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24 South Carolina Impact Makers Selected to Mentor Liberty Fellows
Jan 24 2012“Liberty Fellowship is an intellectually demanding program, and the Fellows are dealing with hefty issues where they work and in their community leadership,” said Liberty Fellowship founder Hayne Hipp. “The mentors are change agents with extensive experiences that, when shared, offer keen insight.”
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Square Feet - The 30-minute Interview
Jan 17 2012A lot of people view strip centers as being intrusive to neighborhoods — a lot of parking spaces and obsolete space. Historically, people would build them, lease them up and finance them and really do nothing else. We try to take a long-term approach — to embrace the communities around those centers and bring in retailers that represent the fabric of the community, whether it’s a barber, barista or a butcher. So every single shopping center is personal to that community.
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The Anti-Kodak: How a U.S. Firm Innovates and Thrives
Jan 13 2012Milliken trumpets the transformation. "We're an innovation company," says Joe Salley, chief executive. Printed on the side of Milliken trucks barreling down the interstate is this mantra: "Quality Leadership Through Research." Two division presidents and the CEO have Ph.D.s. Milliken has 7,000 employees in manufacturing operations around the world, and 350 of its management staff have advanced degrees, more than a third of those Ph.D.s.
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N. Charleston awards citizen of the year
Jan 5 2012North Charleston gave its citizen of the year award to Bill Stanfield for his work as co-founder of a community development organization.
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The tribes of South Carolina
Jan 1 2012"The mission is not consensus; the mission is compromise, " Edwards continued. "Compromise doesn't mean selling out."
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WIS News 10 features the Liberty Fellowship Summit
Jan 1 2012WIS Newswatch's Judi Gatson was on location at the 2011 Liberty Fellowship Summit.
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Solution to S.C. problems, in 1 room
Dec 9 2011There are those of us who believe that we in South Carolina have within our borders all the resources we need to solve virtually any problem our state faces. Last week, all the people we need to make it happen were assembled in one big room at one time. It was the Liberty Fellowship Summit in Columbia.
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Rep. James Smith, Ed Sellers to be Honored at Riley Institute Event
Dec 9 2011Smith is the winner of the Wilkins Award for Excellence in Legislative Leadership, which recognizes a state legislator who embodies the highest principles of leadership.
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Walter Isaacson Keynote Speaker at Liberty Fellowship Summit
Dec 6 2011Attendees were challenged by national thought leaders and participated in interactive discussions on how to move from thought to action to make South Carolina better.
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Isaacson to SC leaders: Tribalism can tear us apart
Dec 1 2011Walter Isaacson told a summit of the Liberty Fellowship that in order to improve the state, leaders must avoid tribalism and staying in like-minded groups.
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Steve Jobs had plan to redesign TV, Walter Isaacson says
Nov 30 2011Isaacson is the keynote speaker today for the Liberty Fellowship Summit in Columbia, a conference of leaders from across the state whose topic this year is “Transcending Tribalism.”
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South Carolina Leadership Series - Honoring Dr. Susan Newman
Nov 16 2011I have worked in the rehabilitation specialty of nursing for over 15 years, working with patients dealing with serious disabling conditions such as stroke, head trauma, spinal cord injury, and amputations. During my time working as a nurse in the rehabilitation hospital, I developed a particular fondness for working with people with spinal cord injuries.
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Walter Isaacson to speak at Liberty Fellowship Summit
Nov 10 2011Change happens together or not at all. On November 30, hundreds of leaders from across South Carolina will tackle issues facing the state – together – at the second annual Liberty Fellowship Summit, being held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. “Transcending Tribalism,” the Summit theme, is the crux of the noon - 6 PM event.
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Johnson Named Citadel Alumni Association Young Alumnus of the Year
Nov 7 2011The Citadel Alumni Association (CAA) Awards Committee has named Dan Johnson the CAA Young Alumnus of the year for 2011.
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Conversation with Erin Jones, Director, Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Oct 19 2011Erin Jones, Director of the M&G and First Lady of the university, sat down to talk to Alan Cooper, the Publisher of UpstateBizSC.com about this incredible collection of old master paintings and the museum's exciting new expansion into an educational satellite location in downtown Greenville: M&G at Heritage Green.
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The Root 100 2011: Influencers and Iconoclasts
Oct 4 2011Steve Benjamin is ranked #46 on The Root 100 list of young African American influencers and iconoclasts.
