Alumni News
Limestone University will induct five new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame during a special ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18, inside the Hines & Riggins Center.
The Class of 2024 includes former players Melissa DeVore (women’s basketball), Marquintus Jones (men’s basketball), Matt Malloy (men’s lacrosse), and Amy Yates (softball), along with special inductee Andy Solomon.
As she walked across the stage at Limestone University’s recent graduation ceremony, Lorrin Rollins was officially recognized for completing her Master of Social Work degree.
Though she had received other degrees before, this one had even more meaning.
Limestone University’s Call Me MiSTER program will soon be celebrating “Bow Tie Day” in remembrance of Stephen L. Jennings, a Limestone alumnus who tragically passed away in 2022.
Limestone University is celebrating its 2023 Homecoming with six fun-filled days that culminate with the Saints’ football game on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Limestone University will host its first home football game of the 2023 season on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12 noon, against West Alabama.
Limestone University will recognize “Dr. M.L. Annette Reynolds Day” on Monday, Feb. 27, as the culmination of its Black History Month celebration on campus.
The Bike-Share Pilot Program coordinated by Limestone University and the City of Gaffney is officially underway now that the bikes have arrived on campus.
David C. Mitchell, a 1991 graduate of Limestone and Real Men Lead Program mentor, will serve as the keynote speaker on Thursday, Feb. 9, as the University begins its observance of Black History Month.
Limestone University will formally dedicate “Jimmy Martin Field” at its new softball complex on Sunday, Feb. 19, in between games of a doubleheader.
Limestone University alum and former Saints student-athlete Justin Rogers was recently named the head football coach at South Stokes High School in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.
Limestone University, along with the Cherokee County community, is mourning the loss of Board of Trustees member Tommy E. Martin, who passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, Jan. 8, at the age of 77.
Limestone University recently received a donation of the collected papers, photographs and other media of Ruth Moss Easterling, a 1932 Limestone University alumna and respected leader in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1977 to 2002.
Limestone University has announced the addition of two new Institutional Advancement staff members who will be working with alumni, Saints athletics fans, and donors.
Limestone Head Dance Coach and University alumna Keasha Currence has landed a second job for 2022 – named recently as a TopCat cheerleader for the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers.
A recent $100,000 gift from Limestone University alum Richard Kepple “Kep” Disney Jr. has established the Saints First Scholarship, an endowed scholarship for first-generation students that is intended to open doors to advancement beyond the boundaries set by their socioeconomic backgrounds.
Limestone University is celebrating its 2022 Homecoming with a fun-filled weekend on campus Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24.
Five new members were recently elected to the Limestone University Board of Trustees and will serve five-year terms that officially started on July 1.
Vyncint Smith was in a different element on Thursday, July 14, on one of his final days off before he returns to an NFL practice field.
A total of 15 high school football teams from across South Carolina and Georgia will converge on Limestone University on Thursday, July 14, for the Broughton Clary Family 7-vs.-7 Shootout at the Bob Prevatte Athletic Complex.
During a softball alumni event on Sunday, June 26, an architectural rendering of the new Limestone University softball complex was publicly revealed for the first time.
As part of the alumni event on Sunday at Fleur Field in Greenville, it was announced that the new home of Limestone softball will be named Jimmy Martin Field in honor of the legendary Saints coach. Martin, who helped take Limestone softball to unprecedented heights as part of a 23-year head coaching career that made him the program's all-time winningest coach, retired from the diamond in 2013.
The site of the 2022 U.S. Open that gets underway today in Massachusetts is very familiar to former Limestone University golfer Chip Johnson.
The Limestone University community was saddened to recently learn of the death of former President Dr. Jack J. Early, who passed away on January 22 at the age of 96.
As a true groundbreaker in the area of racial equality, M.L. Annette Reynolds from the Class of 1970 has the distinction of being the first African-American student and graduate of Limestone. She went on to earn her Maser of Education degree from South Carolina State University.
Below is a link to photos from Limestone University’s graduation ceremony held on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Fullerton Auditorium.
One of Limestone University’s academic programs will have a new name thanks to a recent generous donation in memory of one of its faithful alumni.
Limestone University is responding to meet the needs of its students and campus community by partnering with GivingTuesday to ask past Saints to contribute to the success of future Saints by giving back to their alma mater during its one-day “SaintsGiving” fundraising campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
The Limestone University community is mourning the death of former President Dr.
Following a lengthy postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the nation, the Limestone University Athletics Department has annou
Five new members were recently elected to the Limestone University Board of Trustees and will serve five-year terms that officially started on July 1.
Set to soon become the academic and social hub of its campus in Gaffney, Limestone University has announced that its recently constructed 65,000-square-foot building will be known as the Hines & Riggins Center.
The Limestone University Board of Trustees recently elected its new officers for 2021-2022, including a new Chairman who is a native of Cherokee County and an alumnus of the institution. David P. Riggins will begin his new duties as the Board’s Chairman on July 1. Additional officers elected by the Board at a recent meeting include Tommy H. Windsor, Vice-Chairman; Randall L. Richardson, Secretary
Please visit the album links below from the Limestone University Flickr page to view photos from the Limestone University Graduation Ceremony held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Any of the photos can also be downloaded from the site, at full resolution, at no charge.
A member of the Class of 1970, M.L. Annette Reynolds will receive an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Public Service from Limestone University during its commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Gaffney High School’s stadium.
Limestone University will hold its Fall 2020 graduation ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 5, starting at 2 p.m.
Pre-ordered tickets are required for entry. Those who cannot attend the ceremony can watch it live (and afterwards) using the YouTube link below...
The Limestone University Student Social Work Organization’s annual community service project known as the “Turkey Bowl” brought in more donations t
Limestone University is responding to meet the needs of its students and campus community by partnering with GivingTuesday to increase the annual p
A holiday tradition that goes back over three decades at Limestone University will not take place this Christmas season due to the COVID-19 pandemi
Limestone University Professor of Physical Education Dr.
Taking another step in Limestone’s drive to offer private university quality at public college affordability, the University’s Board of Trustees vo
The new caps and gowns have been designed, the date has been picked, the venue has been secured, and the speaker has been selected for the first-ev
Thanks to the numerous donors who made it possible, Limestone University golfers were treated to a surprise on Friday, October 30, as their new Mer
By virtue of an approval vote by the Board of Trustees on Friday, Oct.
Limestone University, the Athletics Department, and the nationally renowned men’s lacrosse program are pleased to announce that C.R.
Verhonda Crawford, Director of Major Gifts for Limestone University’s Department of Institutional Advancement, was recently recognized on an inaugu
With its traditional season postponed until the spring of 2021, the Limestone University football team will hold a Blue & White Game on
The NCAA announced on Wednesday, Oct.
After the traditional fall season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Limestone University has unveiled a reduced spring football schedule
The South Atlantic Conference Presidents and Athletics Councils recently approved schedules for the fall sports of football, field hockey, men's an
