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The Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Awards

2013

Mary Whyte - Artist

Mayo Mac Boggs - Arts in Education

The City of Anderson, SC - Government

Charles Fox, Fox Music House - Business

Ethel S. Brody - Individual

Franklin G. Burroughs – Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum - Organization

John Ashbury Zeigler, Jr. - Lifetime Achievement

Pearl Fryar - Special Award

 

2012

Robert Ariail - Artist

R. Scot Hockman - Arts in Education

The Self Family Foundation - Business/Foundation

Sam Wang - Individual

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, with special recognition for Mark Sloan - Organization

Lillian Quackenbush - Lifetime Achievement

 

2011

C. Thomas (Tommy) Wyche - Lifetime Achievement

Mary Jackson - Lifetime Achievement

Heidi Darr-Hope - Artist

Terry K. Hunter - Individual Artist and Educator

Carolina First Bank - Business

Nina Liu & Friends Gallery - Business

Steven Rosenberg - Individual

Carolina Youth Symphony - Organization

Linda C. Stern - Leadership Award

 

2010

Pat Conroy - Lifetime Achievement

Jonathan Green - Lifetime Achievement

Julian Wiles - Individual Artist

Larry Barnfield - Arts in Education

City of Rock Hill, with special recognition for its public/private partnership with Comporium - Government

Robert (Bob) E. Howard - Individual

Newberry Opera House Foundation - Organization

Williams & Fudge, Inc. - Business

 

2009

The Verner Awards were not awarded in 2009 due to state budget reductions

 

2008

Dr. Roy Fluhrer - Arts in Education

Arts Council of Greenwood County - Arts Organization

Solicitor Jay Hodge - Government

Kwame Dawes - Individual

Jill Eathorne Bahr - Individual Artist

First Citizens Bank - Business

John Jakes - Lifetime Achievement

 

2007

Annette Francis - Arts in Education

The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg - Arts Organization

The Clemson University for the Lillian and Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series - Government

Kimberly Spears - Individual

Marlena Smalls - Individual Artist

The Palmetto Bank - Business

 

2006

Christine Sides Fisher - Arts in Education
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina - Arts Organization
The SC Department of Mental Health: The Art of Recovery - Government
Marvin-Joe Merck - Individual
Bob Doster - Individual Artist
Charles Wadsworth - Special Award
David C. Sennema - Lifetime Achievement

 

2005

Florence Little Theatre - Organization
Richland County Public Library - Government
Deborah S. Hoffman - Arts in Education
Scott Shanklin-Peterson - Individual
Jarvis Brothers Quintet - Individual Artist
Time Warner Cable SC Division - Business/Foundation
Carl R. Blair - Lifetime Achievement

 

2004

The Emrys Foundation – Organization
Sumter County Cultural Commission – Government
S.C. Alliance for Arts Education – Arts in Education
Bingham Lafayette Vick, Jr. – Individual
Christian Thee – Individual Artist
Jeanet Steckler Dreskin – Lifetime Achievement

 

2003

The Peace Center for the Performing Arts - Arts Organization
City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs - Government
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina - Business
Liz Smith-Cox - Individual in Arts Education
Thales Thomas "Skipp" Pearson - Individual Artist
Dottie Ashley - Individual
Corrie McCallum - Lifetime Achievement in the Arts

 

2002

Hub City Writers Project - Arts Organization
Boyd Saunders - Individual in Arts Education
Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham, P.A. - Business
William Light Kinney, Jr. - Individual in Business
Isabel Hill - Individual in Government
Lillian ("Mickey") Harder - Individual
William Starrett - Individual Artist
Homer L. ("Pappy") Sherrill (posthumous) - Lifetime Achievement in the Arts 

 

2001

Marlboro Civic Center Foundation - Arts Organization
Chernoff/Silver & Associates - Business
McKissick Museum - Government
Shari Hutchinson - Individual
Gordon (Dick) Goodwin - Individual Artist
Barry Goldsmith - Individual in Arts Education
SC Governor's School for the Arts - Arts Education Organization
Philip Simmons - Lifetime Achievement

 

2000

Trident Regional Arts Collaborative Endeavor (TRACE) - Arts Education Organization
Trustus Theatre - Arts Organization
Beaufort Art Supply - Business
North Charleston Cultural Arts Program - Government
John Whitehead - Individual
Beryl Dakers - Individual in Arts Education

 

1999

Richland County School District One - Arts in Education
Arts Council of Beaufort County - Arts Organization
Newberry Federal Savings Bank - Business
South Carolina State Museum - Government
Toni Marcus Elkins - Individual
William Melton Halsey - Lifetime Achievement

 

1997-98

School District Five of Richland and Lexington Counties - Arts in Education
Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc. - Arts Organization
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County - Arts Organization
John Acorn - Individual

 

1996-97

McClellanville Arts Council - Arts Organization
Nations Bank, N.A. - Business
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company, Inc. - Business
Stephen R. McCrae, Sr. - Individual
Ray Doughty - Individual in Arts Education
Representative Jean Laney Harris - Special Award

 

1995-96

Redcliffe Elementary School - Arts Education
South Carolina Arts Alliance - Arts Organization
David Stahl - Individual
Ava Hughes - Individual in Arts Education
Ben C. Boozer - Individual in Business

