Hyksos Temple No.123 recently awarded six high school graduates a Reuben Strickland Memorial Scholarship. From left are Shriner Romond Pace; Antoniea Summerrow, Lookout Valley High; Allen Jones, East Hamilton High; Amber Puckett, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy; Lee Mosley, Shriners’ chief rabban; Samantha Burton, Sale Creek High; Alexis Henderson, Center for Creative Arts; Kortney Lewis, Tyner High, and John Dodds, scholarship committee chairman.Shriners award Reuben Strickland Memorial Scholarships
Hyksos Temple No.123 recently awarded six high school graduates a Reuben Strickland Memorial Scholarship. They are: Antoniea Summerrow, Lookout Valley High; Allen Jones, East Hamilton High; Amber Puckett, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy; Samantha Burton, Sale Creek High; Alexis Henderson, Center for Creative Arts; and Kortney Lewis, Tyner High.
Recognition for ArtsBuild staff
ArtsBuild President Dan Bowers will serve as a presenter at the Americans for the Arts annual convention on June 16 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The convention draws 1,000 arts professionals from across the country to discuss strategies for building stronger cities through the arts. Convention-goers exchange ideas on arts education, cultural diversity, emerging leaders, public art and fundraising.
Bowers’ panel session will focus on how cultural planning can leverage public engagement. Additional panelists in the session include representatives from Chicago and Atlanta.
Rodney Van Valkenburg, ArtsBuild director of grants and initiatives, was recently presented the Distinguished Service to Education Awards by Delta Kappa Gamma international education society at the teachers’ Founder’s Day brunch.