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PAGE 1 Board and Staff

PAGE 2 Introduction

PAGE 4 PRIME TIME Family Reading Time

PAGE 5 Louisiana Cultural Vistas Magazine

PAGE 6 Readings in Literature and Culture (RELIC)

PAGE 7 Teacher Institutes for Advanced Study

PAGE 9 Grants n Grants Analysis (p. 9-10) n American Routes (p. 11)

n Tennessee Williams (p. 11) On the cover n Yesterday’s Tomorrows (p. 12) Though renowned n Southern Humanities Media Fund (p. 12) as a painter of the n Public Humanities Grants (p.13) Mississippi Gulf Coast, artist Walter Anderson n Documentary Film & Radio Grants (p. 15) was born and schooled n Louisiana Publishing Initiative (p. 16) in New Orleans. n Outreach Grants (p. 17) His watercolor Pelicans is in the collection of the PAGE 22 2003 Humanities Awards Ogden Museum of PAGE 23 Past Board of Directors Southern Art.

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SAnDRA M. GunnER JEnnIfER MITCHEL DAVID JoHnSon New Orleans Associate Director Publications Director Managing Editor/Art Dir. WILLIAM JEnKInS WALKER LASITER Louisiana Cultural Vistas LEH Baton Rouge MICHAEL Assistant Director SARTISKy, DAVID SMITH R. LEWIS MCHEnRy PH.D. Lou Ann MoREHouSE Assistant Editor New Orleans President/ Assistant Director Executive SAnDRA WILLIS PHILIP C. f. CHARLES MCMAInS, JR. Director JIM SEGRETo Office Manager EARHART Baton Rouge & Editor-in-Chief Project Director, RELIC LEH Chairman, Lake Charles of Louisiana Cultural Vistas (Readings in Literature STEPHAnIE MACKIn MELInDA MInTz & Culture) Executive Manager Monroe JoHn R. KEMP DIAnnE BRADy AnITA yESHo ALICE G. PECoRARo, Ph.D. LAWREnCE n. PoWELL Deputy Director Project Director Administrative Assistant Vice Chair, Morgan City New Orleans for Grants & Public Affairs PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME® KATE MonTGoMERy CynTHIA LoWEnTHAL HELAInE RAzoVSKy WARREn MEyER Administrative Assistant Secretary, New Orleans Natchitoches Associate Director DAnA EnESS, fAyE fLAnAnGAn of Administration & onEAL ISAAC MARK H. HELLER, CLu, CPC MARGARET M. RITCHEy Assistant Directors Treasurer, New Orleans Lafayette MIKE BoyLE PRIME TIME Director of Development FAMILY READING TIME® CONSULTANTS RALPH BREnnAn REnEE VAnoVER —————————————————————————————————————l New Orleans Berwick LInDA SPRADLEy THoMAS C. DAVID, JR. nEARI fRAnCoIS WARnER LOUISIANA Legislative Liaison Alexandria Grambling HUMANITIES R. CHRISTIAn JoHnSEn DAVID M. EPPLER MARy LEACH WERnER Legislative Liaison Pineville Lake Charles CENTER Washington, D.C. ———————————————————————————l

nEIL T. ERWIn LIz B. WHITE Turners’ Hall, LInDA LAnGLEy Shreveport Ruston a 19th-century Program Education German social hall, RoSEMARy uPSHAW EWInG fRAnK WILLIAMS, JR. has served as home KEITH DuBLIn Quitman Shreveport to the LEH since the Network Administrator spring of 2001. GARy B. fRoEBA JAnET R. WooD It is located in LAuRA LADEnDoRf, New Orleans Lafayette new orleans’ Central KARIn MARTIn, ToAn nGuyEn, Business District. & BECCA RAPP nAnCy GuIDRy Designers, Metairie Louisiana Cultural Vistas

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 1 OUISIANA NDOWMENT UMANITIES ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————L E for the H l

THE LouISIAnA EnDoWMEnT foR THE HuMAnITIES — through its throughout the state with grants for museum exhibitions and other humani- national award-winning programs, Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine and ties projects, and a broadened adult reading program in Readings in grants awarded to communities across the state — seeks to help Louisianians Literature and Culture (RELIC). We continued to excel in developing and tell their stories and create greater public access to “our shared heritage.” Its supporting programs that are now national models. programs also address needs such as family literacy, teacher professional Louisiana rarely has been the source of a solution to the problems of illit- development and cultural tourism that are eracy. Too often, our state has been cited crucial to the quality of life today and for among its dismal examples. yet, in 2003, our future generations. PRIME TIME completed Last year, 2003, was a phenomenal year in programs in 61 sites, rep- funding and in programs. The Board of resenting 33 parishes and Directors awarded 11 grants to various organi- reaching 2,900 young zations throughout the state to underwrite people and their parents programs that celebrated the Bicentennial of or guardians. In addition, the Louisiana Purchase. That was in addition PRIME TIME programs to the 11 grants awarded in 2002. In october were held at 17 sites in 2003, the u.S. Department of Education seven other states.

awardedNTRODUCTION an almost $1 million “Teaching Illinois, Indiana,

AmericanI History” grant to the LEH and the Michigan, new york and orleans Parish School System to conduct a Wisconsin contracted as three-year series of summer institutes for affiliate states, thus illus- almost 400 orleans Parish public school histo- trating their commitment The LEH and ry teachers. In addition, the LEH was fortunate to be included in to sustain and expand the program nationally. the state’s capital outlay appropriation for $600,000 for the Orleans Parish Also, the national Endowment for the Louisiana Humanities Center. The appropriation is pending in the public schools Humanities awarded PRIME TIME a $290,000 state’s 2004-2005 capital outlay budget. The LEH, working with grant, our largest ever, to expand the program to teamed up national fund-raising consultants, also completed a feasibility study 20 sites in four other states. The program also for a $2.5 million capital campaign that will be launched in mid 2004. to earn a received the Public Library Association’s 2003 Whether through the dramatic expansion of PRIME TIME fAMI- $1 million national Advancement of Literacy Award. Since Ly READInG TIME, the receipt of a major Teaching of American PRIME TIME began in 1991, it has reached 59 of “Teaching History grant, our Teacher Institutes for Advanced Study or the state’s 64 parishes as well as communities in Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine, the Louisiana Endowment for American 34 other states, plus the Virgin Islands. This is the Humanities’ statewide program reached deep into communities History” grant. truly a Louisiana success story.

2 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES Whether through the dramatic expansion of PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME, the receipt of a $1 million Teaching American History grant, our Teacher Institutes for Advanced Study or Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine, the LEH continued to excel in developing and supporting programs that are “now national models.” — MICHAEL SARTISky, LEH ExECUTIVE DIRECTORAND PRESIDENT

now in its 21st year, RELIC is a cornerstone of our initia- report. American Routes is a nationally acclaimed two- tives and a blueprint for successful reading programs. In hour weekly radio program, featuring Louisiana roots 2003, LEH, working with local libraries, conducted 40 six- music. In 2003, it reached 147 radio stations in 200 radio week programs with almost 5,513 Louisiana residents sign- markets. The Tennessee Williams new orleans Literary ing up. Subjects this year ranged from Louisiana and festival, completing its 17th year in 2003, continued to Southern literature to the legacy of the Louisiana Purchase. gain national recognition as one of the nation’s premier lit- Since its inception in 1983, RELIC programs have reached erary events. over 70,000 Louisiana residents in The LEH also continued to support the efforts of the 62 of the state’s 64 parishes. Southern Humanities Media fund, which underwrites film, our highly popular Teacher video and audio productions that focus on the history and Institutes for Advance Studies culture of the American South. The LEH has contributed were successful again last year. In $45,000 since joining the SHMf in 2002. 2003, the LEH provided grant While practically every area of LEH programming grew funds for 10 institutes, engaging during the past year, much more remains to be done. Several 217 teachers from 37 parishes and regions of the state are underserved. unfortunately, many scholars from a dozen Louisiana colleges and uni- communities lack the resources to host programs we support. versities. The largest statewide program of its kind in These are challenges we continue to explore. the nation, teachers who have completed our Teacher This year’s Annual Report also describes grants projects funded in 2003 to Institutes for Advanced Study community organizations, institutions, museums, scholars, writers and film ———————————————— instruct just over 452,000 producers. Since its creation in 1971, the LEH has provided almost $15 mil- A partnership Louisiana students annually. lion to help fund almost 2,400 humanities projects, reaching towns and cities Louisiana Cultural Vistas, many in every parish in the state. In 2003 alone, the LEH awarded 82 grants to with the Smith- times winner of the new orleans individuals and organizations, totaling almost $715,000. sonian Institution Press Club award for best publica- As you will see in the pages that follow, 2003 was an exceptional year, allowed the tion, continued to gain greater atten- thanks to continuing support from the State of Louisiana, the national tion and acclaim. With a readership Endowment for the Humanities, corporations and hundreds of private Yesterday’s exceeding 50,000, Louisiana donors. It was a year in which the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Tomorrows Cultural Vistas is a lasting way for Board of Directors and staff made important strides in creating even greater the LEH to promote and explore public access to the humanities. exhibit to travel Louisiana’s rich cultural heritage. to small towns Two other major LEH-supported PHILIP C. EARHART, 2003 LEH Chair statewide. projects also are featured in this MICHAEL SARTISKy,PH.D., President/Executive Director

