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Presbyterian College
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Presbyterian College is located
in Clinton, South Carolina, a
community of 10,000 nestled in
upstate South Carolina. The college’s beautiful 240-acre campus
and a national reputation for
academic excellence attract 1,200
students representing 30 states and
eleven foreign countries. International study programs include
China, Oxford, Spain, and Cuba.
The alums of Presbyterian College
are outstanding leaders in business
and industry, education, athletics,
journalism, medicine, the military,
the Church, and public service.
Presbyterian College, home of the
fighting Blue Hose lives its motto
of “While we live, we serve,”
producing servant leaders for the
world today.
In 1864 22-year-old Rev.
William Plumer Jacobs arrived
in Clinton to serve as pastor of
First Presbyterian Church. Eight
years later Jacobs and the church
founded the Clinton High School
Association to provide the young
people of Laurens County a place
to receive a Christian-based,
liberal arts education. In 1880 the
Clinton High School Association
became first Clinton College and
then, in 1890, the Presbyterian College of
South Carolina.
In keeping with its goal to produce graduates of high moral character, Presbyterian
College adopted an honor code, a studentrun system still flourishing today, to govern
students’ academic and social lives.
PC’s curriculum includes international
programs, internships, and unique cultural
and arts opportunities. New facilities for
living (Senior Hall and Carol International
House), athletic play (new Bailey Memorial Stadium, Martin Soccer Stadium), study
(Lassiter Science Hall, the Arnold Archives
and Thomason Library), and infrastructure
support (information technology) benefit the
PC and Clinton community.
The college is home to six South Carolina
Professors of the Year, more than twice the
number of any public or private institution in
the state. Financial aid resources insure that
qualified students have access to a PC education.
Blue Hose sports have always made
history. In 1943 PC football coach Lonnie
McMillan gave the Clemson football stadium its famous nickname, Death Valley.
The Scotsman Club, formerly known as the
Walter Johnson Club, was created in 1937. Its
purpose is to provide athletic scholarships for
young men and women who excel in sports
and the classrooms. In the 1960s PC’s intercollegiate tennis program was ranked number
2 in the nation.
PC provides the community a
rich cultural life through lectures,
art exhibits, concerts and theatrical performances. The college’s
library and intramural facilities
serve local residents, while college
faculty and staff serve on many
local boards. The college is involved in local economic development, recognizing the importance
of its roll as a Clinton citizen and
significant employer.
Presbyterian College holds fast
to its core mission and high standards of integrity, celebrating its
motto: “Dum Vivimus Servimus,”
or “While we live, we serve.”
Service to community and each
other are hallmarks of faculty and
students alike. PC has one of the
oldest student volunteer organizations in the country in Student Volunteer Services (SVS). Presbyterian College is proud of its service
to country. More than 1,000 PC
graduates served in World War II,
and today’s alumni ranks include
a Medal of Honor recipient and
more than 15 generals.
In 2007, after 15 years in
NCAA Division II, the college
entered its transitional year of
membership into NCAA Division
I. Today PC fields sixteen competitive teams in men’s and women’s
sports.
PC is a member of the Big
South Conference.
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Presbyterian College
PC at a glance
Classification
• Carnegie One Liberal Arts College
(top ranking)
Student Body
• 1,200 (98% live on campus)
• 48% men and 52% women from 30 states
and 11 foreign countries.
Faculty
• 84 full-time professors
(95% have doctorate or equivalent)
• Six professors have been named South
Carolina Professor of the Year, twice more
than any college or university in the state.
• The student-faculty ratio is 13:1.
Academics
Presbyterian College Mission Statement
The compelling purpose
of Presbyterian College, as a
church-related college, is to
develop within the framework
of Christian faith the mental,
physical, moral, and spiritual
capacities of each student in
preparation for a lifetime of personal and vocational fulfillment
and responsible contribution to
our democratic society and the
world community. The following goals guide the College in its
attempt to fulfill its mission:
* To help students gain
knowledge of humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences,
a special competence in one or
more particular areas of study,
and an ability to see these studies as part of the larger search
for truth;
* To develop in students
the ability to think clearly and
independently, to make critical
judgments, and to communicate
effectively in both speech and
writing;
* To foster in students an aesthetic appreciation of the arts and literature;
* To acquaint students with values of
the Christian faith;
* To help students develop moral and
ethical commitments, including service
to others;
* To help students attain a sense of
dignity, self-worth, and appreciation of
persons with diverse backgrounds;
* To encourage in students an appreciation for teamwork and for physical
fitness and athletic skills that will contribute to lifelong health; and
* To foster in students an appreciation
of, and concern for, the environment and
natural resources.
• Career-oriented, rigorous liberal arts and
sciences curriculum with 30 majors and 44
minors. Bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees are offered. Expanded internship
opportunities, more study abroad and research
opportunities with faculty.
