Dubose, Wright take new positions at WTC

Williamsburg Technical College employees Cheryl Dubose and Alexis Wright recently accepted new positions with the College.

Dubose, a Florence resident, moved from a position in accounts receivable in the college’s business office to the admissions office, where she serves as student development counselor. She received an associate’s from Williamsburg Technical College, a bachelor’s from Limestone College and a master’s from Walden University.

Wright, a Trio resident, was admissions director and is now director of enrollment and records services. She received an associate’s from Williamsburg Technical College, a bachelor’s from Limestone College and a master’s from the University of Maryland.

Cottingham's Endow Williamsburg Tech Scholarship

Williamsburg Technical College recently received a scholarship donation from Dr. Walter and Beth Cottingham of Kingstree.

The $10,000 donation will endow the Walter C. and Elizabeth D. Cottingham Scholarship at the College. Criteria will be defined and the scholarship will be awarded as soon as sufficient interest accrual is realized.

“Williamsburg Tech is doing a great service to our community,” Dr. Cottingham said in a press release issued by the college. “With all of the cutbacks in state funds, tuition is all but unaffordable, and many can’t afford to go away to the four-year institutions. If we don’t educate our young people, we’re in trouble. Education is the answer to success in our county.”

Dr. Cottingham said he realizes the importance of an education because of his own experience of working his way through college. He said he and his wife are pleased to be able to offer assistance to deserving students who may also be working their way through college.

Scholarship gifts at Williamsburg Technical College are categorized in three ways. Gifts up to $1,000 become part of the General Scholarship Fund and will be awarded to eligible students as determined by the College scholarship committee. Gifts of $1,000 or more will be given in the name, honor, or memory designated by the donor or in the name of the donating organization, business or other entity. These scholarships are given each year as funded by the donor. A gift of $10,000 or more will endow a scholarship to be given in perpetuity in the name, honor, or memory of the donor. The scholarship is derived from the interest accrued on the donated amount, which must be earned before the scholarship is awarded.

Gifts made payable to the Williamsburg Technical College Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, are tax-deductible.

For information on participating in the Williamsburg Technical College Foundation Campaign for Educational Enrichment, call (843) 355-4121 or visit the college’s Office of Public Relations and Development.

County High School Football Coach Pay

The State newspaper has a database listing the salaries for all of the high school football coaches across the state. The three from Williamsburg county were :

• Wilbert Lampkin - Kingstree High School - $69,799.00
• Ken Cribb - Hemingway High School - $63,441.00
• Darren Mazyck - CE Murray - $33,428

These are not bad compared to other areas in South Carolina.

One other salary of note:

• John McKissick - Summerville High School - $86,400

Kingstree Federal S&L gifts to WTC

Williamsburg Technical College President Dr. Cleve H. Cox recently received a $500 scholarship donation from James F. Cooper Jr. of Kingstree on behalf of Kingstree Federal Savings and Loan, where Cooper is president.
The gift to the college foundation’s Campaign for Educational Enrichment will be included in the general scholarship fund account.
It will be used to provide scholarship assistance to a qualifying student as determined by the college’s scholarship committee

Dr. Raymond Allen named to MUSC Board

Dr. Raymond K. Allen has been appointed to the Medical University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. Allen was appointed by Dr. E. Conyers O’Bryan.

Members are nominated by the trustees of the university and serve as ambassadors in their respective regions.

Allen, a family physician in Kingstree, received his bachelor’s degree from Clemson, and his medical degree from MUSC.

Deputies Called for Kingstree High Bus

Georgetown County Deputies were called to board a Kingstree High School bus on Highmarket Street in Georgetown because of a disturbance after a game Feb. 12.

A coach said she was trying to calm everyone down but because it was the last game of the season “the students thought they could get way with anything.”

One particular student, a cheerleader, sparked the problem by refusing to move to another seat when asked to do so. The teen started “mouthing off” to the coach.
The teen called her mother from her cell phone and made it sound as if there was going to be a fight when the bus got back to Kingstree.

