Tiger is a Harvard Hero: Rupal Ramesh Shah M ’07
Rupal Ramesh Shah, a microbiology graduate, was honored by Harvard University as a 2012 Harvard Hero. This prestigious award is given to a select number of Harvard staff members who are recognized for “above and beyond” achievements and for their contributions to the university. Out of 12,000 Harvard staff members, only 49 received this award […]
Turning ‘Mock Turtle Soup’ into ‘Gold’
When Jason Underwood ’04, Harrison Brookie ’07, M’08, Meg Pierson ’08 and Ben Burris ’11 were members of Clemson’s improv comedy group, Mock Turtle Soup, they never dreamed that one day they would come together and form their own theater. Alchemy Comedy Theater was created to perform and teach improv comedy. All of the members […]
Veterinarian with heart: Mary Mauldin Pereira ’01
After graduating with a degree in animal science, Mary Mauldin Pereira enrolled at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) on the island of St. Kitts. Her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian was realized after graduating in 2005. She and her husband, Gary, and their daughter, Ava Kate, live on the island where she […]
Coming back to Clemson: Jimmy D. Mullinax ’94
Industrial management major Jimmy Mullinax has come back to Clemson 17 years after being commissioned by the Clemson Army ROTC. A lieutenant colonel in the Army, Mullinax, a logistics officer, returned in June tasked with developing cadets into future Army officers and ensuring that they meet yearly Army commissioning requirements. Mullinax has also served as […]
ChillSpot™: Ken M. Leahy ’93 and Mark H. Raeside ’93
What do you get when you combine a hot Southern summer’s day, a furry, miserably hot dog and two Clemson graduates? No, not a strange meal at a tailgate. You get an ingenious way to keep a pet cool. Marketing major Ken Leahy and design major Mark Raeside, both of Atlanta, are the inventors and […]
Bridge to book: Thomas S. Black ’92
Electrical engineering graduate Thomas Black of Blythewood was looking for a way that he could give back. The vice president of engineering at Fairfield Electric Cooperative took his Clemson education and life skills to serve as the project coordinator for a 200-foot pedestrian bridge over a raging river in rural Nicaragua. The walking bridge improved […]
The Iguana Tree: Michel Smoak Stone ’91
English graduate Michel Smoak Stone’s debut novel, The Iguana Tree, which Library Journal says “recalls the work of John Steinbeck,” received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and an award for one of the top novels published in 2012 by an independent publisher. Raised on Johns Island, Stone encountered illegal Mexican immigrants who “were forthright […]
Are you a Clemson FIRST?
There are many first-generation college graduates among our alumni, and we’re trying to find out who they are. Were you the first in your family to go to a four-year college? If so, you are a Clemson FIRST, and we’d like to hear your story. Go to clemson.edu/alumni to read FIRST generation profiles on alumni […]
The Cumulative Giving and Legacy Societies Induction Ceremony
On November 16, the University honored those who have become members of the Cumulative Giving and Legacy Societies through their faithful support of the University over the years. Scott Pelley, Clemson parent and anchor and managing editor of “The CBS Evening News,” was featured speaker at the event.