message from the PRESIDENT
Dear Friends: Since the last Winthrop Magazine edition, the university has continued to navigate the unchartered waters of COVID-19. We successfully completed the spring semester via remote instruction, transitioned into virtual Summer Session and are now carefully and strategically planning to welcome our students back to campus in August.
COVID-19 affected nearly every aspect of university life, as you’ll read about in this edition. It remains top of mind for all of us working toward our 135th academic year.
Our campus community has remained resilient through these
last few months and has embraced change with grace and perseverance. It hasn’t been easy, and there are certainly more challenges ahead as we keep a watchful eye on the virus. But I can honestly say that the Winthrop spirit is alive and well, and I witness its strength daily.
This magazine edition contains a variety of COVID-19-focused content. I encourage you to read more about:
• The university’s swift response to the pandemic; • The creative teaching methods used by our visual and performing arts’ faculty;
• The genuine concern for our students’ well-being that was exemplified by a College of Business Administration faculty member;
• How our student-athletes were affected by the cancellation of spring sports seasons; and
• A compelling profile on Gregg Davis ’92, director of Public Health Laboratories at George Washington University, whose team of scientists is learning more about the virus every day.
This edition also notes the 24 years of visionary leadership and service of President Emeritus Anthony J. DiGiorgio, who passed away in May. The outpouring of support that the Winthrop community has shown to Dr. DiGiorgio’s family during this time has truly revealed his great legacy here. I know that his wife, Gale, daughter Darrah and his extended family have appreciated beyond measure the thoughts, prayers and support that they have received.
Thank you for being a part of this unique Winthrop community. I hope that we are able to soon meet in person so that I can hear about how much Winthrop means to you.
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
ADOLPHUS BELK JR. Faculty Representative
BRANDON JACKSON Student Representative
GEORGE W. HYND Interim President
KIMBERLY FAUST
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Board of Trustees
ELLEN WILDER-BYRD ’88, ’94
George W. Hynd Interim President
Associate Vice President for Communications and Market ing
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NOTES
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.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
MONICA BENNETT, editor PETER AIRHEART, senior designer
contributing writers: NICOLE CHISARI ’09, ’16 KAYE HAYES JUDY LONGSHAW
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ANTHONY DIGIORGIO PASSES AWAY CAMPUS COVID-19 RESPONSE
CVPA GETS CREATIVE DURING PANDEMIC GOING THE EXTRA MILE
INTERNSHIPS TAKING ON NEW SHAPE GREGG DAVIS ’92 STUDIES COVID-19 BASEBALL HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS BREAKING THE STIGMA
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