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Spring 2012 Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University The Wall That Heals Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial Has an Emotional Visit to Campus Global Education | Focus on Japan | Elite Eight Appearance | Dolny Stadium Dedication | Rick Fox Honored

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Spring 2012

Magazine for Alumni & Friends of the University

The Wall That Heals Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial Has an Emotional Visit to Campus

Global Education | Focus on Japan | Elite Eight Appearance | Dolny Stadium Dedication | Rick Fox Honored

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A Message from the President

Dear Alumni and Friends:

Lander University has demonstrated its commit-ment to global development and understanding through the education of its students. Several articles in this spring edition of Lander Magazine will reflect this commitment. Working in harmony with other countries of the world – in spite of the troubles, the violence and the terror – is imperative.

And so, our people – the students, the faculty and the staff – have embarked on an expanded interna-tional initiative. This past year alone, we have:

• Inaugurated a Focus on a Nation Week, with our first focus nation being Japan. We are currently in planning for next year’s Focus nation, Germany.

• Increased our number of students studying abroad, including several students going to the Pacific Rim.

• Signed 10 agreements with universities in China, South Korea and Thailand. These agreements enable student/faculty exchanges and other mutually beneficial projects.

• Established an International Programs Office on our campus.

In addition to the initiatives above, Lander will soon implement a new Honors College, with an international component required of all Honors College students.

Please note that, as a gesture of appreciation and good will, Lander displayed the Vietnam Wall on our campus in September 2011, with several thousand visitors coming to witness and demonstrate respect for all of our veterans, who have sacri-ficed immensely in the hope of world development and peace.

I know you will find this edition informative and enjoyable. Cordially,

Daniel W. Ball President

P.S. We have redesigned Lander Magazine – we hope you like the new look!

A Note from the Editor:

As President Ball referenced in his letter, you might have noticed something a little different about this issue of Lander Magazine.

It has been nearly a decade since Lander Magazine underwent a major design change, and the Office of University Relations is proud to unveil a fresh, new look for the publication. In addition to a new cover design, a more streamlined style has been introduced for several sections, including Class Notes, Alumni News and Events, and Commencement, among others.

As you read through this issue, we hope you will enjoy the changes – big and small – that we have made. And, as always, we hope you will be impressed by the many great things that are happening right now at Lander University. It is truly an exciting time!

Megan Price – Editor

On the CoverDuring the opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals traveling Vietnam Memorial, the Emerald High School Junior Air Force ROTC Color Guard stands in front of the memorial and the university’s Laura Lander Hall. The September ceremony was part of a week of Lander and Greenwood community-sponsored events that drew at-tention to the memorial and to those who fought and died in the Vietnam War. – Cover photo by Russell Martin

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LANDER MAGAZINE STAFFMegan Price, EditorDave Lorenzatti, WriterRussell Martin, WriterJeff Lagrone, WriterMaria Scott, DesignerKathy Goldsmith, Editorial AssistantDavid Hays, Sports WriterBob Stoner, Sports WriterJacob Lethco, Sports Writer Intern

LANDER ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONMyra Greene Shaffer ’78, Director of Alumni AffairsDebbie Lyons Dill ’90, Assistant Director of Alumni AffairsErin Knapp Layland ’00, PresidentFrank Ridlehoover ’67, Vice PresidentPeggy McClinton Makins ’81, SecretaryDeloris Sims Carter ’92, TreasurerBeth Campbell Quick ’00, Vice President for Young Alumni

LANDER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Daniel W. Ball, President

Danny L. McKenzie, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Glenda E. Ridgely, Vice President for Business and Administration

H. Randall Bouknight, Vice President for Student Affairs

Ralph E.G. Patterson, Vice President for University Advancement

J. Adam Taylor, Vice President for Governmental Relations

Jefferson J. May, Athletics Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEESRobert A. Barber Jr.Ann B. BowenBobby M. BowersHolly BracknellRobert A. BrimmerLinda L. DolnyCatherine Lee FrederickMaurice Holloway, Vice ChairRaymond D. Hunt, ChairAnn HurstJack W. Lawrence, SecretaryDonald H. Lloyd IIJohn Nicholson Jr.Mamie W. NicholsonGeorge R. StarnesFred M. Thrailkill Jr.S. Anne Walker

Stock art is provided by istockphoto.com.

It is the policy of Lander University to provide equal educa-tional and employment opportunities to all present and future employees and students regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Lander University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

University Relations and Publications864-388-8329 • www.lander.edu

Features

The University in Review 2-4 Homecoming 5-6 Alumni News 7-12 Class Notes 13-15 Commencement 17-19 International Studies 26-29 Bearcat Sports 32-35 News Briefs 36 Faculty Publications 37-40 Scholarship News

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16 Lander ‘Art Corner’ Debuts Visual arts students have their sculptures on display in Uptown Greenwood

18 Getting A Global Education Lander’s largest group of students go abroad to spend a semester studying at foreign universities 20 Focus On Japan Lander and Greenwood celebrate the history, culture and contributions of Japan

24 Living in America Lander’s British students adjust to life in the States

26 An Elite Feat The Lady Bearcats make school history with NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearance

29Play Ball Lander dedicates Stephen B. Dolny Baseball Stadium

30Cover Story: The Wall That Heals Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial has an emotional visit to campus

41Lander Science Lab Dedicated Honoring Rick Fox’s three decades of service

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Let the Good Times RollStudents and alumni turn up the jazz, throw on their Mardi Gras feathers and beads, and “Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler” – or “Let the Good Times Roll” – for Lander’s Homecoming 2012.

Open Division champions Top: Cheer and Dance Team members show off the masks they created as part of the Homecoming Carnival. Pictured, from left, are: Haley Wilson, Mia Greer, Katie Watson, Torah Speach, Tanya Hurt and Ashley Newman. The Cheer and Dance Team won overall in the Open Division for Homecoming 2012.

1. Royal recognition During halftime of the basketball games on Saturday, Lander crowned a new Homecoming King and Queen: Rhett Sapough, of Clarkesville, Ga., left, and Torah Speach, of Greenwood, both business majors.

2. Celebrating by the grill Members of Phi Mu sorority show Homecoming spirit while tailgating before the Bearcats’ basketball face-off with the Fran-cis Marion Patriots. Phi Mu took the overall win in the Greek Division for Homecoming 2012.

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5. Field of funFrom the three-legged race to the various relay challenges, Field Day is a fun part of Lander Homecoming each year. Pictured, Demore Canada represents the Rugby Team, which brought in first-place honors for Field Day in the Open Division. – Photo by Melissa Spolarich

6. Jester in the box Zeta Tau Alpha member Ashleigh Tuten, center, dressed as a jester for the Homecoming Costume contest. She is pictured with her sorority sisters Paige Kight, left, and Shannon Cleary.

7. Together for the winMembers of Chi Alpha Omega and Chi Sigma pose with their soap box car after tying with Lander’s Cheer and Dance Team for first place in the annual race that has cars speeding down Willson Street.

8. Bonfire of the Bearcats At the end of a busy week of Homecoming activities, students enjoyed a cookout, live music and a bon-fire. Pictured, members of Gamma Phi Beta sorority relax by the fire, which was located across from Lide Apartments. – Photo by Melissa Spolarich

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3. Lander talent on display Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority perform during the Talent portion of Homecoming. The group took home first place for this event. – Photo by Melissa Spolarich

4. Spirit of the Blue ArmyMembers of Phi Mu participate in Spirit Night in Horne Arena as part of the weeklong Greek and Open division Homecoming battle for bragging rights.

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On the greenTop: The annual Homecoming golf tournament at the Greenwood Country Club was a huge success, with 50 golfers in attendance. Participants hit the green at noon and were finished in time to enjoy the Dolny Stadium dedication that evening. A team led by Joseph Cabri won the overall tournament, which was preceded by a putting match, won by Robin Scott, Class of 1979.

9. Waking up to waffles Alumni, faculty and staff started off Homecoming Day with a waffle breakfast sponsored by the Young Alumni Council. The fundraiser took place on the bridge in the university’s Johnston Commons. The Young Alumni Association sold around 75 tickets; in all, over 100 waffles were enjoyed.

10. In the Fun ZoneFrom the bouncy house and slide to face painting, more than 40 children and their parents enjoyed another Family Fun Zone for Homecoming 2012.

11. Bearcats vs. Patriots For the Homecoming game, Lander’s men’s and women’s basketball teams squared-off against the Patriots of Francis Marion University. The Lady Bearcats won with a 96-62 victory and the men’s basket-ball team staged a second-half comeback for an 83-71 win.

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For more photos, as well as videos and news regarding this event, visit the website at

www.lander.edu/features/homecoming.

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Alumni News

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Brig.Gen.DarleneM.Goff,thefirstfemalegeneralofficerinthehis-toryoftheSouthCarolinaArmyNationalGuard;AmyLandersMay,lastyear’swinnerofthestate’sYoungLawyeroftheYearaward;andJeffMay,whosenameadornsLander’snewsportscomplex,arewinnersoftheLanderAlumniAssociation’stopawardsfor2012. GoffreceivedtheDistinguishedAlumnioftheYearAward,giventograduateswhogaindistinctionintheircareers.ShegraduatedfromLanderwithasociologydegreein1978andwentontoobtaintwomaster’sdegrees. SheenlistedintheArmyNationalGuardin1977andcompletedofficer’strainingatPalmettoMilitaryAcademyinColumbiafouryearslater.Overthenext29years,sherosethroughtheranks,culminatingwithherpromotiontobrigadiergeneralinDecemberof2010. Goff,SCARNG’sAssistantAdjutantGeneralandViceChiefoftheJointStaff,hasearnedanimpressivearrayofmilitarydecorationsfordistinguishedservice. MarriedtoretiredArmyCol.EddieGoff,theNinetySixnativewasthefeaturedspeakeratLander’scommencementexerciseslastDecem-berandreceivedanhonoraryDoctorofSciencedegree. ShewasstunnedtobechosenDistinguishedAlumnaoftheYear.“It’sanawesomeacknowledgement,”shesaid.“IappreciateLanderforgivingmewhatIneededtohelpmeadvanceinmymilitarycareer.” In2011,AmyLandersMayexperiencedaseriesoffirst-timeevents.Lastspringshelearnedshewaspregnantwithtwinsand,thenextday,theSouthCarolinaBarAssociationnamedheritsYoungLawyeroftheYear. OnOct.25hertwinboys,FinneganandLandon,wereborn.Afewweekslater,shewaschosentoreceivethe2012YoungAlumnioftheYearAward,recognizingalumniwhohavegraduatedwithinthelast15yearsandservetheircommunitiesinexemplaryways. MayreceivedapoliticalsciencedegreefromLanderin1998andalawdegreefromMercerUniversityinGeorgia,fulfillingalifelonggoal.Shesaid,“IknewinfifthgradethatIwantedtobealawyer.” In2006,shejoinedRogersTownsend&ThomasinColumbiawheresheisashareholderspecializinginestateplanning,probateadministra-tionandelderlaw.She,herhusband,Jon,andtheirtwinboysliveinColumbia. MaywassurprisedtobechosenasYoungAlumnaoftheYear,adding,“It’snicetoberecognized.IamproudtobeapartofLander.”

TheGraceIlerNormanAwardwenttoLanderAthleticDirectorJeffMayforsignificantachievementswithinthealumniassociationandtheuniversity.In2009,theBoardofTrusteesvotedtonameLander’snewathleticfacilityonMontagueAvenue“TheJeffMayComplex,”honor-inghismanycontributionstoLanderasastudent-athlete,administra-torandathleticdirector. Hewasastandoutbasketballplayerandwonseveralcollegiateawards,includingAll-Americanhonorablementionthreetimes.Theteam’smostvaluableplayerfouryearsinarow,heisamemberofLander’sAthleticsHallofFame. Mayreceivedahealth,physicaleducationandrecreationdegreefromLanderin1973andamaster’sinadministrationandsupervisionatClemsonUniversity. HeworkedasateacherandadministratorinAbbevilleandMcCor-mickcountyschooldistrictsandin1976LanderhiredhimasdirectorofStudentActivitiesandadmissionscounselor.Overthenext35years,heservedasdeanofstudents,assistanttothepresident,vicepresidentforUniversityAdvancementandexecutivedirectorofTheLanderFoundation,andassistantmen’sbasketballcoachforeightyears. In1997,hewasappointedathleticdirectorafterhisformercoach,mentorandfriendFinisHorneretired. Maysaid,“Iamblessedtohavereceivedanumberofhonorsandawards,buttheGraceIlerNormanAwardisspecialbecauseofwhoitisnamedafterandwhatitrepresents.GracewasaveryspecialladywhowasveryhelpfultomeduringmyearlydaysworkinginAlumniAffairs.” TheawardswerepresentedtoMay,Gen.GoffandAmyLandersMayattheAlumniAssociationluncheoninApril.

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Pictured, from left, are: Myra Shaffer ’78, director of Lander Alumni Affairs; Amy Landers May ’98, Young Alumna of the Year; Jeff May ’73, The Grace IIer Norman Award recipient; Brig. Gen. Darlene M. Goff ’78, Distinguished Alumna of the Year; and Dr. Daniel Ball, president of Lander University.

Honoring Their Efforts Alumni Association Singles Out Three Grads for Special Recognition

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Alumni Events

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Alumni Events Calendar 2012Apr. 14 Campus Beautification DayApr. 20-21 Alumni Weekend at Lander Apr. 28 Spring Commencement/Grad GreetersMay 3-6 Lander on the Road - Savannah Alumni Getaway WeekendMay 18 Lander on the Road - Myrtle BeachJune 2 Greenville Drive OutingAug. 23 Lander on the Road - Elberton, Ga. areaAug. 30 Lander on the Road - Winston-Salem/ Greensboro/Chapel Hill/RaleighSept. TBA Alumni Music Fest Oct. 4 Tower Club-Columbia Social Oct. 12 Lander on the Road - Upstate (Fall for Lander)Oct. 13 Alumni Board Meeting

Dates/locations subject to change. For event details, visit www.lander.edu/alumni.

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The Lander University Alumni Association kept busy in the fall with a great lineup of events that brought alumni and staff together for fun and fellowship. Among the gatherings was the annual Fall for Lander in Greenville, as well as Lander on the Road and Tower Club socials and young alumni events.

1. Falling for LanderAlumni ushered in the fall season with a success-ful Lander on the Road/Fall for Lander event at ’81 grad Mike Craig’s showroom, Venue4Design, in Greenville. Pictured at the event, from left, are Virginia Nell Ouzts Becknell ’88, Pam McLamb Freeman ’86 and Lynn Rushton Ouzts ’60.

2. Food and funIn October, alumni gathered at Carolina Wings for a Tower Club-Columbia social and membership drive. Among those enjoying the festivities were, from left: Michael Goodwin ’01, Torri Toland ’00 and Joseph McEachern ’06.

3. Fighting stress with wafflesStudents feeling anxious about December exams had the chance to melt away the stress with a waffle breakfast, courtesy of the Lander University Student Alumni Association and Waffle House.

4. Living it up in the LowcountryIn November, Charleston-area alumni and accepted students were treated to a delicious

Lowcountry Boil at Bowens Island Restaurant. Pictured at the event are: Marty Craft Wilson ’73; Myra Greene Shaffer ’78, director of Alumni Affairs; Alan Wilson; and Robert Barber, Lander Trustee and owner of Bowens Island Restaurant.

5. North to VirginiaThe Alumni Association headed north to Rich-mond, Va., for a special Lander on the Road event, where area alumni gathered for a social at The Water Grill. Pictured are, back row, from left: Myra Greene Shaffer ’78, Ronnie Evans ’89 and Charm Bullard ’03. Front row, from left: Sarah Smith Perkins ’48, Bethanie Constant ’02 and Chris Constant.

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Class Notes

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Sincebeingtappedin2011asdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationswiththeGreaterColumbia(S.C.)ChamberofCommerce,LanderalumnaNicoleBucaloCurtishasbeenatthehelmoftheorga-nization’sstrategiccommunicationsandrebrandingefforts. TheColumbiaChamberiscomposedofmorethan1,500businesses,civicorganiza-

tions,educationalinstitutionsandindividualsintheMidlandsarea. “Ithasdefinitelybeenabusyyear,”saidCurtis,whograduatedfromLanderin2004withadegreeinmasscommunication.Oneofhermaingoalsintheprocess,shesaid,hasbeentobuildbetteraware-nessofwhattheChamberisandwhatitcandoforthecommunity.“Rebrandingisahugestepforanonprofit,anditisareallyexcitingtimefromaprofessionalstandpoint.Ifeelextremelyfortunatetobeinthispositionrightnow.” AnativeofColumbia,Curtisisaseasonedcommunicationsexecu-tivewithexperienceinbrandmanagement,corporatecommunications,mediarelationsandcrisismanagement.PriortojoiningtheColumbia

Chamber,sheservedasasenioraccountexecutivewithafull-serviceadvertisingandbrandingfirminRaleigh,N.C.,andhasworkedwithnationalandinternationalclients,includingButterballTurkey,Georgia-PacificProfessionalandJohnson&Johnson,amongothers.AnactivememberoftheRaleighcommunity,CurtiswasnamedoneoftheTop10YoungProfessionalsUnder35intheTrianglebyTriangleCatalystmagazine.InadditiontohernewroleattheChamber,CurtisisalsoresponsibleforimplementingthecommunicationsplanfortheNavigatingfromGoodtoGreatFoundation,anon-goingcommunitydevelopmentandprosperityinitiativefromtheColumbiaChamber. AsaLanderstudent,Curtissaidshestayedinvolvedinandoutoftheclassroom.SheservedaspresidentofPhiMuFraternity,amemberoftheLanderDanceCompany,aswellasMissLander2005,wheresherepresentedtheuniversityatMissSouthCarolina.Asanalumna,sheisstayingconnectedtoheralmamaterasamemberoftheColumbia-areaTowerClubwheresheservesastheclub’ssecretary.ShesaidherexperienceatLanderwasthefoundationforasuccessfulcareer.“Ilearnedalotaboutleadershipandaccountability,”shesaid.“IfeellikeIhadanadvantagewithamasscommunicationdegreebecausewegottodipourhandsintoalittlebitofeverything.”

