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The Humanities Washington Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the public humanities in two categories: Philanthropy and Leadership<\/em> and Scholarship and Service.<\/em> These awards are presented annually to two individuals or organizations whose time and talents enlarge the meaning of the humanities in our lives and whose work reflects the spirit and programs of Humanities Washington.<\/p>\n The Humanities Washington Award was initiated in 1995 in memory of Heather C. Frank of Yakima. Frank was a dedicated and articulate supporter of the public humanities throughout her lifetime and gave generously of herself to a variety of cultural community activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||60px||false|false” border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bridget-piper.png” alt=”Bridget Piper” title_text=”bridget-piper” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Bridget\u2019s community involvement, particularly in Spokane, is legendary. She has served on volunteer boards and committees for Spokane Symphony, Moore Turner Heritage Gardens, KPBX, Washington State Arts Commission, Community College Foundation, Fox Theatre, Junior League and The League of Women Voters. She is a past board member of Humanities Washington and an unwavering, enthusiastic ambassador. Bridget retired in 2009 after a 21-year career at Sterling Savings Bank, and before that she was an English teacher in Kansas.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Latha-Sambamurti.png” alt=”Latha Sambamurti” title_text=”Latha-Sambamurti” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n Latha is an artist, networker, fundraiser, festival organizer, and director; a trained musician, teacher, lecturer, singer, and performer; and a mentor, leader, and board member. She was a foundational advisor for the Center for Washington Cultural Traditions and has sat on its advisory board since its inception. As an artist and scholar, she has been instrumental in connecting artists, particularly South Asian artists, to the Center.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gary-Stokes.png” alt=”Gary Stokes” title_text=”Gary-Stokes” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Gary Stokes is the general manager of KSPS Public Television in Spokane. Stokes is known for his leadership, service, and the positive impact he\u2019s had throughout his career. The Philadelphia native is actively involved in the Spokane community, serving as Immediate Past Chair of the Empire Health Foundation Board, Chair of the PBS Development Advisory Committee, and on the MultiCare Foundation Board. He was the 2021 Rotarian of the Year Spokane Rotary 21.<\/p>\n He is a passionate advocate for the humanities, having served two terms as a Gubernatorial appointee to the board of Humanities Washington, and having served for several years as emcee and an active planning committee member for Humanities Washington\u2019s Spokane Bedtime Stories fundraising event. Through a career in public television, Gary has also made possible extensive cultural and community programming that showcases the value of the humanities.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Beth-Takekawa.png” alt=”Beth Takekawa” title_text=”Beth-Takekawa” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Beth Takekawa recently retired as the executive director of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing). Beth is a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, nominated by President Obama in 2016. She was a National Planning Committee member for the Minidoka National Internment Site, which recognizes the U.S. government\u2019s unjust incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during WWII, including her entire family. She also serves on other boards and committees dedicated to advancing museums, the arts, and emergency services.<\/p>\n Beth\u2019s commitment to ensuring the voices and stories from the Asian Pacific American community are told honestly, sensitively, and collaboratively means that all members of our communities have a more accurate and multi-faceted sense of our collective history. Her authenticity and work to empower members of the Asian American community to tell their own stories serve as important models for other museums around the country. Her work has made history and the humanities more accessible to thousands in the Pacific Northwest and her leadership will impact museums around the country for years to come.