Staff Spotlight
Tammi Clanton
Photo above: Clanton, in the Point Theatre’s production of “Hank Williams: Lost Highway.”
by Caitlin Probandt
To say Schreiner University is like a second home to Tammi Clanton ’98 isn’t an exaggeration by any stretch. In fact, Clanton first
started working on the SU campus in 1986. “My first job at Schreiner was behind the snack bar,” she said. “Since then I’ve done a lot at Schreiner, including getting a degree.” Clanton has come a long way from slinging snack foods. For the past seven years, she has been director of the Floyd & Kathleen Cailloux Campus Activity Center where she manages room scheduling, marketing and community involvement. Clanton also is in charge of the summer camps that happen on Schreiner’s campus. Her Mom, Peggy Clanton, manages the SU Bookstore. “After seven years in this position, I have people call me up and start a conversation by saying, ‘I know you’re going to know the answer to this…’” Clanton said with a laugh. “I feel like my job is planning events, even though the only event I handle myself is Family Weekend. I just love helping—I guess that’s where my psychology degree comes in handy.” The Kerrville native claims there was no other choice but Schreiner University for her education or employment. “I love Schreiner—it’s like being home,” she said. “I have to pinch myself most days. I can’t believe I’m
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allowed to work in a place like this. It is like being surrounded by family.” It isn’t just her job that makes the Hill Country great for Clanton—she also is involved in theater, a member of the Main Street Advisory Board and is a Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce ambassador. When she isn’t starring in a play or putting together a special evening in Kerrville, Clanton said she loves to cook—her best dishes are lasagna, cheeseburger soup and macaroni and cheese—and spending time with her 12-year-old daughter, Morgan. “I love all the activities she is involved in, and I love to cook—it is great stress relief,” she said. “If I could do anything else, I would go to culinary school.” But don’t count on Clanton leaving Schreiner University behind to study the culinary arts anytime soon. “I’d hate living in the city,” she said. “I’m very lucky to have stayed in Kerrville and found such a great job. Where else would you be on a firstname basis with the president of the university? Everyone here trusts you to do a good job and they empower you.” For more information, contact Clanton at TKClanton@schreiner.edu