Profiles of Clemson Honors students, faculty and alumni.
November 30th, 2012
By Haley Sulka Creative Services, Class of 2013 Three D’s, one girl and a long list of accomplishments and ambitions. Clemson senior Raven Magwood believes that dedication, determination and discipline are the sources to her success. She holds a calm and quiet demeanor in the classroom, but that just barely taps the surface of who [...]
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November 20th, 2012
By Christina Rossi Alumni Association, Class of 2012 At 7 years old, Jennifer Rahn ’10 decided she wanted to be a doctor. Today she is making her dreams come true at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, but getting there was not easy. As the first person in her family to attend college, she could not [...]
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November 13th, 2012
Congratulations to Honors students Cameron Eagles, Gabby Norris, and Jenny Tumas who were part of this award-winning debate team. Published: November 1, 2012 By Kelly Borglum CLEMSON — Clemson University’s debate team won the overall team sweepstakes and its members won first place in novice and varsity competitions at the National Educational Debate Association tournament [...]
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September 12th, 2012
(Adapted from Journal Watchdog. Original article can be found here.) Ugly Words, a new program to inspire students aged 6 to 18 to write, is the brain-child-in-bloom of Adrienne Burris, a graduate of Clemson University’s Creative Writing program and the Calhoun Honors College. Though the project is freshly hatched, Burris already has a successful event [...]
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September 11th, 2012
After Elloree, S.C., native Derrick Brown earned a Clemson bachelor’s and Georgia Tech master’s in electrical engineering, he found a passion for education. In 1998, Brown founded KnowledgeBase, Inc., creating content to enhances reading, writing, math, entrepreneurial, leadership, and critical thinking skills. From 2004-2010, he served as a founding faculty member, governing board representative, Director [...]
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September 11th, 2012
Honors College student Graham Yennie received a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) at the Sept. 8 Clemson vs. Ball State football game. S.C. native and Hall of Fame astronaut Frank Culbertson presented the check on behalf of the ASF. “Graham has demonstrated quality leadership in mechanical engineering at Clemson University,” said Culbertson. [...]
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January 23rd, 2012
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR, Dr. Bill Lasser Today we begin a new tradition of sending out the Honors College newsletter early in the week, instead of on Thursdays. We hope this time shift will better allow you to incorporate Honors College events and activities into your week, and will keep you better informed of [...]
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August 1st, 2011
Katherine Chisholm Mathematical Sciences with concentration in Biological Sciences Class of 2005 Greenville, South Carolina After graduating from Clemson, I earned a dual master’s in public health degree from Emory University in epidemiology and global health. I am currently based in Cairo, Egypt, as a regional epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s [...]
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August 1st, 2011
Dr. Robin Kowalski Professor of Psychology Dr. Kowalski (“Dr. K,” as she is known to her students) has long been regarded as one of the top teachers at Clemson. Recently The Princeton Review named her one of the top 300 professors in the U.S. Kowalski regularly teaches the Honors section of PSYC 201: Introduction to [...]
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August 1st, 2011
Dr. James Morris Associate Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry Since his arrival at Clemson in 2003, Dr. Morris has interacted with Honors College students in both the classroom and as a mentor in several Honors research programs. Through Honors College courses like Introduction to Genetics (GEN302H), he saw many talented groups of students at work. [...]
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