2025 Friends

Ⓧ Indicates 10+ years of consecutive giving to SC Humanities

ⓍⓍ Indicates 20+ years of consecutive giving to SC Humanities

Partnerships

The Citadel, Charleston
Clemson University, Clemson
Coastal Carolina University, Conway
Francis Marion University, Florence
Lander University, Greenwood
South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg
University of South Carolina, Columbia
University of South Carolina Union, Union
Wofford College, Spartanburg

Learn more about out Partners

Principal Sponsor ($1,000 and up)

Randy Akers, Columbia ⓍⓍ
Mary Ann Claud and Olin B. Sansbury, Tryon, NC
The Federation of State Humanities Councils with support from the Mellon Foundation
Sara June and Francis Goldstein, Columbia
The Harry H. Gibson Family Foundation
Harriet and Herbert Keyserling Endowment of Coastal Community Foundation of SC, Billy, Beth, Paul Keyserling, Beaufort Ⓧ
William C. Hine, Mt. Pleasant Ⓧ
David G. Hodges, Columbia
Richard Layman, Columbia
Randolph Lowell, Isle of Palms
Dr. Gail Morrison, Columbia Ⓧ
Helen Ann Rawlinson, West Columbia Ⓧ
Susan E. Webb, Spartanburg Ⓧ

Patron ($250 – $499)

Paula and Stan Baker, Spartanburg Ⓧ
Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society, Gretchen Smith, Edisto Island
Jo Angela Edwins, Florence Ⓧ
Elaine T. Freeman, Spartanburg
Timothy L. Hopkins, Lugoff
Sigmon and Judy Huitt, Durham, NC Ⓧ Ⓧ
Vermelle J. Johnson, Orangeburg Ⓧ
Lisa Kerr, Charleston
Jennifer Lee, West Columbia
Walton J. McLeod, Little Mountain
Dwight McInvaill, Pawleys Island
S.C. (Cal) McMeekin, Jr., Columbia Ⓧ
Lucas McMillan, Greenwood
La Ruchala Murphy, Columbia
Philip and Frances Racine, Spartanburg
Marianne Reeves, Lakewood, Ohio
Lynn Robertson, Columbia Ⓧ
Hugh Rogers, Lexington
William C. Schmidt, Jr., Columbia Ⓧ
Ellen Zisholtz, Orangeburg
John Zubizarreta, Columbia Ⓧ

Benefactor ($100-$249)

Gilbert and Barbara Allen, Travelers Rest
Anonymous
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Judith Bainbridge, Greenville Ⓧ
Brendon Barber, Georgetown
Gina Bennett, Hartsville
Leslie Bickford, Rock Hill
Marie C. Boyd, Columbia
Brenton Brown, Columbia
Richard Brown, Columbia
Virginia Bryan, Neptune, NJ
William P. Calloway, Lexington Ⓧ
Elizabeth H. (Beth) Corley, Columbia
Alli Crandell, Conway
Tom Davies and Karyn Page-Davies, Woodruff
Dr. Jay Dowd, Bradley
Candace Ellis, Beaufort
Kathleen D. Ellis, Spartanburg
Marybeth Evans, Anderson
Friends of Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken
Ginger Gibbs, Columbia
Thomas R. Gottshall, Columbia
Ghussan R. Greene, Orangeburg
Harriett Green, Columbia
Jennifer Gunter, Columbia
Scott Gwara, Columbia Ⓧ
James Hammond, Aiken
Emily Harrold, Orangeburg
William Hobbs
R. Scot Hockman, West Columbia Ⓧ
Charles Israel, West Columbia Ⓧ Ⓧ
Laurie and Mark Israel, Atlanta, GA
Sherry Jaco, Columbia
Kim Jeffcoat, Lexington Ⓧ
Anna Grace Lafaye, Lexington
Libby P. Law, Columbia Ⓧ
Michael Grant LeFever, Columbia Ⓧ
Faith A. Line, Anderson
Lonnie H. Littlejohn, Piedmont
Dr. Tom Mack, Aiken Ⓧ
Patricia E. Mason, Columbia Ⓧ
Bonnie Hinnant Miller, St. Helena Island
Dr. Jason Munsell, West Columbia
June Murff, Aiken Ⓧ Ⓧ
Ruth Nicholson, West Columbia Ⓧ
Natalie O’Bradovich, Columbia
Oconee County Friends of the Library, Walhalla
Otis W. Pickett, Clemson
Blanche Premo-Hopkins, Ph.D, Aiken Ⓧ
Sally H. Price, Seneca
Peggy S. Ratliff, Orangeburg
Charles Z. Robinson, Rock Hill
Sara Jane Salley, Cayce
Steven Sargent, Walterboro
Patrick Scott, Columbia
Ignas Skrupskelis, Wagener
Shandon United Methodist Church, Columbia
Victoria Smalls, St. Helena Island
Kathryn Smith, Anderson
Lee Snelgrove and Doreen Tuohy, Columbia
Betsy Teter, Spartanburg
Holly Tichenor, York
Diane Vecchio, Spartanburg
Joey and T.J. Wallace, Columbia Ⓧ
Andy and Cathy Westbrook, Beaufort Ⓧ
Cecil Williams, Orangeburg
Bob and Carolyn Wynn, Spartanburg Ⓧ
Jane Floyd Zenger, Blythewood
Dr. Nancy P. Zimmerman, Summerville

Associate ($25-$99)

Anonymous
Steve and Amy Austermiller, Columbia
Hazel H. Backman, Chapin Ⓧ
Tiye Barnes, Columbia
Lee G. Brockington, Pawleys Island
Thomas Cassidy, Elloree
David Damrel, Greenville
Edwin C. Epps, Spartanburg
Laura Marcus Green, Columbia
Fritz Hamer, Columbia
Bonnie A. Hargrove, Beaufort
Jannie Harriot, Hartsville
Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, Spartanburg
Susan Jackson, Camden
Mary Ann Kohli, James Island
David Laird, Columbia
Pat Laird, Lake View
Arlene Marturano, Columbia
Margaret Oakes, Greenville
William Ramsey, Greenwood
Patricia Sargent, Columbia
Kerry Stubbs, Columbia
Jennifer Thomas, Greenville
William C. Thomas, St. Augustine, FL
Nancy Tolson, Columbia
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas, Greenville
Scott Yarbrough, Mt. Pleasant

Our Friends would like to recognize the following people in their contributions to SC Humanities.

In Honor of

In honor of Randy Akers
In honor of my Grandmother Sue
In honor of Charles Israel
In honor of Staci Richey
In honor of T.J. Wallace, Sarah Rosenbaum, Tiye Barnes, LaRuchala Murphy, and Alice Taylor-Colbert
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Snell, Jr.
In honor of Alice Taylor-Colbert and her years of service to SCH
In honor of Dr. Jennifer Thomas

In Memory of

In memory of Nathalie Dupree
In memory of Helen Fellers
In memory of Bill Frost
In memory of Jim Hoagland
In memory of Dr. Crale D. Hopkins
In memory of Emily Israel
In memory of Emily Israel
In memory of Ernest M. Lander, Jr.
In memory of Helen Fellers
In memory of Laura McCarty
In memory of Nick Murff
In memory of Delbert and Lea Tricia Murphy
In memory of A.C. Price
In memory of Dr. Roosevelt Ratliff Jr.
In memory of George Reeves
In memory of Don Rosick
In memory of Dr. Gail Wagner
In memory of L.E. Wallace

SC Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.