WINTHROP MAGAZINE Spring 2016 2 8 FEATURES

2 THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE GOES THROUGH WINTHROP

6 BRINGING THE WORLD TO WINTHROP FOR 40 YEARS

8 ALUMNA REWRITING STEREOTYPES OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

10 ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE TO PANTHERS’ SUPER SEASON

12 BASKETBALL STANDOUT JIMMY GAVIN REBOUNDS FROM ADVERSITY

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EDITORIAL STAFF

Monica Bennett, editor Allen Blackmon ’86, art director

Contributing writers and photographers: Meredith Carter ’05 Shawn Cetrone Nicole Chisari ’09 Judy Longshaw

NOTES

About the Cover Winthrop hosted 10 Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls during a seven-month period. The university earned the distinction of becoming one of the most visited higher education institutions in the country in the early days of the presidential election. As the cover illustration depicts, the road to the White House goes through Winthrop. Read more about these presiden- tial visits on pages 2-5.

DEPARTMENTS

15 Alumni News 16 Campus News 18 Development News 19 Class Notes 21 Milestones

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

Winthrop University offers equal opportunity in its employ- ment, admissions and educational activities.

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

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