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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2015
 Jim Walker of Bath, South Dakota is being honored with the AACT Fellow Award from the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). The award will be presented at an awards ceremony during the AACT National Community Theatre Festival, AACTFest 2015, in Grand Rapids, Michigan June 23-27, 2015.
The AACT Fellow Award is bestowed upon those members of AACT who over a period of years have contributed significantly to the idea and ideal of community theatre.
Jim Walker
is the Artistic/Managing Director of Aberdeen Community Theatre in South Dakota, a thirty-five year actor, director, designer, adjudicator, and theatrical consultant. A charter member of AACT, Jim has served as president of the Aberdeen Area Arts Council, South Dakota Theatre Association, and the Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau. Appointed in 2009 by the governor to the South Dakota Arts Council, Jim currently serves as chair. He also serves on the South Dakotans for the Arts board. He has received numerous acting, directing, and design awards. Jim directed Honk! in 2007 and How to Talk Minnesotan: The Musical in 2009, both advancing to national festivals. Honk! also represented the United States in Toyama, Japan in 2008. He served AACT as AACT Region V Rep for six years, and is currently an AACT board member at-large, serving on the Audit Committee, as vice-chair of the International Committee, and as an Endowment Trustee. Jim is the 2015 Festival Commission Chair.
The American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) provides networking, resources, and support to suit the needs of those involved in community theatre. AACT represents the interests of more than 7,000 theatres across the United States and its territories, as well as theatre companies with the U.S. Armed Services overseas.
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