Alumni News Nutrition to Celebrate 100 Years in September

Te Department of Human Nutrition will celebrate 100 years of food, nutrition and dietetic education at Winthrop University on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Lucille Beseler will deliver the keynote speech. In addition, there will be a research symposium featuring student research in the field of nutrition and dietetics. Te reception begins at 4 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. in Richardson Ballroom, DiGiorgio Campus Center.

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Save the Date: 2017 Homecoming and

Reunion Weekend

Missing your alma mater? Come home to Winthrop for 2017 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend on Nov. 17-18, 2017! Secure a prime spot on the Winthrop Coliseum lawn to reconnect and tailgate with friends before cheering on the Eagles at the Homecoming basketball game, or celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s alumni award recipients. And there’s plenty more to do: take a trolley tour of campus, reminisce with classmates over historic photos at the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections exhibit and more.

Visit www.winthrop.edu/alumni or call the Morgan-Holcombe Alumni Center at 800/578-6545 for more information.

Winthrop invites alumni from across the department and university to join in this momentous celebration. For more information, contact the Department of Human Nutrition at 803/323-2101.

Alumni Award Nominations Due Aug. 25

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Each November, the Alumni Association presents awards during the Alumni Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, to alumni who have demonstrated Winthrop's tradition of excellence. Te Alumni Executive Board’s Honors and Awards Committee reviews nominations and selects winners for the following awards: Mary Mildred Sullivan Award, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Alumni Professional Achievement Award and Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Complete and submit the Awards Nomination form (pdf - 38 KB) to Lori Tuttle, executive director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, at tuttlel@winthrop.edu. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 25.

Winthrop University's 14th Annual Ring Ceremony

Traditions are priceless. So are the lifelong friendships students develop at Winthrop University. At the 14th Annual Ring Ceremony in April, Alumni Association President David McDonald ’01 presented rings to 42 students, inviting them to wear the ring to honor their experiences and achievements at Winthrop.

Established in 2004, the Annual Ring Ceremony is a celebration where juniors and seniors who are graduating receive their official Winthrop ring. For more information, contact Brittany Neely ’14, campus relations coordinator, at 803/323-3050 or neelyb@winthrop.edu.

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Class Notes

Alumni Recently Named Teacher of the Year Visual Arts Coordinator Marcia Womble ’12, Gray Court-Owings School in Gray Court, was chosen as one of five finalists for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award.

Stephanie Fleming ’80, ’96 Clover

Blue Eagle Academy

Deborah Allen ’82 Rock Hill The Children’s School

Deborah Lancaster ’85 York York Intermediate School

Angela Haltom ’87, ’93 Hickory Grove Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary School

Ann Lamba ’88 Fort Mill Tega Cay Elementary School

Melisa Smith ’89 Rock Hill

Mount Gallant Elementary School

Patti Bechtler ’90 Rock Hill

Northside Elementary School

Shelley Vaughan ’91 Lockhart

Lockhart Elementary/Middle School

Susan Dixon ’92 Rock Hill

Richmond Drive Elementary School

Kim Sloan ’92 Rock Hill

Mount Holly Elementary School

Keisha Robinson ’93 Clover

Clover Middle School

Michelle Reese ’96 Fort Mill

Gold Hill Elementary School

Katrinia Wilkerson ’96, ’12 Fort Mill

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Leigh Clarke ’99 Rock Hill

Ebinport Elementary School

Rebecca Matthews ’99, ’05 Rock Hill

Oakdale Elementary School

Herbert Johnson ’01, ’13 Sumter

Lakewood High School

Lindsay Grant ’03, ’05 Rock Hill

Rock Hill High School

Jessica Calloway ’05 Fort Mill

Fort Mill High School

Carol Dawkins ’05 York York Comprehensive High School

Joya Holmes ’05 Rock Hill

Dutchman Creek Middle School

Leigh Ann Strickland ’05 Rock Hill

Old Pointe Elementary School

Jennifer Wilkes Krinn ’06, ’10 Fort Mill

Fort Mill Middle School

Robin Deyton ’09 Clover

Oakridge Middle School

Ryan Morrison ’13 Rock Hill

South Pointe High School

Kayla Mullis ’13 Rock Hill

India Hook Elementary School

Marsha Bell ’15 Rock Hill

Central Child Development Center

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marriage, baby or other life- changing event that you would like to share with the Winthrop family? If so, please send in your information to be included in a future print or online Winthrop Magazine edition.

Please e-mail

alumni@winthrop.edu, visit www.winthropalumni.com or call 803/323-2145 or 800/578-6545 to submit your news.

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Former school district state and federal programs director Jackie Adams-Traynor of Lancaster has been inducted into the Lancaster County Education Hall of Fame.

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This spring Cathy Smith Bowers will be inducted into the S.C. Academy of Authors for her poetry and novels.

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Cheryl Swinton has been named executive principal of Burke High and Simmons Pinckney Middle Schools in Charleston.

Sandra Thompson was recently inducted into the T.L. Hanna Athletic Hall of Fame for coaching boys and girls tennis.