Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities of United States Government | |
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National Endowment for the Humanities | |
Style | Mister or Madam |
Member of | National Council on the Humanities |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Washington, D.C. |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Term length | 4 years Typically changes with the election of a new president. |
Constituting instrument | Humanities Act of 1965 (Pub.L. 89–209 |
Formation | 1966 |
First holder | Barnaby Keeney |
Deputy | Deputy Chair |
The Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is the executive leader of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency created in 1965. The Chair directs the NEH and is the sole position in the agency with the legal authority to make grants and awards. The NEH Chair is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 private citizens who are also appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, advises the Chair.
Chairs of the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Barnaby Keeney, 1963–1965, Chair of National Commission on the Humanities
- Henry Allen Moe, 1965–66, Interim Chair
- Barnaby Keeney, 1966–1970
- Wallace Edgerton, Acting Chair, 1970–71
- Ronald Berman, 1971–1977
- Robert Kingston, Acting Chair, 1977
- Joseph Duffey, 1977–81
- William J. Bennett, 1981–85
- John Agresto, Acting Chair, 1985
- Lynne Cheney, 1986–1993
- Jerry L. Martin, Acting Chair, 1993
- Donald Gibson, Acting Chair, 1993
- Sheldon Hackney, 1993–97
- Bruce A. Lehman, Acting Chair, 1997
- William R. Ferris, 1997–2001
- Bruce Cole, 2001–2009[1][2][3][4][5]
- Carole M. Watson, Acting Chair, 2009[6][7]
- Jim Leach, 2009—2013[8]
- Carole M. Watson, Acting Chair, 2013–2014[9]
- William 'Bro' Adams, 2014–[10]
References
- ↑ Bruce Cole to Depart the National Endowment for the Humanities," press release dated November 12, 2008, at NEH website.
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- ↑ "President Obama appoints Carole M. Watson as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities," press release dated February 10, 2009, at NEH website.
- ↑ Stan Katz, "Who Can Lead the NEH," Chronicle Review blog post, February 10, 2009.
- ↑ Robin Pogrebin, "Rocco Landesman Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts", New York Times, August 7, 2009.
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