Ednah New Rider Weber, a Pawnee and raised on a Navajo Reservation in New
Mexico, won the Juvenile Nonfiction category for RATTLESNAKE MESA..STORIES
FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDHOOD (Lee + Low).,
added to his collection with VENGEANCE VALLEY (Pinnacle), which won for
Original Mass -Market Paperback.org) has
promoted and honored the best in Western literature with the annual Spur
Awards, selected by panels of judges. Awards, for material published last
year, are given for works whose inspiration, image and literary excellence
best represent the reality and spirit of the American West., THE PROMOTION from
TEXAS RANGERS (Berkley).., APPLES TO OREGON (Simon and Schuster Children's
Books). Five world-renowned achievers honored for their contributions to society

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Winners of the 2006 Common Wealth Awards are:

- John Glenn, former U.
The final selection of the honorees is the decision of the Executory of
the Common Wealth Trust.

The roster of past honorees reveals the caliber of talent and the global
scope of the honorees and their achievements. Glenn further distinguished himself as an American political leader,
serving 24 years as the U.
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, 54, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award
for Public Service.
Anderson Cooper, 38, wins the Common Wealth Award for Mass Communications. As the host of CNN's Anderson
Cooper 360, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program, he is the leading
voice of a new generation of journalists .

He teaches them how to
produce, direct, operate technical equipment, and fully edit a show.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., An 86-year-old woman from
Tucson, Ariz.
Winners in 15 categories were announced March 19 by WWA President Rita
Cleary during the National Festival of the West.L.

Drama Script: John Fusco of Burbank, Calif., HIDALGO (Touchstone Pictures
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Carpenter of Brooklyn, N.
The Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service were first presented in
1979 by the Common Wealth Trust, created under the will of the late Ralph
Hayes, an influential business executive and philanthropist. Hayes conceived
the awards to reward and encourage the best of human performance worldwide. "They are leaders,
innovators and artists who have used their special talents to make a
difference in our world. His Broadway directing credits include hits such as Barefoot in
the Park, The Odd Couple and Plaza Suite. His television credits
include the award-winning HBO productions of Wit and Angels in America. Cooper has
won several awards for his work, including a National Headliners Award for his
tsunami coverage and an Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC's coverage of
Princess Diana's funeral.

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Nonfiction-Historical: Richard Steven Street of San Anselmo, Calif.
Documentary Script: Laura Verklan of North Hollywood, Calif.newscom.
"The 2006 Common Wealth Award winners represent the spectrum of human
endeavors and the finest of human achievement ," said Connie Bond Stuart,
chairman, president and CEO of PNC Bank, Delaware. Queen Noor is internationally recognized for her tireless
efforts to address global peace-building, human rights and conflict recovery
issues. Dove is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of
Virginia.

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Michael Gear of
Thermopolis, Wyo.
First Novel: D.
Nonfiction-Contemporary: Charles H. Sweazy of Noblesville, Ind.
Poetry: Walt McDonald of Lubbock, Texas, A THOUSAND MILES OF STARS (Texas
Tech University Press). Queen Noor of Jordan, a leading voice for global peace-building,
human rights and conflict recovery issues, for Public Service;
- Mike Nichols, a brilliant and influential director of stage and screen,
for Dramatic Arts;
- Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and two-term Poet Laureate of
the United States, for Literature;
- Anderson Cooper , leading broadcast journalist and CNN news anchor of
Anderson Cooper 360, for Mass Communications . He is a decorated
veteran of the U.
Mike Nichols, 74, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Dramatic Arts. Dove is
one of America's leading and most honored contemporary poets, renowned for the
diversity and creative range of her work. He has anchored major breaking news
stories, most recently the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina along the
Gulf Coast.com

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2005 Spur Awards Honor Best Westerns

Birchfield of Oklahoma City, FIELD OF HONOR (University
of Oklahoma Press). Harris III and Louis R.
Short Nonfiction: Jim Doherty of Chicago, BLOOD FOR OIL, from JUST THE
FACTS (Deadly Serious Press)., WILD WEST
TECH: DEADWOOD TECH (executive producer Dolores Gavin, The History Channel).Y.S. The
awards are funded by the Common Wealth Trust.S. She served as Poet Laureate of the
United States from 1993 to 1995, the youngest person and first African
American to hold the post. The Lottery
partners with celebrities to present these awards which recognize
special individuals who volunteer time and resources to their schools
and communities.

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Cruces , N. Disney).
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American space exploration, for Government;
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Hayes served on the board of directors of PNC Bank, Delaware's predecessor
banks from 1943 to 1965. Nichols has directed standout movies
including , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, which earned him an
Oscar for Best Director, Carnal Knowledge and Silkwood. In
2005, Nichols earned his eighth lifetime Tony Award as director of the smash
musical, Spamalot. Her celebrated works include The Yellow House on
the Corner, Thomas and Beulah, which received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in
Poetry, On the Bus with Rosa Parks, and her latest poetry collection, American
Smooth. During the program, local students,
who write and submit their own poems, are selected to appear on the
show and recite their work.
Best of all, Touma lets these students learn by actually doing, as
each and every episode of Wee Poets is produced by the students .

