91to Host Dedication for Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center on April 12

Tigerville, SC—April 12 will mark the start of a new chapter at 91 (NGU).

A dedication celebration is set for the university’s fully renovated Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, formerly Donnan Administration Building. The celebration will begin at 10 a.m. on NGU’s campus in Tigerville.

Resting at the highest point of NGU’s Tigerville campus, the historic building has seen a complete transformation since work began in 2022.

Originally opened in 1955, the building served as the school’s administration building. It now features five high-tech classrooms, a suite of 18 faculty offices, and two high-profile collaboration rooms for the university’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The college is NGU’s largest academic unit, with more than 500 students enrolled in its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.

The Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center also houses the Murphee C. Donnan Student Commons, as well as the Donald E. Ward Executive Suite, located on the north side of the upper level. The suite includes offices for NGU’s president, executive vice president, provost/dean of the university faculty, chief financial officer, and university general counsel.

91Community Orchestra Presents ‘Go West’ April 6

Tigerville, SC—The 91 (NGU) Community Orchestra will show Buster Keaton’s 1925 silent film “Go West” as it premieres an original film score by 91alumnus and award-winning composer Brett Ensley on April 6.

The free event will take place at 7 p.m. in Turner Chapel on NGU’s Tigerville campus. Tickets are available at the 91Box Office.

Ensley has composed for TV and films, including Black Widow, Shark Tank, and the Cartoon Network; commercials for BMW and Harley Davidson; video games, including “Call of Duty” and Triple-A Nintendo backgrounds; and won several awards for his 2016 film score to “Sereer.”

“Go West” portrays Friendless, a man down on his luck who can’t find a job, but finds himself, a “city slicker,” out west where he becomes a bungling cattle rustler. He befriends Brown Eyes, a milking cow who is also a misfit in a sea of beef cattle. When the ranch owner, who can’t hold out any longer for fear of bankruptcy, sends the cattle to auction, including Brown Eyes, Friendless goes into action, saving not only his beloved Brown Eyes, but the ranch as well.

91to Present Jane Eyre The Musical at The Billingsley Theatre

Tigerville, SC—91 (NGU) will present Jane Eyre The Musical April 11-13 and April 18-20 at The Billingsley Theatre in Tigerville.
“It’s been an absolute joy putting this together,” said Director Amy Dunlap, associate dean for the School of the Arts at 91. “We’ve been rehearsing since the beginning of the semester, and we’re excited to bring it to the stage.”
The production, based on Charlotte Bronte’s novel, features music and lyrics by Paul Gordon and a book and additional lyrics by John Caird.
Bronte’s classic gothic romance follows independent, passionate governess Jane Eyre through her harsh childhood and her employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall.
There, she meets the mysterious and magnetic Edward Fairfax Rochester. Though drawn to each other, they are haunted by the ghosts of Rochester’s past, which threaten any possibility of future love or happiness for either.
Ultimately, Eyre and Rochester discover the power of forgiveness and faith to guide them through the tangled skeins of their lives.
“The show’s primary themes are forgiveness and redemption, which is really amazing for a gothic novel,” Dunlap said. “Jane has to learn to forgive the people who hurt her in her childhood so she can forgive other people in her life as she grows older.”
The musical will highlight the talents of 27 cast members.
“It’s a very big cast. With that, you have all different levels of experience and expectations, but everyone has come together with a lot of focus and dedication to support the story,” Dunlap said.
The Cast for Jane Eyre The Musical includes: Carmen Wells (Jane Eyre); Dylan Thompson (Edward Fairfax Rochester); Claire Wells (young Jane); Rachel Forester (Mrs. Reed/ensemble); Jaylan Brinson (Miss Scatcherd/Grace Poole/ensemble); Anslee Johnson (Helen Burns/ensemble); Meghan Frady (Marigold/Louisa Eshton/ensemble); Alyse Barrett (Mrs. Fairfax); Hadley Cash (Adele); Isabelle Western (Blanche Ingram); Matthew Blanton (Brocklehurst/Mr. Eshton/St. John Rivers); Seth Atkins (John Reed/Lord Ingram/ensemble); Meredith Wirth (Lady Ingram/ensemble/Woman One, Rain); Bryson Childs (Colonel Dent/ensemble); Kat Liederbach (Mrs. Dent/ensemble); Chappie Livdahl (Percy/Vicar/ensemble); Logan Stewart (Robert/ensemble); Rebecca Panagiotacos (Bertha Mason/ensemble); Caleb Branton (Richard Mason); Sadie Beaumont (Amy Eshton/school girl/ensemble); Sarah Delanuez (Mary Ingram/school girl/ensemble); Arianna Wilson (ensemble); Morgan Madden (ensemble); Grace Turner (school girl/ensemble); Eliana Kelly (school girl/ensemble); Natalie Marcy (school girl/ensemble); Bethany Greene (school girl); and Selah Welchel (school girl).
Tickets are $8 for students and children and $15 for adults. Premium seating tickets are $20. One free ticket is available to 91students with an 91ID.

