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Ellis Finger, Director of the Williams Center for the Arts, has been named the 2006 winner of the Award for Excellence in Presenting the Performing Arts, presented by North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA).

The award is presented annually to a not-for-profit performing arts presenter who demonstrates these qualities:
• Proven dedication to the future of presenting the performing arts.
• A high level of professionalism.
• Unwavering respect for colleagues in the field (artists, managers, and fellow presenters).
• Exemplary ethical behavior.  

In addition to the citation for excellence, the Award recipient receives a $1000 check on behalf of NAPAMA made payable to the individual's organization to be dedicated to the organization's endowment. The Award will be presented at the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in January by a NAPAMA board member.  

NAPAMA (North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents) is a not-for-profit service organization, founded in 1979, dedicated to promoting the professionalism of its members and the vitality of the performing arts.

NAPAMA promotes the mutual advancement and the best interests of performing arts managers and agents; promotes open discourse among members and with the larger field; gives active consideration and expression of opinion on questions affecting the industry; disseminates and exchanges information through forums, meetings, publications, workshops, electronic media and new technologies; develops and encourages ethical and sound business practices. In all ways, NAPAMA acts as a resource for its members and creates an environment of regional, national and international alliances on behalf of the vitality of the performing arts.

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