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Virginia Hammill Simms Awards Dinner
from Jan-Feb 2023 Issue
Erin Huelskamp Bohn, Sierra Hammond, Ebony Lai Hing Marianne Windham, Elise Taylor, Anita Kennedy
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Photos by Stephanie E. Jennings
The Community Ballet Association presented the 55th Annual Virginia Hammill Simms Award and the 8th Katherine and Richard Lester Award Emerging Contribution Award on September 22 at The Ledges.
The Virginia Hammill Simms Award is a community-driven award, recognizing the volunteer efforts of individuals contributing to the arts in the Huntsville/ Madison County community. The award is sponsored and administered by Community Ballet Association and has been annually awarded since its inception in 1967.
In 2015 a new award category was included as part of the Virginia Hammill Simms Awards ceremony. The new category is the Katherine & Richard Lester Emerging Arts Contribution Award. This new award was created to recognize an individual that is newer to the arts community, but whose volunteer contributions over the past year has made a dramatic impact in the Huntsville/Madison County arts community. The new award recognizes young volunteerism in the arts, and in turn encourages the same level of engagement in the arts community. n
Tina Martinson, Royce Boyer, Nancy Colin, Lisa Ordway
Michelle Epling, Kobe Brown, Sierra Hammond
Nelson, Suzie & Kobe Brown Richard & Hilda Borie
Michelle & Adam Epling
