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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 28, 1939 Dr. Samuel Miller… Read more
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The Heart of Campus: Hester Memorial Library
“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.”― Shelby Foote When principal O.J. Peterson came to North Greenville, there was only one building on campus and a school library was just a dream. In the spring of 1901, Mr. Peterson organized the A.C.H. (Amicitia, Cultura, Humanitas) Literary Society. The group was organized… Read more
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North Greenville’s First Historian: Jean Martin Flynn
“This year, more than ever, North Greenville has taken its place among the colleges of the state and of the South because of, to a large extent, a book, ‘A History of North Greenville Junior College’, by Jean Martin Flynn. It is Miss Flynn’s interest in this school and in its students that has helped… Read more
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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, graduate in Theology, Master of… Read more
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Women’s History at North Greenville
Women have played a vital role in North Greenville’s history since the very beginning. North Greenville was founded as a co-ed institution in 1892 and has remained one throughout its existence. Women have also served in roles such as faculty, dorm mothers, dieticians, and nurses but it has not always been easy for the women… Read more
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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 Neves and Ann Pool Neves.… Read more
From These Roots 