Year: 2021

Dr. Art Young Receives Distinguished Fellow Award

Dr. Young was recognized virtually at the International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference as a distinguished fellow.  This award, which is made by the WAC Clearinghouse and the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), recognizes scholars who have made significant contributions through scholarship, service, and/or innovative program administration to the field of WAC over a career that spans at least ten years.

From  his nomination letter:

We are delighted to nominate Art Young for selection as a Distinguished Fellow of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum. Professor Young is a national and international pioneer of Writing Across the Curriculum, having translated our discipline’s knowledge into programmatic practices that place the teaching of writing at the center of the mission of higher education.

Nearly two decades ago, Art Young was recognized with the CCCC’s Exemplar Award (on which this nomination is partially based). His scholarship in composition and literature and technology and communication helped to form our larger discipline. Had those areas been the sole focus of his intellectual work, Art would still have been a powerful figure to reckon with. But his oeuvre transcends them—and indeed helped create the field we seek to memorialize with his designation as Fellow. In addition to those aforementioned fields, Art has contributed to the literature in our relatively new field by coauthoring or coediting no fewer than eight books or monographs related to writing across the curriculum.

Art’s contributions to the profession and our community are too numerous to summarize. The list of manuscript reviews for most of our journals, conference presentations and keynotes, workshops, series editorships, program evaluations, task forces, committee work for his home institution, dissertation committee oversight, plus his own articles and book chapters is rendered not in dozens of examples, but in dozens of pages. Likewise, the list of honors recognizing his work is noteworthy. Just a few include South Carolina’s Order of the Palmetto, the State’s highest honor for public service; the Department of the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, for his WAC work at the U.S. Military Academy; and a citation in Time Magazine for Clemson’s having been selected as the #1 public college of the year in 2000.

Significant among Art’s accomplishments is his holding simultaneous academic appointments as Professor of English and Professor of Engineering at Clemson University while also holding the Campbell Chair in Technical Communication. Further, he helped found Clemson’s Pearce Center for Professional Communication.

Professor Young’s years-long contributions to the development of WAC and his influence as a leader in the field offer clear evidence to support his selection as a Distinguished Fellow of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum. Simply put, the inaugural cohort of Distinguished Fellows would not be complete without him. 

Dr. Elaine Richardson Awarded CLADEA Fellow

Dr. Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Director, Academic Success Center, was honored virtually at the National College Learning Center Association’s (NCLCA) annual conference as a Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA) Fellow. The vision of the CLADEA is to “provide leadership and a unified voice to advance the profession of postsecondary learning assistance and developmental education.” The naming of CLADEA Fellows is the organizations way of formally recognizing the excellence of the very best practitioners, policymakers, researchers, teachers and administrators within the postsecondary learning assistance, developmental education and tutoring. Selection as a Fellow represents the highest honor conferred upon professionals in this field.

 

 

Although there are approximately 100,000 educators within the field, to date only 67 individuals have received this impressive accolade since 2000. Dr. Elaine Richardson began her career at Clemson with a teaching and  a research appointment in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, where she was appointed as coordinator for the freshman study strategies course which she expanded to a university-wide offering, eventually focusing on transfer students and students on academic probation. She also was recognized multiple times for her teaching and academic advising of undergraduate students.

 

 

At Clemson, Elaine was named the first director of the Academic Success Center, building a center that received numerous national awards. Dr. Richardson publishes and presents on learning assistance collaborations across campus; much of her earlier work was on topics like Universal Design and building programs to enhance academic performance and retention.

After serving as president of NCLCA, she led the development of NCLCA’s Centers of Excellence Certification program. Elaine continues to serve NCLCA as a certification reviewer and on the Past Presidents Council.  In 2019, she received the NCLCA Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2020 was named a Clemson Emeritus College Fellow.  Dr. Richardson’s award was presented by Dr. Debra Jackson, Emeritus College Director.

 

EMERITUS COLLEGE CELEBRATES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!! 

The Emeritus College celebrated its annual meeting and fall picnic this year through a virtual event on October 5, 2021.

