NIC instructor receives Idaho Governor's Award in the Arts

NIC's Division Chair of Communications and Fine Arts Joe Jacoby delivers an acceptance speech during the Idaho Governor’s Awards in Arts ceremony Nov. 28 at the Idaho State Museum in Boise.

North Idaho College’s Joe Jacoby received the Support of Arts Education award during the Idaho Governor’s Awards in Arts ceremony Nov. 28 at the Idaho State Museum in Boise.

Jacoby serves as NIC's Division Chair of Communications and Fine Arts and was a longtime professor of theatre.

Established in 1970, the biennial awards recognize and encourage excellence in the arts in Idaho and bring awareness of the arts throughout the state. Gov. Brad Little and the First Lady Teresa Little selected Jacoby in recognition of his contribution to theater arts education at NIC for more than 20 years.

“No program can be better than its students,” Jacoby said. “As much as I have given my students, they have returned far more to me.”

The Governor’s Awards in Arts was livestreamed on YouTube and a recording of Jacoby’s speech can be found here.

For more information, contact NIC Dean of Instruction, General Studies Sherry Simkins at (208) 769-3418 or Sherry.Simkins@nic.edu.

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