Summer 2008 — Lifelong Connections

Scroll of Honor Memorial

In 1942, Clemson Memorial Stadium was named to honor alumni and students who made the ultimate sacrifice. Now, more than six decades later, their names — and the names of those who’ve since died in service to our country — will become a visible part of campus.

In September, the Clemson Corps broke ground for the Scroll of Honor Memorial adjacent to the East Gate of the football stadium. The memorial is made possible by a $475,000 commitment from the Class of 1958, the Clemson Corps, the Athletic Department and the Alumni Association, as well as donations from family and friends.

For more about the memorial or to contribute, visit the Web at www.clemson.edu/military/scrollofhonor.html or contact Amy Craft (864) 656-1240; Hap Carr (864) 654-6611, hapcarr@bellsouth.net; or Danny Rhodes (864) 985-1550, rhodesdanny@bellsouth.net.

Volunteer of the Year

The Alumni Association’s 2008 Volunteer of the Year — Jessie Richardson Hood ’94 — is one busy lady. She’s a health policy analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a postgraduate student, a wife and mom, and an extraordinary Clemson volunteer.

A biological sciences graduate, Hood also holds a master of public health degree from Morehead School of Medicine and is pursuing a doctor of science degree at the Harvard School of Public Health.

For Clemson, she’s the current national chairwoman of the Women’s Alumni Council, a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and a member of the nomination committee for the Clemson University Black Alumni Council (CBAC). She’s also served as CBAC president and Alumni National Council representative.

She lives with her husband, Joe ’98 (who’s on the Alumni Council), and son, J. Ellis, in Atlanta, Ga.

Travel Adventures

Make your plans and pack your bags for PASSPORT Travel adventures. Upcoming trips include Legends of the Nile, China and the Yangtze River, a cruise of the Baltic Sea and Norwegian Fjords, Scandinavia, Great Journey through Europe, Alaska, Ireland and Ancient Wonders of the Mediterranean.

For more information, go to www.clemson.edu/alumni/travel or contact Randy Boatwright at (864) 656-5671.

Calling Clemson Nurses

Save the date — April 4, 2009 — for Nursing Alumni Day and a business meeting of Clemson Alumni Nursing. For more information, go to www.clemson.edu/hehd/nursing.

FREE email forwarding

Take advantage of your Alumni Association’s free email forwarding service. You’ll get an easy-to-remember address — your.name@alumni.clemson.edu — that will stay the same even as your other email addresses change. For fast and simple registration, go to www.clemson.edu/alumni.

CBBS in NY

A series of the College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS) receptions and luncheons reconnected alumni with Clemson and with current students. Pictured in New York are Steve and Kathy Dillon Goldstein, CBBS Dean Claude Lilly, Art and Joan Spiro (benefactors of the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership), LaBruce Boggan and Brianna “Bree” Moore.

Reunion 2009

Mark your calendar for Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009 – June 11-13 – to celebrate the golden anniversary of the Class of 1959 and other reunioning classes. For more information, contact Megan McDow at (864) 656-2345.

CareerShift for job seekers

The Alumni Association’s new CareerShift offers you a comprehensive online resource with an easy-to-use Web site to conduct and organize your job search. You can:

• Search and store jobs from all the major job boards, company Web sites, newspapers and anywhere else a job is posted on the Internet.
• Get inside contact information immediately, including email addresses for millions of companies, even alumni, then save and manage your lists.
• Create as many targeted résumés and cover letters as needed or upload your current documents.
• Automatically create unlimited email campaigns with your saved contacts, résumés and cover letters.
• Access your confidential account from anywhere, 24/7.

To sign up, go to clemson.careershift.com.

Tiger Band Alumni

Tiger Band Alumni still march for Clemson and work hard to raise funds for current band students through the Clemson University Tiger Band Association (CUTBA).

Their latest effort is through the Web site — www.clemsontigerbandgear.com — where they sell cool Tiger Band gear. Their apparel can be purchased with the Tiger Band logo, the Tiger Band Parent logo or the CUTBA logo. Proceeds help fund the Tiger Band Alumni CUTBA Scholarship Endowment.

For more about CUTBA and Tiger Band Alumni, go to www.clemson.edu/CUTBA.

Baltimore/Washington, D.C.

More than 100 Tigers in the Clemson Club of Baltimore/Washington, D.C., gathered for the annual summer Pig Pickin’ at the home of Patsy ’80 and John ’80 DuPre.

New Alumni Council

Our new Alumni Council members come from across campus and across the country. They’ll provide leadership, ideas, input and good will to help the Alumni Association serve, involve and inform alumni and advance interests of the University.

The council includes Clemson Club and other alumni special interest group presidents; undergraduate and graduate student presidents; representatives from each graduating class, academic college, the Board of Visitors, Foundation Board and Board of Trustees; past presidents of the Alumni Association; the University president and the vice president of Advancement; and the Alumni Association executive director, senior director and the Alumni Board.

Go Orange!

Alumni Association president Leslie Callison ’81 and her family — Reel ’12, Scott and Caroline ’10 — along with “chauffeur” Bud Hicklin ’85 help kick off Clemson football during the First Friday Parade.

Have an idea to reconnect?

Have an idea for a special interest group of Clemson people? We want to hear from you. We work hard to promote awareness of alumni special interest groups — for example, Semper Fi Society for Marines, Tiger Band Alumni, Young Alumni Council, Women’s Alumni Council, Clemson University Real Estate Association and many others.

Because alumni have a variety of ways that they remember and celebrate their time at Clemson, the possibility for other groups is almost unlimited.

Please let us know about a Clemson special interest group you would like to form. We can help organize, plan events and get in touch with classmates. For more information, Contact Elizabeth Milhous at (864) 656-2345 or email milhou3@clemson.edu.