Lorry Dawkins
Lorry H. Dawkins (died 1969)[1] was a school principal in the United States. He was a star football player at South Carolina State University and helped it win a state championship.[2] He was the first president of what became Denmark Technical College.[3]
He was the first principal for the school that became Denmark Technical College, serving from 1948 until his death. It was then a trade school.[4] In 1950 it was reported to have 563 students.[5]
Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Solomon Blatt paid tribute to him on Dawkins Day in 1971.[4] Denmark city government proclaimed the day.[6] University of South Carolina's Lorry H. Dawkins Track and Field Complex is named after him[7][8] as is a residence hall is at Denmark Technical College.[9]
He is a member of the South Carolina State Athletics University Hall of Fame.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Demark Area School Principal Dies At Age 62". The State. 1969-05-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1971.
- ^ "Denmark Tech Building To Be Dedicated Oct. 17". The Times and Democrat. 1971-10-10. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b Congress, United States (July 20, 1971). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Education, South Carolina State Department of (July 20, 1950). "Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina". The Superintendent – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (July 20, 1971). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ "Naming of S.C. State buildings approved". The Times and Democrat. 1984-02-23. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Lorry H. Dawkins Track and Field Facility". South Carolina State University Athletics.
- ^ "Washington, DC. Senator Strom Thurmond welcomes Premier Golda Meir of Israel to the Capitol during her official trip to the United States, December 2, 1971 | Special Collections and Archives". public.special.clemson.edu.
- ^ "Lorry H. Dawkins # (1983) - South Carolina State Athletics University Hall of Fame". South Carolina State University Athletics.
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