Top choreographer Zollar honored for stellar achievement

Internationally known choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, an esteemed dance professor at The Florida State University and the founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn-based troupe Urban Bush Women, has been named a 2008 USA Wynn Fellow in dance by the philanthropic nonprofit organization United States Artists (USA).

The prestigious honor carries with it a $50,000 unrestricted grant in recognition of the exceptional contributions to the field of dance by Zollar, a Florida State alumna and the Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance in the university's College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance.…