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 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