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Salish-School.webp” alt=”Salish School of Spokane” title_text=”Salish-School” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The Salish School of Spokane works tirelessly to preserve and revitalize Southern Interior Salish languages, the first languages of the Spokane region. Across the United States there are approximately 150 Native languages spoken, many of them spoken only by a small number of elders. Without intervention, many of these languages could become extinct\u2014a significant loss of cultural heritage. Through immersion education for children, development of new curriculum, community language classes, and training programs for Native language teachers, the school is ensuring the continuation of the language, and by extension, the culture, customs and traditions of local indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alhadeff.webp” alt=”Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff” title_text=”Alhadeff” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff are two of Seattle\u2019s most generous philanthropists. In addition to consistent financial support and board service to Humanities Washington, they were a founding sponsor of Bedtime Stories in 1999, and Kenny has also served as event emcee and honorary co-chair with Marleen. They were even a generous landlord to our organization for a time\u2014Humanities Washington\u2019s offices were for many years located in the Elttaes Enterprises building downtown thanks to their benevolence. Kenny and Marleen have been boosters for the power of story in the humanities in countless ways around our region, our country, and the globe with involvement as producers and boosters of musical theater and the arts in general. Together, they have played a huge role in making our region a robust and lively cultural destination.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Seattle7Writers_cropped.webp” alt=”Seattle7Writers” title_text=”Seattle7Writers_cropped” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n Seattle7Writers is a nonprofit collective of Pacific Northwest authors whose mission is to foster and support a passion for the written word in our community and everywhere. Since 2009, they have donated more than $100,000 for libraries, literacy, and literary organizations and rehomed over 30,000 books, supporting shelters, detention centers, food banks, and correctional facilities to name a few. As Mary Ann Gwinn explained when introducing Garth Stein and Jennie Shortridge (pictured here) to accept the award, \u201ctheir mission, if I may sum it up as an outsider, has been 1. Do good. 2. Have fun\u2026 We live in a country where the humanities are at the bottom of the food chain in terms of support. If we want them to thrive, every one of us \u2013 introvert and extrovert alike \u2013 needs to do some heavy lifting.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Selingers_cropped-1.webp” alt=”Rosemary and Sam Selinger” title_text=”Selingers_cropped” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n Sam and Rosemary Selinger are two of Spokane\u2019s most dedicated community supporters, and particularly supportive of the cultural activities that encourage critical thinking and access to new perspectives. They were inaugural supporters of Humanities Washington\u2019s Bedtime Stories event in 2012 and have attended several of the events. Rosemary has served on many boards of cultural and humanities organizations, including KSPS Public Television, Northwest MAC, the Spokane Library and the Washington State Arts Commission to name a few. She has been recognized as a YWCA Woman of Achievement, has received the City of Spokane\u2019s Arts Award as well as the Bravo Award for Outstanding Support of the Performing Arts. After a 30-year career as a cardiovascular surgeon, Sam has relished the opportunity to serve his community, working with the Empire Health Foundation and the Spokane Parks Board. Both Sam and Rosemary were honored with the Journal of Business\u2019s Outstanding Philanthropic Family award. Upon receiving the award, Sam said \u201cThe beauty of Spokane is that one or two people, or a small group, can make a huge difference across the entire community, and that\u2019s the beauty of who we are.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jess-Walter-200×200-1.webp” alt=”Jess Walter” title_text=”Jess-Walter-200×200-1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Originally a journalist, Jess Walter is the author of eight books, most recently Beautiful Ruins, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006. Walter\u2019s stories have appeared in Harper\u2019s, Esquire, McSweeney\u2019s, and Best American Short Stories, among other publications. As part of his commitment to nurturing creativity in Spokane, he co-founded Spark Central, a community arts and literacy center aimed at underserved youth. He\u2019s been an active participant in GetLit! and was inducted into Spokane\u2019s Citizen Hall of Fame in 2016 for Arts and Letters (an award given by the Spokane Public Library). Walter was emcee of Humanities Washington\u2019s first Bedtime Stories fundraiser in Spokane, served on the Humanities Washington Award selection committee in 2009, and is a former member of Humanities Washington\u2019s board of trustees. He has remained actively involved in Bedtime Stories, contributing an original short story in four of the past five events.