[Vision2020] UI Friday Letter for Friday (November 16, 2007)

[Carl Westberg]

Great story, great publicity for the University of Idaho.  Carl Westberg Jr.

> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:38:10 -0800
> Subject: [Vision2020] UI Friday Letter for Friday (November 16, 2007)
> 
> University of Idaho
> Office of the President
> Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
> Phone: 208-885-6365
> Fax: 208-885-6558
> 
> The Friday Letter
> SPECIAL EDITION
> A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends
> 
> November 16, 2007
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival has brought wonderful
> recognition to the University of Idaho over its 40-year history, but nothing
> compares to the honor the festival received yesterday. The festival's
> artistic director John Clayton, former festival executive director Lynn
> "Doc" Skinner and I were honored, excited and humbled to be in the East Room
> of the White House to receive the National Medal of Arts from President
> George W. Bush.
> 
> The National Medal of Arts is the nation's most prestigious arts award, and
> we are the first public university to receive the award since Congress
> created it in 1984. Congress authorized the president to award medals each
> year "to individuals or groups who, in the president's judgment, are
> deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding
> contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the
> arts in the United States."
> 
> We are gratified and excited that this honor will shine a bright spotlight
> on the University of Idaho, the festival, Moscow and all of Idaho.
> 
> I was reminded that Lionel Hampton was a frequent guest of and performer for
> presidents at the White House, and we all felt he was there with us to
> receive the award. This recognition for the festival is the result of the
> dedication and love of jazz that he and Doc Skinner brought to the jazz
> festival, and that is now continuing under John Clayton's direction. We'll
> celebrate this award and Lionel's legacy, along with what would have been
> his 100th birthday, at the 2008 festival in February.
> 
> As President Bush said yesterday: "...on behalf of a grateful nation, we
> honor your great talent and accomplishments... Our honorees represent the
> great strength and diversity of the American culture... I congratulate our
> honorees, because in your work we see the creativity of the American spirit
> and the values that have made our nation great."
> 
> Let me share with you some of the wonderful congratulatory messages and
> comments we've received. 
> 
> Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter said, "The priceless legacy of music and
> learning embodied in the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is a
> treasure not just for the University of Idaho, but for our entire state and
> indeed all lovers of the arts, everywhere. Recognition and acclaim that come
> with the National Medal of the Arts is well earned, greatly deserved and a
> reason for all Idahoans to celebrate."
> 
> >From State Board of Education member Sue Thilo: "Absolutely fantastic! It's
> gratifying to see the Jazz Festival receive the national recognition it
> truly deserves. Congratulations to the University of Idaho and especially to
> those directly involved with the Lionel Hampton International Jazz
> Festival."
> 
> Michael Faison, executive director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts said,
> "This is wonderful. It brings the national spotlight to Idaho. For an arts
> organization or institution to receive the award is rare, and the University
> of Idaho and the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival have joined some
> very rarified company." 
> 
> The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is such a remarkable event;
> it brings a multitude of people from around the state, nation and world
> together on our campus to celebrate jazz. It is successful because of the
> support and contributions from so many of you, and now you can share in the
> pride and recognition that the National Medal of Arts brings.	
> 
> You can view video of the White House award ceremony at: www.uidaho.edu/jazz
> 
> Tim White	
> President
> 
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> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
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