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1 South Carolina State University SCSU Review Summer 2007 Review A publication for alumni, friends, faculty & staff InsideReview SC State Hosts the First 2008 Presidential Primary Debate Thirteen SC State Graduates achieved rank of General James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Endowment

2 D ear Family, Advocates and Friends of South Carolina State University, On behalf of South Carolina State University, I would like to express my gratitude for the support you provide as constituents of this University. Because of your unwavering support, the academic year can only be described as Exceptional and Historic. None of these accomplishments could have been realized without the help and support of our Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni and other constituents. The support the University has received over the years has been unprecedented. So, I say, thank you for giving of your time, resources and support. I am delighted to share with you a few of the many accomplishments that have occurred over the past year as well as the future direction of South Carolina State University. In August 2006, the University opened Phase I of the new student housing and Phase II opened in January In April 2007, SC State acquired University Village through the newly established Real Estate Foundation. With the new student housing and the acquisition of University Village, SC State has upgraded and enhanced over 50% of its student housing to state-ofthe-art, apartment-style living accommodations. In the area of financial reporting, the University submitted its audit information to the Comptroller s General Office on September 27, three days prior to the September 30 th deadline. This is a first for the University. The University also received its second Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. South Carolina State University is only one of five public universities in the state to receive this award. In addition, the University Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. received national coverage in the Chronicle of Higher Education for its Nuclear Engineering Program and its graduation rate. For the second year, the University was ranked, by Washington Monthly, number nine as a national university and number 1 in the nation on Social Mobility. While the forgoing accomplishments were exceptional, hosting the first nationally televised debate of the 2008 election cycle was historic. The coverage which MSNBC provided for the University was immeasurable. From the Evening News with Brian Williams to Hardball with Chris Matthews, to the debate itself, the world was introduced to South Carolina State University. For the coverage period, April 16 to May 7, the Nielsen audience was 119,526,115 and the total calculated publicity value was $4,027,419. For all of us associated with the university, this was a once in a lifetime experience and our time of super bowl exposure. The debate brought together a team of the Democratic Party, state officials, the City of Orangeburg, County of Orangeburg, and many corporate sponsors. This was indeed a team effort, and the thanks go to the University co-chairs, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, volunteers, and particularly, our students, who represented themselves and the University quite well. In its 111-year history, no event has had such a positive impact on the University relative to international exposure, than this debate. While this year was exceptional and historic, the future holds even more promise as we continue to position the University for sustained growth and development in the areas of academics, financial affairs, capital improvement and student services. The recently approved Strategic Plan will guide this effort. In closing, I ask for your continued support as we each work toward an even better University. I again thank all of you for having the University s best interest in mind and at heart. Sincerely, Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. 71, 74 President

3 SCSU Review Magazine is published by University Relations and Marketing P.O. Box 8124 Orangeburg, S.C SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr., 71, 74 President DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Dr. Jackie Epps, 69 Interim Vice President Carl A see, 00 Project Manager Angelia P. Jackson Administrative Coordinator OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Dr. John M. Berry Assistant Vice President/Director of Development Tracy Thomas Data Entry Manager Hazel Irick Administrative Specialist II Alfreda D. Franklin Administrative Specialist II ALUMNI RELATIONS Lillian Adderson, 81 Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Community Relations De Chancela E. Williams, 94 Assistant Director Iva Gardner Reunion Manager UNIVERSITY RELATIONS AND MARKETING Erica S. Prioleau, 00 Director Kay E. Snider Graphics Manager/Layout and Design Jason Darby, 99 Writer/Strategist Kendrick D. Lewis, 03 Graphic Designer/Collegian Adviser Rolondo S. Davis Yearbook Adviser/Collegian Adviser Andrea S. Milford-Williams, 96 Office Manager WSSB 90.3 FM Milton McKissick General Manager Adrienne Clinton, 97 Membership Chief James White Production Assistant Willie Johnson Production Assistant CONTRIBUTORS Jason Darby Herb Frazier Kendrick Lewis The State Newspaper The Times and Democrat Newspaper South Carolina State University SCSU 2007 ReviewSummer Contents 6 A new brand, new state of mind This year, SC State entered its 111th Founders Day weekend with a new branding campaign, a new Web site and a new state of mind. 8 SC State takes international stage In April 2007, SC State served as host to the first U.S. Presidential Primary Debate of the 2008 election cycle in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium. NBC and MSNBC televised the event. 10 Clyburn Endowment preserves SC State history and legacy For Congressman Jim Clyburn, 61, SC State s history not only includes recognizing the achievements of African Americans from the Palmetto State, but also understanding the fierce opposition that was in place to educate the descendants of former slaves at the university s founding. 12 Judge Don Beatty elected to S.C. supreme court S.C. Court of Appeals Judge Donald W. Beatty, 74, has become the only the third African American in South Carolina history to join the state s highest court. 17 Carson enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame Former South Carolina State All-America defensive end Harry Carson, 76, who went on to an outstanding career as a linebacker for the New York Giants, was among six National Football League standouts inducted into the 2006 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 18 Thirteen SC State alumni achieve the rank of General An historic meeting of Army, Air Force and Marine Corps generals who received their undergraduate education at SC State from 1951 through AlumNotes Featuring achievements of SC State University Alumni. 1 3 I

4 National Alumni Association President Patricia B. Lott Dear Alumni, Supporters and Friends, A great thought came to mind as I sat down to write this letter I thought of how many of you actually read my letters! I thank and give appreciation to those of you who have commented on my letters and the content. With this in mind, writing these articles has become a pleasure. Since the last publication of the SCSU Review, the Association has continued forging ahead to move our operation to a higher level. It is with the cooperation of the administrative team, our membership, and the University that we have experienced success in achieving our goals. I feel deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as the President of our Association for a second term, at a time when the University is in transformation. As I reflect on the 82 years of our Association, it has been 82 years of achievements and excellence, while at the same time looking ahead to a future full of promise. With close attention, the growth rate of membership is not at the level it should be. Once again, I solicit your support in increasing our membership. Each member brings a stronger and more productive Association with a louder voice to be heard by all. The membership committee has a tremendous job and needs the assistance of each of us to be successful. Membership in our Association is like Hallmark Cards, We care enough to do our very best. On November 3, 2006, the Association unveiled its inaugural 2007 Calendar of Stellar Alumni. The production of the calendar was an awesome task, and I would like to thank all persons who assisted with the project in any way. Preparation of the 2008 calendar is well under way and will be unveiled Friday, October 26, 2007, Homecoming Weekend. Please plan to purchase your copy and copies for a friend or family member. I look forward to welcoming you on July 26, 2007, to the 18 th National Alumni Association Convention being held in Orangeburg, on our campus. The theme Our University Our Responsibility is so fitting for this year s convention. This weekend getaway promises to be memorable. 1 4 I With Bulldog Love, Patricia B. Lott, 63 South Carolina State University National Alumni Association President

5 Assistant Vice President, Office of Alumni & Community Relations Lillian Adderson D ear alumni and friends, I greet you, singing the praises of Alma Mater, as I express my appreciation to you for your outstanding support of our University. We have had a phenomenal academic year filled with record breaking numbers and historic events. Alumni giving continues to increase, particularly with class reunions. Congratulations to the Golden Class of 1957, who set a new record with their gift of over $122,000 to the University during Alumni Weekend (May 2007). I applaud all classes for donating over $350,000 at the Annual Alumni Honors and Awards Banquet. The class of 1986 is also to be commended for contributing over $21,000 at Homecoming (2006), setting a new record and raising the bar for giving by a young alumni reunion class. Additionally, we have received individual contributions this year from major donors in the amount of $20,000 from Mrs. Gracia Dawson, 37, and the late John Wilson, 58; $30,000 from Dr. Jonas Kennedy, 37, and Mr. Thurman Shuler, 57; and $50,000 from Jamison Pharmacy (Ann Jamison, 56, Dr. Marion Jamison, 55, and son, Mark). We have also received a major gift of $20,000 from an alumni donor from the class of 1961 and a $60,000 gift from an alumni donor in the class of 1947, both wishing to remain anonymous. Overall, Alumni giving is expected to top $1,000,000 for the second time in University history. We are proud of the contributions from all Alumni and solicit your continued support as we prepare for another exciting and prosperous academic year. I encourage your support of and participation in upcoming activities and events to include the National Alumni Convention, July 26-29; Youth Day, October 13; Homecoming, October 27; and Parents Weekend, November 10. Visit the Alumni website for a complete schedule of Alumni activities. The classes of 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2002 will celebrate their class reunions at Homecoming 2007, Alumni Weekend, May 2008, will feature the classes of 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958 (Golden Class) 1963, 1968, 1978 and the Silver Class of As we indulge in the excitement and memory of the 2007 National Democratic Presidential Debate, which spotlighted the University before millions, let us continue to be loyal sons and daughters committed to rallying to the call of Alma Mater. Have a great year and continue to be proud of the name we bear- South Carolina State University. With Bulldog Tenacity, 81 Assistant Vice President Office of Alumni & Community Relations, 1 5 I

