USC's Public History Program has been named the 2006 recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award by the Columbia Historic Foundation. Under the leadership of USC history professor Robert Weyeneth, the Public History Program marked its 30th anniversary in the 2005-06 academic year.

With more than 200 alumni and 24 current students, it is one of the oldest and largest public history programs in the United States. The Woodrow Wilson Award is presented to an entity that has taken bold and meaningful action to further the cause of historic preservation through protection, rehabilitation, and/or financial support.

The Public History Program impacts preservation and history efforts through its alumni who hold positions throughout Columbia and Richland County and through its graduate students who assist museums each school year. The program also benefits the community through extensive research to nominate sites and districts to the National Register of Historic Places.

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