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ALUMNI NEWS


Reunions Will Include Hybrid Events Held Virtually and On Campus


Once again Winthrop will do things differently this year for reunion weekend activities. If your class year ends in “1” or “6,” make plans to party in place or return to Rock Hill to celebrate your class reunion this fall! Due to continued physical distancing guidelines and maximum capacity for in-person events at 50 percent occupancy at this time, Winthrop will offer groups of alumni in-person events that will allow for safe gathering and require registration. This will mean smaller numbers of alumni visiting campus over the following three weekends (see your mailer for additional details):


Oct. 8-9 (1965, 1966, 2006, 2011 and 2016) Nov. 5-6 (1991, 1996 and 2001) Nov. 12-13 (1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1981 and 1986)


Although reunion weekend will not be in the tradition- al format, the Alumni Association plans to celebrate you! Please check the Homecoming website after September 1 for what will be offered for non-reunion- ing alumni and details for how to take part in activities all three of the above weekends. More information will come via mail and e-mail. Contact the Alumni Association at alumni@winthrop.edu with questions.


Alumni Executive Board Officers Selected


Four alumni have been selected to serve on the Winthrop University Alumni Association Executive Board. John DeLoache ’92, Sherille Godbolt Barber ’87, ’99, Steven Howell ’12, ’14 and Bryan Mobley Jr. ’17 are all serving their first term on the board and will partner with the Alumni Association to connect with more than 60,000 alumni.


A new officer slate was also voted on for the 2021-24 term. Byron Putman ’94 will serve a second term as president; Scott Melton ’04 will serve a second term as president- elect; and Pat Plexico Boutwell ’84 will serve a first term as secretary.


Thank you for your service to Winthrop!


John DeLoache ’92


SUMMER 2021 Board of Trustees Seeks Alumni Representative


The Winthrop Alumni Association is accepting ap- plications for a candidate to serve as an alumni rep- resentative to the Board of Trustees, which includes two elected alumni representatives. In early 2022, the Alumni Association will hold an election to fill one seat for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2022. All members of the Board of Trustees must be primary residents of South Carolina. For more information, please refer to the bylaws of the Board of Trustees.


Sherille Godbolt Barber ’87, ’99


If you would like to serve your alma mater in this ca- pacity or wish to nominate a fellow alumnus, please complete the application form and e-mail to Lori Tuttle, executive director of alumni relations and reunion giving, by no later than Tuesday, Sept. 7. Candidates will be announced in late fall.


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Please visit the Alumni Association website for more information about alumni representatives to the Board of Trustees.


Steven Howell ’12, ’14


Ghost Tours Expanding to Two Days


Bryan Mobley Jr. ’17


2021 Alumni Award Nominations Now Open


Nominations for the 2021 Alumni Awards will be accepted through Friday, July 30. To nominate a Winthrop graduate for the Alumni Distinguished Service Award, Alumni Professional Achievement Award or the Outstanding Young Alumni Award,


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please complete the Alumni Awards Nomination Form for the appropriate award and submit to Lori Tuttle, executive director of alumni relations and reunion giving, at tuttlel@winthrop.edu.


The 2020 and 2021 Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the Alumni Awards Dinner on Oct. 9. The awards ceremony will be streamed via Facebook Live on the Alumni Association’s Facebook page.


This Halloween season, the Winthrop Student Alumni Council will host two spine-tingling nights of Ghost Tours on Oct. 22-23 in Tillman Hall. Join students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends as we seek the ghosts roaming Winthrop’s halls. All proceeds benefit the Winthrop Fund.


Due to COVID-19, masks are strongly recommended. Visit the Alumni Association’s Upcoming Events page for more details. You don’t want to miss out on this fright- ening journey of twists and turns as some of Winthrop’s most haunting stories are shared!


Tickets are $10 and must be purchased online once they are available.

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