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Jo Dale Gibson, retiree – August 16, 2021

Jo Dale Gibson, 74, of Clemson, died August 16, 2021. She worked in the alumni office for 30 years before retiring in 1998. Before coming to Clemson University, she earned a degree at Forest College in Anderson. Gibson is survived by her brother, Don Gibson, and his wife, Myra, of Piedmont; and several nieces and […]

Thomas Delette Potts, Professor Emeritus of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management – June 4, 2021

Thomas Delette Potts, 78, Professor Emeritus of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, died June 4, 2021. Potts produced and managed an international service program at Clemson University and retired in 2005 after 23 years. He had academic and working partnerships in Slovakia, Turkey and Ecuador. His programs on natural development of hospitality and environmental resources […]

William A. (Bill) Ward, alum and Professor Emeritus of Economics – April 2, 2021

Bill Ward, 79, alum and Professor Emeritus of Economics, died April 2, 2021. In 1989, Ward was named a Centennial Distinguished Alumnus of Clemson University where he was professor of economics for 23 years before retiring in 2013. Ward attended Eau Claire High School in Columbia where he excelled in baseball and football. He attended […]

Mark Anthony “Tony” Poole June 26, 1956 – August 10, 2021

Mark Anthony “Tony” Poole, 65, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. He was born Tuesday, June 26th, 1956 in Marion, NC to his parents, the late Paul Lawrence Poole and Josephine Ilone Bradley Huntsinger. Tony retired from Clemson University after 17 years of service as a Senior Applications Analyst. Prior to his […]

Michael T. Maloney, emeritus professor of economics – July 27, 2021

Longtime Clemson University economics professor Michael T. Maloney, 71, of Clemson died July 27, 2021. Maloney was a Professor of Economics at Clemson for 45 years. He retired in 2008, but returned to work temporarily until 2013. He was a member of the Emeritus College. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Martha […]

James Edwin “Ed” Clark, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering – July, 20, 2021

Ed Clark, 88, of Clemson, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, died on July 20, 2021. Clark taught graduate students in transportation at Clemson beginning in 1970 for 26 years, where he began as an associate professor and earned his full professorship, retiring as a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering. Teaching was his calling and passion, […]

Eaddy G. Osteen, student – July 24, 2021

Eaddy G. Osteen, 19, passed away on Saturday, July 24. She was a sophomore construction science and management major from Manning, South Carolina. She was also a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority chapter at Clemson. “Eaddy was a valuable member of the Clemson Family, and we are deeply saddened by her tragic passing,” […]

Samuel Binnicker, student – July 22, 2021

Samuel “Sam” Binnicker, 20, passed away on Thursday, July 22. He was a junior nursing major from Easley, South Carolina. “Our campus community is heartbroken to learn of the loss of Sam,” said Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chris Miller. “The Clemson Family grieves with his family and friends.” Sam was […]

Steven Chapman, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils and Dean – July 16, 2021

Steven Chapman, 84, of Chester, Ohio, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils and dean, died July 16, 2021. Chapman began his career at Clemson University in 1977 as associate dean for the College of Agriculture and later became dean of the college. After taking a sabbatical from 1988 to 1991 to obtain his law degree, […]