Brookland-Cayce High School EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME
MRS. ELIZABETH (BETH) BRIDGES HAMMOND Inducted 2005
Mrs. Elizabeth (Beth) Bridges Hammond was born in Greer, South Carolina. She graduated from Fairforest High School and received an AB Degree in English and history from Carson-Newman College, furthered her education at North Greenville College, and earned her MAT-English Degree from the University of South Carolina in 1972. Mrs. Hammond came to Lexington District II to teach at Airport High School in 1963. She also taught at Fulmer Middle School, and after one year at J. L. Mann High School, she returned to Fulmer Middle, where she served as Head of the English Department from 1967-1975. Mrs. Hammond then moved to B-C High School, where she taught until retiring in 1997. In addition to teaching English, Mrs. Hammond was the Laureate Advisor, an SAT Coordinator, and Chairman of the Curriculum Committee (Honors and AP English). She was also involved in the Brookland-Cayce Education Association, serving as a Hall Representative and as Secretary. Her most rewarding teaching experience was working as advisor of the Laureate, the B-C High School award-winning literary magazine. In 1992 Mrs. Hammond received the Reid H. Montgomery Advisor-of-the-Year Award, which was given for outstanding service to scholastic journalism. She also received the National Council of Teachers of English Highest Award for Excellence in Student Literary Magazines in 1996. Mrs. Hammond was given the Student Council Faculty Service Award in 1997. Among many community activities, Mrs. Hammond served as President of the South Carolina Writers Workshop and was co-editor of Horizons, the SC Writers Workshop publication. She was a member of Shandon Baptist Church and taught single adults. She was also active in Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International. Beth Hammond was a teacher of the heart. She gave her students the benefit of her knowledge, experiences, and care. She passed away in 2000. The inscription by Henry Adams engraved on her tombstone — "A teacher affects eternity" — describes her accurately and precisely.

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