Minorities
Who was the first African American woman to enroll and attend Winthrop University as a graduate student?
Cynthia Plair Roddey
Kathy Hite-James is a Winthrop alumna, who played on the LPGA Tour and won in 1981. What sport did she play?
Golf
*Kathy was also inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Winthrop Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
How many times has Winthrop’s Softball team went to the Big South Tournament Championships?
6
Sadie Livingston Boyer is a Winthrop alumna who worked for the _______ Langley Research Center for 32 years. She also was an Assistant Chief of the Programs and Resources Division. In a time where few women worked in the STEM field, she began her career with _____ as a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics mathematician in the Flight Research Division, where she became the first woman to be an author of a _______ technical paper.
Who did she work for?
NASA
What is the name of the Winthrop building that was brought brick by brick to Rock Hill, SC from Columbia, SC in 1936?
The Little Chapel
Dr. Bessie Moody-Lawrence was Winthrop’s first African-American faculty member to serve as a state legislator and was granted _______. Which meant she had a permanent job until she retired.
Tenure
Shanola Hampton is a Winthrop alumna that is a famous actress for her roles in television, film, and video games. She is best known for her role as Veronica Fisher on what Showtime dramedy?
Shameless
How many times has Winthrop’s Women’s Tennis team went to the Big South Tournament Championships?
20
What is the class of 2026 most popular major ?
Biology
There are many countries that are represented here at Winthrop University. For the class of 2026 how many countries are represented?
4
What was the first historically African-American Greek sorority to be chartered on Winthrop's Campus in 1977?
Theta Theta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
Andie MacDowell is a Winthrop alumna who is an actress and former model who is known for her roles in romantic comedies and dramas such as ?
Maid, Groundhog Day, or Four Weddings and a Funeral.
How many times has Winthrop’s Women's volleyball team went to the Big South Tournament Championships?
6
Mary "Polly" Wylie Ford is a Winthrop alumna that graduated in 1948. She served as president of the Southern District Association of the American Alliance for Health, Recreation, and Dance and was Southern District Representative to AAHPERD. What did she earn her Bachelor’s in?
Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education
*Mary Ford also received an Honor Award from South Carolina and Southern District AAHPERD organizations, and a Citation for Outstanding Contributions from the Southern Association for Physical Education of College Women.
There are many states that are represented here at Winthrop University. For the class of 2026, how many states are represented ?
22
Arnetta Gladden Mackey was one of the first African-American undergraduate students to enroll in Winthrop at 17 years old and earn a B.A. in what?
Biology
Patricia Moore Henegan is a Winthrop alumna that is an American politician. She is also member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 54th District. How long has she served?
11 Years
Judy Wilkins Rose is a Winthrop alumna who previously served as the director of athletics for what institution?
*Hint* - This school is 52 minutes north of Winthrop
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
How many STEM professors/faculty members at Winthrop are women?
52
From 1974 until 1992 what was Winthrop University called?
Winthrop College
What is the name of the organization on campus that is known for their equal right opportunities for all people regardless of race; that is currently being led by two African American Women?
*Hint - They went to the South Carolina State House on February 25.
The NAACP
*President - Ariel Lugo
* Vice President - Taylor Nobel
Mary Gordon Ellis is an Winthrop alumna that was an educator and politician. She was the first woman elected to which state Legislature in 1928?
South Carolina
Lucile Godbold is a Winthrop alumna who was the first woman to be inducted into the SC Athletics Hall of Fame in 1922. She also won 6 medals in the International Women’s Olympiad. How many of those medals were Gold?
2
Vilissa K. Thompson is a Winthrop alumna who advocates for women with disabilities, specifically women of color with disabilities. She was born with a condition known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta? What part of the body does Osteogenesis Imperfecta affect?
Bones
* (OI) is a group of genetic disorders characterized by fragile bones that are prone to fractures
Martha Kime Piper was Winthrop’s first woman to head the institution, which number president was she?
The 8th President