November 20, 2024
Elater Wayne McClellan, retired agricultural assistant at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center, passed away on November 2, 2024. McClellan began his Clemson career on January 4, 1991, and retired on April 1, 2019, totaling more than 28 years of service with the University. His obituary is available online.
November 12, 2024
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 […]
November 1, 2024
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 […]
October 31, 2024
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 […]
October 22, 2024
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. […]
October 14, 2024
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 […]
October 10, 2024
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 […]
October 3, 2024
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.
September 18, 2024
Renu Chakravarti Laskar, Professor Emerita of Mathematical Sciences, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2024. Laskar began her Clemson career on August 16, 1968, and retired from the School of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences on March 1, 2006, totaling more than 37 years of service. Born in Bihar, India, she received the highest score in […]
September 13, 2024
James F. Hodges, retired senior extension agent, passed away on September 8, 2024, at the age of 72. He began his Clemson career on November 3, 2000, and retired on February 14, 2020, as a senior extension agent for the Greenwood County Extension Office. He served more than 19 years with the University. His obituary […]
