SCHA Representative to the South Carolina Commission on Archives and History

 

Representative (Non-Board Member) - Dr. A. V. Huff, Jr.  Current Term: 2024-2029, Honorary Lifetime Member of the South Carolina Historical Association

 

State of South Carolina Code -SECTION 60-11-40:

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Department under control of Commission of Archives and History; membership and meetings of commission; terms of office of members; vacancies.(1) The South Carolina Department of Archives and History is under the control of the South Carolina Commission of Archives and History which consists of five ex officio members and six non-ex officio members.(2) The five ex officio members are the heads of the departments of history of the University of South Carolina, The Citadel, Clemson University, Winthrop University, and the head of the Department of Political Science and History of South Carolina State University, and their successors, or, upon approval of the governing board of the respective institution, their designees.(3) Six non-ex officio members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: one member upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Historical Society, one member upon the recommendation of the American Legion, Department of South Carolina, one member upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Historical Association, and one member upon the recommendation of the University South Caroliniana Society. Each shall serve for a term of five years. Two members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of office to run concurrently with the term of the Governor. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.​

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