Larry Driggers’ Faithfulness Lives on Through Scholarship
The late Larry T. Driggers, a former trustee, was honored for his faithfulness to Charleston Southern University at the...
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Board of Trustees Members Honored
CSU Board of Trustees members Jeff Wildes, Dean Murphy, Robbie Baxley, and Bill Carpenter. Ron Brantley, not pictured, was not able to attend the event.
Charleston Southern University recognized five members of the board of trustees for their years of service to Charleston Southern and a former board member at its October meeting.
Completing their terms on the board are Dean Murphy, Jeff Wildes, Bill Carpenter, Ron Brantley, and Robbie Baxley.
“Charleston Southern University appreciates the service of these board members whose leadership was invaluable in assisting the university in building and launching the CSU Rise campaign which is propelling the future of the university.”
- Rev. Robbie Baxley is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Mullins and formerly worked in the medical field.
- Ron Brantley (pictured right) is an engineer at Brantley Construction Company in North Charleston.
- Bill Carpenter is a CPA and partner at Riser, Gibbons, and Carpenter LLP in North Charleston.
- Dean Murphy, an attorney in Charleston, has served as chairman of the board.
- Jeff Wildes is founder and president of Wildes Financial Strategies in Georgetown.
The late Larry T. Driggers, a former trustee, was honored for his faithfulness to the university. His family presented a gift from his estate. Driggers was a business leader and accountant and was serving his second term on the Charleston Southern board of trustees when he died earlier this year.
President B. Keith Faulkner described Driggers as a humble, servant leader.
“At board meetings, Larry didn’t say much, but when he did, it mattered. His generosity, humility, and steadfast faith were reflected in all he did.”
The Driggers had previously established three endowed scholarships at CSU. They combined the previous scholarships and the estate gift to create the Driggers/Schutz Family Endowed Scholarship.
Learn more about Charleston Southern University’s Board of Trustees.
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