Scroll of Honor – James Crisp Akers Salter
Stormy Weather Written by: Kelly Durham When we think about airplane pilots and stormy weather, we often picture disaster in the skies. James Crisp Akers Salter suffered the effects of…
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Scroll of Honor – Charles Henderson Franks
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowRadar Training Written by: Kelly Durham The Allies shifted from defeat and defense to offense and victory in 1942. Midway and North Africa had put the Japanese, Germans, and Italians…
Scroll of Honor – Ralph Alexander Kelley
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowThunderbolt Pilot Written by: Kelly Durham Ralph Alexander Kelley of Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled at Clemson College as a member of the Class of 1946 and attended school during…
Scroll of Honor – Joseph L. Ruzicka, Jr.
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowArts and Science Written by: Kelly Durham Joseph L. Ruzicka, Jr. of North Augusta was a man of both arts and sciences. A chemistry major in the Class of…
Scroll of Honor – Henry Randolph Peebles
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowCarrier Pilot Written by: Kelly Durham When we think of the Navy’s role in World War II, we typically envision Pacific Ocean carrier battles like Coral Sea, Midway and the…
Scroll of Honor – Henry Randolph Peebles
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowFlight from Iwo Jima Written by: Kelly Durham The idea was to capture Iwo Jima, one of the Pacific’s Volcano Islands, in order to prevent the Japanese from continuing to…
Scroll of Honor – Derrell Sevier Jones
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowWhiskey Run Written by: Kelly Durham By mid-April 1945, the Eighth Air Force, America’s strategic bomber armada operating from English airfields, had run out of targets. So effective, so devastating…
Scroll of Honor – Robert Adams Guy
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowCassino The slaughter got so bad that a German soldier carrying a white flag carefully picked his way down the slope among the snow sprinkled rocks. Surrender wasn’t his intent. …
Scroll of Honor – Donald Anthony Callia
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowBirthday Flight Written by: Kelly Durham The mission was supposed to be a routine training flight. That it fell on the pilot’s birthday was a mere coincidence. It turned out…
Scroll of Honor – Harry Burton Goodson, Jr.
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowKamikazi Victim Written by: Kelly Durham Relatively few enrolled in college during the 1930s. Of those who did, fewer still graduated. The academics were rigorous and the economic status of…
Scroll of Honor – Charles Alex Brown
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowBlunting the Bulge Written by: Kelly Durham Charles Alex Brown of Starr spent two years on the Clemson campus. An agriculture major, Brown arrived in 1938 as a member of…
Scroll of Honor – Dock Graham Thomas
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowBall Turret Gunner Written by: Kelly Durham Dock Graham Thomas, Jr. attended Clemson as a freshman during the 1940-1941 academic year. An English major from Greenville, Thomas was a member…
Scroll of Honor – Ivey Connell
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowFrom Blue to Gold Written by: Kelly Durham Mrs. Broadus Connell must have felt both pride and anxiety. Four of her five sons were serving in the armed forces. That…
Scroll of Honor – William Raymond Yongue
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDowNone Sacrificed More Written by: Kelly Durham They arrived at Clemson College when the world was mostly at peace. By the time they graduated, China and most of Europe were…
Scroll of Honor – William Raymond Yongue
/in Scroll of Honor/by Megan McDow“Brown-Water” Soldier Written by: Kelly Durham The Vietnam War recalls images of soldiers and Marines trudging through thick jungles and wading through rice paddies. But, for a small number of…
Mass Communication Policy
/in Marketing Resources, Toolkit/by Megan McDowPurpose: To provide the best possible service to our constituents through strategic communications while at the same time maintaining the confidentiality of the information entrusted to us by our…
Ty Williams
/in Student Alumni Council/by Megan McDowName: Ty Williams Hometown: Cumming, GA Major: Biosystems Engineering Favorite SAC event: Welcome Back Festival Why this is your favorite event: Welcome back festival is the perfect way to excite students…
Ashlea Willis
/in Student Alumni Council/by Megan McDowName: Ashlea Willis Hometown: Greenwood, SC Major: Microbiology Favorite SAC event: Ring Ceremony Why this is your favorite event: I love the meaning behind the Clemson ring! I cry at every…
Caroline Cavendish
/in Student Alumni Council/by Megan McDowName: Caroline Cavendish Hometown: Spartanburg, SC Major: English Favorite SAC event: Senior Week Why this is your favorite event: I love this event because I love a good celebration and…
Stewart Buxton
/in Student Alumni Council/by Megan McDowName: Stewart Buxton Hometown: Columbia, SC Major: Communications Favorite SAC event: Master Teacher Why this is your favorite event: This event celebrates what I believe a Clemson education should always represent….
