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Clemson University (IPA: ), is South Carolina's land grant institution. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the school enrolls 17,110 students from all 50 states and more than 70 countries. . In U.S. News and World Report's 2006 issue of America's Best Colleges, the school ranks 34th among the nation's 162 public doctoral-granting universities. Clemson's engineering program ranks 57th in the country. Clemson is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a category comprising less than 4 percent of all universities in America. Academically, the university is divided into five colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development. The University's most noted academic programs include those in agriculture, architecture, business, education, engineering, nursing, and textile studies. History
The university's newest academic endeavor is the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) a 250 acre automotive and motorsports research campus located in nearby Greenville. CU-ICAR will include a graduate school to open in 2006 with Master's and Doctorate level degrees in automotive engineering, offering programs focused on systems integration. The campus also includes an Information Technology Research Center being developed by BMW Manufacturing Company. BMW, Microsoft, IBM, and Michelin are all corporate partners of CU-ICAR. Private sector companies that have committed so far to establishing offices and/or facilities on the campus include the Society of Automotive Engineers and The Timken Company. Plans for the campus also include a full-scale, four-vehicle capacity rolling-road model wind tunnel. AthleticsClemson University fields nineteen athletic teams. In men's sports there are: football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, track and field (indoor and outdoor), cross-country, and swimming and diving. For women's sports, there are: basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), cross-country, swimming and diving, and rowing. One of Clemson's rivalries is the in-state South Carolina Gamecocks. The two institutions compete against each other in many sports, with the annual football game receiving the most attention. FootballClemson's football team also has one of the most unique traditions in all of college football. Before each home game, the team gathers at the top of the hill on the east side of Memorial Stadium, where each player proceeds to rub "Howard's Rock" (which is an imported rock from Death Valley, California that was presented to Frank Howard in 1967) and run down the hill onto the field. This tradition has been dubbed "the most exciting 25 seconds in college football" by sportscaster Brent Musburger. *Southern Conference Champions - 1940, 1948 *ACC Champions - 1956, 1958, 1959, 1965 (co-champion), 1966, 1967, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991 *Bowl victories - 1940 Cotton Bowl, '49 Gator Bowl, '51 Orange Bowl, '59 Bluebonnet Bowl, '78 Gator, '82 Orange, '86 Gator, '88 Florida Citrus Bowl, '89 Citrus, '89 Gator, '91 Hall of Fame Bowl, '93 Peach Bowl, 2001 Humanitarian Bowl, 2004 Peach, 2005 Champs Sports Bowl BasketballThe men's and women's basketball teams play at Littlejohn Coliseum. Accomplishments include:*Men - 1939 Southern Conference Tournament Champions, 1990 ACC Regular Season Champions, 3 Sweet 16 Appearances, 1980 Elite 8, 1999 NIT Runner-Up *Women - 1981 ACC Regular Season Champions, 1996 and 1999 ACC Tournament Champions, 4 Sweet 16 Appearances, 1991 Elite 8, 1984 Women's NIT 3rd BaseballThe baseball program has been another successful program for Clemson athletics and play their home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The team has posted a combined 28 ACC regular season and tournament championships (most in the conference), 31 NCAA Tournament appearances (#6 all-time for most appearances), 19 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (#3 all-time, still active), 14 NCAA Regional Titles, 2 NCAA Super Regional Titles, and 10 College World Series appearances. Most of the baseball program's success occurred under Bill Wilhelm during his 35 seasons as Clemson's head coach. Jack Leggett has been the Tigers' head coach since 1994.*ACC Regular Season Champions - 1954, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2006 *ACC Tournament Champions - 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2006 *CWS Appearances - 1958, 1959, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006 [1] SoccerThe men's and women's soccer teams play their home games at historic Riggs Field.Men's soccer was the second program to ever win a national championship, winning the NCAA Tournament in 1984 and 1987. In their 25 appearances in the NCAA tournament, the teams has garnered a runner-up finish in 1979 and 7 appearances in the Final Four, with the 2005 squad being the most recent team to accomplish that feat. In addition to their NCAA titles, the men's program have won 16 combined ACC regular season and tournament titles, with the last one coming in the 2001 ACC Tournament. The women's soccer program won the 2000 ACC Regular Season Championship and has participated in the NCAA Tournament every year