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PC alumna’s artwork on display at Touchstone Gallery

Hal Milam — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:35:16 +0000

Andrea Wood’s work “The Persistence” was selected by the jurors for inclusion into the Collab exhibition at Touchstone Gallery, on display from Aug. 8 through Sept. 1. Working in layered abstraction, Wood uses repurposed house paints, acrylics, and fluid mediums to explore emotional states through movement, pressure, and disruption. Influenced by Pollock’s drip and pour techniques, her process favors physicality and improvisation over control. Rooted in sustainability and community exchange, her work often explores themes of resilience, emergence, and inner resistance, revealing how beauty is forged in disorder and how light finds its way through.

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We Eloped!

Hal Milam — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:03:53 +0000

Congratulations to Mandy Pittman ’08 and Dillon Carter, who tied the knot on June 28, 2025, in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Wiseman’s Overlook in North Carolina.

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Ben Dollar ’08

Emily Owens — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:51:27 +0000

Alumnus Ben Dollar credits his passion for entrepreneurship to his favorite classes at PC—small business with professor emeritus Dr. Norman Scarborough. After successfully selling his first company with his wife while working in medical recruitment, he launched a healthcare recruitment firm in his next venture, The Provider Finder, two years ago. As founder and CEO, Ben focuses on connecting top providers with healthcare organizations to build lasting teams and improve patient care nationwide. His path from PC classrooms to building and scaling multiple ventures reflects adaptability, vision, and the small business principles he first learned at PC, both from his professors as well as his competitiveness on the baseball field with his teammates.

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Wells Dunlap ’08 elected new president of Countybank

Hal Milam — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:38:14 +0000

Countybank has announced the appointment of R. Thornwell “Wells” Dunlap, V, a 2008 graduate of Presbyterian College, as its new President. He was also elected to the Board of Directors for Countybank and its holding company, TCB Corporation.

Dunlap follows in the footsteps of his father, R. Thornwell Dunlap, III, who has served as President since 1995 and will continue as CEO and Board Chairman. As President, Wells Dunlap will lead the bank’s senior leadership team and oversee operations, financial performance, and business development.

Dunlap joined Countybank in 2013 after working in economic development. He has since held leadership roles in credit administration, commercial banking, and operations. In 2022, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Senior Operations Officer, managing retail and digital banking, marketing, and customer service.

“I’m honored to step into this role,” Dunlap said. “Even as we innovate, it’s our people-first approach that sets us apart.”

Named South Carolina’s Outstanding Young Banker in 2024, Dunlap also serves on the South Carolina Bankers Association Board and is active in several community organizations.

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Emily Grant ’07 achieves entrepreneurial dream

Hal Milam — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 02:01:17 +0000

After 10 years in Atlanta working in the interior design industry and in various media roles as a location scout, set stylist and wardrobe stylist, Emily Grant has returned to her hometown and set up her shop and design studio in the Village of West Greenville. In 2024, she established Circa Maison and Emily Grant Styling. Always an entrepreneur and designer at heart, she has finally been to accomplish this dream with the incredible support of her business partner!

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Keighley George was presented with the Milken Educator Award

Brennan Davis — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:55 +0000

Keighley George ’13, the lead interventionist at Forest Lake Elementary School in Columbia, was presented with the Milken Educator Award, a prestigious national honor hailed as the “Oscar of Teaching.” Awarded by the Milken Family Foundation, the award recognizes exceptional educators for their dedication to excellence in education and leadership.

Created by philanthropist and education visionary Lowell Milken, the honor includes an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize that the recipient may use however they choose. Keighley was presented the award at her school on Feb. 20 at a surprise assembly planned just for her and recorded by local television news!

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Dr. Frances Cashman’s Research of Large Magellanic Cloud’s circumgalatic medium featured on Jeopardy

Brennan Davis — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:55 +0000

Dr. Frances Cashman, an assistant professor of physics at Presbyterian College, never expected her research on the Large Magellanic Cloud’s circumgalactic medium to make it to prime-time TV—but that’s exactly what happened.

A recent episode of Jeopardy! featured a question inspired by her co-authored article, “The Truncated Circumgalactic Medium of the Large Magellanic Cloud” recently published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Contestants were asked about the dwarf galaxy neighboring the Milky Way, a key subject of Dr. Cashman’s study. While the astrophysics might have been complex, the trivia moment was simple:

PC’s influence has reached the stars.

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PC Model UN Won Delegation Award at Southern Regional

Brennan Davis — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:55 +0000

The PC Model UN Team won the best delegation award at the Southern Regional Model UN conference in Charlotte, N.C., from Mar. 20-22. The delegation consisted of 10 students, who participated in the General Assembly, the International Telecommunications Union, the International Court of Justice, and the Security Council. Through the conference, students debated and caucused with students from 32 other colleges and universities primarily from the Southeastern region and passed UN resolutions on a variety of global issues. Model UN is offered as a three credit hour elective through the Political Science and Public Policy Department. If you are interested or have questions, please contact the Model UN advisor, Dr. David Liu at zliu@presby.edu, for more information.

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Reunited!

Hal Milam — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:55 +0000

Catherine (Clasen) Askew ‘97 and Susan (Cannon) Crisafulli ‘99 were reunited recently when Susan and her son visited Catherine in Alnwick, England. They were dear friends while at PC, where they sang in the choir together and traveled to Honduras, and Catherine conducted the wedding ceremony for Susan and her husband Nick ‘98 in 2001. Catherine is now co-leader of the Northumbria Community, and Susan is an English professor at Franklin College in Indiana.

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Presbyterian College Alumnus Jack Murphy Named President of SafeRack and ErectaStep

Brennan Davis — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:16:55 +0000

We are proud to announce that PC alumnus Jack Murphy has been promoted to President of SafeRack and ErectaStep, leading industrial safety equipment companies.

Since joining parent company SixAxis in 2019, Murphy has risen from Vice President of Sales to Chief Commercial Officer at SafeRack, demonstrating exceptional leadership in driving revenue growth and market expansion. In his new role, Murphy will oversee strategic direction and operations for both brands, which specialize in American-made safety solutions for industries worldwide. His promotion reflects the company’s confidence in his ability to lead innovation and expansion.

Congratulations Jack!

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