A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Glen Rector, athletic director of Wilson Hall, and to congratulate him for being inducted into the Hilton Head Christian Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Glen Rector has been named to the Hilton Head Christian Academy Athletic Hall of Fame; and

Whereas, early in his career as a coach, he coached three sports at Florence Christian School, taking the Eagles to a total of sixteen state titles at the school over nearly two decades, which earned him an induction into the Florence Athletic Hall of Fame; and

Whereas, when he moved to Hilton Head Christian, Coach Rector served as the athletic director and boys' basketball coach, where he won consecutive South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) class 2A state championships; and

Whereas, in just his second season, Coach Rector led the program to the SCISA 2A state title and followed that up with another state title before the school transitioned into SCISA 3A at its new campus. He coached for two years at the higher classification and won numerous Coach of the Year honors during his tenure at Hilton Head; and

Whereas, while he served as the athletic director, the athletic department made a tremendous amount of progress.  Under his leadership, the program added ten sports in five years, including football; and

Whereas, to make his induction into the Hilton Head Christian Academy Athletic Hall of Fame all the sweeter, Coach Rector was inducted alongside his daughter; and

Whereas, he now coaches girls' basketball and serves as athletic director at Wilson Hall in Sumter, where he has added 306 wins to his career total in the twenty years since he left Hilton Head, a career total which now stands at 738 during his forty-five years of coaching; and

Whereas, Coach Rector realizes how much credit for his successes belongs to his beloved wife, Debbie, and to his children, Danielle and David.  He knows that no one can be an athletic director and put in as many hours as they have to without great support from family.  They have all been a very important part of his transitions to different schools and of his awards and accolades because he could not have done it without their support; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives values the work of dedicated professional coaches in the Palmetto State, who devote themselves to our youth by helping them to prepare to become productive citizens, and especially coaches like Glen Rector, whose outstanding accomplishments have been honored by induction into the Hilton Head Christian Athletic Hall of Fame.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Glen Rector, athletic director of Wilson Hall, and congratulate him for being inducted into the Hilton Head Christian Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Glen Rector.

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