Alumni Association sponsors first Career Fair
Over 100 alumni and 30 employers participated in the Alumni Association’s first Alumni Career Fair in May. The event, held at CU-ICAR’s TD Gallery in Greenville, offered alumni the opportunity to explore career options with area employers as well as network with other alumni. This career fair was sponsored by Alumni Career Services, which was […]
Inaugural Give Day exceeds expectations
This spring, the Clemson family showed its generosity, with more than 3,000 donors giving more than $900,000 to support student, faculty, staff and facility needs during the inaugural Give Day event on April 6, also Clemson Founder’s Day. “We asked the Clemson family and friends to help support the University on Give Day, and they […]
Immelt receives honorary doctorate at commencement
University officials bestowed an honorary doctorate of humanities on General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey R. Immelt at the commencement ceremonies in May. Immelt, who spoke at the ceremony, was honored for his continued partnership with Clemson as well as his devotion to excellence in business and to improving the lives of citizens around […]
Military career begins, ends on same stage: Jimmy Mullinax ’94
An extraordinary U.S. Army career came to an end this spring as Lt. Col. Jimmy Mullinax, commander of Clemson University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, retired on the same stage where he was commissioned 21 years earlier. Army officers do not get to choose their assignments, so getting orders to come back to Clemson was a highly unusual but serendipitous twist in Mullinax’s career. “How do you get to […]
A shore thing: Sarah Strickland ’12
Teamwork and adaptability learned at Clemson served Sarah Strickland well abroad and back home. Critical skills such as communication and resourcefulness have helped Strickland from every job as a nurse in the ICU step-down unit, to working on a ship in Madagascar, to now working in an emergency room. But it was working abroad that brought all the lessons from Clemson to […]
Landmarks & Legends: Marking History
Three new historical markers at Clemson are tangible reminders of the University’s full history — a history not as idyllic as the well-manicured lawn of Bowman field and the picture-perfect walk by the library.
Miller gift establishes endowed chair in medical physics
Cardiologist Waenard L. Miller ’69 has spent his career on the cutting edge of medicine, raising the level of care for patients higher and higher. Now the gift that he and his wife, Sheila, of Frisco, Texas, have given will ensure that future Clemson graduates can do the same. The two have donated $2 million […]
Switzerland: Melissa Moore ’15 and Megan Milam ’15
Melissa Moore and Megan Milam in front of the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland in July 2016.
Peas in a Pod
Though decades apart in age, Chris Ray and Roy Ogle formed a strong bond over a shared love of Southern peas, plant breeding and Clemson.
