Being a Blue Hose runs in the Bates family! Parent and Family Council Chair Couple, Brian ’88 and Ginger ’87 Bates met at Presbyterian College in 1985. After falling in love with the help of a good friend, the couple married in 1991 and started a family. The Bates legacy at PC continued when both
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Dual Athlete and Alumna Honored as Inaugural Honorary Captain
Tonya Williams ’92 understands the importance of giving back to her alma mater. As a student-athlete, she was given the opportunity to attend PC thanks to the generosity of others. As an alumna, she aims to give that same experience to future Blue Hose. “My experience at PC was indescribable, really,” Williams said. “You’re told
A Shared Experience
“The experience changed my life,” Amy Nunamaker Gilli said about participating in the Oxford program between her junior and senior years at PC. “It was such an amazing experience for me because, as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by other cultures.” Nunamaker Gilli spent three weeks studying abroad in England. She took
… And Responsible Contribution to Society
Dr. Floyd Michael Nicholson ’14 noticed something was missing while working in private practice as a dentist. “I felt like my position in private practice wasn’t reaching the communities that needed me the most,” he said. So he left his position in Anderson, S.C., to work as a general dentist with the South Carolina Department
The Hearts of Two True Blues
“I never thought a poor ol’ boy from Seneca would ever go to college,” Jerry Smith ’50 said. Smith served in World War II and was eligible to have his college tuition covered through the GI Bill. He was determined to go. “I wrote everybody in the Southeast that I knew of,” Smith said. “Everybody
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
PC students have benefitted from the generosity of Lettie Pate Whitehead and her family for nearly 50 years. Mrs. Whitehead became one of the first women in American history to serve on a major corporate board when she was named to Coca-Cola’s board of directors in 1934. Coca-Cola was becoming a household name at the
First-Generation College Graduate Gives Back
Second-generation American Nicholas Quatraro ’20 was also a first-generation college student while at PC. “I had no idea what to expect with college or the admissions process,” Quatraro said. “I knew that I wanted to explore smaller options.” Quatraro realized PC was the “perfect size” for him the first time he visited campus. “I was
The Legacy of Proud PC Parents
Nelson Pharr ’86 had never heard of PC until Bob Smith ’61 told him about it. Smith was serving as associate minister at Pharr’s church, Sardis Presbyterian in Charlotte, at the time. “Of course Bob was a PC grad and loved the college and introduced me to PC my junior year of high school,” Pharr
Women’s Soccer Alumnae Rally to Support Program
Nearly one out of every three women’s soccer graduates gave back during PC’s Giving Day on May 29. The alumnae’s 29% giving percentage was the highest giving percentage for any Blue Hose sport during the 24-honor online fundraising campaign. “To have people willing to sacrifice on our behalf validates what we do and the way
Inspired to Dream: Inspired to Give
PC is more than a college; it is an experience that lasts a lifetime. While PC provides incredible academics, the lessons I treasure the most—the ones that continue to shape me today—transcend the classroom. In between Dr. Ingram’s lectures on the dialectical scale of materialism and history classes on the front steps of Neville, I
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