Mildred Hart Bailey Scholarship Winner to Spearhead NHF “Most Endangered” List
September 10, 2008
As the Natchitoches Historic Foundation continues to save historic sites it strives to broaden its impact by promoting awareness of sites at risk in the Natchitoches region. This fall, NHF will launch the Natchitoches 10 Most Endangered Sites List.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation stewards the national endangered sites list that brings attention to “buildings, sites and landscapes across the country at critical risk from neglect, deterioration, insufficient funds, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.”
Many states and local regions host similar lists. In Louisiana, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation lists the ten most endangered sites across the state.
To accomplish this goal, Caleb Johnson of Ville Platte was announced the winner of the third annual Mildred Hart Bailey Preservation Scholarship award at NHF’s 2007 Fall Preservation Gala.
As part of his scholarship, Johnson researched other endangered site lists, developed the nomination criteria and mechanism and assisted in launching the process in spring 2008.
The scholarship’s namesake was a founding NHF board member and a local preservationist who was on the NSU faculty. The scholarship goes to a student entering NSU’s Master of Arts in Heritage Resources program. Past winners include Melissa Dezendorf and Kate Baldwin.
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