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TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR DR. VERNON PROSSER UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT ON JUNE 30, 2018, AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN EDUCATION AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Dr. Vernon Prosser for his significant contributions to the children of York County; and
Whereas, Dr. Prosser will retire on June 30, 2018, from the position of superintendent of York School District One, where he has served for the past nine years; and
Whereas, he graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in industrial education in December 1982. He went on to earn his Master of Secondary Education from the University of South Carolina in May 1986. His education culminated in the attainment of his Doctor of Education from Clemson University in vocational and technical education in December 1995; and
Whereas, Dr. Prosser began his career in education as the industrial education teacher for McCracken Junior High School in Spartanburg. He served in this role from April 1983 until June 1985. He then moved to Cowpens Junior High School, where he served as the industrial technology teacher until June 1988; and
Whereas, he was then hired as assistant principal at Pacolet Junior High School, where he served for a year in this capacity before being promoted to principal. In July 1993, Dr. Prosser became the director of facilities and maintenance. This role was followed by that of executive director of educational support services. In 1997, he became the assistant superintendent overseeing finance and operations. He remained there until June 2003 at which point he chose to return to administration on the school level in the position of principal for Cowpens Middle School, where he stayed for two years before becoming the principal of Broome High School. While serving as principal of Broome, he provided leadership that led the institution to be named as a Bronze Medalist by US News and World Report; and
Whereas, in 2009, Dr. Prosser became the superintendent of York School District One, providing leadership for approximately seven hundred district employees and educational programming for meeting the needs of five thousand one hundred students; and
Whereas, recently, Dr. Prosser was recognized by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) as an Outstanding School Superintendent for his leadership and support of career technology education. Dr. Prosser has always been an advocate for work-based learning and career and technical education; and
Whereas, Dr. Prosser is involved in a number of organizations including the Greater York Chamber of Commerce, York Economic Growth Committee, and York Technical College Foundation, among others. Furthermore, he serves as a trustee for his church, Impact Community Church; and
Whereas, he is a loving husband to his cherished wife Terri and a devoted father to his twin daughters Mallory and Kimball, who recently graduated from Clemson University, and his son Myles who is a student and football player at Coastal Carolina University; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the years of dedication that Dr. Prosser has devoted to molding young minds and wish him many years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate and honor Dr. Vernon Prosser upon the occasion of his retirement on June 30, 2018, after thirty-five years of outstanding service in education and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Vernon Prosser
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