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Roll of Inductees
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2012 Memory Hold The Door Honorees
The Memory Hold The Door induction ceremony was held on January 19, 2012 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center during the 2012 South Carolina Bar Convention in Columbia, S.C. The 2012 Memory Hold The Door Inductees are:
- Roy D. Bates
- The Honorable Walter B. Brown, Jr.
- The Honorable Mary E. Buchan
- C.C. "Cotton" Harness III
- Leo H. Hill
- The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr.
- Gene V. Pruet
- Charles H. Randall, Jr.
- The Honorable Wyatt T. Saunders, Jr.
Orientation Display
During Orientation, examples from four Memory Hold The Door biographies are cited to highlight the professional virtues that law students and lawyers should cultivate. In addition, the law library mounts a display that celebrates the lives and accomplishments of the four Memory Hold The Door honorees. The attorneys honored in the current display are:
- Harriet M. Johnson (1958-2008)
- "The presence or absence of a disability doesn't predict the quality of life ... . We take constraints that no one would choose and build rich and satisfying lives within them."
- Louis Rosen (1910-1989)
- "First, last and always, a Judge should be a gentleman, in every sense of that word. He should be learned in the law and have uncommon common sense. He should be impartial and without prejudice. He should administer justice according to the law and treat his office as a public trust for it is a public trust -- a very sacred public trust." He held court in a firm and disciplined manner, and always with the courtliness of a southern gentleman. Honesty, fairness, wisdom and integrity were the hallmarks of his court.
- Patrick Henry Nelson (1910-1964)
- He combined a military bearing with a quiet manner and friendly disposition. He loved hunting and fishing for the companionship it allowed with his devoted friends. A specialist in the defense of tort litigation, he was thorough in preparation, straightforward in presentation and tenacious and patient in protecting his client's interests. His reputation was as a wise counsel and an able trial lawyer.
- William Davis Melton (1868-1926)
- He was an able lawyer, whose activities include City Councilman, Elder of the First Presbyterian Church, prominent war work and organizing the efforts of the Bar. He served as Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Law Examiners. His greatest contribution was in the field of education. He served with great success as President of the University of South Carolina from 1921 until his death in 1926. The progress which the University of South Carolina made during his administration was outstanding.
The display is located on the first floor of the library, between the South Carolina Legal History Collection and the Attorneys Room.