WKU Graduate Receives Folk Heritage Award
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Jan. 26 (TNSawa) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2023:
WKU graduate Maxine Ray of Bowling Green was among the recipients of the 2022 Governor's Awards in the Arts.
Ray, who earned a master's degree in Folk Studies, received the Folk Heritage Award for her work to document and share the stories of Jonesville and other Black communities in Bowling Green.
"I'm honored and humbled . . .
WKU graduate Maxine Ray of Bowling Green was among the recipients of the 2022 Governor's Awards in the Arts.
Ray, who earned a master's degree in Folk Studies, received the Folk Heritage Award for her work to document and share the stories of Jonesville and other Black communities in Bowling Green.
"I'm honored and humbled . . .