Converse Alumni Association

Converse Alumni Association The Converse Alumni Association represents a highly engaged and vibrant community who span the globe.

Join us on Wednesday 9/16 for A Portrait of Converse in Wilson Hall and enjoy art by alumni and friends of Converse as w...
09/08/2026

Join us on Wednesday 9/16 for A Portrait of Converse in Wilson Hall and enjoy art by alumni and friends of Converse as well as great food and fellowship!

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ โ€™๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ! Cary graduated from Converse with a Bachelor o...
08/31/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ โ€™๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ! Cary graduated from Converse with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and went on to receive a Master of Architecture from Clemson University. A licensed architect, Cary is Executive Director of Design and partner with McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture. You'll remember her work on the renovation of Cudd Hall, a project that was recognized as the Best Small Project in the Southeast by Engineering News-Record.

Cary is excited to continue her service to Converse and we thrilled to have her as our AAB President! Read more at https://www.converse.edu/alumni/2026/07/cary-perkins-2026-2027-alumni-association-board-president/


๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: While we're closing out our profiles of this year's Alumni Achievement Award winn...
08/27/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: While we're closing out our profiles of this year's Alumni Achievement Award winners, there's still plenty of time to nominate someone for 2027! Fill out the form at https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E341355&id=69 through November 30. Recipients will be announced at Reunion Weekend in April.

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๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐š/๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ž๐ซ: Dr. Walker joined the faculty at Converse University in 1996. She was the first holder of the George Dean Johnson, Jr. endowed chair in history. In 2007, Dr. Walker was honored by CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching with the South Carolina Professor of the Year Award. At Converse, she received numerous awards, including the Kathryne Amelia Brown Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Oโ€™Herron Award for Faculty Excellence. In 2017, she retired from teaching and was named the Emerita George Dean Johnson, Jr. Professor of History. She founded Heyday Coaching, a personal and career coaching firm that specializes in working with mid-career professionals on personal and professional development.

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Read the full bios of all 2025 award winners at https://www.converse.edu/alumni/serve/alumni-achievement-awards/


Join us for an evening full of beauty!
08/27/2026

Join us for an evening full of beauty!

Making history: 1992 Converse alumna Rose Buyck Newton has become the first female to lead the Board of Trustees at the ...
08/25/2026

Making history: 1992 Converse alumna Rose Buyck Newton has become the first female to lead the Board of Trustees at the University of South Carolina . ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Rose says the desire to benefit her community is part of her DNA as a community banker, and it was also an integral part of her Converse experience. โ€œFor me, itโ€™s about seeing a need and doing what you can to help,โ€ Rose reflected during an interview in 2025.

Congratulations, Rose, on the impact we know you will have at USC and beyond! ๐ŸŽ‰
Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article316966437.html

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Meet three more of our Alumni Achievement Award winners! Nominations are now open...
08/25/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Meet three more of our Alumni Achievement Award winners! Nominations are now open for the 2027 awards at https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E341355&id=69

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๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ž โ€˜๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ: Nicole Johnsey Burke is the founder of Gardenary, Inc. She founded her first company, Rooted Garden, a garden service in Houston, TX, sharing her work online and gaining an international following. In 2017, she started Gardenary, Inc, an online garden supply and education business. Over the last 9 years, sheโ€™s gained an online audience of more than 3.5 million and published three Amazon bestsellers.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐„๐ณ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ญ โ€˜๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘: Dr. Elliott is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Converse. She is an active member of the South Carolina Art Education Association and served as the chair of the Lifelong Learning Committee as part of her service to the National Art Education Association. She was awarded the 2018 South Carolina Art Education Associationโ€™s Higher Education Level Award for her service and commitment to the profession and serves as a co-editor for the Journal of Lifelong Learning.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก โ€˜๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ”: May Dowling Peach is a retired educator, mentor, and entrepreneur whose lifeโ€™s work was rooted in one steadfast commitment: helping young people and families thrive. After a rewarding teaching career, she became a partner in The Price Group Educational Planning Services in Columbia and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) in 2019.

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Read the full bios of all 2025 award winners at https://www.converse.edu/alumni/serve/alumni-achievement-awards/


08/21/2026

If you didn't get a chance to give to the Valkyries Giving Day yesterday, there's still time! The campaign will close at noon today (Friday 8/21). Converse Valkyries

08/20/2026

Hey Alumni! Coach Moore has a message for you on this inaugural Valkyries Giving Day! Converse Valkyries

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Today's honorees, along with all other Alumni Achievement Award winners, were cel...
08/20/2026

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Today's honorees, along with all other Alumni Achievement Award winners, were celebrated during Reunion Weekend in April. If you know someone who should be recognized in 2027, fill out our nomination form at https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E341355&id=69
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๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐๐ข๐š ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐›๐ฒ โ€˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“: Nia Mosby is the Head of Programs and Civic Season at Made By Us, where she leads Civic Season, the organizationโ€™s flagship summer program connecting young people with more than 800 museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions nationwide. Through her work, she creates opportunities for young people to engage with history and civics in ways that are relevant, meaningful, and actionable within their communities. With over a decade of nonprofit experience across museums, higher education, and the tech sector, Niaโ€™s work is grounded in empathy and a deep commitment to equity and representation. Beyond her professional work, Nia is an active member of a community-based collective supporting mutual aid efforts, reflecting her belief that civic engagement extends beyond institutions and into everyday acts of care and community support.

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ - ๐‹๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก โ€˜๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•: Leigh Ann is a voice teacher, acting coach, stage director, and musical director specializing in musical theatre performance and storytelling through song. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Petrie School of Music at Converse, where she teaches Opera Workshop. In addition, she is a voice teacher for the award-winning Clover Choraliers at Clover High School and a teacher and director with Acting Up Carolina. Leigh Ann is also a requested adjudicator and masterclass facilitator, and her professional performance credits include work with the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble and Hudson Theatre Ensemble in New York City.
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Read the full bios of all 2025 award winners at https://www.converse.edu/alumni/serve/alumni-achievement-awards/


Support the Converse Valkyries on their Day of Giving! See how your donation can make a difference today.
08/20/2026

Support the Converse Valkyries on their Day of Giving! See how your donation can make a difference today.

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