A publication of the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities Theodore Roosevelt Stars at 4th Annual AMERICAN SPIRIT SERIES Spring 2005 Ask a Humanist Who was the first president to use television as a medium for his political campaign? Answer, page 6 Theodore Roosevelt: A Rough Rider in the White House galloped in April 21 as the 4th CEH American Spirit Series fundraising event in as many years. Dr. Clay S. Jenkinson brought to life the colorful character of Roosevelt by portraying the 26th U. S. president through the events that shaped his life. About 500 guests, including more than 60 students from area schools, were in attendance. Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Denver, built in 1888, provided the setting for this entertaining and educational presentation, including a preevent concert by organist Jim Ruth on the church’s Roosevelt #380 organ. Phillip and Barbara Marcum, Janis Frame and Sanford Zisman were honorary event chairs for the evening, emceed by News4’s Ed Greene. Presentations by two talented Young Chautauquans, Greeley high school students Jason Gonzales as César Chávez and Kaitlyn Jerome as Dorothy Parker, aptly demonstrated one of CEH’s growing educational programs. Board member/auctioneer Taylor Kirkpatrick led a rousing Teddy Bear auction that brought bidders to their feet as cuddly bears were purchased in exchange for donations to Young Chautauqua – a program that is expanding throughout Colorado. Jenkinson’s Roosevelt revealed that the creation of the Teddy Bear was inspired by an unfruitful Mississippi hunting trip that ended in his refusal to shoot a bear his guides had tied to a post. While Roosevelt apparently did not like being called “Teddy,” he would have been proud that his namesakes were sold to promote two things he wholeheartedly supported – Chautauqua and children. He has been quoted as saying, “Chautauqua is the most American thing in America,” and “children are better than books.” continued on page 4 Reception Honors Children’s Literature 2005 News Flash... On April 22, the Colorado Center for the Book’s (CCFTB) Children’s Literary Awards ceremony took place at the Auraria Campus in Denver. The event celebrated Colorado’s young prize-winning authors, poets and artists in this year’s Letters About Literature essay contest and River of Words poetry and arts competition. CCFTB is pleased to announce a National Grand Prize Winner in the Letters About Literature contest, Gabe Goodman, a 7th grader from Brentwood Middle School in Greeley. His “Shake, Rattle and Roll” at the High Plains Chautauqua See page 7 for details. Prize-winning authors pictured (from the left) are: Noah Jones, Nathan Kealey, Jacob Joram, Karthik Vishwamitra and John Davies-Schley winning letter to Terry Trueman, author of Stuck in Neutral, earned the top honor in a contest that received more than 46,500 entries nationally. In the River of Words poetry and arts competition, John Davies-Schley, a 2nd grader from the Polaris Program at Ebert Elementary School in Denver, was a National Grand Prize winner for his poem From My Boat in a competition with more than 20,000 national and international entries. Seven Colorado students in this contest earned recognition as national finalists this year. The Polaris Program at Ebert Elementary School swept the K-2 statewide competition continued on page 5 2 CEH News Black History Live Tour In February 2005, the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities helped celebrate Black History Month by sponsoring Black History Live - a five-day tour held in Denver and along the Front Range featuring Hasan Davis, a noted poet, scholar, storyteller, youth advocate, and Chautauquan from Kentucky. While on tour, Davis appeared as African-American characters from the past: York, the only black member of the 1803 Lewis & Clark Expedition; Angus Augustus Burleigh, a19th century ex-slave, soldier and scholar; and Joe Louis, the boxer who in 1938 KO'd German Max Schmeling prior to World War II. The tour was held February 1-5, and traveled to many schools, churches and libraries including Summit Ridge Middle School in Jefferson County; Weld County School Hasan Davis as District #6; Canon City Middle School and Canon City Angus Augustus Burleigh Library; the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library and Full Circle InterGenerational Project in Denver; and Thunder Ridge Middle School, Smoky Hill Library, and Eaglecrest High School in Centennial. Overall, Black History Live was presented to 3,405 students and adults throughout the Denver-metro area and the Front Range. CEH would like to thank Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Weld County School District #6, and Tim and Betty Jo Brenner for sponsoring the tour. Hasan Davis as Joe Louis Put yourself into a good book club! If you’re looking to join a book club, or if you’re a member of an existing one, here’s good news for you. CCFTB is creating a listing of book clubs across Colorado to help readers find a club in their community. Help us build this invaluable resource for Colorado’s book enthusiasts. To list or to find a book club in your area, visit www.coloradocenterforthebook.org. Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition presents An Evening with Meriwether Lewis by Dr. Clay Jenkinson, humanities scholar and author The famed explorer Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, comes to life through this dynamic presentation. Jenkinson appears as Lewis in period costume, performing a firstperson monologue and remaining in character for a question-and-answer period. A dessert reception with Jenkinson follows the presentation. This program is co-sponsored by CEH. Denver Museum of Nature and Science Wednesday, June 15 7:00-9:00 p.m. Ricketson Auditorium 2001 Colorado Blvd. Meriwether Lewis Denver $20 Museum member, $25 nonmember Advance Tickets Monday – Friday: 303-322-7009 or 1-800-925-2250 This year, the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities was again proud to partner in One Book, One Denver, a community-wide reading program sponsored by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. More than 10,000 people participated in Denver’s inaugural program in 2004, which encouraged everyone to read the same book and come together for discussions and events. The book chosen for 2005 was Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros and is a vibrant tale of family, culture, history and acceptance. Cisneros, a San Antonio, TX, resident, is a former teacher and high school counselor who has written more than seven novels. “One Book, One Denver cultivates a culture of reading and discussion throughout the greater Denver metro area by bringing our diverse community together around a great book,” said Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. “Reading great literature provokes us to examine the world around us and broadens our perspective. Talking about books with friends, family and neighbors adds richness and depth to the experience.” CEH offered discussion programs in 2004 and 2005 for employees at Pinnacol Assurance, Rose Medical Center, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital, and American National Bank. Discussion groups were available in Spanish and English throughout Denver. For more information about One Book, One Denver, go to: www.denvergov.org/onebook. Spring 2005 3 Rachel Shafer, a Longmont, Colorado high school student, took home the grand prize last October for the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) second annual Idea of America essay contest. Rachel won a cash prize of $5,000 out of more than 1,500 entries from 11th grade public, private, and homeschooled students from all over the country. Last year, contestants explored the question, “How does the Gettysburg Address reflect America's founding ideas, and what is the relevance of the speech today?” Although Rachel says she has not always been a good writer, what helped her most in writing this award-winning essay was “to write about a message I wanted to share with people.” Rachel gives the Gettysburg Address itself most of the credit for her inspiration to write the essay. “I admire how short and simple it is, yet the ideas are so profound, something which I find very moving,” she said. Rachel, a home-schooled student, also has her family to thank for the extensive background information she gained about the topic. Roberta Shafer, Rachel’s mother, said the whole family became interested in this topic thanks to Rachel’s brother, “a fanatic about the Civil War,” she said. They started reading books aloud together, and one particular book made a huge impression. “After reading Michael Shaara’s Killer Angels, we decided to take a trip to Civil War battlefields,” Roberta explained. “We let Rachel plan the trip to Gettysburg.” The 17-year-old entered the contest after her mother told her about it a week before the deadline. “The deadline was on my birthday, so I asked her to write me an essay as my birthday present. And what a great present it was,” Roberta said. This annual student award contest is part of NEH’s We the People initiative, which is designed to strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. Forty