November 14, 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Witcher, Professor Emeritus of Plant and Environmental Sciences, passed away on November 9, 2023, at the age of 100, in Clemson, S.C. Lt. Col. Witcher joined the faculty of the Clemson University Department of Botany and Bacteriology, which later became the Department of Plant Pathology, in on July 1, 1960. He taught […]
October 25, 2023
Fred J. Stutzenberger, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, passed away on October 18, 2023, at the age of 82 in Clemson, S.C. He joined Clemson University on June 20, 1974, and retired briefly in 2003 before rejoining the faculty from 2004-2019. He served in the Emeritus College from April 15, 2015 until his passing. […]
October 19, 2023
Clemson University mourns the death of Deborah “Deb” O’Connor, Systems Engineer within Clemson Computing and Technology. She passed away on October 17, 2023. She was hired on January 16, 2007, and was in her 17th year with the University. “Deb will be greatly missed, personally and professionally. She had an incredible work ethic and would […]
September 6, 2023
Clemson University mourns the death of visionary administrator, former dean and retired professor of Economics Robert E. (Bobby) McCormick who passed away surrounded by his family in his home in Clemson, S.C. on September 3, 2023. “Dr. Bobby McCormick embodied what it means to be a Clemson Tiger,” said University President Jim Clements. “Bobby upheld […]
August 22, 2023
Clemson University mourns the death of Joseph Earl Stewart, a professor and former department chair in the Political Science Department. Dr. Stewart passed away on August 21, 2023. Stewart joined Clemson’s faculty in 2005, and he was in his 18th year at the University. “Dr. Stewart was an incredibly accomplished scholar and teacher,” said Political Science […]
August 22, 2023
James Roland “Jim” McDonell, 73, of Belton, passed away on August 17, 2023, in Anderson, S.C. McDonell served a professor and founding member of the Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life at Clemson University. At Clemson, he helped to establish a Ph.D in International Family & Community Studies, taught graduate courses, mentored numerous graduate students, […]
August 18, 2023
Christopher “Chris” William Foreman, 75, passed away on July 29, 2023. Foreman worked for Clemson University for more than 25 years. He earned his Master of Mathematics and Computer Science from Clemson before working for 13 years as a mainframe programmer and automation engineer for the University Building Access Control System. As a lecturer in […]
August 8, 2023
Jackson L. Flanigan, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Leadership, Counselor Education, and Human Organizational Development, passed away on August 5, 2023, at the age of 85. Flanagan arrived at Clemson University in 1989, teaching educational leadership with emphasis on school law and finance until he retired. He taught numerous students in South Carolina and throughout the […]
July 26, 2023
Farrell Blenn Brown, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, passed away on July 23, 2023, at the age of 88. Farrell graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a Bachelor’s in Chemistry followed by a Master’s and Doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Tennessee in 1962. He was then awarded […]
July 25, 2023
Wilbur McLauren Parrott, Jr., 80, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023. He served Clemson University for nearly 30 years, retiring as an Agricultural Science Associate for the Pee Dee Research and Education Center. His obituary is available online.
