Honors The Strom Thurmond Foundation, Inc., provides financial aid support to South Carolina residents in financial need. The Foundation was established in 1974 by Thurmond with honoraria received from speeches and donations from friends and family. A reservoir on the Georgia–South Carolina border is named after him: Lake Strom Thurmond. The University of South Carolina is home to the Strom Thurmond Fitness Center, one of the largest fitness complexes on a college campus. The new complex has largely replaced the Blatt Fitness center, named for Solomon Blatt, a political rival of Thurmond. In July 2021, the university's Presidential Commission on University History recommended removing Thurmond's name from the building. thumb|Thurmond receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush, 1993 Charleston Southern University has a Strom Thurmond Building, which houses the school's business offices, bookstore, and post office. Thurmond Building at Winthrop University is named for him. He served on Winthrop's Board of Trustees from 1936 to 1938 and again from 1947 to 1951 when he was governor of South Carolina. A statue of Strom Thurmond is located on the southern grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol as a memorial to his service to the state. The Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Columbia, South Carolina, is named after him. Strom Thurmond High School is located in his hometown of Edgefield, South Carolina. Al Sharpton was reported on February 24, 2007, to be a descendant of slaves owned by the Thurmond family. Sharpton has not asked for a DNA test.Interview with Al Sharpton, David Shankbone, Wikinews, December 3, 2007. The U.S. Air Force has a C-17 Globemaster named the Spirit of Strom Thurmond. The mobilization complex at Fort Liberty, North Carolina (commonly known as 'Green Ramp') is named in his honor. In 1989, he was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Ronald Reagan. Strom Thurmond Boulevard, located in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is named in his honor. In 1993, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush. The Strom Thurmond Institute is located on the campus of Clemson University.
Honors The Strom Thurmond Foundation, Inc., provides financial aid support to South Carolina residents in financial need. The Foundation was established in 1974 by Thurmond with honoraria received from speeches and donations from friends and family. A reservoir on the Georgia–South Carolina border is named after him: Lake Strom Thurmond. The University of South Carolina is home to the Strom Thurmond Fitness Center, one of the largest fitness complexes on a college campus. The new complex has largely replaced the Blatt Fitness center, named for Solomon Blatt, a political rival of Thurmond. In July 2021, the university's Presidential Commission on University History recommended removing Thurmond's name from the building. thumb|Thurmond receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George H. W. Bush, 1993 Charleston Southern University has a Strom Thurmond Building, which houses the school's business offices, bookstore and post office. Thurmond Building at Winthrop University is named for him. He served on Winthrop's Board of Trustees from 1936 to 1938 and again from 1947 to 1951 when he was governor of South Carolina. A statue of Strom Thurmond is located on the southern grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol as a memorial to his service to the state. The Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Columbia, South Carolina, is named after him. Strom Thurmond High School is located in his hometown of Edgefield, South Carolina. Al Sharpton was reported on February 24, 2007, to be a descendant of slaves owned by the Thurmond family. Sharpton has not asked for a DNA test.Interview with Al Sharpton, David Shankbone, Wikinews, December 3, 2007. The U.S. Air Force has a C-17 Globemaster named the Spirit of Strom Thurmond. The mobilization complex at Fort Liberty, North Carolina (commonly known as 'Green Ramp') is named in his honor. In 1989, he was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Ronald Reagan. Strom Thurmond Boulevard, located in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is named in his honor. In 1993, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush. The Strom Thurmond Institute is located on the campus of Clemson University.