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Christmas for Kids 2023
This year, the Clemson Sunrise Rotary Club donated funding for the annual Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars Christmas for Kids event. The scholars updated the Rotary Club on the Christmas for Kids event, held on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in Fike Recreation Center. They were able to help almost 100 kids from several local schools, including Littlejohn Community Care. The Rotarians had many questions and input to help the juniors as they planned the event for next December.
Abigail Fleig awarded the James Madison Fellowship
"I just wanted to reach out and share some good news. I found out that I was awarded the James Madison Fellowship, which will pay for my MAT program and provide me the opportunity to concentrate my studies on teaching the Constitution. I will also have the opportunity to study the Constitution at the fellowship's summer institute at Georgetown. They chose one fellow from each state, and I was selected as the South Carolina fellow. I have to hammer out some details before I accept the fellowship, but I just wanted to share and thank all of you for everything the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars program has done for me!"
Abigail Fleig
Clemson University ’22
Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholar
B.A. Secondary Education, History | Psychology, Political Science Minor
The Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars Community Service Project
The Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars sponsored Project Linus for their community service project this year.
Connie Henderson, Class of 2014, recognized as Top 30 under 30 Future Leaders of Charlotte
Constance Henderson, Portfolio Management Officer II at Bank of America - "I am tremendously honored and humbled to be recognized as one of Charlotte's Top 30 Under 30. Recently, I have found myself grappling with the fact that my life does not look how I had always envisioned it would at (nearly) thirty. This recognition was a timely reminder that 'different is not always a bad thing! I am so thankful to have a community of family, friends, and colleagues who empower and support me, and a career that allows me to give back to the community in a meaningful way. Cheers to a great (nearly!) thirty years, and I am excited to see what the next thirty have in store."
Read MoreThe Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars Medallion Ceremony - April 23, 2021
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Award
Presented to two graduating seniors for outstanding service to the University and the extended Clemson community. Jessica McKenzie Den Haese, a Mechanical Engineering major with a Psychology minor, is a member of the Honors College. She is a Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholar and received the Alpha Phi Omega J. Lawrence & Renee P. Keese and the Jansen Family Emerging scholarships. Service has been a key part of her life since she was a young girl and she extends helping others to her research and work.
Read Full ArticlePandemic doesn't deter Chapman Leadership Scholars from spreading holiday warmth
Where there's a will, there's a way. So, it was for the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars' desire to deliver on a year-end community service given the pandemic had canceled their annual "Christmas 4 Kids" event. Led by George Davis and Tevej Rhodes, the 36 Chapman Leadership Scholars across campus executed on their desire to improve the quality of lives for area children, and adults, by becoming "blanketeers" this holiday season.
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Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars in the News - Outstanding students: Leaders in Clemson's - Minority Business Student Association
Tevej Rhodes understands the hurdles a person of color can face in the business world. An economics major from Walterboro, Rhodes is the vice president of student engagement and an executive board member of Clemson University's Minority Business Student Association (MBSA). It's an organization that was formed in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business to help minority business students feel included and bond with other students on campus.
Read MoreChristmas for Kids 2019
The Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars' Christmas for Kids party was held on Friday, December 6 from 3-5 p.m. The annual event, led by senior Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, focuses on the service component of the leadership program, but it also helped 85 disadvantaged area schoolchildren experience the kindness and joy of the season.
Medal of Honor Speaker
Major General Patrick Henry Brady (Retired) spoke to the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars on Friday, November 1, 2019. MG Brady was awarded a Medal of Honor while serving in the Vietnam War.
View SlideshowThe Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars Medallion Ceremony - May 9, 2019
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Annual Luncheon 2019.
Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars joined President and Mrs. Clements for their annual luncheon on March 26, 2019.
View SlideshowMany young hearts are warmed by Chapman Scholars' generosity - December 12, 2017
To say the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars' Christmas for Kids party was heartwarming is an understatement. The annual event led by senior Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business focuses on the service component of the leadership program, but it also filled the hearts of more than 100 disadvantaged area schoolchildren with joy.
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Chapman Cornerstone Gift Announcement
Tom and Karen Chapman are our inaugural Cornerstone Partner for Academics with a $4 million dollar gift to endow and expand the Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars Program and to establish an endowment for the Thomas F. Chapman Distinguished Professorship in Leadership.
Annual Luncheon 2017
Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars joined President and Mrs. Clements in the President's Suite at Memorial Stadium for their annual luncheon, October 10, 2017.
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