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 3 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 P RIME RIME bu hmsadpolm nonee ndiylife. daily in encountered problems discussion and stimulate themes to about books family- children’s exemplary award-winning The featured 2003. model in based venues public other and centers community trtlig ece oeta ,0 atcpnsa ulclbais schools, libraries, public at participants 2,800 than more reached storytelling, i-o ih-ekltrc rga opsdo edns icsin and discussions readings, of composed program literacy eight-week or six- P r nldsasprt r-ieaygopatvt o one siblings. younger for activity group pre-literacy separate a includes er, rnt odaon h c fraigadlann oehr hsreinforc- thus together, learning and reading of act the around bond to dren aihs ic h rga ea n19,5 fLusaas6 parishes 64 Louisiana’s of 59 1991, in began program the Since parishes. select to how learn parents and children help to and family, the of role the ing aepriiae.Ti rga sdsge o aiiswt o literacy low with families for a skills designed is program This participated. have libraries. and books of love lifelong a inspiring thereby books, share and RIME h ol fti uaiispoetwr oecuaep encourage to were project humanities this of goals The nrcgiino h rvnptnilfrrpiain h American the replication, for potential proven the of recognition In P 33 representing Louisiana, in sites 61 completed TIME RIME PRIME 2003 In TIME n agt aet ihcide gs6t 0 h omt howev- format, The 10. to 6 ages children with parents targets nd PRIME TIME sites in 2003 in sites T IME T IME IME f AMILy F R EADInG AMILy AMILy rntoa sites. national or irr soito otne their continued Association Library otdb eea rnsta eurdregional required that grants federal by ported uprieefrstruhteoffice the through efforts supportive fPbi Programs. Public of fsaeporm.Teeporm eesup- were programs These programs. state of osaefnswr sdfrteeout- these for used were funds state no T M,auiu intergenerational unique a IME, R T N E M W O D N E A N A I S I U O L EADING EADING “ local library.” local have given so many access to the valuable tool of our of tool valuable the to access many so given have experience for me. I assumed people knew. I’m grateful to grateful I’m knew. people assumed I me. for experience (public library) were all free of charge. It was a humbling a was It charge. of free all were library) (public The families just could not believe that these services these that believe not could just families The aet n chil- and arents T IME S CHOOL n l n Received the Public Library Association’s 2003 national Association’s2003 Library Public the Received Advancement of Literacy Award. Literacy of Advancement Received a $290,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities the for Endowment National the from grant $290,000 a Received to implement five Prime Time sites in each of the following states: California, states: following the of Timeeach Prime in five sites implement to Florida, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.and Pennsylvania Florida, L IBRARy for the for P S ITE C RIME n OORDINATOR S E I T I N A M U H Completed 61 sites in Louisiana, representing 33 parishes. Three parishes. 33 representing Louisiana, in sites 61 Completed of these parishes implemented the model for the first time. first the for model the implemented parishes these of n Reached a Reached an average of 46 participants for each weekly session. weekly each for participants 46 of average an statewide audience of about 2,800 with 2,800 about of audience statewide n and expand t expand and York, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. and Illinois York,Michigan, n grants and affiliate funds, 17 sites were imple- were sites 17 funds, affiliate and grants mented in seven states. seven in mented states, illustrating their commitment to sustain to commitment their illustrating states, Continued expansion as a national model for model national a as expansion Continued funding, Library Services and Technologyand Services Act Library funding, family reading programs. As a result of NEH of result a As programs. reading family T States to contract with LEH as affiliate as LEH with contract to States he program, were Wisconsin, New Wisconsin, were program, he IME

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2003 together. families brings and reading encourages program TIME PRIME The LEH’s The rapidly g rapidly rowing —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— L LCV OUISIANA C ULTURAL ULTURAL V ISTAS l LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS The Louisiana ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————l Endowment for the Humanities’ quarterly magazine has examined LouISIAnA CuLTuRAL VISTAS completed its the state’s heritage,

14thLCV year of publication, focusing on the state’s culture, history and culture, arts and history. This innovative pub- lishing project has brought to the printed page arts for 14 years. the best in both visuals and text from Louisiana scholars, artists, photographers, fiction writers, poets, essayists, and reviewers. The quarterly magazine ensures that grant projects may have reached select regional populations gain greater visibility on magazine racks and coffee tables in the living rooms, waiting rooms, and offices of more than 80,000 readers. Among the highlights of the past year are: n The story of ferriday and the 2003 large role the small town has played in America’s musical landscape. n A review of the re-emergence Since 1994 awardsLouisiana Cultural Vistas has won 43 awards for of ethnic pride in Acadiana, which publishing excellence from the Press Club of New Orleans, including four for Best Publication. In 2003 the Press Club of had often been quelled by an unjusti- New Orleans recognized the magazine with seven awards. fied inferiority complex; 1st Place > Best Public Relations Publication, Vols. 13-1 n The story of Louisiana’s four soverign through 13-4. native American tribes, as they try to preserve their President’s Award > Best photography, traditional ways at the sametime as new economic enterprises all categories. increase and their profile grows; 1st Place > Photo story, Louisiana n A two-part series on the history of cartography featuring maps from Music Makers, by Dick Waterman, The Historic new orleans Collection dating explorers’ early forays to the Spring 2002. Louisiana Territory to the present; 2nd Place > Layout & Design, n A look at the rituals and feasts surrounding St. Joseph’s Day, tradition- Historic Buildings of the French Quarter, ally observed in new orleans by descendants of Sicilian immigrants; by David Johnson, Summer 2002. n An excerpt from Louisiana author Tim Gautreaux’s new novel, The 3rd Place > Layout & Design, Natchitoches Clearing, about a Pennsylvania man who ventures to a backwater logging camp & Louisiana's Cane River, by Laura Ladendorf, in hopes of saving both his family’s cypress sawmill and a wayward brother. Summer 2002.

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 5 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 6 R EADINGS EADINGS etal hlegn.Etbihdi 93 EI is RELIC 1983, in intel- Established and challenging. diverse lectually are that humanities the in readings CuLTuRE AnD LITERATuRE In READInGS E’ ogs unn program. running longest LEH’s and discussions book in engage to opportunity Louisiana an across readers adult offered has (RELIC) thsrcie togpbi interest. public strong received has It ig ihta nmn,teLHlaunched LEH the mind, in that With program- ming. humanities in directions new recent for the demands meet to created being are Louisianians n xrsinaottehmneprec,ada eil o irre to libraries for vehicle a as ideas and of experience, worlds human the the engage about to expression individuals and for gateway a as serves Association, oiin P Louisiana e oista pa oteeprecsof experiences the to speak that topics new EI,amnsee nprnrhpwt h oiin Library Louisiana the with partnership in administered RELIC,

ucae matadLegacy and Impact urchase: RELIC RELIC sites in 2003 in RELIC sites in L ITERATURE ITERATURE trce oa tedneo ery6,0 rmalacut h most the accounts all from — 69,000 nearly of attendance total a attracted n6 fLusaas6 aihs EI has RELIC parishes. 64 Louisiana’s of 62 in iesf hi oei hi omnte.Small communities. their in role their diversify e edn esoshv enhl nlibraries in held been have sessions reading led on n ua ra atclrybnftfrom benefit particularly areas rural and towns hs naigporm,a onwoesto newcomers do as programs, engaging these ic h rga’ neto,teescholar- these inception, program’s the Since oiin n teswt pcfci specific with others and Louisiana ntefall. the in T N E M W O D N E A N A I S I U O L The iepedadwl-teddsre fraigpoet nteSouth. the in projects reading of series well-attended and widespread “ “ and cultures. As a result, my attitudes in some areas have changed.” have areas some in attitudes my result, a As cultures. I enjoy hearing other people’s opinions about reading material.” reading about opinions people’s other hearing enjoy I various into insights new gotten I’ve disacussions these Through nterests. C W INNFIELD ULTURE , L , OUISIANA C l n HARACTERS n Engaged 34 humanities scholars from 15 institutions and institutions 15 from scholars humanities 34 Engaged three from the public sector.public the from three for the for Delivered 10 subjects, ranging from Louisiana literature to Southern to literature Louisiana from ranging subjects, 10 Delivered literature, from the Louisiana Purchase to the history of WorldWarII. of history the to Purchase Louisiana the from literature, L AFAyETTE : B : S E I T I N A M U H ORPISO THE OF IOGRAPHIES RELIC , E , CUTRIN NCOUNTER n B L AyOU Drew into discussions 5,513 participants in participants 5,513 discussions into Drew OUISIANA 40 programs for an evening session average session evening an for programs 40 S TATE

of 23. of n in 28 parishes throughout the state, the throughout parishes 28 in with 20 of them i them of 20 with Delivered programs in 34 locations 34 in programs Delivered ranging from rural to small town small to rural from ranging in population size. population in

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SInCE 1985, THE LEH HAS SPonSoRED an intensive series of 159 summer FORTHCOMING 2004 seminars for more than 3,000 Louisiana middle and high school teachers, TEACHER INSTITUTES who in turn teach approximately 452,550 students annually. The purpose of for ADVANCED STUDY: this program is to provide teachers with intellectual stimulation and advanced

knowledge of the subjects they teach. originally supported entirely by the n PERSPECTIVES LEH with funds from the national Endowment for the Humanities, the series ON THE VIETNAM WAR: has expanded with support from the State of Louisiana and foundation gifts. HISTORY, CUlTURE, AND POlITICS 03-772-190 / $29,540 At its December 2003 meeting, the LEH board approved 10 Teacher Louisiana State university at Eunice Institutes that will take place during the summer of 2004. They will focus on Eunice local topics such as Cajuns and Creoles as well as those of national import, Dr. Huey Guagliardo including both the Vietnam and Cold Wars, as well as the Roaring ’20s. This institute will introduce school

