Remove Nuisance Text From a Name

Strips common noise strings from raw name records — trailing titles, tenure notes ("AS OF ...", "RESIGNED"), schedule references, date ranges, and similar clutter — before the name is parsed.

Usage

de_clutter(x)

Arguments

x

A character vector of raw, upper-cased name strings.

Value

A character vector with the nuisance substrings removed.

Examples

de_clutter("ROBERT NAGLE - SMFA BOARD OF")
#> [1] "ROBERT NAGLE"