DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Trident Technical College will dedicate its Dorchester County campus to a former longtime chairman and commissioner of the college.

The campus will be renamed the “Dorchester Thompson Campus,” in honor of the late Marion Thompson, who died in January at age 87.

Thompson served as chairman of the college and as a member of the Trident Technical College Area Commission from 1987 until 2025.

“As a trustee representing Dorchester County, Thompson provided nearly 40 years of dedicated leadership and a commitment to empowering students to strengthen the community through education,” the college said.

He was considered a leader in the community, according to an online obituary. He also served as a former chairman and member of the Dorchester District 2 school

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