NSTITUTES teachers to the history and politics of Two institutes are also serving as pilot programs: 1) Reaching out to teachers the conflict, as well as the rich variety andI students in one of the most underserved regions of Louisiana, the insti- of literature and music written during tute sponsored by Centenary College, will take place in Winnsboro; and and after the war. 2) LSu-Shreveport will introduce LEH’s national award-winning PRIME n THE ROARING TWENTIES, TIME fAMILy READInG TIME program IN BlACk AND WHITE to the classroom. Most seminars offer 03-772-191 / $35,808 Teachers will study two great genres of graduate credit, feature guest lecturers Louisiana State university post-World War I American literature: and A&M College “The Lost Generation” and the “Harlem and provide information on Internet Baton Rouge Renaissance.” resources available for classroom use. Dr. John W. Lowe (List continued, next page)

EACHER Teacher Institutesin 2003 n Held 10 intensive seminars led by university professors T on topics ranging from Louisiana history and literature to Middle Eastern history and culture. n Enriched 217 teachers from 37 parishes across the state. 2003 Summer n Served more than 32,000 students in Louisiana Teacher Institute Sites schools during the 2003-04 school year. Parishes of teachers enrolled in Summer Teacher Institutes in 2003

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n WHO AM I? the u.S. that reflect upon the “American ExPlORING IDENTITY Dream” and how it was interpreted by IN k-8 lITERATURE playwrights in different periods of the 03-772-193 / $26,761 20th century. Louisiana State university in Shreveport Shreveport n All WORk AND NO PlAY, YEAH? Dr. Helen Clare Taylor THE USE OF NARRATIVE TO ExPlORE Teachers participating in this institute THE WORlD OF WORk IN SOUTHWEST will be able to work with students to lOUISIANA enhance their critical thinking skills, 03-772-199 / $24,943 especially in framing issues of identity. Mcneese State university Photography Lake Charles of urban life was n SHAkESPEARE’S Dr. Delma McLeod-Porter CIVIl COMEDY Institute will study narrative structure the focus of one 03-772-195 / $33,350 through oral histories gathered from Centenary College of Louisiana individuals living and working in south- institute. In this Winnsboro west Louisiana as a tool for improving Dr. Steve Shelburne students’ analytical and writing skills. dramatic photo- Institute will encourage more extensive graph, Margaret use of Shakespearean comedy as a basis n ACCUlTURATING ACADIANA: for teaching the role of art in society RE-READING THE NARRATIVE Bourke-White and individuals’ civic responsibilities. OF lOCAl PlACES 03-772-200 / $27,461 works high atop n HOllYWOOD university of Louisiana at Lafayette the Chrysler AND THE COlD WAR Lafayette 03-772-196 / $28,773 Dr. Julia frederick Building in New Louisiana Tech university Teachers will rediscover the historic Ruston peoples of the Acadiana Region, as well Yo rk in 1934. Dr. Brian C. Etheridge as the acculturation of traditional peo- Institute will provide teachers with ples and their ability to retain tradition tools for engaging students through within modernization. film, challenging them to explore the ways in which film functions in society. n CREOlES IN FACT AND FICTION 03-772-202 / $32,094 n URBAN ExPlORERS: American city through the lens of its n AMERICAN DREAM, AMERICAN Southeastern Louisiana university PHOTOGRAPHERS IN photographers, whose pictures present DRAMA, AMERICAN ClASSROOM Hammond THE AMERICAN CITY interpretations of urban life, and the 03-772-197 / $28,767 Dr. Thomas H. fick 03-772-203 / $30,000 political, social and aesthetic movements university of Louisiana at Monroe Institute will explore the portrayal of Loyola university new orleans that have helped shape our understand- Monroe Creoles in history, literature and film, new orleans ing of the city and its inhabitants. Dr. Janet V. Haedicke with attention to historical backgrounds. Dr. Leslie Parr Institute will explore plays written in Institute will expose teachers to the

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THE LouISIAnA EnDoWMEnT foR THE HuMAnITIES awarded 84 grants totaling $736,077 in 2003. These grants ranged from an outreach 2 0 0 3 G R A N T P ROFILES grant of $850 to a Teacher Institute for Advanced Study grant of $35,808. The average grant was $8,713. These grants included funding for 31 discus- Areas of Concentration Grants Total Awards % of Funds % of Grants General Humanities 42 $401,364 55% 50% sion projects averaging $3,940; seven documentary films averaging $17,534; RANTS Louisiana Humanities 42 $334,713 47% 50% 14 exhibitions averaging $5,004; seven literary or film festival projects aver- aging $13,075; nine planning grants for $1,000 each; five publication projects Location of Awards (by Congresstional District) averagingG $4,300; and 10 Teacher Institutes averaging $29,750. Vitter (1st) 7 $103,965 14% 8% Jefferson (2nd) 22 $132,127 18% 27% Tauzin (3rd) 6 $15,481 2% 7% McCrery (4th) 10 $78,961 11% 11% Alexander (5th) 14 $135,481 18% 17% Baker (6th) 9 $100,802 14% 11% John (7th) 11 $122,887 17% 13% Out of State 5 $46,373 6% 6% Totals 84 $736,077 100% 100%

Format Conference/Discussion/Lecture 32 $123,755 17% 38% Documentary Film & Radio 7 $122,737 17% 8% Exhibition 14 $70,061 10% 17% Festival (Literary, Film, Folklife) 7 $91,527 12% 8% Planning 9 $9,000 1% 11% Publication 5 $21,500 3% 6% Teacher Institute/Workshop 10 $297,497 40% 12% Totals 84 $736,077 100% 100%

Size of Grants To $2,000 31 $45,100 6% 37% $2,001-$2,500 14 $34,336 5% 17% $2,501-$7,500 9 $41,856 6% 11% $7,501-$10,000 3 $24,605 3% 4% 2003 Grant program sites $10,001-$15,000 7 $92,936 12% 9% $15,001-$20,000 6 $104,191 14% 6% $20,001-$25,000 4 $94,999 13% 5% $25,001-$30,000 7 $196,802 27% 9% More than $30,000 3 $101,252 14% 4% Totals 84 $736,077 100% 100%

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 9 PECIAL RANTS ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————S G l American Routes Tennessee Williams Festival ANALYSI S of Grants Awarded

Public Outreach Grants Humanities Grants Total Applications Received 75 84 159 Applications Funded 45 39 84 % of Applications Funded 60% 46% 53% LEH Awards $ 79,436 $ 656,641 $ 736,077 Project Cost Sharing $ 229,589 $ 2,464,890 $ 2,694,479 Total LEH Awards & Project Cost Sharing $ 309,025 $ 3,101,531 $ 3,430,556

RELIC Readings in Literature & Culture Teacher Institute sites & teachers in 2003 2003 Library Reading Discussion Project A Cooperative Project of the LEH and the Louisiana Library Association Grant sites in 2003 North Central Southeast Southwest TOTAL Library Sites 12 8 14 6 40 Prime Time sites in 2003 Outright Funds $ 45,932 $ 28,931 $ 55,117 $ 23,050 $ 153,030 FUND-RAISING % of Total Funds 30% 19% 36% 15% 100% RELIC sites in 2003 2% Library Cost Share $ 34,440 $ 22,960 $ 40,180 $ 17,220 $ 114,800 OTHER Total RELIC Funding $ 80,372 $ 51,891 $ 95,297 $ 40,270 $ 267,830 S P 3% E C PRIME I P R I M E T IME ADMINISTRATIVE TIME A L F A M I L Y R E A D I N G T IME 8% 42% 2003 Library Reading and Discussion Project for Families P North Central Southeast Southwest National Total PROGRAM R RELIC Library Sites 13 16 21 11 7 DEVELOPMENT O Outright Funds $95,604 $117,666 $154,437 $80,895 $51,479 $500,081

17% J % of Total Funds 21% 26% 35% 18% 100% LOUISIANA E Library Cost Share $30,875 $38,000 $49,875 $26,125 $16,625 $161,500

AMERICAN ROUTESCULTURAL C Total PT Funding $126,479 $155,666 $204,312 $107,020 $68,104 $661,581

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for the second time, the LEH partnered Yesterday’s Tomorrows: YESTERDAY’S TOMORROWS HOST SITES with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Past Visions of the on Main Street Program to bring one of its MINDEN JEANERETTE American Future renowned traveling exhibits to Louisiana’s Minden Chamber of Commerce Jeanerette Bicentennial Park OG 03-772-109-114 rural communities. Audrey flournoy and Museum RANTS & 03-772-205-206 Touring from March 2004 through May Darlene Derise $16,000 2005, “yesterday’s Tomorrows” explores the G history of the future — our expectations and PINEVIllE PlAqUEMINE beliefs about things to come. from ray guns to old Town Hall Iberville robots, to nuclear powered cars, to the Atom-Bomb house, to predictions and Museum Museum inventions that went awry, “yesterday’s Tomorrows” helps us understand the oberia Price Louis J. values and hopes Americans hold and have held about the years to come. nicolosi Besides covering all exhibition costs ($9,000) and providing thus far $16,000 in grants for ancillary exhibits and public programs to the six host sites, LEH has provided continuous technical assistance to the sponsoring organizations SUlPHUR WINNSBORO on exhibition and program development, fundraising, publicity and promo- Brimstone Historical Society The Princess Theatre tion, collaboration, and budget planning, all of which will benefit these orga- Jason A. Barnes naomi Cordill nizations long after the Smithsonian exhibit has left town.

