Interviewer
Rebecca Masters
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Abstract
This interview was conducted for the as part of the Winthrop History Project spearheaded by Winthrop President Emeritus Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and Rebecca Masters to “document the 24-year path of the original Winthrop College to becoming Winthrop University.” This effort was to produce a history of the institution and Dr. DiGiorgio’s tenure as president as a supplement to Dr. Ross Webb’s history of Winthrop (The Torch is Passed) that covered Winthrop history up to Dr. DiGiorgio becoming president. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the extended Winthrop community who participated in or helped guide the advancement of Winthrop over these years. That way, the Winthrop story will be told in an array of participants’ own words, own voices and from their own perspectives.
This interview is with Shelley Kay Giles Jones and DeeAnna Lynn Brooks. Shelley Jones attended Winthrop starting in 1993 and graduated with a degree in English 1997. She was employed at Winthrop as the Events and Operations Manager in the President’s Office from 2005 through 2015. DeeAnna Brooks attended Winthrop from the in the 1980s and 1990s and received an undergraduate (Class of 1988) and a graduate degree (Class of 1993) from Winthrop. She was employed at Winthrop from August 1990 through November 2015. She was hired as the Events Coordinator and over the years was in charge of the Inn at Winthrop Space Reserves and her last role at Winthrop was as the Assistant to the President for University Events. In this interview they discuss their experiences attending Winthrop as students and working for Winthrop, as well as their experiences and impressions working with Winthrop President, Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio.
Publication Date
1-26-2016
Unique Identifier
OH 612
Format
MP3;
Length
00:59:31
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Anthony DiGiorgio
Recommended Citation
Jones, Shelley Kay Giles and Brooks, DeeAnna Lynn, "Interview with Shelley Jones and DeeAnna Brooks - OH 612" (2016). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 612.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/739