Circle
of Excellence Awards
The
Circle of Excellence
Award is
presented to artists
who are recognized
by their peers to be
master storytellers
who set the
standards for
excellence and have
demonstrated, over a
significant period
of time, a
commitment and
dedication to the
art of storytelling.
|
1996 |
|
Lee
Pennington
|
Lynn
Rubright
|
| Connie
Regan-Blake
|
Barbara
Freeman
|
| Diane
Wolkstein
|
Jackie
Torrence
|
| Mary
Carter Smith
|
Kathryn
Windham
|
| Brother
Blue
|
Doc
McConnell
|
| Ed
Stivender
|
Jay
O’Callahan
|
| Ray
Hicks
|
Ken
Feit
|
| Gamble
Rogers
|
Marshall
Dodge
|
| Donald
Davis
|
Laura
Simms
|
| David
Holt
|
|
1997 |
| Elizabeth
Ellis
|
Gayle
Ross
|
| Heather
Forest
|
Maggi
Peirce
|
|
1998 |
| Carol
Birch
|
|
1999 |
| Michael
Parent
|
Rosalie
Sorrels
|
| Milbre
Burch
|
Peninnah
Schram
|
|
2000 |
| Barbara
McBride-Smith
|
Dan
Keding
|
| Jim
May
|
Syd
Lieberman
|
| JJ
Reneaux
|
|
2001 |
| Len
Cabral
|
Bill
Harley
photo
by Susan
Wilson |
| Rex
Ellis
|
Steve
Sanfield
|
| Susan
Klein
|
|
2002 |
| Patrick
Ball
|
Judith
Black
|
| Diane
Ferlatte
|
David
Novak
|
| Jon
Spelman
|
|
2006 |
| Gwenda
Ledbetter
|
Charlotte
Blake Alston
|
2007 |
Mary Gay Ducey
|
Beth Horner
|
Baba Jamal Koram
|
Dovie Thomason
|
