GCSC President, Maida Dantzler
Maida Owen Dantzler is a native of Berkeley, California, and subsequently lived in seven states and the UK before enrolling at Clemson University. She has been in South Carolina since!
A graduate of Clemson University with a BS in Zoology, Maida taught High School Sciences at Holly Hill Academy from 1970 – 2009, retiring as a SCISA Master Teacher and a member of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
Maida is married to Walter Dantzler; they live on the family farm in the Providence Community near Santee. The family consists of three grown sons: Bryan (Gina), David (Michele) and Brook (Amanda) as well as Dyson, who is Bryan and Gina’s 8 year-old-son. A member of the Providence United Methodist Church, Maida is the Leader of the Ann Henry Clemmer Subunit.
Maida is a member and former president of Potpourri Garden Club of Holly Hill and is a member of Gardening Girls Study Club of Camden. A former East Low Country District Director, Maida has also served as 1st Vice President, 3rd Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and has been a member of the GCSC Board of Directors since 1999. She is currently a student in both Landscape Design School and Flower Show School; Maida is a GCSC, SAR and NGC Life Member.
The theme for the 2011-2013 GCSC administration is “Initiate, Collaborate, Celebrate” which is designed to be a springboard for garden clubs across the state of South Carolina to continue to initiate projects beneficial to their communities, to recruit the assistance of other agencies and to celebrate and share their accomplishments by applying for awards. One exciting project is “Good To Grow”, a statewide initiative encouraging clubs to become involved as mentors in developing schoolyard gardens exploring the benefits of gardening for sustenance.
*Photo By Dan Folk, Ridgeville, SC