Governor's Arts Awards - Nevada Arts Council

GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARDS 

a program of the Nevada Arts Council and the Office of the Governor 

Governor Jim Gibbons, the 

Nevada Arts Council, Metro 

Arts Council of Southern 

Nevada and the City of Las 

Vegas welcome you to the 

28th Annual Governor's Arts 

Awards. Inaugurated in 1979 as 

the Decade Awards, the 

Governor's Arts Awards became 

an annual event the following 

year. Through this program, the 

Nevada Arts Council and the Office 

of the Governor recognize 

outstanding and enduring 

contributions to Nevada through 

artistic achievement and service to 

the arts.

JIM GIBBONS 

GOVERNOR 

March 27, 2008 

Dear Friends: 

Welcome to the 28th Annual Governor's Arts Awards. I feel privileged to honor 

this year's outstanding award recipients, all who symbolize the best of a creative 

and engaged citizenry. Individually and collectively, their service to Nevada merits 

the highest of public recognition. 

Those honored this evening are genuinely dedicated to providing this great state 

a rich cultural life. It will continue to take the collective efforts of all of us, whether 

it be in the form of advocacy, education, funding or creating art, to ensure that 

Nevada continues to be “rich in art.” 

Dawn and I congratulate the recipients of the 28th Annual Governor's Arts 

Awards - Sally Ahlstedt, Jim Burke, Bill Fain, Las Vegas Little Theatre, Candy and 

Senator Mike Schneider, Mike Williams and Martina Young.Many thanks for your 

extraordinary and valuable contributions to Nevada. 

Best wishes for an enjoyable evening. 

Sincerely, 

Jim Gibbons 

Governor - State of Nevada

28TH ANNUAL 

GOVERNOR’S 

MARCH 27, 2008 

Presented by the Nevada Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural 

Affairs, and the Office of the Governor. Co-sponsored by Metro Arts Council of 

Southern Nevada and hosted by the City of Las Vegas Leisure Services 

Department-Arts & Community Events Division. 

PERFORMANCE 

The Shirley Chen Dancers 

Water Lily Fairies - on a hot summer's day in the water lily pond, water lily fairies 

emerge from the water to dance with poetic elegance 

WELCOME 

Tim Jones 

Chair, Nevada Arts Council Board 

AWARDS PRESENTATION 

Governor Jim Gibbons 

State of Nevada

ARTS AWARDS 

AWARD RECIPIENTS 

L. Martina Young, Reno 

Excellence in the Arts 

Mike Williams, Fallon 

Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts 

Jim Burke, Reno 

Leadership in Arts Education 

Sally Ahlstedt, Henderson 

Leadership in the Arts: Individual 

Las Vegas Little Theatre, Las Vegas 

Leadership in the Arts: Organization 

Bill Fain, Virginia City 

Patronage in the Arts 

Candy and Senator Mike Schneider, Las Vegas 

Distinguished Service to the Arts 

PERFORMANCE 

The Muhammed Shakir Quintet, with guest artist Adelaide Robbins 

CLOSING REMARKS 

Video Presentations produced by Gwen Clancy and Susan Boskoff with assistance from 

Dave Meador, Clark County Public Communications. Table centerpieces provided by 

Nevada Alliance for Arts Education.

EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS 

L. MARTINA YOUNG 

“We are what we repeatedly do,” said Aristotle. “Excellence, then, is not an act 

but a habit.” Apply that habit of excellence and hard work, leaven it with 

generosity, warmth and artistic integrity and the creation that emerges is 

L. Martina Young. 

Young came to Nevada 20 years ago with three National Endowment of the Arts 

fellowships to her credit and an international reputation in dance and 

choreography.As Director of Dance at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1987- 

1994,Young added the skills of educator, scholar and advocate to her portfolio. 

During her tenure she introduced students to global dance styles as well as the 

passion and creativity that informs her every work. She created the 

Choreographer's Forum, an ongoing event providing the opportunity for artists 

and audiences to explore the creative process, and Dancespeak, Northern 

Nevada's first dance publication. 

