2001
Dr. Dianne McAfee Hopkins
Professor, School of Library & Information
University of Wisconsin, Madison

"Intellectual freedom has been my emphasis in research and teaching. Yet, in both areas, it is stories that I have had a part in sharing - the stories of library media specialists in Wisconsin especially, and throughout the United States. When library media specialists have responded to my intellectual freedom research surveys or interviews, they share their stories collectively. When library media specialists have spoken to classes or published intellectual freedom articles or books that my graduate students have read, they share their stories. When library media specialists go about the daily work of promoting youth access to the wealth of available resources, they are sharing by example. When library media specialists defend access for the young, they demonstrate their commitment to the profession's intellectual freedom ideals.

With colleagues such as these, it is no wonder that I find it such a privilege to be a library media professional. In my research and teaching, it is the true stories of library media specialists that serve as a guide and an inspiration for others to follow."

2000
Linda G. Cornette
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School Library
Dublin, Ohio

1997
Ginny Moore Kruse &
Cooperative Children's Book Center
Madison, WI

1996
Ann K. Symons
Library Media Specialist
Juneau, AK

1995
No recipient

1994
Ruth E. Dishnow
Texas Woman's University
 

1993
Jean Kern
Linden West Elementary School
Gladstone, MO

1992
No recipient

1991
Neva Thompson
Humboldt Unified District
Dewey, AZ

1990
Linda L. Waddle
Cedar Falls High School
Cedar Falls, IA

1989
William A. Murray, Jr.
Aurora Public Schools
Aurora, CO

1988
Nancy Moreno
Kocurek Elementary School
Austin, TX

1987
Gayle Keresey
East Arcadia School
Riegelwood, NC

1986
Carolyn Kellerman
Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe, NM

1985
No recipient

1984
Vicki H. Hardesty
Findlay High School
Santa Fe, NM

1983
Pat Scales
Greenville Middle School
Greenville, SC

1982
Frances Dean
Montgomery County Public Schools
Rockville, MD