Southern Humanities Media Fund

founded in 1991, the Southern Humanities Media fund is a broader Southern topics are referred to the SHMf. Southern Humanities collaboration of 10 state humanities councils in the South. Since its inception, the SHMf has helped to underwrite 45 Media Fund The SHMf supports film, video, and audio productions outstanding films, television programs and radio projects dis- O3-772-229 focused on the history and culture of the American South. bursing a total of $1.6 million in grant funds. In 2003, the $20,000 The LEH has contributed a total of $45,000 to the SHMf since SHMf awarded $130,000 to provide production support for Rob Vaughan joining the group in 2002. Because the LEH reserves its three regional media projects: Howard Thurman: In Search of Documentary film and Radio Grants for projects on Louisiana Common Ground ($40,000), The Seminole Wars ($60,000), history and culture, applicants whose projects concentrate on and Thurgood Marshall Before the Court ($30,000).

1 2 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Public Humanities grants Humanities Public series. lecture music and film and exhibits, interpretive workshops, community, giving community, the and academia between bridges build grants Humanities Public societies. Documentary film and film Documentary included 2003 in awarded and conferences forums, lic tural centers and historical and centers tural but are not limited to, pub- to, limited not are but Lo cul- libraries, museums, by sponsored those to events university from grams pro- public humanities scale small- and large- support awards These institutions. and organizations cultural local to grants awarding by state the throughout EffoRTS CuLTuRAL for these projects include, projects these for formats Specific resources. and faculty university top to THE Grants Humanities Public

uisiana residents access residents uisiana GRANTS LEH Humanities Grants Public SuPPoRTS LEH G LEH RANTS Initiative grants. Initiative Publishing Louisiana Radio projects as well as well as projects Radio developed in t in developed forum museum special and Annual public lecture series lecture public Annual Dufilho G. Diane Art of Museum Meadows as known painter Louisiana northeast the of art and life the on exhibit intrepretive An Keahey Marie n n n Meadows Museum of Art’s of Museum Meadows l T 03-772-158 / $17,973 / 03-772-158 V S West.” the of Audubon “the Inc. foundation, Schepis $10,426 / 03-772-157 A A ogdenMuseum of Southern Art $10,050 / 03-772-160 S l OF lections. col- permanent and exhibitions Ann Rowson-Love Ann logical dig at St. Augustine St. at dig logical archaeo- an by inspired series lecture and exhibition public A T TORIES HE GNSTRUHTHE THROUGH EGENDS OUISIANA RTIST NDREW ISUAl P B A . A . H CUE THAT ICTURES EYOND RT R ISTORY UGUSTINE DSOEYOF EDISCOVERY & A & A : l : J RTS l ’ ACkSON RCHAElOlOGY A ITERATURE S UDUBON F ith the ith andem w andem ORGOTTEN ’ S S T HARDS G Ell RAYSON : & : L A U N N A , 2003 T R O P E R of the West.” the of “Audubon the Grayson, Jackson Andrew native Louisiana and works of artist of works the celebrated Columbia in Museum Schepis the at exhibit An 13 Church in the Trémé section of ing the state’s multiethnic and new orleans, one of the oldest multicultural heritage. African American neighbor- hoods in America. n lOUISIANA INDIAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION’S n JOSEPHINE, lE GRAND 37TH ANNUAl FAll AMOUR DE NAPOlEON POWWOW & 38TH ANNUAl 03-772-162 / $9,271 SPRING POWWOW Louisiana Art and 03-772-170 / $16,405 Science Museum Louisiana Indian Heritage An exhibition, featuring Association, Inc. napoleon’s wife, Josephine, in Andrea Randazzo conjunction with the statewide Supported interpretive events celebration of the Bicentennial at two native American festi- of the Louisiana Purchase. vals including symposia, cul- tural demonstrations, exhibits, n THE OTHEllO PROJECT authentic music, crafts and sto- 03-772-166 / $7,534 rytelling. university of Louisiana at Lafayette n lOUISIANA FOlklIFE Sarah Stravinska FESTIVAl 2003 A series of presentations, 03-772-171 / $16,068 investigating the various artis- City of Monroe tic takes on this Shakespearian J. Michael Luster tragedy through opera, dance Two-day free event offered and film. examinations of narrative, music, craft and foodways in n THOMAS JEFFERSON: the context of family, ethnic, HIS lIFE, TIMES & lEGACY: occupational, regional, reli- A COMMUNITY FORUM gious, age-, and gender-based 03-772-167 / $13,600 folk groups. LSu-Shreveport William D. Pederson n 2003 lOUISIANA A three-day community forum, BOOk FESTIVAl exploring America’s renais- 03-772-173 / $14,429 sance president and how his Louisiana Library foundation legacy influenced Abraham Rod Mills Lincoln. Second annual festival cele- brated many of Louisiana’s n lOUISIANA PURCHASE: best poets, writers and story- FACESND A CUlTURES OF tellers in a daylong program of YESTERDAY AND TODAY readings, discussions and per- 03-772-169 / $18,545 formances. Louisiana State university yvonne fuentes n WORDS & MUSIC: The five-day symposium cele- A lITERARY FEAST The Louisiana Art & Science Museum and Louisiana’s Bicentennial merged in an exhibition brated the Bicentennial of the IN NEW ORlEANS featuring Josephine, Napoleon’s wife. Louisiana Purchase by examin- 03-772-175 / $15,200

1 4 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES The Pirate’s Alley DocumentaryDocumentary faulkner Society, Inc. film & Radio Rosemary James Film & Radio Annual event celebrates the life Grants Grants and works of William faulkner. DoCuMEnTARy fILM n lOUISIANA CROSSROADS AnD RADIo PRoJECTS SEASON 4 03-772-178 / $14,700 are the LEH’s most cost- Acadiana Arts Council effective grants. These pro- Todd Mouton jects have the potential to Informance and radio broad- reach all Louisiana resi- cast series featured 12 events combining performances by dents simultaneously acclaimed musicians with through broadcast on public scholar-led discussions. radio or television. Actual audience numbers show n MUSIC AT THE MINT 03-772-179 / $5,715 that a documentary film can Louisiana Museum foundation be provided to a Louisiana Steve Teeter audience for as little as 10 ninth season of this popular series of music informances at cents per viewer. In addi- the Louisiana State Museum. tion, our efforts have made the LEH the state’s largest n BANNERS: THE MCNEESE supporter of documentary ARTS & HUMANITIES SERIES 03-772-208 / $7,800 film and radio projects for Mcneese foundation more than 20 years. films Janet Allured funded by the LEH are Annual lecture series that fea- tured talks by distinguished made available after broad- scholars John Michael Vlach, cast through the Louisiana Muhsin Jassim al-Musawi, and State Library Audiovisual Charles Kimball. Resource Center. All films

n “THE ANNE FRANk published in the LEH Media STORY” ExHIBIT Catalog are available to 03-772-216 / $4,641 Louisiana residents with friends of the Library, Iberia library cards. Parish P ublic Library Shane K. Bernard, Ph. D. n qUEEN FOR A DAY Exhibit and 30-minute video on 03-772-184 / $14,800 the diary of a young Holocaust Video Veracity, Inc. victim. Program included public Rebecca Snedeker lectures by scholars and a Documentary film about the Holocaust survivor. old-line debutante and carnival LSU-Shreveport hosted a three-day forum on Thomas Jefferson, America’s renaissance president. society of new orleans.

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 15 n HE AMES lACk T J B The LouisianaLouisiana RADIO PROJECT Publishing 03-772-187 / $20,940 Publishing Center for Gulf South History InitiativeInitiative and Culture David Kunian SEVERAL yEARS AGo, Radio documentary on leg- the LEH established its endary new orleans drummer Louisiana Publishing James Black and his contribu- tions to the city’s rich musical Initiative grants to help heritage. writers and photographers tell the endless stories of n GERMAN NEW ORlEANS Louisiana’s history, land- 03-772-220 / $24,116 WyES-TV scape, people, towns and Terri Landry cities, triumphs and Third in a series of documen- tragedies, music and litera- tary films about the contribu- ture, and architectural mon- tions of various ethnic groups to the history and culture of uments to its living and new orleans. dead. Thanks in part to these grants, writers, pho- n THE CREOlES tographers and publishers OF CANE RIVER have produced for the pub- 03-772-221 / $25,500 St. Augustine Historical Society lic many outstanding publi- Bill Rodman cations that explore Documentary film on the Louisiana’s contribution to emergence of a multi-ethnic the humanities in literature, race and culture unique to Louisiana. history, languages, music, cultural anthropology and folklife. LPI grants, which n SIGNPOST TO FREEDOM: can be made directly to THE 1953 BATON ROUGE writers and photographers BUS BOYCOTT 03-772-225 / $14,931 or to publishers, are award- foundation for Excellence in ed annually on a competi- Louisiana Public Broadcasting tive basis. The goal is to Christina Melton increase the quality and Documentary film chronicling events leading to the first large- quantity of books published scale bus boycott challenging on Louisiana topics in the segregation in u.S. history. humanities that are of inter- est to general audiences. The list of 2003 LPI grants follows: The documentary film Queen for a Day showed New Orleans’ old-line debutante and carnival society.

