1. Contributors to Fine Arts and Literature

2. occupation oc·cu·pa·tion [ok-yuh-pey-shuhn] a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living Her occupation was dentistry.

3. Roy Bedichek 1878-1959 Served as director of UIL for 22 years Naturalist and writer

4. J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) Texas writer - first to gain national attention Medal of Honor recipient- 1964

5. Walter Prescott Webb 1888-1963 Educator, author, and historian Compiled the original Handbook of Texas in 1952

6. Diane Gonzales Bertrand 1956- Texas-born Hispanic author of stories for children and young adults

7. Horton Foote 1916-2009 Author and screenwriter Won Academy Awards for to Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies

8. Scott Joplin 1867/68-1917 “King of Ragtime” received the Pulitzer Prize for Treemonisha, the first grand opera by an African American

9. Elizabet Ney 1833-1907 German born sculptor Work can be found in: Texas State Capitol in Austin National Capitol in Washington D.C. Smithsonian Art Museum

10. Amado Pena, Jr. 1943- Artisan skilled at capturing the essence of the Southwest with his Hispanic and Native American focus