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Dr. Debra Jackson Named New EC Director

The Office of the Provost and the Emeritus College are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Debra B. Jackson as the next Director of the Emeritus College.  Dr. Jackson will officially begin on January 2, 2019.

Dr. Jackson retired from Clemson in January 2017 after a 26 year career which included service as a faculty member, department chair, Acting Dean of the Graduate School, and Vice-Provost for Institutional Effectiveness.  Prior to coming to Clemson, Debbie spent 19 years in various roles at Emory University. Please click HERE to read more about Dr. Jackson.

Since retiring from Clemson, Dr. Jackson has remained professionally active as a consultant.  She serves on the Emeritus College Advisory Board and chairs the Awards Committee.  Please offer her your congratulations and support as she undertakes this leadership role.

2018 Holiday Social: Fun, Food and Fellowship

Approximately 200 emeritus faculty kicked off the holiday season at Occasions at Wedgefield on December 4. The evening was full of fun, music and great food! Thanks to HornTraXX for providing the festive music. The music was so great, a few faculty were caught dancing! The EC Outreach Committee also collected donations for the Central-Clemson Senior Center.

AROHE Innovation Award Celebration with Campus Partners

The celebration on October 31, 2018 was a great tribute to the two award winning programs – the Clemson English-Speaking Proficiency (CESP) test and its follow up, the Conversations with International Students (CIS) program. Working together, these programs significantly enhance participating students’ English language skills and cultural awareness. The pair of programs received accolades from the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) for benefiting students, improving instruction, and enhancing campus diversity.  Provost Jones was present to receive the award and gave high praise to the College as well as the emeriti volunteers who operate the two programs. He stated, “I don’t know of any other place that I’ve ever seen an organization like yours be that dedicated to an institution and we feel it.”  Provost Jones went on to say that the administration is thankful to emeritus faculty and the contributions provided by the CESP/CIS programs as well as to the university as a whole. Stop by the Emeritus College to see the award!

Dr. Romando James, Professor Emeritus of Family and Youth Development 
2018 inductee to the National 4-H Hall of Fame

Rev. Dr. Romando James joined the Rutgers University Extension Service and became the first New Jersey Urban 4-H Change Agent. The program served and incorporated significant numbers of under-represented urban youth by adding many non-traditional programs/ clubs such as The Playmakers Guild performing arts program. James was the subject of the 4-H training film “Living Your Choices, Romando”. While at Rutgers, he held many offices in the New Jersey 4-H Agents Association. James joined the Clemson University Family and Youth Development Department as a 4-H curriculum specialist. He created a new program based on his Ph.D. dissertation called 4-H P.R.I.D.E. (Purpose, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Enthusiasm). This program taught survival life skills for adulthood.

Using Dr. James’ P.R.I.D.E. curriculum and structure, the program expanded into an annual, week-long summer camp sponsored by Clemson 4-H, the Sixth District of the National Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Kellogg Foundation. This program evolved into a prison ministry through the SC Dept. of Corrections. James was active in the National Education Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the Clemson University Toastmasters and National Public Speakers Bureau. James was recognized for his 4-H community service and involvement, including the Nobel Prize for Community Service, the Jefferson Award and twice by the South Carolina House of Representatives for his outstanding contributions to 4-H and other youth. Many outstanding leaders developed under his leadership, including Nikki Haley (former South Carolina governor and US Ambassador to the United Nations). Dr. James has published a book of poetry and essays titled P.R.I.D.E.: Book of Poetry and Essays designed to give inspiration and hope to inmates, their families and individuals who have not maximized their potential.

With over 30 years spent with  the 4-H in New Jersey and South Carolina, both traditional and non-traditional participants enjoyed his innovative programs! Dr. James will receive his award this month in Washington D.C.

*information provided by National 4-H Hall of Fame website and Dr. James

This October has proven to be very eventful at the Emeritus College!! We started the month with our Fall Picnic and Annual Business meeting. A great time was had by the nearly 200 emeritus faculty and guests at Palmetto’s Event Center in Pendleton. The event not only offered great food and fellowship but also recognized Dr. John Morse, Professor Emeritus of Entomology, as the recipient of the Emeritus Award for Research and Scholarship. This award was established by the Emeritus College Advisory Board to recognize emeritus faculty members who continue to produce extraordinary research and scholarship, either in their discipline or in a new field. The award is presented in even-numbered years. Click HERE to read more about Dr. Morse and his immense contributions since his retirement.

