths, run into each other, find new possibilities outside sciences, psychology to statistics, computer science to bone models and technology to test new methods of improving their own boundaries. management. bone repair in large bone defects. New ideas frequently occur at the intersection of seemingly unrelated concepts or Leading the researchers, along with Burg, is IBIOE deputy Synthes — a global medical device company specializing in the fields. Clemson professor and alumnus Karen Burg (M ’92, PhD ’96) takes it a step director Guigen Zhang, an expert in stem cell tissue engineering, instruments, implants and biomaterials for the surgical fixation, further calling it a welcome collision. multiphysics modeling and micro/nano bioengineering. He correction and regeneration of the human skeleton and its soft recently received a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates tissues — is sponsoring IBIOE biomaterials research in the area of “Often it takes a collision of different perspectives to have that ‘Aha!’ moment,” says Foundation through IBIOE to help fund work to create low-cost trauma management and reconstruction. Burg, whose team works with experts not only campuswide and statewide but also diagnostic tools for doctors in developing countries. nationally and internationally. “Innovation at the boundary of disciplines allows a field IBIOE also works with the Medical University of South Carolina to move forward in leaps rather than slow steps.” From scientist to surgeon (MUSC) Center for Functional Outcomes and Reconstructive Burg directs Clemson’s Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering — IBIOE, for Biotechnology, a clinical research center devoted to returning Oral and maxillofacial prosthodontist Betsy Davis short, pronounced “I-bio-E.” The institute’s mission is to develop clinically relevant The collaborative nature of IBIOE is designed not only to make function and quality of life to patients who have lost oral/facial (right) and assistant Kathy Hood of MUSC during biomaterials technology and products for disease management and (this is where we cutting-edge breakthroughs in biomaterials technologies, but also to structures. MUSC clinicians are working with IBIOE faculty to procedure come in) to apply this research to patient care. get them into the hands of those who can use them to change lives. develop hard and soft tissue cell-based reconstructive therapies.

WINTER 2011 — Clemson World  23 WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 23 22  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  Other IBIOE medical collaborators are found at the recently featured among “Twelve People Whose Technology Will Perhaps the greatest stamp of approval for the new research University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Miami, Change the World” in Greenville Business Magazine (April 2010). model comes from the state. IBIOE was awarded a $6 million Fla.), the Indiana University School of Medicine Center of Economic Excellence last year in Tissue Systems (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Carolinas Medical Center KIYATEC personnel work to deliver enabling 3-D cell culture tools Characterization. The General Assembly provides dollar-for- (Charlotte, N.C.). Research focus areas span from bone for the pharmaceutical, biomedical and life science industries. dollar state funding through the S.C. Education Lottery to match reconstruction to cancer therapy optimization, but the These efforts will ultimately provide researchers and clinicians non-state investment to support an Endowed Chairs program. goal is the same — providing leading-edge research to with advanced in vitro diagnostics for improved understanding The program recruits world-class faculty members to lead key benefit the patients. The diversity of medical partners in cell and systems biology, drug development and clinical research areas to stimulate South Carolina’s economy and create allows the blending of ideas to create uniquely relevant diagnosis. high-tech jobs that raise per capita income at all levels. Clemson research. has recruited five internationally recognized scholars to its “The underlying principle of KIYATEC — as IBIOE researchers Endowed Chairs program. on the front edge of these discoveries have found — is that there University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of are great advantages in growing cells in three dimensions,” says Statistics and Operations Research researchers are The institute is working to raise matching funds so that the KIYATEC CEO Gevaert. “KIYATEC’s proximity to IBIOE provides working with IBIOE faculty in the development and University can recruit an endowed chair for IBIOE — someone a work force development advantage. IBIOE exposes students analysis of tools to enable biomodeling and evaluation of with human cell biology credentials — as a permanent research to disparate areas of expertise and produces students that have cell-based systems. faculty member. exactly the skill set that we require for KIYATEC.” IBIOE is also collaborating with the University of North Of course, as important as economic development is, the Clemson IBIOE graduate students Erik Bland and Erin McCave IBIOE continually looks for business opportunities and therefore Carolina at Charlotte (UNC-C) Department of Biology overriding goal is still healing. often collaborates with Clemson’s Arthur M. Spiro Institute to develop new 3-D tissue systems for developmental “Community engagement programs help me communicate with the for Entrepreneurial Leadership. The Spiro Institute supports Orthopedic surgeon James Kellam of the Carolinas Medical biology studies, including mechanisms of cancer metastasis, general public because I use different terminology when talking to a educational, research and outreach programs that promote Center, who collaborates with Burg and the team, says: “While vascular and immune interactions during cancer growth. fourth-grader than I do when I’m talking to another scientist,” says entrepreneurial activity and economic development of the region, the science of IBIOE is cutting-edge and complex — and the IBIOE graduate student researcher Cheryl Gomillion. “It provides me state and nation. future implications are mind boggling — the underlying goal is Making such research and collaboration possible is Clemson’s with a completely different professional development experience.” Computing and Information Technology (CCIT). CCIT maintains an fundamental. IBIOE researchers, in collaboration with the students and faculty outreach program that supports the computing activities of various In addition to students’ involvement in IBIOE work through their members of the Spiro Institute, are involved in intellectual “This interaction and the networking and the creation of the state and federal agencies, educational institutions and private professors, the institute is launching a new training program — Call property process, including the development of more spinoff institute involve the surgeon with the scientist, and the surgeon’s companies. Its staff members are working with IBIOE researchers Me Doctor™. This professional development intensive program companies and forecasting of new business opportunities. clinical problem drives the issues that the scientist is solving. So to develop new, immersive research environments. supports high-achieving minority students pursuing doctoral studies For example, a Spiro MBA team evaluated IBIOE’s tissue test this allows us to take these discoveries and not keep them in the through IBIOE; the long-term goal is to institutionalize the program systems technologies last year. research lab — to move them out to the public and to use them and facilitate widespread participation from non-IBIOE students. to make a better life for people — that’s what this is all about.” Doing as teaching “They developed a fantastic market analysis,” says Burg. “One Call Me Doctor Fellows are paired with a mentor/adviser and work The educational goal of the institute is to immerse students of the students from that team is beginning similar analysis of an For more on the Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, in the IBIOE collaborative, team-based research and training and medical residents in a technically diverse environment to absorbable tissue expander that we are assessing for craniofacial go to clemson.edu/ibioe or call 864-656-5395. environment. hone technical, entrepreneurial, communication, leadership and application as well as breast tissue engineering. teamwork skills. Part of the Call Me Doctor student’s experience is partnering with Spiro students will also be developing a educators, other students and faculty mentors to deliver cutting- marketing piece to facilitate technology transfer IBIOE is heavily involved in community outreach and education edge science and engineering concepts to the community and K-12. to industry.” through performing biomedical demonstrations. These activities help IBIOE researchers transfer their work from the lab to the real To make the most of economic development world for others to see firsthand. Huge business potential opportunities, IBIOE has appointed Clemson University’s first Professor of the Practice — an The institute’s role in teacher education reaches across South Another of IBIOE’s goals is to maximize economic development expert whose industry or business background Carolina through National Science Foundation-sponsored summer for South Carolina through the establishment of an internationally aids the University’s mission — Steve Hunter. training programs for teachers based on the Clemson campus, all recognized Medical Research Center with industrial partners. Hunter, who spent 39 years with General Electric, the way to Massachusetts through the Boston Museum of Science is helping pair private-sector connections with Business opportunities are both huge and proven. An example is Teacher Training seminars. its core researchers and will mentor students on KIYATEC, a company founded by Matt Gevaert M ’99, PhD ’03 and real-world applications for research. IBIOE students, with the help of IBIOE faculty members, have David Orr PhD ’06 in 2005, based on an IBIOE technology. developed half a dozen classroom-friendly modules that convey KIYATEC’s corporate mission to commercialize novel 3-D cell culture complex biomedical ideas that teachers can incorporate in technology developed in IBIOE’s laboratories. It was awarded the classroom while helping IBIOE researchers become better the 2007 Five Ventures innovation award, and its founders were presenters and communicators outside the laboratory setting. IBIOE faculty Tim Burg, director Karen Burg, faculty Rick Groff and graduate student Bryant Mersereau (graduated in May 2010)

