National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States."

National Endowment for the Humanities: National Humanities Medal

Chairpeople
Accessed August 2007:


 * December 2001 to present Bruce Cole, nominated by George W. Bush
 * Nov 1997-Nov 2001 William R. Ferris, nominated by Bill Clinton
 * Aug 1993-Aug 1997 Sheldon Hackney, nominated by Bill Clinton
 * May 1986-Jan 1993 Lynne V. Cheney, nominated by Ronald Reagan
 * Dec 1981-Feb 1985 William J. Bennett, nominated by Ronald Reagan
 * Oct 1977-Dec 1981 Joseph D. Duffey, nominated by Jimmy Carter
 * Dec 1971-Jan 1977 Ronald S. Berman, nominated by Richard Nixon
 * July 1966-June 1970 Barnaby C. Keeney, nominated by Lyndon Johnson
 * September 1965 Establishment of the NEH under Lyndon Johnson

Council
Accessed August 2007:


 * Herman Belz - College Park, MD Jewel
 * Spears Brooker - St. Petersburg, FL
 * Josiah Bunting III - The Plains, VA
 * Celeste Colgan - Denver, CO
 * Jane Marie (Jamie) Doggett - White Sulfur Springs, MT
 * Jean Bethke Elshtain - Chicago, IL
 * Dario Fernandez-Morera - Evanston, IL
 * Allen Guelzo - Gettysburg, PA
 * Mary Habeck - Washington, DC
 * Craig Haffner - Montecito, CA
 * James Davison Hunter - Charlottesville, VA
 * Tamar Jacoby - New York, NY
 * Harvey Klehr - Atlanta, GA
 * Iris Cornelia Love - Lincoln, VT
 * Robert Martin - Corinth, TX
 * Wilfred M. McClay - Chattanooga, TN
 * Lawrence Okamura - Columbia, MO
 * Manfredi Piccolomini - New York, NY
 * Ricardo J. Quinones - Claremont, CA
 * Marguerite H. Sullivan - Washington, D.C.
 * Stephan A. Thernstrom - Lexington, MA
 * Kenneth R. Weinstein - Washington, DC
 * Jay Winik - Chevy Chase, MD

Contact

 * Web: http://www.neh.gov

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