Admissions
• Very selective; early decision and early action plans available.
Tuition for 2008-09:
Tuition......................................... $25,472
General Fee................................... $2,038
Technology Fee........................... $392
Room-Typical Double..................... $3,942
17-Meal Plan.................................. $4,122
Total............................................ $35,966
Financial Aid
• Available through academic and ROTC scholarships, grants, work study, and loans
from college, state and federal sources.
Ninety percent of students receive some form
of financial aid.
Facilities
• 240-acre grassy, oak-shaded campus located
in the city of Clinton, S.C. The campus
includes 30 major buildings with five buildings on the National Register of Historic
Places. Newly renovated library with archives
addition; opening January 2008, a new $12
million biology wing.
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Presbyterian College Athletic Facilities
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The Presbyterian College Athletic Department is
recognized as having some of
the finest athletic facilities in
the Southeast. The 16-sport
athletic department’s athletic
facilities include the 2,500-seat
Ross E. Templeton Physical
Education Center, Callaway
Tennis Courts, Edens Field at
Martin Soccer Stadium, the PC
Templeton Weight Facility
Baseball Complex, and the PC
Softball Complex.
11,500-square-foot addition containing men’s
and women’s locker rooms and 10 coaches’
Ross E. Templeton offices. Located directly behind this facility is
Physical
the Kemper D. Lake, M.D. Sports Medicine
Education Center Center which houses PC’s Sports Medicine
The facility bears the name
staff who maintain the health of all Blue Hose
of the late Ross E. Templeton athletes. The Mabry-Smith-Yonce Center is
’24, distinguished alumnus
the 6,000-square-foot facility adjoining to the
and business leader of Charleft of the Templeton Center that was built in
lotte and Clinton, who was
1994. This facility provides meeting space for
a life-long devotee of PC
student organizations, alumni groups, athletic
sports. Completed in 1975, the teams, and special events. It also includes a
facility serves as both a sports kitchen, restrooms, and a storage area.
and academic center.  The Furman Pinson Arena seats more Templeton Weight Facility
than 2,000 spectators for men’s Located in the Templeton Center, the new
and women’s basketball as well weight room which opened in October of 2004,
as volleyball.  In 2000, Mr. and replaced the facility’s racquetball court that
Mrs. Robert Staton provided a was no longer in service. The 38’ x 70’ addinew floor for the facility.  Am- tion provides an additional 2,660 square feet of
ple classrooms, multi-purpose weightlifting area for the college’s 16 varsity
space, and equipment serve the athletic teams. The original weight room,
physical education instruction located at the east end of the Furman B. Pinson
program.  Adjoining Templeton Court, provides 2,400 square feet of workout
Center on the right is the new space that will give the Blue Hose athletic
Johnson-Callaway Center, an
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Edens Field at Martin Stadium
teams the flexibility to work out in
both weight room facilities while
avoiding scheduling conflicts. The
new weight room includes custom
equipment designed and installed by
ArrowHawk of Laurens, S.C.
Templeton
Tennis Center
Located next to the Ross E. Templeton Center, the Templeton Tennis
Center is home for the nationally
ranked Blue Hose men’s and women’s tennis programs. Templeton
Courts has served as host for several
regular season and postseason events,
including hosting the SAC Tennis
Championships from 2002-04.
Martin Stadium
Martin Soccer Stadium, seating approximately 400, was constructed in
2000 by the Kenneth Martin Family, of Greenville, S.C.  Dr. Robert
M. Edens ’77, of Columbia, S.C.
provided the soccer playing field. The
facility is home for the Blue Hose
men’s and women’s soccer programs
which have received national recognition over the years. This facility has
also served as host of several postseason events at the high school and
collegiate level.
Furman Pinson Arena
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PC Softball Complex
The PC Softball Complex is located
on the 31-acre Young Intramural Park.
This facility is home to the Blue Hose
Softball program and was built in 1997
when the sport was still at club level.
The facility has a new scoreboard located behind the rightfield fence which was
donated by Pepsi-Cola of Greenville,
S.C., prior to the 2005 season. Behind
the scoreboard are batting cages, while
the complex also has three other softball
fields which can be used for practice or
tournament competition. The complex
has served host to many tournaments,
including the Food Lion/ SAC Tournament from 2001-03 and in 2007.
Johnson Field
at Old Bailey Stadium
Johnson Field was named for Walter A.
Johnson, who came to Presbyterian College in 1915 when he was 22 and served
as coach and athletic director for 43
years. President John McSween dedicated Bailey Stadium at the opening home
football game of the 1928 season. The
3,000 seat facility, which is now used
as the home site by the Blue Hose men
and women’s lacrosse teams, resulted
mainly from a $10,000 gift from W.J.
