Porter-Gaud School - Notable Faculty

Notable Faculty

• Benjamin Hutto served as music director and choirmaster at the school during the 70s through the 90s, during which time the Porter-Gaud Choir recorded several albums.
• Hervey Allen was a famous author from Pennsylvania. His work's include: Anthony Adverse, Israfel, Action at Aquila, and The Forest and the Fort.
• DuBose Heyward was an American author best known for his 1924 novel Porgy. He was also co-author of the non-musical play adapted from the novel, which became the foundation of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.
• Wyndham Meredith Manning was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, after which he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. Later he took up a teaching position at Pinopolis School in South Carolina resulting in his resignation from the army. Two years later he was elected Commandant of Cadets at Porter Military. He went on to take military other positions, but made three attempts to follow in the foot steps of his father as Governor. He was never successful. He did, however, manage to join the South Carolina House of Representatives with two consecutive victories.