Trent Hardee ’97, Eric West ’02 and Ben Powell ’07 went on a retreat with Corban Collective, which lead 13 guys on the Appalachian Trail. This was a time of focus, renewal and physical challenges for the participants. “Only time we could get score updates was on the mountain top (Florida State weekend),” Hardee wrote.
H.L. “Rye” Tuten III ’99 and his wife, Lainey, traveled with their four children to Barcelona, Spain, after their two boys, Harrison (age 9) and Camp (age 8), were selected to participate in a week-long soccer camp at FC Barcelona.
Mary O’Brien ’92 and Heather Hajduk Reames ’94 were Clemson roommates who hadn’t seen each other in over 10 years. They reconnected when Heather dropped her daughter off for her freshman year at the University of San Francisco and spent a day of adventure touring the Bay Area.
Brian Callahan ’99, M ’01, Ph.D. ’05, director of Clemson Extension field operations, and Katie Callahan, director of the Clemson University Center for Watershed Excellence, visited Scotland to explore the Isle of Iona, which has been the victim of ancient Viking raids and a significant pilgrimage site for centuries. “We set off on a hike to one of the island’s amazing colorful beaches with turquoise waters, only to lose our way and walk nearly the whole perimeter of the island. It was our rugged pilgrimage of sorts with a whole lot of metaphors, considering the place!”
Lawson Johnson travelled to the Balearic island of Ibiza, Spain. “On my last day, I explored the island and ended up at Es Vedrà, a magnificent limestone island located a couple kilometers off the island with absolutely breathtaking views and water as clear as day. Go Tigers!”
Thomas ’13 and Katie Stokes ’13 Kizer were married on August 4, 2018 — a wedding complete with orange bowties, a Clemson garter “and the Tiger dancing with us at our reception.” The Kizers honeymooned in Antigua at Cocobay Resort. “The first thing at the top of our packing list was our Tiger Rag. Go TIGERS!”
Researchers at Clemson and the University of Bergen in Norway recently published positive findings from the largest study of bullying prevention efforts in U.S. schools. In the three-year study, the researchers evaluated nearly 70,000 students across 210 elementary, middle and high schools who had participated in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
They found clear reductions in student reports of being bullied and bullying others. Clemson’s Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life is the training and consultation hub for the Olewus program in North, Central and South America.
According to Sue Limber, Clemson professor and author of the study, the results were stronger the longer the program was in place: “It’s encouraging to see that despite some more ingrained behaviors in older students, we still see quite positive responses in later grades.”
The study also found increases in students’ expressions of empathy and decreases in students’ willingness to join in bullying. The success of the program is encouraging for students and schools, according to Dan Olweus, author of the study and founder of the Olwus program.
“This study clearly shows bullying prevention efforts can positively affect behaviors and perceptions of students of all ages,” said Olweus. “Given the scarcity of positive results from anti-bullying programs in the U.S., this new study is a breakthrough.”
Since the frisbee, as we know it, was invented in 1948, it has since become a necessity for the average college student. Bowman Field and the intramural fields have certainly seen their fair share of the sporting disc over the years. But it was in the ’80s when Clemson’s first unofficial Frisbee golf course began to take off, thanks to a couple of friends — namely Ben Gaddis ’88 and Tommy Campbell ’89 — who tweaked and propagated aspects of the original campus course (of unknown origins).
“The basic course was in place I think back in the ’70s,” Campbell says. “Ben, our friends and I just expanded on it over a period of time from the mid ’80s until the late ’90s.”
Gaddis and Campbell shared with us their famous 18-hole Frisbee golf adventure. Here are some of the highlights:
1 Tee from the Thomas Green Clemson statue in front of Tillman Hall to a lamppost by the lower corner of Brackett Hall.
3 Tee from the middle of the sidewalk above the amphitheater with a mandatory dogleg through the amphitheater stage door to the lamppost directly behind the stage door.
7 Tee from the top of the stairs on Library Bridge to the lamppost on the right side of the reflection pond underneath the trees.
13 Tee from the cannons on Bowman Field (old location) to the front of Holtzendorff.
17 Tee from the upper Holtzendorff sidewalk (blind shot) to the old track around Riggs Field with a mandatory dogleg through the tunnel at the back of the building (entrance to Riggs Field) to hit the manhole near the bottom of the stairs.
18 Tee from the Riggs track to split the large brick buildings and enter the quad courtyard; then dogleg left to a distant flag pole.
Mount Vernon Manicure
The Baltimore/Washington, D.C., Clemson Club spent Saturday, April 21, grooming the grounds of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and gardens. If you look carefully, you can see the Mount Vernon estate house in the background. “Five generations of Tigers were represented,” said Rachael Wiker ’00, assistant director of the club. Dean Norton ’77, director of horticulture at Mount Vernon, coordinated this volunteer event.
Tutu Capers
On July 28, the Atlanta Clemson Club crafted tutus for the Tutu Capers organization, which provides tutus and capes for medically fragile children in need of some “super power.” The fun garments are distributed at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals, the Gwinnett County Juvenile Court and Gwinnett House of Hope.
Campbell on Clemson Football
The Greater Orlando Clemson Club hosted former Clemson football linebacker Jeremy Campbell at its annual meeting May 10. Campbell spoke about his time on the Clemson football team and answered questions over
good food at Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen.
Cooking for the Tampa Bay Ronald McDonald House
Members of the Tampa Bay Clemson Club prepared a hamburger/hot dog dinner for the current residents of the Tampa Bay Ronald McDonald House, located on Davis Island, on July 7. Those staying at the Ronald McDonald House have children receiving care at Tampa General Hospital or other area hospitals. In addition to the meal, the club donated cleaning products to help replenish the house’s inventory.
Chattanooga Clean and Green
The Chattanooga Clemson Club spent its yearly “Clean and Green” event beautifying the grounds of the Chattanooga Public Library in April.
New Student Send Off
The Philadelphia Clemson Club held their new student party the weekend of July 20-22 at the Field House, where students and families mingled, enjoyed food and drink, and “learned the all-important cadence count,” according to the club’s vice president, Devon Garber ’01.
Habitat for Humanity in Fort Worth
The Dallas/Fort Worth Clemson Club volunteered Saturday, July 14, with the Dallas Habitat for Humanity. In over-100-degree heat, 15 members of the club helped bulid a home in the West Dallas area, working alongside the home recipients.
Are you looking to get involved with a local Clemson Club? Go to alumni.clemson.edu and click on “Join a Club” to find contact info or contact Bubba Britton at bubba@clemson.edu.