Larry Abernathy, 1948 – 2012
Visiting Professor of Counselor Education. Mayor of Clemson. A graduate of Clemson University, he served in city government for over 30 years. During his tenure, both the city and the university experienced significant growth but maintained its ‘village’ quality. He was known throughout the country for his leadership with town ‘n gown issues.
Earl Thomas Carpenter, passed away January 5, 2012
Chair and Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Education. Dr. Carpenter was originally from Hannibal, Missouri. Upon his retirement from Clemson University where he was a Paul Harris Fellow, Dr. Carpenter owned and operated Carpenter Cleaners in Simpsonville, SC. He served in the Army during WWII, earning two Bronze Stars. He also was a member of the Rotary Club.
Forrest Christopher Alley, 1929 – 2011
Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering. Originally from Alabama, he held degrees from Auburn University and UNC- Chapel Hill. He retired from Clemson in 1989 after 31 years of teaching. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Bernard I. Bayer, 1933 – 2011
Professor Emeritus of Library Science. He became active in the Emeritus College upon moving to the area after his retirement from Ohio State University. Born and raised in Chicago, he held degrees from the University of Illinois and Case Western Reserve. He was an instructor at the Naval Air Technical Training Center as well as a newspaper writer and reporter in Chicago.
Louis Lee Henry, 1931 – 2012
Professor Emeritus of English. A native of Clemson, he graduated from the University in 1953. After serving in the Army, he received advanced degrees from Florida State University and returned to Clemson where he taught English from 1958 – 1990. He was the first Alumni Master Teacher and a recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
Mark S. Henry, 1946 – 2012
Professor Emeritus of Agriculture and Applied Economics. Raised in Kansas, he completed his education at Kansas State University. He began his career in applied economics in 1967 in Botswana. He came to Clemson in 1978 and remained an active in research until his death.
Sophia Elizabeth Sullivan, 1916-2012
Librarian Emeritus. Ms. Sullivan received her MS in Library and Information Sciences form the University of Illinois. She worked at the CU libraries as the librarian in charge of cataloging for the last fourteen years before her retirement. She also served for three years on the CU Faculty Senate. In her earlier year, Ms. Sullivan had been a teacher at Fountain Inn High School and later was head librarian at the Alabama State Teachers College, chief of technical processing at the library of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and head of cataloging at the University of Georgia Law Library. She held several offices in the Alabama Library Association.
James A. Turner, Jr., 1937 – 2012
Professor Emeritus of Accounting. He taught accounting at Clemson from 1974 to 1994. Because of his passion for teaching, he established the James A. Turner Award in Federal Taxation, which is given annually to a student with a promising career in the accounting profession.