Bailey, Clinton banker and industrialist,
as a memorial to his son William Cyrus
Bailey, 1908. The Bailey Foundation
provided for the renovation of the track
and stadium in 1986. The facility served
Johnson Field at Old Bailey Stadium
as the home field for the Blue Hose football
program from its opening prior to the 1928
season until the first two games of the 2002
season. During that time, the Blue Hose
compiled a record of 185-109-8.
PC Baseball Complex
The Presbyterian College baseball team
plays its home games at one of the most
attractive facilities in South Carolina, the
PC Baseball Complex. The Complex is
located at the eastern end of the college
campus and was built in the late 1980’s.
The facility has served as host to numerous
postseason events at the collegiate and high
school level over the years. The complex
boasts a covered batting facility down the
first base line and a 10-inning scoreboard
located behind the leftfield fence.
Bailey
Memorial Stadium
During the 2002 season, Presbyterian College opened the new 6,500-seat Bailey Memorial Stadium. This state-of-the-art facil-
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Presbyterian College Athletic Facilities
PC Softball Complex
ity features a multi-level press box, a
spacious field house, and concession
stands for home and visiting fans.
Guarding the entrance to Bailey Memorial Stadium is a 15-foot statue,
which was graciously donated by
Mr. Irwin Belk, of the Blue Hose
mascot, nicknamed Cyrus Bailey.
Scotsman Club members will have
the opportunity to watch exciting
Blue Hose football from the loggia
level, which has open access to the
home stands and a superb view of
the playing field. The third story of
the press box is the president’s level.
Special guests will enjoy Blue Hose
football from the plush surroundings
of the private president’s box. Also
located on this level is the game
operations box, home and visiting
radio booths which are located on
each end of this level, and the sports
information box. The top level of
the press box is the film level, which
offers coaches’ boxes and a filming
area for both teams. The playing
surface, Claude Crocker Field, is
made of bermuda grass. Located
at the west end of Crocker Field is
the Yonce Field House. The 9,000square-foot facility houses both
home and visiting football teams
with locker room facilities.
Presbyterian College Athletic Support Staff
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Laurie Addison
Cheerleading
Coordinator
Thomas Addison
Head Coach
M & W Golf
Heide Burgin
Assistant Athletic
Trainer/SWA
Kevin Caldwell
Athletic Facilities
Coordinator
Bee Carlton
Director of
Athletics
Ronny Fisher
Head Coach
Women’s
Basketball
Brian Hand
Director of
Sports Information &
Game Operations
Caroline Morris
Assistant SID
Dick Newman
Director, Physical
Education
Brian Purcell
Head Coach
Women’s
Soccer
Chris Belshe
Head Coach
Volleyball
Ben Betsill
Team Leader For
Athletic Fields
Bret Boulware
Head Coach
Men‘s Soccer
Scott Bunting
Supervisor of
Athletic Facilities
Eric Cash
Head Coach
Strength &
Conditioning
Jason Childs
Head Coach
Men’s Lacrosse
Holly Cook
Athletic
Operations
Administrative
Assistant
Tyler Davis
Head Coach
Women’s Tennis
Patric Hynes
Head Coach
Men’s Tennis
Nelson Jones
Director of Sports
Medicine
Kristina Llanes
Head Coach
Women’s Lacrosse
Dave Majeski
Head Coach
Softball
Sherry Medlin
Administrative
Assistant
Gregg Nibert
Head Coach
Men’s Basketball
Thad Palmer
Head Coach
M & W Cross
Country
Elton Pollock
Head Coach
Baseball
Dr. Craig Powell
Faculty Athletic
Representative
Ashley Powell
Marketing &
Promotions
Jason Reed
Mike Smith
Associate Athletic
Associate AD,
Trainer
Internal Operations
and Compliance
Bobby Bentley
Head Coach
Football
Caroline Spearman
Assistant Athletic
Trainer
Lauren Williams
Assistant Athletic
Trainer
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Mac Stewart
Supervisor of
Grounds/
Maintenance
Mike Thompson
Megan Trimpe
Assistant
Assistant VB/SID
Coordinator of
Athletic Facilities
Justin Walker
Intern Athletic
Trainer
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Dan Eckstein, Football,
#40, 1968: Eckstein wore jersey
#40 during his football career
at PC. Eckstein was voted the
South Carolina Player of the
Year in 1968 and the South
Carolina Athlete of the Year in
1969. In 1968 he was named
to the Associated Press Small
College All-American team and
the NAIA All-American team.
He capped the year off by playing in the Coaches All-America
Bowl. Eckstein was drafted by
the Green Bay Packers in 1968
and later authored “The 41st
Packer” describing his experiences during his time with the
NFL world champions. He
made the Packers’ 40-man roster but was later cut. The team
helped him land a spot with
the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the
Canadian Football League.
the 1970’s. During his career David was
named an NAIA All-American and in
1972 he was named the South Carolina
Player of the Year. David rushed for
1,036 yards during his senior season in
1972, becoming the first player in school
history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in
a season.
