Glenn F. McConnell
| Glenn McConnell | |
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President of The College of Charleston
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| 22nd President of the College of Charleston | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | P. George Benson |
| 89th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office March 13, 2012 – June 18, 2014 |
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| Governor | Nikki Haley |
| Preceded by | Ken Ard |
| Succeeded by | J. Yancey McGill |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 41st district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – March 13, 2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Walter Hundley |
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December 11, 1947 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
College of Charleston University of South Carolina, Columbia |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Website | Official website |
Glenn Fant McConnell (born December 11, 1947) is the president of the College of Charleston. He assumed the office in July 2014.
He was the 89th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from March 13, 2012 to June 18, 2014. He also had been a member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 41st District from 1981 to March 13, 2012, when he ascended to the office of lieutenant governor, as he was the incumbent Senate President Pro Tempore. The office of lieutenant governor had become vacant because of the resignation of Ken Ard on March 9, 2012 due to his indictment by a state Grand Jury for ethics violations. On March 22, 2014, he was chosen as the 22nd president of the College of Charleston, a selection which was criticized by some of the students, faculty, and community due to his support for the Confederate flag and a widely circulated photo of him dressed as a Confederate general.
McConnell was born in 1947 in Charleston, South Carolina, to the late Samuel W. McConnell and the late Evelyn McDaniel McConnell. He is a lifelong resident of the city and graduated from St Paul's High School in 1965. He attended the College of Charleston. While there, he was active in the Alpha Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, served in student government, and was elected president of the student body. He graduated with a B.S. in 1969 and a J.D. from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1972.
He first served as a staff attorney with the Charleston City Legal Assistance Program. He became a Labor Management Relations Specialist with the Charleston Naval Shipyard and afterwards went into private practice. He retired from law to manage his family business, CSA Galleries. This business operated for over 20 years and was known to specialize in Confederate memorabilia. He is also a Co-Owner of The Wild House LTD.
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