Virgin Islands Humanities Council presents 2004 Daniel L. Heftel Lecture and Humanist Award
Date: April 1, 2004 | Press Release: #04-002
Mr. Donovan Rypkema, Principal of Place Economics a firm based in Washington, D.C., is an industry leader in the economics of preserving historical structures. The Lecture will enable the members of the public and those in the economic recovery efforts and heritage tourism initiatives to obtain valuable insights regarding the economics of historic preservation.
The Humanist Award will be bestowed posthumously by the Council to family members of Mrs. Athalie Mc Farlane Petersen. Mrs. Petersen was a tireless advocate of literacy and libraries. Her extraordinary dedication to the preservation and dissemination of Virgin Islands culture and heritage through literacy warrants our highest emulation and respect.
The lecture and Award Presentation will be at the St. Croix Landmarks Society, Estate Whim Plantation Museum on Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 6:00pm. A Reception will follow the Lecture and Award Presentation.
Call the Virgin Islands Humanities Council Office 776-4044 for more information about this enlightening event!