Alumni and Friends
Perkins named Nurse of the Year
Kaitlyn Perkins ’22 recently was named Nurse of the Year for Roper Mt. Pleasant Hospital. Perkins identified a need in her work and developed a project on her unit that not only lead to every patient receiving a daily bath but also has landed her a position as a presenter at the American Nurses Credentialing […]
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Bernie Mazyck, Class of 1981 in biology, is the 2024 CSU Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for 2024. He and other alumni were recognized at Chapel Oct. 2. Mazyck is president and chief executive officer for the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development. This year is the 30th Anniversary of the S.C. Association for Community Economic […]
| READ MORE: Biology graduate named Distinguished Alumnus of the YearRecent grad wins 13N AFROTC Cadet of the Year Award
Class of 2024 graduate, 2nd Lieutenant Chase B. Adcock, was named 13N Air Force ROTC Cadet of the Year for 2023 as announced by the Department of the Air Force this spring. Adcock was nominated by AFROTC Detachment 772 at Charleston Southern University. The Nuclear & Missile Operations (13N) Functional and Nuclear Deterrence Operations (NDO) Awards recognize […]
| READ MORE: Recent grad wins 13N AFROTC Cadet of the Year AwardCSU alums serve as caretakers of Berkeley County History
Two Charleston Southern graduates serve as caretakers for the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center, located in Moncks Cover. Chelsy Clark Proper ’13 is the museum director, and Shanda Phillips ’89 is chairman of the Board of Directors. Located within Old Santee Canal Park, the museum offers exhibits ranging from fossils, rotating artists, World War […]
| READ MORE: CSU alums serve as caretakers of Berkeley County HistoryWorking at The Met enhancing Burke’s HR career
Justin Burke ’04 describes landing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2022 as the manager of compensation as an opportunity and his skillset aligning at the right time. When he worked in DC for seven years, he was a regular visitor at the Smithsonian museums but never imagined working at a famous museum. Burke […]
| READ MORE: Working at The Met enhancing Burke’s HR careerCommanding a learning legacy: Alumnus leads the way in world-renowned museum
With a name like Dr. Commander, one may visualize a modern-day superhero who seeks justice for the defenseless—or who leads an army as the top-ranked official. For one particular Charleston Southern alumnus, her cape may be figurative, but her climb to the top as a protector of our nation’s treasures and history is reality. Dr. Michelle Commander ’00 is […]
| READ MORE: Commanding a learning legacy: Alumnus leads the way in world-renowned museumNorris Family Legacy Living on Through Third Generation
Fred Norris III and his wife, Tracy Compton Norris ’83, recently visited campus to deliver proceeds from The Frederick K. Norris Jr. and Mary Ann R. Norris Charitable Remainder Trust and the Fred K. Norris Jr. Charitable Remainder Unitrust. The $321,507 gift will provide a Christian education to more young men and women. Fred and […]
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Charleston Southern University inaugurated B. Keith Faulkner as the university’s fourth president Monday, March 25 in a service in Lightsey Chapel. Faulkner was unanimously elected by the Board of Trustees on July 25, 2023, and began his service as president in October. He is the first Charleston Southern alumnus to serve the university as president. […]
| READ MORE: CSU Alumnus Inaugurated as Fourth PresidentSculptor, storyteller, sailor, 1973 alumnus shares her love for the Savior
Normandie Fischer ’73 did not have a typical college experience, especially at the then Baptist College at Charleston. Fischer grew up in a family of unbelievers. She was happily pursuing a sculpting degree in Perugia, Italy, when she needed to move home (and eventually to Charleston) to help a family member. “I was distracted during this […]
| READ MORE: Sculptor, storyteller, sailor, 1973 alumnus shares her love for the SaviorCommunity Research Institute wins award
Prestige Awards named Community Research Institute the Corporate Training Company of the Year – South Carolina for 2023-2024. Community Research Institute, a partnership between the CSU Nielsen College of Business and Abbey Research, provides internships to NCOB students to conduct research about Gen Z students and workers. CRI has developed training pertaining to working with […]
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