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Pediatricians help revive child literacy program in Pee Dee
Oct 1 2011Pee Dee pediatricians and activists have teamed up to rejuvenate a
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Pamela Lackey named 2011 Business Leader of the Year
Sep 27 2011The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its 2011 Business Leader of the Year is Pamela Lackey, state president of AT&T South Carolina. Lackey will be honored at the 32nd Annual Summit, Fast Forward: Defining the Next Decade, November 10 at Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms.
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Hilliard Family creates $1M professorship for sustainable environment
Sep 6 2011It seems fitting that a man honored by having a waterfall named for him would endow his alma mater with a professorship in environmental sustainability.
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Haley says revamping will lower jobless rate
Aug 29 2011Gov. Nikki Haley is revamping the state's workforce investment board in an effort to push forward better ideas to marry the jobless with employers and lower the state's double-digit unemployment rate.
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Matthew Richardson Chosen to Serve as President-Elect of the South Carolina Association for Justice
Aug 25 2011Wyche, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Matthew T. Richardson was recently chosen to serve as President-Elect of the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ).
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Runge in line to lead Greenville Chamber in 2013
Aug 21 2011Luanne Runge, a shareholder in the law firm of Gallivan White & Boyd P.A., has been elected 2012 chair-elect of the Greenville Chamber.
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Part 2: MidlandsBiz Podcast Series with Hildy Teegen
Aug 9 2011In Part 2 of the series, Dr. Hildy Teegen, Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business at USC talks about the move to a new building and the "exciting process of thinking through what a business school will need to look like fifty years from now."
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Beaufort pediatrician thinks outside the doctor's office
Aug 2 2011Beaufort pediatrician Dr. James Simmons has spent the past 12 years caring for the children of the Lowcountry.
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Part 1: MidlandsBiz Podcast Series with Hildy Teegen
Jul 31 2011Dr. Hildy Teegen, Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, talks about the challenges of globalization in business school education.
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Lives' Work
Jul 1 2011Dr. Scott Porter of the Greenville Hospital System is privy to the intricacies of the human machine. But he doesn’t perform routine tune-ups—he revives rare imports.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces 8th Class of Fellows
Jun 15 2011“Our eighth class is enormously impressive, reminding us of the quality of leadership we have percolating in South Carolina,” commented Hayne Hipp, Liberty Fellowship Founder. “While they span a wide range of thought and diversity of perspectives, these Fellows share a desire to take action to make South Carolina better.”
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South Carolina entrepreneurs honored
Jun 14 2011Six entrepreneurs from South Carolina made the final cut for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Carolinas region.
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Kentwool's socks prove up to par with golfers
May 15 2011When leaders of the Pickens-based manufacturer Kentwool launched sales of their new high-performance golf socks, they had to chase golfers down to get them to try a pair. That was more than a year ago. Today, executives say it seems they are the ones being chased by people wanting the socks.
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Terry Brown Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award Finalist
May 6 2011The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Brown was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges.
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The summer of reading
Apr 21 2011Local groups join to collect books for the 2011 Great Kids Deserve Great Books.
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Students 'CastAway' to learn about S.C. great outdoors
Apr 19 2011When parents Jay Ham and Chris Scott realized how much time children spent indoors, they created a curriculum for fly-fishing to teach students about South Carolina’s natural resources. Ham and Scott developed a program called CastAway.
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Lattimore to chair Fountain Inn Chamber
Apr 19 2011Ray Lattimore, president and chief executive officer of Marketplace Staffing, has been elected chairman of the Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce for 2011-2012.
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USC Law School Honors Two Nelson Mullins Partners
Apr 18 2011Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Charleston partner Elizabeth Scott Moïse and Columbia partner Thad Westbrook were honored Thursday with the University of South Carolina School of Law's 2011 Compleat Lawyer awards.
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Growing new businesses
Apr 5 2011As a high schooler in northern Virginia, Peter Waldschmidt started two businesses: computer repair and landscaping. While in college at Bob Jones University in Greenville, Waldschmidt and a partner started Tetra Data — a company that designed, built and sold data analysis systems for school districts and state boards of education.
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22 Influential leaders chosen to mentor Liberty Fellows
Feb 22 2011What do the president of Michelin – North America, the state’s premier wellness guru and Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals have in common? Along with 19 other accomplished South Carolinians, they have been named Senior Advisors for the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2012. In this role, they will provide principled guidance to the Liberty Fellows through the two-year seminar experience and will participate as Senior Advisors on the Liberty Fellowship Forums.
