Dr. Walker Appointed to SC Humanities Board of Directors

Dr. Melissa Walker, George Dean Johnson, Jr. Professor of History Emerita, has been appointed to the board of directors for SC Humanities.

Dr. Walker was the first faculty member at Converse University to hold the George Dean Johnson, Jr. Chair in History. While at Converse, Dr. Walker received the Kathryne Amelia Brown Award for outstanding teaching at Converse in 2001, the O’Herron Award for Faculty Excellence in 2002, and the Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award in 2007. Dr. Walker retired from Converse in 2017.

Dr. Walker looks forward to to supporting SC Humanities in its work to support vibrant humanities programming around the state by assisting with programming and grant making as well as promoting the work of the agency.