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Wheeler previously has earned Spurs for
FOOL'S COACH, SIERRA, MASTERSON and DRUM'S RING., BUY THE CHIEF A CADILLAC
(Bonanza Publishing).
Juvenile Fiction: Mary Cronk Farrell of Spokane, Wash . PNC Bank, Delaware has been trustee and administrator
for the Common Wealth Awards since their inception . Other winners include
former Secretary of State Colin Powell; children's television icon, the late
Fred Rogers; Broadway choreographer Susan Stroman; primatologist Jane Goodall;
ocean explorer Robert Ballard; actress Meryl Streep and television journalist
Walter Cronkite. Marine Corps where he served as a combat pilot in World
War II and the Korean War.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.----On May 28,
2005, Adnan Touma, a volunteer from El Cerrito, was presented with the
California Lottery's "Heroes in Education" award on "The Big Spin(R)"
show .
On hand to honor Adnan Touma was Emmy nominated actor and Broadway
star Jaime Farr who played Corporal Klinger on the most watched
television show of all time, M*A*S*H*!
The California Lottery 's "Heroes in Education" award has been
presented monthly on "The Big Spin(R)" show, since 1999.

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Wheeler, of Livingston, Mont.
Novel of the West: Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W., Five leaders and achievers in
the arts and public service will be honored tonight with the 27th annual
Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service.

The honorees will receive a shared prize of $250,000 at the Common Wealth
Awards celebration held here at the DuPont Theatre.
John Glenn, 84, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Government.S. This gives these students a chance to
improve their reading, writing and public speaking skills.

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Other winners:
Western Novel: Rick Steber of Prineville, Ore., PEOPLE OF THE RAVEN (Forge).
Nonfiction-Biography: Thom Hatch of Calhan , Colo.

Glenn Queen Noor Nichols Dove and Cooper Win 2006 Common Wealth Awards

With the 2006 presentation, the awards will have conferred more than
$3. We applaud these remarkable individuals for their
accomplishments, and we honor Ralph Hayes for the inspired legacy he created
in the Common Wealth Awards. Through the Common Wealth Awards, he sought to
recognize outstanding achievement in seven disciplines: dramatic arts,
literature, science and invention, mass communications, public service,
government, and sociology. Senator from Ohio.
Nichols has been one of the foremost directors of stage and screen for more
than 30 years. He is the director of a weekly non-profit cable television
literacy program called Wee Poets.

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, won her first Spur Award while Richard S.
Since 1953, Western Writers of America (http://www.
Winners and finalists will be honored June 14-18 at the WWA Convention in
Spokane, Wash., THE TEXAS RANGERS AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION (University of New
Mexico Press).
Short Fiction: Larry D.
Storyteller: Deborah Hopkinson of Corvallis , Ore.5 million in prize money to 157 honorees of international renown. PNC Bank, Delaware is a
member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The awards also provide an incentive for people to
make future contributions to the world community.
"The 2006 winners continue the tradition of excellence and leadership
symbolized by the Common Wealth Awards," said PNC's Stuart. Glenn is
an American hero, esteemed for a remarkable lifetime dedicated to military
aviation, space exploration and service to his country. Queen Noor chairs the King Hussein Foundation
dedicated to furthering her late husband 's commitment to peace, cross-cultural
understanding and the advancement of democracy. Before joining CNN, he was an ABC News correspondent.
Touma also provides free internships to students who are
interested in learning about television.calottery.

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M., FIRE IN THE HOLE!
(Clarion Books)..

He made history as the first American astronaut to
orbit the Earth, and later, at 77 years old, as the oldest person to ever fly
in space. She
has leadership roles with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the
Landmine Survivors Network.
Rita Dove, 53, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Literature .
For 21 years, Touma has been helping at-risk students through
poetry. With
his help, these young learners receive high school credit and job
training, and many of these students go on to college to major in
broadcasting.

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Wheeler collected his
fifth from Western Writers of America.westernwriters ., BLACK KETTLE: THE
CHEYENNE CHIEF WHO SOUGHT PEACE BUT FOUND WAR (John Wiley + Sons).,
BEASTS OF THE FIELD (Stanford University Press). These prestigious awards are
presented annually to people who have enriched and improved the world through
their exceptional lifetime achievements.M. (NYSE: PNC). Among the past winners are 11
Nobel laureates, including human rights leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former
statesman Henry Kissinger and author Toni Morrison. For more than 25 years, she has devoted herself to initiatives
concerning women and children's welfare, education, the arts and culture ,
community development, environmental protection, refugees and disarmament.
Cooper is a rising star of broadcast news.

Actor Jamie Farr Presented ''Heroes in Education'' Award to El Cerrito Volunteer

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