6 SC State unveils new brand, new web site, new state of mind Miss SCSU Kirsten Hill and SC State President Andrew Hugine Jr. Carolyn Harris Brown, Class of 54. A new logo revealed. President Hugine flanked by the Boards of Trustees, Visitors, and National Alumni Association, unveils the new brand. This year, South Carolina State entered its 111th Founders Day weekend with a new branding campaign, a new Web site and a new state of mind. The introduction of the SC State s A New State of Mind branding campaign is the culmination of one-and-a-half years of intense internal and external market research, planning and development, said Erica S. Prioleau, director of University Relations & Marketing. The University held a February 23 ceremony in The STATE Room, in which SC State s new logo, slogan and Web site developed in the branding process was revealed to the campus community and the world at-large. Today, I have heard SC State s brand described as modern, easy to recall, forward-looking, and inclusive, said SC State President Andrew Hugine Jr. Since our founding in 1896 we have reinvented ourselves again and again to better educate our students and to improve our service to all the people of our state. This day needs to be a day of unity, of bridging the University s past to its future, of joining together to advance SC State, and of positioning the institution for new growth and a broader, more inclusive, mission. SC State s new brand is symbolic of new relationships, new initiatives, and a renewed sense of urgency in reaching out for a positive future, said Hugine. In the past, the icons used most often for SC State have been the University s Official Seal and the Bulldog mascot. The Official University Seal was designed in 1968 by former art professor Dr. Leo F. Twiggs for the inauguration of then- SC State President M. Maceo Nance Jr. That seal will continue to be used on all official documents of the University. The Bulldog logo will remain the visual centerpiece of all SC State Athletics. All logos both new and old and a guide for their appropriate use are available on the SC State Web site, Our new brand is a forwardlooking design, contemporary, inclusive, and very easy to recall. Employing SC State s official colors, it points to our geographic location, identifies us as a state-assisted institution, and roots us in our POINTS OF EXCELLENCE point number 2 The Class of 1957 broke a record by donating $123,199 to the University, the largest single gift given by a reunion class in the history of SCSU. 1 6 I

7 history, said Prioleau. It is also easily adaptable to any application Internet, television, print, signage, billboards, and other items including SC State apparel, she added. brand for the State of South Carolina s sole public, historically black university was approved by the SC State Board of Trustees in 2005, said Maurice Washington, chairman the Board of Trustees. president of the Division of Institutional Advancement, described as not only attractive, but second-to-none in functionality. Soon, our Web site will also When we are searching for funding opportunities, when we are communicating with legislators and other politicians and when we are recruiting new students from across the globe, we need to have a readily identifiable image, said Martha Scott Smith, a member of SC State s Board of Trustees. McDonald s has its Golden Arches, Nike has its Swoosh, Target has its Bull s-eye and even Tiffany & Company has a signature blue color. These are images that are easy to recall. We embarked on a similar mission with SC State to have an image that is a visual touchstone that makes anyone who sees it say, Aha, now we re talking about SC State, said Smith. The decision to pursue a new Early in the process, an image assessment of SC State was conducted to understand how SC State is perceived by the general public and the business community; make recommendations on what SC State can do to improve its image in South Carolina, across the United States and around the world; secure more support from public sources, including the South Carolina Legislature, as well as from private sources; and improve the attractiveness of SC State to potential faculty, staff, administrators and students. Another aspect of SC State s branding campaign included the design and launch of a newly revamped Web site which Valerie Dinkins, interim vice feature profiles on distinguished alumni. At the moment, we are using that area on our home page to promote the upcoming presidential primary debate, added Dinkins. I know that you will enjoy and appreciate the continually updated news and other features on our home page as well. President Hugine added, With our wonderful new web site up and running and our campus becoming an international center of attention as a result of the national debates taking place here on our campus, people from all corners of the globe will be able to learn about our university on-line and on their own time. 1 7 I

8 DemocraticPresidentia President and First Lady Hugine share a moment with NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams. 1 8 I

9 l Debate The Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate was held at SC State s Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium on Thursday, April 26, NBC News televised the event. SCSU Review I Summer I

10 Clyburn Endowment preserves history and legacy of SC State by Jason Darby, 99 As a student at South Carolina State College in 1960, Sixth District Congressman and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and six other students from SC State and a neighboring institution organized the first sit-ins in South Carolina during the Civil Rights Era. The seven students were inspired by four other African American college students who organized the first sitin at a Greensboro, N.C., Woolworth s restaurant, seeking equal treatment and service as white customers. Those Greensboro students helped to form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to push along integration in many areas of the South. Clyburn and the classmates, whom he still refers to as my family, became early SNCC members. What they were doing was dangerous to both their physical safety and their academic future; 15 students were either expelled or suspended from SC State four years earlier for peaceful campus protests. But, Clyburn and the others persisted. I had a sense that what we were doing was important, he said. His career and life have been defined by that sense of obligation. If you ask him, however, about his most important, most lasting SC State memory, he will very quickly tell you that it was the day in 1959 that I met my wife, Emily. Following their graduation from SC State, the couple began their professional careers in the Charleston County public schools. Clyburn became a history teacher, and his wife became a librarian. Their experiences as students during a tumultuous time in history and their early professional backgrounds fostered their appreciation of history and a love for their Alma Mater led them to establish the James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Endowment for Archives and History. Endowments have thrived at many public universities for hundreds of years. However, endowments at most of the nation s Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been severely underfunded and, often, nonexistent. The Clyburn Endowment is the first of its kind in SC State s 111-year history. Emily and I have been richly blessed by our relationship over the years with SC State, and we wanted to create this endowment as a way of giving back, Clyburn said. The couple is indeed giving back, raising more than $1.25 million thus far for the endowment with proceeds from a December 2005 holiday gala and corporate and individual contributions. The Clyburn Endowment includes a needs-based scholarship component and provides a unique opportunity for SC State to present academic symposia, host eminent scholars and historians on the campus and house and showcase historic papers and documents in a new university archives. I have pledged whatever time I have left on this earth to try to make sure the people of this state get to know SC State University, said Clyburn. For him, that history not only includes recognizing the achievements of African Americans from the Palmetto State, but also understanding the fierce opposition that was in place to educate the descendants of former slaves at the university s founding. People also need to know why this school is here and how it got here, he said. He relates the importance of that effort to an axiom that he often heard his father use: It s much better to light a candle than curse the darkness. I think that it s incumbent on me to light as many candles as I can, he said. The program will be housed in the Emily E. Clyburn Archives and History Library, part of the forthcoming $70 million, 475,550-square-foot James E. Clyburn Transportation, Research and Conference Center. The university archives are currently 1 10 I

11 located near the center of campus on the second and third floors of the Miller F. Whittaker Library. The majority of historic papers and documents are housed on the third floor of the library, inhabiting an area previously used for Department of Library Science offices and classrooms. So far, we ve been fortunate enough to find space to store archival materials, said Mary L. Smalls, dean of library and information services. We have had to turn all of the study rooms on the third floor into archival space and half of the study rooms on the second floor, as well as a few closets and unused offices. We ve been fortunate that we have not yet had to tell anyone, No, we can t accept your collection, she added. Among the growing holdings in the SC State University Historical Collection are: University administrative and financial records dating back to the institution s inception; University publications such as yearbooks, catalogs, student newspapers and alumni magazines; Donated materials that reflect the university experience from a student perspective; News clipping files that reflect or affect SC State directly or indirectly; A 20,000-plus image photographic collection; and An audio-visual collection that includes an oral history collection. Researchers ranging from historians and scholars to the media are constantly making requests to use these resources. We have gotten requests from CNN, MSNBC and a number of other media outlets over the years to provide information, said Smalls. They even come in and perform the research themselves, particularly as it relates to the annual observance of the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre. Showtime Networks recently commissioned a motion picture based on the Civil Rights Era confrontation at the front of the campus that left three young men dead and 27 wounded at the hands of state highway patrolmen. Smalls anticipates that the filmmakers will use the archives for research. Clyburn himself has already made a sizable contribution to the archives, having pledged his own papers in I had quite a few schools and other entities asking for my papers, but I always knew that if I had the chance to give back, it would be SC State University, he said. Asked how he thinks researchers might define his legacy decades from now, Clyburn shared that he only hopes that they will determine that he never shirked his responsibility. I just feel that I have a certain responsibility to the order of things that I strive hard to live up to, he said. The university archivists continue to sort through the first third of the Clyburn papers. It s definitely a growing collection, and I see more growth in years to come, said Smalls. I think that housing the archives in the new location is very positive and will complement people s thinking and desire to give even more thanks to continued on page 23 AT&T awards $10,000 in new scholarship funds to SC State AT&T Inc. has given a donation of $10,000 to the South Carolina State University Foundation to create five new scholarships to benefit the institution s student body. The scholarships commemorate the first presidential primary debate held in the South during the 2008 election cycle and only the second debate ever held on the campus of an Historically Black College or University. The scholarships honor U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, a 1961 SC State alumnus. I thank AT&T for their commitment to enhancing educational opportunities and employing a diverse workforce, said Clyburn. Education is critical to success. The things I learned from my experiences at Scholarships honor U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, 61 Gregg Morton, president of AT&T South Carolina presents a $10,000 check to President Hugine and Congressman Clyburn for scholarships at SC State. [SC] State formed much of who I am today. I am pleased that five deserving students will have a similar opportunity, thanks to the generosity of AT&T. We recognize the significance of this debate being held on the campus of an Historically Black University, the rich history of South Carolina State University and the large impact that Representative Clyburn has had on the university and its student body, said Gregg Morton, president-at&t South Carolina. To commemorate this event and honor Representative Clyburn, AT&T is proud to make a $10,000 contribution to the South Carolina State University Foundation to create five new scholarships I

