Clemson Forever
Historic campus building to house new student activity center IN 1915, FRANK S. BARNES SR. OF ROCK HILL was his family’s first Clemson College graduate, and the Sheep Barn was built on campus. A $1 million gift to Clemson ensures that those two legacies will benefit students for years to come. The Sheep Barn is […]
Revolution in Ukraine
When fellow Clemson alumnus Tom Kapp and I agreed to meet in Kiev on Thursday, February 20, we had no idea that the events of the coming days would consume the entire country and possibly the region at large. Two days prior, police snipers had begun targeting protestors in downtown Kiev. Some 90 people were […]
My first semester
My first semester as Clemson’s new president was busy, challenging and so much fun! Like all freshmen, I met thousands of new people and quickly learned my way around campus. My family and I even lived in the Clemson House for the semester. We enjoyed several snow days this winter and loved playing basketball outside […]
The Family Man: An interview with Clemson's 15th president
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Donnie A. Dinch ’08
Passion for music inspires technology Donnie Dinch is forecast to take the billion-dollar music industry mobile. He’s listed in Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” and as one of the magazine’s “Hottest Startups of 2013.” And who’s to argue with Forbes? Dinch is the packaging science-graduate-package designer-turned-CEO of WillCall. After graduating in 2008 with a degree […]
Lifelong Tigers
Tigers turn South Florida Clemson Orange Tigers from all over the country converged on South Florida for the Orange Bowl. And the South Florida Clemson Club was in the midst of all the activity — organizing, helping, hosting and welcoming alumni and friends. Showing that it’s possible to work together in the midst of a heated […]
Pam Buffington Redmon ’85
“It’s Personal” When it comes to Pam Buffington Redmon’s passion to control tobacco, it’s personal. Two weeks before her 1985 graduation from Clemson’s School of Nursing, Redmon received a call that no daughter wants to receive. Her father, a longtime smoker, was being rushed to the hospital and would need open heart surgery. He survived, […]
Hope grows here
You might not ever know it was there if you weren’t looking for it. A garden of five laser-straight rows nestled behind the pool at Clemson University’s Outdoor Lab, home to camps Hope and Sertoma. The garden is called “Hope Grown,” and it’s the brainchild of Joseph Williams, a soils and sustainable crop systems major. It’s an […]
Helen Legare Floyd ’81
Keeping the family farm Helen Legare-Floyd has a farm. Not just any farm, but a 288-year-old family farm on John’s Island. She, along with her brother and sister, are ninth-generation descendants of 18th-century planter Solomon Legare, and together they work to make it profitable. To be able to hold on to a family farm in […]
My Clemson: Diana Ivankovic
Diana Ivankovic PhD ’95