Our 2019 Commencement speaker, Dr. Katy Close ’83, implored the Class of 2019 to be persistent in pursuit of their passions, goals and dreams. A board-certified internist and human rights advocate, Close has worked in Haiti after the earthquake, in Liberia as a member of an Ebola crisis team and in South Carolina with underserved medical populations. She understands persistence. She also understands happiness and has found it doing what she loves. She quoted Dr. Albert Schweitzer in her Commencement address: "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
The liberal arts experience that students find at Wofford fosters a lifelong love of learning. It encourages students to explore and discover areas in which they thirst for more knowledge. Wofford builds community and places an emphasis on relationships, and by doing all this, Wofford provides a space where students find success.
This issue of Wofford Today shares a glimpse of what that success looks like — from stories of student-athletes to photos of Sullivan Award winners. You’ll meet Chris Underwood ’15, who just won “Survivor,” and Rebecca Gurba Cooper ’02, who has found happiness and success as a biological weapons analyst with the Department of Defense.
Enjoy these and other Wofford success stories. I’m proud of each and every one!
Go Terriers!
Nayef H. Samhat
11TH PRESIDENT OF WOFFORD COLLEGE