12 Judge Don Beatty, 74, Elected to the Supreme Court of South Carolina S.C. Court of Appeals Judge Donald W. Beatty, 74, has become only the third African American in South Carolina history to join the state s highest court. The former state representative from Spartanburg defeated two colleagues on the Court of Appeals Chief Judge Kaye Hearn of Conway and Bruce Williams of Columbia to win the seat of retiring S.C. Supreme Court Justice E.C. Burnett. Beatty was elected on the third ballot by lawmakers during a joint session. In the final round, he received 84 votes two more than the required majority compared to 54 votes for Williams and 25 for Hearn. Never more than four votes shy of victory in the first two ballots, Beatty won on the third try after several lawmakers who previously voted for Hearn switched their votes to him. Beatty, 55, is the first African-American to be elected to the five-member court since Ernest Finney Jr., who retired in 2000 after six years as the state s first black chief justice and a total of 15 years on the court. Finney later served as an interim president of SC State University. The court s first black member was Jonathan Jasper Wright, who served from during Reconstruction. Public service is very important to me, said Beatty, who has been an appellate judge for four years and was a circuit judge for eight years. My goal (on the Supreme Court) is to do the best job I can. One of seven children, Beatty, who served in the military and also on Spartanburg City Council in the late 1980s, said Wednesday growing up in a large family helped him to negotiate and compromise. He said he starting thinking about joining the Supreme Court about six to eight months ago after being asked to run. It was not on top of my to-do list, he said, smiling. Beatty, the only African-American on the nine-member Court of Appeals, said the state needs more black judges. We don t have enough diversity. Beatty, who was sporting a button of his undergraduate alma mater, S.C. State University, was flocked by relatives and Don Beatty, 74 friends afterward taking pictures with him. A group of about 50 accompanied him in the House gallery. The Legislature spoke well today, said his wife, Angela Beatty. His family and I are extremely proud of him. As a Democratic state lawmaker from , Beatty was instrumental in persuading Legislative Black Caucus members to join Republicans in passing a redistricting plan that gave the GOP control of the House. Reprinted from The State newspaper POINTS OF EXCELLENCE point number Nine SC State alumni represent South Carolinians in the S.C. General Assembly I

13 South Carolina s first African American federal district judge, the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Jr., 48, 51, was among 14 inducted this year into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. The 21 st Anniversary NBCA Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Sept. 29, 2006, in Atlanta, Ga. Honored for his contributions to the legal profession, Perry joins only two other State alumni inducted into the NBCA Hall of Fame: 2006 Pro Football Hall of Famer Harry Carson, 76 (1991, Athletics), and Sixth District Congressman and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, 61 (2005, Government). Matthew Perry is an humble man who would never seek recognition for his extraordinary contributions to civil rights, the legal profession, South Carolina and our nation, said Clyburn. But, he s definitely deserving of this honor and many more, he added. Since 1985, the NBCA Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. has inducted 196 black college alumni into the NBCA Hall of Fame for contributions in the areas of Arts/Entertainment, Athletics, Business, Industry, Community Service, Education, Faith/Theology, Government/Law, Medicine, Science, and Lifetime Achievement. Joining Perry in the 2006 class of the NBCA Hall of Fame were: actress Irma Delores Player Hall (Arts/Entertainment); actress Lynn Whitfield (Arts/Entertainment); Elvin Lamont Bethea (Athletics); Gerald B. Smith (Business); former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman (Industry); Royall M. Mack Sr. (Community Service); Dr. Larry L. Earvin (Education); Reverend Dr. William Flippin Sr. (Faith/Theology); Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (Government); Judge Perry inducted into National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame and Dr. Dwight D. Perry (Medicine). Lifetime Achievement Honors were presented to noted historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, Anthony Viaer and John Mack. The event was officiated by the Honorable Glenda Hatchett (The Judge Hatchett Show) and Hill Harper (CSI: New York), and featured performances by jazz musician Mike Phillips. It is imperative that we shed a light on HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities]. Judge Perry is a perfect example of the successes that our schools produce, said Thomas W. Dortch Jr., chairman and president of the NBCA Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. Remembering the challenges we have had, HBCUs have been and continue to be the catalyst in which educators prepare students for the 21 st Century workplace. The Honorable Matthew J. Perry Jr. was born into segregation not far from the federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C., that now bears his name. He went on to become South Carolina s preeminent civil rights attorney, which led to his appointment as the first African American federal judge from the Deep South and the first African American federal district judge in South Carolina. In 1939, he began working part-time jobs to pay for his tuition at SC State. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and completed his education with a degree in business administration in He earned a law degree from SC State in As a young civil rights lawyer, Perry was instrumental in achieving many successes for African Americans. He tried cases which led to the integration of beaches, parks, restaurants and public schools. His trial work led to the release of some 7,000 people arrested for sit-in protests. In 1963, he won the case which forced Clemson University to admit black students; perhaps his most significant case resulted in the reapportionment of the S.C. House of Representatives. In 1975, he was appointed to the U.S. Military Court of Appeals. President Jimmy Carter named him federal district judge for South Carolina in In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed Public Law # , designating a yetto-be constructed federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C., in honor of Judge Perry. The $30.1 million Matthew J. Perry Federal Courthouse was dedicated in A biography Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times and His Legacy was published in I

14 New 1890 Extension Center Named for S.C. Senator John W. Matthews Jr. Southern Regional Education Board, the Governor s Middle Grades Task Force, and is a former chairman of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus. In 2004, Orangeburg County Council designated the 500-plus acre site located at the South East Quadrant of U.S Highway in Orangeburg County as the John W. Matthews Industrial Park. His service has garnered recognition and numerous awards, including the Distinguished Alumni Award, SC State University; Orangeburg County Democrat of the Year; Minority Business Advocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration; induction into the S.C. Black Hall of Fame; S.C. Primary Health Care Legislator of the Year; 2007 BellSouth S.C. African American History Calendar; an honorary doctorate from the College of Charleston; and an honorary doctorate from SC State I Sen. John Matthews (center) is joined (from left) by U.S. Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, 61, SC State President Anddrew Hugine Jr., 71, 74, Geraldine Matthews, SC State Board Chairman Maurice Washington, 85, and Dr. Leola Adams, 69, interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development. Amid the hustle and bustle of its 2006 Homecoming Weekend, SC State paused to dedicate and name one of its facilities for an alumnus and distinguished statesman. A dedication and naming ceremony in honor of SC State alumnus and District 39 Senator John W. Matthews Jr. was held on Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, at at the new 1890 Extension office building on Goff Avenue, Orangeburg. The Honorable John W. Matthews Jr. represents the citizens of the counties in S.C. District 39 Bamberg, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton and Orangeburg in the S.C. Senate. A senate resolution was unanimously adopted in 2004 to authorize the commissioning of a portrait of Senator Matthews to be placed in the S.C. Senate Chamber to honor a distinguished statesman deserving of proper recognition by the State of South Carolina. A native of Bowman, S.C., Senator Matthews is proud of his service to the state, and rightfully so. Before he served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 through 1984 and as a State Senator since 1985, Senator Matthews previously served as a teacher and administrator in the public school system and as a small business owner. This background would prepare him for his distinguished and dedicated public service, as he served on House and Senate committees to improve education and economic development and job creation in the State of South Carolina, particularly in the counties of District 39. He serves on the Senate Education, Finance, Banking and Insurance, Rules, Ethics and Invitations Committees. Senator Matthews has earned the respect of his colleagues, in both the House and Senate. He serves as chairman of the Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation, a member of the The New 1890 Extension Center has been named in honor of South Carolina Senator John W. Matthews, Jr. He has served as a member of the S.C. Education Association, Orangeburg County Education Association, Clemson University Board of Visitors, Medical University of South Carolina Board of Visitors, Winthrop University Board of Visitors, Human Affairs Commission, Voorhees College Board of Trustees, SC State University Board of Trustees, Claflin University Capital Campaign Steering Committee and the S.C. Education Oversight Committee. He is a member of Pineville United Methodist Church and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Senator Matthews received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from SC State. He is married to the former Geraldine Hillard of Santee, S.C., and they are the proud parents of five children Cynthia, Michael, Stephanie, John III and Brian and they have seven grandchildren.

15 SC State s 1890 Research & Extension Program will be better equipped to fulfill its mission within rural South Carolina, thanks to nearly $5 million in grants recently awarded from the U.S. Department of Education. The four grants two GEAR UP project grants, a Talent Search project grant and an Educational Opportunity Center grant total nearly $5 million and will fund SC State s GEAR UP Program (SCSU- GEAR UP), Talent Search Program (SCSU-TS) and Educational Opportunity Center (SCSU-EOC). The 1890 programs focus on underserved populations and neglected areas in the State of South Carolina, providing academic support, tutorial services and mentoring services. These grants will specifically allow us to focus on preparing low- to moderateincome youth and adults for postsecondary education, said Dr. Tony-Adams Aburimé, program director for SCSU-GEAR UP, SCSU-TS and SCSU-EOC. It allows us to secure the resources for students, families and educators to ensure the opportunity for student success. With these awards, Dr. Aburimé has enhanced 1890 s mission of assisting those in undeserved rural and urban communities achieve educational, social and economic success, said Delbert T. Foster, assistant administrator for Community Education and Public Service Activities. The first of the grants, in the amount of $252,979, is an extension to an earlier six-year GEAR UP Project grant that allowed SC State to provide services to lowto moderate-income middle and high school students in Allendale, S.C. The original SCSU-GEAR UP Program followed a cohort of seventh grade students and, over the past five years, provided early intervention programs designed to increase college attendance and success and raise the expectations of lowincome students, said Aburimé. This grant extension will serve the original cohort, now high school seniors. SC State also received funding for a new six-year GEAR UP project grant totaling more than $2.2 million. Similar to the first GEAR UP grant awarded, the funds will be used to serve low- to moderate-income seventh grade students at Allendale Middle School and will expand the service area to Elloree and Holly Hill (Orangeburg School District 3). Similar to its predecessor, the new SCSU-GEAR UP program will provide several services to students, faculty and parents. Direct services to students include tutoring, mentoring, counseling, enrichment instruction, workshops, field trips, college visits and college preparatory and financial aid sessions. Staff development activities assist teachers and other school staff in identifying and implementing best practices for enhancing student achievement. Parent services include parent education, college planning workshops and opportunities to participate in in-school and community-based involvement activities. The South Carolina State University Talent Search Program (SCSU-TS) received funding totaling $1.1 million over the next five years. SCSU-TS is designed to address the need in public schools for ensuring that children are academically prepared for college. SCSU-TS serves 600 students at Rivers Middle School and Burke High School in Charleston, S.C. Project activities and services for SCSU-TS participants include tutorial services; personal counseling; career counseling; mentoring; academic advisement and assistance in course selection; assistance in completing college admission and financial aid applications; assistance in preparing for college entrance examinations; guidance on and assistance in secondary and post-secondary education re-entry for dropouts and stop-outs; exposure/visits to college campuses and SCSU Review I Summer awarded nearly $5 million in grants to prepare students for college cultural events; and workshops and counseling for families of participants. Funding was also received for a new Educational Opportunity Center project totaling $880,000 over the next four years for the purpose of encouraging and assisting young adults between the ages of 19 and 27 to enroll in and complete a postsecondary education. The Educational Opportunity Center at South Carolina State University (SCSU- EOC) is a federally funded TRIO program designed to increase the number of lowincome and first-generation adults who enroll and succeed in postsecondary education institutions. There are many potential firstgeneration college students who can definitely benefit from this opportunity, said Dr. Leola Adams, interim vice president for Research and Economic Development. And, increasing that educational level definitely helps to bring opportunities for financial development to neglected areas in the state. Services provided by SCSU-EOC include information regarding opportunities for postsecondary education and training; academic advice and assistance in course selection; assistance in completing college admission and financial aid applications; assistance in preparing for college entrance examinations; guidance on secondary school re-entry or entry to a GED program; personal counseling; tutorial services; career workshops and counseling; and mentoring. SCSU-EOC currently provides service to nine counties: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper and Orangeburg counties. The new grant award allows SC State to add Williamsburg County to its service area. Services are provided at EOC offices and at outreach sites located throughout the target counties. For more information on the grant programs, call (803) I

