The 2012-13 Advance Team played host to several guest speakers who appeared on Furman’s campus during the school year, including Jeffrey Brown, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, Lieutenant General Dana K. Chipman,The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, and Ambassador (Dr.) Robin R. Sanders, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, ECOWAS, and the Republic of Congo.
The Advance Team attended the annual Eighth Wilkins Legislative and Civic Awards Dinner. This event is attended by many South Carolina legislators, community members and representatives from major corporations. Many Advance Team members also had an educational experience while visiting the SC State Supreme Court to hear three pending cases.
2012-13 Advance Team Members
Class of 2013
Amanda Michalski
2012-13 Advance Team Leader
Kingsport, TN
Political Science
Jon Baddley
Political Science, History
Ekow Bartels‐Kodwo
Political Science
Mallory Boyd
Sociology, Poverty Studies
Miller DeVenny
Political Science
Thomas Hydrick
Political Science, History
Aaron Markham
Mathematics
Adair Martin
Political Science
William Mitchell
Political Science
Celeste Peay
Neuroscience
Ben Saul
Political Science
Patrick Starr
Political Science
Stephen Tagert
Political Science
Evan Wahl
Political Science
Class of 2014
Alex Abrams
Political Science
Paul Aluri
Political Science, Computer Science
Ed Anderson
Political Science, History
Faris Armaly
Neuroscience
Brian Boda
Political Science
Sam Burgess
Political Science
Maddison Hall
Political Science, Philosophy
Charlotte Holt
Political Science, Asian Studies
Seth Johnson
Undeclared
Windy Key
Political Science, Business Administration
Katie Lowery
Political Science
Courtney Mills
Political Science
Andrew Mueller
Political Science, German Studies
Brendan Ryan
Political Science, History
Rene Travis
Political Science, History
Mary Zoeller
Political Science
Class of 2015
Lee Bolton
Political Science, French
Dustin Magaziner
Economics
Emily Vontsolos
Spanish