MODEL HUMANITIES PROJECTS
AWARDS
Division of Education Programs
Announced: November 1999
ALABAMA
Birmingham, Alabama Humanities Foundation ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Ann M. Boozer, (256) 237-5477
DESCRIPTION: A 10-day institute for high school history teachers on using
museum resources to teach about the civil rights movement.
ALASKA
Anchorage, Alaska Humanities Forum ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Steve Haycox, (907) 786-1776
DESCRIPTION: A community-based model curriculum and outreach materials
for a humanities course on Alaskan Native culture and history.
FLORIDA
Tampa, Florida Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Lloyd W. Chapin, (727) 864-8212
DESCRIPTION: A pilot college-level course in the humanities for economically
and educationally disadvantaged young adults in St. Petersburg.
IDAHO
Boise, Idaho Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Kurt Olsson, (208) 885-7885
DESCRIPTION: Development of a model for planning small folklife festivals
in underserved ethnic and rural communities.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Rosemary U. Ewing, (504) 523-4352
DESCRIPTION: Development of two manuals for planning and implementing
public humanities programming in rural communities.
MISSOURI
St. Louis, Missouri Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Randy Maness, (314) 621-7705
DESCRIPTION: Grants to two museums serving rural and African-American
communities to develop model community-based humanities projects.
MONTANA
Missoula, Montana Committee for the Humanities ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Frederick W. Skinner, (406) 243-2989
DESCRIPTION: Public programs promoting community dialogue about key civic
issues facing residents of the West.
NEVADA
Reno, Nevada Humanities Committee ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Christopher Hudgins, (702) 895-3088
DESCRIPTION: A statewide Young Chautauqua program, involving young people
in six communities in researching and dramatizing events in local and
regional history.
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck, North Dakota Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Carol A. Cashman, (701) 255-3360
PROJECT TITLE: Model Humanities Project
DESCRIPTION: Grants to enable four small museums to consult with humanities
scholars and museum experts to shape museum exhibitions.
OHIO
Columbus, Ohio Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: George R. Garrison, (330) 672-2300
DESCRIPTION: Development of a curriculum and training materials for a
permanent statewide oral history training institute.
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Humanities Council ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: David W. Levy, (405) 325-6346
DESCRIPTION: A conference of literacy coordinators, librarians and scholars
to develop guidelines for adult reading and discussion programs.
TEXAS
Austin, Texas Council for the Humanities ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Wright L. Lassiter, (214) 860-2011
DESCRIPTION: A community-based effort to collect oral histories and archival
material documenting black Texans' experiences with school desegregation.
WASHINGTON
Seattle, Washington Commission for the Humanities ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Grace M. Ott, (509) 838-4912
DESCRIPTION: A pilot college-level course in the humanities for economically
and educationally disadvantaged adults in rural communities.
WYOMING
Laramie, Wyoming Council for the Humanities ~ $20,000
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Lokey Lytien, (307) 733-9605
DESCRIPTION: Development of a reading and discussion program for civic,
business and community leaders, examining what makes a healthy community.