The Miracle That Changed All of Eternity

The following is a special devotional from 91President Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr.

“He is not here, but he has risen!” (Luke 24:6a)

My life has been filled with memorable Easter weekends.

I made my public profession of faith at a Good Friday service, in the house church my dad pastored in Western New York. I walked the makeshift aisle in our living room and even now I stand amazed by how that event changed my life.

Lisa and I were married on an Easter weekend, on the only sunny day amid what felt like weeks of rain, with the daffodils and irises of Lisa’s hometown blooming madly. This year marks thirty-five years since that day; I am amazed by her patient love.

Our twins, Ethan and Emily, were born on yet another Good Friday. We spent Easter in the hospital with them, overwhelmed by the amazing love we felt as we held our precious newborns.

These personal markers have enriched our Easter weekends, but as significant as they are, even they pale by comparison with why Easter matters. The truth of Easter is even more amazing!

Luke 24 emphasizes the sadness of the first Easter morning. Christ’s followers approached the tomb in the dim, early morning light, carrying the burial spices required for the difficult task of preparing a corpse for its decay. It was a somber, tearful chore.

And yet, the stone had been rolled away: the tomb was empty! The miracle they beheld did not merely change their morning, it changed all of eternity. The Savior of the universe had arisen triumphant, the penalty for sins had been paid, and the transcendent love that had been made possible was now apparent. Even now, we can join with Peter in being “amazed at what had happened”! (v. 12): Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

Why Does Good Friday Matter?

The following is a special devotional from Marcus Hayes, 91Board of Trustees member and Lead Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in The Woodlands, TX.

Have you ever asked the question, “Why does Good Friday matter?” Remembering the significance of Good Friday can easily prevaricate a person’s once held convictions.

Good Friday makes Easter possible. Good Friday matters because it is the day that the God of all Creation pulled off His plan of salvation through the shed blood of His precious Son on the Cross. On Good Friday, all the promises and all the prophecies were fulfilled. God’s plan to redeem humanity from rebellion, rejection, and separation became a reality because Jesus, fully God and fully man, bore the punishment for all our sins, past, present, and future, on the Cross. Jesus would pay the penalty and debt that we owed. Dying in our place as our substitute.

So, a person can argue that one can describe the Gospel in four words, “Jesus in my place.”

Good Friday matters because, on that day, God’s justice and grace met in the person of Jesus, making possible the impossible, washing what had once been unwashable, making it whiter than snow. Good Friday matters because, through Christ’s death on the Cross, you and I can take off our old clothes of unrighteousness and put on our new clothes of Christ’s righteousness.

Good Friday matters because on that day, long ago, God brought light out of darkness and made beauty out of ashes. On that day, Jesus’ blood ran red, defeating sin and death so we might claim the spoils of His victory. On that day, God sought us and bought us, giving us the gift of eternal life to all who would hear, believe, and receive. Good Friday matters because Jesus paid in full what we could not pay.

Good Friday is only good because Sunday is coming.

Scholars Ponder Technology, Gender Identity, and What it Means to Be Human During Christian Worldview Week

Tigerville, SC —Technology, gender identity and what it means to be human.

