Past ULA Award Winners

2011
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Julianne Hinz (J. Willard Marriott Library-University of Utah)
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Sam Passey (Uintah County Library)
 
Special Service to Libraries Award
Friends of the Park City Library (Park City Library)
 
ULA Special Recognition Award
Donna L. Cardon (Provo City Library)
 
 
2010
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Janet Low (Orem Public Library)
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Kim Fong (Salt Lake County Library Services)
 
Special Service to Libraries Award
Dr. Kathleen Digre, MD (Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at the University of Utah School Of Medicine)
 
ULA Special Recognition Award
Kayla Willey (Harold B. Lee Library, BYU)
 
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy
Dr. Sharyl Smith
 
2009
Special Service to Libraries Award
North Utah County Library Consortium
 
Librarian of the Year
Samantha Hastings
 
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Randy J. Olsen
 
ULA Special Recognition Award
Vicky M. Turner
 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
Distinguished Service Award
Robert Murdoch Harold B. Lee Library BYU
Special Services Award
Steve Decker, Sue Harris, Suzanne Julian and Lori Nickerson Cedar City Library
Librarian of the Year
Sue Randleman North Logan Library
Special Recognition Award
Gerald Buttars Division Director of the Utah Library for the Blind
Governor's Award for the Promotion of Reading
Carla Morris and Sharon Kuttler Provo City Library
Utah Library Association Governor's Award for Promotion of Reading--Honorary Recognition
Governor Olene Walker
 
2003
Governor's Award for the Promotion of Reading
Connie Gail Librarian, Enoch Elementary School
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Nancy Nessman, Director, The City Library, Salt Lake City Public Library
 
Distinguished Services Award
Amy Owen, Director, Utah State Library Division
 
Special Services Award
Intermountain Therapy Animals
 
Special Recognition Award
Marsha LeClair-Marzolf, Collection Development Coordinator, Salt Lake County Library System
 
President's Award
Sue Hill, Director, Brigham City Public Library
 
LIRT Distinguished Award
Carol Hansen, Instruction Services Librarian, Stewart Library, Weber State University
 
2002
Governor's Award for the Promotion of Reading
Sondra Jolovich-Motes, Principal, Mountain View Elementary School, Ogden
Catherine Montgomery, Principal, Lewis Elementary School, Ogden
Donna Corby, Principal, Dee Elementary School, Ogden
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Diana Graff, Dean of Library Services, Southern Utah University
 
Distinguished Services Award
Nancy Lombardo, University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library
 
Special Services Award
Terry Hutchinson, Trustee, Washington County Library
 
Special Recognition Award
Evan Baker, Uintah County Library
 
2001
Governor's Award for the Promotion of Reading
KUED
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Peggy Erickson, Tooele City Librarian
 
Distinguished Services Award
Sterling Albrecht
 
Special Services Award
Davis County Commissioners
 
Special Recognition Award
Larry Ostler
 
2000
The Utah Library Association Governor's Award for Promotion of Reading
Utah Governor Mike Leavitt and his wife Jacalyn
 
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Max Peterson, Director of Libraries, Utah State University
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Christie Reimschussel, Director, American Fork Library
 
Special Services to Libraries Award
Chip Ward, Development Services Manager, Utah State Library Division and
Jimmy Parker, Library Manager and Special Projects Manager, Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 
Special Recognition Award
Christopher Anderson, ULA Executive Secretary/Treasurer
 
1999
Distinguished Service Award
Wayne Peay, Director of the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Salt Lake County Library System’s Carolyn Klatt, Senior Electronic Resources Librarian,
 
Special Service to Libraries Award
Director of the Morgan County Library, Jill Boydstun
 
Special Recognition Award
Sam Weller, owner of Sam Weller’s Books
 
1998
Distinguished Service Award
Helene B. Fairchild
 
Librarian of the Year Award
Dan Barr, Director of the Murray Public Library
 
Distinguished Service to Paraprofessionalism Award
Caroljean Hanson
 
Certificate of Achievement
Wendy Bishop
 
1997
Librarian of the Year Award
Wanda Robinson