Appendix B
RECIPIENTS OF OLA AWARDS
Distinguished Service Award
Mrs. J.R. Dale, 1950
Jesse Lee Rader, 1950
Ida M. Sherman, 1950
Metta M. Woodward, 1950
Carl Hastings Milam, 1951
Mary Hayes Marable, 1952
Robert T. Motter, Sr., 1953
Cora Case Porter, 1955
Edmon Low, 1958
Allie Beth Martin, 1961
Letta Soder Dover, 1962
Frances Kennedy, 1965
Beth Welch Heimann, 1967
Della Farmer Thomas, 1969
Esther Mae Henke, 1971
William Houston Lowry, 1973
Dee Ann Ray, 1974
Mary Ann Wentroth, 1973
Irma Tomberlin, 1976
James Wilkerson, 1978
Roscoe Rouse, 1979
John Hinkle, 1980
Anne Masters, 1981
Pat Woodrum, 1982
Lee Brawner, 1983
Alfreda Hanna, 1984
Mildred Laughlin, 1985
Mary Sherman, 1986
Wilna Tipps, 1987
Barbara Spriestersbach, 1988
Robert T. Motter, Jr. 1989
Marilyn Vesely, 1990
Kay Boies, 1993
Sharon Saulmon, 1995
Robert Swisher, 1996
Lotsee Patterson, 1997
Susan McVey, 1998
Carol Casey, 2000
Donna Skvarla, 2002
Jan Keene, 2003
Dr. Edward R. Johnson, 2004
Marty Thompson, 2006
Oliver Delaney, 2007
Marilyn Hinshaw, 2008
Dr. June Lester, 2009
Special Meritorious Service
Allie Beth Martin
Leta Dover
Alice Pattee
Edmon Low
Esther Mae Henke
William Lowry, 1987
Roscoe Rouse, 1987
Mildred Laughlin, 1989
Wayne Felts, 1990
Anne Masters, 1990
Joanne Callard, 1991
Vicki Stewart, 1991
Betty Riley, 1993
Barbara Spriestersbach, 1993
Edward R. Johnson, 1994
Robert Swisher, 1994
Erma Stewart, 1996
Pat Woodrum, 1996
Sharon Saulmon, 1999
Lee Brawner, 1999
Robert L. Clark, 2001
Judy Zarrow Kishner, 2001
Robert B. Segal, 2001
Julia Ratliff, 2002
Gail Miller, 2002
Jan Sanders, 2002
Glenda Lamb, 2003
Ray Lau, 2003
Phil Moss, 2005
Pat Weaver-Meyer, 2006
Rowdy Williams, 2006
Mary Sherman, 2007
Rosemary Moran, 2007
Richard Parker, 2007
Jennifer Paustenbaugh, 2007
Debra Engel, 2008
Special Project Award
Jeff Weems, 1995
Governor Henry Bellmon, 1995
Molly Boren, 1995
Donna Denniston, 1996
Beverly Jones, 1996
Donna Skvarla, 1996
Dr. Arthur Ward Kennedy, 1996
Dr. Chester Craft, 1996
Latimer County Foundation for the Future
Leycel Burger
Mavis Martin
David Rouse
Joyce Shelton
John Shero
Friends of the McLoud Library
Elfrige Nikkel
John Rogers
Mary Tello
Friends of the Ralph Ellison Library, 1997
(Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library System)
Tulsa City-County Library System Campaign Leaders, 1999
Sally Frasier
Michael Wallis
Claudia Meiling
Harold Charney
Oklahoma Department of Libraries, 1999
Kiwanis International of Shawnee, 1999
Elmo Pipp
Haylor Fisher
Broken Bow Library Leaders, 1999
Bea Norris
David Norris
Mike Guthrie
Coalgate Public Library Leaders, 1999
Johnny D. Ward
Jimmye Weston
Hartshorne Library Trustee
Frances Schiller, 1999
Mona Hatfield, 2000
Edward R. Johnson, 2003
Ginny Dietrich, 2004
Dr. Marianne Dunlap, 2004
SONIC-America’s Drive-In
Choctaw County Library, Inc.
