|
|
|
Museum educator is O’Bannon Heritage Award winner |
|
JoAnne Spiller, a museum
educator with the Jefferson County Historical Society in Madison,
Indiana, is the recipient of Historic Southern Indiana’s 2007 Frank
and Judy O’Bannon Heritage Enrichment Award, given to an individual
who is an exemplary model of community education through such
activities as community heritage, heritage/cultural tourism,
historic preservation, and historical interpretation in the HSI
region, which includes 26 counties in southern Indiana.
Spiller was nominated for the award by Joseph D. Carr,
director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. He wrote, “With
her enthusiasm and creativity, she has led our educational
programming into regional leadership. She is a well-known advocate
for local heritage. As our only paid educator, she has recruited
countless volunteers, young and old, and her programs reach hundreds
of children every year.” |
Photo provided
Leslie Townsend, assistant director
of Historic Southern Indiana, poses with JoAnne Spiller, the 2007
recipient of the Frank and Judy O’Bannon Heritage Enrichment Award. |
Those programs include a week-long
summer history camp for elementary school children with daily themes
such as Native Americans, immigrants, industry, and the development
of the area; two-hour in-school day camps in elementary schools;
school programs for grades two through five; the Heritage Days
Festival, during which fourth graders visit area museums; girl and
boy scout museum trips; an annual Children’s Art Exhibit; and a
campaign that raised $25,000 for a children’s gallery in the
Historical Society’s Heritage Center.
Spiller received a check for $1,000 and a plaque at HSI’s annual
meeting, held at the Leora Brown School in Corydon, Indiana. For
more information about HSI, an outreach program of USI,
click here.
Return to Top
|
|
|
USI Home |
Academics
| Calendar
| Athletics
| Visitors
| Events and News
| Administration
8600 University Boulevard - Evansville, IN 47712-3596 - 812/464-8600
Copyright © 2009 University of Southern Indiana. All rights reserved.
