Joseph Taylor Stukes

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Born in Manning, SC, Joe was the son of the late Taylor Hudnall and Georgie Sauls Stukes. Joe earned an undergraduate degree from Davidson College where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, an M.A. from Emory University, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.

He was a professor of history at Francis Marion University where he was awarded Distinguished Professor. During his career he also taught at Lander College and Erskine College, where the Stukes Endowment was established in his honor. As a lecturer and traveler, he led over 70 tours to Europe and provided many speaking programs to clubs, churches and other organizations both locally and nationally, including 20 years of historical monologues through the Joe Stukes History Series. A room in the Bruce and Lee Library is named for him.

He served on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations and received the Governor’s Award in Humanities. He also served two terms as president of the Christian Action Council of SC and as chairman of the Florence City-County Bicentennial Commission. He received Keys to both the Cities of Florence, SC and Marion, SC. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church.

Joe was a member of the Florence Rotary Club, where he received both the President’s Award and the Four-Way Test Award.

He was predeceased by a son, Joseph Gordon Bonner Stukes and a sister, Frances Stukes Skardon.