Rudy Mancke Explained

Rudy Mancke
Birth Date:1945 10, mf=y
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Death Place:Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma Mater:Wofford College
Spouse:Ellen Talbert
Children:2

Rudolph Ernest Mancke III (October 21, 1945November 7, 2023) was an American naturalist, educator and television and radio host.

Early life

Mancke was born in Atlanta, Georgia but grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[1] He graduated from Wofford College in 1967.[2]

Career

After serving in the U.S. Army, Mancke was a high school teacher before being hired as South Carolina State Museum's first natural history curator in 1975.[3]

In 1978, Mancke co-hosted NatureScene with show creator Beryl Dakers, and later served as Executive Producer with co-host Jim Welch for the South Carolina Educational Television show on PBS. The theme music for the show was an arrangement of Spanish composer Francisco Tarrega's work, Estudio Brillante de Alard, retitled NatureScene Theme by guitarist Christopher Berg.[4] The show examined the natural world, and was taped in 50 states and ten countries, with funding from a variety of sources, including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[5] [6] It aired in 200 markets across the US and in Canada.[7]

Mancke later produced Nature Notes with South Carolina Educational Radio, a series that ran for more than 20 years.[8]

Mancke held the post of Naturalist-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.[9] [10] He was influenced by naturalist John Muir.[11]

In 1998, Mancke wrote a foreword for the book South Carolina Naturalists: An Anthology, 1700 - 1860, by David Taylor, published by University of South Carolina Press.[12] [13]

He wrote a foreword for the book A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils, by Bob Gale, Pam Gale and Ashby Gale, published in 2020 by University of Georgia Press.[14]

Honors

In 1979, South Carolina Governor Dick Riley presented Mancke with a South Carolina Wildlife Foundation Communication Conservationist of the Year Award. In 2021, he received the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award.[15]

In 2015, Mancke was named Honorary South Carolina Statewide Master Naturalist by Clemson University Cooperative Extension.[16]

The McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina launched the Rudy Mancke Curator of Natural History Endowment, in celebration of its 40th anniversary.[17]

Mancke received honorary doctorate degrees from the College of Charleston, Winthrop University and Wofford College.[18]

In 1993, Mancke was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor, by Governor Carroll A. Campbell Jr.[19]

Death

Mancke died, aged 78, on November 7, 2023, of liver disease.[20] [21] [22]

Legacy

Mancke founded the South Carolina Association of Naturalists.[23]

South Carolina-based political cartoonist Robert Arial paid tribute to Mancke with a special cartoon.[24]

In 2024, Mancke was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame.[25] [26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orr . Adam . Walking with Rudy . 2024-07-20 . Spartanburg Herald Journal . en-US.
  2. Web site: Rudolph E. (Rudy) Mancke . July 20, 2024 . South Carolina Educational Television.
  3. Web site: The Nature Scene . 2024-07-20 . Columbia Metropolitan Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: February 11, 2013 . NatureScene - Blanchard Springs, Arkansas - Tour Stop #6 . July 20, 2024 . South Carolina ETV . YouTube.
  5. Web site: 1999 . South Carolina ETV/NatureScene funding credits . July 20, 2024 . Mr. Gann . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Top 5 reasons to love NatureScene Stories . 2021-07-14 . South Carolina ETV . 2024-07-20 . en.
  7. News: Holleman . Joey . January 13, 2002 . Rudy Mancke: A Natural History . July 20, 2024 . The State Newspaper.
  8. Web site: 2019-08-02 . Rudy Mancke Celebrates Two Decades of 'NatureNotes' . 2024-07-20 . South Carolina Public Radio . en.
  9. Web site: Gomez-Misserian . Gabriela . 2023-11-09 . Friends, Fans, and Colleagues Remember South Carolina Naturalist Rudy Mancke . 2024-07-20 . Garden & Gun . en-US.
  10. Web site: Rudy Mancke named USC's First Naturalist-In-Residence . 2024-07-20 . greenville.com.
  11. Web site: 2023-11-08 . South Carolina naturalist Rudy Mancke, who shared how everyone is connected to nature, dies at 78 . 2024-07-20 . AP News . en.
  12. Web site: 2008-11-18 . Exploring Early Carolina's Natural Riches . 2024-07-20 . S.C. Sea Grant Consortium . en-US.
  13. Web site: Patterson-Rabon . Ann . It doesn't take a scientist to appreciate the natural world of South Carolina . 2024-07-20 . Spartanburg Herald Journal . en-US.
  14. Web site: A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils . 2024-07-20 . Georgia Press . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2023-11-09 . Remembering Rudy Mancke . 2024-07-20 . South Carolina Wildlife Federation . en-US.
  16. Web site: Bradley . Steven . 2022-08-04 . Clemson Extension honors naturalists with statewide recognition . 2024-07-20 . Clemson News . en-US.
  17. Web site: South Carolina remembers Rudy Mancke, naturalist in residence, after his passing . 2024-07-20 . College of Arts and Sciences . en.
  18. Web site: 2023-11-08 . Rudy Mancke, host of SC Public Radio's NatureNotes and SCETV's NatureScene, dies at 78 . 2024-07-20 . South Carolina Public Radio . en.
  19. Web site: Order of the Palmetto Recipients . July 20, 2024 . South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
  20. Web site: 2023-11-08 . Rudy Mancke, former host of SCETV's NatureScene, dies at 78 . 2024-07-20 . wltx.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Brack . Andy . 2023-11-11 . Brack: Remembering Rudy Mancke, everybody's cool uncle . 2024-07-20 . Charleston City Paper . en-US.
  22. Web site: Montgomery . Bob . Spartanburg native, SC icon Rudy Mancke dies at 78, remembered as 'giant of naturalists' . 2024-07-20 . Spartanburg Herald Journal . en-US.
  23. Web site: South Carolina Association of Naturalists . 2024-07-20 . en-US.
  24. Web site: ARIAIL: Tribute to Rudy. Statehouse Report.
  25. News: Benson . Adam . January 16, 2024 . Boxer Joe Frazier, naturalist Rudy Mancke to be honored at SC Hall of Fame ceremony in Myrtle Beach . July 20, 2024 . WBTW-TV.
  26. Web site: 2024 South Carolina Hall of Fame Induction ceremony to take place Jan. 22 in Myrtle Beach . Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce . 2024-07-20.

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