MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends:

As this Winthrop Magazine edition goes to press, I have just wrapped up my third State of the University Address to the campus community with updates on the Winthrop Plan, the university’s strategic blueprint through 2025. In keeping with my promise to make our results and the process transparent, I encourage you to view my presentation by visiting www.winthrop.edu/president.

One Winthrop Plan objective is to increase the use of technology in order to provide more programs and enhance access through alternative delivery methods while maintaining the quality of the Winthrop Experience. We are pleased to have made significant progress on this by introducing four 100 percent online graduate degree programs, which officially launched this fall with their first cohorts of students. We understand and recognize that today’s students need flexibility as they juggle the many demands of work and family. Please read more about the programs on pages 2-3 of this Winthrop Magazine edition.

In the 2017 State of the University Address, I announced the largest estate gift — totaling $3 million — in Winthrop history, made possible by the late Elizabeth Hope Reed ’41, ’51. Her generous gift established a service- focused student scholarship program that bears her name. The first class of Reed Fellows was recently selected, and I encourage you to read more about the program and its recipients on page 10 of the magazine.

Other compelling stories we have included here:

• The Eagle STEM program and its commitment to preparing underrepresented minority and first-generation students for biomedical science Ph.D. and healthcare professional programs;

• The fascinating ideal respiratory rate research of Assistant Professor Tyrone Ceaser ’07 and his students; and

• The brutal but fulfilling schedule of Christopher Bennett ’09, a third- year resident at Harvard Medical.

As you can see, there are so many exciting initiatives happening at this university, and our alumni are reaping the benefits.

As always, I want to thank you for your continued support as we continue Winthrop’s tradition of excellence. I hope to see you at our upcoming Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.

Sincerely,

Winthrop Magazine is published for alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of Winthrop University by University Communications and Marketing.

Winthrop University offers equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational activities.

Daniel F. Mahony President

All cities referenced in editorial content are located in South Carolina unless otherwise indicated.

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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees

Glenn McCall Chair

Rock Hill

Kathy Hudson Bigham ’73 Vice Chair Rock Hill

Ed Driggers ’92 Greer

Julie Gore Fowler ’85, ’88 Columbia

Donna Glenn Holley Columbia

Timothy L. Hopkins ’83, ’85, ’00 Lugoff

Randy Imler ’87, ’00 Tega Cay

Jane Lawton LaRoche ’70 Camden

Donald G. Long Lake Wylie

Tim Sease ’87 Mt. Pleasant Robby Sisco ’80 Florence

Janet Rice Smalley ’72 Walhalla Sandra Stroman ’73, ’76 Chester

Isaiah Venning ’95,’00 Rock Hill Ashlye Wilkerson ’05 Columbia

Michael Lipscomb

Faculty Representative Ximena Perez-Velazco Student Representative Kimberly Faust

Vice President and Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Daniel F. Mahony President

Ellen Wilder-Byrd ’88, ’94 Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing

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WINTHROP MAGAZINE Fall 2018 FEATURES

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2 Making Education Flexible, Accessible: Online Graduate Degrees Help Working Professionals Further Their Education

4 Science Scholars Soar: Eagle STEM Program Inspires Students for

Greatness

6 Imagining a Fun Fitness Future: Ceaser and Students Pioneer New Research

8 What the Doctor Ordered: Christopher Bennett Wants to Examine Diversity in Healthcare

10 Words on Winthrop: See What People Are Saying on Social Media

11 Paying it Forward: Inaugural Reed Fellows to Volunteer in Community

DEPARTMENTS

12 Campus News 16 Advancement News 18 Alumni News 19 Class Notes 21 Milestones

EDITORIAL STAFF

Monica Bennett, editor Allen Blackmon ’86, art director

Contributing writers and photographers: Shawn Cetrone Nicole Chisari ’09, ’16 Kaye Hayes Judy Longshaw

NOTES About the Cover

Juliana Quay, a junior chemistry major and Eagle STEM Scholar, has fallen more in love with chemistry because of her time in the research lab. Read more about the Eagle STEM Scholars program and its emphasis on research on pages 4-5.