Located at the Darla Moore School of Business on the campus of the University of South Carolina. In 2014, Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman’s “Eternal Flame” sculpture was placed in the Moore School’s Charles S. Way, Jr. Palmetto Courtyard with support from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. In May 2013, Pastides, Dean Hildy Teegen and Dot Ryall traveled to Mexico City to visit with Nierman. After two exhaustive days of contemplation of over 50 different pieces, Pastides ultimately made the decision of the “Eternal Flame” sculpture. “This piece really spoke to Harris,” said Ryall. “It captures the spirit of the Moore School. The grace, the energy and the light lift spirits. It represents activity. Take that education you earn at the Moore School and let it burn through your lives.” Nierman often uses images of flame, birds or angels to convey movement and harmony – concepts that are fitting for the nation’s top-ranked international business school, USC president Harris Pastides said.