Category: Founders
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North Greenville’s First Academic Dean and Co-Founder: Dr. Samuel Miller Lawton
“Among Mr. Lawton’s most valued characteristics are his steadfast refusal to be discouraged, his persistence, his determination, his genuine appreciation of deep spiritual values, and his constant sense of humor which has served him and his colleagues well in tiding over many a discouraging situation.” – The Greenville News, May…
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Alice Stockton Lawton: A Co-Founder of North Greenville Junior College
“In the company of the admirable ones who came into our world bereft of the gift of sight, there is no more heroic one than Dr. Sam M. Lawton of South Carolina. His academic degrees reveal accomplishments which would have been heroic for the sighted ones of us–Bachelor of Arts,…
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North Greenville’s Founding Father: Benjamin F. Neves
“As the shadows touch the mountains, so the shadows of those who have loved North Greenville touch the school. And the lengthened shadow upon that hill is that of Benjamin Franklin Neves.” – Jean Martin Flynn Benjamin Franklin Neves was born in Tigerville on March 19, 1852 to parents Alsey…
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The Mountaineers
There’s no land nowhere that’s any prettier than ours. I don’t think so. As far as that goes, I think it’s misnamed. Don’t you?” — Local resident Evelyn Gosnell speaking about “The Dark Corner” North Greenville University has a special connection to the mountains that surround the campus with their…
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Benjamin Perry Robertson
Benjamin Perry Robertson was born in Tigerville, SC on January 22, 1863, to parents William Robertson and Miranda Rachel Westmoreland. He attended Robertson School, a small public school, as a child, but it was only open 3 months out of the year. When he was saved at the age of…
From These Roots 