Acacia Yuan - Acacia transformed her passion for history into an inspiration for Utah’s superfood industry. For more than a decade, she has preserved the oral histories of Utah's WWII heroes – Gail Halvorsen, Lloyd Hicken, Boyd Campbell, and Casey Kunimura – through award-winning documentary films. Descendants of these veterans have expressed deep gratitude for her work, which deepened their understanding of their loved ones' experiences.

Al-Mustafa Foundation - Awarded for its exceptional efforts in documenting, preserving, and sharing the history of Utah's Muslim community. Their groundbreaking exhibition, "Utah Muslim Heritage: 100+ Years of History - In the Homes of Utah Muslims," hosted at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, offered an immersive experience showcasing personal items, heirlooms, religious artifacts, and artworks, providing a deeply relatable and unique perspective on the lives of Muslim Utahns and successfully blending past and present to portray the community's rich heritage.

Brigham City Museum of History & Art - Awarded for its exceptional work on the project, "Uncovering the Journey: Japanese American Pioneers in Box Elder County." Through two years of community outreach, staff and volunteers developed a 2,000 sq. ft. exhibit that was the first-ever professional public history representation of local Japanese American history. This project involved building a new permanent collection, securing family heirloom loans, and curating hundreds of images and videos to portray the community's lives and livelihoods. The initial work has also become the foundation for the "Continuing the Journey" project, an online showcase of the interactive exhibition, family history materials, and academic guides.

Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail (Sema Hadithi & State Historic Preservation Office) - Awarded for their extraordinary work in preserving and interpreting this chapter of Utah's history. Through a collaboration between Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation, the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, and the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program, they created a statewide heritage trail with interpretive markers, research, and community engagement. This project connects historic sites, highlights the contributions of African American regiments, and provides lasting educational resources for teachers, students, descendants, and the public, ensuring that the Buffalo Soldiers’ legacy is honored, accessible, and central to Utah’s history.

Dave Brewer - Recognized and awarded for his preservation work on behalf of the Ladies Literary Club.

David Peterson - Recognized and awarded for the memorialization of the March 1935 oil well explosion in Washington County. 

Ronald Fox - Recognized and awarded for his significant contributions as co-chair of the America250 Utah Commission, where he built national partnerships, elevated Utah's visibility, and expanded support for the Semiquincentennial.

Driven 2 Teach (Gail Miller) - For almost two decades the Larry H. MIller Company has sponsored the Driven 2 Teach program, which takes history teachers from Utah schools on week-long experiences at historic sites across the nation. This program, originally conceived by Larry H. Miller in collaboration with historian David McCullough, continues to be supported by Gail Miller and the Larry H. Miller Company after Larry's death.

Fanny Guadalupe Blauer - Awarded for her service to, and leadership in, Artes de México en Utah. Fanny Guadalupe Blauer has dedicated herself to sharing with Utahns our state's deep history as part of Spain and Mexico.

JoAnna Sorensen - Awarded for her commitment to teaching history as part of every day instruction in the elementary classroom. JoAnna has pioneered two week-long, summer content integration professional learning opportunities for Utah teachers.

Justina Parsons-Bernstein, Monica Stamm, and Utah Department of Natural Resources: Division of State Parks - Awarded for their work  "A Tale of Two Camps" exhibit, which meticulously documents the histories of the Dalton Wells CCC Camp and the Moab Citizen Isolation Center through comprehensive research, engaging storytelling, and immersive interpretive displays.

Michelle Fuller - Awarded for her 20+ years of dedicated service in stewarding the Outlaw Trail Journal and for her work in organizing the 100th anniversary of the Dougboy community event. 

Ryan Paul - Awarded for his dedication to teaching history in many forms through Southern Utah University, his work on community based projects such as Main Street Minutes, and his dedication to Utah State Parks.

Sheila Nadimi - Awarded for her extraordinary achievement in preserving and presenting the visual and cultural history of the Intermountain Indian School through her Eagle Village project. Shiela Nadimi documented the school’s transformation and demolition over 25 years, capturing murals and student expressions in striking photographic detail. Her work culminated in a 2024–2025 solo exhibition at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and a limited-edition book, "Eagle Village: A Deep Mapping of Fallow Architecture."

The Plains Production Company - Awarded for their outstanding work in preserving and sharing Utah's history through film. Their projects, including the feature-length documentary, The Streak, Spirit of the Art City, and American Seams, make Utah stories accessible, engaging, and deeply meaningful. They excel at finding and interpreting archival materials, conducting thoughtful oral histories, and weaving primary sources into compelling, historically accurate, and visually stunning films that celebrate Utah's heritage.