Leader of humanities councils to speak at Morningside
Posted: Saturday, April 05, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Esther Mackintosh, CEO and the "public face" of humanities councils across the United States, will speak at her alma mater, Morningside College, at noon April 11 in the Yockey Family Community Room of the Olsen Student Center.
SIOUX CITY -- Esther Mackintosh, CEO and the "public face" of humanities councils across the United States, will speak at her alma mater, Morningside College, at noon April 11 in the Yockey Family Community Room of the Olsen Student Center.
The free public event is sponsored by three Morningside College organizations: Friday is Writing Day, Alpha Lambda Delta and the Academic and Cultural Arts Series.
Mackintosh is president of the Federation of State Humanities Councils which has a membership of 54 state humanities councils.
Created by Congress in the early 1970s. the independent, nonprofit humanities councils support programs in each state and U.S. territory. These programs range from book discussion groups to museum exhibits to films, oral history projects, community seminars and more.
Mackintosh is returning to Morningside College this month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Friday is Writing Day and to receive an "Outstanding Alum" award from Morningside's chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta.
Friday is Writing Day is a weekly lunch series in which scheduled guests share writing of all types. Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for first-year college and university students.
Mackintosh grew up in rural Livermore, Iowa, and received a bachelor's degree from Morningside College in 1969, with majors in English and German. Later, she earned a master's degree and a doctorate in American literature from Kansas State University.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Mackintosh worked as a writer and editor for two magazines, Science 80 and Horticulture. In between, she spent two years working as a script writer for the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Joining the staff of the Federation of State Humanities Councils in 1986, Mackintosh served as vice president and interim president before being hired as president in 2004.
Mackintosh was one of six distinguished alumni invited to give a lecture on the Morningside College campus 13 years ago during the college's centennial celebrations.
"Dr. Esther Mackintosh's speech during the college's centennial led me to realize how her work has promoted literacy, the humanities and civic discourse all across the United States," said Marty Knepper who serves Morningside as professor and chair of English, adviser for Alpha Lambda Delta and coordinator of Friday is Writing Day. "What better person could we invite to help us celebrate Friday is Writing Day's 20th birthday?"
SIOUX CITY -- Esther Mackintosh, CEO and the "public face" of humanities councils across the United States, will speak at her alma mater, Morningside College, at noon April 11 in the Yockey Family Community Room of the Olsen Student Center.
The free public event is sponsored by three Morningside College organizations: Friday is Writing Day, Alpha Lambda Delta and the Academic and Cultural Arts Series.
Mackintosh is president of the Federation of State Humanities Councils which has a membership of 54 state humanities councils.
Created by Congress in the early 1970s. the independent, nonprofit humanities councils support programs in each state and U.S. territory. These programs range from book discussion groups to museum exhibits to films, oral history projects, community seminars and more.
Mackintosh is returning to Morningside College this month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Friday is Writing Day and to receive an "Outstanding Alum" award from Morningside's chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta.
Friday is Writing Day is a weekly lunch series in which scheduled guests share writing of all types. Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for first-year college and university students.
Mackintosh grew up in rural Livermore, Iowa, and received a bachelor's degree from Morningside College in 1969, with majors in English and German. Later, she earned a master's degree and a doctorate in American literature from Kansas State University.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Mackintosh worked as a writer and editor for two magazines, Science 80 and Horticulture. In between, she spent two years working as a script writer for the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Joining the staff of the Federation of State Humanities Councils in 1986, Mackintosh served as vice president and interim president before being hired as president in 2004.
Mackintosh was one of six distinguished alumni invited to give a lecture on the Morningside College campus 13 years ago during the college's centennial celebrations.
"Dr. Esther Mackintosh's speech during the college's centennial led me to realize how her work has promoted literacy, the humanities and civic discourse all across the United States," said Marty Knepper who serves Morningside as professor and chair of English, adviser for Alpha Lambda Delta and coordinator of Friday is Writing Day. "What better person could we invite to help us celebrate Friday is Writing Day's 20th birthday?"
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