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Special Citations

Special Citations recognize outstanding achievement in any area of the performing arts by an individual or an organization. The initial Special Citation was presented in 1963.

Recipients of Special Citations

2008	Horace Robinson For a lifetime of leadership and inspiration for generations of theatre students and faculty
2007	Tharon Musser For contributions and achievement in lighting design
	Utah Shakespearean Festival For artistic excellence
2006	Dennis Dorn & Joe Aldridge For representing USITT in the founding and development of ETCP
	Darwin Reid Payne For his long and excellent career as a theatre design educator and author of several noteworthy theatre design books
2005	Gilray Densham
	Eric Fielding
2004	Willard Bellman
	Gary Fails
	John McGraw
2003	Charlie Button
	Robert Cohen
	Peter Sargent
2002	Arden Weaver
2001	Oscar Brockett
	Strong Entertainment Lighting
2000	Vari*Lite
1999	Richard K. Heusel
1998	Normand Bouchard
	Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)
1997	Fred Foster
	Annette Garceau
1996	Thomas R. Nathan
	Dr. Joel E. Rubin
1995	David G. Flemming
1994	Timothy Clinton
	Kenneth D. Hewitt
	Betty Williams
1993	Louis Bradfield
	Abe H. Feder
	Ralph Koltai
1992	John Bury
	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
	Dr. Ota Ornest
1989	Arnold Aronson
	Millia Davenport
	David Hale Hand
1988	C. Ray Smith
	Dr. Eva Soukupova
1985	Helmut Grosser
1971	Donald H. Swinney
1965	Joel E. Rubin
1964	Stanley R. McCandless
1963	Thomas DeGaetani