2001
Jane M. Walter
Vanlue High School Library
Vanlue, Ohio

2000
Heather Baugess
Canal Winchester Middle School
Canal Winchester, OH
-and-
Kenneth Besser
Columbus, OH

1999
Dublin City Schools Board of Education
Dublin, OH
-and-
Riverside Elementary School Library
Dublin, OH

1998
Elizabeth Moore
Canal Winchester Elementary School
Canal Winchester, OH

1997
Toniann Mastrione
Louisville High School
Louisville, OH

1996
Brenda Gonzalez
Supervisor of Library Media Services
Columbus Public Schools
London, OH

"We must devote ourselves to protect the freedoms of the First Amendment. I have done nothing more than in my humble way fight censorship the best I could. I sincerely appreciate the value of this award."

1995
Linda Cornette
Ann Simpson Middle School
Dublin, OH

1994
Judith Krug
with the American Library Association (ALA)
Evanston Public Library
Evanston, OH

1993
Dr. Carol Rose
Beaver Creek Schools
Bellbrook, OH

1992
Kurt Stanic
John Fell
Euclid City Schools
Euclid, OH

1991
Lou Mavis
Fredericktown High School
Fredericktown, OH

1990
John Bowen
Lakewood High School
Lakewood, OH

1989
Sarah L. Ortman
Upper Arlington High School
Columbus, OH

1988
Dr. James E. Davis
Ohio University
Athens, OH

1987
Harolyn Legg
Liberty-Benton High School
Findlay, OH

1986
No recipient

1985
Mary K. Biagini
Kent State University
Kent, OH