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It’s not four years, it’s for life

When people say college is the best four of your life, they aren’t lying. As I wrap up my final weeks as a college student I am filled with emotions. It is a bittersweet moment. PC has given me my best friends, professors that have inspired and encouraged me along the way, and the beginning

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PC offers endless opportunities

People often ask me why I chose to come to Presbyterian College when I am from the small town of Clinton, South Carolina. My casual response, “It’s a community that is unique only to be found within a classroom of professors who care about you as an individual, Hoseville at Saturday afternoon football games, fraternity

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A Family Devoted

John & Ann W. White Andrew & Cathy White Williams ’76 A family devoted to service and to one another is making a gift to Presbyterian College that will benefit generations to come. Alumna Cathy White Williams ‘76 and her parents, John White and Ann W. White, have established an endowment that will help the

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Serving the Community Through Education

Bob ’58 & Jewell Hill Bob Hill’s exemplary career in education and public service is a prime example of the difference just one Presbyterian College graduate can make in the world. A 1958 alumnus of PC and a graduate of the University of Georgia, Hill went on to graduate from the U.S. Army Command and

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Leaving a Legacy of Aesthetics

Mary-Locke Simons ’69 A lifetime love of beauty will be remembered posthumously thanks to a gift from a lady who grew up fewer than 20 miles from Presbyterian College. The late Mary-Locke Simons was born in Augusta, Ga., the only child of Elizabeth Anderson Simons and Locke V. Simons. But she grew up in Waterloo,

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The Generous Heart of a Presbyterian

Jack & Raenota Merrill Raenota Merrill and her late husband, Jack, are being honored for their devotion to the Presbyterian Church and now to Presbyterian College. Raenota retired in 2010 as a physician’s assistant after a long career in nursing. She and her husband, Jack, a retired electrical engineer with IBM, wished to leave his

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Technology Pioneer & Community Leader

William Sibley, Jr. Trustee emeritus William Sibley, Jr. joins a distinguished group of supporters who have given not only their treasure but also their skill to secure the future of Presbyterian College. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Sibley grew up in Union before going off to college and earning a degree from Georgia Tech. He

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Living a Life of Servant Leadership

Bill ’62 & Fran Matthews Presbyterian College alumnus and former College trustee Bill Matthews took to heart his alma mater’s motto, Dum Vivimus Servimus, with a lifetime of leadership and service. A native of Gastonia, N.C., Matthews is the retired president and board member of the Belk Matthews Stores and a 1962 graduate of PC.

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Leading On and Off the Field

Frank C. King ’64 An educator and businessman, Frank C. King’s generous spirit of working for children and customers has extended to his beloved alma mater. The Valdosta, Ga., native is a 1964 graduate of Presbyterian College who made public education his first career. From 1964 to 1974, King was a teacher and coach at

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A Life Devoted to Service

Jeffrey ’79 & Rebecca ’80 Reynolds “While we live, we serve” best sums up the relationship alumni Jeffrey and Becky Reynolds have with their alma mater. Jeffrey attended PC in the dual degree program and graduated from Clemson in 1979 with a degree in civil engineering. Becky earned her degree in special education from PC

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