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Welcome to the Southern Wesleyan University Alumni Association page!

As an alumnus of SWU, you’re part of a family.  The Southern Wesleyan University Alumni Association is here to assist all alumni in a spirit of Christian service.  Whether you’re looking for networking opportunities or looking up a long-lost classmate, we can help. 

As you browse through the alumni page, may you be blessed with fond memories of your time as a student. Maybe you lived on campus in McDonald Hall with your closest girlfriends. Maybe you met weekly with a small group of other working adults to complete your degree. Regardless of the program, every former student is an important part of the SWU alumni family. Each alumnus and their memories of SWU is a thread in the fabric of what makes Southern Wesleyan University the institution it has become.

Alumni News Flashes

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LeRoy

Matt LeRoy has co-authored a book with Jeremy Summers. The book, entitled “The Way Forward” deals with discovering the classic message of holiness. LeRoy is a 1999 graduate of Southern Wesleyan University and graduated this past December from Asbury Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in divinity. He is an ordained pastor in The Wesleyan Church. LeRoy and his wife, Sarah, plan to move to Chapel Hill, N.C., where he has been called to plant
a church.

Other contributors to the book with SWU connections include Dr. Bob Black, professor of religion; and alumni Dr. Joseph Dongell, Asbury Theological Seminary professor; Josh LeRoy; and David Medders, president of Bethany Bible College. Summers is a graduate of
ndiana Wesleyan University and Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an ordained pastor in The Wesleyan Church.Book cover

“The Way Forward” seeks to introduce a new generation to the classic message of holiness, captured in the words of its great heralds. At the core of this book is the work of John and Charles Wesley, writings that profoundly influenced their ideas on holy
living. The book traces the journey of this message through the generations that followed. It echoes the voices of a humble monk, a former slave turned founding bishop, a politician, a poet, abolitionists,
activists. preachers, professors, reformers and revolutionaries. These voices tell the story of the timeless promise of God’s far-reaching grace and
transforming love.

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Regina (Foster) Carroll has recently been promoted to business officer for the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences at Clemson University.

Copeland’04
Derrick Copeland has been promoted to vice president, chief security officer at The Palmetto Bank. He has been employed with The Palmetto Bank for 10 years.

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WEDDINGS
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Allison Renee Moore and Randall Matthew Elswick were married Dec. 29, 2007.

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Janelle Montgomery

Janelle Elizabeth Beamer and Joel Scott Montgomery were married May 3, 2008, at St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Greenville, S.C.

 She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina and a master’s degree in management from Southern Wesleyan University (’03). She is director of public relations for Southern Wesleyan University.

 The groom-elect attended Westside High School in Anderson. He is a residential project account manager at Duke Energy.

The couple is residing in Liberty, S.C.

BIRTHS

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Greyson Levi Klumb, was born on Dec. 8, 2007, to Robin and Ray Klumb. He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. and was 21 inches long.


OBITUARIES
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Virginia Steiner Cadaret Marullo, Seneca, S.C., Dec. 5, 2007.

’07
Anthony (Tony) Owens
Lexington, S.C., Jan. 28, 2008.

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William (Billy) Patrick Griffin, Simpsonville, S.C., March 12, 2008.