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SC Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology

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Responsibilities

The duties of the Board include, but are not limited to: 

  • Fundraising for annual SCIAA grants
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Advisory to the Director of SCIAA

Click here for the current ART By-Laws.

Composition

The Board of Trustees manages the affairs of the Archaeological Research Trust, and consists of between 12 and 24 members serving three year terms.   

In addition, the Director of SCIAA serves as a permanent ex officio Board member, as do both the SC State Archaeologist and SCIAA Research Division Head.  These names appear below in bold red.

ART Board Members

John E. Allison
Columbia, SC

Jo Baker
Pawleys Island, SC

Dr. Robert Benedict
Greenville, SC

Lee G. Brockingham
Pawleys Island, SC

B. Lindsay Crawford, III
Columbia, SC

Dr. Chester DePratter
Columbia, SC
(SCIAA Director of Research, retired 2024)

Ernest (Chip) L. Helms, III, MD
Society Hill, SC

David Hodges
Pawleys Island, SC

Charles Epps (Charlie) Ipock, Esq.
Florence, SC

Dr. Adam King
Columbia, SC
(SCIAA Director)

Laurence Koolkin
Beaufort, SC

Dr. Jonathan Leader
Columbia, SC
(SC State Archaeologist, retired)

Charlie Leedecker
Columbia, SC
(Board Secretary)

Bob Mimms
Pawleys Island, SC

Charles Epps (Charlie) Ipock
Florence, SC

Nena Powell Rice
Columbia, SC
(SCIAA Director)

Drew Ruddy
Moncks Corner, SC

Dr. Bob Seigler
Greenville, SC

Bill Sullivan
Okatie, SC

J. Walter Wilkinson
Pawleys Island, SC
(Board Chair)

ART Mission

“Preserve and interpret the story of South Carolina’s collective heritage.”

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