16 SC STATE UNIVERSITY 2007 Football Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME SEPTEMBER 01 Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 2:00 p.m. 08 Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach, FL 4:00 p.m. 15 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC TBA 22 WINSTON-SALEM STATE (Community Day) ORANGEBURG, SC 6:00 p.m. 29 OPEN OCTOBER 06 Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA 2:00 p.m. 13 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY (Youth & ROTC Day) ORANGEBURG, SC 2:00 p.m. 20 Hampton University Hampton, VA 2:00 p.m. 27 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (Homecoming) ORANGEBURG, SC 1:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 03 Howard University Washington, DC 1:00 p.m. 10 MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ORANGEBURG, SC 1:30 p.m. (Senior/Parent s and Greek/Organizational Day) 17 North Carolina A&T University (The Lowcountry Classic II) Charleston, SC 1:00 p.m I

17 Carson inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame Former South Carolina State All- America defensive end Harry Carson, 76, who went on to an outstanding career as a linebacker for the New York Giants, was among six National Football League standouts inducted into the 2006 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Carson, twice the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Year (1974 & 1975) and a two-time All-American during his SC State career ( ), became the third former SC State football player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He joined former Cleveland Browns running back Marion Motley, inducted in 1968, and David Deacon Jones, former Los Angeles Rams defensive end, enshrined in The award was presented by his son, Donald, who called his dad a person that goes out of his way to do things for people when he really didn t have to, and also thanked his father for the life lessons he taught him. Carson, who endured a 12-year wait before finally being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, said he appreciated the opportunity to play football and noted that the long wait to reach Canton and the pinnacle of his pro career was more torturous for his family, friends and supporters than for him. I had an opportunity to play a fantastic game with some fantastic people, he said. I am extremely proud to have participated in a game with more than 18,000 people. I got a lot of questions about not making it to this place (Canton) until my 12 th year of eligibility, but I think the long wait was more painful for my family, friends, supporters and former teammates than it was for me. I felt that I had had a great NFL career and didn t need to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame to validate that career. Carson also had some words for the NFL and outgoing Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. As a Hall of Famer, Carson began, I implore the National Football League and its union to do a better job in looking out for former NFL players. You must take better care of your own. He thanked Tagliabue, however, and the league for recognizing the 60 th anniversary of reintegration in the NFL, which included a tribute to former Cleveland Browns standout Bill Willis, one of four African American pioneers who, in 1946, broke a color barrier that had been in effect in the league since Willis was in attendance at the enshrinement. (SC State s Motley, Woody Strode and Kenny Washington were the other three pioneers who were signed by Paul Brown of Cleveland for the 1946 season). I congratulate Bill Willis and the other pioneers for their courage, Carson said. And, I thank Commissioner Tagliabue and the NFL for bringing diversity to the league, but it should have never happened (persons being denied an opportunity to play in the NFL). Carson, who referred to himself as not a very religious person but a spiritual one, noted that despite his great success in football, he never really wanted to be a football player. Football required you to be rough and tough, he said, but I had my mother s gentle heart. I wanted to be caring, looking out for people so after my first encounter with football I quit. I came back after a small break, however, and went on to play the game for a lot of years. Carson said it was important to him to do well at every level because he felt it was important to have pride in yourself and do the very best you could. I m here today, but I represent so may people, he said moments before his Hall of Fame bust was unveiled. Today, I represent Florence, S.C., the State of South Carolina, South Carolina State University, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the New York Giants. Maybe I got here (to Canton) a little late, but I m here. continued on page 23 Harry Carson, 76 POINTS OF EXCELLENCE point number 113 Bulldogs have joined the ranks of professional athletics, including three enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the only Major League Baseball amateur draft picks Gene Richards and Willie Mays 1 17 I

18 Thirteen SC State Graduates achieve rank of General It happened once. But could it happen again? Eleven South Carolina State University graduates who reached the rank of general in the U.S. military came together for the first time in August. They met at the 17th annual South Carolina State University National Alumni Association banquet in Philadelphia. The 11 generals are among 13 SC State graduates who ve been promoted to general. It was an historic meeting of Army, Air Force and Marine Corps generals who received their undergraduate education at the university from 1951 through Two of them could not attend the banquet because of prior commitments. When you consider the number of black generals, we are pretty close to the service academies in terms of blacks who have become generals, said retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Clifford Stanley, Class of 1969, who rallied the generals together. Stanley s wife, Rosalyn Stanley, Class of 1969, had the idea of a banquet for the SC State generals. Gen. Stanley and others made it happen. Mrs. Stanley, the general said, was marveled by the fact that there were so many black generals from our school. Roz said we should do something. The hard part was finding a date that matched the busy schedules of the former and current military leaders. Next came the choice of a speaker for the event. Air Force Maj. Gen. Harold Mitch Mitchell, Class of 1972, was asked to give the keynote address. We asked Mitchell to be the speaker because he is in the active Guard, Stanley said. He s someone a little younger and relevant, and he could capture the essence of this monumental meeting. Mitchell told the audience of about 200 people how SC State contributed to his success and the leadership principles he by Herb Frazier learned in the ROTC program. It is all about leadership and how you treat people and how you motivate people to get on the team and stay on the team, Mitchell, an Alaskan Airlines pilot and an assistant commander in an Air Force Reserve unit, said. Since the ROTC program was established at SC State in 1949, more than 2,000 graduates have been commissioned as military officers. When he graduated from SC State, Mitchell was commissioned into the Marine Corps, but now he is an Air Force general. He learned to fly in the Corps. He left the Corps in 1975, but he missed the military lifestyle. Eight years after leaving an active duty assignment with the Corps, Mitchell rejoined the service, becoming an Air Force pilot. All but three of the generals were students at SC State at a time until when enrollment in the ROTC program was mandatory for able-bodied freshmen and sophomore male students. The number of generals produced by SC State is also stunning when placed in the context of the Marine Corps, a small military branch that has about 80 generals at any one time, Stanley said. Among that small rank of Marine Corps generals, there was a time when the Corps had two SC State graduates who were generals, Stanley and Maj. Gen. Arnold Fields, Class of Can the generals be called together again? I think it can happened again, Stanley said. I am in the business of emphasizing the good in education and the role models that we can use to help students become successful, said Stanley, president of Scholarship America, the nation s largest non-profit scholarship company based in Minneapolis. There are a lot of good things about State and the number of generals it has produced is one of them, he said. I would hope that SC State does this again I

19 Commentary: By Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr., 71, years of ROTC at SC State To provide for the common defense is one of the mandates included in the Constitution of the United States. South Carolina State University, through its Reserve Officers Training Corp, has been providing military leaders for the past 60 years. The Reserve Officers Training Corps program, now celebrating its 60th Anniversary, was established at then South Carolina State College during the academic year. The first graduating class in 1951 included six cadets, five of whom received regular commissions and one who received a reserve commission. Today, 60 years later, the University has commissioned over 2,000 through this program. Of those commissioned, 254 of them were females. The program, traditionally, has been one of the leading producers of minority officers for the Army. These officers have been well trained and have represented the University and this nation in gallant fashion. The University is proud of the achievements of all its Army ROTC graduates, but particularly notes the thirteen who have achieved the rank of General Officer. These include: Brigadier General (Retired) George B. Price, 51 (Army) Major General (Retired) James R. Klugh, 53 (Army) Lieutenant General (Retired) Henry Doctor, Jr., 54 (Army) Major General George F. Bowman, 69 (United States Army National Guard) Brigadier General (Retired) Julius Lawton, 69 (United States Army National Guard) Brigadier General Harold L. Mitchell, 72 (United States Air Force) Major General Larry Knightner, 72 (United States Army Reserves) Major General Abraham J. Turner, 76 (Army) Brigadier General Nolen V. Bivens, 76 (Army) Brigadier General Frederick J. Johnson, 76 (Army) Brigadier General Amos M. Gailliard, 51 (United States Army National Guard) Major General Arnold Fields, 68 (United States Marine Corps) Brigadier General Clifford L. Stanley, 69 (United States Marine Corps) Additionally, some of the graduates have held prestigious assignments. Major General Abraham Turner served as the Commanding Officer of Fort Jackson, the largest Army Training Base; in 1983, Second Lieutenant Jerrette Lee, 83, was chosen as the winner of the coveted Hughes Award and became the first African American and first graduate of a Historically Black College to receive this honor; and Colonel Stephen Twitty led an infantry battalion into Iraq during the early stages of the war on August 18, For his efforts, he was awarded the Silver Star medal for valor. The program has evolved and changed during its 60 years of existence. Initially the program produced only Infantry Officers, but in 1954, the program expanded to allow cadets to select the branch of Army in which they were more interested and qualified. From 1947 until 1968, enrollment in the program was mandatory for all able-bodied freshman and sophomore male students. However, the program was not only limited to South Carolina State University students. Through a cross-enrollment agreement, students from Claflin University, Voorhees College, Denmark Technical College and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College were provided the opportunity to pursue Army careers as officers. Because of the outstanding performance of its graduates, the ROTC program was customarily selected to participate in pilot programs. One such program was the enrolling of women in ROTC in South Carolina State University was one of ten institutions selected nationwide to participate in this pilot program with the first females graduating in As our country continues to fight the war on global terror, South Carolina State University continues to enhance and expand its ROTC program. Under the current Professor of Military Science, Lieutenant Colonel Heyward Stackhouse, the University is witnessing an increased number of students enrolling in the Reserve Officers Training Corps program. We ask that you join with the entire South Carolina State University family in recognizing and celebrating 60 years of excellence in the production of military leaders at SC State. We express our thanks to all the persons serving in the military, defending our country on foreign and domestic soil, particularly Iraq. From World I and II to the Korean War, Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, Desert Storm and Somali, our current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Bulldogs have been there and continue to serve with pride and distinction. When this nation calls, the graduates of our ROTC program have always responded. POINTS OF EXCELLENCE point number In June 2007, the number of SC State alumni in the ranks of the U.S. Armed Forces to receive commissions exceeded 2,000. SC State is a leading 1 19 I

