Archive

2023

Rana Elmir Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Juana Williams Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Christopher L. Harrington Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Terainer Brown Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre and Dance
Sanford (Sandy) Koltonow Dean’s Arts Advocacy Award
Maurice Draughn Arts Educator Award

2022

David Roberts Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Alison Glenn Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Mark Nilan Jr. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
David Cohen Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
George N’Namdi Dean’s Arts Advocacy Award

2021

Darren Haynes Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Carole Harris Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
DeLashea Strawder Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Kathryn Ervin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Alan Lichtenstein Dean’s Arts Advocacy Award

2020

Lisa Marie Wiegand Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
McArthur Binion Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Jacqueline Echols Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Jan Gist Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre and Dance

2019

Mary Henige Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Raymond Pointer Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Richard Margitza Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Frank Hartenstein Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

2018

Sarah Ryley Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Michael Luchs Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Michael Krajewski Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
David Calhoun Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Howard Hertz CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2017

Don Gonyea Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Susan Rossen Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Charlotte Merkerson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Dr. Phillip Moss Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
William "Bill" Prady CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2016

Lynne Avadenka Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
James Curnow Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Della Hamby Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Shawn Kahle Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Sam Richardson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

2015

Toi Banks Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Delores Ivory Davis Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Ann Delisi Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
David Ramsey Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Timothy Van Laar Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Eugene Driker CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2014

Jerry Grant Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Ray Katz Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Phyllis Somerville Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre and Dance
Elliot Wilhelm Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Donald Ritzenhein CFPCA Volunteer of the Year Award
The Erb Family Foundation CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2013

Gregory Andracke Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
John Hunter Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
James Lentini Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Elizabeth Schmidt Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Harry Leibowitz Dean's Award for Community Impact

2012

Linda Downs Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Kendall Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Sonya Tayeh Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Lisa Vallee-Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company Dean's Award for Arts Entrepreneurship

2008

Kenneth and Kimberly Cockrel Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
John Feierabend Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Kent Neely Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
John Egner Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History

2007

Ed Fraga Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
David Salzman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Rose Marie Floyd Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
George Shirley Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Thorsten Kaye Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Susan Mosey Distinguished Community Service Award

2006

Daniel Loepp Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Eunice Moore Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Larry Walker Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Leonard Leone Dean's Award for Distinguished Service
Tom Skerritt Dean's Award for Career Achievement

2005

Jack Kay Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Stephen Millen Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Ernie Hudson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Richard Bilaitis Dean's Distinguished Service Award
Detroit Free Press Dean's Community Service Award

2004

William Benoit Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Robert Brock Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Helen Landgarten Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
James Pallas Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Charles Postlewate Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
John Richards Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Sharon Unrau Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance

2003

Jerry Flint Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Annette Alexander Frank Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Cary Loren Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
John Macurdy Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Ruben Santiago Hudson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Linda Cleveland Simmons Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
University Cultural Center Association CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2002

Kathleen Gaffney Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Harvey Goldstein Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Jennifer Noyer Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Don Palmer Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
John Nick Pappas Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Anca Vlasopolos Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Peter Cummings CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2001

Edward K. Christian Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Ira Hearshen Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Victoria Holley-Foster Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
S. Epatha Merkerson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
David Small Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Aida Snow Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
George Tysh Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Dr. David DiChiera CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

2000

George Cantor Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
William P. Foster Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Carol Halsted Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Carol S. Pylant Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Tom Sizemore Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Marian Kinney Stephens Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Maggie Allesee CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1998-1999

Charles Canon Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Alan Danielson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Arthur C. Danto Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Chad Everett Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Yusef A. Lateef Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Martin Pakledinaz Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Frank D. Stella CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1997

Kim Carney Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Lori Christmastree Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Malcolm Johns Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Marion K. Jones Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Victor H. Miesel, Ph.D. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Frank Pahl Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Erik Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Emma Lazaroff Schaver CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1996

