A retired banking executive and Murrells Inlet resident has been elected chairman of the Tidelands Health Board of Trustees.
J. Edward Norris, III, who previously served as vice chairman, was unanimously elected to the position at the board’s meeting on Thursday, according to a press release from Tidelands Health. He succeeds H. McRoy Skipper, Jr., who, along with his wife, were killed in a vehicle accident in August.
Daniel “Dan” Scheffing, a senior project managers and chief forester at Sabine and Waters, Inc., was also unanimously elected vice chairman of the board, the release says.
“Our not-for-profit health system is a precious resource for everyone who calls the Tidelands region home,” said Norris. “I am honored and humbled to lead the Tidelands Health board of trustees, and I will do my best to live up to the standard of excellence set by McRoy Skipper.”
Norris served as chairman, president, and CEO of Plantation Financial Corp. for 25 years before his retirement, according to the release. He also worked with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and America’s Community of Bankers.
“Norris has been a member of the Tidelands Health board of trustees since 2002,” states the release. “He has also provided volunteer leadership for multiple educational institutions, serving as a member of Clemson University’s board of visitors, Charleston Southern University’s board of visitors, vice chairman of the Horry-Georgetown Technical College Foundation and a board member for the Wall College of Business at Coastal Carolina University.”
Scheffing joined the Tidelands Health board in 2011 and is a member of the Andrews Lions Club, the Andrews Fire Department, the South Carolina Maritime Museum, the Association of Consulting Foresters, and other organizations, the release says.
“My service on the Tidelands Health board is an opportunity to support the dedicated employee, physician and volunteer partners who deliver quality, compassionate care at our health system’s more than 50 locations,” said Scheffing. “In my role as vice chairman of the board, I, like all of our board members, will always put the needs of our patients and our community first.”