Her body of work - “Grace at River's Edge” (2007),“Cello Dances” (2004, on the 

occasion of Young's 50th birthday) and “Amigas” (2003), to name a few - balances 

the personal and accessible, providing audiences a profound and enduring 

experience.“Her dances are often site specific pieces of and about this place and 

their poetry and strength offer an eloquent portrait of the beauty and uniqueness 

that is Nevada,” writes Diane Rugg in her nominating letter. 

Sharing her love of creative expression, movement and dance, Young has 

collaborated with artists of all disciplines, appeared with performing arts groups, 

including the Reno Philharmonic, and performed solo on stage. She has inspired 

children in Ely's Head Start program, high school and college students in Las Vegas 

and Reno, at-risk teenagers, dancers with disabilities and elder theatre companies. 

Her passion knows no bounds, and,“This,” concludes Rugg,“is how artistic legacy 

is born, nurtured and passed on.”

MIKE WILLIAMS 

EXCELLENCE IN FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS 

The foremost practitioner of an ancient style of tule duckmaking, Mike Williams 

transports viewers back hundreds of years to when another civilization lived in 

the Great Basin. 

In the late 1990s a deepening respect for his ancestors and the survival arts of the 

early Native peoples of northern Nevada led Williams to investigate the tule work 

and duck decoy making of his family in Fallon. While visiting the Lovelock Cave 

where 2,000-year-old duck decoys had been excavated in the 1920s, Williams, a 

Walker River Paiute, connected to the people who created nets, snares and 

baskets and their way of living from the tule stalks-otherwise known as bulrushes. 

This connection was so deep that he recreated the art of decoy making in the 

ancient Lovelock style and dedicated himself to reviving Northern Paiute arts 

such as string manufacture, quiver and mat making and other 'tule technologies.' 

“The decoys and other items he has produced have been of the highest caliber, 

truly works of art,” notes Nevada Anthropology Professor Catherine Fowler, in 

her supporting letter. “He takes great pains to use the correct paints and other 

substances on his decoys.” 

An engaging communicator, Williams generously shares his techniques and 

knowledge of the prehistoric Lovelock Culture, teaching traditional arts to family 

members, Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe children and traveling to Israel as part of 

a Native American ministry. His work is on display at the Nevada State Museum, 

and now represents Nevada at the National Museum of the American Indian in 

Washington,D.C. 

“It's my purpose in life to teach this art and pass it on,” says Williams. And, in so 

doing, preserves Northern Paiute art and culture for future generations.

JIM BURKE 

LEADERSHIP IN ARTS EDUCATION 

When nominator Susan Clark called for comments from former students and 

colleagues about digital arts educator Jim Burke, she was inundated with emails 

and letters filled with accolades. “Most influential teacher,” “highly motivating,” 

“intensely passionate,” “one of the nation's most special educators.” 

The object of these tributes has been teaching at the Washoe County School 

District's Regional Technical Institute since 1990 and at Truckee Meadows 

Community College since 2001. Burke's area of expertise encompasses digital 

arts, design, design visualization, animation and 3D Design. Given the 

interdisciplinary aspect of digital arts, it was only natural that Burke would 

become a magnet for students interested in art, architecture, advertising and 

design. 

The results have been impressive. Consider the fact that more than 175 of Burke's 

students have won Regional Scholastic Art Awards at the Nevada Museum of Art. 

Or that his Nevada students have consistently placed and won awards at Skills 

USA, American Institute of Architects, Scholastic Arts and American Advertising 

Federation. Or that one university art professor eagerly awaits Jim Burkeprepared 

students; readily identifiable by their ability to grasp concepts, work hard 

and deal with the possibilities inherent in art and media. 

“The highest compliment that one can pay an art educator,” writes Nevada Art 

Professor Howard Rosenberg,“is one I pay to Mr. Burke when I say that this is an 

educator who not only 'talks the talk… he walks the walk.'”

SALLY AHLSTEDT 

LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS: INDIVIDUAL 

Find a public arts administrator who combines management and business skills 

with an aptitude for nurturing new talent and building audiences and chances are 

you have found a community cultural leader. Sally Ahlstedt is one of these 

individuals and the Las Vegas Valley is stronger for it. 

Ahlstedt first came to Las Vegas in 1992 and served as a cultural assistant in Clark 

County Parks and Recreation and then as theater manager for the Las Vegas- 

Clark County Library District. She juggled numerous tasks while working with 

colleagues to insure the development of community theaters across the valley. In 

2002 Ahlstedt was appointed Cultural Arts Coordinator for the City of 

Henderson's Cultural Arts and Tourism Department. In this position she continues 

to promote the arts for community vitality, economic diversification and cultural 

tourism. With a focus on the revitalization of downtown Henderson, Ahlstedt 

succeeds by combining business modeling and innovative visual, literary and 

performing arts programming on- and off-stage at the Henderson Pavilion. 

Though her resume bursts at the seams with arts management experience 

throughout the country, it is her passion for the arts and her generosity of spirit 

that inspires and motivates. “Her unique understanding of the needs and interests 

of our very diverse arts community have made her an invaluable asset,” noted 

Margaret Trasatti, chair of the Nevada Chamber Symphony. 

Describing Ahlstedt as a cultural catalyst, John Nasshan Jr., board member for the 

Henderson Symphony Orchestra, couldn't agree more. “Sally has been a great 

inspiration to the Las Vegas and Henderson arts communities and has always been 

a source of encouragement to theater companies, musical groups and individual 

performing artists.”

LAS VEGAS LITTLE THEATRE 

LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS: ORGANIZATION 

Founded in 1978 in a converted storefront with a seating capacity of 48, Las Vegas 

Little Theatre, today in its 30th season, resides in a 10,000-square foot home with 

mainstage and blackbox theaters, ample technical facilities and a subscriber base 

of close to 1,000. It's secret to success? LVLT is theatre by the community and 

for the community. 

In 1984 LVLT lost its storefront location leaving the troupe to find shelter in 

publicly operated venues run by the City of Las Vegas, Clark County School 

District, UNLV and, crucially, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. It was 

during its library residency that the organization began making a name for itself. 

As the valley grew and the library reclaimed the space, LVLT was on the move 

again. This time the community moved with them. Growing numbers of 

professionals, volunteers, actors, businesses and patrons gave their time, expertise 

and funding to sustain LVLT. It was a phenomenon that repeated itself several years 

later culminating with the company's move into its current space.Through it all, 

the troupe continued to stage a breadth of productions ranging from critically 

acclaimed plays such as “Equus,” “Master Harold...and the Boys” and “Master 

Class” to popular fare such as “Driving Miss Daisy,” “On Golden Pond” and “The 

Philadelphia Story.” 

LVLT has shown by example that community involvement, a commitment to 

educating the next generation of actors and audience and the right combination 

of audience-pleasing and challenged works is the recipe for success.

PATRONAGE IN THE ARTS 

BILL FAIN 

As the long-time proprietor of the Gold Hill Hotel near Virginia City, Bill Fain has 

employed the arts to build a business, a culture and a community. John Flanagan, 

chairman of the Storey County Commission, noted in his nomination letter, 

“Through the generosity of his philanthropic spirit, creativity, financial resources 

and community involvement, [this tenaciously successful octogenarian] has 

developed a cultural nucleus for the Comstock Historic District.” 

Fain started down this path more than 20 years ago by instituting a weekly lecture 

series devoted to the history of the Comstock Lode and Nevada, often including 

poetry, music, theatre and dance. Using his own contribution of time, effort and 

financial resources, Fain ensured its ongoing success. 

In 2001, seeing the need for a community theater, Fain founded the Gold Hill 

Theatre Troupe. Fain wrote the troupe's first two Comstock-themed plays and 

performed them in the hotel after dinner, essentially in the laps of his patrons. 

Fain's enterprise quickly attracted community members eager to join.In six years, 

100 northern Nevada actors have staged more than 350 performances of 37 plays 

and musicals. Not content with indoor venues, Fain launched “Shakespeare on the 

Rocks” in 2005. Every summer a major Shakespeare work takes place outdoors 

in the gazebo at the Gold Hill Hotel.With each of these endeavors, Fain's vision 

of serving the community and its visitors through the arts becomes more 

fully realized. 

“With the many opportunities he has provided for the community, Bill Fain has 

demonstrated a long term, tireless commitment as a patron of the arts,” write 

Nevada Shakespeare Company's Cameron Crain and Squeek Steele. “This is a 

person that must be recognized.”

CANDY AND 

SENATOR MIKE SCHNEIDER 

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ARTS 

Candy Schneider has been a 24/7 'hands-on' arts advocate for more than three 

decades - as an educator, administrator, trustee and spokesperson.An unassuming 

supporter of the arts, Senator Mike Schneider has supported and created 

legislation to increase public funding for the arts during his tenure at the Nevada 

State Legislature. Both want creative communities, a robust economy and 

an unparalleled educational system for Nevada, and see the arts as a key to 

this vision. 

As a board member for the Nevada Arts Council for 12 years and chair for five 

years, Candy epitomized grace in leadership and service, whether advising on 

policy development or working side by side with staff at dozens of grant panels. 

She served as assistant director in the School-Community Partnership Program 

for the Clark County School District, ensuring that students experienced the arts 

both in and outside the classroom. Retiring from the school district after 33 years 

of service, Candy moved her talents to the newly created position of Director of 

Education and Outreach for The Smith Center for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. 

She continues to build partnerships, develop model programs and contribute to 

her community and state by serving on numerous boards including the Metro Arts 

Council of Southern Nevada, Nevada Alliance for Arts Education,and VSA arts of 

Nevada, among others. 

Representing his Las Vegas district in the Nevada Assembly from 1993 - 1995 and 

then in the Senate since 1997, Senator Mike Schneider may be quick to joke that 

his association with the arts is culinary in nature, but don't be fooled. He can 

explain the impact of the arts on a child's life, illustrate how corporations benefit 

from arts-educated employees or state the case for cultural tourism as a practical 

economic strategy. During the 2007 legislative session, Senator Schneider 

sponsored a bill to increase the Nevada Arts Council's budget to a level of $1 per 

citizen to expand programs and grants that serve the cultural needs of 

communities statewide. His efforts helped galvanize a grassroots arts advocacy 

movement and resulted in an increase to the Arts Council of $425,000 for 

the biennium.

THE ARTISTS 

THE LAS VEGAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA QUINTET 

The Las Vegas Youth Orchestra consists of four separate ensembles, a season of 

three concerts and 330 students. Students are admitted by annual audition and 

participation in one's school music program is required. The two upper-level 

groups (Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic and Las Vegas Youth Symphony) perform 

symphonic repertoire as students prepare for entry into collegiate and 

professional organizations.The younger groups (the Las Vegas Youth Sinfonia and 

the Las Vegas Youth Ensemble) help to develop students into effective orchestral 

players, emphasizing the responsibility, commitment and teamwork necessary for 

successful performances. 

Tonight's performers - Yuhi Kim and Erynn Hill, violins; Omar Shelly, viola;Anthony 

Rodriguez, cello, and Vaijayanthi Vaidyanathan, bass - are members of the Las Vegas 

Youth Philharmonic. The Youth Philharmonic will tour Europe in June 2008, with 

performances in Salzburg,Vienna and Prague. 

THE SHIRLEY CHEN DANCERS 

Originally from Taiwan, Shirley Chen formed The Shirley Chen Dancers in 1982 

and settled in Las Vegas in 1995. With traditional, informal training and formal 

training in dance, Chen received degrees from the National Taiwan Academy of Art 

and UCLA. Company dancers - Celine Endy, Rong Fu, Alice Kuo, Tiffany Man, 

Audrey Meng, Shevaun Valenzuela, Victoria Vuong and Shanel Wu - are adept at 

performing and teaching classical court dances, but their passion and emphasis is 

on folk dance. Chen and her company educate audiences about Chinese history 

and culture, languages and customs through the artistry of dance and stunning 

costumes that are handmade by Chinese designers.

THE ARTISTS 

THE MUHAMMED SHAKIR QUINTET 

The Muhammed Shakir Quintet is comprised of a group of close-knit friends from 

the Las Vegas Academy for International Studies Performing and Visual Arts. 

Influenced by jazz greats ranging from Max Roach and Jaco Pastorius to Jack 

DeJohnette and Wayne Shorter, these five young musicians jam together, take the 

same classes, exchanges musical ideas and challenge one another to excel. 

