H*4820 Concurrent Resolution, By J.W. Tucker, C.D. Chamblee, Cooper, 
P.B. Harris, Stille and Townsend
 A Concurrent Resolution commending and thanking Lily-Roland Hall of Anderson
 for her outstanding and exemplary service to the people of South Carolina as a
 member of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina in
 Columbia.

   03/27/96  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-9
   03/27/96  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-12

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

COMMENDING AND THANKING LILY-ROLAND HALL OF ANDERSON FOR HER OUTSTANDING AND EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA.

Whereas, Lily-Roland Hall of Anderson has served with distinction for sixteen years as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina; and

Whereas, Mrs. Hall, elected to the board in 1980, was the first woman chosen by the General Assembly to serve in this capacity; and

Whereas, she was born in Augusta, Georgia, and is married to H. Dean Hall; and

Whereas, she graduated from Strom Thurmond High School in 1962 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in English/political science from the University of South Carolina in 1966; she also attended graduate school at USC in journalism from 1968-70; and

Whereas, she interned in the office of United States Senator Strom Thurmond in Washington, D.C., in 1964 and was the WUSC radio station manager at USC from 1965-66; she was a continuity writer at the South Carolina ETV Network from 1966-67 and publication editor for the network from 1966-71; she worked as production assistant in the Communications Center at Clemson University from 1972-73 and was station manager at WEPR at Clemson from 1973-81; she was also the owner-manager of Carter-Hall Collectibles from 1982-93; and

Whereas, she is a charter member of the Anderson County Arts Council and of Anderson Heritage; she is a member of the Anderson Garden Club, a patron of the South Caroliniana Society, and a member of Colonial Dames XVII Century, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Kappa Delta Sorority, and Grace Episcopal Church; and

Whereas, she was chosen "First" Woman of Anderson by the city's Woman's Club in 1988 and was the Business and Professional Women's "Woman of the Year" for 1981; in 1980 she was named Outstanding Junior Member by the South Carolina Colonial Dames, and she was selected for the Individual Promotion Award by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1979; she was a delegate from South Carolina to the Democratic National Convention in 1976 and served as State Coordinator for the South Carolina Teenage Republican Federation in 1966; and

Whereas, she served as a member of the Commission on Two-Year Colleges in South Carolina from 1994-95 and also served on the Board of Directors for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce from 1983 until 1987, the South Carolina Humanities Council from 1978 until 1982, and the Education Advisory Committee of the Appalachian Council of Governments from 1976 until 1980; and

Whereas, while serving on the Board of Trustees at USC, she served on the board's Intercollegiate Activities Committee, the Executive Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Student-Trustee Liaison Committee, the Medical Affairs Committee, and the Ad hoc Committee on Desegregation, and she chaired the board's Ad hoc Committee on System Relationships; and

Whereas, Mrs. Hall, who is retiring from the board after the expiration of her term of office in 1996, has rendered superb service and leadership to this grand old institution of higher learning; and

Whereas, it is with heartfelt appreciation that we recognize her for her many contributions and accomplishments on behalf of the people of the great State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, commends and thanks Lily-Roland Ebert Hall of Anderson for her outstanding and exemplary service to the people of South Carolina as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Hall and to the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, in care of its chairman, Dr. C. Edward Floyd.