Governor's Awards in the Humanities
Established in 1991, the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities recognize outstanding achievement in humanities research, teaching, and scholarship; institutional and individual participation in helping communities in South Carolina better understand our cultural heritage or ideas and issues related to the humanities; excellence defining South Carolina’s cultural life to the nation or world; and exemplary support for public humanities programs. Fifty-three individuals and organizations have received awards from 1991-2009.
2010 Governor's Awards in the Humanities
The nomination process for the 2010 Governor's Awards in the Humanities is now closed. The 2010 honorees will be announced in September 2010. Please continue to check back for information about our 2010 honorees and the upcoming awards luncheon!
Past Recipients of the Governor's Awards in the Humanities:
- Carol Bleser (1998)
- Matthew Bruccoli (1999)
- Luther (Fred) Carter (2004)
- Marvin Chernoff (2006)
- Claflin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2009)
- Ann Close (2004)
- Coker College (1996)
- Pat Conroy (1996)
- James Dickey (1997)
- J. Douglas Donahue (2005)
- Walter Edgar (2000)
- Elaine T. Freeman (1998)
- Virginia Tormey Friedman (2005)
- William Price Fox (2004)
- Furman University (2006)
- Veronica Davis Gerald (1994)
- Virginia Geraty (1998)
- Gibbes Museum of Art (1994)
- Ruby "Bela" Padgette Herlong (2009)
- Rachel Hodges (2008)
- Senator Ernest F. Hollings (2007)
- Hub City Writers Project (2006)
- A.V. Huff, Jr. (1997)
- Josephine Humphreys (2001)
- Larry Jackson (1997)
- John Jakes (1998)
- Charles Joyner (1993)
- Wayne Q. Justesen, Jr. (2008)
- Harriet Keyserling (1994)
- Robert S. McCoy (1992)
- S.C. (Cal) McMeekin, Jr. (2006)
- McKissick Museum (1992)
- William C. Moran (2008)
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. (2005)
- Lawrence Rowland (1993)
- Dori Sanders (2000)
- Drs. Sara Sanders and Stephen Nagle (2003)
- Jerold J. Savory (1995)
- David S. Shields (2009)
- Robert Simpson (1991)
- SC ETV (1991)
- South Carolina State Museum (1997)
- Congressman John Spratt, Jr. (2001)
- William Starr (2000)
- Joseph Taylor Stukes (2009)
- WRJA - Sumter (1993)
- Earl Wilcox (1999)
- Jeffrey R. Willis (2007)
- Eugene (Nick) Ziegler (2004)
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