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A Conversation with Betsy Fleming, President of Converse College
Feb 10 2011I earned a Masters in the History of Design at the Royal College of Art in London and simultaneously worked in the furniture department at the Victoria & Albert Museum. From there, I went to the Getty Grant Program in Los Angeles where I cut my teeth in administration. After that, I moved to New York and worked for The Frick Collection, spearheading their first ever market survey and Young Fellows program.
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Gov. Haley announces a Sullivan's Island businessman as next BEA chairman
Jan 31 2011Governor Nikki Haley today announced Chad Walldorf, of Sullivan’s Island, as the next Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors (BEA).
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Hayne Hipp: State needs to find and replicate 'bright spots'
Jan 26 2011January is a harbinger of new beginnings, as fresh new habits replace the old. Yet many of us got a head start on this feeling of momentum — on Nov. 30th to be exact — the day over 750 South Carolinians from every corner of our state gathered in Columbia at the Liberty Fellowship Summit. The Summit topic was change: true change with the potential to move our state forward through a blueprint for effective actions.
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Clemson's John Ballato named Fellow of international optical engineering society
Jan 26 2011The International Society for Optical Engineering, or SPIE, awards the honor to scientists "who have made considerable technical and scientific contributions in optics, photonics, optoelectronics and imaging." Ballato was cited for achievements in novel optical materials and optical fibers.
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GADC Honors Minor Shaw as Economic Development Ambassador for 2010
Jan 26 2011The Greenville Area Development Corporation has named Minor Mickel Shaw, president of MICCO Corporation and recently named Chair of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission, as Greenville County’s Economic Development Ambassador for 2010.
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The Advisor’s New Essential Skill
Jan 21 2011A few months back at the Raymond James Women Advisor Symposium, I got to hear Greenville, South Carolina-based speech coach Deb Sofield discuss her rules for public presentations. Entertaining, funny and high-energy, she offered up quite a few tidbits. I won’t give you all of them but I give you a few highlights. Sofield says: “Be glad to be there.” She believes that a speaker’s mood is reflected in his or her vocal delivery.
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John Warner appointed to education oversight committee
Jan 20 2011"Nothing is a more essential to the future of South Carolina than public education,” said Warner. “People do what is measured, so I'm excited about the opportunity to help measure the success of our children's education."
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Inglis Leaves SC For Fellowship
Jan 13 2011Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis is leaving South Carolina for the campus of Harvard University. Inglis has been selected as a resident fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Madden to Lead Nelson Mullins’ Greenville Office
Jan 6 2011GREENVILLE, SC - January 5, 2011 - Tim Madden, a Laurens native and longtime Upstate attorney, has been named managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Greenville office. He will oversee an office of 37 attorneys and 33 support staff.
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750 everyday people gather to change the state for the better
Dec 7 2010A number of Beaufort County residents traveled to Columbia last week to talk about changing the state for the better. The gathering didn't get the attention of a rally by great change agents Barack Obama or Sarah Palin, but it will be more effective in the long run.
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Empowering leaders for future
Dec 5 2010The organizers hoped 400 or 500 would come. Instead, the meeting hall at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center filled to capacity Tuesday with nearly 750 people eager to transform South Carolina.
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Liberty kicks off effort to seek solution to state's problems
Dec 1 2010Tuesday, about 750 of South Carolina’s lawmakers, educators, judges, business owners and others from around the state and of varying political stripes gathered in Columbia to discuss these and the state’s other daunting challenges.
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Liberty Fellowship Summit seeks solutions to South Carolina's pressing needs
Nov 21 2010South Carolina has carved more than $2 billion from its budget over the past three years, slashing about 3,000 state jobs in the process, and more cuts are expected this fiscal year. Teachers and librarians have been laid off. Services have been delayed or cut.
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Hospital taps Singerling
Oct 15 2010Palmetto Health promotes chief operating officer, sets up chief executive succession.
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Endurance swimmer completes 16 mile trek around Charleston
Oct 3 2010Endurance swimmer Kathleen Wilson has traveled around the United States and the world to test herself on open waters for more than 13 years.
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Life and the Liberty Fellowship
Sep 9 2010Sometimes help can be found in the most unlikely of places.
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When passion meets purpose
Aug 17 2010District 7 Superintendent Russell Booker’s passion and devotion got him selected for the next Liberty Fellowship class; those are some of the same traits that saw him tapped for the top schools slot in the city of Spartanburg.
