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National Scholars Program
Mailing Address:
180 Core Campus
511D Fort Hill Street
Clemson, SC 29634
Campus Location:
193 Core Campus
Phone: 864-656-6160
Email: national_scholars@clemson.edu
Staff
Sarah Winslow
Director
NSP Faculty Fellow
swinslo@clemson.edu
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
As Director and NSP Faculty Fellow, Dr. Winslow coordinates recruitment and selection of future National Scholars, mentors current National Scholars in developing intellectual and professional goals, teaches the freshman seminar, maintains connections with alumni and parents of past and current Scholars, and coordinates Study Abroad experiences and a series of educational enrichment opportunities for Scholars. Dr. Winslow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and also serves as Faculty-in-Residence in the Honors College Living-Learning Community. Her research on gender inequality in paid labor, family, and sports has been published in outlets such as Gender & Society, the Journal of Marriage and Family, the Journal of Family Issues, and Social Currents. Her edited volume Gender (In)equality: Stalled Revolutions and Shifting Terrains in the 21st Century (with Shannon N. Davis and David J. Maume) is under contract with University of California Press.
Danielle McFarquhar
Assistant Director
864-656-6160
dmcfarq@clemson.edu
M.Ed/EdS, Clemson University
Danielle is originally from Florida and earned her undergraduate degree in Communication from the University of South Florida-Tampa. She completed her graduate degree at Clemson and received her M.Ed/EdS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. While completing her graduate degree work, Danielle served in student affairs under multicultural programs as well as counseled students at Anderson University.
Michael LeMahieu
NSP Faculty Fellow
864-656-3151
mlemahi@clemson.edu
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
As NSP Faculty Fellow, Dr. LeMahieu taught the freshman seminar from 2011 to 2013 and mentors National Scholars in developing intellectual and professional goals. An associate professor in the department of English, Dr. LeMahieu also serves as director of the Pearce Center for Professional Communication. Oxford University Press will soon publish Dr. LeMahieu's bookFictions of Fact and Value: The Erasure of Logical Positivism in American Literature, 1945-1975.
William Lasser
Director, Clemson University Honors College
864-656-3246
lasser@clemson.edu
Ph.D., Harvard University
An Alumni Distinguished Professor and former department chair of Political Science, Bill has written numerous books and articles, including Benjamin Cohen: Architect of the New Deal and The Limits of Judicial Power: The Supreme Court in American Politics. In 1993, Bill was named Clemson's Alumni Master Teacher. In addition to serving as director of the National Scholars Program from 2001 to 2011, Dr. Lasser became director of the Clemson University Honors College in 2009.
Kailani Ameele
Graduate Assistant
864-656-4645
kameele@g.clemson.edu
B.S., Daemen College
In 2016, she received her undergraduate degree in Health Promotion at Daemen College in Buffalo, NY. For the past 5 years, she’s worked as a Health Coach and Health Educator with Prisma Health primarily teaching others how to prevent and manage chronic diseases through healthy lifestyles. She currently lives in Travelers Rest with her two cats, Luna and Freyia. When she’s not working or in school, she’s likely hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, trying a new recipe, or thrift/vintage shopping.