Dr. Terry O. Pruitt was featured in a Lander.edu article on the importance of music education and his role as chief academic officer for Spartanburg School District 7. https://www.lander.edu/news/2024/07/Lander-Alumni-Share-the-Importance-of-Music-Education.html?image=
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Robert M. Burnham III, ’04
LTC Robert M. Burnham, USA, ’04, assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, on July 18. https://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/Media/Media-Releases/Article/3842728/us-army-corps-of-engineers-buffalo-district-welcomes-new-commander
Read MoreNoah E. Pearson, ’23
Noah E. Pearson graduated from the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command school.
Read MoreBrandon Wilkins, ’07
Maj R. Brandon Wilkins, USMC, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, was selected as a Blue Angels F/A-18E/F demonstration pilot.
Read MoreAric Davis, ’09
Corporal Aric C. Davis, ’09, (fifth from left) and the Gwinnett County Police Gang Unit were awarded the Metro Atlanta Gang Unit of the Year by the Georgia Gang Investigator Association.
Read MoreJonathan Fowlkes, ’13
Jonathan L. Fowlkes, ’13, was promoted to the rank of sergeant within the New Orleans Police Department in April.
Read MoreJohn Copeland, ’24
John G. Copeland is a full-time instructor of the Cadet Corps Leadership Program at Saint John’s College High School in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreDavid Wilson, ’91
Commanding General, U.S. Army Sustainment Command, MG David Wilson, USA, ’91, was nominated for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general on July 10, with assignment as deputy chief of staff, G-9, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., and was also inducted into the S.C. State University Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
Read MoreEmory Toops, ’70
Emory E. Toops III presented the paper, “Regime Change in Vietnam: Issues of the Provisional Revolutionary Government and Restoration of Postal Services in the Defeated South,” at the third Istituto di Studi Storici Postali “Aldo Cecchi” held in June in Prato, Italy.
Read MoreRobert Strock, ’75
Robert D. Strock wrote two Bible study books, “A Study of Hebrews” and “A Study of Philippians,” available on Amazon.com.
Read MoreDaniel Eyky, ’11
Daniel L. Eykyn was named head basketball coach at Bishop England High School.
Read MoreRobert Well, ’23
Rock Hill Police Officer Jordan M. Well assisted in saving a man in crisis on a bridge over I-77 on June 30.
Read MoreRobert Boyd, ’67
Robert C. Boyd received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from N.C. Governor Roy Cooper.
Read MoreJeffrey Shulman, ’77
Sidus Space appointed Jeffrey S. Shuman as an independent director.
Read MoreJack Rollings, ’20
1st Lt Jack P. Rollings, USAF, ’20, and his crew were selected to fly from their base in Japan to France to participate in the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Members of the 82nd Airborne from Fort Liberty, N.C., parachuted from the plane over Normandy.
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