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ISSUE #125 | NOV. 10, 2022 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Dr. Tim Schmitz named provost
Dr. Tim Schmitz is Wofford College’s new provost.
Dr. Tim Schmitz has been named provost of Wofford College.
Schmitz has spent 22 years on Wofford’s campus while holding various leadership roles over
the years.
“Tim has served our community exceedingly well as interim provost over the past 14 months
by demonstrating integrity, consistency and compassionate leadership,” says Dr. Nayef
Samhat, Wofford’s president. “He possesses a deep understanding of the Wofford classroom
and the broader curriculum and has developed productive relationships across the college
community.”
Schmitz arrived at Wofford in 2000 as an assistant professor of history. He chaired the
Department of History from 2010-14 before accepting leadership positions as associate
provost for administration in 2014 and interim provost in 2021. He was named a full
professor in 2015.
“I look forward to continuing to work alongside my colleagues across campus to maintain
Wofford’s place as one of our nation’s top liberal arts institutions and to continue to improve
the academic program,” Schmitz says. “The higher education environment is a challenging
one, and we must continue to meet the changing needs of our students while creating new
opportunities for the faculty.”
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A twofold history
“Anne Frank: A History for Today” will be on exhibit in the Sandor Teszler Library until Nov. 19.
By Brandi Wylie ’24, student intern
Three Wofford College seniors have contributed to telling the story of Anne Frank in a
traveling exhibit that will be on campus until Nov. 19.
Ivey Rathbun ’23, Grace Levitt ’23 and Georgia Fischer ’23 are completing the course, “Anne
Frank: A Case Study,” and they’re supporting the Anne Frank Center at the University of
South Carolina, the only partner of Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House in North America.
This is the first time that an institution of higher education has hosted this traveling Anne
Frank exhibit in South Carolina, according to Dr. Kirsten Krick-Aigner, professor of German
and coordinator of the German program.
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All Saints Day
The Rev. Dr. Ron Robinson ’78, Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion, leads Wofford’s All
Saints Remembrance Tolling of the Bells ceremony on Nov. 1.
By Robert W. Dalton
Wofford’s All Saints Remembrance Tolling of the Bell ceremony took on a special meaning
for Patrick Lindsay ’23 on Nov. 1.
The names of students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends of the college who have died during
the past year are read each year on Nov. 1, and the bell in Main Building tolls for each of
them. It tolled 177 times this year, and toll number 151 was for Dawson Jerome Stallworth Jr.
’64, Lindsay’s grandfather.
“It’s a little more personal this year,” says Lindsay, an international affairs major from
Camden, South Carolina. “It means a lot to me, and I know it would mean a lot to my
grandfather.”
Stallworth was supposed to visit Lindsay and Margaret Ann Hughes ’24, his granddaughter,
over Homecoming Weekend. But he died Oct. 28.
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Veterans Day
Bricks outside of the Spartanburg American Legion serve as memorials for Spartanburg County residents
who died while serving in the U.S. military.
Veterans Day is when those who’ve served in the U.S. military are celebrated, and retired
Brig. Gen. Ed Hall makes it a full day.
He’s often invited to a local elementary school’s celebration. Then, he meets fellow American
Legion members at Post 28 in Duncan Park before enjoying a free Veterans Day lunch at
Applebee’s on Spartanburg’s east side. The city’s Veterans Day parade follows. Some years,
he and others have been known to later visit the west side Applebee’s for another free meal.
“That pretty well fills up the day,” says Hall, who was a military science professor at Wofford
from 1967 to 1970.
Hall, however, is never too far removed from thinking about those men and women who died
while serving in the U.S. military, including the 102 Wofford students and graduates who died
in service since World War I.
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‘Gender Play’
A performance of “Gender Play: Or What You Will” will be performed at Wofford College on Nov. 16
before making its world premiere in 2023.
A unique opportunity will be available for the Wofford College and Spartanburg communities
when “Gender Play: Or What You Will” is performed Wednesday, Nov. 16 on campus.
It’s a one-person performance featuring Will Wilhelm, the play’s co-creator, who conjures the
spirit of Shakespeare to examine Shakespeare’s works through Wilhelm’s own queer
perspective and life experiences. The play will make its world premiere on stage in Chicago,
Illinois, in the spring of 2023.
“The audience will be part of a catered talkback after the show to ask questions and give
their own thoughts,” says Maya Fein, a Wofford assistant professor of theatre. “The final
version of the show will be altered by what happens in our theatre. So often, we study what
has already been written. This is an opportunity to impact the story.”
The play will be performed at 6 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Sallenger Sisters Black Box Theatre in
the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts. Advance registration is
recommended.
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Engaged Terriers
Joe Cunningham, a South Carolina gubernatorial candidate, greets students as he takes the stage for his
rally on campus.
By Brandi Wylie ’24, student intern
Three Wofford students took the initiative to bring political views to the stage during the 2022
election season.
Emma Sutton ’23, an environmental studies and government double major from Fort Mill,
South Carolina, is president of the Wofford College Democrats.
She worked alongside two of South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham’s
campaign interns, Anna Troutt ’24, a government major from Spartanburg, South Carolina,
and Caroline Payne ’23, a biology major from Columbia, South Carolina, to bring
Cunningham to Wofford on Oct. 19.
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November events
Check the campus calendar for upcoming lectures, artist talks and exhibits. This is the final
weekend of Wofford Theatre’s fall production, “Agamemnon.”
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ISSUE #128 | DEC. 21, 2022 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Home for the holidays
Shawn and Anita Watson are starting a new Wofford Christmas tradition. The Terriers’ new football coach
