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MS SC559
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Extends Mississippi Legislature's recognition to Dr. William R. (Bill) Ferris for receiving the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Acknowledges Ferris's 50+ year career documenting Mississippi's culture, music, and folklore, including founding the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi in 1979
- Recognizes his service as Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1997-2001) under President Bill Clinton and his authorship of ten books on Southern culture
- Notes his numerous prestigious awards including the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities and France's Chevalier and Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters
- Directs presentation of the resolution to Ferris during the Governor's Arts Awards ceremony on February 16, 2017
Legislative Description
Recognize Dr. William R. (Bill) Ferris as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
2/14/2017
Committee Referrals
Rules1/16/2017
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