CU celebrates birthday of Anna Calhoun Clemson

Most Clemson University students and alumni are familiar with the name Thomas Green Clemson, the man who bequeathed his land to the state of South Carolina to establish an agricultural college. However, behind every great man there is a great woman, so the saying goes, and the great woman in Thomas Green Clemson’s life was his wife, Anna Calhoun Clemson. Clemson University and the Women’s Alumni Council will celebrate her 196^th birthday today. Re-enactors portraying Thomas Green and Anna Calhoun Clemson will be near Fort Hill, the couple’s historic home that sits in the heart of campus, handing out candy to celebrate from noon to 2pm. Passersby can write happy birthday messages to Anna and pick up information about her and her important role in founding the university.