Utah Governor's Medal for Science and Technology
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
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- 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 Walker, Utah State University
- 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
- David Evans, Evans & Sutherland
- Milton Lee, Lee Scientific
- Michael Alder, NPI
- Benjamin V. Cox, Unisys
- Wayne Brown, Utah Innovation Center
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
- 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
- Alan Ashton, WordPerfect
Academia:
- James W. Cronin, University of Utah
- Doran J. Baker, Utah State University
- Dean F. Peterson, Jr., Utah State University
- Pamela P. Giles, Brighton High School
- Gerald B. Lord, Granger High School
- Robert A. Schumacker, Evans & Sutherland
- Aaron W. Farr, Jetway Systems
- Ronald K. Bell, Unisys
1990s
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
- Dwight O. Brown, Bountiful High School
- John W. Barainca, Brighton High School
- Michael B. Harris, Layton High School
- Allan Steed, Space Dynamics Laboratory
- William Partridge, Technical Research Associates, Inc.
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
Marcie Wolfe, Mt. Ogden Middle School
Government:
- Gene Amman, United States Forest Service
- Ruth Novak, Hercules Inc.
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
- Jan Vander Hooft, Brighton High School
- Larry Larson, North Cache Middle School
- Vern W. Bangerter, Timpview High School
- Homer R. Warner, American College of Medical Informatics
- J.D. Mortensen, Midmid, Inc.
- Ray Noorda, Novell, Inc.
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
- Larry J. Peterson, Bonneville High School
- LaMont Jensen, Clearfield High School
- Hellmut H. Doelling, Utah Geological Survey
- J. McKay Anderson, Hercules, Inc.
- O. Lew Wood, Quartztronics, Inc.
- Raymond J. Ganowsky, Ram Company
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
- Ty Robinson, Spanish Fork Intermediate
- Kevin T. Jones, Division of Utah State History
- Keith Wilson, Dynix
- Errol P. EerNisse, Quartztronics
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
- Sherman Dickman, Salt Lake City School District
- Charles B. Hunt, U.S. Geological Survey
- Mark Skolnick, Myriad Genetics
Academia:
- C. Anthon Ernstrom, Utah State University
- Richard A. Normann, University of Utah
- Morris Robbins, Brigham Young University
- Walter Saunders, Utah State University
- Von Del Chamberlain, Hansen Planetarium
- Walter Arabasz, University of Utah
- Dinesh Patel, TheraTech, Inc.
- Harold Ritchey, Thiokol
- Laurence Reaveley, University of Utah
Academia
- Gerald B. Stringfellow, University of Utah
- Rose Marie Voce, Jackson Elementary
- Bryant F. Anderson, Lockheed Martin
- Peter Meldrum, Myriad Genetics
- Dan Fischer, Ultradent Products, Inc.
Academia:
- John O. Evans, Utah State University
- Spotswood Spruance, University of Utah
- Joseph Hugh Baird, Brigham Young University
- Duane Merrell, Emery High School
- David Madsen, Utah Geological Survey
- David Burt, Space Dynamics Laboratory
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
- Eva C. Nieminski, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Alan J. Mohr, Dugway Proving Grounds
- Bruce Barrett, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Robert F. Keller, Alliant Techsystems
- Marlin Shelley, Cirris Systems Corporation
2000s
Academia:
- Thomas Henderson, University of Utah
- William Carroll, University of Utah
- Gary Belovsky, Utah State University
- Richard Tolman, Brigham Young University
- Donald Burge, College of Eastern Utah
- Donald Jensen, Utah State University
- James Kohler, Bureau of Land Management
- Stanley Perkes, Bureau of Land Management
- James Bowers, Dugway Proving Grounds
- Suzanne Winters, The Escalante Center
- Gilson Newman Bingham Team: Bradley S. Gilson, Mark Newman, Judd Lawrence, Scott Hill
- James Boye, Varian Medical Systems
Academia:
- Mary Beckerle, University of Utah
- Gail Bingham, Utah State University
- Janet Ross, Four Corners School
- Doyle Stephens, US Geological Survey
- Bob Randolph, Alliant Techsystems
Academia:
- Steven D. Aust, Utah State University
- Randall W. Burt, University of Utah
- Om P. Gandhi, University of Utah
- Larry J. Ashton, Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc.
- Hunter Jackson, NPS Pharmaceuticals
- Bill Jordan Pope, Diamicron, Inc.
- Kathleen P. Ochsenbein, Roy Junior High School
- Mario Capecchi, University of Utah
Academia:
- Clair Batty, Utah State University
- David Bowles, Utah State University
- Carl Wittwer, University of Utah
- Virgina Ord, Davis School District
- William Smith, Granite School District
- Jerry Miller, US Bureau of Reclamation
- Brett Moulding, Utah State Office of Education
- Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Ashok Joshi, Ceramatec, Inc.