Wiley Adams, Men’s
Basketball, #20, 1987: Adams’ No.
20 is the only jersey that has been retired
by the PC men’s basketball program.
A two-time NAIA District 6 Player of
the Year (1986 and 1987), Adams was a
first team NAIA All-American in 1987.
During his senior season in 1986-87
he helped lead the Blue Hose to a 25-7
record and the NAIA District 6 Playoffs.
Adams finished his career with 1,725
points.
Rachel Sloan, Women’s
Basketball, #20, 2001: Sloan’s No.
Ecksteins
20 is the only jersey that has been retired
by the PC women’s basketball program.
Sloan was a three-time All-American
and was twice named the SAC Women’s
Basketball Player of the Year. She ranks
fifth all-time in conference history for
points scored and sixth in rebounding.
Sloan was a Kodak All-American during her senior season in 2000-01. She
finished her career with a program-best
1,889 points.
Todd Cunningham,
Football, #8, 2002: All-American
quarterback Todd Cunningham’s No. 8
is the third retired football jersey. A twotime SAC Offensive Player of the Year,
Cunningham still holds the SAC record
for career total offense yards with 11,578
and career passing yards with 10,937. He
was a three-time All-American, and was
a finalist for three years for the Harlon
Hill Award, the top award presented to a
Division II football player.
Sloan
David Eckstein, Football #40, 1972: #40 was also
worn by Dan’s brother David
Eckstein who continued to
achieve significant accomplishments on the football field in
Adams
Cunningham
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Presbyterian College’s Highest Honor
The Presbyterian College
Athletic Department gives all
varsity teams the opportunity
to honor significant athletic accomplishments of an individual
student-athlete by retiring the
jersey worn during their career. As a matter of historical
precedent, PC Athletics does
not retire the student-athlete’s
number in any sport. Thus, any
jersey number may be worn
by a future PC student-athlete.
Among all student-athletes to
compete at Presbyterian College since 1895, only five Blue
Hose student-athletes have had
their jerseys retired.
Presbyterian College President
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Dr. John V. Griffith
President
Dr. John V. Griffith, a 1969 graduate
of Dickinson College, begins his 11th
year as President of Presbyterian College. Griffith became the 16th president
of PC on Jan. 1, 1998, replacing Dr.
Kenneth B. Orr who retired after guiding
the college for 18 years. Griffith was
inaugurated on Oct. 10, 1998, as part of
Homecoming festivities.
As the 2007-08 academic year begins, Griffith continues to guide Presbyterian College through the new strategic
plan which will take PC through the
first decade of the 21st century. Griffith
helped the institution celebrate its 125th
anniversary during the academic year in
2005-06.
Griffith came to PC after spending his previous 20 years of service at
several colleges in different capacities.
He began his work at the college level
in 1977, when he was hired as a lecturer
at the University of Syracuse. Prior to
his time at Syracuse, Griffith served as
a chaplain at the Dana Hall School in
Wellesley, Mass., from 1972-76 and as a
minister at the Village Baptist Church in
Sherbune, N.Y., from 1976-78. He served
as a lecturer at Syracuse University for
one year before accepting a job at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Mich., where he was an associate director
for Project Choice, a $150,000 project on
student consumer protection.
He moved on to Davidson College in
Davidson, N.C., in 1979, where he was
hired as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and a member of the faculty. He
served in this capacity for the next six
years before being named Vice President
for Institutional Advancement in 1985.
During the next four years, Griffith helped
develop Project MATCH, a $150,000
project directed at intellectual development and college admissions. While at
Davidson, he was also instrumental in
the development of Love of Learning, an
intervention program directed at AfricanAmerican youth.
Griffith continued his work at Davidson College until 1989, when he was
named president of Arkansas College, a
private liberal arts college in Batesville,
Ark., which later changed its name to
Lyon College. He served as president of Lyon, a PCUSA-related
school, for eight years before
coming to PC.
Throughout his career, Griffith
has served on numerous committees and councils, including the
executive committee of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges
and Universities and the Governor’s Advisory Board of Technology and Telecommunications for
the State of Arkansas. He is an active board member of the Laurens
County Economic Development
Corporation and was honored as
its 2003 Man of the Year. He is
an honorary board member of the
Upstate Alliance, and a gubernatorial appointment to the South
Carolina Commission on Higher
Education. He also serves on the
board of directors for the National
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Griffith graduated cum laude
from Dickinson College in 1969
with a bachelor’s degree in Religion, receiving the Hoffstatder
Award as the most outstanding
senior. He later graduated magna
cum laude from Harvard University in 1972 with a Master’s
of Divinity degree, being named
valedictorian and baccalaureate speaker of his class. Griffith
received his Ph.D. degree in
Intellectual Development from the
University of Syracuse in 1980.
