Past ULA Award Winners
Librarian of the Year – Dan Compton
President’s Award – Daniel Mauchley
Distinguished Service Award – Wanda Mae Huffaker
Outreach Award – Meg Flynn
Legislative Champion Award – Representative Carol Spackman Moss
Special Service to Libraries Award – Gregory Todd
Special Recognition Award – Julie Heckert
Outstanding Staff Award – Alexis Alires
Librarian of the Year
Mary McFarland (Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Paula Mitchell (Gerald R. Sherratt Library)
Special Service to Libraries
Jeff Griffiths (Park City Library Board)
Outreach Award
Donna Baluchi (Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library)
President’s Award
Catherine Bates (Brighton High School)
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy
Crystal Young (Utah Cultural Alliance)
Special Recognition Award
Juan Tomás Lee Morales (Wasatch County Library)
Legislative Champion Award
Senator Luz Escamilla (Utah State District 1)
Librarian of the Year
Angela Edwards (Beaver City Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Jim Cooper (Salt Lake County Library)
Special Service to Libraries
Karen J. Ashton (Timpanogos Storytelling Institute)
Outreach Award
Ellen Thayn, Shelly Ward, & Elizabeth Weaver
(Salt Lake County Library, Taylorsville Branch)
President’s Award
Colleen Eggett (Utah State Library)
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy
Rebekah Cummings (J. Willard Marriott Library)
Special Recognition Award
Barbara Winters (ULA Executive Director)
Special Recognition Award
Brandon Bowen (Ensign College Library, ULA 2019-2020 Program Board Chair)
Librarian of the Year
Raquel Ruiz (Salt Lake County Library System)
Distinguished Service Award
Dorothy Horan (Retired)
Special Service to Libraries
Dr. Scott L. Smith
Outreach Award
Vern Waters, Lisa Henderson, and Deanna Simonis
(Salt Lake County Library System)
President’s Award
Mindy Hale (Salt Lake County Jail Library)
Librarian of the Year
Caitlin Gerrity Kime (Gerald R. Sherratt Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Adriane Herrick Juarez (Park City Library)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Margie Green Schloesser (Park City Library Trustee)
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy
Peter Bromberg (Salt Lake City Public Library)
President’s Award
Ammon Treasure (Washington County Library, Hurricane Branch)
Special Recognition Award
Pat Frade (Harold B. Lee Library)
Outstanding Service Award
Pia Jones (Independent Conference Management)
2018
Librarian of the Year
Stephen Moon (Duchesne County Library System, Roosevelt Branch)
Distinguished Service Award
Donna Jones Morris (Utah State Library)
Outreach Award
Juan Tomás Lee Morales (Utah State Library)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Nadia Benitez & Zinthia Cornejo (Logan Library Volunteers)
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy
October Xeyla Marie Hamilton (Carbon County Bookmobile Advocate)
President’s Award
Mike Hill (Harold B. Lee Library, BYU)
2017
Librarian of the Year
Safi Safiullah (Salt Lake City Public Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Jean Shipman (Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library)
Special Recognition Award
Javaid Lal (ULA Treasurer)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Linda Liebhardt (Gerald R. Sherratt Library)
Community Engagement Award
Stephanie Anderson (Salt Lake County Library)
President’s Award
Michael Whitchurch (Harold B. Lee Library)
2016
Librarian of the Year
Liesl Seborg (Salt Lake County Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Jeanne Le Ber (Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library)
Special Recognition Award
Anna Neatrour (J. Willard Marriott Library)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Susan Hamada (Salt Lake County Library Services)
President’s Award
Linda Liebhardt (Gerald R. Sherratt Library)
2015
Librarian of the Year
John Spears (Salt Lake City Public Library)
Distinguished Service Award
Gene Nelson (Provo City Library)
Outreach Award
Debbie Ehrman (Salt Lake City Public Library)
2014
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Joan M. Stoddart (Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library University of Utah)
Librarian of the Year Award
Heather Novotny (Salt Lake County Library Services)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Crystal (Chris) Kamlowsky (Kearns library)
ULA Special Recognition Award
Ruby Cheesman (Bingham Creek Library)
ULA Outreach Award
Daisy A. Hodson (Summit County Library)
2013
ULA Distinguished Service Award
H. Julene Butler (Harold B. Lee Library,
Librarian of the Year Award
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead (Kearns Public Library)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Sue Alexander (Saratoga Springs Public Library)
ULA Special Recognition Award
Connie Lamb (Harold B. Lee Library, BYU)
Jeanne Layton Intellectual Freedom Award
DaNae Leu (Snow Horse Elementary School Library)
2012
ULA Distinguished Service Award
Linda Fields (Richfield City Library)
Librarian of the Year Award
Trish Hull (Salt Lake County Library Services–Riverton)
Special Service to Libraries Award
Sally M. Patrick (UUEHSL)
ULA Special Recognition Award
Dale Swensen (Brigham Young University Law Library)
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
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