Travelers Fall 2018
Catherine Myrick ’91, Jenna Benson ’19, Anne Miller Adams Harper ’15 and Erik Wendt ’17 visited Ecuador while on a dental mission trip in March. This photo was taken at the equator!
Tinker Tailor Surgeon Spy: Fletcher Derrick '55
No one would suspect a urological surgeon to be a covert courier — even his wife. “AS THE CIA SAYS, I was hiding in plain sight.” After graduating from Clemson in 1955, Fletcher Derrick joined the Army as a young medical student at the Medical University of South Carolina and was sent to Fort Benning […]
Far from Home: Corbey Dukes '84, M '94
As the director of Oasis, a residential refuge for abused girls in Guatemala, Dukes is determined to find justice for them — a home as well. “TO SEE AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD TESTIFY in court about —” Corbey Dukes pauses for a moment, the long-distance call falling silent, “just horrors. It’s overwhelming at times.” The girls at […]
Road Bots: Lionel Robert M '97
Robert is looking for answers to all of the questions surrounding autonomous vehicle technology. LIONEL ROBERT is an associate professor of information at the University of Michigan, where he researches and collaborates with students on the relationship between technology and teamwork in modern society. Robotics and autonomous vehicles — AVs for short — are his […]
One for the Books: Megan Brown Clarke '04
With a lot of hard work and long hours, Clarke rose in the ranks of the broadcasting industry. MEGAN CLARKE LEARNED TO GET ahead by raising her hand. At 22 years old, she began her career at Fox News as a greeter. “I was thrown into this amazing, incredibly fast-paced environment interacting with celebrities and […]
On Ozark: Kevin L. Johnson '07
Johnson left the shores of Hartwell Lake — not knowing how important another lake would become to him. WHEN KEVIN L. JOHNSON LEFT the shores of Lake Hartwell after graduating, he had no idea how important another lake, the Lake of the Ozarks, might become to him. The actor and Clemson alumnus has become a […]
All-Star Administrator: Beth Goetz '96
From soccer player at Clemson to the chief operating officer at UConn’s Division of Athletics “CHARACTER IS WHAT YOU HAVE when you think no one is watching. You have got to live and breathe it every day.” Beth Goetz’s definition of character has served her well so far. From her time as a Clemson soccer […]
Scotland: Stuart Waldo M '98
Stuart Waldo M ’98 and his family took a trip to Scotland (Sept 10-17, 2018) and toured a number of historic sites and castles. “This photo is of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, just south of Inverness, Scotland,” says Waldo. “The castle dates to the 13th century. If you look real close, maybe you can […]
