The Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology is the highest civilian award bestowed by the U.S. state of Utah in those fields.[1] It is awarded in the five categories of academia, science education, industry, government, and a special category. The award was initiated in 1987 and is sponsored by the Utah Science and Technology Research Initiative and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.[2][3] Nominations are reviewed by the Utah State Science Advisory Council before being presented to the governor.[4]
Award winners
edit1980s
edit- 1987
Academia:
- Del Allen, Brigham Young University
- Sidney R. Ash, Weber State College
- Wilford Hansen, Utah State University
- Eugene Loh, University of Utah
- James Mac Mahon, Utah State University
- William Odell, University of Utah
- Robert W. Parry, University of Utah
- Richard Riesenfeld, University of Utah
- John Roth, University of Utah
- L. Douglas Smoot, Brigham Young University
- Milton E. Wadsworth, University of Utah
- Homer F. Walker, Utah State University
Education:
- Richard Dix Cloward, Bonneville High School
- Shu Ming Chang, Clearfield High School
- Wade W. Gleary, Davis High School
- Rachelle Argyle, Park City High School
- Wendy Hendrickson, Richfield High School
Industry:
- David Evans, Evans & Sutherland
- Milton Lee, Lee Scientific
- Michael Alder, NPI
- Benjamin V. Cox, Unisys
- Wayne Brown, Utah Innovation Center
- 1988
Academia:
- Douglas Chabries, Brigham Young University
- Eldon Gardner, Utah State University
- William J. Higuchi, University of Utah
- Jack Keller, Utah State University
- Sung Wan Kim, University of Utah
- Carl D. Marti, Jr., Weber State College
- Don Olsen, University of Utah
- Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University
- Robert W. Sidwell, Utah State University
Education:
- Rober Cefalo, Box Elder High School
- RuthAnn Yahne, Layton High School
- David G. Rettie, Olympus High School
- Linda Jean Preston, Park City High School
- Merrill Webb, Provo High School
Industry:
- 1989
Academia:
- James W. Cronin, University of Utah
- Doran J. Baker, Utah State University
- Dean F. Peterson, Jr., Utah State University
Education:
- Pamela P. Giles, Brighton High School
- Gerald B. Lord, Granger High School
Industry:
- Robert A. Schumacker, Evans & Sutherland
- Aaron W. Farr, Jetway Systems
- Ronald K. Bell, Unisys
1990s
edit- 1990
Academia:
- John A. Dixon, University of Utah
- Reed M. Izatt, Brigham Young University
- Stephen Jacobsen, University of Utah
- Fritz Luty, University of Utah
- Cyrus M. Mckell, Weber State College
- Ronald Ragsdale, University of Utah
- John Paul Riley, Utah State University
Education:
- Dwight O. Brown, Bountiful High School
- John W. Barainca, Brighton High School
- Michael B. Harris, Layton High School
Industry:
- Allan Steed, Space Dynamics Laboratory
- William Partridge, Technical Research Associates, Inc.
- 1991
Academia:
- Jerald Bradshaw, Brigham Young University
- J. Calvin Giddings, University of Utah
- Douglas James, Utah State University
- Verlaine McPhie, Salt Lake Community College
- Gilbert Moore, Utah State University
- Baldomero Olivera, University of Utah
- Frank Redd, Utah State University
Education: Marcie Wolfe, Mt. Ogden Middle School
Government:
- Gene Amman, United States Forest Service
Industry:
- Ruth Novak, Hercules Inc.
- 1992
Academia:
- Joseph Andrade, University of Utah
- A. Bruce Bishop, Utah State University
- Karin Caldwell, University of Utah
- David M. Grant, University of Utah
- Levi Hintze, Brigham Young University
- Bartell Jensen, Utah State University
- J. Bevan Ott, Brigham Young University
- Edward B. Walker, Weber State University
Education:
- Jan Vander Hooft, Brighton High School
- Larry Larson, North Cache Middle School
- Vern W. Bangerter, Timpview High School
Industry:
- Homer R. Warner, American College of Medical Informatics
- J.D. Mortensen, Midmid, Inc.
- Ray Noorda, Novell, Inc.
- 1993
Academia:
- K. L. DeVries, University of Utah
- Helga E. T. Kolb, University of Utah
- Ronald Sims, Utah State University
- Peter Stang, University of Utah
- Raymond L. White, University of Utah
Education:
- Larry J. Peterson, Bonneville High School
- LaMont Jensen, Clearfield High School
Government:
- Hellmut H. Doelling, Utah Geological Survey
Industry:
- J. McKay Anderson, Hercules, Inc.
- O. Lew Wood, Quartztronics, Inc.
