1951
Dr. Charles Alan “Charlie” Bundy, Nov. 9, 2022, Lancaster, S.C. Bundy began his business career in textiles with J.P. Stevens Co. in Rockingham, N.C. He later entered chamber of commerce management for 18 years and served as chief executive in Jesup, Ga.; Lancaster, S.C.; and Macon, Ga., and was district manager for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Following his chamber career, he joined the Springs and Close Foundations in 1972. He retired in 1997 after 25 years as president of the foundations. He was a member of the board of trustees at Columbia College for 12 years. Later, he was on the board of the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges and Universities. He was a member and chairman of the board of directors of Springs Memorial Hospital and served as chairman of the Southeastern Council of Foundations. He was a leader in the establishment of the University of South Carolina atLancaster and was active in the creation of Macon College in Macon, Ga. He was an early leader in South Carolina tourism, serving 11 years on the South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission, the last six years as chairman. He was a longtime Sunday school teacher and held almost every leadership position in First United Methodist Church. He also served as a conference delegate and was on several committees of the South Carolina United Methodist Conference through the years. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor.
Billy Howell, Oct. 17, 2022, Laurens, S.C. Howell was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He began his teaching career at Lockhart High School in Union County, S.C. After earning a master’s degree, he was named assistant superintendent of instruction for Spartanburg County School District Two, where he remained until retiring.
1954
The Rev. Donald Russell O’Dell, Dec. 6, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. O’Dell was a retired United Methodist minister. He also served at Pacolet Presbyterian Church for 17 years.
1957
James William “Billy” Fowler Jr., Dec. 26, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. Fowler was the owner/ operator of Fowler Brothers Cleaners and Laundry, where he was the proud cleaner for the Carolina Panthers. He was also a former fire commissioner for North Spartanburg. He enjoyed hunting, flying airplanes, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of First Baptist Church Arcadia, where he served as a deacon.
Billy Hugh Mason, Jan. 6, 2023, Greenville, S.C. Mason worked many years for the J.P.Stevens Co. in the textile industry. Later, he was an independent auditor for the ISO 9000 manufacturer’s quality standard. He was an avid reader who read hundreds of books. He read all the classics and was constantly acquiring new titles from the bestseller list in various subjects and styles. He enjoyed following sports, especially baseball, which he had a love for since he was a boy. He was a member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Dr. Robert Lynn Penny, Dec. 25, 2022, Huntsville, Ala. Penny retired after 32 years of teaching. In 1974, he received the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, an honor he was nominated for six times. His poetry “Prologues to Home” received the 1980 Silver Bowl Award from the Birmingham Festival of the Arts in recognition of his contribution to literature. In 1996, the Alabama School of Fine Arts recognized him for his contributions to Alabama Theater withthe Applause Award. He also was an actor, with over 40 character and leading roles in dramatic productions throughout the Southeast. After retiring from academic life, he appeared in more than 30 commercial films and television dramas, including “Sweet Home Alabama,” “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Forrest Gump,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Fly Away Home.”
1958
Reddick Bowman Still III, Nov. 19, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. Still was the owner and president of Still & Co. He served as president of the Spartanburg Board of Realtors and was elected to the Realtors Hall of Fame. He also served as president of the Realtors Education Foundation. He was chairman of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce and served on the Spartanburg Country Club Board of Directors. He was a member of the EpiscopalChurch of the Advent for more than 60 years, where he was elected to serve on the vestry as junior warden. He served as the president and longtime member of the Lake Summit Property Owners Association. He enjoyed spending time on the golf course and summers at his mountain home at Lake Summit.
William Henry Whitley Jr., Nov. 5, 2022, Concord, N.C. After graduation, Whitley joined his father in the family business, Carolina Cemetery Park Corp., and purchased it in 1976. He was active in his community and was a past president of the Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Jaycees, North Carolina Cemetery Association and North Carolina Crematory Association, and the Rotary Club of Cabarrus County, where he received the Paul Harris Fellow Award. He served on the Bicentennial Committee for Kannapolis. He was also a Mason and a Shriner.