Those were the topics covered at 91’s (NGU) annual Christian Worldview Week in March, as Dr. Katie McCoy and Jason Thacker presented talks on “Thinking Christianly about Human Nature.”

“I couldn’t be more pleased with this year’s Christian Worldview Week,” said Dr. Nathan Finn, executive director for NGU’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. “Many of the most pressing issues in American culture are related to human nature. Dr. McCoy and Professor Thacker are experts in their fields, devoted followers of Christ, and gifted communicators. They served our community well, and I continue to hear positive comments from students and faculty about the presentations.”

McCoy serves as director of Women’s Ministry for Texas Baptists. She has a PhD in systematic theology and is the author of “To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond” and co-author of the volume dedicated to the doctrine of humanity in the “Theology for the People of God” series.

“Your generation is living at a time when Christianity has fallen deeply out of favor with broader culture,” McCoy told 91 students during her lecture. “You are living at a time where there is widespread gender confusion and epidemic levels of anxiety and depression.”

“Facts have been replaced by feelings, evidence has been replaced by emotion, and biology has been replaced by beliefs,” she continued.

McCoy said despite the many challenges facing the current and future generations, there is hope for believers who hold a Christian worldview.

“I’m not trying to pull us back to the 50s or a time that seemed simpler,” she said. “Instead, I want to pull you back to the very beginning—to the intent and significance of humanity as male and female, made in the image of their creator.”

“If you are in Christ, you are his ambassador,” McCoy said. “You are not just a passive recipient of what he’s done for you. You are a part of the kingdom of God so that you can advance the kingdom of God. You have a purpose and a reason for being alive.”

Thacker, who serves as assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Boyce College and directs the Research Institute for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, delivered two lectures on technology and how Christians can keep smart phones and artificial intelligence in their proper place.

“Technology isn’t necessarily good. It also isn’t necessarily bad. But, it’s definitely not neutral. Nothing is neutral. Everything is shaping our worldview and perspective,” said Thacker. “AI isn’t some abstract reality that’s fun to think about. It is everywhere and it is shaping your world whether you realize it or not.”

Thacker spoke about some of the dangers of AI and technology but said rejecting helpful tools is not a solution.

“We have to understand what (these tools) are, what they’re doing to us, and how they are shaping us. You don’t know an answer? Just type in a question and it’ll give you a prompt to keep going. What’s that doing to you? It’s shortcutting the pursuit of wisdom and true education. Information is not education. True education is being transformed into a different type of person.”

The answer for Christians, however, is a complex one.

“I can’t give you five tips and tricks to right your relationship with technology and artificial intelligence so you can move on to better and more important things,” Thacker said. “Just as the bad habits didn’t form overnight, the good ones won’t either. It’s going to take time.”

“Slow down and think biblically about the things you see,” he continued. “Don’t be informed by your feelings, but be informed by the truth itself. It’s not that you are so unique that God loved you. It’s that God loved you, and that’s what makes you unique. He created you in his image and for a purpose. There’s a utilitarian ethic in our society that tells us that our value, our dignity, and our worth is based on the things we do and contribute. When you no longer do and contribute, you are no longer valuable. The Christian ethic flips that on its head. It says you are unique and valuable because God created you as a human being in his very image.”

Thacker is a PhD candidate at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author of “The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity,” “Following Jesus in a Digital Age,” and the editor of “The Digital Public Square: Christian Ethics in a Technological Society.”

Sō Percussion to perform at North Greenville on March 22

Tigerville, SC (March, 8 2024) Sō Percussion will perform at 91 on Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in Turner Chapel.

The quartet features the of Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting. For twenty years and counting, Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century through an “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker).

“The thing that’s exciting for me about playing music live is kind of discovering what something is going to be any night,” Treuting said. “Folks in the audience are taking time out of their busy lives to say ‘hey, let’s experience something together.’ By the end of the set, there’s this feeling that we’re all in it together.”

Recent for the group include performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Big Ears, and Carnegie Hall, where the group collaborated with Nathalie Joachim and Dominic Shodekeh Talifero.

