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    H. Stanley Liddell Award

    Whatzup presents the H. Stanley Liddell Award to individuals who have made a uniquely significant contribution to the arts and culture of Fort Wayne and surrounding communities.

The award is named for Stan Liddell, the founder of Piere’s entertainment center and first recipient of the award (then simply called “Special Achievement Award” in 2001). Liddell passed away in February 2013; here is what Whatzup said of him at the time:

“Were it not for Stan Liddell, there would be no Whatzup. It’s as simple as that. This publication would never have survived past its second year had not Stan Liddell seen its potential to impact the arts and entertainment in Fort Wayne and made it a significant part of Piere’s marketing strategy. For nearly 16 years, Piere’s Entertainment Center occupied the back page of this publication, and that advertising investment was critical to Whatzup’s continued success over the years. In all of our dealings with Stan, we found him to be a man of generosity, fairness, honesty, kindness and vision, a man whose word was as solid as rock. H. Stanley Liddell passed away at the age of 78 on Monday, February 4, 2013. He will be sorely missed, not only by us at Whatzup, but by the Fort Wayne area’s arts community, a community upon whom his influence, though usually quiet and behind the scenes, was enormous and lasting.”

2023


  • Access Fort Wayne manager Norm Compton has received the H. Stanley Liddell Award.

    Norm Compton

    Driving force behind Rock the Plaza, Access Fort Wayne

    2022


    • Alicia Pyle

      Owner and teacher PyleStyle Events and PyleStyle Academy
    • Ed King

      Former North Side High School band director; Founder of The New Millennium Jazz Orchestra
    • Gregg Coyle

      Executive director, The Clyde Theatre

      2021


      • Derek Reeves

        Principal Violist, Fort Wayne Philharmonic
      • Jody Hemphill Smith

        Co-Owner, Castle Gallery

        2020


        • Christopher Guerin

        • Leslie Hormann

        • Mark Minnick

          2019


          • Doug Driscoll

            Founder, Whatzup

            2018


            2017


            • Lillian Embick

              2016


              • Dorothy Kittaka

              • Guy Zimmerman

              • Liz Monnier

                2013


                • Bob Roets

                • Julia Meek

                  2012


                  • Harvey Cocks

                    2011


                    • Brad Etter

                      2010


                      • Matt Kelley

                        2009


                        • Chuck Surack

                          2004


                          • Richard Reprogle

                            2002


                            • Rick “Doc” West

                              2001


                              • H. Stanley Liddell