and his family are home for the holidays for the first time in 20 years.
Wofford head football coach Shawn Watson and his family are home for the holidays for the
first time in 20 years. There’s a tree surrounded by gifts. Festive lanterns and garland
decorate the front porch. Gold trees frame the hearth, and Santas, lights and more greenery
top the mantle.
“I might have gone a little overboard,” says Anita Watson, who, along with her family, has
spent Christmas and New Year’s holidays on the road at bowl games for the past several
decades.
The Watsons laugh about holiday meals purchased in convenience stores and eaten in hotel
rooms. While Shawn was coaching with Georgia, Nebraska, Colorado, Louisville, Texas and
Pittsburgh, staying together for the holidays meant unconventional celebrations. This year,
sitting in their cozy living room, there’s no mistaking the joy they feel to be settled at Wofford
and planning to host their two sons and their families, including a new 3-month-old grandson,
for Christmas.
“I asked my oldest recently what he remembers most about Christmas, and he said, ‘bowl
games,’” says Shawn Watson. “Sometimes Santa left a note saying that he dropped gifts at
home. Sometimes Santa left packages early. â€¦ That was tougher to explain.”
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OPE’s Advent calendar
Are you up to date with the Office of Philanthropy and Engagement’s Advent calendar? If
not, view it here. Each Sunday, a video message about Advent was uploaded to the
calendar and emailed to the college community as well.
Gilman Scholars
Wofford College has seven Gilman Scholars for 2023 and one student selected as an alternate. (Front
row) Kleo Young ’25, Promise Henry ’25, Ellis Greene ’24 and Alexis Deloach ’25; (back row) Angel
Arellano ’23, Marlen Ramirez-Alvarado ’24. Margeaux Stapleton ’26 and Kenzie Syiem ’23 were absent
when the photo was taken.
A record number of Wofford College students are receiving Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarships to study abroad. Seven students were awarded scholarships that will be used
for Interim 2023 and the spring 2023 semester.
The scholarships are given by the U.S. Department of State to support students studying and
interning abroad while gaining skills that are critical to the United States’ national security
and economy. The scholarships are for up to $5,000.
“I’ve been incredibly impressed by our applicants over the years, and these students are no
exception,” says Bence Bays, Wofford’s study abroad advisor. “The college had a record
number of students applying for Gilman Scholarships this year and once again is proud to
have students selected for this prestigious scholarship.”
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Total immersion
Valerie Soto ’23 studied Chinese at Indiana University-Bloomington in the summer before spending the
fall semester in Taiwan. Aidan Jenkins ’24 spent two months studying Chinese in Taiwan this past
summer.
Aidan Jenkins ’24 and Valerie Soto ’23 took their learning of the Chinese language to
another level this past summer while immersing themselves in the language through
renowned programs domestically and abroad.
Jenkins, a double major in Chinese and finance who is on the pre-med track, spent 10 weeks
studying in Taiwan. Soto, a Chinese major, spent part of the summer at Indiana University-
Bloomington before spending the fall semester studying in Taiwan.
“Learning a language through immersion is beneficial because learners can observe and
practice language use in context, where meaning is created and understood,” says Dr.
Yongfang Zhang, Wofford associate professor of Chinese. “Much can be learned in a
classroom environment, but, ultimately, classroom learning is all scaffolding for language use
in situ.”
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Art smart
Maceon Urueta ’22, an art history major from Greenville, South Carolina, talks to elementary school
students participating in an arts outreach program held twice weekly on Wofford’s campus during the fall
semester.
By Robert W. Dalton
Riley Jones ’24 spent the fall semester teaching art and learning about herself.
Jones, an art history and psychology double major from Irmo, South Carolina, was one of
three Wofford students who taught in an arts outreach program for elementary school
students from Spartanburg County.
“Being able to teach something I’m passionate about and seeing them get passionate about
it is very rewarding,” says Jones. “I want them to see that art can give them a sense of
identity, and they can create something they can be proud of.”
Each Tuesday and Thursday throughout the semester, students from 12 elementary schools
from Spartanburg districts 2, 3 and 7 who attend Kids Club of the Upstate (formerly Boys and
Girls Club) came to campus for the program. The program started in 2017, and sessions
were previously held once a month.
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Morrison discusses his career in athletics
Trustee Danny Morrison ’75 was profiled by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal and
discussed the relationships that he’s established over the years, including those with Wofford
President Emeritus Joe Lesene and Carolina Panthers Founder Jerry Richardson ’59, and
how his career included opportunities that set him apart in the world of sports. Read the
story.
Terriers on the court
Jackson Paveletzke handles the ball against North Greenville University earlier this season. In the
Terriers' 67-62 win against Texas A&M, he made a 3-point shot with two minutes left in the game and
was 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the game’s final 19 seconds.
The men’s basketball team had an exciting 67-62 win on the road against Texas A&M
University on Dec. 20. Read how the Terriers sealed the victory with an 8-0 run and clutch
free throws in the final minute.
The women’s basketball team has a 9-3 record and will return to action at 6:30 p.m. on Dec.
27 at the University of Tennessee. That game will air on the SEC Network+.
Wofford Choral Society: Invitation to sing in
spring masterwork performance
Faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Wofford College are invited to join the student choirs for
a spring choral/orchestral performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Beethoven’s Choral
Fantasy. Rehearsals will take place on Thursday evenings from 6-8 p.m. starting Feb. 9 and
continue through the performance on May 9. This is an inaugural performance of the Wofford
Choral Society. Fill out this form if you’re interested in participating.
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Wofford College. Department of Environmental Studies