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Martha-Kongsgaard-200×200-1.webp” alt=”Martha Kongsgaard” title_text=”Martha-Kongsgaard-200×200″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Philanthropist Martha Kongsgaard, co-founder of the Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation, is an active and driven volunteer for cultural and environmental causes throughout the Pacific Northwest. She lent her talents and influence to the inaugural Bedtime Stories event in Seattle 19 years ago, served as the event\u2019s honorary chair in 2012, and has steadfastly supported the organization through changes in the cultural and economic landscape. Kongsgaard is immediate past chair of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council, past president of Philanthropy Northwest, past chair of the Washington Women\u2019s Foundation, and has volunteered for many other community organizations. She has been honored with the Nancy Nordhoff Civic Leadership Award by City Club, Woman of the Year Award by Seattle University School of Law, and the Environmental Hero Award by the Washington Environmental Council, to name just a few.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/higgins.webp” alt=”Shaun O\u2019L. Higgins” title_text=”higgins” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n A long-time Spokane media executive whose work over the years has yielded two Emmys, Higgins is the founder and managing principal of The Oxalis Group LLC, a Spokane consultancy whose Movies for Business programs uses motion-picture clips to teach business-management and leadership lessons. He has shown great dedication to a variety of cultural causes, including Connoisseur Concerts, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, and Humanities Washington, and is currently a member of the KSPS Community Advisory Board.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sno-Isle-Libraries-logo.webp” alt=”Sno-Isle Libraries” title_text=”Sno-Isle-Libraries-logo” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n A leader in our state and in the communities they serve, Sno-Isle Libraries spans two counties\u2014Snohomish and Island\u2014and serves 21 communities. Yet despite this large territory, they maintain a hyper-local focus on the audiences they serve, providing creative community events and reading programs. Their mission is to be a community doorway to reading, resources, and lifelong learning; and a center for people, ideas, and culture. Their audiences are smart and sophisticated, and Sno-Isle Libraries succeeds in providing them with exciting, challenging programs.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Marshall.webp” alt=”Tod Marshall” title_text=”Marshall” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n Tod Marshall was the first in his family to attend college, and his educational experience inspired him to bring humanities education to underserved populations through programs including Humanities Washington\u2019s Prime Time Family Reading program and the Clemente Course in the Humanities. Marshall earned an MFA degree from Eastern Washington University and a PhD from the University of Kansas. His first collection of poetry, Dare Say, was the 2002 winner of the University of Georgia\u2019s Contemporary Poetry Series. His second collection, The Tangled Line, was published by Canarium Press in 2009, and was a finalist for the Washington Book Award. Marshall has also published a collection of his interviews with contemporary poets, Range of the Possible (EWU Press, 2002), which was named to the New York City Public Library Poetry Book List for 2003, and an accompanying anthology of the interviewed poets\u2019 work, Range of Voices (2005). In 2005, he was awarded a Washington Artists Trust Fellowship. His third collection of poetry, Bugle, was published in December of 2014 from Canarium. He lives in Spokane, Washington, and teaches at Gonzaga University.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ellen-Ferguson-website-crop.webp” alt=”Ellen Ferguson” title_text=”Ellen-Ferguson-website-crop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n From the start of her career, Ellen Ferguson thought creatively about bringing cultural experiences to the people of Washington. As a graduate student in museology at the Burke Museum, Ferguson wanted to provide cultural enrichment to patients at Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital, so she created the Burke Box, which contained museum objects capable of being washed, sterilized, and handled, along with an educational curriculum. Ferguson created the box 35 years ago and its use continues to this day. Ferguson\u2019s involvement in the cultural community only grew as her career progressed. In addition to rising up to become Community Relations Director at the Burke, she has served in leadership positions at numerous cultural institutions, and is the president of the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation. Ferguson and her late father Hugh Ferguson were honored on National Philanthropy Day in 2001 as the state\u2019s outstanding philanthropic family.