Appointed by Governor: Nguyen Minh Chau; Cornelius P. Darcy, Ph.D.; Judith P. Hallett, Ph.D.; Robert B. Kershaw, Esq.
Appointed by Council to 3-year terms: Drew Berry; James T. Brady; Rhoda M. Dorsey, Ph.D.; Iris Carter Ford, Ph.D.; Stanley C. Gabor; Catherine R. Gira, Ph.D.; Lenneal J. Henderson, Jr., Ph.D.; Walter J. Leonard, Ph.D.; Robert R. Lindgren; Melissa McLoud, Ph.D.; Christine D. Sarbanes; Martin E. Sullivan; Winston Tabb; Gary K. Vikan; Josephine S. Williams; Steven G. Ziger.
Margaret R. Burke, Ph.D., Executive Director
108 West Centre St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 4565
(410) 685-0095; fax: (410) 685-0795
e-mail:
mburke@mdhc.org
web:
www.mdhc.org/
The Maryland Humanities Council formed in 1974 in response to the federal law creating the National Endowment for the Humanities (P.L. 94-462). The Council is a private, nonprofit Maryland corporation. It is funded by the federal government, the Division of Historical and Cultural Programs of the Department of Planning, and by foundations, corporations, and individuals.
An independent 501 (c) (3) organization, the Council is the Maryland statewide programming arm of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The humanities include archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; history; jurisprudence; literature; philosophy; and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts, and related social sciences.
The Council encourages public dialogue that interprets human experience, promotes cross-cultural understanding, explores human values, strengthens community, and connects people to the wider world. Council programs, both staff-initiated and grant-supported, help provide a bridge between the academic community and the general public.
The Governor appoints up to six of the Council's twenty-six volunteer members.
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