Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, August 15, 1995 TAG: 9508150029
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The awards will be presented at the home of Hollins College President Margaret O'Brien in a 5:30 p.m. ceremony Aug. 30.
The Thornhills were chosen to receive the award because of their participation in many of Roanoke's cultural organizations. Glenn Thornhill is past president of the Art Museum of Western Virginia and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and currently serves on the board of Center in the Square. He also has served on the Arts Council board. He played an active role in the development of Roanoke's community cultural plan, Blueprint 2000.
Joanne Thornhill is past president of the Southwest Virginia Ballet and serves on the board of Mill Mountain Theatre. Together, the Thornhills have underwritten many arts events and programs in and around Roanoke.
WVTF was chosen for its support of the arts through its programming of classical music and jazz, its theater reviews, its interviews with artists in the visual and performing arts, its samples of music in and around Roanoke and its live coverage of The Roanoke Symphony.
The Kendig award was begun 11 years ago to honor outstanding individual and business contributions to the arts. The award is named for the late arts patron and president of Roanoke College, Perry F. Kendig.
Tickets and information are available through the Arts Council, 342-5790. Proceeds from ticket sales support a scholarship fund.
by CNB