{"id":508,"date":"2020-06-25T18:24:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=furman-update&#038;p=508"},"modified":"2021-06-01T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:28:21","slug":"riley-fellows-in-the-news-june-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/news\/riley-fellows-in-the-news-june-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Fellows in the News: June 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Michael Mikota<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2015)<\/em> was named president of Spartanburg Community College. <a href=\"https:\/\/whosonthemove.com\/dr-michael-mikota-named-seventh-president-of-spartanburg-community-college\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damon Qualls<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Fall 2019)<\/em>, principal of Monaview Elementary School, was named Greenville County Schools administrator of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenville.k12.sc.us\/News\/main.asp?titleid=2005eoy\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenis Redmond<\/strong><em> (Upstate, Fall 2013)<\/em>, poet in residence at the Peace Center, teaching artist, and founder of Peace Voices, was highlighted on NPR\u2019s 1A show and her self-read poem \u201cCaged Bird Sings Because\u201d was featured on their website. <a href=\"https:\/\/the1a.org\/segments\/on-the-wing-birdwatching-in-america\/#.Xt-zizjE2QU.link\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Richards<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Fall 2010)<\/em> is now global business director of NAI Earle Furman. <a href=\"https:\/\/gsabizwire.com\/nai-earle-furman-is-pleased-to-announce-that-jason-richards-has-been-named-global-business-director\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henry Tisdale<\/strong> <em>(Lowcountry, Fall 2013)<\/em>, president emeritus at Claflin University, was appointed to the advisory board of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth College. <a href=\"https:\/\/thetandd.com\/news\/local\/tisdale-appointed-to-dartmouth-board\/article_6b883c36-fc0d-545d-9249-b658fa0bfea1.html\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those selected as South Carolina ETV \u201cWomen Vision SC\u201d honorees are <strong>Shaniece Criss<\/strong> <em>(Upstate, Spring 2017)<\/em>, health science faculty member at Furman University and Travelers Rest City Council member; <strong>Cathy Hughes<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2014)<\/em>, publisher of The Times and Democrat and group publisher for Lee Enterprises; <strong>Tameika Isaac Devine<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Fall 2007)<\/em>, founding partner at Jabber &amp; Isaac, P.A. and Columbia City Council member; and <strong>Ann Timberlake<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2015)<\/em>, principal of Timberlake Communications, LLC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scetv.org\/womenvisionsc\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre>______________________________________________________________________________\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Special Series: Frontline Fellows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re honoring the exemplary leadership of Riley Fellows addressing frontline needs during the COVID-19 outbreak in our Frontline Fellows Q&amp;A series. SCETV President and CEO <strong>Anthony Padgett<\/strong> <em>(Midlands, Spring 2019)<\/em> is addressing South Carolina\u2019s digital divide as the station pilots a special technology that could help bridge the at-home learning gap for students who lack internet access. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/2020\/06\/12\/frontline-fellows-qa-with-scetv-president-and-ceo-anthony-padgett\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Mikota (Midlands, Spring 2015) was named president of Spartanburg Community College. Read more. 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