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Article published Mar 18, 2004
Orangeburg businessman to lead department of probations, paroles

AMY GEIER EDGAR
Associated Press

COLUMBIA -- Orangeburg businessman Samuel Glover was appointed by Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday to head the state Probation, Pardon and Parole Department.Glover is a retired U.S. Marine who currently serves as director of youth services for the South Carolina Air National Guard.Sanford said Glover will run the agency like a business and watch the bottom line for taxpayers."He's been a small businessman, he's served in the military and he's served in state government, and in each of those endeavors he's managed to devote significant chunks of his time to bettering the lives of individual South Carolinians," Sanford said. "That's ultimately what this job is all about -- protecting quality of life for all South Carolinians while promoting a better quality of life for those coming out of the justice system."Glover said he will work toward the agency's mission of ensuring victims have their quality of life restored and helping offenders re-enter society."We want those folks to become productive citizens and taxpaying citizens of the state of South Carolina and not be a burden on the citizens of South Carolina," Glover said.Glover is a former dry cleaning business owner and owner-operator of five Columbia McDonald's restaurants. He also taught military science at South Carolina State University and is interim pastor at Gill Creek Baptist Church in Columbia.Glover retired as a colonel in the South Carolina National Guard after 26 years. He received master's and bachelor's degrees from South Carolina State, where he serves on the school's Board of Trustees.Glover is the second person appointed to head the Parole Department.Sanford appointed Jim McClain to the department last April. McClain resigned less than six months later after questions arose about an item on his resume that said he graduated from Marine flight school.Sanford said his administration has been more careful about the vetting process since that appointment."We're going extra miles," Sanford said. "The nature of any organization it's first year is, what you see in the military -- after-action reviews. If you did not get something precisely right the first time, then you say, 'What can we do better the second time?' "