Rollin receives Distinguished Emeriti Award from Clemson University

Published: November 16, 2011

Lucy Rollin image by: Clemson University

By Evan Lybrand

CLEMSON — Lucy W. Rollin, professor emerita of English, was awarded the 2011 Distinguished Emeriti Award for her contributions to Clemson University before and after her retirement.

Rollin started her career as an English professor at Clemson in 1983 teaching classes on children’s literature, adolescent literature and composition. She received her Ph.D. at Emory University and is a member of both the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi academic honor societies.

She spent more than 20 years at Clemson and has authored several books. She is a known expert on Mark Twain and is a respected authority on the psychoanalysis of children’s literature. She now teaches an interdisciplinary psychoanalysis seminar at the University of South Carolina. She also published many works on pop culture. 

Since her retirement, Rollin has continued her involvement at Clemson. She is on the Emeritus Board and serves on the National Board of the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education.

Rollin also is active in the Clemson community. She has starred in leading roles at the Clemson Little Theater and is chairwoman of the theater’s season planning committee. Rollin is involved with the Clemson Arts Center and the Clemson Free Clinic.  

The award is presented by the Clemson Emeritus College and is awarded to a professor emeritus who has continued to assist and better the university after their retirement.

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