The SCICU Board of Trustees recognized two outstanding independent college and university students at its annual meeting on October 1 at Anderson University. Chosen from dozens of applicants by the prestigious Center for Scholarship Administration, this year's award recipients are Ms. Natasha Rudy from Wofford College and Ms. Savannah Taylor from Furman University.

 

J. Lacy McLean SCICU Student of the Year: Natasha Rudy

 

Natasha Rudy, a senior at Wofford College, is the 2013-2014 J. Lacy McLean Scholarship recipient and the SC Independent College and University Student of the Year. The award is presented annually by SCICU and includes a $2,000 scholarship.

 

Ms. Rudy, a native of Greenwood, SC, is a double major in Biology and Mathematics [continue reading]

 

Sterling L. Smith Scholar: Savannah Taylor

 

Savannah Taylor, a senior at Furman University, is the Sterling L. Smith Scholarship recipient for 2013-2014. The award is presented annually by SCICU to a student who qualifies for a Higher Education Tuition Grant and includes a $1,000 scholarship.

 

Ms. Taylor is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts with a Music major in Voice... [continue reading]

 

We congratulate both of these excellent students for this honor.  

 

The Board of Trustees of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities elected six new members at its annual meeting on October 1 at Anderson University.

 

 

Elected to three-year terms are:

 

• Jennet Robinson Alterman, president and CEO of J. Robinson Alterman LLC (Charleston)
• Tushar V. Chikhliker, a shareholder with Nexsen Pruet (Columbia)
• Russell D. Cook, president and CEO of 4eVentures (Chapin)
• Daniel S. Sanders, former president of ExxonMobile Chemical Company (Greenville)
• Gary L. Williams, founder of Williams & Fudge, Inc. (Rock Hill)
• Edward T. Zeigler, Jr., president and CEO of Craig Gaulden Davis (Greenville)  

• To read more about our new trustees, please click here.
• To see the listing of all Board Members, please click here.

 

In addition, the following members were re-elected to a second three-year term on the Board of Trustees:

• Toby W. Goodlett, executive vice president-retail banking for First Citizens Bank (Columbia)
• Daniel T. Sulton, shareholder with Ogletree Dekins (Greenville)
• Joseph D. Walker, shareholder with McNair Law Firm (Columbia)

 

Kathleen C. McKinney will chair the SCICU Board of Trustees for the next two years. She previously served as chair-elect and is a member of the Executive, Nominating, and Finance committees. A trustee since 2008, Kathy is a shareholder with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd in the Greenville office.

 

Serving as chair-elect through 2015 is Jim Reynolds. Jim is CEO and a partner with Total Comfort Solutions in Columbia. He has served as a Trustee since 2012 and is a member of the Public Policy Committee.

 

Henri Etta Baskins moves from the chair position to immediate past chair. As past chair, Henri will chair the Nominating Committee and serve on the Executive Committee. A member of the Board since 2006, Henri is the executive director of the Greater Columbia Human Relations Council.

• To read more about our new officers, please click here.

At the October 1 meeting, the SCICU Board of Trustees recognized 4 members whose terms of service have come to end. Each retiring member will receive an engraved desk clock to mark their service to the Board and independent colleges and universities in South Carolina.

 

Senior among the group are Sara Fisher, a former Board chair and member since 2004, and Randy Horn, a six-year veteran and immediate past chair of the Development Committee.

 

Those honored at the meeting include:

• Sara Fisher (2004-2013), senior executive vice president and COO with the National Bank of South Carolina (Columbia)
• Heather Hoopes-Matthews (2010-2013), marketing director for Nexsen Pruet (Columbia)
• Randy Horn (2007-2013), president and CEO of Colonial Life (Columbia)
• Nancy Spencer (2010-2013), retired insurance executive (Columbia and Greenville)

 

SCICU has distributed $36,000 in UPS Scholarships to 15 low-income students at private colleges and universities in the state. The scholarships were made possible by a grant from the UPS Educational Endowment Fund administered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, DC.

 

Nationally, CIC and the UPS Foundation teamed up to provide nearly $1.5 million in student scholarships this year.

 

The UPS Scholarships were funded by the UPS Educational Endowment, which is held and administered by CIC. The Endowment was established in the 1970's by the UPS Foundation to support programs to benefit underserved populations. Since its inception, the Endowment has generated over $50 million in scholarship support for more than 17,000 students at independent colleges and universities. In South Carolina, more the $1,000,000 has been awarded since the program began.

 

At its annual meeting, the SCICU Board of Trustees recognized UPS for its long-standing support. Ms. Felicia Weston from the UPS Regional Office in Columbia represented the UPS Educational Endowment. 

 

Our annual career fair is set for January 28th. The registration site for employers is now available. If you would like to register online as an employer, whether nonprofit or corporate, please follow this link.

 

A separate education fair will be held at Presbyterian College on April 8th.

 

If you would like further information, you may contact Brenda Torrence at brenda@scicu.org or call 803.799.7122

We love to post accomplishments of our members on our Member College News section of our website and feature a few of the outstanding links in our monthly newsletter.

 

Let us help celebrate your successes. Send your releases to Stephenie Bergen at Stephenie@scicu.org. 

 

Here are some of the articles we featured this month:

• Anderson achieves record enrollment 
• Coker Tops 2014 List of Best S.C. Colleges in South 
• SWU approved for NCAA membership 
• Benedict brings Hollywood to its board 
• Claflin Welcomes 2001 Nobel Laureate to Campus 
• CSU's Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership dedicated  

To see all of our Member College News, please click here. 

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