About the Chapter
The idea of the South Carolina Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators was conceived by two individuals while attending an educational conference at the Doral Country Club in Miami Beach in 1980. Those attendees were Bruce Beatty and Randy Hayslett. At that time, only 5 members were needed to start a chapter, and thus, SCALA was born consisting of members from Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston.
In 1980, the first President of SCALA was Bruce Beatty. Apparently, he did a GREAT job because he was president for 3 years. Rumor is that Bruce missed a few meetings, thus got nominated and elected. The moral of the story: Do not miss these meetings.
The current membership is extremely thankful to these fellows for an idea that has grown and developed into a first class organization. With educational meetings covering topics such as Financial Management, Human Resources, Facilities Maintenance, Information Technology, Marketing, as well as Law Firm Trends, this organization is the best source of knowledge for Legal Administrators in the state of South Carolina.
Take a moment and review the upcoming events, as well as membership information on this website. SCALA would love to have you as our guest at an upcoming meeting. Just contact one of our current officers.
And, one final note: A great BIG “Thank You” to the first 5 members of SCALA, but especially to Bruce Beatty and Randy Hayslett. Without the Miami Educational Conference in 1980, we could not say that we’ve been around for almost 30 years.
CHAPTER HISTORY
(as of July 1, 2009)
Chapter Name: South Carolina Chapter
Chapter Number: 430
Region: 2
Chartered: June 26, 1980
Charter Members: Bruce A. Beatty
Joseph F. LeBlanc
David B.Roper,. Jr.
Jacqueline P. Peace
Herbert J. Browning
Claire C. Fort
Celeste T. Rivers
Robert L. Duby
Alana T. Holmes
Randolph P. Hayslett
First Chapter Officers: Bruce A. Beatty, President
Randolph P. Hayslett, Vice President
Claire C. Fort, Secretary/Treasurer
Chapter Presidents: 1980 Bruce A. Beatty
1981 Bruce A. Beatty
1982 Bruce A. Beatty
1982 Randolph P. Hayslett
1983 Randolph P. Hayslett
1983 Jacqueline P. Peace
1984 Jacqueline P. Peace
1984/1985 Robert L. Duby
1985/1986 Robert S. Davies
1986/1987 Robert S. Davies
1987/1988 Sheila K. Cottingham
1988/1989 Sheila K. Cottingham
1989/1990 P. Lamar Parker
1990/1991 Linda L. Wills
1992 James B. Way
1993 Kathleen G. Seatter
1994 Rhonda B. Amick
1995 Julius E. Herren, Jr.
1996 Albert D. Woodward
1997 Larry B. Mack
1998/1999 Carol A. Cummings
1999/2000 James F. McKivergan
2000/2001 L. Clark Reifsnider
2001/2002 Maurisa Hudson
2002/2003 Harley Babb
2003/2004 Paulette Barrs
2004/2005 Elizabeth Finch
2005/2006 Elizabeth Finch
2006/2007 Brenda Stewart
2007/2008 Brenda Stewart
2008/2009 Michael Shawn Payment
2009/2010 Kimberly Maddux
Chapter Leadership Institute Attendance: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Chapter Awards: 2000 Special Recognition Achievements in Diversity
Honorable Mention Activating Volunteers
Honorable Mention Bar Relations
2nd Chapter Web Sites
Honorable Mention Community Service
Honorable Mention Excellence in Education
Honorable Mention Newsletter Excellence – Category A
Bronze Presidents’ Award of Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2001 Honorable Mention Bar Relations
Honorable Mention Community Service
Honorable Mention Excellence in Education
Honorable Mention Newsletter Excellence – Category A
Bronze Presidents’ Award of Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2002 2nd Bar Relations
Honorable Mention Community Service
Honorable Mention Excellence in Education
Bronze Presidents’ Awards of Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2003 2nd Bar Relations
Honorable Mention Community Service
Honorable Mention Excellence in Education
Bronze Presidents’ Awards of Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2004 Honorable Mention Bar Relations
Honorable Mention Community Service
Honorable Mention Education Excellence – Legal Industry
Silver Presidents’ Awards of Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2005 1st (mid-sized chps) Bar Relations
3rd (mid-sized chps) Chapter Web Sites
Honorable Mention Education Excellence – Legal
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
Platinum Presidents’ Award of Excellence
2006 1st (Legal Industry) Education Excellence
2nd (mid-sized chps) Electronic Newsletter Excellence
Honorable Mention Membership Brochure
3rd (mid-sized chps) Vendor Partnering
Gold Presidents’ Awards of Excellence
2007 2nd (mid-sized chps) Bar Relations
1st (mid-sized chps) Recruitment & Retention
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
Gold Presidents’ Award of Excellence
2008 2nd (mid-sized chps) Bar Relations
Honorable Mention Education Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
Platinum Presidents’ Award of Excellence
2009 Honorable Mention Education Excellence
Honorable Mention Vendor Partnering
2nd (mid-sized chps) Visibility – Bar Relation
Gold Presidents’ Award of Excellence