April 3, 2020
John F. Welter, 89, Professor Emeritus of Poultry Science, died March 23, 2020. He retired from Clemson University in 1988 after 27 years. A graduate of Clemson, he served two years as a second lieutenant in the Korean War. He returned to Clemson in 1961 with his family to manage the Poultry Science Farm and to […]
March 21, 2020
Toby R. Kirkland, 44, chief of staff of Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute, died Thursday, March 19, 2020. He was employed by Clemson for 13 years. He is survived by his beloved wife, Stacy; his sons, Creed and Case, and his mother and father, Don and Rhonda Kirkland. He also is survived by his sister, […]
March 9, 2020
Tyrus Samuel Land, 77, a retired master painter for Facilities, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He worked for Clemson University 24 years until 2005. He is survived by his wife, Jane Irene Swaney Land; sons Jeffrey Tyrus Land and Adam Land (Ashley), both of Pendleton, Christopher Lamar Land (Mary Elizabeth) of Abbeville and Tyrus Samuel […]
March 4, 2020
Stephen Albert Lewis, professor emeritus of plant pathology and physiology and department chair, died Sunday, March 1, 2020. Lewis retired from Clemson University in 2006 after 33 years. He was the last chair of the plant pathology and physiology department before it merged into entomology, soils and plant sciences. Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree from […]
March 3, 2020
Larry Dwayne Blanc, 71, a computer programmer in CCIT, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. He had been employed by Clemson since April 2016. Blanc is survived by his wife, Judy Sathre Blanc; two daughters, Hannah Rochelle Blanc (Shaina Nelson) and Melanie Lynette Blanc (Matthew Glover); a brother, Gerald Blanc; and a sister, Mary Ann Scarlett. […]
February 27, 2020
Bobby Dale Barnett, 92, emeritus professor and former chair of the poultry science department, died Feb. 19, 2020. He was employed by Clemson University more than 30 years from 1956 to 1987. He also was associate director of the Experiment Station and assistant to the vice president of agriculture and natural resources. Surviving are his […]
February 24, 2020
James E. Byrd, 49, passed away Friday, Feb. 21. Byrd was a 1994 graduate of South Carolina State University and was pursuing a master’s degree in Clemson’s real estate development program. “Today our campus community mourns the loss of James,” said Chris Miller, interim vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students. “He was […]
February 24, 2020
John A. Martin, 21, passed away this week. Martin was a senior majoring in forest resource management from Easley, South Carolina. He also worked for the student radio station at WSBF during his time at Clemson. “John was a valuable member of the Clemson Family, and we are deeply saddened by his passing,” said Chris […]
February 21, 2020
Charles V. Privette, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Cooperative Extension, died Feb. 19, 2020. Privette received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Clemson University. He was employed by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service for 27 years where he was instrumental in the development of irrigation for farming […]
February 10, 2020
Mark S. Steadman Jr. of Clemson, an Alumni Distinguished Professor of English and Writer in Residence Emeritus at Clemson University, died Thursday, Feb. 6. Steadman was an esteemed member of the faculty for 39 years until his retirement in 1997. He taught a wide spectrum of classes at Clemson, including The American Novel, American Literature […]
