Spring 2006 -- Vol. 60, No. 2

Welcome Wil!

The Alumni Association welcomes Wil Brasington of Greenville as the new senior director of alumni relations. Brasington, a member of the Class of 2000, holds a bachelor’s degree in history and is currently a pharmaceuticals representative. He’s married to marketing graduate Laura Harrill ’97.

If his name seems familiar, it should. As a student, he was president of his fraternity, a member of Student Alumni Council and student body president. 

After graduation, Brasington served the Greenville Clemson Club as president. Under his leadership, the club was the first to make gifts to both the Palmetto Challenge and WestZone. In 2005, he was named the Alumni Association’s Volunteer of the Year. 

Matt Watkins ’77, M ’81, previous senior director, is serving the University in a new role. He has joined the Clemson Fund staff and will support efforts to increase Clemson’s alumni support. He’ll work most closely with Presidents Club membership.

New Alumni Directory

The University, along with Harris Connect Inc., is compiling a new directory for and about Clemson alumni. Questionnaires went in the mail in March telling you about the new directory and asking you to update your information.

Now a phoning phase is under way. The directory is scheduled for release in January 2008. For more information, contact the Alumni Center at (864) 656-2345.

Newest alumnus

The Alumni Association has made it official — longtime Clemson family member Bill D’Andrea, senior associate athletic director for external affairs, is now an honorary alumnus. He received the honor at the national IPTAY meeting earlier this year.

D’Andrea, a graduate of Indiana State and East Carolina, has been at Clemson for 25 years. In his current position, he oversees operations of IPTAY, marketing, the ticket office, community outreach, donor services and major gifts for the athletic department.

He’s pictured (center) with Alumni Association President Chalmers “Hap” Carr and Clemson President Jim Barker.

Excellent

History professor Don McKale, Class of ’41 Memorial Professor of Humanities, has received a “classic” honor. The Faculty Senate, colleagues and members of the Class of ’39 recently paid tribute to him with the Class of 1939 Award for Excellence.

The award, which includes a $5,000 stipend, was established by the Class of 1939 to recognize faculty for the highest achievement of service to the student body, the University and the community. The recipient also becomes an honorary member of the class.

A nationally recognized expert on World War II, he has appeared on Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel programs. McKale’s recent books include Hitler’s Shadow War: The Holocaust and World War II and Hitler: The Survival Myth.

Tiger tags in GA

The Atlanta Clemson Club is collecting applications for Clemson University license plates in Georgia. If you’re a Georgia resident who wants to show your Clemson pride on your license tag, go to alumni.clemson.edu/clubs/localclubs/ga/atlanta/index.htm.

Reunion reminder

The 2007 Clemson Alumni Reunion is set for June 14-16 to celebrate the golden anniversary of the Class of 1957 and other reunioning classes — 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 and 1961. For more information, call the Alumni Center at (864) 656-2345.

Dining with deans

Atlanta-area alumni enjoyed Dinner with the Deans at the Atlanta Clemson Club annual winter meeting. The deans gave brief remarks about their colleges and shared stories about the work their students are doing.

Pictured, from left, are (bottom row) Tim Cowan, president of the Atlanta Clemson Club; Kay Wall, dean of Libraries; Gail DiSabatino, vice president for Student Affairs; Brian O’Rourke, director of Development and Alumni Affairs; Joe Hood, vice president of the Atlanta Clemson Club.

(Top row) Jan Schach, dean of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Esin Gulari, dean of the College of Engineering and Science; Caron St. John, interim associate dean of Graduate Programs and Innovation and director of the MBA Program and the Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership; and Calvin Schoulties, former interim dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences.

Legends of the Nile

Clemson alumni and friends cruised the Nile River and explored Egypt through the Alumni Association’s travel program — PASSPORT Travel.

Pictured at the statue of Memnon in Luxor are, from left, Jack Sparks, Libby Rauch, Dot Burchfield, Nancy Howell, Allen Burchfield, Carole Oakley, Elsie Wilson and Rosemary Bryan.

Upcoming cruises and destinations include San Francisco, Alaska and eastern Canada. For more information, go to alumni.clemson.edu/programs/travel2007.htm or call the Alumni Center at (864) 656-2345.

Still making music

Jungaleers alumni and their family and friends gathered earlier this year to make music and catch up on their former band buddies.

The group’s history goes back to the Jungaleers Dance Orchestra, a student-owned and operated dance band that flourished at Clemson from the early 1920s to the mid-1960s.

The Clemson Jungaleers Alumni group established the Jungaleers Memorial Scholarship Endowment, a scholarship program for Jazz Ensemble members, to promote big band music on the Clemson campus. The group often plays at Alumni Association events and on other occasions.

Business in DC

To kick off its new internship program in D.C., Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral Science hosted a reception with Bruce Yandle, former interim dean of the college and former executive director of the Federal Trade Commission. The Baltimore-Washington, D.C., Clemson Club co-hosted the reception.

Pictured from left are Allen Martin ’69, Michael Coakley ’91, Bruce Yandle, Clete Boykin ’79 and Crystal Pressley ’01.