Wofford College 
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The Fierce Green Fire Environmental Studies 
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The Fierce Green Fire 
A Newsletter of the Wofford College Environmental Studies Program 
Volume 13, Issue 2 
Summer Research in Vermont by Isaiah Franco ’23 
 
Dr. Savage and Professor 
Webster are co-teaching 
LIBA101/ARTS260, a first-year 
learning community class titled 
Landscapes in Time. They began 
the semester with a field trip to 
the Pacolet Heritage Preserve on 
‘Freaky Friday’ (a Friday lab 
designed to replace the first 
missed Monday of the semester 
due to Labor Day). 
Senior Isaiah 
Franco spent 
his summer in 
Vermont 
researching 
crop diversity 
of East Africa. 
However, these disparate pieces united to 
form an educational experience 
illuminating the value of intersectional 
work. My peers and I interrogated current 
paradigms of development which 
encourage farmers to either increase their 
land use and plant less diverse plots or sell 
off land and move to the city to work. 
Amidst this we witnessed more 
sustainable agriculture at the Rian Fried 
Center at Sterling College.  
I learned that sometimes, the best way to 
help those abroad, is to do the work of 
sorting through data and writing policy 
briefs. While visiting and doing work on 
the ground may seem fun, it is important 
to consider what work needs doing despite 
it not being so glamorous. Finally, anyone 
stuck looking at Stata and ArcGIS all day 
(they are super fun believe it or not), 
deserves the privilege of exploring the 
green mountains soon after.  
So, I look back on this summer fondly. 
Where I was introduced to the world of 
academic research, but also the beautiful 
summer green forests of Vermont. 
Living in Vermont this summer cemented 
how unique each part of the United States 
is. In the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont 
(its three northernmost counties), I spent 
each afternoon traveling to beautiful 
creeks and lakes among rolling green 
mountains.  
During the day though, I spent much of 
my summer glued to my computer 
conducting research on factors possibly 
affecting crop diversity and farmer 
livelihood in East Africa. Doing this 
research, I experienced what life at a 
research institution like the University of 
Vermont may be like, while also living at 
a small sustainable agricultural school 
called Sterling College.  
A snapshot of my summer seems 
piecemeal and incoherent: I studied crop 
diversity in East Africa… while living in 
rural Vermont; my research was based 
out of the University of Vermont, yet we 
had to commute an hour and a half to get 
there twice a week; I ran statistical 
analysis while watching Sterling students 
herd sheep.  
 
