North Charleston resident receives student service award from Clemson University

Published: May 23, 2011

CLEMSON — Arthur Doctor of North Charleston received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Clemson University at the May 13 Commencement. Doctor received his bachelor’s degree in history at the ceremony.

The award is given annually “in recognition of the recipient's influence for good, excellence in maintaining high ideals of living and genuine and disinterested service to others.” The award, named in honor of the first president of the New York Southern Society, was established by an agreement between the society and Clemson University.

Doctor is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and served in several leadership roles for the group, including secretary and historian. He also was president and vice president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and vice president of the Clemson Black Student Union.

He was a recipient of a Capital One Scholarship, a Ukrop’s Educational Foundation Scholarship and a Keese Scholarship from Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity.

Doctor also was a member of Blue Key Honor Society and the Clemson University Gospel Choir. He volunteered as a mentor at the Littlejohn Community Center and at the Ravenel Elementary School after-school program.

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