history teachers evaluated the essays first, and then members of the National Council on the Humanities reviewed the highest scoring essays and recommended finalists PHOTOS BY RICHARD FRASIER Longmont student wins NEH grand prize (Top photo) National finalists in Washington, D.C. Above: Rachel Shafer (third from left) with her parents, Steven and Roberta Shafer, and NEH Deputy Chairman Lynne Munson (far right). to the NEH Chairman, who selected the winners. Rachel was invited to the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., as one of six finalists. “None of us knew who had won when we came to D.C., and I was very surprised when I heard my name as the winner,” Rachel said. Dr. Bruce Cole, the NEH Chairman, read a message from President Bush applauding the leadership demonstrated by Rachel and the other five finalists. For more information on next year’s The Idea of America essay contest, visit www.neh.fed.us. To read Rachel's winning essay, “Looking Back on a Legacy of Liberty,” please go to the CEH website at www.ceh.org. Teacher Institutes Announced The Five States of Colorado Teacher Institute in Colorado Springs Shake, Rattle and Roll: 1945-1960 Teacher Institute in Greeley The Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with The Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration, is offering The Five States of Colorado, a weeklong teacher institute June 13-17, 2005, at El Pomar Foundation’s Penrose Center, in Colorado Springs. Colorado historian Dr. Michael McCarthy will be lead scholar, along with Dr. Ari Kelman, associate professor of History at the University of Denver, and Dr. Phil Klein, professor of Geography at the University of Northern Colorado. In addition to academic focus, teachers will explore history on a field trip to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, study artistic applications of cultural traditions, and view dramatizations of historical figures. Three recertification credits and three graduate history credits will be offered. The registration fee is $150, with an additional fee for graduate credit. Please contact the CEH office at 303-894-7951, ext. 17, for more information. Shake, Rattle and Roll: 1945-1960 – a weeklong teacher institute on the postWorld War II era – is being offered by the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in partnership with the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities. The institute will take place August 1-6, 2005, in Greeley on the UNC campus and at other locations of the High Plains Chautauqua (HPC). The week includes two days of classroom lecture and discussion led by UNC Professor Emeritus of History, Dr. Gail S. Rowe, followed by four days of lectures, discussion, and Chautauqua. Participants will have the opportunity to earn two hours of re-certification credit (free) and/or two hours of graduate history credit ($85) from the University of Northern Colorado. The registration fee is $135. Prior to the institute, participants will receive in the mail a notebook of articles and essays and the selected text for the seminar, The Fifties, by David Halberstam. 4 CEH News AMERICAN SPIRIT SERIES Theodore Roosevelt: A Rough Rider in the White House Thank You Honorary Chairs Janis Frame and Sanford Zisman Phillip and Barbara Marcum Thank You to Our Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Conquest Disposal Services Metretek Technologies, Inc. Republic Financial Corporation Gold Sponsors Dr. Clay S. Jenkinson on stage as President Theodore Roosevelt ARBY’S/The Bailey Company Brownstein Hyatt & Farber PC Hexagon Investments, Inc. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A. The Kenneth Kendal King Foundation Kutak Rock LLP Phillip and Barbara Marcum W.G. Nielsen & Co. Young Chautauquan Kaitlyn Jerome as Dorothy Parker Silver Sponsors The Ahrens Family The Columbia Group Delta Petroleum Corporation Denver Broncos Football Club Forest City Stapleton, Inc. Founders Asset Management LLC Matrix Bancorp Opus Northwest The Petrie Family Foundation Professional Home Mortgage The Sage Foundation Tin Star Triton Properties, Inc. The Van Landschoot Family Lisa Alexander, corporate sponsorship commitee chair and CEH board member Barbara and Phillip Marcum, honorary event chairs Young Chautauquan Jason Gonzales as César Chávez Bronze Sponsors The Cross H Foundation ERM-Rocky Mountain, Inc. Integra Realty Resources - Denver Land Title Merchants Mortgage and Trust Company Miletich & Ricca, LLC Slosky & Company Environmental Consultants The Taddonio Family George and Nancy Mallon at the Brown Palace pre-event reception (Below) Amy and Leonard Slosky at the Brown Palace. (R) New CEH Board Member Taylor Kirkpatrick at Teddy Bear auction Corporate Sponsorship Committee Russel Ahrens Lisa Alexander Taylor Kirkpatrick Phillip Marcum Spencer Marcum Mark Mathews Event Steering Committee Russel Ahrens Molly Bowler Lisa Alexander Kitty DeLio Mary Sue Alexander Julie Harrington Larry Blackburn Valerie Switzer Katie Coates - Event Planner Photos by Marcelo Mainzer - Blacktie-Colorado Former CEH board member David Van Landschoot (L) with St. John’s University president, Br. Dietrich Reinhart, and Casey Breen VIP reception guests Ron and Sandy Barber Children’s Literary Awards Spring 2005 5 A celebration of Colorado’s prize-winning entries in the River of Words and Letters About Literature creative writing and art competitions Photos by Marcelo Mainzer - Blacktie-Colorado Amelia Cecchini, grade 4, from Colorado Springs, a winner of the River of Words arts competition, with author and guest presenter, Avi (Above) WB2’s Asha Blake emceed the children’s awards event Continued from page 1 ... with four award winners, one national finalist and a National Grand Prize Winner. In the Letters About Literature contest, students write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, explaining how his or her work has inspired and changed the student’s view of the world or of themselves. At the ceremony, Avi, one of Colorado’s and the nation’s most celebrated contemporary children’s and young adult authors, presented the awards for Letters About Literature. Avi is the Award-winning author Avi (above) was special guest presenter for Letters About Literature awards (Right) Sara Whelan (L), CCFTB interim coordinator, and CEH Executive Director Maggie Coval with the 2005 Children’s Literary Awards poster winner of the 2003 Newbery Award for Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and the author of more than 50 books. River of Words is an annual arts and environmental education program for children in grades K-12 that promotes respect for and understanding of the natural world, and is held in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book. The presenters of these awards were Dr. Kathryn Winograd, Colorado Book Award Winner for poetry and contest judge, and Greg Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court Justice and author of In Praise of Colorado. As the final judge, Winograd received 600 entries of some “phenomenal poems,” she said. Entries are judged for their quality, originality, and effectiveness in portraying an aspect of nature and the environment. “I particularly pay attention to language and how contestants are inspired and can see the world in a new way,” Winograd explained. For a complete list of this year’s Children’s Literary Awards winners, visit www.ceh.org or www.coloradocenterforthebook.org. Dr. Kathryn Winograd and Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs, both authors, with award winner Gabriel Sudduth (center) Thank You to Our Sponsors American National Bank Book Buffs, Ltd. Colorado Rapids Community Care Foundation The Daily Grind Coffee Co. Dairy Queen Harcourt HarperCollins Janus Foundation RedShift Custom Framing Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Simon & Schuster Target Corporation Tattered Cover Book Store Westcliffe Publishers 6 CEH News Poetry Reading at the Museo de las Americas Poets Aaron Abeyta and Sheryl Luna The Colorado Center for the Book partnered with the Museo de las Americas for a Latino poetry double-header on April 14 in honor of National Poetry Month. In addition, the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council welcomed guests to the event with a reception featuring South and Central American desserts. The poetry reading featured nationally-renowned Hispanic poets Aaron Abeyta and Sheryl Luna reading against a backdrop of the exhibit Siqueiros: Spirit of a Revolutionary. “Words are a terrific way of bringing life and relevance to the visual image,” commented Patty Ortiz, executive director of the Museo de las Americas. “By including poets and writers into the Museo’s programming we hope to offer our community cross-disciplinary cultural experiences.” The Colorado Center for the Book offers free monthly poetry readings at the Ferril House and other locations. For details, go to www.ceh.org or www.coloradocenterforthebook.org. Announcements go digital Would you like to receive CEH event announcements electronically? When you give us your e-mail address, CEH will send you this information every month. But wait, there’s more! You can also sign up to receive e-mail announcements from