Hillary Hoover (M.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato) joined the Clemson faculty in 2007. Ms. Hoover's area of emphasis during her graduate studies was ethics and communication. She also coached the MSU-Mankato Forensics team. While receiving her Bachelor's degree in Speech Communication from Kansas State University, she participated on the Forensics team, competing in 10 of the 11 individual events. Ms. Hoover also minored in Theater.