Greenville County Schools honors 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

The Greenville County Schools Hall of Fame recently inducted seven new members.

The 2025 inductee class features six graduates and one former educator from the school district. The men and women were selected as inductees for their contributions to academia, arts, athletics, business, media, public service, philanthropy, medicine, military and science.  

A gala honoring the GCS Hall of Fame’s new inductees was held Nov. 6 at the Greenville Convention Center. 

Lillian Brock Flemming

Flemming, a 1967 Sterling High graduate, became the first African American woman elected to the Greenville City Council in 1981. She has served on city council for the past 44 years. 

In addition to holding public office, Fleming worked for Greenville County Schools as a high school math teacher and a professional employment recruiter for 46 years. She retired from the school district in 2017.

Fleming has also served on the board of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, Southernside Block Partnership, Girl Scouts, Brockwood Senior Housing and the NAACP Greenville branch. 

George ‘Mitch’ Gault

Gault graduated from Hillcrest High in 1973. He owns Kent-Gault Mobile Home Sales Inc. Gault previously served as chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina and is a 2005 inductee of the South Carolina Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame.

Gault has been involved in several local volunteer organizations, including the YMCA of Greenville, Rotary Club and Special Olympics. He also founded Shoes for Sharing, a nonprofit that provides more than 16,000 pairs of shoes to people in need.

Bill Haas

Haas, a professional golfer, graduated from Riverside High in 2000. He helped lead the high school golf team to two team state championships and one individual state championship. Haas was also a three-time first-team All-American, four-time All-ACC honoree and twice named ACC Player of the Year at Wake Forest University.

Haas earned his PGA card in 2006 and has won six tour events. He also won the 2011 FedEx Cup. Haas was a member of three winning Presidents Cup teams. 

C. Dan Joyner (awarded posthumously) 

Joyner, a 1955 Greenville High graduate, founded C. Dan Joyner Real Estate in 1964. His firm later affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Joyner was a former president of the South Carolina Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. 

Joyner also served on the board for Furman University, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and First Baptist Church. He was also involved in the Salvation Army, Food Bank, YMCA of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County. Joyner received the Order of the Palmetto in 1998. He died in 2012. 

Dr. Hal and Minor Shaw

Hal and Minor Shaw graduated from Greenville High in 1965. The couple played a key role in creating the Roper Mountain Science Center, helping to secure resources for the Charles E. Daniel Observatory, Fred W. Symmes Hall of Science, T.C. Hooper Planetarium, Hall of Health and the Nature Exchange in the Environmental Science Building. 

Hal Shaw is a founding member of Jervey Eye Group. Minor Shaw serves as the president of Micco LLC and is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto. They have also supported the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, the Ronald McDonald House and other community initiatives. 

Pearlie Harris

Harris was a teacher in Greenville County Schools from 1962 until 1994. She became the first and only Black teacher at Crestone Elementary, an all-white school, in 1968. In 1983, Harris earned a master’s in education from Furman University. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities from the university in 2022.

Harris received the papal Benemerenti Medal from the late Pope Francis for her service to the Catholic church. An eight-story mural of Harris is featured on the Cavas Tower in downtown Greenville. She is also the namesake of the Bon Secours Pearlie Harris Center for Breast Health.