This evening Muhammed Shakir, flute; Kyle Henry, tenor saxophone; Darren 

Denman, piano; Eric Andrews, bass and Austin Pooley, drums, team up with Avree 

Walker and Adelaide Robbins. Performing on the Djembe Drum, Walker is a 

student at Legacy High School and a youth worker at the West Las Vegas Arts 

Center with extensive studies in dance, acting and music. Robbins' career began 

while a student at the renowned High School of Music and Art in Harlem, then at 

the Eastman School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. Robbins was 

invited to join the Buddy Rich Band at its peak of success and traveled throughout 

the county, eventually making Las Vegas her home. Considered one the city's most 

versatile and accomplished musicians, Robbins is also a cherished mentor to her 

many students. 

GWEN CLANCY 

An independent filmmaker for 27 years, Gwendolyn Clancy tells the stories of 

those who live and work in the Great Basin through her videos and films including 

A Cowhand's Song: Crisis on the Range and The Man They Call Will James, narrated by 

actor Richard Farnsworth. Her talent at tapping into people's lives has resulted in 

grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Arts Council, Nevada 

Humanities and the Gund Foundation,and numerous awards - from the American 

Film Festival and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, to name a few. For the past 

nine years, first as the public information officer for the Nevada Department of 

Cultural Affairs, and now as an independent contractor, Clancy has hosted and 

produced a monthly documentary series, Exploring Nevada, which is broadcast 

throughout Nevada and parts of California. Clancy has a BA in French from 

Wellesley College, Massachusetts and a MA in Communications from University 

of Nevada, Reno.

THE ARTISTS 

BARBARA AND LARRY DOMSKY 

Las Vegas artists Barbara and Larry Domsky were selected through a competitive 

review process by the Governor's Arts Awards Committee to create the artwork 

presented to this evening's award recipients. In 1992, Barbara and Larry Domsky 

combined their artistic and professional efforts to form Domsky Glass Studio, 

Design Effects Inc. Concentrating on the medium of glass, the Domskys developed 

the technique of 'hot-fusion' that blends hot glass elements into fused glass 

sculpture. Their work has been collected internationally and is currently 

represented in seven countries. 

For the 28th Annual Governor's Arts Awards, the Domskys designed freestanding 

glass fusion sculptures representing Nevada's beautiful red rock and clear blue sky. 

After the brilliantly colored and dichroic glass was fused, each piece was water-jet 

cut into shape and hand polished, The metal base has a ground texture with a 

glossy, clear powder coat finish. 

28th Annual Governor's Arts Award

PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS 

Decade Awards—1979 

Ennio Bolognini 

Alleta Gray 

Art Ham Jr. 

