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2013 Governor's Arts Awards Nominations

The deadline for this year's nominations has passed. Thank you to all those who submitted nominations.

Congratulations to the 2012 Governor's Arts Awards recipients!

Click HERE to read bios of each recipient.

Arts Community Development Award

Jeff Baskin (North Little Rock)

Arts in Education Award

Christen Burke Pitts (North Little Rock)

Clayton Scott (Fayetteville)

Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts Award

TRUE Marketing (Jonesboro)

Folklife Award

Marty Phillips (Crossett)

Individual Artist Award

John Jeter (Fort Smith)

Patron Award

Drs. Mack and Vern Ann Shotts (Paragould)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Zeek Taylor (Eureka Springs)

Judges Special Recognition Award

Jim D. Johnson (Little Rock)

The annual Governor's Arts Awards program recognizes individuals and corporations for their support of the arts in Arkansas. The awards are presented at the Governor's Arts Awards luncheon held each fall.

The award categories are: Arts Community Development, Arts in Education, Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts, Individual Artist, Folklife, Individual Patron and Lifetime Achievement.

For more information about the Governor's Arts Awards contact Cheri Leffew, special events/projects program manager at (501) 324-9767 or email cheri@arkansasheritage.org.

Governor's Art Awards Recipients from 1991 - 2012:

Arts Community Development Award
2012	Jeff Baskin	North Little Rock
2011	John Gaudin	North Little Rock
2010	Robert Ginsburg	Fayetteville
2009	Beth James Burns	El Dorado
2008	Paul Leopoulos	North Little Rock
2007	Dick Trammel	Rogers
2006	Mayor Jim Dailey	Little Rock
2005	Dwight Hobbs Curry	Fort Smith
2004	Steve Arrison	Hot Springs
2003	Betty Jo Hays	Hope
2002	Ray Baker	Fort Smith
2001	Carlos Price	Hope
2000	Nancy Hendricks	Fayetteville
1999	Ken Bailey & Jim Gresham	Harrison
1998	Charlotte Rierson	Fairfield Bay
1997	Benini	Hot Springs

Arts in Education Award
2012	Christen Burke Pitts Clayton Scott	North Little Rock, Fayetteville
2011	Nicole Capri	Little Rock
2010	Dr. Neale and Elaine Bartee	Jonesboro
2009	Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild	Little Rock
2008	Zinse Agginie	Little Rock/Hope
2007	Walton Arts Center	Fayetteville
2006	Brenda Turner	Little Rock
2005	Patricia Relph (Individual)	Fayetteville
2005	Fort Smith Symphony (Organization)	Fort Smith
2004	Linda McLeod	Springdale
2003	Fred Boosey	Little Rock
2002	Crittenden Arts Council	West Memphis
2001	Cross County Arts Council	Wynne
2000	Dianna Denton	Morrilton
1999	Frankie Goza	Arkadelphia
1998	Susan Turner Purvis	Little Rock
1997	Lynda Lyon	Hot Springs
1996	Andee Evers	Pocahontas
1995	Glynn Calahan	El Dorado
1994	Dr. Mary Hamilton	Magnolia
1993	Winston Taylor	Russellville
1992	Donna Wallace	Batesville
1991	Dorisenne Hill	Little Rock

Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts Award
2012	TRUE Marketing	Jonesboro
2011	Thoma Thoma	Little Rock
2010	1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa	Eureka Springs
2009	Land O'Frost	Searcy
2008	Brackett-Krennerich & Associates Architects	Jonesboro
2007	Greenwood and Associates Inc.	Fayetteville
2006	Lennox Industries,Inc.	Stuttgart
2005	The Sentinel Record	Hot Springs
2004	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Springdale
2003	Simmons First National Bank, Corp. Headquarters	Pine Bluff
2002	Zero Mountain, Inc. of Fort Smith	Fort Smith
2001	The Bank of Fayetteville	Fayetteville
2000	Southwestern Bell Wireless-Fort Smith	Fort Smith
1998	Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield	Little Rock
1997	Stone & Ward, Inc.	Little Rock
1996	Murphy Oil Corporation	El Dorado
1995	International Paper Company Foundation	Pine Bluff
1994	J M Products	Little Rock
1993	American Cablevision	West Memphis
1992	St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center	Hot Springs
1991	Worthen Bank	Pine Bluff

