This annual award is given to an individual, institution, or group to recognize outstanding contributions to the information profession
2009 John Vallely, J. Spencer & Patricia Standish Library, Siena College
2008 Linda Fox, Director, Capital Region BOCES School Library System
2007 Rachel Baum, NYLA President
2006 Carol Lagasse, Capital District Library Council (in memoriam)
2005 Jean Sheviak, Capital District Library Council
2004 Ellen C. Rappaport (in memoriam)
2003 Ron Lagasse, Schenectady County Public Library
2002 Patricia Nonamaker, Director, East Greenbush Community Library
2001 Geoffrey Williams, University at Albany
2000 Carol Hamblin, Director, Guilderland Public Library
1999 Peter J. Paulsen, Executive Director of Forest Press, former director of the New York State Library
1998 James Mancuso, Assistant Director, Capital District Library Council
1997 Gillian McCombs, Head of Technical Services & Systems, University at Albany
1996 Nancy Heller, Schenectady County Community College
1995 Dorothy Christiansen, Director, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives University at Albany
1994 Ruth Ann Evans, Assistant Director, retired, of Union College; Schenectady County Historical Society
1993 Richard Naylor, Assistant Director, Wm. K. Sanford Town Library (Colonie)
1992 Norman Thompson, School Librarian, retired, of Duanesburg Central Schools
1991 Joan Silva, Head of Reference Services, Wm. K. Sanford Town Library (Colonie)
1990 Dr. Anne Roberts, Librarian/Author/Instructor, University at Albany
1989 Peter J. Paulsen, Executive Director of Forest Press, former director of the New York State Library
1988 Florence Harshe, Retired Director of Southern Adirondack Library System; Saratoga Hospital Library
1987 Ruth Fraley, Chief Librarian, State Office of Court Administration; Past President of the New York Library Association
1985 State University of New York at Albany, School of Information Science and Policy, accepted by Richard Halsey
