Clemson University TigerPrints Clemson Commencement Programs Academic Affairs 5-1-1996 Clemson Commencement Program, May 1996 Clemson University Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. code). Use of these materials beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. For additional rights information, please contact Kirstin O'Keefe (kokeefe [at] clemson [dot] edu) For additional information about the collections, please contact the Special Collections and Archives by phone at 864.656.3031 or via email at cuscl [at] clemson [dot] edu Recommended Citation University, Clemson, "Clemson Commencement Program, May 1996" (1996). Clemson Commencement Programs. 213. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/comm_programs/213 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Academic Affairs at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in Clemson Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. One Hundredth Commencement May 10, 1996 Clemson, South Carolina Congratulatory Applause You are requested to refrain from loud expressions of pleasure for individual graduates. Such expressions frequently detract from the recognition due the next graduate in line. Your cooperation is respect- fully requested. Graduation Friday, May 10, 1996 9:30 a.m. Littlejohn Coliseum 2:30 p.m. ORDER OF CEREMONIES (Audience will please stand as faculty and candidates march in and remain standing for the invocation.) Invocation Anthony D. McCrorey, Student Representative William R. Young, Jr., Student Representative Introduction of Trustees President Constantine W. Curris Conferring of Honorary Degrees President Constantine W. Curris Address to Graduating Class Professor Mary Taylor Haque Dr. Jerome V. Reel, Jr., Dean of Undergraduate St.udies Recognition of the Deans of the Colleges Provost J. Charles Jennett Conferring of Degrees and Delivery of Diplomas President Constantine W. Curris Recognition and Presentation of Awards Norris Medal Faculty Scholarship Award Alumni Master Teacher Award Frank W. Breazeale, Organist Kevin Davidson, Soloist Dr. Harold Garth Spencer, University Marshal HONORARY DEGREE STANLEY H. SCHUMAN DOCTOR OF LAWS Dr. Stanley Schuman, the father of agricultural medicine in South Carolina, has been described by colleagues as a true renaissance man and a pioneer in agromedicine in the state. Recognized by medical and agricultural professionals as an international expert and leader in his field, Dr. Schuman is medical director of the agromedicine program of Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina. He also is Professor of Family Medicine and Pediatrics at the medical university. He is widely respected for his expertise in the health effects of agricultural chemicals and, as such, his contributions have led to greater public understanding of the scientific facts on issues involving the safety of agricultural products. Years ago Dr. Schuman realized the necessity for science and reason to triumph over misguided emotion and fear in confronting issues of disease, pesticides, and human health. Accordingly, he developed, founded, and currently sustains an agromedicine program which provides the maturity of judgment and scientific foundation necessary to address these problems. It is the first such state-funded, inter-university program of its kind in the nation, linking Dr. Jere Brittain of Clemson and Dr. Schuman as co-coordinators. Because of his pioneering work, Dr. Schuman was asked to appear before the Agriculture Committee of Congress to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture in developing agromedicine programs throughout the nation, linking land-grant and medical campuses in each state. Dr. Schuman has achieved high distinction in service to South Carolina's farm families, agricultural workers, employees in associated industries, and to the consumers of agricultural products. In addition to the medical consultations he provides to the state's citizens and their health care providers , he is a popular speaker on agricultural medicine to agricultural, medical, and public audiences across the state. In 1991 he established a network of volunteer advisory physicians in each county, an invaluable resource for extension, regulatory, and many others. He and his associates at the medical university and at Clemson have conducted an unprecedented educational campaign through county meetings, media presentations, workshops, and classes for medical students. The results are clearly improved confidence by consumers in the quality and safety of the food supply and heightened awareness by farmers and the agribusiness community for the concerns of consumers and the health and safety of farmers and farm workers. His efforts not only have enhanced agricultural productivity, but also the quality of life for all South Carolinians as well, and have contributed greatly to a better understanding within the medical community of some of the problems which can arise because of agricultural operations. He is founding editor of the international Journal of Agromedicine and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals. Most of his articles focus on the preventative aspects of environmental and occupational medicine. We hold Stanley Schuman and his lifetime achievements and service to all of the citizens of South Carolina in the highest esteem, and it is a distinct privilege to honor him with the presentation of the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws. HONORARY DEGREE PAULL. TOBEY DOCTOR OF LAWS Clemson alumnus and benefactor Paul Tobey enjoyed a successful and outstanding career as a corporate executive in the chemical industry. He was born in Hampton, New Hampshire, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Clemson in 1935, majoring in textile chemistry and dyeing. He first worked as a physical chemist with Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, before joining the Industrial Dyestuff Company, a business his father had established in East Providence, Rhode Island. During World War IJ at the siege of Myitkyina in Burma during the summer of 1944, Capt. Tobey was a liaison officer with a Chinese battalion. He directed a penetration through the Japanese lines. When discovered by the Japanese, the battalion set up a defense perimeter and, for three days, withstood Banzai attacks. The unit then was ordered to withdraw, since supporting units were unable to join them. The battalion made a successful night withdrawal. Capt. Tobey was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal. After the war, Mr. Tobey returned to Industrial Dyestuff as vice president and later was named president of the company, a position he held until retirement. He developed several chemical patents, replaced the manufacture of dyes with that of specialty chemicals, particularly for photographic processes, and he established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nilok Chemical Company, in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Tobey is referenced in Patent Office and in Chemical Abstracts. While managing a developing business, he also was caring for a growing family. In 1939 he had married Sarah Beaudrot of Greenwood, whom he had met during his Clemson days when she was a student at Lander College. They have four children. Friends know Paul Tobey as a modest man of high moral character and integrity who tends to give others credit for many of his accomplishments. He feels greatly indebted to Clemson, not only for the education he received, but for setting him on his life's path with a firm foundation of basic American values which were reinforced at Clemson. He exemplifies those qualities which Clemson holds dear -- integrity, intellect, leadership, personal achievement, and service to his country and its people. In 1985 during the golden anniversary reunion of his graduating class, he and his wife established the Tobey-Beaudrot Professorship in Chemistry. It was funded by investment income from his gift to the Clemson University Foundation and, eventually, from four unitrusts he set up through the Foundation to provide a salary supplement and research support for the professorship. This endowed professorship in chemistry made it possible for Clemson to attract and retain a world renowned scholar to the fac ulty and put Clemson high on the list of major programs in chemistry. Dr. Darryl D. DesMarteau was selected as the first recipient of the professorship. It is a most significant occasion when Clemson University recognizes and honors one of its own sons with the presentation of an honorary doctorate for eminent achievement and meritorious contributions to the institution. We hold Paul Tobey and his achievements in the highest esteem, and it is a distinct privilege to honor him with the presentation of the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws. Professor Mary Taylor Haque Mary Haque is an award-winning professor and registered landscape architect whose primary interests are teaching undergraduate students and landscape design. She has been teaching in the Department of Horticulture at Clemson since 1978 and has taught courses in landscape appreciation, plant identification, landscape design, landscape implementation, senior seminar, and senior honors research. She has coordinated the internship program and advised 33 undergraduate students on independent study projects from 1981 to