20 Spotlight on RISING STAR: SC State grad making name in S.C. Army National Guard By Kendrick D. Lewis I can show you better than I can tell you. Those are the words that Lieutenant Colonel Christine Glover s mother instilled in her at an early age, and she s carried that sentiment with her throughout much of her life and military career. Growing up in Hopkins, S.C., Glover didn t believe in failing, but leading by example. When I was coming up, I never wanted to play with a doll, Glover said. I always wanted to do what they said little girls couldn t do, like playing football with my brothers. One of eight siblings, Glover knew the importance of academics and getting a good education. After high school, she received a Presidential Scholarship to attend SC State. In her junior year, she entered the S.C. Army National Guard as a Private First Class to assist with tuition while in school. After graduating from SC State with a bachelor s degree in accounting in 1984, Glover was motivated and determined to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS). She earned her commission in 1987 as a Second Lieutenant. Her first assignment as an officer was as a platoon leader for a unit in Lexington, S.C. When I went to OCS, we had over 80 candidates in my class and only six of those were females, she said. When we finished, we graduated 36 and only two females. Just to be there and to be able to finish was a huge accomplishment for me, and that was probably the first class ever to have more than one female to graduate. When it was time for me to make Captain, I was going up against people who had been in the Guard for ten and 15 years and had so much knowledge, said Glover. However, during that time, we were fielding new equipment and this knocked everyone down to the same playing field, and actually gave me a better chance to get promoted. Rising to the occasion when the odds were against her in a field dominated by men, Glover then took the next challenge given to her as a company commander to the unit she once served in as a lieutenant. Going back to the unit where there had never been a female commander before was the toughest challenge of her military career. Christine Glover, 84 Having gained respect from her fellow soldiers as a hard worker and a survivor, she was then assigned to OCS as a Teach, Advise and Counsel (TAC) Officer an officer that actually trains other soldiers to be officers. Glover again made history by being the first TAC Officer on staff at the OCS academy, and said she was determined to do her best and make sure to make the best of any situation given to her. After my two years were up as a TAC Officer, they wanted me to stay, she said. I really enjoyed the job; although it was a tough assignment, the people there made it worthwhile, and I was in a position to train soldiers that were going to be future officers. I always said that in order to have good officers, you have to have good officers to train them, Glover added. Glover was then reassigned and promoted to Major, which gave her the first field grade command for a female in the signal brigade, which was also was another first to add to her long list of accomplishments within the National Guard. After serving two years there, Glover embarked on a few other assignments before encountering the biggest one yet of her military career. Glover was named the first African American female Battalion Commander and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Always one step ahead of what needs to be done, Glover is a 2007 graduate of the Army War College, which would make her eligible to rise to the rank of Brigadier General. Being only two promotions away from attaining a lifelong dream, this rising star continues to set her goals high. I am already pursuing the education to get to where I want to go. It s just difficult to find the time, but I am working on it, she said. Just to be selected to the War College is a huge honor in itself because the State of South Carolina only gets five slots per year. The state has never graduated a female from the War College, so I am blessed to be where I am in my career. Having received her MBA from Webster University in 2000, she is set to receive a Master s in Strategic Studies from the Army War College in Glover has also received numerous awards throughout her continued on page I

21 National Zoo dedicates new Clint Fields Conservation Plaza on Asia Trail The Smithsonian s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), the Zoo s nonprofit support organization, honored former FONZ Executive Director and SC State alumnus Clinton A. Fields, 60, when they officially dedicated the Clint Fields Conservation Plaza, an interactive center for conservation education on Oct. 11, The plaza s educational exhibits are a fitting tribute to Fields, who served as FONZ s fifth executive director from 1989 to 2003 and significantly furthered the organization s mission to support the National Zoo and educate and inspire the public. During Fields 14-year tenure, FONZ membership grew from about 50,000 individuals to more than 90,000, and its volunteer corps expanded from 600 people to more than 1,800. FONZ s revenues increased from more than $7 million to more than $10 million, and cash and in-kind support provided to the Zoo by FONZ grew exponentially from more than $1 million to nearly $6 million. Fields also guided the creation and expansion of many educational and fundraising events hosted annually by FONZ. He initiated educational events like North American Wildlife Celebration and Focus on Science, and reached out to seniors and sick children through the Zoo-On-Wheels program. Fields also led the development of successful family-friendly fundraisers Guppy Gala and Boo at the Zoo, and saw revenues from the annual ZooFari gala increase tenfold from $30,000 in 1988 to $350,000 in Fields, 68, came to FONZ after a distinguished 27-year career in the U.S. Army. He was born and raised in Charleston, S.C., and currently resides in Annandale, Va. Open since Oct. 17 as part of the new Asia Trail, the Clint Fields Conservation Plaza features engaging displays highlighting the work of Zoo scientists to study and conserve Asian wildlife and habitats. Touch-screen kiosks pose complex conservation challenges and ask visitors to consider real-world solutions. A large topographic map of giant panda habitat in the mountains of central China illuminates to show areas where Zoo scientists and others are working to protect pandas. Visitors are given a window into the world of wildlife conservation via displays of artifacts, photos, and anecdotes from zoo scientists conducting field research throughout Asia. The plaza also includes hands-on exhibits showing how scientists are conserving habitats for giant pandas and other Asian animals by encouraging sustainable agricultural practices and the development of alternative income sources for farmers and loggers, such as ecotourism, beekeeping and mushroom farming I

22 Contemporary ballet, art exhibition come to SC State University Following an overwhelmingly successful world tour, SC State welcomed a contemporary ballet and art exhibition based on the art of Gullah painter Jonathan Green for its first-ever college performance. Two performances of Off the Wall & Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green were held October 19 and 20, 2006, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium. The performances were sponsored by the County of Orangeburg, City of Orangeburg, Cox Wood Preserving and SC State. This groundbreaking production has enjoyed much acclaim wherever it has been performed, and it was an honor for this campus to host its first collegiate performance, said Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. president of SC State University. We are always pleased to be able to bring unique cultural enrichment to SC State and the Orangeburg community. The I.P Stanback Museum & Planetarium and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts also presented a 22-piece exhibition of Green s work Off the Stage & Onto the Wall: The Evolution of a Ballet as a companion piece to the ballet production. The exhibit on loan from the McKissick Museum was supported, in part, by a contribution from corporate museum member Joseph Rich of Sunshine Recycling LLC of Orangeburg. It s thrilling to be able to present an encore of Off the Wall; we are so grateful that production has been embraced so overwhelmingly and that we find ourselves in the position of presenting encores, said artistic director and choreographer William Starrett. I heard so many people say that they didn t get to see it, their friends didn t get to see it, or that they want to see it again. Last season s nine-city tour enabled me to tweak and refine the production, said Starrett, and I could not wait to share with Orangeburg how it has evolved. The encore presentation of Off the Wall & Onto the Stage incorporated new scrims of two of Jonathan Green s paintings, more than 10 new costumes and a finetuned second act. Jonathan Green is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work has been featured in major traveling exhibitions, solo presentations and group shows. His paintings have appeared in such acclaimed publications as American Visions Magazine the official magazine of the Association of African American Museums and several children s books, including Father and Son, Noah and Amadeus, The Leghorn Rooster. He has been honored with awards and commissions from art-sponsoring institutions, human service organizations, and national, state and local humanities councils. Today, the Gullah culture of South Carolina s Lowcountry is recognized as a significant cultural heritage. From highly praised Seagrass baskets and gospel music to storytelling and boat building, the Lowcountry possesses some of the most recognizable cultural assets in South Carolina. The vibrant colors of the landscape, and the clothing of its inhabitants, make this region quite distinct. Out of Garden s Corner, near historic Beaufort, come the rich colors, warm waters, communal identity and shared traditions depicted in Green s paintings. He paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others. His vibrant canvases, beloved for their sense of jubilation and rediscovery, evoke the meaning of community in Gullah society and display a reverence for the rich visual, oral and spiritual traditions of its culture. Green is also excited that the production is continuing to evolve and returns to stages this season. I am pleased to see Off continued on page I