 
 
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Upcoming Events and Opportunities 
PROFILE OF THE WEEK: 
Pace University – Environmental Law Program 
Pace Law School’s environmental law program is 
consistently ranked by US News & World Report as 
one of the top programs in the nation. Located in 
White Plains, NY, the school offers both graduate 
degrees and JD degrees in a variety of specialized 
law and joint degrees. 
There are more than 40 environmental law courses 
offered through Pace University’s Global Center for 
Environmental Legal Studies, Energy & Climate 
Center, and Land Use Law Center for Sustainable 
Development. Pace has an international 
environmental law program and “hosts numerous 
initiatives, institutes, and programs with an 
international focus” and partners with institutions 
abroad to give students opportunities to study 
environmental law internationally.  Clinics and 
externships are also available to students for 
developing practical skills and professional job 
experience. 
Pace University – Elisabeth Haub School of Law 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
September 22nd 
5:30pm Reception 
6:15pm Presentation 
Tracy Gaines Auditorium at 
SCC 
Spartanburg Community College to Host Arboretum Event: New Naturalism: A Consilient 
Approach to Horticulture, Ecology, Design and Curation. Ticket fee will be waived if you 
email Dr. Telligman telligmanal@wofford.edu that you’d like to go by September 19th.  
September 12th 
Application Deadline 
Driver Needed for ENVS101: Dr. Eaton needs a driver for various Wednesday afternoon 
lab classes, 1:00-5:00pm. Must be 21yo. Contact Dr. Eaton, eatondp@wofford.edu.  
October 8th  
2:00-7:00pm 
September 9th  
Application Deadline 
 
   
2 Urban Farmers Needed: The Wofford Sustainability Committee seeks to hire 2 student 
farmers to grow food at the Hub City Farmers' Market Urban Farm. Students’ primary 
responsibilities will be to help grow food and maintain the farm but will also help plan 
for the upcoming growing season and develop educational programs for the 
community. Supervisors are farm manager Ben Lea, and Dr. Amy Telligman. Farm or 
garden experience desirable but not necessary. 7-10 hrs/week, starting pay $9/hr. 
Please send a letter of application, your resume, and the contact information for at least 
one professional reference to Dr. Telligman, telligmanal@wofford.edu. In your letter of 
application, please list three goals for the experience, indicating what you hope to get 
from the job. 
3 Drivers Needed: 2022 Tri State Sculptors Conference needs drivers to shuttle 
conference visitors from the Richardson Arts Center to the Goodall Center in 
Glendale. Must be 21yo, have a current driver’s license, and be willing to drive a 15-
passenger van. Drivers should be familiar with the route to Glendale Shoals and be 
willing to share their phone number with other drivers and conference organizers to 
coordinate. $15/hr for 5 hours. If interested, contact Michael Webster, 
webstermd@wofford.edu.     
 September 17th   
9:00-11:00am 
Duncan Park 
PAL Trail Clean Up at Duncan Park: Bring your gloves and tools for fighting the invasive 
plant species and join PAL and Trees Coalition for the clean-up day. Register here to let 
them know you are coming. 


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The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 13 Issue 5 
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A Newsletter of the Wofford College Environmental Studies Program 
Volume 13, Issue 5 
We Welcome Our First Goodall Visiting Fellow 
 
 
 
new body of work where I’m studying 
the forms of specific plant species over 
the course of the year. This work is 
cameraless and made using the historic 
cyanotype process, so the results are 
continually surprising and help describe 
some of the “quieter” aspects of these 
subjects. Most importantly, my work is 
made on-site, which means I get to work 
& play outside, study the light, and do 
trail work & restoration while my prints 
are exposing in the sunshine. I currently 
have a solo exhibition of this work at 
EUQINOM Gallery in San Francisco, 
CA. 
I’m thrilled to be here at Wofford this 
fall & so excited to meet more faculty, 
students, and staff who share my 
interests. I’m especially interested in 
collaborating, so if you see me out at 
Glendale or on Wofford’s campus 
staring at the shadow of a tree–please 
say hi!   
 
