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 ⓍⓍ
Antiquarian Book Dealers Association of South Carolina, Columbia
Duff and Margaret Bruce, Greenville
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
Stephen Mack, Greenville
S.C. (Cal) McMeekin, Jr., Columbia Ⓧ
Winn & Thomas McMeekin – McMeekin Family Fund
Dr. Gail Morrison, Columbia Ⓧ
Helen Ann Rawlinson, West Columbia Ⓧ
D. L. Scurry Foundation, Columbia Ⓧ
Alice Taylor-Colbert, Greenwood Ⓧ
Melissa Walker & Charles Reback, Spartanburg Ⓧ
T.J. and Joey Wallace, Columbia Ⓧ
Susan E. Webb, Spartanburg Ⓧ

Patron ($250 – $499)

Paula and Stan Baker, Spartanburg Ⓧ
Brendon Barber, Georgetown
Eugene Berger, Greenville
Chandler & Dudgeon, LLC, Charleston
Alli Crandell, Conway
Dillon County Theatre, Dillon
Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society, Gretchen Smith, Edisto Island
Jo Angela Edwins, Florence Ⓧ
Dan Ennis, Conway
Elaine T. Freeman, Spartanburg
Jennifer Gunter, Columbia
Timothy L. Hopkins, Lugoff
Sigmon and Judy Huitt, Durham, NC Ⓧ Ⓧ
Vermelle J. Johnson, Orangeburg Ⓧ
Lisa Kerr, Charleston
Jennifer Lee, West Columbia
Patricia E. Mason, Columbia Ⓧ
Walton J. McLeod, Little Mountain
Dwight McInvaill, Pawleys Island
Charmaine and John Moore, Greenwood
La Ruchala Murphy, Columbia
Carly Phinizy, Seneca
Edward Poliakoff, Columbia
Marc and Ann Posner Ⓧ
Philip and Frances Racine, Spartanburg
Marianne Reeves, Lakewood, Ohio
Lynn Robertson, Columbia Ⓧ
Hugh Rogers, Lexington
William C. Schmidt, Jr., Columbia Ⓧ
Patrick Scott, Columbia
David Stone, Florence
Mr. William Thomas, Greenville
Ellen Zisholtz, Orangeburg
John Zubizarreta, Columbia Ⓧ

Benefactor ($100-$249)

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Joan and James Assey Ⓧ
Judith Bainbridge, Greenville Ⓧ
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 Ⓧ
Thomas Cassidy, Elloree
Elizabeth Chew, Charleston
Elizabeth H. (Beth) Corley, Columbia
Tom Davies and Karyn Page-Davies, Woodruff
Dr. Jay Dowd, Bradley
Victoria Dozier
Candace Ellis, Beaufort
Kathleen D. Ellis, Spartanburg
Marybeth Evans, Anderson
Betsy Forrest, Rock Hill
Friends of Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken
Ginger Gibbs, Columbia
Thomas R. Gottshall, Columbia
Ghussan R. Greene, Orangeburg
Harriett Green, Columbia
Scott Gwara, Columbia Ⓧ
James Hammond, Aiken
Dr. Carmen V. Harris and Dr. Stephen Lowe, Simpsonville
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 Ⓧ
Bonnie Hinnant Miller, St. Helena Island
Dr. Jason Munsell, West Columbia
June Murff, Aiken Ⓧ Ⓧ
Dollie Newhouse, Irmo
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
Aida Rogers and Wally Peters
Dr. J. Alexandra Rowe, Columbia
Sara Jane Salley, Cayce
Steven Sargent, Walterboro
Ignas Skrupskelis, Wagener
Shandon United Methodist Church, Columbia
Victoria Smalls, St. Helena Island
Kathryn Smith, Anderson
Lee Snelgrove and Doreen Tuohy, Columbia
Dr. Marian E. Strobel, Greer Ⓧ Ⓧ
Betsy Teter, Spartanburg
Holly Tichenor, York
Diane Vecchio, Spartanburg
Tracey Weldon, Columbia
Andy and Cathy Westbrook, Beaufort Ⓧ
Frank Wideman, Greenwood
Cecil Williams, Orangeburg
Mary and Ashley Woodiwiss, Greenwood
Bob and Carolyn Wynn, Spartanburg Ⓧ
Jennifer Yates, Waterloo
Jane Floyd Zenger, Blythewood
Dr. Nancy P. Zimmerman, Summerville

Associate (Up to $99)

Forrest Anderson, Aiken
Julie Allen, Greenville
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Steve and Amy Austermiller, Columbia
Hazel H. Bachman, Chapin Ⓧ
Tiye Barnes, Columbia
Lee G. Brockington, Pawleys Island
Lana Burgess, Columbia
Kimberly Carmichael, Columbia
Amy Connor, Greenville
David Damrel, Greenville
Beth Dinndorf, Columbia
Edwin C. Epps, Spartanburg
Laura Marcus Green, Columbia
Robert Greene II, Cayce
Megan R. Griffin, Gaffney
Preston McKever-Floyd, Conway
Fritz Hamer, Columbia
Bonnie A. Hargrove, Beaufort
Jannie Harriot, Hartsville
Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, Spartanburg
Ann Humphries, Columbia
Susan Jackson, Camden
Meeghan Kane, Columbia
Betsy Kleinfelder, Columbia
Mary Ann Kohli, James Island
David Laird, Columbia
Pat Laird, Lake View
Arlene Marturano, Columbia
Shameka Nickens, White Sands, NM
Margaret Oakes, Greenville
Dr. Randall Owens, Columbia
J. Patenaude, Mt. Pleasant
William Ramsey, Greenwood
Dr. Mark Rollins, Simpsonville
Patricia Sargent, Columbia
Phoebe Stein, Washington, DC
Mr. Thomas L. Stepp, Columbia
Kerry Stubbs, Columbia
Jen Taylor
Jennifer Thomas, Greenville
William C. Thomas, St. Augustine, FL
Timia D. Thompson, Columbia
Nancy Tolson, Columbia
Kate Windley, Stephens, CA
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 Randy Akers
In honor of Randy Akers for his exceptional leadership
In honor of my Grandmother Sue
In honor of Dr. Jennifer Gunter
In honor of Charles Israel
In honor of Cal McMeekin
In honor of Cal and Francis McMeekin
In honor of Lisa and Lucas McMillan
In honor of Lucas McMillan
In honor of Staci Richey
In honor of H. Hugh and Maro Rogers
In honor of Dr. Sara Sanders
In honor of Sara Sanders
In honor of T.J. Wallace, Sarah Rosenbaum, Tiye Barnes, LaRuchala Murphy, and Alice Taylor-Colbert
In honor of The SC Humanities Staff
In honor of the Self Family
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 honor of T.J. Wallace

In Memory of

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie & Annie Brown
In memory of Nathalie Dupree
In memory of Helen Fellers
In memory of Bill Frost
In memory of Dr. Walt Griffin
In memory of Linda Ham
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 Nancy Taylor
In memory of Jane Thomas
In memory of Jane Thomas, mother of Jennifer Thomas Baggett
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.