The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to recognize Dr. Constance B. Schulz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public History for her lifetime commitment to teaching and research in Public History at the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Schulz recently made arrangements through her estate to establish the Constance B. Schulz Public History Fund, an endowed fund that will provide program support for the Public History Program in the future. Connie wants to thank her late husband, Carl, who through careful retirement asset planning with life insurance and 401K accounts, made it possible for her to make this gift.

Dr. Schulz has been with USC's Public History Program since 1985. She co-chaired the program from 1999 until she retired in 2008. Retirement for Dr. Schulz, however, means continuing to conduct research and publish with the support of Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences. Connie is currently directing the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funded project: A Digital Edition of The Papers of Eliza Pinckney and Harriott Horry. Eliza Pinckney, who took over her father's plantations at age seventeen, has been credited with the development of indigo in South Carolina. She also experimented with silk and rice and was involved in international global trade beginning in South Carolina. We invite all of our alumni and friends to enjoy Dr. Schulz's work by clicking on the site below:

http://src6.cas.sc.edu/poelp/

Connie is currently providing personal funding and seeking NEH, foundation and private funding for a new digital edition: The Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesmen: brothers Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney and their cousin, Charles Pinckney. These men were the sons and nephew of Eliza Pinckney and were military, political, diplomatic, and economic leaders in South Carolina and the nation during and after the American Revolution. As with many of her projects, Dr. Schulz has made arrangements for graduate students in Public History and undergraduate Honors College student research assistants to have the opportunity to conduct research for the scholarly edition; they will be acknowledged in the digital publication.

For her years of service and vision for the future of the Public History program, we thank Dr. Schulz and celebrate her as the College of Arts and Sciences September 2011 Friend of The Month!

Click here to see a list of previous Alumni/Friends of the Month