Please Join The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture in Recognizing
DR. JAMES MATTHEW WILSON Poet, Professor, Public Intellectual, and the 2017 Recipient of
The Hiett Prize in the Humanities
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2017 RITZ-CARLTON DALLAS Reception 11:30 am Program 12—1:30 pm
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THE HIETT PRIZE IN THE HUMANITIES The Hiett Prize in the Humanities in an annual award aimed at identifying candidates who are in the early stages of careers devoted to the humanities and whose work shows extraordinary promise and has a significant public component related to contemporary culture. The $50,000 Hiett Prize was endowed by Kim Hiett Jordan to honor her parents, who inspired in her a lifelong love of learning.
DR. JAMES MATTHEW WILSON Poet, Professor, and Public Intellectual. James Matthew Wilson has been on a spiritual and intellectual quest since his undergraduate days at the University of Michigan: to discover for himself—and to recover for Western culture—the sense of purpose and meaning largely disavowed and abandoned in our skeptical age. As he puts it, the fruits of his work thus far “are my effort to draw out the implications for our lives of the essential truth, goodness, and beauty of reality as a whole.”After earning an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English Literature and Irish Studies from Notre Dame University, he began his tenure at Villanova University, where he is currently Associate Professor of Religion and Literature. A widely published, award-winning poet, scholar, and public intellectual, James has written numerous essays and articles and several books, including The Vision of the Soul: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in the Western Tradition (2017) and Some Permanent Things, a collection of his published poems (2014).
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The Hiett Prize in the Humanities
CELEBRATING MINDS OF EXTRAORDINARY PROMISE RECEPTION
LUNCHEON
FORUM
Monday, November 6 6:30pm Site 131 131 Payne Street
Tuesday, November 7 11:30am Ritz-Carlton Dallas 2121 McKinney Avenue
Tuesday, November 7 6:30pm The Dallas Institute 2711 Routh Street
Founder Kim Hiett Jordan
Board of Directors J. Russell Bellamy, Chair Dr. J. Larry Allums, Executive Director Laura Baldwin Jon Bauman Albert C. Black, Jr. Trevor Brickman John R. Castle, Jr. Rex Cumming Kristen Cunningham Matrice Ellis-Kirk David Griffin Dr. Sharon A. Harris Katherine M. Herring Kim Jordan, Life Joseph R. Mannes Dr. Nancy Cain Marcus, Life
Margaret McDermott, Life Daniel Patterson Steven Raab Betty Regard Dr. Jaina Sanga Dr. Joanne Stroud, Life Dr. Gail Thomas, Life
Chair Dr. Jaina Sanga Committee Vanessa Bartee Joyce Dennis Sandy Dreger Peggy Levinson Kathy McDaniel Kenderia Miles Trisha Watson Judges Dallas Institute Fellows Prof. Judy Kelly Dr. Rodney Teague Dr. Gail Thomas
Advisory Board Nancy J. Allen Dr. Randy D. Gordon Ronald M. Mankoff Nelda Cain Pickens Mary Jane Ryburn Stewart H. Thomas
HOMER TABLE : $5,000
BACHELARD TABLE : $2,500
• (1) Luncheon Table of 10 • On-Stage Event Acknowledgment • Recognition Within Event Publications, Website, and Annual Catalog • 10 Signed Copies of Prize Recipient’s Book • Invitation to Private Reception on November 6
• 5 Luncheon Seats • On-Stage Event Acknowledgment • Recognition Within Event Publications, Website, and Annual Catalog • 5 Signed Copies of Prize Recipient’s Book • Invitation to Private Reception on November 6
PATRON TICKET : $250
INDIVIDUAL TICKET : $175
• 1 Luncheon Seat • Invitation to Private Reception on November 6
• 1 Luncheon Seat
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