Trinity Williams ‘21, of Anderson, S.C., was destined to succeed as a student-athlete at PC. She comes from a family of student-athletes. Her father, Dr. Cory Williams, played basketball at Southern Wesleyan University, while her mother, Andrea, played volleyball and basketball at SWU. Trinity’s sister LaChrista played volleyball at Claflin University, and her sister Cortney
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The Belk Auditorium Makes Its Debut
In August, Presbyterian College welcomed the Class of 2025 at Opening Convocation and invited each freshman, transfer student, and new faculty and staff member to sign the Roll of Honor. It’s a relatively new tradition held in a deeply traditional space – Belk Auditorium. Belk looked as crisp as the freshest faces of the College
Loyal PC Alumnus Gives Largest Gift in College’s Division I History
Presbyterian College received a generous gift of $500,000 from loyal supporter and alumnus Tom Free ‘91. The gift has been given to support athletics initiatives and is the largest gift in the history of Division I athletics at PC. In the 2019 academic year, PC added men’s and women’s wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling, and competitive
Women’s Lacrosse Receives Gift for Meeting Room
The Blue Hose women’s lacrosse team has had to use several different spaces on campus for team meetings, film sessions and team-building activities. This is about to change thanks to generous donors. The P.E. classroom in Templeton Center, the space in the Marby-Smith-Yonce Center, and the home locker room in the Yonce Field House are
PC School of Pharmacy Receives Generous Grant
A generous $90,000 grant from the BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina Foundation has allowed the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy’s community care pharmacy to make a needed change in “personnel.” With the grant, the PC Community Pharmacy replaced an obsolete dispensing robot with a refurbished Parata Max model that helps them meet the needs of
Booker Ingram Scholarship
Few, if any, have worked harder to achieve a more diverse and inclusive campus community than professor emeritus Dr. Booker Ingram. As the College’s first African-American professor, Ingram was a tireless advocate for building an environment at Presbyterian College that included, welcomed, and nurtured minority students and professors. At the end of a distinguished 33-year
Forever BLUE Fund Helps Retain Students at Risk of Withdrawing
Brad and Kay Bryant were on the PC campus in 1973, during the oil embargo and the recession that followed. Both of their families were affected by the national crisis. Kay’s father took on a second job to help pay Kay’s tuition. And Brad’s father, a residential developer, saw the housing market grind to a
Williams Award allows students to pursue their passion for music
Bob Williams’ parents loved music and the arts. To honor them, the 1962 alumnus gave generously to PC to help students pursue their love of music. In 2012, Williams established the John H. and Dorothy H. Williams Music Fund to support students majoring in one of the fine arts. Preference is given to music majors.
New Fund Helps Underserved and Disadvantaged Students
In 2018, nearly three out of 10 PC students hailed from households with annual incomes of $50,000 or less. “The Religious Life office noticed an increase in acute financial stress among these students in 2019,” Perrin Tribble ‘11, PC’s director of church relations, said. The financial burden often prevented students from buying academic materials they
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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