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Wa special honorary degree to electrical was a 1956 graduate. Ab, a member of the Central Dance Consulting. He’s also engineering graduate Jim Sweeny of Highlands, Association, had given the “Jr., Sr.” bracelet to his wife, N.C., for his outstanding career and support of the a horticulture lecturer Oscar N. Vick (INED, M Judy, many years ago. Ab passed away in December 2009, University. at Midlands Technical ’70) of Charleston was so having this token of his love returned was especially After graduation and then foreign military College in Columbia. featured in the British touching to Judy. A special thanks to Risa Weiss, whose service, Sweeny joined General Electric Corp. — textile arts magazine kind heart and strong will made this reunion possible! For and stayed for nearly 40 years — where he worked Luke A. Nance Jr. Selvedge for his more on the story go to www.aikenstandard.com/ in test program administration, market research, (AGE, M ’67) of paintings of and recipes Local/0902Treasure. product planning, marketing and business management. Columbia received the from sweetgrass At Clemson, he led volunteer efforts that created unrestricted Association of Retired basket weavers. He’s a scholarships, the Class of 1939 Faculty Award for Excellence and an Conservation Service watercolorist and the endowment for the S.C. Botanical Garden. Employees President’s author of numerous 1971 1977 was appointed to serve Dairy legend and civic leader Award for Outstanding cookbooks. He’s a charter member of the Presidents Club and was chairman of Robert M. Behling Teresa W. Knight a four-year term on the Frank S. Hanckel Jr. ’55 the Class of ’39 Golden Anniversary committee. The Clemson Alumni Community Service for (POSC) of Wernersville, (PSYCH) of Gray industry trade advisory his volunteer service to Dairy graduate Frank Hanckel grew Association named him Volunteer of the Year in 1998 and awarded him 1968 Pa., is borough Court is chairman committee on textiles the agency. He retired up on Coburg Dairy in Charleston, a the Distinguished Service Award in 2000. *David H. Wilkins manager for the of the S.C. Bankers and clothing with the as planning engineer for company co-founded in the 1920s by his Sweeny is also a well-known numismatics expert. He has authored and (HIST, HD ’03) Borough of Manheim in Association. She’s U.S. Department of flood control projects. father. He helped it become the largest co-authored numerous articles and has written several books on coin- of Greenville is a Lancaster County. executive vice president Commerce. She’s vice He’s the proud father president of marketing independent dairy in South Carolina, also collecting, including the prize-winning two-volume reference titled Tempus member of the board of bank administration, of three Clemson for Leigh Fibers Inc. in with customers in North Carolina and in Numis. of trustees for SC human resources and 1975 Georgia, and served as its president and alumni — *Marcy ’86 BIPEC — business marketing for The Wellford. (MASC), Tom ’88, M Mike J. Ellerbrock (M CEO. and industry political RPA, PhD ’80 APPLEC) Palmetto Bank. ’90 (ME) and Eva ’89 *W. Kelly Durham The Charleston Metro Chamber of Calling Class of 1961! education committee. of Blacksburg, Va., (ECON). Eva serves The chairman of the (POSC) of Clemson has Commerce recently presented him with th serves on the Virginia 1979 Plan now to come home to Clemson for your 50 Reunion, June on the senior advisory published an e-book, the 2010 Joseph P. Riley Leadership Clemson Board of Tech Board of Visitors. *Robert H. Jones 9-11. To find our more about the Class of 1961 Golden Anniversary board for the College The War Widow, set Award for his outstanding leadership Trustees is the former He’s a professor of (FORMGT, M ’81 FOR) and how you can support your class project, go to cualumni. of Business and in post World War II qualities and skills to make the region a U.S. Ambassador to agriculture and applied of Morgantown, W.Va., Behavioral Science. during the Nuremberg better place. clemson.edu/1961 or call 864-656-1240. Canada and serves on economics in Clemson’s was named dean of trials. For more on He has been active in civic, community the board of directors College of Agriculture, Eberly College of Arts the novel, go to www. and charitable affairs including leadership for Porter Airlines, the Forestry and Life and Sciences at West courtesy of Gaye courtesy Anne Tanner, Company Lachicotte smashwords.com/books/ roles in the Trident United Way, March of Lowcountry leader Royal Bank of Canada, Sciences. Virginia University. Arthur Herbert “Doc” Lachicotte Jr. ’49 North America and view/18459. Dimes, Lowcountry Red Cross, Charleston the Greenville Area County Parks, Recreation & Tourism hen you think of Pawleys Island, you probably think Jeanie Garren Whitten Development Corp. 1976 1982 Commission, S.C. Jaycees, Charleston of “hammock.” And if you know anything about the Edward M. Gouge (SED-NS, M ’84) of J. Wayne Merck (ME, M Clean City Commission, Charleston Rotary area, you’ll probably think of “Lachicotte” too, a (PhD CHEM) of Fort Mill was named W ’93 BUSADM) of Greer Club, S.C. Chamber of Commerce and family name deeply rooted in the Lowcountry. 1970 Clinton retired as the 2008-09 District is a senior adviser for others. Arthur Herbert Lachicotte Sr. ’13 established the original Donald S. Cherry (M Daniel Professor of Teacher of the Year for Angelo, Gordon & Co.’s For Clemson, he has served on the Hammock Shop in the 1930s. His son, Doc, came to ZOOL, PhD ’73) of Chemistry, College of the Fort Mill School private equity group. Foundation Board, Board of Visitors, Clemson, served in the military and returned to earn a degree Blacksburg, Va., was Arts and Sciences at District. She teaches He also serves on the Dairy Science Advisory Board and in horticulture. Doc then helped expand the family busy to conferred the title of Presbyterian College. physics at Fort Mill board of the firm’s the Commission for the Future of include a nursery, and from there, he added a real estate professor emeritus He’s an adjunct High School. portfolio company, KEE Clemson. He received the Alumni development company, which is now the Lachicotte Company by the Virginia Tech professor in the Action Sports. Distinguished Service Award in 1985. Real Estate Sales and Rental. Board of Visitors. He’s college’s School of 1980 He and his wife, Loraine (pictured here), He’s also known in Georgetown County for preserving a retired professor of Pharmacy. Tena Moyd Cogswell have also provided for the Frank S. & history, collaborating with his fellow citizens and improving the economy. In 2007, he was named biological sciences. (SPAN) of Spartanburg an S.C. Economic Development Ambassador for the county by the governor. The Georgetown Loraine B. Hanckel Family Endowment County Chamber of Commerce recently presented to him its Lifetime of Leadership Award. for the Clemson University Libraries, the For Clemson, he and Martha, his wife, have supported various programs and projects through Frank S. & Loraine B. Hanckel Family planned giving and outright gifts, including the Leadership Circle, significant unrestricted gifts to *Active Clemson Fund donor for 2011 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) through Endowment for the Class of ’55 Exchange be used at the discretion of the president, a dean or other administrator. He’s pictured with his October 18. For more information, call Annual Giving at 864-656-5896. and a generous gift to the Palmetto daughter Lou on the porch of the Lachicotte Company in Pawleys Island. Challenge Program.

