Community Legacy Award
Historic Southern Indiana recognizes
a southern Indiana community for its outstanding achievements in preservation,
enhancement, and promotion of its distinctive heritage. In addition, this award
seeks to strengthen the quality of life for residents of and visitors to
southern Indiana by paying tribute to excellence in standards of community
development.
| Community Legacy Awards presented: | |||
| May 2000 | West Baden Springs | May 2001 | Madison |
| May 2002 | Orleans | May 2003 | Rising Sun |
| June 2004 | Aurora | June 2005 | Jeffersonville |
| Sept. 2006 | New Albany | 2008 | New Harmony |
Connect with Southern Indiana
Connect with Southern Indiana is a new program
sponsored by the University of Southern Indiana and funded by a grant from Lilly
Endowment to boost Indiana’s retention of intellectual capital. Its purpose is
nurturing citizenship to enhance the quality of life in the region. At the heart
of the program is strengthening critical thinking—helping participants learn
about and strengthen their skills, their options, and their opportunities for
involvement in community and regional projects.
Darrel Bigham Historic Southern Indiana Faculty Research Award
| Darrel Bigham Historic Southern Indiana Faculty Research Award presented: | |||
| March 2008 | Karen Bonnell | ||
Dr. Darrel E. Bigham retired on June 30, 2008
after 22 years of service as the founding director of
Historic Southern Indiana and 38 years as a faculty member of the History
Department.
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HSI Annual Membership Meeting
Historic Southern Indiana holds an annual membership meeting within our 26
county region each fall. Since 2004 we have accepted proposals from communities
and organizations to hold the meeting and make local arrangements. HSI provides
up to $1,000 to the organizing group to cover the meeting costs (i.e. facility
rental, food, etc.). This is an opportunity for HSI to share our accomplishments
from the past year with members and constituents and for the host community to
promote itself and its current projects. Beginning in 2005, the Frank and Judy
O'Bannon Heritage Enrichment Award has been presented at the annual membership
meeting.
| Locations of Annual Membership Meetings: | ||
| 2002 | Jasper | Schnitzelbank Restaurant |
| 2003 | Corydon | Magdalena's Restaurant |
| 2004 | Vincennes | DAR Chapter House |
| 2005 | Vevay | Schenk Mansion |
| 2006 | Various | 20th Anniversary Bus Tour |
| 2007 | Corydon | Leora Brown School |
| 2008 | ||
The Frank and Judy O'Bannon Heritage Enrichment
Award
Indiana’s late Governor Frank O’Bannon and his wife Judy embodied the mission
and goals of Historic Southern Indiana in their commitment to, and love of, the
distinctive heritage of southern Indiana. Their belief in the identification,
preservation, and promotion of those things that make communities special is
especially evident in their support of programs benefiting youth. In their
honor, Historic Southern Indiana will recognize individuals through the Frank
and Judy O’Bannon Heritage Enrichment Award who have become an exemplary model
of community education in such activities as community heritage,
heritage/cultural tourism, historic preservation, and historical interpretation
in the HSI region.
| O'Bannon Awards presented: | |
| 2005 | Maxine Brown |
| 2006 | Linda Willis |
| 2007 | JoAnne Spiller |
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