23 Clyburn Endowment continued from page 11 Congressman Clyburn. Smalls looks forward to the day when the archives will be able to relocate from Whittaker Library to the new Emily E. Clyburn Library. In the new facility, we are projecting a research room with a lot more space, she said. They are even planning space for a larger processing room. You need a lot of space to be able to sort through materials when you re processing a person s collection. Smalls added that the extra space will allow them to process multiple collections simultaneously. However, space is not the only reason that a move is anticipated. Located on the top floor of an older building, the current archival space is subject to seasonal shifts in temperature and relative humidity and monitors documents to make sure that they do not prematurely age. According to Smalls, the temperature in the vault and stack areas of the new archives will be maintained at a constant 55 degrees Fahrenheit and 40 degrees relative humidity. The reading room, offices and work areas will have a standing environment relative to the rest of the facility. Smalls is also hoping for good exhibit space to do monthly or rotating exhibits of materials from some of the collections to generate further interest from potential donors. I believe that having the new facility will aid and assist us in getting more collections, she said. Hopefully, we ll be able to add some collections that we ve been working toward for a number of years. Ballet continued from page 22 the Wall & Onto the Stage continue on the same path to success as it did initially, showcasing the ethnic mix of the rural South in all of its depth and complexity, said Green. We are pleased to see that high standards of choreographic and performance excellence continue to grow and develop in the South. Green is proud that Columbia City Ballet again this year boasts a highly diversified roster of dancers. I am pleased that the dancers for this event are drawn from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This kind of blending reflects the uniquely American mixture of the South, a combination of African, Asian, European and Native American perspectives that is a part of our total American heritage. Hall of Fame continued from page 17 but I m here. It (my football career) has been a tremendous ride, an honor to represent so many people, especially Giants fans, including those who perished on September 11, I m excited about being able to represent all football players and a proud race of people, many of whom didn t have the opportunity I enjoyed. At a press conference preceding the induction ceremony, Carson paid tribute to SC State, the MEAC and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The training and nurturing I received, he said, at South Carolina State, a small black school, and the competition I played against in the MEAC, a small black conference, and against other historically black college players prepared me well. When I got to the NFL, it was a piece of cake. The Florence, S.C., native and 1976 SC State graduate was joined in the Class of 2006 by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, former Oakland Raider coach John Madden, former Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, former Dallas offensive tackle Rayfield Wright, and the late Reggie White, an outstanding defensive standout with Philadelphia and Green Bay, who was represented by his wife Sara White. Over 400 Carson supporters were registered for the enshrinement, giving him the largest number of supporters among the six inductees, sources said. They included family, among them a large contingent from his hometown, former SC State teammates and classmates, SC State coaches, administrators and former students, and a huge number of New York Giants fans. Glover continued from page 20 career, including the Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army Service Ribbon; NCO Professional Development Ribbon; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal (20 years); Palmetto Service Ribbon; S.C. State Achievement Ribbon; and Active State Service Ribbon (20 years). Glover is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner and is currently employed as the Director of Internal Auditing for SC State. Determined not to let anyone steer her away from her dreams, one can, without a doubt, look to call this rising star General Glover one day. I will always tell people I can show you better than I can tell you, Glover said I

24 AlumNotes Mr. & Mrs. become Dr. & Dr. at graduation Reprinted from The Times and Democrat Lemuel and Patricia Patterson were among the recipients of doctoral degrees in educational administration awarded at South Carolina State University on May 11, They share more than the same last name. They met in 1999 in McCormick, where they both were employed for the McCormick County School District, he as a science teacher and she as a curriculum coordinator. In 2000, Lemuel moved to Denmark to work at Denmark-Olar Middle School as a science specialist, and, in 2001, he took advantage of being close to SC State by enrolling in its Educational Leadership program. As their courtship intensified, Pat began to consider enrolling in the program after Lemuel shared information on some of the interesting topics being discussed in his classes. In January 2002, she entered the university. In June 2002, they were married on St. Helena s Island one day after the end of a summer course they took together. Initially, Pat didn t change her name, and the professors were taken by surprise when they realized they had become husband and wife. Pat took evening and summer courses so that she and Lem could finish together. It s been a whirlwind experience for us. Five years later, with a blended family of five adult children and 10 grandchildren, this tops it all off, Pat said. Pat is employed as the English language Lem s books and notes spilled out of his work space onto the couch. For two months there was no room for me to sit on the couch. When Lem asked me what I wanted for a graduation gift, I gave him a honey do list. Now it s time to catch up on all of the projects around the house that have gone undone. --Dr. Patricia Patterson Drs. Lemuel and Patricia Patterson, 07 arts specialist in Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 and consults part-time for Educational Resources Group, and Lem has served as a science consultant at Denmark-Olar, North and Alcorn Middle Schools. Lem will be the second person in his family to earn a doctorate. His cousin, a pharmacist in Philadelphia, was the first. Pat is the first in her family. I am passing the torch to our three daughters, Jennifer, a water treatment specialist, Kimya, a social worker, and Kamaria, a fourth-grade teacher, she said. According to Lem, working on this degree together enabled him to stay on task. Rarely did we agree on controversial issues surrounding education. When the time came to write our dissertations, like boxers, we had to retreat to different corners. We worked in separate rooms and used separate laptops. Lem s books and notes spilled out of his work space onto the couch. For two months, there was no room for me to sit on the couch. When Lem asked me what I wanted for a graduation gift, I gave him a honey do list. Now it s time to catch up on all of the projects around the house that have gone undone I

25 AlumNotes SCSU Review I Summer 2007 Marriages Jacqueline Yvonne Scott and Roger Burdell Scott III, Saturday February 18, 2006, at Greenhill Missionary Baptist Church in Alcolu, SC Tiffany Sharonda Reaves and Hurley Jennings Johnson on Saturday March 4, 2006, at Zion Cannon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC Latasha Ronique Gandy and Shawn Christopher Benjamin on June 24, 2006, at First Nazareth Baptist Church in Hartsville, SC Tiffany Latrell Hall 05, and Timothy Robert Johnson on April 8, 2006, at Wintergreen Woods in Lexington, SC Deltrease Hart and Andre Anderson on October 21, 2006, at Pine Groove A.M.E. Church in Columbia, SC Stephanie Michelle Andrews and Andrew Lester Frick on Saturday February 4, 2006, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Greenwood, SC Doris Anne Giles and Willie Young Gallman, on Saturday November 5, 2005, at Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church in Mauldin, SC Tanya Afi Ellis and Kelvin Vernard Simmons on November 16, 2006, at Victory Tabernacle in Orangeburg, SC Monica Lavette Sanders and Kanishka O shoni Rogers, on Saturday November 26, 2005, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Florence, SC Danielle D. Smith and Cedric D. Snell, on November 12, 2005, at Victory Tabernacle PAW in Orangeburg, SC Alethea Nicole Barnes and Ronald James Hughey, on May 27, 2006, at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Saluda, SC Angie Felkel and Kevin Marlow, August 5, 2006, in Elloree, SC Sonji W. Garvin and John K. Baxter, on December 9, 2006, at First Nazareth Baptist Church Adrienne N. Tucker and Maurice D. Holmes-Cleckley, December 23, 2006 Nicole Lasha Froneberger and Jarrod Kareem Peterson, September 16, 2006, at Hilton at University Place in Charlotte, NC Shameka Bruton and Manqual Norman, September 2, 2006, at Faith Baptist Church in Greer, SC Yashica Harris and Barry Smalls, November 25, 2006, at Rehoboth Baptist Church in Columbia, SC Crystal Lasha Sullivan and Reggie Mendez Simpkins, September 9, 2006, Edgefield, SC Adrienne Charsena Roberson and Craig C. Ross, September 23, 2006, Columbia, SC Melinda Felicia Baker and Lt. Brooks A.J. Mihlbauer, October 7, 2006, Sumter, SC Alicia Nicole Wilson and Stacy Lemart Jones, November 4, 2006, Lancaster, SC Sonji Williams Garvin and Rev. John Keith Baxter on December 9, 2006, at First Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbia, SC Tanisha Kashema Bacote and Alonza DLeak Sutton on January 6, 2007, at Outreach Family Fellowship in Dillon, SC Joi Patrice Jones and O Neil DeWayne Gilliam on January 13, 2007, at First Metropolitan Baptist Church in Augusta, GA Sandi Denise Robinson and Gregory Threadgill on February 17, 2007, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses Aneatra Shawnette Brown and Harold Spann, Jr. on February 17, 2007, at Royal Baptist Church in North Charleston Allison R. Preston and Kelry C. Robinson on April 21, 2007, at Generostee Baptist Church Tammy Lavette Mackins and Thomas Jawon Hill on April 21, 2007, at Pine Groove Baptist Church Christina Cerita Washington and Jermaine Michael Harris on March 17, 2007, at Sand Dunes Club on Sullivan s Island, SC Ulonda Denise Mitchell and Delvin Lanier Jefferson on March 17, 2007, at Christ Temple Church in North Charleston, SC Sernetta V. Williams and Carl L. Quick on March 24, 2007, at Berea Convention Center in Bennettsville, SC Latonia Young and Kevin Antwand Copeland on March 31, 2007, at Majority Baptist Church Christina Amanda Patrick and Michael Lavenski Williams on March 31, 2007 Diana L. Felix and Anthony R. Smith on April 7, 2007, at Freedom Temple in Rock Hill, SC Ronica Micehlle Johnson and Moses Jenkins Jr. on May 19, 2007, at Little Zion Baptist Church in Blythewood, SC Natasha M. Goings and Christopher E. Simmons on May 19, 2007, at Faith Tabernacle Christian Center in St. Pauls, NC Sabrina Lavet Jenkins and Harry Christopher Riley on May 19, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Kiya Lolita Burton and Terry Alexander Benjamin on May 26, 2007, at Olive Groove Missionary Baptist Church Tamara Cerone Rivers and Jarrod Antonio Larkins on June 2, 2007, at St. James Bethel AME Church in Wadmalaw Island, SC Shayla Chiquetta Paul and Jon Reginald Johnson on June 9, 2007, at Andrews Chapel Baptist Church Latrina M. Pepper and Jermaine J. Holmes on June 16, 2007, at Butler Chapel A.M.E. Church Shante Pinkney and Jermaine Carone Taylor on June 16, 2007, at Union Missionary Baptist Church in Barnwell, SC Teesa Pa Neda Johnson and Jamie Rasha Brunson were joined in holy matrimony 1 25 I