Sō Percussion’s Nonesuch recording, “Narrow Sea,” with Caroline Shaw, Dawn Upshaw, and Gilbert Kalish, won the 2022 Grammy for Best Composition.

Other recent albums from the quartet include the co-composed cycle with Caroline Shaw, “Let the Soil Play its Simple Part; A Record Of…” on Brassland Music with Buke and Gase, and an acclaimed version of Julius Eastman’s “Stay On It.”

This adds to a catalog of more than twenty-five albums featuring recordings of works by David Lang, Steve Reich, Steven Mackey, and more.

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91students, faculty, and staff can obtain a free ticket with an 91ID at the SOT Box Office.

91to Hold 8th Annual Business Symposium on March 18

Joe Gibbs Racing President Dave Alpern

Tigerville, SC—91’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host its 8th annual Faith at Work Business Symposium on March 18 in Turner Chapel. The event will feature lectures from Joe Gibbs Racing President Dave Alpern and former professional baseball players David and Jason Benham.

“I’m thrilled about this year’s speakers,” said Dr. John Duncan, dean of NGU’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship. “All three of these men are engaging speakers who will deliver powerful messages about how to be innovative and create value in order to impact the world for Christ in the marketplace.”

Alpern began his career with Joe Gibbs Racing in 1993 as an unpaid intern. Since then, he has held nearly every position in the front office, including overseeing consumer products, communications, and sponsorships before being named team president in 2015. Joe Gibbs Racing has seen major success during Alpern’s tenure, winning NASCAR championships in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2015, and 2019.

Alpern is also a published author, releasing “Taking the Lead-Winning Business Principles that Fuel Joe Gibbs Racing” in 2022.

“Dave Alpern lives out his dynamic Christian faith every day,” Duncan said. “He leads a team of more than 600 people at Joe Gibbs Racing, one of the most successful teams in NASCAR history.”

David and Jason Benham

David and Jason Benham have found success on and off the baseball diamond.

The brothers’ umbrella company, Benham Companies, was built to provide value in multiple spheres of the marketplace, including real estate management/sales, business consulting, tax planning, technology resource development, social entrepreneur creation, movie production, and global efficiency development.

David and Jason serve as co-chairs and founders of the Benham Foundation and Cities4Life, where their commitment to helping others continues through pro-life ministry, human-trafficking prevention, and caring for widows, orphans, and the poor. They also pioneered a new missions concept called “Missioneering,” which creates self-sustaining revenue models for overseas missions.

“David and Jason Benham have become successful entrepreneurs by applying biblical principles in all their business endeavors,” Duncan said. “They have coached and mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs to help them successfully honor God through their platforms of ministry.”

The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It will also serve as a CEVT credit for 91students.

Vandiver Serving as Associate Vice President for CMSE

Tigerville, SC—Dr. Dallas Vandiver might have a new title at 91 (NGU), but his calling remains the same.

Having served as an assistant professor of Christian Studies at 91 for the past three years, Vandiver is now helping to lead Campus Ministries and Student Engagement (CMSE) as associate vice president.

“In many ways, my role hasn’t changed much. As a professor, my aim is to make disciples of my students—to help them know Jesus, love him, and be equipped to help others do the same,” Vandiver said. “Working in CMSE, I’m now working to give oversight and strategy to the university’s discipleship efforts to help every student hear the gospel. I believe God has called me to make disciples for his glory, and that’s what we’re doing in CMSE.”

A graduate of Mississippi State University, Vandiver has a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

“It is a rarity that you find someone that has grown up around collegiate ministry, has served in traveling ministry teams, has personal musical talent, has a call to teach and preach, has received terminal credentials in theology, and is willing to serve in both academic and operational needs for a university,” said CMSE Vice President Dr. Jared Thomas. “This is exactly what Dr. Vandiver brings to CMSE and NGU.”

“Dr. Vandiver brings a unique set of lived experiences and academic training to this position which will allow him to speak to both the interpersonal ministry and academic needs of the CMSE initiatives,” Thomas continued. “He is positioned well to serve in authentic ways while elevating the caliber of CMSE’s services and initiatives.”

