UGA'S SILVER TRAY AWARD

     The eminent Val D. Greenwood joined UGA board members, SLIG committee members, coordinators, instructors, and students at the 23rd annual SLIG banquet. At the banquet, Kelly Summers, UGA President, presented Val with the Silver Tray Award. The annual UGA Silver Tray Award is given for scholarly contributions to the field of genealogy and family history. Since 1988, it has traditionally been given for publication efforts and has been awarded to such esteemed authors as Thomas W. Jones and Judy Russell. Now, UGA honored Val D. Greenwood, author of the classic The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. For many years this has been the standard textbook for American genealogical research. It instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of genealogical research, while identifying the most current classes of records and research tools. It is both a textbook and an all-purpose reference book, designed to help the present generation of family history researchers better understand and utilize all available resources.

     His passion for education and for quality research is evident in everything he does. Mr. Greenwood graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and from the University of Idaho with a Juris Doctor degree. Though a member of the Utah State Bar until retirement in 1999, he worked for the LDS Church for thirty-seven years. His accomplishments included researching and writing for the Family History Department and acting as a faculty member at Ricks College (now Brigham Young University–Idaho). Mr. Greenwood received UGA Fellow in 1981.