26 Clemson World — WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 — Clemson World  27  WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 27 26  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  CW Classmates ® family Still ‘Making it Grow!’ Graphic communications leader lemson Public Service Activities’ “Making It Grow!” — featuring three Stephen L. Johnson M ’76 CCollege of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences alumni — Rowland ndustrial education graduate Stephen Johnson recently received top Alston Jr. ’70, M ’72, honors from the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) Amanda Caldwell I— the Walter E. Soderstrom Award for his leadership in business and McNulty ’80 and Tony education in the graphic communications industry. Melton ’80, M ’86 Johnson is president of RR Donnelley-State of Columbia. He’s past — has won its sixth chairman of NAPL, director of the Graphic Arts Show Co. and chairman of Emmy Award from the the board of the Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation. Southeast Regional For Clemson, he’s a National Academy of Television Arts and member of the senior Treetops discovery center Sciences! advisory board for the hen architect Allen P. Wood ’63, Clemson trustee The live, interactive College of Business and emeritus, helped create the Environmental call-in program is Behavioral Science and W Discovery Center at Lynches River Park in Florence produced at WRJA-TV in advisory board chairman several years ago, he became involved in a project of Sumter and provides viewers with research-based horticultural information. for Clemson’s graphic the heart. Alston, the host, and featured guests focus on gardening topics and highlight communications program. He volunteered his professional skill to collaborate interesting places and products around the state. Extension agents McNulty Food safety expert He’s pictured with his with the architect to design a center that would give and Melton are contributors for the ETV show. Donna Garren ’89 daughter and wife, visitors a treetops experience of the nearly 676-acre Food science and human nutrition Stephanie and Jackie. park. He and several other committee members graduate Donna Garren is the new traveled to Sudbury in Ontario, Canada, and to Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland, at their own president and general manager of expense to study other nature centers. And his work NSF Davis Fresh, a modular, food safety and quality program within NSF Thomas K. Saxe Kaleem S. Shah (M continued well beyond the initial completion of the 1986 International, The Public Health and (INDMGT) of Arnold, CPENGR) of Vienna, project, including helping staff obtain Leadership Barbara Vogel Safety Company™. NSF International Md., retired from the Va., is the owner of in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Evers (ZOOL, M is an independent, not-for-profit public Air National Guard as a Calnet, a company certification for the center. ’05 PROFCOM) health organization that certifies lieutenant colonel after that provides Arabic To honor his expertise, energy and vision, the of Greer was one products and writes standards for food, 28 years of service. translation. He also S.C. Parks and Recreation Association recently Key KEMET team of 60 contributors recognized him with its prestigious Citizen/Lay water and consumer goods to minimize The ceremony, held owns 30 thoroughbred EMET Electronics Corp., headquartered in Greenville, has an Extended to the anthology Award. Wood (center) is pictured with Joe Eason adverse health effects and protect the at the U.S. Air Force horses —including Leadership Team comprised of approximately 100 employees that hold Child of My Child: (left), Florence County recreation director, and Joe K environment. Memorial, was attended the gray colt, Concord leadership positions from around the world. Seventeen of these key employees Poems and Stories Ross, park superintendent. by fellow alumni Roger for Grandparents. Point, winner of the are Clemson alumni. Garren has more than 14 years of A. Wilson ’85, M ’91, Her essay is entitled 41st run of the West The team helps the company formulate, develop and execute the company’s experience working in the food industry. Bruce A. DuBois ’83 “Unexpected” (www. Virginia Derby. strategic plan. From left are Larry McAdams ’73, Chuck Meeks ’83, Randy Most recently, she served as vice Adam S. Wolf (SED-SO) and Joe J. Cappello Jr. ChildofMyChild.weebly. 1990 Hahn ’81, Keith Moore ’97, Ben Freeman ’77, Tommy Weir ’78, Travis Ashburn president of Food Safety Programmes of Baltimore, Md., is a ’87. Tom is with General com). 1988 Patrick J. Wethington ’94, June Cely Lancaster ’70, Debra McAlister Ham ’78, John Powers ’80, Hal for The Consumer Goods Forum where Dynamics Information Giovanna Di Biccari (POSC, ECON) of senior cruise consultant Perkins ’80, Bob Willoughby ’88 (not pictured: Jim Bruorton ’73, Jim Piller ’91, she managed the Global Food Safety Technologies in the *Stacey D. Haynes (L&IT) of Columbia Edina, Minn., is CEO with The Cruise Web in Jeff Franklin ’91, Bill Sloka ’93, Patrick Stringer ’95). Initiative activities in the North American Air Force War Gaming (POSC) of Columbia has done TV, film, of Hemosphere Inc., Landover. region. Office. is president of the a medical technology commercial and print She also served as vice president of board for the Friends work, including a company. 1992 cosmetology work, territory account Twombly and Ashcroft Health and Safety Regulatory Affairs for of Richland County national Miller Lite Robert H. Strait Jr. 1983 The Knotty Truth, a manager and trainer v. Iqbal: A New Phase the National Restaurant Association and James E. Rowell (EE) of Public Library. She’s ad. She recently (POSC) of Jonesville 1991 guide for working in the pharmaceutical/ in American Legal earlier as vice president of Scientific and Chesapeake, Va., was an attorney with the incorporated Briefs Gray Laffite Henderson owns a private firm, with the beauty and medical industry and as History Begins,” Technical Affairs at the United Fresh promoted to supervisory U.S. Department Magazine, published (MKTG) of Hampton Solutions Counseling, artistry of highly a molecular biologist. published in the Fruit & Vegetable Association. In 2005, facilities planner in of Justice and the by “High Five Bruno!” was named 2010 in Union. He’s a textured hair. She’s Drake Law Review. Produce Business Magazine named the asset management S.C. delegate for the Publications, a free Outstanding Young licensed professional a certified personal Tom P. Gressette Jr. He’s a partner with Garren one of the produce industry’s “40 division of NAVFAC National Association monthly magazine Banker by the S.C. counselor. trainer, marriage works (ENGL) of Charleston Richardson, Patrick, under 40 Rising Stars.” Atlantic. of Assistant U.S. distributed throughout Banker’s Association. counselor and a natural had an article, “The Westbrook & Brickman Attorneys. the Midlands and She’s vice president 1993 hair consultant (www. Heightened Pleading LLC in Mount Pleasant. downtown Columbia of mortgage loans/ M. Michele Robinson theknottytruth.net). She Standard of Bell *Active Clemson Fund donor for 2011 Fiscal Year (July (briefsmagazineonline. secondary market at George (M ANPH) of has also had a career Atlantic Corp. v. 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) through October 18. For more com). The Palmetto Bank’s Westerville, Ohio, has as an award-winning Hampton office. published her first information, call Annual Giving at 864-656-5896.

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Bedford, Mass., home to an Electronic architecture, lifestyles N.C., was chosen But several years ago she decided Systems Center for building communication and garden design first runner-up and it was time to return to the systems and transferring that capability to (www.DesignIsMagazine. Miss Congeniality in Southeast and open her own the Warfighter. com). the 2010 Mrs. North Disc golf world champ unique practice — 4 Seasons Cat Yike started her career at Los Angeles Carolina pageant. Hospital — in Charlotte, N.C. AFB developing satellite systems for the Air 1997 hysics graduate Sarah Stanhope ’03, M ’07 is the Moses focuses all of her Force. She was also selected as an Olmsted Angela Miccoli (M 2001 P2010 Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) scholar and spent two years studying international relations in Portugal. BUSADM) of New York, Theodore D. Mauro Women’s World Champion. She beat out competitors continuing education on felines With Joint Chiefs of Staff, she worked with Western European allies N.Y., was named to (M SPECED, PhD ’07 from Texas, Florida, California, Michigan, Oregon, and has hired her staff members on their love and understanding of to build the coalition in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and “PharmaVOICE 100,” EDL) of Pendleton Japan and elsewhere. She also won the PDGA rookie this unique species. Her hospital provides care for internal medicine, Iraqi Freedom. On Air Staff she developed the Air Force message on the a list recognizing the represented ED101 of the year award in 2007. surgical and behavioral cases. It promotes preventive care and has space budget priorities. top 100 most inspiring Inc., a training, Stanhope, who earned a master’s degree in boarding and grooming services. She also works with local cat rescues Yike commanded the 338th Training Squadron at Keesler Air people in the life advocacy, consulting administration and supervision, teaches at Easley and has established the Felines without Families Fund to help sick and Force Base, Miss., where she led 200 personnel in the training of sciences industry. She’s and marketing High School. She’s the president of the Foothills injured cats that have no owners. 5,000 Airmen annually to develop communications-electronic systems president of Cegedim firm specializing in Disc Golf Club in Easley and runs a club at the high When she has time, Moses loves hiking and exploring the mountains. maintainers for the Air Force. Dentrite Americas. educational programs, school. She also breeds and shows Maine Coon Cats. at United Nations Brian K. Latham Disciplinary and Ethics associate professor of 1998 General Assembly 2002 2003 are married and living hearings. The U.N. (DESIGN) of Portland, Commission. He’s history at Baylor. Kevin R. Laird *Christopher M. (ECON, Olympia Szokol in Charlotte, N.C. recognized ED101 Inc. Maine, is creative a certified financial (AGRON, ’00 CE) of M ’03) and *Susan Eddy (PRTM) of as a nongovernment director for causemedia planner for Raymond M. Chad Malkus (SED- Greenville was selected Perrone (’03 MATH) Simpsonville has Drew D. (CHEM) and organization in the inc. in Newton, Mass. James. EN) of Cambridge, as one of Greenville Clapp are married and written and illustrated Rebecca Hendrix educational field. Md., is president Business Magazine’s living in Charlottesville, a children’s book, (’08 BIOSC) Finley He also made a Thomas S. Kidd of the Alzheimer’s “Best & Brightest 35 Va. He’s pursuing a Mysterious View (www. are married and 1994 presentation at the (POSC, M ’96 HIST) of Association, Greater and Under” for his Ph.D. in economics mysteriousview.com). living in Charleston. Chris E. Beard Council for Exceptional (FINMGT) of Greenville Woodway, Texas, has Maryland chapter. He’s contributions to the at the University of She’s the membership They are pursuing Children’s Embracing is serving a two-year published a book, God an attorney with Hodes, area. He’s managing Virginia, where she’s a coordinator for the pharmaceutical degrees Inclusive Approaches term on the Certified of Liberty: A Religious Pessin & Katz P.A. partner with Goodwyn, statistician for a public Greenville Convention & from the Medical international Financial Planner History of the American Mills and Cawood Inc., service center. Visitors Bureau. University of South conference in Riga, Board of Standards – Revolution. He’s an whose projects include Carolina. Latvia. the University’s SCRA Erin Smith Watson 2006 Innovation Center. (SPCOMM, SPAN) Kristen H. Rosati Willie G. Powell Brian L. Church Outstanding volunteer in of Charleston was (PSYCH) of Winston- Tiger in Cape Town (CE) of Bluffton, (CPINSYS) of Charlotte, Afghanistan promoted to senior Salem, N.C., was 1999 a project engineer N.C., is an associate sychology graduate Susan E. “Betsy” account director promoted to assistant eramic engineering graduate Capt. Jason L. (ME) and Lisa with Ward Edwards attorney with Robinson PSutherland ’03 of Charleston has earned at Rawle Murdy vice president for CKevin McClure ’00 of the 1-178th Marsiglio (MGT) Leake Inc., completed a Bradshaw & Hinson a highly competitive Rotary International Associates, handling BB&T. She’s a Field Artillery Battalion, S.C. Army are married and living $20 million Tanger P.A., a corporate and Ambassadorial Scholarship. She’s currently public relations and marketing specialist. National Guard, was recently awarded in Matthews, N.C. commercial center commercial law firm. studying graduate-level courses in international social media initiatives. the Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal They’ve been featured design renovation, relations and education at the University of Cape She serves on the Jerry M. (COMPSC) and for exceptional volunteer service to the on local TV shows and including LEED-CS 2007 Town in South Africa, while visiting and working Afghan people. S.C. Public Relations Angelina Gleason (’08 with schools in Cape Town and around the in newspaper articles certification and an J. Scott (GRCOMM) He was deployed to Afghanistan Society of America CE, M ’09) Stasulis are country. for their efforts in innovative storm-water and Elizabeth Foshee early last year where he helped build board and is a member married and living in She’s also serving as goodwill ambassador promoting the benefits management design (’09 PHIL) Brannock six schools in Kabul. While there he of the Leadership South Charleston. to Cape Town, and when she gets home, she’ll of eating only whole and that protects fragile volunteered more than 100 hours of his Carolina Class of 2011. share her experiences of her host country with non-processed foods. coastal watersheds. time to help distribute clothing and school supplies to hundreds of poverty- Their experiences Rotarians and others. Sutherland plans to be *Active Clemson Fund donor for 2011 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) through stricken Afghan children. He also worked with the elderly and helped restore and advice can be back at Clemson next fall to work on a Ph.D. October 18. For more information, call Annual Giving at 864-656-5896. well water to the village. McClure is now back at home in Murrells Inlet. followed on their two Follow her blog at betsysutherland.blogspot.com.