Curtis ’04 Leading Communications at Greater Columbia Chamber

U.S.MarineCorpscombatcorrespon-dentClaudeR.“Red”Canupwasn’trequiredtokeeppersonalcopiesofthedis-patcheshesentoutwhilecoveringthewarinthePacific,duringWorldWarII.Hedidso,however,andWar Is Not Just for Heroes,editedbyhisdaughter,1970Landergradu-ateDr.LindaM.CanupKeaton-Lima,istheresult.FollowingthepublicationofKeaton-

Lima’sbookinMay,bytheUniversityofSouthCarolinaPress,herfather’s398dispatcheswillbegiventotheGeneralAlfredM.GreyResearchCenterandArchivesintheLibraryoftheMarineCorps,inQuantico,Va.Shesaidthat“ClaudeR.‘Red’Canup’swillbetheonlycombatcorrespondent’scollection,theonlydispatches,housedthere.”Canup,fromAnderson,becameoneofthefrontlinejournalistsknownasDenig’s

Demonsattheageof33.ReportingfromYontanandChimuairfields,Okinawa,YokosukanavalbaseandelsewhereinJapan,heofferedanengagingfirsthandperspectiveonthewar’sfinalyears.CanupcoveredthefamousgiretsuattackonYontanAirfield,Okinawa,interviewingtwomarinesinthetowerthenightthe

Japanesesuccessfullylandedsuicideplaneswithsuicidetroops,onMay24,1945.HeinterviewedpilotsfromtheaircraftcarrierBunkerHill,includingfamousMarineaceCaptainJamesSwett,wholandedonYontanbecausekamikazeshaddamagedtheirship’slandingdeck.Immediatelyafterthewar,CanupinterviewedrecentlyreleasedprisonersofwaraboardthehospitalshipBenevolence,dockedinTokyoBay.Keaton-Limasaidthatherfather“neverwroteabouthimselforhisMarineCorpsdaysafterhewasdischarged.”Shesaidshe“wasdeterminedmyfatherandothercombatcorrespondents,alongwiththevaluableservicetheyprovidedMarinefamiliesandtheAmericanpublic,wouldberemembered.”Shesaidthetitleforherbook,whichtookthreeyearstoresearchandwrite,“wasfoundpenciledinmyfather’snotesandrepresentedabeliefheheld.”Keaton-Lima,whograduatedfromLanderwithaB.S.inbusinesseducationandaminorinart,whosemaster’s,fromClemson,isinedu-cation,counselingandguidanceservices,andwhosedoctorate,alsofromClemson,isinvocationaltechnicaleducation,rememberedherexperienceatLanderasthatof“anontraditionalstudent,graduatingbetweenthebirthsofmytwochildren.The1970LandergraduationpictureappearinginmyAbbevillehometownnewspaperofthehonorgraduatesthatyearpicturedaverypregnantme,standingamongotherhonorgraduates,mostover10yearsyounger.Iwastheonly‘Mrs.’pictured.Myseconddaughterwasbornlessthantwomonthslater.”

Keaton-Lima ’70 Publishes War Is Not Just for Heroes

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Class Notes

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High ’70 Named SCAEA Outstanding Principal Inthe12yearsshehasledO.P.EarleElementarySchoolasprincipal,NitaHigh,amemberofLander’sClassof1970,hasbeenanavidsupporterofarteducationforthestudentsinherSpartanburgDistrict1school.Thispastfall,theSouthCarolinaArtEducationAssociationrecognizedHighforhercontributionsbynamingherits2011OutstandingPrincipal. High,whohasmorethan40yearsofexperienceinedu-cation,hasbeenprincipalatO.P.Earlesince2000.Shehasalsoservedasassistantprincipalattheelementaryschool,aswellasprincipalatLandrumJuniorHighSchool.Shewillretireattheendofthe2011-2012schoolyear. AccordingtotheSCAEA,nomineesforOutstandingPrincipalmustdemonstrateaconsistentcommitment,bothphilosophicallyandfinancially,toartprogramsattheirschools.Thisyear,O.P.EarlelaunchedCommunityArtsEvenings,featuringworkshopsandreceptionsthatcoincide

withlocalartists’exhibitsattheschool.Theprojectgoal,accordingtoaSpartanburgDistrict1newsrelease,wastocreateanenvironmentinwhichtheartsandacademicscouldbecom-bined,aswellastoencouragestudentstobecreatorsandsupportersofthearts.Theschoolalsohasplanstoinstallanoutdoorgalleryinthenearfuture. High,whowasnominatedfortheawardbyfellowLanderalumnaandO.P.EarleartteacherCynthiaLeaBroomRiddle,Classof’82,saidshewas“extremelyexcitedandveryhonored”toberecognizedbytheSCAEA,addingthattheawardalsosaysalotabouttheelementaryschool’sartprogramingeneral. “I’vealwayssaidourartprogramatO.P.EarleisoneofthebestintheSoutheast–notjustthestate,butthewholeSoutheast,”saidHigh.“MuchofthathastodowithCindyRiddle.Shehasenthusiasmforwhatshedoes,andsheworkshardtoensureourstudents’workisdisplayedthroughoutthecommunity.”

Join the Tower Club and Connect With Alumni in Your AreaThe first area Tower Club was formed in 2005 and is proudly named for the Tower of the former Old Main building, currently known as Laura Lander Hall. The Tower Clubs serve to build camaraderie among area alumni as well as current and future students. Lander now has Tower Clubs

located in Charleston, Columbia, Greenwood and the Upstate. Annual membership dues of $25 support alumni projects and the Alumni Scholar-ship Fund. Meetings, projects and social events are planned throughout the year. For information on area clubs or to join the Tower Club, visit www.lander.edu/goto/towerclub, or contact Alumni Affairs director Myra Greene Shaffer at 864-388-8351 or [email protected].

O.P. Earle principal Nita High ’70, center, is the SCAEA’s 2011 Out-standing Principal. She is pictured here with students at her school. Photo courtesy of Dawn Lynch.

Class Notes are compiled by Debbie Dill, assistant director of Alumni Affairs. Please mail items for Class Notes to Alumni Affairs, CPO Box 6004, Lander University, 320 Stanley Ave., Greenwood, SC 29649 or e-mail items to [email protected].

Steve Roberts ’84receivedtheprestigious2011Lake-landsFCACoachoftheYearAward.

Robin Conley Templeton ’86receivedtheOct.13WYFFNewsChannel4GoldenAppleAward.

Glenn Breed ’88washiredbyOconeeCountyastheirnewassistantadministrator.

Pleshette Elmore ’90 wasselectedastheInnovativeEducatoroftheMonthbyCengageLearning.

Barry J. Sullens ’90wasinvitedtojointheSchoolofWebinitiativeoftheWorldOrganizationofWebmastersasamemberoftheirnationalexecutivecommittee.

Jodi Lynn Birdwell ’91recentlyhadherartwork,titledLove letter to Cy … and other notes,displayedatIllinoisWesleyanUniversityintheMerwinandWakeleyGalleries.

Leslie Whatley Bussey ’91wasnamedTeacheroftheYearforLakeMurrayElementarySchoolfor2011-12.

Jeffrey S. Evans ’92wasnamedanassociatewithAdel-berg,Rudow,Dorf&Hendler,LLCLawFirm.

James “Jim” M. Manley Jr. ’93wasnamedshareholderwithElliottDavis,LLCaccountingfirm.

Charles “Chuck” H. Stuart ’94joinedHarborNationalBankinCharlestonasseniorvicepresidentofmortgagebanking.

D. Greg Voorhis ’95waspromotedtodesignteammanagerwithGlenRavenCustomFabrics.Greghasbeenwiththecompanyfor14years.

Merry Bagwell ’97 waspromotedtovicepresidentwithCountybank.Merryistheinformationtechnologymanagerandhasbeenwiththebank19years.

Jon H. Driggers ’98istheassociatedeanforCampusLifeandNewStudentProgramswithErskineCollege.

Jeneen A. Webb ’98isthenewAdvancementViaIndi-vidualDetermination(AVID)instructorforNorthsideElementarySchoolinGreenwood.

Elizabeth Wise Douglas ’00wasnamedthe2011-12TeacheroftheYearforOakviewElementarySchoolinGreenville.

Dr. Antionette A. Bennett ’01receivedhermedicaldegreefromtheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinaandhasjoinedFamilyPracticeAssociatesofHollyHill.

Heather Jackson Thompson ’01washiredbyFoxRehabilitationasaphysicaltherapist.

Wanda Anderson Robinson ’03 recentlypublishedanewchildren’sbooktitledIt’s Time to Play.

Ryan L. Peck ’06isthenewassociateathleticdirectorforDevelopmentattheUniversityofDenver.

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Rose ’95 Earns Accolades as Assistant Principal of the Year LanderClassof1995alumnaMeredithEaddyRose,assistantprincipalofJesseBoydElemen-tarySchoolinSpartanburg,hasbeennamedthe2012ElementaryAssistantPrincipaloftheYearbytheSouthCarolinaAssociationofSchoolAdministrators(SCASA). TheawardwaspresentedtoRoseinNovemberduringasur-priseannouncementatherschool.SpartanburgSchoolDistrict7superintendentRussellBookersaidthatRoseexemplifiesallthequali-tiesofanoutstandingeducator.

“Firstandforemost,sheisgenuinelyconcernedforeachofthestudentsentrustedtoher.Secondly,sheisagiftededucatorwithapassionandenthusiasmfortheprofession.Finally,shehasthecharacter,conductandcommitmentthatisessentialtobesuccessfulasanadmin-istrator,”hesaid,adding,“SheisatrueambassadorforthestudentsandstaffatJesseBoyd.” MollySpearman,executivedirectoroftheSCASA,calledRose“anoutstandingambassa-dorforeducationinourstate.” SCASA,theprofessionalorganizationforschoolleadersinSouthCarolina,hasmorethan2,800membersandfocusesonsupportingschoolleadersinprovidingthebestpossibleedu-cationforourstate’syouth.(Information and photo provided by SCASA.)

Humphrey ’94 Pens First NovelInthewaningdaysoftheConfederacy,PresidentJeffersonDavisissuedanorderthattheSouth’sgoldreservebemovedtoanew,safelocation,tokeepitfromfallingintoYankeehands.Instead,some-wherebetweenAbbeville,S.C.,andWashington,Ga.,itdisappeared.LandergraduateD.J.Humphreyimagineswherethelootmighthavebeenstashed—andadeath-defyingquestthatresultsinitsrecovery—inhisfirstbook,Jackson’s Raiders and the Lost Confederate Gold(CreateSpace2011).Humphrey’sbook,availableinprintandonlineversionsthroughAmazon,isinspiredbythefalloutfromtheclosingofRiegelMills,inWareShoals,andsetinAbbeville.Itdocumentshowsevenyoungfriends,throughdetermination,courage,goodluckandthehelpofasupernaturalfriendnamedTommyTyner,solveoneofthegreatunsolvedmysteriesofhistory.Humphrey,whodescribedhimselfasa“latebloomerofsorts,”en-rolledatLanderasa30-year-oldnontraditionalstudentin1990.ThathewasabletograduatecumlaudewithaB.S.inelementaryeduca-tion,hesaid,“isacredittoLander.ThiscouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutLanderUniversity’sbeingthegreatschoolthatitis.”

Pictured, from left, are: Russell W. Booker, Spartanburg School District 7 superintendent; Molly Spearman, SCASA executive director; Meredith Eaddy Rose ’95, Jesse Boyd Elementary School assistant principal; and Bob Grant, Jesse Boyd Elementary School principal.

Audrey Neal Thompson ’06wasnamedWareShoalsSchoolDistrict51TeacheroftheYear.

Meagan Brown Kuhlman ’07joinedtheSouthConBuildingGroupastheiraccountingandadministrativemanager.

F. Michael Seymour Jr. ’08 waspromotedtobankingcentersalesmanagerwithProvidentCommunityBank.

Andrea Susan Finley ’09receivedherMasterofLibraryandInformationSciencewithanemphasisinSchoolLibraryMediafromtheUniversityofSouthCarolina.

Cameron S. Dorn ’10washiredbyHealthWrightProductsInc.asanaccountsalesrepresentative.

WeddingsRichard Earl Loper ’87andAlisonMundyBurns,Greenwood,Jan.28.Richardistheinternetsalesman-agerforBallentineToyota.TheyliveinGreenwood.

Jon Hampton Driggers ’98 andSusan Kathleen Rountree ’99,Columbia,Dec.17.JonisassociatedeanforCampusLifeandNewStudentProgramswithErs-kineCollege,andSusanisenrolledingraduateschoolattheUniversityofSouthCarolina.TheyliveinLexington.

Kacy Marie Culbertson ’99andMarkEdwardMun-nerlyn,Greenwood.Oct.8.KacyworkswithParkSter-lingBank.TheyliveinGreenwood.

Carrie Young Place ’99andWarrenBlakeSimpson,Belton,Dec.17.Carrieisasixth-gradeteacheratHoneaPathMiddleSchool.TheyliveinHoneaPath.

Joshua C. Croom ’04 andRachelBatesRowell,NorthCharleston,Dec.10.JoshisemployedbyRickHen-dricksToyota.TheyliveinCharleston.

Danny Lee McCormack ’06 andLeslieElizabethHancock,NinetySix,Nov.12.DannyisthegeneralmanagerofZaxby’sinGreenwood.TheyliveinGreenwood.

Brittany Leighann Cann ’07andWilliam Robert Goforth ’09,Abbeville,Nov.12.BrittanyteachesatWoodfieldsElementary,andBillworkswithPrysmianPowerCablesandSystems.TheyliveinGreenwood.

Sarah Ashley Crosby ’07andBenjamin Wayne Dukes ’09,HickoryTavern,Oct.15.BenisasalesandservicespecialistwithBankofAmericainGreenwood,andSarahisanadmissionscounseloratLanderUniversity.TheyliveinGreenwood.

Marissa Danielle Fatt ’08andJustin Todd Gilbert ’08,Landrum,Nov.5.TheyliveinAnderson.

Kerri Christin Lown ’08andCliftonBruceDonald,DueWest,Aug.27.KerriworkswiththeNationalCreditUnionAdministration.TheyliveinAnderson.

Jennifer Michelle McLester ’08 andChristopherC.Lynch,Hartsville,Aug.20.JenniferisaregisterednursewithCarolinasHospitalSystem.TheyliveinFlorence.

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Ankoma D. Anderson Sr. ’09andVertoria Dalisha Lagroon ’09,Greenwood,June11,2011.TheyaretheownersofWebEffectx,alocalwebdesigncompanyforsmallbusinesses.TheyliveinAnderson.Kendal Jane Boyter ’09andPreston Denman Bethea ’10,Greer,Oct.8.PrestonisenrolledintheGraduateProgramatNorthGreenvilleUniversity,andKendalworkswithAlphaHealth&RehabofGreer,LLC.TheyliveinGreer.Sydney Alese Hale ’09 andLukeMarkEdwards,Anderson,Aug.27.SydneyworkswiththeAndersonCountyAssessor’sOffice.TheyliveinAnderson.William Cooper Simmons ’09andGayle Dian Grooms ’10,Greenwood,Sept.17.WilliamworkswithRepublicFinance.GaylewasemployedwithLander’sAcademicSuccessCenter.TheyliveinMyrtleBeach.Courtney Michelle Christian ’10andTimothyDwayneGinn,Greenwood,Sept.17.Courtneyisareg-isterednursewithSelfRegional’sProgressiveCareUnit.TheyliveinGreenwood.

BirthsBrandon Pitts ’96andAlisha Glymph Pitts ’97,Charlotte,N.C.,adaughter,LaurynElise,April20,2011.LaurynjoinsbigbrotherEvan,2.Markeisha Smith Ross ’96andPersellRoss,RockHill,adaughter,Madelyn,March10,2011.Kyle Craigo ’00andTara Rushton Craigo ’01,Lex-ington,ason,ConnorPatrick,Nov.22.Kyleisanaudi-torwiththeLegislativeAuditCouncil,andTaraisanaccountantwithComporium.Cathy Bishop Dority ’02andJoseph D. Dority ’03,WareShoals,ason,BenjaminWalters,Oct.4.JosephworksforMerrywoodElementary,andCathyistheofficemanageratSouthernCulturedMarble.BenjaminjoinsbigbrotherJackson,3.Robert Strickland ’02andAngela Gilbert Strickland ’02,Irmo,adaughter,VivienneLouise,Oct.6.RobworksforFirstCitizensBank,andAngelaisanattorneywithBowman&Brooke.ViviejoinsbigbrotherFin,2.Lindsey Jones Stork ’04andBillStork,Simpsonville,adaughter,BlytheSuzanne,June20,2011.Melissa Brounkowski Young ’04 andStevenYoung,Greenwood,adaughter,HarperPrice,Sept.23.MelissaisarealestateagentwithAssociatedBrokersInc.HarperjoinsbigsisterMaryClaire,3.Yolanda O. Washington ’05andSterlingSmalls,Mauldin,adaughter,BrooklynNicole,Nov.9.YolandaisasalesmanagerwithJCPenney.Kelly Garland Tillinghast ’08,Chesnee,adaughter,LillianCatherine,Dec.23.Evan Henderson ’09andTraceyHenderson,Greenwood,adaughter,ZayleeJames,Oct.31.ZayleejoinsbigbrotherZalin,3.EvanisatransportationsafetyspecialistforHelpeInc.

