The Circle of Excellence Award is presented to artists who are recognized by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, a commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling.
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Diane Edgecomb
2019
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The Storycrafters – Jeri Burns, PhD and Barry Marshall
2018
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Motoko
2017
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Megan Wells
2016
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Janice Del Negro
2016
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Antonio Sacre
2015
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Antonio Rocha
2015
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Leeny Del Seamonds
2015
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Brenda Wong Aoki
2014
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Olga Loya
2013
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Kevin Locke
2013
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Angela Lloyd
2013
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Andy Offutt Irwin
2013
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Lynette Ford
2013
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Kevin Kling
2012
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Opalanga Pugh
2011
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Susan O’Halloran
2011
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Waddie Mitchell
2011
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Bil Lepp
2011
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Willy Claflin
2010
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Bobby Norfolk
2009
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Mary Hamilton
2009
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Doug Elliott
2009
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Michael Cotter
2009
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Eth-Noh-Tec
2008
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Carmen Deedy
2008
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Dovie Thomason
2007
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Baba Jamal Koram
2007
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Beth Horner
2007
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Mary Gay Ducey
2007
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Gwenda Ledbetter
2006
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Charlotte Blake Alston
2006
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Jon Spelman
2002
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David Novak
2002
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Diane Ferlatte
2002
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Judith Black
2002
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Patrick Ball
2002
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Steve Sanfield
2001
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Susan Klein
2001
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Bill Harley
2001
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Rex Ellis
2001
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Len Cabral
2001
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JJ Reneaux
2000
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Barbara McBride-Smith
2000
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Jim May
2000
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Syd Lieberman
2000
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Dan Keding
2000
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Rosalie Sorrels
1999
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Peninnah Schram
1999
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Michael Parent
1999
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Milbre Burch
1999
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Carol Birch
1998
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Gayle Ross
1997
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Maggi Peirce
1997
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Heather Forest
1997
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Elizabeth Ellis
1997
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Diane Wolkstein
1996
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Kathryn Windham
1996
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Jackie Torrence
1996
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Ed Stivender
1996
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Laura Simms
1996
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Lynn Rubright
1996
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Gamble Rogers
996
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Connie Regan-Blake
1996
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Lee Pennington
1996
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Jay O’Callahan
1996
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Doc McConnell
1996
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David Holt
1996
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Ray Hicks
1996
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Barbara Freeman
1996
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Ken Feit
1996
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Marshall Dodge
1996
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Donald Davis
1996
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Mary Carter Smith
1996
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Brother Blue
1996