Crafting a Plan: Bobby Hottensen '11
It’s a way of life the locals call “tranquilo,” and it led Bobby Hottensen to take a leap of faith and trade a fast-paced urban lifestyle in Washington, D.C., for the laid-back tropics of Nicaragua. A series of trips to the beach town of San Juan del Sur brought Hottensen and fellow surfers Brendan DeBlois […]
Designing Dream Worlds: Colie Wertz '92
Colie Wertz taught himself to draw by copying the characters and vehicles he saw in Star Wars comic books. “All I had were pictures,” Wertz says. “I bought all the comic books, studied all the ships and read about all the ships. I didn’t really have any big dreams. I just wanted to keep drawing.” […]
STEM Trailblazer: Wayne Tolbert '83
According to Wayne Tolbert, earning an engineering degree was probably the most difficult thing he’s ever done. But then Tolbert doesn’t like to take credit for the strides he took to make sure minority students felt included in campus life during the 1980s, a change that made a positive impact on Clemson students past, present […]
Stumphouse Tunnel Sleuths
Bats are dying off at alarming rates due to white-nose syndrome. Researchers are exploring how to foster bat populations to survive this disease.
Woman on the Move: Norma Hudnall '72, M '74, M '80
As one of five children, Norma Hudnall jokes that she comes from a long line of overachievers. Today at 68, the former counselor is still competing. Hudnall runs a 7:18 mile, and last spring, the Spartanburg resident competed in the World Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships representing Team USA and the Atlanta Track Club. […]
Erwins Become Second Cornerstone Partner for Academics
When Joe Erwin first began his advertising career in New York, the Clemson brand was still up and coming. He laughingly recalls having one of his training instructors refer to Clemson as “that Southern liberal arts school” in a room full of his Ivy League colleagues. Clemson has come a long way since Joe Erwin […]
Fair Winds and Following Kites: Phil Broder '90
“When the education career came to a sudden end, I was kind of looking around like, ‘OK, what do I do now?’” Phil Broder worked in environmental education for 25 years before his career path suddenly changed, and he found himself starting his own kite-making supply business. As a student at Clemson, Broder studied wildlife […]
Sonoco Partnership to Develop New Technologies, Package Formats
Every year, billions of dollars worth of packaged food is lost due to spoilage. Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, has announced a new research partnership with Clemson to address that packaging challenge. “Sonoco is committed to serving fresh brands, using packaging to tackle the challenges they face,” said Sonoco President and […]
Clemson to offer program for autism spectrum support
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, with the diagnosis being four times more common among boys. Currently there are no known post-secondary programs for degree-seeking students in South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia to provide services for students with autism. […]
Operating Room Redesign Recognized at Healthcare Design Expo
A Clemson project integrating research and design to develop a safer, more ergonomic operating room received two awards at the Healthcare Design Expo + Conference in Orlando. The Realizing Improved Patient Care Through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room prototype was the sole winner for conceptual design and a gold-level award recipient for using an evidence-based […]