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3 unusual facts about Furman University


Furman University

In the South during recent years, Furman University graduates have earned more Ph.D. degrees than those from any other southern private liberal arts college, according to a survey conducted by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center.

Jay Bocook - Music, composer of music for 1984 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies in Los Angeles

The Duke Endowment

In the Indenture of Trust, Mr. Duke specified that he wanted the Endowment to support Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, Johnson C. Smith University; not-for-profit hospitals and children's homes in the two Carolinas; and rural United Methodist churches in North Carolina, retired pastors, and their surviving families.


Brent Nelsen

Brent Franklin Nelsen is an American political science professor at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

Frank Selvy

Selvy is best remembered for scoring 100 points in a college game for Furman University against Newberry College on February 13, 1954, the only NCAA Division I player ever to do so.

Issachar Jacox Roberts

Roberts was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, and graduated from Furman University, a Baptist school in Greenville, South Carolina.

Mark Kilstofte

Mark Kilstofte (born 1958) is an American composer, and professor at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, reared in Pueblo, Colorado.

Roger C. Peace

Born in Greenville, he attended the public schools and graduated from Furman University in 1919.

Shea Salinas

After attending Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas, Salinas played college soccer at Furman University, where he was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team and the NSCAA All-South Region First Team in 2007, and the NSCAA All-South Region Third Team in 2006, as well as receiving First Team All Southern Conference honors in both 2007 and 2006.


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Robbie Caldwell

Caldwell, a Pageland, South Carolina native, attended Furman University where he played football and was a three-year letterman.