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Employee Shout-outs — February 20, 2024

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Jeannette Carter, Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II – History and Geography, College of Arts and Humanities

“Thank you, Jeannette, for your cheerful attitude and willingness to help anyone in need. You are always pleasant, smiling, and a pleasure to work with every day.” – Anonymous

Amy Craft, Associate Director, Annual Giving

“Amy goes above and beyond for us and every department that the Annual Giving office partners with—we couldn’t do it without her leadership!” – Anonymous

Shawna Cass, Communications and Engagement Director, Honors College

“Shawna goes above and beyond for the Honors College and all of its students and staff. She displays kindness and professionalism as she stays attuned of the happenings in all Honors departments, doing her best to engage our students in the beneficial programming and opportunities provided.” – Anonymous

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Emily C. Stansell, student

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Emily C. Stansell, 22, passed away on Feb. 12, 2024. She was a junior parks, recreation and tourism management major from Easley, South Carolina.

“Today our campus community mourns the loss of Emily,” says Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chris Miller. “The Clemson Family extends condolences to her family and friends during this difficult time.”

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 and selecting option 2 from the menu.

Counseling services are also available to faculty and staff through ComPsych, the University’s Employee Assistance Program provider, at 866-365-0813.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Marathon Church in Powdersville, South Carolina, preceded by a reception of family and friends. View the full obituary online.

Clemson University Obituaries

Obituaries for active employees, retirees and current students are issued by Inside Clemson once we are able to confirm the information. Since faculty and staff live and work throughout the state, we depend on university departments, colleagues or friends to notify us of the deaths of active employees and retirees.

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Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Poore, Staff, University Facilities – February 4, 2024

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Clemson University mourns the death of Ronald “Ronnie” Poore, Energy Plant Operator for Campus Utilities.  He passed away on February 4, 2024. Poore started his Clemson career on August 7, 2009.

“Ronnie was a dedicated and conscientious central energy plant operator who covered many holiday shifts over the years so others wouldn’t have to work,” said Chief Facilities Officer Todd Barnette. “He worked with Facilities for over 14 years and was known for the love and pride he had for his daughter Heather. The Facilities team will miss Ronnie and the stories he always shared about his dog.”

Counseling services are available to faculty and staff through ComPysch, the University’s Employee Assistance Program provider, at 866-365-0813.

Ronald Poore’s obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Clemson University Obituaries
Obituaries for active employees, retirees and current students are issued by Marketing and Communications once we are able to confirm the information. Since faculty and staff live and work throughout the state, we depend on university departments, colleagues or friends to notify us of the deaths of active employees and retirees.

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Employee Shout-outs – February 6, 2024

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Jennifer Blyden, HR & Payroll Liaison, College of Science Dean’s Office

“Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and positive attitude. You make our jobs easier and more enjoyable, and we are grateful for everything you do!” – Anonymous

Dr. Abby Baker, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Director, Office of Institutional Assessment

“Dr. Baker has made great strides in a short amount of time with efforts to build out the infrastructure that will significantly enhance Experiential Learning at Clemson University in the years to come. She is genuinely kind, a great collaborator, and an inspiring leader to all!” – Anonymous

The Entire Graduate School Team

“The entire Graduate School team has gone out of their way to make me feel welcome in my first few weeks on the job, and I am so excited to be working with such a fantastic group of people!” – Jenny Presgraves, Director of Professional Development and Well-Being

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Virginia ‘Jenny’ Bourne, retiree – January 13, 2024

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Virginia Carol “Jenny” Bourne, 71 of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024.

She served Clemson University for more than 19 years as a Program Manager in the Department of Bioengineering before retiring in March 2022 as the Bioengineering program’s administrator for Outreach and Research Services.

She was instrumental in helping the department put together several large inter-institutional projects and grants including Clemson’s first NIH COBRE center, SC BioCRAFT. She also taught technical writing and communications courses and workshops for students and postdocs.

A full obituary is available online.

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Employee Shout-outs – February 1, 2024

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Abbey McQueen, Assistant Director of Housing Administration, Clemson Home

“Abbey is organized, positive, and solutions-focused. I work with her directly to discuss housing assignments for students who are eligible for specific ADA accommodations–some of these requests are quite complex–and she always is able to find an option that meets the need!” – Jamie Martin, Assistant Director of Auxiliary Accommodations, Student Accessibility Services

Beth Stephan, Director of Academics, General Engineering, CECAS

“Beth is an instrumental key to our department’s success. She is always looking for ways to reach students and adjust the teaching methods to meet their needs and help them to succeed.” – Anonymous

Michael Parrish, (Assistant Director, Fraternity Sorority Housing Operations and Technology) and Tiffany Deal (Assistant Director, Fraternity Sorority Housing), as well as all others who helped with the Wannamaker flood

“Great team work managing the flood in Wannamaker Hall and all of the follow up and student support that followed!” – Brianna Lombardozzi (Director, Housing Operations) and Amber Dees (Director, Residential Living)

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