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Grace Rohrer
Grace Jemison Rohrer-Huff | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Administration of North Carolina | |
| In office 1985–1987 | |
| Governor | James G. Martin |
| Preceded by | Jane S. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | James S. Lofton |
| Secretary of Cultural Resources of North Carolina | |
| In office January 5, 1973 – January 10, 1977 | |
| Governor | James Holshouser |
| Preceded by | Sam Ragan |
| Succeeded by | Sara W. Hodgkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grace Jemison June 14, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | October 12, 2011 (aged 87) Boone, North Carolina, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Robert H. Rohrer (d. 1964) Don Huff |
| Alma mater | Western Maryland College (BA) Wake Forest University (MA) |
Grace Rohrer (full name: Grace Jemison Rohrer-Huff; June 14, 1924 – October 12, 2011), was an American educator, arts and women's rights activist, and politician who served as the first woman to hold a state cabinet-level position in North Carolina when she was appointed Secretary of Cultural Resources by Governor James Holshouser from 1973 to 1977. A Republican, she also served as Secretary of Administration under James G. Martin from 1985 to 1987.[1]
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