The Herbert Hucks, Jr. Awards
Presented by the South Carolina Conference
Commission on Archives and History
The S.C. Conference Commission on Archives and History presents the Herbert Hucks, Jr., Award for Historic Preservation and Interpretation each year at Annual Conference. The awards are presented to individuals and local churches, and are named in memory of Dr. Herbert Hucks, Jr., who served as archivist of Wofford College and of the SC Annual Conference for over thirty years.
The individual award recognizes an individual who, during his or her life, or in some special way recently, has contributed significantly to the preservation or interpretation of United Methodist history/heritage beyond the local church.
The following individuals have received Herbert Hucks Awards since the award was created.
1997 – Herbert Hucks, Jr.
1998 – Blanche W. Floyd
1999 – James Clamp
2000 – Harry R. Mays
2001 – Esther G. Witherspoon
2002 – Lois B. Burkhalter |
2003 – Rossie B. Caldwell
2004 – A. V. Huff, Jr.
2005 –
2006 – Roger M. Gramling
2007 –Harriet Anderson Mays
2008 – Ted R. Morton |
The following local churches have received the award for their work in preserving and interpreting their church history. As many churches as qualify each year receive the award.
1999 – First UMC, Marion
St. Paul UMC, Saluda
2000 –
2001 – Wesley UMC, Beaufort
Walnut Grove UMC, Roebuck
2002 – Buncombe Street UMC, Greenville
Trinity UMC, Sumter
First UMC, Lancaster
Pisgah UMC, Aynor
2003 – Trinity UMC, Orangeburg
Walnut Grove UMC, Roebuck
Washington Street UMC, Columbia |
2004 – Little River UMC
First UMC, Myrtle Beach
Grace UMC, North Augusta
Washington Street UMC, Columbia
Antioch UMC, Rock Hill
First UMC, Marion
Jackson’s Grove UMC, Landrum
2005 – Aldersgate UMC, Greenville
Boiling Springs UMC, Lexington
2006 – Aldersgate UMC, Greenville
Mountain View UMC, Taylors
Providence UMC, Holly Hill
Westminster UMC
2007 – Mountain View UMC, Taylors
2008 – Mountain View UMC, Taylors
Bethel UMC, Spartanburg
Pisgah UMC, Aynor
Washington Street UMC, Columbia |
Application for the award
2009 HERBERT HUCKS, Jr. AWARDS
The S.C. Conference commission on Archives and History is pleased to receive applications for the 2009 Herbert Hucks, Jr., Award for Historical Preservation and Interpretation. This award will be presented to all qualified churches and one individual and one publication at the 2009 Conference Session. If your church qualifies, or if yu know of someone who has furthered the interpretation and preservation of United Methodist Heritage in South Carolina, please send the name with answers to the questions below. Please include your name, the name of the church and how to contact the pastor by name. Main your application to Carol Spencer, 245 Quail Hollow Lane, Walhalla, SC, 29691
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS February 1, 2009
Local Church Qualifications:
As many churches as have fulfilled the qualifications during the past year will be recognized. Churches may qualify any number of times in a period of years. The purpose of this award is to encourage ongoing efforts to maintain awareness of the heritage celebrated in all churches of the Conference and to create research materials for the future.
1. Describe how the church historian has been active in the local church: projects, publications, collection and preservation of objects/data.
2. What steps have been taken to organize and preserve records or artifacts or what additions have been made to the church’s archives in the last year? What is the overall quality of the current collection?
3. In what ways has Methodist heritage, conference or local church history been interpreted for people in the local church in the past year as part of the Sunday School or confirmation class curriculum; UME, UMM OR UMYF program; worship experience; or general interest display?
4. Has Heritage Sunday been celebrated in some form in the past year?
5. Has a record been made on paper or video/audio tape in the past year of recollections of members who witnessed aspects of the church’s story?
6. Have copies of published documents been sent to the Archives at Wofford College and/or Claflin University? (May be included with this application.)
7. Please include appropriate documentation for responses to questions above.
Individual Qualifications:
Nominees for this singular recognition should be someone who during his or her life, or in some special way recently, has contributed significantly to the preservation or interpretation of United Methodist history/heritage beyond the local church. Please describe in a few paragraphs the contributions made by this person. One individual recognition may be awarded annually; re-nominations are welcome any time.
Publication Qualifications:
To be eligible, a book or publication must contribute to the knowledge, preservation, or understanding of United Methodist history/ heritage beyond the local church. The Commission will consider the quality of the publication’s writing, research and its contribution to the history of South Carolina Methodism. As with the individual award, one book or publication may be recognized annually. Nominators are asked to assess the publications qualities in a few paragraphs. A publication is eligible for consideration during the year it was published and in the subsequent year.
Deadline: February 1, 2009. The commission regrets that no extensions to the deadline are possible; the Commission meets to finalize all actions on February 14, 2009.