Arts Education: FY
2005 Grants Panelists
Literature – Panel A1
October 11, 2004
Kay Cottle (Layperson)
Teacher
Weston Public Schools
Weston, MA
Matthew Davis
Senior Editor and Director, Reading Project
Core Knowledge Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
David Haynes
Writer
Associate Professor of English, Director of Creative Writing
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Catherine O'Brian
Poet
Arts in Education Coordinator
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Concord, NH
William Craig Rice
President and Senior Faculty Member
Shimer College
Waukegan, IL
C. Dale Young
Poet, Physician, Poetry Editor
New England Review
San Mateo, CA
Design/Media Arts/Museums – Panel A2
October 12-13, 2004
Andrea Barnwell
Director, Museum of Fine Art
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Samuel C. Hoi
President
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
Philip Nix (Layperson)
Founding Headmaster
Sonoma Country Day School
Santa Rosa, CA
James Panero
Associate Editor
The New Criterion
New York, NY
Ruth Perlin
Director of Educational Technology
Special Assistant to the Director for
Initiatives in Education and Technology
The Phillips Collection
Washington, DC
Visual Arts – Panel A3
October 14-15, 2004
Leonard Folgarait
Professor of Art History
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Joan M. E. Gaither
Visual Artist
Coordinator of Undergraduate Art Education
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Baltimore, MD
Pia C. Guerrero
Manager of Art and Public Education
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond, CA
Jane Katcher (Layperson)
Retired Pediatrician
Arts Patron
Coconut Grove, FL
Mary Kathryn Massey
Visual Artist
Indianapolis, IN
Janet L. Olson
Associate Professor of Art
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Boston, MA
Multidisciplinary - Panel B1
October 18-19, 2004
Libby Lai-Bun Chiu
Ballet and modern dancer
Executive Director
Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education
Chicago, IL
Lisa Cox (Layperson)
Vice-Chairman
Vermont State Board of Education
Brattleboro, VT
Mary Sundet Jones
Arts Education Coordinator
Iowa Arts Council
Des Moines, IA
Wendy Shenefelt-McCurtis
Director of Arts Education
Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
Scott Shuler
Music Educator
Arts Education Consultant
Connecticut State Department of Education
Hartford, CT
Music – Panel B2
October 25-26, 2004
Mark S. Francis
Executive Director
Arizona School for the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
Linda Hoeschler (Layperson)
Retired Arts Administrator
St. Paul, MN
Lillian Pailen
Coordinator, Choral and General Music
Montgomery County Public Schools
Waldorf, MD
Anne Phillips
Singer, Composer
Faculty Member, Steinhardt School of Education
New York University
New York, NY
Michael A. Rose
Associate Professor of Composition, Blair School of Music
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Dance – Panel B3
December 2-3, 2004
Jane M. Bonbright
Executive Director
National Dance Education Organization
Bethesda, MD
Nai-Ni Chen
Artistic Director
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.
Fort Lee, NJ
B. Candy Gamble (Layperson)
Community Volunteer
Vashon Island, WA
Peter Stark
Director
Orlando Ballet School
Orlando, FL
Eduardo Vilaro
Artistic Director
Luna Negra Dance Theater
Chicago, IL
Dance – Panel B4
December 3, 2004
Nai-Ni Chen
Artistic Director
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.
Fort Lee, NJ
B. Candy Gamble (Layperson)
Community Volunteer
Vashon Island, WA
Peter Stark
Director
Orlando Ballet School
Orlando, FL
Eduardo Vilaro
Artistic Director
Luna Negra Dance Theater
Chicago, IL
Theater – Panel C1
October 20-21, 2004
Rachel Dickstein
Choreographer
Artistic Director
Ripe Time
Brooklyn, NY
Donna Glick
Director of Education
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston, MA
Mark Ruhala
Actor/Choreographer/Producer
Artistic and Executive Director
The Gate
East Lansing, MI
David Sutherland (Layperson)
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Director of Hendrix-Murphy Foundation
Professor of Mathematics
Hendrix College
Conway, AR
Desiree Urquhart
Associate Executive Director and
Director of Community Engagement
Arena Stage
Washington, DC
Music – Panel C2
October 29-30, 2004
Peggy Adams (Layperson)
Civic Leader, Retired Educator
Alexandria, VA
Luis Delgado
Fine Arts Specialist
Albuquerque Public Schools
Albuquerque, NM
Mellasenah Y. Morris
Director, School of Music
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Myran Parker-Brass
Director, Education and Community Programs
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston, MA
David Tomatz
Cellist, Professor, Moores School of Music
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Musical Theater/Theater/Opera – Panel C3
December 1, 2004
Jean Keister Kellogg
Director of Education
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Roella Hsieh Louie
Commissioner, Cultural Heritage Commission
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Janet E. Rubin
Arts Educator, Chairman, Department of Theatre
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI
Penelope Haru Snipper (Layperson)
Philanthropic Consultant
Minneapolis, MN
Zannie Giraud Voss
Producing Director, Theater Previews at Duke
Department of Theater Studies
Duke University
Durham, NC
Presenting - Panel D1
November 22, 2004
John Killacky
Film/Video Producer and Director
Program Officer, Arts and Culture Program
San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Everett McCorvey
Tenor
Endowed Professor of Voice and Director
Director, Opera Theater and Lexington Opera Society
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Ruth Piispanen
Director, Arts In Education
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Boise, ID
Lawrence Scripp
Composer and Conductor
Chair, Music-in-Education Program
Director, Research Center for Learning Through Music
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
Kathleen Stevens (Layperson)
Arts Patron
Fort Worth, TX
Folk & Traditional Arts - Panel D2
December 13, 2004
William Anderson
Wind Instrumentalist
Professor Emeritus of Music
Kent State University
President , Ohio Music Education Association
Aurora, OH
C. Kurt Dewhurst
Professor of English
Michigan State University (MSU)
Director and Co-Curator of Folk Arts
MSU Museum
East Lansing, MI
Jean Tokuda Irwin
Visual Artist
Arts Education Director
Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
Kathryn Michelle James (Layperson)
Director
Hyattsville OASIS Program
Hyattsville, MD
Maida Owens
Cultural Anthropologist and Film Producer
Program Director
Folklife and Louisiana Crafts Marketing Program
Baton Rouge, LA
Multidisciplinary - Panel D3
December 14-16, 2004
Barbara Bayless
Program Coordinator (Retired)
Ohio Arts Council
Westerville, OH
Martha Murphy (Layperson)
CEO, Coastal Land & Drilling Company
Chair, Murphy Institute for Political Economy
Center for Ethics and Public Affairs
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Pass Christian, MS
Mary McElwain
Acting Executive Director
Missouri Arts Council
St. Louis, MO
Anna Christine Ross
Violist
Director of Education & Operations
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Wayne, IN
Russ Schultz
Musician and conductor
Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Kevin Smith
Chief Executive Officer and Producer
Tuacahn Center for the Arts
Ivins, UT
Local Arts Agencies - Panel D4
December 17, 2004
John Paul Batiste
Poet and performer
Founder and CEO
AVOI (Advocacy/Vision/Opportunity/Inspiration)
Dallas, TX
Christine Goodheart
Executive Director, University-Community Partnerships
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
David Knight (Layperson)
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Stephens, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
Jeff Prauer
Trombonist
Executive Director
Community Programs in the Arts (COMPAS)
St. Paul, MN
Candy Schneider
Visual Artist
Assistant Director, School-Community Partnership Program
Clark County School District
Chairman, Nevada Arts Council
Henderson, NV
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