Monitor Homepage Past Issues About Monitor BGSU Homepage     Cleveland writer, photographer wins libraries' 'Friends Award' Writer and photographer Anastasia Pantsios, who has covered the Cleveland rock scene for the past two decades, has received the 1999 Friends Award from Friends of the BGSU Libraries and Learning Resources. The award is presented annually to faculty, staff, students, community members or organizations who have substantially contributed to the growth and development of LLR. Pantsios was honored in recognition of her contributions to BGSU's music library and sound recordings archives and to its popular culture collection. Since 1995, Pantsios has donated "tons of materials to our special collections, most of the time driving it up here on her own," noted music archivist William Schurk, who with Alison Scott, head of the popular culture library, nominated her for the award. Pantsios is well known as both a photographer and a writer. Her pictures of such stars as Tina Turner and the Grateful Dead have appeared in a number of national magazines, including "Rolling Stone" and "Esquire," and her work has been exhibited in Cleveland galleries. Her articles about the rock music scene have appeared in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and Free Times, and in many national publications. 99-08-23 monitor@bgnet.bgsu.edu / Disclaimer