1959
Dr. Walter Probst “Buddy” Tiedeman III, Jan. 21, 2023, Rock Hill, S.C. Tiedman graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1962 and completed an internship at Greenville General Hospital in 1964. After his internship, he was called to active duty in the U.S. Army. He served from 1965-68 in Nurnberg, Germany, as chief medical officer of the outpatient clinic. When he returned stateside, he earned a degree in general surgery from the Medical College of Georgia and completed a four-year residency. In 1972, he joined Rock Hill Surgical Associates, where he worked for 40 years. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior, where he served three terms on the vestry in various capacities. He served as chief of staff of Piedmont Medical Hospital, as an officer in the York County Medical Society and as vice president of the South Carolina Surgical Society. He enjoyed reading, traveling, and playing golf and bridge.
1961
Dr. Julian Ramsey Mellette Jr., Dec. 31, 2022, Snowmass, Colo. After graduation, Mellette was an intelligence research officer with the U.S. Army and special agent in charge of the Atlanta field office. He received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1969 and completed his internship and dermatology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Colorado from 1973-76. In 1981, he completed the American College of Mohs Surgery Fellowship in Mohs chemosurgery at the University of Tennessee. He was a fellow with the American College of Mohs Surgery and was chief of dermatology and residency program director at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He began practicing at Roaring Fork Dermatology in Basalt, Colo., in 1984. In 1990, he retired as a colonel after 25 years in the military. After his military retirement, he served in a variety of roles at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He was a prolific speaker, with 232 presentations on skincancer surgery and surgical reconstruction at national and international meetings. He published 35 journal articles, 14 book chapters and co-authored a textbook. In 2015, he ended his career as president of the American College of Mohs Surgery and was presented the Frederic E. Mohs Award for Career Achievement.
1962
Dr. Ronald Rudloff Ingle, Jan. 18, 2023, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Ingle was Coastal Carolina University’s first president, serving from 1993 to 2007. During his term, enrollment doubled to more than 8,000 students, campus residence halls expanded to accommodate 2,200 students, and international programs were expanded. He was recognized as an honorary founder of the university in 2006, and in 2011, trustees renamed Waccamaw residence hall Ronald R. Ingle Hall in his honor. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retiring as a captain. He enjoyed classic Hollywood films (especially Westerns), “The Andy Griffith Show,” beach music and old R&B, golf, and Atlanta Braves baseball.
1963
Edgar Leonidas “Digger” Culler III, Dec. 31, 2022, North, S.C. Culler was a retired product manager with Lely Corp. 1964 Daniel Lesesne Smith III, Dec. 16, 2022, Tryon, N.C. Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a real estate broker for 35 years. He was a lifelong Episcopalian, an avid reader, a bridge player and a fixture at his beloved Lake Summit.
1966
John Drew Bateman, Nov. 27, 2022, Orangeburg, S.C. Bateman was the owner and CEO of Nametab Rentals until his retirement in 2019. He was a longtime member of the Kiwanis Club, where he played an instrumental role in establishing the Orangeburg Festival of Roses in 1972. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Hilton Head Island, which was his favorite place on Earth.
Clair Meek Walizer Jr., Oct. 22, 2022, Poquoson, Va. Walizer was a retired senior operations manager with Speigle Brands.
1967
Paul Hugh Infinger, Dec. 21, 2022, Beaufort, S.C. Infinger practiced law for more than 50 years. He played football at Wofford and declined an offer to join the Green Bay Packers to attend law school. Golf became his game of choice, and he was a longtime member of Secession Golf Club. He also was an avid hunter.
1968
Dr. James Riley Gettys Jr., Nov. 15, 2022, Columbia, S.C. Gettys was a member of Pitts Radiology in Columbia for nearly 30 years. He also served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the General Society of Colonial Wars. He spent many happy hours at the Barracks at Pawleys Islandfishing for flounder, crabbing, reading and enjoying his grandkids.
