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TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ROBERT E. "BOB" DAVIS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, 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 Senate of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Robert E. "Bob" Davis for his significant contributions to education in the Palmetto State; and
Whereas, born in Columbia on August 9, 1950, Bob Davis earned a bachelor's degree with a double major in business administration and in accounting and finance in 1972 from the University of South Carolina and a master's degree in management and supervision from Central Michigan University in 1977; and
Whereas, he served with distinction on active duty in the United States Navy from 1972 to 1977. He continued a thirty-year career of service to his country in the United States Naval Reserves, including a tour of active duty in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, until his retirement at the rank of captain in 2002; and
Whereas, from 1978 to 1983, he served as an auditor and Director of Operational and Construction Audits with South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, and until 1991, he was Supervisor of Operational and Construction Audits and the General Auditor for the SCANA Corporation; and
Whereas, Bob Davis served the South Carolina State Department of Education (K-12) as the senior executive assistant of the Division of Business from 1992 to 1997 before becoming the chief financial officer for Richland School District Two; and
Whereas, his responsibilities for the district included directing the offices of Finance, Purchasing, and Support Services for more than twenty-five thousand students and thirty-four hundred employees with an operating budget of $190 million; and
Whereas, in recognition of his superb service, he was honored in 2008 as the Outstanding South Carolina School Business Official and the 2006 District Level Administrator of the Year from the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, and he received the 2006 Distinguished Professional Eagle Award from the Association of School Business Officials International; and
Whereas, married to the former Sarah Katherine Anthony, he is a member of Saint Luke Lutheran Church and is active in Rotary International, the Association of School Business Officials, and the Government Finance Officers Association; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the years of fiduciary dedication that Bob Davis has rendered on behalf of education in our State and wish him many years of enjoyment as he begins his well-earned retirement in June of 2013. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Robert E. "Bob" Davis, Chief Financial Officer for Richland School District Two, upon the occasion of his retirement after fifteen years of outstanding service, 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 Robert E. Davis.
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