We met at PC and were married in 1981. We have been married ever since! We have a son and a daughter. Our daughter graduated from PC in ’08. We enjoy attending PC football games and various PC events. Jim is currently serving on the Alumni board. Jim ’79 and Kathy (Finley) Cox ’81 < Back
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The Longs
After encouragement from friends, Grahame and I both attended an Alumni gathering in Charleston, SC in the fall of 2000 and struck up a conversation. We spent the night catching up and realizing how much we had in common. Grahame and I had our “first” date at The Charleston Museum “Happy Hour at the Hunley”
The Kirtlands
We met in 1967. Bill was a junior and Mary was a freshman and our first date was an “arranged” blind date the first week of “rat week” for Mary! Dr. Chapman was Mary’s academic advisor and for many years repeated the slightly exaggerated story that when he asked her what degree she wanted to
The Heaths
Towards the end of January 1987, Dr. Gillespie’s Utopia Seminar was meeting in Thomason Library. Elizabeth and I were in the class together and I finally got up the nerve to ask her out after class on the front steps of the library. She looked excited but then said she had a date for that
The Ollises
Bruce Ollis was Captain of the Football Team (1980 Ranked #1 in the country!!!) and I, Jane Bell Ollis, was Captain of the Cheerleaders. We met in Greenville Dining Hall. My dad, Richard Bell ’43 and brother, Rick Bell, ’77 both graduated from PC. Our daughter, Naomi Lauren Ollis, graduated from PC (Cheerleader). We have
The Packs
Michael and I met at Homecoming 2005. After finishing law school in Birmingham and tax specialization in Washington, D.C., he had moved back to Spartanburg to practice. I was living in Columbia, working on domestic violence programs for Attorney General Henry McMaster. Although we shared one or two friends, without PC connecting us I don’t
The Reeses
PC will always hold a special place in our hearts. It’s on that campus where we met and fell in love. I would never have imagined that the shy guy I met in Biology would one day ask me to be his wife. Looking back, my favorite memories are our “dates” in GDH and meeting up after class between HP
The Massengills
Caleb and I met at an Orientation Picnic during his freshman year. I was a cheerleader and was responsible for greeting the new freshman.I happily greeted the cute football player named Caleb, and we became fast friends. We went to FCA together, shared meals at GDH, and played some tennis matches as our friendship grew
The Bryants
One of the enduring values of a PC education – aside from the strong academic foundation received – is the value of deep and abiding relationships. The culture of the College – the PC Spirit – calls us into a life of service. When we finish our undergraduate journey, each newly minted graduate knows intellectually,
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