James Ansel Jacobs Jr., Dec. 27, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. Jacobs worked for Milliken and Co. for 42 years. He retired in 2009 from the company’s Apparel Division, having dealt with trade law within the Caribbean Basin. After retirement, Jacobs enjoyed pier fishing and playing golf with the senior men at Carolina Country Club.
Harry Wilson McKown Jr., Dec. 6, 2022, Chapel Hill, N.C. McKown was a research associate at the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where he worked until his retirement in 2013. His career was the perfect fit for his lifelong devotion to Southern and North Carolina history. A connoisseur of good food, wine and conversation, he loved to cook (and eat) with friends, with jokes and puns flying. He enjoyed jazz and delightedin attending the annual North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington.
Stephen Allen Middlebrook Jr., Oct. 30, 2022, Dallas, Texas. Middlebrook served as a door-gunner and crew chief with Charley Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, First Cavalry Division, during the Vietnam War. He was wounded twice, earning two Purple Hearts. He also earned the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement and 33 Air Medals. He moved to Dallas in the early 1970s, joining the training class of Reynolds Securities. He later went to work at Drexel Burnham Lambert, rising to vice president and assistant office manager. A competitive tennis player earlier in life, he enjoyed skiing, cooking, traveling, hunting, beach music and doing the Wall Street Journal and New York Times crossword puzzles.
1969
Gregory Clayton Hughes, Dec. 3, 2022, La Plata, Md. Hughes was co-owner of Hughes Builders with his brother. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson, watching NASCAR and cheering for the Washington Commanders.
1970
Wayne Melton Norris, Jan. 7, 2023, Columbia, S.C. Norris was the owner of Whitehall TV Sales and Service for 46 years. He also taught math and served as a recruiter at Midlands Technical College, where he was nominated by the president as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America of 1976. He was chosen by the Jaycees as an outstanding educator. He served on the Cayce Town Council and was a member of the Irmo Optimist Club, serving as president several times. He sponsored and coached over a decade of baseball and softball for his children, and he enjoyed boating with them. A former member of Faith Presbyterian Church in White Rock, he served as an elder, deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was a member of The Gideons International, serving several terms as president.
1972
William Clyde Smith III, Jan. 28, 2023, Edisto Island, S.C. Smith graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy and had a long career with Eli Lilly & Co. He enjoyed traveling and spending time at his cowboy home in Colorado.
1975
Malcolm Jones “Mal” Caldwell, Dec. 25, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. Caldwell served hiscommunity as an educator, assistant principal, principal, and track and football coach. He was a passionate powerlifter and a skilled woodworker. He was well known for his familiar stories, good jokes and the 1985 pickup truck that he loyally drove.
1977
Emily Morris deQuincey-Newman, Nov. 20, 2022, Columbia, S.C. A partner in Andries Van Dam Art & Antiques, deQuincey- Newman was chaplain of the Columbia chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for which she was former chapter regent. She also was a member of the Society of Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge.
Douglas Eugene Jackson, Nov. 14, 2022, Woodruff, S.C. Jackson was an account executive with Provence Printing. He enjoyed fishing, watching football and spending time with family and friends.
George Cameron Todd Jr., Aug. 30, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. Todd was a partner of Signature Wealth Partners at the time of his death. He was previously a first vice president with Merrill Lynch for 30 years. Todd, who gave of his time, talent and resources to the college and Spartanburg community over the years in a variety of capacities, served on the Terrier Club Board of Directors, the Alumni Association board and the Parents Advisory Council. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Wofford Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and was recognized as the Young Alumnus of the Year by the college’s Alumni Association in 1993. In 1984, Todd and his wife, Sarah, established the G. Cameron Todd and Elizabeth C. Todd Endowed Scholarship at Wofford in honor of his parents. Awards are made annually to students planning to enter the field of business, with preference given to student-athletes. Memorials may be made to this fund.
