WINTER 2024


ALUMNI NEWS


Two Alumni Running for Trustees Seat


The Alumni Association holds two alumni-elected seats on Winthrop’s Board of Trustees. There are two candidates – Hardy Paschal Jr. ’90 and Isaiah Venning ’95, ’00 – for the 2024-30 Winthrop Alumni Association seat. Mac McDougal ’05, ’06, removed his name from consideration. Voting will be held Jan. 22-Feb. 23. All alumni may learn more about the candidates and may vote online for their candidate of choice at www.winthrop.edu/alumni/ alumni-vote.aspx. If you prefer a paper ballot, you can request one by calling the Alumni Association at 803/323-2145 or e-mail alumni@winthrop.edu. Alumni must provide their seven-digit alumni ID


Fountain Flows Again!


The Fountain Restoration Project wrapped up this fall, and Winthrop once again has a flowing fountain on the front of campus!


An informal ceremony was held on Nov. 8, during Homecoming and Reunion week, to officially get the water flowing.


Hardy Paschal Jr. ’90 Isaiah Venning ’95, ’00


number to vote, located above your address on the back of this magazine. Alumni also should have received their alumni ID via a postcard.


Classes celebrating their 50-year Winthrop reunions led the fundraising charge to help make this project possible. The Classes of 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974 all fundraised for the project. Alumni outside of these classes and community members also supported the fundraising initiative. Thank you to all of the donors who have generously supported the Fountain Restoration Project.


All donors to the project will be invited to campus this spring for a special event.


Congratulations to the 2023 Alumni Award Winners!


Mentoring Program Launched This Fall


The I’m Ready alumni mentor program launched in fall 2023. I’m Ready is the experiential part of Winthrop’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Flight Ready, which is directly tied to the university’s academic accrediting.


I’m Ready consists of four micro-mentoring sessions. Each session has an intentional theme centered on career and self-development.


Micro-session topics and schedule for the academic year are: Discover your Direction: Introductions & Professional Skills Self-Assessment; Explore the World of Work: Career Exploration & Pathways; Communicate your Brand: Networking & Professional Branding; and Create your Opportunities: Interview Skills & Personal Growth.


If you are interested in serving as an alumni mentor, contact Leah Simmonds ’23, director of alumni career programs and Flight Ready QEP, at simmondsl@winthrop.edu. Read more about I’m Ready at https://www.winthrop.edu/alumni/alumni- mentoring-program.aspx.


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Each year, the Alumni Association presents awards to those who have demonstrated Winthrop’s tradition of excellence. These 2023 Alumni Award recipients were recognized at a Nov. 9 dinner: Virginia Hart ’45, seated, Mary Mildred Sullivan; from left: President Edward Serna ’02; Len Lawson ’02, Alumni Professional Achievement; Brandon Sanders ’10, Outstanding Young Alumni; David Vehaun ’86, Algernon Sydney Sullivan; and Tim Hopkins ’83, Alumni Distinguished Service.


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