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lorraine-McConaughy.webp” alt=”Lorraine McConaghy” title_text=”Lorraine-McConaughy” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n Lorraine McConaghy is a public historian who has devoted her professional life to researching and teaching Pacific Northwest history. She is also a past Speakers Bureau presenter for Humanities Washington. At Seattle\u2019s Museum of History & Industry, she curated a series of successful projects, including the museum\u2019s core exhibits, Metropolis 150 and Essential Seattle, as well as Blue vs. Gray: Civil War in the Pacific Northwest. McConaghy taught in the Museum Studies program at the University of Washington, and her work has been honored by the Washington Museum Association, the Oral History Association, the National Council on Public History and the American Association for State and Local History. In 2010, she received the Robert Gray Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Washington State Historical Society. McConaghy currently lives in Seattle.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Liz-Burroughs-photo.webp” alt=”Liz Burroughs” title_text=”Liz-Burroughs-photo” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n Liz Burroughs has made a significant contribution to the humanities in Washington State through many years of dedicated service and volunteerism in the Spokane region. She is a former trustee and board chair of Humanities Washington, and served as an honorary co-chair of Bedtime Stories in Spokane in 2012. She is a former board member and board chair of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, including playing an active, key role in the organization\u2019s capital campaign to support the expansion and opening of a new facility in 2001. She is a past recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Arts & Culture from Family Service Spokane, and the City of Spokane Arts Award. She is a lifetime donor of the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation, and is a former board chair of the Inland Northwest Community Foundation. In 2013 she established the Dr. Robert and Mary Elizabeth Burroughs Family Foundation, a designated endowed fund to support seven charities. Burroughs currently lives in Spokane.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/charles-Johnson.webp” alt=”Charles Johnson” title_text=”charles-Johnson” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanities Washington honored author and scholar Charles Johnson with the 2013 Humanities Washington Award at the Bedtime Stories Seattle literary gala Oct. 4, 2013. Johnson received the award for his longtime support for the humanities in Washington, including his involvement in Humanities Washington\u2019s Bedtime Stories literary gala. At Bedtime Stories, writers from around the state develop an original story based on a theme, then present them live at a dinner event. The event has sparked several original works, including Jamie Ford\u2019s latest, Songs of Willow Frost. Johnson helped found Bedtime Stories fifteen years ago, in 1999, and since then has penned a story for the gala annually. Johnson received the National Book Award in 1990 for Middle Passage, making him the first African-American man to be given the award since Ralph Ellison in 1953. He is the author of numerous works, including four novels, three collections of short stories and over 20 screenplays. Johnson is a professor emeritus of fiction at the University of Washington, where he began teaching in 1976, and an active force in the Seattle arts and humanities community.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Norm-Dicks.webp” alt=”Norm Dicks” title_text=”Norm-Dicks” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2012 Humanities Washington Award honoree was Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-6) for his 36 years of congressional support for the humanities. He received the honor at a reception at Triple Creek Farm in Olympia Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012. Dicks received the 2012 Humanities Washington Award for his work as a tireless champion for the humanities, culture and the arts \u2013 most recently as the top Democrat on the House Committee on Appropriations. Dicks also served 36 years as a member of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, through which he delivered crucial support to the communities of Washington state. Through his service, he helped achieve parity between funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. In March 2012, Dicks announced that he would be retiring from Congress at the conclusion of the current session, ending his tenure as the longest-serving member of the U.S. House in our state\u2019s history.