Alumni
Alumnus donates $500,000 to baseball program
Charleston Southern University has received one of the largest donations in the school’s athletic history from one of its own. Roger Nielsen, a 1974 Baptist College at Charleston graduate and former Buccaneer catcher, committed $500,000 to the baseball program this week. The playing surface at CSU Ballpark will be named Nielsen Field to honor the […]
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John Osborne, a successful Charleston entrepreneur, was presented the Distinguished Service Award at Charleston Southern University’s commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 5 at North Charleston Coliseum. Osborne is the executive administrator of Charleston Angel Partners, director of The Harbor Entrepreneur Center and managing partner of Good Growth Capital. In addition, he has a background in the […]
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Charleston Southern University bestowed the honorary doctorate of Christian leadership upon Dr. Jay Strack, president and founder of Student Leadership University, at commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 5 at North Charleston Coliseum. Based in Orlando, Florida, Student Leadership University provides leadership training for students ages 13 to 24. Student Leadership University says, “We believe that God […]
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After long careers working at Westvaco, what many refer to as The Paper Mill, three Lowcountry women embraced something else they shared in common. All three were graduates, at different times and under individual circumstances, from Charleston Southern. Meet Esther Wilkins, class of ’91; Victoria Montgomery, an ’04 AND ’09 MBA graduate, and Shellie Snider, […]
| READ MORE: Friendship and a CSU diploma reconnect alumsSimple gesture of encouragement still impactful years later
When Amy Lewis Nolan-Roney graduated from Charleston Southern University in 1994, she was accepted into a research program at MUSC. The biology major had graduated in three years, but even though her grades were obviously good enough, her confidence needed a major boost. “I kept questioning myself, can I do this? Will I be able […]
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