Related Research Articles
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private evangelical university in Greenville,South Carolina. It is known for its conservative cultural and religious positions. The university,with approximately 3,000 students,is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. In 2017,the university estimated the number of its graduates at 40,184.
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.
Elizabeth Johnston Patterson was an American politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993.
Jacqueline Renae Walorski was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until her death in 2022. She was a member of the Republican Party. Walorski served in the Indiana House of Representatives,representing Indiana's 21st district,from 2005 to 2010. In 2010,she won the Republican nomination for Indiana's 2nd congressional district,but narrowly lost the general election to Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly. Walorski won the seat in 2012 after Donnelly vacated it to run for the U.S. Senate,and was reelected four times.
Carl Blair was an artist and,for more than forty years,a member of the art faculty at Bob Jones University.
WKVG is a radio station in Greenville,South Carolina,serving Upstate South Carolina including the Greenville-Spartanburg radio market. WKVG is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation,and is an affiliate of K-Love.
Terry Edward Haskins was a South Carolina Republican politician who served as the Speaker pro-tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1995 until his death five years later.
Daniel Byron Verdin III is a member of the South Carolina Senate,representing District 9. In November 2008,he was chosen as majority whip.
Emery Bopp was an American artist and long-time chairman of the Division of Art,Bob Jones University.
Renee Louise Ellmers is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge in 2010 by 1,489 votes,confirmed after a recount. In the 2016 Republican primary,Ellmers was defeated by fellow U.S. Representative George Holding. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 election in North Carolina's 13th congressional district,finishing fifth in the primary field.
Eunice Hutto Morelock was a pioneer professor at Bob Jones College and possibly the first female chief academic officer of a coeducational college in the United States.
Evangelist Bob Jones Sr. founded Bob Jones University out of concern with the secularization of higher education. BJU has had five presidents:Bob Jones Sr. (1927–1947);Bob Jones Jr. (1947–1971);Bob Jones III (1971–2005);Stephen Jones (2005—2014);and Steve Pettit,. Its religious influence,its race relations,and its political influence have generated significant controversies.
Josiah Magnuson is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 38th district,serving since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party.
A special election was held on September 10,2019,to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. Walter B. Jones Jr.,the incumbent representative,died on February 10,2019.
Abortion in South Carolina is legal up to when an embryonic heartbeat can be detected,usually around 6 weeks gestation. On May 25,2023,Governor Henry McMaster signed a 6-week ban,and it took effect immediately. The ban was indefinitely blocked in court on May 26,and reinstated by the South Carolina Supreme Court on August 23.
Stewart O. Jones is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
Fawn Pedalino is an American politician of the Republican Party. She is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 64. In the 2022 general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 64,Pedalino defeated Democratic incumbent Kimberly O. Johnson,who had been a member of the South Carolina House since 2020. She is a member of the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina,one of South Carolina's recognized Native American entities.
David Vaughan is an American businessman and politician who is serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 27th district. He is a Republican.
Carolyn E. Frederick is an American politician,and a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for District 22 from 1972 to 1976. Frederick was a member of the Republican Party.
References
- ↑ Wellin, 1.
- ↑ Post & Courier
- Wendy Nanney website
- Official SC Statehouse website.
- Jordan Wellin, "BJU grad claims district 22 victory for S. C. House," Collegian [BJU newspaper], November 5, 2010