Rice ’70 Honored for Her Love of Learning EleanorSuggsRicespentheradultlifeasaclassroomteacherandschoolprincipal,andoneoftheschoolswhereshehadhergreatestimpactisnownamedinherhonor.Rice,whoreceivedadegreeineducationfromLanderin1970,diedinthesummerof2010afteracourageousbattlewithbreastcancer.Shewas61yearsold. OnSept.19,2011,adedicationceremonywasheldrenamingtheOaklandElementarySchoolinGreenwoodtheEleanorS.RiceElementarySchool.Theeventtookplacealmost23yearstotheday

afteragunmaninvadedtheschoolandopenedfire,killingtwostudents,injuringsixothersandwoundingtwoteachers. Ricewasprincipaloftheschoolatthetime.GreenwoodSchoolDistrict50officialssayitwasherstrengthandleadershipthathelpedtheschoolanditsstudents,teachersandstaffrecoverfromthetragedyandgetonwiththebusinessofeducation. Duringtherenamingceremony,DebrahMiller,chairoftheDistrict50BoardofTrustees,saidtheschoolwasbeingdedicatedtoRice’sexemplaryqualitiesofintegrity,strengthandherloveoflearning. RicewasprincipalofOaklandElementarySchoolwhensheretiredin2001butshedidnotstayretiredforlong.Thatsameyear,sheopenedanewchapterinhercareerasaneducatorwhenshebecameprincipalofMcCormickElementarySchoolinMcCormickCounty,thepositionsheheldatthetimeofherdeath. In2010,theMcCormickCountySchoolDistrictBoardhonoredherbynamingtheMcCor-mickElementarySchoolandMiddleSchoolmediacentertheEleanorS.RiceMediaCenter.

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In MemoriamAnne Macomson Rivers ’35,Chesterfield,Oct.2.Annewasaretiredteacher.Survivingareadaughter,andmanynephewsandnieces.Eula Caudle Bracknell ’37,PlumBranch,Nov.1.EulawasanaccomplishedpianistandservedasmusicianforPlumBranchBaptistChurch,whereshewasamember.Survivingareason,twodaughters,sevengrandchildren,sixgreat-grandchildrenandtwosisters.Margaret Lawson Black ’38,Charleston,Feb.5.MargaretwasaretiredelementaryschoolteacherandamemberofJohnWesleyUnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingareason,adaughter,agrandson,fourgranddaughtersandthreegreat-grandchildren.Mildred Hughes Briganti ’38,Shallotte,N.C.,Dec.3.MildredwasamemberofMorrisvillePresbyterianChurch.Survivingaretwosons,adaughterandasister.Frances Braselton Gregory ’39,Covington,Ga.,Jan.21.FrancestaughthomeeconomicsandwasamemberofAllenMemorialUnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingareason,andseveralnephewsandnieces.Belinda Sanders Pratt ’39,Lexington,Dec.22.ShewasaretiredteacherandwasappointedthefirstreadingresourceteacherinSouthCarolina.Survivingarethreesons,andseveralgrandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren.Annie Laurie Hammett Preston ’39,Greenville,Aug.13.ShewastheyoungestpostmistresstoserveattheGreenwoodPostOffice.ShealsoservedasamissionarytoBrazilinthe1940s.Survivingareason,threedaughters,sixgrandchildrenandeightgreat-grandchildren.Elizabeth Rast Giles ’40,Swansea,Oct.7.ElizabethwasamemberofSwanseaUnitedMethodistChurch,whereshetaughtSundayschool.Survivingaretwodaughters,sixgrandchildren,threegreat-grandchildrenandthreesisters.Sara Watkins Bull ’42,HollyHill,Jan.11.SarawasaLanderMayQueenandtaughtintheHollyHillSchoolDistrict.Survivingaretwosons,fourgrandchildrenandtwogreat-grandchildren.Harriotte Mae Guess Davis ’42,Florence,Aug.28.Sheretiredfromteachingafter30yearsandwasamemberofSt.PaulUnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingareherhusband,ason,adaughter,threegrandchildrenandfourgreat-grandchildren.Etheleen Cassell Betts ’43,Fuquay-Varina,N.C.,Nov.24.Shewasaretiredsecretaryandbookkeeper,andwasthepianistforherchurch,PineyGroveBaptist.Survivingarethreesons,sevengrandchildrenandfivegreat-grandchildren.Lila Gray Scurry Cauthen ’43,Summerville,Feb.13.LilahadapassionforartandwastheownerofTheCountryMousefor19years.ShewasachartermemberoftheCharlestonArtistGuild.Survivingareadaughter,abrother,asister,andseveralnephewsandnieces.

Patsy Payne ‘A Real People Person’ LandermournsthelossofPatsyCharlesPayne,whowasafamiliarfaceontheLandercampuswhereshewasthedirec-toroftheuniversity’sPostalCenterfornearlysevenyears.ShediedathomeonOct.28,2011,afteralengthyillness.Shewas54yearsold. PatsywasanativeofGreenwoodandagraduateofPied-montTechnicalCollegeandAdvanceBeautyCollege.FormanyyearsbeforejoiningtheLanderstaff,shewasanailtechnicianandtheownerofNails,Etc.,inGreenwood.Sheandherhusband,Rick,alsooperatedaframingshopinthesamelocation. PatsyandRickweremarriedfor24years.HedescribedherasarealpeoplepersonandsaidshelovedworkingatLander,

especiallyherrelationshipwithstudents.HesaidmanystudentsvisitedwithherathomeandstayedintouchwithherafterdeclininghealthforcedhertoretireinJulyof2011. ThePaynesspentalotoftimeontheroad,travelingextensivelyinSouthCarolinaandtootherpartsofthecountry.Theyalsoraisedhorses,andRicksaidPatsyenjoyedriding.Shealsospentalotoftimewiththeirfivegrandchildren. Inadditiontoherhusbandandgrandchildren,hersurvivorsincludesons,MichaelCol-lins,ofAurora,Ill.,andJamiePayneandKennyPayneJr.,ofGreenwood;herbrother,JamesCharlesandwifeCathy,ofGreenwood;andhersister,SaraPeterson,ofBrysonCity,N.C.

Bush ’79 ‘Loved Lander and Lander Basketball’ JamesRickyBush’79lovedsportsandhadaspecialaffec-tionforofficiatingbasketballandfootballgames,somethinghedidformostofhisadultlife.BushdiedonDec.29,2011,atage56.Asatributetohismanyyearsasamanbehindthewhistle,hisfamilychosetohavehimburiedwearinghisref-eree’suniform,liketheuniformshedonnedsomanytimestoofficiatecountlesshighschoolbasketballandfootballgames. Hewasthemanagerofthemen’sbasketballteamduringhisfouryearsatLander.FinisHorne,headcoachatthetime,recalledBushasdoingwhateverneededtobedonetohelptheteam.HesaidBushmanagedtheteamalmostlikeitwasafull-timejob.“HewasaloyalindividualwholovedLander

andLander’sbasketballprogram.Hewasaspecialindividual.” SteveGrogan,Lander’sassistantathleticdirectorandmanageroftheJeffMayComplex,describedBushas“agoodguy.”Grogan,a1980Landergraduate,andBushwereamongthestudentswhosharedasuiteattheBrooksideresidencehall.Grogansaid,“Healwayshadasmile,hewasalwaysupbeat.” Aftergraduating,BushworkedinthefoodindustryatLander,WoffordCollegeandWesleyCommons.Mostrecently,hewasasubstituteteacherintheEdgefieldCountySchoolDistrict. Survivorsincludehiswife,Doris;motherandstepfather,DaphneandAlvinMurrell;sonsJamesRickyBushIIandJasonBush;brothersTimandWoodyBushandBarryJones;andsister,BonnieSmith.

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Teresa Vanlandingham Nabers ’46,Alexandria,Va.,Nov.14.TeresawasoriginallyfromCamdenandwasretiredfromtheIRS.Survivingaretwosonsandagrandson.Clelle Simmons Armstrong ’47,Pensacola,Fla.,Sept.10.Shewasaretiredteacher.Survivingaretwosons,adaughter,sixgrandchildrenandtwogreat-grandchildren.Martha Ida Bryan ’49,Darlington,Aug.14.Shewasahomeeconomicsteacher.Survivingishersister.Martha Gravely “Mot” Willis ’50,Clemson,Aug.18.ShewasanelementaryschoolteacherandamemberofClemsonUnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingareherhusband,twosons,twodaughters,ninegrandchildrenandtwogreat-grandchildren.Catherine Harter McAllister ’52,MountCarmel,Nov.2.Catherinetaughtelementaryschoolandhelpedbuildthefamilyfurniturestore.Survivingarethreesons,twodaughters,sixgrandchildrenandonegreat-grandchild.Cecil Carroll Covil ’58,Greenwood,Jan.21.CecilwastheownerofCecilCovilPlumbing,ElectricalandHVAC,andaU.S.NavyVeteran.Survivingarehiswife,fourdaughters,10grand-childrenand10great-grandchildren.Doris Matthews Gattuso ’58,Charleston,Sept.5.Doriswasaschoolteacherforover40years.Sur-vivingareason,twobrothersandthreesisters.Henrietta Bowers ’65,NinetySix,Dec.30.Hen-riettawasanelementaryschoolteacherandtaughtmusic.Survivingaremanynephewsandnieces.Pamela Overby Potter ’67,MoncksCorner,Oct.31.ShewasamemberofMoncksCornerUnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingareherhusband,ason,adaughterandasister.Allen M. Roy ’67,Summerville,Aug.22.AllenwasahumanresourcemanagerwithGreenwoodMills.Survivingarehiswife,threesons,adaughterandsixgrandchildren.Charles E. Todd ’69,Greenwood,Oct.17.CharleswasretiredandwasamemberofCallieSelfMemorialBaptistChurch.Survivingareason,twostepsons,adaughter,twostepdaughters,18grandchildren,twogreat-grandchildrenandfourbrothers.Bruce Brown Young ’71,McCormick,Jan.15.HewasaU.S.ArmyVeteranandtheownerofYoung’sOutdoorSupply.Survivingaretwosonsandfourgrandchildren.Rita Winecoff Jackson ’72,WareShoals,Oct.18.RitawasaretirednursewithSelfRegionalHealthcareandamemberofWareShoalsFirstPresbyterianChurch.Survivingareadaughterandagranddaughter.

Jimmie Land Fowler ’76,Starr,Jan.9.JimmywasretiredfromtheS.C.StateDepartmentofEduca-tionandwasamemberofStarrBaptistChurch.Survivingarehiswife,twodaughters,fourgrand-childrenandtwobrothers.John Michael Gardner ’76,Greenwood,Aug.30.HewasamemberofWestminsterPresbyterianChurch.Survivingarehiswife,twosons,twograndchildren,father,brotherandthreesisters.Susan Marie Graydon ’77,HickoryTavern,Jan.9.SusanwasaregisterednursewiththeVAHospitalinAugusta,Ga.Survivingarehermother,asister,anephewandaniece.Richard James Baldauf ’79,Columbia,Dec.11.RichardwasaU.S.NavyVeteran.HeworkedforGov.CarrollCampbellandretiredfromtheStateEnergyOffice.Survivingarehiswife,twodaugh-ters,fivebrothersandfoursisters.Stacia Mae Hagen ’84,Abbeville,Oct.22.ShewasretiredfromtheS.C.Dept.ofHealthandEnviron-mentalControl,andshewasamemberofMainSt.UnitedMethodistChurch.Survivingarehermother,asisterandmanycousins.Chris A. Skrivan ’86,Columbia,Nov.24.ChriswasaregionalareamanagerforLinkSnacks.Sur-vivingarehiswife,twodaughters,hismotherandabrother.Stephen P. Kodman ’92,Lexington,Nov.18.StephenwasanassistantsolicitorforAikenCountyandamemberofRadiusChurch.Survivingarehiswife,twosons,onebrotherandthreesisters.Roger Richard Duncan ’93,Pickens,Dec.15.RogerwasaU.S.ArmyVeteranandapartnerinBradshaw,Gordon,ClinkscalesAccountingFirm.Survivingarehiswife,ason,adaughter,hismotherandabrother.Matthew B. Milner ’93,Greenwood,Feb.8.Sur-vivingarehismother,twobrothers,anuncle,twonephewsandaniece.Jeri Nesbeth Roberts ’04,Arlington,Va.,Oct.1.JeriwasacrimeanalystfortheFBIandamemberofEmeraldBaptistChurch.Survivingarehermother,hergrandparents,anuncle,anauntandseveralcousins.

Sympathy ToCarolyn Hughes Murph ’40onthepassingofhersister,Mildred Hughes Briganti ’38,Dec.3.Jo Ellen Roberts Johnson ’60onthepassingofhermother,EllenBatsonRoberts,Sept.9.Jo Ann Miley Purkerson ’60onthepassingofhermother,ElmaGrigsbyMiley,Sept.27.Marshall D. Faulkner ’72onthepassingofhiswife,BonnieFaulkner,Jan.5.Myra Blum Rhodes ’73onthepassingofherdaughter,AmyNorrisTruelove,Feb.13.Deborah Cox Gardner ’78onthepassingofherhusbandandDerek Michael Gardner ’03onthepassingofhisfather,John Michael Gardner ’76,Aug.30.Claude C. Robinson ’79andNicole Doucette Robinson ’85onthepassingoftheirson,ZacharyRobinson,Feb.4.Betsy Shedd White ’81andSally Shedd Garner ’83onthepassingoftheirfather,WilloughbyB.Shedd,Oct.18.Keith M. Polatty ’84onthepassingofhisfather,JosephMillsPolatty,Dec.2.Tina Haskin Bell ’89onthepassingofhermother,EmilieFosterHaskin,Sept.24.Julie Reichardt Bailey ’97onthepassingofherhusband,Tara Bailey Rice ’93 onthepassingofherfather,andGreg A. Rice ’98onthepassingofhisfather-in-law,EddieWayneBailey,Oct.31.Caroline Roberts Nave ’03onthepassingofhermother-in-law,IreneEstesNave,Sept.22.Madison Elizabeth Bull ’11onthepassingofhergrandmother,Sara Watkins Bull ’42,Jan.11.

Faculty/StaffFormeraccountinginstructorMarionGainesSaulsburypassedawayJan.8.MariontaughtatLanderfrom1981to1987.FormerPublicSafetyOfficerJeffreyScottWoodhurstpassedawaySept.30.SympathytoLanderPresidentDr.DanielBallonthepassingofhismother,AnnaMayValhovichBall,Oct.3.SympathytoMaryMcDanielonthepassingofhermother,ArlineJenningsWilkie,Sept.25.MaryisdirectorofLanderUniversityProcurementandRetailServices.SympathytoMargaretPilgrimonthepassingofherhusband,RonaldD.Pilgrim,May30,2011.MargaretworksinLanderProcurementServices.SympathytoCathyRobertsonthepassingofherdaughter,Jeri Nesbeth Roberts ’04,Oct.1.CathyworksinLanderInformationTechnologyServices.

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FallcommencementhadspecialmeaningforLandernursingstudentsCapt.ThomasFunderburkandStaffSgt.MatthewScruggs.InadditiontoreceivingtheirdegreesfromLander’sWilliamPrestonTurnerDepartmentofNursing,theyalsometface-to-facewithBrig.Gen.DarleneM.Goff,oftheSouthCaro-linaArmyNationalGuard(SCARNG),whoisalsoaLandergraduate. Goff,FunderburkandScruggsspentafewminuteschattingbeforethegraduationceremoniesbegan,andshepresentedthemspecialcoinscommemoratingherpromotiontobrigadiergeneralin2010.SheisthefirstfemalegeneralofficerinSCARNGhistoryand,asAssistantAdjutantGeneralandViceChiefoftheJointStaff,sheisalsotheorganization’shighest-rankingwoman. Goff,whograduatedfromLanderin1978withasociologydegree,deliveredthecommencementaddressandreceivedanhon-oraryDoctorofSciencedegree. Funderburk,50,aGreenwoodnativewhonowlivesinIrmo,beganhismilitarycareerin1979asaU.S.AirForcesecurityspecialist.Fornineyears,hewasahelicoptercrewchiefwiththe151stAttackAvia-tionBattalionandservedwiththatunitinKosovoin2003. CommissionedintheU.S.ArmyReservein2006,heisassigned

tothe5010thArmyHospitalatFt.Gordon,inAugusta,Ga.,andservesasmaintenanceofficerfortheHome-

landDefenseteam. FunderburkcompletedLander’sRNtoBSNoption,whichenablesregisterednursestoreceiveafour-yearnursingdegree.

