Commission Members
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Created in March 2022 (Senate Bill 12), this commission was established to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission (ISC) - Appointees/Members as of July 4, 2023
Eric J. Holcomb
The Governor of Indiana
Suzanne Crouch
The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Major General R.Dale Lyles
The Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard
Dennis Wimer
The Director of the Indiana Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs
Brigadier General J.Stewart Goodwin (Ret.)
Executive Director of the Indiana War Memorials Commission
Officers of the Indiana Semiquincentennial Commission
Charlotte Hurd Blair
IN-Daughters of the American Revolution (ISC Co-Chair)
Tom Whiteman
IN-Sons of the American Revolution (ISC Co-Chair)
Bruce Kolb
Civil War Reenactment (ISC Secretary)
Sen. Fady Qaddoura
Senate District 30 (ISC Treasurer)
Members from the Indiana General Assembly (Non-voting)
House of Representatives:
Appointed by Speaker of the House:
Rep. Matt Lehman
House District 79
Rep. Renee Pack
House District 92
Indiana Senate:
Appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore:
Sen. Jeff Raatz
Senate District 27
Members Appointed by the Governor:
Sheila Corcoran
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bernard Olsen
American Legion
Joseph Wiltrout
Boy Scouts of America (Crossroads of America Council)
Danielle Shockey
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
Dustin Warren
Indiana State Fraternal Order of Eagles
Jody Blankenship
President of the Indiana Historical Society
Additional Members:
Elizabeth Bostelman
Indiana Association of Museums
Beth Brandon
Indiana Council for Social Studies
Edward Frantz
Board of Directors, Indiana Humanities Council
Nicole Owens
Native American Commission
Robert Sloman
Revolutionary War Reenactment