Greenberg awarded S.C. Order of Palmetto
MUSC President Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., on Dec. 9 was awarded South Carolina’s Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor for his “exceptional dedicated service” to South Carolina and the nation.
From
left are William Hewitt, Judy Holz, executive assistant to the president,
Dr. Ray Greenberg and Charles L. Appleby Jr.
MUSC trustees Charles L. Appleby Jr. and William B. Hewitt, presented the award on behalf of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford at a joint dinner meeting of the MUSC boards of Trustees and Visitors in Charleston.
“You have been an outstanding servant in your role as president of the Medical University of South Carolina,” Sanford wrote in his presentation letter. “During your time as its president, MUSC has enjoyed national recognition in the areas of education, research and patient care.”
In accepting the award, Greenberg credited the faculty and staff of the Medical University for all of its accomplishments over the past five years. “It is a privilege to work alongside such talented and dedicated people,” he said. “Great universities are not made by presidents, they are made by great faculty and staff members.”
He also credited the Board of Trustees with courage in facing the many challenges that have faced the institution and thanked them for their confidence in the entire leadership team.
“Of all the qualities he brings to the presidency,” Hewitt said at the presentation. “I think the most important is his ability to pursue innovation without sacrificing tradition—to maintain that, which we hold most dear about MUSC’s past while striving forward to achieve an ever-higher level of excellence in education, research and patient care.”
In his comments, Appleby said, “This is one of the highest honors a person can receive in South Carolina. It was created to recognize those citizen leaders who have gone above and beyond in their service to South Carolina—people whose vision, leadership and hard work have made a positive and enduring impact on this state and its citizens.”
Sanford predicted that Greenberg’s more important achievements “are
those yet to come, those whose seeds have been planted through your efforts
to build alliances with health and educational institutions, both public
and private, through the state of South Carolina.”
Friday, Dec. 17, 2004
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