Fiftieth Anniversary Committee

Governor Peter Shumlin
The Vermont Arts Council thanks every one of the following generous Vermonters. The Council applauds each of them for their commitment to the cultural life of Vermont; this includes valuable service to this committee.
Co-Chairs
Honorable Governor Peter Shumlin East Montpelier
Pauline Billings Woodstock
Elected National Officials
Senator Patrick Leahy Montpelier
Senator Bernie Sanders Burlington
Representative Peter Welch Norwich

Pauline Billings
Former Governors
Governor Philip Hoff Burlington
Governor Thomas Salmon Bellows Falls
Governor Madeleine Kunin Burlington
Governor James Douglas Middlebury
Committee Co-Chairs
Peggy Kannenstine Woodstock
Former Arts Council board chair
Gerianne Smart Ferrisburgh
Arts Council trustee
Committee
Eric and Inez Zeller Bass Putney Sandglass Puppet Center | Warren Kimble Brandon artist |
Rep. Bill Botzow Bennington | Doreen Kraft West Ferrisburgh Burlington City Arts |
Paul Bruhn South Burlington Vermont Preservation Trust | Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson Guilford Vermont Symphony Orchestra |
Rep. Mollie Burke Brattleboro | Syd Lea Newbury Vermont Poet Laureate |
Judy Chalmer Burlington VSA Vermont | Ellen McCulloch Lovell Marlboro Marlboro College |
Ed Clark Guildhall Governor’s appointed trustee | Robert McBride Bellows Falls Rockingham Museum and Art Project |
Gary Clark Johnson Vermont Studio Center | Howard Mosher Irasburg writer |
Rep. Alison Clarkson Woodstock | Melinda Moulton Burlington Main Street Landing |
Stuart Comstock-Gay Middlebury Vermont Community Foundation | Lyman Orton and Janice Izzi Manchester Center Orton Family Trust |
Jon and Catherine Cone West Topsham artists | Bill Schubart Burlington writer |
Paul Costello Montpelier Vermont Council on Rural Development | David Schutz Montpelier Vermont State Curator |
Robert DeCormier Burlington conductor emeritus, Counterpoint | Tom Slayton Montpelier editor emiritus, Vermont Life |
Willie Docto Waterbury Moose Meadow Lodge | Sen. Diane Snelling Hinesburg |
Sabra Field Barnard artist | Bill Stetson Norwich President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts |
Martha Fitch Montpelier Vermont Crafts Council | James Sturm White River Junction Center for Cartoon Studies |
Jody Fried St. Johnsbury Catamount Arts | Robin Turnau Burlington Vermont Public Radio |
Christine Graham Burlington CPG Enterprises | Ruth Wallman Burlington Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce |
John Killacky South Burlington Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | Miro Weinberger Burlington Mayor |
October 31, 2014