MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends:

We recently wrapped up another successful spring semester, and with the con- clusion of our May Commencement ceremonies, we welcomed nearly 1,000 new graduates into the Winthrop alumni family. Commencement remains one of my favorite days because I enjoy shaking the hand of each graduate who crosses the stage and seeing the expressions of accomplishment and pride on each face.

Another source of pride for all of us at Winthrop this semester was our wom- en’s tennis team. Te team won its 21st Big South Conference Championship title in April and earned the Big South's automatic berth in the NCAA Tour- nament. Head Coach Cid Carvalho ’81 was voted Coach of the Year for the 11th time in his stellar career, and May graduate Lauren Proctor became just the second player in Big South history to be named Player of the Year for four straight years. Cid, who became an icon leading Winthrop’s tennis program for more than three decades, will retire this year, and we wish him all the best. Read more about his last team’s big season on pages 12-13 of this Winthrop Magazine edition.

Other stories we have included here:

• Te longstanding partnership between Winthrop and the city of Rock Hill that is intensifying each year;

• Te vital grant funding that has helped transform the university’s biological science programs and facilities;

• Important new changes that are coming to tailgating for Homecoming 2019. Tese changes will ensure that all attendees will have a safe and enjoyable time with friends. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with our plans, and I hope to see you here in November.

• Two fascinating profiles on the important work being done by alumni – former soccer standout Henry Kalungi ’10 and his foundation to help the people of Uganda and Steven Dillingham ’73, director of the U.S. Census Bureau in charge of the 2020 Census.

As you can see, there is much to be proud of at Winthrop, and, as always, I’m happy to share these interesting stories with you.

Please enjoy this edition of the Winthrop Magazine, and thank you for your continued support of this university.

Sincerely,

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 Simpsonville

Donna Glenn Holley Columbia

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

Randy Imler ’87, ’00 Tega Cay

Jane Lawton LaRoche ’70 Camden

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

Gary Williams ’11 Rock Hill

Michael Lipscomb Faculty Representative

Ximena Perez-Velazco Student Representative

Daniel F. Mahony President

Kimberly Faust

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

Daniel F. Mahony President

Ellen Wi lder-Byrd ’88, ’94 Associate Vice President

for Communications and Marketing FEATURES

2 WINTHROP, CITY TAKE NEXT STEPS IN RELATIONSHIP

6 TRANSFORMING SCIENCE WITH GRANT FUNDING

8 CHANGES COMING TO HOMECOMING TAILGATING

12 TENNIS TAKES ANOTHER TITLE 14 COUNTING AMERICA'S MILLIONS 16 GIVING BACK TO UGANDA

DEPARTMENTS

18 CAMPUS NEWS 20 ADVANCEMENT NEWS 21 ALUMNI NEWS 22 CLASS NOTES 23 MILESTONES

NOTES About the Cover

Homecoming 2019 will incorporate significant changes to tailgating on Saturday, Nov. 16. Read more about these changes on pages 8-11.

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.

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

EDITORIAL STAFF Monica Bennett, editor Allen Blackmon ’86, art director Jill Stuckey ’02, ’07, director of printing and creative services

Contributing writers: Nicole Chisari ’09, ’16 Kaye Hayes Judy Longshaw

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