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Columbians Gergel, Childs confirmed as federal judges
Aug 6 2010Longtime Columbia lawyer Richard Gergel and state Circuit Judge Michelle Childs have been confirmed as federal judges by the U.S. Senate.
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22 South Carolinians Chosen to Begin Intense Leadership Program
Jul 27 2010GREENVILLE, South Carolina (July 27, 2010) – Significant community involvement, success in their chosen field and a commitment to improving South Carolina characterize the newest class of Liberty Fellows. Chosen from a pool of 400 candidates spread across the state, these class members represent business, government and nonprofit sectors of South Carolina.
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Commission honors state artists
Jul 18 2010Poet Barbara G.S. Hagerty and Pure Theatre co-founders Sharon Graci and Rodney Lee Rogers represent a near-sweep by Charleston County in capturing three of the four 2011 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards announced by the S.C. Arts Commission.
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Lab21 to upfit Next Innovation Center
Jul 16 2010Lab21 Inc. has signed a lease and obtained financing to locate a high-tech, advanced diagnostics lab at the Next Innovation Center in downtown Greenville.
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Promise program taking shape
Jul 5 2010The group hoping to break the cycle of poverty in an area straddling the peninsula and North Charleston is coalescing and gaining momentum.
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SCMBEC Client Wins Regional Media Award
Jun 15 2010Darrin Thomas, president of the Thomas Media Group, LLC, has recently been awarded with the Atlanta Regional Media Award from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), for his contributions to the African-American business community through his work with the Black Pages USA publication.
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New York House Magazine's Innovative Green Design Awards Announced
Jun 14 2010ScheinMedia proudly announces the winners of New York House magazine's second annual Innovative Green Design AwardsSM (IGDA) competition.
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Woodland Heights whoops it up as Palmetto's Finest
Mar 25 2010Faculty and students at Woodland Heights Elementary would have used those words to describe their school even before winning two prestigious state awards earlier this week. Now they have the plaques to prove it.
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A Conversation with Hayne Hipp, Founder of the Liberty Fellowship
Mar 18 2010Alan Cooper, publisher of MidlandsBiz and UpstatebizSC, interviews Hayne Hipp about the Liberty Fellowship. Video included.
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John Few Elected Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
Feb 3 2010The South Carolina Judicial Department welcomes Judge John Cannon Few to the Court of Appeals.
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Marketplace Staffing Named To SC's Fastest-Growing Companies 2009
Nov 13 2009GREENVILLE, SC - November 13, 2009 - Marketplace Staffing Services, Inc., a Greenville-based staffing solutions organization with offices in four states, has been named to South Carolina's Fastest-Growing Companies 2009 by co-sponsoring organizations The Capital Corporation and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
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Initiative picks 5 local professionals
Sep 21 2009Liberty Fellowship, a statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Upstate businessman Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, has announced its class of 2011.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2011
Jul 27 2009Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College, and The Aspen Institute, today announced the young South Carolina leaders who will comprise the class of 2011.
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2 council members keep seats
May 6 2009SULLIVAN'S ISLAND — Barrier island residents re-elected two incumbents and added one fresh face to Town Council in Tuesday's election.
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Agnew joins Obama
Jan 28 2009David Agnew, one of President Obama's earliest supporters in Charleston, has joined his administration as a liaison to the nation's mayors.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Mentors for Class of 2010
Sep 24 2008GREENVILLE, South Carolina (September 24, 2008) – Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College, and The Aspen Institute, today announced the accomplished South...
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2010
Jul 15 2008Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, today announced the emerging South Carolina leaders who will comprise its Class of 2010.
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Tim Scott claims victory in 3-way battle
Jun 11 2008Tim Scott speaks with supporter Shelley Campbell, a high school friend, at the Sticky Fingers in North Charleston after it became clear that he would win the three-way Republican primary for the S.C. House Dist. 117 seat.