The coach said the teen has been a “model cheerleader” so no charges should be filed.
Kingstree police were standing by at the school when the bus arrived to make sure there were no problems.

VIA Georgetown Times

School District to host noted Author

Williamsburg County School District will host Dori Sanders , the author of 5 books (and motivational speaker) from York, SC Friday, February 20th at Hemingway Elementary School in Hemingway, SC. We are so fortunate to have Ms. Sanders come to our district.

As part of a district wide staff development for all employees of the school district, Ms. Sanders will address the employees from 8:30 – 10:30 am and then have a book-signing session. She also plans to have a meet and greet session from 7:30 – 8:15 am.

Nursing Technology at WTC

Williamsburg Technical College nursing students have replaced the tomes of books required for their profession with a convenient source they can hold in the palms of their hands. In order to make critical reference materials available to students electronically, the WTC nursing program recently started loaning each if its students a personal digital assistant (PDA) to help make their learning experience easier everywhere from the classroom to a patient’s bedside. The devices are provided for student use through grant funding.

PDAs are small devices that operate on a rechargeable battery. They are compact enough to fit in the hand or slip into a pocket, yet can carry more information than a stack of books and can perform tasks just like a computer. “The technology can help decrease medical errors and can save hours a day,” says program director Sheila Forester.

Among the printed materials available electronically are clinical procedures guides, quick-check references guides, and English/Spanish dictionaries.

College Goal Saturday at Williamsburg Tech

On February 28th, 2009 Williamsburg Technical College will host a College Goal Saturday.
The event is designed to assist high school seniors and their parents, and individuals with a high school diploma who are considering higher education, in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a college application. It will be held from 10 am to 1 pm on the campus.

Contact Williamsburg Technical College for more information at 355-4110.


VIA SCNOW by Nicole Boone

Williamsburg Couty residents named to FMU President’s, Dean’s lists

Officials at Francis Marion University have named 335 full-time students and 11 part-time students to the President’s List and 554 full-time students and 15 part-time students to the Dean’s List for the 2008 fall semester.

Of those students listed on the President’s List, 167 earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages for the semester, the highest possible ratio a student can receive.

Students named to the President’s List must have earned a 3.75 or higher GPA for the semester. Full-time students named to the President’s List must have taken at least 12 semester hours, and part-time students named to the list must have completed at least 12 hours at FMU, declared a major and completed at least six hours during the semester.

Dean’s List students earned a semester GPA between 3.25 and 3.749. Full-time students named to the Dean’s List must have taken at least 12 hours, and part-time students named to that list must have completed at least 12 hours at FMU, declared a major and completed at least six hours during the semester.

Presidents List:
Grade point averages are based on a 4.0 system. * denotes 4.0 GPA

*Kayla L. Bellflowers, Hemingway, Middle Level Education Math and Social Studies
Lauren R. Coleman, Hemingway, Elementary Education
Winter N. Grier, Hemingway, Accounting-Second Degree
Cynthia N. Johnson, Kingstree, Political Science
Mindy A. Parsons, Hemingway, English-Applied Teacher Certification
Johnny I. Rishmawi, Hemingway, Political Science
Lana B. Scott, Kingstree, Biology

Dean's List:

Laquita S. Anderson, Hemingway, Psychology
Brantley A. Baker, Cades, Chemistry
Michael B. Brank, Cades, Economics
Trina L. Bull, Kingstree, Early Childhood Education/Applied
Kassie E. Hughes, Hemingway, Mass Communication/Convergence
Joshua R. Johnson, Hemingway, Mass Communication
John T. Lewis, Hemingway, Chemistry
Patricia A. McMenamin, Kingstree, Nursing/Second Degree
Christopher B. Owens, Hemingway, Dual Engineering
Ebone B. Pressley, Kingstree, Psychology
Megan B. Sims, Kingstree, Biology
Traci D. Squires, Hemingway, Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy
Ellen E. Stone, Hemingway, Biology/Pre-Nursing
Crystalyn M. Watford, Kingstree, Visual Arts/Painting Specialty
Krysten M. Whetsell, Kingstree, Political Science

Congratulations to all of these students.