List of University of South Carolina people
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The list of University of South Carolina people includes former students, professors, administrators and those who hold degrees from the University of South Carolina.
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[edit] Alumni
[edit] Arts, Entertainment, and Media
| Name | Class year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Addison | 1985 | actor | |
| Mike Colter | 1998 | actor | |
| William Combs | 1982 | tenor for Lyric Opera of Chicago | |
| Rita Cosby | 1989 | host of MSNBC's Rita Cosby Live, three-time Emmy Award winner | |
| Harry Dent | 1975 | economist and writer | |
| Ainsley Earhardt | 1999 | Fox News Weekend Anchor | |
| Charles Frazier | 1986 | author of the best-selling novel Cold Mountain | |
| Lilian Garcia | 1988 | singer and WWE ring announcer | |
| Leeza Gibbons | 1978 | actress and former host of Entertainment Tonight, three-time Emmy winner | |
| Lauren Michelle Hill | – | actress and February 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Month | |
| Jim Harrison | 1958 | painter of Americana, including Coca-Cola memorabilia | |
| Cliff Hollingsworth | 1977 | screenwriter for "Cinderella Man." | |
| Jim Hoagland | 1961 | columnist and former chief foreign correspondent of The Washington Post, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize | |
| Hootie and the Blowfish | – | all four band members attended the University, drummer Jim Sonefeld played on the USC soccer team | |
| Jesse Hughes | – | American musician (Eagles of Death Metal) | |
| Jasper Johns | – | internationally-recognized painter (did not graduate) | |
| Dan Klores1973 | – | author Roundball Culture, writer and producer of The Boys of Second Street Park, ESPN's Black Magic and Paul Simon's The Capeman. | founder and owner of Dan Klores Communications, one the largest independent PR firms in the US |
| Lanier Laney | 1977 | television writer and producer | |
| Larry Lebby | 1973 | internationally-recognized portrait painter | |
| Amos Lee | 1999 | singer-songwriter/guitarist folk musician | |
| Tyron McFarlan | 1996 | ringmaster for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus | |
| Gary Parsons | 1978 | founder XM Satellite Radio and former executive vice president of MCI | |
| Brenda Pressley | 1978 | actress | |
| Jack Roper | – | meteorologist WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC | |
| Blue Sky | 1964 | internationally-recognized painter and sculptor responsible for the mural Tunnelvision | |
| W. Thomas Smith, Jr. | 1982 | author and columnist | |
| E. Lee Spence | 1976 | author, editor, pioneer underwater archaeologist, discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley in 1970 | |
| Patrick Tyler | 1974 | chief foreign correspondent for The New York Times | |
| Van Earl Wright | 1984 | anchor for Fox Sports | |
| Rin-Jong Yang | 1986 | music director of the Korean Sinfonietta, internationally renowned conductor of Sungshin Women's University Orchestras |
[edit] Athletics
| Name | Class year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Sheridan | 1964 | former NC State and Furman Head Football Coach |
| Charlie Weis | 1989 | head football coach for the University of Notre Dame, former NFL assistant coach who won three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots and one with the New York Giants |
[edit] Baseball
| Name | Letter years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Anderson | 1982 – 1984 | former Major League Baseball infielder |
| Billy Buckner | 2004 | right-handed pitcher Kansas City Royals |
| Brian Buscher | 2002 – 2003 | infielder, Minnesota Twins |
| Tripp Cromer | 1987 – 1989 | former Major League Baseball infielder |
| Jon Coutlangus | 2002 – 2003 | former Major League Baseball infielder |
