2003
Chris Murphy
Media Specialist
Irving Elementary Media Center
Elkader, IA

2002
Rhonda Sheeley
Director Media & Technology
Keystone Area Education Association
Waterloo, IA

2001
Dianne McLaughlin
Media Specialist 9-12
Clarion-Goldfield High School
Clarion, IA

"SIRS products are not only very current and complete, but are very user-friendly. SIRS support of Intellectual Freedom is crucial and we appreciate your backing in these times of increased challenges in our schools. Also, in these times of budget crunches, we appreciate the reasonableness of SIRS' prices."

2000
Veronica Mitrisin, Librarian
Davenport Public Library

1999
Harriet Adams
Arrowhead Area Education Agency, Media Division
Fort Dodge, IA

1998
Charlton Pendry
Fort Dodge Community Schools
Fort Dodge, IA

1997
Dr. Barbara Ripp Safford, Assistant Professor
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

"The SIRS awards are wonderful reminders to all of us that we can never ignore our responsibilities to educate ourselves and others in order to protect our rights to speak, to write and to read; new technologies are bringing new challenges and new enemies to our freedoms and we must not allow democratic principles to be defeated by well-meaning, short-sighted people and pandering politicians."

1996
James Perkins
Urbandale Middle School
Urbandale, IA

1995
Joanne McCabe, Media Specialist
Mediapolis Community Schools
Mediapolis, IA.

1994
Nancy Voltmer, Media Specialist/ICN
Saydel High School
Saydel, IA

1993
Shirley A. Schneider
Ottumwa High School
Ottumwa, IA

1992
Merry J. Kahn
Cardinof Elementary
Maquoketa, IA

1991
Donald E. Young
Mt. Pleasant Community Schools
Mt. Pleasant, IA

1990
Lucille J. Lettow
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

1989
Dennis A. Hinrichs
Mount Pleasant Community High School
Mount Pleasant, IA
 

1988
Kathleen Geronzin
Northeast Community High School
Gooselake, IA

1987
Stan Weinberg
Ottumwa Public Library
Ottumwa, IA

1986
Betty Jo Buckingham
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
 

1985
Patricia Gunderson
Estherville High School
Estherville, IA

1984
Kay K. Runge
Scott County Library System
Eldridge, IA

1983
Mary Lou McGrew
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa