Access to Artistic Excellence May 31 – June 1, 2007 Troyd A. Geist Folklorist North Dakota Council on the Arts Fargo, ND Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D.  Curator for Community Research Historical Museum of Southern Florida Pembroke Pines, FL Gordon McCann (Layperson) Retired Businessman/ Regional Historian Springfield, MO Judith M. McCulloh, Ph.D. Consultant Urbana, IL Matthew J. Martinez  Faculty of Indigenous Liberal Arts Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe, NM Andrienn Mendonca  Traditional Arts Manager Georgia Council for the Arts Savannah, GA Lisa Richardson  Traditional Arts Program Director City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Topanga, CA Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel A December 5, 2007 Norma E. Cantú Professor of English Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy University of Texas  San Antonio, TX Makalé Faber Cullen (Layperson) Director of Programs  Slow Food USA Brooklyn, NY Margaret "Meg" Glaser Artistic Director Western Folklife Center Halleck, NV Jonathan E. Kay Director Traditional Arts Indiana  Nashville, IN Hayden Roberts Executive Director Oklahoma Center for Arts Education College of Arts, Media & Design  University of Central Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK Gary W. Stanton Associate Professor of Historic Preservation University of Mary Washington Department of Historic Preservation Fredericksburg, VA Access To Artistic Excellence, Panel B December 5, 2007 Norma E. Cantú Professor of English Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy University of Texas  San Antonio, TX Makalé Faber Cullen (Layperson) Director of Programs  Slow Food USA Brooklyn, NY Margaret “Meg” Glaser Artistic Director Western Folklife Center Halleck, NV Jonathan E. Kay Director Traditional Arts Indiana  Nashville, IN Hayden Roberts Executive Director Oklahoma Center for Arts Education College of Arts, Media & Design  University of Central Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK Gary W. Stanton Associate Professor of Historic Preservation University of Mary Washington Department of Historic Preservation Fredericksburg, VA NEA National Heritage Fellowships  January 15-18, 2008 Mark Burford  Assistant Professor, Music Department Reed College Portland, OR Maria-Carmen Gambliel Director of Folk and Traditional Arts Idaho Commission on the Arts Boise, ID Barbara Lau Community Documentary Projects Director Center for Documentary Studies Duke University Durham, NC Matthew Martinez Faculty, Indigenous Studies  Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe, NM Elizabeth Peterson Director Fund for Folk Culture Austin, TX Howard Sacks Professor of Sociology Director, Rural Life Center Kenyon College Gambier, OH Bob Stone Outreach Coordinator Florida Folklife Program Gainesville, FL Mari Watanabe (Layperson)  Program Administrator Executive Development Institute Beaverton, OR Chris Williams  Director, Cultural Heritage Program Arlington County Cultural Affairs Washington, DC