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hank-cramer.webp” alt=”Hank Cramer” title_text=”Hank-cramer” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanities Washington has awarded folksinger and storyteller Hank Cramer of the Methow Valley the 2011 Humanities Washington Award celebrating achievement in the public humanities. Cramer received the honor at a luncheon Sun Mountain Lodge July 22. In his work, Cramer thinks a lot about the universal humanities theme of how individuals shape \u2014 and are shaped by \u2014 their journeys. \u201cIt all comes back to human stories,\u201d he says. \u201cOur history is important, where we came from is important. [It\u2019s about] the recurring story of how different people face the same challenges over and over again, and how they find the answers to those challenges and how they pass them on.\u201d For Cramer, the humanities blur the boundaries between his love of history, music and creative writing. \u201cHumanities Washington has been a good role for me because my presentations meld history, music, and literature together. It\u2019s a creative experience that I share with audiences around the state and they seem to like it. I\u2019m very honored to get this award,\u201d he says.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dickwatts.webp” alt=”Dick Watts” title_text=”dickwatts” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanities Washington has awarded Richard \u201cDick\u201d Watts, Chair of the Roslyn Cemetery Commission, the 2010 Humanities Washington Award celebrating achievement in the public humanities. Watts received the award for his work to restore, protect, and promote the importance of Roslyn\u2019s historic cemeteries. \u201cThe Roslyn cemeteries contain 26 separate cemeteries, most representing distinct nationalities and ethnic groups,\u201d Watts said. \u201dAt one time, Roslyn is said to have been the most international community in Washington. It is the cemeteries\u2014and the hundreds of people returning on Memorial Day and All Souls Day to recognize their ancestry, the Lithuanians, Croatians, Italians and others celebrating their special ethnic heritage days\u2014that bring this legacy alive.\u201c Roslyn\u2019s cemeteries are a visible reminder of the diverse mix of settlers who made the town a thriving community after coal was discovered in 1886. As the mines tapped out by the mid-1900s, the cemeteries became a forgotten treasure. Watts, who has spent countless hours taking care of the cemeteries\u2019 grounds (and rallied a core of volunteers to do the same), has inspired a renewed community commitment to the cemeteries by developing a five-year plan to protect the historic sites.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Donivan-Johnson_0.webp” alt=”Donivan Johnson” title_text=”Donivan-Johnson_0″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n Donivan Johnson received his Master of Arts in Composition from California State University, Northridge. He serves as the only K-12 music instructor for the Selkirk School District in Ione, WA. For his dedication to students in Metaline Falls, Johnson is listed in Who\u2019s Who Among American Teachers. In 2001, Selkirk was designated as \u201cOne of the 100 Best Communities for Music Education in America.\u201d The Selkirk music program has been featured on \u201cMorning Edition\u201d and \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d for National Public Radio. As a composer, his cantata Arise, My Love received its premiere in Basel, Switzerland on June 5, 1999; Lindisfarne Ground (piano and un-pitched bells) was selected for performance at the Society of Composers Region VI Conference, University of Texas, San Antonio in February, 2005. His children\u2019s piano piece entitled Kinderst\u00fcck Nach Webern: Laughing Man received its premiere during March 2005 in San Francisco.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MAC.webp” alt=”Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture” title_text=”MAC” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n Spokane\u2019s Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (aka the \u2018MAC\u2019) is a multidisciplinary museum, serving over 100,000 visitors and 12,000 school children in the Inland Northwest each year. Since opening its new building in 2001, the MAC has hosted dozens of exhibitions and programs featuring Regional History, American Indian Culture, and the Inland Northwest\u2019s historical and contemporary Art. Founded in 1916 as the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and chartered by the State of Washington in 1926, the MAC was one of the first museums in the state to be accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1972. Accreditation confirms that the MAC upholds the highest standards of collections management, conservation and exhibitions. This, together with its Smithsonian Affiliation, means that, in addition to providing expertly researched and interpreted exhibits from its own collections, the MAC has been able to bring outstanding traveling exhibits and programs from around the country to the region.Education at the MAC enhances the museum\u2019s changing exhibits and explores its three disciplines: Regional History, Art, and American Indian Culture. Programs for students and teachers are highly interactive and directly support Washington State\u2019s public school curriculum. Family programs emphasize fun inter-generational learning experiences. Adult programs highlight recognized scholars, experts, authors, and artists.