Past Awardees

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Kennedy Center Gold Medallion​

 

Past Region 5 Recipients:

 

2025 (Festival 57)

Brad Carlson

2024 (Festival 56)
Scott Mollman
Kelly Marie Schaefer

2023 (Festival 55)
Nadine Purvis Schmidt

2022 (Festival 54)
Sean Byrd
Jim Wood

2021 (Festival 53)
Patricia Downey
Open Jar Institute

2020 (Festival 52)
Julie Mollenkamp

2019 (Festival 51)
Brad Dell
Daniel Yurgaitis

2018 (Festival 50)
Sheila Tabaka
Jim Trenberth

2017 (Festival 49)
Corinne Johnson
Writing 4 Performance, University of Missouri

2016 (Festival 48)
Rick Anderson
Linda Starkey

2015 (Festival 47)
Eric Hagen
Priscilla Hagen

2014 (Festival 46)
Tracy Armagost
Richard Herman

2013 (Festival 45)
Anne Byrd
Patrick Gouran

2012 (Festival 44)
Jim Bartruff
Brad Buffum

2011 (Festival 43)
David Crespy
Sharon Sobel

2010 (Festival 42)
Tom Woldt

2009 (Festival 41)
Janice Stauffer
Jim Peterson

2008 (Festival 40)
Jeri Schelhaas

2007 (Festival 39)
Tom Isbell
Beate Pettigrew

2006 (Festival 38)
Roger Moon
Allyson Moon
Ebony Theatre at K State

2005 (Festival 37)
Jim Greer
Kathy Pryor

2004 (Festival 36)
Harry Parker
Jim Lane

2003 (Festival 35)
Jeff Barker
Karen Barker
Jack Parkhurst

2002 (Festival 34)
Ed See
Delbert Unruh

2001 (Festival 33)
Gregg Henry
Clyde Ruffin

Earlier Recipients
Paul Hustoles
Carol Blitgen
Bob Welk
Paul Lim
David Thayer
Joyce Cavarozzi
Jay Edelnant

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