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Nancy Spitler
Nancy Spitler is the managing editor of Clemson World magazine. Her goal is to interest, intrigue and engage readers with the stories of Clemson. In her spare time, she enjoys pottery, gardening and wandering through antique stores.
Articles by Nancy Spitler
A Sterling Partnership
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerThis past year, four large reproductions of historic quilts were installed on the exterior of Greenville’s Sterling Community Center. The original quilts are owned by residents of the historic Sterling neighborhood located adjacent to Greenville’s West End. The quilt on the front of the building is an example of quilts that provided coded information for […]
College of Education honors and mourns Chip Jackson
/ in Clemson Forever / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerCalvin “Chip” Jackson, devoted supporter of the College of Education and longtime educational and civic leader in South Carolina, was named the second recipient of the Distinguished Friend of the College of Education Award. The award is given to honor an individual, partner or program that has provided significant support over time to the college. […]
The Dikes of Lake Hartwell
/ in Landmarks & Legends / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerLike almost everything at Clemson, there’s a story behind the dikes.
Covered in Cotton
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerTracy Free ’08 and Ty ’07 Woodard are part of a 4,500-acre family farm in Darlington, South Carolina. They’ve taken just 1 percent of the cotton crop and turned it into a growing brand of blankets and throws.
New Endowed Chair to Focus on Aging, Cognition
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerOlder adults have become the fastest-growing demographic in the nation, and changes in health care and technology are required to meet the needs of this diverse group. But Lesley A. Ross, Clemson’s new SmartLIFE Endowed Chair in Aging and Cognition, says scholarship and research in the area of older adults can’t just be about a number. “Longevity is easy to quantify, but older adults don’t focus as […]
Wastewater Provides Early Warning System
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerAs universities all over the country began scrambling to figure out what campus life would be like in a year of COVID-19, several Clemson professors got busy on parts of that puzzle that related to their own research. One of those professors was David Freedman, chair of the University’s Department of Envionmental Engineering and Earth […]
App Helps Forensic Teams Determine Time of Death
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerKatherine Weisensee, chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, has collaborated on a smartphone app to help forensic teams determine times of death. Dubbed geoFOR, the app allows coroners and forensic teams to enter observations when human remains are recovered and then upload photos along with information, such as clothing, location, insect […]
Parting Shot
/ in First Impression, Parting Shot / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerClemson students received their rings at the Fall Ring Ceremony, held on October 25 in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. The boxes that hold the rings are crafted from trees that have been taken down on campus.
First Impression
/ in First Impression / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerSpring 2020 graduates may not have gotten to cross the stage until October, but it was still a joyous occasion, socially distanced in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.