The Prairie Landscape

Illinois Humanities Council Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors

02/14/2002

CHICAGO óThe Illinois Humanities Council is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors. The IHCís Nominating Committee will carefully review nominations and new members will be elected at the April meeting of the IHC Board of Directors meeting.
The IHC Board of Directors is composed of academic members and independent scholars representing various humanities disciplines, and public members of various professions who have an overriding interest in the humanities. Its membership reflects the geographical and cultural diversity of the state. All Board members actively participate in the diverse activities of the IHC. In addition to attending three meetings per year, board members review grant proposals and make funding decisions; develop, promote and evaluate programs; work to increase public membership; make policy decisions; and raise funds for the organization.
"Board members are leaders in their fields and in their communities," said Kristina Valaitis, Executive Director of the IHC. "IHC Board members become ambassadors for the IHC and its mission. They promote greater public appreciation for the humanities wherever they can ó in the board room, the law office, the hospital, the bank, as well as the library or the community center."
Board members are elected, in accordance with the National Endowment for the Humanities guidelines and institutional needs, to a three-year term, once renewable. To nominate an individual to the IHC Board of Directors, send the candidateís name and resume along with a letter of recommendation to the following address by February 28, 2002.
Nominating Committee c/o Illinois Humanities Council
203 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2020
Chicago, IL 60601.2417

The humanities are those disciplines concerned with the question: What does it mean to be human? These include the study of history, languages, literature, archaeology, jurisprudence, ethics, religion and the social sciences that employ qualitative approaches. Interdisciplinary areas such as folklore, women's studies and American studies are also considered aspects of the humanities. For additional information about the IHC Board of Directors, contact the IHC at 312-422-5580 or visit our website at www.prairie.org.
Currently, 32 members comprise the Illinois Humanities Council Board of Directors. They are: J. Paul Hunter, Chair (Chicago); James C. Ballowe (Ottawa); Peter V. Baugher (Wilmette); Marti Belluschi (Chicago); Brian F. Bergheger (Elmhurst); Erskine Carter (Port Byron); Frank Cizon (Chicago); Jean Bethke Elshtain (Chicago); Judith L. Everson (Springfield); John L. Fascia (Clarendon Hills); Thomas G. Getz (Moline); Kathy Glennon (Lake Forest); The Honorable Joan B. Gottschall (Chicago); Alton B. Harris (Chicago); Frederick E. Hoxie (Evanston); Clark Hulse, (Chicago); Cheryl Johnson-Odim (Evanston); Gary Koch (Springfield); Nancy Kotler (Glencoe); Nancy J. Lindsay (Chicago); Joanne D. Maxwell (Naperville); Grayson Mitchell (Chicago); Constance Mortell (Chicago); Helmut Muller-Sievers (Chicago); Honorable Kathleen K. Parker (Northbrook); Gayl S. Pyatt (Pinckneyville); Arthur M. Sussman (Chicago); Rolf Thienemann (Rockford); Jan M. Wright Vergon (Peoria); Willard E. White (Riverside); John (Jack) A. Wing, (Evanston); and Miriam Zayed (Orland Park).

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