Meet Trustee Friday
Ronald D. Friday is a member of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees.
Friday is the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and Margie Friday from Cartersville, South Carolina, a small rural community 6 miles southwest of Timmonsville, South Carolina.
Education
Trustee Friday attended the public schools in Timmonsville and completed his undergraduate studies at Central Texas College Associates in General Studies, The University of Maryland Bachelor's in Human Resource Management, and Graduate school studies at Southern Wesleyan University, Master of Business Administration ,Columbia College, Master of Organizational Behavior and Leadership and Master of Science in Entreprenuer and Technology, University of Maryland.
Background
Friday's military education consist of Primary Noncommissioned Course, Basic Noncommissioned Course, Drill Sergeant School, Basic Recruiter Course, Station Commander’s Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Course, Battle Staff Course, First Sergeant Course, and United States Sergeants Major Academy Class 49
His military stateside assignments were Fort Sill, Oklahoma (3), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (3), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Birmingham, Alabama, Fort Bliss Texas, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina. His overseas assignments were Korea (twice), Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
His military awards and decoration include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (4thAward), Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), Army Achievement Award (3rd award), Good Conduct (9 the Award) just to name a few.
He is married to Mrs. Paulette Hollins-Friday from Mobile, Alabam.