Robert Laxalt 

Ted Puffer 

Roy Purcell 

Eugina Roberts 

Craig Sheppard 

Merle Snider 

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1st Annual –1980 

Elizabeth Block - 

Member,Arts Service 

John & Susan Karrasch - 

Individual Artists 

Francis Warden - 

Member, Presenting 

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2nd Annual - 1981 

Lucille Bruner - 

Arts Education 

Helene Fullmer - 

Volunteer 

Jody Johnston - 

Arts Administration 

Steve Morris - 

Business Support 

DeeAnn Ridings - 


Vassili Sulich - 

Dance 

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3rd Annual - 1982 

Jerry Crawford - 


Ron Daniels – 

Music 

John Flanigan - 


Tom Holder - 

Visual Arts 

Ed Parsons - 


Kirk Robertson - 

Literature 

Joan Snyder - 

Theatre 

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4th Annual – 1983 

Virko Baley - 

Music 

Joanne deLongchamps - 

Literature 

Robert Dunkerly – 

Theatre 

Barbara Fox – 

Dance 

Gerda Hemenway - 


Walter McNamara - 


Carol Mousel - 


Leon Nightingale - 


Maury Soss - 

Volunteer 

Rolling Thunder - 

Folk Arts 

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Yvonne Franchi - 

Dance 

Kenneth Hanlon - 


Vahe Kochayan - 

Music 

Brian Strom Kral - 

Literature 

Martha Peterson - 


Ellis Pryce-Jones - 

Theatre 

Cliff Segerblom - 



Warburton Family - 


Thomas R.C.Wilson II - 

Volunteer 

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Margaret Banks – 

Dance 

William Beeson – 

Theatre 

Sarah Campsey - 


Betty Clark - 

Volunteer 

Susan Duer - 

Music 

Stephen Liu - 

Literature 

Barbara Long - 


William Lowman - 


Lamar Marchese - 

Volunteer 

Robert Morrison - 


Howard Rosenberg - 


Charles Vanda - 

Distinguished Service 

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Rita Deanin Abbey - 


Jim Bernardi - 

Theatre 

Katie Frazer - 


William Laub, Sr./Southwest Gas Corp - 

Business 

Zel Lowman - 

Volunteer 

Neldon Mathews - 


Waddie Mitchell - 

Literature 

Sharon Payne - 


Laura Spitzer - 

Music 

Luisa Triana - 

Dance 

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8th Annual - 1987 

Walter Blanton - 


Marjorie Barrick - 

Distinguished Service 

Patrick Gaffey - 

Service to the Arts 

Frances Harvey - 


Rollan & Marilyn Melton - 


Douglas Peterson - 


Ed Semenza - 


Bernardo Yanci - 


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Louise Curran - 

Service to the Arts: 

Individuals and Organizations 

Minnie Green Dick - 


First Interstate Bank - 


Businesses and Patrons 

Nancy C.Houssels - 


Yoshi Ishikawa - 


Alice Isenberg - 



Michael McCollum - 


Lee Sido - 


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Thelma Calhoun - 


Centel - 


Sue R. Clark - 



Frank Gagliardi - 


Charles W. Hunsberger - 


KNPR-FM Public Radio - 


E. L.Wiegand Foundation - 



Tom C.Wright - 


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Patricia Marchese - 



James McCormick - 


Dennis Parks - 


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American Nevada Corporation - 



John Lenz - Excellence in the Arts 

Edda K. Morrison - 


Joanne Nivison - 



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13th Annual –1992 

Caesars Palace - 


Marcia Growdon - 



Carol Kimball - 


John Smith - 



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Maureen Barrett - 


Kathie Bartlett - Service to the Arts: 


Eddie Brooks - Excellence in the Arts 

Sierra Wind Quintet - 


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Norman Cain - Service to the Arts: 


Clarice Giselle - 


John Irsfeld - 


SUMMA Corporation - 


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E. L Cord Foundation - 



Bernice A. Fischer - 



Shaun T. Griffin - 


Theresa Jackson & JoAnn Martinez - 

Excellence in Folk Arts 

Angie Wallin - 


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Debbie Arrighi - 



Robert Beckmann - 


Adam Fortunate Eagle - 


Moya Olsen Lear - 

Service to the Arts: Businesses and 

Patrons 

George Rosenberg - 


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Jose Bellver - 

Excellence in the Arts


Joan Dyer - 


Dedee Nave - 


Lilly V. Sanchez - 


Robert & Gwynneth Weiss - 


Patrons 

Youth Camerata Orchestra - 



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Bill Abrams - 


(posthumous) 

Rebecca Eagle Lambert - 


Erik Lauritzen - 

Arts and Education 

Edw. Martinez - 


Vicki A. Richardson - 


Annabelle Shelly - 



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Millennium Awards – 

1999 & 2000 

Bob Blesse - 


Emma Bobb - 


Sara Bogard - 


Senator Richard Bryan - 

Nevada Arts & Humanities Award for 

Public Service (presented by the Nevada 

Arts Council and Nevada Humanities) 

Rodolfo Fernandez - 



Peter Goin - 


Robin Greenspun - 


Mary Ellen Horan - 


Nevada Bell - 



Senator Harry Reid - 


Public Service (presented by the 

Nevada Arts Council 

and Nevada Humanities) 

Kathy Huff Sederquist - 


Gary Short - 


Western Folklife Center - 



William Snyder, FAIA - 


Zoria Zetaruk - 


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21st Annual - 2001 

Artown – 


Bill & Harriet Barkley - 


Patrons 

Bill Cowee - 


Dr. Joe Crowley - 




Elko Basque Club - 


Dave Hickey - 


Antonia Lowden - 



Nevada Museum of Art - 


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22nd Annual – 2002 

Bruno & Edna B. Benna – 


Louis Castle – 


Danny Greenspun - 




Joan Lolmaugh – 



Gus Mancuso – 


Linda Murphy – 


Al Tietjen – 


Wells Fargo Bank of Nevada – 


Patrons 

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23st Annual – 2003 

Sue Coleman - 


Las Vegas Academy of International 

Studies, Performing and Visual Arts - 


Dr. N. Edd Miller - 

Distinguished Service in the Arts/Nevada 

Arts & Humanities Award for Public 

Service (presented by the Nevada Arts 

Council and the Nevada Humanities 

Committee) 