| Adam Everett | 1997 – 1998 | shortstop for the Houston Astros and member of gold medal-winning 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team |
| Lee Gronkiewicz | 1999 – 2001 | pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ed Lynch | 1974 – 1977 | former major league baseball pitcher (Mets, Cubs) general manager (Cubs) |
| Marcus McBeth | 1999 – 2001 | former Major League Baseball infielder |
| Kevin Melillo | 2002 – 2004 | infielder for the Oakland Athletics |
| Drew Meyer | 2000 – 2002 | shortstop for the Texas Rangers |
| Steve Pearce | 2004 – 2005 | First Baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Brian Roberts | 1999 | infielder for the Baltimore Orioles |
| Mookie Wilson | 1977 | former baseball star for the New York Mets |
[edit] Men's Basketball
| Name | Letter years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Renaldo Balkman | 2004 – 2006 | NBA player |
| Tom Boswell | 1975 | former NBA player |
| Mike Brittain | 1982 – 1985 | former NBA player |
| Bobby Cremins | 1968 – 1970 | former Georgia Tech and current College of Charleston head basketball coach |
| Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 1973 – 1976 | head coach in the NBA, former NBA player |
| Alex English | 1973 – 1976 | NBA Hall of Famer (highest scorer in the 1980s and seventh all-time scorer with 25,343 points) |
| Jo Jo English | 1989 – 1992 | former NBA player |
| Jim Fox | 1964 – 1965 | former NBA player |
| Gary Gregor | 1965, 1967 – 1968 | former NBA player |
| Kevin Joyce | 1971 – 1973 | former ABA player |
| Tre' Kelley | 2004 – 2007 | player in the Croatian league |
| Tarence Kinsey | 2003 – 2006 | NBA player |
| BJ McKie | 1996 – 1999 | 3-time All-SEC basketball player; the school's all-time leading scorer |
| Tom Owens | 1969 – 1971 | former NBA player |
| Brent Price | 1988 – 1989 | former NBA player |
| Tom Riker | 1970 – 1972 | former NBA player |
| John Roche | 1969 – 1971 | former NBA player |
| Scott Sanderson | 1981 – 1984 | head basketball coach at Lipscomb University |
| Ryan Stack | 1995 – 1998 | former NBA player |
| Brandon Wallace | 2004 – 2007 | NBA player |
| Jamie Watson | 1991 – 1994 | former NBA player |
| Brian Winters | 1972 – 1974 | coach of WNBA's Indiana Fever |
[edit] Football
| Name | Letter years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Abraham | 1996 – 1999 | NFL player |
| Tom Addison | 1955 – 1957 | American Football League All-Star (Boston Patriots), founder of American Football League Players Association |
| Fred Bennett | 2003 – 2006 | NFL player |
| Sheldon Brown | 1998 – 2001 | NFL player |
| Mark Dantonio | 1976 – 1978 | current Michigan State University Head Football Coach |
| Brad Edwards | 1984 – 1987 | former NFL player and USC Associate Athletic Director |
| Kalimba Edwards | 1998 – 2001 | NFL player |
| Todd Ellis | 1986 – 1989 | Current radio Play-by-play announcer for Gamecock football |
| Harold Green | 1986 – 1989 | NFL player |
| Alex Hawkins | 1956 – 1958 | former NFL player, ACC Player of the Year in 1958 |
| Corey Jenkins | 2001 – 2002 | NFL player |
| Marcus McBeth | 1999 | pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds |
| Langston Moore | 1999 – 2002 | NFL player |
| Willie Offord | 1998 – 2001 | NFL player |
| Dan Reeves | 1962 – 1964 | former NFL player and head coach |
| Sidney Rice | 2005 – 2006 | NFL player |
| Dunta Robinson | 2001 – 2003 | NFL player |
| Marcus Robinson | 1993 – 1994, 1996 | NFL player |
| George Rogers | 1977 – 1980 | former No. 1 draft pick in the NFL, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner |
| Sterling Sharpe | 1983, 1985 – 1987 | former NFL player and ESPN football analyst |
| Duce Staley | 1995 – 1996 | former NFL player and Gamecock Radio Network sideline reporter |
| Rod Trafford | 1999 – 2001 | NFL player |
| Travelle Wharton | 2000 – 2003 | NFL player |
| Troy Williamson | 2002 – 2004 | NFL player |
[edit] Men's Soccer