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Judy-Trefethen.webp” alt=”Judy Trefethen” title_text=”Judy-Trefethen” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n Judy Trefethen was awarded the 2008 Humanities Washington Award for her commitment to education and for the tremendous work she has done to improve education and literacy in Wenatchee and the entire state. Judy has shown remarkable leadership in the statewide Motheread\/Fatheread\u00ae family literacy program and Humanities Washington appreciates her ongoing efforts.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lela-Hilton.webp” alt=”Lela Hilton” title_text=”Lela-Hilton” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanities Washington chose to honor Lela for her commitment as Academic Director and the driving force behind establishing and expanding the first rural Clemente Course program. Her work has been nationally recognized, and the Jefferson County site is being used as a case study for international program growth. The Clemente Course is the result of an innovative collaboration between Bard College and community partner organizations. It has three goals: to better equip course participants for civic engagement; to promote their personal growth and enrichment; and to build a bridge for them to higher education.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vi-Hilbert.webp” alt=”Vi Hilbert” title_text=”Vi-Hilbert” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n Vi Hilbert, an elder of the Upper Skagit tribe, Vi (Taq s blu) grew up on the Skagit River listening to her parents speak Lushootseed, the language of Chief Seattle. In 1967, linguist Thom Hess contacted Vi when he began translating a tape of Vi\u2019s mother Louise telling a traditional story. Intrigued, Vi began reading and writing Lushootseed at the University of Washington under Hess. The following year she began her seventeen year tenure as a Lushootseed teacher at the University of Washington and Evergreen State College. In 1972 she co-founded the Lushootseed language and culture program at the University of Washington. She has worked tirelessly as a preservationist of Coast Salish language and culture, transcribing and translating several collections of oral literature recordings, assembling and editing story collections, and publishing bilingual books. She established Lushootseed Press to publish much of her translation work as bilingual books including Aunt Susie Sampson Peter and \u201cGram\u201d Ruth Sehome Shelton. Vi has made her work available to the community through her publications and extensive archives.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ruth-Kirk.webp” alt=”Ruth Kirk” title_text=”Ruth-Kirk” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n Writer and naturalist Ruth Kirk was honored for her work over several decades as an author, photographer, naturalist and teacher. An official ceremony with a keynote talk by prize-winning author William Dietrich was held October 14th. 2005 at 6:30 PM at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tom-Ikeda.webp” alt=”Tom Ikeda” title_text=”Tom-Ikeda” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Ikeda is the founding executive director of Densho (meaning \u201cto pass on to future generations\u201d), a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving rapidly vanishing testimonies of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. In eight years of unpaid full-time service, Ikeda has led Densho\u2019s drive to collect 400 hours of video oral histories, 2,000 historical images, and a curriculum on civil rights co-developed with the SPICE program of Stanford University. All the Densho materials are offered free of charge on the website www.densho.org. The life stories, historical images, and contextual readings not only honor one ethnic group that suffered injustice in a past period of national anxiety; they encourage people of all backgrounds to think critically about the precarious balance of personal freedom and public security that we face today. Under Ikeda\u2019s direction, Densho has earned a national reputation for excellence and innovation in preserving and disseminating primary sources of American history. Densho has donated excerpts of the compelling interviews to exhibitions at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Recently Densho has contracted with the National Park Service to produce video oral histories documenting the incarceration camp at Minidoka, Idaho.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nancy-Pearl.webp” alt=”Nancy Pearl” title_text=”Nancy-Pearl” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n Nancy Pearl is the former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library. Respected nationally for her book knowledge, she received the Public Library Association\u2019s 2001 Allie Beth Martin Award, which \u201crecognizes a public librarian demonstrating a range and depth of knowledge about books and other library materials and the distinguished ability to share that knowledge.