The Fons Sapientiae Award is given for meritorious contributions by living persons or organizations for notable writing, editing, publishing, illustrating, promoting the purposes and goals of professional library organizations, or extraordinary service in allied fields.  The award bears an honorary lifetime membership in the chapter and is given without regard to the recipients' religion, gender, or nationality.  The recipients do not need to be members of a professional library organization.  The award is usually presented at the luncheon during the Spring Conference. (Chapter Manual, Greater St. Louis Chapter of the CLA, 2008 rev.) 

Award Winners
1974     Rev. Henry H. Regnet, SJ
1975     Sr. M. Julice Nowland, SSND
1976     Sr. M. Stanisla Heinz, CPPS
1977     Eleanora A. Baer
1979     Rev. William B. Faherty, SJ
1980     Sr. Ursula Diebold, OSU
1981     Mary Bires
1982     Matthew R. Wilt
1984     Irma C. Godfrey
1988     Irene Coyle
1992     Rev. Lowrie John Daly, SJ
1993     Rev. W. Charles Heiser, SJ
1994     Rev. Jovian P. Lang, OFM
1995     Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack
1996     Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of St. Louis
1997     Donell J. Gaertner
1998     Sr. M. Dionysia Brockland, SSND
1999     Sr. Pauline Grady, ASC
2000     Fr. John F. Kavanaugh, SJ
2001     Julanne M. Good
2002     Helen Petropolous
2004     Eileen M. Franke
2005     Hugh R. Bergman
2006     Anne Watts
2007     Sr. M. Theodore Bollati, ASCJ
2008     Mae & Martin Duggan
2009     Mark Unger
2010    Fr. Joseph Kempf
2011    Bernadette McCarver Snyder