The Impact of a Governor's Humanities Award

This is our last call for nominations for the 2008 Governor's Humanities Awards. The annual ceremony at the Governor's Mansion is always a high point in our year. People bring family and friends from all over the state, and several former award-winners make a point of coming back to be a part of the occasion. You can scarcely imagine what this kind of award means to the recipients. (Look for details and nomination forms on our web site. They are due by January 25 to Megan-Marie K. Cahill.)

In hopes of showing the profound effect of this award, I want to share a letter from John O. Roberts, an award-recipient from St. Clair. His account exemplifies just one of our award categories. We hope you will look at the categories of award and see if you know of a person or an organization that is deserving.