The Headlines of the Barker Presidency
“A timeline is an easy way to capture the highlights of a period of time, in this case, the 14 years of Jim Barker’s presidency. It’s a harder thing to capture the essence of the time. And so as we celebrate the accomplishments of this period, we do so by remembering the Clemson World headlines of the […]
Cadence Count: The Barker Presidency
For 14 years, James F. Barker ’70 has served as Clemson’s 14th president and an ardent cheerleader for the University. Under his leadership, the University has grown substantially while still maintaining a firm grip on its identity and sense of family. Here are just a few of the numbers that tell the story.
Debbie Dunning '75
“I’ve been here so long I rocked on the porch with Thomas,” I’ve often quipped when asked about my tenure here at Clemson. In all honesty, I can’t lay claim to ever stepping on this hallowed ground before the summer of 1971, when my mother and I motored up from the Lowcountry to attend Orientation […]
The Last Lecture
President Barker was the keynote speaker at the Victor Hurst Academic Convocation on August 20, marking the beginning of the 121st academic year.
A Bias for Innovation
nnovation isn’t always creating a new, flashy product. Sometimes it’s taking something that already exists and finding a different or more efficient way to use the same product. This idea, this intersection of form and function, is where science and the humanities come together. It’s also the place where universities like Clemson can allow students […]
J. Dean Norton ’77
Working for George Washington Experiencing a sense of place that transcends time, Dean Norton has spent the last 44 years sustaining George Washington’s greatest horticultural legacy — Mount Vernon Estate’s landscape design and grounds. Norton, an Alexandria, Va., native, worked on the estate grounds while in high school. He worked with a Clemson student who […]
Philip A. Francis Jr. ’74
Protector of special places For 41 years, administrative management major Phil Francis devoted his career to helping protect our country’s national parks and special landmarks. This year he retired from the U.S. National Park Service as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Since joining the Park Service in 1972 at Kings Mountain National Military Park, […]
Danni M. Allen ’09
A winning determined spirit Danni Allen knows hard work and dedication can get you where you want to go. She practiced this while she was a student and continues to live by it today. Allen competed and won the 14th season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” a weight-loss reality show. She attributes much of her […]