Illinois Lt. Governor Receives Public Leadership in the Arts Award
Submitted by Steve on July 18, 2013
Americans for the Arts and the National Lieutenant Governors Association presented Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon with the Public Leadership in the Arts Award for State Arts Leadership, which honors a public official who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the advancement of the arts at the state level.
Since taking office in January of 2011, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon has been a strong and vocal champion for the arts. As Governor Pat Quinn’s point person on education reform, she's spearheaded efforts to strengthen arts education, helping launch an initiative to create a comprehensive, state-level policy agenda to increase arts education access, equity, and quality in Illinois.