Sae sc delta drummer summer 2016 newsletter

SC Delta Chapter of SAE — DELTA DRUMMER SUMMER 2016

SC Delta Drummer University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina—Founded 1882

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Highlight—David Seawell ‘96 Community Service—Palmetto Project

USC to Charge Parking Fees Beginning this fall, all students who have members in a fraternity or sorority that operate a house on campus will be assessed a $125 per semester fee to be used to help pay construction costs. This is separate from the new $50 activity fee .

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Alumni Notes

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David Hodges

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Chapter Eternal

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Chapter News

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A Look Back

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Burnet Maybank

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SC Delta Chapter of SAE — DELTA DRUMMER SUMMER 2016

Alumni Notes Dalton Groome, '16, is now a mechanical engineering intern at Holtec International in Charleston. He attended Summerville High School, then majored in engineering and minors in Aerospace Engineering and Business Administration at Carolina. Congratulate him at email milesg6@gmail.com.

N Brad O’Farrell, ‘09, is an agent with the South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company in Charleston. Prior to the new job, he was working at Summit Lake Lodge in Moose Pass, Alaska.

Originally from Fripp Island, SC, reach out to him at email nofarrellscsp@yahoo.com.

Erik Skoloff, ‘94, is a Territory Manager III / Field Sales Trainer with St Jude Medical in Greenville. He attended Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, VA. Married to Katie, they have 2 sons— Marshall and Samuel. contact him at email eskoloff@gmail.com

Todd Stone, ‘87, is a partner and CPA with the firm of Warren, Stone & Associates, LLC in Atlanta. At Carolina he majored in accounting and was active in Beta Alpha Psi. He is married to Montie Warren and can be reached at email todd@warrenstonecpa.com

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Alumni Notes—David Hodges ‘75

Ask David Hodges, ’75, what he does for a living and you will realize he is a person who defies categorization; indeed, his wide range of personal and professional interests makes such a question sound almost limiting. David is a financial services professional who helps people manage risk.

David's intellectual curiosity and his easy way with people encourages those he meets to share their stories as he shares his own. Says David, "Stories bring people together and often I hear stories that friends and clients prefer not to tell others. I have had many conversations that have nothing to do with insurance.”

David's mastery of relating to people stems partly from his genuine passion for life and partly from his extensive tenure in business. When asked, he states, "I have had so many personal and business conversations that really, I feel I have seen and heard just about everything." That life experience translates into sage and real-world advice for the clients who seek his counsel.

A dyed-in-the-wool South Carolinian, David is an avid historian and a collector of books about his home state. His book collecting resulted in the purchase of The Book Place, a destination landmark to bibliophiles in the area. He fondly recalls owning the store "for five glorious years."

David is deeply involved in Columbia. He is an active Elder at First Presbyterian Church and serves on the boards of The Cooperative Ministry and Richland County Library. Past board service includes Central Carolina Community Foundation, the State Museum Foundation and various University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences boards and causes such as the Institute for Southern Studies and the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.

David’s true claim to fame is he is Sue's husband, the founder and owner of The Happy Cafe on Forest Drive. Reach David at email Dghodges@aol.com and visit his new web site at www.davidghodges.com.

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Chapter Eternal Theron E. Hester Jr. (Herb), 84 of Columbia, S.C., passed away peacefully on August 27, 2015 at Agape Senior Hospice in Columbia. Born in Pickens, S.C., he was the son of the late Mary Viola Hendricks and Theron Earle Hester of Pickens, S.C. He attended Clemson College and graduated from the University of South Carolina where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

He was retired from the SC State Employment Security Commission where he had worked for 30 years.

More Alumni Notes Dr. Hugh Rutledge, ’69, brings more than 40 years of experience to the Palm Harbor Medical Center team, including multiple decades spent in private practice here Palm Harbor as well as several years as an emergency room physician at Helen Ellis Hospital in Tarpon Springs at the start of his career.

After completing his undergraduate education at the University of South Carolina, he earned his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston before embarking on his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

In addition to seeing patients at Palm Harbor Medical Center, Dr. Rutledge serves as an associate counselor from the state of Florida to the Southern Medical Association.

When not in the office, Dr. Rutledge enjoys spending time with his family as well as playing tennis, wind surfing and skiing.

