The 2016-17 Advance Team played host to several guest speakers who appeared on Furman’s campus during the school year, including Deborah Malac, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia 2012-2015 and U.S. Ambassador to Uganda 2015-present, and Nick Galasso, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and leader of Oxfam’s work on economic inequality and governance.
The Advance Team also traveled to Columbia, SC to attend the Twelfth Annual Wilkins Awards Dinner. Students are afforded the opportunity to mingle with South Carolina Legislators and community members.2019-20 Advance Team Members
2016-17 Advance Team Members
Class of 2017
Julia Reynolds
2016-17 Advance Team Leader
Concord, MA
Political Science, Philosophy
London Anderson
Heiskell, TN
Political Science
John Bleed
Wheaton, IL
Political Science, History
Whitney Busch
Richmond, VA
Political Science, Psychology
Junyang Chai
Xi’an, China
Asian Studies, Mathematics-Economics
Jasmine Farmer
Blythewood, SC
Political Science
Clark Hickerson
Greenville, SC
Political Science
Jai-Ryung (Jenny) Lee
Salatiga, Indonesia
Economics
Nathan Mathai
Plano, TX
Accounting
Emilee O’Brien
Wilbraham, MA
Political Science, Poverty Studies
Christopher Razo
Chicago, IL
Political Science
Amanda Richey
Baton Rouge, LA
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Communication Studies
Melissa Temple
Johnson City, TN
Political Science, Communication Studies
Laken Weaver
Emmitsburg, TMD
Political Science, Urban Studies
Ashley West
Alpharetta, GA
Political Science
Daniel Zhang
Shanghai, China
Political Science, Film Studies
Class of 2018
Sulaiman Ahmad
Greenville, SC
Political Science, Middle East Studies
Christian Alexandrou
Worcester, MA
Political Science, Poverty Studies
Crystal Brockington
Conyers, GA
Political Science, Communication Studies
J.P. Burleigh
Cincinnati, OH
Political Science, Philosophy
Elizabeth Campbell
Knoxville, TN
Political Science, History
Shannon Cherney
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Political Science, Communication Studies, Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
Matthew Deininger
Pittsboro, NC
Political Science, Mathematics-Economics
Emma DeVenny
Lancaster, SC
Political Science, French
Jackson Ferrell
Nashville, TN
Economics, Business Administration
Nicole Hyman
Hartsville, SC
Political Science, Sociology, Poverty Studies
Emma Jackson
Birmingham, AL
Political Science
Lucy Lansing
Rome, GA
Political Science
Evan Norfleet
Chapel Hill, NC
Political Science
Liam Simkins-Walker
Atlanta, GA
Political Science, Mathematics
Dominic Travis
Cincinnati, OH
Political Science
Xunqi (Jack) Zhu
Wuxi, China
Political Science
Noah Zimmerman
Camden, SC
Political Science, Philosophy, Poverty Studies
Class of 2019
Eric Faidley
Blountville, TN
Political Science
Jack Ligon
Atlanta, GA
Political Science
Hannah Warren
Lexington, KY
Political Science, Classics