Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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LEFT: Signed authorization on each degree is the responsibility of President Edwards. BOTTOM RIGHT: President Edwards takes a personal interest in each member of the Athletic Department. BE- LOW: Greeting alumni returning to the Clemson campus. Dr. Edwards stimulates public relations for the University. M M c

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DOCTOR ROBERT COOK EDWARDS President of Clemson University Dr. Robert C. Edwards won an academic scholarship to Clemson University upon entering in September 1929, and was graduated from Clemson in 1933 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Engineering. While a student at Clemson, he was active in Phi Psi, Blue Key, Tiger Brotherhood, and Scabbard and Blade. In 1956, Dr. Edwards became Vice-President for Development at Clemson University and two years later became acting president. In April of 1959, he became president of Clemson Uni- versity. He then received honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Wofford College and The Citadel. As well as a man who is intensly interested in every facet of his University, Dr. Edwards is also an active leader in the community. Dr. Edwards is a man who is concerned with all areas of our University life, with the com- munity and the world outside Clemson — a perfect example of the Clemson Gentleman.

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ROBERT COKER % J m L. D. HOLMES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees Coordinates and Guides School Policy. LEFT. President of the Board, Edgar Brown, is a senior member of the law fir Brown, Jefferies, and Mazursky and a State Senator from Barnwell County. LEFT. Former Supreme Court Justice James F. Byrnes is a life member of the board. He has served as Secretary of State, United States Congressman and Senator, and governor of South Carolina. RIGHT. Life member Patrick Calhoun is executive vice-president of the North Caro- lina National Bank. He is a former President of the Clemson Alumni Association and the University Foundation. LEFT. A life member from Hartsville, Robert Coker serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Coker College Foundation. He also has an honorary Doctor of Science degree. RIGHT. Kenneth Cribb, general manager of Troy H. Cribb and Sons, served at Clemson as president of Blue Key, co-editor of the Tiger , and was also named to Who ' s Who. LEFT. Aside from serving on the Board of Trustees at Clemson University, L. D. Holmes has been the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the South Carolina Farm Bureau. RIGHT. Life member Frank Jervey is a former vice-president of Development for Clemson. He was decorated for heroism in World War I and was chosen excep- tional civilian in World War II. LEFT. A Clemson graduate, E. Oswald Lightsey is a past member of the Board of Visitors and is also now serving his second term on the National Alumni Council. RIGHT. Gordon McCabe, graduate of the University of Virginia, is on the board of directors of the S. C. National Bank and serves on the Board of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. LEFT. A. M. Quattlebaum, president of Harlee-Quattlebaum Construction Com- pany, graduated from Clemson in 1934 and attended Cornell for his masters. He is presently with the South Carolina Highway Department. RIGHT. Paul Quattlebaum is a Clemson graduate in engineering. He is now serving on the Educational policy and Student Affairs Committee, and on The Development and Public Relations Committee at Clemson. LEFT. James Self, life member, is a Citadel graduate. Today he serves as president of the Textile Investment Company and Greenwood Mills. He is also a director of the South Carolina National Bank. RIGHT. Life member Winchester Smith has interests in agricultural development In South Carolina. He was the second Clemson graduate to be elected to the Board and resides in Williston, South Carolina. PATRICK CALHOUN FRANK JERVEY GORDON McCABE PAUL QUATTLEBAUM WINCHESTER SMITH