The School Foundation honors Lt. General Charles W. Bagnal at annual gala

Lt. General Charles W. Bagnal, 1952 graduate of McClenaghan High School, was honored as Florence School District One's Distinguished Graduate at the Eighth Annual School Foundation Celebration Gala, which was held on September 24th at the Florence Civic Center.  Approximately 900 guests were in attendance.   General Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was the evening's speaker.  Myers' delivered a dynamic speech, reminding those in attendance that we as Americans should stand proud in support of our military and our country.  Myers' was the military's highest ranking military officer when he served in President George W. Bush's administration, taking charge shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks.  He helped plan and execute the 2003 invasion of Iraq and served in that role until 2005.

Lt. General Bagnal is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, the U.S. Army War College, holds a BS degree from West Point, an MS in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and upon retiring from the Army, obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina.  He practiced law with the Ratchford Law Firm in Columbia, SC from 1995-2005.  He and his wife, Patsy, currently reside in Columbia.

The School Foundation Thanks Our
8th Annual Celebration Gala Sponsors!


PLATINUM

BB&T
Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc.
Roche


GOLD

Assurant Specialty Property
Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. DuBard, Jr.
Toledo Carolina, Inc.
Wachovia – A Wells Fargo Company


SILVER

ADP Tax Credit Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Heinz North America
McLeod Health
Progress Energy
SOPAKCO
Time Warner Cable


BRONZE

ACS Technologies
Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center
Ard for Lt. Governor
AT&T
Lt. General & Mrs. Charles W. Bagnal
Bank of America
Briggs Elementary
Burch Oxner Seale, CPA’s, PA
Carolinas Hospital System
Carver Elementary
Central United Methodist Church
Congressman James E. Clyburn
Coker College
Crown Beverages, Inc.
Delmae Elementary
Delmae APT
Dilmar Oil Company
Mr. Trip DuBard
Dusty Rhodes/RGS, Inc. – Josten’s
E. Hood Temple/Hyman Law Firm
Filyaw’s Pee Dee Painting/Dewey L. Carter Elementary
First Federal
First Reliance Bank
Florence Alumnae Chapter/Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Florence Career Center
Florence Darlington Technical College
Florence Innkeepers Association
Florence Neurosurgery & Spine, PC
Florence School District 1 Administration
Florence School District 1 Board of Trustees
Florence Steel Erectors, Inc.
Francis Marion University
GE Healthcare
Greenwood Elementary
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Heyward
Hilliard Lyons
HopeHealth
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Hyler
Jebaily Law Firm, PA
Ms. Jolette Law
McCall Farms, Inc.
McLaurin Elementary
Laurence & Frances McIntosh
North Vista Elementary
Palmetto Synthetics
Pee Dee Cardiology Associates, PA
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative
Pee Dee Federal Credit Union
Pee Dee Orthopaedic Associates, PA
Pepsi
Pinnacle Network Solutions
QVC, Inc.
Richard Skipper – State Farm Insurance Co.
Royall Elementary
Santee Cooper
Savannah Grove Elementary
School Friends
Sexton Dental Clinic
Drs. Sitti & Sitti
Smead Custom Division
South Florence High School
Southside Middle School
Sylvan Learning Center of Florence
The Citizens Bank
Tommy Rogers and Porter Stewart
Trinity Baptist Church
Webster Rogers, LLP
West Florence High School
Willcox Law Firm
Wilson High School

 

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