SCANA Corporation Vice President, Sam Dozier to Chair 2015 Midlands Heart Walk
October 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Samuel L. (Sam) Dozier, Vice President, SCE&G Customer Service for SCANA Corporation, has been named the 2015 Midlands Heart Walk Chair. The event will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Colonial Life Arena and will host over 5,000 individuals from more than 130 Midlands medical, business and social communities to raise funds to reduce disability and death from the nation’s No. 1 killer, cardiovascular disease.
Dozier has been with been with SCANA for over 26 years and has held multiple officer and management positions. He currently serves on the Clemson University Board of Visitors, having served as 2013-2014 Chair. He is also involved in Clemson’s Second Century Society, Clemson’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the American Heart Association’s Executive Leadership Team. He has recently served on Clemson University’s Foundation Board. Dozier is a native of Rains, South Carolina and received his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.
“One of SCANA’s core values is ‘Serve our Community’. I am honored to represent our company and its employees and to lead the charge to fight the Midlands’ No. 1 killer,” said Dozier “We all want to live longer healthier lives and through physical activity, diet, education and awareness we give ourselves that opportunity.”
Each day, nearly 2,400 Americans die from a cardiovascular disease. That’s an average of one death every 37 seconds. A leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke is lack of physical activity. Research has also found that individuals may gain two hours of life expectancy for every one hour of regular, vigorous exercise they do.
The Midlands Heart Walk is an opportunity for people to initiate changes in their health through walking, while raising funds to help prevent heart disease and stroke- America’s No. 1 and 4 killers. The annual event is a non-competitive, three-mile walk in which teams are created by employees from local companies, along with friends and family members of all ages. The Midlands Heart Walk is nationally sponsored by Subway Restaurants.
For more information or to register for the Midlands Heart Walk log on to www.midlandsheartwalk.org or call the American Heart Association at (803) 806-3092.
About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association today is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, and all other cardiovascular diseases claim nearly 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2006-07 the association invested more than $554 million in research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. To learn more, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit www.heart.org.
