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Meritorious advisor: Jessica Hennessey
A Q&A with the assistant professor of economics, a recipient of the 2012 Alester G. Furman, Jr., and Janie Earle Furman Award for Meritorious Advising. Hometown: “My Dad was in the Air Force, so I...
Continue Reading‘Unsung Hero’ earns national recognition
See Steven Weeks in action. As a student at Furman, Steven Weeks ’08 once received the “Unsung Hero Award” at the spring awards banquet for his behind-the-scenes contributions to campus activities and commitment to enhancing...
Continue ReadingAthletics upgrades illustrate donor dollars at work
by Kate Hofler Dabbs “If you build it, they will come.” This quote, made famous in the 1989 film Field of Dreams, is also applicable to Furman. Only in the Furman version, it plays more...
Continue ReadingMary Simms Furman leaves generous legacy
When Furman awarded Mary Simms Oliphant Furman an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree in 2007, it recognized her as a “dignified and intellectually vibrant woman” who demonstrated “a lifelong love of learning, and a lifelong...
Continue ReadingOf travel, education and multicultural perspectives
by Anna King Flournoy “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust The most profound gift my Furman education gave me was replacing provincial...
Continue ReadingJanis Crowe: A gentle but firm style
Janis Adams Crowe, longtime instructor in the Furman English department, died December 23 after an extended battle with endometrial cancer. Born in California, she earned her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Vassar College and...
Continue ReadingDayton Riddle was longtime team physician
As team physician for Furman athletics for more than 40 years, C. Dayton Riddle, Jr. ’53 was a familiar figure along the sidelines at Paladin games both home and away. And while his talents were...
Continue ReadingCan Journalism — and Education — Cope?
Shelby Coffey is vice chair of the Newseum, an interactive museum of news and journalism in Washington, D.C. Coffey was executive vice president at ABC News in New York before he joined CNN in 1999,...
Continue ReadingJournalism, Education and the New Media
Bruce Brown is a former journalist who now practices law with Baker Hostetler in Washington, D.C. He has been named one of Washington's top media and First Amendment lawyers by Washingtonian magazine and has been...
Continue ReadingHats off to Boston Pops, Furman Symphony
Greenville loves conductor Keith Lockhart. Tuesday night’s sold-out Peace Center concert confirmed that fact as Lockhart, one of Furman’s favorite grads, returned to town with the Boston Pops for a sparking concert of Broadway music...
Continue ReadingMusic alumnus Mainieri receives award
Furman University alumnus Patrick Mainieri ‘06 has earned the 2013 Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Music Educators Association. Mainieri is a band director at Gettys Middle School and...
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