| Name | Letter years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Guzan | 2003 – 2004 | Goalkeeper for CD Chivas USA in Major League Soccer |
| Tim Hankinson | 1973 – 1977 | former soccer coach at Syracuse University and former coach of Major League Soccer's Tampa Bay Mutiny and Colorado Rapids |
| Clint Mathis | 1994 – 1997 | current member of the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer |
| Josh Wolff | 1995 – 1997 | Former MLS player and current forward for TSV 1860 München, as well as the US Men's National Soccer Team. |
[edit] Other sports
| Name | Letter years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aleen Bailey | 2002 – 2003 | Olympic gold medalist |
| Dawn Ellerbe | 1993 – 1997 | U.S. Track & Field Champion, U.S. Olympian |
| Otis Harris | 2001 – 2004 | Olympic gold and silver medalist |
| Shannon Johnson | 1992 – 1996 | second all-time leading scorer in women's basketball history (2,230 points), member of gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team, four-time WNBA all-star |
| Terrence Trammell | 1998 – 2000 | Olympic silver medalist in 2000 and 2004, world champion in 60-meter hurdles |
| Tonique Williams-Darling | 1997 – 1998 | Olympic gold medalist in 2004 in the 400 meters for the Bahamian team |
[edit] Business, Education, and Sciences
| Name | Class year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Harper Bethea | 1975 | former chairwoman of the board of the United Way, former chairwoman and current board member of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce |
| Joseph Burckhalter | 1934 | retired as distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, member of National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| Charles Dallara | 1970 | international economist and managing director for the Institute of International Finance |
| Bradley Hamm | 1990 | dean of Indiana University School of Journalism |
| David F. Houston | 1887 | President of Texas A&M and the University of Texas |
| William "Hootie" Johnson | 1953 | chairman of the executive committee of Bank of America, former chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club |
| Sister Carol Keehan | 1980 | president and CEO of the U.S. Catholic Health Association |
| Larry Kellner | 1981 | chairman of the board and CEO of Continental Airlines |
| David A. King | 1983 | director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Joab Lesesne, Jr. | 1961 | former president of Wofford College |
| Robert C. McNair | 1958 | owner of NFL franchise Houston Texans |
| Darla Moore | 1975 | financier (the Moore School of Business is named after her) |
| Peter McCausland | 1971 | chairman of the board and CEO of Airgas Inc. |
| Jacqueline Michel | 1974 | internationally known expert on oil spills |
| Philip Pearce | 1953 | former governor of the New York Stock Exchange |
| Ralph Roe, Jr. | 1983 | director of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center |
| Daniel Sanders | 1961 | former president of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. |
| Marva Smalls | 1977 | executive vice president of public affairs and chief of staff for Nickelodeon |
| Patricia Spakes | 1973 | chancellor of University of Washington |
| E. Lee Spence | 1976 | underwater archaeologist discovered the wreck of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley in 1970 |
| John Swearingen | 1938 | former chairman of Standard Oil |
| Mary Thornley | 1986 | president of Trident Technical College |
| Glenn Tilton | 1970 | chairman, president and chief executive officer of United Airlines |
| John Kenneth Waddell | 1988 | President of Denmark Technical College |
| Howard “Humpy” Wheeler, Jr. | 1961 | president of Lowe's Motor Speedway |
| Duan Wei | 1975 | former director general, budget accounting and statistics, government of Taiwan |
[edit] Government, Law, and Politics
| Name | Class year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Atwater | 1977 | political consultant/strategist |
