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TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. ARTHUR L. EVANS OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY FOR HIS DEVOTED SERVICE TO SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SPANNING MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
Whereas, a native of Macon, Georgia, Dr. Arthur L. Evans earned a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and a master's degree from Columbia University; and
Whereas, in 1956, he served as organist and choir director for the largest American overseas installation at Vogelweh Chapel in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and his first teaching position was as band director at Ballard-Hudson High School in his hometown; and
Whereas, he taught in the Dade County public-school system and at Miami Dade Junior College, and he served as the director of the men's glee club and assistant conductor of the University Choir at Miami University where he earned a doctorate; and
Whereas, for five years before coming to Orangeburg, he served in a multitude of capacities for the music department at Bishop College in Dallas, Texas; and
Whereas, in 1978, he joined the faculty at South Carolina State University where he was a professor of music and choir director until his retirement in 2000; and
Whereas, he is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha, and Kappa Delta Phi fraternities, the American Guild of Organists, and the American Directors Association; and
Whereas, inducted into the Hall of Fame of the South Carolina Music Educators Association in 1991, he serves on the board of the American Association of Negro Musicians; and
Whereas, he has served as choral clinician for numerous music-education festivals held throughout the State and for the South Carolina All-State Honors Choir; and
Whereas, an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, he has served as organist and choir director for the church and as the past president of the men's fellowship organization, a member of the vestry, the church treasurer, the coordinator of activities for the lay ministries, a delegate to the Diocesan Convention, and a senior warden; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the musical legacy and dedicated service that Dr. Arthur L. Evans has given to South Carolina State University and for the standard of excellence he has set for the citizens of the Palmetto State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Arthur L. Evans of Orangeburg County for his devoted service to South Carolina State University and the State of South Carolina spanning more than two decades.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Dr. Arthur L. Evans.
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