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
- Richard Halterman, Granite School District
- Michael Glass, Dugway Proving Ground
- Stephen R. Carter, Novell, Inc.
- Rex S. Spendlove, HyClone
Academia:
- David W. Hoeppner, University of Utah
- Daniel L. Simmons, Brigham Young University
- Z. Valy Vardeny, University of Utah
- Barbara Gentry, Jordan School District
- Donna Lee Trease, Davis County School District
- Loren Morton, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Dean Lester, ATK Thiokol
- James LeVoy Sorenson, Sorenson Companies
- Richard K. Koehn, SentrX Surgical, Inc.
- Richard W. Grow, University of Utah
Academia:
- Merrill W. Beckstead, Brigham Young University
- Jan D. Miller, University of Utah
- Pierre Sokolsky, University of Utah
- Anil Virkar, University of Utah
- Gina Sanzenbacher, Jordan Applied Technology Center
- Theron Miller, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Glenn D. Prestwich, Carbylan BioSurgery, Inc.
Academia:
- Chris Ireland, University of Utah
- Thomas Wilkerson, Utah State University
- Bonnie Baxter, Westminster College
- Paul Nance, Jordan School District
- Greg Jones, Moran Eye Center
- Jerry R. Nelson, Nelson Laboratories, Inc.
- Josh James, Omniture
- Jack Sunderlage, ContentWatch
Academia:
- Brent Adams, Brigham Young University
- David S. Chapman, University of Utah
- Lee Siegel, University of Utah
- Bonnie Bourgeous, Clearfield High School
- Vickie Ahlstrom, Sego Lily Elementary
- H. Dewayne Ashmead, Albion Laboratories, Inc.
- David Wakefield, Utah Department of Public Safety/Forensic Services
- Mario Capecchi, University of Utah
Academia:
- Randall J. Olsen, Moran Eye Center
- W. Farrell Edwards, Utah State University
- Glen Westbroek, Alpine School District
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Utah State University
- Ashok C. Khandkar, Amedica Corp
- Reaveley Engineers & Associates
- William R. Lund, Utah Geological Survey
2010s
Academia:
- Paul Israelsen, Utah State University
- Peter B. Armentrout, University of Utah
- Louisa Stark, Genetic Science Learning Center
- Doug Panee, Oak Canyon Jr. High
- Dennis Farrar, Upstart Ventures
- D. Clark Turner, Aribex, Inc
- Kevin Jensen, Forage & Range Research Lab
Academia:
- Byard D. Wood, Utah State University
- Bruce Bugbee, Utah State University
- Edward M. Eyring, University of Utah
- Hugo Rossi, University of Utah
- Tim Miller, Echelon Biosciences
- Kelly B. Powers, CR Bard Access Systems
- Amanda Smith, Department of Environmental Quality
- Richard R. Nelson, Utah Technology Council
- Gary Harter, Governor's Office of Economic Development
- Jeff Edwards, EDCUtah
- Steve Rodgers, EmergenTek
Academia:
- David Kieda, University of Utah
- Geraldine Mineau University of Utah
- Thure E. Cerling, University of Utah
- Adam Johnston, Weber State University
- Amy Pace, Open High School of Utah
- Dale Taylor, Ceramics Material Technologies
- Theodore Stanley, Anesta and ZARS
- Ted McAleer, USTAR
- Nicole Toomey Davis, Enclavix, LLC
- Scott Anderson, Zions Bank
Academia:
- Henry S. White, University of Utah ACA
- Kenneth L. White, Utah State University ACA
- Aloysius S. Church, University of Utah
- IM Flash Technologies
- Larry Grandia, Health Catalyst
- Larry Rigby, Larada Sciences
- Tamara Goetz, Utah Valley University
Academia:
- Phyllis Coley, University of Utah
- Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah
- Christine Celestino, Juan Diego Catholic High School
- Helen Hu, Westminster College
- Niel Holt, Space Dynamics Laboratory
- Ronald Weiss, ARUP Laboratories
- US Synthetic
- Troy D’Ambrosio, University of Utah
Academia:
- Noelle E. Cockett, Utah State University
- Joel Harris, University of Utah
- Michelle Baker, Utah State University
- Christine Hailey, Utah State University
- Richard B. Brown, University of Utah
- Paul Hill, Utah State University
- Susan Opp, L-3 Communications
- Rich Linder, CoNextions Medical
- Nelson Laboratories
- Sarah George, University of Utah
- Tom Parks, University of Utah
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
- Debra Spielmaker, Utah State University
- Adam Beehler, University of Utah
- ENVE Composites
- Lawrence Thatcher, The Thatcher Company
- Robert Baskin, US Geological Survey
- Vivian S. Lee, University of Utah