Marilyn Custer
Brent Shain
Steve Eddy, 2006
Kathryn Lewis, 2007
Pat Weaver-Meyers, 2007
Jennifer Pautsenbaugh, 2007
Lynn McIntosh, 2007
OLA Marketing & Communications Committee, 2007
Jennifer Kidney, 2007
First Lady Kim Henry, 2007
Larry Pulliam, 2007
Laurie Ann Williams, 2007
Shannon McIntosh, 2007
Mrs. Robert S. Kerr, Jr., 2007
Joseph R. Castiglione, Sr., 2007
Michael Wallis, 2007
Career Recruitment and Retention Committee and
Rose State College for Information
Matrix Camp, 2008
Oklahoma Literary Landmarks Centennial Project, 2008
Julia Brady Ratliff
Michael Wallis
OLA GOLD Leadership Committee for OLA GOLD
Leadership Institute, 2008
Certificates of Appreciation
Cathy Audley, 1979
H. Wayne Morgan, 1979
Frosty Troy, 1979
Don Johnson, 1980
Anne H. Morgan, 1982
Millie Audas, 1983
L. L. Blandon, 1983
James Houston, 1983
Katy Joachim, 1983
Ada Jones, 1983
Marcus Salazar, 1983
Delores Summer, 1983
Dr. Robert R. Matthews, 1984
Marguerite Schmitt and the Eufaula Public Library Board, 1985
Oliver Delaney, 1986
Aarone Corwin, 1986
Duane Meyers, 1988
Raymond “Bud” Munkres, 1989
Governor Henry Bellmon, 1990
Nancy Hester, 1990
Bill Young, 1991
Marcus Salazar, 1991
Patricia Neuwirth, 1991
Members of Steering Committee for the Governor’s Conference on
Libraries and Information Services, 1991
Senator Ed Long, Chair, Task Force on Public Library Laws, 1992
Representative Bill Widener, Chair, Task Force on Public Library
Laws, 1992
Edmond Educational Endowment, Inc., 1994
Jeffrey L. Edwards, 1994
Stillwater Public Library, 1994
Karleen Krywucki, 1994
Roy Brock, 1994
Ralph Espach, 1994
Citizen’s Recognition Awards
Ted Rodarm, 1979
Leo Mayfield, 1980
Lillian Norberg, 1981
Cleta Deathridge, 1981
Governor George Nigh, 1982
Peggy Helmrich, 1985
Larry K. Hayes, 1986
State Senator Paul Taliaferro, 1986
State Senator Al Terrill, 1986
State Representative Roy B. Hooper, Jr., 1986
State Representative Carolyn Thompson, 1986
State Representative Penny Williams, 1986
Phil Dessauer, 1987
Agnes Olive, 1987
Judy Moody, 1988
William J. Lundeen, 1989
Kay Martin, 1989
Don and Nancy Bodard, 1989
Dr. Carl Westbrook, 1991
Friends of Tulsa City-County Library
Sue Nelson, 1993
Jean, Walter, Joan & Allan Neustadt, 1993
Senator Bernice Sheddrick, 1993
Craig A. Stephenson, 1993
Bruce K. Stone, 1993
Irene Wickham, 1993
Sally Freeman Frasier, 1994
State Senator Ben H. Robinson, 1994
Robert M. Bird Society, 1995
Gail Miller, 1995
Frosty Troy, 1995
Ethard Smith, 1998
Beverly Dieterlen, 1999
Claud Miller, 2000
Choctaw Library Guild, 2000
Friends of the Metropolitan Library System, 2003
Merilyn Goodwin, Anadarko Community Library, 2004
Lou Kerr, 2005
State Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson, 2006
State Representative Susan Winchester, 2006
Michael Wallis, 2007
Tom Terry, 2007
The McClain County Library Election Committee, 2009
David Cockrell, Mustang City Manager and Mayor
Outstanding New Librarian
Mary Marcum Evans, 1989
Jeanie Johnson, 1991
Davie Corbly, 1993
Beth DeGeer, 1994
Shari Clifton, 1998
Anne Prestamo, 1999
Julia Crawford, 2000
Marilyn Hudson, 2003
Sarah Robbins, 2004
Karen Antell, 2006
Marcia Hull, 2007
Roy Degler, 2009
Oklahoma Library Service Award
lizabeth Neff, 2002
Doris Stevenson, 2003
Kathy Latrobe, 2003
Donna Norvell, 2003
William R. Young, 2004
Christina Owen, 2004
Alice Withrow, 2007
SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award
Lee Brawner, 1997
State Senator Cal Hobson, 1998
Ruth Brown Memorial Award
Positive Tomorrows, 1998
Allied Arts and Humanities Council of Bartlesville and
Bartlesville Public Library, 1999
Anadarko Public Library, 2000
Oak Hall Episcopal School, 2001
Spiro Public Library, 2002
Norman Public Schools, 2003
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2004
Mabel C Fry Library, Yukon, 2005
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Bartlesville, 2006
First Presbyterian Church of Chickasha
and Chickasha Public Library, 2007
Lawton Public Library, 2009
Support Staff Person of the Year
Carla Hickey, 2003
Beverly Jemison, 2004
Diana McMahan, 2005
Shirley Folson, 2006
Earlene Piercy, 2007
Sandy Qualls, 2008
Dotty Brawley, 2009
Bill Lowry Library Champion Award
Governor Brad and Mrs. Kim Henry, 2004
Senator Johnnie Crutchfield, 2005
Senator Mike Morgan, 2007
Robert T. Motter, Jr. Vendor Appreciation Award
Robert T. Motter, Jr., 2007
Vance Hunt, 2008
Wendall Fields, 2009
Library Legend
See http//www.oklibs.org for List of Original One Hundred Legends
Mary Hardin, 2008
Lynn McIntosh, 2009