16 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES n lOUISIANA’S CAJUNS AT THE CROSSROADS 03-772-144 / $4,000 Lee Celano Photographer Lee Celano cap- tures the Americanization of Cajun Louisiana. n GREEk REVIVAl TO GREEk TRAGEDY: THE lIFE & WORk OF HENRY HOWARD 03-772-147 / $5,500 Robert S. Brantley Architectural legacy of one of Louisiana’s most prominent 19th century architects explored in this photographic survey. n PROCEEDINGS OF THE lOUISIANA PURCHASE BICENTENNIAl CONFERENCE, NEW ORlEANS, JANUARY 22-25, 2003 03-772-151 / $4,000 Paul E. Hoffman Published papers presented at the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Conference, spon- sored by The Historic new orleans Collection, Louisiana Historical Association and LEH. n DO NOT TEAR UP MY EARTH: DOCUMENTING WOMEN’S VOICES IN lOUISIANA’S GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAl MOVEMENT, 1970-1990 03-772-152 / $4,000 Peggy frankland Book explores the roles and contributions women have made in Louisiana’s environ- mental movement. The works of prominent 19th-century Louisiana architect Henry Howard inspired a photographic survey.

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 17 n JOHN MCDONOGH, oG 03-772-075 / $2,000 PUBlIC & PRIVATE Black Heri tage festival of 03-772-153 / $4,000 Louisiana Dayna Harpster Stella Miller Biography of 19th Century Dr. Eloise Johnson conducted philanthropist John a public interview with visual McDonogh, who left his for- artist Alnice Cleopatra Vincent, tune to creating public schools exploring the influence of for the children of new orleans African motifs and rural south- and Baltimore. ern culture in her work.

n PUTTING A FACE ON ACADIAN HISTORY oG 03-772-081 / $2,500 outreachOutreach Acadian Memorial foundation Grants Grants Brenda C. Trahan Production of an audio-inter- active component that builds LEH outreach Grants upon the influence and work of encourage community Robert Dafford’s murals of groups throughout the state refugee Acadians with authen- ticated first-person accounts to develop humanities pro- read by professional actors. jects that celebrate and pre- serve local culture and her- n IN CElEBRATION OF THE PURCHASE: CARTES itage, as well as introduce HISTORIqUE DE lOUISIANE people to new ones. oG 03-772-082 / $2,400 Designed to fund programs nicholls State university of three months or less in Carol Mathias Exhibit of 18th- and 19th- duration, these grants of up Century Louisiana maps with a to $2,500 provide for a panel discussion about the rel- wide range of interests and evance of these maps to the needs in a state of such Louisiana Purchase.

great diversity. In 2003, n lOUISIANA’S CUlTURAl outreach Grants made a HERITAGE: IMAGES DE FRANCE significant difference in the oG 03-772-085 / $1,409 Vermilion Parish Tourist cultural life of Louisiana’s Commission residents in both urban and Lynn Ammon Hair rural areas. An exhibit of Lee Estes’s pho- tographs of france, designed to n AlNICE ClEOPATRA reveal the similarities and dif- VINCENT / ElOISE JOHNSON ferences between france and Louisiana photographer Clarence John Laughlin’s images captured a fading glimpse of a CONVERSATION Louisiana. by-gone era in Haunter of Ruins.

18 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES n BAYOU lAFOURCHE n FlETCHER lECTURE n lOUISIANA FIlMMAkERS oG 03-772-104 / $2,500 Paul J. Willis HERITAGE CElEBRATION SERIES WITH MAxINE oG 03-772-101 / $2,425 ouachita Parish Public Library Monthly literary series at the oG 03-772-087 / $2,500 HONG kINGSTON Ascension Parish Library Julie Crump Jefferson Parish Main Library Bayou Civic Club oG 03-772-092 / $2,000 John R. May In commemoration of the with notable writers discussing Henri Boulet nicholls State university film discussion series, celebrat- Bicentennial, the library hosted topics ranging from Storyville Panel discussions on the influ- Gina MacDonald ing the Bicentennial of the a traveling exhibit showcasing to Martha Washington. ences of the Louisiana Award winning Chinese- Louisiana Purchase, featuring the development of the Purchase, featuring scholars American novelist, short story work by film writers, actors, Louisiana Purchase territory. n SWAN SERIES: “A HOUSE Gerald Bodet, Raphael writer and poet, Maxine Hong cinematographers, directors NOT MEANT TO STAND” Cassimere, David Cheramie, Kingston was the keynote and producers influenced by the n “COFFEE & CONVERSATION” lITERARY DISCUSSIONS Barry Ancelet, John Doucet speaker for the 2003 fletcher state and its diverse cultures. A SERIES OF lITERARY oG 03-772-107 / $1,472 and Günter Bischof. Lecture Series at nicholls. DISCUSSIONS Shakespeare festival at Tulane n lOUISIANA PURCHASE oG 03-772-106 / $2,000 Aimee Michel n ClAIBORNE PARISH IN n TOURO SYNAGOGUE BICENTENNIAl TRAVElING Tennessee Williams/new Workshop presentations of “A THE 1920S: THE OIl BOOM HISTORY ROAD SHOW DISPlAY orleans Literary festival House not Meant to Stand,” an oG 03-772-088 / $1,000 oG 03-772-093 / $850 unpublished play by Tennessee Herbert S. ford Memorial Touro Synagogue Williams, with accompanying Museum Lester Sullivan discussion sessions moderated Linda Volentine A one-day “history road show” by Elizabeth Barron. Planning grant to develop an designed to collect oral histo- interpretive exhibit focusing on ries and archival material for an n FANFARE HEADlINER: the discovery of oil in Claiborne exhibition of Jewish Life in new RICk BRAGG Parish and its impact on the orleans for Touro Synagogue. oG 03-772-117 / $2,500 life, culture and society of Southeastern Louisiana north Louisiana. n SAINTS & SINNERS: university A lITERARY EVENT OF Donna Gay Anderson n SAVING OUR lOCAl THE NO/AIDS TASk FORCE Pulitzer Prize winning author BlACk CUlTURE & HERITAGE oG 03-772-094 / $2,500 and former new york Times oG 03-772-090 / $1,484 no/AIDS Task force journalist Rick Bragg was the Centennial Cultural Center, Inc. Paul J. Willis featured headliner of this Deanie Lofton Panel discussions focusing on month-long annual cultural Discussion and informational the history of publishing at a festival. brochure on the heritage of three-day literary festival fea- African-Americans in LaSalle turing authors and scholars of Parish by Dr. Anna C. Burns. gay and lesbian literature. —————————————————————————— n THE SANkOFA SERIES n DIxIE OVERlAND HIGHWAY oG 03-772-091 / $2,000 (US 80) IN lOUISIANA, The annual Fanfare Pamoja Art Society A PARTIAl PERSPECTIVE Leia Lewis oG 03-772-099 / $1,000 festival at Southeastern Two lectures by Willie Burton friends of the Library – uLM and Ernest Lampkins for The H. Glenn Jordan Louisiana University in Sankofa Series, a project that Planning grant to collect and Hammond attracted commemorates the African and organize photos and materials African-American cultural her- for an exhibition on the Dixie Pulitzer Prize-winning itage of Louisiana. overland Highway. author Rick Bragg.

A N N U A L 2003 REPORT 19 n CREOlE lEGACIES: n HAUNTER OF RUINS: THE CURRENT STATUS THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF & FUTURE PROSPECTS OF ClARENCE JOHN lAUGHlIN CREOlE STUDIES RESEARCH oG 03-772-123 / $2,500 oG 03-772-118 / $2,500 opelousas Museum of Art Tulane university Keith J. Guidry Thomas A. Klingler Exhibition of prints by the Conference was developed to renowned Louisiana master bring together members of the photographer Clarence John Creole community with schol- Laughlin and lecture by John ars on all aspects of Creole H. Lawrence of The Historic studies. new orleans Collection.

n TOM DENT n kIllING GROUND: lITERARY FESTIVAl PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE oG 03-772-119 / $2,000 CIVIl WAR & THE CHANGING new orleans Public Library AMERICAN lANDSCAPE foundation oG 03-772-124 / $2,500 Valencia Hawkins Contemporary Arts Center, Annual three-day literary festi- new orleans val, promoting African Rashida ferdinand American literature and a Panel discussion of the exhibi- keynote address by featured tion, “Killing Ground: author Kysha n. Brown. Photographs of the Civil War and the Changing American n WHISPERINGS: Landscape,” a photographic A COVINGTON CEMETERY journey of 62 battlefield sites. lIVING HISTORY TOUR oG 03-772-120 / $1,850 n THE lOUISIANA PURCHASE St. Tammany Parish Library lEGACY & PROMISE: A FIlM Linda Brown-Kubisch SERIES Costumed re-enactors assumed oG 03-772-128 / $1,967 the roles of long-dead Delta filmWorks Covington residents for visitors Bette J. Kauffman to this historic cemetery on All Two film series explored the Contrasting scenes from Saints Day. cultural legacy of the Louisiana mances on the history of the almost single-handedly secured Purchase and its continuing Harlem Renaissance to accom- the continuation of the new then and now — like these n RElIVE HISTORY effect on contemporary pany a new concert series fea- orleans brass band tradition. from Baton Rouge — were WITH JIM BOWIE Louisiana culture. turing the music of the period. oG 03-772-122 / $2,000 n COMMODORE PERRY’S featured in Killing Ground: Vidalia Chamber of Commerce n FROM HARlEM TO NEW n EVERYTHING IS lOVElY 150-YEAR lEGACY: Aissa L. Wiggins ORlEANS: A CElEBRATION oG 03-772-132 / $2,450 TAkAMINE, HEARN & OTHER Photographs of the Civil Historian Jack R. Edmondson IN WORDS & MUSIC G.H.B. Jazz foundation in TIES TO NEW ORlEANS reprised his role as the leg- oG 03-772-131 / $2,000 new orleans oG 03-772-136 $1,350 War and the Changing endary Jim Bowie in three sep- Louisiana Philharmonic Michael John Burns Japan Society of new orleans American Landscape. arate events at the annual Jim orchestra one-hour radio documentary nancy Turner Bowie Days town festival. Babs Mollere on Harold Dejean, founder of Presentations by naoyuki Development of concert infor- the olympia Brass Band, who Agawa, Joan Bennett and