| André Bauer | – | Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina |
| Solomon Blatt, Sr. | 1917 | Former longtime Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives |
| Solomon Blatt, Jr. | 1941 | District Court judge |
| Andrew Card | 1971 | former White House Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush |
| Glenn F. McConnell | 1972 | South Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore |
| Melvin Purvis | 1925 | FBI agent who helped capture notorious 1930s gangsters John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson |
| Jean H. Toal | 1968 | chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court |
| Charles S. West | 1848 | Texas jurist and politician |
[edit] U.S. Senators from South Carolina
[edit] U.S. Representatives from South Carolina
| Name | Class year | Term in Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wyatt Aiken | 1849 | 1877 – 1887 | |
| William Aiken | 1825 | 1851 – 1857 | Also Governor of South Carolina |
| Milledge Luke Bonham | 1834 | 1857 – 1860 | Also Governor of South Carolina |
| William Waters Boyce | – | 1853 – 1860 | Attended in the late 1830s, did not graduate |
| John Bratton | 1850 | 1884 – 1885 | |
| William H. Brawley | 1860 | 1891 – 1894 | |
| Preston Brooks | – | 1853 – 1857 | Expelled in 1839 trying to free his brother from prison, did not graduate |
| Joseph R. Bryson | 1920 | 1939 – 1953 | |
| Sampson H. Butler | – | 1839 – 1842 | Attended in the early 1820s, did not graduate |
| William Butler | 1810 | 1841 – 1843 | |
| Patrick C. Caldwell | 1820 | 1841 – 1843 | |
| Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | – | 1979 – 1987 | Attended in the late 1950s, did not graduate |
| John Campbell | 1819 | 1837 – 1845 | |
| Robert B. Campbell | 1809 | 1823 – 1825 1834 – 1837 |
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| John Carter | 1811 | 1822 – 1829 | |
| William K. Clowney | 1818 | 1833 – 1835 1837 – 1839 |
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| William F. Colcock | 1823 | 1849 – 1853 | |
| Theodore G. Croft | 1897 | 1904 – 1905 | |
| Mendel Jackson Davis | 1970 | 1971 – 1981 | |
| Warren R. Davis | 1810 | 1827 – 1835 | |
| Butler Derrick | – | 1975 – 1995 | |
| Frederick H. Dominick | – | 1917 – 1933 | |
| J. Edwin Ellerbe | – | 1905 – 1913 | |
| Franklin H. Elmore | 1819 | 1836 – 1839 | Also a United States Senator |
| John H. Evins | 1853 | 1877 – 1884 | |
| David E. Finley | 1885 | 1899 – 1917 | |
| Allard H. Gasque | 1901 | 1923 – 1938 | |
| Andrew R. Govan | 1813 | 1822 – 1827 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 1977 | 1995 – 2003 | Also a United States Senator |
| William J. Grayson | 1809 | 1833 – 1837 | |
| James Henry Hammond | 1825 | 1835 – 1836 | Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina |
| James Butler Hare | 1947 | 1949 – 1951 | |
| John J. Hemphill | 1869 | 1883 – 1893 | |
| Robert W. Hemphill | 1936 | 1957 – 1964 | |
| Kenneth Lamar Holland | 1960 | 1975 – 1983 | |
| John Jenrette | 1962 | 1975 – 1980 | |
| Laurence M. Keitt | 1843 | 1853 – 1860 | |
| George Swinton Legaré | – | 1903 – 1913 | |
| Hugh S. Legaré | 1814 | 1837 – 1839 | |
| Edward C. Mann | 1906 | 1919 – 1921 | |
| James Robert Mann | 1947 | 1969 – 1979 | |
| Richard Irvine Manning I | 1811 | 1834 – 1836 | Also Governor of South Carolina |
| George McDuffie | 1813 | 1821 – 1834 | Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina |
| John L. McMillan | – | 1939 – 1973 | |
| Thomas S. McMillan | 1912 | 1925 – 1939 | |
| John J. McSwain | 1897 | 1921 – 1936 | |
| Stephen Decatur Miller | 1808 | 1817 – 1819 | Also a United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina |
| George W. Murray | – | 1893 – 1895 1896 – 1897 |
Attended in the early 1870s, did not graduate |
| John Light Napier | 1972 | 1981 – 1983 | |
| Wilson Nesbitt | – | 1817 – 1819 | Left after freshman year in 1805, did not graduate |
