Circle of Excellence Award Recipients

 

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.

 

2008

2009

Carmen Deedy

Carmen Deedy

Eth-Noh-Tec

Eth-Noh-Tec

Michael Cotter

Michael Cotter

Doug Elliott

Doug Elliott

Mary Hamilton

Mary Hamilton

Bobby Norfolk

Bobby Norfolk

2007

2006

May Gay Ducey

Mary Gay Ducey

Beth Horner

Beth Horner

Baba Jamal Koram

Baba Jamal Koram

Dovie Thomason

Dovie Thomason

Charlotte Blake Alston

Charlotte Blake Alston

Gwenda Ledbetter

Gwenda Ledbetter

2002

Patrick Ball

Patrick Ball

Judith Black

Judith Black

Diane Ferlatte

Diane Ferlatte

David Novak

David Novak

Jon Spelman

Jon Spelman

 

2001

Len Cabral

Len Cabral

Rex Ellis

Rex Ellis

Bill Harley

Bill Harley

Susan Klein

Susan Klein

Steve Sanfield

Steve Sanfield

 

2000

Dan Keding

Dan Keding

Syd Lieberman

Syd Lieberman

Jim May

Jim May

Barbara McBride-Smith

Barbara
McBride-Smith

JJ Reneaux

JJ Reneaux

 

1999

 

1998

Milbre Burch

Milbre Burch

Michael Parent

Michael Parent

Peninnah Schram

Peninnah Schram

Rosalie Sorrels

Rosalie Sorrels

 

Carol Birch

Carol Birch

1997

Elizabeth Ellis

Elizabeth Ellis

Heather Forest

Heather Forest

Maggi Peirce

Maggi Peirce

Gayle Ross

Gayle Ross

 

 

1996

Brother Blue

Brother Blue

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Marshall Dodge

Marshall Dodge

Ken Feit

Ken Feit

Barbara Freeman

Barbara Freeman

Ray Hicks

Ray Hicks

David Holt

David Holt

Doc McConnell

Doc McConnell

Jay O'Callahan

Jay O'Callahan

Lee Pennington

Lee Pennington

Connie Regan-Blake

Connie Regan-Blake

Gamble Rogers

Gamble Rogers

Lynn Rubright

Lynn Rubright

Laura Simms

Laura Simms

Mary Carter Smith

Mary Carter Smith

Ed Stivender

Ed Stivender

Jackie Torrence

Jackie Torrence

Kathryn Windham

Kathryn Windham

Diane Wolkstein

Diane Wolkstein