The Emeritus College would like to thank our friends at the Joseph F. Sullivan Center for coming the Emeritus Office suite to provide flu shots to Emeritus Faculty as well as to other Clemson employees.

Several emeritus faculty attended the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education’s (AROHE) conference at Emory University on October 7-9. It was a big conference for the Clemson University Emeritus College with excellent presentations given by Dr. Hoke Hill, Professor Emeritus of Applied Statistics and Dr. M. Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and past Director of Academic Success Center, as well as the CU EC Language Skills Programs (CESP and CIS). These programs received the AROHE Innovation Award! One of three programs chosen nationwide! There were 28 institutions represented at the conference from the United States and Canada! 

Finally to wrap up this month, the Emeritus College will be hosting an AROHE Award Celebration on October 31, 2018 – 3:30pm – 5:00pm with the award presentation to Provost Bob Jones at 4:00pm – Click HERE to view invitation – Two Clemson Emeritus College language programs for international students have been selected for a national award! They are the Clemson English-Speaking Proficiency (CESP) test and its follow up, the Conversations with International Students (CIS) program. Working together, those programs significantly enhance participating students’ English language skills and cultural awareness. The pair of programs received accolades from the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) for benefitting students, improving instruction, and enhancing campus diversity. Now, it’s time to celebrate the achievement and to thank all the folks who make these programs work. It’s truly a campus-wide initiative involving emeriti CESP interviewers, emeriti CIS mentors, student participants, graduate coordinators, student-service coordinators, active faculty, department chairs, college and university administrators. Also contributing are faculty and staff from the Pearce Center, Graduate School, Office of Global Engagement. If would like to attend the award celebration, please RSVP to 656-3990 or reply to this email. Light refreshments will be served. The event will be held at the Emeritus College/511 Westinghouse Road/Pendleton

Tom Dimond and Terry Jarrard-Dimond Retrospective

The Anderson Arts Center in downtown Anderson, SC will present a retrospective of two South Carolina artists, Tom Dimond and Terry Jarrard-Dimond, titled 50/50 Gold ’68 – ’18 The exhibition opened on September 7 and will continue through October 25, 2018. The public is invited to view this exhibit which will feature over 150 art works from the five decades the two artists have been together. It will be a rare opportunity to discover the creative development and progression of visual ideas from two closely related individuals over the span of five decades.

Tom Dimond, Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts, retired from Clemson University in 2006. He has exhibited his work extensively in the southeast and nationally in over 200 competitive, invitational group and solo shows and has many awards to his credit. Among the many awards are Purchase Awards from the Southeast Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC. , Asheville Art Museum, Gibbes Art Gallery of Charleston, SC, Greenville County Museum of Art, Anderson Art Center of Anderson, SC, Pickens County Museum of Art.  He received an Individual Artist Grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission in 1975 that allowed him to produce a series of large shaped paintings that were exhibited throughout the southeast. He has attended Art Residencies  at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia in 1989 and at the Vermont Studio Center in 1990.

He was honored to be represented in Southern Abstraction: Five Painters that toured several museums in the southeast and his work was featured in Collage At the End of the Twentieth Century at the ARTernatives Gallery in San Luis Opisbo, CA. This past year he has had exhibits at Lander University, USC Aiken, the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC. and the Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, NC.

He is represented in both public and private collections including Equitable Life Insurance in New York City, Federal Reserve Bank in Charlotte, NC, Health Resources in Birmingham, Alabama, Asheville Art Museum, Greenville County Museum of Art, Furman University, Greenville Technical College, Tri-County Technical College, the Fine Arts Center of Greenville County and the South Carolina State Art Collection.

Terry Jarrard-Dimond has explored several media including weaving, metal, fiber and wood assemblages, fiber constructions and most recently encaustic and acrylic paintings. Her emphasis has been on the interaction of materials within the framework of experiential ideas. Her work has been included in numerous major competitive, invitational and solo exhibitions including FiberArts International in Pittsburgh, PA and Independent Spirits at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC. Most recently the Florence County Museum presented her work: EVIDENCE: The Art of Terry Jarrard-Dimond 1987-2017  in a solo exhibition as part of the 50^th anniversary celebration for the South Carolina Arts Commission.

Jarrard-Dimond’s work toured Europe for two years as part of Color Improvisations.  Her textile work is included in Wall Art, a book published by Schiffer Publishing. Her sculpture and textile work are in collections including Coca-Cola International Corporate Headquarters, Atlanta, GA, The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte, NC, Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC, State Art Collection, South Carolina State Museum and   Mark P. Coplan Collection, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC. The Wieland Collection, John Wieland Homes Inc., GA,  The Ethyl Corporation, Florence, SC, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC and Herring Center for Continuing Education, Furman University, Greenville, SC.

