Alumnus of the Year 2001
Political Strategist, Lay Speaker, Teacher, Author. Harry Shuler Dent (’82) gave his life to Christ in 1978. After graduating from CBS, Harry gave his life to ministry around the globe. He and his wife, Betty, founded LAITY: Alive and Serving, Inc. in 1985. Through this ministry, they partnered with believers in Romania to establish the first Christian radio station. LAITY enables pastors to attend seminary. Harry served Senator Strom Thurmond and Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Bush, Sr. in various important roles. He co-founded and chaired the U.S. Senate staff prayer breakfasts and the first ever White House prayer breakfast. He became the first director of the Billy Graham Lay Center. Harry also helped get character education into the public schools of South Carolina. Harry passed away in 2007.