20 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES university of new orleans interpretation of works by Janelle L. White William Beecher, an outsider Scholar-activist Barbara Smith artist who spent most of his life presented the inaugural lecture as a patient in state mental launching uno’s Women’s and health facilities. International Studies bachelor of arts programs. n ExIlE, SEGREGATION & THE lANGUAGE AND n DARING WOMEN POlITICS OF IDENTITY IN THE ENlIGHTENMENT oG 03-772-146 / $1,818 oG 03-772-142 / $1,500 Louisiana State university LSu-Shreveport Lisa Costello Diane E. Boyd Award-winning poet Dr. Paula Backscheider, natashaTrethewey gave the scholar of 18th Century and keynote presentation at the women’s studies, presented the LSu English Graduate Student plenary talk at this symposium. Association’s annual confer- ence. n THIRD WORlD STUDIES DURING THE BICENTENNIAl n BIRDSPACE: A POST- OF THE lOUISIANA PURCHASE AUDUBON ARTISTS AVIARY oG 03-772-143 / $1,000 oG 03-772-147 / $2,500 LSu-Shreveport Contemporary Arts Center Marguerite R. Plummer David S. Rubin Plenary addresses by Thelma Artists Jacqueline Bishop, Thompson and A.B. Assensoh Mary Blue, Donna Bonner and at the 21st annual meeting of John o’neill discussed the the Association of Third World humanistic themes of the Studies. exhibition.

n kEEPING SECRETS: n CREATIVE AllIANCES WOMEN, FICTION & THE SOUTH IN NEW ORlEANS: A FORUM oG 03-772-144 / $2,415 FOR ARTS & CUlTURAl Ascension Parish Library ADMINISTRATORS, CITY Mimi foster OFFICIAlS, ARTISTS, & Charles Chamberlain to com- Archaeological Society Public lecture by nigerian Reading program, featuring FOUNDATION DIRECTORS memorate the 150th anniver- nancy Affeltranger playwright and nobel Laureate five Southern women’s novels oG 03-772-149 / $1,000 sary of Commodore Perry’s Keynote presentation by Dr. Wole Soyinka on African con- with discussions on issues fo Center for Arts and Culture visit to Japan. Stanley South on the Santa cepts of God, the nature of God regional identities based on and Contemporary Arts Center Elena archaeological site, occu- and the relationship between shared histories, race, commu- Mary Lee n A DISCUSSION OF THE pied by the Spanish and the God and humans. nities and cultures. forum for arts and cultural SANTA ElENA ARCHAEOlOGICAl french as early as 1566. administrators, city officials, SITE & RECENT WORk IN n THE TRUTH THAT NEVER n THE WIllIAM BEECHER individual artists and founda- lOUISIANA & THE lOWER n YORUBA MYTHS & THE HURTS: 30 YEARS OF WRITING STUDY PROJECT tion directors to bring a MISSISSIPPI VAllEY HUMANIzING OF THE GODS & ORGANIzING FOR JUSTICE & oG 03-772-145 / $1,000 national cultural policy per- oG 03-772-137 / $2,146 oG 03-772-139 / $2,000 SOCIAl CHANGE — A lECTURE Louisiana State university spective to new orleans. Central Louisiana Archaeology Loyola university BY BARBARA SMITH Maia Jelanak Chapter, Louisiana Phanuel Egejuru oG 03-772-141 / $1,500 Planning grant to support the

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on April 16, 2003, Louisiana Governor Murphy J. foster, state Division of Administration Commissioner Mark Drennen and other Louisiana residents received special humanities awards presented by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities during a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge. Each year, the LEH presents its awards to Louisianians and others who have made outstanding contributions to the study and understanding of the humani- WARDS LEH Humanities Awards winners for 2003 were, seated from left, Olivia Pass, ties and Louisiana culture. foster and Drennen received the Chair’s Award for Beth Willinger, Deborah Robertson, Dianne Brady; standing, David Moore,

InstitutionalA Support, which is awarded by the Louisiana Endowment for the Reba Capers (accepting for the late Lloyd Vogt), Jay Edwards, Rachel Brittain, Humanities, or LEH, to individuals who demonstrate outstanding support for James Sefcik, Sharon Cormier, Bryan Gowland, Morris Taft Thomas, Judy humanities organizations in Louisiana. In naming Governor foster and Boyce and William Detweiler. Not shown are Gov. Mike Foster, Mark Drennen, Commissioner Drennen, the LEH Board of Directors said the officials had and Marcel Boyer. demonstrated unprecedented support for the humanities in Louisiana during the previous seven years. Also receiving 2003 Humanities awards were: new orleans, specialist and department chair of Louisiana History at Loyola n LEH Humanist of the year — Beth Willinger, new orleans resident and university, who has led 23 LEH Readings in Literature and Culture programs executive director of the newcomb College Center for Research on Women at throughout the greater new orleans area; and, Deborah Robertson of Tulane university. Willinger has focused both her professional career and Chicago, director of the Public Programs office of the American Library civic involvements on improving opportunities for and the lives of women. Association, whose leadership helped expand Prime Time nationally to 32 She serves as vice chair for the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research states and the Virgin Islands. Commission. In addition, Willinger has been a board member of the national n Book of the year awards went to “Historic Buildings of the french Council for Research on Women and is currently researching women’s Quarter” by Lloyd Vogt of new orleans and to Marcel Boyer and Jay employment in the new orleans gaming industry. Edwards’ “Plantations by the River” for advancing an understanding of and n Lifetime Achievement Award — James f. Sefcik, new orleans resident appreciation for Louisiana’s architectural history. and director of the Louisiana State Museum, for 15-year leadership and tenac- n Humanities Teacher of the year awards went to Bryan Gowland, an ity in spreading the history and culture of Louisiana around the state in a Abita Springs resident and retired history teacher in the St. Tammany School wide array of exhibits. system; Sharon Cormier, Lake Charles resident and social studies teacher at UMANITIES n Special Humanities Awards were presented to olivia Pass of Thibodaux, South Beauregard High School; and Rachel Brittain of natchitoches for her professor of languages and literature at nicholls State university in Thibodaux, work at Weaver and Provencal elementary schools. whoH has served as a scholar for numerous LEH programs including Prime n Dianne Brady of Monroe was recognized for 10 years of employment at

Time family Reading Time, Readings in Literature and Culture, and Teacher the LEH as project director of PRIME TIME fAMILy READInG TIME®. Institutes for Advanced Study; Judy Boyce, Baton Rouge resident and youth Awards also went to two LEH board members who retired in 2002, Morris services librarian at the West Baton Rouge Parish Library, who has coordinat- Taft Thomas of Alexandria and William Detweiler, a Metairie lawyer who ed over ten LEH Prime Time family Reading Time programs; David Moore of resides in new orleans.

22 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT for the HUMANITIES AST OARD EMBERS Peter Mayer Peggy Prenshaw, Ph.D. George A. Stokes, Ph.D. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————LEH P B M l New Orleans Baton Rouge Natchitoches

Mary G. McBride Sanna Randolph Raleigh A. Suarez, Ph.D. Shreveport Alexandria Lake Charles

Suzan G. Allen Richard E. D’Aquin otis A. Herbert, Jr., Ph.D. Jack McCarthy Andrew Reck, Ph.D. Carole R. Taylor, Ph.D. Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Baton Rouge New Orleans New Orleans

Vaughan Baker, Ph.D. Moselle Dearbone, Ph.D. Homer L. Hitt, Ph.D. Kathleen Heim McCook, Ph.D. Jean Reeves Cecil Taylor, Ph.D. Lafayette Alexandria New Orleans Baton Rouge New Orleans Baton Rouge

Dr. A. David Barry francis A. DeCaro, Ph.D. Sen. William Jefferson Alden J. McDonald Doris Reggie Maxine Taylor, Ph.D. Lafayette Baton Rouge New Orleans New Orleans Crowley Natchitoches

Melinda Bartley, Ph.D. Hon. James L. Dennis Ben D. Johnson Doris McWilliams Miles Richardson Phyllis Taylor New Orleans New Orleans Natchitoches Shreveport Baton Rouge New Orleans

Reginald Bess, Ph.D. William M. Detweiler Jerah W. Johnson, Ph.D. David E. Middleton, Ph.D. Mrs. Rupert Richardson Ms. Sibal S. Taylor Langston New Orleans New Orleans Thibodaux Baton Rouge Baton Rouge

EMBERS Warren M. Billings, Ph.D. Dardanella Ennis, Ph.D. Theodore R. Kauss, Ph.D. Saul Mintz Ronald Robert Hon. Gene Thibodeaux New Orleans Grambling Shreveport Monroe New Orleans Lake Charles