Heandhiswife,Sharon,whocelebratedtheir13thweddinganniversarylastyear,havetwochildrenand

twograndchildren.Funderburkhas24yearsofmilitaryserviceandsaidheplanstostayintheArmyuntilage60and

beyondifheiseligible. LikeFunderburk,ScruggscompletedLander’sRNtoBSNoptionbut,unlikehisclassmate,heelectedtobedischargedfromthemili-taryinJanuary.HeisworkingfulltimeatAbbevilleNursingHomeandisalsoenrolledinanonlineprogramleadingtoamaster’sdegreeinnursing. ScruggsisaveteranoftwotoursinIraq.Whenhereturnedhomefromtheseconddeploymentin2010,heexperiencedsymptomsthatmilitarydoctorsdiagnosedaspost-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD).TheyprescribedmedicationandregularconsultationswithVeteransAdministrationhealthprofessionalstohelpkeephissymptomsundercontrol.ScruggsplanstowriteabookchroniclinghisPTSDexperiences.

The35-year-oldHodgesnativeandhiswife,Ashley,havebeenmarriedformorethanfouryears.In2005,Scruggsandhisfather,Sgt.1stClassFrederickScruggs,weremembersofthesameS.C.ArmyNationalGuardunitanddeployedtoIraqtogether.TheelderScruggshassinceretiredwithnearly40yearsofmilitaryservice. AsforhismeetingwithGoff,Scruggssaid,“Iwashonoredandhumbledtohavehadtheoppor-tunitytomeether.ItisbecauseofinspirationalpeopleandleaderssuchasthegeneralthatIwasgladtohaveservedintheNationalGuardandtobeaLandergraduate.”

Army Reservist Capt. Thomas Funderburk, left, and former S.C. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Scruggs, right, met with Brig. Gen. Darlene M. Goff, Assistant Adjutant General of the SCARNG, prior to commencement ceremonies in December. She presented them special coins commemorating her promotion to brigadier general in 2010.

A Token of AppreciationGeneral Makes Commencement Extra Special

For Two Lander Nursing GraduatesByDaveLorenzatti

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Protecting the FutureGoff Encourages Grads to Face the Future Head-On

ByRussellMartin

Alum returns as honored guestLander president Dr. Daniel Ball, left, welcomes commencement speaker and honorary Doctor of Science degree recipient Brig. Gen. Darlene M. Goff. A 1978 graduate, Goff is the highest-ranking female officer in the South Carolina Army National Guard.

AsBrig.Gen.DarleneM.Goffbeganheraddressto182graduatesatLander’sfallcommencementceremonyinDecember,shesharedalinefromtheuniversity’smis-sionstatement,whichreads,“Educationisaliberatingforcewhichmakesitpossiblefortheindividualtolivealifeofmeaningfulactivity,ofpersonalsatisfaction,andofservicetoothers.” “MyeducationatLanderdidthisforme,”Goffadded. A1978graduate,Goffcontinued,throughtearfulexpression,withasentimentthatwaslikelyracingthroughthemindsofmanygraduates.Shesharedwiththeaudiencethatherparentswereabletofundhereducationdespitehavinglimitedresourcesthemselves,andthathertimeatLanderwas“anamazingexperience”thatpreparedherfortheroadahead.“IthankmyparentsfortheirsacrificeandLanderforprovid-ingtheuniquecombinationofdiversefacultyandpersonalattentionthatstimulateslifelonglearning,”sheadded. Goffwentontodescribethemanyobstaclesnewgraduateswillface.Thetopicsrangedfromnationalsecuritytoeconomicstability.Sheevenremindedstudentsofseveralenvironmentalissuestheworldcouldfaceinthenearfuture.Ofthetopics,Goffexplained,“Thesearecomplexissues,caughtinaglobalweb,thatrequireyourattentionsoonerratherthanlater.” Andofthesolutionstothedescribedissues,Goffsimplyadded,“Thegoodnewsisyou.Youhavefreshmindsborninatech-savvyworld,andyouknowmoreabouttheworldthanmygenerationwhenIgraduated.Youmusttakeactiontoprotectyourfutureandthefutureofgenerationstocome.” Duringtheceremonies,theuniversityalsoconferredanhonoraryDoctorofSciencedegreeonGoff,aSenecanativewhoisthehighest-rankingfemaleofficerintheSouthCarolinaArmyNationalGuard.

Top of her class Christin Moss, of Williamston, finished at the top of her graduating class in December, qualifying her for Lander’s prestigious Thayer Award, presented on behalf of the family of Dr. Henry K. Thayer to the graduating senior achieving the highest scholastic average. A member, captain and eventual assistant coach of Lander’s women’s soccer team, Moss graduated with two degrees, a B.A. in Spanish and a B.S. in exercise science. Pictured at the award ceremony, from left, are: Dr. Leland Nielsen, as-sistant professor of physical education and exercise studies; Christin Moss; Chris Ayer, head women’s soccer coach; Carrie Lucas, instructor of physical education; and Dr. Judi Neufeld, dean of Lander’s College of Education.

The celebration begins Right: While surrounded by friends and family, Lander nursing graduates toss their caps in the air in celebration following the university’s fall com-mencement ceremony.

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1. MAT graduatesDr. Linda Neely, center, chair of the Department of Art and university coordinator of art education programs, congratulates Master of Art in Teaching graduates prior to the commencement ceremony.

2. A sea of blue Commencement speaker Brig. Gen. Goff addresses the group of 182 graduates in Lander’s Finis Horne Arena, as the graduates’ friends and families, as well as university Board of Trustees members and faculty, filled the seats of the arena to watch the ceremony.

3. Waiting patiently Graduates try to contain their excitement as they wait in the gym for the start of the ceremony. Pictured, front row, from left, are: Danielle Nicole Hilton, of Columbia, psychology; and Aubrey Janell Kimzey, of Summerville, psychology. Back row, from left, are: Latrice Shantay Briggs, of Mayesville, psy-chology; and Jennifer Nicole Tumblin, of Laurens, psychology.

4. Thanking faculty Alexzandra Miller, right, of Woodruff, expresses her thanks to one of her faculty members, Dr. Meredith Uttley, following the ceremony. Miller graduated with a sociology degree.

5. Musical goodbyesMusic graduate Tanisha Tolliver, center, is congratu-lated by Department of Music faculty members, from left, Dr. Robert Kelley and Dr. Robert Gardiner.

6. Making education possible After the commencement ceremony, graduates were met and congratulated by many of the loved ones who made their education at Lander a pos-sibility. One such graduate, Heath Smith, center, of Williamston, mass communication and theatre, is pictured with his mom, Cheri Smith, left, and dad, Jerry Smith.

7. You made it Shante Kollock, left, of Bennettsville, sociology, is congratulated by her sister, Jennifer Kollock, follow-ing graduation.

8. Graduates walking Students no longer, graduates line up to exit Horne Arena following the ceremony.

9. A musician to the end Marshall Gagne, of Greenwood, joins the Lander Wind Ensemble for their graduation performance prior to receiving his diploma.

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WiththeCityofGreenwoodlessthanamileaway,it’snotsurprisingthattheworkofLandervisualartsstudentshasturnedupingalleries,restaurantsandotherplacesofbusinessallovertown.AnotherspotwhereitcanbeseenisattheintersectionofMaxwellAvenueandEdge-fieldStreet,whereaLander“artcorner”hasbeenestablished,andwhere,sinceDecem-ber,twopaintedsteelsculptures,byrecentgraduateAnneMcKinneyandseniorAmyWalde,havebeenondisplay.TheartcorneristhejointundertakingofassistantprofessorofartJonHolloway,

whoownsthelot,andassistantprofessorofartDougMcAbee,whoteachessculptureatLander.McAbeesaid,“JonandIhadtalkedaboutthepossibilityofgettingsomepublicartintown.Whenhesuggestedthatweusethesculpturestospruceupthecornerlot,Ijumpedontheidea.”AccordingtoMcAbee,whosaidhehasreceived“atonofpositivefeedbackonthesculptures,”theinauguralexhibitwillendsoon,andanotherexhibitwilltakeitsplace.“Thenewexhibitwillbetheresultofmy‘anthropomorphicflower’project,”hesaid,describingitasanassignmentwhichwillgivehiscurrentstudentsachance“tolearn

theinsandoutsofpublicsculpture.They’lldesignseveralideas,choosetheirbestconceptsandturninapublicartproposal.Thenthey’llspendafewweekscreatingthesculptures.”McAbeehopesthatGreenwood’snew“artcorner”willcontinuetobewell-received.“I’dlikeforthistobeacontinuingcoop-erationbetweentheUptownareaandourvisualartsstudents,”hesaid.AssociateprofessorofartDr.LindaNeely,whochairsLander’sVisualArtsDepart-ment,calledLander“fortunatetohavefac-ultywiththiskindofattitude.”ShepraisedMcAbeeandHollowayfortheireffortsto“connectartiststothecommunity.”

Lander ‘Art Corner’ Makes Successful Debut

Left: Lander graduate Anne McKinney, left; assistant professor of art Jon Holloway; assistant professor of art Doug McAbee and senior art major Amy Walde pose with E.H.H. Walde said she named the sculpture after her recently deceased grandfather.

Far left: The Canary, by Anne McKinney– Photo by Russell Martin

Below: Ali Hammond, a student in Doug McAbee’s advanced sculpture class, holds her “dandelion” sculpture, created in response to McAbee’s “anthropomorphic flower project.” Hammond also created a “tulip” sculpture, pictured, as part of the project. Both sculptures, and many more, will soon be on display at Lander’s new “art corner.” – Photo by Russell Martin

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Nicole RichmondBack at Lander After a Semester in Korea

Nicole Richmond, of Columbia, studied at the University of Incheon in Korea last fall, an experience she describes as “life-changing.” She is the first Lander student to be accepted for a semester at Incheon or any Korean school, and the first to receive a Korean government scholarship, which paid for her travel to and from Incheon, living expenses and other costs. She was the only foreign student in her classes and soon discovered that her classmates were very willing to help with schoolwork and familiarizing her with the campus. “For many of the Koreans, I was the first African-American they had ever met face-to-face. They were fasci-nated by how much we had in common despite our differences.” Three of the many friends Richmond made during her stay are among a group from Incheon who are studying at Lander this semes-ter. One, Wanseo Gu, nicknamed Leo, was her university-assigned buddy at Incheon. She is talking up her experiences to Lander students who might be interested in studying in Korea. Among them is Courtney Priester, a junior political science major, who is scheduled to spend the fall semester at Incheon. Richmond said, “I’m so glad I had this oppor-tunity, and I’d love to go back.”

Lander student Nicole Richmond outside Jung Kwan Ru Hotel on Nami Island in Chuncheon, Korea.

Lander’syear-oldinternationalprogramfocusingoncollegesanduniversitiesinthePacificRimregionhasmanysuccessestoitscredit. TheinitiativeisunderthedirectionofDr.Sung-JaePark,deanofInternationalPro-grams,assistedbyBoyoungRoh,coordinatorofInternationalPrograms. JeffConstant’93,formerStudentActivitiesdirectorandbeforethatanAdmissionsOfficecounselor,wasnameddirectorofInternationalStudentandScholarServices. Landerhassignedagreementswith10Asianschools,openingthedoorforstudentstostudyoneachother’scampuses. FiveareinSouthKorea:Dong-AUniversity;theUniversityofIncheon;KwangwoonUniversity;PusanUniversityofForeignStudies;andYeungnamUniversity. AgreementsareinplacewithfourschoolsinChina:EasternChinaNormalUniver-sity;ShanghaiUniversitySydneySchoolofLanguageandCommerce;HaikouCollegeofEconomics;andShanghaiNormalUniversity. LastJuly,officialsfromRajamangalaUniversityofTechnologyPhraNakhoninBang-kok,Thailand,visitedLandertosignanagreement.LandergraduatesAndrewLoveandWaymonCassellareteachingatRajamangala. Asaresultofthesignings,fourLanderstudentsparticipatedinaninternationalstud-iesprograminKorea.NicoleRichmond,amasscommunicationmajorfromColum-bia,becamethefirstLanderstudenttoreceiveaKoreangovernmentscholarshipforasemesterattheUniversityofIncheon.PoliticalsciencemajorCourtneyPriester,ofSaluda,hasbeenapprovedforthesamescholarshipandwillenrollatIncheonnextfall. SixteenKoreanstudentsfromIncheon,KwangwoonandDong-AcametoLanderforasemesteroronefullyearofstudy. TenstudentsandfacultymemberswillembarkonanAsianSummerStudytourinApril,andeightstudentsandfacultywillheadforThailandinMayasleadersofasum-merEnglishcamp. InJune,25studentsfromtheUniversityofIncheonwilltraveltoLanderforafive-weekAmericanlanguageandculturalinstitute. LanderhasalsohostedtwovisitingscholarsfromShanghaiNormalUniversitytoworkintheofficeofStudentAffairs.Xiaohong“Caddie”Chencompletedafive-monthinternshipinJanuaryand,inFebruary,Wei“Ivy”ZhangarrivedforanassignmentthroughJune. ParksaidtheinternationalprogramalsoassistedtheUpstateSCAllianceandthePartnershipAllianceofGreenwoodarrangevisitstoSouthKoreaandestablishbusinesslinkswithKoreanfirms.

Lander’s Asia InitiativeA Study in International Cooperation

Lander president Daniel Ball and Duangsuda Taechotirote, president of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon in Thailand, sign a memorandum of agreement allowing students from both schools to study on each other’s campuses.

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Study Abroad

Getting A Global EducationBy Dave Lorenzatti

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Lander biology major Karen MacPherson takes time from her studies at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand to take part in a caving adventure at St. Benedict’s Caverns.

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Lander president Daniel Ball and vice president of Academic Affairs Danny McKenzie congratulate students selected for Study Abroad semesters this spring. From left: Kimberly Freeman, of North Charleston; Kayla Anderson, of Bradley; Lauren Carroll, of Greenwood; Ball; Colleen McGhee, of Greenwood, seated; Tylan Stroud, of Blacksburg; Kendall Couch, of Tifton, Ga.; Megan McDonnough, of Rock Hill; Stephen Sanders, of Greenwood; Karen MacPherson, of Simpsonville; Stephen D’Amato, of Duncan; Shawaunna Middleton, of Johns Island; McKenzie; and Tanisha Elder, of Columbia. Not pictured is MacKenzie MacVittie, of Lugoff.– Photo by Russell Martin

Lander’s Largest Group of Students Spend Semester Abroad

Lander Study Abroad students MacKenzie MacVittie and Kayla Anderson visit a landmark in Toledo, Spain. From left: MacVittie; Maggie Swann, of Clark University in Massachusetts; and Anderson.

Thirteen Lander students are spending the Spring 2012 semester at colleges and universities in Spain, Argentina, Italy, England, Chile and New Zealand. Dr. DeWitt Stone Jr., director of the university’s Study Abroad Program, said this is the largest group of Lander students selected for a semester at interna-tional schools.

SixstudentsareattheUniversityofWinchesterinEngland:TanishaElder,apsychologymajorfromColumbia;KimberlyFree-man,ofNorthCharleston,masscommunication;ColleenMcGhee,ofGreenwood,visualarts;ShawaunnaMiddleton,ofJohnsIsland,accounting;StephenSanders,ofGreenwood,English;andTylanStroud,ofBlacksburg,graphicdesign. StephenD’Amato,ofDuncan,anexercisesciencemajor,isen-rolledattheUniversityofTusciainViterbo,Italy. KaylaAnderson,ofBradley,andMacKenzieMacVittie,ofLugoff,arestudyingatTandemInternationalinMadrid.OnherFace-bookpage,Andersonwrote,“Schoolisamazing.Ilookforwardtoeachday.Classesaresmallandteachersarealwayswillingtohelpyou.”MacVittieechoedAnderson,statingenthusiasticallyonherFacebookpage,“It’samazinghere!”SheaddedthatsheislookingforwardtothetimeshehasremaininginMadrid. ThreeotherstudentswithSpanishmajorsorminorsarealsoinLander’sspringStudyAbroadclass.LaurenCarroll,ofGreenwood,isattheUniversityofSevillainSeville,Spain;KendallCouch,of

Tifton,Ga.,isstudyingattheUniversityofBelgranoinBuenosAires,Argentina;andMeganMcDonnough,ofRockHill,isattheUniversityofVinaDelMar,inChile. BiologymajorKarenMacPherson,ofSimpsonville,isattendingtheUniversityofCanterburyinChristchurch,NewZealand.Theschoolismuchlargerthansheisaccustomedto.Shewrites,“Thecampusisconfusing.Itmakesmemissmytinycampusbackhome.”ShealsotellsofgettingafirsthandlookatthewidespreaddamagecausedbyanearthquakethatstruckChristchurchayearago.“IhadheardoftheearthquakebutIdon’tthinkIcompletelygraspedtheideauntilseeingit.” Anderson,Carroll,Couch,Elder,MacVittie,McGhee,Middleton,SandersandStroudareinLander’sHonorsInternationalProgram. ThespringStudyAbroadcontingentraisesto97thenumberofLanderstudentsselectedfortheprogramsince2005whenStonebecamedirector.Ofthattotal,75havespentasemesterabroad,17attendedsummersessions,andfivecompletedtheirstudentteachingrequirementsinEnglandthroughtheUniversityofBrighton. Inall,63studentswereacceptedforsemestersatcollegesanduniversitiesinEngland.TheremainderattendedschoolsinSpain,Germany,France,Scotland,Nicaragua,CostaRica,Guatemala,MexicoandJapan. Thecreditstheyearnabroadapplytowardtheiracademicrequire-mentsatLander. AccordingtoStone’slatestcount,30studentshaveexpressedinterestinStudyAbroadforthesummerorfallsemestersthisyearorspringof2013.

