Heroes of the New South: The Jurors

This distinguished panel helped our editors determine the inaugural class of Heroes of the New South.

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Heroes of the New South Awards 2012

Southern Living salutes the keepers of our culture.

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  • Heroes of the New South Awards 2012

    Heroes of the New South Awards

    From artists to architects, riverkeepers to food advocates, our culture is rooted in and sustained by everyday heroes. We searched the South to find individuals and organizations working to preserve and advance our traditions.

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William Ferris 
Senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities 

Gerri Combs
Executive director of South Arts, Atlanta; panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts; board member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

John T. Edge 
Director of Southern Foodways Alliance, Oxford, Mississippi; James Beard Foundation Award winner; editor of the foodways volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture; columnist for The New York Times

Jim Strickland 
President and founder of Historical Concepts, Atlanta; 2010 recipient of the Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art; member of the New Urban Guild

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