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South Carolina General Assembly123rd Session, 2019-2020S. 1217STATUS INFORMATIONSenate ResolutionSponsors: Senators Nicholson, Alexander, Allen, Bennett, Campbell, Campsen, Cash, Climer, Corbin, Cromer, Davis, Fanning, Gambrell, Goldfinch, Gregory, Grooms, Harpootlian, Hembree, Hutto, Jackson, Johnson, Kimpson, Leatherman, Loftis, Malloy, Martin, Massey, J.?Matthews, M.B.?Matthews, McElveen, McLeod, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, Rice, Sabb, Scott, Senn, Setzler, Shealy, Sheheen, Talley, Turner, Verdin, Williams and YoungDocument Path: l:\council\bills\rt\17755vr20.docxIntroduced in the Senate on May 12, 2020Adopted by the Senate on May 12, 2020Summary: Frank Wideman IIIHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONSDateBodyAction Description with journal page number5/12/2020SenateIntroduced and adopted (Senate Journalpage?17)View the latest legislative information at the websiteVERSIONS OF THIS BILL5/12/2020A SENATE RESOLUTIONTO HONOR FRANK WIDEMAN III ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE SELF FAMILY FOUNDATION AFTER TWENTYSEVEN YEARS OF COMMITTED SERVICE AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS IN HIS HARDEARNED RETIREMENT.Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to pause in their deliberations to recognize Frank Wideman III, who is retiring after twentyseven years as president of the Self Family Foundation; andWhereas, Frank Wideman joined the Foundation as president in 1993, after retiring from the United States Army as a lieutenant colonel; andWhereas, organized in 1942, the Self Family Foundation improves the lives of the residents of Greenwood and the Palmetto State by awarding grants, primarily in the areas of education, community wellness, arts, culture, and history. During Mr. Wideman’s tenure, the Foundation transitioned from a single grantmaker organization to a true multigenerational family foundation; andWhereas, under his leadership, the Foundation’s accomplishments have been many, including the expansion of Montessori education in the public school system; Clemson University’s “Call Me Mister” program, which is designed to increase the number of African American male teachers in the state’s public schools; a two million dollar grant to repurpose the former federal building in downtown Greenwood into an arts and cultural district, which revitalized the economic life in Uptown Greenwood and beyond; and the Greenwood Promise, which guarantees “lastdollar” funding for two years of tuition at Piedmont Technical College for any student who graduates from a Greenwood County public or private high school; andWhereas, J.C. (Jay) Self III, chairman and trustee of the Foundation, said of Mr. Wideman, “Frank has been a great asset to our organization and our family. He has represented us well in the community, the State, and the Southeast, including his leadership roles in many industry organizations, like the Southeastern Council of Foundations”; and Whereas, Mamie Nicholson, the organization’s director and incoming president effective July 1, 2020, echoed the praise, when she described their relationship as “one of the best teams in the world of philanthropy with us having this long tenure with the Self Family Foundation” and added, “It was a wonderful opportunity to work with him for all these years and to have him mentor me into this role”; andWhereas, upon his retirement, Frank Wideman plans to continue his involvement on several community boards and looks forward to traveling with his wife and spending time with their grandchildren. Now, therefore,Be it resolved by the Senate:That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, honor Frank Wideman III on the occasion of his retirement as president of the Self Family Foundation after twentyseven years of committed service and wish him much happiness in his hardearned retirement.Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Frank Wideman III.XX ................
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