Accolades
"The audience was so enthralled they were glued to the chairs for two and a half hours, not wanting a break. This is the finest tribute an audience can give,” says Jean Anne Cooper, Chairman of the Heritage Lectures at the Blue Ridge Arts Council in Seneca, regarding Will Goins’ program “Native Americans: Dancers, Singers, and Flautists.” Dr. Goins is a part of Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud.
"Gayla Jamison is a true professional and so is her crew," says Dr. Susan Millar Williams of progress made on the ETV documentary film Miss Julia, which chronicles the life of South Carolina author Julia Peterkin.
“I was impressed with how the completed History Day projects helped to bring the humanities to life for my students. The enthusiasm they had for the projects was evident,” says Bud Cone, a teacher who participated in National History Day.
“’Monumental’ is much too small a word for this spectacular—and spectacularly well-done—compendium of South Carolina people, places, and past history,” says author John Jakes of The South Carolina Encyclopedia.
"Now I can tell my children, and my children’s children about my great experience,” claims a 5th grade student at Finely Road Elementary in Rock Hill School District in response to a program on Brazil.
Dr. W. Earl Walker says of The Humanities Council SC’s grant to the redesign of the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum in Mt. Pleasant: “An outstanding contribution to the public humanities!”
"Elaine Nichols has a wonderful balance of enthusiasm and poise that draws you into the story she is telling. Her interaction with the audience was wonderful also!” says Michael Swan, Director of the Aiken County Public Library. Elaine Nichols is a part of Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud through which she offers a program on “African-American Storytelling.”