 

1994-95

Richland School District Two - Arts Education
Horry Cultural Arts Council - Arts Organization
Charleston Post and Courier - Business
Calhoun County Museum & Cultural Center - Government
Elaine Taylor Freeman - Individual

 

1993-94

Fine Arts Center of the School District of Greenville County - Arts in Education
Spoleto Festival USA - Arts Organization
Carolina First Bank - Business
Sun, Incorporated - Business
The Arts Education Reform Initiatives of the South Carolina State Department of Education - Government
Samuel L. Tenenbaum - Individual

 

1992-93

School District of Oconee County - Arts in Education
The Guild of the Greenville Symphony - Arts Organization
South Carolina National Bank - Business
Spectrum South, Inc., Koonce Group - Business
The Outreach Program of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities - Government
Sylvia U. Wood - Individual
Ansley Crawford - Individual in Arts in Education

 

1991-92

University of South Carolina String Project - Arts in Education
Rock Hill Arts Council - Arts Organization
SCANA Corporation - Business
Lancaster County Council and Lancaster City Council - Government
Clark Ellefson - Individual

 

1990-91

Tri-District Arts Consortium - Arts in Education
AT&T - Business
Elliott, Davis & Company - Business
Winthrop College - Government
Chopstick Theater - Arts Organization

 

1989-90

Cultural Council of Richland & Lexington Counties, with Special Recognition to Dot Ryall - Arts Organization
Fluor Daniel, Inc. - Business
LS3P Architects, Ltd. - Business
Charles S. Way, Jr. - Individual
Mac Arthur Goodwin - Individual in Arts in Education
Henry J. Cauthen - Individual in Government
Catharine Rembert - Lifetime Achievement in the Arts

 

1988-89

McCormick Arts Council at the Keturah - Arts Organization
NCNB of South Carolina - Business
Byrne Miller - Individual
Betty Bramlett - Individual in Arts in Education
Joint Legislative Committee on Cultural Affairs - Government

 

1987-88

Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School - Arts in Education
Columbia City Ballet, with Special Recognition to Ann Brodie - Arts Organization
Southern Bell - Business
City of Rock Hill - Government
Wilfred Delphin and Edwin Romain - Individual
Peter Rickett - Special Award for Lifetime Achievement

 

1986-87

Spring Valley High School, with Special Commendation to Marianne Holland - Arts in Education
Robert Ivey Ballet - Arts Organization
Sumter County Council - Government
O. Stanley Smith, Jr. - Individual
Thomas N. McLean - Individual in Business
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities - Special Award

 

1985-86

Island School Council for the Arts - Arts in Education
Marlboro Area Arts Council - Arts Organization
Carol Saunders - Individual
Robert E. Marvin - Individual in Business
William D. Hay - Individual in Government
Charleston Symphony Orchestra - Richard W. Riley Award
Governor Richard W. Riley - Special Award

 

1984

Anderson County Arts Council - Arts Organization
South Carolina National Bank - Business
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism - Government
Columbia College - Arts in Education
Spartanburg High School - Special Award
Arpad Darazs – Individual
Mayor Kirkman Finlay - Special Award

 

1983

Lancaster County Council of the Arts - Arts Organization
National Bank of South Carolina, Sumter - Business
South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources Department, with Special Commendation to SC Wildlife Magazine - Government
Theodore Stern - Individual
Dean Harlan Ewart McClure - Individual in Arts in Education

 

1982

Harbison Development Corporation - Business
Guy F. Lipscomb, Jr. - Individual
Guthrie Darr - Individual in Arts in Education
The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr. - Individual in Government
The Island Packet - Media
Bamberg County Chamber of Commerce - Special Award
South Carolina Chamber Orchestra - Arts Organization
University of South Carolina Community Concert Series - Government Body

 

1981

Greenville Metropolitan Arts Council - Arts Organization
Seibels, Bruce & Company - Business
South Carolina Educational Television Network - Government Body
Sidney J. Palmer - Individual
Virginia Uldrick - Individual in Arts in Education
Brookgreen Gardens - Special Award
Senator Harris Page Smith – Individual
The Columbia Record - Media

 

1980

Beaufort County Schools - Arts in Education
Bankers Trust - Business
City of Bennettsville - City
Marlboro County - Government Body
Leo F. Twiggs - Individual
Representative Harriet H. Keyserling - Individual in Government
Sandlapper Magazine - Media
The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County - Organization
Spoleto Festival USA - Special Award

 

1979

School District of Greenville County - Arts in Education
Springs Mills, Inc. - Business
City of Easley - City
WIS-TV Channel 10 - Media
Arthur Magill – Individual
Raymond O. Thigpen - Special Award
Kitani Foundation - Organization

 

1976

South Carolina National Bank - Business
City of Spartanburg - City
Sam Bass - Individual in Arts in Education
Rock Hill Evening Herald - Media
Spartanburg Arts Council - Organization
Terrell Glenn – Individual

 

1974

Elliott White Springs Foundation - Arts in Education
City of Charleston - City
Greenville County Museum of Art - Organization
John Richard Craft - Individual

 

1972

Converse College - Arts in Education
City of Greenville - City
E. Nick Zeigler - Individual
Columbia Museum of Art - Organization