Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities explained

Post:	Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Body:	United States Government
Incumbentsince:	February 14, 2021
Department:	National Endowment for the Humanities
Style:	Mister or Madam
Incumbent:	Shelly Lowe
Member Of:	National Council on the Humanities
Reports To:	President of the United States
Seat:	Washington, D.C.
Nominator:	President of the United States
Termlength:	4 years
Termlength Qualified:	Typically changes with the election of a new president.
Constituting Instrument:	Humanities Act of 1965
Formation:	1966
First:	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 appointment and term of the Chair are statutorily defined in, and the Chair's authority is defined throughout . 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.

List of Chairpersons

• 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 - 2017^{[10] [11] [12]}
• Margaret "Peggy" Plympton, Acting Chair, 2017 - 2018
• Jon Parrish Peede, 2018 - 2021 ^[13]
• Adam Wolfson, Acting Chair, 2021 - 2022^[14]
• Shelly Lowe, 2022 - Present ^[15]

Notes and References

1. http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20081112.html Bruce Cole to Depart the National Endowment for the Humanities,"
2. U.S. Congress . 4 September 2001 . Nominations . Congressional Record . 147 . 113 . S9088 . 2006-09-25.
3. U.S. Congress . 14 September 2001 . Confirmations . Congressional Record . 147 . 120 . S9464 . 2006-09-25.
4. U.S. Congress . 18 July 2005 . Nominations . Congressional Record . 151 . 97 . S8438 . 2006-09-25.
5. U.S. Congress . 17 December 2005 . Confirmations . Congressional Record . 151 . 163 . S13969 . 2006-09-25.
6. http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20090210.html "President Obama appoints Carole M. Watson as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
7. Stan Katz, "Who Can Lead the NEH," Chronicle Review blog post, February 10, 2009.
8. Web site: Pogrebin. Robin. 2009-08-07. Rocco Landesman Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. 2022-03-16. ArtsBeat. en-US.
9. Web site: Deputy Chairman . 13 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113135508/http://www.neh.gov/about/chairman/acting-chairman . 13 November 2013 . dead .
10. Web site: William "Bro" Adams Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities . National Endowment for the Humanities . 13 July 2014.
11. Web site: NEH Chairman William D. Adams Announces Resignation . 2017-05-22 . National Endowment for the Humanities . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208113556/https://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2017-05-22 . 2018-02-08.
12. News: NEH Chairman William D. Adams resigns . D'Zurilla . Christie . May 22, 2017 . Los Angeles Times . February 15, 2018.
13. Web site: Jon Parrish Peede Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2022-03-16. The National Endowment for the Humanities. en.
14. Web site: 2021-01-21. President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership. 2022-03-16. The White House. en-US.
15. Web site: Statement from Shelly C. Lowe on Her Confirmation as Twelfth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2022-03-16. The National Endowment for the Humanities. en.