Vandiver will help provide oversight and direction for all student ministry endeavors at NGU, including Chapel, Fount and the university’s Student Leadership Team.

“The CMSE office helps create the culture at NGU. We are nothing less, as a university, than an academic discipleship center,” Vandiver said. “So, how can we help the students be in a spiritual frame of mind to benefit from the academics and pursue others with a love for Jesus? The habits and rhythms of our weekly schedule need to be strategically oriented to help students learn what it looks like to follow Jesus and ultimately be sent out to love their neighbors and be transformational leaders for church and society. I’m excited to be involved in what is already a strong ministry.”

Vandiver said his teaching experience has provided a strong foundation for this next chapter.

“I love to shape the design of a curriculum. I’ve built nine classes since I’ve been on campus,” he said. “What we teach in chapel, fount, and what the student leadership team does in the dorms, provides students with a greenhouse to grow and become who Christ has called them to be.”

Dallas is married to Emily Vandiver. Together they have three daughters: Ruby (11), Betsy (9), and Charlotte (7).

91Hosts Law Enforcement Leaders From Across the State

Greer, SC—91 hosted more than 30 law enforcement leaders from around the state on Tuesday for a regular meeting of the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association.

The gathering featured legislative updates, topical presentations, and business discussions at NGU’s Tim Brashier Campus in Greer.

“It was an honor to host the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association,” said Dr. Marti Glass, director of adult and professional studies at NGU. “91is proud to be a resource for law enforcement and looks forward to supporting our local agencies in our degree programs, certificate programs, and specialized trainings.”

North Greenville continues to serve as a strategic partner for law enforcement officials, offering discounts and online educational opportunities for those currently serving.

“The Greer Police Department is a significant benefactor of our relationship with 91,” said Greer Police Chief Matt Hamby. “91offers tailor-made professional development seminars provided by the faculty and has established a Greer Police Department Minority Scholarship at the university. I am grateful for friendships that have developed with numerous 91faculty. Greer PD employs several 91graduates, and some have been students while working at Greer PD in a full-time capacity. NGU’s Criminal Justice program is flexible for working professionals and the faculty are invested in the student’s success.”

Richard Hensley, NGU’s regional partnership manager, said the university’s connection with law enforcement and the surrounding community remains vital.

“We want to continue to be a resource for our communities and those who serve them,” Hensley said. “We are thankful for our police officers and first responders and will continue to partner with them in strategic ways.”

To learn more about 91’s online and graduate programs, visit ngu.edu/academics.

Bahnsen Discusses Why Work Matters and Christians in The Marketplace During Talks at NGU

“Work matters because God made us to be workers and producers.”

Those thoughts from financial advisor David L. Bahnsen are the premise of his new book, “Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life,” and were at the core of his messages to 91 (NGU) students, faculty, staff and friends on February 22-23.

“David Bahnsen is one of the most interesting thinkers on faith and work in the United States,” said 91Provost Dr. Hunter Baker. “I am amazed at his level of energy and his ability to remain fully plugged into markets and fully intellectually engaged as a Christian at the same time. His visit was tremendously stimulating for NGU.”

Bahnsen took part in three speaking engagements on NGU’s Tigerville campus, fielding questions and articulating a biblical theology for Christians in the workplace.

“Our work ultimately does help us provide for our families, donate to churches, and give us status amongst men, but those are not the fundamental reasons why work matters,” he said.

“God created us in his image,” Bahnsen continued. “God, as the creator of the world, who made all things from nothing, has asked us to create things from what he gave us. Work is not merely a means. It is an end.”

Bahnsen is the founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm managing more than $5 billion in client assets.

He is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and Fox Business and is a regular contributor to National Review.

Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, he spent eight years as a managing director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a vice president at UBS.

Bahnsen is consistently named one of the top financial advisors in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times. He is a regular lecturer for the Acton Institute and the Center for Cultural Leadership.

