Ambassador Kristie Kenney '77 sends Members of the Clemson Club a greeting from the American Embassy in the Philippines.
Clemson Club Newsletters Reach Around the Globe
Recently, the Clemson Club received an email from Elizabeth Gourlay '75, an alum who works for the Foreign Service but remains connected to Clemson through the Club's newsletters, emails, and more. Here is an excerpt from her letter:
I am probably the most silent of the non-members of Clemson alumni in the DC area, but I wanted to raise my hand and say "Thank you" for sending me these messages. As you can see, the Dulles address is merely a mailbox for Foreign Service personnel, and I'm actually 9,000 miles away right now, which is why I'm never at any of the football parties, the Bar-b-q's, or the invitations to Embassy receptions. But I always enjoy hearing from Clemson, it really brightens my day.
During my son's years at Clemson, I visited once or twice a year, and one of the faculty kindly arranged for me to speak to students about life in the Foreign Service. So I've noticed with interest your invitations to various Embassies in Washington. (I served in Manila several years ago, so this would have been a fun one to do -- actually, every single Embassy I've noticed you had an event at, there's been a connection somewhere.)
So if you hear of any Clemson students or recent alumni interested in the Foreign Service, I'd be more than happy to touch base with them.
Thanks for sending the newsletters,
Elizabeth P. Gourlay (Class of 75) Chief, Consular Section American Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Clemson Club doesn't just bring together alumni from the Baltimore and D.C. area--it keeps alumni around the globe connected, too!
Thomas Green Clemson
The 200th anniversary of Thomas Green Clemson's birthday is this year. Thomas Green Clemson IV was born July 1, 1807 in Philadelphia. During his lifetime, he studied in Paris, served as an ambassador, was a consulting mining engineer, served as the first US superintendent of agricultural affairs, was a confederate soldier, and most importantly the founder of Clemson University.
Dean Cox Passes Away
Please consider donating to the Clemson Foundation in memory of Dean Cox and his love for Clemson. Memorial gifts can be designated for the Mary Johnson Cox Scholarship Fund, established by Walter T. Cox for his wife, in care of the Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633 or online at http://www.clemson.edu/isupportcu/.
Walter T. Cox, Jr., a Belton native, came to Clemson in 1935 as a freshman cadet; except for a year of military service, he never left. As a student, he was a company commander in the Cadet Corps, a letterman in the Block “C” Club and an All-State guard on the football team. After graduating in 1939, he stayed on for a year of postgraduate study, during which he anchored the Tiger front line that helped defeat Boston College in the Jan. 1, 1940, Cotton Bowl. During the ’40s, he worked for Clemson athletics in a number of capacities -- assistant football coach, business manager, baseball coach, recruiter, IPTAY promoter. He even filled in for the boxing coach, who was called into the military, and helped clear land -- with handsaws, chains and mules -- for the football stadium. In 1950, he became director of public relations and alumni affairs and assistant to the president. In 1955, he was named vice president for student affairs and took a leadership role in directing Clemson’s transition from military to civilian status.
Dean Cox served as vice president for student affairs for three decades. During his tenure, enrollment grew from 2,700 to more than 12,500, and he presided over some of the most important milestones in Clemson’s development into a major university, including the enrollment of women and the peaceful desegregation of the student body. At the request of the Board of Trustees, he left the student affairs post in July 1985 to become Clemson’s 10th president, serving until Max Lennon assumed the presidency in March 1986.
Dean Cox once again was called upon to fill a key position temporarily when, from July 1986 until March 1987, he served as vice president for institutional advancement. Although he retired from full-time employment in April 1987, he remained active as a consultant and goodwill ambassador for the university.
Bryant Stone '03 with a Clemson jersey signed by C.J. Spiller.
Clemson Club News 
The 200th anniversary of Thomas Green Clemson's birthday is this year. Thomas Green Clemson IV was born July 1, 1807 in Philadelphia. During his lifetime, he studied in Paris, served as an ambassador, was a consulting mining engineer, served as the first US superintendent of agricultural affairs, was a confederate soldier, and most importantly the founder of Clemson University.
