The seven-member South Carolina Natural Resources Board has unanimously selected retired Maj. Gen. Thomas S. (Tom) Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D., for appointment to serve as the next director of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, pursuant to Section 48-4-60 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. The appointment was made following the announced retirement of Director Robert H. Boyles, Jr. after 32 years of state service, and must be submitted to the South Carolina Senate for confirmation when the General Assembly returns next year. Boyles’ retirement is planned for February 2025.