Paul Pittman

Florence, SC

Inducted December 2020

PAUL PITTMAN HAS SERVED AS A DEDICATED TENNIS VOLUNTEER AT THE LOCAL, STATE, SECTION AND NATIONAL LEVELS OF USTA FOR 30 YEARS. HE HAS STRONG ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND A DEDICATION TO THE SPORT.

LOCAL:

• PLAYED USTA ADULT LEAGUE TENNIS FOR 20 YEARS AND SERVED AS A TEAM CAPTAIN 15 YEARS. DURING THIS TIME HIS TEAMS WON NUMEROUS PEE DEE REGION, STATE AND SECTION TITLES.
• SPEARHEADED THE REVITALIZATION OF THE FLORENCE TENNIS ASSOCIATION AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT WHERE HE DEVELOPED A PHILOSOPHY OF GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, BY PROVIDING FREE OR LOW-COST PROGRAMMING AT PUBLIC VENUES, AND BY SUPPORTING AREA TENNIS PROS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
• COORDINATED NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND SECURED GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. HE IS WORKING TO ESTABLISH A NEW JUNIOR PROGRAM THAT WILL WORK TOWARD BECOMING A NJTL CHAPTER IN FLORENCE. HIS EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED WELL OVER $100,000 FOR LOCAL TENNIS.
• SERVED ON THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MCLEOD FOR HEALTH FLORENCE OPEN, A $25,000 WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL EVENT.
• UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP THE FLORENCE TENNIS ASSOCIATION WAS NAMED THE 2007 NATIONAL COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR.
• LED A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO CREATE, GENERATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING, AND BUILD THE 30-COURT DR. EDDIE FLOYD FLORENCE TENNIS CENTER WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 2011.

STATE:

• ELECTED TO THE USTA SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD IN 2007 AND CHAIRED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, NOMINATING, AND PERSOONNEL COMMITTEES.
• SERVED ON THE USTA SOUTH CAROLINA BYLAWS & POLICIES, BUDGET & AUDIT AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. HE DRAFTED NUMEROUS GOVERNANCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS AND TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
• CHAIRED THE SOUTH CAROLINA TENNIS PATRONS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AND YOUTH PROGRAM GRANTS COMMITTEES, AND SERVED FOUR YEARS ON THE HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE.
• ELECTED USTA SOUTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT IN 2010-2011 AND SERVED AS CHARIMAN OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA TENNIS PATRONS FOUNDATION IN 2012-2013.
• RECEIVED THE 2009 PRESIDENT’S AWARD, 2014 SOUTHERN STATE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AND 2015 LUCY GARVIN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

SECTION:

• SERVED ON THE USTA SOUTHERN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN 2010-2011 AND 2017-2018, CHAIRED THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND SERVED ON THE NJTL AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES.
• ELECTED TO THE USTA SOUTHERN BOARD IN 2017-2018.
• SERVED A 3-YEAR (2016 THRU 2018) TERM AS A TRUSTEEE ON THE SOUTHERN TENNIS FOUNDATION BOARD, AND AS A BOARD ADVISOR IN 2019 AND 2020. CHARIED THE YOUTH PROGRAM GRANTS AND MAJOR GIFTS COMMITTEES.
• RECIEVED THE 2015 PRESIDENT’S AWARD, 2016 CHARLES B. MORRIS VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, AND 2020 JACOBS BOWL.

NATIONAL:

• SERVED ON NATIONAL COMMITTEES SINCE 2012, INCLUDING COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ADVOCACY, LEARNING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND NJTL.
• ELECTED TO SERVE A 2-YEAR TERM (2017-2018) ON THE USTA NOMINATING COMMITTEE..

PAUL PITTMAN HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF USTA SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HIS EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON THE USTA MISSION TO “GROW AND DEVELOP THE GAME OF TENNIS!”