| Show STATE CONCLAVES SINCE 1894 members is the longest continuing Associate Member Other organizations have also been closely affiliated with the organization for lengthy periods of time among them the stateutilities -Mountain Fuel USWest formerly Mountain Bell Utah Power Light Dixon Paper Company and Zellerbach Paper Company Maintaining ties with UPA for lesser but nevertheless extended periods of time have been Questar Corporation Metro Services Utah Department of Transportation First Security Bank Rockwell Graphics Systems Flint Ink Company the University of Utah LDS Church Public Communications and Brigham Young University The Honorary Publisher Award was created in February 1962 for the purpose of honoring the late Gus Backman long time Secretary of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Hegivenwelcoming talk at the opening session of UPA Winter Conventions for more than three decades and at that time was retiring Retiring from Chamber work that is but destined to be active thereafter asmember of the Pro-Utah Committee In tongue-in-cheek manner as evidenced by its verbiage the award conveys the organizationappreciation to those who ve contributed their time and talent to UPA even though not active GUS BACKMAN left was 7t Honorary Publisher members The words came from the typewriter of Jim Cornwell that yearassociation president withthoughtful assist from Gordon Owen Jr USPAmanager It was modified in more recent times by Adrien Taylor to conform with changing production methods The text reads Utah Press Association with malice aforethought and human desire to share our misery with others 315 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
