About the Puppeteers of America - Awards - History of Awards, Timeline
Awards 2005

Awards are usually presented every two years at national puppetry festivals. Any member of Puppeteers of America can make a nomination for an award. The deadline for nominations is January 1st of the year of a national festival. The awards committee is entirely independent and its recommendations cannot be altered by the Board of Trustees.

The current Award’s Committee Chair is Jody Wren. The committee receives nominations from the membership and studies them. Nominations may be sent to Jody Wren at 7107 N. Howard Ave Tampa FL 33604 (813) 932-9252 E-Mail Address All nominations are carefully considered and it is sometimes very hard to make the final decisions.



President's Award, established in 1968
   
1968
Rena Prim
1969
Jim Henson
1970
no award
1971
Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin
1972
Olga Stevens
1973
Burr Tillstrom
1974
Rufus & Margo Rose
1975
Bil Baird
1976
Frank Ballard
1977
Dick Myers
1978
George Latshaw
1979
The Bread & Puppet Theatre - Peter Schumann
1980
Coad Canada - Arlyn & Luman Coad
1981
Martin Stevens
1982
Lettie Schubert
1983
Basil Milovsoroff
1984
Frank Oz
Frank Paris
1985
Carrol Spinney
1986
Ron Herrick
1987
Bob Baker
1988
Ralph Chesse
Lewis Mahlmann
1989
Vince Anthony
1990
Paul Vincent-Davis
1991
Jim Gamble
1992
Jero Magon
1993
no award
1994
Grey Seal Puppets - Drew Allison & Donald Devet
1995
Phillip Huber
1997
David Simpich and Terry Snyder
1999
Kermit Love and Julie Taymor
2001
Ronnie Burkett
2003
Tony Urbano
Puppetmongers - Ann & David Powell
2005
Rene Zendejas
Bill Fosser - Opera in Focus
2007
Bob Brown

 

Puppeteers of America Award, established in 1972
   
1972
Plays Inc.
1973
Mississippi Authority fo Educational Television
Children's Television Workshop
Detroit Institute of Art
1974
Snoopy (Charles Schulz)
1975
American Broadcasting Company
1976
no award
1977
no award
1978
no award
1979
no award
1980
no award
1981
WQED Television, Pittsburgh, PA
1982
Fred Rogers
1983
The 11 Museums that exhibited "Puppets: Art and Entertainment"
1984
Neiman-Marcus, Fort Worth, TX
1985
The Asia Society
1986
The Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago Illinois Federation of Women's Club
1987
Entertainment This Week
1988
Horizon: the Magazine of the Arts
"Little Shop of Horrors"
1989
Maurice Sendak
1990
Craft and Sew Magazine WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC
Charles MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA
1991
Federal Theatre Project of George Mason University
1992
Nickelodean Network
1993
Rita Dove
Freida the Opera
The Discovery Theater of the Smithsonian Institute
1994
City of Tampa, FL
1995
Maxwell Gluck Foundation
1997
Hartford Stage Company
University of Connecticut
1999
Children's Fairyland
2001
Lawrence Baranski: Detroit Institute of Arts
2003
Joseph Papp Public Theatre
2005
CBS Sunday Morning
2007
Jarvis Conservatory

 

Trustee’s Award, established 1974
   
1974
Archie Elliot
1975
Emma Warfield
1976
Greg and Marie Samanisky
1977
Don Avery
1978
Mollie Falkenstein
1979
Rachel Redinger
1980
no award
1981
Ellen Proctor
Nancy Staub
1982
Lanelle Rice
1983
Fern Zwickey
1984
Alan Cook
Gayle Schluter
1985
Audley Grossman
Don Schluter
1986
no award
1987
Kathy Piper
1988
Margo Rose
1989
Peter Zapletal
1990
Doug & Gayle Anderson
1991
Rod Young
Nancy Laverick
1992
Paul Eide
1993
Lettie Schubert
Frank Ballard
Steve Schutt
1994
Evey Brown
Nancy Frazier
Lynne Jennings
1995
George Latshaw
M'El Reum
1997
Marilyn Myers
Arlyn & Luman Coad
Norman Gibson
1999
Tom Fogarty
Jan Berckefeldt
2001
Joyce & Chuck Berty
Norma Bigler
2003
Allelu Kurten
Jody Wren
2005
Jim Malone
Jean Hasselschwert
2007
Randel McGee


Jim Henson Award established in 1997
formerly Vice President’s Award for Innovation
   
1997
National Puppetry Conference
1999
Rose Sage, for the Puppetry Home Page
2001
Michael Curry
2003
Hanne Tierney
2005
Great Small Works
2007
Brian Windsor

 

George Latshaw Award, established 1999.
   
1999
Mabel Beaton
2001
Andrew & Bonnie Periale
2003
Paul Eide
Luman Coad
2005
Larry Engler
2007
Steve Abrams


Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin Award established in 2001
   
2001
Bruce Chesse
2003
Michelee Puppets
2005
Bart P. Roccoberton, Jr.
2007
Judith O'Hare



 
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