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The Bowers Medal of Arts is established to recognize and celebrate
the vital role that Henry Bowers has played in the development of
and support for the visual and performing arts. During his tenure
as Director of the University Student Center, Bowers committed himself
to the goal of making the arts an inseparable part of the university
education. He demonstrated that belief through his ceaseless efforts
to create opportunities for students to have access to a full range
of the arts whether as engaged and enlightened audiences or creative
and innovative participants. As an active participant in arts organizations
in the state and region he has been an untiring advocate for all
the arts, seeking to create a climate of cultural excellence that
would be supportive of the arts and artists at all levels of endeavor.
His uncompromising personal vision and his commitment to artistic
excellence has contributed immeasurably to the creation and propagation
of the superior arts programs now established at North Carolina
State University that not only benefit students, staff, faculty
and the larger community served by this land grant institution but
also have been recognized nationally as models for other institutions.
2000 Recipient – Henry Bowers
2001 Recipient – Betsy Buford
2002 Recipient – Mary Regan
2003 Recipient – Nancy Gregg
2004 Recipients – Randall and Susan Ward
2005 Recipients – The Masini Family
2006 Recipients – The Titmus Foundation
2007
Martha and Henry Zaytoun
and Banks C. Talley, Jr.
2008 Diane K. Howard
Above: The Titmus Foundation accepts the 2006 Bowers
Medal of Arts from Chancellor James Oblinger and Vice Chancellor
Tom Stafford
Below: The Masini Family accepts the 2005 Bowers
Medal of Arts
Above: 2004 Recipients Randall and Susan Ward at the 2004 Gala
with Associate Vice Chancellor Alex Miller
Citation: The Bowers Medal of Arts recognizes
and celebrates the significant contribution of__________ , to the
cultivation and support of all the arts at North Carolina State
University.
NOMINATIONS AND CALENDAR
Eligibility
Any person, organization or corporation may be nominated for the
Bowers Medal of Art. Nominees will be expected to demonstrate a
deep and profound commitment to the value of the arts at North Carolina
State University and within the larger community and will have demonstrated
that commitment by practicing many of the same virtues of vision,
service, integrity, tenacity, and a commitment to excellence that
have been consistently modeled by Henry Bowers. The nomination may
be based on a single effort or on concerted efforts by an individual,
organization or corporation over a period of time. Nominees may
be individuals whose commitment to the arts is broad and deep including
artists and performers as well as supporters of the arts both within
and outside the NC State community and the state.
Nominations
Nominations for the Medal will be solicited from the Board of Advisors
of ARTS NC STATE, the Theater Endowment Board, the Board of Friends
of the Gallery and from the University community through advertisement
in the Official Bulletin of NCSU. Nominations should consist of
a letter of not more than two single spaced pages. The nominations
will be reviewed by the NCSU Arts Program Directors who may seek
additional material in support of any nomination. The nominations
will be submitted to the Board of Advisors in January and selection
will be made by the BOA no later than March.
CALENDAR:
September – November 2006 Call for Nominations
November, 2006 Deadline for Nominations
December, 2006 Selection will be made at FANS Board Meeting.
The Bowers Medal of Arts will be presented at the
annual Gala,
Celebrate! ARTS NC STATE, on April 26, 2008.
Letters of Nomination should be submitted to:
Dr. Charlotte V. Brown, Director
Gallery of Art & Design
Box 7306, NCSU
Raleigh, N. C. 27695-7306
Email Charlotte Brown
919.515.6161
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