The Scottie Award

The Scottie Award recognizes individuals who have had a tremendous and long-lasting impact to the arts in South Carolina. Awarded only at the discretion of the organization’s board of directors, not on a regular basis, the Scottie Award is the South Carolina Arts Alliance’s highest recognition.

The Scottie Award is named in honor of Scott Shanklin-Peterson, long-serving board member of the SCAA, former director of the SC Arts Commission, former Deputy Director of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the founding director of the Arts Management program at College of Charleston. The Scottie was first awarded to its namesake upon her appointment to the NEA in 1994.

The Scottie Award Recipients

Scott Shanklin Peterson (1994)
Former Deputy Director, National Endowment for the Arts

Ray Doughty (1998)
Former Director, Arts in Basic Curriculum Project

Mac Arthur Goodwin (2003)
Former Education Associate for Visual and Performing Arts, SC Department of Education

Leo Twiggs (2007)
Professor Emeritus, SC State University

Ken May (2019)
Former Executive Director, SC Arts Commission

Christine Fisher (2019)
Former Director, Arts in Basic Curriculum Project

Vincent Sheheen (2021)
Former SC State Senator

Molly Spearman (2022)
Former SC Superintendent of Education