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2022 Arts and Letters Awards Ceremony



ARTS & LETTERS AWARDS
     First presented in 1972, the Arts and Letters Awards are presented annually by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library to recognize and celebrate achievement by individuals who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in the arts and letters. 
     ​Honorees include artists, writers, musicians, educators, community leaders, and entertainers whose dedication and devotion to their chosen fields have served to enrich the cultural and spiritual life of San Antonio. 
     Arts and Letters Awards are managed by a Friends Award Committee. More than one award may be given. Nominations for an award may be made by any individual, must be in writing, attest to the desirability and suitability of the nominee to be considered for the award, and include supportive biographical information about the nominee. 
     The award recipients are:
1972  Janette Sebring Lowrey
1973  T.R. Fehrenbach
1974  Dorothy Loder
1975  John Igo
1976  Jack Kent
1977  Robert Flynn
1978  Josefina Niggli
1979  Camilla Campbell
1980  Dan H. Laurence
1981  Carmen Perry
1982  Margaret Cousins
1983  O’Neil Ford
1984  San Antonio Writers
               Renata Byrne
     
          Rosemary Catacalos
          
     Blair Corning
     
          Nan Cuba
         
      Olga Davis
               Alice Evett
 
              Mary Fisher
      
         Jean Flynn
          
     John Leeper
          
     H.M. Mason
        
       Holland McCombs
        
       Eugene McKinney
 
              Bryce Milligan
               Art Munoz
1985  Dr. Amy Freeman Lee
1986  Theron Kirk
1987  Maureen Halligan
          Ronald Ibbs
1991  Wendy Barker
          Mary Ann Noonan Guerra
          Tommy Lee Jones
          Garth Williams
1993  George Cisneros
          Naomi Shihab Nye
1994  Marion Oettinger Jr.
          Christopher Wilkens
1995  Everett L. Fly
          Jesse Trevino
1996  Harding Black  
          Sandra Cisneros
          Barbara Stanush
1997  Rosita Fernandez
          Sterling Houston
          Cecelia Steinfeldt

1998  David Bowen
          J. Jay
          Max Lucado
1999  Brother Cletus Behlmann
          Jay Brandon     
          Small World
               Polly Harrison
               Kyle Keener

2000  Jacques Barzun
          Steven Stoli
2001  William Bristow

          Carmen Tafolla
2002  Lewis Fairchild Fisher

          Mike Greenberg

​2003  Lyn Belisle
          Maria Fisher Pfeiffer
          Richard Rosen
​
2004  Joan Christenson
          Rick Riordan
          Kathy Vargas
2005  Diane Gonzales Bertrand
          Steven G. Kellman
          Jamie Maverick
2006  Paula Allen
          Ken Frazier  
          Jasmina Wellinghoff         
2007  Gini Garcia           

          Kenneth Freudigman
2008  Cary Clack                      

          Terry Muska                      
2009  Dr. Felix D. Almaraz Jr

          Tom Masinter
2010  Diane and Rick Malone

          Ramon Vasquez Y. Sanchez
2011  Michael Nye
          Patsy Sasek

          Frederick Williams
2012  Brenda Kingery
          Florence Byham Weinberg
          Nancy Glass West
          Allan and Terri Peña Ross
2013  John A. Coleman
          Susan Oaks
          Andrew Thornton
2014  Rick Casey
          Cakky Brawley
          Dr. Richard Bruce Winders

2015  Bernice Appelin-Williams
          Carol Coffee Reposa
          Craig Sorgi
          Enedina Casarez Vasquez
2016  Susie Monday
          
Bill Gundry
          A
nsen Seale
2017  Henry Brun
          Bill FitzGibbons
          Laura Gibson

2018  Laurie Ann Guerrero
          Jan Jarboe Russell
          John Pillip Santos
          Clifton Tinker
2019  Fernando Esteban Flores
          Antoinette V. Franklin
          Aundar Ma'at
          Kathleen Trenchard
2020  Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson
          Terry Ybáñez
          Tomás Ybarra Frausto
2021  Margaret Mitchell
          Octavio Quintanilla
          Sabine Senft

2022  Matthew Martini, Rising Star
          
Ashley Mireles, Art Education
          Susan Toomey Frost, Legacy
          Jenny Lawson, Artistic Merit
          M.R. “Chibbi” Orduña, Artistic Merit
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