Alumni Update

January 31, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

Students Work to Get Out the South Carolina Vote

Graduates Benefit From Regional Banking Growth

Alumni Spotlight
Helen Shewmake Moore `54 Hangs up Her Apron

Meet a Student
Amber Baragona - Actor, Ambassador and Activist

Faculty Feature
Lipscomb Engages Students with Costa Rican Trip

Did You Know?

Alumni Update

News from Admissions

E-News Survey

• Mark Your Calendars. Homecoming 2008 will be Feb. 25 through March 1. The men’s basketball team is playing division rival UNC-Asheville on March 1. Events planned for the Homecoming weekend include the class of 1983 25th reunion, an Upsilon Pi Epsilon reunion, RUF tailgating, and a Baptist Student Union/ Baptist Christian Ministry reunion. Register for Homecoming activities today!

•Save the Date. The Alumni Association is hosting three area events in early 2008. Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and Atlanta area alumni check out the Alumni Calendar of Events to learn more about events near you.

• Call for Nominations. It is time again to nominate alumni for the annual Alumni Awards to be presented in April. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1. Nominate an outstanding alum today.

• It’s That Time Again. The 2008 Alumni Reunion Celebration will take place April 18-20, 2008. The following classes are reunioning: 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, and 1978. Learn more about your class’s reunion plans.

Volume 5 Issue 7

Happenings

1/31 – Raleigh, N.C., Area Alumni Event, North Carolina Museum of History, 6-8 p.m.

2/6 – Wednesday at the Wall, Leitner Wall, 2:50-3:50 p.m.

2/8 – Athletics Hall of Fame, McBryde Hall, 6:30-9:30 p.m. To order tickets, call 803/323-6218.

2/21 – Charlotte, N.C., Area Alumni Event, Discovery Place, 6-8 p.m.

2/23 – Atlanta Area Alumni Event / Meet WUAA President Kasey Johnston Walther '69, Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, 6-8 p.m.

2/23 – First Pitch Baseball Banquet, McBryde Hall, 6-9 p.m.

2/29 – Garnet and Gold Friday

2/25 - 3/1 – Homecoming 2008

View the calendar of alumni events and affinity reunions during Homecoming.

Recent Winthrop Photos

President Anthony DiGiorgio embraced Daniel Sickler of Sumter, S.C., during the Dec. 15 undergraduate commencement.

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