C.A. Bacon Award
Established in 1974, the C.A. "Bus" Bacon Award is presented each year to the outgoing Chairman in recognition of leadership, service and dedication to CMLA. Recipients include:
| 2006 | Debi Taylor | ||
| 2005 | Wil Armstrong | ||
| 2004 | Greg Osborne | ||
| 2003 | Jay Wilson | ||
| 2002 | Anne Koentges | ||
| 2001 | Bill Woodman | ||
| 2000 | Bruce Hernandez | ||
| 1999 | Cathy Stroud | ||
| 1998 | Al Killeen | ||
| 1997 | William T. Newell | ||
| 1996 | Kim R. Starley | ||
| 1995 | Debra Collins | ||
| 1994 | Tom D. Kennedy | ||
| 1993 | Peter H. Lansing | ||
| 1992 | Kevin Iverson | ||
| 1991 | Richard L. Solheim | ||
| 1990 | C.W. "Chuck" Lent, Jr. | ||
| 1989 | David Harder | ||
| 1988 | D. L. "Dutch" Franz | ||
| 1987 | Lee Heinz | ||
| 1986 | E. Michael Rosser | ||
| 1985 | Steven G. Wagner | ||
| 1984 | Michael W. Lubchenco | ||
| 1983 | M.C. Iverson | ||
| 1982 | A. Bruce Bowler | ||
| 1981 | Robin Benight | ||
| 1980 | Robert B. Ferguson, Jr. | ||
| 1979 | T.K. Jones | ||
| 1978 | Donald E. Crossland | ||
| 1977 | Alvin M. Krutsch | ||
| 1976 | Zelie Berenbaum | ||
| 1975 | W. Dean Goodman |