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O N WEDNESDAY, OC TOBER 5, 2016 Macon Arts Alliance was honored as a recipient of the Governor's Award for the Arts and Humanities. This award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to Georgia's civic and cultural vitality. PICTURED (LEFT TO RIGHT): Gov. Nathan Deal, MAA Executive Director Jan Beeland, and First Lady Sandra Deal. administrator, performer, and volunteer. Fitzgerald performs regularly throughout the community as a soloist, chamber musician, and as a member of an orchestra. 4 KARLA REDDING-ANDREWS is committed to keeping the legacy of Otis Redding alive, while continuing his dream of "Progress Through Education. Enlightenment Through Music." Redding-Andrews currently serves as the Executive Director of the Otis Redding Foundation. Her lasting impact can be seen in the Otis Music Camp, the Otis Redding Center for Creative Arts, and the newly formed Dream Academy. 5 NUTCRACKER OF MIDDLE GEORGIA was founded 31 years ago with the goal of providing an annual high quality performance of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Under the vision and guidance of founding Artistic Director Jean Weaver, as well as the contributions of its working Board of Directors, the organization has profoundly impacted the growth of arts and culture in Middle Georgia. 6 WILLIAM TONY LONG, SR. is a Macon native, having graduated from Lanier Senior High School and Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts. Long is fiercely dedicated to volunteerism and giving back to his hometown. An innovator at heart, Long can be attributed to the founding of several significant Middle Georgia organizations including Friends of Macon Music, Macon Film Festival, Capitol Theatre Board, Macon Heritage Foundation/Historic Macon Foundation, Vineville Neighborhood Association, Nutcracker of Middle Georgia, and the Community Children's Theatre. Additional community and state involvement includes: Grand Opera Board of Directors, Macon-Bibb County Tourism Development Committee, Macon Chamber of Commerce, Macon Mayoral 1990 Plan Committee, Georgia Developmental Disabilities Committee, Government Reorganization Task Force, and Macon Jaycees. OVATIONS365.com G O V E R N O R 'S AWA R D F O R T H E A R T S A N D H U MA N I T I E S DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 MACON MAGAZINE | 97