Erskine, an institution with a proven record of more than 150 years of producing top liberal arts graduates despite its small stature, is especially proud of the Class of 1997.

Of the members of the Class of 1997 pursuing employment instead of graduate studies, 100 percent have found jobs in less than four months from their graduation date.

Led by a school record five valedictorians, here's a snapshot of what some of the seniors are doing today:

• Anc Clarkson, Erskine co-valedictorian, served as a summer missionary to Mongolian medical school students, and is now doing a research project at Harvard University.

• Brandon Davis, Erskine co-valedictorian and 1996 South Carolina Private School Student of the Year, is attending medicl school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

• Sarah Hallman, Erskine co-valedictorian, is attending medical school at Emory University in Atlanta.

• Brooks Kuykendall, Erskine co-valedictorian, received a full fellowship and is in the Ph.D. program in musicology at Cornell University.

• Kendall Poppell, Erskine co-valedictorian, is remaining at Erskine, working as an admission counselors recruiting top students to attend her alma mater.

• Will Ragan is owner and president of his own business in Anderson, S.C.

• Amber Shults, a Goldwater scholar at Erskine, is in the Ph.D. program in plant physiology at Purdue University.

• Kali Shuler Martin is a chemist with Commonwealth Labs in Greenville, S.C.

• Chad Reynolds holds a management position with Milliken and Company.

• Christina Matera is employed at the Highlands Program in Atlanta.

• Carol Ogburn is employed by the Anderson County Department of Mental Health.

• Michelle Gates is taking courses at Columbia International University to become a medical doctor in the mission field.

• Kelly Moffatt is teaching English in Vietnam with the English Language Institute.

• Troy Tyson is the webmaster for a telecommunications network in Anderson, S.C.