Personal Information
- Businessman
- Residing at 112 Cardinal Dr., Seneca
- Born February 21, 1945 in Aiken
- Son of the late William Edward, Jr. and the late Frances Harley Sandifer
- Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, 1965
- November 6, 1981 married Sandra Prater, 4 children, Wes, Lori, Will, and Jennifer
- President: South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, 1987
- South Carolina State Board of Funeral Services, 1983
- Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 1978
- Chairman, Board of Directors, Oconee Memorial Hospital, 1986-88
- Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority, 1994
- Champion of Housing Award, South Carolina Home Builders, 1996-97
- Hammer and Trowel Award by Home Builders Association of South Carolina, 1998
- National Republican Legislator of the Year, 2000
- Board of Directors, Seneca National Bank
- Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, 2000
- Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cemetery Association, 2002
- Legislative Leadership Award, South Carolina Tel. Association, 2002
- South Carolina Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business, 2002
- Assistant Majority Leader, 2002-04
- Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Realtors Association, 2002
- Legislative Award by American Legion, Department of South Carolina, 2003
- Hall of Fame Award, Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 2004
- 2003 Distinguished Service Award, Home Builders Association of Greenville
- Special Legislative Award, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, for highest office held by a member of the Association
- Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina Legislator of the Year, 2009
- Champion of Health Care, South Carolina Medical Association
- "Peas and Carrots" Award by Citizens for Sound Conservation for "Improving our Environmental and Economical Quality of Life", 2009
- Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cable Association, 2010
- Inducted into the South Carolina Homebuilder's Hall of Fame, 2011
- South Carolina Army National Guard, 20 years, retired Major
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