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Marketing in D.C. 2008 conference, Cancer Salathial F. “S.F.” Horton ’32, James H. “Sonny” Crawford Thomas C. Lynch Jr. ’58, Dorothy Mitchell Pittman M Edward L. Falk, Greenville, Loris Sr. ’49, M ’61, Clemson, retired Clemson, former Clemson ’80, Pickens urban and regional planning Monica L. Van Cleve Care in South Carolina, arketing graduate Patrick R. held in Clemson. horticulture professor University trustee professor emeritus MBoylan ’07 talks strategy with (L&IT) of Spotsville, William D. Metts Jr. ’34, Darlene Shea Plyler ’80, Va., teamed up with Anderson Douglas C. Edwards ’49, Truman D. Melton ’59, Pawleys Island General Lee Guy, Clemson, a co-worker at David All Group, an Sean M. Domermuth online branding firm in Washington, her mother, Shelly, Atlanta, Ga. Shelby, N.C. retired electrician (ECON) of Mount Maxcy P. Nolan ’34, Florence Stephen Mark Hunter ’82, D.C. to launch a business Pleasant completed Robert H. Holley ’49, Lloyd H. Blanton ’60, Clemson, Blacksburg, Va. Vernon J. McAlister, Anderson, The firm helps clients promote and publication, Let’s U.S. Navy basic Robert E. Graham Jr. ’36, Orangeburg agricultural education retired from U.S. Department of public policy and positive public Eat Out Menus™. As training with the rank McClellanville professor emeritus James Charles Saylors Jr. M Agriculture at Clemson relations by combining the power of a restaurateur, Shelly Neely M. “Mack” Hollis ’49, ’83, Williamston of seaman at Recruit the Internet (and social networks) faced the problem Jack Howard Oliver ’38, Dalton, Ga. Charles W. Floyd ’61, David Norman, Central, retired Training Command, with the strategy and discipline of getting her menu Savannah, Ga. Ransom Canyon, Texas Dan W. McCullough ’97, Iva building/grounds specialist Great Lakes, Ill. , of political campaigns. The into the hands of Billy Gordon Rogers ’49 Joseph E. Dixon Sr. ’39, Dillon William B. Kellett ’62, Elizabeth “Betsy” McDavid Dot C. Porter, Tullahoma, team specializes in creating Web hotel guests, office Kyle M. Roedersheimer Columbia Dalton, Ga. Campbell HD ’00, Gaffney, Tenn., retired libraries platforms, micro-sites, Facebook workers or residents. (PSYCH) of Charlotte, A. McCoy Rose Jr. ’49, longtime supporter of Clemson associate director apps, online advertising, e-mail Monica came up with , Clemson N.C., was the winner Champ M. Jones ’39 Marietta, Ga. James Emmett Pruett Sr. ’63, educational programs and the marketing and online video. a business model that Hickory, N.C. S.C. Botanical Garden, where John J. Porter, Clemson, textile of two Clemson/Auburn Boylan — a user-experience, resulted in a collection Elder H. Jones Sr. ’39, Nichols James A. Smith ’49, the Betsy Campbell Carriage chemistry professor emeritus football tickets in a design and advertising executive of menus from local Appomattox, Va. Johnnie R. Allred ’64, House is named in her honor drawing held by the Harry G. Salley ’39, Due West — helps clients engage online, restaurants with a Houston, Texas Shalaby W. Shalaby, Anderson, Clemson Fund for Alan M. Tewkesbury ’49, , Greenville former bioengineering especially through Facebook and magnetic feature Adam H. Cox ’07 making his 2010 gift. Sanford B. Stoney Jr. ’40, Aiken Joseph C. Blackwell ’65, professor and director of Twitter, and he gauges the usability that allows the book Summerville Lancaster Samantha A. Rankin, senior, research and development for to be placed in view of many of the firm’s online Robert A. Arthur ’50, Riva, Md. Poly-Med Inc. at the Clemson ( ). products. letseatoutmenus.com 2010 Richard E. Gettys Sr. ’42, Boiling Springs George D. Phillips ’65, University Advanced Materials Jake W. Williams Hartsville. Memorials may be Satellite Beach, Fla. Zachary W. Shaffer, senior, Center 2009 (HORT TG) of Bluffton made in his honor to Clemson James M. Moss III ’50, Greenville, N.C. University Foundation, PO Box Cameron Lyndon R. Thompson ’65, Making life better in Mozambique Kristin N. Bridgmon is second assistant Dan B. Smith, Easley, retired superintendent on the 1889, Clemson, SC 29633- Fort Worth, Texas S.C. Cooperative Extension ursing graduate Meghann Glenn ’09 is (MGT) of West 1889. William W. Turner ’50, Faculty and Staff Pete Dye-designed golf dean and director on a mission in Maputo, Mozambique, Columbia works Greenville Ronald James Hathazy ’69, N course at Colleton River James M. Boleman Jr., with Iris Ministries’ Zimpeto Base. She for the S.C. Cancer Joseph P. Hodges Sr. ’42, Columbia William Allan Tinsley, Plantation Club. Townville, retired procurement works within base facilities including Alliance. She assisted Bennettsville Henry M. Chaplin ’51, Neeses Greenville, agricultural and director schools, children’s centers, homes and in the organization and Robert L. Heverley ’70, applied economics professor Homer Ray Lindler ’42, John E. Harper ’52, Seneca Washington, N.C. churches. Mission activities include hosting of the SCCA emeritus Chapin Rickie R. Brink, Central, feeding programs, spiritual and medical Hewer C. Richardson ’52, retired libraries information James L. Rivers Jr. ’70, Wallace D. Trevillian, care, training programs, well-drilling to Greenville technologist. Memorials may Wade H. Padgett Jr. ’42, Spartanburg Greenville, economics professor help neighboring communities and more. be made in his honor to Library Clemson emeritus and commerce Samuel L. Scott ’52, W.W. “Wilkie” Whaley Jr. ’70, Friends, Clemson University Chemistry graduate Austa Marie Parker and industry dean emeritus. Elias B. Eskew ’43, Clemson, Bennettsville Marion Foundation, PO Box 1889, ’09 — a former Clemson tour guide Memorials may be made in his *Active Clemson Fund donor for 2011 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2010 agronomy and soils professor Clemson, SC 29633-1889. with Glenn — is a graduate student in honor to the Wallace Dabney – June 30, 2011) through October 18. For more information, emeritus G. Christopher Turner ’52, Robert S. Bisker ’71, M ’80, Colorado, where she studies water systems Trevillian Endowment, Clemson call Annual Giving at 864-656-5896. Florence Franktown, Va. Thomas W. Burton, Vero and ways of providing clean water for Glenn Milton R. LeRoy ’43, Beach, Fla., former athletic University Foundation, PO Box areas that need it. Parker and Glenn Doswell, Va. Alfred Courtney Cobb Jr. ’54, Francis B. deLoach Jr. ’72, department grounds and 1889, Clemson, SC 29633- often exchange Greenwood Spartanburg equipment manager 1889. information to Avian study in Utah Donald H. Rader Sr. ’44, Malcolm O. Usrey, Clemson, help improve life Columbia Howard Cook ’56, Lee H. Clippard Sr. ’73, N. Dwight Camper, Clemson, ew graduate Carly Hackett ’10 is fulfilling a dream — interning English professor emeritus at the Zimpeto Pearland, Texas Mount Pleasant entomology, soils and plant with the highly accredited Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, James P. Abrams ’45, Rock Hill Base. N sciences professor emeritus. Utah. She earned a degree in August in parks, recreation and Thomas P. Earle ’56, M ’64, Walter A. Clark Jr. ’74, Memorials may be made in his Clemson , Irmo tourism management with a concentration in protected parks area John B. Lowman Jr. ’47 Central Eutawville honor to the N. Dwight Camper memorials management. Scholarship Endowment, Family, friends and Robert M. Phillips Sr. ’47, Willie L. Corley ’57, M ’61, Frank Donald Peden ’75, Hackett, who also interned with the South Carolina Aquarium, is Clemson University Foundation, former classmates may Forest, Va. Lexington Spartanburg expanding her knowledge and experience in avian husbandry and PO Box 1889, Clemson, SC choose to remember a 29633-1889. management together with management of endangered species and James E. Craig ’48, Greenville Bachman B. Harris Sr. ’57, Nicholas H. Corontzes ’76, loved one by supporting Clemson. To find out how wildlife to further prepare for becoming a zookeeper. Clinton Clemson Julia A. Cato, Clover, retired Tracy Aviary is tracing the migratory path of birds from the southern Harold E. Thompson Jr. ’48, to establish a memorial in staff assistant in business and someone’s honor, please tip of Argentina to Alaska and back, highlighting the importance Utah Greenville William Ray Wactor ’57, Brian B. Smith ’77, Atlanta, Ga. finance contact Ann Smith at plays in that journey. Anderson Ray A. Bolick ’49, Canton, Ga. Luta Sullivan Mayfield ’80, [email protected] or Anderson 864-656-5895.

