The Sam Ragan Awards are an annual fine arts award presented by St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
The award honors Sam Ragan who was a North Carolina Poet Laureate[1] and North Carolina's first Secretary of Cultural Resources.
It is presented annually for "outstanding contributions to the Fine Arts of North Carolina over an extended period--including, but above and beyond--the recipient's own primary commitment.
"[2] Listed below are the recipients of The Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award.
[2] 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011