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Colonel Jenkinson is a third generation ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ graduate and his son Will is Class of 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Professional headshot of William Jenkinson in a navy suit and blue striped tie standing outdoors in front of a white building with arches and a palm tree at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ.\" class=\"wp-image-788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/bov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/03\/william-jenkinson-bov.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Board of Visitors, Member, 1992 to 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board of Visitors, Chair, 2002 to 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board of Visitors, Vice Chair, 1997 to 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Board of Visitors, Emeritus Member, 2012 to present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Activities and Affiliations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Alumni Association, Life Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brigadier Foundation, General\u2019s Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summerall Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order of the Tartan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Committee, 2002 to 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pee Dee Area ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class of 1968, Proud Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate School Commencement Speaker, 2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Board Affiliations and Community Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Williamsburg County Development Corporation, Board Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Williamsburg Historical Society, Board Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Williamsburg Regional Hospital, General Counsel, Ex-Officio Board Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felician Center, Inc., Board Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kingstree Lions Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>African-American Historical Alliance, Co-Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A., Political Science, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ, 1968<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juris Doctorate, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1971<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doctorate of Education, Honorary Degree Recipient, ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kingstree United Methodist Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pastor-Parish-Staff Relations Committee, Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development Committee, Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Senior partner at Jenkinson, Jarrett &amp; Kellahan, PA, with more than 42 years of trial experience in state and federal courts, he provides complex problem solving in a personable and persuasive manner. 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