VOLUME 50 | ISSUE 3 | SPRING 2018 TODAY Beyond comfort zone and classroom Celebrating 50 years of Interim WOFFORD TODAY MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT Spring 2018 | Volume 50 | Issue 3 wofford.edu/woffordtoday Fifty years ago Wofford EDITOR President Charles Marsh Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89 as well as Wofford faculty DESIGNERS and trustees realized Karyn Davis that changing political Michelle Griggs and social structures CONTRIBUTING WRITERS were encroaching upon Kelsey Aylor ’18 the Wofford community Laura Hendrix Corbin in ways they could no Ryann Kroske McCall ’13 Annie S. Mitchell longer control. Dr. Phillip Stone ’94 This time of uncertainty, however, opened the door PHOTOGRAPHER for experimentation, and Mark Olencki ’75 Interim was born. This issue COORDINATOR OF WEB CONTENT of Wofford Today celebrates the innovative spirit of Interim and Craig Sudduth ’09 the faculty, staff and students who continue to explore, engage and expand the walls of the traditional classroom through civic engagement, study abroad, undergraduate research and entre- Wofford Today (USPS 691-140) is published four times preneurial thinking. each year by the Office of Marketing and Communications, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S.C. One of the things I appreciate most about Wofford is the faculty’s 29303-3663, for alumni and friends of the college. Issued enthusiasm, willingness to adapt and commitment to students. quarterly: fall, winter, spring and summer. They teach, but they also mentor, advise, listen, question and Periodicals postage is paid at the Spartanburg Main Post challenge students to stretch themselves. 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Wofford College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, Go, Terriers! disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any legally protected status. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non- discrimination policies: Title IX and ADA coordinator, 864-597-4375, or assistant dean of students for student Nayef involvement, 864-597-4048. » Mike Ayers retired in December as head football coach after 30 years and the leadership of three presidents (from left Dr. « Of Bean boots and the Matterhorn Nayef Samhat, Thomas O’Neal ’19, an environmental studies and Ayers, Dr. Joe German major from Columbia, S.C., spent the fall Lesesne and Dr. semester studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany. Again Bernie Dunlap). this year Wofford made the top 10 in the nation for the photo by John Byrum percentage of students who study abroad for credit. The college rose to #4 in the 2017 Open Doors ranking. Read more online at wofford.edu/woffordtoday. IT’S YOUR WORLD. TUNE IT. The piano key crossing between the Montgomery Music Building and the Papadopoulos Building is the ideal site for a tribute to the Beatles and their Abbey Road album cover. Dr. Beau Christ, assistant professor of computer science, taught a class during the college’s 50th Interim that studied the Beatles, but the students in the photo above spent their Interim learning to play the acoustic guitar under the instruction of Dr. Eun-Sun Lee, professor of music. 2 3 B Contents A C D 50 years of Interim 8 Celebrating innovation, exploration and transformation THE WORLD @ Read more about these and other stories at The Power of the Gift wofford.edu/woffordtoday » 14 Cassandra Baker McLeod establishes WOFFORD scholarship for the love of her life FY 2017 Advancement A. FROM SUMMER B. GRADUATES C. CREATING A NEW D. WOMEN’S E. PRESIDENTIAL F. IN THE ROSALIND G. WOFFORD REMAINS H. MCDONALD 18 Report SUCCESS TO WINTER SURPRISE BETH STUDENT FITNESS LACROSSE MAKES INTERNATIONAL SALLENGER A NATIONALLY DEVELOPS APP TO 3,954 donors give almost $30 million CONFERENCE CLARDY WITH CENTER COLLEGE HISTORY SCHOLAR RETURNS RICHARDSON CENTER RANKED BEST VALUE IMPROVE BUSINESS in support of Wofford students SCHOLARSHIP GIFT TO CAMPUS FOR THE ARTS TRAVEL Stephen Ridley ’19 attended With the construction The Wofford women’s Wofford continues its the Liberty Fund’s Liberty Beth and Michael Clardy of the Jerry Richardson lacrosse team made college The college’s 34th Presidential The college has several national reputation of being Of 2,000 startups presented Teachers, mentors and and Equality Conference have no children of their Indoor Stadium, Wofford history when it competed International Scholar, exciting exhibits this spring accessible and affordable with at Plug and Play, the