- Raymond J. Ganowsky, Ram Company
- 1994
Academia:
- Tracy Hall, Brigham Young University
- Raymond Gesteland, University of Utah
- Sherman Coleman, University of Utah
- William Lee Stokes, University of Utah
- Linda Powers, Utah State University
Education:
- Ty Robinson, Spanish Fork Intermediate
Government:
- Kevin T. Jones, Division of Utah State History[5]
Industry:
- Keith Wilson, Dynix
- Errol P. EerNisse, Quartztronics
- 1995
Academia:
- Peter F. Gerity, Utah State University
- David W. Pershing, University of Utah
- C. Dale Poulter, University of Utah
- Thomas G. Stockham, University of Utah
Education:
- Sherman Dickman, Salt Lake City School District
Government:
- Charles B. Hunt, U.S. Geological Survey
Industry:
- 1996
Academia:
- C. Anthon Ernstrom, Utah State University
- Richard A. Normann, University of Utah
- Morris Robbins, Brigham Young University
Education:
- Walter Saunders, Utah State University
Government:
- Von Del Chamberlain, Hansen Planetarium
- Walter Arabasz, University of Utah
Industry:
- Dinesh Patel, TheraTech, Inc.
- Harold Ritchey, Thiokol
- Laurence Reaveley, University of Utah
- 1997
Academia
- Gerald B. Stringfellow, University of Utah
Education:
- Rose Marie Voce, Jackson Elementary
Industry:
- Bryant F. Anderson, Lockheed Martin
- Peter Meldrum, Myriad Genetics
- Dan Fischer, Ultradent Products, Inc.
- 1998
Academia:
- John O. Evans, Utah State University
- Spotswood Spruance, University of Utah
Education:
- Joseph Hugh Baird, Brigham Young University
- Duane Merrell, Emery High School
Government:
- David Madsen, Utah Geological Survey
Industry:
- David Burt, Space Dynamics Laboratory
- 1999
Academia:
- Christopher R. Johnson, University of Utah
- James Ehleringer, University of Utah
- Stephen M. Prescott, University of Utah
- Marvin N. Tolman, Brigham Young University ED
- Don Carl Smellie, Utah State University ED
Government:
- Eva C. Nieminski, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Alan J. Mohr, Dugway Proving Ground
- Bruce Barrett, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Industry:
- Robert F. Keller, Alliant Techsystems
- Marlin Shelley, Cirris Systems Corporation
2000s
edit- 2000
Academia:
- Thomas Henderson, University of Utah
- William Carroll, University of Utah
- Gary Belovsky, Utah State University
Education:
- Richard Tolman, Brigham Young University
- Donald Burge, College of Eastern Utah
- Donald Jensen, Utah State University
Government:
- James Kohler, Bureau of Land Management
- Stanley Perkes, Bureau of Land Management
- James Bowers, Dugway Proving Ground
- Suzanne Winters, The Escalante Center
Industry:
- Gilson Newman Bingham Team: Bradley S. Gilson, Mark Newman, Judd Lawrence, Scott Hill[6]
- James Boye, Varian Medical Systems
- 2001
Academia:
- Mary Beckerle, University of Utah
- Gail Bingham, Utah State University
Education:
- Janet Ross, Four Corners School
Government:
- Doyle Stephens, US Geological Survey
Industry:
- Bob Randolph, Alliant Techsystems
- 2002
Academia:
- Steven D. Aust, Utah State University
- Randall W. Burt, University of Utah
- Om P. Gandhi, University of Utah
Industry:
- Larry J. Ashton, Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc.
- Hunter Jackson, NPS Pharmaceuticals
- Bill Jordan Pope, Diamicron, Inc.
Education:
- Kathleen P. Ochsenbein, Roy Junior High School
Special:
- Mario Capecchi, University of Utah
- 2003
Academia:
- Clair Batty, Utah State University
- David Bowles, Utah State University
- Carl Wittwer, University of Utah
Education:
- Virgina Ord, Davis School District
- William Smith, Granite School District
Government:
- Jerry Miller, US Bureau of Reclamation
- Brett Moulding, Utah State Office of Education
Industry:
- Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Ashok Joshi, Ceramatec, Inc.
- 2004
Academia:
- A. Lorris Betz, University of Utah
- Noelle E. Cockett, Utah State University
- Karl Gordon Lark, University of Utah
- Joel S. Miller, University of Utah
- C. Arden Pope, Brigham Young University
- Wynn R. Walker, Utah State University
Education:
- Richard Halterman, Granite School District
Government:
- Michael Glass, Dugway Proving Ground
Industry:
- Stephen R. Carter, Novell, Inc.
Special:
- Rex S. Spendlove, HyClone
- 2005
Academia:
- David W. Hoeppner, University of Utah
- Daniel L. Simmons, Brigham Young University
- Z. Valy Vardeny, University of Utah
Education
- Barbara Gentry, Jordan School District
- Donna Lee Trease, Davis County School District
Government:
- Loren Morton, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Industry:
- Dean Lester, ATK Thiokol
- James LeVoy Sorenson, Sorenson Companies
Special:
- Richard K. Koehn, SentrX Surgical, Inc.
- Richard W. Grow, University of Utah
- 2006
Academia:
- Merrill W. Beckstead, Brigham Young University
- Jan D. Miller, University of Utah
- Pierre Sokolsky, University of Utah
- Anil Virkar, University of Utah
Education:
- Gina Sanzenbacher, Jordan Applied Technology Center
Government:
- Theron Miller, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Industry:
- Glenn D. Prestwich, Carbylan BioSurgery, Inc.
- 2007
Academia:
- Chris Ireland, University of Utah
- Thomas Wilkerson, Utah State University
- Bonnie Baxter, Westminster College
Education:
- Paul Nance, Jordan School District
Government:
- Greg Jones, Moran Eye Center
Industry:
- Jerry R. Nelson, Nelson Laboratories, Inc.
- Josh James, Omniture
Special:
- Jack Sunderlage, ContentWatch
- 2008
Academia:
- Brent Adams, Brigham Young University
- David S. Chapman, University of Utah
Education:
- Lee Siegel, University of Utah
- Bonnie Bourgeous, Clearfield High School
- Vickie Ahlstrom, Sego Lily Elementary
Industry:
- H. Dewayne Ashmead, Albion Laboratories, Inc.
Government:
- David Wakefield, Utah Department of Public Safety/Forensic Services
Special:
- Mario Capecchi, University of Utah
- 2009
Academia:
- Randall J. Olsen, Moran Eye Center
Education:
- W. Farrell Edwards, Utah State University
- Glen Westbroek, Alpine School District
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Utah State University
Industry:
- Ashok C. Khandkar, Amedica Corp
- Reaveley Engineers & Associates
Government:
- William R. Lund, Utah Geological Survey
2010s
edit- 2010
Academia:
- Paul Israelsen, Utah State University
- Peter B. Armentrout, University of Utah
Education:
- Louisa Stark, Genetic Science Learning Center
- Doug Panee, Oak Canyon Jr. High
Industry:
- Dennis Farrar, Upstart Ventures
- D. Clark Turner, Aribex, Inc
Government:
- Kevin Jensen, Forage & Range Research Lab
- 2011
Academia:
- Byard D. Wood, Utah State University
- Bruce Bugbee, Utah State University
- Edward M. Eyring, University of Utah
Education:
Industry:
- Tim Miller, Echelon Biosciences
- Kelly B. Powers, CR Bard Access Systems
Government:
- Amanda Smith, Department of Environmental Quality
Special:
- Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council
- Gary Harter, Governor's Office of Economic Development
- Jeff Edwards, EDCUtah
- Steve Rodgers, EmergenTek
- 2012
Academia:
- David Kieda, University of Utah
- Geraldine Mineau University of Utah
- Thure E. Cerling, University of Utah
Education:
- Adam Johnston, Weber State University
- Amy Pace, Open High School of Utah
Industry:
- Dale Taylor, Ceramics Material Technologies
- Theodore Stanley, Anesta and ZARS
Government:
- Ted McAleer, USTAR
- Nicole Toomey Davis, Enclavix, LLC
- Scott Anderson, Zions Bank
- 2013
Academia:
- Henry S. White, University of Utah ACA
- Kenneth L. White, Utah State University ACA
Education:
- Aloysius S. Church, University of Utah
Industry:
- IM Flash Technologies
- Larry Grandia, Health Catalyst
- Larry Rigby, Larada Sciences
Government:
- Tamara Goetz, Utah Valley University
- 2014
Academia:
- Phyllis Coley, University of Utah
- Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah
Education:
- Christine Celestino, Juan Diego Catholic High School
- Helen Hu, Westminster College
Industry:
- Niel Holt, Space Dynamics Laboratory
- Ronald Weiss, ARUP Laboratories
- US Synthetic
Special:
- Troy D’Ambrosio, University of Utah
- 2015
Academia:
- Noelle E. Cockett, Utah State University
- Joel Harris, University of Utah
Education:
- Michelle Baker, Utah State University
- Christine Hailey, Utah State University
- Richard B. Brown, University of Utah
- Paul Hill, Utah State University
Industry:
- Susan Opp, L-3 Communications
- Rich Linder, CoNextions Medical
- Nelson Laboratories
Special:
- Sarah George, University of Utah
- Tom Parks, University of Utah
- 2016
Academia:
- Cynthia Burrows, University of Utah
- Cynthia Furse, University of Utah
- Timothy McLain, Brigham Young University
- Terry Messmer, Utah State University
- John Morrey, Utah State University
- Kyle Rollins, Brigham Young University
Education:
- Debra Spielmaker, Utah State University
- Adam Beehler, University of Utah
Industry:
- ENVE Composites
- Lawrence Thatcher, The Thatcher Company
Government:
- Robert Baskin, US Geological Survey
Special:
- Vivian S. Lee, University of Utah
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Brunson, Anna. "Dr. David S. Bowles receives the Governor's Medal". Utah State University Research and Graduate Studies. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "State Science Medals - Procedures and Criteria". Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ LaVista, Jennifer (18 January 2017). "USGS Scientist Wins Governor's Medal for Science and Technology". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Wilkinson, Whitney (6 January 2014). "UVU Assistant Dean Recipient Of Governor's Science Medal". UVU Press Releases. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "The 8th Annual Governor's Medal for Science and Technology Awards Luncheon" (PDF). H. Tracy Hall Foundation. 1 June 1994. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Bauman, Joe (21 April 2000). "Science awards to honor Utahns' achievements". Deseret News. Retrieved 20 June 2017.[dead link ]