Pat Williams Intellectual Freedom Award
Conferred upon an individual or group who has made significant contributions to the enhancement of First Amendment rights.
The recipient should have demonstrated a clear understanding of the principles, nature, responsibilities and implications of the First Amendment.
The recipient should be a Montanan or a non-Montanan whose contribution has a demonstrable effect on Montana. The recipient should have applied that understanding of the principles in one or more the following ways:
- In defense of the principles in the face of a serious challenge to it which defense is not necessarily limited to libraries
- In support of the principles through an active role in Formulating programs which develop people’s ability to deal with a full range of opinion/controversy and with the issues associated with such controversy, or
- Developing or materially assisting in the development, of a legal base for the continued enjoyment of freedom of mind, its strengthening, and its defense, or
- Expanding the philosophical foundation of the principle or contributing to better understanding
Recipients of the Pat Williams Intellectual Freedom Award
2015 Livingston Public Schools Board of Trustees
2014 Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees
2013 Karen Gonzales, Missoula Public Library (retired)
2012 Amy Collins, Geraldine Public School
2011 Nicky Whearty, Helena Schools
2009 Director, Board and Staff of Lewis and Clark Library
2008 Diane Thompson, Jefferson High School
2007 Johanna Freivalds, Lockwood Middle School
2006 Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana and Montana State Legislators Jim Elliott and Jim Shockley
2005 Suzi Watne, Coordinator of Library Services, Dr. Bruce Messinger, Superintendant of Schools, and School Board member Brenda Norlund of Helena Public Schools
2004 Helena Education Foundation
2003 Suzanne Goodman, Park High School
2002 Great Falls High School
2001 Bozeman High School
2000
1999
1998
1997 John Frohnmayer, Bozeman
1996 Jim Heckel, Great Falls
1995 Senator Mike Halligan, Missoula, and Representative John Bollinger, Billings, and Representative Deb Kottel, Great Falls
1994 Debbie Denzer, Kalispell
1993 Lewis and Clark Library Board of Trustees (Wendy Wheeler,Chair, Mary Sheehy Moe, Bernard Grainey, Sue O'Connell, Bob Cooper), Helena
1991 Representative Pat Williams, Washington, D.C.
1984 Janis Bruwelheide, Bozeman
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