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Class of 1986 Establishes the Frank Eppes Memorial Scholarship |
The Class of 1986 has established the Frank Eppes Memorial Scholarship in honor of Judge Frank Eppes, who passed away in August 2002. The scholarship will play a pivotal role in the lives of many future lawyers and jurists by helping to alleviate some of the debt that is incurred while attending law school. Judge Eppes was born on November 28, 1922. He attended the University of South Carolina before the war and played freshman football. He was drafted in 1943 and entered the United States Air Force and served in England throughout WW II and in Switzerland after the war. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1950. While at USC, he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Blue Key, and the Euphradian Literary Society. In 1949, while still in college, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He served there until 1962. He was a member of the Citadel Board of Visitors for 10 years and was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical University of South Carolina for 10 years. He also chaired the South Carolina House Committee on Municipal, Military, and Public Affairs. In 1962, he was elected resident judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit, which includes Greenville and Pickens counties. He served in that position from 1962 until 1985 holding court in each of the state’s circuits. He loved traveling across South Carolina, holding court, and seeing his many friends. During that period he served two terms as president of the South Carolina Trial Judges Association. In 1985 he retired in order to run for governor. After that, he returned to state service. From 1985 until 2000, he continued to work throughout the state as a circuit judge, serving by special designation. For over a decade, he was an active jockey and crowd-pleaser at the Aiken Triple Crown Harness Races in Aiken, S. C. After his retirement, family, friends, and equestrianship kept him busy. To make a contribution to the Eppes Memorial Scholarship, please contact Assistant Dean Sharon Williams at 803-777-5929 or sharon@law.law.sc.edu. |