| William T. Nuckolls | 1820 | 1827 – 1833 | |
| Liz J. Patterson | – | 1987 – 1993 | Attended in the early 1960s, did not graduate |
| William H. Perry | – | 1885 – 1891 | Attended in the late 1850s, did not graduate |
| Francis Wilkinson Pickens | – | 1834 – 1841 | Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate; also Governor of South Carolina |
| Henry L. Pinckney | 1812 | 1833 – 1837 | |
| J. Willard Ragsdale | – | 1913 – 1919 | |
| James P. Richards | 1921 | 1933 – 1957 | |
| John Peter Richardson II | 1819 | 1836 – 1839 | Also Governor of South Carolina |
| John S. Richardson | 1850 | 1879 – 1883 | |
| L. Mendel Rivers | – | 1941 – 1970 | |
| James Rogers | 1813 | 1835 – 1837 1839 – 1843 |
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| Richard F. Simpson | 1816 | 1843 – 1849 | |
| Hugo S. Sims, Jr. | 1947 | 1949 – 1951 | |
| Floyd Spence | 1952 | 1971 – 2001 | |
| Robin Tallon | 1966 | 1987 – 1993 | |
| John C. Taylor | 1919 | 1933 – 1939 | |
| Waddy Thompson, Jr. | 1814 | 1835 – 1841 | |
| Samuel W. Trotti | 1832 | 1842 – 1843 | |
| Albert Watson | 1950 | 1963 – 1971 | |
| Joe Wilson | 1972 | 2001 – present | |
| Joseph A. Woodward | – | 1843 – 1853 | Attended in the mid 1820s, did not graduate |
[edit] U.S. Congressmen and Senators from other states
| Name | Class year | Term in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Anthony Cooper | 1819 | 1839 – 1841 1842 – 1843 |
United States Representative from Georgia |
| David Funderburk | 1974 | 1995 – 1997 | United States Representative from Alabama |
| Henry Washington Hilliard | 1826 | 1845 – 1851 | United States Representative from Alabama |
| John W. Johnston | – | 1870 – 1883 | United States Senator from Virginia |
| Lewis Charles Levin | 1828 | 1845 – 1851 | United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First Jewish person elected to the United States Congress. |
| Dixon Hall Lewis | 1820 | 1829 – 1844 H 1844 – 1848 S |
United States Representative and United States Senator from Alabama |
| Louis Wigfall | 1837 | 1859 – 1861 | United States Senator from Texas |
[edit] Governors of South Carolina
| Name | Class year | Term in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Aiken | 1825 | 1844 – 1846 | Also a United States Representative |
| David Beasley | 1979 | 1995 – 1999 | |
| Coleman Livingston Blease | – | 1911 – 1915 | Expelled for plagiarism in 1888, did not graduate; also a United States Senator |
| Milledge Luke Bonham | 1834 | 1862 – 1864 | Also a United States Representative |
| Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | – | 1987 – 1995 | Attended in the late 1950s, did not graduate |
| John Geddes | – | 1818 – 1820 | Attended in the mid 1810s, did not graduate |
| William Henry Gist | – | 1858 – 1860 | Expelled in 1827, did not graduate |
| James Henry Hammond | 1825 | 1842 – 1844 | Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative |
| Wade Hampton III | 1836 | 1877 – 1879 | Also a United States Senator |
| Joseph Emile Harley | 1902 | 1941 – 1942 | |
| Jim Hodges | 1979 | 1999 – 2003 | |
| Ernest Hollings | 1947 | 1959 – 1963 | Also a United States Senator |
| Richard Manning Jefferies | 1910 | 1942 – 1943 | |
| Thomas Bothwell Jeter | 1846 | 1880 | |
| David Johnson | – | 1846 – 1848 | Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate |
| Olin D. Johnston | 1924 | 1935 – 1939 1943 – 1945 |
Also a United States Senator |
| Andrew Gordon Magrath | 1831 | 1864 – 1865 | |
| John Lawrence Manning | 1836 | 1852 – 1854 | |
| Richard Irvine Manning I | 1811 | 1824 – 1826 | Also a United States Representative |
| George McDuffie | 1813 | 1834 – 1836 | Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative |
| Robert Evander McNair | 1947 | 1965 – 1971 | |
| John Hugh Means | 1832 | 1850 – 1852 | |
| Stephen Decatur Miller | 1808 | 1828 – 1830 | Also a United States Senator and a United States Representative |
