Linda Woods Maxey, Lawrence, Kan. :: a marimbist, was selected for the Fulbright Alumni of the Month Award by the U.S. State Department in March. She also received the Intellectuals of Lithuania and the USA 2011 Award, presented by the ?iurlionis Foundation in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Lithuania “for her outstanding work in promoting closer educational and cultural relations between the people of Lithuania and the United States.” She was head of the jury for the International Drums and Percussion Competition in Lithuania in March and taught at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where she holds the title of Honorary Doctorate Professor. She is pictured, left, with Anne Derse, U.S. ambassador to Lithuania.