Silver Bowl Award is presented to one outstanding volunteer in each county by Utah's Volunteer Centers.

This awards program was originally started in 1979 when Volunteer Centers coordinated a statewide volunteer recognition event. Prior to 1979, the four existing Volunteer Centers at the time each individually recognized outstanding volunteers in ceremonies held in their own communities.

From 1979 to the present, one statewide event has taken place. Originally known as the Carnation Volunteer Awards, winners were presented with engraved Silver Bowls. In 1991, it became the Governor's Silver Bowl Awards and representatives from the State continued to recognize exemplary volunteers in partnership with the four Volunteer Centers in Utah.

Since 1997, the Silver Bowl Awards have been spearheaded directly by the Utah Volunteer Centers Association. The Utah Commission on Volunteers is a primary partner in coordinating the awards ceremony. Lt. Governor Gayle McKeachnie presented the 2004 Silver Bowl Awards, which were generously donated by the O.C. Tanner Company.

For more information about the Siver Bowl Awards, please contact your local Volunteer Center by calling 1-800-250-SERVE or to locate your local Volunteer Center, Click here.

2006 Winners:

Past Silver Bowl Recipients