The Joel E. Rubin Founder's Award is presented to a USITT member in recognition of outstanding and continued service to the Institute. This award was named in honor of Dr. Joel E. Rubin, co-founder and the second president of the Institute. Given to USITT members in recognition of extraordinary and continued service to the Institute, the award is presented as an important highlight of the Annual Conference & Stage Expo.
Recipients of the Joel E. Rubin
Founder's Award
| 2012 Robert J. Thurston |
| 2011 Richard Stephens |
| Bernhard Works |
2009 Arnold Aronson |
| 2008 Richard K. Thomas |
| Samuel H. Scripps |
| 2007 Zelma H. Weisfeld |
| 2006 Bruce Brockman |
James R. Earle, Jr.
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| 2005 Lawrence J. Hill |
| 2004 Normand Bouchard |
| 2003 James L. Moody |
| 2002 John S. Uthoff |
| 2001 Jay O. Glerum |
| 2000 Van Phillips |
| 1999 Timothy L. Kelly |
| 1997 Richard Durst |
| Jean A. Montgomery |
| 1996 William J. Byrnes |
| 1995 Leon I. Brauner |
| Sarah Nash Gates |
| 1994 Joy Spanabel Emery |
| 1993 Mitchell K. Hefter |
| Steven R. Terry |
| Kenneth E. Vannice |
| 1992 Eric Fielding |
| 1991 Richard Devin |
| Christine L. Kaiser |
| 1990 Willard F. Bellman |
| 1989 Dr. Randall Davidson |
| Charles E. Williams |
| 1987 Dr. Richard L. Arnold |
| 1986 Frederick M. Wolff |
| 1985 Charles Levy |
| 1983 Leland H. Watson |
| 1979 Dr. Ronald C. Olson |
| 1978 Hans Sondheimer |
| 1977 Dr. Donald H. Swinney |
| 1976 Leslie Armstrong |
| Gary Gaiser |
| Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D., OISTAT |
| 1975 Arthur Benline |
| 1974 Edward F. Kook |
| 1973 Harold Burris-Meyer |
| 1972 Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D. |
| 1971 Edward C. Cole |
1970 Ned A. Bowman
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| 1969 Herbert Kliegl |