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.
Past Winners
Reid Neslage
Alexandra Bonds
Patricia MacKay
Robert Scales
Richard Pilbrow
Lea Asbell-Swanger
Andi Lyons
Tom Young
Robert J. Thurston
Richard Stephens + Bernhard Works
Arnold Aronson
Richard K. Thomas + Samuel H. Scripps
Zelma H. Weisfeld
Bruce Brockman + James R. Earle, Jr.
Lawrence J. Hill
Normand Bouchard
James L. Moody
John S. Uthoff
Jay O. Glerum
Van Phillips
Timothy L. Kelly
Richard Durst + Jean A. Montgomery
William J. Byrnes
Leon J. Brauner + Sarah Nash Gates
Joy Spanabel Emery
Mitchell K. Hefter, Steve R. Terry, + Kenneth E. Vannice
Eric Fielding
Richard Devin + Christine Kaiser
Williard F. Bellman
Dr. Randall Davidson + Charles E. Williams
Dr. Richard L. Arnold
Frederick M. Wolff
Charles Levy
Leland H. Watson
Dr. Ronald C. Olson
Hans Sondheimer
Dr. Donald H. Swinney
Leslie Armstrong Smith, Gary Gaiser, International Theatre Institute of the U.S., + Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D., OISTAT President
Arthur Benline
Edward F. Kook
Harold Burris-Meyer
Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D
Edward C. Cole
Ned A. Bowman
Herbert Kliegl