The Humanists of Utah received this award at the annual conference of the American Humanist Association held in Portland, OR, May 1-3, 1992. This new award was based on membership growth, local activities and public recognition. Our chapter's name will be the first to be inscribed on a large plaque hung in a place of honor at the AHA headquarters in Amherst, New York. The chapter also received a check for $250.

The chapter president, Flo Wineriter, accepted the award and challenged the other chapters to double their membership in one year, rather than the AHA goal of two years, because the Utah chapter would! Bob Green, the chapter Vice-President also spoke, briefly recounting his short journey from an "uncertain Mormon" to a "certain humanist."

For a chapter only chartered in 1991, this was a significant honor. A number of older chapters were also under serious consideration for this first of its kind award.