H*4304 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*4304 Concurrent Resolution, By Whipper
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR LEGACY
OF DR. WILLIS C. HAM, COMMISSIONER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS
COMMISSION AND A SPORTS FIGURE, WHO HAS MADE THE TRANSITION TO A STATE LEADER
BASED ON HIS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD.
06/04/97 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-154
06/05/97 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-10
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR
LEGACY OF DR. WILLIS C. HAM, COMMISSIONER OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION AND A
SPORTS FIGURE, WHO HAS MADE THE TRANSITION TO A
STATE LEADER BASED ON HIS ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD.
Whereas, Dr. Willis C. Ham was born and educated in North
Charleston, South Carolina; and
Whereas, as a man with determination and perseverance as his motto,
he achieved a distinguished sports biography which includes:
1959-63, seven times Little League and Pony League All-star; 1965,
member of South Carolina (Lower State) High School Football
All-star Team from Bonds-Wilson High School; 1965-66, Rookie of
the Year in football and baseball at South Carolina State University;
1968, Captain of South Carolina State University's football and
baseball teams; 1969, Athlete of the Year at South Carolina State
University and selected to four post season all-conference football
teams--All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, All National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District #29, Atlanta Daily
World 100 Percent Wrong Club All-Star, and All South Carolina -
2nd Team Defensive Back (First African-American in the State of
South Carolina to appear on the All South Carolina Team); 1969,
selected All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in baseball,
refused football contract offer from the Cincinnati Bengals, and
signed Minor League Baseball contract with the Cincinnati Redlegs;
1975-77, Defensive Backfield Coach/Defensive Coordinator at
Fayetteville State University; 1979-80, Assistant Baseball Coach
Voorhees College; 1980-90, first full-time Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics at South Carolina State University, guiding the program
through its most productive decade in the institution's history --
twenty-nine Mid-Eastern Conference Championships, five National
Championships, four NCAA playoff appearances, three runners-up
in National Competition, twenty Coach of the Year honors,
twenty-one All-Americans in football, twenty-four All-Americans in
women's track and field, and twenty-one professional contract
signees - football (15), basketball (3), baseball (2), and golf (1); and
Whereas, it is indeed rare in this day of one dimensional careers to
witness the outstanding rapid passage of an athlete from the football
field and baseball diamond to lead a major state agency; and
Whereas, Dr. Willis C. Ham currently enjoys the admiration and
respect of all with whom he comes in contact. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, by this resolution, honor and recognize the thirty-seven
year legacy of Dr. Willis C. Ham, Commissioner of the South
Carolina Human Affairs Commission, and a sports figure who has
made the transition to a state leader based on his ability to
communicate, motivate, and lead.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Dr. Willis C. Ham.
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