Award Winners

2007 Awards - PDF

Career Achievement
2007 - Keith Curry Lance, Library Research Service (LRS)
2006 - Leslie Manning, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
2005 - Nancy M. Bolt, Retired, Colorado State Library
2004 - John Campbell, Retired, Pathfinder Regional Library Service
2003 - Eloise May, Director, Arapahoe Library District
2002 - Gail Dow - Retired, Denver Public Library

Colorado Librarian of the Year
2007 - Barb Brattin, Wilkinson Public Library
2004 - Sherry Crow, Colorado Springs School District 11
2003 - Richard Lee and the staff of the Pueblo City-County Library District

Colorado Library of the Year
2005 - Grand County Library District
2004 - Dolores Public Library, Dolores

Distinguished Service - Citizen
2002 - Sally Maguire - Douglas Public Library District

Distinguished Service - Library personnel
2006 - Robin Satterwhite - Tutt Library, Colorado College
2003 - Donna Jones Morris, Arkansas Regional Library Service System, Pueblo
2002 - Jody Howard - Adams 12, Thornton

Exemplary Library Media Center Program
2007 - Maureen Arredondo - Denison Montessori Media Center
2005 - Sherrie Galloway - Mt. Garfield Middle School, Mesa County Valley School District #51, Grand Junction
2004 - Cappi Castro - DeBeque School District, DeBeque
2002 - Barb Linnenbrink Challenger Middle School, District #20

Exemplary Library Services to Diverse Populations
2007 - Denver Public Library - Tu biblioteca hoy/Your Library Today
2005 - Aurora Public Library’s Headstart Outreach Project

Exemplary Library Services to Ethnic Populations
2004 - Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs
2003 - Phyllis Larison - Bemis Public Library
2002 - Mesa County Public Library District - Grand Junction

Harold Hill Leadership
2002 - Sheryl Crow - District 11

Jean Maio Award for Excellence in Adult Literacy
2007 - LitSource Program - Pikes Peak Library District, Sherrill Wyeth, Coordinator
2004 - Mesa County Public Library District, Grand Junction - Adult Reading Program
2002 - Mesa County Public Library District - Grand Junction

Julie J. Boucher Intellectual Freedom Award - Library Category
2004 - Weld Library District Board of Trustees, Greeley
2003 - Sydne Caler, Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs

Julie J. Boucher Intellectual Freedom Award - Community Honor Roll
2004 - Diane Carman, Denver Post, Denver
2003 - Longmont Citizens for Justice and Democracy, Longmont
2002 - Joyce Meskis, The Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver

Legislative Award
2007 - Maryanne "Moe" Keller - Colorado State Senate Dist. 20
2006 - Bernie Buescher - House District 55 (Grand Junction)
2005 - Sen. Abel J. Tapia from Pueblo
2004 - Keith King, Representative - District 21, 2004 Majority Leader & 2005 Speaker of the House
2004 - Brad Young, Representative - District 64, 2004 Joint Budget Committee Chair
2003 - Bruce Cairns, Senator; Nancy Spence, Representative; Mark Larson, Representative; Michael Merrifield, Representative; Bob Lackner, Legislation bill drafter; Karen Stroup, Legislative support staff

Library Benefactor Award
2007 - Carol McMurry - Juniper Library in Grand Lake
2004 - Friends of the Aurora Public Library, Aurora
2003 - Mrs. Douglas Buck

Library Partner Award
2007 - Grand County Blues Society
2006 - Kids Connect (Sheridan)
2004 - Mike Crawford, Littleton

Literary Award
2002 - Rebecca Lenzini and George Machovec for The Charleston Advisor, Denver

Lucy Schweers Award for Excellence in Paralibrarianship
2006 - Diane Ellsworth - Colorado State University Libraries
2004 - Lynda Lillwitz, The Children's Hospital Medical Library, Denver
2003 - Kathleen Sagee Noland, Colorado Association of Libraries, Englewood

Media Award
2004 - John Gleason, Centennial Citizen, Centennial
2003 - The Mountain Radio KQMT 99.5, Denver

Outstanding School Administrator
2007 - Kevin Carroll - Dunstan Middle School in Jefferson County
2006 - Sandy Patton - Colorado Springs School District 11
2005 - Sam Aldern - Beattie Elementary School, Poudre School District, Ft. Collins
2004 - Patricia Slaughter, Principal, Rachael B. Noel Middle School, Denver
2002 - Kevin Carroll, Zerger Elementary School, JeffCo

Outstanding Citizen
2003 - Calvin Otto - Pikes Peak Library District

Outstanding Library Board Member
2007 - Joyce Vigil - Pueblo City-County Library District
2006 - William Loring - Mesa County Public Library

Outstanding Library Media Center Design
2005 - Clear Creek High School Media Center, Evergreen - LKA Architects
2004 - Paul Kastner, klipp for Shadow Ridge Middle School, Thornton
2002 - Robert G. Muir, Muir & Associates

Outstanding Library Technology Project
2007 - Lisa Priebe, Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC), LEO
2006 - Fort Collins Public Library
2004 - Brenda Bailey-Hainer, Colorado State Library, Historical Newspaper Digitization Project

Outstanding Library Web Site
2007 - MyLibrary and FRED, Weld Library District
2006 - Kids Secret Wonder Web and eVolver, Denver Public Library
2005 - Jefferson County Public Library
2004 - Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs

Outstanding Volunteer Service
2007 - Mary Symonton, Denver Public Schools
2004 - Harold Fasold, Manitou Springs Public Library, Manitou Springs
2003 - William McDougald, Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs
2002 - Mary Jones - Eagleview Middle School, District #20, Colorado Springs

President's Award
2007 - Patti Bateman - Aurora Public Library, Shannon Cruthers - Auraria Library, Dodie Ownes - Information Services Consultant
2006 - Eileen Dumas - Aurora Public Library, Glenda Hawkinson - Lewis Palmer Middle School, Mike Kiska - Jefferson County Public Library, Patti Owen-Delay - Douglas County Libraries, & Dora Mae Vassios - Hugo Public Library

Project of the Year
2007 - Fort Collins Regional Library District - Brenda Carns
2005 - Rangeview Library District - "Purple Power livens up Library"
2004 - Ask Colorado, Colorado State Library, Denver
2003 - Wagging Tales Program, Aurora Public Library, Aurora
2002 - Joyce Attebery, Connie Norris, Stacey Cline - Dept. of Corrections