Dr. Debra Jackson welcomed attendees to the ceremony and annual meeting. She recognized the College’s achievements over the past year including over 112 programs with a total participation of 1930 faculty. Participation in activities had increased 29% over the past year. The College enjoyed a variety of programming formats from online and hybrid events to outdoor tours and outings. Dr. Jackson reinforced the positive aspect of the virtual format in the ability to engage faculty that are not in the area or area faculty that may not be able to attend programs at the Emeritus College. Dr. Jackson then introduced Dr. William Stringer, Chair of the EC Advisory Board, who thanked Dr. Joel Greenstein, past chair of the EC Advisory Board, for his service to the College in 2020-2021. Dr. Stringer highlighted the successful fundraising efforts during Dr. Greenstein’s tenure focusing on the completion of the corpus for the Kenelly-Voss Endowment.

Dr. Schoulties, Chair of the Emeritus College Awards Committee, presented the Emeritus Award for Community Service (EACS) for 2021. The recipient for the 2021 EACS award was Dr. Vic Shelburne, Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Natural Resources. Dr. Schoulties highlighted Dr. Shelburne’s over 40 years of service to the Boy Scouts of America. Dr. Shelburne has mentored over 236 young people to the rank of Eagle Scout and has supervised over 1200 nights of camping for Clemson Troop 235.  Dr. Shelburne’s nominator for the award stated, ” The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating in citizenship and develops personal fitness. Vic Shelburne believes so strongly in the values of Scouting that he has dedicated his life to volunteering as a leader. In the process, he has become the very personification of dedication and high-minded principle.” Click HERE to view Dr. Schoulties comments.

Dr. Schoulties then introduce Mr. Jake Gotimer, Assistant Scout Executive and Chief Operating Officer, Blue Ridge Council, as the Keynote Address. Mr. Gotimer spoke of Dr. Shelburne’s contributions not only to the Blue Ridge Council but to the greater scouting community throughout the world. Mr. Gotimer highlighted  Vic’s contributions to Camp Old Indian, such as Three Fourths Lodge and the miles of trails originally built by Dr. Shelburne using his expertise in ecology and conservation. Dr. Shelburne still assists in maintaining these trails today!  An average of 60 area youth participate in Troop 235 making it one of the largest troops. The troop provides an average of 800 community service hours yearly, totaling an estimated savings of $23,000 for the Clemson community. Mr. Gotimer also highlighted Vic’s impact on scouts throughout the Southeast as well as his contributions to the national and international scouting programs. Jake Gotimer stated,” Vic has accumulated some very impressive statistics over his scouting career but I don’t think those stats are the most accurate measure of the impact he has had. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America says in part that it’s to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime. Throughout his tenure Vic has prepared young men at very impressionable times in their lives with the skills needed to make difficult choices for the rest of their lives. Along the way these men have also been learning tangible skills to improve their lives.”

Dr. Shelburne thanked the group for the honor and gave remarks on the importance of the award as a recognition from his peers.

Click HERE for recording of the event!

Click HERE to view event slide presentation!

 

 

 

Photo courtesy of Clemson World 

The Emeritus College would like to thank the following individuals for their generous donations to the Emeritus College for 2020-2021. These donations provided for undergraduate scholarships, fully funding the Kennelly-Voss Endowed Emeritus Fund, the creation of the Debbie and Vince Jackson Emeritus College Endowment for Music and many more Emeritus College programming initiatives!

John Acorn

Anonymous

Myra Armistead

John Bednar

Adolph Beyerlein

Dave Bodde

Michael and Joan Bridgwood

Farrell Brown

Russell Brown

Walt Castro

Harold Cheatham

Clemson Blues Festival, Inc.

