About the Award
The Meritorious Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to libraries in Missouri. A recipient must be either an individual outside of the library profession or a retired librarian. Nominees must reside in Missouri and should have made either a contribution to libraries that gained recognition beyond the local level or have made an innovative contribution in the decisive factors in library development. This award may be presented posthumously.
Nominations
Recent and Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft | Missouri Secretary of State |
| 2018 | Melissa Carr | (Retired) Daniel Boone Regional Library |
| 2016 | Lorraine Sandstrom | (Retired) Springfield-Greene County Library District |
| 2013 | not awarded | |
| 2012 | Carol Grimes | Springfield-Greene County Library District |
| 2011 | Marilyn McLeod | (Retired) Daniel Boone Regional Library |
| 2010 | Dick Wilding | (Retired) Mid-Continent Public Library |
| 2009 | awarded but declined | |
| 2008 | Paul White | (Retired) Mid-Continent Public Library |
| 2007 | not awarded | |
| 2006 | Carl Sandstedt | St. Charles City-County Library District |
| 2005 | Robin Kepohl | (Retired) MOBIUS |
| 2004 | not awarded | |
| 2003 | Martha Maxwell | Jefferson County Library, High Ridge |
| 2002 | Albert Prince Marshall | |
| 2000,2001 | not awarded | |
| 1999 | Governor Mel Carnahan | |
| 1998 | Bill Mitchell | MOREnet |
| 1996,1997 | not awarded | |
| 1995 | Library Board of Trustees | River Bluffs Regional Library |
| 1993,1994 | not awarded | |
| 1992 | Ronald G. Bohley (posthumously) | Accepted by Barbara Bohley |
| 1991 | Gene Martin |