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John ’73 and Alison Harris ’73 Jeselnik

If asked why he and his wife are such stalwart supporters of their alma mater, John Jeselnik ’73 gives a simple but straightforward and potent answer. “If not us, then who?” John and Alison, a 1973 alumna, met at Presbyterian College, have family that went to PC, and continue to make friends at PC. John, a

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David ’83 and Nancy Groves ’83 Lake

David and Nan Lake have a special place in their hearts assigned to Presbyterian College. It is the 1983 graduates’ alma mater and the place where their journey together began.  It is also a place that connects them not only with longtime friends and former professors but also with family. David’s father, the late Dr.

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Benjamin MacMillan ’54

Benjamin W. MacMillan ’54 never forgot to give to the PC Fund. And after passing in 2018 at the age of 88, his generous planned gift will ensure that his beloved alma mater will not forget him. The Charleston native is a posthumous inductee into the William Plumer Jacobs Society at the President’s Society level

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Wesley Starnes

Wesley Starnes Jr. was a faithful lifelong Presbyterian who acted on his belief in church institutions by supporting those institutions. The Ridgeway native may not have attended Presbyterian College before serving in World War II but he certainly loved it like it was his own alma mater. This dedicated man was a member of Georgetown 

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John ’82 and Charlotte Verreault

As two of Spartanburg County’s finest community servants, John ’82  and Charlotte Verreault also are two of Presbyterian College’s best role models. In addition to their generosity to  the PC Fund and the Scotsman Club, they have also contributed to the  Wachovia International Program, the Promise of PC, and the Challenge and the Neville Renewed campaigns,

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Jean Allred

Jean Allred loved her brother Jim Allred ’69 who passed away on May 6, 2019, at his home on Lake Murray. To honor his legacy, in January 2020, Jean established the Jim Allred ’69 Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to provide need-based support to a business major, with preference to a student who is married.

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Dorothy Brown

The late Dorothy Brown of Summerville is being inducted posthumously into the William Plumer Jacobs Society at the President’s Society level for establishing a planned gift for Presbyterian College and for giving to the Promise of PC campaign. Brown passed away on Feb. 27, 2019, at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her

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Ken and Susan Couch

There might not be a Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy today were it not for people like Dr. Kenneth R. Couch. Couch served as a member of the group that initially studied the feasibility of a pharmacy program at PC. As a pharmacist, his expertise was crucial to the School of Pharmacy’s development. Later, as

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Steve ’73 and Libby Crowe

Steve Crowe ’73 was a star on the hardwood. As a member and four-year starter of the Blue Hose basketball team from 1969-73, he became one of only two players in program history to score more than 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in a career. He still holds PC records for rebounds in

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Dave ’92 and Dacia Fields

David Fields ’92 owns one of the 100 largest breweries in the country, Wormtown Brewery, located near Boston, Mass. Before leading Wormtown, Fields played catcher on the Blue Hose baseball team from 1988 to 1992. Fields’ recent significant gift provided for the new lights at the PC baseball field. Giving to PC was an easy

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