Don Collins

Chris Cox

Garnet Craddock

Mechthild Cranston

Michael Crino

Joe Culin

Chip Egan

Ralph Elliott

Michael Ellison

Lucy Eubanks

James Fanning

Terry Farris

Robert Fennell

Lew Fitch

Larry and Linda Gahan

Vicki Gillis

John Gilreath

Bhuvenesh and Dixie Goswami

Robert Green

Joel Greenstein

Mary and Imtiaz Haque

Pam and Bill Havice

Hoke Hill

Robert Hogan

Bonnie Holaday

Mike Hood

Robert Horton

Gordon Howard

Joan Hudson

Robbie Hughes

Almeda Jacks

Debbie and Vince Jackson

Gail Julian

John Kanet

Del Kimbler

Richard Klein

Patricia Knowles

Michael Kohl

Larry and Mary LaForge

Barbara Lewis

Roger Liska

James and Donna London

Rose Lowe

Robert McElreath

Rob Roy McGregor

Don McKale

John Meriwether

Ansel Miller

Walt and Rameth Owens

Dove Pate

Gary Powell

Virgil Quisenberry

Greg Reighard

Elaine Richardson

Tina Robbins

Brad Russell

Calvin Schoulties

David Senn

Tom Skelton

Webb and Diane Smathers

Dee Stegelin

Bonnie and Herb Stevens

DeWitt Stone

William Stringer

Karyna Szmurlo

Dennis Taylor

Ronald Thurston

Jerry Trapnell

John Wagner

Sam Wang

Dan Warner

Gary Wells

Charlie White

Donna Winchell

Art Young

Paul Zielinski

The Emeritus College extends their gratitude to the following emeriti for their generous loans of bound publications or creative works for display. These displays make the Emeritus College suite a truly special place!

John Acorn (Gallery)

James Barker (Gallery)

John Bednar (Bound Publication)

Harold Cheatham (Bound Publication)

Jan Comfort (Gallery-Quilt)

Lynn Craig (Bound Publication)

Sydney Cross (Gallery)

Tom Dimond (Gallery)

Skip Eisiminger (Bound Publication)

M. David Egan (Bound Publication)

Lew Fitch (Gallery-Music CDs)

Robert P. Green, Jr. (Bound Publication)

Wm. Michael Hood (Bound Publication)

Debra Jackson (Bound Publication)

Steven Katz (Gallery-Framed Prose)

Del Kimbler (Gallery and Bound Publication)

Sandy King (Bound Publication)

Yuji Kishimoto (Gallery)

Del Kimbler (Gallery and Bound Publication)

Michael Kohl (Bound Publication)

Jerry Lambert (Bound Publication)

Rob Roy McGregor (Bound Publication)

Don McKale (Bound Publication)

John Morse (Bound Publication)

James Navratil (Bound Publication)

Tom Parks (Bound Publication)

B. Merle Shepherd (Bound Publication)

Fred Sias (Bound Publication)

Dolores Stegelin (Bound Publication)

William Stringer (Bound Publication)

David Stroup (Gallery)

Karyna Szmurlo (Bound Publication)

David Tillinghast (Bound Publication)

Sam Wang (Gallery and Bound Publication)

Donations to the Emeritus College have been made in memory of the following faculty members:

Dr. I. Dwaine Eubanks, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and EC Director

Dr. John and Charmaine Kenelly,  Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences

Mary Taylor Haque, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of Horticulture, retired in 2010. She has been very busy since her retirement and remains an example of staying engaged after retirement!

Book Details: 2021:  Currently working on editing a textbook and writing the Foreword for The Placemakers Academy by Mary Palmer Dargan, ASLA.

Published Writing:
2021:  Haque, Mary Taylor. The Saluda Riverwalk and its Sentinel Destination: Boyd Island Sanctuary. The Midlands Master Naturalist Association Newsletter. Winter Issue 2021. Pages 14-17.
2021: Haque, Mary Taylor. The Saluda Riverwalk. The Upstate Master Naturalist Association Newsletter. Spring Issue 2021.
2019:  Bauknight, Deana. “A Flock of Birders” featuring Taylor and Haque family. Columbia Metropolitan Magazine. March 2019.
2014:  “Reflections on a Seabird Rookery-Deveaux Bank”.  Article by Mary Haque featuring work of Dana Beach, founder of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and author of Deveaux Bank.  The Upstate Naturalist. Vol. 4, Issue 4, August 2014 page 3&6.

Award Details since retirement: 
2018:  Inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Fellows: “Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge, and service. The designation of Fellow is conferred on individuals in recognition of exceptional accomplishments over a sustained period of time.” (ASLA)

2016: Silent Footprinter Award. Presented by the South Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club.

Student’s Honors and Awards Since Retiring:
2010:  Creative Inquiry Advisee Thomas Baker won Best Creative Inquiry category in the Clemson University E-Portfolio contest. Landscape Design of a Vertical Plane: The Clemson University Green Wall Project. March 2010.

