The GBW Awards
The Guild of Book Workers gives out two awards every year. The first is the Laura Young Award, established in 2003 and given to a member who has served the Guild in an outstanding manner. The second is the GBW Lifetime Achievement Award, given to anyone, member or not, for service to the profession of the book arts. Prior to 2007, the Lifetime Achievement Award was known as the Honorary Membership Award. To read about past recipients, check the August or October issue of the GBW Newsletter for the appropriate year.2022 AWARDS
Iris Nevins
Recipient of the 2022 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Iris published in the October 2022 GBW Newsletter.
Katie MacGregor
Recipient of the 2022 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Katie published in the October 2022 GBW Newsletter.
2021 AWARDS
Cindy Haller
Recipient of the 2021 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Cindy published in the October 2021 GBW Newsletter.
Mark Esser
Recipient of the 2021 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Mark published in the October 2021 GBW Newsletter.
2020 AWARDS
Jerilyn Glenn Davis
Recipient of the 2020 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Jerilyn published in the August 2020 GBW Newsletter.
Daniel Kelm
Recipient of the 2020 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Daniel published in the August 2020 GBW Newsletter.
2019 AWARDS
Jennifer Rosner
Recipient of the 2019 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Donald Glaister
Recipient of the 2019 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
2018 AWARDS
James Reid-Cunningham
Recipient of the 2018 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Cathleen A. Baker
Recipient of the 2018 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
2017 AWARDS
William Minter
Recipient of the 2017 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about William published in the August 2017 GBW Newsletter.
Richard Minsky
Recipient of the 2017 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Richard published in the August 2017 GBW Newsletter.
2016 AWARDS
Catherine Burkhard
Recipient of the 2016 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Catherine published in the August 2016 GBW Newsletter.
Peter Verheyen
Recipient of the 2016 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Peter published in the August 2016 GBW Newsletter.
2015 AWARDS
William Drendel
Recipient of the 2015 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Bill published in the August 2015 GBW Newsletter
Priscilla Spitler
Recipient of the 2015 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Priscilla published in the August 2015 GBW Newsletter
2014 AWARDS
Julia Miller
Recipient of the 2014 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Julia published in the August 2014 GBW Newsletter
Sam Ellenport
Recipient of the 2014 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Sam published in the August 2014 GBW Newsletter.
2013 AWARDS
Cris Clair Takacs
Recipient of the 2013 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Cris published in the August 2013 GBW Newsletter
Terry Belanger
Recipient of the 2013 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Terry published in the August 2013 GBW Newsletter.
2012 AWARDS
Signa Houghteling
Recipient of the 2012 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Signa published in the August 2012 GBW Newsletter
Jan Sobota
Recipient of the 2012 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Jan published in the August 2012 GBW Newsletter.
2011 AWARDS
Susan Martin
Recipient of the 2011 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Susan published in the August 2011 GBW Newsletter.
Craig Jensen
Recipient of the 2011 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Craig published in the August 2011 GBW Newsletter.
2010 AWARDS
Frank Mowery
Recipient of the 2010 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Read the article about Frank published in the August 2010 GBW Newsletter.
Gary Frost
Recipient of the 2010 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about Gary published in the August 2010 GBW Newsletter. Also see the Making of the Broadside.
2009 AWARDS
Peter Verheyen
Recipient of the 2009 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Betsy Palmer Eldridge
Recipient of the 2009 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2009 GBW Newsletter.
2008 AWARDS
Monique Lallier
Recipient of the 2008 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Michael Wilcox
Recipient of the 2008 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the August 2008 GBW Newsletter.
2007 AWARDS
Betsy Palmer Eldridge
Recipient of the 2007 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Deborah Evetts
Recipient of the 2007 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2007 GBW Newsletter.
2006 AWARDS
Barbara Kretzmann
Recipient of the 2006 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Sue Allen
Recipient of the 2006 Honorary Membership Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2006 GBW Newsletter.
2005 AWARDS
Margret Johnson
Recipient of the 2005 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Hedi Kyle
Recipient of the 2005 Honorary Membership Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2005 GBW Newsletter.
2004 AWARDS
Louise Kuflik
Recipient of the 2004 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Don Etherington
Recipient of the 2004 Honorary Membership Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2004 GBW Newsletter.
2003 AWARDS
Mary Schlosser
Recipient of the first Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers
Bernard Middleton
Recipient of the 2003 Honorary Membership Award for service to the profession of the book arts.
Read the article about the award recipients published in the October 2003 GBW Newsletter.