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Chapter News New Advisor—Garrett Givens Garrett, ‘09 SC Nu/Clemson, has volunteered as a financial advisor for the chapter. He is a commercial banker with South State Bank in Columbia. He attended Mauldin High School, and majored in Economics at Clemson, where he also got his MA in 2010. He is a member of Leadership Columbia 2016, and a board member of the Columbia Museum of Art: Contemporaries.

Spring Grades Congrats to the chapter for achieving a 3.08 overall grade point ratio for the spring 2016 semester, based on 120 members. The NEW MEMBER GPA was a 3.39, a huge improvement.

IMPORTANT DATES Classes Begin and Fraternity Recruitment Orientation — Aug 18 Aug 29—Sept 2 —Fraternity Recruitment

Sept 4—Fraternity Bid Day SAE Parents Weekend— Oct 21-22 Mothers of Minerva Weekend—Feb 17-19, 2017

Meet our New House Father Tad Derrick Tad will assume the duties as our live in "house dad" for the coming year.

He grew up in Virginia Beach before attending Washington College in Maryland and graduating in 2014. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta. He worked for that fraternity chapter in Dallas where he was in charge of operations, then attended UVa to obtain his Masters in Education. He stated: "I am excited to join the team at USC and was attracted by the strong Greek Life at USC and the enthusiasm and passion when I was interviewing with the chapter volunteers at USC." Welcome Tad to SAE at email jad2vd@virginia.edu, and new email soon will be DERRICJO@mailbox.sc.edu.

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A Look Back Foster Mays ‘81 Brother and Rev. Foster M. Mays is the rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Sedan, Kansas. He earned his Master’s in Divinity from the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. Prior to his call to the priesthood, he had an extensive background in estate planning, financial management, commercial real estate and the US Navy. He is married to Linda Leinbach Mays and they have two children, Russell and Nicholas and their dog, Lewis. Foster was born in Greenwood, SC and has served the church in a variety of capacities since he was a child: acolyte, crucifer, choir member, Sunday school teacher, young adult coordinator, mission trip leader, volunteer and Vestry member. He has several relatives that were also alumni, including Marshall and Locke.

Contact Foster at email epiphanysedan@gmail.com

Weston Adams. II ‘60 After graduation from the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina School of Law, Brother Weston Adams served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of The United States Air Force, with the rank of major general. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, and then served as Associate Counsel to the Select Committee on Crime of the U.S. House of Representatives. Under President Ronald Reagan, Adams served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi in southern Africa from 1984-1986.. Weston is the managing partner of the Weston Adams Law Firm in Columbia, South Carolina, and owner of Solar Filmworks as a film producer. He produced and wrote the feature film, The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007) with his son Julian Adams. The film is about Confederate Captain Robert Adams II, his great grandfather. In the photo, he poses with Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office in 1984. Reach Weston at email weston@westonadams.com.

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Burnet Maybank, Jr Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr., ’50, (born May 2, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of South Carolina. He is the son of former Governor of South Carolina and Senator Burnet Maybank.

Maybank was educated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942, and served in World War II with the United States Army Air Forces. He later attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with aLL.B. in 1950. He was also admitted to the South Carolina bar that same year and practiced law in Greenville and Charleston, South Carolina.

Maybank served as a Democrat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1953 to 1958. He later served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina under governor Fritz Hollings from 1959 to 1963.

He married Marion Mitchell on January 22, 1949 and has two children, Marion and Burnet Rhett III. He resides in Charleston.

Julian Nexsen ‘10 is now an Acquisitions Manager for RealOp Investments in Greenville. He attended Greenwood High School, obtained a BS degree at Carolina in Real Estate Finance and Marketing, then graduated from Clemson with a Masters in Real Estate Development. While in the chapter he served as a rush and social chairman. He was active in Sigma Alpha Lambda Leadership and Honors Organization, USC Intramurals and Club, Team Captain (indoor soccer, outdoor soccer), South Carolina Blood Drive, and Habitat for Humanity. Congratulate him at email juliannexsen@yahoo.com

Scott Quinn, '95, is a Senior Sales Executive with Coastal Corrugated, Inc. in Charleston. Residing in Mt Pleasant, he is from Greenville where he attended Eastside High School. Scott majored in Marketing and Industrial Management at Carolina. Contact him at email squinn@coastalcorr.co m

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