Dr. Don C. Garrison served for thirty-two years as the second president of the college, providing dynamic leadership within the college, the state technical college system, and community colleges nationwide. He passionately pursued excellent educational opportunity for the people of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties, labored tirelessly to improve the quality of life in the community, and showed unrelenting commitment to the economic development of the Upstate and South Carolina. On February 4, 2002, the Tri-County Technical College Commission unanimously honored him by naming the campus the Don C. Garrison Campus.