Tony Melton Awarded Distinguished Public Service Award
/in Distinguished Public Service Award/by Megan McDowAnthony Melton was awarded the Alumni Award for Cooperative Extension Distinguished Public Service in recognition of his unwavering commitment to implementing the mission of Clemson Cooperative Extension to serve the…
2018 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research presented to Emil Alexov
/in Outstanding Research Award/by Megan McDowEmil Alexov, a professor in the department of physics and astronomy, has received the 2018 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research, one of the highest honors for a faculty researcher…
A. Neill Cameron, Jr.
/in Distinguished Service Award/by Megan McDowThe Clemson Alumni Association presented A. Neill Cameron, Jr. of Liberty, South Carolina with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor for a Clemson graduate. “The Distinguished Service Award…
Ann Harvin Whetstone Hunter ’80, M ’82
/in Distinguished Service Award/by Megan McDowThe Clemson Alumni Association presented Ann Harvin Whetstone Hunter of Greenwood, South Carolina with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor for a Clemson graduate. “The Distinguished Service Award…
Anthony L. Mathis ’86
/in Distinguished Service Award/by Megan McDowThe Clemson Alumni Association presented Anthony L. Mathis. of Evendale, Ohio with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor for a Clemson graduate. “The Distinguished Service Award allows us…
William (Bill) C. Smith, Jr. ’82
/in Distinguished Service Award/by Megan McDowThe Clemson Alumni Association presented William (Bill) C. Smith, Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor for a Clemson graduate. “The Distinguished Service…
Michael L. Watt ’84
/in Distinguished Service Award/by Megan McDowThe Clemson Alumni Association presented Michael L. Watt of Kennesaw, Georgia with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor for a Clemson graduate. “The Distinguished Service Award allows us…
Marietta’s Charlotte Cobb named Clemson Alumni Association’s Volunteer of the Year
/in Volunteer of the Year/by Megan McDowCLEMSON, South Carolina — The staff of the Clemson Alumni Association has selected Charlotte Underwood Cobb of Marietta, Georgia, to receive the 2017 Frank Kellers III Volunteer of the Year award. The…
Mark Nicholas Ziats, ’07
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Mark Nicholas Ziats of Dexter, MI as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Joseph Cyrus Semsar, ’09
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Joseph Cyrus Semsar of Washington, DC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Connelly-Anne Bartle Ragley, ’05, M ’08
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Connelly-Anne Bartle Ragley of Columbia, SC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Kevin Michael McKenzie, ’97, M ’01, Ed.D. ’10
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Kevin Michael McKenzie of Chesapeake, VA as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Steven McMillian Hughes ’17
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Steven McMillian Hughes of Columbia, SC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
John Mark Hendrick III, ’08
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized John Mark Hendrick III of Chapin, SC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an…
Adam Thomas Haldeman, ’09
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Adam Thomas Haldeman of Seneca, SC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Capt. Kevin Joseph Fitzsimmons, ’08
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Capt. Kevin Joseph Fitzsimmons of Swansboro, NC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Elizabeth Armstrong Boylan, ’08
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Elizabeth Armstrong Boylan, of Houston, TX as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact…
Suzanne Pickens Alvarez, ’11
/in The Roaring 10/by Megan McDowThe Clemson University Young Alumni Council (YAC) has recognized Suzanne Pickens Alvarez of Charlotte, NC as one of the 2017 “Roaring 10” – young alumni who have made an impact in…
2017 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research presented to Mashrur Chowdhury
/in Outstanding Research Award/by Megan McDowThe Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research was presented to Mashrur Chowdhury, Eugene Douglas Mays Professor of Transportation and professor of civil engineering, automotive engineering and computer science. Chowdhury…