Richland One Accepting Hall of Fame Nominations

Richland School District One is accepting nominations for the 2006 Hall of Fame induction class. The Richland One Hall of Fame was created to pay tribute to distinguished alumni and other persons who have made significant contributions to the district, their communities, their professions and society as a whole.

Current members of the Richland One Hall of Fame include: Chief Justice Jean Toal of the S.C. Supreme Court, a Dreher High graduate; former astronaut Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles F. Bolden Jr., a graduate of C.A. Johnson High School; former Richland One Superintendent Dr. John R. Stevenson; Miss America 1994 Kimberly Aiken Cockerham, a Columbia High graduate; attorney and businessman I.S. Leevy Johnson, a C.A. Johnson graduate; and the late Lt. Col. George D. "Marty" Martin III, a graduate of Lower Richland High.

Hall of Fame nominees may be alumni of Richland One schools or non-district alumni. Current district employees and school board members are not eligible for induction. Eligibility criteria and nomination forms may be downloaded from the district’s Web site at www.richlandone.org; click on "Hall of Fame" under Quick Links.

Nominations must be submitted to the Richland One Office of Communications by 5 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2006. For more information about the Richland One Hall of Fame, call the Office of Communications at 231-7504.