Awards | Guild of Bookworkers

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.

To submit a nomination for either award, please follow this link https://gbw.formstack.com/forms/nominations

2023 Awards

Ann Frellsen

Recipient of the 2023 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers

Read the article about Ann published in the October 2023 GBW Newsletter.

Peter Geraty

Recipient of the 2023 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.

Read the article about Peter published in the October 2023 GBW Newsletter.

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.