|  David
H. Wilkins Legislative Leadership
Program
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Recipents
of the Wilkins Award for Excellence, (l-r) Senator John Drummond,
Senator Hugh Leatherman, and Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell |
Senator
Hugh Leatherman receives the David Wilkins Award for Legislative
Leadership
The
Third Annual Wilkins
Legislative Award Dinner
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
January
7, 2008
South
Carolina Senator Hugh K. Leatherman, who represents Darlington and
Florence counties in District 31, was recently named the winner
of the third annual David Wilkins Award for Excellence in Legislative
Leadership. The award, sponsored by the Riley Institute at Furman,
was presented to Leatherman at the annual Wilkins Legislative Award
Dinner in Columbia, S.C. on Monday, January 7, 2008. Former Canadian
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was the keynote speaker for the event.
In
honor of the occasion, over 600 legislators, community members,
business leaders, and citizens attended the award dinner, including
nearly 100 members of the South Carolina House and Senate. Past
winners of this award, Senator John Drummond and Speaker of the
South Carolina House of Representatives Bobby Harrell, were also
present.
The
Award Dinner began with a reception at 6 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center. David Wilkins, the former Speaker of the South
Carolina House of Representatives and current U.S. Ambassador to Canada
helped host the event along with former U.S. Secretary of Education
and S.C. Governor Richard W. Riley. To view the news release, click
here; to view an article written about Hugh Leatherman by the
Florence Morning News, click
here.
For
an article written following the event that includes photos, click
here; for an article written by the Florence Morning News,
click
here.
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