40th Anniversary Leadership Recognition
NASAA is proud to recognize those visionary leaders who were at the forefront of state arts agency leadership as the public arts funding movement was taking root in the 1960s. There are many individuals whose service and contributions moved the field forward in significant ways, and we salute them all. In this special anniversary year, NASAA is especially proud to honor the board members who founded NASAA in 1968, the board members who incorporated NASAA in 1974, and all former NASAA presidents.1968: YEAR OF NASAA'S FOUNDING
- Lyman Field, President (Deceased)
Chair-Missouri Arts Council - Barnet Fain, Vice President
Chair-Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - George Beattie, Vice President (Deceased)
Executive Director-Georgia Council for the Arts - W. Howard Adams, Secretary
Associated Councils of the Arts - Robert Marchand, Treasurer
Executive Director-Maryland State Arts Council - Milton Carman, Board Member
Executive Secretary-Province of Ontario Council for the Arts - Norman L. Fagan, Board Member
Executive Director-West Virginia Commission on the Arts - Mary Hale, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Alaska State Council on the Arts - James L. Haseltine, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Washington State Arts Commission - John B. Hightower, Board Member
Executive Director-New York State Council on the Arts - William Hull, Board Member
Executive Director-Kentucky Arts Council - Dean Myhr, Board Member
Executive Director-Minnesota State Arts Board - Leonard Pas, Board Member
Executive Director-Illinois Arts Council - Kathleen Westby, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Oklahoma Arts Council - Robert Yegge, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Colorado Council on the Arts
1974: YEAR OF NASAA'S INCORPORATION
- James Edgy, President
Executive Director-Ohio Arts Council - Louise Tate, first Vice President (Deceased)
Executive Director-Massachusetts Cultural Council - Wayne Norman, 2nd Vice President
Chair-Iowa Arts Council - Jean Mackin, Secretary (Deceased)
Chair-Alaska State Council on the Arts - Charlotte Carver, Treasurer
Executive Director-South Dakota Arts Council - James Backas, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Maryland State Arts Council - John Bitterman, Board Member
Executive Director-Georgia Council for the Arts - Lois Boochever, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Alaska State Council on the Arts - Peter Brown, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Virginia Commission for the Arts - Maurice Coats, Board Member
Executive Director-Texas Commission on the Arts - Howard Mcgee, Board Member
Chair-Oklahoma Arts Council - David Morton, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Missouri Arts Council - David Nelson, Board Member
Executive Director-Montana Arts Council - Gerry Ness, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Nebraska Arts Council - Leonard Pas, Board Member
Executive Director-Florida Division of Cultural Affairs - David Rhoten, Board Member
Chair-Oregon Arts Commission - E. Ray Scott, Board Member
Executive Director-Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs - Norman Tilles, Board Member (Deceased)
Chair-Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - Ann Vermel, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - Norman Worrell, Board Member
Executive Director-Tennessee Arts Commission - M.J. Zakrezewski, Board Member (Deceased)
Executive Director-Alabama State Council on the Arts
NASAA PRESIDENTS
- Lyman Field (Deceased) (1968-70)
Chair-Missouri Arts Council - Barnet Fain (1970-72)
Chair-Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - Robert Sheets (1972-74)
Executive Director-Colorado Council on the Arts - Leonard Pas (1974-75)
Executive Director-Illinois Arts Council and Florida Division of Cultural Affairs - James Edgy (1975-77)
Executive Director-Kentucky Arts Council and Ohio Arts Council - Steve Sell (1977-78)
Executive Director-Minnesota State Arts Board - Lida Rogers (Deceased) (1978-79)
Executive Director-Mississippi Arts Commission - Peter Hero (1979-81)
Executive Director-Oregon Arts Commission - Wayne Lawson (1982-84)
Executive Director-Ohio Arts Council - Robin Tryloff (1985-86)
Executive Director-Nebraska Arts Council and Illinois Arts Council - Gary Young (Deceased) (1986-87)
Executive Director-Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism: Arts Division - Mary Hays (1988-89)
Executive Director-New York State Council on the Arts - Sam Rabarski (1990-91)
Executive Director-Minnesota State Arts Board - Barbara Robinson (1991-93)
Chair-Ohio Arts Council - Marvin Cohen (1993-95)
Council Member-Arizona Commission on the Arts - Carol Brown (1995-97)
Chair-Pennsylvania Council on the Arts - Barbara Fulton Moran (1998-99)
Executive Director-New Jersey State Council on the Arts - Judith Ann Rapanos (2000-01)
Chair-Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs - Margaret S. Newman (2002-03)
Chair-North Carolina Arts Council - Robert Booker (2004-05)
Executive Director-Minnesota State Arts Board and Arizona Commission on the Arts - Dan Harpole (Deceased) (2006-07)
Executive Director-Idaho Commission on the Arts - John Rohman (2008-09)
Chair-Maine Arts Commission
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