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Dr. Lynn Deanhardt became interested in chemistry when he was in the fourth grade and growing up in Belton. But he said his teachers at Belton High School, especially chemistry teacher, Dr. Marvin Woodson, influenced him to choose chemistry as a career.

Lander University faculty member Leslie MacTaggart Myers will always remember the spring of 2008 as a period when she achieved two important milestones in her nursing career: being selected for Lander's Young Faculty Teaching Award, and receiving her doctoral degree in nursing practice, adult nurse practitioner, from the University of South Carolina.

While most new graduates might be happy with money, cars or vacations as commencement gifts, 2008 Lander University alumna Linlei Ward wanted something that could be enjoyed by the entire university community for decades to come.

Lander University senior Linlei Ward said when she was in high school and looking ahead to a career, it was a toss-up between becoming an astronaut or a veterinarian. She chose veterinarian because she said, "I have loved animals since I was little."

Over the past 50 years, Lander University has graduated more than 1,000 nurses from its nursing program, and a group of Lakelands area medical doctors recently made a commitment to ensure the program remains successful in the years to come.

During his career as a computer expert and software engineer, Dr. Gilliean Lee of Lander University has spent a lot of time helping to develop the capabilities of the Internet as a dynamic tool for education and business. He is also engaged in a joint research project linking a computer application and music analysis.

For nearly as long as she can remember, helping animals has been a passion for Amanda Wagoner.