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"Education has been the ticket for me": C. Tycho Howle ’71, M ’73
/ in Alumni Profiles / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerThis past spring, C. Tycho Howle stepped up to the microphone and told a room full of Clemson faithful, “I’m glad to be home.” The stage at his alma mater was a long way from his humble beginnings in a small South Carolina town, but Howle never forgot how important education has been in his […]
New urine test could reduce need for blood samples
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerIf you’ve been to the doctor, you probably know what to do when you’re handed a plastic cup and shown to the bathroom. Most patients hand over the sample and give little thought to what happens when it’s shipped to the lab for analysis. Chemistry professor Ken Marcus and his students are the exceptions. They have […]
Sharing culture and conversation: Derek Owens ’11
/ in Alumni Profiles / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerA number of times during his college career, friends and acquaintances told Derek Owens he’d be a good fit for the Peace Corps. After researching the possibilities, he agreed, wanting to spend a significant period of time fully immersed in a culture, refining his Spanish skills and as he put it, “to put off life […]
Clemson athletes excelling off the field as well
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerAll of Clemson’s 19 athletic programs exceeded the NCAA baseline Academic Progress Rate thresholds for the 2013-14 year, according to data released by the NCAA. The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility and retention of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team. Out of a possible score of 1,000, teams have to have […]
Two professors receive prestigious NSF award
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerTwo faculty members have received a total of $1 million in funding as part of the National Science Foundation’s highest honor for junior faculty members. Jacob Sorber and Yue “Sophie” Wang were among the honorees in this year’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Each has been awarded $500,000 for research. Sorber’s research enables low-cost, low-power sensors to […]
Long road to Clemson drives student’s entrepreneurial spirit to help others
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerKaitlynn Lewis’s journey to Clemson has been a circuitous one. Through grit, determination and generous scholarship donors, she has overcome numerous obstacles and hopes to use what she learned from the school of hard knocks — and Clemson — to help others like her move beyond the hardships in their lives. Lewis is a junior business management […]
Mentoring on a Mission: Serita Acker M ’99
/ in Alumni Profiles / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerMentoring others, especially those who may not realize their potential, has been a lifelong passion for Serita Acker. Those who know her weren’t surprised that she received the 2015 Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award at the 11th Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards dinner. The dinner is hosted by the Richard W. Riley Institute® of Government, […]