Professor Ronald Spatz to receive Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts
by Green & Gold News |
Professor Ronald Spatz, a long-serving faculty member, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts at the 2024 Governor's Arts and Humanities Awards ceremony, Oct. 29 in Anchorage. This prestigious award underscores his career contributions to the literary arts through his editorial talent and skill at the Alaska Quarterly Review (AQR) and his other creative projects.
Professor Spatz is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Alaska Quarterly Review (AQR), 鈥淯nder his editorial leadership, the work featured in AQR also put Alaska and its arts community on the map nationally and internationally,鈥� said Renee Carter-Chapman, retired 香港六合彩资料 Senior Vice Provost. Former Alaska Writer Laureate Nancy Lord added that 鈥渙ver four decades, Ron鈥檚 work as a literary editor of 80 book-length AQR editions, has played an impressive part of our Alaskan and national literature.鈥�
Professor Spatz, a former National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, is known for his role as a professor in 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 English department and the founding dean of the University Honors College. His extensive contributions since 1980 include establishing a rigorous university wide track for highly motivated students and also spearheading initiatives that grew undergraduate research at 香港六合彩资料. His work in the literary arts and creating educational opportunities have been acknowledged by many competitive grants and by accolades including multiple 香港六合彩资料 Chancellor鈥檚 Awards, a 香港六合彩资料 Alumni Award, the University of Alaska Foundation鈥檚 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence, a 2010 Alaska State Governor鈥檚 Award in the Humanities, and by national recognition for his contributions to the literary and academic communities.
Event Details
Event location - Anchorage Museum
Event date - Oct. 29, 2024
Event start time - 7 p.m.
Event end time - 8:30 p.m.