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Focus on JapanCelebrating the History, Culture and Contributions of Japan

Lander hosted a weeklong Focus on Japan celebration last September, show-casing many aspects of Japanese life, and plans are under way for Focus on Germany in October. Dr. Sung-Jae Park, dean of International Programs, said Focus on Japan was the first in a series of annual programs to bring students, scholars and educators from many areas together to learn more about each other’s culture. Takuji Hanatani, the Consul General of Japan in Atlanta, was the keynote speaker. The event included lectures, Japanese tea ceremonies, dance, martial arts and more.

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Opening Ceremony1. Dr. Sung-Jae Park, dean, International Programs, addressed the audience during the opening ceremony for Focus on Japan. At the ceremony, Greenwood Mayor Welborn Adams proclaimed Sept. 19-23, 2011, as Japan Week in Greenwood.

2. Shinji Kataoka, president, Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc., also addressed the crowd during the opening ceremony. Fujifilm co-sponsored Focus on Japan, along with Lander, the City of Greenwood and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

Art Exhibits3. Edwin Symmes, right, and Dr. Linda Neely, chair, Department of Art, discuss artwork at the Shiro Kuma Collection exhibit in Lander’s Monsanto Gallery. The author of Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature, Symmes led a tour of the travel-ing exhibit. – Photo by Jeff Lagrone

4. The Arts Center of Greenwood hosted a Japanese cultural and historical exhibit and an exhibit titled Ink and Clay: An Exploration of the Floating World, pictured. – Photo by Dave Lorenzatti

5. Pictured is one of the many paintings exhibited in Lander’s Monsanto Gallery. – Photo by Jeff Lagrone

Fashion Show6. Following the opening ceremony was a Japanese Fashion Show, during which Lander faculty and students, community members and event organizers modeled traditional Japanese fashions.

7. Pictured, Makenzie Porter, front, and Lucas Kirby were among several volunteer Fashion Show models from Scott’s Ameri-can Martial Arts of Greenwood.

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FOCUS ON JAPANMartial Arts DemonstrationE. S. Moon’s Martial Arts Institute staged a board-breaking demonstration during the Focus on Japan Martial Arts event, which also included a Kyudo demonstration by Aaron Blackwell, 6th-degree black belt in Kyudo, as well as Judo and Aikido demonstrations.

1,000 Paper Cranes9-10. Dr. Josie Ryan, assistant professor of mathematics, displayed 1,000 paper cranes that she folded personally. The cranes were exhibited in Lander’s Larry A. Jackson Library. – Photo 9 by Alex Mezei

Japanese Craft Making11. The Greenwood County Library hosted several events for Focus on Japan, includ-ing a make-and-take session on Japanese crafts. Other events at the Uptown location included a screening of the film Hachi and a Japanese-themed story time. – Photo by Jeff Lagrone

Tea Ceremonies12-13. Reiko Blackwell, a hostess with the Omote Senke Tea School, demonstrated a Japanese tea ceremony for an audience in the university’s Johnston Commons. A tea ceremony demonstration was also hosted by Certified Tea Master William Holt, who has performed over 50 tea ceremonies in Japan.

Calligraphy14. Japanese artist-in-residence Yoshiko Moon demonstrated her artwork during one of her two Calligraphy and Sumi-e: Ink and Brush Painting sessions. – Photo by Megan Price

15-16. During Moon’s demonstrations, Greenwood community members, as well as Lander faculty, staff and students, received hands-on instruction in drawing beautiful lettering with calligraphy. – Photo 16 by Megan Price

Lecture Series17. Business executives discuss Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Panel members were, from left, Clemson profes-sor Yuji Kishimoto; H. Harry Watanabe, board member, JAASC, and member of the Alliance for Business Professional Ser-vices; Takuma Kondo, chair, Japan Affairs Committee of JAASC, and executive vice president, Associated Fuel Pump System Corp.; and Craig Lundgren, CPA, business development executive, Dixon Hughes Goodman. The panel also included Kat-suhiko Ishikawa, not pictured, co-chair of the JAASC board of directors and president, JTEKT Automotive South Carolina Inc.

18. Lander associate professor of chemistry Dr. David Gardner discussed the recent nuclear crisis in Japan. Other lectures cov-ered the topics of Japanese dance, music, philosophy and art.

Closing Ceremony19. The Honorable Takuji Hanatani, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta, delivered the keynote speech at the closing ceremony.

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For Lander’s international students, the transition from their native cultures to the American way of life can sometimes take effort. Differences in language, manners, food, fash-ion and even holidays can lead to culture shock for some.

Ofthe68internationalstudentsstudyingatLanderthisspring,itmightbeassumedthatstudentsfromtheUnitedKingdomwouldhavetheeasiesttimeadjustingtolifeonthissideofthepond.Afterall,theAmericanandBritishpeoplearelongtimeallies,havesimilartasteswhenitcomestopopculture,andshareacommonlanguage.YetBritishstudentsfaceanadjustmentperiod,too.ChrisHobbs,abusinessmanagementandmarketingmajorfromYarm,inNorthYorkshire,oneofsixplayersontheLandermen’ssoccerteamfromBritain,seessomenotabledifferencesin

temperamentbetweenAmericansandhisowncountrymen.“Britishpeople,”hesaid,“arealot

morereserved;Americanstendtobemoreemotionalandpassionate.”EchoingthatsentimentwasteammateMatthewOsmond,anexercisesciencema-jorfromStockton-on-Tees,amarkettowninnortheastEngland.“Backhome,ifyou

sawsomebodyinthestreet,youwouldjustwalkpastthem,buthere,everybodygreets

youandaskshowyouare,whichisveryniceandactuallytooksomegettingusedto.”

MatthewBell,anexercisesciencemajorfromMiddlesbrough,alargetownontheRiverTees,agreed

withOsmond.“Itwasabigchangetocomehereandseeevery-bodychattingawayasiftheyhadknownyouforyears!”ToOsmond,“AmericansseemalotmorerelaxedthanBritishpeople.Theyseemtonotreallyhaveanyworriesandtheyliveataslowerpace.”LewisBlissett,asociologyandcriminaljusticemajorfromLow

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Fell,asuburbofGateshead,identifiedanothertraitofAmericans.HesaidthatAmericans“willcelebrateanythingtheypossiblycan.Ifthere’sanexcuseforadayofcelebration,you’lldoit!”Hobbsbelievesthattherearesignifi-cantdifferences,likewise,betweenwhattheBritishandAmericansfindfunny.Inhisopinion,subtletiesaremorecomicaltotheBritishthantheyaretoAmericans.“Idon’tknowhowtoexplainit,”con-curredBlissett.“Maybewejusthaveadrysenseofhumor.”InBritishEnglish,“fries”are“chips,”“chips”are“crisps,”and“y’all”doesnotexist.Ingeneral,however,thestudentshavelittletroubleunderstandingwhatSouthernerssay.“IgrewupspendingvacationsinFlorida,”saidScottPlayle,abusinessmanagementandmarketingmajorfromDalgetyBay,acoastaltowninFife,Scotland.“SoIguessyoucansayI’musedtoit.”Belladded,“It’snotdifficulttounderstandAmericans;it’sdifficultgettingeveryonetounderstandus.Ithinkwespeakalotquicker,withalotmoreslangwords,sowehavetobeveryclearwhenwetalktosomeoneforthefirsttime,andtheydon’tknowthatwehaveanaccent.”Politically,BritainandAmericahaven’talwaysbeenonthesamepage.Whilethetwoalliesareinbroadagreementwhereforeignpolicyisconcerned,MatthewAtkinson,anexercisesciencemajorfromNewtonAycliffe,inCountyDurham,believesthattherearesomesignificantdiffer-ences,too.Playlenotedthetwocountries’differentapproachestohealthcare.Ingeneral,saidHobbs,AmericanpoliciestendtobemoreconservativethanthoseofBritain.

Oneaspectoflifeinthestatesthatthestudentsapproveofwholeheartedlyistheweather.Bellsaid,“Thesinglebestthingaboutlivinghereisweseeweatherbesideswindandrainwithclouds!”OsmondrememberedaDecemberdaywhenheplayedtennisinshortsandaT-shirt.“ThenextdayISkypedmyparents,andmymotherwaswrappedupinablanket,complainingabouthowcolditwas.”Whenitcomestodiningout,Green-woodofferssomechoicesthestudentsconsiderattractive.Osmond’sfavoriteplacetoeat,hesaid,isMoe’s.“Igeta‘JoeySteakBurrito.’It’sdelicious,andIalsolovethedrinkmachineinthere.”AspecialplaceinBlissett’sheartisreservedforhibachichickenfromFuji,

whosewhitesauce,hesaid“isoutrageouslygood.”Bellsaid,“Whenwegooutasateam,it’susuallytoeitherMig’sorChili’s,sothere’ssomevarietyinwhatwecanorder.Iusuallygetsomesortofpastadish.”Theanimalworldisfilledwithcreaturesthathaveadaptedinallkindsofwaystoachieveabalancewiththeirsurroundings,andBellhasobservedthesamethinginhumans.“IlikehowBritishpeoplebecomemoreAmericanaroundAmericans,andviceversa,”hesaid.“Our

friendsbackinEnglandmakealotoffunwhenwesayanythingAmerican,especiallywordslike‘soccer.’That’stheultimatethingnottosaybackhome!”Hobbs,Osmond,Bell,Blissett,AtkinsonandPlaylespokeposi-tivelyabouttheexperienceoftravelingabroadandexpressedthehopethattheirAmericanclassmateswoulddoso,too.“Learnotherpeople’scultures,”urgedAtkinson.“Ihavebeenfortunatetodoso,anditwasabigeye-openerforme.”Althoughtravelmaybeexpensive,saidBlissett,“It’swellworthit.Youonlyliveonce!”

British students adjust to life in the States

Left: Lander’s British soccer players pause for a photo during a practice at the Jeff May Complex. From left are Matthew Osmond, Chris Hobbs, Matthew Atkinson, Matthew Bell, Scott Playle and Lewis Blissett.

Matthew Atkinson, Chris Hobbs and friends enjoy a laugh during the ice cream social for international students, held last fall.

Matthew Bell and Lewis Blissett fight for possession of the ball during a recent practice session, as Scott Playle looks on.

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Finally, it was Lander’s turn to cut down the nets and board the plane to the NCAA Elite Eight.

TheLadyBearcatsbasketballteamhadbeenclosebefore,reachingtheNCAADivisionIIWomen’sNationalTournamentSweet16ineachoftheprevioustwoseasons. Twoyearsago,FinisHorneArenawasrockingasLanderhostedTusculumCollegeforachancetoreachtheEliteEight,tobeplayedinSt.Joseph,Mo.TheLadyBearcatsbuilta24-8leadinfrontofaraucouscrowd.ButTusculummadeitclosebyhalftime,pulledaheadlateandheldon. ThePioneerscutdownthenets,signifyingtheirclaimtotheSoutheastRegionalchampionship,onLander’shomefloor.TheLadyBearcatsfinished27-4,thebestinprogramhistory.Butthatlosswouldstingforawhile. Lastyear,theLadyBearcatswereintheSweet16again.Theygotofftoa23-0startandwereNo.1inthenationforfourweeksbeforelosing–byonepoint–atsecond-rankedClaytonStateinaFebruaryregular-seasonshowdown. LanderreturnedtoClaytonStatefortheSoutheastRegionalandmettheNo.1LakersintheSweet16.ClaytonpulledawayfromtheLadyBearcats,andwouldgoontowinthenationalchampionship,withthreelopsidedvictoriesinSt.Joseph.

Landerfinishedwithaschool-record29winsagainstonlyfourlosses,withtwoofthosedefeatsatthehandsofthenationalchampion.TheLadyBearcatswerearguablythesecond-bestteaminthenation. ButLanderwentintothe2011-12seasonwithoutDivisionIINationalPlayeroftheYearShannonMcKever,anotherstartingpostplayerTashebaButler,andreserveKatieHupp.AlsogonewasapairofstandoutguardsinNardiaRobbinsandBriannaWebb. ButBrittniJohnson,CiaraLyons,JasmineJudge,MukiaMyrick,KaylynSmallandKeondraBarneswerebackfortheirfourthyears,andtheyhadplentyofexperienceundertheirbelts. TheLadyBearcatsstruggleddownthestretch,losingfouroutoftheirfinaleightgamestoentertheSoutheastRegionalatUSCAikenasaNo.4seed. PreciousElkinshadthegameofherlifewith29pointsand12re-bounds,leadingLandertoafirst-roundwinoverfifth-seedLimestone.Thenextday,No.3seedWingateupsetsecond-seedClaytonState,andLanderwouldfacetop-seedAiken,whobeattheLadyBearcatstwiceduringtheregularseasonandwasundefeatedathome. ButLanderwaseagerforathirdshotatAiken,andtheycameupbig.Downby11earlyinthesecondhalf,LandertooktheleadforgoodonJudge’s3-pointerwith1:28left.Johnsonsealedthevictorywithanother3-pointer.TheLadyBearcatswere61-55winnersandhadadatewithWingateintheSweet16.

Lady Bearcats Make Lander History with Elite Eight Appearance

An Elite Feat

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Tolbert Voted PBC Player of the Year Lander’sDwightTolbert,a6-foot-5-inchwingfromTifton,Ga.,becameoneoftheBearcats’mostdecoratedplayersafterhelpingleadthemen’sbasketballteamtoaturnaroundseasonin2011-12. Tolbert,wholedthePBCandwasfifthnationallywith21.8pointspergame,alsograbbed6.5reboundsperoutingandwasvotedthePeachBeltConferencePlayeroftheYear,astheBearcatspostedan18-9overallrecordandqualifiedforthePBCTournament

forthefirsttimeinthreeyears.TheBearcatswere11-7inconferenceplay.TolbertisthesecondLanderplayertoearnPBCPlayeroftheYearhonors,behindMarshallDibble(1995-96). HerankedthirdinthePBCin3-pointfield-goalpercentage(.427)andwasseventhintheNCAAin3-pointersmadepergame(3.37).Tolberthad18gamesinwhichhescored20ormorepoints,including

sixwith30-pluspoints. Tolbert,whowasnamedathird-teamNCAADivisionIIAll-Amer-icanandtheDaktronicsSoutheastPlayeroftheYear,wasalsoselectedtoplayintheNationalAssociationofBasketballCoaches(NABC)Reese’sDivisionIICollegeAll-Stargame,playedonMarch23attheBankofKentuckyCenteratNorthKentuckyUniversity,inHighlandHeights,Ky. Lander’sseasonendedwithan84-81overtimelosstoColumbusStateinthePBCTournament. InadditiontoTolbert,juniorsDavidPruett,ofSugarHill,Ga.,andCoreyWright,ofHarlem,N.Y.,averaged13.9and13.5points,respectively,andseniorJermelKennedy,ofMalton,Ontario,added10.9pointsandateam-best7.0rebounds.Wright,whowasalsonamedtotheAll-PBCteam,ledtheconferenceinassistspergame(8.1)andrankedthirdinthecountry. Lander,whichwonnineofitsfirst11gamesoftheseason,endedtheseasononahighnote.TheBearcatstriumphedinsixoftheirlasteightgames,includingvictoriesovertwoofthePBC’stopteams,AugustaState(74-72)andUNCPembroke(79-75).

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CoachKevinPedersonsaystheEliteEightinDivisionIIcomparestotheFinalFourinDivisionI.Onceagain,Landerwasonevictoryshyoflayingclaimtobeingoneofthenation’strulyeliteteams. TheLadyBearcatswerenotperfectagainstWingate,buttheireffortswerenothingshortofheroic.Landerwonadoubleovertimethriller,72-67,behindJohnson’s20pointsandSmall’scareer-high19pointsand22rebounds.JohnsonandJudgeplayedtheentire50minutes–40minutesofregulationandtwofive-minuteovertimes.Small,battlingthroughalate-seasoninjury,playedthemostminutesinhercareer. Lander’splayerswerealmosttootiredtoclimbtheladdertocutdownthenets.ButtheysummonedtheenergybecausetheyhadfinallyreachedtheEliteEight. Fivedayslater,theyboardedaplanetoSanAntonio,Texas.TheirhotelwaswithinwalkingdistanceoftheAlamo.Theyledapeprallyatalocalelementaryschoolandtouredthecity’sfamousRiverWalk. Thenitwasgametime,andtheLadyBearcatshadaneight-pointleadwithseven-plusminutesleftinthenationalquarterfinalsagainstRollinsCollege.Buttheycouldn’tsealthedeal,losing66-62.

ThoughtheyleftSanAntoniodisappointedintheshortterm,theteamhasmuchtobeproudofoverthelonghaul.Theseniorclasshadacareerrecordof100-27,including7-4intheNCAATournament.

“Comingintothisseason,wewereawarethatthisteamhadthepotentialtoleaveLanderasthemostsuccessfulteaminthehistoryofourwomen’sbasketballprogram,”Pedersonsaid.“However,atnopointwereweplanningonjudgingthisseason’ssuccessbywinsandlosses. “Fromthebeginningoftheseasontherewasonegoal,andthatwastowinsomethingtangible.Lastyear,wehadaschool-record29wins,andaNo.1nationalranking,butnothingtoshowforitinregardstochampion-ships,”hecontinued. Pedersonsaidtheteamtalkedaboutwin-ningaconferencetitle,conferencetourna-mentchampionshipandaregionchampion-ship.“Forthisgroupofseniors,togettheonethingthathadeludedthemforthreeyears–aregionchampionship–thatwastheperfectclosingchaptertoahighlydecoratedcareer. “Overthelastfiveyears,ourteamhasclaimedtwoPeachBeltConferencetourna-mentchampionships,tworegular-seasonconferencetitles,onedivisiontitleandfiveconsecutiveNCAATournamentappearances,includingtwoSweet16sandoneElite8.”

