Jon Harp

Articles by Jon Harp

Cottinghams endow professorship in civil engineering

Professional engineer Richard Cottingham and his wife, Nancy, of Seneca have pledged $500,000 to establish the J. Richard ’66 and Nancy W. Cottingham Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Endowment at Clemson. The Cottinghams are passionate about Clemson and about professional licensure in the engineering profession. Both have served on state boards of registration, and Richard […]

Christening the Patrick Anderson

This spring, a new crew boat hit the water at Clemson, thanks to the generosity of the family and friends of the late Patrick Anderson ’07. Anderson, who passed away last summer, was a member of the rowing club, and family and friends contributed funds in his memory to purchase a new crew boat. The […]

Professors recognized for teaching, research

Each year the Alumni Association sponsors two faculty awards: the Alumni Master Teacher and the Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research. This year’s awards went to Associate Professor of Finance Jack G. Wolf as Alumni Master Teacher and chemistry professor Joseph Kolis for research. The Alumni Master Teacher Award for outstanding undergraduate classroom instruction […]

Gantt Scholars and donors honored

In 1963, when Harvey Gantt entered Clemson, he was the first African-American to do so. Twenty-five years later, the Clemson Black Alumni Council (CBAC) established a scholarship to honor him and to recruit and retain African-American students, with special preference to South Carolina residents and entering freshmen. This spring, donors to the Harvey B. Gantt […]

Bradleys invest in imagination and inquiry

Each year, more than 4,000 Clemson undergraduate students enjoy exercising their imaginations through a unique, faculty-led research program because of Phil and Mary Bradley’s generosity. Phil’s father, William F. Bradley, was a veteran student at Clemson College in the late 1930s and finished his degree in 1952 after a long leave of absence. Throughout his […]

Sandy Cay, British Virgin Islands

The Knapp and Collie family spent a week sailing the British Virgin Islands. We flew our Clemson Flag from our boat all week long, and loved hearing all the responses we got from our fellow Clemson Family. Go Tigers! Left to right: Austin Knapp M ’11, Mills Armstrong M ’12, Brian Collie ’04, M ’06, Lauren Collie ’07, Mary Frances […]

Islamorada: Olson Family Vacation

Clemson family (including the next generation) vacations together in Islamorada FL, proudly flying the Tiger Paw bayside for fellow boaters to see.  Left to right: John Olson ’37*, Erik Olson ’04, Ryan Olson ’09, Abby Olson ’10, Jenna Olson ’14