Who are some famous graduates of Furman University?”
Famous Alumni * Betsy King and Beth Daniel – Golfers, elected to LPGA hall of fame * Charles Townes – Nobel Prize winner in Physics for invention of the maser and the laser * David S. Garrett, Jr. – Former CEO of Delta Airlines * Herman W. Lay – Founder of Frito Lay * Keith Lockart – Conductor of Boston Pops Orchestra * Richard Riley – Former Governor of SC, U.S. Secretary of Education during Clinton Administration What Makes Us Unique Furman is a small, private liberal arts school, with only two small graduate programs, so students enjoy all of the attention, faculty, and focus during their undergraduate years. Because we are smaller than small research universities, but larger than traditional liberal arts colleges, Furman offers students the best of both worlds: small classes, personal attention from professors, ample research and internship opportunities, and acceptance into highly competitive graduate schools. Furman’s philosophy on the liberal arts curriculum is called Engaged Le