Head coach Kevin Pederson cuts the net following the Lady Bearcats’ win over Wingate at the NCAA

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Nottingham Leads Lander Volleyball Lander’svolleyballteamswepttwoofthefourregular-seasontournamentsitparticipat-edinduringthe2011season,finishingwitha13-19overallrecord,and3-11inthePeachBeltConference. HeadcoachCarlaDecker,whoamassedanoverall107-87recordinsixyearsandwasnamedPBCCoachoftheYearin2007,resignedthisspringinordertorelocatetoanotherpartofthecountry. AttheMountOliveInvitational,Lander

defeatedNorthGreenville(3-1),FayettevilleState(3-0),ElizabethCityState(3-0)andMountOlive(3-0).IntheLanderCrossoverTournament,theBearcatsdefeatedAugustaState(3-1),CoastalCol-legeofGeorgia(3-0),St.Andrews(3-0)andErskine(3-2). Theeighth-seedBearcatsendedtheseasonatthePeachBeltConfer-enceTournament,wheretheyfelltotop-seededandnationallyrankedArmstrongAtlantic,3-0. LanderwasledbyseniorMagiNottingham,ofIndianapolis,Ind.,whohad886attacksand230kills.FreshmanJessicaRegister,ofSpartan-burg,added932assists,whileMadisonKubal,ofDacula,Ga.,had516digs,andLugoff-nativeHannahDederickhad197killsand53totalblocks. Kubal,ajunior,rankedfourthinthePBCindigswith516,andfifthindigs-per-set(4.69)andserviceaces-per-set(0.33).– By Jacob Lethco

Women’s Soccer Posts 13-Win Season MidwaythroughovertimeinthePeachBeltConferencetournamentsemifinalmatch,theLanderwomen’ssoccerteamclungtohopesofappearinginitsfirst-everconferencecham-pionshipgamewithanNCAAtournamentbidupforgrabs. However,thosehopeswereputonholdasArmstrongAtlanticStateUniversity’sNadimaSkeffscoredfrom15yardsout,givingtheLadyPiratesa3-2victoryenroutetothePBCchampionshiptitle. TheLadyBearcats(13-5-1),whodefeatedFlagler,1-0,inthequarterfinals,jumpedouttoa2-0leadagainstArmstrong,withseniorChristinaBarbour,ofMooresville,N.C.,openingthescoring,andfreshmanKimberlyKessler,ofMoore,extendingLander’sleadwithashotfrom10yardsout.ArmstrongtiedthescorelateinthefirsthalfandeventuallywonwithSkeff ’sovertimegoal.

Lander’s13-winseasonboostedheadcoachChrisAyer’soverallrecordto57-42-5.TheLadyBearcatswereledbyAll-PBCselectionsJamieandDanielleShaw,sistersfromColumbia,alongwithBarbour,andthetriowasalsonamedtotheNSCAAAll-SoutheastRegionalteam. JamieShaw,ajunior,rankedseventhinthePBCingoalsscored(10),whileBarbourwasfourthinpointsscored(27)andninthingoalsscored(9). Thedefense,whichpostedaschool-record11shutouts,wasan-choredbyseniorgoalkeeperChelseaBeetch,whotallied64saves,rankingeighthinthePBC.AnativeofPalmer,Alaska,Beetchposteda13-4record,includingnineshutouts. LanderopeneditsseasonwithwinsoverWingate,CokerandErskinebeforelosingtoArmstrongindoubleovertime,3-2.TheyfollowedwithatietoColumbusStateandshutoutwinsagainstNorthGreen-ville,ClaytonState,MarsHill,GeorgiaCollege,FlaglerandAnderson,beforelosingtoMontevallo,2-1.TheLadyBearcatsclosedtheregularseasonwithlossestoNorthGeorgiaandUNCPembroke.– By Jacob Lethco

Men’s Soccer Reaches PBC Quarterfinals TheLandermen’ssoccerteamappearedintheNSCAATop25ontwodifferentoccasionsduringthe2011campaign,andwasrankedashighasninth,butinjuriestokeyplayersledtoa2-1quarterfinal-roundexittoUNCPembrokeinthePeachBeltConferencetournament. TheBearcatsfinishedtheseason8-7-2overall,and5-2-1inthePBC. In27yearsasLander’sheadcoach,VanTaylorhasanoverall360-149-28record,includingfivestraightNCAAtournamentappearancesfrom2005-2009. TheBearcatswereledbyAll-PBCselectionClementSimonin.ALorient,France,native,thefreshmandefenderwasalsonamedtotheNSCAAAll-SoutheastRegionteam.

BrettJankouskas,aPalmyra,Pa.,native,hadasolidseason,with10goalsandoneas-sistfor21points.ChrisHobbs,aPBCPlayeroftheWeekrecipient,scoredninegoalsandaddedoneassistfor19points.MatthewOsmond,afreshmandefenderfromStockton-on-Tees,England,earnedPBCDefenderoftheWeekhonors. ZachAcree,ofColumbia,addedfourgoalsandfiveassistsfor13points.GoalkeeperScottPlayle,ofFife,Scotland,posteda5-5

record,witha1.48goalsagainstaverage. JankouskasfinishedtheseasonrankedthirdinthePBCwith10goals.Hobbs,fromCleveland,England,finishedtiedforfourthwithninegoals. Duringtheseason,LanderupsetNo.7ClaytonState,1-0,andNo.10Flagler,2-1.– By Jacob Lethco

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hosewhoknewStephenB.DolnycouldtellyouthathelovedLanderUniversityandagreatgameofbaseball.Andnow,hispassionforbothwillbeforeverevident,followingtheuniversity’sofficialopeninganddedicationinFebruaryoftheStephenB.DolnyBase-ballStadium. Throughagenerouscontributiontoheralmamater,Steve’swife,LanderalumnaLindaLathamDolny’69,formerpresidentofPMLAssociatesInc.,securednamingrightstothestadiumasatributetoherhusband,whodiedin2007followingabattlewithcancer. “StevecaredverymuchaboutLanderandhelovedbaseball,”saidLinda,whocurrentlyservesontheuniversity’sBoardofTrustees.“ThefamilythoughtthatnamingthebaseballstadiuminhismemorywouldcombinethosepassionsinawaythathonorshisloveforGreenwood,Landerandthegamethatgavehimsomuchjoy.” HundredsofLanderfans,alumni,faculty,staffandstudentspackedthe950-seatstadium,locatedintheuniversity’snewJeffMayComplex,tocelebratethededicationandwatchtheinauguralgame,versusNewberryCollege.LindaDolny,alongwithmembersofherfamily,werespecialguestsonthefieldfortheceremony,andshethrewthegame’sfirstpitch,alongwithRustyStroupe,coachofLander’sfirstbaseballprogram. “TodayistrulyagreatdayfortheLanderfamilyandtheCityofGreenwood,asweopenthisremarkablefacilitynamedforagreatfriendofthisuniversityandcommunity,Mr.StephenB.Dolny,”saidRayHunt,chairoftheLanderBoardofTrustees. LanderAthleticsdirectorJeffMaysaidthestadiumwill“serveasalastingtributetoadistinguishedgentleman,anoutstandingGreen-

woodcitizenandagreatfanofLanderbaseball.” SteveDolnytookontheroleofseniorassociatewithPMLAssociatesfollowinga37-yearcareerwithGeneralElectricCom-pany,whereheservedasmanagerofthecompany’scorporateper-sonnelrelationsorganization.Asought-afterconsultantandspeaker,heco-chairedtheGreenwoodAreaChamberofCommerce’sBridgesLeadershipProgramandheldpositionswiththeS.C.EducationalResourcesFoundation,theChildren’sCenter,theDepartmentofJuvenileJusticeandtheGreenwoodCommunityTheatre. AtLander,DolnyservedontheboardforTheLanderFoundationandwasaformermemberoftheuniversity’sBoardofVisitors. “ThelegacyofSteveDolny,withhisloveforbaseball,LanderandGreenwood,livesoninthismagnificentstadium,”saidLanderpresi-dentDanielBall.“Forgenerationstocome,theLanderUniversityfamilyandfriendswillenjoythegreatgameofbaseballwithmuchexcitementgeneratedinandthroughthisvenue.LanderandGreen-woodthankSteveandLindaformakingthisdreamareality.” LanderBaseballcoachKermitSmithadded,“Itisanincrediblehonortocoachinsuchabeautifulfacility,whilewepaytributetooneofourgreatestfansandsupporters.ThepassionthatSteveDolnyhadforlife,baseballandLanderwillcertainlybeexemplifiedeachtimewetakethefield.”

Play Ball: Lander Dedicates Dolny StadiumBy Megan PricePhotos by Randy Pace

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The Wall That Heals An Emotional Visit to Lander

Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 6. The quiet of the Lander campus is interrupted by the rumble of dozens of motorcycles in a caravan escorting trucks carrying “The Wall That Heals,” a half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

ItwouldbeerectedinthegrassyareaoppositetheOldMainTowerand,forfourdays,TheWallandasmallmuseumwasopentothepublicaroundtheclock,drawingmanyhundredsofvisitorseachday.Theycametoviewthe24panelsinscribedwiththenamesofthemorethan58,200servicemenandwomenwhodiedintheVietnamWar. Manyveteranscametoreminisceabouttheirexperiencesinalong-agowarinadistantplace,wheretheyfoughttheenemyinthejungles,thehighlandsandonotherfieldsofbattle.TheyworeT-shirts,capsandotherapparelproudlydisplayingthenamesandinsigniaoftheirmilitaryunits.Theyshookhands,theyembraced.Theyexchangedwordsofencouragementastheyfoughtbacktearsorweptopenly,rememberingcomrades-in-armswhosenamesarelistedonTheWall.Theyweresoldiers,Marines,airmen,sailorsandcoastguardsmen,manyofthemteenagerswhentheywenttowar,nowintheir50sand60s.

Eachday,visitorsstrolledalongthe250-footlengthofTheWall,stoppingwhentheyspottedthenameofalovedoneorafriend,pausingtotouchtheinscription,tosayaprayer.Someleftflowers,photos,smallAmericanflagsandothermemorabilia. Attheexhibit’sopeningceremony,LanderpresidentDr.DanielBallsaid,“ItwasoncollegecampusesacrossthenationthatthemajorityoftheprotestsoftheVietnamWarwereheld.Itisindeedfittingthattoday,atLander,wepaytributeandgivethankstothosewhoallowedustoprotest,tothosewhogaveusourfreedom,tothosewhoprotectedusandournation,andtothosewhomadetheultimatesacrifice.” ItwasatthesuggestionofCareyBoltJr.,veteransaffairsofficerforGreenwoodandLaurenscounties,thatTheWallwasputondisplayatLandertocoincidewiththe10thanniversaryof9-11.BoltmadethearrangementswiththesupportofSelfRegionalHealthcareinGreenwoodandotherorganizationsassponsors.AnnaCuson,Self ’sseniorinternalauditor,workedwithBoltandorganizedactivi-tiestoaccompanytheLanderexhibit,includingahealthfairandaHallofHeroesceremonyhonoringveteransandfirstresponders.

A photo gallery of The Wall That Heals at Lander is available atwww.lander.edu/features/Vietnam-Memorial.

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1. Motorcycles lead the truck carrying the traveling memorial as it arrives at its location in front of Laura Lander Hall. The rally began in Greenville, where motorcycle clubs joined The Wall for the ride to Greenwood.

2. Carey Bolt Jr., center, veterans affairs officer for Greenwood and Laurens counties, talks with motorcycle club members and veterans after The Wall’s arrival on campus.

3. S.C. Senator Floyd Nicholson addresses the audience during The Wall that Heals opening ceremonies. The event kicked off several days of activities promoting The Wall’s visit to Greenwood.

4. Lander president Daniel Ball, escorted by members of a military honor

guard, places a wreath honoring those whose names are inscribed on The Wall That Heals. – Photo by Dave Lorenzatti

5. The Hall of Heroes celebration, honoring veterans, police, firefighters and other first responders, wrapped up The Wall’s display at Lander. In attendance were U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan, center; Janice Mc-Cord, left, deputy district director for Duncan; and Adam Taylor, Lander vice president for Governmental Relations. – Photo by Megan Price

6. Hall of Heroes keynote speaker Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston Jr., Adjutant General for the S.C. National Guard, addresses the hundreds of people who filled Lander’s amphitheatre for the event, which coincided with the 10th anniversary of 9-11. – Photo by Megan Price

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The Equestrian Center Celebrates:A New Roof, Certifications and a Wedding Lander’sEquestrianCenter,onthegroundsofBurtonCenterinGreenwood,isabouttogetanewlookwiththeinstallationofaroofoverthefootballfield-sizedmainoutdoorarenainMay. DirectorNancyPostonsaidaroofwillallowthearenatobeusedinanykindofweather.SheaddedthatsomeoftheCenter’stherapeuticridingclientsaresensitivetoheat,andtheroofwillshieldthemfromdirectsunlight.Itwillalsoprotectthearenafromrainwater,whichhastobepumpedout,especiallyafterprolongedrainstorms. TherewereseveralexcitingeventsinvolvingLanderequestrianprogramparticipantsin2011.TheNorthAmericanRidingfortheHandicappedAssociationcertifiedPostonandvolunteersMaryStoehrandGinnyWagnerastherapeuticridinginstructors.TheywillassisttherapeutichorsemanshipcoordinatorBethWoodteachridingskillstoindividualswithdisabilitiesandenabletheprogramtoacceptnewclients. FivemembersofLander’sBearcatTherapeuticRidingTeamcompetedintheDreamRidersInvitationalinLexingtonlastfall,andtheyrodeawaywithatotalofeightribbons. Lander’sEquestrianTeamhosteditssecondannualIntercollegiateHorseShowAssociationeventinNovember,placingsecondondaytwoofthecompetition.EllisonPoston,ofHodges,wasthehighpointindividualrider,with233points.SidneyBroussard,ofTravel-ersRest;JordanMoureau,ofGreenwood;andWhitneyMalcolm,ofColumbia,alsowonfirstplaceribbons. NewYear’sEvewasaspecialoccasionforequestriancoachMaryHughstonasshebecameMaryHughston-Weaver.SheandDr.BrianWeaver,anemergencyroomphysicianinLaurens,weremarriedatFirstBaptistChurchinGreenwoodonDec.31.

Members of Lander’s Bearcat Therapeutic Riding Team show off the eight ribbons they won in competition in Lexington in November. Front, from left: Taylor Hall, Sam Neighbors, Ashley Bond, John Mark McQuown and John Green. Hall, Neighbors, McQuown and Green are from Greenwood; Bond is from Abbeville. Behind them, volunteers Mary Lou Wilson and Albert Bull hold Lander horses Seminole and Jake, who rode in the competition.

College of Education Creates a New Master’s Degree in Teaching and Learning

Anewmaster’sdegreeprograminLander’sCollegeofEducationbeganholdingclassesinJanuary.TheMasterofEducationinTeachingandLearningwithConcentrationsinDiverseLearners,ExerciseandSportsStudies,andInstructionalTechnologyreplacestheMasterofEducationinElementaryEducation,whichhadbeenphasedout. Dr.MichaelMurphy,assistantprofessorofteachereducation,saidthenewprogramrespondstothenationalpushfor“21st-centurylearninginitiatives.” Dr.DavaO’Connor,DepartmentofTeacherEducationchair,saidtwoyearsofresearch,investigationandplanningbythedepartmentindicatedaneedfortheprogramlocally,statewideandbeyond. BarbaraErvin,directorofGraduatePrograms,said,“We’reexcitedaboutthere-sponsetotheprogram.Januaryenrollmentmetourexpectationsandotherpotentialstudentshaveexpressedinterest.”Sheaddedthatthestudentscurrentlyenrolledareineducation-andtraining-relatedoc-cupationsandclassroomteachers. Onetrackpreparescertifiedteacherstoprovidemultimedia-basedlearningthataddressesdiverseclassroompopulations.Thesecondtrackisfornonteacherswho

areworkingorseekingjobsinbusinessesorinstitutionsthatuseabroadrangeoftechnologyfortraining,personaldevelopmentandotherwork-relatedactivities.Bothtracksaredesignedtoteachstudentshowtousethebesttechnologyavailabletocommunicatewithlocal,regionalandglobalcommunities. SixpublicandprivatecollegesanduniversitiesinSouthCarolinaoffersimilarmaster’sprograms,butLander’sprogramisuniquebecauseofthedualtrack.Thecurriculumalsocombinestraditionalon-campusclassroomsessionsandonlinelearning. O’Connorsaidtheprogramalsocreatedafirst-timemaster’sdegreeinLander’sDepartmentofPhysicalEducationandExerciseStudies(PEES),whichispartoftheCollegeofEducation.Sheadded,“ItwilltakePEEStothenextlevelandmakegraduatesmoremarketable.” Formoreinformationabouttheprogramandeligibilityrequirements,calltheDepartmentofTeacherEducationat864-388-8628.Informationisalsoavailableatwww.lander.edu.

