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The award recipients for last year's Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture awards were honored on November 29th during an awards gala at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Award recipients and finalists were honored in 11 categories for outstanding support of arts and cultural in Michigan. The gala was sponsored in large part by the General Motors Corporation Foundation, Masco Corporation Foundation, Skidmore, Chase, The Chrysler Foundation, Comerica, Detroit Institute of Arts, DTE Energy Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund, Pegasus Theatrical, National City Bank, Target and Macy's.
Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture Award Recipients and Finalists
Categories
International Achievement
Award Recipient: Sam Raimi
Arts Advocate
Award Recipient: E. Ray Scott
Arts & Cultural Organization over $1 million
Award Recipient: Flint Institute of Arts
Award Finalist: Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Award Finalist: Michigan Theater
Arts & Cultural Organization under $1 million
Award Recipient: The Bonifas Fine Arts Center
Award Finalist: The Art Experience, Inc.
Award Finalist: Rackham Symphony Choir of Detroit
Arts Education Organization
Award Recipient: College of Fine Arts, Western Michigan University
Arts Educator
Award Recipient: John W. Rutherford
Award Finalist: Mikel Bresee
Award Finalist: Anita Coppol & Todd Moses
Civic Leader
Award Recipient: Robert & Eleanor DeVries
Award Recipient: Gebran "Gabe" Anton
Exemplary Business
Award Recipient: The Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids
Award Finalist: The Enterprise Group of Jackson
Award Finalist: Paramount Bank in Ferndale
Lifetime Achievement
Award Recipient: William S. and Claire M. White
Michigan Artist
Award Recipient: Gerhardt Knodel
Award Finalist: J.T. Abernathy
Award Finalist: Linda Nemec Foster
Nonprofit Arts / Cultural Leader
Award Recipient: Fritz Stansell
Award Finalist: Bobbie Gaunt
Award Finalist: Peg Upmeyer
Award Recipient: Sam Raimi
Arts Advocate
Award Recipient: E. Ray Scott
Arts & Cultural Organization over $1 million
Award Recipient: Flint Institute of Arts
Award Finalist: Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Award Finalist: Michigan Theater
Arts & Cultural Organization under $1 million
Award Recipient: The Bonifas Fine Arts Center
Award Finalist: The Art Experience, Inc.
Award Finalist: Rackham Symphony Choir of Detroit
Arts Education Organization
Award Recipient: College of Fine Arts, Western Michigan University
Arts Educator
Award Recipient: John W. Rutherford
Award Finalist: Mikel Bresee
Award Finalist: Anita Coppol & Todd Moses
Civic Leader
Award Recipient: Robert & Eleanor DeVries
Award Recipient: Gebran "Gabe" Anton
Exemplary Business
Award Recipient: The Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids
Award Finalist: The Enterprise Group of Jackson
Award Finalist: Paramount Bank in Ferndale
Lifetime Achievement
Award Recipient: William S. and Claire M. White
Michigan Artist
Award Recipient: Gerhardt Knodel
Award Finalist: J.T. Abernathy
Award Finalist: Linda Nemec Foster
Nonprofit Arts / Cultural Leader
Award Recipient: Fritz Stansell
Award Finalist: Bobbie Gaunt
Award Finalist: Peg Upmeyer
