RECOGNITION TO STAFF MEMBERS
It is with great pleasure
and honor that the Staff Association congratulates our colleagues of
many years, Von Martin and Rebecca Read Medrano, for their creative
efforts in support of the Arts and Culture in the Washington, D.C. area,
and for the positive impact it has had in the community. Von and Rebecca
were recognized at the 21st Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards Gala,
on January 9, 2006. [See note below]
January 13, 2006
Mayor Presented With
Lifetime Achievement Award at Arts Gala
(Washington, DC) The DC
Commission on the Arts & Humanities presented Mayor Anthony A. Williams
with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his steadfast support of arts and
culture at the
21st Annual Mayor's Arts Awards Gala,
Monday, January 9, 2006 at 6 pm at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts' Concert Hall. The gala ceremony annually honors the
finest artists, arts organizations and arts patrons in DC with a public
ceremony at the Kennedy Center featuring award presentations, dance,
music and poetry performances.
In honor of their dedication
to the city's cultural community, Special Recognition awards were
presented to WPFW radio personalities Rusty Hassan and Von Martin for
their commitment to Washington radio and Publisher/CEO of
The Washington Post
Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones for the newspaper's coverage of cultural events
in DC. Below is a full list with the award category and this year's
recipients:
|
Category |
Recipient |
|
Excellence in an Artistic Discipline |
Frederick Strother
Maida Wither Dance Construction
Company |
|
Outstanding Emerging Artist |
Anu Yadav |
|
Excellence in Service to the Arts |
Rebecca Read Medrano |
|
Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education |
Step Afrika!
Young Playwrights' Theater |
|
Innovation in the Arts |
City Dance Ensemble |
|
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of
the Year Award
Elementary School Level |
Laurie Siegel, Watkins Elementary
School |
|
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of
the Year Award
Middle School Level |
Michelle Fowlin-Parker, Alice Deal
Junior High School |
|
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award
High School Level |
Tafari Walk, Ballou Senior High
School |
|
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Mayor Anthony A. Williams |
|
Special
Recognition Award |
Rusty Hassan
Von Martin |
