Midlands Technical College’s White Presented with Order of the Palmetto
February 4, 2015
Dr. Marshall White, Jr., outgoing president of Midlands Technical College has been awarded the Order of the Palmetto by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. The award is the state’s highest civilian honor awarded for extraordinary lifetime achievement and service to the state.
Pictured are Dr. Ronald Rhames, MTC Incoming President, MTC President Dr. Marshall White, Jr. with his Order of the Palmetto and Randall “Mack” Jackson, MTC Commission Chair.
White was recognized for his tireless personal investment in establishing a pipeline of workers for new and expanding businesses. As the Chair of the SC Technical Education System’s Presidents’ Council, he laid out a blueprint for his peers that ensured impactful attention to the needs of industry for technical college job-ready graduates. White also led statewide efforts that have dramatically influenced the bond between public education and workforce development, thereby laying a solid foundation for continued economicsuccess.
“He is a leader whose efforts have improved the quality of life for generations of South Carolinians to come,” said Randall “Mack” Jackson, Chair of the Midlands Technical College Commission. “His impact on education and economic development in South Carolina are outstanding examples of the best attributes to be admired in a leader.”
White is retiring this month after nearly nine years as MTC president.
About Midlands Technical College
Midlands Technical College (MTC) is a comprehensive, multi-campus, public, two-year college serving Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. The fifth-largest provider of higher education in South Carolina and the largest provider of transfer students to four-year colleges and universities in the state, MTC enrolls approximately 18,000 credit students annually. The college’s Corporate and Continuing Education program, one of the largest and most comprehensive in the Southeast, annually has 30,000 enrollments and provides continuing education to hundreds of area businesses each year. www.midlandstech.edu
