{"id":885,"date":"2021-10-20T15:12:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=furman-update&p=885"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:12:03","slug":"riley-fellows-in-the-news-october-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/news\/riley-fellows-in-the-news-october-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Fellows in the News: October 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Bartelme<\/strong>\u00a0(Lowcountry, Fall 2018)<\/em>, senior projects reporter for\u00a0The Post and Courier,<\/em>\u00a0received the 2021 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jill Davis<\/strong>\u00a0(Midlands, Fall 2007)<\/em>\u00a0was named BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s executive vice president of strategic and diversified business.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

David Lominack<\/strong>\u00a0(Upstate, Fall 2012)<\/em>, South Carolina market president for TD Bank, was named the 2022-23 chair of the South Carolina Chamber;\u00a0Will Whitley<\/strong>\u00a0(Upstate, Fall 2018)<\/em>, director of state and local government affairs and community relations for Michelin North America, will become chair in 2023 and will be the Chamber’s first Black chair.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Karla McLawhorn Hawkins<\/strong>\u00a0(Midlands, Spring 2017)<\/em>\u00a0was named General Counsel for Richland County School District Two.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Among Trident United Way’s 2021 Women United award winners are\u00a0Lana Kleiman<\/strong>\u00a0(Lowcountry, Fall 2019)<\/em>, executive director of Charleston Legal Access, who received the Nonprofit of the Year award; and\u00a0Cathy Almquist<\/strong>\u00a0(Lowcountry, Fall 2021)<\/em>, Trident Technical College’s vice president for education, who received the Role Model of the Year award.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Join the Riley Institute in celebrating three outstanding programs that are making a positive impact on South Carolina public education during the virtual WhatWorksSC Award Celebration on November 9 at 12:30 p.m. Secretary Dick Riley will recognize finalists Bridges to a Brighter Future, Charleston Promise Neighborhood, and Reading Partners South Carolina, and will announce the winner of the $10,000 prize. Register for free at\u00a0www.furman.edu\/wwsc-2021.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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