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Catherine Graham Parker Moroney ’01, M ’04, a daughter, Parker Catelynn, Aug. 18, 2009, Training Tomorrow’s granddaughter of Stephen L. Parker ’73. Leaders Today Nathan S. Campbell ’02, a son, James Scott, Training leaders. It’s never been more important. Clemson’s March 11, 2010. ROTC programs have been training America’s leaders for over J. Ryan Glenn ’02, a son, 100 years. Jackson Ryan, Aug. 19, 2010. The Clemson Corps provides scholarship support to current cadets in both Army and Air Force ROTC. Julia Parker Motts ’02, a daughter, Julia Hope, To help fund scholarships for our future military leaders, use the July 20, 2010. envelope in this magazine, or make a secure online contribution Dayna Thompson at clemson.edu/giving. Specify that your gift is for the Clemson Schoonmaker ’02, Corps scholarship endowment. a daughter, Nora Kate, July 20, 2010.

Nicole Hanfland Skinner ’03, a daughter, Charlotte Annette Stuck with Kay Scott D. Miles ’85, M ’90, Ashley Reese Evans ’99, Baker, Aug. 16, 2010. Wall, dean of Clemson a daughter, Claire Koharu, a daughter, Laurel Ruby, Libraries April 23, 2009. April 23, 2010. Anne Snipes and Bradley L. Smith ’03, a son, Happy Birthday, Aunt Annette! Wells Franklin Whaley ’90, Melissa Flak Morse ’99, Jackson McNeal, Oct. 5, a son, Bennett Wells, a son, Andrew Gregory, 2009. Annette Shealy Stuck, who grew up in a large cualumni.clemson.edu/clemsoncorps Jan. 28, 2010, grandson Aug. 2, 2010. household in Chapin, has always loved Clemson. of B. Frank Whaley Jr. ’63. Adam W. French ’05, a From her childhood experiences of seeing Extension Angela Zunino and daughter, Maddie Greer, Services support the Shealy family farm to decades WINTER 2011 Erin Webb ’93 and Dane Michael B. Puleo ’99, April 8, 2010. of Tiger tailgating with family to encouraging nieces S. ’96 Hunter, a son, a daughter, Alexa Marie, and nephews as they earned Clemson degrees. William Thompson, May 11, 2010. Aaron B. and Amy Stokes She also values libraries and the printed word — What’s new? April 29, 2010, grandson Gibbs ’05, a daughter, MARK VAN DYKE MARK of Harold H. Hunter ’67. Boyce T. “Trey” III and Avery Laine, Dec. 8, having spent most of her public service years working Liz Kent Estes ’00, 2009. for the South Carolina State Library. So, to celebrate Amy Hargett Scott ’94, a son, William Kent, her 70th birthday, five of her nephews and nieces We like to hear from you. a son, Brady James, Aug. 6, 2010, grandson J. Wade Richards ’05, — all Clemson alumni — honored her with a special June 21, 2010. of B. Tyndall Estes Jr. ’70. a son, Jack Benjamin, Clemson gift in the Cooper Library. Oct. 16, 2009. *Mike Shealy ’81, along with cousins *Gregory Sorry for the delay! You may not see We welcome general comments, address information, Kara Jones Krohn ’95, Robert J. Etheridge ’88, *Paula Shealy Garcia ’89, *Jody ’92 and your class note in the issue or two after you a daughter, Sadler Ryan, ’00, M ’07, a daughter, E. Ashley Boggs ’06 and *Kenneth ’97, dedicated one of the library’s new send it in because of the amount we re- class notes, birth announcements and passing Neil A. M ’06 Capper, July 8, 2010. Caroline Patrice, June 15, overstuffed chairs in her honor, marked by an 2010. a son, Noah, March 14, ceive and the cutoff time necessary to keep announcements. engraved brass plate. Allison Earlin Heffernan 2009. the magazine on schedule. But we will To learn how you can honor a loved one with a include it as soon as possible. ’96, a son, William Kelly Boyle ’00 and Send your news by e-mail to [email protected] or FAX to Brooke Bridges Timms donation to the Clemson University Libraries, go to Thanks for your patience. Matthew, Oct. 15, 2009. J. Tyler ’01 Gibson, 864-656-5004. a daughter, Anderson ’06, a daughter, Avery clemson.edu/culib/giving. Larry R. Showfety ’96, Grey, Aug. 8, 2010. Elizabeth, Aug. 29, Are you receiving duplicate copies Or mail your news to Clemson World, 114 Daniel Drive, a daughter, Maya Rose, 2009. of this magazine? Please help us keep June 14, 2010. Bryan K. ’00 and Julie our mailing costs down by sending your ad- Clemson, SC 29631-1520. Long ’01 Taylor, a son, Pamela Marie Benden Audit of donor records — The University’s internal auditing department will mail confirmation letters to a dress information from the back cover Bryan M. ’97 and Jessica Luke Nichols, June 7, ’08, a daughter, Madison You can also update your information online at cualumni.clemson.edu/ Keasler ’04 Hansen, 2010. Elissa, May 5, 2010. sample of Clemson University Foundation donors. This so that we can delete it from our list. a daughter, Avery Marett, annual audit procedure helps validate the integrity of donor update. Sept. 12, 2010. Sarah Bottomly ’01, M records. If you receive a confirmation letter, please complete Address changed? Please send your old ’04 and Ferdinand G. and promptly return. For more information, contact Jeff address information from the back cover Remember — include your name (and maiden name), year of graduation, J. Travis Dover ’98, PhD ’04 DiFurio, Rosenberger, internal auditing, at [email protected] or with your new address. major, town and state. a daughter, Savannah a daughter, Nadia Jane, 864-656-4896. Caroline, June 26, 2009. May 30, 2010.

