She has taught students about medical careers for nearly 20 years at Williamston's Career and Technology Center. Wright, who earned a 1983 master's degree in personnel science at Clemson, began the center two decades ago when she sensed a community healthcare need and realized students could provide valuable service. Just as important, they could establish viable careers in the process. The medical careers program, which serves students from Belton-Honea Path, Palmetto and Wren high schools, currently has four teachers and nearly 200 students. In some cases, students become qualified to give specialized service upon high school graduation.
Students take a full course load each semester, including four years of math.
He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in special education and master's and education specialist's degrees in administrative supervision, all at the University. I have no doubt that Clemson will continue to prepare our teachers to meet these needs. The few teachers profiled here represent the tremendous and positive impact Clemson-trained educators are having on the present generation of students and the future of our state and beyond. Beyond K-12, outstanding Clemson teachers are helping shape higher education not only at this University but at other institutions. Perhaps the best representative of Clemson educators in higher education this past year is Donna Foster Holland '83, M '85 of Piedmont Technical College, the 1996 S.C. Governor's Professor of the Year.