alida cutts lifetime membership award

The award, given in honor of Alida Cutts, long-time USBBY Executive Secretary, provides a lifetime membership in USBBY and is presented to an individual who has given extraordinary service to USBBY over many years.

Past recipients include:

• Alida Cutts (2003)
• Mary Lou White (2005)
• Joan Glazer (2007)
• Katherine Paterson (2009)
• Anne Pellowski (2009)
• Judy O´Malley (2011)​
• Carl Tomlinson (2013)
• John Mason (2015)
• Sylvia Vardell (2017)
• Linda Pavonetti (2019)
• Ellis Vance (2021)