Encouragement Award
2000	M.G. Miller	Fayetteville
1998	Kelly Grooms	Pocahontas
1997	Kerri Jucas	El Dorado

Folklife Award
2012	Marty Phillips	Crossett
2011	Mike Shirkey	Fayetteville
2010	Still on the Hill	Fayetteville
2009	Frank Jones	Conway
2008	Ruby Sales Rayder	Lake Village
2007	Rex Harral	Wilburn
1998	Sondra Torchia	Eureka Springs
1997	Jerry Fisk	Washington

Individual Artist Award
2012	John Jeter	Fort Smith
2011	Larry Foley	Fayetteville
2010	Virgil "Spot" Daniel	Prescott
2009	Sandra McDonald	Little Rock
2008	John Erwin	Little Rock
2007	Darcy Pattison	North Little Rock
2006	Bryan W. Massey, Sr.	Conway
2005	Anita Huffington	Winslow
2004	Betty Dortch Russell McMath	Little Rock
2003	Dale Carpenter	Fayetteville
2002	George Price	El Dorado
2001	Gary Simmons	Hot Springs
2000	Repha Buckman	Hope
1999	Mike Nichols	Little Rock
1998	C. Michael Tidwell	Little Rock
1997	E. Fay Jones	Fayetteville
1996	Sheila B. Parsons	Conway
1995	Brad Mooy	Little Rock
1994	Carl Scott	West Memphis
1993	Rebecca Whitfield	Little Rock
1992	Jorges Villegas	El Dorado
1991	Cliff Baker	Little Rock

Patron Award
2012	Drs. Mack and Vern Ann Shotts	Paragould
2011	Denise and Hershey Garner	Fayetteville
2010	Marilyn Patterson	Fort Smith
2009	Ferold and Jane Arend family	Bentonville
2008	Coleman and Shirley “Peaches” Peterson	Rogers
2007	Dr. and Mrs. Henry Udouj Jr.	Fort Smith
2006	Jim Blair	Springdale
2005	Dr. Ted Bailey	Little Rock
2004	Dr. Paul Tucker	Hot Springs
2003	Dorothy Morris	Hot Springs
2002	Barbara Mashburn	Fayetteville
2001	James Dyke	Little Rock
1999	William Bettwy	Pine Bluff
1998	Elizabeth Pruet	El Dorado
1997	Janine Earney	West Memphis
1996	Donald Munro	Hot Springs
1995	June Freeman	Pine Bluff
1994	Billie Starr	Fayetteville
1993	Polly Crews	Fort Smith
1992	Joe Harris, Jr.	Blytheville
1991	Dolph Whitten	Arkadelphia

Judges Special Recognition Award
2012	Jim D. Johnson	Little Rock
2011	Claire Haun	North Little Rock
2010	David Peterson	Greenbrier
2009	Charles B. Pierce	Redfield
2008	RuAnn Ewing	Hindsville
2007	Dr. William Clements	Jonesboro
2006	Julia Gardner (Lifetime Arts Patron)	Wynne
2006	Lorenzo Smith (Arts in Education)	Little Rock
2005	Chuck “Lucky Russell” Lomerson	Clinton
2004	Alice Guffey Miller (Arts in Education)	Monticello
2004	Doug DeMorrow (Individual Artist)	Arkadelphia
2003	Kathi Sweere	Conway
2002	Dr. Wesley Branstine	Arkadelphia
2001	Sleepy LaBeef	Springdale
2000	Rhonda Hicks	El Dorado

Lifetime Achievement Award
2012	Zeek Taylor	Eureka Springs
2011	Vincent Insalaco	North Little Rock
2010	Gene Hatfield	Conway
2009	Julia Lansford	Jonesboro
2008	Peggy Caudle Vining	Little Rock
2007	Jeane M. Hamilton	Little Rock
2006	Charles Banks Wilson	Fayetteville
2005	George Dombek	Goshen
2004	Evan Lindquist	Jonesboro
2003	Stanley Rames	Hot Springs
2002	Townsend Wolfe	Little Rock
2001	Al Allen	Little Rock
2000	Susan Morrison	Eureka Springs
1999	Cliff Baker	Little Rock
1997	May Harris Gray	Fort Smith
1993	Lucy Cabe	Little Rock