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Fellowship another state treasure
Feb 26 2008This program is the "Liberty Fellowship" and consists of a highly competitive process to identify and select young existing and potential leaders in South Carolina, expose them to the educational opportunities necessary to develop their interest and skills and then to mentor their career path as a passionate leader within the state.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces 2008 Liberty Prize Winner
Jan 28 2008Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership program that seeks to inspire values-based leadership among young South Carolina leaders, today announced that Fred F. “Trip” DuBard, III, a member of Liberty Fellowship’s inaugural Class of 2006, has won the first annual Liberty Prize.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces New Keynote Speaker at Multi-Class Reunion
Jan 7 2008Liberty Fellowship, the leadership effort that seeks to inspire values-based leadership among young South Carolina leaders, today announced a change of keynote speakers for the Liberty Fellowship Multi-Class Reunion Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
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HIGH PROFILE: Toya Green
Oct 20 2007Public school at its best is an authentic reflection of the American way of life, says Toya Hampton Green, a Charleston County School Board member and self-described idealist.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces 2007 Liberty Prize Winner
Oct 8 2007Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership program launched in 2003 by Hayne Hipp, The Aspen Institute and Wofford College, today announced that it will award $50,000 annually to one of its Fellows’ class project.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Mentors for Class of 2009
Sep 10 2007Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 accomplished South Carolina leaders who will serve as Mentors for the Class of 2009.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2009
Jun 27 2007Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 emerging South Carolina leaders who will comprise its Class of 2009.
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Arts-loving banker leads complete life
Jun 2 2007'Antigone" is one of the first words uttered by William G. Medich to a guest in his office at South Carolina Bank and Trust.
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Local wellness expert to speak at Bridge Run Expo
Mar 5 2007With health care costs skyrocketing and the health of the U.S. work force deteriorating, business owners have little choice but to encourage their employees to eat right and get fit. Failing to stress healthy lifestyles among employees will lead to a business’ decline in the marketplace.
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An eye on I'On
Mar 5 2007I’On, a master-planned community of Charleston-style homes on narrow streets and surrounded by lakes and wetlands in the middle of Mount Pleasant, is one of the most high-profile neighborhood in the East Cooper area.
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View from the Top
Mar 1 2007Looking back, Johnson says she can see a clear path through what on the surface might look like wildly different and opposing opportunities. For instance, allocating resources for the United Way allowed her to get to know many of the CEOs of the companies that became donors.
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Riley, others to mentor Liberty Fellows
Oct 16 2006If you're looking for the voice of experience, it's hard to beat someone who has held onto the same job for 31 years.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Mentors for Class of 2008
Oct 10 2006Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 accomplished South Carolina leaders who will serve as Mentors for the Class of 2008
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Liberty Fellowship Announces for Class of 2008
Jul 12 2006Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Hayne Hipp, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 emerging South Carolina leaders who will comprise its Class of 2008.
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Impact Players
Feb 19 2006They're not out to change the world. But they wont settle for anything less than meaningful progress for South Carolina.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Mentors for Class of 2007
Sep 6 2005Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership effort sponsored by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 accomplished South Carolina leaders who will serve as Mentors for the Class of 2007.
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Liberty Fellowship taps Wilkins as board director
Aug 11 2005Former House Speaker David Wilkins, now U.S. ambassador to Canada, has been named to the board of directors of a statewide leadership effort sponsored by the Liberty Corp., Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, organizers said Wednesday.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2007
Jul 7 2005Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership effort sponsored by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and the Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 emerging South Carolina leaders who will comprise its Class of 2007.
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Liberty Fellowship grooms leaders for South Carolina’s future
Mar 7 2005Last month I had the opportunity to meet with Hayne Hipp, chairman and CEO of Liberty Corp., the highly successful television-broadcasting group headquartered in Greenville.
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Liberty Fellowship to Accept Nominations for Class of 2007 in January 2005
Nov 29 2004Liberty Fellowship today announced plans to accept nominations for its second Liberty Fellowship class, the Class of 2007, beginning January 1, 2005.
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Liberty Fellowship Hosts Inaugural Leadership Seminar for Class of 2006
Nov 15 2004The first seminar for the inaugural class of Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, was held at Wofford College October 6-10.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Mentors for Class of 2006
Oct 25 2004Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, today announced the 20 prominent South Carolina leaders who will serve as Mentors for the Class of 2006.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2006
Jun 17 2004The first seminar for the inaugural class of Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership initiative sponsored by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, was held at Wofford College October 6-10.
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Liberty Fellowship Announces Board of Directors
Feb 2 2004Liberty Fellowship, the statewide leadership effort launched earlier this month by Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute, today named eight prominent leaders to its Board of Directors.
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Liberty Corp., Wofford, Aspen Institute Promote Enlightened Leadership
Jan 13 2004Liberty Corporation, Wofford College and The Aspen Institute have announced the launch of Liberty Fellowship, a two-year leadership program designed to empower the state and its future leaders to realize their full potential.
