CLEMSON – The Clemson Alumni Association has named Jane Duckworth of Atlanta as an Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University.
Duckworth is a member of the President’s Leadership Council; co-chaired the Will to Lead Athletics 
Capital Campaign with her husband, Ed, during the leadership phase; is chair of the Tennis Capital Campaign Committee; and supports the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts and scholarships for the College of Business and Behavioral Science. The Duckworths also donated $500,000 to create the Duckworth Pavilion, an enhancement to the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center and was inducted with her husband into the $1M Cumulative Giving Society at Clemson.
Duckworth graduated from Meredith College and worked as an elementary school teacher in Clemson while her husband, Ed, completed his degree in civil engineering at Clemson. Two of their children, Jeff Duckworth and Leanne Melvin, graduated from Clemson, while son Jim Duckworth attended the University of Mississippi.
Honorary alumni are specially selected by the Alumni Association Honors and Awards Committee for their outstanding service, lifelong devotion and loyalty to Clemson University or the Clemson Alumni Association. To see past honorary alumni or to view the award guidelines, visit the honorary alumni Web page.
Clemson Alumni Association The Clemson Alumni Association, an open-membership, nonprofit organization since its inception in 1896, connects members of the 140,000-strong Clemson Family, inspiring pride, celebrating achievement, providing service and strengthening relationships with Clemson University and with each other.
