Former Arts Awards Recipients

 

Mayor’s
Arts Award

Arts Advocate
of the Year

Arts in Education
Award

Artist of
the Year

Young Artist
of the Year
2009 Joan David John & Ginny Schroeder Ricki Newman Michael Aakhus William Sievern
2008 Howard Abrams Mary Bower Lennie Dowhie Matthew Graham Justin & Christopher Swader
2007 Michael Shoulders Barbara Blevins Kitty Savia Janice Greene Elizabeth Mably
2006 Karen Donovan Magan Business Organization: Tucker Publishing
Group/Individual: Gayle Begley		 Terry Becker Joe Flauto Erin Washington
2005 John David Lutz James Sanders Deena Laska-Lewis Margaret McMullan Amy Bradford

2004

Alfred Savia

Kirsten Wagmeister

Jane Case Vickers

Katie Waters

Whitney Oliver

2003

Bridget Muldoon McDaniel

Dorothea Schlechte

Evansville Museum Docents

Joan and Gina Moore

Clay Hassler

2002

Sue Schriber

Isabella Fine

Amy Lane

Cedric Hustace

Jennifer Stilwell

2001

Carol Abrams

Dorothy Eykamp

Jerry Hoover

Cary Gray

Christopher Bailey

2000

Tom Wilhelmus

Zeke & Betty Smith

Les Miley

Megan Russell

Todd Vogel

1999

TempleAirs

Helen Mallette

Mark Snyder

Nelia Kimbrough

Cheryl Sanders

1998

Tom Tuley

Jane Owen

John McNaughton

Jerry Baum

Coleen Husk

1997

Jeanne Suhrheinrich

Nancy DeVoe

Mark Eiffler

Carol Dallinger

Katie Kunkel

1996

Remig & Pauline Fehn

Nancy Gaunt

David Rodenberg

Les Miley

Julie Abbott

1995

Evans. Phil. Orchestra

Alice May

Robert Berridge

Jim Jackson

Jennifer Reaume

1994

Jim Blevins

DW & Alma Vaughn

Jon Siau

Sue Schriber

Frank McCullough

1993

Jack Schriber

Carol Abrams

John David Lutz

Amy Musia

John Crowley

1992

Virginia Schroeder

Ken McCutchan

Suzanne Aiken

Bridget Muldoon

Bryce Bunner

1991

Dick Engbers

 Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana

1990

John Streetman

1989

Stewart Kershaw

1988

Dick Hyatt

1987

Elaine Gomoll

1986

Rita Eykamp

1985

Sigfried Weng

1983

Alex and Lois Leich

1981

Bill Gumberts

Regional Arts Awards
Gibson
County		 Knox
County		 Pike
County		 Posey
County		 Spencer
County		 Vanderburgh
County		 Warrick
County
2009 Red Wick Vincennes University Community Series Nate Hook Laurie & Kent Parker Spencer Co. Public Library Children's Center for Dance Education Judy Morton
2008 Sue Freudenberg Old Town Players Pike Co. C.A.P.E. David Rodenberg Misty Mosby Dr. & Mrs. Phillis Grimm Curtis Uebelhor
2007 Leslie Wetzel Andy Jendrzejewski Vance Hays George & Peggy Rapp Father Gavin Barnes, O.S.B. Public Education Foundation Suzanne Godeke
2006 Dr. Marie McCord Jessica Peters Natalie Brewster Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation Julia Sermersheim The Communities of Solarbron Lauren Mazur
2005 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. Twila Black - Visual Artist Luke Decker - Young Artist Under the Beams - Concert Series Ralph & Helen Kennedy - Arts Advocates Tess Grimm Warrick County Museum - Arts Organization

Corporate Arts Award
2009 Deaconess Health System 2004 Bristol Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Nutritionals 2000 Arc Construction Co. 1996 Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics
2008 Acclaim Graphics, Inc.

2003

Old National Bank

1999

Schnucks Markets

1995

Evansville Courier

2007

Evansville Public Library

2002

Award not presented for this year

1998

Dunn Hospitality Group

1994

Welborn Baptist Hospital

2006

American General Finance

2001

Vectren

1997

Target Stores

1993

Citizens Bank
2005 Fifth Third Bank

 

 

In 2006, two Special Recognition Awards were given: Nussmeier Engraving and Roger McBain, arts writer for the Courier & Press.

Awards before 2002 presented by the Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce