Tennessee Historical Commission
Meeting Details:
No meeting scheduled for August, 2020
Board Characteristics
The Tennessee Historical Commission board is commissioned under T.C.A. 4-11-102. The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2025 and the one-year wind-down begins.
The board is composed of twenty-nine members: 5 Ex Officio members plus 24 members appointed by the Governor for terms of five years. Appointed membership is equally divided among the three grand divisions of the state. Appointed members whose current terms have expired, serve until reappointed or replaced.
Members include:
| Officers | Term Expires | |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Derita Coleman Williams, Chair | 06-30-2022 | |
| Mr. Allen F. Carter, Vice-Chair | 09-30-2021 | |
| Ex Officio Members | Representation | |
| Mr. Don Johnson | Governor's Representative | |
| Mr. Gerald Parish | Comm. of Environment and Conservation Rep. | |
| Mr. Phil Hodge | State Archaeologist | |
| Dr. Caroll Van West | State Historian | |
| Mr. Charles A. Sherrill | State Librarian and Archivist | |
| Members | Term Expires | Representation |
| Mrs. Loni Harris |
09-30-2019 |
West Tennessee |
| Dr. Keith Norman | 09-30-2020 | West Tennessee |
| Mrs. Beverly C. Robertson | 09-30-2020 | West Tennessee |
| Dr. Douglas W. Cupples | 06-30-2021 | West Tennessee |
| Mrs. Joanne Cullom Moore | 09-30-2021 | West Tennessee |
| Mr. Don Roe | 09-30-2022 | West Tennessee |
| Mr. Cato Johnson | 07-07-2025 | West Tennessee |
| Mrs. Robert L. (Tiny) Jones | 06-30-2019 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mr. Toye Heape | 09-30-2019 | Middle Tennessee |
| Dr. Kent T. Dollar | 09-30-2020 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mr. Jeremy Harrell | 09-30-2020 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mr. Ernie Bacon | 10-15-2020 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mrs. Lucy W. Lee | 11-15-2020 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mrs. Beth Campbell | 06-30-2022 | Middle Tennessee |
| Mrs. Doris McMillan | 07-07-2025 | Middle Tennessee |
| Judge David W. Tipton | 09-30-2018 | East Tennessee |
| Mr. Sam D. Elliott | 05-31-2020 | East Tennessee |
| Mrs. Linda Moss Mines | 11-15-2020 | East Tennessee |
| Dr. William Lyons | 02-28-2021 | East Tennessee |
| Mr. Joseph A. Swann | 02-28-2021 | East Tennessee |
| Mr. Ray Smith | 10-31-2021 | East Tennessee |
| Mr. Kelly Wolfe | 02-11-2024 | East Tennessee |
Past Meetings
July 24, 2020 - Special Meeting
July 10, 2020
- Play recording (3 hrs 51 mins)
- Agenda
March 27, 2020
- Agenda with call in information
- Determination of Necessity
- Tennessee Heritage Protection Act Complaint
February 21, 2020
January 23, 2020 - Special Hearing
Special Meeting Held on March 13, 2019
This meeting was held for the consideration of the Denial of Petition for Reconsideration by Judge Hilliard in the matter of Forrest Descendants and Sons of Confederate Veterans, Docket No. 04.47-1509371. This meeting was held by teleconference.
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