Awards

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

“Iris

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

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

“Cindy

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

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

“Jerilyn

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

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

“Jennifer

Recipient of the 2019 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers

Donald Glaister

Donald Glaister

Recipient of the 2019 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.

 

2018 AWARDS


James Reid-Cunningham

“James

Recipient of the 2018 Laura Young Award for service to the Guild of Book Workers

Cathleen A. Baker

Cathleen A. Baker

Recipient of the 2018 GBW Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the profession of the book arts.

 

2017 AWARDS


William Minter

“William

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

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

“Catherine

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

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

“William

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

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

“Julia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.


 

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