Leadership

IRBY SCHULTZ OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHAIR NFRW PROTOCOL AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS COMMITTEE E-mail:

Irby is past president of the South Carolina FRW, having served two terms. She has served in many capacities on the SCFRW board since 1982. Prior to this, she served as president of the Dutch Fork RW. She helped organize numerous clubs in South Carolina. She spearheaded the Hall of Governor’s project in the Governor’s mansion for First Lady Iris Campbell.

Irby has served on the NFRW Board of Directors since 1986, including two years on the executive board as Member-at-Large. As NFRW chaplain, she compiled the new “NFRW Prayer Book.”

Irby served as a trustee and vice chairman of the John de la Howe School for 10 years. She is active in her church and community, and currently serves on the Governor’s Mansion Foundation Board and as a legislative aide for four state representatives.

Irby received the SCFRW “Women of the Year Award,” and the Bill Jackson Award for her outstanding work in the Lexington County Party. A state house resolution honored her work in the Republican Party, and the lieutenant governor named her a “True Palmetto Patriot.” She has attended five Republican National Conventions as a delegate or alternate and has served in many capacities on the state GOP convention, including as credentials chairman.

Gov. Carroll Campbell awarded Irby the “Order of the Palmetto” for her dedication to the citizens of South Carolina, and Gov. George W. Bush awarded Irby the “Yellow Rose of Texas,” the highest honor bestowed on a citizen in South Carolina and Texas.