Hello fellow nature lovers! My name is 
Eric William Carroll and I’m the 
current Goodall Visiting Fellow, as well 
as a professor teaching photography in 
the art department. I moved to 
Asheville, NC last year after living in 
Minneapolis, MN and teaching at 
Macalester College for the past decade. 
The pandemic (and turning 40!) made 
me revisit my life’s design and so I took 
what I call an “adjunct sabbatical” to 
re-immerse myself in my artistic 
practice as a full-time artist. 
I’m passionate about how photography 
has changed the way we experience and 
represent the world, especially as it 
applies to the landscape and our 
conception of truth. Just before the 
pandemic I finished a five-year project 
about scientists researching dark 
matter, which eventually was published 
as “A Light Year of Lead.”  
Since moving to the South, I’ve been 
exploring my environment through a 
 
 
 
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Upcoming Events and Opportunities 
PROFILE OF THE WEEK: 
Goddard College – MA in Social Innovation and Sustainability 
Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont offers a 
MA in Social Innovation and Sustainability that is a 
self-designed, interdisciplinary degree focusing on 
innovation and sustainability at the community 
level.  The 48-credit Master of Arts program gives 
students a choice to focus on social innovation or 
sustainability or a combination of the two “to 
explore innovations that specifically contribute to 
promoting and advancing more sustainable and 
viable ways of living.” 
The campus is committed to sustainable practices 
and in 2007 signed the American Colleges and 
University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to be 
carbon neutral by 2020.  Their efforts include 
reducing campus energy costs with solar energy, 
using food grown in the campus garden and 
locally, reducing waste by composting and 
recycling, and creating ride-share programs and 
providing campus bikes for student and 
employees. 
      
 
 
  
 
 
October 16th  
1:30-4:30pm 
Goodall Center, 351 
Broadway St, Glendale, SC 
29346 
11 Volunteers Needed: Join the Glendale outreach interns for Fall Family Fun to help set 
up, lead a craft, and clean up after. This event will count as an outside event for ENVS 
students. Contact Sam, cartersd@wofford.edu or Emma, suttonec@wofford.edu by if 
interested. 
October 21st  
1:00pm 
Webinar 
University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Open 
House: Prospective graduate students can register to learn more about the different 
research areas. 
October 31st  
Application Deadline 
South Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarships: Any full-time students (graduate and 
undergraduate) currently pursuing degrees in any environmental field at South Carolina 
schools of higher education are eligible to apply. $500 scholarships will be announced in 
January and awarded in February.  
October 18th  
6:00pm 
Chandler Center for 
Environmental Studies, 
Room 109 
October 28th  
Application Deadline 
   
Hiring student for Goodall Center Garden: 3 - 5 hours per week helping Steve Patton. 
Duties will include basic garden tasks like planting and weeding, possibly some 
mowing and light construction. Eagerness to learn is more important than existing 
knowledge. If interested, please send Dr. Savage an email explaining your interest and 
if you have any experience. Availability Wednesday afternoons and/or Saturday 
mornings is preferred. Must have your own transportation. Pay is $9/hour. Please feel 
free to pass the word to anyone you know who might be interested! The job is also 
posted on Handshake. 
 
Imagine a Day Without Water: Hear from local water resource professionals as we learn 
about how water is protected from consumption to conservation. Light refreshments 
will be provided.  