Sierra Arts - 

Service to the Arts: Organizations and 

Individuals 

Turkey & Peter Stremmel - 


Patrons 

Larry Williamson - 


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Meg Glaser - 



John Klai, Jr. - 



Virginia McCuin - 

Excellence in Folk Arts


Senator Ray Rawson - 

Nevada Arts & Humanities 

Award for Public Service 

(presented by the Nevada Arts 

Council and Nevada Humanities) 

Philip Ruder - 


Sylvia Tegano - 


Senator Dina Titus - 


Public Service (presented by the 

Nevada Arts Council and Nevada 

Humanities) 

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Emma Sepulveda-Pulverenti - 


Elizabeth Brady - 


Paul Ford - 


28TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARDS NOMINEES 

In addition to this year's award recipients, the following were nominated by colleagues, friends and family members 

to be considered for 28th Annual Governor's Awards.We thank them for their ongoing commitment to the arts and 

culture in Nevada. 

Bamidele J,Ademfemi 

African Arts Productions 

Kristen Avansino 

H. Lee Barnes 

Rosine Bena 

Erika Paul Carlson 

Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts 

East Fork Gallery 

Kachell Dorothy Figueroa 

Friends of Washoe County6 Library 

Howard Goldbaum 

The Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation 

Patti Hicks 

Churchill Arts Council - 


Organizations and Individuals 

John "Jack" Fegely – 


Patrons (posthumous award) 

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Dolora Zajick - 


Bill Maloy - 


Dr. Richard L. McGee and Dr. Joan 

McGee - Arts and Education 

Nancy Deaner - 



Christine Fey - 



Carol Franc Buck - 



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Gailmarie Pahmeier - 


Mexico Vivo - 

Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts 

The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre - 

Leadership in Arts Education 

Jill Berryman - 

Leadership in the Arts: Individual 

Great Basin Arts and Entertainment - 

Leadership in the Arts: Organization 

Jim Nichols - 

Patronage in the Arts 

Nevada Ballet Theatre - 


David Bugli - 


Ellen Hopkins 

Dr.Victoria Kilbury 

Las Vegas Philharmonic 

Las Vegas Youth Orchestra 

Jennifer Main 

Ivy Mak 

Lincoln Maynard 

Nila Northsun 

Carol Pallesen 

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum & Visitors Center 

Rulan Stands (Paiute Shoshone Quilters) 

Paul Thornton 

Dr. James Winn

ACKNOWLEDG 

Our deep gratitude goes to the dozens of individuals and businesses noted below who 

donated significant funding and assistance to ensure the success of tonight's event. 

