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An award was established in 1985 by the Drug Science Foundation to honor specifically an individual or team within the state whose achievements and contributions to science in South Carolina merit special recognition, to promote wider awareness of the quality and extent of scientific activity in South Carolina. Since 1989 the award, named the "Governor's Award for Excellence in Science", has been under the joint sponsorship of the Governor's office, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, and the South Carolina Academy of Science. In 1993 these groups were joined by the Dewees Development Corporation and Harbor Watch of Charleston. In 2000 Roche Carolina Inc. and in 2004 MeadWestvaco and Michelin North America joined in sponsorship of the Governor's Awards. Beginning in 1990 two of these awards are given annually with one being for scientific discovery and the other for scientific awareness. The award consists of an honorarium, and a handsomely framed certificate which is presented to the recipient at a special awards ceremony held in the Spring, in conjunction with the South Carolina Academy of Science's annual meeting. A separate award ceremony is held at the ...