2010:  Independent study students Christa Jordan and Erin Cooke were awarded the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program Fellowship to work on a green roof project as a collaborative effort between Friends of Lake Keowee (FOLKS) and Clemson University 2009-2010. They presented “Demonstration Green Roof that Encourages Participation, Education and Action”  at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference in 2010.

Teaching and Advising:
2015: Served on the Program Planning Committee for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
2011 to 2015: Served on the design team for the Children’s Garden at the South Carolina Botanical Garden (SCBG) and participated in plans to involve children in nature-based learning through the redesign and installation of an expanded Children’s Garden. This team worked with the SCBG board who successfully raised $2 million for the Children’s Garden.
2014: Planned and organized a public event featuring Dana Beach to educate and fundraise for bird habitat in South Carolina. Birding benefit proceeds exceeded three thousand dollars and drew visibility to help grow the membership and support base of seven participating organizations including The South Carolina Master Naturalist Program, the South Carolina Botanical Garden, The Coastal Conservation League, the Keowee Clemson Bird Club, The Foothills Group of the Sierra Club, the South Carolina Master Gardener Program, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
2013: Served on the state committee to plan and host the Master Naturalist State Conference and silent auction, helped organize the poster sessions, and recruited and introduced the keynote speaker.
2012: Served as a “client” for Angelina Oberdon’s business writing class at Clemson University to prepare marketing brochures, a website, and a Facebook page for the Foothills Group of the Sierra Club.
2011: Spring Semester: Substitute taught tennis classes at Clemson University for Dr. Gina McLellan.
2011: Served as guest critic for Professor Scott Schiff’s Civil Engineering CU class project to design a “Road Diet” for Highway 123 in Clemson, SC.
2011: Served as “client” for Joey Burton’s exit project in Landscape Architecture.  Design of an education center for the SC Wildlife Federation property on Congaree Creek in Cayce, SC. Final presentation December 9.
2011: Served as “client” for Nick Myer’s exit project in Landscape Architecture.  Design for the Clemson University Calhoun Field Lab and Aquaculture Facility. Final presentation December 9.
2010: Taught a Horticulture Creative Inquiry Class at Clemson University.  Thomas Baker.  Eric Healy.

Conference Presentations Since Retiring in 2010
2021: Humphries, Ann-Chadwell, Mary Taylor Haque, and Christina Xan. Inclusive Spaces + Empowering Places: The Poetry of Leadership. Women in Leadership Conference. March 6. Clemson, SC.
2016:  Haque, Mary Taylor and Betsy Corn. Rethinking the Design of a Public Children’s Garden. American Horticultural Society National Children and Youth Gardening Symposium. July 14. Columbia, SC.
2013: Haque, Mary Taylor. Promoting Environmental Education through Volunteer Service as Program Coordinator for the Foothills Group of the Sierra Club. South Carolina Master Naturalist State Conference. Poster Presentation. May 24. Clemson, SC.
2013: Haque, Mary. Landscape Design for Energy Efficiency. South Carolina Horticultural Industry Annual Conference and Trade Show. February 6. Myrtle Beach, SC.
2013:  Haque, Mary. “Connecting Children to Nature”. South Carolina Master Naturalist State Conference.  May 24. Clemson, SC.
2012:  Haque, Mary. Designing Outdoor Environments for Children. South Carolina Horticultural Industry Conference and Trade Show. February 2. Myrtle Beach, SC.
2010:  Baker, K. Thomas, Mary T. Haque, and Dr. James Brown-Faust. Landscape Design of a Vertical Plane: The Clemson University Green Wall Project. Southern Region, American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting. February 7. Orlando, Fla.
2010:  Healy, Erik J., Renee K. Byrd, Mary T. Haque, Tyler Miller, and Karl Muzii. The Petty Residence: A Landscape Design Based on Principles of Sustainability. Southern Region, American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting. February 7. Orlando, Fla.