the Colorado Center for the Book (CCFTB) about book clubs, From page 1 Answer to Ask a Humanist Dwight D. Eisenhower special events, and poetry and book readings. Sending correspondence electronically will help us reduce postage costs, and that’s a lot when you consider that we mail to more than 12,000 addresses in Colorado and beyond. We will never sell or share your e-mail address with any third parties! Please accept this invitation to join the ever-growing list of people like you who will benefit by being informed about the events and programs of CEH and CCFTB. Visit www.ceh.org or www.coloradocenterforthebook.org and sign up now! Small and Large Program Grants CEH currently offers two program grants. The Small Program Grant seeks proposals for up to $2,000 from small nonprofit organizations (those with an annual budget of $300,000 or less) for humanities programs. Programs by and about diverse ethnic, cultural and other groups are strongly encouraged. Program formats include lecture and/or film and discussion series, panel discussions, exhibits, symposia or other formats. The Large Program Grant seeks proposals for public humanities programs which would have broad appeal and effectively engage the target audience. Preference will be given to programs which result in a lasting and replicable resource or model. Potential applicants would include colleges, universities, larger libraries, schools, museums, and cultural organizations. Applicants may request up to $10,000 from CEH. CEH encourages applicants to submit a draft application for staff review. For more information and to discuss your program ideas, call CEH Director of Programs Mark Skinner at 303-894-7951, ext. 15. Research Grants The purpose of the CEH Research Grant is to encourage scholarly research on the history, literature, cultures, and peoples of Colorado, and/or on regional studies in history and culture which emphasize Colorado. Applicants may request up to $1,000, and individuals or organizations may apply. The next deadline for Program and Research Grants is September 15, 2005. Please go to www.ceh.org for applications and for new program grant guidelines. Be sure to join us This fall, the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities and our program department, the Colorado Center for the Book, will host the 14th Annual Colorado Book Awards Gala honoring outstanding book authors from throughout the state. Please stay tuned for details, and plan to join us in celebrating and honoring the crème de la crème of Colorado writers. Spring 2005 7 2005 High Plains Chautauqua Polish up the fins on your Thunderbird and cruise into Greeley on August 2-6 as the 6th annual High Plains Chautauqua celebrates post-WWII and the atomic age. This year the FREE four-day/five-night festival will feature live music, dance and the first-person portrayals of key personalities from the “Shake, Rattle and Roll” era. It’s sure to be an entertaining and educational visit back to poodle skirts and the dawn of television. For the program schedule and information, visit www.ceh.org or www.highplainschautauqua.org Colorado History Day largest humanities education Colorado History Day (CHD) program in the country. marked its 25th anniversary on This year, CEH board Saturday, April 23, at the University members Judy Casey and of Colorado in Boulder. Each year, Charlotte Neitzel and CEH CHD gathers 6th- through 12thstaff members Mark Skinner grade students from all over and Betty Jo Brenner served Colorado to compete for top honors as event judges. in their effort to celebrate history by One hundred and doing history. The two winners from thirty judges from each category in the state Colorado, including competition will represent Colorado historians and educators, at this year’s National History Day helped select winners in the (NHD) contest at the University of various categories, targeting Maryland June 12-16. Hanna Wisner (left), from Escalante Middle School in Durango, explains her exhibit. the best projects to represent More than 4,000 students Colorado at the National participated in the Colorado History Propaganda of the Chinese Cultural History Day competition. In 2004, Day at local levels. The state-level contest Revolution,” while the Junior Individual Colorado claimed two silver medals and consisted of the first five winners at each of Documentary winner, Elliott Collins of one bronze medal at nationals, and the the ten regional competitions, bringing Denver, looked at “Protesting the Vietnam year before, Colorado earned its first Gold together almost 500 contestants at the War: Communicating a