Barbara and Jack Bovender |
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center established the Applause Award in 1981 to recognize exemplary community and corporate leadership in the performing arts. Recipients of the Applause Award have made notable contributions to the growth and success of cultural and educational programming, for the benefit of audiences, artists, and students. They inspire others as a strong voice for the value of and essential need for arts education, especially for children. They serve as an example to all by consistently demonstrating passion, support, and delight for the human experience of the live performance which has defined civilization over the centuries and continues to enhance quality of life in our city, state, and nation. Past recipients of the award are (in chronological order): Martha Rivers Ingram, Jack Massey, David K. Wilson, Victor Johnson, Dr. Thomas Frist, Jr., Ben Rechter, Raymond Zimmerman, Governor Ned Ray McWherter, HCA Foundation, Walter G. Knestrick, Third National Bank, Joel Gordon, Andrea Conte, The Danner Foundation, Carroll Shanks, The Tennessean, Governor Philip N. Bredesen, Sandra Ford Fulton, Dennis C. Bottorff, J. Stephen Turner, and Joan and Burt Hummell. |
