Interviewer
Rebecca Masters
Abstract
This interview was conducted for the as part of the Winthrop History Project spearheaded by Winthrop President Emeritus Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and Rebecca Masters to “document the 24-year path of the original Winthrop College to becoming Winthrop University.” This effort was to produce a history of the institution and Dr. DiGiorgio’s tenure as president as a supplement to Dr. Ross Webb’s history of Winthrop (The Torch is Passed) that covered Winthrop history up to Dr. DiGiorgio becoming president. A key aspect of the project was a series of audio-taped interviews conducted with various members of the extended Winthrop community who participated in or helped guide the advancement of Winthrop over these years. That way, the Winthrop story will be told in an array of participants’ own words, own voices and from their own perspectives.
This interview is with former Rock Hill Mayor and 1977 Winthrop Graduate (Education Specialist Degree in Administration), Doug Echols. In this interview Doug Echols discusses his relationship with Winthrop and in his experiences working with Former Winthrop President Anthony DiGiorgio in particular.
Doug Echols was elected Rock Hill, SC mayor in 1998 and served five terms until he stepped away from public office in 2018. Before being elected mayor, he served two four-year terms on the City Council. Mayor Echols also worked at Winthrop from 1982-89 as Winthrop’s associate director of athletics and coliseum manager. He then became the first commissioner of the South Atlantic Conference, retiring from that position in 2008 after 19 years. Mayor Echols wife, Sylvia was also a Winthrop graduate (Class of 1973).
Publication Date
3-16-2015
Unique Identifier
OH 198
Format
MP3; WAV;
Length
00:50:24
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Echols, A. Douglas, "Interview with Doug Echols - OH 198" (2015). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 198.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/714