26 AlumNotes Alumni are best recruiting tools for University By Herb Frazier A church member came to me two years ago during choir rehearsal and asked me if I ever wear anything without South Carolina State on it, said Preston, a member of University Park Baptist Church in Charlotte. On Sundays, when he s dressed in a suit, Preston has an SC State pin stuck in his lapel. Wearing the university s colors and logo on his clothing helps to link Preston to his Alma Mater while he lives in another state. It s also a segue for Preston, chaplain of the SC State National Alumni Association, to recruit students and tell the Bulldog story when he s asked about the ubiquitous logo on his clothing. He buys his SC State attire from the campus bookstore, Allison Preston came to the Low Country Classic in Charleston last year, featuring the SC State Bulldogs and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, dressed like a typical Bulldog fan. He wore a garnet vest and blue baseball cap, each with the team logo, a struttin bulldog against a bright, blue S. The Monday after the game, Preston s attire did not change. He went to work dressed as though he was still at a SC State football game. Since elementary school, a day has not passed that Preston, 39, hasn t worn a T-shirt, sweater, windbreaker or cap with the SC State logo printed or stitched on it. Wearing clothing with SC State s logo daily comes natural for Preston, who was raised to be an SC State ambassador. It began when his grandfather, Henry Preston, Jr., a die-hard Bulldog fan, took Preston to SC State games in the old Oliver C. Dawson stadium, said Preston, an Orangeburg native who earned a criminal justice degree in 1990 from SC State. His exposure to the SC State athletic program continued through his middle school years as a trainer with the Bulldog football team. Later, he enrolled in SC State, realizing a childhood dream of marching with the 101. Wearing the school s logo on his clothing became a way of life during the three years he was a trombone player on the band. After graduation, Preston joined the police force in Columbia. When he was on duty, he wore an SC State T-shirt under his bulletproof vest. Wearing the university s logo on his clothing comes so natural that he wasn t aware that he was doing it, Preston said. Someone else pointed it out to him. Goldstein s Wholesale and the SMS Sports World, in Orangeburg. Unfortunately, Preston said, SC State clothing isn t found in major department stores. He hopes that changes as the university expands the marketing of the Bulldog brand. In his closet, Preston s SC State attire numbers 10 hats, 25 T-shirts and one garnet vest. He s missing, however, a longsleeve, zip-up, blue sweater that Robert Taylor - Preston s Omega Psi Phi fraternity brother - borrowed last year after the Morgan State game, but has not yet returned. Preston said, I want it back I

27 AlumNotes SCSU Review I Summer 2007 Marriages Sherita Denise Sweeney and Jake Jason Lee on July 7, 2007 at St. Paul Chuch in Capital Heights, MD Itaski Vashti Boller and Rafael Giovanni Arnette on July 21, 2007, at New Ashley Baptist Church Kiawah Nicole Cave and Nigel Aubr s Fisher on July 21, 2007, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Denmark, SC Chanosha Mayes and Brian Lawton on September 8, 2007 Amanda Marquita Bookman and Christopher Isaiah Genwright on May 17, 2008, at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church In Memory of Marion Alton Hill Newport News, VA, July 13, 2004 Mary Alice Wright, 98 Holly Hill, SC, November 19, 2005 Robert C. Wiles Sr. Orangeburg, SC November 20, 2005 Robert A. Jenkins, 48 Manning, SC, December 3, 2005 Rosa Belle Graham Sanders Quinby, SC, December 9, 2005 Elder Joseph Hill, 50 Manning, SC, December 14, 2005 Juanita R. Jenkins-Burton Brentwood, MD, December 23, 2005 Rev. Dr. T.O. Everett, 02 Sumter, SC, December 24, 2005 Cheryl Holt Columbia, SC, January 2, 2006 Nora R. Greenlee, 53 Conway, SC, January 13, 2006 Wilma Williams Salters, SC, January 13, 2006 Perrie Smith Segres, 77 Union, SC, January 14, 2006 Rev. Blond Ceal Dantzler, 89 Orangeburg, SC, January 15, 2006 Lula Powell Durant, 49 Orangeburg, SC, January 19, 2006 Crawford B. Bryant, 67 Savannah, GA, January 22, 2006 Sylvia Roberta Thompson Redfield Clinton, SC, January 26, 2006 Falullah H. Drummond Landover, MD, January 31, 2006 Carmen Epps Kingstree, SC, February 6, 2006 Eleanor M. Randall Hospicie, Savannah, February 14, 2006 Ethel Delee Fields, 47 Dorchester, NC, February 16, 2006 Pleasant J. Lewis Columbia, SC, February 18, 2006 Thomas Calvin T.C. Owens Jr., 48 Anderson, SC, February 24, 2006 Sara Roslyn Kebe-Carter M.D., 53 Beverly Hills, CA, March 3, 2006 Patricia Lott Bates, 73 Saluda, SC, April 4, 2006 Ester S. Fields, 31 Columbia, SC, April 8, 2006 Rev. Joseph E. Myers Jr., 48 Charleston, SC, April 22, 2006 Desiree Lewis competes for title of Miss Black USA 2007 Desiree Lewis, 05, recently traveled to the Republic of The Gambia in West Africa to compete for the title of Miss Black USA Lewis, a first-grade teacher at Mellichamp Elementary School in Orangeburg, S.C., previously won the title of Miss Black Orangeburg USA 2006 before attaining the title of Miss Black South Carolina USA I am truly blessed to represent the State of South Carolina as the first... delegate (to the Miss Black USA pageant). I am so excited to be competing... and look forward to using this experience as a window of opportunity for others to follow, Lewis said. As a pageant contestant, Lewis platform was Promoting Literacy Among African-American Youth (PLAY). My platform, PLAY, focuses on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency among African- American youth as it relates to literacy, she said. I want more youth to become excited about reading as it helps them to become productive readers, writers, and communicators. She first traveled to Washington, D.C., where she met her fellow contestants, and on Wednesday, May 23, they boarded a chartered flight to Gambia to determine the winner of the 2007 Miss Black USA crown. The celebrity panel of judges included Publisher John Blassingame of Today s Black Woman, Fashion Designer Chi- Chi E; President and CEO of MGM Mirage s New York- New York Hotel Resort and Casino Lorenzo Creighton; Former star of NBC s The Apprentice Omarosa; former Miss Black USA 1995 Sheila Rugege-Dantzler; President of the Street Basketball Association Jerrod Mustaf; and Director of Marketing for UZURI Astrid Christensen-Tason. Media personality Jeff Johnson and NBA player Antawn Jamison headlined the Preliminary Competition panel of judges. Actor/comedian Michael Colyar and actress Deya Smith hosted the pageant from the historical Senegambia Beach Hotel. The pageant celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Founded in 1986, the nonprofit Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant and Foundation promotes the leadership skills and talents of black women, recognizing the achievements of young women of color and celebrating the whole woman mind, body and spirit I

28 NAFEO recognizes two distinguished SC State alumni AlumNotes NAFEO recognizes two distinguished SC State Alumni The National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) honored two SC State alums who have attained a level of excellence in their personal and professional lives. Award-winning journalist Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr., 56, and noted jurist Colonel Ned E. Felder, 59, 61, received NAFEO Distinguished Alumni citations at a March 17, 2007, ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Typically, NAFEO Distinguished Alumni are representative of professional excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and the spirit of political and civic engagement that marks so many alumni of historically and predominantly black colleges and universities. Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr., a Charleston, S.C., native, graduated from SC State with a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1956, where he was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He served three years on active duty as an officer in an anti-aircraft missile battery and as an instructor in an army air defense school. After his discharge from the Army in 1960, Pyatt taught English at Wilson High School in Florence, S.C., before returning to Charleston, where he taught English and journalism at the former C.A. Brown High School. In 1964, Pyatt went to work for the Charleston News & Courier, becoming the first black reporter for a major newspaper in the South. In 1968, he was assigned to work in Washington, D.C., as a correspondent for the News & Courier and the Charleston Evening Post. (The two papers were later merged and renamed The Post & Courier.) Pyatt later worked as a reporter at WETA- TV, in the nation s capital, before going to work at the Washington Star as a staff writer covering business news. While at the Star, he subsequently held the position of metropolitan news editor before being named deputy business editor, a post he held until 1981 when the Star closed. Shortly thereafter, he went to work for The Washington Post as a business columnist, a position he held until his retirement in In noting Pyatt s retirement from The Post, one editor wrote, At their best, Rudy s columns were perfect blends of viewpoint and reportage Through two decades of profound change, both at The Washington Post and in the business community it covers, Rudy s has been a voice of consistency and sophistication. In an interview with Quill magazine, shortly after Pyatt was transferred to the Charleston papers Washington bureau, J. Douglas Donehue, who had been Pyatt s city editor at the News & Courier, told a writer for the magazine: Rudolph Pyatt is one of the best reporters this newspaper has had in the 12 years I ve been here. And, he s one of the best I ve seen anywhere. An award-winning journalist, Pyatt is a Washington Post-Duke University Fellow; an honorary member of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, where he had been a charter member of the advisory board; a retired member of the Communications Workers of America; and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He and his wife, Jacqueline, live in Fort Washington, Md., and they have two sons. Colonel Ned E. Felder, a Charleston, S.C., native, graduated from SC State with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1959 and a Juris Doctor degree in He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Finance Corps through the ROTC program. After law school, he served as finance officer in Korea and Fort Totten, N.Y. He transferred to the Judge Advocate General s Corps in As a judge advocate, Felder served as prosecutor, defense counsel and trial judge throughout the United States; Berlin, (West) Germany; Turkey; and Vietnam. His criminal legal experience reaches from misdemeanor to capital offenses. In 1975, he was appointed an appellate judge to the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. He was later assigned to Fort Meade, Md., as the Staff Judge Advocate. He served a second term as Senior Judge on the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals immediately prior to his retirement in December In addition to his military awards and decorations, which include the Legion of Merit for being one of the most respected jurists in the Army, he was inducted into the SC State University Army ROTC Hall of Fame and honored by civilian employees at Fort Monmouth, N.J., as one of the Army s Black Defenders of the Constitution. He is the recipient of awards from Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge; a Federal Bar Association award presented by Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist; the National Bar Association Outstanding Jurist Award; and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Meritorious Achievement Award for over 27 years of advancing the cause of equal rights throughout the Army. Since retiring, Felder has embarked on a personal campaign to increase the number of African American judges in the military. The Buffalo JAG Officers honored him for his contributions to enhancing their careers, and the Charleston, S.C., Club of Los Angeles, Calif., presented him with their Judicial Leadership Award. In celebration of African American History Month, February 2002, he was the featured speaker and honored at a program sponsored by The Judge Advocate General s School and The National Ground Intelligence Center at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Felder serves as president of the Charleston, S.C., Club of Washington, D.C. He is a past president of the Washington, D.C., Alumni Chapter of the SC State University National Alumni Association (SCSUNAA); an active charter member of the SC State Military Alumni Association; and currently serves as SCSUNAA national parliamentarian. He maintains membership in Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, S.C., and attends services at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is married to the former Carrie Boddie Barnes, and they have five children. NAFEO was founded in 1969 by a group of HBCU presidents as the professional association of the presidents and chancellors of the nation s historically and predominantly black colleges and universities (HBCUs). NAFEO represents approximately 400,000 students and their families and African Americans across the higher education spectrum. NAFEO members collaborate efforts to increase technology access; improve persistence and graduation rates; improve institutional performance; and educate the public about the importance of HBCUs I