Dr. Michael Murphy

Dr. Dava O’Connor

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From the Outfield to Washington’s Inner Circle LanderpoliticalsciencemajorRyanMcNultyisspendinghisspringsemesterasastrategiccommunicationsinternwithTheHeritageFoundationinthenation’scapitalthankstotheWashingtonSemes-terInternshipoftheUniversityofSouthCarolinaHonorsCollege. Theinternship,partofLander’sHonorsInternationalProgram,isapaidpositionand,inadditiontoapaycheck,McNulty

earnscoursecreditswhilegettinganinsider’sviewofthefederalbureaucracy. TheHeritageFoundationisathinktankthatcreatesandpro-motesconservativepublicpolicy. McNulty,aJacksonville,Fla.,native,isanoutfielderonLander’sbaseballteam.Heappliedfortheinternshipafterbeingsidelinedbyaninjury. “TheinternshipisgoingwellandI’mexcitedtobepartofthestaff,”hesaid.“Iamlearningalotaboutjournalism,writingforawebsiteandexploringnewwaystoreachouttopeopleandspreadamessage.” HeisthefifthoffiveLanderstudentswhoappliedandwerese-lectedforWashingtoninternships.Theotherfourare:JeremyBabb,ofNorthAugusta;AndrewWillis,ofWilliston;andTyGroganandConnerLewis,ofGreenwood.

“And the award goes to…” PaulCrutcher,Lander’sbroadcastandemergingmediaspecialist,wastherecipientoftheSecondAnnualMaryFrancesPooleAlstonAwardin2011.CrutcherisalsothemanagerofXLR,Lander’sradiostationandhostofhisowndailyshowonthestation. SouthCarolinaETVpersonalityRowlandP.Alstoncreatedtheawardtohonorhisgrandmother,whograduatedfromLanderin1914.Tobeconsidered,candidatesmustprovidevisibilityfor

LanderthroughoutSouthCarolina,thenationandtheworld. PresidentDanielBallnotedthatCrutcherandXLRmeettherequire-mentsincethestation’sprogrammingisbroad-castonLive365,theInternetradionetwork,andhasanexpansiverangeoflisteners.

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Sacay-Bagwell Wins SCTA Teaching Award LanderprofessoroftheatreMoniqueSacay-Bagwellhasbeennamedthisyear’sOutstandingTheatreEducatorbytheboardoftheSouthCarolinaTheatreAs-sociation(SCTA).TheawardisgivenannuallytotheeducatorwhohasdonethemosttohelptheatrestudentsinSouthCarolina.Sacay-Bagwell’scompetitionincludedtheatre

teachersatschoolslikeClemson,Furman,USCUpstate,USCAikenandWinthrop,hostoftheSCTASecondarySchoolTheatreCollegeAuditions,wheretheawardwasconferred.Duringthe20yearsthatshehastaughtatLander,Sacay-Bagwell’sdirectingandactingskillshaveoftenbeenrecognizedbygroupsoutsidetheuniversity,butneverherteaching.Shecalledthevalida-tionofherteachingprowessbytheSCTA“agreathonor.”

All-Together Club Records Donated to Lander AmissingchapterinLander’shistorycannowberead,thankstoanunexpectedgiftreceivedbytheLarryA.JacksonLibrary. LibrarystaffmembersweretakenbysurprisewhentheywereapproachedbyJonathanFowler,aformeremployeeofWilliamstonPublicLibraryand

custodianofatreasuretroveofdocuments.ThedocumentstellthestoryoftheAll-TogetherClub,formedonOct.28,1915,whenthreewomen’sgroups—theSamuelLanderLyceumAssociation,theWilliamstonCivicLeagueandtheWil-liamstonSchoolImprovementSociety—becameone.Forsometime,theSamuelLanderLyceumAssociationhadservedasthealumnaeassociationforWilliamstonFemaleCol-lege,fromwhichLanderUniversityevolved.TherecordsoftheAll-TogetherClubwereofferedtoLander,accordingtoDr.DavidMash,deanofLibraryServices,becauseitwas“theonlysurvivinginstitutionwithasubstantialtietothatgroup.”TheAll-TogetherClubwasestablishedtostaveoffwhatwasperceivedasadeclininginterestinthegroupsofwhichitwascom-posed,anditachieveditsobjective.Itsmembersmetfor46years,sponsoringlecturesonart,musicandtravel,workingtoimprovethephysicaltownofWilliamston,takingpartinthewomen’ssuffragemovement,establishingtheSamuelLanderMemorialLibraryfortheWilliamstonGradeSchoolin1926,andparticipatinginmanyothercivicdutiesandfunctions.

President Daniel Ball, right, presents the Alston Award to Paul Crutcher.

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allowsFellowstotaketheinitiativeandownershipoftheprogram.“I’mafacilitatorratherthana‘sageonstage,’”headded. Theprogramisdesignedtodevelopqualitiesthatwillmakethestudentsbetterteachersandbetterleaders.Vartaniansaiditisaninvestmentinqualityeducationandhashad“incrediblesuccess”retainingteachers. AccordingtoCERRA,between2000and2006,thestateprogramgraduatedmorethan900TeachingFellows,a75percentcomple-tionrate.Itsaidwhile261graduateshavesatisfiedtherequirementofteachingoneyearforeachyeartheyreceivedscholarships,220ofthemarestillteachinginSouthCarolina.

S.C. Teaching Fellows Program RecognizedFor Its Impressive Achievements Landerisoneof11statecollegesanduniversitiesofferingtheSouthCarolinaTeachingFellowsprogram,winnerofthefirstDickandTunkyRileyWhatWorksSCAwardforhighlyeffectiveinitia-tivestoaccomplishitsmissionofrecruitingtalentedhighschoolseniorsintotheteachingprofession. AvideoproducedbySCETVfocusingonLander’sprogramwasakeypartoftheawardcompetitionentrysubmittedbyTheCenterforEducatorRecruitmentRetentionandAdvancement(CERRA),whichoverseestheprogram. Dr.LeeVartanian,assistantprofessorofteachereducationanddirectorofLander’sTeachingFellowsprogram,saidLanderhas33TeachingFellowsandeachreceivesanannualstatescholarshipofupto$6,000.Inreturn,theyagreetoteachoneyearinSouthCaro-linaforeveryyeartheyreceivedscholarshipassistance. VartanianexplainedthatFellowscompletethesameteachereducationcoursesastheirclassmates,butwithadditionalrequire-mentsfor30hoursofservicelearningeachsemester.Theyhelpwithclassroomandotheractivitiesatlocalschoolsandserveoncom-mitteesdealingwitheducationreformandadvocacy,andschoolandstudentpartnerships.TheyalsoorganizethreeassembliesforTeachingFellowseachsemester. Vartaniansaidtheprogramisunlikearegularclassroomsetting.“WhenIteachotherclasses,I’minchargeandcontrolthenarra-tive.”Asdirector,heoffersguidanceandremainsapresence,buthe

Dr. Lee Vartanian, right, assistant professor of education and director of Lander’s Teaching Fellows program, meets with elementary education major Alison Haynes, of Ninety Six, one of 33 Teaching Fellows in Lander’s Depart-ment of Teacher Education.

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alsoservedasakindergartenteacheratSpringfieldElementaryinGreenwood. CampusRecreationandIntramuralsalsobeganthespringsemesterundernewleadership.TrentM.KlinecomestoLanderfromOhioStateUniversity’sDepartmentofRecreationalSports,wherehehadservedasacompetitivesportsgraduateadministra-tiveassociate,aswellascoordinatorfortheuniversity’sJesseOwensRecreationalCenterandsatelliterecreationfacilities. Klinereceivedbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesineducationfromOhioState.Inadditiontohisrolesatthatuniversity,heservedfor

severalyearsasworkcrewchiefwiththeSpecialOlympicsOhioStateSummerGames. RandyBouknight,vicepresidentforStudentAffairs,said,“ShelbyandTrenthaveexcellentacademicandprofessionalbackgroundsintheareasofstudentactivi-tiesandcampusrecreation.TheybothwillhaveapositiveimpactonthestudentexperienceatLander.”

New Leadership in Student Activities and Recreation Landerrecentlywelcomedaboardtwonewdirectorsinchargeofhelpingstudentsstayactiveandinvolvedoutsideoftheclassroom. ShelbyDominickjoinedLanderinJanu-aryasdirectorofStudentActivities,takingthereinsfromJeffConstant,wholast

AugustwasappointeddirectorofLander’sInternationalStudentandScholarServices.DominickservedasdirectorofDualEnroll-mentatPiedmontTechnicalCollege,whereshehadalsoworkedasanacademicadvisementcoordinatorandenrollmentadviser.Sheearnedabachelor’sdegreeinelementaryeducationandearlychildhoodeducationfromtheCollegeofCharlestonandreceivedamaster’sdegreeincollegestudentaffairsadministrationfromtheUniversityofGeorgia. PriortoPiedmontTech,Dominickworkedasacareerdevelop-mentspecialistwithOglethorpeUniversityinGeorgia.Shehas

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fromChapin,recipientofthePeople’sChoiceaward,sponsoredbyLander’sAcademicSuccessCenter;RayshawnJermeissTrapp,ajuniorearlychildhoodeducation/elementaryeducationmajorfromBlair,sponsoredbytheLanderUniversityPresidentialAmbas-sadors;andKaitlinPaigeStowe,ofGaston,afreshmanmajoringinmasscommunication,sponsoredbyBrooksideResidenceHallBuilding2. TheMissLanderUniversity2012pageantwaspresentedbytheNationalAssociationforMusicEducation.

Simmons Crowned Miss Lander 2012 Talent,beautyandgracewereabundantattheannual“MissLanderUniversity”pageant,heldinJanuaryinLander’sJosephineB.AbneyCulturalCenterAuditorium.Sevenstudentstooktothestagetocompeteforthecrown,andthisyear’spageantincorporatedelementsofMardiGras,drawingonthethemeofLander’s2012Homecomingfestivities. Contestantswerejudgedontheirperformanceinaninterviewsessionandcompetitionsintalent,business/casualwearandformalwear.Capturingthe2012titlewassophomoreChelseyCarolynSimmons,anursingmajorfromGreenwood.SponsoredbyAlphaTauOmegaFraternity,sheperformedajazzroutinetoMichaelJackson’shitsong,The Way You Make Me Feel,ashertalent. JuniorexercisesciencemajorTylerJordanRogers,ofMoore,wasnamedfirst-runner-up.SponsoredbyMinoritiesontheMove,Rog-ersperformedacloggingroutinetoGet Me Bodied byBeyonce.Herperformanceearnedherthepageant’sTalentAward,andshewasalsoaco-recipientofthepageant’sMissCongenialityaward. Second-runner-upwasMiyaraeLeiChellePayton,afreshmanmasscommunicationmajorfromAbbeville.Fortalent,PaytongaveaperformanceofHandsbySarahKay.ShewassponsoredbyLanderalumniMikeandRozalynnGoodwin. Alsocompetingwere:BrittanyTierraRogers,aseniorhealthcaremanagementmajorfromUnion,co-recipientoftheMissConge-nialityaward,sponsoredbyWilliamstonResidenceHallBuilding5;KymberleeReneeByrd,ajuniorhealthcaremanagementmajor

Pictured, from left, are: Miyarae LeiChelle Payton, second-runner-up; Chelsey Carolyn Simmons, Miss Lander University 2012; and Tyler Jordan Rogers, first-runner-up.

Staff Honored for Excellence LanderpresidentDr.DanielBallannouncedtherecipientsoftheuniversity’s12thannualStaffExcellenceAwardsinFebruary:LindaKidd,LanderadministrativeassistantfortheOfficeofUniversityAdvancement;andFrankSells,Lander’ssuperintendentofgroundsmaintenance.SpecialrecognitionwasalsogiventoPerfectaThomp-sonforher25yearsofservicethroughtheuniversity’sDiningServicesandAramark.Theawardsarepresentedannuallytostaffmemberswhoshowoutstandingdedicationtotheirworkandex-emplifythefamilyspiritatLander,andrecipientsarenominatedbyfellowcolleagues.KiddhasbeenwithLandernineyears.Onenomi-natordescribedherbysaying,“Heroutstandingcustomerserviceforstudents,faculty,staffandalumniissecondtonone.”Sells,whohasbeenatLanderforsixyears,wasdescribedas“alwayslookingforwaystomakeourcampuslookevenbetter.”OfThompson,Ballsaid,“ShehascateredeveryeventthatinvolvedauniversitypresidentsinceDr.LarryJackson.Everyyear,returningstudentsstopbytosayhitoher.”

Pictured, from left, are: Frank Sells, Lander’s superintendent of grounds maintenance; Linda Kidd, Lander administrative assistant for the Office of University Advancement; Perfecta Thompson, of Lander Dining Services; and Lander president Dr. Daniel Ball.

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Carme Riera: Mujer moderna, feminist, detectivesca e imaginative

By Dr. Osvaldo ParrillaPublished by Alexandria Library, Miami

In his second book, Parrilla provides a collec-tion of critical essays submitted by Spanish colleagues who are fascinated by Carme Riera’s writing style. The participants in this project touch on different themes present in the work of Carme Riera, such as the develop-ment of the role of modern female charac-ters; the mixture of reality and unreality; the

question of a character in one of Riera’s novels being a feminist or a lesbian; and the detective metaphysics in another novel.

Environmental Evasion: The Literary, Critical, and Cultural Politics of “Nature’s Nation”

By Dr. Lloyd WillisPublished by State University of New York Press

How do we reconcile the abstract rever-ence for the natural world central to American literary history, beginning with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature, with more than a century and a half of widespread environmental destruction? Environmen-tal Evasion examines the environmental implications of literary and cultural pro-ductions by writers from James Fenimore

Cooper and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Willa Cather, John Stein-beck, Ernest Hemingway and Zora Neale Hurston. Willis provocatively argues that the environmentalist outlooks of Cooper and Longfellow were eclipsed by Emerson’s abstract, imperialist vision of nature. He demonstrates how many 20th-century American writers have taken the Emersonian approach, participating in a silent but powerful form of evasive environmental politics in the ways in which they write about the natural world.

An Introduction to Physical Science

By Dr. Jerry Wilson, co-authorPublished by Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning

In its 13th edition, An Introduction to Physics presents a survey of the physical sciences – physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology and geology – for nonscience majors. Wilson has been working on the textbook since 1968, when he was a graduate student at Ohio University. Since then he has

written or updated every section of the book at one time or another. Wilson’s co-authors are James T. Shipman and Charles A. Higgins Jr.

Each year, members of the Lander faculty write books, book chapters and articles, and they present research and exhibit their artwork across the United States and abroad. They accomplish these tasks while also spending a large portion of their time sculpting young minds in and out of the classroom. This section highlights several recent books by Lander faculty. For information on other faculty accomplishments and publications, visit www.lander.edu/goto/faculty.

Decision-Making in the Absence of Certainty: A Study in the Context of Technology and the Construction of the 21st Century Academic Library

By Dr. David MashPublished by Association of College & Research Libraries

Decision-Making in the Absence of Certainty is an in-depth study of the often surprising decision-making process at five American universities that built new libraries at the dawn of the 21st century. Their collective decision to invest many millions of dollars in technology and physical space is a testa-

ment to their perceptive commitment to a vision that the very best for students and faculty is a library where both technology and the physical space are well-designed. Readers will gain personal and professional insights that expand to any setting where high-stakes decision-making is combined with ambiguity and complexity.

The Involvement of State Governments in US Foreign Relations

By Dr. Samuel Lucas McMillanPublished by Palgrave Macmillan

Offering conclusions for improving intergovernmental relations, determin-ing international economic development strategies, and showing how many subna-tional governments are involved in world politics, McMillan’s book examines how U.S. states and governors connect to American foreign relations, tracing activities that be-

gan in the 1950s and have expanded with globalization. Chapters explain governors’ foreign relations activities in political, economic and defense contexts and how U.S. states compete in the global economy. The book analyzes U.S. states’ abilities to attract foreign investment and promote exports, making use of statistical analysis and personal interviews with state officials in the United States and those posted abroad.

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Your Gift Matters! LanderUniversityhasmanydifferentstudentsfrommanydifferentbackgrounds,butonethingthattiesusalltogetheristhecampusatmosphere.AllgiftstoLandermakeadifference,andwerelyonouralumni,parentsandfriendstohelpensurethisuniqueLanderUniversityexperiencecontinues.

Youcanchoosetheareasyouarepassionateabout;yourgiftcouldgotowardscholarshipsfordeservingstudents,supportforfaculty,orevenprovidingassis-tanceforacademic,culturalandathleticendeavors.

Think$25or$50can’tmakeadifference?Thinkagain.Thisyearweareencourag-ingyoutomakethedifferencebysupportingLanderUniversitythroughagifttotheLanderLoyaltyFund.

TheLanderLoyaltyFundseekstobuildstrongrelationshipswithLanderalumni,parentsandfriends,encouragingtheirsupportofLanderandeducatingthemabouttheimportanceofannualgiving.ItisthatsupportthathelpssustainLander’straditionofandcommitmenttoexcellenceinlearning.

Throughtheendofthisfiscalyear( June30,2012),wewillrecognizeallgiftstotheLanderLoyaltyFundof$50ormorebyplacingyournameonadonorrecognitionwall.Giftsmaybemadeinhonorormemoryofspecialpeopleinyourlives.

