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Arizona's 98th Statehood Day Celebration
February 14, 2010
Observed February 11, 2010

Coordinated by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, the Statehood Day program was observed on February 11, 2010, in the Capitol’s historic Senate Chamber. The ceremony was emceed by Secretary of State Ken Bennett.

photo of Secretary of State Ken Bennett emcees the ceremony

Statehood Day Ceremony
The Trevor G. Browne Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps presented the colors, after which former legislator Phil Hanson led the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary of State Bennett read a Proclamation from Governor Jan Brewer commemorating the day.

photo of The Trevor G. Browne Army JROTC presents the color   photo of Former legislator Phil Hanson leads the Pledge of Allegicance beside Secretary of State Bennett

Secretary of State Bennett recognized Denise Lundin, Clerk of the Cochise Superior Court, and Evelyn Johnson, Executive Director of the Cave Creek Museum, both of whom are digitizing historic documents for the Arizona Memory Project.

photo of the Evelyn Johnson and Denise Lundin recognized for their digitization efforts as part of the Arizona Memory Project

State Librarian GladysAnn Wells, President of the Capitol Museum Guild Dee Steen, and President of the Friends of Arizona Archives Doug Kupel surprised Assistant Secretary of State Jim Drake by presenting the Polly Award to him.

photo of Assistant Secretary of State Jim Drake receives the Polly Award from Doug Kupel, Dee Steen, and GladysAnn Wells

During the final portion of the program, Secretary of State Bennett recognized the 11 student winners of the Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Arizona Educational Foundation and APS. After the ceremony, the students met with Secretary Bennett and read their winning entries in the Director’s Office Conference Room.

photo of Secretary Bennett recognizes students who won the Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest   photo of Secretary of State Bennett


All photos on this page were taken by Taylor Arrazola.
Scott Cancelosi took additional photos that are available at the Secretary of State’s website, as well as a video of the event.

A special thanks to the Office of the Governor; The Honorable Jan Brewer; the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Special Events; and the Trevor G. Browne Army JROTC.

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