COLUMBIA,
S.C. (AP) - Gov. Mark Sanford has appointed a businesswoman to the
South Carolina State University Board of Trustees.
Martha Scott Smith, BellSouth's state director of corporate and
external affairs, attended the university before graduating from the
University of South Carolina.
"She's a proven business leader with a real vision for making
South Carolina State University the best it can be," Sanford said.
She was the first black female to serve as the chairwoman of the
board of directors of the central South Carolina chapter of the
American Red Cross. She currently serves on a number of boards,
including the South Carolina State Museum Foundation and the
Midlands Technical College Foundation.