Personal Information
- Residing at One Tranquility Lane, Box 1, Pinopolis
- Born Sept. 5, 1927 in Belknap, Ill.
- Son of Clarence H. and Jane (Richards) Mescher
- Graduated from Univ. of Ill., BSEE
- Northwestern Univ., M.B.A.
- Aug. 1948 Married to the late Shirley Sisson, 1 child, Barbara Micheau
- Feb. 15, 1986 Married to Sallie Kitty Stanley, 3 children, Kathy Johnson, Reed Tanner, and Karen Tanner
- State Legis. Chm., Amer. Legis. Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Past Pres. & Chief Exec. Off., Santee Cooper (S.C. Public Serv. Authority)
- Past Chm., Amer. Public Power Assn.
- Adjunct Professor, Univ. of S.C.
- Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ill. & S.C.
- Tau Beta Pi, Natl. Engineering Honor Soc.
- U.S. Dept. of Interior Bird Bander
- Member of Bd. of Dirs., Tri-County Chamber of Commerce
- Past Chm., Berkeley Co. Museum
- Amer. Legion
- Moncks Corner United Methodist Church
- Past Bd. of Dirs. Member of Adv. Bd., Natl. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers
- Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Award
- Life Member of Greater Univ. of S.C. Alumni Assn.
- VFW
- S.C. Council on Econ. Educ.
- Charleston-Trident Dev. Bd.
- Charleston-Trident Chamber of Commerce
- Charleston Symphony Orchestra
- Coastal Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America
- S.C. Natl. Bank, Moncks Corner
- Past Member of Natl. Soc. of Professional Engineers
- Illuminating Engineering Soc.
- Utility Technology Mgmt. Delegation to China
- Gov.'s Southeast/Korea Intl. Trade Comm. & U.S./Japan Intl. Comm.
- World Energy Conf.
- Legis. Leadership Delegation of the Southeast USA to Taiwan
- Paul's Foundation Senator of the Year, 2001
- S.C. Family Court Reform Serv. Award, 2002
- The Hon. Order of Kentucky Colonels, May, 2003
- Piedmont Municipal Power Ag. Legislator of the Year, 2005
- Rotary Intl.
- Elks Club
- Masonic Lodge
- Eastern Star
- Shriner
- Mil. serv.: USA, Staff Sgt., Korea
- Prev. serv. in Sen. 1993-06.
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