News | Liberty Fellowship

Kimpson to present Amos-Frazier award

Source: Lowcountry Biz

December 6, 2016

CHARLESTON, SC – State Senator Marlon Kimpson (D), announces Michelle Mapp as this year’s recipient of the Marjorie Amos-Frazier Pacesetter Award. Kimpson, chair of the selection committee, will present the award to Mapp at a special ceremony, 4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 15, at Charleston County

S.C. Chamber: Johnson Business Leader of Year

Source: The Times and Democrat

November 19, 2016

Cox Industries CEO Mikee Johnson has been named the 2016 Business Leader of the Year by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made at the 37th annual South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Summit at the Wild Dunes Resort on Nov. 16-17. "I have been blessed to have played a role in

Hon. Rita Allison and Hayne Hipp to receive David H. Wilkins Awards for Excellence

Source: Midlands Biz

November 1, 2016

Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced the winners of its David H. Wilkins Awards for Excellence. The Honorable Rita Allison (R-District 36) will be awarded the David H. Wilkins Award for Excellence in Legislative Leadership; and Hayne Hipp, former CEO of The Liberty Corporation and

Sticky Fingers returning to its roots under original ownership

Source: The Post and Courier, Hanna Raskin

October 27, 2016

Before deciding whether to buy back Sticky Fingers, Chad Walldorf toured the restaurants still bearing the brand that he and two prep school buddies invented in 1992. A decade ago, when they sold the Charleston-based company, there were 16 Sticky Fingers across the Southeast, and at least that many

Amy Crockett, MD, Wins $100,000 McNulty Prize for Liberty Fellowship Project

Source: Liberty Fellowship

October 26, 2016

GREENVILLE, SC (October 26, 2016) –– The Aspen Institute and Trustee Anne Welsh McNulty today announced Dr. Amy Crockett as the recipient of the ninth annual John P. McNulty Prize for her Liberty Fellowship project – expanding CenteringPregnancy™ and institutionalizing it across South Carolina’s

GHS doctor wins international prize for reducing premature births

Source: Upstate Business Journal, Melinda Young

October 26, 2016

An international prize committee has recognized a local doctor who spearheaded a state program that helps prevent premature births, saving South Carolina’s Medicaid program more than $7 million in medical costs. Dr. Amy H. Crockett received the John P. McNulty Prize of $100,000 from the Aspen

S.C. CHAMBER ANNOUNCES THE 2016 BUSINESS LEADER AND PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR

Source: S.C. Chamber of Commerce

October 21, 2016

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our honorees for the 2016 Business Leader of the Year, and Public Servant of the Year. Mikee Johnson, CEO of Cox Industries, has been named Business Leader of the Year, and House Speaker Jay Lucas is being honored as Public

Andrea Cooper is working to help Upstate save its 'soul'

Source: The Greenville News, Angelia Davis

October 20, 2016

Andrea Cooper doesn’t want what happened in Westport, Connecticut to occur in Upstate South Carolina. Cooper grew up in Westport, a coastal town about 47 miles northeast of New York City. During her childhood, Westport was an idyllic place where people knew their farmers and could ride bikes to get

Beloved SC circuit Judge Tanya Gee dies after long battle with cancer

Source: The State, John Monk

September 28, 2016

Tanya Gee, an S.C. circuit judge beloved by many in the state’s legal community because of her natural, gracious nature, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 39. Born in Michigan in 1977, Judge Gee leaves two children and her husband, Chris Koon, who announced the death in a message to

South Carolina party chairs beat vitriol with friendship

Source: The Washington Post, Meg Kinnard

September 18, 2016

FLORENCE, S.C. — In a year of intense polarization and partisanship — and in a state known for its rough-and-tumble politics — South Carolina’s top party leaders are actively working to cut through the bull. It doesn’t mean dedication for their White House candidates is any less fervent. But the