Welcome to the Southern Wesleyan University Alumni Association page!
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.
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Alum authors paper Laura Oliver (’00) co-authored a paper in the Summer 2010 issue of the Journal of Leadership Education entitled “Serving the Once and Future King: Using the TV Series ‘Merlin’ to Teach Servant-Leadership and Leadership Ethics in Schools.“ |
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Teacher of the year at Airport High encourages freshmen Airport High School saluted Ruth Anne Potts, a 2004 Southern Wesleyan University graduate, as Teacher of the Year for 2010-2011. |
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Southern Wesleyan applauds outstanding alumni
Southern Wesleyan University alumni were recognized for their outstanding efforts in ministry and business during an annual awards luncheon on the university’s campus in Central. Pictured, from left, are Rupal Shah of Brighton, Mass., who received a Young Leader Award; Charles Tegen of Central, S.C., who received a Professional Excellence Award in the School of Business; Gregory Edmonds of Chesnee, S.C., who received a Young Leader Award; Bradford Fipps of Liberty, S.C., who received the Alumnus of the Year Award; John Benson of Pendleton, S.C., who received the Professional Excellence Award in the School of Business; James Michael Hilson of LaPlata, Md., who received the Professional Excellence Award in the College of Arts and Science; and Karen Young Watts of Albertville, Ala., who received the Professional Excellence Award in the School of Education. Click on the names above to find out more about each alum being honored.
Each year, Southern Wesleyan University’s Alumni Association grants special awards to encourage and recognize alumni in their efforts to advance in their occupation and relationship with Christ.
These awards honor alumni who embody Christian values and who strive to become the person Christ intended them to be in their work and personal life. The following alumni received 2010 awards at a ceremony at the university in Central, S.C.,
on April 17.
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Reaching out to Haiti |
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Greg Edmonds believes that missions are what God has been preparing him for throughout his life. He loves cross-cultural ministry and spent a year as a youth pastor at Wesleyan Community Church in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. When Heidi Edmonds began leading mission trips with Greg, her involvement in missions became serious. The Edmonds have been appointed by Global Partners to long-term missionary service in Haiti, where they desire to be the hands and feet of Christ. They want to be able to help restore hope in Haitians’ lives, rebuilding lives one person at a time. They have one child, Haley, and are expecting another one in the summer. |
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