| Franklin J. Moses, Jr. | – | 1872 – 1874 | Dismissed from freshman class in 1855, did not graduate |
| Francis Wilkinson Pickens | – | 1860 – 1862 | Attended in the late 1820s, did not graduate; also a United States Representative |
| John Peter Richardson II | 1819 | 1840 – 1842 | Also a United States Representative |
| John Peter Richardson III | 1849 | 1886 – 1890 | |
| Richard Riley | 1959 | 1979 – 1987 | Also U.S. Secretary of Education |
| Donald S. Russell | 1925 | 1963 – 1965 | Also a United States Senator |
| William Dunlap Simpson | 1843 | 1879 – 1880 | |
| George Bell Timmerman, Jr. | 1937 | 1955 – 1959 | |
| John C. West | 1946 | 1971 – 1975 |
[edit] Governors of other states
| Name | Class year | Term in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Floyd | 1829 | 1849 – 1852 | Governor of Virginia |
| John Gayle | 1815 | 1831 – 1835 | Governor of Alabama |
| Charles James McDonald | 1816 | 1839 – 1843 | Governor of Georgia |
| William McWillie | 1817 | 1857 – 1859 | Governor of Mississippi |
| John Murphy | 1808 | 1825 – 1829 | Governor of Alabama |
[edit] Military
[edit] Religion and Ministry
| Name | Class year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Elliott | 1825 | First Bishop of Georgia |
[edit] Presidents of the University of South Carolina
[edit] Notable Faculty and Administrators
| Name | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Bierbauer | 2002 – present | former CNN senior Washington correspondent |
| J. Larry Durstine | 1982 – present | Former President of American College of Sports Medicine |
| Walter Edgar | 1972 – present | South Carolina historian |
| Donald Fowler | 1966 – 1968 1971 – present |
former chairman of the Democratic National Convention |
| Janette Turner Hospital | 1999 – present | award winning Australian author, succeeded James Dickey as Carolina Distinguished Professor of English |
| Rudolph E. Mancke III | 2002 – present | former host of SCETV's Naturescene |
[edit] Former Faculty and Administrators
| Name | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Robby Benson | 1988 – 1990 | actor |
| Thomas Cooper | 1819 – 1834 | educator, philosopher, and political leader |
| James Dickey | 1969 – 1997 | poet and novelist author of Deliverance |
| Richard Theodore Greener | 1873 – 1877 | first black to graduate from Harvard University and first to teach at USC |
| Alexander Cheves Haskell | 1867 – 1868 | Professor of law |
| John LeConte | 1856 – 1869 | geologist |
| Joseph LeConte | 1856 – 1870 | geologist |
| Francis Lieber | 1835 – 1856 | jurist and political philosopher |
| John McLaren McBryde | 1882 – 1888 | Virginia Tech president |
| Abioseh Nicol | 1990 – 1991 | author, diplomat from Sierra Leone; former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations |
| Jihan Sadat | 1985 – 1986 | widow of Anwar Sadat |
| Emory M. Sneeden | 1978 – 1982 | U.S. Court of Appeals Judge |
| Richard L. Walker | 1957 – 1981 | former US ambassador to South Korea |
[edit] Honorary Degree Recipients
| Name | Year issued | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Drayton | 1807 | Governor of South Carolina; pushed for the foundation of South Carolina College to unite the state |
| Moses Waddel | 1807 | Educator in South Carolina and Georgia |
| Thomas Cooper | 1833 | President of the University of South Carolina |
| Robert Woodward Barnwell | 1842 | President of the University of South Carolina |
| Thomas Green Clemson | 1886 | Agriculturalist |
| Ellison Capers | 1888 | Confederate general during the American Civil War |
| Joseph B. Kershaw | 1893 | Confederate general during the American Civil War |
| Hugh Smith Thompson | 1900 | Governor of South Carolina |
| James F. Byrnes | – | Governor of South Carolina |
| George W. Bush | 2003 | President of the United States |
| Chris Matthews | 2006 | television talk show host and pundit |
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