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Governor's 
Awards for 
Arts & Culture

2005 WINNERS

WHEN
Tuesday 
Nov. 15, 2005 
Detroit Opera House
Detroit
, MI

STUDENT EVENT
Wednesday
Nov. 16, 2005
Detroit Opera House
Detroit, MI

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International Achievement Award

Juan Atkins, Derrick May & Kevin Saunderson 2004
Regina Carter, jazz violinist 2003
Smokey Robinson, singer/songwriter 2002
Yusef Lateef, musician 2001
Arthur Miller, playwright 2000
Lawrence Kasdan, filmmaker 1999
Elmore "Dutch" Leonard, author 1998
Terry McMillan, author 1996
Lloyd Richards, director 1995
Harry Blackstone, magician 1994
Marshall Fredericks, sculptor 1993
The Four Tops, entertainers 1990
James Earl Jones, actor 1989
Lily Tomlin, actress 1988
Kurt M. Luedtke, screenwriter 1987
Aretha Franklin, singer 1986
Minoru Yamasaki, architect 1985

Michigan Artist Award

Michael Daugherty 2004
Laurie Eisenhower, dancer/choreographer 2003
Robert Barnum, visual artist 2002
John Glick, ceramist 2001
John Peakes, actor/director 2000
Nora Chapa Mendoza, visual artist 1999
Marcia Wood, sculptor 1996
Theodore "Teddy" Harris, jazz musician 1995
Peter Sparling, choreographer 1998
Marcus Belgrave, jazz musician 1994
Naomi Long Madgett, poet 1993
Tyree Guyton, sculptor/painter 1992
Jeff Daniels, actor/playwright 1991
Bess Bonnier, pianist/composer 1990
Charles McGee, painter/sculptor 1989
David Barr, sculptor 1988
William Bolcom, composer 1987
Vera Embree, dancer/choreographer 1986

Civic Leader Award

Maxine and Stuart Frankel 2004
Irene Walt, 2003
Steven Hamp 2002
Judith Rapanos 2001
Arthur L. Johnson 2000
Mary Wright 1999
Frank Stella 1998
Jack Perry 1996
Josephine Love 1995
Joyce Leslie 1994
Louis G. Redstone 1993
Leon S. Cohan 1992
William & Helen Milliken 1991
Walter Buhl Ford II 1990
Paul Ganson 1989
Lawrence D. Crawford 1988
W. Hawkins Ferry 1987
Mr. & Mrs. Miner S. Keeler II 1986
Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. 1985

Arts in Education Award

Dr. C. Robert Maxfield 2004
Newaygo County Community Services 2003

Jeffrey Frank 2002
Thomas Kirk 2001
Terry Blackhawk 2000
Robert Luscombe 1999
Chris Van Antwerp 1998
Art Reach of Mid Michigan 1996
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids 1995
Roger Jacobi 1994
Virginia Foster 1993
Edward Jacomo 1992
Morris J. Lawrence 1991
Karen Vanderkloot DiChiera 1990
Cledie Collins Taylor 1989

Business Honor Roll Award

LaFontsee Galleries and Underground Studio 2004
Old Town Business & Art Development Association 2003
DaimlerChrysler Corporation 2002
Detroit Renaissance 2001
Consumers Energy 2000
Bank One 1999
Crystal Mountain Resort 1998
Ford Motor Company 1996
Second National Bank of Saginaw 1995
Chrysler Corporation Fund 1994
Jacobson Stores 1993
Detroit Edison Foundation 1992
Dow Corning Corporation 1991
Hudson’s Department Stores 1990
Steelcase Incorporated 1989
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad 1988

Media Honor Roll Award

1996 category retired 
Nkenge Zola 1995
Janet Martineau 1994
Lawrence DeVine 1993
Michigan Public Radio/Donovan Reynolds 1992
WKAR-TV 1991
Corinne Abbot 1990
Tony Spina 1989

Cultural Organizations Awards

2004
Blissfest Music Organization
Grand Rapids Ballet Company
City of Marquette Arts & Culture Department

2003
Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies 
Matrix Theatre Company 
2002
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
The Sphinx Organization
Keweenaw Krayons
2001
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Service
Flint Youth Theatre
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo 
2000
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
Dennos Museum Center
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum 
1999
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point
VSA arts of Michigan
1998
Pine Mountain Music Festival
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
1996
Croswell Opera House
Flint Cultural Center
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
1995
Barn Theatre
Copper Country Community Arts Council
Midland Center for the Arts
1994
Arts Council of Greater Lansing
Arts Foundation of Michigan
Detroit Institute of Arts
1993
Ann Arbor Art Association
Crooked Tree Arts Council
Michigan Youth Arts Festival
1992
Attic Theatre
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Hiawatha Music Co-op
1991
Creative Arts Collective
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
University Musical Society
1990
Kalamazoo Civic Players
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center
Michigan Artrain
1989
Bay de Noc Indian Culture Association
Performing Arts Department, Detroit Institute of Arts
Muskegon Museum of Art
1988
Cranbrook Academy of Art and Museum
Hilberry Theatre
St. Cecelia Music Society
1987
Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Pewabic Pottery
Luce County Intertribal Center for the Arts
1986
Michigan Opera Theatre
Detroit Repertory Theater
Bay Writers Guild
1985
BoarsHead: Michigan Public Theater
The Detroit Jazz Orchestra
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Lake Superior Art Association


Emerging Artist Award
(category established in 1998)

Liliana M. Rokita, singer 2004
Sutton Foster, actress 2003
Jean Alicia Elster, writer 2002
Senghor Reid, visual artist 2001
Marco Garcia, visual artist 2000
Monice Mitchell, filmmaker 1999
Ali Muhammad Jackson, Jr., jazz musician 1998

Special Recognition Award

Bob and Maggie Allesee 2003 
Jack and Aviva Robinson 2003 
Charles and Stella Royce 2003
Peter D. Cummings 2000
Gwen Frostic 2000
Dominic Pangborn 1999
Dr. Charles H. Wright 1999
Grand Rapids Art Museum 1998
Harold Skramstad, Jr. 1996
Frederik and Lena Meijer 1995
Jack Faxon 1994
Zalman "Tiny" Konikow 1992
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall 1992
E. Ray Scott 1991
J. C. Heard 1989 (posthumously)
Claribel Baird Halstead 1989
Richard Ellman 1987 (posthumously)
Burr Tilstrom 1986 (posthumously)
Lydia Winston Malbin 1986

No awards were presented in 1997

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