Dennis Drew:
CLASS OF 1964
Tinley Park High SchoolClass of 1964
Tinley park, IL
Eastern Illinois UniversityClass of 1969
Charleston, IL
Dennis's Story
Dennis E. Drew- Bio
Dennis holds a Bachelor of Education degree from Eastern Illinois University and Master of Education degree in Media and Instructional Development from East Carolina University. Mr. Drew served as Media Director in the Ninety-Six School District of South Carolina for 8 years. While teaching in the South Carolina public schools, he served as co-chair of the districtÿs Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation team. Mr. Drew worked with SACS on accrediting schools throughout South Carolina.
Since 1981, Mr. Drew has been President of The Sunshine House, an early care and education organization of private early learning centers. Founded in 1975 in an effort to provide a quality learning environment in Greenwood, South Carolina. Since that time, The Sunshine House grew from one small preschool center to a family of over one hundred and forty-four child development centers in 11 states providing quality early education to over 20,000 families throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Utah.
Dennis Drew has served on Governor Mark Sanfordÿs Staff as the Education Policy Advisor. Mr. Drew is past president and Chairman of the Board of the South Carolina Child Care Association (SCCCA), past board member of both the South Carolina Child Care Association and the National Child Care Association (NCCA). He has served on the South Carol...Expand for more
ina Governorÿs Advisory Board on Child Day Care Regulations, The South Carolina Education oversight Committee, and the Charter School Advisory Committee.
In 1999, Mr. Drew retired as a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and is a Vietnam Veteran. During his 30-year career, he was Commanding Officer of Company D, 8th Battalion (Columbia, SC), Commanding Officer of the 6th Motor Transport Battalion Headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey, Commanding Officer CSSD 45, CAX 7/86. Colonel Drew also served with the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, the Joint Task Force for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as J4 (Joint Operations Logistics) and as G4 (Division Level Logistics) of the 4th Marine Division in New Orleans, Louisiana.
His community work includes serving as President of the Emerald Sertoma Club in Greenwood, South Carolina and was District Sertoman of the Year for 1984-1985 and 1985-1986. Mr. Drew also participates as a member of the Charleston Southern University Board of Visitors, and is a member of their CICOR Board. Mr. Drew presented the commencement address at Charleston Southern Universityÿs graduation in May 2002 where he received an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration.
He and his wife, Lynn together have three daughters, Lorelie Brown, Kristen Grimm, and Amanda Fuller. . They have six grandchildren; Drew, Emma, Reagan. Millie, Tali, and Able
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