Hall elected to foundation

COLUMBIA — The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has elected Kevin A. Hall as president of the board of trustees, effective March 2008.

Hall, who has served on the board since 2002, succeeds former president John Boudreaux.

Hall is a partner of Nelson, Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP practicing in Columbia. He is active in civic and community affairs, serving on the board of directors for Catholic Charities for South Carolina, and Voices for South Carolina’s Children.

Gov. Mark Sanford appointed Hall as co-chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Government Restructuring and Campaign Finance Reform. He is chairman of South Carolina Retirement Systems Investment Panel and is the governor’s representative on the Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee.

Hall earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, magna cum laude, from the South Carolina Honors College of the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor, with highest honors, from Emory University School of Law. He and his wife Jamie have four children.

Other newly elected board officers include Dennis Dabney, vice president; Yvonne Orr, secretary; and Mike McCabe, treasurer.