October
12, 2004
Oakton Manager Receives Studs Terkel Service Award
Leona Hoelting, manager of the Emeritus Program at Oakton Community College, is the recipient of a Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award for 2004, Mayor George Van Dusen of Skokie and the Illinois Humanities Council announced.
The award will be presented to Hoelting at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 15, during the monthly meeting of the Skokie Village Board.
The Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award is presented to a "local hero" who has made an important contribution to the humanities in their communities. Oakton's Emeritus Program brings leaders to the college to speak and lead discussion groups on a wide spectrum of topics.
"I've known Leona for a number of years, and have admired her hard work and passion for continuing education," Mayor Van Dusen said. "Oakton's Emeritus Program has an impressive range of classes, from history and philosophy to the arts, sciences, and current events. Leona's achievements are truly remarkable and our community is the beneficiary."
Hoelting has proved especially adept at attracting leading authorities in their fields, Van Dusen added. As a result, the Emeritus Program has grown and prospered, attracting students from the entire North Shore. From the start, her goal was to bring the humanities to "students who weren't born yesterday." The program offers six off-campus "Humanities Treasures" discussion groups in Skokie, tours to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and an annual Bluestem Festival of the Arts and Humanities.
The award is named after the prize-winning oral historian, Studs Terkel, and reflects the spirit of this prominent Illinois resident. Terkel, a modern-day renaissance man who has been an actor, playwright, jazz columnist, film narrator, and disc jockey, is most admired for documenting 20th century America through the words and voices of ordinary people.
For further information, contact the Illinois Humanities Council, at 312-422-5580, or Mayor George Van Dusen at 847-933-8269.
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