Michigan State University and City of East Lansing Steering Committee: C. Kurt Dewhurst, Marsha MacDowell, Mark Meadows, Ted Staton, Judith Taran, and Steve Webster.
Coordination of music programming: Joe Wilson, Julia Olin, and Dennis Blackledge (National Council on Traditional Arts/NCTA)
Research and development for "Folk Arts Marketplace," "Children’s Folk Activities Area," "Great Lakes Stories Stage," "Traditions Showcase: Games," and "A Taste of Tradition Food Court": LaNeysa Harris-Featherstone, Julie Hartley, LuAnne G. Kozma, Janet Langlois, Yvonne Lockwood, William Lockwood, and Marsha MacDowell (Michigan Traditional Arts Program/Michigan State University Museum). [NOTE: The planning and implementation of the 1999 program also relied on previous fieldwork collections and program reports filed in the Michigan Traditional Arts Research Collections at the Michigan State University Museum]
Community Advisors for Music Programming: Bob Blackman, Chayo Cervantes, Wanda Degan, Isaac Kalumbu, Michael Largey, Jill Murphy, Mark Nixon, Deborah Smith Pollard, Chris Rietz, Laurie Sommers, and Stan Werbin.
Technical Production: Juliet A. Levy-Weston (MSU Museum), Sharon Radtke (City of East Lansing), and Dwain Winters and Steve Fisher (NCTA) Coordinators; Charlie Keenan, Food Vendor Services; Marit Dewhurst, Technical Production Assistant; Don Fisher, Great Lakes Stories Stage Audio Coordinator; Eric Weston and Ralph Wilson, Foremen; CIESA & Associates; Graphic Design; Charlie Sharp Design, Interpretive Signage; Melinda Hamilton, Latricia Horstman, and Dillon O’Connor, Sign Production Assistants; Sunny Wang and Aaron Nilsson; Website Development; Pearl Wong and Lucasta Snowball, Interpretive Programming Documentation; Collection Assistants: Michele Beltran and Jill Crane; Lynne Swanson, Rob Wummel and Anung Webkamigad, General Assistants; Stage Crew: IATSE Local 274-Lansing. In addition, the following individuals assisted NCTA with a variety of National Folk Festival operations: Max Azanow, Teresa Ballard, Mary Boeckman, Mark Braden, Peter Brownlee, Nick Bungano, Molly Conrecode, E L Copeland, Beth Curran, Kenny Derr, Charlie Emmons, Heather Haas, Sally Haveter, Bob Gaskill, Rhonda Jenkins, Gregg Lamping, Dean Languell, Barbara Lau, Sue Leggat, Tommy Linthicum, R T Mansfield, Van Mertz, Barry Lee Pearson, John Platt, Mark Puryear, Ed Rangel, Pete Reiniger, Madeleine Remez, Paul Singer, Dave Sniffen, Mike Sullivan, John Vengrouskie, Andrew Wallace, and Chris Williams.
Public Relations: Judith Taran (City of East Lansing) and Stefanie Muscat (MSU Museum) Coordinators; Kelcey Anderson, Jenné D. Myers, and Laura C. Pavona, Assistants.
Program Support: Julie Avery, Erica Conklin, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Erin Roth, and Sarah Stollak.
Administrative and technical support: Kristin Block, Judy DeJaegher, Officer Dan DeKorte, Francie Freese, Noe Hernandez, Takaka Ikari, Jim Joy, Leigh Ann Keener, Jane Lott, Captain Lou Munn, Ruth Patino, Bob Pratt, Dan O’Conner, Holly Olthouse, Chuck Rogers, Karen Smith, Mary Mertz Smith, Scott Trelstead, Scott Wall, and Heidi Wehrwein.
Interpreters: Julie Hartley, Marsha MacDowell, Ray Brassieur, LuAnne Kozma, Janet Langlois, William G. Lockwood, Yvonne Lockwood, John Moe, Diana N’Diaye, Julia Olin, Amy Skillman, Steve Siporin, and Joe Wilson.
Volunteer Services: Sharon Radtke (Coordinator); Julie Hartley, Paul McConaughy, Anne Pratt, Bob Stein, and Marcia VanNess.
SPONSORS OF THE 1999 NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL
The National Folk Festival gratefully acknowledges the primary sponsorship of the State of Michigan with the additional major financial and in-kind support of the following.
