SSLA Award History

The Saskatchewan School Library Association, a special subject council of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, proudly announces its awards recipients:

Dr. Alixe Hambleton Bursary

Art Forgay Award of Recognition of Administrators

Frances Luther (1994) 
Elizabeth Roberts (1996)
Colleen Mitchell (1997)
Cindy Betrell (1998) 
Kim Steele (2000) 
Diane Barsi, Irene Kindrachuk, Denise Rossmo-Weigers, Bev Sheirer (2001)
Shirley Krueckl (2002)
Karen Walliser (2003) 
Chris Arnstead (2004) 
Karen Walliser (2005) 
Carol Jensen (2006), Donna DesRoches (2007) 
Erin Walton (2008) 
Tracy Woodward (2009) 
Tracy Woodward (2010) 
Carol Wilkinson (2011) 
Laurie Hnatiuk and Hali Hamel (2012) 
Sheena Hushagen (2013) 
Dawn Opheim and Rachel Florence (2014) 
Anita Hammond (2015)
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This award was formerly entitled the SSLA Award of Recognition (for school-based and system-based administrators).

Davidson School Division (1994)
Hon. Pat Atkinson, Minister of Education (1998)
Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division (1999)
Eleanor Matz (2000)
Jackie Bradley (2001)
Colette Fischer (2002), Bill Macfarlane (2003)
Qu'Appelle Valley School Division (2004)
Maureen Erlandson (2005)
Delee Cameron (2006)
Lois Smandych (2007)
No Recepient (2008)
Saskatchewan School Boards Association (2009)
Patricia Jamison (2010)
No Recipient (2011)
Hélène Préfontaine (2012)
Judy Nicholson (2013)
Charlotte Raine (2014)
​no recipient (2015)

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Connie Acton Award of Merit

John G. Wright Distinguished Service Award

Grace Munro (1992)
Marion Perry (1993)
Marilyne Earl (1994) 
Donna DesRoches (1995)
Joanne Beltramini (1996)
Lori Murphy (1997)
Elsbeth Dormuth (1998)
Shari Martin (1999)
Charlotte Raine (2000)
Linda Cairns, Gail Huber, Ingrid Kamineski (2001)
Carolyn Yaskowich (2002)
Beverley Pacholik (2003)
Naomi Kral (2004)
Judy Nicholson (2005)
Karen Walliser (2006)
Violet Smotra-Cook (2007)
Lucielle Dubé (2008)
Joan Miller (2009)
Ruth Garnett (2010)
Dawn Morgan (2011)
Rhonda Wills (2012)
No Recepient (2013)
No Recepient (2014) 
Diane Barsi (2015)
Denise Rossmo-Wiegers (2017)

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John G. Wright (1987)
Louise Fisher (1988)
No Record or No Winner (1989-90)
Elizabeth Roberts (1991)
No Recepient (1992)
Viktor Fast (1993)
Dalelene Yelland (1994)
Dr. Alixe Hambleton (1995)
Pat Taylor (1996), Verna Demers and Ione Langlois (1997)
Stephanie Olson (1998)
Ellen Bechard (1999)
Marion Perry (2000)
Sylvia Gunning Birnie (2001)
Carol Thiessen (2002)
Janet Merkosky (2003)
Ann Gagnon (2004)
Linda Cairns (2005)
No Recepient (2006)
Deanna Gruending (2007)
Carlene Walter (2008)
Florence Barton (2009)
Colette Fischer (2010)
Maureen Erlendson (2011)
Kim Johnson (2012) 
Chris Arnstead (2013) 
Joanne Beltramini (2014) 
Donna DesRoches (2015)
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Honourary Life Members

Lyle Evans (1971)
Sylvia Bernie (1976)
Enid Cooke (1977)
Effie MacLean (1981)
Art Forgay (1982)
Shirley Andrist (1990)
Linda Cairns (2005)

SAEMS Award of Merit

Dr. Alixe Hambleton (1987)

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SSLA Award of Merit

Ken Moore (1988)
Connie Acton (1990)
Eleanor Matz (1991)