\u201d Pearl is the author of Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978 \u2013 1998, Now Read This II: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1990-2001, Book Lust and More Book Lust. She reviews books for local and national publications, and reviews books regularly for National Public Radio\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition\u201d and NPR\u2019s affiliate station KUOW in Seattle. In 1998, Library Journal named her Fiction Reviewer of the Year. In 2004 she became the 50th winner of the Women\u2019s National Book Association Award for her extraordinary contribution to the world of books. Nancy Pearl is one of the extraordinary individuals who work in Washington State to ensure that the humanities are a part of our lives. The public humanities programs that have flourished under her direction at the Washington Center for the Book give us the opportunity to examine how we think, what we value, to exchange ideas, and to consider the complexity of the human experience.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n Karen Munro can count among her many accomplishments the distinction of being one of first paid employees of Humanities Washington (then Washington Commission for the Humanities). She also served on Humanities Washington\u2019s board of trustees, first for an elected term and then as a gubernatorial appointee. In addition, she served on the board of the Federation for State Humanities Councils. Karen has been an articulate advocate for humanities, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of Humanities Washington and the other state humanities councils. She continues to be a strong supporter of Humanities Washington and the humanities. Since his election in 1980 to the first of five terms as Secretary of State of Washington State, Republican Ralph Munro has become one of Washington\u2019s best-known and most beloved politicians. As Secretary of State, he was a good friend of the humanities and was known for his bipartisanship and civic activism. Since his retirement in 2001, Ralph has continued to be active in improving the communities of Washington state through his work with such organizations as the Ralph Munro Seminars for Teachers, VoteHere, and the Ralph Munro Endowment for Civic Education at Western Washington University. In 2002 he began a term as President of the Seattle Downtown Rotary.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n Delma Tayer began her career in 1963 at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) teaching composition, literature, painting, art history, and humanities. In addition to her teaching duties, Delma was Director of the Larson Gallery (located on the YVCC campus) from 1975-1983. She is a published author and has had many solo and group exhibitions in painting and ceramics. Delma is a past president of the Board of Trustees of Humanities Washington. Her influence can be felt well beyond Yakima Valley as demonstrated by the numerous awards and honors bestowed upon her. She was a Ford Foundation scholar and received the Allied Arts Council Award for Contribution to Excellence in Arts, Woman of Achievement Award, the John N. Terrey Award, and was the Larson Gallery\u2019s 2000 Woman of the Year.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Linda-Breneman.webp” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Linda Breneman” title_text=”Linda-Breneman” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1996, Linda Breneman, a technical and freelance writer, had the idea to develop a literary arts center, a place for writers and readers to meet and build audiences for new work. She recognized that Seattle was lacking this type of support for its writing community. She enlisted the help of two friends, writers Andrea Lewis and Frances McCue, to begin the research for developing a center. In 1997, Linda provided the seed money that established Richard Hugo House, named for a local poet who wrote beautifully about overlooked places. In choosing Linda as the Washington Humanities Award recipient, the panel cited her vision: using business principles to establish a thriving non-profit organization; her approach: including a broad-based community process to the development of Hugo House and its programming; and her philanthropic stewardship: providing not only financial resources but her expertise, collaborative work model, and board leadership in helping create Richard Hugo House.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1999<\/strong><\/p>\n As part of her lifetime commitment to the humanities in Washington, Barbara Krohn has held leadership positions with Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort Vancouver Historical Society of Clark County, Pioneer Association of the State of Washington, Association of King County Historical Organizations, Burke Museum, and Humanities Washington, among others. Her career in history and publishing earned her leadership posts with the Educational Press Association of America and Pi Lambda Theta and many honors, including the Distinguished Service to Journalism Award and the Distinguished Newspaper Advisers Award. As creator and publisher of Landmarks magazine, Barbara provided the voice for historic preservation in Washington and promoted numerous organizations dedicated to the humanities.