AFL Lifetime Achievement

AFL Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Application Information

Nominees are currently being sought for the prestigious Arts For Life Lifetime Achievement Award. This award will be presented to the recipient at the Arts For Life Best Performance Awards & the Theatre Mask Awards Events held annually.

Eligible candidates must be a living contributor in the arts and have:

1. Contributed significantly to the Arts
2. Been born in the Metro-St. Louis Area or
Spent formative/creative years in the Metro-St. Louis Area
3. Had accomplishments/contributions that have had local, national, or international impact on our cultural heritage.

To nominate an individual for this award please fill out the below form and email to afltrg@artsforlife.org or fill out online here . All submissions will be reviewed by the ARTS FOR LIFE Board of Directors.

Past Recipients

2000 - Grace Bumbry, Katherine Dunham, John Goodman, Lanford Wilson, Dr. Richard Yoder

2001 - Dr. Maya Angelou, Al Hirschfeld, Katherine Gladney Wells

2002 - Glenn Dunn, Wayne Loui, Shelley Winters

2003 - Phyllis Diller, A.E. Hotchner, Mark Vaughan, Delores Wein

2004 - Clark Terry, Jeanne Trevor

2005 - Tom Yager

2006 - Mary Strauss, Larry Marsh

2007 - Denny Reagan, Mike & Diane Hesser

2008 - James (Jim) Grumich

2009 Joneal Joplin

2010 - Nancy & Kenneth Kranzberg

2011 - Dr. Richard Hunsaker

2012 - Bob Wilcox, Gerry Kowarsky 2013 - Gerri Stretz Meyer

2014 - Tony & Dottie Bertolino

2015 - Beverley Scroggins

2016 - Cheri Ann Schear, Theatre Project Company

2017 - Jay V. Hall, Bea & George Lamb

2018 - Steven Woolf, Sam Hack

2019 - Joseph Paule, Sr, Kevin Frakes

2020 - Vintage Voices (ALT)/Voices of Valhalla (HP)

2023 - Nancy Bortosky

2024 - Nada Vaughn

2025 - Karen Mason, Nancy Crouse

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AFL Lifetime Achievement Awards