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Wofford College.  Department of Athletics

Women\u27s Soccer Media Guide 2022

Daily Announcements April 2022

ISSUE #107 | APRIL 14, 2022 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
An Easter message
The Rev. Dr. Ron Robinson ’78, Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion, has an Easter
message for the Wofford community that recognizes students for following Jesus’ calling to “feed my
sheep.” He also shares his hope that everyone experiences transformation and renewal this season.
Thinking it through
Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University and the author of the
New York Times’ “The Ethicist” column, will give a lecture at Wofford College today (April 14).
Much has been made of the “Great Resignation,” which describes the number of people in
the United States who’ve resigned from jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The words
“quit” and “left” are often used when discussing the moment.
Kwame Anthony Appiah encourages people to look at it another way.
“Think of it as rethinking their place in the workforce versus leaving the workforce,” Appiah
says. “You should always take whatever you can with whatever life has given you, even if it’s
bad, to try to make the most of it.”
Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University (NYU) and the author of
“The Ethicist” column for The New York Times, will give a lecture titled “Living Well: The
Humanities as a Preparation for Life” at Wofford College at 6 p.m., April 14. The event, which
will be held in Leonard Auditorium, is free. The public is invited to attend.
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Theatre’s spring production
The Wofford Theatre production of “Pride and Prejudice” will open Thursday, April 21. The
play, written by Kate Hamill and based on the novel by Jane Austen, is directed by Matt Giles
’07.
Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, this “Pride and Prejudice” for a new era explores the
absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life.
Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m., April 21-23 and 27-30 in the Jerome Johnson
Richardson Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for Wofford employees and $12 for the
general public.
To purchase tickets, or for additional information, visit wofford.edu/boxoffice. If you have
questions, email boxoffice@wofford.edu.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month
Wofford is observing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A screening of
“Hollywood Chinese” will take place in Olin 210 at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 19. “Hollywood
Chinese” is an award-winning documentary by filmmaker and Asian cultural historian Arthur
Dong. It examines how the Chinese community has been represented in American cinema.
Watch a video with Author Pornsak Pichetshote, who discussed his books “Infidel” and
“The Good Asian” during an event earlier this week.
Earth Day event
Bomee Jung, principal with Topsight Advisors, will discuss the relationship between climate
justice and housing and why understanding those conditions is important for people working
for health equity. This virtual event will take place 11 a.m., April 21. Register here. Jung is
an expert in climate mitigation and adaptation and served as the first vice president for
energy and sustainability with the New York City Housing Authority.
Baseball ranked No. 25
The Wofford baseball team is nationally ranked heading into its series against East Tennessee State.
The Wofford baseball team (24-9, 3-0) is ranked No. 25 in the Baseball America Division I
Poll. The Terriers are the only Southern Conference team in the rankings. The team hosts
East Tennessee State (20-8, 3-0) today (Thursday, April 14), Friday and Saturday. The
Terriers have also added a game at Clemson University (20-12, 2-9) to its schedule 4
p.m., April 27.
More athletics updates
Kerrington Johnson named SoCon Track Athlete of the Week
Cedrick Otten named SoCon Golfer of the Week
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ISSUE #111 | MAY 12, 2022 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Beyond the Lecture
Benjamin Sale ’25 and Daniel Alexander ’25 received scholarships and mentorship from Nathan Patnam
’19 because of their interest in computer science.
By Brandi Wylie ’24, intern
Nathan Patnam ’19 is honoring his father’s memory by awarding scholarships to Wofford
College students showing an interest in computer science.
His father, Dr. Raju Patnam, who died in 2019, placed a strong emphasis on getting an
education and stressed the importance of “learning something new every day.”
Patnam is using the Raju Patnam Scholarship to honor his father’s legacy while supporting
Wofford students and encouraging them to seek education in the same ways that his father
encouraged him. He’s also using the application process to teach and prepare students,
even if they don’t receive the scholarship.
“The Career Center is not going to hire you for a job at a software company, someone at a
