2011-2012 Bill 5147: William Rutledge Dingle - South Carolina
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South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012
H. 5147
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Weeks, Agnew, Alexander, Allen,
Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister,
Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers,
Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown,
H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley,
Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby,
Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye,
Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell,
Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon,
Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King,
Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy,
McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss,
Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson,
Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope,
Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill,
Skelton, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith,
Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor,
Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams,
Willis and Young
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Introduced in the House on April 19, 2012
Adopted by the House on April 19, 2012
Summary: William Rutledge Dingle
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
4/19/2012HouseIntroduced and adopted (House
Journalpage 32)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/19/2012
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR WILLIAM RUTLEDGE DINGLE FOR THIRTYEIGHT
YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN EDUCATING STUDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING NAMED THE 2012 ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS.
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that veteran educator
and Sumter High School Principal William Rutledge Dingle was named
the 2012 Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina
Association of Student Councils; and
Whereas, after earning a bachelor’s in history from Presbyterian
College, Mr. Dingle completed a master’s degree and an education
specialist degree from the University of South Carolina; and
Whereas, for almost two and a half decades, he has served at
Sumter High School, first as a track coach and teacher and for the
last fifteen years as principal, and his students have deeply
appreciated the lasting impact he has made on their lives through
his academic leadership, support of extracurricular activities,
encouragement in adversity, and commitment to excellence; and
Whereas, for his outstanding coaching, he has repeatedly been
named coach of the year at the state level, and he was elected to
the Sumter County Athletic Hall of Fame and to the South Carolina
Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, in 2008, Principal Dingle was selected Secondary
Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School
Administrators; and
Whereas, he has served on numerous boards for professional
educators at the state and local levels and on the national board
of directors for the National Honor Society; and
Whereas, together with his beloved wife, Melony, he has reared
three fine children, and he has served as a faithful elder at First
Presbyterian Church in Sumter; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of
Representatives are grateful for the pride and recognition that
William Rutledge Dingle has brought to his community and to his
profession and for the evidence of his profound influence on the
education of students in our great State, represented by this
studentgenerated award. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor William
Rutledge Dingle for thirtyeight years of exemplary service in
educating students of South Carolina, and congratulate him for
being named the 2012 Administrator of the Year by the South
Carolina Association of Student Councils.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be
provided to William Rutledge Dingle.
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