East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university in Greenville,North Carolina,United States. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina and the only one in the state with schools of medicine,dentistry and engineering.
Lexington is the most populous town in and the county seat of Lexington County,South Carolina,United States. It is a suburb of the state capital,Columbia. The population was 23,568 at the 2020 Census,and it is the second-most populous municipality in the greater Columbia area. The 2022 estimated population is 24,626. According to the Central Midlands Council of Governments,the greater Lexington area had an estimated population of 111,549 in 2020 and is considered the fastest-growing area in the Midlands.
Clemson University is a public land-grant research university near Clemson,South Carolina. Founded in 1889,Clemson is the second-largest university by enrollment in South Carolina. For the fall 2023 semester,the university enrolled a total of 22,875 undergraduate students and 5,872 graduate students,and the student/faculty ratio was 15:1.
The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly,submitting an executive budget,and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
Furman University is a private university in Greenville,South Carolina,United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman,the liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992,while keeping Christo et Doctrinae as its motto. As of Fall 2021,it enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 150 graduate students on its 750-acre (304 ha) campus.
The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to largely ministerial roles,serving as acting governor in the absence of the governor of California and as President of the California State Senate,the lieutenant governor either sits on many of California's regulatory commissions and executive agencies.
Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr.,was an American Republican politician who served as the 112th governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. Prior to this,he served as a member of the South Carolina Senate representing the 2nd district from 1977 to 1978 and as a congressman representing South Carolina's 4th district from 1979 to 1987.
David Horton Wilkins is an American attorney and a former United States Ambassador to Canada during the administration of President George W. Bush. Prior to the appointment,he practiced law for 30 years while serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 25 of those years. He was speaker of the South Carolina House for 11 years. Wilkins presently chairs the public policy and international law practice department of a South Carolina law firm.
Asbury Francis "Frank" Lever was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.
Charles Ezra Daniel was a United States senator from South Carolina and founder of Daniel International Corp..
Darla Dee Moore is an American investor and philanthropist. She is the former president and a partner of the private investment firm Rainwater Inc. and was married to Richard Rainwater,who founded the firm.
Jane Ellen Norton is an American politician who was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 election. She lost the nomination to Weld County District Attorney and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck. While in office,Norton was notable for leading a successful effort to outlaw gay marriage in Colorado.
The Clemson–South Carolina rivalry is an American collegiate athletic rivalry between the Clemson University Tigers and the University of South Carolina Gamecocks,the two largest universities in the state of South Carolina. Since 2015,the two compete in the Palmetto Series,which consists of more than a dozen athletic,head-to-head matchups each school year. South Carolina leads the all-sport series 5–1,after Clemson won the 2023–24 series. Both institutions are public universities supported by the state,and their campuses are separated by only 132 miles. South Carolina and Clemson have been bitter rivals since 1896,and a heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons,including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters and the passions surrounding their athletic programs. It has often been listed as one of the best rivalries in college sports.
This history of the University of South Carolina began in the 18th century when intersectional differences arose between the Lowcountry and the Upstate. It was conceived that a state supported college located in the center of the state at Columbia,South Carolina,would foster friendships between those of both regions thus allowing the state to present a united front to the nation when threatened with issues jeopardizing the South Carolina way of life. The University of South Carolina's history can be described in four distinct phases:a firebrand college (1801–1862),constant reorganization (1865–1891),college to university (1891–1944) and the state's university (1944–present).
Vincent Austin Sheheen is an American attorney and politician. He was a member of the South Carolina Senate from 2004 to 2020,representing the 27th District,which comprises Chesterfield,Kershaw,and Lancaster counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004. He ran for Governor of South Carolina twice,in 2010 and 2014,losing both times to Nikki Haley. In 2020,Sheheen lost reelection to Republican Penry Gustafson.
Harvey Smith Peeler Jr. is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 14th District from since the 1980s,initially as a Democrat,and from October 1989,as a Republican. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2005 to 2016 and President of the Senate from 2019 to 2021. In 2021,he became Chair of the Finance Committee after the death of Hugh Leatherman.
Robert Louis Caslen Jr. is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 59th superintendent of West Point from 2013 until 2018 and as the 29th president of the University of South Carolina from July 2019 until May 2021. Between January and May 2019,Caslen was senior counsel to the president and interim chief financial officer at the University of Central Florida. On July 19,2019,the board of trustees of the University of South Carolina elected him as the school's 29th president,a position he assumed on August 1,2019. Caslen also served as HigherEchelon's Special Advisor on Executive Leadership and Character Development. He resigned as president at South Carolina on May 12,2021.
Tillman Hall is the most famous building on the Clemson University campus. The 3-story brick building with a clock tower is located on a hill overlooking Bowman Field. Tillman Hall is currently the home of the College of Education.
The president of the South Carolina Senate is the presiding officer of the body. The role of the president is to ensure that general order is maintained in the senate by recognizing members to speak,ensuring members are following established rules,and to call for votes. Additionally,the president is second in the line of succession should the governor and lieutenant governor be unable to serve as governor. The current president of the senate is Thomas C. Alexander,a Republican,who has held the position since December 6,2021.
