Three KSC community members—Peter Ramsey ’76 and Thomas and Barbara Putnam—were recent recipients of the Governors Arts Awards, which recognize outstanding accomplishments in arts education, arts patronage, cultural access leadership, distinguished arts leadership, youth arts leadership, community impact, and lifetime achievement as artists. Governor Maggie Hassan presented the awards during a ceremony and reception at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, hosted by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, in November.
Peter Ramsey ’76, executive director of the Palace Theatre in Manchester, received the Community Impact Award for leading “the theatre through significant improvements to the facility and the creation of varied programming that ranges from showcasing nationally known artists to community-based productions.”
Thomas and Barbara Putnam, whose generosity is apparent across the KSC campus, received the Individual Arts Patron Award for being “exceptional and generous arts patrons in every respect, supporting the arts with their time, their wisdom, and with funding both from their personal resources and through the Putnam Foundation.”
Keene State is proud of Peter Ramsey and the Putnams for the outstanding contributions they have made to the College, our community, and our state!
For the list of 2013 nominees, recipient bios, event images, and general information, visit the Governors Arts Awards website.
Just another accomplishment and help to Keene State College from the Putnams. I was a benefactor as well as others by living with the Putnam family while working my way through Keene State College. Tom as I knew him then was a great kid and each of the Putnams ahve given a lot to our community as well as so much for Keene State College. My best to both Thomas and Barbara.
I became a teacher and worked with many youth especially in Vermont but both my husband knew and loved the Putnam children . Winnie