Scholars meet with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins at an event co-sponsored by the NSP.
Campus Special Events
When Clemson hosts special visitors, National Scholars are often the first invited to meet them. The NSP staff frequently coordinates small group discussions and teas with Presidential colloquium speakers, government officials, and business leaders. Scholars have met with the following guests, many at events co-sponsored by the NSP:
- Jane Goodall, primatologist
- Paul Solman, economics report for PBS Newshour
- Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the 9/11 commission
- James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces
- Dan Flinter, managing director emeritus of Enterprise Ireland
- Eugene Jarecki, writer/director of the documentary Why We Fight
- Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
- David Wilkins, U.S. ambassador to Canada
- John Ikerd, expert on economic and environmental sustainability
- Gokhan Bacik, professor of politics at Fatih University (Turkey)
- Deepak Kumar, professor of history of science at Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
- Bill Harris, CEO of Science Foundation Arizona
Faculty Awards of Distinction/Senior Mentor Awards
Since our first graduating class, each cohort of National Scholars honors faculty and staff with the National Scholars Program Award of Distinction. This recognition goes to individuals for their tireless commitment to the intellectual, professional and personal development of each graduating Scholar. Click here to view a photo of each graduating cohort and their honorees. Recipients include:
- Paul Anderson, history
- Scott Baier, economics
- Stephanie Barczewski, history
- Alma Bennett, English
- Richard Blob, biological sciences
- A.B. "Budd" Bodine, animal and veterinary science
- James Bottum, chief information officer
- Neil Burton, cooperative education
- Patti Connor-Greene, psychology
- Murray Daw, physics
- Angela Dills, economics
- Roy Dodd, bioengineering
- Michael Dorsch, marketing
- Bill Dougan, economics
- Caye Drapcho, bioengineering
- Robert Geist, computer science
- Lane Glaze, Wesley Foundation
- Chris Heavner, Lutheran campus minister and Habitat for Humanity advisor
- Robert Hogan, architecture
- Stephen Hubbard, electrical and computer engineering
- Karyn Ogata Jones, communication studies
- Michael LeMahieu, English
- Jeff Love, languages and humanities
- Robin Kowalski, psychology
- Martine LaBerge, bioengineering
- Steve Marks, history
- Vladimir Matic, political science
- Todd May, philosophy
- Rachel Mayo, public health sciences
- Bobby McCormick, economics
- Tamara McNutt-Scott, biological sciences
- Jim Morris, biochemistry
- Gary Powell, biochemistry
- Eric Seiber, public health sciences
- Zeynep Taydas, political science
- Lesly Temesvari, biological sciences
- Mark Thies, chemical engineering
- Charles Thomas, economics
- Terry Tritt, physics
- Jerry Waldvogel, biological sciences
- John Ziegert, mechanical engineering