South Carolina S 364: Foster McKissick Award

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2025-2026 Bill 364 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 19, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 364

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE A. Foster McKissick III FOR being 
nominated for the 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year award.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that A. Foster McKissick III has been nominated 
for the 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year Award by TIME magazine; and

Whereas, the TIME 
Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry's most prestigious 
and highly-coveted honors. The award recognizes the nation's most successful 
auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community 
service; and

Whereas, Mr. McKissick 
is the CEO of Fairway Automotive Group, a Ford, Lincoln, and Subaru dealership 
in Greenville. He was chosen to represent the South Carolina Automobile Dealers 
Association in the national competition, one of only forty-nine auto dealers 
nominated for the fifty-sixth annual award from more than twenty thousand dealers 
nationwide; and

Whereas, a 1978 
graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, where he earned a degree in business, 
Mr. McKissick always knew he wanted to follow the path of his father, Foster 
II, and work at the Ford dealership his dad founded in 1966. Today, he owns and 
runs Fairway Automotive Group with his son, Foster IV, who is the next 
generation to carry on his family's legacy; and

Whereas, a longtime 
member of the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Mr. McKissick has 
served on the group's board for twenty-eight years, serving as board president 
for one year, DEAC chairman for seven years, and NADA director for six years; 
and

Whereas, an active 
member of his community, Mr. McKissick supports many nonprofits and charities 
that make an impact in Greenville, including Make-A-Wish South Carolina, Meals 
on Wheels of Greenville, the Greenville Humane Society, United Way of 
Greenville County, Harvest Hope food bank, and many others; and

Whereas, a civic 
leader, Mr. McKissick serves on the board of Upstate Warrior Solution, an 
organization that provides support to local veterans and their families. He also 
serves as a board member for The Citadel Foundation. During his time on the 
board, he has spearheaded an initiative that awards an annual scholarship to a 
distinguished student athlete from the State of South Carolina who would 
otherwise be unable to afford tuition; and

Whereas, Mr. McKissick has 
also taken leadership positions with other groups, including the Upstate South 
Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, Coaches for Character, and a Law 
Enforcement Advisory Committee affiliated with the South Carolina Department of 
Natural Resources; and

Whereas, the Senate is 
grateful for Mr. McKissick's dedicated service to the people and the State of 
South Carolina and takes great pleasure in saluting him for being nominated for 
the prestigious 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year award. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate A. 
Foster McKissick III for being nominated for the 2025 TIME Dealer of the Year 
Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this 
resolution be presented to A. Foster McKissick III.

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