Sam Ragan Awards
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The Sam Ragan Awards are an annual fine arts award presented by St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The award honors Sam Ragan who was a North Carolina Poet Laureate[1] and North Carolina's first Secretary of Cultural Resources. It is presented annually for "outstanding contributions to the Fine Arts of North Carolina over an extended period--including, but above and beyond--the recipient's own primary commitment."[2]
Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award Winners
[edit]Listed below are the recipients of The Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award.[2]
1981
- Sara Hodgkins, Southern Pines, NC
1982
- Harriet Doar, Charlotte, NC
- John Fries Blair, Winston-Salem, NC
1983
- Nicholas Bragg, Winston-Salem, NC
- Roy Parker, Fayetteville, NC
1984
- Mae Woods Bell, Rocky Mount, NC
- Frank Borden Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC
1985
- Charleen Swansea, Chapel Hill, NC
- Ella Fountain Pratt, Durham, NC
1986
- Sallie Nixon, Lincolnton, NC
- James L. Morgan, Laurel Hill, NC
1987
- Robert Mason, Southern Pines, NC
- A. P. Perkinson, Pinehurst, NC
1988
- Paul Jeffery, Durham, NC
1989
- Shelby Stephenson, Southern Pines, NC
- Stephen Smith, Southern Pines, NC
1990
- William Little, Chapel Hill, NC
- Kate Blackburn, Washington, DC
1991
- Gerald Barrax, Raleigh, NC
- Marsha Warren, Chapel Hill, NC
1992
- Clyde Edgerton, Durham, NC
- Marvin Swartzman, Chapel Hill, NC
1993
- Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC
- Marty Silverthorne, Greenville, NC
- Sally Buckner, Raleigh, NC
1994
- Marie Gilbert, Greensboro, NC
- Kathry B. Gurkin, Clinton, NC
- Thomas F. Henley, New York & Laurinburg, NC
1995
- Joseph Bathanti, Statesville, NC
- Nancy Bradberry, Southern Pines, NC
- Glen Rounds, Southern Pines, NC
1996
- Anthony S. Abbott, Davidson, NC
- Ruth Moose, Albemarle, NC
- Talmadge Moose, Albemarle, NC
1997
- Jerry Bledsoe, Asheboro, NC
- David Brinkley, Washington, DC
- Ellen Johnson-Hale, Chapel Hill, NC
- Susan Rose, Durham, NC
1998
- Betty Adcock, Raleigh, NC
- Irwin Kremen, Durham, NC
- Tom Wicker, Rochester, VT
1999
- Georgann Eubanks, Chapel Hill, NC
- Jacques Maloubier, Southern Pines, NC
- Loonis McGlohon, Charlotte, NC
2000
- Scott Ainslie, Durham, NC
- Daniel Nie, Washington, DC
- Louis Rubin, Chapel Hill, NC
2001
- Daniel Infantino, Southern Pines, NC
- Dannye Romine Powell, Charlotte, NC
- H. A. Sieber, Greensboro, NC
2002
- Fred Chappell, Greensboro, NC
- Jack Pinkerton, Fayetteville, NC
- James L. Morgan, Jr., Laurinburg, NC
2003
- Edward R. Gomez, New York City, NY
2004
- John Shelby Spong, Morris Plains, NJ
2005
- Chuck Sullivan, Charlotte, NC
2006
- Jan Hensley, Greensboro, NC
- Lenard Moore, Mt. Olive, NC
- Margaret Vardell Sandresky, Winston-Salem, NC
2007
- Robert Gant, Charleston, SC
- Jaki Shelton Green, Mebane, NC
- Sondra Martin, Fayetteville, NC
2008
- Charles Blackburn, Jr., Raleigh, NC
- Barbara Geer, Winston-Salem, NC
- Thomas Sayre, Raleigh, NC
2009
- Thomas Heffernan
- Lois Holt
- Martha Blue Hooks
- Sally Ann Morris, Winston-Salem, NC
2010
- Mary Louise Bringle, Brevard, NC
- Arthur McDonald
- David Rigsbee
2011
- John Holloway
References
[edit]- ^ "Past North Carolina Poets Laureate". North Carolina Arts Council. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Sam Ragan Fine Arts Awards". St. Andrews University. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.