H 4042  Concurrent Resolution, By R.Williams, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Atkinson, 
Bailey, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, 
Bradley, Brawley, Brown, Bryant, Burns, Calhoon, Caskey, Chellis, Chumley, 
Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Collins, B.Cox, W.Cox, Crawford, 
Daning, Davis, Dillard, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, 
Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Garvin, Gilliam, Gilliard, Govan, Hardee, Hart, 
Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, 
Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Hyde, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kimmons, King, 
Kirby, Ligon, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mace, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, 
McCoy, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, McKnight, Moore, Morgan, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, 
Murphy, B.Newton, W.Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pendarvis, Pope, Ridgeway, 
Rivers, Robinson, Rose, Rutherford, Sandifer, Simmons, Simrill, G.M.Smith, 
G.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, 
Thigpen, Toole, Trantham, Weeks, West, Wheeler, White, Whitmire, S.Williams, 
Willis, Wooten, Young and Yow
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND MRS. VANESSA TURNER MAYBANK
 FOR HER SUPPORT IN IDENTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STATE'S
 AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGH HER SERVICE AS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE SOUTH
 CAROLINA AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION.
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   02/21/19  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 126)
   02/26/19  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence
                     (Senate Journal-page 67)

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND MRS. VANESSA TURNER MAYBANK FOR HER SUPPORT IN IDENTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STATE'S AFRICAN AMERICANS THROUGH HER SERVICE AS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION.

Whereas, those who give their lives to the betterment of their community deserve to be recognized publicly for their contributions in making the State as a whole a better place to live; and

Whereas, Mrs. Vanessa Turner Maybank is such a person, devoting her life to uplifting and enlightening others about the contributions of African Americans to the State of South Carolina; and

Whereas, she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina and a master's degree in management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and she was a 1994 graduate of Leadership South Carolina; and

Whereas, Mrs. Maybank has served as the City of Charleston's first director of Tourism Management and the city's first African-American clerk of council; and

Whereas, she has served on numerous boards, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Historic Charleston Foundation, and the Drayton Hall Property Council; and

Whereas, seeing Vanessa Maybank's diligence, Governor Carroll Campbell appointed her to the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, formerly the South Carolina African American Heritage Council, in March of 1993. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and commend Mrs. Vanessa Turner Maybank for her support in identifying and preserving the contributions of the state's African Americans through her service as a charter member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Vanessa Turner Maybank.