world’s 20 scholars during January in own, but they are known as has converted the Benjamin in the program’s inaugural Victoria Nwankudu ’19, a in the new Rosalind Sallenger recognition on The Princeton largest startup accelerator, Meet some of Wofford’s newer faculty Washington, D.C. He was “Mama Beth” and “Pops” to Johnson Arena in the game in Gibbs Stadium. The Spanish and international Richardson Center for the Review’s list of “Colleges Jack McDonald ’18 and Voyway invited to the conference some 70 Wofford students Campus Life Building team didn’t win, but Hannah affairs major from Florence, Arts, including works by That Pay You Back: The 200 made the top 20. Voyway is a because of his success and alumni — students they into a first-rate facility for Mutch ’21 was named the S.C., has returned to campus Southern artist Julia Elizabeth Schools that Give You the mobile travel app distinctive in A year of lessons learned during the prestigious have taken under their wings campus fitness, intramural, SoCon Women’s Lacrosse after a semester studying Tolbert from the college’s Best Bang for Your Tuition its convenience and aggregation 26 Wofford launches Community- Engalitcheff Institute on and into their hearts and club sport and recreational Player of the Week. She is the abroad in South Africa, Peru permanent collection, Buck,” released in January. of information. It’s geared Engaged Faculty Fellows Program Comparative Political and family for 16 years. Now, the activities. The new space first to win the conference and Morocco. She conducted Spartanburg artist Jim Creal The college also has been toward small businesses and Economic Studies this past “Clardy Kids” have honored includes three multi-use award because this is the independent research on the and the South Carolina ranked highly by Kiplinger’s allows for paperless expense Making history summer. The all-expenses- them with the Clardy Family courts, a walking/running first season the SoCon has impact of language on social Coastal Lithograph Projects, Personal Finance, Forbes, reporting while providing 30 Dr. Begoña Caballero-Garcia paid experience was made Endowed Scholarship Fund. track, cardio and weight- sponsored the sport. movements and kept a video and student art exhibits from Money and U.S. News. traditional travel and booking becomes the college’s first dean of possible by The Fund for training equipment and blog of her experiences. studio art capstone projects. as well as useful point-of- diversity and inclusion American Studies. Continued online. renovated locker rooms. Continued online. Continued online. interest research. Continued online. Continued online. Continued online. Continued online. Continued online. Defining the standard 34 Josh Conklin returns to Wofford as head football coach E F G H From coffee farm 38 to college campus What goes into the farming and production of coffee? Class notes 40 Alumni updates, Terriers in the news, in memorium The long road home 41 Denomy and First Cavalry Black Sunday experience featured in NatGeo miniseries Book your escape 48 Rutherfords invite Terriers to try Escape Artist Greenville 4 5 UNLEASHED Terrier fans reveled in Wofford’s 79-75 victory over the University of North Carolina, the defending national champions, on Dec. 20, 2017. The Terriers also enjoyed a 63-60 win over Georgia Tech a few weeks earlier. 2017 TERRIER CLUB TOTALS During 2017, Terrier Club donors gave $1,636,531 to support Wofford’s 364 student-athletes. More than 1,000 people attended the Terrier Ball, which raised $288,000. Terrier Club members also supported the college by participating in golf 6 tournaments and in the Goal Line Club. 7 Photo by Ryan Hunt Dr. Rodger E. Stroup ’68 only had the chance to take one Interim while at Wofford. He was a senior 50 years ago, when the college implemented the January Interim. Still, that one, monthlong course, Dr. Lewis P. Jones’ Orbiting Seminar of South Carolina, greatly influenced Stroup for the rest of his life. by Laura Hendrix Corbin 8 9 “I went to Wofford intending ‘hot’ leadership topics. January is the to go to law school, but Dr. Jones made best time to offer Leadership Wofford, history so interesting that I decided to when students have time to dedicate to go to graduate school in history,” says personal development.” Stroup, who retired in 2009 after spend- The advent of student study/travel abroad ing 18 years at the South Carolina State began with that first Interim, Lesesne Museum in Columbia, retiring as direc- says.