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and as southern regional chairman for [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] in 1988.
and as southern regional chairman for [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] in 1988.
As governor, Campbell coordinated the state's response to [[Hurricane Hugo]] in 1989. He lured BMW, a [[Germamy|German]] company, to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greer, near Greenville, South Carolina.<ref name=nga>{{cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/carroll-a-campbell/|title=Carroll A. Campbell|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> In 2002, BMW contributed $10 million for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at [[Clemson University]].
As governor, Campbell coordinated the state's response in 1989 to Hurricane Hugo. He lured BMW, a [[Germamy|German]] [[automobile]] company, to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greer, near Greenville, South Carolina.<ref name=nga>{{cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/carroll-a-campbell/|title=Carroll A. Campbell|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=September 29, 2021}}</ref> In 2002, BMW contributed $10 million for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at [[Clemson University]].
During the Campbell administration, the state was confronted with allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of South Carolina, which led to the resignation of the university president James B. Holderman.. Twenty-seven state legislators were convicted in a vote-buying scandal uncovered by a federal investigation into [[bribery]] and [[narcotics]] abuse against the lawmakers and several other individuals.<ref>Lpu Krasky, "USC's James Holderman: From President to Criminal," ''The State,'' accessed October 1, 2021; under pay wall.</ref> He was the president of the National
During the Campbell administration, the state was confronted with allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of South Carolina, which led to the resignation of the university president James B. Holderman.. Twenty-seven state legislators were convicted in a vote-buying scandal uncovered by a federal investigation into [[bribery]] and [[narcotics]] abuse against the lawmakers and several other individuals.<ref>Lpu Krasky, "USC's James Holderman: From President to Criminal," ''The State,'' accessed October 1, 2021; under pay wall.</ref> He was the president of the National