34 Clemson World — WINTER 2011 WINTERWINTER 2011 2011 — — Clemson Clemson World World 35 35 34  Clemson World — WINTER 2011  CW Travelers ® family 1. South Dakota 11. Scotland Bill ’52 and Mary Alice 1. 5. 9. 13. Mike Rallings ’85 at the Old Burnett, Jim ’61 and Course in St. Andrews Louise Hull, and *Claudia 19. and *David ’74 Dority at 12. Alaska Mount Rushmore LeeAnn Haralson ’86, Jack, Will, Carlisle and Rusty ’86 2. Croatia Harris vacationing at Denali Douglas Wilson ’76, National Park Mindy Higgs Taylor ’85, Bill Taylor ’74 and *Larry 13. Haiti Gantt ’59 overlooking Jacob Hathcox (student), Dubrovnik Wilson Elgin ’92, Katie Jones ’09, Mark Buchholz 3. Grand Cayman Island ’08 and Randy Williamson George ’63 and Ann 2. 6. 10. 14. ’87 on a mission trip Harmon visiting a turtle ® farm 14. Hawaii Lee, Megan Roberts ’90 4. Hungary 17. 20. and Kea McDow on top of *Gary ’65 and *Toni Diamond Head, Honolulu Faulkenberry in front of 6. the opera house in Budapest 15. Afghanistan Bill Poling ’91 serving as an 5. Haiti infantry officer in the 101st Brett Turner ’93 and Earl Airborne Division Burch ’66, M ’68, PhD ’70, professor emeritus of busi- 16. Bald Head Island, ness administration and N.C. mathematical sciences, in *Ashleigh, *Diamond Bois Joli 7. Gethers ’94, M ’01 and 3. 11. 15. *Nataleigh Palmer in front 6. Rhine River of “Old Baldy” lighthouse Buck ’67 and Mary Reese on a Rhine River cruise 17. Mexico through Europe Denise Gary Shealy ’96 on the Yucatan Peninsula in 7. Northumberland Cancun Mark K. ’07 and Miller S. Jr. ’75 Ingram at the end of 18. Iraq the St. Cuthbert’s Way hike Maj. Mark Tyndall ’96 and from Scotland to Lindisfarne 18. *1st Lt. Daniel Phillips ’08 Abbey in North England at Camp Taji

8. Peru 19. Afghanistan Bill Easterling ’83, Dan *Todd M. Graham M ’98, a O’Neal ’76, Cathy Curtan major in the U.S. Air Force, Richardson ’77 and David serving with the I Marine Smith ’80 on a mission trip Expeditionary Force in the to Santa Clara 4. 8. 12. 16. Helmand Province 9. Africa 20. Mill Valley, Calif. Jim Rowell ’83 with Michael Hader ’01, Maria his Tiger Rag at Camp Iglesia M ’09 and Lisa Britt Lemonnier, Djibouti ’01 hiking the Ben Johnson Trail at Muir Woods 10. Turks and Caicos Islands Tammy West and David Williamson ’83 at the beach *Active Clemson Fund donor for 2011 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) through October 18. For more information, call Annual Giving at 864-656-5896.

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21. Alaska Sam ’02, M ’04 and Emily 21. 25. 29. Robertson ’02 Parsons overlooking Portage Glacier

22. Kenya Alexis Woosley ’03 on safari in Masai Mara

23. Michigan Betty, Brad, Lindsay, Brian ’04 and Jim Garrison at Half Ironman marathon in Fran McGuire Benton Harbor Alumni Distinguished Professor 24. Qatar 26. Department of Parks, Recreation Sen. Lindsey Graham and 22. 30. and Tourism Management USAF Capt. Andrew F. Smith ’05 at Al Udeid Air Class of ’39 Professor Base Fran McGuire is no stranger 25. Argentina to leading the way for change. Steven Dejonckheere Over the past four years, he has ’07, Rachel Yost ’07 and Andrew Suski ’07 on Perito worked tirelessly with a group of Moreno Glacier in Patagonia colleagues revamping the PRTM curriculum and developing an 26. Austria immersion program for second- Ryan and Lauren M ’08 year students called PRTM EDGE Kilbreth at Schönbrunn 23. (Engagement in Diverse Guided Palace in Vienna Experiences), which offers an 27. Turkey 31. improved, hands-on educational Al Saunders ’08 in front of experience while reducing the Istanbul’s Blue Mosque 27. program’s cost. The innovative curriculum has broadened the 28. Yosemite future of this nationally recognized Trevor Turner ’08 hiking at program and answered the Yosemite National Park challenge of today’s economy: 29. France giving students the best possible Aubrey Coward ’09 in Paris educational experience in the most 24. cost-effective manner. 30. Australia Caitlin Creswick ’09 Faculty such as McGuire are and Edward Curtis ’09 kayaking off Moreton Island, giving Clemson an academic edge Queensland by working to transform the way students experience and apply 31. South Africa what they learn. The competition for outstanding Jesse Godfrey, student, in 28. 32. teachers and researchers is fiercer than Johannesburg ever today. The Clemson faculty is one of 32. Switzerland Britton Hunter, student, the University’s great strengths. And they highflying in the Swiss Alps deserve our support. at Interlaken Our donors make the difference by funding For more Clemson World Travelers … endowed professorships and chairs, If you sent in a Clemson World Travelers photo earlier this year, but haven’t seen it in print, go to the online version at clemson.edu/ClemsonWorld/travelers. research programs and facilities. You can post your own Travelers photos on the Clemson World Magazine Facebook site at This year, Clemson launched The Will to Lead: facebook.com/clemsonworld. Or send them, with a brief description, directly to Sallie Culbertson Will you be the one to make a difference? at [email protected].­­ A Campaign for Clemson, an effort to raise more than $600 million to support Clemson students Will you lead? Make your gift or find out and faculty by July 2012. more at clemson.edu/giving. WINTERWINTER 2011 2011 — — ClemsonClemson WorldWorld 39 39 383838   Clemson Clemson Clemson WorldWorld World —— WINTER WINTER 2011 WINTER 2009  39

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WA 36 ME The 2010-11 Clemson Alumni MT ND 111 Association Board 76 20 VT 100 OR MN 248 NH 198 Honorary Alums — 2010 Alum ni Volunteer James A. “Jimmy” Kimbell III ’87, Tra ckin g Tig ers 293 ID WI NY president, Anderson, jimmy.kimbell@ 126 SD MA 936 Have you ever wondered about 25 246 MI 1,436 Cheryl Holland and Betty Poe bankanderson.com WY RI 119 of the Year 40 528 the demographic or statistical makeup IA PA CT 599 The Clemson Alumni Association has NE 1,553 Congratulations to Andrea L. MacMeccan Ann W. Hunter ’80, M ’82, president-elect 104 NJ 1,664 of the almost 120,000 current NV 67 OH recognized Cheryl R. Holland of Columbia and Greenwood, ann.hunter@alumni. 129 IL IN 1,115 DE 282 ’99, M ’00 of Greer, the 2010 Alumni Volunteer Clemson alumni? Find out how many UT clemson.edu CO 867 422 WV Betty Sheppard Poe of Greenville as honorary CA 113 VA MD 2,067 of the Year! MacMeccan is vice president and 803 203 Tigers live near you or on the other 2,196 KS MO 3,904 alumnae Leslie D. Callison ’81, past president 181 401 process design side of the globe. See who shares Lexington, [email protected] NC for their consultant your academic college or your decade. TN 10,683 AZ OK 2,084 tremendous NM AR SC for Bank of Mary Ann Bigger ’88, IPTAY Discover much more about your fellow 402 147 144 195 62,689 roles in the America. North Augusta, [email protected] GA alumni. MS AL Clemson 1,061 10,232 She serves Janine A. Bowen ’89 266 ALUMNI BY STATES TX LA Family. on the Alumni Stone Mountain, Ga. Our Alumni Family totals 119,971 (as 2,366 428 Holland, [email protected] HI Association of July 2010), with a ratio of nearly five FL 97 president Board of Teresa S. Coles ’84 females to just over seven males (more 4,678 of Abacus Directors and Lexington, riggsadvertising.com precisely, 48,482 females to 71,489 males). AK Planning previously W. Paul Craven ’87 Here are some other Tiger numbers. 88 PR Claude Lilly, dean of the College of Group Inc., served on Greer, [email protected] ALUMNI BY ACADEMIC COLLEGE 38 Business and Behavioral Science; Jimmy has been ALUMNI BY the Alumni Sandy Edge ’72 Cherokee Kimbell, Alumni Association president; named to Clemson, [email protected] ALUMNI BY 324 York Council. Spartanburg S.C. COUNTIES 2,402 Cheryl Holland, honorary alumna; and Pickens Greenville 3,367 top financial She’s past ACADEMIC 7,077 13,385 Danny E. Gregg ’71 Oconee Wil Brasington, Alumni Relations senior Union Chester adviser lists 3,082 Lancaster Chester eld chairwoman of the Women’s Alumni Council and Clemson, [email protected] COLLEGE 152 192 351 Marlboro director. ALUMNI BY ETHNICITY 222 87 in , Anderson Laurens Worth former president of the Atlanta Clemson Club. She 5,290 Dillon Rick Griffin ALUMNI BY ETHNICITY 705 Fair eld and 147 Kershaw Darlington 169 Medical Economics Wealth Manager and her husband, Robert ’01, have been consistent Beaufort, Newberry 509 518 [email protected] Abbeville 532 Lee Magazine and has been featured in The Wall donors to the University since graduation. ALUMNI BY 366 Greenwood 105 Marion 1,206 Jessie R. Hood ’94 Saluda Richland Florence 184 Street Journal. She serves as vice chairperson for “Not only does Andrea spend countless hours ETHNICITY 1,112 Atlanta, Ga., jessierichardson@alumni. McCormick 177 Lexington 3,702 Sumter Horry 67 3,182 660 1,254 Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral volunteering and leading alumni events and clemson.edu Edge eld 201 Science Senior Advisory Board. initiatives, but she also always finds time to Clarendon Williamsburg Aiken Satch Krantz ’72 215 162 1,453 Holland and her husband, Doug Quackenbush encourage and inspire those around her,” says Wil Columbia, Orangeburg Georgetown [email protected] 658 378 ’82, gave Clemson $100,000 to support the Brasington, senior director of alumni relations. Barnwell Andrea MacMeccan ’99 144 Bamberg Berkeley Will to Lead campaign. Half of the gift was used 101 Dorchester 969 1078 Greer, [email protected] Allendale to develop 52 Colleton Allen Martin ’69 296 the Abacus Hampton Vienna, Va., amartin@livingstongroupdc. 145 Charleston Planning Group ALUMNI BY GENDER 5,114 com Jasper Endowed ALUMNI BY GENDER 57 Beaufort Mike Maxwell ’67, ’68 893 Scholarship Atlanta, Ga., [email protected] 80,000 in Financial ALUMNI BY DECADE Harry G. Moore Jr. ’70 70,000 ALUMNI BY DECADE Planning, and 40,000 Richmond, Va., harry.moore@alumni. the other half clemson.edu 60,000 35,000 went to the renovation and Jane S. Sosebee ’78 Clemson, [email protected] 50,000 30,000 expansion of Evan Vutsinas ’79 25,000 Lee Hall. Honorary alumna Betty Poe 40,000 Old Hickory, Tenn., Betty Poe, with Jimmy Kimbell, Alumni [email protected] 20,000 30,000 a retired Association president. Lynn West ’84 15,000 executive Charleston, [email protected] with Canal Insurance, is the widow of Clemson Alum ni Challe ng e 20,000 10,000 alumnus William M. “Billy” Poe ’46. She’s a Greg Younghans ’93 10,000 Camden, [email protected] 5,000 member of the Clemson University Foundation Tourn a m e nt CAA held the inaugural Clemson Alumni Board of Directors and recently served as co- Ex-Officio members include: 0 0 Golf Challenge in September at Walker Golf Course. Leon J. “Bill” Hendrix ’63, chairperson of the leadership phase of the Will to Male Clemson Board of Trustees Female 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s The winning team, pictured with Randy Boatwright, Lead campaign. Kiawah Island director of business development and facilities A longtime financial supporter, she’s a (center), are (from left) David Wolf, John Roberts, Wil Brasington ’00, Alumni member of the Thomas Green Clemson Society Eddie McLaurin, Jim Wolf. The team earned an all- Relations senior director Are YOU Being Counted? and the Clemson Legacy Society. She and Billy Clemson, [email protected] expenses-paid trip to Pinehurst Resort to represent It’s easy to be sure. Visit the alumni homepage at clemson.edu/alumni and log in or register (if you haven’t already) to create or update your information. named Memorial Stadium’s Poe Plaza, and she Clemson in the Acura College Alumni Team Brian O’Rourke ’83, M ’85, If you’d prefer to talk to us directly, call 864-656-2345. And we still accept snail mail at Clemson Alumni Center, 109 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631- named Gate 1 in memory of her husband. Development and Alumni Championship, pitting 120 college alumni teams in a Relations executive director 3006. No matter how you contact us, please do! We — and your fellow Tigers — want to keep in touch. 36-hole best ball. Clemson, [email protected]

