National Endowment for the Humanities
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States." [1]
National Endowment for the Humanities: National Humanities Medal
Contents
Chairpeople
Accessed August 2007: [2]
- December 2001 to present Bruce Cole, nominated by George W. Bush
- Nov 1997-Nov 2001 William R. Ferris, nominated by Bill Clinton
- Aug 1993-Aug 1997 Sheldon Hackney, nominated by Bill Clinton
- May 1986-Jan 1993 Lynne V. Cheney, nominated by Ronald Reagan
- Dec 1981-Feb 1985 William J. Bennett, nominated by Ronald Reagan
- Oct 1977-Dec 1981 Joseph D. Duffey, nominated by Jimmy Carter
- Dec 1971-Jan 1977 Ronald S. Berman, nominated by Richard Nixon
- July 1966-June 1970 Barnaby C. Keeney, nominated by Lyndon Johnson
- September 1965 Establishment of the NEH under Lyndon Johnson
Council
Accessed August 2007: [3]
- Herman Belz - College Park, MD Jewel
- Spears Brooker - St. Petersburg, FL
- Josiah Bunting III - The Plains, VA
- Celeste Colgan - Denver, CO
- Jane Marie (Jamie) Doggett - White Sulfur Springs, MT
- Jean Bethke Elshtain - Chicago, IL
- Dario Fernandez-Morera - Evanston, IL
- Allen Guelzo - Gettysburg, PA
- Mary Habeck - Washington, DC
- Craig Haffner - Montecito, CA
- James Davison Hunter - Charlottesville, VA
- Tamar Jacoby - New York, NY
- Harvey Klehr - Atlanta, GA
- Iris Cornelia Love - Lincoln, VT
- Robert Martin - Corinth, TX
- Wilfred M. McClay - Chattanooga, TN
- Lawrence Okamura - Columbia, MO
- Manfredi Piccolomini - New York, NY
- Ricardo J. Quinones - Claremont, CA
- Marguerite H. Sullivan - Washington, D.C.
- Stephan A. Thernstrom - Lexington, MA
- Kenneth R. Weinstein - Washington, DC
- Jay Winik - Chevy Chase, MD
Contact
- Web: http://www.neh.gov
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- Claiborne Pell
- Joseph B. Bruns
- Diana L. Eck
- James Early
- John D. Fonte
- Anne D. Neal
- Thomas M. Scanlon, Jr.
- Betty King
- IREX
- Education Development Center
References
- ↑ NEH Overview, National Endowment for the Humanities, accessed August 30, 2007.
- ↑ NEH Chairmen, National Endowment for the Humanities, accessed August 30, 2007.
- ↑ National Council on the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, accessed August 30, 2007.
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