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TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. STEVE A. WILSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CALHOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED 2017 SOUTH CAROLINA SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are pleased to learn that Dr. Steve A. Wilson of the Calhoun County Public Schools has been named 2017 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators; and
Whereas, in preparation for a distinguished career in education, Steve A. Wilson earned a bachelor's degree at Benedict College, after which he joined the U.S. Army, where he rose to the rank of major. In 1974, he began his career in education at his high school alma mater, McCrorey-Liston High School; and
Whereas, in 1978, Dr. Wilson received his master's degree from Clemson University. His studies continued at Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina and culminated in 2001 when he earned his doctorate in educational leadership from South Carolina State University; and
Whereas, after serving in various capacities for several school districts, Dr. Wilson advanced to serve as principal of Newberry and Keenan high schools and later as executive director of high schools for Richland School District One; and
Whereas, in recognition of his spirit of excellence and dedicated service to the people of South Carolina, Dr. Wilson has been granted various honors, among them the Secondary Principal of the Year award for the State of South Carolina and the Order of the Silver Crescent, awarded by the Governor of South Carolina; and
Whereas, this forty-two-year veteran educator is respected by all who know him for his integrity and leadership skills, which have allowed the district to excel, despite the many challenges facing South Carolina's school districts; and
Whereas, on the home front, Dr. Wilson is the proud husband of Mrs. Teresa Hendrix Wilson and the delighted father of daughter Teresa and son Steven. The senior Wilsons are also the grandparents of a charming granddaughter; and
Whereas, in the community, Dr. Wilson is a member of several organizations, including the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Weeping Mary Baptist Church; and
Whereas, Dr. Wilson will represent South Carolina in the 2017 National Superintendent of the Year competition, sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators; and
Whereas, the General Assembly takes great pleasure in recognizing Dr. Steve A. Wilson on his selection as 2017 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and the members extend grateful thanks for his many years of dedicated service to the children of South Carolina. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Steve A. Wilson, superintendent of the Calhoun County Public Schools, for his outstanding contributions to the public schools of South Carolina and congratulate him on being named 2017 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Steve A. Wilson.
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