CHICAGO – The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) Board of Directors will hold its Spring board meeting at the Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park Room, 5th Floor (78 E. Washington Street, Chicago) on Thursday, April 29, 2010. The Board will convene at 12:00 p.m. The meeting agenda will include an election of officers and new board members, along with a review and implementation of a future development plan.
Currently, 33 members comprise the Illinois Humanities Council Board of Directors. They are:
Alton B. Harris (Chicago), Chair; Danielle Allen (Chicago); Matti Bunzl (Champaign); Rodrigo del Canto (Chicago); Michael C. Dorf (Chicago); Deborah Epstein (Chicago); Stuart Flack (Chicago); The Honorable Joan B. Gottschall (Chicago); Adam P. Green (Chicago); J. Paul Hunter (Chicago); Falona Joy (Chicago); Thomas E. Kallen (Chicago); Gary Koch (Springfield); Greg Koos (Bloomington); Robert F. Lipman (Evanston); Grayson Mitchell (Chicago); Anita Nagler (Chicago); James M. Newcomb (Wilmette); Gayl S. Pyatt (Pinckneyville); Gordon Quinn (Chicago); Mike Ross (Urbana); Patricia Jean Simon (Makanda); Gerald Skoning (Chicago); Arthur M. Sussman (Chicago); Roger L. Taylor (Galesburg); Rolf Thienemann (Rockford); David Thigpen (Chicago); Nancy Tom (Chicago); Maria (Nena) Torres (Chicago); Kay Torshen (Chicago); George Van Dusen (Skokie); Willard E. White (Oak Park); and John A. Wing, (Evanston).
The IHC accepts public nominations for new Board members throughout the year. For more information about the IHC, call (312) 422-5580 or visit www.prairie.org.
The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) is a nonprofit educational organization (501 {c} 3) dedicated to fostering a culture in which the humanities are a vital part of the lives of individuals and communities. Organized in 1973 as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the IHC creates programs and funds organizations that promote greater understanding of, appreciation for, and involvement in the humanities. The IHC is supported by state, federal, and private funds.
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