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S.C. arts school celebrates 25 years

By Mike Switzer

Published February 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM EST

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Dr. Cedric Adderly, president of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities in Greenville, S.C.

We often talk about the importance of STEM education to our state’s economic prospects, but our next guest will argue that education in the arts is just as important. And to emphasize that point, this year his public school is celebrating its 25th year. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Cedric Adderly, president of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities in Greenville, S.C.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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