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.
2012 Guidelines
2012 Application
| 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 | Sept. 2008 | New Harmony |
| June 2009 | Bedford | June 2010 | Ferdinand |
| August 2011 | Tell City | ||
Darrel Bigham Historic Southern Indiana Faculty Engagement Fellowship
The Darrel Bigham Faculty Engagement Fellowship provides one $4,000 salary stipend to support scholarly work
in the areas of consulting, research, service learning, or creation of workshops/institutes by USI faculty.
2012 Application Cover Page
| Darrel Bigham Historic Southern Indiana Faculty Engagement Fellowship presented: | ||
| 2008 | Karen Bonnell | Snapshots of Southern Indiana |
| 2009 | Katy Ehlman | Preservation Through the Generations |
| 2010 | Michael Strezewski | Taking Care of (old) Business: The 1970's Excavations at New Harmony |
| 2011 | Karen Bonnell | Snapshots of Southern Indiana: Southern Indiana African American Heritage Project |
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 | Evansville | Angel Mounds State Historic Site |
| 2009 | Bedford | Otis Parks Pine Hall Mansion |
| 2010 | Cannelton | Blue Heron Winery |
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.
2011 Guidelines
2011 Nomination Form
| O'Bannon Awards presented: | |
| 2005 | Maxine Brown |
| 2006 | Linda Willis |
| 2007 | JoAnne Spiller |
| 2008 | LeAnn Luce |
| 2009 | James G. Waldon |
| 2010 | Karen Schwartz |
| 2011 | Norm Taylor |
Upcoming Community Anniversaries in Historic Southern Indiana
Historic Southern Indiana Office
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.
Article from Evansville Courier & Press
Article from University Notes
Leslie Townsend is named director of Historic Southern Indiana on July 1, 2008.
Article from University Notes
Jane Reynolds retires from the administrative assistant position of Historic Southern Indiana on June 30, 2010.
Megan Glenn joins Historic Southern Indiana as the senior program assistant on August 23, 2010.
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