EXECUTIVE – Manages the affairs of the Society and performs duties as necessary between meetings of the Board of Governors.  Actions of the committee are subject to ratification at subsequent meetings of the Board of Governors.  Membership is ex officio except for 1 past President appointed by the President.

SCSSAR Executive Meetings are Zoom scheduled, on the following dates of 6 June 2023, 5 Sep 2023 and 5 December 2023. All meetings are on Tuesdays at 7PM .

• Chairman – Ted Walker
• Sonny Pittman
• Bill Wilson
• Gordon McCay
• Doug Doster
• Eric Barnhill
• Rick Morris
• Mike Monahan
• Bucky Haas
• Thomas Blackmon

AMERICAN 250^th SAR -Works at the state and local level to promote the commemoration of the 250^th Anniversary of the American Revolution.

• Chairman – Joe Babb
• Gordon McCay
• Dan Woodruff
• Matthew Breen
• Jim Wyrosdick
• Felix Gravino
• Tom Hanson
• Thomas Blackmon
• Sonny Pittman

AMERICANISM – Governs and promotes the Americanism program of the National SAR.  Ensures chapters are aware of the program and how to complete the Americanism scorecard.   National awards for states or chapters are the Allene Wilson Groves Award, Liberty Bell Award, President General’s Cup Award, and the President General’s State-level Society & Chapter Activities Competition Award.

• Chairman – Sonny Pittman
• Doug Doster
• Ted Walker (Ex Officio)

AUDIT – Periodic review of financial status of the State Society as a non-profit organization.

• Chairman – Bill Prewitt

BYLAWS – May draft changes to the State Bylaws at the request of the Board of Governors, Executive Committee or any member of the Society. The Committee makes a recommendation to the Board of Governors as to the appropriateness of these amendments. The sole custodian of the State Bylaws.  All members are appointed by the chairman who is appointed by the President.

• Chairman – Lawrence Peebles
• Michael Rock
• Joe Glavitsch
• Pete Widell
• Ted Walker (ex officio)

C.A.R. LIAISON-

• Chairman – Pete Widell

COLONIAL BALL –

• Chairman – Greg Ohanesian

COLOR GUARD – This committee has authority over all State & Chapter color guard activities, to include uniform appropriateness and training.

• Chairman and Commander – Pete Widell
• Upstate ADJ. – Glen Farrow
• Pee Dee ADJ – TBD
• Piedmont ADJ. – Neel Flannagan
• Low Country ADJ. – Steven DiMascio
• Midlands ADJ. – Bill Wilson

EAGLE SCOUT –

• Chairman – Coby Alexander

EDUCATION – Children and adult South Carolina education based recognitions and awards.

• Chairman – Gary Blanpied
• Sonny Pittman
• Rick Corbett
• Matthew Breen
• Coby Alexander
• Charles Mckinney
• Doug Doster

HISTORIC SITES – Oversight over all National events occurring within South Carolina.  While chapters coordinate these events, this committee provides oversight and assistance to the chapters.

• Chairman – John Ingle
• Doug Doster
• Mike Monahan
• Greg Ohanesian
• Barry Slider
• Ralph Welton
• Michael Rock
• Ted Walker ex officio

MEDALS AND AWARDS – Selects the recipients of all medals given by the State Society except the Patriot Medal & State Distinguished Service Medal. Any member of the State Society may nominate a person for an appropriate medal or award by communicating with this committee.

• Chairman – – Sonny Pittman
• Bill Wilson
• Eric Barnhill
• Rick Morris
• Bucky Haas
• Mike Monahan
• Thomas Blackmon
• Ted Walker ex officio

MEMBERSHIP AND RETENTION – Leads in promotion of membership and retention and resolves membership questions within the scope of the State and National Bylaws.  All members are ex officio.

• Chairman – Sonny Pitman
• Bill Wilson
• Eric Barnhill
• Rick Morris
• Bucky Haas
• Mike Monahan
• Thomas Blackmon
• Ted Walker ex -officio

PALMETTO PATRIOT – Publisher of the quarterly SCSSAR Newsmagazine, Palmetto Patriot.

• Editor – Tom Hanson

PATRIOT GRAVES – Maintains a roster of all patriot graves within South Carolina.  Assists chapters in locating and marking graves of both patriots & SC SAR founders.

• Chairman – Ralph Welton
• Pete Widell
• Jim Wyrosdick
• Gordon Hobgood
• Bill Wilson
• Pat Crowther
• Bucky Haas
• Soony Pittman
• Joe Glavitsch
• Gerald Adams
• Chip Griffin
• Buddy Witherspoon
• Ted Walker – ex officio

RECONSTRUCTED-SCSSAR-Patriot-Graves, 2-23-2021
Patriot Grave Stone “How To”
SAR Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony
SC Law on Access to Grave Yards

PATRIOT MEDAL – Selects the SC recipients of the Patriot Medal.

• Chairman – Ted Morten
• Doug Doster
• Nat Kaminski
• Bob Krause
• Edd Richberg

PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATIONS –

• Chairman – Sonny Pittman
• Bill Wilson
• Joe Baab
• Tom Hanson
• Ted Walker ex officio

TECHNOLOGY – Recommends technology improvements, for the Society, to the Executive Committee and Board of Governors. Implements and maintains all technology improvements assigned by the Executive Committee.

• Chairman – Bill Wilson
• Gary Blackford
• Andrew Cox
• Chip Griffin
• George Lyda
• Don Starkey
• John Holmberg
• Jim Wyrosdick
• Buddy Witherspoon
• Woody Carothers

WEBMASTER –

• Bill Wilson