By HEATHER RUPPE
A longstanding board member for Colleton Medical Center has been awarded the Silver Crescent by the hospital that he has served so many years.
On January 24th, the Colleton Medical Center Board of Trustees awarded longstanding board member and Chairman Moultrie Plowden the Order of the Silver Crescent.
Plowden was also elected Chairman Emeritus after stepping down from his position on the Board.
“Mr. Plowden informed me last year that he planned to step down as Board Chairman, and we knew then we couldn’t miss the opportunity to celebrate his contributions to Colleton Medical Center,” said Jimmy Hiott, Colleton Medical Center CEO, in a press release. “I’m thankful that Governor McMaster awarded South Carolina’s most prestigious service award, The Order of the Silver Crescent, to my friend, colleague, and mentor, Moultrie Plowden.
“Mr. Plowden continues to be a pillar of leadership and will forever be regarded for his invaluable service and dedication to the care and improvement of human life.”
Plowden has spent 40 years in leadership in both Alabama and South Carolina. He and his wife, Mary Catherine, retired in Walterboro in 2002.
Since becoming a part of the Walterboro community, Plowden became active in Bethel Presbyterian Church. He was also involved in the development of the new Walterboro Wildlife Center, Colleton County Museum, and the community’s Historical Society and Preservation Society and Elks Lodge.
He is also a past president of the Walterboro Rotary Club.
Additionally, Plowden is a life fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is an active member of the General William Moultrie Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Ancient Heraldic Chivalric Order of the Albion, the oldest hereditary society in the United States having been founded by Sir. Edward Plowden in 1638, according to information provided by Colleton Medical Center.
When asked, Mr. Plowden stated that as his mentor told him in 1963, he should pay his civic rent in every community in which he lived. Mr. Plowden went on to say he loved his career and loves his retirement. He shared the most satisfying part of his retirement is his association with Colleton Medical Center, “the best hospital in the Southeast,” according to a press release.