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n Sherry Prowda founded Seattle Arts & Lectures in the Fall 1988 with a six-part series of lectures by prominent writers at the First United Methodist Church in Seattle. The program has grown to seven lectures annually and has moved to a larger venue, Benaroya Hall in Seattle. The series has included authors such as John Updike, the late Wallace Stegner, Isabel Allende, the late Saul Bellow, Louise Erdrich, the late Michael Dorris, and Elaine May.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong><\/p>\n John Terrey served as Executive Director of the State Board for Community College Education for more than 20 years, as a college administrator at Central Washington University, and as a teacher at Bellevue High School. Since 1972 he has been an adjunct faculty member in higher education at University of Washington and served on the Board of Trustees of Evergreen State College. He served as the second Board President of Humanities Washington (then Washington Commission for the Humanities) and was one of the founders of Friends of the Humanities, our membership organization.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.humanities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HERC.webp” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center” title_text=”HERC” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanities Washington recognized the dedication of Holocaust survivors who, through the Holocaust Center\u2019s speakers bureau, donate hours of their time to share their stories with school and community groups around the state. By sharing their own painful experiences, these volunteers demonstrate the dangers of intolerance and prejudice and give personal impact to broader historical events. In addition to the Speakers Bureau, the Center provides educational materials on the Holocaust to public schools across Washington state, sponsors the annual Jacob Friedman Holocaust Creative Writing Contest for students in the sixth through the twelfth grades, maintains an archive of videotaped oral histories of Holocaust survivors, and provides a traveling exhibit which tells the story of two Holocaust survivors who live in Washington state.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_color_all=”#dbd6da” border_width_bottom=”2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4a3048″ header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1995<\/strong><\/p>\n Ron Chew\u2019s work has spanned more than 25 years in community journalism and the development of educational programs. In all his efforts, the humanities in general, and history in particular, have been made accessible and interesting to a broad audience without sacrificing a high quality of research and scholarship. He has tackled controversial topics such as the effects of Japanese American internment and the Vietnam War with sensitivity and balance. In 1991, Ron became Director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Under his leadership, the museum has been recognized both locally and nationally for its successful involvement of community scholars and volunteers in all phases of exhibit development. The results have been award-winning exhibits and publications covering a broad range of community histories, including One Song, Many Voices about the Asian Pacific American experience; Executive Order 9066 about the effects of Japanese American internment and The First 100 Years, about Seattle\u2019s Chinese Americans.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HUMANITIES WASHINGTON AWARD Meet the Humanities Washington Awardees The Humanities Washington Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the public humanities in two categories: Philanthropy and Leadership and Scholarship and Service….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBridget Piper<\/h2>\n
Latha Sambamurti<\/h2>\n
Gary Stokes<\/h2>\n
Beth Takekawa<\/h2>\n
Salish School of Spokane<\/h2>\n
Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff<\/h2>\n
Seattle7Writers<\/h2>\n
Rosemary and Sam Selinger<\/h2>\n
Jess Walter<\/h2>\n
Martha Kongsgaard<\/h2>\n
Shaun O\u2019L. Higgins<\/h2>\n
Sno-Isle Libraries<\/h2>\n
Tod Marshall<\/h2>\n
Ellen Ferguson<\/h2>\n
Lorraine McConaghy<\/h2>\n
Liz Burroughs<\/h2>\n
Charles Johnson<\/h2>\n
Norm Dicks<\/h2>\n
Hank Cramer<\/h2>\n
Dick Watts<\/h2>\n
Donivan Johnson<\/h2>\n
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture<\/h2>\n
Judy Trefethen<\/h2>\n
Lela Hilton<\/h2>\n
Vi Hilbert<\/h2>\n
Ruth Kirk<\/h2>\n
Tom Ikeda<\/h2>\n
Nancy Pearl<\/h2>\n
Karen and Ralph Munro<\/h2>\n
Delma Tayer<\/h2>\n
Linda Breneman<\/h2>\n
Barbara Krohn<\/h2>\n
Sherry Prowda<\/h2>\n
John Terrey<\/h2>\n
Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center<\/h2>\n
Ron Chew<\/h2>\n