Meet Our Donors

Robin (B.A., ’86) and David Steele live in Howard County, Maryland, where they are actively involved in community service and philanthropic work. A Virginia native, Robin attended the University of South Carolina to be near her father, Albert Nelson, who lives in Charleston. During her time here, she made the most of her college experience by participating in student government and other campus organizations.

A ‘Winsome’ Gift

Jim, ’79 law, and Carolyn Gray, ’76, ’79 law, are both sailors at heart, and they loved the fast, splashy excitement of piloting Winsome, their 24-foot sailboat, across the open water of Lake Murray. The USC Sailing Club sometimes borrowed the Gray’s J/24 for training purposes, and the Grays noticed how well-maintained the students were keeping their watercraft. So the Grays made a strategic decision: let the Sailing Club take permanent ownership of the Winsome.

C.B. and Dona Smith

C.B. Smith has been a strong supporter of the school, the university and its athletics programs since graduating from the USC School of Law in 1970.

Edwin Pearlstine

Edwin Pearlstine attended the "other" Carolina, but this diehard Gamecock proves that earning a degree from Carolina is not a prerequisite to joining the Garnet & Black fraternity of fans at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Linda Lisi

Linda Lisi has lived all over the United States—New York, Illinois, Colorado and California—but she and her golden retriever, Gracie, have settled down in Sun City, South Carolina, next door to USC Beaufort's Hilton Head Gateway campus and put down roots.

Planning Ahead to Create Opportunities

It’s only about 50 miles from the peach orchards of Johnston, S.C., to the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus. But for Ellen Boatwright Horn, leaving home to attend the university changed her life.

A Helping Hand For Future Students

For college students everywhere, working to pay the bills while working toward a degree is a familiar routine. For many, finances are too tight to afford extras such as fraternity or sorority dues.

Dollars and Sense

When Allen Berger teaches students about finance and banking policy at the Moore School of Business, most of the material comes not from a textbook but from his own research at the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Groomed For Success

Brent Skinner has a special appreciation for quality clothing and college sports, and he’s turned his retail success with the first into a future gift for the second.

Communicating Success

He never worked as a journalist, but Rocky Harwood credits the School of Journalism and Mass Communications with nurturing his communication skills, which have bolstered his success and happiness as an investment advisor over the past 45 years.

Back Home at Carolina

Larry Nichols' family has lived in South Carolina's Saluda County since 1740, but Nichols has made his home in Statesville, N.C., for the past 40 years. Now Nichols, a 1965 graduate of the University of South Carolina business school, has retired from his insurance and financial investment firm and moved back to the Palmetto State.

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