Elizabeth Bingham Randall feldman Peggy Kinsey James Montgomery Ron Roberts, Ph.D. Morris Taft Thomas Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport Shreveport DeRidder Alexandria M

Rabbi Murray Blackman Anne fitzgerald Glenna Kramer Sybil Morial Sidney Romero, Ph.D. Bailey Thompson New Orleans Alexandria Franklin New Orleans Hammond Shreveport

Peggy Brian fred A. frey James H. Lake Stephen A. Moses Thomas Ruffin Stan Tiner Alexandria Baton Rouge Shreveport New Orleans Shreveport Shreveport

Mark T. Carleton, Ph.D. Daniel M. fogel Beverly D. Latimer G. Leon netterville, Ph.D. Jerome J. Salomone, Ph.D. Rev. David Trickett Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Lafayette Baton Rouge Hammond New Orleans

Thomas Chambers, C.S.C., Ph.D. Anthony J. Gagliano, Ph.D., frances L. Lawrence, Ph.D. Paul T. nolan, Ph.D. Edward E. Samaha, Ph.D. Jane Ann Tudor New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans Lafayette Ruston Pineville

Richard Chardkoff, Ph.D. Antoine Garibaldi, Ph.D. Seraphia D. Leyda, Ph.D. Hope norman William R. Savage, Ph.D. Sue Turner Monroe New Orleans New Orleans Alexandria New Orleans Baton Rouge OARD Millie M. Charles Aline M. Garrett, Ph.D. Ann Lowrey John M. norris, Ph.D. Darwin H. Shrell, Ph.D. Charles Vincent, Ph.D. New Orleans Lafayette Alexandria Lake Charles Baton Rouge Baton Rouge

B Joy Clemons, J.D. Caroline Gilliland Walter M. L owery, Ph.D. James L. olney, Ph.D. Msgr. Alexander o. Sigur nathaniel Wing, Ph.D. Baton Rouge Alexandria Shreveport Baton Rouge Lafayette Baton Rouge

Henry Cobb, Ph.D. Sylvia Klumok Goodman fr. George f. Lundy, Ph.D., S.J. Lise Pederson, Ph.D. Lanier Simmons Robert C. Whitemore, Ph.D. Baton Rouge Shreveport New Orleans Lake Charles Avery Island New Orleans

Glenda Bryan Cooper Morgan J. Goudeau III, J.D. Louis J. Lupin, J.D. Huel D. Perkins, Ph.D. Hon. Anne L. Simon Everett Williams, Ph.D. Shreveport Opelousas New Orleans Baton Rouge New Iberia New Orleans

Jeff Cowart Alfred G. Guillaume, Ph.D. Michael H. Madison Emma Bradford Perry, Ph.D. Lorraine Slacks Alma young, Ph.D. Leesburg New Orleans Shreveport Baton Rouge Monroe New Orleans AST Hon. James J. Cox Edward Haas, Ph.D. yale Mandel, Ph.D. Sheela Plater fraser Snowden, Ph.D. Rabbi Richard zionts Lake Charles New Orleans Shreveport Thibodaux Natchitoches Shreveport

P Michael Craft Elton C. Harrison, Ph.D. Vincent Marino, Ph.D. Jessie J. Poesch, Ph.D. Robert C. Snyder Shreveport New Orleans Lafayette New Orleans Ruston

Betty Lee Crain Mrs. Danella P. Hero Judy P. Martinez nick Pollacia Jr. Thilo Steinschulte Monroe Belle Chasse Metairie Leesville Alexandria

