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Dick Riley featured in Columbia Metropolitan

Dick Riley / Jeremy Fleming

Last updated December 11, 2024

By Tina Underwood


Furman University alumnus, two-term South Carolina Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley ’54 was featured in Columbia Metropolitan. In “The Education Governor: Dick Riley’s lasting legacy,” Reba Hull Campbell describes Riley’s more than 60 years’ success in public service and his “positive approach, his innate ability to cultivate strong personal relationships, and his willingness to meet people where they are.” Hear from Sec. Riley’s inner circle of political advisors and friends and how Riley rallied support for what he calls his greatest achievement in public service – the Education Improvement Act.

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