software company is going to hire you,” Patnam says. “They can help you create a resumÃ©
or provide interview prep, but when it comes to some of these harder things in computer
science, like technical interviews where someone will ask you a coding question, I want to
help.”
Patnam, who lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina, is a full stack developer with Salesforce.
He will join the team at Uber to assist with the company’s voucher and coupon process.
During his time at Salesforce, he established the Beyond the Lecture nonprofit to mentor
computer science majors. His goal is to provide opportunities for students to gain insight
from professionals in the computer science field. After graduating from Wofford, Patnam
began mentoring students and decided to help those at his alma mater. That led to the
scholarship and nonprofit.
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Spring Choir Concert: Love in Bloom
The Spring Concert returns to Leonard Auditorium for the first time since 2019.
Wofford’s choral ensembles will perform tonight (Thursday) at 7 in Leonard Auditorium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Choir and Wofford Singers will
perform love songs from the past 500 years ranging from 16th-century madrigals to The
Beatles and Jackson 5. Watch the livestream on Wofford College’s Facebook page.
Honoring service
Dr. Steven Richards ’08 and Dr. Charlie Bass, Wofford’s Dr. and Mrs. Larry Hearn McCalla Professor of
Chemistry, chat beside a plaque honoring Bass outside of the chemistry department’s new advanced
chemistry lab.
The Wofford College chemistry department’s new lab for research honors someone who’s
given countless hours to hundreds of students: Dr. Charlie Bass, the college’s Dr. and Mrs.
Larry Hearn McCalla Professor of Chemistry.
“If you’re a physician, dentist or pharmacist and you went to Wofford since the early 90s, you
had him,” says Dr. Steven Richards ’08, a Spartanburg dentist.
Richards spearheaded a campaign to honor Bass by raising funds for the advanced
chemistry lab then naming it after him. More than 30 Wofford alumni contributed.
“I didn’t receive a single ‘no’ response,” says Richards, who credits Bass for his approach to
teaching organic chemistry and how it prepared students for careers in medicine. “That is a
huge tribute to Dr. Bass.”
The campus community, including members of the college’s Board of Trustees, held a
dedication ceremony for the new lab on May 6.
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Remembering Eli Sanders
Elliott “Eli” Sanders '54 died May 6.
Elliott F. “Eli” Sanders ’54 always credited Wofford College for helping him build a successful
business and life.
Sanders died May 6 at his home on James Island, South Carolina.
Richard Johnson, Wofford’s director of athletics, says Sanders gave back as much as he got.
“A man of enviable character, he was simply a wonderful human being,” Johnson says.
“Generations of Wofford students yet unborn will benefit from his generosity. We shall all
miss him greatly.”
A native of Blackville, South Carolina, Sanders joined the U.S. Army before finishing high
school and served for about a year in Germany as World War II was coming to an end.
When he returned from the war, he attended Georgia Military College, where he completed
his high school studies and began work on his college degree.
Wofford lured him away with the offer of a football scholarship. He scored the Terriers’ lone
touchdown in a 1953 game against Auburn University. Sanders was inducted into the
Wofford College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Bruce Williams ’78 installed as chief judge
Bruce Williams ’78 was installed as chief judge of the S.C. State Court of Appeals on May 4.
The state legislature elected him to the position on Feb. 2. He was first elected to the Court
of Appeals in 2004. Williams began his career on the bench in 1995, when he was elected to
the Fifth Judicial District Family Court. During his tenure as a family court judge, he served
as president of the South Carolina Conference of Family Court Judges, as well as secretary-
treasurer. In 1997, he established the Richland County Juvenile Drug Court. He was
awarded the Governor's Program Achievement Award for Juvenile Drug Court the following
year.
Campus elections, appointments
Wofford College’s student government leadership has been elected and appointed for the 2022-23
academic year.
The Wofford College student government association has announced the election of officers,
delegates and commissioners for the 2022-23 academic year, as well as the appointment of
members of the college’s honor council. See who’s serving.
2022 Bosscars
See highlights from the 2022 Bosscars Awards. The event was presented by the Wofford
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Department of Athletics. Find
the complete list of award winners.
SAAC visits Carolina Miracle League
Wofford’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recently spent time with the Carolina
Miracle League and participated as buddies during various games.
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Conquer and Prevail Issue 111 May 12 2022

