{"id":18917,"date":"2025-05-22T17:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/?p=18917"},"modified":"2025-09-30T23:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:30:07","slug":"crafting-minds-shaping-futures-meet-the-2025-cato-excellence-in-teaching-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/crafting-minds-shaping-futures-meet-the-2025-cato-excellence-in-teaching-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafting Minds, Shaping Futures: Meet the 2025 Cato Excellence in Teaching Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18917\" class=\"elementor elementor-18917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2283e91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2283e91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a47e7c6\" data-id=\"a47e7c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c20742 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c20742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crafting Minds, Shaping Futures:   Meet the 2025 Cato Excellence in Teaching Honorees \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870d398 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870d398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Often, the <\/span>educators who make the greatest impact<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in our lives do so not through their classroom instruction, but through the ways they inspire us to become all we are meant to be. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like a painter and their brush or a sculptor with their clay, educators use their creativity to develop something bigger than any single piece, performance, or project: they create spaces of learning, optimism, and hope. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At ASC, we understand that integrating the arts, sciences, and history into various subjects and experiential learning is essential for nurturing the next generation of artists, leaders, and community members. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While classrooms can present challenges, this year\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cato Excellence in Teaching Award <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recipients excel at transforming even the toughest days into meaningful lessons that shape and inspire young minds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p>Every year, ASC seeks public nominations from exceptionally creative classroom teachers who have distinguished themselves in teaching the arts, sciences or history, either as core disciplines or across the general curriculum more broadly. \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ASC is proud to announce the 2025 Cato Excellence in Teaching Award honorees:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Kaitlyn Linscheid\u2028 <\/strong>\u2013 Matthews Elementary School, Visual Arts (Mecklenburg County)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Kathy Bosiak\u2028 <\/strong>\u2013 Lincolnton High School, Science(Mecklenburg County)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jenny Goodfellow\u2028 <\/strong>\u2013 Charlotte Country Day School, Theatre (Mecklenburg County<strong>)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Winston Sims <\/strong>\u2013 Marvin Ridge High School, Theatre (Union County)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Pooja Nair\u2028<\/strong> \u2013 JT Williams Montessori, Visual Arts (Mecklenburg County)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props='{\"335552541\":1,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"hybridMultilevel\"}' aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jen Rankey-Zona<\/strong>\u2028- Trinity Episcopal School, Visual Arts (Mecklenburg County)<br><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-914c62f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"914c62f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cd7a41\" data-id=\"6cd7a41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b469914 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-gallery-slider\" data-id=\"b469914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"icon_show\":\"yes\"}' data-widget_type=\"thegem-gallery-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"preloader\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"preloader-spin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"gem-gallery gem-gallery-hover-default   with-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-1-Kaitlyn-Linscheid-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-1-Kaitlyn-Linscheid.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-1-Kaitlyn-Linscheid-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-1-Kaitlyn-Linscheid.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tKaitlyn Linscheid\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKaitlyn Linscheid\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-6-Jen-Rankey-Zona-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-6-Jen-Rankey-Zona.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-6-Jen-Rankey-Zona-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-6-Jen-Rankey-Zona.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tJen Rankey-Zona\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJen Rankey-Zona\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-5-Pooja-Nair-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-5-Pooja-Nair.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-5-Pooja-Nair-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-5-Pooja-Nair.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tPooja Nair\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPooja Nair\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-2-Kathy-Bosiak-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-2-Kathy-Bosiak.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-2-Kathy-Bosiak-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-2-Kathy-Bosiak.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tKathy Bosiak\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKathy Bosiak\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-3-Jenny-Goodfellow-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-3-Jenny-Goodfellow.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-3-Jenny-Goodfellow-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-3-Jenny-Goodfellow.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tJenny Goodfellow\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJenny Goodfellow\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gem-gallery-item\">\n\t<div class=\"gem-gallery-item-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-4-Winston-Sims-thegem-gallery-sidebar.webp\" data-full-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-4-Winston-Sims.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-693ce558a47e9\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"arrow-mark\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M 0,10 Q 9,9 10,0 Q 11,9 20,10\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Recipient-4-Winston-Sims-thegem-post-thumb-small.webp\" alt=\"Recipient-4-Winston-Sims.webp\" class=\"img-responsive\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-caption slide-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tWinston Sims\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-gallery-item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWinston Sims\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"photo-icon fas fa-camera\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7d315 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e7d315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s honorees <\/span>exemplify the passion and excellence<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that define our educational community, as noted by ASC President, Adam Santalla-Pierce:<\/span><\/p><p><em>\u201cI am proud to recognize and celebrate the outstanding educators of our community through the Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards, made possible by the Cato Family\u2019s longstanding commitment to uplifting education.\u00a0<\/em><em>The recipients of this year\u2019s awards inspire their students and colleagues alike.\u00a0<\/em><em>Congratulations to all of this year\u2019s honorees, and thank you for your unwavering commitment to excellence in education.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Those who are honored with the CATO Excellence in Teaching Award <\/span>receive $1,500, presented through the support of ASC\u2019s Cato Excellence in Teaching Endowment.\u00a0<br><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To be eligible, teachers must be currently employed, or have retired within the last two years, from a public or independent Pre-K through 12th grade school in one of the following counties: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, or Union in North Carolina, or Lancaster or York in South Carolina. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join the Arts &amp; Science Council in congratulating the 2025 class of Cato Excellence in Teaching Award recipients; we thank you for your leadership, both in and out of the classroom. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information about the ASC Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards, email katherine.mooring@artsandscience.org<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'>\u00a0<br><br><\/span><\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e115d7 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e115d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT ASC<\/h5><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7194bcd flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7194bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">The\u00a0<strong>Arts &amp; Science Council (ASC)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">is Charlotte-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">Mecklenburg\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">\u00a0cultural leader,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">serving as a resource hub,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153906641 BCX0\">funder<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">, and advocate for arts, science, and history.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153906641 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW153906641 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW153906641 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW153906641 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW153906641 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW153906641 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">A supporting organization of\u00a0<strong>Foundation\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153906641 BCX0\">For<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW153906641 BCX0\">The<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\"><strong>\u00a0Carolinas<\/strong>, ASC champions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">\u00a0local creatives\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 BCX0\">by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153906641 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