Valerie N. Pezzullo M ’14
Graduating and Giving Back Valerie Pezzullo had two things to celebrate this spring: She received her master’s degree in mechanical engineering and took first place in MTConnect Challenge 2, a contest to develop innovative and unique software applications for manufacturing. Pezzullo’s software application detects vibrations in metal-cutting machines so that corrections can be made before […]
Robin Lennon Bylenga M ’91
Getting Women Rolling Robin Lennon Bylenga is getting women rolling. Bylenga has always been conscious of physical fitness, but when she decided to take up cycling, she found the atmosphere of the typical bicycle shop intimidating and often geared toward male cyclists in products and shelf appeal. Bylenga decided to open a bicycle shop geared […]
Adam R. McFarlane ’03, PhD ’14
Take Note Adam McFarlane has worked behind the camera and performed notably in front of it. He’s taken on some of the biggest stages in America (Conan O’Brien’s, for one), and he recently collected his Ph.D. in educational leadership from Clemson’s stage. His career and talents have carried him from the West Coast to the […]
Lifelong Tigers
Yandle named Honorary Alumnus Bruce Yandle, dean emeritus of the College of Business and Behavioral Science and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of economics, was named an Honorary Alumnus in May by the Alumni Association. “I join the ranks of my favorite people: my former students and others who came to Clemson,” he said. “Having the […]
Travelers Summer-Fall 2014
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OOBE: A word, reimagined, becomes a blueprint for business and life
THE GENESIS OF THE APPAREL COMPANY OOBE, strange as it may seem, was an infomercial for the Psychic Friends Network, hosted by Dionne Warwick. Students at Clemson, Tom Merritt and Mike Pereyo were hanging out at the lake with their soon-to-be spouses Allyison Clark ’92 and Melissa Magee ’92. Merritt was cooking steaks, and they […]
Cadence Count
Clemson’s Economic Impact on South Carolina These figures reflect Clemson’s impact on the state in 2013, according to a study conducted by the Strom Thurmond Institute for Government and Public Affairs.
Landscape Architecture as Kinesthetic Experience
Most people think of design as a visual discipline, but a project in the Landscape Architecture department at Clemson in spring 2014 explored a multi-sensory approach. Collaborating on the project were Mary Padua, founding chair of Clemson’s Department of Landscape Architecture; landscape architecture professor Dan Ford; and Jennie Wakefield, Clemson alumna and former English department […]
The Experience of an Internship, Right Here on Campus
Josh Groppe likes to build apps. But not just any apps. Apps with a purpose, apps that will provide something valuable to the user.The past year and a half, he’s had a chance to do just that for Clemson. “I wanted to continue to learn about mobile app development, and I love Clemson. This internship […]
Beth Clements: Coming home to Clemson
What you need to know first about Beth Clements is that she’s real. That smile is genuine, and she speaks from the heart. When she’s passionate about something, you see it in her face and hear it in her voice. “Being fake is too hard,” she says. “It’s too much work.” Beth grew up in […]