He and his wife, the former
Nancy Shell, are the parents of
two sons: Matthew, a graduate of
Davidson College, and Chris, a
graduate of Dickinson College.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Dr. William B. “Bee” Carlton begins
his sixth year as Director of Athletics at
Presbyterian College. Carlton accepted
the position in July of 2003.
He is responsible for the overall
operation of the athletics department
including the budget, hiring, evaluation, and supervision of the staff, facility
and staff development and fund raising
activities.
During his tenure, Carlton has made
an immediate impact on his alma mater’s
athletic department. He has been instrumental in the department’s continued
advancement, including the starting of
men’s and women’s lacrosse as well as
women’s golf. In addition, he has been
very active upon his return to the Clinton
community, serving on the executive
board of the Lakelands Area division
of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA).
Carlton came to PC from the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point, where,
for six years, he gained extensive athletic
and academic administration experience. 
He is formerly the director of systems
engineering and operations research
academic programs, managing a staff
of more than 30.  He also served as the
primary liaison between coaches, athletic
administration, and academic administration for the execution of athletic
programs.  His duties included competition coordination and ensuring that the
academy’s student-athletes met university and NCAA eligibility standards.
From 1997-2002, Carlton served as
the head officer representative to the
Army Sprint football team and is the
former assistant officer representative
to the NCAA Division I Army football
team.  He maintained close contact with
student-athletes as the officer-in-charge
of the U.S. Military Academy Fellow-
A 1976 graduate of Presbyterian
College, Carlton was captain of the
Blue Hose football team during his
senior season.  A three-year lettermen, he was the first All-South Atlantic Conference player from PC.
In addition to his military credentials and PC degree, Carlton holds
a master’s degree in Operations
Research from Georgia Tech and a
Ph.D. in Operations Research from
the University of Texas at Austin.
Carlton’s duties include overall
management of the athletic department and NCAA compliance issues. 
He also represents PC at Big South
Conference functions and through
such college organizations as the
ship of Christian Athletes, coordinating, Scotsman Club.
Carlton and his wife, the former
supervising, and leading weekly devoLaura Sholar, have three daughters,
tionals, small group Bible studies, and
Leigh, Lindsay, and Claire and two
Christian activities.
grandchildren, Meg and Liam.
As the chairman of the West Point
Golf Course Advisory Council, Carlton
assisted the Army golf coach in ensuring
the facility meets standards to support recruiting and competition for the program.
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Presbyterian College Director of Athletics
Dr. WILLIAM B. “BEE” CARLTON
Presbyterian College Athletic Administration
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MIKE SMITH
aSSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Mike Smith serves as the Associate
Director of Athletics for Internal Operations and Compliance at PC. His duties
include coordinating the maintenance of
all athletic facilities at PC and dealing
with the day-to-day compliance issues of
the NCAA Division I institution.
Smith also served as the interim
women’s lacrosse coach at PC during the
2007-08 school year.
Before being named as the interim
women’s lacrosse coach, Smith served
for three years on PC’s women’s basketball staff after serving for two seasons on
the men’s basketball staff.
A native of Clover, S.C., Smith
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earned his Bachelor’s of Arts degree
from PC in Economics and Business Administration. Smith also holds a Masters
of Business Administration from Webster
University. A former Blue Hose basketball player, Smith was a four-year letterwinner on the courts for PC (1979-82).
Smith is a retired active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He and his
family served our country for 23 years.
Smith is married to the former Lynn
Hope of Rock Hill, S.C., a 1982 graduate of Presbyterian College and former
women’s basketball player at PC. The
couple has one son, Steven, who is a
junior at PC.
HEIDE BURGIN
SEnior Woman Administrator / ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
Entering her fourth year of service
at PC, Heide Zeiser Burgin begins her
third year as PC’s SWA in 2008-09. An
Assistant Athletic Trainer, Burgin serves
as the athletic trainer for the men’s soccer team during the fall and the women’s
basketball team at PC during the winter.
Last season, Burgin worked primarily with the men’s soccer, women’s
baskteball and women’s lacrosse teams,
but helped with the needs of the studentathletes from all 16 varsity sports.
The Daytona, Beach, Fla. native
arrived at PC after a one-year stint at
the Virginia Commonwealth University
in Richmond, Va. during the 2004-05
academic year. Burgin was a sports
medicine intern at VCU.
Prior to VCU, she was an intern
with the Auburn University Sports
Medicine office in Auburn, Ala., for two
years.  During her first year at Auburn,
Burgin worked with women’s soccer
and both basketball squads. Her primary
concern was the Tiger women’s soccer
team in her second year.
During her time at Auburn, Burgin
served as a co-sports medicine director
for the Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Men’s and Women’s Diving Championships and the NCAA Division I Men’s
and Women’s Diving Zone as well as the
NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s
Swimming and Diving Championships.
