2010
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Artist of the Year
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Bob Hall
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Lincoln
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Emerging Leader
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Jennifer Boomgaarden
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Omaha
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Emerging Leader
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Barbara Zach
|
Lincoln
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Excellence in Arts Education
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John Mangan
|
Macy
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Heritage Award
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Gospel Music Workshop
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Omaha
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Organizational Achievement
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Brownville Concert Series
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Brownville
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Organizational Achievement
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Museum of Nebraska Art
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Kearney
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Partner in the Arts
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John Beasley
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Omaha
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Partner in the Arts
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Keith Heckman
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Lincoln
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Leonard Thiessen Award
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Fred & Eve Simon
|
Omaha
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2008
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Artist of the Year
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Michael James
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Lincoln
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Artist of the Year
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Arthur Pierce
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Kearney
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Business Leadership Award
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Alegent Health
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Omaha
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Robert Hillstead
|
Lincoln
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Rita Stinner
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Scottsbluff
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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Museum of the Fur Trade
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Chadron
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Organizational Achievement
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Art Farm
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Marquette
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Organizational Achievement
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Lied Center for Performing Arts
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Lincoln
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Partner in the Arts
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Merle Stalder
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Falls City
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2006
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Artist of the Year
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Don Doll
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Omaha
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Business Leadership
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Valmont Industries
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Omaha
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Karen Janovy
|
Lincoln
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Frances Thurber, Ph.D
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Omaha
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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Charles Trimble
|
Omaha
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Leonard Thiessen Award
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James & Rhonda Seacrest
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Lincoln
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Organizational Achievement
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Community Players, Inc.
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Beatrice
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Organizational Achievement
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Meadowlark Music Festival
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Lincoln
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Partner in the Arts
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Fred & Lorraine Teller
|
Hastings
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Partner in the Arts
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Carol Cope
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Kearney
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2004
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Artist of the Year
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Nancy Duncan
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Omaha
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Business Leadership
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Bailey-Lauerman & Assoc.
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Lincoln
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Harriet Hughes
|
Ainsworth
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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NE State Historical Society
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State of NE
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Leonard Thiessen Award
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Norman Geske
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Lincoln
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Organizational Achievement
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NE Shakespeare Festival
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Omaha
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Organizational Achievement
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Lexington Arts Council
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Lexington
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Partner in the Arts
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Richard & Mary Holland
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Omaha
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Partner in the Arts
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Don Hinds
|
Fremont
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2002
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Artist of the Year
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Juli Burney
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Lincoln
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Business Leadership
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Dudley's Dry Cleaners
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Norfolk
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Elmer Crumbley
|
Omaha
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Sheldon Statewide
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Lincoln
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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Roger Welsch
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Dannebrog
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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El Museo Latino
|
Omaha
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Leonard Thiessen Award
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E.N. "Jack" Thompson
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Lincoln
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Organizational Achievement
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Butler County Arts Council
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David City
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Organizational Achievement
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Omaha Theater Company for Young People
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Omaha
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Partner in the Arts
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Hal & Gretchen Lainson
|
Hastings
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2000
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Artist of the Year
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Karen Kunc
|
Avoca
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Business Leadership
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Richard & Janyce Hunt (Hunt Tel)
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Blair
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Kris Ann Sullivan
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Kearney
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Excellence in Arts Education
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Josie Metal-Corbin
|
Omaha
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Heritage/Folk Arts
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Salem Baptist Church Voices
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Omaha
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Leonard Thiessen Award
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Robert & Karen Duncan
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Lincoln
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Organizational Achievement
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Carnegie Arts Center
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Alliance
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Organizational Achievement
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Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
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Omaha
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Partner in the Arts
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Michael & Gail Yanney
|
Omaha
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