July 7, 2020
Starlett Russell Craig, 72, former director of Academic Outreach for the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education at Clemson University, died Sunday, June 28, 2020, at her home. A native of Asheville, Craig retired in 2015 after 25 years at Clemson. She was a graduate of Spelman College. […]
June 23, 2020
James Roland Fischer. 75, former director of the Clemson Experiment Station, died June 19, 2020. Fischer worked for Clemson University more than 15 years from 1987 to 2003. Raised on his family’s farm in Missouri, he earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His professional career spanned four […]
June 19, 2020
Betty Palmer Watkins, Associate Professor Emerita of Vocational Education, died on June 8, 2020.\ During her career, Watkins worked for the Clemson Extension Service and taught at Clemson University and Tri-County Technical College. She retired after 30 years of state service. The Clemson University board of trustees conferred upon her the official title Associate Professor […]
June 11, 2020
Richard K. White, 90, professor emeritus of agricultural and biological engineering, died June 6, 2020. He retired from Clemson University in 1997 after 12 years. White received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in agricultural and biological engineering. He served as the first Charles Carter Newman Endowed Chair of Natural Resources Engineering at Clemson […]
June 9, 2020
Malcolm John Skove, 89, Clemson alumnus and professor emeritus of physics, died Sunday, June 7, 2020, at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. A graduate of Clemson, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and taught physics at Clemson for 26 years, retiring as an Alumni Professor. He continued his research as professor […]
June 2, 2020
Kelsey N. McGhee, 19, passed away Friday, May 22. McGhee was a junior construction science and management major from Conway, South Carolina. “We are saddened to learn of Kelsey’s passing,” said Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chris Miller. “She was a joy to all those who knew her. The Clemson […]
May 7, 2020
Ray Lee Thompson Jr, 79, former Human Resources director at Clemson University, died May 5, 2020. Thompson attended Furman University, where he met his future wife, Nena. He later attended the University of South Carolina. Sports were a big part of his college life and he continued to use his athletic knowledge and talents for […]
May 7, 2020
Charles Ronald Dillon, “Hook,” 92, of Clemson died May 1, 2020. Dillon was professor emeritus and chair of botany at Clemson University before retiring in 1993. After serving in the U.S. Army, he attended the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he earned bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. in marine ecology. Upon graduation, he accepted a […]
April 30, 2020
Jack E. Jones, 90, of Anderson, professor emeritus of poultry science, died April 21, 2020. Jones came to Clemson University in 1968 and served as the only pre-veterinary adviser in South Carolina. Jones was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a graduate of the University of Florida, where he received his […]
April 29, 2020
Robert Gregory “Bob” Waldrop, 79, who worked for 21 years as a photographer in the Clemson Athletics department, died Sunday, April 26. A 1959 graduate of Greenville High School, Waldrop attended Clemson University and served two years in the United States Navy. Following his military service, he was employed with JE Sirrine Architects and Engineers […]
