The Guild of Book Workers gives out two awards every year. Laura Young Award: Established in 2003 and given to a member who has served the Guild in an outstanding manner. Lifetime Achievement Award: The GBW Lifetime Achievement Awards is 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.
You can submit a nomination by filling out the nomination form.
Note: To read about past recipients, check the August or October issue of the GBW Newsletter for the appropriate year.
2024 Laura Young Award RecipientEstablished in 2003 and given to a member who has served the Guild in an outstanding manner. | 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award RecipientThe Lifetime Achievement Awards is given to anyone, member or not, for service to the profession of the book arts. |
Jeff Altepeter | Pamela Spitzmueller |
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| Article about Jeff Altepeter coming soon! | Article about Pamela Spitzmueller coming soon! |
2023 Awards | Ann Frellsen | Peter Geraty |
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| 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. | 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 | Katie MacGregor |
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| 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. |
Recipient of the 2022 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts. | |
2021 Awards | Cindy Haller | Mark Esser |
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| 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. | 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 | Daniel Kelm |
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| 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. | 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 | Donald Glaister |
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| Recipient of the 2019 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Recipient of the 2019 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts. | |
2018 Awards | James Reid-Cunningham | Cathleen A. Baker |
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| Recipient of the 2018 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Recipient of the 2018 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts. | |
2017 Awards | William Minter | Richard Minsky |
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| 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. | 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
| Peter Verheyen |
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| 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. | 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 | Priscilla Spitler |
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| 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 | 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 | Sam Ellenport |
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| 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 | 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 | Terry Belanger |
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| 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 | 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
| Jan Sobota |
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| 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 | Recipient of the 2012 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts. | |
2011 Awards | Susan Martin | Craig Jensen
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| 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. | 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 | Gary Frost |
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| 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. | 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 VerheyenRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Betsy Palmer EldridgeRecipient of the 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 LallierRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Works | Michael WilcoxRecipient of the 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 EldridgeRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers.
| Deborah EvettsRecipient of the 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 KretzmannRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Sue AllenRecipient of the 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 JohnsonRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Hedi KyleRecipient of the 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 KuflikRecipient of the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Don EtheringtonRecipient of the 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 SchlosserRecipient of the first Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers | Bernard MiddletonRecipient of the 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. | ||
Other Honorary Membership Awardees
2001 - Willman Spawn
1999 - Mary Schlosser
1997 - Frances Manola
1994 - Jane Greenfield
1993 - Stella Patri
1992 - Fritz and Trudi Eberhardt
1992 - Carolyn Horton
1992 - Polly Lada-Mocarski
1992 - Arno Werner
1992 - Laura Young
1947 - Edith Diehl
1937 - Helen Haskell Noyes
1937 - Emily Preston
1936 - Frank Tolles Chamberlain
1936 - Sara Cunningham Engert
1936 - Sarah Jane Freeman