$39,000 and above
Michigan State University, City of East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, State of Michigan
$20,000 and above
AT&T, Lamar Advertising, WILX-TV 10, Outdoor Systems, East Lansing Marriott at University Place, Adams Outdoor Advertising
$10,000 and above
Coca Cola Bottling Company of Michigan, Consumers Energy, Daimler Chrysler, Dean Transportation, "The Greater Lansing Fund of the Capital Region Community Foundation, Lansing State Journal/Gannett Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Travelhost of Lansing, WKAR, Capitol Area Transporation Authority
$ 5,000 and above
Jackson National Life, Michigan Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities, Michigan State University Extension, Student Book Store
$1000 and above
AAA Michigan, AIS Rental, AT&T Cable Services, Ciesa and Associates, Eubulus Computer Solutions, Harpers Resturant and BrewPub, Kinko's Copies, lansing Community College, MacKeller Screenworks, Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association, Michigan Education Association, MSU Ground Dept, Public Sector Consultants, Sparrow Health Center, SunArt Inc., VanDervort Memorial Foundation, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Elderly Instruments, Howard Printing Company, IBM, Ingham Medical Center, MacDowell’s Storage, Nokomis Learning Center, Plante and Moran, Public Sector Consultants, Target Stores, Granger, Lansing Board of Water and Light, TechSmith Corporation Lansing Community College
SPECIAL THANKS
City of East Lansing Council: Mark Meadows (Mayor), Sam Singh, Mark Meadows, William Sharp, and Beth Schwartz.
MSU Board of Trustees: Dorothy Gonzales (Chairperson), Dolores Cook, Joel Ferguson, Colleen McNamara, Don Nugent, Dave Porteous, Robert Traxler and Robert Weiss.
MSU Museum Associates Board of Directors: Max Hoffman (President), Dave Balas, Jim Bibbs, Dave Brown, Richard Bundy, Tom Chaput, Nancy Danhof, Tom Dority, Joel Heberlein, MaryLou Mason, Mary Mertz-Smith, Curt Munson, Elba Santiago, Cindy Scarlett, Liz Schweitzer, Sherie Sprague, Michael Thomas, and Julie Avery, Museum Liaison.
MSU Museum Development Council: William Rustem (Chairperson), Fred Anderson, Bruce Ashley, James W. Butler, Kim Chilingirian-Glenn, Kitty Clark Cole, Anita Covert, C. Kurt Dewhurst, C. Heidi Grether, Gordon Guyer, Robert Huggett, Tim Hughes, William Kenney, Bruce Lack, Kenneth Laubenstein, Dennis Muchmore, Cordell Overby, Dave Porteous, Joseph B. Promo, John Rawcliffe, Gregory Reed, Norm Saari, Steve Scheffel, Jack Shingleton, William Trevarthen, Sandy Walter, Charles Webb, and Pam Serwa (MSU Museum Development Officer).
National Folklife Festival Fundraising Committee: Vivian Ballein, Carol Conn, Kurt Dewhurst, Jon Kane, Jim Keifer, Kevin Kelly, Mel Kent, Marsha MacDowell, Mark Meadows, Dennis Muchmore, Norm Saari, Pamela Serwa, Ted Staton, Judith Taran, Bill Trevarthen, and Steve Webster.
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Council: Judith Rapanos (Chair), Elizabeth W. Brooks, Maxine DeBruyn, C. Kurt Dewhurst, Wayne E. Francis, Lora Frankel, Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr., Eugene Jenneman, Patricia B. Johnson, Nora Mendoza, Charles J. Royce, Barbara C. Van Dusen, Eileen Wiser, Helen Wu, and Sharon Yentsch.
Betty Boone, Ivonne Bragg, Terry Denbow, Beth Donaldson, Kate Edgar, Pete Eberz, Dan Evon, Carole Hoyt, Sandy Hudson, Rollie Ledebuhr, LuAnne Kern, Betsy Knox, Rick Knupfer, Nancy Mathews, Kathleen McKevitt, Gary Murphy, Deb Pogeza Osburn, Ann Pratt, Chuck Rogers, Lisa Rudgers, Charlie Sharp, Lou Anna Simon, and Kristan Tetens.
Small Planet, Bagel Fragel, Screen Express, General Motors Job Bank, Greater Lansing Weaver’s Guild, JoAnn Fabrics, EDS, Michigan Medical Society, Junior Achievement, CATA, East Lansing Senior Program, Explorers, Harpers, Lansing Board of Water and Light, Skory Audio, MSU Museum Quilters Peoples Church, Nokomis American Indian Learning Center, Regional Council of Carpenters Local #1004/AFL-CIO, MSU Office of the Provost, MSU Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, MSU Residence Life, Meijers, The Teacher Store, YMCA, MSU Office of University Relations, MSU Office of Governmental Affairs, MSU Department of Campus Parks and Planning, MSU Department of Public Safety, MSU Department of Housing and Food Services, MSU College of Arts and Letters, and MSU Physical Plant.
And a special tribute to the 1999 National Folk Festival volunteers.