S.C. (Cal) McMeekin, Jr.

S.C. (Cal) McMeekin, Jr. (Gubernatorial Appointee) joined the Board of SC Humanities in 1989 as an elected member. He is past chair of SC Humanities and currently serves on the Resource Committee, and the Audit Committee. McMeekin grew up in Columbia and graduated from Dreher High School. He earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Management at Clemson University. He worked for 29 years at South Carolina Electric and Gas Company in a variety of positions, including Manager of the Columbia Gas Department, Manager of Fuel Supply, Manager of Customer Service, Vice President of Customer Operations for the Northern Division, and Vice President of Customer Relations. He retired from SCE&G in 2000, and later joined Dial, Dunlap & Edwards, LLC, a commercial real estate firm in Columbia. He is past Chair of the Trident United Way and the Columbia Salvation Army Board. He is a past board member of the Rotary Club, the Boy Scout Indian Waters Council, the March of Dimes, the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, and the Columbia and Charleston Chambers of Commerce. He is an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. In addition, he has served as a member of the Board of Visitors and as Director of IPTAY at Clemson University. He is married with three children and seven grandchildren. Cal McMeekin serves on the Resource Committee of the SC Humanities Board.