WINTERWINTER 2011 — Clemson World 41 40  Clemson World — WINTER 20112011  CW Lifelong Connections ® family Columbia CC gathering CAFLS Tailgate stuffs Tundra! Promote your business on the Tigers in Columbia gathered for fun, fellowship College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life and featured speaker Will Merritt. Pictured are Sciences students and alumni “stuffed Roar Board J. Lewis Cromer, past president of the club and the Tundra!” during the annual CAFLS The Roar Board is a Web-based business Clemson Humanities Board member; Merritt, Tailgate in October, uniting students, former Clemson football player and sports talk alumni, faculty and staff for a great day directory designed to connect Clemson alums radio personality; and Sonny Jones, assistant S.C. at Clemson. For more on CAFLS alumni via common geographic and/or industry criteria. attorney general. E-mail this club at [email protected]. events, go to clemson.edu/cafls/alumni. It allows you to locate other Clemson graduates when searching for a new service vendor or when Charlotte Textile Cup Pittsburgh picnic entering a new geographic market. For an annual Charlotte Clemson Club golfers and volunteers brought The Pittsburgh Clemson Club membership fee of $500, you and your company home the trophy in the first Charlotte Textile Cup, gathered for a picnic at the receive a prominent listing complete with featuring Clemson versus N.C. State golfers. Top team home of Stuart Olson. For more ∑N-Theta Zeta and KDX — company logo and link to the Clemson Alumni members, pictured here, are Bert Henderson, Travis on the club, contact Allison Has it been that long? Association’s official website, which receives Furbee, Jim Blackwood and Bob Riggins. The profits English at pittsburghclub@ Nearly 200 Sigma Nu/Theta up to 20,000 unique user sessions per month. went to support activities for the Charlotte Clemson alumni.clemson.edu. Zeta chapter members and Register at www.clemsonroarboard.com. Club and the local Wolfpack Club. For questions Kappa Delta Chi founding about the Charlotte club, contact Anne Roberts at fraternity members celebrated [email protected]. Record turnout for Black their common bonds during a Alumni Homecoming reunion marking their 40th (∑N) Travel with fellow alumni Clemson at Arlington More than 450 Clemson Black and 50th (KDX) anniversaries. The Clemson Alumni Association is offering exciting Col. Carlos Hill ’86 Alumni came back to campus for To see more photos, go to flickr. travel opportunities for our alumni and friends for and veteran Vern Pyles Homecoming 2010 festivities! com/clemsonuniversity, click on “sets” and choose “Sigma Nu Reunion.” 2011. From the Caribbean to an Alaskan getaway, ’43 of the Baltimore/ The tailgate event boasted there is something for everyone. Go to cualumni. Washington, D.C., unprecedented attendance on clemson.edu/travel or contact Randy Boatwright at Like mom, like daughter Clemson Club were the Alumni Center lawn to enjoy [email protected] or 864-656-5671. part of the Wreath food, music and fellowship prior to In September, 151 students received Presentation Ceremony at cheering on the Tigers from block their rings from President Jim Barker at Find the perfect Clemson gift the Tomb of the Unknown seating in Death Valley. See more the Brooks Center as family and friends Shop with your Alumni Association for special Soldiers at the Arlington photos at flickr.com/groups/clemsonblackalumnicouncil/pool/show. For CBAC shared the moment. Students who’ve Clemson gifts — from books to baby gifts, from National Cemetery in information, contact [email protected]. earned 90 credit hours at Clemson are jewelry to apparel, from ring decals to custom ring September. The event eligible. The next ceremony — sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Student plaques. Go to hearusroarstore.com. took place during Clemson’s Will to Lead campaign Jacksonville regional event in the D.C. area. Visit the club’s website Alumni Association — is April 11. For more on the Clemson Ring Ceremony at clemsonclub.org. Freshman send-off Jacksonville Clemson or Student Alumni Association, contact Club sent area freshmen Stewart Summers at ssummer@clemson. to Clemson in style! edu or 864-656-5653. For more on this club, e-mail jacksonvilleclub@ Mark Your Calendar alumni.clemson.edu. • Alumni Distinguished Service Award Celebration — March 18 • Ring Ceremony — April 11 • Senior Week — April 25 CBBS Family Weekend • Bring Your Daughter to Clemson Weekend — May 20-22 • Clemson Reunion 2011 — June 9-11 Clemson’s College of Business Welcome, Treasure Coast! and Behavioral Science held a 23 Clemson at Mount Vernon Welcome to our newest Clemson Club — the Treasure family gathering on campus in Advance your career Send your “Clemson Traveler” One hundred membersphotos toof :the Clemson Club of Coast Clemson Club in Florida, covering Martin, St. September with 300 guests. Check out CAA’s new online career services! Baltimore and Washington,Sallie Leigh D.C., enjoyed a beautiful Lucie and Okeechobee counties. Contact the club at The event gave families the You can create, present, manage and day at the MountClemson Vernon World Estate and Gardens in [email protected]. We’ve also opportunity to visit their share your professional credentials with October. The group114 Danielhad a picnic-style Drive lunch at the welcomed Berkeley County and San Diego Clemson students, participate in the the tools available through this new online West Gate, the Clemson,original entrance SC 29631-1520 to the estate now Clubs! To find out how you can help start a Clemson tradition of Clemson football application. Whether you’re building a résumé, prepping for an24 interview closed to the public,email: followed [email protected] by a private walking Club in your area, contact Reed Cole at lcole@clemson. and make new friends during a or searching for jobs, this new career services resource will help. Go to tour of the gardens led by Dean Norton ’77, director edu or 864-656-3605. reception on the Sirrine Hall lawn. For more on CBBS alumni, go to clemson-alumni.optimalresume.com or contact Glenn King at glennk@ of horticulture. 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WINTER 2011 — Clemson World 43 4242  ClemsonClemson WorldWorld —— WINTERWINTER 20112011 WINTER 2011 — Clemson World  43 CW Landmarks & Legends ® family Historic Riggs Field — Home to Clemson Athletics Dedicated during the October 1915 Clemson-Davidson football game, Riggs Field has held home-field advantage for nearly a century of Tiger athletics.

hen you think of Historic Riggs Field, you probably think soccer. But it’s more than home to Clemson’s proud soccer tradition; it’s the first field dedicated W specifically to Clemson athletics. Named for Walter M. Riggs, Clemson president (1911-1924) and first football coach (1896-1897), Riggs Field has been the scene of more athletic competitions than any other site on campus. Prior to Riggs, Clemson student athletes took to Bowman Field in front of Tillman Hall for competitions. Bowman Field was also the marching grounds of Clemson cadets and the stage for many other official events.

