Dr. Robert W. Miller of Kingsport, Tennessee, marks his 103rd birthday Friday, Oct. 29. Possibly the oldest living graduate of the Class of 1939, he was married to Doris Baird Miller, a member of the Class of 1942, from 1943…
Well-attended chapel gatherings in Lesesne Auditorium are an encouraging feature of Erskine campus life this fall. The auditorium has been upgraded with a new sound system. A grand piano has been reconditioned and is regularly played onstage. As in past…
Erskine Homecoming 2021, with a packed schedule of events, was celebrated in person Oct. 1-2. A pep rally, a color run, a carnival, and numerous other events in Due West—plus a Fleet Football victory in J.W. Babb Stadium—generated excitement and enthusiasm.…
State Sen. Billy Garrett, who represents District 10—spanning the South Carolina counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, and Saluda—spoke at Erskine’s Constitution Day Convocation Tuesday, Sept. 28. This year, Constitution Day at Erskine was celebrated as “John Drummond Constitution Day” in…
Erskine’s Homecoming 2021 celebration begins Friday, Oct. 1, with highlights to include the Erskine Open Golf Tournament Friday afternoon, a pep rally Friday evening, a Color Run Saturday morning, a vendor fair with “Authors, Artists, and Artisans” Saturday morning, a…
The Rev. John Hellams, executive pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Lebanon, Tenn., took “home” as his theme when he addressed students, faculty, and staff at an Erskine chapel session Sept. 21. Focusing on Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son in…
Retired Erskine staff member William Franklin Mitchell, Jr. died Sept. 25, 2021. A 1970 graduate of Erskine College, he majored in mathematics and went on to earn a master’s degree in Education at Clemson University. He taught physics, math, and…
The house at the corner of Washington and Main on the Erskine campus is known by alumni as either “the Boyce House” or “the Chi House.” For years, this historic house has stood vacant. After decades of dreaming, and through…
Erskine College has been listed in the U.S. News Best Colleges for 2022. Erskine placed 11th among “Best Regional Colleges” in the South, placing second among South Carolina schools on the list. “I’m delighted that Erskine College has been recognized…
Dr. Mary Lang Olson Edwards, who taught biology at Erskine College from 1989 to 2014, died Monday, Sept. 13. A graduate of Agnes Scott College, she was awarded a Ph.D. in biology at Clemson University. In addition to classroom teaching,…
