Colonel
Caroline N. Watson
Officer In Charge of the Public Affairs Office
MILITARY:
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD, SCMD
• Public Affairs Officer
• Commander, Office of Public Affairs
• Member, 01 July 2017 – present
JOINT SERVICES DETACHMENT, SCMD
• Section Chief, Grants Section, 1 May 2011
• Promoted to COL, 17 May 2014
• Promoted to LTC, 17 July 2010
• Member, Legal Directorate, 17 Jan 2009
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD, SCMD
• Promoted to Major, 08 Sept 2006
• Secretary to General Staff, HHD – 26 Jan 2005
• Commissioned – Captain, Assistant JAG, 5th Brigade – 07 Feb 2004
SOUTH CAROLINA HOMELAND DEFENSE, AMERICORPS
Member, 2005 – 2007
Editor, Medal of Honor: South Carolina Recipients
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.
(formerly South Carolina State Guard Foundation)
Secretary, 06 Feb 2007 – Present
Member, 22 Nov 2005 – Present
2010 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY CONVENTION
Editor, Medal of Honor, Our American Heroes
ACHIEVEMENTS: South Carolina Military Department Meritorious Service Medal, 04 Jan 2011; S.C. State Society DAR Public Relations Award 2011; South Carolina Joint Services Detachment , Frank P. Whitlock Award, 23 Apr 2016; Military Proficiency Ribbon (Gold Torch Device) 07Feb 2007; The Medal of Honor: A Commemoration of SC Recipients (Editor) awarded Top 10 most notable SC State Government Documents of 2004; MidlandsBiz spotlight 2014, 2011.
EDUCATION: University of Michigan – Ross School of Business, Executive Program, January – February 2000
University of South Carolina School of Law – J.D. Degree, May 1985
Columbia College – B.A. Degree in Mathematics, English and Writing, May 1982
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School – May 1978
DISTINCTIONS: Lieutenant Governor Palmetto Patriot award; State DAR Award – South Carolina Chapter; Faculty, Congress of Fellows of the International Legal Studies; University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Executive Program; South Carolina Supreme Court Compleat Lawyer Award; Columbia College Career Achievement Award, Tribute to Women in Industry Award, Columbia College Commencement Speaker, Leadership South Carolina, Order of the Purple Seal (Scholastic Society), Alpha Kappa Gamma (Honorary Leadership Fraternity), Ariail Scholar, Sigma Tau Delta Scholar, Columbia College Trustee Scholar; Editor, Criterion Literary Magazine.
CIVIC American Bar Association, Public Utility, Communications, and
AFFILIATIONS: Transportation Law Section, Vice President – Communications Committee; Claflin University, Board of Trustees – Secretary; Columbia College Board of Visitors, Past Chairman; Junior League of Columbia; International Rotary Club – Columbia, SC Chapter; South Carolina Bar Association; South Carolina Joint Services Detachment, South Carolina Military Department, past member; S.C. Military Support Foundation, Member and Board Secretary; South Carolina State Guard, Public Affairs Officer, rank COL; United Methodist Church-Volunteers in Missions; Washington D.C. Bar Association.