The City of Quincy Arts Awards are sponsored by The Quincy Herald-Whig.
The 2007 awards were presented at the noon meeting of the Exchange Club on Friday, January 4, 2008.
Recipients of the 2007 City of Quincy Arts Awards were included in the following seven categories:
- Arts Organization: Quincy Concert Band
A nonprofit organization that has made a substantial impact on the cultural development of this area demonstrated through exceptional artistic achievement, outstanding programming or other leadership activities.
- Individual Artist /Teacher: Monica Scholz
A living artist or teacher, residing in Adams County, who has made a significant contribution in his/her artistic discipline and to the arts in Quincy and Adams County in Illinois.
- Business Leadership: Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
A local business or corporation that has demonstrated a significant commitment to the arts, recognizing the imperative role of public/private partnership. This commitment may be in the form of financial, personnel and/or research.
- Individual Volunteer Leadership: Leroy Boeckelman
A volunteer who has consistently supported the arts through a commitment of personal time, energy and devotion.
- President's Award: Cindy Meyer
- Best Member Organization Booth at Riverfest: Mississippi Thespians
- Best of Show at Riverfest: David Carter
The City of Quincy Arts Awards winners were given original artwork created by Sarah Siwek, Cheyenne Dedmon, Michael Jackson, Bo Joiner and Clarissa Hallmark; all are students in Kathy Hyer's art classes at Quincy High School.
Winners of the City of Quincy Arts Awards from prior years include:
2006
- Arts Organization: Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Marci Likes Keller
- Business Leadership: Bank of Quincy
- Volunteer Leadership: Paul and Suzi Duker
- Riverfest Best of Show: Jane V. Saunders
- Riverfest Best Member Booth: Quincy Community Theatre
2005
- Arts Organization: Quincy Art Center/75th Beaux Arts Ball Special Event
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Barbara Rowell
- Business Leadership:Shottenkirk/Planet Shottenkirk
- Volunteer Leadership: Chuck McClain
- President's Award: Greg Lueckenhoff
- Riverfest Best of Show: George Machart
- Riverfest Best Member Booth: Mississippi Thespians
2004
- Arts Organization: Quincy Artists Guild
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Dr. Randall McClelland
- Business Leadership: Bank of America
- Volunteer Leadership: Mary Ann Klein
2003
- Arts Organization: Quincy Notre Dame High School
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Kathryn Gray
- Business Leadership: KHQA-TV Channel 7
- Volunteer Leadership: Pat Surface
2002
- Arts Organization: Historic Quincy Business District
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Kathi Dooley
- Business Leadership: GRAY HUNTER STENN LLP
- Volunteer Leadership: Anne St. John
2001
- Arts Organization: Quincy Beautification Group
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Don Langellier
- Business Leadership: Modern Printing
- Volunteer Leadership: Doris Malacarne
2000
- Arts Organization: Great River Barbershop Chorus
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Roger Leach
- Business Leadership: Sharkey Transportation
- Volunteer Leadership: Robin Walden
1999
- Arts Organization: Sunday Music Series
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Robert March
- Business Leadership: Refreshment Services Pepsi
- Volunteer Leadership: Avril Marie Bernzen
1998
- Arts Organization: Quincy Park Band
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Les Fonza
- Business Leadership:Michelmann Foundation
- Volunteer Leadership: Carol Mason
1997
- Arts Organization: Mid-Mississippi Blues Society
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Jewel Gwaltney
- Business Leadership: McNay Truckline
- Volunteer Leadership: Stacia Kemp
1996
- Arts Organization: Muddy River Opera Company
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Sandy Meyer
- Business Leadership: First Bankers Trust Company
- Volunteer Leadership: Vera Magill
1995
- Arts Organization: German Village Society
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Dale Kimpton
- Business Leadership: Continental Cablevision
- Volunteer Leadership: Jane Shair
1994
- Arts Organization: John Wood Community College Fine Arts
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Sarama Schnack
- Business Leadership: Gardner Denver Machinery Inc.
- Volunteer Leadership: Mike McClain
1993
- Arts Organization: Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Dan Sherman
- Business Leadership: Dame & Hurdle Jewelers
- Volunteer Leadership: Mary S. Oakley and Mrs. Arthur Lindsay, Jr.
1992
- Arts Organization: Quincy Civic Music Association
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Father Tom Brown
- Business Leadership: Oakley-Lindsay Foundation
- Volunteer Leadership: Carolyn Stevenson
1991
- Arts Organization: Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Mary Anne Spangler-Scott and Mary Jane McCloskey
- Business Leadership: Hardee's Restaurants and WGEM-AM-FM-TV
- Volunteer Leadership: W. Kirby Eber and Mary Catherine Paben
1990
- Arts Organization: Quincy Art Center
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Robert Mejer
- Business Leadership: Knapheide Manufacturing Company
- Volunteer Leadership: Ned Broemmel
1989
- Arts Organization: Quincy Museum
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Rose Camastro-Pritchett
- Business Leadership: Mercantile Trust Bank
- Volunteer Leadership: Kay Stevenson
1988
- Arts Organization: Quincy College Fine Arts Department
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Kirk St. Maur
- Business Leadership: The Quincy Herald Whig
- Volunteer Leadership: Caroline Sexauer
1987
- Arts Organization: Quincy Community Little Theatre
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Leonora Suppan-Gehrich
- Business Leadership: Gem City Savings And Loan
- Volunteer Leadership: Joe Bonansinga
1986
- Arts Organization: Quincy High School Fine Arts Department
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Fritzi Morrison
- Business Leadership: Central Illinois Public Service Company
1985
- Arts Organization: Quincy Preserves
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Elizabeth Lieber
- Business Leadership: Quincy Holiday Inn
1984
- Arts Organization: Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Naomi Watts
- Business Leadership: Moorman Manufacturing Company
1983
- Arts Organization: Quincy Civic Music Association
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Janet Conover
- Business Leadership: Boatmen's Bank of Quincy
1982
- Arts Organization: Quincy Symphony Orchestra
- Individual Artist/Teacher: Wayne Pyle
1981
- Arts Organization: Quincy Preserves
- Individual Artist/Teacher: George Irwin
For additional information contact us by e-mail at art@artsqcy.org or by calling (217) 222-3432.
