WHEREAS, S.C. Code Ann. § 1-3-240(B) states: "[a]ny person appointed to a state office by a Governor, either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, other than those officers enumerated in subsection (C), may be removed from office by the Governor at his discretion by an Executive Order removing the officer"; and

WHEREAS, the undersigned is authorized to appoint nine members of the South Carolina Museum Commission for a term of four years and in the event of a vacancy pursuant to Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended, Section 60-13-10 (Supp. 1998); and

WHEREAS, Gordon M. Badgley of Charleston, South Carolina, was previously named as the At-Large Chairman of the South Carolina Museum Commission by a Governor of this State; and

WHEREAS, Isadore Edward Lourie of 420 Catesby Circle, Columbia, South Carolina 29206, is a fit and proper person to serve as the At-Large Chairman of the South Carolina Museum Commission.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of this State, I hereby remove Gordon M. Badgley from the South Carolina Museum Commission and appoint Isadore Edward Louire of Columbia as the At-Large Chairman of the South Carolina Museum Commission.