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Ken Egan, Executive Director of Humanities Montana

Montana’s Ken Egan

Montana native Ken Egan promotes civic dialog across his state.

By Perri Knize

humanities, January/February, 2011, Volume 32, Issue 1
Gale Peterson, Director of the Ohio Humanities Council

Ohio’s Gale Peterson

Gale Peterson’s plan to teach high school history had one fatal flaw. Not his B.S. in History and Government from Iowa State University.

By Bill Eichenberger

humanities, November/December, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 6
Ken Sullivan, Executive Director of West Virginia Humanities Council

West Virginia's Ken Sullivan

Ken Sullivan stresses the role of the Civil War in the formation of his state.

By James E. Casto

humanities, September/October, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 5
Julie Mulvihill, Executive Director of the Kansas Humanities Council

Kansas's Julie Mulvihill

Kansas's Julie Mulvihill travels the state stumping for the humanities.

By Steven Hill

humanities, July/August, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 4
Jamil Zainaldin

Georgia’s Jamil Zainaldin

Through Georgia's online encyclopedia, Jamil Zainaldin helps disseminate the state's historical gems.

By Mary J. Loftus

humanities, May/June, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 3
Dena Wortzel, Executive Director of Wisconsin Humanities Council

Wisconsin’s Dena Wortzel

Dena Wortzel finds common ground between rural and urban communities.

By Jenny Price

humanities, March/April, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 2
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North Carolina’s Shelley Crisp

Poet Shelley Crisp brings her passion for place to North Carolina.

By Jim Schlosser

humanities, January/February, 2010, Volume 31, Issue 1
Peter Gilbert, director of the Vermont Humanities Council

Vermont's Peter Gilbert

Peter Gilbert recruits top scholars to Vermont's monthly gatherings.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor

humanities, November/December, 2009, Volume 30, Issue 6
Gregory W. Kimura

Alaska’s Gregory W. Kimura

Gregory W. Kimura bridges urban and rural worldviews with humanities programming.

By David Holthouse

humanities, September/October, 2009, Volume 30, Issue 5
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Maryland’s Phoebe Stein Davis

Phoebe Stein Davis is determined to make the humanities relevant.

By Donna M. Lucey

humanities, July/August, 2009, Volume 30, Issue 4