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Mr. & Mrs. Andr Mrs. & Mr. Ed Michael Reggie Michael Ed Stone Container Corporation Container Stone Beth Willinger Beth Suzan Allen Suzan III Adams, Al Philip Andrepont Philip Judy & Allain Andry, III Andry, Allain & Judy Patricia Aura Patricia Elizabeth Bingham Elizabeth $ $ Jim Blanchard Jim Corinne Lindy Boggs Lindy Corinne Dianne & Ben Brady Ben & Dianne Rachel Brittain Rachel Reba Capers Reba Mary Louise Christovich Louise Mary Jo Ann Clevenger Ann Jo ,0 – 1,000 0 – 500 5,000 5,000 0 – 200 DONORS $ $ $ $ + ONORS 999 499 $ $ ew R ew eck 4,999 Ann & Ron Stokes Ron & Ann Stafford Alexandria E. Spitzer nicholas Sonnier Marilyn freeport-McMoran ford Richard Mrs. & Mr. R. Allen & LaDonna Alexander LaDonna & Allen R. Albert Robin Adams Donald foundation Memorial Acadian Abney Lisa White B. Liz Weiss Marion Warner f. neari Vincent Charles Mr. & Mrs. A. Glenn flournoy Glenn A. Mrs. & Mr. florence Robert falgoust Quentin Mrs. & Dr. Ewing Brandon J. G Vi Janet & Stephen Haedicke Stephen & Janet Green Martha Gaines Ernest & Dianne Lauren Anderson Lauren Ambrose Edith Altschul Mel Lois Hawkins Lois Hall Midlo Gwendolyn Richard Levine Richard Legier Jane Kuhlman Catherine Jenkins William Hudson Laura Hero Danella Ronnie Ro Ronnie Razovsky Helaine Poesch Jessie overmyer Eric olney James nesbitt Gregory Mrs. & Mr. nelson Simon Laura Mount Willie Moore Patrick Mintz Saul Mrs. & Mr. Mintz Melinda Marchiafava Anna Marcantel David Linam Jeanne l $ $ ary froeba ary rginia Shehee rginia 5 – 35 bert $ $ 199 foundation T N E M W O D N E A N A I S I U O L Diana Brou Diana Brosman Catharine Brodie Jamie Brewer Jane William Breaux, Jr. Breaux, William Brazda frederick Mrs. & Dr. Braedt Stephanie & Gary Brady Patricia Bradford Vernessa Bradford James Boyd Bonnie Boyce Judy Bourgeois Douglas Bossenmeyer Gary Borel Joseph Bordes Bruce Henrie Jo Barth Jo Henrie Barker Sylvia Baril Chase Doris Barham Jane Mr. & Mrs. Al Bordelon Al Mrs. & Mr. Bookhardt fred Bonner Dorothy Bonin Joyce Bolian Charles Bobear John Jr. Blitzer, Sidney Mrs. & Mr. Black Kelley Bess Blache Michael Larry Becnel Larry Beam James Beall Vernon Mrs. Beach Randal Battiste Gloria Bates Delle C. Barton fredrick Bareikis Robert Mrs. & Dr. Ball Kathy Baldridge Charles Mrs. & Mr. Bakowski George Bailey Robert Gunt Bigot Marie-noelle Biggers Ann Bienvenu Marion Bertrand Carolyn Bernard Rosemary Berkett Marian Jr. Benjamin, Herbert Benge Dorothy Bedenbaugh Cheryl H. P H. Avinger o. Mrs. Avery Barbara Autin Ruth Austin Jessie Ashworth Edward Armbruster Steve Arceneaux Muriel Aprill Charles Anderson Lois acot arrott B arrott er B er ischof ssard Jan DeCosmo Jan DeBlieux Stephen Gary frank A. deCaro A. frank Davis Sylvia Paul Davis, Jr. Davis, Paul Davis M. Michael Th Joe Davenport, III Davenport, Joe K Eddi Cavell Charlotte Cavanaugh Robert Jr. Brown, Charles Brown Carmel Henry Dauterive, Jr. Dauterive, Henry Danos James Dampf Jack Cunningham Cheryl Cuccia yvette Cuccia Kerry Colquitt Eleanor Collins Becky Cohen Elinor & Ernest Cody Caroline Clark Jan Clark Catherine Chopin Elizabeth Chawla Mary Jr. Charrier, John Dr. & Mrs. Joe Cash Joe Mrs. & Dr. Casey Susan & Terence Carll Russell Cargill Jennifer Carey Michael Mrs. & Dr. Carboni Tamra Caplan Daniel Caldwell Louis Joe Cain Joan Byrd Gail Burton Marda Burns Harold Burks Priscilla Burke Pamela Buquet Lee Glenny Buckel Cheryl Brumfield Douglas Brown Marilyn Brown Laverne Brown Gayle Brown Dorothy Dr. & Mrs. A.B. Cronan A.B. Mrs. & Dr. Cowan Barry Couvillion Louise Coutee Juanita Cotton Ellen Jo Cotten Mark Cooper Judy Cook Jeannette Constantinides Judy Compton fannie Joann Burak Joann athy Broussard athy avid, Jr. avid, omas D omas for the for e & e faye Cazayoux faye S E I T I N A M U H Da Dowell Deanna Doucet Sharon & Michael Dossett Brown Inc. Company, & Dorsey Dooley Sharon Jr. Donnaway, William Dollar Susan Dittman Stevan Dickinson Peter Dr. & Mrs. Robert DiBenedetto Robert Mrs. & Dr. Irene Di Maio Di Irene Mr. & Mrs. Don Descant Don Mrs. & Mr. Denny Jay & Robbie Delhom Keith Deane Linda Dean Gretchen Dependable Bagging, Co., Inc. Co., Bagging, Dependable n fic Tom feldman Madelaine & Randy feibelman Joan Elie Lolis Ehlers Pamela Egros nannette Egejuru Phanuel Edwards Jay Edwards Harry Edmonds Dale Ecton Catharine Durham James Durand JoAnne Jr. Dupuy, Marc Dupois Sonja funderburk & Herpin & funderburk friloux Suzanne Inc. Motors, frenzel frederic Christy fowler Richard foster James Mrs. & Dr. ford Carole fonte Jeannette Jr. folse, Henry foard Douglas flynn Ann Jeri flanagan faye fisher-Giorlando Marianne fishelson Julie files Carolyn Mignon faget Mignon III fackrell, Gerald Ezell Sean Ewing Randy & Rosemary Ewbank Ed Mrs. & Mr. Estes Lee Clyde Erwin Glenda & neil Erskine David Elston Elizabeth Mamie Ellis Milton Ellard Wanda Elioff Ione atalie fielding atalie uggins vid D vid k Karin & Larry Giger Larry & Karin Gibbs Judy & Jim Gay David Tom Gay Shelia Garibaldi Antoine Galle Jo Laurabeth Hicks Laurabeth Hess William Houses Historic Gallier Hermann-Grima Henington David Hendry Ronald Heleniak Roman Heine Cindy Heid Jean Hebert Maria Hebert Eddie Brooks Hawkins D.L. Mrs. Hauer John Hauck Dessommes Catherine Harris Doga Delores Harrington Carolyn Harrelson Lee Clyde Harrell Byron Harpster Dayna Mrs. W.L. Grace, III Grace, W.L. Mrs. Gretc Goodman Sylvia Gooch Judy Glasheen Shannon Gilley Shelby Kathleen Hoffpauir Kathleen Hoffman Louise Hinckley Justin Hidalgo Byron Grant Parish Library Parish Grant Granger frank Graham Cheryl Larry Gray Larry Gray Carolyn Loretta Hargroder Loretta Hardin Patricia Hammerli Angela Hamilton Rebecca Hahn Rozelle Gunner Sandra Jr. Guillory, Clarence Guidry Ronald Guidry Paul Guidry Anne Gruber Sharon & Richard Gristina Josie Green Randolph Gray nancy o.L Harlan Mary Harkey Tomas Haring Charlotte Guida Robert Mrs. & Mr. Guerin Wilfred Guagliardo Huey arper . H . oodrich hen G hen David & nicole Holcombe Earle Labor Julie McCollam Carol Phelps Catherine Simoneaux Lydia Voigt James Hollingsworth Errol & Peggy Laborde John & Kay McCray faye Phillips Lewis Simpson Linda Volentine Marybelle Holstead Michelle Lacour-Duval Ruth McCusker Poplar Grove Plantation Mr. & Mrs. Mike Simpson John Wafer Gregory Holt Caroline Lafourcade fred McDonald Gloria Powers Mrs. J. Smietana Scott Wainwright Holy family Library Lafourche Heritage Society Edward McGuire Prescott Memo rial Library Susan Smith Lynn & Monty Walford Linda Holyfield Lafourche Parish Library Melanie McKnight Mary Louise Prudhomme Elaine Smyth Kathy & Alan Walker Jane Honeycutt David Lambert Scott McLeod Jon Pruet Tom Snedeker Diane Walker Gail Hood Mr. & Mrs. olaf Lambert Joan McLure Jean & George Pugh fraser Snowden Donald Walker Hyatt Hood V. Lancaster Betty McRae Pamela Rabalais Karen Snyder Harriet Walker Beverly Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Joe Land Dennis McSeveney Raphael Rabalais Bernard Sontag, Jr. Eloise yerger Wall Donna Hopkins Mrs. James Landis n. Meinel Alwine Ragland John Southerland Patricia Ward Ralph Horne Leroy Landon Doris Meriwether Drew Ranier Charla Spalluto Joyce Warren Mary Howell Anne Landry Evelyn Merz Sura Rath Michael St. Martin Joyce Waters Jamie Huard Marlin Landry David Middleton Mrs. C.E. Reed Rose Anne St. Romain Angela Watkins Remona Hudson Phillip Lank Howard Mielke Elizabeth Reed Grove Stafford, Jr. Sue Weaver Joanne Hummer noreen Lapeyre Rod Mills Deborah Rehn Camille Steen nancy Webb Jonathan Hunter Walker Lasiter Edmond Miranne, Jr. Timothy Reilly Paul Stekler Ronald Weems Margaret Hunter Lee Latta Bruce Morgan Georgia Reine Carter Stevens Jay Weigel Patricia Hunter Ann Laury Glenn Morgan Margaret Rice Jane Stewart Roy Weiner Dolliann Hurtig Marjorie Lavine Thomas Morris Dr. & Mrs. Richard Leopold, Jr. M. Jean Stewart Jeanita West Daniel Hutton Darrel LeJeune Dr. & Mrs. Robert Morrow Mary Richardson Stockwell, Siev ert, Viccellio, Susan & Joseph Wheeler Iberia Parish Government L ynn LeJeune Susan Muller Virginia Rigamer Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P. Amy Whipple Stephen Ingersoll Lois Leblanc Terrance Murphy Luisa Ripoll u.H. Stoer Ann White Luis Ingles, Jr. Robert Leighninger, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Hunt neely Christina Riquelmy H. Chris Stokes Gladys White Barbara Insidioso Bernice Lennox Carolyn nelson Shirley Roberts Ann Stratton Gregory White Martha Irwin Saundra Levy Stella nesanovich William Robison Mr. & Mrs. f.W. Stromeyer Ronald White Sharon Isbell Anthony Lewis Albert nevils Susan Rogers Goodloe Stuck Anne Wilbourne Joyc e Jackson Mrs. W.A.J. Lewis Saidee Watson newell Mark Romig Anne Sturges Sandra Wilkinson Carola Jacob Linda Lightfoot Jennifer & Herbert newman Armand Roos Tara Sutton Connie Williams Todd Jacob Joyce & Roy Lilly Judith newman Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rosenberg Ronald Swartz Everett Williams Edward Jahncke, Jr. Joyce Linde Mr. & Mrs. C. Howard nichols Marion Rosser Mary Lee Sweat Joyce Williams Maia & Jay Jalenak James Llorens Mr. & Mrs. Murff o’neal, Jr. Anthony Rotolo Harriet Swift J. Woodfin Wilson, Jr. A. Dale Johnson Gary Lloyd James oakes, III Jenny & Robert Royer Danille Tabler Lidia Wilson Jane Johnson Centennial Cultural Center William oberhelman, Jr. Sam Rykels Taylortec, Inc. Mary Ann Wilson Lawrence Johnson Ana Lopez Roger ogden Raymond Saadi Terrebonne Parish Library Paul Wilson Shelley Johnson Denise Louvet ouachita Parish Public Library Colleen Salley Jervey Tervalon Bruce Wing Bill Jones John & June Lowe Maida owens Mr. & Mrs. Salomon Lavalle Elizabeth Thomas George Wolfe Virtle Jones Cynthia Lowenthal David Painter Jerome Salomone Morris Taft Thomas Michael Womack Tom Jordan Dr. & Mrs. Cedric Lowrey Dianne Pajaud Mona Lisa Saloy Marianne Thompson Janet R. Wood Maryann Joyner fred Loy Karen Palermo Ann Salzer Mr. & Mrs. Jack Thomson Seborn Woods Megan Kamerick Mr. & Mrs. G. Lynn Charlene Parker C. Drew Sanders Judith Thorne Ralph Woodward Charlene Kaough Irene Mackenroth Morton Parnell C.W. Sanders, Jr. Carmelite Thornton Carolyn Woosley Mary Jane Karabin Madison Historical Society Leslie Parr Save our Cemeteries, Inc. Sue Anne Toms Jan Wootan Marian & Randy Keator Michael Madison Lewis Parrish Alice Scheelar Anke Tonn Cassie Worley James Keller, Jr. Mary Ann Maguire Anika Parsons William Schenker Ann Torczon frederick Wright Beverly Kelley Dana Main Beth & Paul Paskoff Schepis foundation, Inc. Brenda Comeaux Trahan Eileen Wrigley Lisa Kelley Helen Malin Charlotte Paslay Claude Schlesinger Patrick Tremie Gayle Wykle Mary Kelly Brigitta Malm Emily Pass Helen Schneidau Kate Trepagnier David yarbrough Judith Kelsey William Malone olivia Pass Willie Schutz Tulane School of Medicine Dawn young Jessica Kemm oliver Martin Marian Patterson Duke Shackelford Sue Turner Geraldine zauner John Kemp Carol Mathias Ann Patteson John Shackelford uno Metro College L.R. zipris John Kent Barbara Mattingly Mary Payne Mr. & Mrs. Wade Shaddock Lorraine underwood Johannes Kilian Andrew Maverick Howard Peabody Maude Sharp Dr. & Mrs. Jack Van Lopik Claire Killeen John May Ellen & John Pecoul Margaret Sharpe Beth Vandersteen Margaret King Jonathan May Bryan Pedeaux Harriet Sheehy Renee Vanover Edith Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mayer Barbara Peete norma Sherman Eugenia Veillon Milton Kleinpeter Peter Mayer Advertising Darlene Pelletier Robert Sherman Mr. & Mrs. John Vercellotti Carolyn Kolb Jere McBride Elizabeth Penfield Ruby Shrieves Susie Victorian Marjorie Kornhauser Judith McBroom Karen Perschall Linda Siegenthaler Craig Vincent Virginia Kuizzweg Elizabeth McBurney Mary Peterson Pamela Sills Patricia Vincent Edward Kurtz Edgar McCanless Pamela Petrie Mr. & Mrs. John Simon Robbie Vitrano

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