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Tah-Teh Yang, 94, professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering – July 27, 2022

Tah-Teh Yang, 94, professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, died July 27, 2022. Born in Shanghai, China, he received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Shanghai Institute of Technology. He worked at the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau in Taiwan before coming to the United States for graduate school in 1955. He received his Master […]

Benjamin Clay Dysart III, retired professor of Environmental Engineering – July 9, 2022

Benjamin Clay Dysart III, 82, of Brentwood, Tennessee, distinguished professor of Environmental Engineering, died July 9, 2022. Dysart earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering and his doctoral degree at Georgia Tech. He worked as a civil engineer at Union Carbide and then was a distinguished professor of Environmental Engineering at Clemson University. He […]

Julia Ann Eggert, Professor Emerita of Nursing – July 14, 2022

Julia Ann Eggert, 71, of Bluffton, Professor Emerita of Nursing, died July 14, 2022. Eggert retired from Clemson University in 2017, having served as the coordinator of the Ph.D. program and professor of nursing; geriatric nurse practitioner and Fellow in Genetics at NINR/NIH. Her 22 years of clinical experience include managing a local site of […]

Peter J. McNulty, Professor Emeritus – June 6, 2022

Peter J. McNulty, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy, died June 6, 2022. McNulty joined Clemson’s Physics and Astronomy department in 1988, serving as department head for more than 13 years before retiring in 2012. McNulty was a doctoral graduate of the State University of New York-Buffalo and earned a Bachelor of Science at Fordham […]

Lane Miller, retiree, alumnus – June 30, 2022

Lane Duncan Miller, 73, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Dominion Senior Living in Clemson. Miller was 1966 graduate of D.W. Daniel High School and a 1974 graduate of Clemson University.  He worked at Clemson University for more than 30 years, starting with the Athletic Department. He then worked and retired as the associate director […]

Martha Garrison, retiree – June 24, 2022

Martha Waring Garrison, 91, died June 24, 2022. She worked for Clemson University for 28 years as the receptionist in Jervey Athletic Center. Garrison was honored as Clemson University’s Employee of the Year in 1993 and Tiger Brotherhood Mother of the Year in 1979. She retired in 1994. A memorial service is planned for 1 […]

John Huffman, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry – May 14, 2022

John Huffman, 89, of Sylva, North Carolina, died Saturday, May 14, 2022. He was emeritus professor of chemistry who retired in 2006 after 46 years at Clemson. He continued working as a temporary grant research professor until 2010. After earning his Bachelor of Science (1954) from Northwestern University, he earned his Ph.D. (1957) with the […]

Dale Linvill, Professor Emeritus of Agriculture and Biological Engineering – May 13, 2022

Dale Linvill, 81, Professor Emeritus of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, died on May 13, 2022. Linvill joined the Clemson faculty in 1980 retired in 2004. He was known for his work with the University agricultural weather office and its weather observation records. After retirement, he continued to check the rain gauge every Saturday at LaMaster Dairy Center, […]

Paul James Balmediano, student – May 2, 2022

Paul James Balmediano, 21, passed away on Monday, May 2. He was a senior mechanical engineering major from Beaufort, South Carolina. “We were shocked to learn of James’ passing,” said Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dr. L. Christopher Miller. “He was a joy to all those who knew him. The Clemson […]