Milestones

Stephanie Rae (Stevie) Lucas ‘10 to Ranier (Christian) Blickle ‘10

Katherine Yvonne Mouille ‘10 to Daniel K. Karwan

Tanisha Nicole Couts ‘11 to Christopher Buda

April Jelaine Tucker ‘11 to Sotero McClinton

Teja Marija Durante ‘12 to Joshua Federico

Erin Nicole Sharpe ‘12 to Greg Lekavich

Leigh Ann Yost ‘12 to Bradley Trevor Williams

Kelly DeVaughn Adrian ‘13 to Corey Campbell

Allyson Marie Ayers ‘13 to Christopher Raines

Lorraine Marie Bebensee ‘13 to Chris Parks

Sandra Durane Judge ‘13 to Tinashia Monique Wilkins ‘14

Kelly Amanda Kobe ‘13 to Corey Carraway

Kaitlin Elizabeth Sapp ‘13 to Winston Sheppard

Julia Ann Sweeney ‘13 to Michael (Mike) Joseph Grefenstette ‘13

Jacqueline (Paige) Wilson ‘13 to Alex Teal

Julianne Belkis Cardenas ‘14 to Alfred McKay

Devyn Marissa McDowell ‘14 to Luke Whitmire

IN MEMORIAM

1930s Edna McKinney Giles ‘33 Mary Biggers Edwards ‘34 Jimmie Rogers Rogers ‘35 Martha Abernathy Waltrip ‘37 Frances Whitesides Williamson ‘37 Vera Gruber Batten ‘38 Alice Perry Creel ‘38 Mary Jordan Horton ‘38

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Irene Boland, a Rock Hill native who earned her Ph.D. 33 years after completing her bachelor’s degree and falling in love with geology, passed away Jan. 3.

A member of the Winthrop classes of 1963 and 1969, Boland spoke proudly that the Rock Hill schools and Winthrop made her the dedicated faculty member she became.

Her department chair, Pat Owens, said that Boland was a special person. “She loved her students. Everyone in Sims Science Building was inspired by Irene,” he said. “I know she infected each of us with a renewed passion and enthusiasm for teaching, for science and for students. We all loved her and will miss her greatly.”

In 2014, Boland established a Winthrop endowment to assist geology and physics faculty members in attracting and retaining high-caliber students interested in conducting summer research projects.

The Charles A. Boland ‘08 and Irene Brunson Boland ‘63 Student Research Assistantship Endowment provides financial support to students who commit to summer research in chemistry, physics and geology.

The university named Room 209 of Sims Science Building in her honor in 2014.

During her tenure she also received several teaching awards including the Kinard Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2012 and the Phi Kappa Phi Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000.

Beloved Geology Professor Irene Boland Passes Away