“I desperately pray that some part of my legacy will be making the case for Christians to be the hardest working, least mediocre, and most superlative in their chosen field,” he said, addressing students, faculty and staff in Turner Chapel on Friday morning. “When I think of all the areas where we can have an impact on our culture right now, I can think of nothing that contains more embedded power, leverage, capability and opportunity than Christians engaging their work with this grand vision—that work is the very reason we are here.”

Bahnsen elaborated on these ideas and fielded dozens of questions throughout his appearances at NGU.

“The embedded leverage, impact, and influence that we can have in the marketplace is exponentially greater than in the political sphere,” he said. “That doesn’t make the political sphere irrelevant, but we are missing opportunities as Christians if we do not engage the marketplace.

“We do not work merely digging a hole in the ground for no reason,” he added. “God cares about the subject of the work, and he cares about the object of the work. The subject and the object are always and forever personified. They are human beings. They are image bearers.”

Bahnsen is the author of several best-selling books, including “Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It,” “The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World,” and “There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths.”

Dr. James D. Jordan, Jr., North Greenville’s Fifth President, Passes Away

Dr. James D. Jordan, Jr., North Greenville’s fifth president, died Saturday, February 17, 2024. He was 90 years old.

Born April 20, 1933, in Charleston, South Carolina, Dr. Jordan served as president of North Greenville College from 1981 to 1987.

A noted educator and minister, Dr. Jordan completed a bachelor’s degree in history from Furman University in 1955, graduating summa cum laude. He earned a Fulbright Scholarship and studied at the University of Strasbourg in France for a year before returning to the United States to pursue a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the gospel ministry by Ashley River Baptist Church in 1956 and served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Newton, North Carolina, while completing his seminary degree.

Dr. Jordan broadened his academic interests as a graduate student in church history at Duke University from 1960 to 1963 and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Duke in 1966.

“Dr. Jordan was a highly respected educator who deployed his gifts as an academician, pastor and administrator to further the work of North Greenville,” said 91President Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. “One of the testaments to his leadership in Tigerville is that people he employed for our institution four decades ago are still actively serving at the university today. He built a legacy of utilizing his God-given talents and doing so with a sincere concern for others.”

Dr. Jordan joined the faculty of Oxford College of Emory University in 1963 and became an associate professor of religion at Mars Hill College in 1964. He was named associate professor of history at Georgia Southern College in 1969 before being promoted to head of the college’s department of history and geography in 1972, and to the rank of professor in 1974.

He returned to his native state in the summer of 1981 and was president of NGC for six years before moving to the presidency of Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, in 1987. He served as the Georgia Baptist Convention institution for six years. During his tenure as a Baptist higher education administrator, he was an active member of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. He also served on several visiting committees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges regional accrediting agency.

“Dr. Jordan was an outstanding success in engaging alumni and friends of the college and planting seeds for the future,” said Dr. Fred Payne, the college’s chief advancement officer during the Jordan presidency. “We were able to complete North Greenville’s first multi-million-dollar capital campaign, ‘Opportunity for Excellence,’ raising significant support for scholarships, housing, and other needs. Dr. Jordan and his wife were an exemplary ‘First Couple,’ smart, caring, and organized in leading the school.”

In ministerial service, Dr. Jordan was a pastor or interim pastor for churches in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He frequently preached across the region and was a sought-after inspirational speaker. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and growing roses.

Dr. Jordan is survived by his wife of 68 years, Barbara Watts Jordan; two children, Jean Jordan Misiewicz (Victor), and James “Jay” Jordan (Jackie); and two siblings, Eunice Jordan Leaird and John Lawrence “Larry” Jordan (Dorn).

A service to celebrate Dr. Jordan’s life will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 25, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 502 E. DeKalb Street, Camden, SC. Rev. John Hallman and Dr. Mike Kelly will officiate. Visitation with the family will follow the service at Westminster Hall. A private burial service will precede the celebration of life service at Lugoff First Baptist Cemetery

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

In honor of Dr. Jordan’s life and legacy, President Fant has directed that all 91flags be flown at half-staff through sundown Sunday, February 24, 2024. A commemorative wreath has been placed at the entrance of the Donald E. Ward Executive Suite in the university’s Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center.