1986
David M. Renwick, Nov. 18, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. After beginning his career in corporate banking, Renwick joined the family business, Safeguard Safety Shoes, for the next 25 years. He was a four-year letterman on the Wofford baseball team and served as team captain. He was the father of current Terrier Jack Renwick ’24. He was at every function involving his children, whether coaching or cheering them on from the stands. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, where he served as a deacon.
1993
Peter Michael Cooper, Dec. 6, 2022, Nashville, Tenn. Cooper was an award-winning country music journalist and Grammy-nominated musician. He started his journalism career with the Spartanburg Herald-Journal before moving to Nashville in 2000 to join The Tennessean as a music writer. During his 15-year tenure, he covered a wide range of events and personalities, from the deaths of George Jones and Johnny Cash to the rise of Taylor Swift. Cooper’s words are etched in stone on a monument at Jones’ graveside, alongside the lyrics of “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” In 2014, he went to work at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where he remained as the museum’s senior director, producer and writer until his death. He also was a songwriter who recorded and released his own music. He put out three solo albums and three with singer-songwriter Eric Brace. He and Brace co-produced “I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow,” which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Children’s Album in 2012. In February, he was included in the Grammy Awards’ tribute to music industry icons who died within the past year.
Hugh Dave “Tripp” Whitener III, Dec. 7, 2022, Columbia, S.C. Whitener had a long career in the banking industry, most recently with First Horizon Bank. He was a 2001 graduate of Leadership Columbia and was chosen as a Top 20 under 40 by The State newspaper in 2008 for outstanding community service and leadership. He served on numerous community boards, including Town Theatre, Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, Indian Waters Council, City Center Partnership and South Carolina Central Alliance Committee of 100. While at Wofford, he shared his love of music and cassette mix tapes with the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, for which he proudly served as the “Music Man.”
1996
Julie Kristen Ballenger, Sept. 18, 2022, Charleston, S.C. Ballenger had a passion for the arts and enjoyed painting, live music and concerts. She enjoyed traveling and was always planning her next vacation. She worked in the food and beverage industry, holding various positions throughout her career.
2011
Keaton Bryce Thompson Sr., Dec. 17, 2022, Martin, Ga. Thompson was chief operating officer for Wilcorp Environmental Solutions. He was a four-year letterman on the Wofford football team and was team MVP for the 2009 season.
FACULTY
C. Michael Curtis, Jan. 11, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Curtis was editor emeritus of The Atlantic magazine and retired Wofford professor. After winning the American Poetry Prize, he went to work at The Atlantic Monthly, where he remained for over 50 years. In 1982, he became the magazine’s fiction editor. During his more than four decades in that position, he became one of the significant voices in American literature. He was a champion of new fiction writers, helping jump-start the careers of John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Louise Erdrich, Ann Beattie, Tobias Wolff, Bobbie Ann Mason, Michael Cunningham and many others. He taughtwriting at Harvard, MIT and Tufts and had an ongoing writing workshop from his home in Massachusetts. When The Atlantic shifted its offices to Washington, D.C., in 2006, he and his wife, novelist Betsy Cox, moved to Spartanburg and taught writing at Wofford, sharing the John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities. They taught at Wofford for 10 years, and he continued to edit fiction for The Atlantic Monthly during that time. He enjoyed playing poker and working The New York Times crossword puzzle in pen. He was a devoted sports fan, especially of the Boston Red Sox, and he adored basketball, a sport he played in pickup games well into his 70s.
STAFF
Joyce D. Arthur, Jan. 17, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Arthur retired as an acquisitions assistant after working at Wofford’s Sandor Teszler Library for 49 years. She was a member of Cannon’s Campground United Methodist Church.
Beverly June Doster, Dec. 30, 2022, Jonesville, S.C. Doster worked at Wofford in the advancement office for more than 30 years, retiring in 2021. She was known to be a prankster. She enjoyed wading in a pool, playing cards and board games with family and friends, and watching TV with her teacup chihuahua, Pinto.