Randolph H. Dillingham holds a MEd from Clemson University and an EdS degree from The Citadel. He has also completed postgraduate work at SC State University and Nova-Southeastern University. He taught in secondary education from 1970-77 before becoming an assistant principal and later principal in secondary schools in SC, including Principal of SC Department of Corrections from 1990-1998. He is currently Director of the Anderson County Alternative School, a position he has held since 1998.