Burgin earned a bachelors of science
in Health Science from Clemson University in 1998 and a master’s in Sports
Medicine from the United States Sports
Academy in Daphne, Ala., in 2004.
She is a member of both the National
Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
and the South Carolina Athletic Trainers
Association (SCATA).
Burgin recently married Chris Burgin.
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Eric Cash is in his second year as
the Head Speed and Strength Coach at
PC.
In Cash’s first season with PC, the
Blue Hose football program ended
spring practice with over 45 players
being able to bench press over 300
pounds. The Blue Hose also ended the
spring with 10 players running under a
4.5 in the 40-yard dash. Prior to joining
the staff at PC, Cash spent two years
with Bentley at Byrnes where he was
the linebackers coach and assistant
strength coach.
Before joining Bentley’s staff at
Byrnes, Cash was a graduate assistant
strength coach at Clemson University. Cash also trained the men’s and
women’s soccer teams at Clemson.
Cash graduated from USC Upstate
in December of 2002.
Coach Cash and his wife Sheri welcomed their first child, McKinley Marie.
on September 16, 2006.
jason reed
associate head athletic trainer (saint francis, 1999)
Reed begins his second year as the
Associate Head Athletic Trainer at PC in
the 2008-09 school year. He is responsible for the coverage of the Blue Hose
Football Program.
Reed comes to PC from Canisius
College in Buffalo, N.Y. where he had
worked for two years as an assistant athletic trainer in charge of men’s lacrosse,
men’s soccer and synchronized swimming. He also served as an approved
clinical instructor in their athletic training
program.
Prior to his time at Canisius, Reed attended High Point University for graduate school where he earned his M.S. in
Sports Studies in May of 2005.
Reed’s experience also includes three
years as a certified athletic trainer at
Saint Francis University where he was in
charge of football, men’s volleyball and
track and field.
Reed graduated from Saint Francis in
1999 with a B.S. in Psychology. He became a certified athletic trainer in 2000.
A native of Tipton, Penn., Reed
resides in Clinton.
Lauren Williams
Assistant athletic trainer (Elon, 2003)
Lauren Williamsis in her second year
as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Presbyterian College.
Williams is responsible for the coverage of the baseball team at PC. She also
helps with the day-to-day oversight of the
football team.
Williams came to PC after a threeyear stint as an Assistant Athletic Trainer
at North Carolina Wesleyan College
where she worked from 2004-07.
A native of Herndon, Va., Williams
graduated from Elon in 2003 with a
Bachelor’s of Science degree. During
her time at Elon, Williams was a student
athletic trainer, working with women’s
soccer, women’s basketball and football.
She also played club rugby at Elon.
After her graduation from Elon in
2003, Williams went on to acquire her
MEd. from the University of Virginia in
2004. Williams was a graduate Assistant
Athletic Trainer at VMI during her time
at Virginia, working with both football
and baseball.
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eric cash
head speed and strength coach (USC Upstate, 2002)
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CAROLINE SPEARMAN
Assistant athletic trainer (VALDOSTA STATE, 2004)
Caroline Spearman begins her
third year as an assistant athletic
trainer with the PC sports medicine
staff. She is the primary athletic trainer
for the women’s soccer team in the
fall and the men’s lacrosse team in the
spring.
Spearman joined the Blue Hose
after earning her masters degree in
Sports Administration from Belmont
University in Nasheville, Tenn. While
completing her degree she served as a
graduate assistant at nearby Vanderbilt
University. Spearman worked with the
Commodore football team and was
also the primary athletic trainer for the
VU tennis team. Additionally, she assisted in all of the day-to-day needs of
the training room.
Spearman holds a B.S. degree in
Sports Medicine/Athletic Training
from Valdosta State University. During
that time she served as the trainer for
the football and women’s basketball
team, while also serving as the athletic
trainer for nearby Lowndes High
School and taking an internship at the
University of Mississippi.
Laurie Addison
spirit coordinator/Cheerleading coach
Laurie Addison enters her seventh
year as cheerleading coordinator at
Presbyterian College. Addison brings
a wealth of experience as both a
competing cheerleader and gymnastics
director.         
From 1994-98, Addison ran a
private gym concentrating on cheerleading and choreography. She has
served as a judge, coach, and clinician for gymnastics and cheerleading
camps all over the state. During the
summers, she serves as camp manager
for the Universal Cheer Association.
Prior to running her own gym she was
a Gymnastics Director at the Clinton
YMCA from 1992-94.
Addison, a native of Clinton,
S.C., attended Lander University. She
is married to Jamey Addison and the
couple have two children, Jay (11) and
Caroline (9).
Sherry Medlin
Athletic Department Administrative Assistant
Sherry Medlin begins her seventh year
as the athletic department’s administrative
assistant in 2008-09.
