Kendrick J.

Backmon

ACLU-COL Founder and President Kendrick J. Backmon’s Term in Review

August 14, 2018

ACLU-COL Founder and President Kendrick Backmon began serving the chapter in January
2018. Backmon worked with ACLU of South Carolina and ACLU-COL maintaining the link
between these two organizations. He recruited leaders to help build this chapter. Robert
Augustin, Bryce Wilson, Keeler Fina, Essence Byrd, Amanda Grondin, and Kinsey McGowan
served on the Founding Board. Their term concluded on May 15. President Backmon then
selected a Summer Executive Team to continue the work of the Founding Board. Jake
Fortenberry, Robert Augustin, and Dakota Knehans served on the Summer Executive Team.

Under the leadership of President Backmon, ACLU-COL selected prison reform as the focus for
the 2018-2019 academic year. ACLU-COL will lead a letter-writing campaign to encourage
elementary school students in underserved communities. President Backmon identified a
potential successor for the Fall 2018 semester and continues to work with him to advance the
goals for ACLU-COL. The election of the next president occurs in late August.

​ACLU-COL President Kendrick J. Backmon’s Agenda Items Summary:

● Initiate the Planning Stages for a Co-Sponsored Event with the College Democrats,
Libertarians, and Republicans, ​Completed, May 2018
● Voter Registration Campaign, ​Completed, June 2018
● Hayes Mizell Historical Research Project, ​Completed, June 2018
● YouTube "Welcome to ACLU-COL" Project, ​Completed, June 2018
● Leadership Retreat, Summer Executive Team, ​Completed, June 2018
● Select a Theme for the Chapter—Prison Reform,​ Completed, June 2018
● Selected a Chairman to Oversee ACLU-COL During Summer 2018,​ Completed,
June 2018
● Voter Protection Campaign, ​Completed, July 2018
● Law School Transition, ​Completed, August 2018
● Connect ACLU-COL with Community Organizations, ​Completed, August 2018
● Letter-Writing Campaign—encouraging students along the I-95 Corridor, ​In
Progress through December 2018.
● Prison Reform YouTube Awareness Campaign​, In Progress through December 2018