Governors Arts Awards Celebrated September 2008

Below:  Governor Kaine and First Lady Anne Holton with winners at the September 17 Awards Celebration event.

Below: Jim Warren (L) and Ralph Cohen (center) were celebrated along with area nominees at a September 3 regional event hosted by The American Shakespeare Center.  VFTA Board Member Michael Dowell (R) spoke at the event

Judges met July 9 to review nominations for Governors Arts Awards.  Three hundred and sixty five individuals and organizations were nominated for awards.

Judge Nancy Bagley Adams reviews nominations during the judging process.

June Britt, Governors Arts Awards Coordinator, assists the judging process.

Thanks are due to the following individuals who served as judges:

• Mrs. Nancy Bagley Adams
• Mr. J. Plunky Branch
• Mr. L. Preston Bryant, Jr.
• Ms. Amy Bridge
• Mr. John J. Davies, III, Esquire
• Mrs. James P. (Mary) Jones
• Ms. Charlene (Suny) Monk

Lorraine Lacy (L) and Jody Wight, Virginia Commission for the Arts, work to receive and assemble nominations for judges' consideration.

Contact Information
Statewide Coordinator: June G. Britt
Post Office Box 1110
Forest, VA 24551
434-385-0600   Fax 434-385-1356
June@brittmarketing.com