40 North | 88 West presents the

7th Annual ACE Awards

sponsored by The Canopy Club and The News-Gazette

The ACE Awards honor the efforts of local individuals, businesses, artists, teachers, arts organizations, volunteers, government and community leaders who enrich the culture of Champaign County through their hard work and creative energy.

THE 2011 ACE AWARD WINNERS ARE:

Advocate ACE: JAMES BARHAM
Artist ACE: KATHLEEN EVERINGHAM
Volunteer ACE: HIRAM PALEY
Business ACE: SHARED SPACE ARTIST CO-OP
Teacher ACE: MARK RUBEL
Student ACE: CAITLIN CARUSO-DOBBS
Lifetime ACE: KIMIKO GUNJI

THE 2011 ACE AWARD NOMINEES:
Athan Chilton
Aurora Villacorta
Bernard Cesarone
Brenda Koenig
Carolyn Baxley |Cinema Gallery
Cary McClughen
Champaign Telephone Company
CUDO
Cullyn Murphy
Daniel Leasure
David Howie
David Wilcoxen
Deanna Doty
Don Lake
Dorothy Martirano
Emily Denis
Eric Robeson
Gail Rost
Illinois Public Media (WILL)
James Hastings | JimShoes
Jason Pankoke
Jeff Mellander
John Frayne
JSM Development
Kathleen Harleman
Kim Burson
Maggie Kinnamon
Maya Bruck
Meagan Smith
Michael Downs
Michael Galloway
Michele Plante
Natalie Ellis
Nathan Gunn
Orpheum Children's Science Museum
Parkland Art Gallery
Paul Young
Public Art League of Champaign-Urbana
Rebecca McBride
Ron Kovatch
Sanford Hess
Seth Fein
Soybean Press | Steve Kostell | Valerie Hotchkiss
Tango Society of Central Illinois
Terry & Shelley Masar
The I.D.E.A. Store
Up Center of Champaign County
Urbana Park District
Urbana Park District's Youth Summer Theatre program
Viktoria Ford
WICD, ABC/NewsChannel 15 | Spotlight 15 |Doug Quick
WPCD 88.7
Writers Organizing Realistic Dialect (WORD)
Zoe Southlynn-Stinson

THE 2011 ACE AWARD JUDGES WERE:

Stacy Gross
Libby Kacich
Anne Sautman
Jameel Jones
Christina McClelland

award categories & criteria

The winners were chosen by an independent panel of five community-based judges representing a broad cross-section of Champaign County. Nominations for the ACE Awards closed on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.

2010 ace award winners | 2009 ace award winners
2008 ace award winners | 2007 ace award winners

The 2011 ACE Awards planning committee:

Shauna Carey (Co-Chair)
Lisa Costello
Ellen Kirsanoff
Jody Littleton
Rod Reid
Janet Soesbe
Zoe Stinson (Co-Chair)

40 North | 88 West
40 North is dedicated to cultivating creativity in Champaign County. Through advocacy, information and collaboration, 40 North works to stimulate a vibrant, thriving environment for the arts, culture and entertainment essential to the quality of life in Champaign County. For more on 40 North, visit www.40north.org.