Sergio De Giusti Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Rosemary Gould Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Robert Lambert Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Joseph Loduca Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Alvin Mayes Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Elizabeth Meese, Ph.D. Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Thom Sharp Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Louis G. Redstone CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1995

Rose Marie Floyd Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Mark Fritz Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
John P. Glick Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Dr. Polly Hughes Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Ollie McFarland Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Dr. Deborah Tannen Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Barbara Tarbuck Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Arthur L. Johnson CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1994

Robert Bates, Ph.D. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Beverly Barber Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Sonny Eliot Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Woodie King, Jr. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
James Russell Mayes Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Louise J. Nobili Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Shirley Woodson-Reid Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
James Duffy, Jr. CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1993

Roy E. Ernst Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Paula Gosling Hare Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Diane D. Kordich Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Stanley Lechtzin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Philip Spensley Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Helen Thomas Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Charles A. Forbes CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1992

Portia Fields-Anderson Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Daniel Majeske Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Dr. David McKay Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Nancy Mitchnick Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Don Pilette Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
June Akers Seese Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Russell E. Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Dr. Charles H. Wright CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1991

Lillian Wolock Elliott Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Clarice Tinsley-Giles Career Achievement Award in the Field of Communication
Julie Jensen Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Mark A. Leithauser Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Gordon Mathie Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Sharon McColl Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Tom Spackman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Leon S. Cohan CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1990

Alice Galloway Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Karen Goodman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Susan Hauptman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Shirley Love Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Paul Petrie Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Cledie Taylor Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Roger and Henrietta Fridholm CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1989

Gere Baskin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Frederick Coffin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
William Harris Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Allan T. Mette Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Barbara Selinger Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
David Wagner Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Paul L. and Susan D. Nine CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1988

Kenneth Burrell Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Sharon Dilworth Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Barbara Hallman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Ellen Phelan Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Irma Pylyshenko Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Paul Stolarsky Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Michael Ilitch CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1987

Leo "Ted" Conebeare Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Stephen Dobyns Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Richard R. Kinney, Jr. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Wil Love Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Joseph Striplin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Anne Warren Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Walter Buhl Ford, II CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1986

Patricia Brooks Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Dr. Seymour Chatman Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Brazeal Dennard Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Walter Samuel Hamady - Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
James Jennings Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
David Regal Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
W. Hawkins Ferry CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1985

Irving Berg Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Garth Fagan Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Shirley Harbin Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Naomi Long Madgett Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
William Peck Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
John Rea Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Leonard Leone CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1984

Dr. Harry Begian Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Esther M. Broner Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Susanne Hilberry Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
George Pentecost Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Ann Zirulnik Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Fern Zwickey Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Paul Ganson CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1983

Joy Hakanson Colby Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Robert Harris Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Faye Kicknosway Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Paula Kramer Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Hughie Lee-Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Robert Luscombe Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

1982

David Barr Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Gay Delanghe Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Maurice Grossman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Barbara Meek Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Ann and Ken Mikolowski Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Donald Sinta Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music

1981

Raymond Blackwell Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Hoyt W. Fuller Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Jacqueline Davis Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Roger Sherman Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
George Shirley Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Jeffrey Tambor Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

1980

Harriet Berg Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Mary Jane Bigler Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Audley M. Grossman, Jr. Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre
Robert Hayden Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Fred Harrington Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Isador Saslov Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music

1978

State Senator Jack Faxon CFPCA Arts Advocacy Award

1977

Kathryn Ellis Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Harlan Hoffa Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Addison Franklin Page Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Dudley Randall Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
James Tocco Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Max Wright Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

1976

Howard and Kathy Clark Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History
Phillip Levine Career Achievement Award in the Field of English
Cyril Miles Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
Ruth Murray Career Achievement Award in the Field of Dance
Felix Resnick Career Achievement Award in the Field of Music
Michael Tolan Career Achievement Award in the Field of Theatre

1975

Murray Douglas Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art Education
G. Alden Smith Career Achievement Award in the Field of Art and Art History