Selected Invited Presentations Since Retiring in 2010:
2013: Haque, Mary.  Landscape Design Criteria for Children’s Gardens.  Presentation and consultation with South Carolina Botanical Garden staff on their Children’s Garden design. December 3 and 11. Clemson. SC.
2013: Haque, Mary. “Designing Outdoor Environments for Children.” Lake and Hills Garden Club. April 12. Salem, SC.
2012: Haque, Mary. Designing Outdoor Environments for Children presentation and consultation with garden staff on their Children’s Garden design. Brookgreen Gardens. February 24 and again on June 12. Litchfield, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Designing Outdoor Environments for Children.  Master Gardeners. South Carolina Botanical Garden. November 7. Clemson, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Principles of Landscape Design. Clemson University Hort. 461/661 Guest lecture for class taught by Galen Newman. January 24. Clemson, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Elements of Landscape Design. Clemson University Hort. 461/661 Guest lecture for class taught by Galen Newman. February 1. Clemson. SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Planting Design. Clemson University Hort. 461/661 Guest lecture for class taught by Galen Newman. February 8. Clemson, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Topiary Artist Pearl Fryer. Clemson Garden Club. South Carolina Botanical Garden. February 28. Clemson, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Gardening with Children. Pickens Garden Club. September 6. Pickens, SC.
2011: Haque, Mary. Landscape Transformations. Edge Expo. Urban Ag Council, Gwinnett Center. December 7. Duluth, GA.
2010: Haque, Mary, Lolly Tai. Designing Outdoor Environments for Children.  Southern Spring Show. March 5.  Charlotte, North Carolina.
2010: Haque, Mary. Decorative Fall Plants. Garden Club. October 5. Seneca, SC.

Exhibitions Since Retiring in 2010:
Co-sponsored Exhibit on Charleston Renaissance Artist “Anna Heyward Taylor: Intrepid Explorer” at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Charleston, SC. January 18-May 12, 2019.  Her work was also exhibited at the Greenville Museum of Art May 26-July22, 2018, and at the Charleston Museum in 2019.

Professor Emerita and Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School, Dr. Felder retired in 2017 after many years of service to Clemson.

Frankie had begun her reconnection with the University since retirement and returning to the area after living nearly two years in Hout Bay, South Africa. This year (2021)she is pleased to announce that she has completed and self-published her book, OURstory Unchained and Liberated from HIStory, a narrative of her ancestors in the context of the history of the times in which they lived, primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana, prior to and during the Civil War, during Reconstruction, and into the Jim Crow era. Dr. Felder has also joined the Development Board of the Graduate School and will begin a three-year term on the Advisory Board of the Emeritus College.

Exhibition Details:  Not an “invited lecture” but “book talks” on her book, OURstory Unchained and Liberated from HIStory. It is resonating with those who have read it. She will speak to a small group in Milwaukee, WI this upcoming week, and have been asked to present in Atlanta and in Spartanburg, and will formally launch the book in Greenville at the Upcountry History Museum, September 26, 2021. Once the books are received in South Africa, Dr. Felder will do a Zoom presentation with the book club that she was a member of while living there, and will present to the Emeritus College via a hybrid session on October 26, 2021. Her ancestors included slaves, a US Colored Troop soldier, Confederate soldiers, and slaveholders.

Dr. Almeda Jacks, VPSA retired, Member of the Clemson University Emeritus College

Book Details: Working on a book from my personal experiences having reported directly to 7 presidents. “Higher Education: The Good, Bad and the Truth” (Working with Presidents and Governing Boards)

Other Details:  Currently in a pool for Interim Vice Presidents but not looking for permanent. I continue to do some consulting but truly enjoying my free time after 44 years in Higher Education!

Donna Reiss, Associate Professor Emerita of English

After retiring from teaching, writing, and editing, Donna has been learning watercolor painting, bookmaking, and mixed media collages and assemblages. Her collages have been been exhibited at the Anderson Arts Center, Artists Collective in Spartanburg, Metropolitan Arts Center, and Greenville Center for Creative Arts. Examples are on her Instagram feed, search dreissart.

Volunteer Details: She is a frequent volunteer at Metropolitan Arts Council and Greenville Center for Creative Arts. Donna has volunteered at Safe Harbor for over ten years. 

Ms. Reiss has  been making  journals and sketchbooks in a variety of formats, including hardcover and softcover. Examples are on my Instagram feed, search dreissart.

Visit http://wordsworth2.net to view her past academic and other career activities.