(Washington, DC) The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities presented Mayor Anthony A. Williams with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his steadfast support of arts and culture at the 21st Annual Mayor's Arts Awards Gala, Monday, January 9, 2006 at 6 pm at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Concert Hall. The gala ceremony annually honors the finest artists, arts organizations and arts patrons in DC with a public ceremony at the Kennedy Center featuring award presentations, dance, music and poetry performances. 

 

In honor of their dedication to the city's cultural community, Special Recognition awards were presented to WPFW radio personalities Rusty Hassan and Von Martin for their commitment to Washington radio and Publisher/CEO of The Washington Post Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones for the newspaper's coverage of cultural events in DC. Below is a full list with the award category and this year's recipients:

Category	Recipient
Excellence in an Artistic Discipline	Frederick Strother Maida Wither Dance Construction Company
Outstanding Emerging Artist	Anu Yadav
Excellence in Service to the Arts	Rebecca Read Medrano
Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education	Step Afrika! Young Playwrights' Theater
Innovation in the Arts	City Dance Ensemble
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award Elementary School Level	Laurie Siegel, Watkins Elementary School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award Middle School Level	Michelle Fowlin-Parker, Alice Deal Junior High School
Superintendent's Arts Teacher of the Year Award High School Level	Tafari Wald, Ballou Senior High School
Lifetime Achievement Award	Mayor Anthony A. Williams
Special Recognition Award	Rusty Hassan Von Martin Boisfeuillet "Bo" Jones

 

 

For more information, call (202) 724-5613 or email Lisa Frazier.