Roaring 10
The 2018 Honorees
Each year, the Clemson Young Alumni Council recognizes 10 outstanding alumni for their impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors. These individuals must have graduated within the past 10 years and must exemplify the University’s core values of honesty, integrity and respect.
In October, the group announced its 2018 honorees: Claire Reddeck Bowman ’03, M ’08, associate for McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture; Tyrone Oliver Gayle ’10, press secretary for U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris; Noelle Cabato Holdsworth ’11, employer brand manager for T-Mobile; France L. Jackson ’11, M ’13, software creator and tester at Intel; Aliza Darnell McGuire ’12, prevention services coordinator at Epworth Children and Family Services; Susan Ridgeway Nunamaker ’01, Ed.S. ’09, program coordinator for Clemson’s master’s in teaching and learning; Allison Marshall Puechl ’09, gynecologic oncology fellow at Duke University Medical Center; Don Allen Sharpe Jr. M ’17, student services program coordinator at Midlands Technical College; Dan McKeithan Thomason Jr. ’13, student at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business; and John B. Wright Jr. ’10, realtor at McCoy Wright Realty.
Gayle received his award, but sadly, he passed away from cancer on Oct. 25, 2018.
For more about the Roaring 10, visit alumni.clemson.edu and click “Awards.”