During Riggs Field’s 1915 dedication, then- president Riggs did the honors of booting the first kickoff. In addition to football, the field soon became the heart of other Clemson athletics, including track and baseball.

Football moved to Memorial Stadium in the early 1940s, and baseball was played where the tennis courts are now until Tiger sluggers got their own field during the early 1970s in what’s now Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Clemson’s tennis facility was constructed at about the same time on part of the original field. Championship.) In 1988, 1994 and 2001, A major part of the renovation will be the the men’s ACC championships were played Championship Plaza in recognition of the In the 1980s, Riggs Field got new life there, and the women’s ACC championship champions who have competed on the famed as home to Clemson soccer. The soccer in 1996. field over the course of nearly 100 years stadium was constructed in 1987, a premier and made this one of Clemson’s treasured facility at the time suitable for national Now, Clemson is working to make Historic landmarks. champions. Riggs Field a leading facility again. With 21st century upgrades from its playing For more on Historic Riggs Field renovation That same year, the NCAA Men’s Soccer surface and fan seating to its lighting and plans, go to clemsontigers.com/Riggs or Final Four was contested on Riggs, and student-athlete facilities, the stadium will contact Bobby Couch at [email protected] the Tigers won their second national attract top recruits and give Clemson or 864-656-0361. championship on their own home soccer fans a top-tier experience. field. (They also won the 1984 NCAA

44 Clemson World — WINTER 2011 WINTER 2011 2011 —— ClemsonClemson WorldWorld  4545 44  Clemson World — WINTER 2011 CW Giving Back ® family Lee Hall project boost ‘Right thing to do’ A $100,000 gift from partners in a Greenville architecture firm Chemical engineering graduate Ron celebrates people who’ve left their mark on Clemson will support the expansion, renovation and restoration of Lee Hall, home to Taylor ’65 says his decision to contribute to his Legacy Day Clemson’s design, build and visual arts disciplines. alma mater boiled down to just one thing: “It’s Alumni, students, faculty, staff and Partners Ed Zeigler ’77, the right thing to do.” friends celebrated Clemson history and the M ’79; David Dixon ’84, M His most recent $100,000 gift to Clemson will people who’ve left their mark on the University ’86; Scott Powell ’87; David be divided equally between the President’s during Legacy Day in November. Moore ’88, M ’90; and Scott Leadership Circle The Fort Hill Legacy Society — honoring Simmons made the pledge — an unrestricted donors whose estate gifts have resulted in gifts for their firm, Craig Gaulden fund that allows the of $1 million or more for Clemson — added Davis of Greenville. Clemson University to apply the late Earl Charles Ray ’38, a chemistry will honor the donors by money where it’s graduate. naming the Craig Gaulden most needed — And the University installed a beautiful new Davis Review Alcove in Lee and the Math Out bronze oak leaf in his honor with the existing Hall. of the Box program, seven Fort Hill Legacy Society leaves displayed The firm has a long an inquiry-based math curriculum for elementary on the grounds of Fort Hill, home to John C. Craig Gaulden Davis partners connection to Clemson, school students. Calhoun and Thomas Green and Anna Calhoun Moore, Powell, Simmons, from its founding in the The gift will help connect the math program Clemson. late 1950s by 1951 Dixon and Zeigler with graduates of the Call Me MISTER™ program, Ray, of Savannah, Ga., was the benefactor classmates Kirk Craig and which trains teachers from diverse backgrounds to of the Earl C. Ray Student Assistance Earle Gaulden to the addition of partners Davis, Zeigler, Dixon, Powell and Moore. serve in economically disadvantaged and Endowment for graduates or undergraduates in Partner Scott Simmons is a 1984 graduate of Virginia Tech. educationally at-risk communities. chemistry or chemical engineering. Zeigler says, “When I arrived on campus in 1973, Lee Hall was under construction A former member of the Clemson University The Clemson Legacy Society — for to make room for growing program needs. My partners and I are pleased to answer the Foundation board, Taylor was instrumental in other donors who remember Clemson in call to expand and improve the facilities at Lee Hall to continue the tradition of several major gifts connected with Dow Chemical their estate planning — inducted 16 new developing outstanding design professionals.” Co., including the establishment of the Dow members, bringing the total to 260, during the Chemical Engineering Alumni Endowment. A celebration. For more on legacy gifts, contact separate endowment bearing the Taylor family JoVanna King at [email protected], 864- name provides need-based scholarships for 656-0663 or 800-699-9153. freshman engineering majors. Induction into the Cumulative Giving Societies honored Clemson’s most generous CJ continues donors. For more on these societies, contact legacy Kate Troelstra at [email protected] or 864- 656-1331. Shortly after Clifford You can also find more information about “CJ” Spiller graduated in gift plans to benefit you, your family and 2009 and before he headed Clemson University on the Gift Planning web- ACM Chemistries Inc. off to the NFL, he visited the site at clemson.planyourlegacy.org. executives Brown and Light Barkers in the President’s Lowry Hall project boost Home. During that visit, he expressed how important his ACM Chemistries Inc. has pledged $100,000 to support the expansion and modernization of Lowry Hall, home of Clemson’s graduation was to him and civil engineering program. his desire to help other The company is led by a pair of Clemson civil engineering alumni students stay at Clemson and graduate. — president Marshall L. Brown ’82, M ’86, PhD ’88 and vice president He came back in October and did just that. At the Clemson vs. Ted Light ’86. Maryland game, the University honored his great legacy as a Tiger by “Ted and I are very proud of our Clemson education, and we are retiring his “28” Clemson jersey. And he in turn made a gift to help glad to be a part of civil engineering’s continued growth and success,” other Clemson students build their own legacies, both in athletics and says Brown. “The business we have today is a direct result of the academics. education and research we had at Clemson. I’m grateful for what He presented a One Clemson gift of $100,000. Part of the gift will go Clemson has provided me, not only a wonderful education, but also my wife, Cindra [Cindra Bell ’86], an economics graduate I met when to Clemson football to allow Coach Dabo Swinney to direct the funds to the we were at Clemson.” program’s greatest needs. Norcross, Ga.-based ACM Chemistries Inc. is engaged in research, The other part will support President Barker’s completion-grants development and application of chemical admixtures for machine-made initiative, which helps seniors who, without financial assistance, would be concrete products, such as pavers, roof tile and precast products. unable to complete their degrees.

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understood what the Clemson Tiger Paw meant way before I understood what college was.

My aunt — Lisa Constante Torrence — graduated from Clemson in 1990, and I remember being at Littlejohn to watch her collect her degree. I was nine years old, and from my first visit to Clemson, it felt like a place I’d like to be one day. I had no idea that Clemson would later give me the chance to combine my educational pursuits with my serious dedication to football. Thanks to my aunt, I received quite a load of Clemson goodies from a young age: a jersey, stuffed tigers, pompoms and more. Thanks to my dad, I received a lifetime full of knowledge about football.

After earning my economics degree at West Virginia University, I knew I wanted to get my MBA. Of course, I took a hard look at Clemson — and it was an easy decision to make. I came to Clemson to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree, and I decided to double down and also earn a Master of Arts in Professional Communication.

The opportunity to merge my study interests with my football interests came together thanks to the Atlantic Coast Conference. I discovered and landed an internship opportunity with the ACC — through the help of a classmate — where I blog about Clemson Football with national exposure. I still pinch myself at the thought of actually getting to do this “job.”

In my time at Clemson, I’ve met more people genuinely interested in me and my success than anywhere else (besides my family, of course). The Clemson Family atmosphere, sense of community and school spirit on campus (and not to mention Death Valley) Melissa Constante are unrivaled.

I know that when I walk across the stage and accept my degrees, the entire Clemson nation will be rooting for me. It will be my turn to run down that hill.

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After she earns two Clemson graduate degrees, Constante says her dream job will be to work at the corporate level for a bowl game organization or for the NFL in corporate relations and communication.

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