Medlin is in charge of organizing all
athletic department business records,
coordinating football and basketball ticket
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sales, athletic department transportation
and assisting the athletic administration in
all aspects of day-to-day operation of the
athletic department.
A native of Clinton, Medlin is married
to Kenny Medlin. The couple have two
children, Charles and Brittany.
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Marketing/Promotions Consultant (Presbyterian ‘89)
Ashley Powell is in her first year
as Marketing and Promotions Consultant at Presbyterian College. Her duties include promoting athletic events,
advertising, and helping with recruiting for all 16 varsity sports.
Powell previously worked in Program Development with the Affinity
Management Group. Prior to that, she
was a Sales and Marketing Associate
with Deltacom, Ikon.
Powell graduated from Presbyterian College in 1989 with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business and a minor in
English.
Powell married Craig, a 1986 alum
and current Chemistry professor at PC,
and have two children, Alec (13) and
Robert (9). They currently reside in
Clinton, S.C.
Holly Cook
Athletic Operations Administrative Assistant (Lander ‘03)
Holly Cook is in her first year
as Athletic Operations Administrative
Assistant at Presbyterian College. She
is responsible for providing administrative support to the operation of the
Presbyterian College Department of
Athletics staff and providing direct administrative compliance and recruiting
support to the football, men’s basket-
ball, and women’s basketball teams.
Previously, Cook worked as an Administrative Assistant to the Provost at
PC from October 2006 through August
2008.
Cook graduated from Lander
University in 2003 with a BS in Business with an emphasis in Marketing/
Management.
Cook and her husband Dan are
expecting their first child, a baby girl,
in January 2009.
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Ashley Powell
Presbyterian College NCAA Compliance
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PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
NCAA COMPLIANCE
NCAA compliance regulates and
standardizes the activities and actions
of collegiate athletics. NCAA rules
apply to coaches, administrators and
boosters. “Representatives of athletics’
interests” are all alumni and friends
of Presbyterian College athletics
programs bound under the same rules
and regulations as the athletes, coaches,
and staff. Be sure to, “ask before you
act” because consequences of NCAA
violations include:
• Enrolled student-athletes declared
ineligible
• Eligibility of prospective studentathletes jeopardized
• NCAA regulations and sanctions
placed on the college and athletic
department
• Athletics representatives forced to
disassociate from the college and/or loss
of ticket privileges
What is a Representative
of Athletics Interests
(Booster/Donor)?
The NCAA stipulates that once an
individual has been identified as a
‘representative’ or “booster/donor” he/
she retains this status forever even if
the individual is no longer associated
with the athletics program. Furthermore
the NCAA states that it is possible for
a person to be a representative of more
than one institution at the same time.
A representative of athletics interest
is anyone who has ever:
• Made any type of contribution to
the athletics department or booster club.
• Joined the institution’s booster club
or any sport specific group,
• Provided or helped arrange
employment for a student-athlete,
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• Provided benefits to enrolled
student-athletes or their families,
• Assisted in any manner in the
recruitment of prospective studentathletes,
• Promoted the institution’s athletics
programs in any manner.
As a representative of athletics
interest you may NOT:
• Contact a prospect’s coach,
principal or counselor in an effort to
evaluate a prospect,
• Visit the prospect’s institution to
pick up film or transcripts,
• Contact a prospect, his/her parents,
legal guardians, or spouse on or off
campus,
• Contact a prospect by telephone or
letter,
• Make special arrangements to
entertain a recruit,
• Provide extra benefits to a prospect,
student-athlete, or the parents, family
and/or guardians of the prospects or
student-athletes.
Who is a Prospective
Student-Athlete?
A prospective student-athlete is a person
who has started ninth (9th) grade,
regardless of his/her athletic ability
and/or participation. Remember that a
prospective student-athlete remains a
prospect even after signing a National
Letter of Intent (NLI) or accepts an offer
of financial aid from the institution. A
person remains a prospect until he/she
reports for the first day of classes for a
regular (Fall/Spring) term.
What is an “Extra
Benefit?”
Any special arrangement by an
institutional employee or a representative
of the institution’s athletics programs
to provide a student-athlete (or relative/
friend) a benefit that is not generally
available to other Presbyterian College
students.
Please take special consideration of
the following:
Permissible Benefits:
NOTE: Contact the institution’s
athletic compliance department before
you do the following:
– Have student-athletes attend a
charity event in which you are involved.
– Provide summer employment to a
student-athlete, provided compensation
is only for work actually performed and
at a rate commensurate with the going
rate in the locale for similar services
performed.
– Invite a team for dinner or to meet
with a group of alumni in a city where
they are playing.
– A booster club, civic organization
or alumni group of which you are a
member may award a scholarship to a
prospect. NOTE: Some restrictions apply
Illegal Benefits:
– Providing cash or other tangible
items (e.g. clothes, cars, shoes) to a
prospect or a student-athlete or his/her
family or friends.
