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Sandra Underwood, retiree – March 11, 2023

Sandra Underwood, 81, of Clemson, passed away March 11, 2023. Born December 14, 1941 in Highland Park, Michigan, she worked at Clemson University for 27 years in Strategic Planning before her retirement as director in 1998. Her husband, Dr. Richard A. Underwood, was a professor at Clemson in the English department as well. A full […]

Nelson ‘Bob’ Bauld, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering – February 22, 2023

Nelson Robert “Bob” Bauld, Jr. of Clemson, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, died on February 22, 2023. He joined the faculty of Clemson University in 1963, spending 25 years teaching in Clemson’s Department of Mechanical Engineering before retiring in 1989. In retirement, he wrote an instructional book, “Mechanics of Materials,” for undergraduate engineering students that was […]

Barbara Neely Burts, retiree – February 9, 2023

Barbara Neely Burts, 76, of Easley, passed away February 9, 2023. Born in Pearisburg, Virginia, on July 2, 1946, she was a daughter to the late Carl Jasper Neely and Bessie Mae Neely.  While raising three children, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University. After 32 years of loyal and devoted service at Clemson […]

Sam Hoover, Director of Cloud and Software Services, CCIT – February 16, 2023

Sam Hoover

Clemson University mourns the death of Sam Hoover, the Director of Cloud and Software Services in CCIT’s Research Computing and Data division. Hoover passed away on February 16, 2023. Hoover was hired at Clemson in 2005 and served in a variety of duties during his more than 17 years with CCIT. Hoover played a key […]

Dr. Judy Melton, Professor Emerita of German and Women’s Studies – February 8, 2023

Dr. Judy Melton, 81, professor emerita of German and Women’s Studies, died on February 8, 2023.   Melton retired in 2007 after a 35-year career at Clemson. She was associate department head and later department head of the Language Department as well as coordinator of Women’s Studies. From 2000 to 2007, Melton served as the Associate Dean for […]

Ramprasad Yaddanapudi, student

Ramprasad Yaddanapudi, 36, passed away on Dec. 31, 2022. He was a Ph.D. student from India who was enrolled in Clemson’s civil engineering program. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is providing grief counseling to students. Any student who wants to speak to a counselor should contact CAPS at 864-656-2451. After-hours counseling is available by calling 864-656-2451 […]

Sarah Marshall, Peer-Assisted Learning Program Coordinator, Academic Success Center

Sarah Marshall

Clemson University mourns the death of Sarah Marshall, the Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Program Coordinator in the University’s Academic Success Center. Marshall died in an auto accident January 25, 2023. Marshall was hired at Clemson July 12, 2021, and had been a student employee in the Academic Success Center and in the Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment […]

W. Anthony Martin, Staff, Parking and Transportation Services

Clemson University mourns the death of W. Anthony Martin, a shuttle driver for Parking and Transportation Services. Martin died January 15, 2023. He had five years of service at Clemson. Martin is survived by a large family, including his wife, Lora Fisher Martin, and his mother, Monica Martin Kirk, who are both Clemson University employees. […]

William Pierce “Bill” Yates, retiree – January 11, 2023

William Pierce “Bill” Yates, Sr., 79, of Clemson, passed away January 11, 2023. Bill was born on January 19, 1943, in Sumter, SC. His parents were Robert Vernon “Skeet” Yates, Sr. and Inez Wells Yates. Bill graduated from Clemson University in 1967 and started to work for Clemson Extension Service as an assistant County Agent. […]

Marlyne R. Walker, Staff, Fairfield County Extension Office – November 29, 2022

Clemson University mourns the death of Marlyne R. Walker, a senior extension agent for Fairfield County. Walker died November 29, 2022. She had 21 years of service at Clemson and was a student enrolled in the Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences doctoral program. “Marlyne was a selfless public servant, and will be truly missed by […]