Margaree Seawright Crosby, Professor Emerita of Curriculum and Instruction in Health Education and Human Development, passed away on November 8, 2024. Among her many accomplishments, Crosby was the first Black woman tenured professor at Clemson University and the first Black female Professor Emerita. She earned a master’s degree in education from Clemson in 1976 before joining […]
Ashley Romero, Office Manager, Honors College “Ashley began at the Honors College in May of this year and has been an incredible asset to our team. Over the last couple of weeks with our admissions deadline, she has dove into the madness with such positively and worked very hard to learn the ins and outs of […]
Russell Judd Diefendorf, McAlister Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024, at the age of 93. Diefendorf began his Clemson career on May 17, 1990, and retired on June 26, 1997, totaling more than seven years of service with the University. His many honors and achievements included the American Ceramic […]
Thelma Karr Barrett, retired agricultural science assistant, passed away on October 18, 2024, at the age of 95. She began her Clemson career on June 1, 1967, and retired on June 30, 1992, as an agricultural science assistant with Agricultural Chemical Services. She served more than 25 years with the University. Her obituary is available […]
Lawrence R. (Larry) Gering, Associate Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, passed away on October 11, 2024, in Belfast Maine. He served Clemson University for 21 years, retiring on July 1, 2019. His career spanned over 30 years in research and education at Louisiana Tech University, Oklahoma State University, and Clemson University. Gering earned a B.S. […]
Buford ‘Butch’ Trent, retiree, passed away on October 7, 2024, at the age of 93. Trent began his Clemson career on July 1, 1961, and retired on July 1, 1993, with a three-year gap from 1964 to 1967. Trent served as director of alumni relations/development/associate professor during his 29 years of service to the University. Butch […]
Jo Ann McNatt, Clemson University Professor Emerita of Languages, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2024. She began her Clemson career on August 16, 1965, teaching French for 27 years until her retirement on June 30, 1993. McNatt earned her bachelor’s degree from Furman University, her master’s from Emory University and her doctorate from […]
Verne House, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and extension specialist, passed away on September 13, 2024. House began his Clemson career on February 1, 1989 and retired on June 30, 1998, total more than nine years of service to the University. Verne House’s obituary is available online.