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• A student-athlete cannot accept
anything from an employee or booster
(i.e. use of car, hair cut, clothing, gifts,
money, tickets, payment of long distance
calls.)
• Free/reduced cost of room and/or
board cannot be provided. This includes
on or off campus and at any location or
time of year.
• Storage Room cannot be provided.
• Use of copy machine, fax machine,
or other department equipment may not
be provided.
• A student-athlete cannot eat at
a restaurant as a special guest of an
employee or athletics booster. However,
on infrequent, special occasions a
student-athlete/team may accept
an invitation to the home (never a
restaurant) of an employee or booster for
a meal.
• Only reasonable (i.e. within a
30 mile radius) and occasional local
transportation may be provided.
Any questions?
If you should have any further
questions, contact a member of PC’s
Athletic Compliance Office.
Further information is available at
NCAA’s web site at www.ncaa.org or
www.NCAAclearinghouse.net.
Mike Smith
Associate Athletic Director for Internal
Operations / Compliance
864-833-8253
[email protected]
Penalties
– Violations of recruiting rules or the
provisions of extra benefits will result
in the ineligibility of involved prospect/
student-athlete at PC. In addition,
multiple violations can jeopardize an
entire program. Provisions of extra
benefits can result in the institution being
placed on probation, forfeiture of games,
revenues and championships.
– Remember WHEN IN DOUBT,
FIND OUT! You may jeopardize
the career of a young person and the
reputation of PC.
– The support and encouragement
from athletic representatives (boosters)
is appreciated by the athletic
department. However, NCAA rules
give strict limits on how you support
an institution. When a violation occurs,
intentional or unintentional, the school
is responsible for your actions. Further,
if a prospective or enrolled studentathlete accepts any benefit because of
his/her athletic ability, a student-athlete
may lose all eligibility to participate in
intercollegiate athletics.
Following NCAA rules and
regulations is imperative to maintaining
the integrity of Presbyterian College
and intercollegiate athletics. We
ask all who are associated with the
institutions athletics programs to
help the College protect the spirit of
competition, the athletics eligibility of
our student-athletes, and the reputation
of the College by adhering to the rules
and regulations of the NCAA and by
contacting the Compliance Office or the
NCAA with all questions.
Remember the #1 Rule: ‘Ask
Before You Act!’
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– Purchasing items or services from
a prospect/student-athlete’s family at
inflated prices.
– Providing the use of a car
(including official visits to student hosts)
or any free or reduced cost services to a
prospect/student-athlete or his/her family
or friends.
– Providing a loan, co-signing a loan
or guaranteeing a bond for a prospect/
student athlete.
– Providing tickets to an athletic
event (institutional or community), or
free admission to an institution’s away
from home contest for a prospect/
student-athlete or his/her family or
friends.
– Promising employment after
graduation or promising financial aid for
post graduate education.
– Paying or arranging for the
payment of transportation costs incurred
by a prospect/student-athlete’s family or
friends to visit the campus or elsewhere.
– Entertaining relatives or friends
or a prospect/student athlete including
at your home or another facility (e.g.
restaurant).
– Employing relatives or friends
of prospects as an inducement for
enrollment.
– Buying Christmas, birthday gifts
or any gifts or awards for athletic
performance.
– Providing an honorarium to
a student-athlete for a speaking
engagement. (Only necessary travel
expenses may be provided and this must
be approved by the athletic department
prior to the speaking engagement.)
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Sports medicine
Vision Statement ...
The Sports Medicine staff is committed to providing the highest quality of
medical care for our student-athletes.
The staff consists of certified athletic trainers, team physicians, nurse
practitioners, and the student health
care center as well as other specialists
and consultants. The staff strives to
provide the most efficient and effective treatments available to help
prevent and manage athletic related
injuries or illnesses. Treatments for
injuries and illnesses are based on
sound medical and rehabilitative
principles with consideration of
personal and team goals.
Nelson Jones, ATC; SCAT
Director of Sports Medicine
(Men’s Basketball)
(864) 833-7097 – Office
Jason Reed, MS, ATC
Associate Head Athletic Trainer
(864) 833-8256 – Office
Heide Burgin, MS, ATC; SCAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer
(864) 938-3755 – Office
Caroline Spearman, MS, ATC; SCAT
Assistant Athletic Trainer
(864) 938-3755 – Office
Lauren Williams, MEd., ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
(864) 833-7124 – Office
Justin Walker, B.S.
Intern Athletic Trainer
(864) 833-7097 - Office
Sports Medicine Staff (Left-To-Right): Justin Walker,
Lauren Williams, Jason Reed, Caroline Spearman,
Nelson Jones, Heide Burgin
Sports Medicine
Main Numbers:
Telephone: (864) 833-7098
Fax: (864) 938-3756
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