since the start of the program in 1994. Other SportsThe Tiger golf team has won 9 ACC titles in the program's history. In 2003, Clemson edged out Oklahoma State to win its first National Championship in golf and the 4th overall for the school. In addition to that victory, Clemson also won the ACC and NCAA East Regional titles, making the Tigers the first program in NCAA history to win its conference, regional, and national championship in the same year. In addition, the 1998 and 2001 teams finished second at the NCAA tournament.Clemson's track and field teams have combined for 26 ACC Championships (12 men's indoor, 11 men's outdoor, 1 women's indoor, 2 women's outdoor). In addition, the men's indoor track team finished second at the NCAA Championships in 1992 and 1993. Men's cross-country claimed ACC titles in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, and 1988. The women's team captured the ACC title in 1986. Men's tennis have garnered 11 ACC titles and made 20 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Women's tennis have won 7 ACC titles and made 13 appearances in the NCAA tournament. The 2004 and 2005 teams made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Women's volleyball won the 1997 ACC Tournament and 1999 ACC Regular Season championships. Men's swimming and diving won the 1986 ACC championship, while the women's team won ACC titles in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1997. The other home venues for these sports are: Walker Golf Course, Hoke Sloan Tennis Center, Jervey Gym, Rock Norman Track Complex, and McHugh Natatorium. Women's rowing holds home events on nearby Lake Hartwell. Military Heritage*Company C-4 Pershing Rifles *K-7 Scabbard and Blade *Clemson Rangers *Maj. Rudolph Anderson Jr. Squadron Arnold Air Society *Maj. Dennis H. Satler Chapter Silver Wings *Tiger Platoon Clemson's AAS squadron was selected to be home of Arnold Air Society's National Headquarters for the 2005-2006 year. The C-4 Pershing Rifles have won the national drill meet four times: 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005. Company C-4 also does color guard at home football games. Notable alumni*David Beasley, South Carolina governor (1995-1999). Beasley transferred to the University of South Carolina, where he actually graduated from, after his election to the state legislature while a student. *Dwight Clark was drafted in the 10th round of the 1979 NFL draft after playing college football at Clemson. He was a Pro Bowl receiver most well-known for making "The Catch" from San Francisco QB Joe Montana in the 1982 playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys. Clark won two Super Bowl rings and later worked in the front office for the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns. He also owned a restaurant in Carmel, California for a time. Clark was romantically linked to Shawn Weatherly. *Robert H. Brooks, founder and chairman of Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces and Dips and president of Atlanta-based Hooters of America, Inc, The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts is named for his son Mark, who perished in the same plane crash as the late NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki. Robert Brooks died in July 2006 at the age of 69. *Nancy O'Dell, co-host of Access Hollywood since 1999 and co-host of the 2006 Miss America and Miss Universe pageants, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clemson in 1990. Originally known as Nancy Humphries, she was Miss South Carolina in 1987 and won a swimsuit preliminary at the Miss America pageant. She also worked in television news in the Charleston, S.C. market. *George H. Ross, executive vice president and senior counsel of the Trump Organization. He is perhaps best known as one of Donald Trump's two advisors on the NBC reality television program The Apprentice *Strom Thurmond, United States Senator *Shawn Weatherly graduated Clemson in 1982 as an Elementary Education major. Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe in Seoul, Korea in 1980 after previously being crowned Miss USA and Miss South Carolina USA. She also was romantically linked to former Clemson football player Dwight Clark, who played for the San Francisco 49ers at the time. Weatherly appeared on the television program Baywatch as a regular cast member. External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: * Clemson University * Clemson Athletics * TigerNet - an unofficial Clemson sports site * The Tiger - Official Student Body Newspaper * The Almond - Student run satirical news site, inspired by The Onion. * ClemsonTALK - Independent Student Forums * The Clemson Wiki Project * Clemson Linux User Group * Clemson Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Clemson FCA) * Clemson University Rowing Association (Clemson Crew) * Clemson University Admissions Video on CollegeFair.tv * WSBF - Clemson Radio Station * Clemson University Rugby Football Club (Clemson Rugby) ReferencesTradition: A History of the Presidency of Clemson University, edited by McKale, Donald M., ill. by Palmer, Kate Salley, Mercer University Press, Macon, Georgia, 1988, ISBN 0-86544-296-1.
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