The Anderson Arts Center is located at 110 Federal Street in Anderson, South Carolina  29625

Hours of Operation are Tuesday-Friday 9:30am – 5:30pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

Emeritus faculty volunteers conducted the Clemson English Speaking Proficient (CESP) test on August 15 and 16 at the Class of ’41 Studio in Daniel Hall. The CESP test is based on a one-on-one conversation between the student and a Clemson emeritus faculty member who assesses the student’s command of English. The faculty member asks the student a sequence of twelve questions. Performance assessment is based by how effectively the student is able to express his or her answers in English. About two-thirds of the questions focus on normal everyday conversation with friends. The remaining questions deal with topics that are common when delivering instruction to undergraduates. Six faculty testers evaluated thirty-one international graduate students seeking to work in the classroom. The Emeritus College also manages the Conversations with International Students (CIS) Program in which international students are paired with an emeritus faculty mentor. The mentor and student meet in person weekly for informal conversations. This program is encouraged for all students taking the CESP. For more information about CIS or CESP, click HERE or contact Dr. Adolph Beyerlein, albrl@g.clemson.edu or 864-656-3990

The Emeritus College would like to thank their faculty volunteers:

Dr. Harold Cheatham, Professor Emeritus of Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Dean

Dr. Skip Eisiminger, Professor Emeritus of English

Barbara Ramirez, Senior Lecturer Emerita of English

Dr. Stuart Silvers, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Department Chair

Dr. Steve Stevenson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computing

Dr. Don VanDerveer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

With a special thank you to Dr. Adolph Beyerlein, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, for his leadership as Chair of the Emeritus College Language Skills Committee.

The Clemson University Emeritus College is mourning the unexpected passing of their director, Dr. I. Dwaine Eubanks, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. Dr. Eubanks was a true visionary when it came to an engaged retirement. Through his vision, the Emeritus College faculty have become a vital resource to the university and the Clemson community at-large. Dr. Eubanks served as an active and well-respected volunteer in many areas of chemical education. He will be missed by his
family, friends and colleagues. Click HERE to read more about Dr. Eubanks’ amazing life!

Click HERE for Dr. Eubanks’ American Chemistry Society Fellow announcement

Click HERE for his George C. Pimental Award in Chemical Education announcement

The Emeritus College would like to thank Dr. Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Veterinary Sciences and Director, for serving as the 2017-18 Chair of the Emeritus College Executive Committee. Her service and leadership over the past year has been invaluable.

The EC Executive Committee meets monthly and is the leadership team for the Emeritus College Advisory Board. The following are members of the EC Executive Committee:

Dr. Hoke Hill, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences: Chair

Dr. Elaine Richardson, Professor Emerita of Veterinary Sciences and Director: Past-Chair

Dr. Don McKale, Professor Emeritus of Class of 1941 Memorial Professor Emeritus of History: Vice-Chair

Mrs. Lucy Eubanks, Lecturer Emerita of Chemistry: CU AROHE Representative

Dr. Dan Warner, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Senate Liaison

Mary Haque, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of Horticulture, received The American Society of Landscape Architects Fellow for 2018. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated 31 members as Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge and service.  Information about Mary’s accomplishments are below. Click HERE for full article.  Mary will be honored at the ASLA 2018 Annual meeting in Philadelphia in October, 2018. Congratulations to Mary!!!!

Mary Taylor Haque, ASLA
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
Mary Taylor Haque of Clemson University received her nomination, in Knowledge, from the South Carolina Chapter. A gifted speaker and prolific author throughout her career, Haque has pursued every endeavor with enthusiasm and excellence. Thousands of students have come out of her classes steeped in the methodology and discipline of landscape architecture and endowed with the ability to synthesize, think creatively and systemically, and work together with their peers and clients. As scholar, mentor, and educator, Haque has promoted the importance of landscape architecture through a vast body of knowledge and array of projects. Haque and her collaborators have designed more than 250 projects across South Carolina. Her planning and design contributions include residences, businesses, institutions, recreational facilities, urban restorations, and municipal projects. For over three decades, Haque has been a passionate advocate for the use of sustainable landscape architecture, active living, and low-impact development principles. Her three dozen awards are a testament to her devotion to the profession, the education of budding professionals, and her work to bring the wonders of landscape architecture to children of all ages.