WehaveselectedtheJeffMayComplexasthelocationforthedonorrecognitionwall.Inthedecadestocome,thousandsofBearcatfansandvisitorswillseethewallastheyattendbaseball,softball,soccer,tennis,orotherathleticorculturaleventsatthestate-of-the-artcomplex.Thedonorwallwillbeaplaceofpride–wherealumniandfriendswillseetheirnamesanddonorswillfeelgreataboutbeingrecognizedfortheirgenerosity.

Whileweaskforyoursupport,wealsothankthosewhohavecontributedtoLander.YoursupportisthereasonwecancelebratesomanywonderfulachievementsbyLanderstudentsandfaculty.

BymakingagifttotheLanderLoyaltyFund,youaredoingmuchmorethanjustdonatingafewdollars.

You are making a difference!

Ralph PattersonVice President for University Advancement andExecutive Director for The Lander [email protected]

Lander Loyalty Fund Donor Wallat the Jeff May Complex

How Can You Make A Difference?

To celebrate the opening of the new Jeff May Complex, any Lander alumni or friends who make a gift of $50 or more this fiscal year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012) will have their names placed on a permanent donor wall at the Jeff May Complex, courtesy of The Lander Foundation.

Lander alumni – your friends – will see your name on the donor wall and know that you have made a difference at Lander. Your gift may go to help with scholarships, academic programs, the Jeff May Complex, the Eques-trian Center or the Bearcat Club, or it may be unrestricted.

How do I give?

Simply mail your gift payment information to The Lander Foundation using the provided envelope, or you may give online. You may also set up a monthly draft from your credit card or checking account, or even include Lander in your will or estate planning.

All contributions are tax-deductible. For details about giving, contact Ralph Patterson at The Lander Foundation at 864-388-8350.

Give to the Bearcat Club this fiscal year and seeYOUR NAME HERE.

Give to the Lander Loyalty Fund

this fiscal year and seeYOUR NAME HEREon the Loyalty Fund

Donor Wall.

Give to the Lander Loyalty Fund

this fiscal year and seeYOUR NAME HEREon the Loyalty Fund

Donor Wall.

Give to the Bearcat Club this fiscal year and seeYOUR NAME HERE.

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GeorgeBoedeckerJr.,thefounderandcreativeforcebehindtheCrocsfootwearcompany,alsofoundedandchairsaphilanthropicorganizationinhisnamewhoseimpactisfeltinmanypartsoftheU.S.andaroundtheworld.Educationisitsprimaryfocus.BoedeckerwasrecentlymadeawareofLanderand,becausehelikedwhathewastoldabouttheuniversity,hehas

establishedtwoendowedscholarshipsthatwillbeawardedannually. Thescholarships,fundedbyTheBoedeckerFoundationinBoulder,Colo.,willbeawardedtoonefemaleandonemalevarsityathletewhoaremajoringinbusiness. “Boe,”asheisknowntohisfriendsandbusinessassociates,saidhewasnotfamiliarwithLanderbuthehasbeenfriendsformanyyearswithRalphPatterson,Lander’svicepresidentforUniversityAdvancement.PattersonwasBoedecker’sjuniorvarsitybasketballcoachatFairviewHighSchoolinBoulder,wherePattersongrewup. Boedeckerlefthomewhenhewas15yearsold.Hesaid,“RalphandotherswerecharitabletomeafterIlefthome.”Headded,“Ralph’sagoodmanandhispassionaboutthedecisiveimpacthighereducationcanhaveonyoungadultsatLanderisimpressive.” Pattersonsaid,“WhenIthinkofBoe,IthinkofafriendwhohasdonemorewonderfulthingsforotherpeoplethananyoneelseIknow.Boehastrulymadeadifferenceformany,manypeople.”He

added,“IhopewewillgethimtovisitLandersohecanseefirst-handthatwearethankfulforhisgenerosity,andthatweareworthyofhissupport.Butmostly,Icouldn’tbeprouderofBoe.Hehasahugeheart,andheisgivingsomeofhishearttous.Forme,that’sasgoodasitgets.” Dr.DougGrider,deanoftheCollegeofBusinessandPublicAffairs,said,“ItisthistypeofsupportthatenablestheCollegetocontinuetooffereducationalopportunitiestoqualitystudentswholikelywillgoontosuccessfulcareersinbusinessandreturnthefavortoothersinthefuture.Weconsiderthisgiftfromanoutstand-ingentrepreneurtobealeveraginggiftforthefuture,andweareespeciallygratefulforthismeaningfulshowofsupportforLanderandtheCollegeofBusiness.” Boedecker’sphilanthropicendeavorsbeganwhenhewentintobusinessforhimselfatage23,givingawayleftoverfoodtotheneedyfromrestaurantsheownedormanaged.HefoundedTheBoedeckerFoundationin2009.Itsmissionisto“providecriticalresourcestononprofitorganizationsthatinspirepositivechangewithindiversecommunitiesaroundtheworld.”Itbelievestheimportanceofeducationintoday’sglobaleconomyisatacriticalstage.Theorganizationsaideducationprovidesindividualswithasolidplatforminordertoseekbetteropportunitiesandsignificantlycontributetothesuccessandgrowthoftheircommunities. Morethan50nonprofitshavereceivedfinancialassistancefromBoedecker’smultimilliondollarfoundation.Itsthreemajorrecipientsare:TheQFund,whichsupportsaschoolinZambia,

Africa,offeringeducationtoimpoverishedchildrenfrompreschoolthrough9thgrade;YouthOpportunitiesInc.,inLaPaz,Mexico,anonprofitorganizationoperatingacommunitycenterimprovingthequalityoflifeforover4,000underservedchildrenandtheirfamilies;andgrantsthatsupportTheFamilyLearningCenterinBoulder,Colo.,whichofferseduca-tionalopportunitiestoentirefamiliesinneedbyinstillingeducationalvalues,self-relianceandcommunityinvolvement. Atage50,Boedeckerisretiredbuthasanumberofpursuits,inadditiontothefounda-tion,thatkeephimbusy.OneofthemishispositionasvolunteerassistantbasketballcoachatFt.LewisCollege,aDivisionIIschoolinDu-rango,Colo.TheheadcoachisBobHofman,hisformerhighschoolcoachandmentor. Boedecker’sthreegrownchildren,Brianna,SophiaandBarron,havefollowedhisexampleandareinvolvedincharitableactivities.Hesaid,“Igavethemthespiritofgiving.”

‘Boe’ Liked What He Heard About Lander

George Boedecker, center, hands out pencils at the Chimoza Community School in Zambia, oper-ated by The Q Fund with support from The Boedecker Foundation. – Photo by Kevin Kew

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The Eula Caudle Bracknell Scholarship ThefamilyofEulaCaudleBracknell’37hasestablishedascholarshipinhermemorythatwillbeawardedtotwoLanderstudentseachsemester.Bracknell,whowasborninAndersonandraisedinMcCormick,diedlastNovemberattheageof94. ShegraduatedfromLanderwithadegreeinpiano.Formorethansevendecades,shepursuedaloveofmusicthatsheacquiredwhileinthethird

gradewhenshebegantakingpianolessons. Formostofherlife,shewasthepianistatPlumBranchBaptistChurchinPlumBranch,wheresheaccompaniedherhusbandof63years,soloistBillBracknell.Shewantedtoretireafter50years,butthecongregationwasreluctanttoletherstepdown,soshecontin-uedtoplayatservicesforanother19years. Inadditiontohermusic,shewasactiveincivicaffairsaspresidentoftheMcCormickCountyCouncilofFarmWomen,afoundingmemberoftheMcCormickGardenClubandamemberoftheMcCormickArtsCouncilattheKeturah(MACK).ShewasalsoahospitalvolunteerandpresidentofthePTA. Sheissurvivedbyherchildren:LouiseBracknell,ofPlumBranch;JudithWorkman,ofSpartanburg;JohnBracknellandwifeHolly,amemberofLander’sBoardofTrustees,ofGreenwood;sevengrand-childrenandsixgreat-grandchildren. RalphPatterson,vicepresidentofUniversityAdvancement,thankedtheBracknellfamilyforcreatingascholarshipasalastingtributetohermemory.

Scholarship Honors a Spirit of Selflessness LanderstudentTyGrogansaidhisfather,James,was“aprettyselflessguywholikedtohelpthoseinneed.”JamesGrogan,awelderwithaGreenwoodsigncompanyandanavidhunter,diedlastJulyattheageof50afterbattlingcancer.Hisfamilydecidedtohonorhisgener-ositybyestablishingtheJamesMickeyGroganScholarshipinhismemory. TyGrogansaidthescholarshipwill

beawardedtoafirst-generationLandercollegestudentmajoringinpoliticalsciencewhoneedsfinancialassistance.Grogan,asenior,isalsoapoliticalsciencemajor. TheelderGroganwouldbepleasedtoknowthatthefirstrecipi-entofthescholarshipinhisnameisLandersophomoreKierraBrown,ofNorthCharleston,whoisverygratefulfortheaward. Brown,apoliticalsciencemajor,saidshehasnotreceivedmuch

financialaidandworksasapart-timestoreclerktohelppayhercollegeex-penses.ShesaidtheGroganscholarshipwillallowhertoreducethenumberofhourssheworksandspendmoretimeonherstudies. “LanderisthankfulforthisspecialgiftthatrecognizesMr.Groganforallofhisgoodworks,”saidRalphPatterson,vicepresidentforUniversityAdvancement.

Your Gift Matters!Information on contributing to or establish-ing a scholarship is available by contacting Lander’s Office of University Advancement at 864-388-8350.

Give online at www.lander.edu/loyaltyfundNew endeavors at Lander University are transforming our campus and expanding academic and athletic opportunities for our students. With numerous giving and naming oppor-tunities available, you can be a part of this exciting trans-formation. Visit www.lander.edu/loyaltyfund to give or get additional information.

James Grogan

Kierra Brown

Scholarship Options: Endowed vs. FundedWhat is an Endowed Scholarship? A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship at Lander University. The “corpus” is invested and a portion of the interest earned each year is awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholar-ship. Thus, the endowed gift remains part of The Lander Foun-dation’s endowment in perpetuity.

A Funded Scholarship may be established with any gift amount. If a donor would like to give, as an example, $500 each year, the gift of $500 will be awarded to a student recipient in the form of a scholarship. To continue the scholarship, the donor will need to “fund” the scholarship each year.

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The Sylvia Brooks Grubb Scholarship OneofLander’s“flagshipdepartments”recentlybecamethebeneficiaryofanewendowedscholarship,theSylviaBrooksGrubbNursingScholarship. Grubb,amemberofthefirstclassofnursestograduatefromLander,in1959,establishedthescholarshiptohelpanursingstu-dentshowingfinancialneed.Thescholarshipisrenewable,aslongasthestudentisingoodacademicstanding.Grubbenjoyedalong,distinguishedcareer.From1967untilherretirementin2003,sheworkedasaschoolnurseforRichlandCountySchoolDistrict1.From1974until1999,shealsoservedascoordinatorofhealthservices.Duringhertenure,Grubbestablishedanaggressivehealthscreen-ingprogramforchildrenthatincludedscreeningforvision,hearinganddentalproblems.District1wasthefirstschooldistrictinthestatetoscreenadolescentstudentsforscoliosis,andthefirsttoofferafreedentalclinic.Shesaid,“Themostimportantpartoftheprogramwasfindingserviceswithinthecommunityfortreatmentandfollow-upcareforstudentsunabletoaffordservices.”WhenshebecamecoordinatorofhealthservicesforDistrict1,fivenursesserved48schools.Bythetimesheretired,everyschoolinthedistricthadaregisterednurse.Grubb’saccomplishmentsdidnotgounnoticed.In1999,shewasnamedSouthCarolinaSchoolNurseoftheYear.“Ihadawonderfulnursingcareer,”shesaid.“Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.”ShecreditedLanderwithgivingherthefoundationsheneededto

succeed.ShecalledJanieHardwicke,DoraMcNeilSandhuandShir-leyGordon,whoconstitutedtheentirenursingfacultyatthetime,“exceptionalteachers.Theytookapersonalinterestineachstudent.”Grubb’sscholarshipcreationwasalsoinspiredbytheSelfFounda-tionScholarshipthatsheherselfreceived.Shecalledit“very,veryhelpful.” AssociateprofessorofnursingDr.RobbieSouth,whochairstheDepartmentofNursing,said,“Landerhasaproudheritageofedu-catingnursesforover50years,andtheSylviaBrooksGrubbNursingScholarshipisespeciallysignificant,sinceitwasestablishedbyMs.Grubb,oneofourgraduatesfromthefirstnursingclass.” RalphPatterson,vicepresidentforUniversityAdvancement,thankedGrubb“forsteppingforwardanddoingthisforLander.She’llimpactLanderstudentsforever,whichisawonderfulgift.”

Curry’s Service to Lander Remembered

R.BoykinCurry,alongtimeboardmemberwithTheLanderFoundationandaLanderbenefactor,passedawayinMarch.Hewas96. A1937graduateofFurmanUniver-sity,CurryservedinWorldWarIIwiththeU.S.Navy.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoGreenwoodtoworkinthefamilybusiness,CitizensTrustCompany. Currywasactiveinthedevelopment

ofGreenwoodandservedontheboardsofmanyorganizationsandagencies,includingMutualSavings&Loan,SelfMemorialHospi-tal,GreenwoodHeritageFoundation,theGeneticCenter,HospiceCareofthePiedmontandtheGreenwoodYMCA.TheGreenwoodChambertwiceelectedhimtotheGreenwoodCountyHallofFame,andhewasnamedtheRotaryClub’s“ManoftheYear.” LanderpresidentDanBallsaid,“Fewmenfollowthelegacyleft

bytheirfathersofalifededicatedtocommunityservice.IadmiredBoykinCurryforbeingsuchaman.” Formorethantwodecades,CurryheldleadershiprolesasamemberofTheLanderFoundationBoardofTrustees,andhewascompletinghislatesttermontheboardatthetimeofhisdeath.Inadditiontohisserviceonthefoundationboard,CurrywasamemberofTheSamuelLanderSociety,havingestablishedseveralcharitableremaindertrustsattheuniversity. In2006,LanderawardedCurryanhonorarydoctorateofhumanelettersinrecognitionofhiscontributionstotheuniversityandcom-munity.RalphPatterson,vicepresidentforUniversityAdvancementandexecutivedirectorofTheLanderFoundation,saidCurrywas“avaluedfriendtoLanderandtotheGreenwoodcommunitythathelovedsomuch.” EleanorTeal,whoworkedwithCurryduringhertimeasvicepresidentforUniversityAdvancementandfoundationexecutivedirector,said,“BoykinCurrywasasneartoperfectasanyhumancanbe.Amanofintegrity,hewasintelligent,dependableandgenerous.Hisleadershipandinfluencewillbefeltforgenerationstocome.”

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r. Richard Fox, of Greenwood, retired as professor of biology in 2008 concluding a 31-year career at Lander, but his name is permanently engraved not just on the minds of his former students and fellow faculty members, but now also on the laboratory where he did most of his teaching. Because of the efforts of faculty, staff and students in Lander’s College of Science and Mathematics, Fox’s former lab on the second floor of the Science Building has been named in his honor. He was invited to campus late last year for the unveiling of the bronze plaque, now mounted at the entrance to the lab, whose inscription reads: “The Richard S. Fox Ecology Laboratory. In recognition of his many con-tributions to the field of biology and to the education of hundreds of biologists.” He said the naming was unexpected and added, “I love it. I am very honored.” Biology Department chair Mike Runyan said naming the lab for Fox is an appropriate way to honor him. “He is a great scientist who did a huge amount of work for the university, going out of his way to help students understand concepts and provide them a good learn-ing experience,” he added. Fox’s specialty is invertebrate zoology and it was one of the many courses he taught, along with ecology; limnology, the study of inland waters; comparative anatomy and more. Lander’s first ecolo-gist, he was instrumental in the establishment of the university’s environmental science program. In 1985, he received Lander’s Distinguished Professor Award,

which is given to a faculty member who demonstrates exemplary performance as a classroom teacher and scholar, and for service to the university and beyond. His role in education reaches well be-yond the Lander campus. He maintains a website that is viewed regularly by stu-dents and educators in other states and around the world. Invertebrate Zoology Online is a manual containing original anatomical descriptions of at least 112 species, the result of over 30 years of research by Fox. Fox has also co-authored three books, including the textbook Invertebrate Zool-ogy and Seashore Animals of the Southeast, a field guide to marine invertebrates.

Runyan said Fox’s Internet site and books have given Lander international exposure. For example, he told of conducting an Internet search to find possible course offerings for biology student Karen MacPherson, of Simpsonville. She is attending the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, this spring as part of Lander’s Study Abroad Program. Runyan discovered that Canter-bury recommended one of Fox’s marine biology textbooks. In addition to his contributions as an educator, Fox provides financial assistance to students in the form of a Lander scholarship he created in 2006 in memory of his mother. The Jane Farmer Fox Scholarship is a four-year scholarship awarded to outstanding biol-ogy majors. In an interview on the occasion of his retirement, Fox was asked to cite his greatest satisfaction at Lander. He replied, “Watching and helping very young freshmen develop into intellectually sophisti-cated young scientists.”

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Honoring Rick Fox’s Three Decades at LanderBy Dave Lorenzatti

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Retired Lander biology professor Dr. Richard Fox, center, holds a plaque dedicating his former teaching lab at Lander in his honor. At left, Mike Runyan, chair of the Department of Biology; right, Dr. David Slimmer, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Photos by Russell Martin.

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