Cultural Medal and Teacher of the Year award. Boulder campus. This year, participants Disagreement.” Senior Paper winner, John CHD’s mission is to improve the way explored the theme Communication in Stanford from Denver, wrote about history is taught in Colorado’s elementary History: The Key to Understanding. “‘You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,’ Social and secondary schools, and its goal is to Students could either compete individually Issues Communicated in the American encourage students to conduct historical or as a group by presenting their research Musicals of Oscar Hammerstein II,” and analyses and to develop research skills, and historical presentations in the form of Denver’s Kara Miller, winner of Senior analytical thinking, and creative a paper, historical performance, video Individual Performance, presented “From expression. documentary or multimedia presentation, the Roof: Communication in the Women’s For the past four years, the Colorado or a museum-style exhibit. Liberation Movement.” Juhree Bushnell Endowment for the Humanities has been a Contestants were divided into a junior from Colorado Springs won the Social sponsor of Colorado History Day. For a division, grades 6-8, and a senior division, Studies Teacher of the Year honor. complete list of the 2005 CHD winners, grades 9-12. Connie Ge from Boulder, CHD is a program affiliate of National please go to www.colorado.edu/ winner of the Junior Papers category, History Day (NHD), and is part of the history/coloradohistoryday/. explored the topic of “Art and Literature CEH is proud to introduce and welcome five new board members. Ludie Dickeson of Estes Park is a management training consultant with 35 years of experience in corporate, education and nonprofit settings including consulting with more than 900 colleges and universities to improve their customer service and staff development programs. She is co-author of the video-based customer service training program, Advanced Connections. Mark Mathews is a Denver attorney with Brownstein Hyatt & Farber PC, concentrating on matters concerning condemnation, environmental law, land use law and litigation. Mark has served on the Regional Air Quality Control Commission and the State’s Small Business Environmental Compliance Panel. He has written and lectured widely on environmental and natural resource issues. Taylor C. Kirkpatrick is Calvin Otto of Colorado Springs has a background in publishing in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Vermont. He was a board member of the Vermont Foundation for the Humanities, and the Virginia Humanities Council and the founder and chair of the Virginia Festival of the Book. He is a trustee for the Pikes Peak Library District and board president of the Pikes Peak Library District Foundation. a Denver investment banker with W.G. Nielsen & Company. He is committed to promoting literacy and is a regular tutor at The Bridge Project through the Denver Public Library. He holds an International MBA from Daniels College of Business and is the author of an award-winning children’s book. Taylor is involved in the community as a Daniels Fund scholarship coach and a mentor at Manual High School through Colorado Youth at Risk. Christine Painter has been library director at the Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs since 1984 and previously served as the youth service librarian. She is a past president of the Marmot Library Network Board and an advisory committee member of Access Colorado Library & Information Network (ACLIN). Chris was formerly the chair of the Colorado Library Association, Public Library Division. Grant Deadlines See page 6 or www.ceh.org. CEH Board Russel F. Ahrens, Jr., Morrison, Chair Lisa Alexander, Cherry Hills Village Bruce Broderius, Greeley Judith R. Casey, Colorado Springs Susan A. Davies, Durango Ludie Dickeson, Estes Park Lynda F. Dickson, Colorado Springs Julianne F. Haefeli, Greeley Quentin Hope, Denver Taylor C. Kirkpatrick, Denver Patricia Nelson Limerick, Boulder Phillip Marcum, Denver Mark Mathews, Denver Charlotte L. Neitzel, Denver Calvin Otto, Colorado Springs Christine Painter, Steamboat Springs Thomas A. Petrie, Denver Wendell Pryor, Denver Janine Rider, Grand Junction Marguerite Salazar, Alamosa Valerie Switzer, Centennial CEH Staff Margaret A. Coval, Executive Director Jane Adams, HPC Program Director Lisa Alder, Administrative Assistant Betty Jo Brenner, Program Coordinator Ken Lutes, Administrative Assistant Jo Schantz, Director of Development Brynda Shingles, Office Manager Mark E. 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