Beverly D. Chrisman

Retired from South Carolina Department of Education; former employee, South Carolina Legislature; former campaign manager and consultant for numerous South Carolina and national political campaigns; former member and chairman of the board, National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA); former board member, South Carolina Recreation and Park Association (SCRPA); former president, SCRPA Citizens Branch; former board member, NRPA Southern Regional Council; former president, NRPA Citizens Branch; former member and chair of the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission; former member, Irmo Chapin Recreation Foundation; former member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; former member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce; former member, Lexington School District Five Education Foundation; former member, Saluda Shoals Park Foundation; former member, University of South Carolina Associates board; former Sunday school teacher and Capital Stewardship director for Riverland Hills Baptist Church; former board member, Hospital Services Inc.; board member, Providence Home; board member, Prisma Health Midlands Foundation; board member and vice chair, Baptist Healthcare System of South Carolina Inc.; founding member and former secretary, Prisma Health–Midlands board of directors and former chair, Governance and Community Health committees. Recipient of the South Carolina Order of the Palmetto and the South Carolina Order of the Silver Crescent; NRPA Life Trustee; NRPA Southern Region Citizen of the Year; Armed Forces Recreation Citizen of the Year; SCRPA Lifetime Achievement Award; SCRPA Volunteer of the Year; South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Citizen of the Year; and National Cornelius Amory Pugsley Award. Recognized with the naming of Beverly D. Brandes Community Park in Irmo, South Carolina. Recognized for establishing and signing protocols for NRPA with countries of Canada, Japan, Australia, and Great Britain to collaborate and enhance recreation opportunities in those countries