Friends of the Arts
Friend of the Arts Award Renamed to honor the lives and legacies of Howard B. Fedrick and Mary Anne Fedrick
The Friend of the Arts Award was initiated in 1997 by Howard B. Fedrick, then president of the Fine Arts Fiesta Board. With Howard's passing while serving in 2011, the board voted to rename the award the Howard B. Fedrick Friend of The Arts Award. Mary Anne Fedrick assumed sponsorship of the newly renamed Howard B Fedrick Friend of The Arts Award. Upon Mary Anne's untimely death in November 2024 while serving on the board, the award was renamed the Howard B. and Mary Anne Fedrick Friend Of The Arts Award by the Fiesta Board of Directors. The award is now sponsored by the Merkel Family and Estate of Mary Anne Federick.
The Howard B. and Mary Anne Fedrick “Friend of the Arts” Award is designed to honor an individual or organization for their longstanding commitment and/or generous support of the Fine Arts Fiesta in addition to their general contributions to the cultural and artistic life of the local and regional community.
FRIEND OF THE ARTS AWARD WINNERS
List of Services
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Ken Marquis 1997Ken Marquis
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Kevin and Helen McDonald 1998Kevin and Helen McDonald
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Al Groh 1998Al Groh
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Ruth B. Schooley 1999Ruth B. Schooley
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Dr. Robert S. Anderson 2000Dr. Robert S. Anderson
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Roger Lacy 2001Roger Lacy
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William Hogan Sr. and Sons 2002William Hogan Sr. and Sons
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Murray Popky 2003Murray Popky
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Lee Vincent 2004Lee Vincent
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Wyoming Valley Art League 2005Wyoming Valley Art League
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The City of Wilkes-Barre and Pat McHugh 2006The City of Wilkes-Barre and Pat McHugh
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The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre 2007The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
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Tom and Dorothy Womelsdorf & Family 2008Tom and Dorothy Womelsdorf & Family
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Alan and Robert Finley 2009Alan and Robert Finley
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The Osterhout Free Library and Brian J. Benedetti 2010The Osterhout Free Library and Brian J. Benedetti
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Mary Ellen Fowler, Flossie The Fiesta Clown 2011Mary Ellen Fowler, Flossie The Fiesta Clown
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Charles Barber/The Luzerne Foundation 2012Charles Barber/The Luzerne Foundation
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Irem Shrine Stewards and Dorothy Carr (posthumously) 2013Irem Shrine Stewards and Dorothy Carr (posthumously)
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David, Natalia, and Julia Kerr 2014David, Natalia, and Julia Kerr
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Micky Nieman 2015Micky Nieman
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Gina Prokop-Malsky and Jane Lampe Groh (posthumously) 2016Gina Prokop-Malsky and Jane Lampe Groh (posthumously)
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Willian and Esther Davidowitz 2017Willian and Esther Davidowitz
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The Sordoni Family 2018The Sordoni Family
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Irene Muldoon 2019Irene Muldoon
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Debbie Grossman 2020Debbie Grossman
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Joel Zitofsky 2021Joel Zitofsky
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Gus Genetti Jr. and Eileen Carlin Halsey (posthumously) 2022Gus Genetti Jr. and Eileen Carlin Halsey (posthumously)
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The Maslow Family Foundation 2023The Maslow Family Foundation
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Susan Najaka Braden 2024Susan Najaka Braden
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Manny and Sue Pons and Mary Anne Fedrick (posthumously) 2025Manny and Sue Pons and Mary Anne Fedrick (posthumously)
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Judd and Susan Shoval 2026Judd and Susan Shoval
