The annual TIL weekend has so much content that it couldn’t possibly fit in a single evening. As a result, for several years, we have divvied up award presentations and new member readings—along with other lovely outings and tours—over the course of two days. Friday and Saturday in El Paso…
Leading up to to our annual meeting and banquet, members of the Texas Institute of Letters presented at several branches of the the El Paso Public Library. Wednesday, April 20 4:30-5:30 PM, Shelley Armitage and Steven L. Davis, Dorris Van Doren Branch Library 4:30-5:30 PM, Alessandra Narváez Varela and Sylvia…
On Saturday, April 23, TILers headed from El Paso to nearby Las Cruces for our annual reception, dinner, and ceremony. Here are some highlights. 6:00-7:00 PM: Reception at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, Sunset Hall. David Romo and Los Liminalsentertained us with jazz before dinner. 7:15-8:00 PM: Dinner 8:00-10 PM: Annual Banquet…
1990-1991 President: Robert Flynn, San AntonioVice President: Bryan Woolley, DallasSecretary-Treasurer: James Hoggard, Wichita Falls Councilors:Don Carleton, AustinElizabeth Warnock Fernea, AustinLeon Hale, HoustonPrudence Mackintosh, DallasWalter McDonald, LubbockLawrence Wright, Austin 1991-1992 President: Bryan Woolley, DallasVice-President: Lawrence Wright, AustinSecretary-Treasurer: James Hoggard, Wichita Falls Councilors:Judy Alter, Fort WorthDon Carleton, AustinElizabeth Warnock Fernea, AustinLeon Hale,…
2000-2001 President: Carolyn Osborn, Austin** Vice-President: Mark Busby, WimberleySecretary: Paula Marks, BudaTreasurer: James Hoggard, Wichita FallsRecording Secretary: Robert Compton, Garland Councilors:Elizabeth Crook, AustinTerry DalrympleR.S. Gwynn*** Olive HersheyJoe Holley, San AntonioTom Pilkington, Stephenville**** Mary Willis Walker, Austin ** Tom Zigal resigned as vice-president in January, 2001, and Mark Busby was appointed…
1960 Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction ($1,000): Aristotle and the American Indian (Henry Regnery, 1959) by Lewis Hanke. Jesse H. Jones Award (Houston Endowment) for Best Book of Fiction ($1,000): The Poison Tree (Houghton Mifflin, 1959), by Walter Clemons. McMurray Bookshop Award for Best Texas First…