Daily Announcements July 2022

ISSUE #124 | OCT. 27, 2022 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Homecoming Weekend
The Wofford College Alumni Association will recognize five Terriers for leadership and service this
weekend.
Alumni, family and friends will return to campus this weekend as Wofford College celebrates
Homecoming.
Five Terriers will be honored for leadership and service during the annual Alumni Association
Awards at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Burwell Building’s Players’ Corner.
The schedule is packed with events such as the BIPOC brunch, the Alumni Board meeting,
the Black Alumni Summit, a Women’s Leadership luncheon, football vs. East Tennessee
State, class reunions and the All Alumni party.
Find all the information needed for Homecoming, including a schedule of events,
who’s coming and registration.
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Agamemnon
Erin Adams ’26 (left) and Josie Thillet ’26 (right) fall at the feet of Rachel Johnson ’24 during a rehearsal
of Wofford’s fall production of “Agamemnon.”
By Brandi Wylie ’24, student intern
“Agamemnon,” an adaptation of the original play by Aeschylus, does what many of Dan
Day’s plays do: It takes a classic piece of theatre and adds a modern twist.
Day, associate professor of theatre, leads a cast and crew of eight student-actors, a stage
manager and assistant stage manager.
The production will run in the Jerome Johnson Richardson Theatre on Nov. 3-5 and 9-12.
Doors open at 7:45 p.m. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at
wofford.edu/boxoffice. Student tickets are $5, and faculty and staff tickets are $10. All
outside guest tickets are $12.
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Richardson Scholar
Deuce Miller ’26, a physics major from Greenville, South Carolina, was named Wofford College’s 2022
Richardson Scholar.
By Brandi Wylie ’24, Student Intern
Deuce Miller ’26 is the oldest of three children, and receiving Wofford College’s 2022
Richardson Family Scholarship has allowed him to show his younger sisters the value of
hard work.
Miller’s family recently moved to Greenville, South Carolina, from Atlanta, Georgia. His
parents are glad to have him close to home and the recipient of a scholarships that will help
him start his future on stable financial footing.
“My parents were so relieved for me,” says Miller, a physics major. “They know what it’s like
to have debt looming over you while in school, so they were thankful I could enjoy college
and the resources at Wofford without the financial stress.”
The Richardson Family Scholarship provides its recipients with full tuition, a laptop,
summer internships, an opportunity for overseas travel and an Interim travel experience.
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Goodall Visiting Fellow
Eric Carroll is Wofford College’s first Goodall Visiting Fellow. He’s teaching photography during the fall of
2022 and will lead a public workshop on cyanotypes from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 30.
On the first day of class, Eric Carroll told his digital photography students that they’ve
probably taken more photos than him thanks to their early exposure to smartphones. But
their exposure to the class would expand their understanding of photography.
Carroll is Wofford’s first Goodall Visiting Fellow. He fuses his love for photography, science
and nature in the course while also giving students a glimpse of how he finds work as an
artist.
“I’m very interested in how photography helps us understand the world and establishing
truths,” Carroll says.
Carroll is at Wofford for the fall semester after spending 10 years as an assistant professor of
art at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
One of his favorite photographic approaches is cyanotype, a photographic and printing
process that dates to 1842.
Carroll will teach a cyanotype workshop from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Wofford’s Goodall
Center for Environmental Studies in Glendale. Register here for the free event. He’ll
participate in an artist’s talk at 5 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Olin 101.
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James Scott’s latest release
James Scott ’97 will participate in a reading and discussion about his latest book, “Black
Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb” at 6 p.m.
on Nov. 1 at the Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg. RSVP for the event.
The book recounts the devastating March 10, 1945, operation in which nearly 300 American
B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo and ignited a firestorm that flattened 16 square
miles of the city and killed more than 100,000 men, women and children. Scott, a former
Harvard Nieman Fellow, won the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History from
the New York Historical Society for his 2018 book “Rampage.” His book “Target Tokyo” was
a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2016.
Scott was Wofford’s 2015 Convocation speaker.
Pence’s lecture at Wofford
Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States, visited Wofford College on Oct. 18
and gave a lecture in Leonard Auditorium as part of the Hipp Lecture Series on International
Affairs and National Security. He spoke for about 30 minutes and fielded questions from
seven students.
Robert Gregory receives Order of the Palmetto
Robert E. Gregory Jr. ’64, a former Wofford trustee, recently received the Order of the
Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor. Gregory, who is nationally known as a
leading business strategist, spent the past decade guiding Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
System through the most transformative period in its 100-year history.
Starting in 2011, Gregory served as the chair of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
System Board of Trustees for six years before transitioning to chair the newly formed Apella
Health Management Board of Trustees.
In 2016, Gregory led the effort to form Apella Health Management, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
management company that provides oversight to Spartanburg Regional. This updated
governance structure improved the healthcare system’s ability to partner with other
community hospitals. As a result, Spartanburg Regional continues to be ranked as one of the
top-performing quality of care systems in South Carolina.
Athletics updates
Men’s tennis battles adversity at ITA Regional
Elizabeth Rabb appointed to NCAA Division I Council
Women’s basketball predicted to finish second, seniors tabbed Preseason All-SoCon
Jones, Mack selected to Preseason All-SoCon Team
Women’s soccer advances to SoCon quarterfinal
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