29 AlumNotes SCSU Review I Summer 2007 In Memory of Shellie E. Wright Jr., 48 Orangeburg, SC, May 26, 2006 MSGT. (Ret.) Adna L Stein Augusta, GA, October 2006 Hattie Lillian Spann Bell Columbia, SC 2006 Robert Mickey Sims, 76 Oakwood Village, Ohio, June 7, 2006 (SCSU Football Player) Aaron Chicken Hawk Dednam, 81 Easley, SC, June 8, 2006 Shelton Jermaine Sistrunk Jr., 00 Orangeburg, SC, June 9, 2006 Dr. William Wade Wayner Orangeburg, SC, June 10, 3006 James Keith, 96 Columbia, SC, June 2006 (SCSU Women s Golf Coach) Georgianna Price, 63 July 4, 2006 Thaddeus Leroy Holmes, 41 Pittsburg, CA, July 7, 2006 Ashley Aiken, 46 Orangeburg, SC, July 12, 2006 Presiding Elder Willie Baxter Orangeburg, SC, July 27, 2006 Daniel P. Harley, Jr. 54 Chicago, IL, August 6, 2006 John Gilbert Johnson, 78 Columbia, SC, August 18, 2006 Attorney W. Newton Pough, 49 Orangeburg, SC, September 1, 2006 Brynildson Barksdale Jr. Clinton, SC, September 5, 2006 James Artis Wakefield Greenwood, SC, September 5, 2006 Azalee H. Felder Summerton, SC, September 6, 2006 Annie Wright Holly Hill, SC, September 20, 2006 Karen Simpson Jamison Orangeburg, SC, September 27, 2006 George Bishop Jr. Hartsville, SC, October, 2006 Pearlena Clinkscales Belton, SC, October 9, 2006 Cynthia E. Riley, 69 Orangeburg, SC October 12, 2006 Mattie Wilson Hudson Clinton, SC, October 13, 2006 Marquetta C. Carson, 01 Orangeburg, SC, October 23, 2006 Mrs. Martha Ann Middleton Prioleau Simmons, 78 Pineville, SC, October 22, 2006 Floyd C. Legette Jr. Orangeburg, SC, October 2006 Minister Marilyn Seawright Jamison Orangeburg, SC, November 5, 2006 Deacon Robert Lee Bryant Eutawville, SC, November 6, 2006 Lee Vance Robinson Cheraw, SC, November 6, 2006 Bowen M. Wakefield, 43 Anderson, SC, November 7, 2006 Azzie Lee Cunningham Redford Columbia, SC, November 12, 2006 Willie Carloss Summerville, SC, November 12, 2006 Moses Sitton, 32 Chester, SC, November 12, 2006 Frank E. King Miami, FL, November 17, 2006 Robert E. Bellinger, 47 Orangeburg, SC, November 22, 2006 George W. Thompson Jr. Greenville, SC, November, 24, 2006 Joyce Brown Rogers Fleniken Orangeburg, SC, November 29, 2006 Eugenia Babb Johnson, 46 Orangeburg, SC, December 15, 2006 Julian B. Dargan Buffalo, NY, November, 2006 Annie Abney 46 Aiken, SC, 2006 Alethia G. Everett, 49 Orangeburg, SC, 2006 Clyde Cleveland Jr., 54 Darlington, SC, 2006 Henrietta Massey West Columbia, SC, 2006 Aaron Dednam Easley, SC (SCSU Football Player), 2006 Patricia Simmons Abraham, 76 Summerville, SC, 2006 Azalee H. Felder Summerton, SC, 2006 Johnny R. Williams Camden, SC, 2006 Harold A. Bradford 51 Temple Hill, MD 2006 Ruth F. Johnson Union, SC 2006 Dr. Samuel D. Stroman, 50 Orangeburg, SC 2006 Mammie Walker Moon, 42 Greensboro, SC 2006 Thomas A. Hammond, 35 Aiken, SC 2006 Johnny Williams Camden, SC, 2006 Elizabeth B. Moseley, 02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2007 Avis Duncan Charleston, SC 2007 Dora Edith Mcdonald 46 Atlanta, GA 2007 Harold W. Moye, II, 53 Petersburg, VA 2007 Ron Brown 84 McDonough, GA 2007 Clarence Johnson 62 West Orange NJ 2007 Rebecca Alfair James Wright Holly Hill, SC, January 17, 2007 Nannie Buren Smith Sumter, SC, January 21, 2007 James Edwards Jr. Charleston, SC, January 24, 2007 Ethel Sims Orangeburg, SC, February 2007 Minnie Washington Hamlin Florence, SC, February 4, 2007 Lucille Simmons, 57 Monks Corner, SC, February 7, 2007 Reta C. Fuller Sumter, SC, Febraury 16, 2007 Ronald McDaniel Sumter, SC, February 18, 2006 Furman Vaughn, 71 Sumter, SC, February 24, 2007 Caddie C. Wheeler Sumter, SC, March 2, 2007 Patricia Brown, 63 Charlotte, NC, March 6, 2007 Juanita Robinson Bowers, 87 Springfield, SC, March 19, 2007 Mrian L. Crosson Newberry, SC, March 20, 2007 Lizzie Lee Dennis, 53 Aiken, SC, March 20, 2007 Hazel Dean Williams Columbia, SC, March 21, I

30 In Memory of Rev. John A. Frederick, 63 Bowman, SC, March 23, 2007 Thelma M. Ragin Columbia, SC, March 23, 2007 Ulysees Jarell Hampton Orangeburg, SC, April, 2007 Lillie Bell Larkin Butler Orangeburg, SC, April 11, 2007 Virginia Wilson, 76 Orangeburg, SC, April 15, 2007 Marilyn Coe, 72 Darlington, SC, April 15, 2007 Vera Cutie McAdams Childs Antreville, SC, April 16, 2007 Rev. Harold R. Johnson Belton, SC, April 17, 2007 David Michael Brown Florence, SC, April 26, 2007 John C. Pack, 70 Columbia, SC, May 6, 2007 Ernest Spann, 58 Orangeburg, SC 2007 Ernest Spann (Jan. 17, 1935 June 5, 2007) AlumNotes Corporate Matching Gifts Did you know that you can double your gift to SC State University if you work for a matching gift company? More than 8,000 companies of all sizes match charitable contributions made by their employees. Some will even match the gifts of spouses, retired employees and directors. Last year, SC State University received significant contributions from companies that matched the gifts of generous donors like you. To find out if your company will double or triple your giving dollars through a Matching Gifts Program, please check with your Personnel or Human Resources office, fill out the necessary form, and send it to us. It s that simple, and you will have doubled your gift in a matter of minutes! Mail your matching gift form to SC State University, Post Office Box 7305, Orangeburg, SC If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Institutional Advancement at (803) Three SC State alumni LTC Kenneth Hubbard, Col. Bruce Crawford and Col. Doug Jones recently graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Part of the National Defense University, ICAF is a U.S. military educational institution tasked with preparing military officers and civilian government officials for leadership and executive positions in the field of national security I Retired Scott s Branch High School Football Coach Ernest Ernie Spann dedicated more than 40 years to the students of the Clarendon District I School and was honored by the school district, which renamed the stadium in his honor. A Sumter County native, Spann earned a bachelor s degree in physical education and a master s degree in secondary counseling from SC State. NAFEO Award-winning journalist Rudolph A. Pyatt Jr., 56, and noted jurist Colonel Ned E. Felder, 59, 61, received NAFEO Distinguished Alumni citations at a March 17, 2007, ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. Births PARENTS: Kellie Witherspoon Cartwright and Keith Cartwright Baby Girl: Karynn (Kuh-rin) Breanna Cartwright Date: May 4, 2007

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32 2007 HOMECOMING SC State University vs. Delaware State University Saturday, October 27, :30 p.m. South Carolina State University Division of Institutional Advancement P.O. Box College Street, Northeast Orangeburg, SC Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Columbia, S.C. Permit #535 Change of address notices should be sent with most recent mailing label to: The Office of Alumni Relations I 300 College Street, N.E. I P.O. Box 7056 I Orangeburg, SC Phone: