The Clemson University Emeritus College gathered on Tuesday, October 29 for the annual Fall Picnic and Business Meeting. Around 150 emeritus faculty enjoyed great food and conversation; welcomed new members; approved changes to the college’s by-laws; and awarded the prestigious Emeritus Award for Research and Scholarship to two very deserving Emeritus Faculty for their outstanding contributions to scholarly research: Dr. Frankie O. Felder and Dr. Jack C. Peck!
Dr. Frankie O. Felder
Dr. Felder, 2024 Fall Picnic and Business Meeting, Emeritus Collegge
Since retiring in 2017, Dr. Felder has devoted a significant amount of time to researching and writing two important historical documents. These include a history of her family, whose roots are from deep southern states, and the history of graduate education at Clemson University. Both publications invite critical thought about subjects that impact those living in the South. Her publication OURstory, Unchained and Liberated from HIStory (pronounced HIS-story), was published in 2021, and describes the lesser-known aspects of an African American family experience prior to and through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow.
Dr. Frank Smith, director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, called this book “a must read for any serious scholar wishing to understand this period of American history.” Dr. Vernon Burton, who wrote her foreword, said she “opens the doors to the history of education of blacks in the South to the general reader through the rise of her ancestors’ descendants as they passed through the doors of Rosenwald School and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Her book … “addresses how the South’s very dark period of American history has changed in her lifetime” offering “hope for the future in the victories of the past.”
Dr. Felder has also researched the history of graduate education at Clemson. Her book Graduate Education at Clemson and the Evolution to a University is due out in the spring. She was the opening plenary speaker at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools this year where she shared her premise that graduate education transformed a rural college into a world-class university. Her nominator notes that she received a resounding standing ovation for her presentation on the relevance of graduate education not only to Clemson University, but to all southern colleges and universities. Her book recognizes more than one hundred graduate “trailblazers” and reflects on one hundred years of graduate education at Clemson from1924 to 2024.
Dr. Jack C. Peck
Upon his retirement from Clemson in 2000, Dr. Peck was among the top Computer Science faculty in publications and funded research. He continues to be a successful serial entrepreneur. In 1987, he co-founded Foxfire Technologies Corporation to create software for both the manufacturing and distribution industries. Beginning operations in a Clemson University incubator, Foxfire grew to more than twenty employees. Foxfire’s products were employed by such well-known companies as Levi, Wrangler, Playtex, Sara Lee, Jantzen, Intertape Polymer, and Carters. In 2006, after a successful exit from Foxfire Technologies, Dr. Peck co-founded FastFetch Corporation to supply innovative hardware and software solutions for eCommerce order fulfillment.
He provided the creative impetus that formed the basis for FastFetch’s products. One such product employs artificial intelligence to determine a right-sized container for shipping multiple items of different sizes and shapes with minimal wasted space. This problem has long been recognized as a difficult problem in the computer science field. In 2019, this development was judged as the most innovative supply chain management product in the US by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), edging out Intel Corporation.
While there are numerous artificial intelligence applications currently being developed for the supply chain industry, the FastFetch solution is one of only a few that are in production daily by well-known companies such as Snap-on, Staples, FedEx, and UPS. In addition to receiving the CSCMP innovation award in 2019, FastFetch was a finalist for the innovation award in 2018 and the runner-up in 2023. Dr. Peck has been granted 5 US patents and several international patents on the innovations employed in FastFetch products. Jack is recognized as a thought leader in the supply chain industry. He has frequently presented technical talks at industry conferences, served on industry panels, been interviewed on several occasions by supply chain media outlets, and been quoted in trade publications. Additionally, Dr. Peck continues to publish scholarly papers in a refereed, international supply chain journal with publications in 2019, 2023, and a publication scheduled for 2025.
New Emeritus Faculty Members Recognition, April 17, 2024
On Wednesday, April 17, 2023, the Emeritus College celebrated its 21st celebration with a special ceremony and luncheon. President James Clements and Senior Vice President and Provost Bob Jones welcomed 18 new emeritus/a faculty members to the college, five retiring faculty, and four affiliate members. We honored three professor emeritus faculty posthumously, H. Roger Grant, Kevin Lee James, and Joseph Earl Stewart with their families and colleagues.
Sterling K. (Skip) Eisiminger, Professor Emeritus of English and an I. Dwaine Eubanks Fellow was the honored speaker for the day, Reflections on Aging and Clemson Trivia. Skip arrived in Clemson in 1968, and his only move during his time at Clemson was across town. His publications include a book of verse, a book of word games, a children’s book, and two collections of essays. In his forty-two years as a teacher at Clemson, he taught over nine thousand students in twenty-nine different courses. In retirement, he participates in the Conversations with International Student program and its testing of English language competency. Has served in the CU Veterans’ Writing Project and has offered classes at OLLI since 2012. At the Emeritus College he hosts a monthly EC Trivia morning with all proceeds directed toward the Emeritus College Undergraduate Student Scholarship, and provides weekly puzzles for EC Happenings, a weekly college newsletter.
New Emeritus Faculty
Jean A. Bertrand
Professor Emerita of Animal and
Veterinary Sciences, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Interim Dean for
Undergraduate Studies
Thomas Edford Cousins
Professor Emeritus of Glenn
Department of Civil Engineering
Julia Alice Frugoli
Alumni Distinguished Professor
Emerita of Genetics
H. Roger Grant
Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon
Professor Emeritus of History
(Posthumously)
David James Hartmann
Professor Emeritus of
Performing Arts
Kevin Lee James
Professor Emeritus of
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Founding Director of School of Mathematical
and Statistical Sciences (Posthumously)
Karen A. Kemper
Associate Professor Emerita of
Public Health Sciences
Harry Delos Kurtz, Jr.
Associate Professor Emeritus of
Biological Sciences
Walter Batchelor Ligon, III
Associate Professor Emeritus of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pamela E. Mack
Associate Professor Emerita of
History and Geography Coordinator of Science and Technology in Society
Anthony Louis Pometto, III
Professor Emeritus of Food,
Nutrition and Packaging Sciences
Gwynn M. Powell
Associate Professor Emerita of
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Margaret Barlow Ptacek
Professor Emerita of Biological
Sciences
E. Jeffery Rhodehamel
Professor Emeritus of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences
Edward Joseph Rock
Associate Librarian Emeritus of
University Libraries
Raymond D. Sauer
Professor and Chair Emeritus of
Economics
Benjamin R. Stephens
Professor Emeritus of
Psychology
Joseph Earl Stewart
Professor Emeritus of Political
Science (Posthumously)
Lonnie Lee Thompson
Associate Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
Bruce Allen Whisler
Professor Emeritus of
Performing Arts
Brett A. Wright
Dean Emeritus College of
Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Parks,
Recreation and Tourism Management
Retired
Clemson Faculty
James H. Blake
State Director of the SC Master
Naturalist and Senior Extension Associate, Retired
Rita Mae Haliena
Senior Lecturer of Food,
Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Retired
Rebecca Ferraccio Kaminski
Senior Lecturer of Literacy,
Retired
Vladimir Matic
Senior Lecturer of Political
Science, Retired
David Schmueser
Senior Lecturer of Automotive
Engineering, Retired
Clemson University Affiliate Members
William Hiott
Executive Director
and Chief Curator, Historic Properties, Retired
James Pepin
Chief Technology Officer,
Retired
Flora Riley
Executive Director
Michelin Career Center, Retired
Curt Russell
Information Resources
Consultant I, Retired
Debra Sparacino
University Registrar,
Retired
Associate
Members, Emeritus/a
William Bruehl
Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Stony Brook
University
Jere Lee Hodgin
Associate Professor Emeritus of
English and Theatre, University of Montana
Kathleen Tiemann
Dean and Professor Emerita, Merrimack College
Honorary
Members
Vince Jackson
Honorary Member of the Emeritus College
Robert Hogan, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and served
as Associate Chair of the School of Architecture announced the Emeritus
College’s annual awards recipients.
The Kenelly-Voss Distinguished Emeritus Award was
established by the late John Kenelly to recognize emeritus faculty members who
have made outstanding contributions to Emeritus College, Clemson University,
the greater Clemson community, and to society. The 2024 Kenelly-Voss
Distinguished Emeritus Award was presented to Dr. Dolores A. Stegelin.
Dee retired
in 2017 and currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. You would not know she was not in Clemson.
She never misses an important Emeritus College event. She and her husband,
Forrest, participate in person and by Zoom. Dee’s contributions to the Emeritus
College include Serving as the Chair of the Advisory Board from 2022-2023, as a
member of the Emeritus College Staff Search Committee (twice) and as the chair
of the Fundraising Committee, which she proposed and implemented during her
year as chair of the Advisory Committee. Her strategies for fundraising to
support emeritus faculty have made a significant difference in our programming
and services. Dee is also an active member of several key interest groups in the college
including the memoir, prison education, and speaker bureau. She continues to contribute to the college
with her seminars. This year she initiated a Task Force to improve the
relationships between academic colleges and their emeritus faculty using her
own College of Education as a pilot program. Dee’s
contributions to the University include continuing her graduate teaching and
service on an advisory board for the University of South Carolina. She
continues to stay involved in research projects, the play coalition
conferences, and the Partners of the Americans, SC Chapter Executive Committee.
She currently advises Clemson Education faculty advisors for the Reggio Emilia
study abroad program. Dee represents the College of Education on the US Play
Coalition Steering Committee; and serves as a liaison between the college and
the Institute for Child Success Conference.
Dee is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) and the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young
Children. She provides leadership for
the Global Healing Curriculum Project Co-Leader with Dr. Edgar Klugman,
Professor Emeritus- Wheelock College.
Dee also provides leadership for a study group of 20 professionals
across the US. and Brazil to develop curriculum learning activities for use in
community settings that strengthen intergenerational relationships. In
addition, Dee had three major publications in 2023.
The 2024 Class of I.D.E. Emeritus College Fellows was created to honor emeritus
faculty members each year who steadily render valuable service to the Emeritus
College and to Clemson University without compensation. It is named in honor of I. Dwaine Eubanks, a
former Executive Director of the Emeritus College.
Dr.
Pamela A. Havice
Pam retired in 2019 after serving
Clemson for 19 years as a Professor of Educational and Organizational
Leadership. In service to the Emeritus
College, Pam currently serves on the
Emeritus College Advisory Board, the Undergraduate Support Committee, the
Membership Task Force and the Task Force charged with the development of the
college’s Purpose Statement. She has
also participated in several panel discussions.
This semester Pam is serving on a Task Force to develop strategies for
connecting emeritus faculty with her home College of Education.
Dr. Kathy N. Headley
Kathy
retired in 2021 after serving Clemson for 34 years as a Professor and Senior
Associate Deam in the College of Health, Education and Human Development. In
service to the Emeritus College, Kathy is currently a member of the Advisory
Board and since joining the Emeritus College.
As a member of the Moments and Memories task force, she served as an
editor for the book and was instrumental on its successful publication. She
also served on the By-Laws Revisions Taks Force, and the 20th
Anniversary Celebration Task Force.
Kathy chaired the Task Force to develop guidelines and procedures for
membership applications and is currently a member of the task force to develop plans for improving relationships between
emeritus faculty and their home departments and college.
Dr.
Thomas J. Kuehn
Tom Retired in 2020 from Clemson as
a Professor and former Chair of the Department of History. In service to the
Emeritus College, Tom currently serves as a member of the EC Advisory Board,
the Awards Committee, and the Programming Committee. He also presented a virtual tour, which was
the highlight of last fall’s series. In service to the University: Tom was
instrumental in the development of a Phi Beta Kappa Society here at Clemson and
served as an officer in the society from its conception until his retirement.
Dr.
Rosanne H. Pruitt
Rosanne retired in 2018 after
serving Clemson for 17 years as a Professor of Nursing, former Director of the
School of Nursing and Associate Dean of The College of Health, Education and
Human Development. In service to the Emeritus College: Rosanne serves as a
member of the Advisory Board, the Programming Committee, and the Membership
Task Force. She always volunteers to help at the Emeritus College events
from setting up, selling EC sway, to cleaning up afterwards. Her willingness to
volunteer and to serve the college makes a significant difference in the
programs, services, and commitment to the emeritus faculty and college. In service to the University: Rosanne
was named a Clemson University Service-Learning Fellow and received the Elliott
Award for Outstanding Service to Off-Campus, Distance and Continuing Education.
David
V. Scherrep (Lt. Col. Retired)
Dave retired in 2002 after serving
Clemson as an Associate Director of Cooperative Education. He is also a retired Lt. Col. In the US
Army. In service to the Emeritus
College: Dave co-developed the exciting Coffee House series which occurs each
month for emeritus faculty to gather and share music. The
program hosts additional music events throughout the year as well and helps to
promote and increase the numbers of faculty who participate. In service
to the larger community, Dave
is active in the Clemson, Anderson, and Oconee communities. He and his partner
in the New Tricks Trio engage residents in nursing homes and assisted living
communities across the area. Dave has found that music brings people together
and music for older adults is joyful.
Dr.
Diane G. Smathers
In service to the Emeritus College,
Diane
began her association with the Emeritus College as the Emeritus College
founding director in 2004. She adopted the initial creation and organization of
the Emeritus College concept as initiated by Jerry Reel. Diane’s additional 10
years of hard work resulted in the formation of our highly successful Emeritus
College. She worked tirelessly to solicit administrative and financial support
in the early years, working with other colleges and university units to
emphasize the critical role that the Emeritus College could play in the
university community. Diane sought
opportunities for promoting the Emeritus College on campus and seeking
opportunities for retired faculty to continue to support academic endeavors and
continue their invaluable service to students and the university community. She
is currently serving as Chair of the Emeritus Faculty Creative Works Display
Committee. Diane’s contributions to
Clemson University include being selected the Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished
Member for the Clemson Chapter as well as serving as National President of Phi
Kappa Phi, serving on the national board for 9 years and as inaugural chair of
the Foundation Board of Trustees for 2 years.
As an emeritus faculty member and appreciate being able to maintain your
Clemson e-mail and ability to get a FREE parking permit … thank Diane.
Jonathan D. Black ,
2024 Emeritus College Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient
Jonathan D. Black, a senior psychology major from Charleston, South Carolina was honored as the 2023—2024 scholarship recipient. During his time at Clemson, he has been a member of the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra and has participated in Dr. Kaileigh Byrne’s Creative Inquiry Lab, where the research focused on online privacy decision making. After graduating in May, Jonathan will begin preparations to apply to graduate school, with the hopes of eventually obtaining a doctorate and pursuing psychology research. The Emeritus College faculty contribute annually to fund undergraduate students.
The Clemson Emeritus College gathered on Tuesday, October 3 for the
annual Fall Picnic and Business Meeting. Approximately 150 emeritus
faculty enjoyed great food and conversation while welcoming new members.
During the meeting, the group evaluated, voted upon and passed changes
to the Emeritus College bylaws and strategic plan, and the college
awarded the prestigious Emeritus College Community Service Award to two
very deserving Emeritus faculty for their outstanding decades of
community service.
Gordon Howard, Professor Emeritus of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Since 1984, Howard has offered his services as a licensed bird bander
on the grounds of the Crown Point State Historic Site in New York. The
historic site is designated as an important bird area by the National
Audubon Society, a bird conservation area by the state of New York and
is referred to as a banding ‘station’.
Bird banding is an effort to track different species of migratory
birds that pass through the region every year in order to collect
ecological data and improve conservation efforts. With climate change
and deforestation, the unbroken string of the station’s banding records
is becoming increasingly important. Presentations to groups and
individuals who visit the station are designed to involve visitors with
wildlife in a non-consumptive manner, which include the visitor
releasing a banded bird. In 1988 Howard began giving a Polaroid picture
to each person releasing a banded bird to show friends and family. A
follow-up Educational Certificate Program was begun in 1995 whereby
trifold certificates were mailed to releasers that include an image of
the bird, a brief life history of the bird species, the banding
information and Clemson University’s support for the program.
In 1997, releasers began to be notified when “their bird” was
captured at the banding station or at another location. After the
station closes each year Howard enters the data into the state and
federal government databases, writes the Atlantic Flyway Report and
sends a summary report to each visitor. In 2015, Howard also began an
apprenticeship program of future banders. In addition to banding, two
tail feathers are collected from “target species” as part of the
stations third year of cooperation with the Bird Genoscape Project, a
hemisphere wide avian genetics research program managed by units of the
University of California – Los Angeles and Colorado State University.
Barry Nocks, Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning
Nocks has devoted himself to public service over the past two
decades. In 2001, his leadership as chair of the Reedy River Master
Planning Committee paved the way for a plan that profoundly change
Greenville. His vision of the Swamp Rabbit Trail and the revitalization
of the Reedy River as a public amenity has been the impetus for
Greenville’s urban planning priorities.
Nocks also served as a member and chairman of the City of
Greenville’s Planning Commission from 2000-2009. He then chaired and
served as a member of Greenville’s Design Review Board from 2009 to
2017, during the city’s unprecedented growth following the recession.
Nocks also served as a volunteer on numerous Greenville planning
committees focused on preservation, housing and strengthening the city’s
zoning ordinances. As a certified arbitrator, his mediation skills
played a valuable role in shaping major mixed-use developments. Most
recently, he worked closely with the city to develop the Greenville 2040
Comprehensive Plan and the 2023 Development Code. Perhaps the greatest
testimony comes from the many Master of City and Regional Planning
alumni who continually ask for his advice in dealing with difficult
planning issues. Nicknamed ‘Yoda’ by his peers, Nock’s wisdom and
tireless efforts in public service have made Greenville one of America’s
most livable communities.
In service to the Emeritus College, Greenstein has served as a member of the Emeritus College Advisory Committee as well as its chair from 2020 to 2021. During his time in this position, he made it his mission to fully fund the Kenelly/Voss Endowment at the $25,000 mark. The endowment was initiated in 2008 and for many years other funds were used to make the contributions awarded in the recipient’s name. Greenstein currently serves as the liaison from the Emeritus College to AROHE. He took over from Lucy Eubanks, who recommended Joel for this important position. Greenstein won the Paul M. Fitts Education Award in 2020 from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. In his nomination letter one student wrote: “Dr. Joel Greenstein has received Clemson University’s Industrial Engineering Professor of the Year so many times that the honor has picked up a colloquial nickname of the ‘Joel Greenstein Award ’”.
Imtiaz Haque
In
service to the Emeritus College, Haque has led numerous bird walk programs for
the Emeritus faculty. He has co-developed a non-credit course on birding and
wildlife photography. Haque also encouraged and planned the Emeritus College’s
first, of what the College hopes to be many, overnight adventures in
Charleston, S.C. He has provided numerous photographs to the Emeritus College
to publish as notecards for Emeritus College faculty. Haque was the founding chair
of the Automotive Engineering Department and instrumental in the development of
CU-ICAR.
Laura Shick
In
service to the Emeritus College, Schick is a member of the Prison Interest
Group. Her approach is to help by doing, not just asking. Shick reaches out to
see what the next steps are. In doing so, she was part of the original task force
that developed the first symposium that brought colleges and universities
together from across the state to explore how we might serve incarcerated
individuals. Shick was also a major contributor to the Memories and
Moments: Reflections of Emeritus College Faculty.
Sam Wang
Wang
serves on the Program and Planning Committee. He was instrumental in
re-conceptualizing the space used by the Emeritus College for special interest
groups. Wang also leads a special interest group on photography. He was also
instrumental in the publication Memories and Moments: Reflections of
Emeritus College Faculty. Without Wang, half of the images would not
have met the requirements for the publication. In service to Clemson
University, Wang continues to mentor graduate students by serving on masters
and doctoral committees.
Steve Wainscott
Stephen Wainscott In service to the Emeritus College, Wainscott currently serves as a member of the Emeritus College Advisory Board. He also chairs the Program and Planning Committee. In that role he has developed several new initiatives including a virtual travel program. In this program, faculty, current and emeritus share their experiences and travel with recommendations for special “not to miss” sites, itineraries that work and even hotel and food ideas. Wainscott’s enthusiasm for future programs helps keep the Emeritus College current and interesting for its members.
Dr. Debbie Jackson, Director of the Emeritus College was selected as this year’s recipient. Dr. Robert Hogan, Chair of the Emeritus College’s Awards Committee made the announcement at the college’s annual Emeritus Day. This award was established by the late John Kenelly to recognize emeritus faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to Emeritus College, Clemson University, the greater Clemson community and to society.
Debra
Jackson contributions include serving as the Emeritus College Director since
January of 2019. During her tenure programming has increased by more than 60
percent. During COVID, Jackson switched programming to virtual sessions. Today,
programs continue in a hybrid format, allowing Emeritus College members to
participate remotely. Under her leadership, donations continue to increase, and
new programs continue to be added to the long list of Emeritus College
offerings. Jackson and her husband Vince have established “The Debbie and Vince
Jackson Endowment for Music” allowing the Emeritus College to expand and
support musical events. Jackson’s contributions to the Clemson Community include
serving as a board member of the Community Foundation of Greater Clemson, Jackson’s
contributions to the Clemson Community include serving as a board member of the
Community Foundation of Greater Clemson and as the chair for the Grants and
Awards committee. For 25 years, Jackson authored a health column in a local
newspaper. She continues to serve as a strong advocate for mental health care.
At the national level, Jackson served on advisory committees for the American
Cancer Society and NIH Digestive Disease Coalitions.
Dr. M. Elaine Richardson was selected for the 2022 Kenelly-Voss Distinguished Emeriti Award. The diversity and depth of her post-retirement experiences are truly amazing! This Award would be a most fitting acknowledgement of her excellence and provide a powerful example of a life well-lived after retirement. I offer these examples to support my nomination.
Leadership in Academia: In 2019, Dr. Richardson received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National College Learning Center Association. This prestigious award recognizes learning center professionals who have contributed an extraordinary amount of service and leadership to the organization. In 2020, Dr. Richardson was part of the Inaugural class of I. Dwaine Eubanks Emeritus College Fellows, an award given to recognize Clemson Emeritus faculty members for their valuable service to both the College and University. She continues to serve the Emeritus College on the Advisory Board and as Chair of the Undergraduate Support Committee. In 2021, the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA) named Dr. Richardson as a CLADEA Fellow for outstanding leader in the learning assistance field. This is the highest honor conferred upon professionals in learning assistance, tutoring, and developmental education.
Leadership in the Local Community: Dr. Richardson is the co-organizer of Clemson’s Historic West End neighborhood association, a volunteer membership organization working to build community through fellowship and cooperation. She led a consortium of local residents, the Clemson Arts and Cultural Commission, and the Clemson Center for the Arts to seek seed money from the Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Grant program. She served on the City of Clemson Board of Zoning Appeals and now has returned to service on the Planning Commission, where she was recently elected Chair. She led the Housing and Land Use components for the City of Clemson’s 2024 Strategic Plan that resulted in the formation a new city board for housing. Dr. Richardson was selected to serve on the ClemsonNEXT Implementation Committee to guide the development of a strategic plan for future development in the City of Clemson. In 2020, Dr. Richardson joined with other community leaders to develop a non-profit housing center. In June 2021, the George and Roszena Shaw Center for Housing and Economic Growth received non-profit status and Dr. Richardson was elected to serve as the Vice-Chair of its Directors. Dr. Richardson has successfully written two grants (Community Foundation of Greater Clemson and Dabo’s All in Team Foundation) to receive funding totally over $6000 for housing repairs. A third grant request to be submitted to the Lutheran Church is being finalized.
Leadership in South Carolina: Dr. Richardson is passionate about the benefits of providing higher education opportunities to those presently incarcerated. She was an invited presenter to the SC Senate Department of Corrections Oversight Subcommittee. In 2018, Dr. Richardson was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster to the Palmetto Unified School District Board, the oversight Board for the SC Department of Corrections. She continues to serve on this Board, providing strong voice to encourage and support higher education opportunities. Presently the most common option for incarcerated individuals to benefit from higher education is through paper-based correspondence courses. After a presentation to the Emeritus College, Dr. Richardson has formed a task force to explore ways in which interested Emeriti may serve as mentors and/or academic coaches. Mentoring, even in virtual environments, has the potential to provide academic support for those on the inside and would enhance chances for success in the outside world.
Leadership for a Cause: As a two-time survivor of Breast Cancer, Dr. Richardson continues her long-standing commitment, leadership, and support for the breast cancer community. She was one of the original founders and has been Chair of the Clemson Area Breast Cancer Support Group, and also of Carolina Cups, the state-wide group that provides funding for breast cancer screening and research. She was elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the “Pledge the Pink” Foundation. She has always set a personal example by gathering and leading teams to participate in signature fund-raising walks. She served as Captain of a team called the “Tumornators”. They trained and participated in three 3-day 30-mile “Pledge the Pink” walks that span 3 counties and 3 islands, ending at Hilton Head. They have raised over $15K for breast cancer research. From 2018-2020, Dr. Richardson served as Chair of the “Pledge the Pink” Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. M. Elaine Richardson epitomizes the values expressed in the Award description. John Kenelly and his wife Charmaine Voss established this award to recognize an outstand emeritus whose contributions to academia, the University, the community, and mankind have continued past retirement.
Professor Emeritus of Planning and Landscape Architecture
Donald L. Collins, Emeritus Professor in Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities was selected as the 2022 Emeritus College Research and Scholarship Award recipient. The award was established by the Emeritus College to recognize emeritus faculty members who continue to produce extraordinary research and scholarship, either in their discipline or in a new field.
Don retired in 2005, but that has not kept him from contributing to his field in unique ways. He has carved out an applied research niche advising architects and fire departments on the design of fire stations.
Don is from a family of professional firefighters so when the invitation was extended early in his academic career, it was natural for him to become a member of the Clemson University Fire Department. When traveling on university business he would often stay at fire stations. The discussions that would ensue during these stayovers frequently lead to insights about fire station design that he applies in his present-day design advisory role.
Since his retirement, he has participated in 21 fire station related projects ranging from assessment studies to schematic designs and construction documents. Fifteen new fire stations in the US and Canada have been placed online with his input.
Fire station designs that Don has encouraged embody elements that are unique to the requirements of each site, space needs program and fire department. Don has successfully advocated for training rooms that double as community meeting rooms for stations in Clemson, SC, Santa Monica, CA and Ankeny, IA. He has also been an advocate for fire stations that address firefighter welfare issues of physical and mental health and occupational safety at the station. One such example of this is his insistence that all Fitness Rooms be placed in a high-traffic area with plenty of opportunity to see into the room because there have been firefighter deaths resulting from solo physical fitness workouts in an isolated fitness area.
Seven of the 15 fire station designs in which Don was engaged have won design awards. These include state AIA, Firehouse Magazine, and the Fire Industry Education Resource Organization’s Fire Facilities Design Awards Program. Don’s Brandon, Manitoba fire station, designed in conjunction with George Cibinel of Cibinel Architects, Ltd. has been ranked by one writer as among the world’s greatest fire stations.
The Emeritus College congratulates Don Collin on being the 2022 Emeritus College Research and Scholarship Award.
On April 26th, the President and Provost recognized 28 new emeriti colleagues to the Emeritus College with scrolls, the numbers represent all eight colleges and 21 departments. In addition, 25 special ranked faculty (senior lecturers, professors of practice, lecturers) retired and will join the Emeritus College. The ceremony included the awarding of the Distinguished Emeritus of the year, and the induction of five new I.D. Eubanks Emeritus College fellows. The keynote speaker was Tony Wagner, Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations for Clemson University.
Kenelly-Voss Distinguished Emeritus Award
The Kenelly-Voss Distinguished Emeritus Award was established by the late John Kenelly to recognize emeritus faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the Emeritus College, Clemson University, the greater Clemson community, and to society. The award pays tribute to John’s late wife, Charmaine Voss. The award provides $500 toward a donation to a Clemson University program of interest of the awardee in the recipient’s name.
Dr Elaine Richardson.
Dr. Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Director, Academic Success Center. Elaine was named the first director of the Academic Success Center, building a program that received numerous national awards. Dr. Richardson publishes and presents on learning assistance collaborations across campus; much of her earlier work included Universal Design and building programs to enhance academic performance and retention. After serving as president of National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA), Dr. Richardson 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 and a Fellow of the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA). Dr. Richardson is the chair of the Undergraduate Committee of the Emeritus College and has developed ongoing relationships with campus leaders, hosted panel discussions between transfer students and emeriti faculty. She is spearheading a task force to examine how the emeritus faculty can support statewide programs such as Inside/Out and second chance programs offered at by the SC technical college system, Furman and Southern Wesleyan University. Dr Richardson was an invited presenter to the SC Senate Department of Corrections Oversight subcommittee and has been appointed by Governor McMaster (2018) to the Palmetto Unified School District Board, the oversight Board for the SC Department of Corrections.
The I. Dwayne Eubanks Fellow Award
The designation Emeritus College Fellow was created to honor emeritus faculty members each year who steadily render valuable service to the Emeritus College and to Clemson University without compensation. It is named in honor of I. Dwaine Eubanks, former Executive Director of the Emeritus College. The five fellows elected for 2022 are: Dr. Victoria Ridgeway Gillis, Dr. Donald McKale, Ms. Marty Duckenfield, Dr. Michael Ellis, and Dr. Robert Hogan.
Dr. Victoria Ridgeway Gillis
Dr. Gillis, Professor Emerita of Literacy and Learning and director of the Center for Excellence in Literacy and Learning. Dr. Gillis provides insight and problem-solving skills that contribute to the ongoing operations and successful programming of the Emeritus College. As the chair of the Emeritus College 20th Anniversary Task Force, she is leading the effort to create a collection of essays by emeritus faculty. The 20th Anniversary project, Moments and Memories of Clemson University Faculty, is a collection of emeriti’s stories incorporating memories or moments of their professional lives as members of the Clemson University faculty. The essays paint a collective portrait of Clemson during the past six decades. As one of our colleagues has suggested, faculty memories reveal interesting and essential elements about the fabric of our lives and careers at the University.
In addition, Dr. Gillis serves on the Emeritus College Advisory Board; has contributed to the programming of the Emeritus College with several presentations including presentations on reading and literacy issues, and the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Quilts of Valor, made by Victoria, honor many of the veterans that served in Vietnam, some of whom had been classmates of Victoria’s. During the Emeritus Day ceremony, Dr. Gillis presented to the Emeritus College a quilt based on the framework of the Quilts of Valor to be displayed in the College.
Dr. Donald McKale
Dr. McKale, Professor Emeritus of History, has served on the Emeritus College Advisory Board, which he chaired in 2019-2020. He also served on the Executive Director Search Committee and Program Planning committee. Don is always willing to lend a hand when the college needs help. Dr. McKale was honored with his selection as an honorary member of the Class of ’39 in 2006. In 2017, Dr. McKale published a guest column in the Greenville News about Ben Skardon as Ben celebrated his 100th birthday. It is Dr. McKale’s ongoing relationship with the University and the Emeritus College that is recognized in his selection as a Eubanks Fellow.
Don is an active member of the Clemson Sertoma Club, serving as Board Chair, as well as the working with the annual Christmas Tree sales project for the Sertoma Club. The funds raised by Sertoma support Camp Hope, providing wonderful life changing opportunities for children with hearing disabilities. Camp Hope occurs each summer at Clemson’s Outdoor Lab. Dr. McKale has been a long-time supporter of Boy Scout Troop 235 helping raise funds in support of scouting events.
Ms. Marty Duckenfield
Ms. Duckenfield currently serves on the Emeritus College Advisory Board; a member of the Program Committee and the task force for the 20th Anniversary of the Emeritus College. As an outreach of the planning committee, Ms. Duckenfield identified and promoted special interest groups for emeriti. She leads the Memoir Writing group for the Emeritus College. This interest group supports individuals as they write their memoirs. The positive work and conversations in the groups monthly meetings led to the adoption of the 20th anniversary project. Marty’s creativity and her abilities to encourage others to write makes a difference for emeritus colleagues. The Christopher J. Duckenfield Scholarship Program, funded by Marty and her family, support two students each year to St. Peter’s College in Oxford England. Marty has arranged for graduates of the program to make presentations to the Emeritus College, creating a valuable connection with Oxford. ZOOM allows St Peter’s College faculty to join us as their former students report on their research and life changing experiences the Duckenfield Scholarship Program provides.
Dr. Michael Ellison
Dr. Ellison, Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering, currently serves on the Emeritus College Advisory Board and as a current member of the Emeritus College Awards Committee. Dr. Ellison is known for his strong commitment to interdisciplinary research. Prior to his retirement in 2014, Dr. Ellison served as interim director of the School of MS&E. He led an interdisciplinary research team studying biologically inspired advanced materials. Dr. Ellison continues this commitment to interdisciplinary work in the Emeritus College promoting and encouraging programs and activities that engage faculty from across disciplines. A primary goal of the college is to reach out and engage with faculty from all colleges and departments, and Mike supports these efforts. Dr. Ellison received the Theodore von Karman Fellowship of Exploratory Research Space at RWTH Achen University.
Dr. Robert Hogan
Dr. Robert Hogan, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, served as Associate Chair of the School of Architecture, director of undergraduate studies, and acting associate dean of the college prior to his retirement in 2015. Dr. Hogan serves on the Emeritus College Advisory Board. He has served five years as a member of the Emeritus College Awards Committee and now is its chair. In addition, Bob is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of Habitat for Humanity Homecoming build on Bowman’s field, having been in involved with the project for almost 30 years. Dr. Hogan continues to serve as an advisor for Alpha Phi Omega, the Service fraternity on Clemson’s campus. Dr. Hogan consistently demonstrates his leadership, work ethic and strong commitment to serving the Emeritus College and Clemson University.
Lecturer Emerita Earns Recognition for 60 Years of Service
Lucy Eubanks, Lecturer Emerita of Chemistry, was recently recognized at the regional American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting on September 17, 2019 for her 60 years of service to ACS. Over the past 60 years, she has participated in several ACS curriculum projects, including Chemistry in the Communityand Chemistry in Context, where she served for two editions as Editor-In-Chief and Senior Author. She has received a national CATALYST award for teaching excellence and is co-recipient of a national award for distinguished service to the ACS Division of Chemical Education. She is a past chair of that Division and has served the Western Carolinas ACS Local Section as Chair, Alternate Councilor, and Councilor. Mrs. Eubanks brought notice to the Section with her leadership roles on the ACS Local Section Activities Committee and the ACS Leadership Advisory Board. Lucy currently serves on the Emeritus College Executive Committee and Advisory Board. Click HERE to view her award.
**Information obtained from American Chemical Society press release**
Clemson University educator William “Bill” Havice, PhD, DTE received the 2019 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Special Recognition Award.
This award is presented to an individual who has established a sustained record of outstanding service to the field of technology and engineering education. To qualify for this award, the recipient must be an ITEEA member and have made a significant contribution and resulting impact to ITEEA or technology and engineering education.
Bill, a professor emeritus of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development in the Clemson University Emeritus College, was selected for his many years of outstanding work as a technology teacher educator and to the field of education in general.
He co-developed a career leadership and professional development initiative titled “Twenty-first Century Leadership Academy Program” that enhances leadership and professional development opportunities for junior faculty in ITEEA. For the past thirteen years, the program has provided an opportunity for rising technology educators from across the country to develop as professional leaders, develop community and have experiences related to the promotion of technology and engineering education and technological literacy in schools.
