=od(3pcOOfi.-=SeeO[1«=[¥SF)ZNEWSINSTITUTE OF OUTDOOR DRAMACB# 3240, NCNB PlazaUniversity of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC 27599-3240919/962-1328 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOUTDOOR DRAMAS HONOR TEXANRaymond Raillard, general manager and executive vice-president of the outdoor historical drama Texas in Canyon,TX, has been named the 1992 recipient of the Mark R. SumnerAward for distinguished achievement in U.S. outdoor drama.The award is the only one of its kind to recognize excellencein outdoor drama, and was presented at the NationalConference on Outdoor Drama in El Paso, on October 24.Under Raillard�?Ts leadership, Texas has grown to becomeone of the nation�?Ts largest outdoor dramas, attracting morethan 100,000 audience members each summer from all the world.Throughout his 27 year tenure, Raillard has also beeninstrumental in assisting numerous communities across thenation in their efforts to establish additional outdoordramas which dramatize the heritage of the nation.The Sumner Award was established in 1990 to honor thedirector emeritus of the Institute of Outdoor Drama, Mark R.Sumner, and his lifetime contributions to the outdoorhistorical drama movement.The Institute of Outdoor Drama is an advisory andresearch agency of the University of North Carolina in ChapelHill, and is the national clearinghouse for 92 outdoor dramasin 34 states.