Lynn Bistany 

Jill Berryman 

Susan Boskoff 

Charleston Heights Arts Center Staff 

Tina Chen 

City of Las Vegas Leisure Services 

Department-Arts & Community Events 

Division - Karen Schmidt Hanner, Robin 

McCartney, Kelly Schwarz 

Susan Clark 

Contemporary Arts Collective 

volunteers - Meghan Dolan, Noelle 

Garcia, Rosanna Garcia, Grace Gross, 

Alex Huerta, Brigette Palmer, Gregory 

Perna, Patti Velasco 

Cameron Crain 

Maryjane Dorofachuk 

Patricia Elias - Soiree's Catering 

Jim Endres 

Stacy Endres 

Michelle Ené 

Linda Ficklin 

Bernice A. Fischer 

Dr. Michael E. Fischer 

Firouzeh Forouzmand 

Robert J. Gabrielli 

Hector Gonzalez - Nevada Power 

Hadley Han - Jason Kenneth Designs 

Robin A. Hodgkin 

Joyce Hollister 

Debbie Holleran - Nevada Power 

Richard Hooker 

Carol Johnson 

Tim Jones 

J.A. Skip Kelley - Clark County 

Communications 

Beate Kirmse 

Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Musical 

Directors and Board Members - Steve 

Crupi, Bev Patton,Kerry Bennett, Ryan 

Dudder, Brian Downey, Geoff, Neuman, 

Chuck Jackson, Dean A. Becker, Denise 

Dean, Karen Dean,Dr.Paul Hesselink, 

Tracy Hill,Toni Milleret, Laurie Pedreira, 

Greg Stokes, Doug Van Gilder

MENTS 

Monique Laxalt 

Linda Leos 

Lynn Libby 

Joan Lolmaugh 

Metro Arts Council of Southern 

Nevada Board - Nancy Deaner, Chris 

Giunchigliani, Jay Hiner, Joan 

Lolmaugh, Stan Saito, Candy 

Schneider, Judy Stokey, Eric Strain, 

Mark Zachman 

Rob McDevitt - Vice President of 

Human Resources, Carry-on Trailer 

Corporation 

Teresa Moiola 

Tracy Morgon - Sales Manager, 

Golden Nugget Las Vegas 

Fran Morrow 

Joleen Murphy 

Nevada Magazine 

Nevada Alliance for Arts Education 

Nevada Arts Advocates 

Nevada Citizens for the Arts 

George Ogilvie 

Shannon O'Keeffe 

Joe Palermo 

Marcia Robinson 

Diane Rugg 

Mark Ryzdynski 

Bill Sims 

Andrea Smith - Director of 

Corporate Communications, Nevada 

Power 

Rebecca Snetselaar 

Southern Wine and Spirits 

Judy Stokey - Director, Government 

Affairs, Nevada Power/Sierra Pacific 

Power 

The Smith Center for the Performing 

Arts 

Paul Thornton 

Rossitza Todorova 

Brad Van Woert 

Mary Vargas 

Angie Wallin 

Patricia Wells

NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL 

A division of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs, the Nevada Arts Council 

celebrated its 40th anniversary as a state agency in 2007.With offices in Carson City 

and Las Vegas, the Arts Council mission is “to enrich the cultural life of the state through 

leadership that preserves, supports, strengthens and makes accessible excellence in the 

arts for all Nevadans.” Nevada Arts Council programs serve as catalysts to stimulate 

artistic and cultural activity, to provide education to both the general population and 

our leaders on the role of the arts in American life and to encourage public and private 

support for the arts.The Nevada Arts Council is supported by funds designated by the 

Nevada State Legislature, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and 

donations from other private sources. 

BOARD 

Tim Jones, Chair, Reno; Stacy Endres, Reno; Firouzeh Forouzmand, Las Vegas; Carol 

Johnson, Reno; Monique Laxalt, Reno; Joan Lolmaugh, Henderson; Joe Palermo, Las 

Vegas; Marcia Robinson, North Las Vegas, Bill Sims,Winnemucca 

STAFF 

Lynn Bistany, Program Assistant - Las Vegas; Susan Boskoff, Executive Director; Maryjane 

Dorofachuk, Arts in Education Program Coordinator - Las Vegas; Linda Ficklin, 

Administrative Services Officer; Robin A. Hodgkin, Community Arts Development 

Program Coordinator; Fran Morrow, Artist Services Program Coordinator; Joleen 

Murphy, Accountant Technician; Rebecca Snetselaar, Folklife Associate - Las Vegas; 

Rossitza Todorova, Nevada Touring Initiative Assistant; Mary Vargas, Grants Program 

Coordinator; Patricia Wells, Folklife Program Coordinator 

Design by: Syd Visual 

Text by Robert J. Gabrielli and Susan Boskoff 

Printing by Nevada Power 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT: 

Nevada Arts Council 

716 North Carson Street, Suite A 

Carson City, NV 89701 

775.687.6680 

1.800.992.0900x6680 (toll-free) 

Southern Nevada Office 

2755 East Desert Inn Road, Suite 160 

Las Vegas, NV 89121 

702.486.3700 

www.NevadaCulture.org

The Nevada Arts Council extends its profound appreciation to these businesses 

for their generous support of the 28th Annual Governor's Arts Awards

Governor's Arts Awards - Nevada Arts Council

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