Humanities Texas Award Winners

Top: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell. Courtesy of photographer Eric Beggs and the Texas State Historical Association. Bottom: The Stillman House Museum, operated by the Brownsville Historical Association.

The Brownsville Historical Association and Shirley and Clifton Caldwell of Albany have been named the inaugural recipients of the Humanities Texas Award. Established in 2007, the annual Humanities Texas Award recognizes imaginative leadership in the humanities on a local, regional, or state level. The winners receive a cash award of $5,000. Read more. . .

From the Executive Director
Michael L. Gillette
Clifton and Shirley Caldwell and the Brownsville Historical Association, winners of the inaugural Humanities Texas Award, personify a dedication to the humanities that is not only remarkable in its own right, but also worthy of emulation.

Every year, the Humanities Texas Award will honor extraordinary service in advancing the humanities across the state, with particular attention to organizations and individuals that serve as models for others. Read more. . .

Teaching Award Ceremony

Carolyn Hedgecock, an English and language arts teacher at North Oaks Middle School in Haltom City, received a 2007 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award in a ceremony on November 19. Pictured from left to right are Birdville ISD Superintendent Dr. Stephen F. Waddell, Carolyn Hedgecock, Representative Kay Granger, and Humanities Texas board member Kit Moncrief. Photograph courtesy of Mark Thomas. Read more. . .

Margaret's: A Letter from Lubbock
For five decades, women from all over Texas traveled to Lubbock to shop at Margaret’s. A recent exhibit at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts highlighted the clothing store’s economic and social impact on the city. In excerpts from a letter sent last month to Humanities Texas, Louise H. Underwood (above) reflects on how this exhibit fostered conversation about what became for Lubbock a community institution. Read more. . .

Staff News
We are delighted to welcome Brent Baggett to Humanities Texas. He joined the staff as exhibits developer and manager in October 2007. Brent received an M.F.A. in sculpture from Bard College in New York and a B.F.A. in functional design from Murray State University in Kentucky. Prior to joining the Humanities Texas staff, he worked as studio facilitator and administrator for Mid-Ocean Studio in Providence, Rhode Island, and as art preparator for the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Executive Director Michael L. Gillette is featured in the November/December issue of Humanities, the magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Upcoming Deadlines
Nominations for the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award and the Linden Heck Howell Award for Outstanding Teaching of Texas History are due December 14. Read more. . .

Developing materials or resources focused on teaching Texas history? Humanities Texas is seeking proposals for the Linden Heck Howell Texas History Initiative. Preliminary letters are due February 15, 2008. Read more. . .

Humanities Events Around Texas
Each month, dozens of organizations around the state host a Humanities Texas exhibit or sponsor an exciting program with the help of a grant from our council. See our online calendar to locate an event or program in your community.

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