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. 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. Nominations are reviewed by the Utah State Science Advisory Council before being presented to the governor.
Award winners 1980s 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: Alan Ashton, WordPerfect
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 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
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: Mark Skolnick, Myriad Genetics
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 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 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 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: Hugo Rossi, University of Utah
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
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