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Sandy City ceremony traces decades of volunteerism around Noel Bateman Service Award
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Summary
At a Sandy City event, residents and presenters recounted the history of the Noel Bateman Service Award, established in 1986, and highlighted long‑time volunteers and civic projects that shaped the city.
Sandy City residents and speakers used a city ceremony to recount the history of volunteerism in Sandy and to summarize recipients of the Noel Bateman Service Award, an annual honor established in 1986 to recognize long-term community service.
The award was named for Noel Bateman, described in the program as “widely known as Mister Sandy,” who devoted more than 70 years to community service and served about 20 years on the Sandy City Council and as mayor. The program noted Bateman as the 1986 inaugural recipient and listed other honorees and longtime civic leaders, including Charles Grant Hurst, Bertha Soderbergh Rand, Nathaniel Clark Stringham and others whose work helped found local organizations and civic projects.
Why it matters: the presentation placed the award and individual biographies in the context of Sandy’s civic institutions — the planning commission, chamber of commerce, arts council and the Sandy Museum — and emphasized volunteer work as a continuing thread in the city’s growth.
Speakers and program text traced specific contributions: Charles Grant Hurst chaired the July Fourth committee and helped organize the parade; Bertha Soderbergh Rand was credited with helping found Jordan Valley School (noted in the program as founded in 1975); Nathaniel Clark Stringham was cited for founding the Sandy Chamber of Commerce; Frank Munford was described as the inaugural curator of the Sandy City Museum; Joe Baker served on the Sandy City Planning Commission and was involved with redevelopment of the former Jordan High property and the Wasatch Choice 2040 workshop; Max Burdick was credited with creating a community coordinator program and serving 13 years on the planning commission; Karen Johnstone coordinated the July Fourth parade for 23 years; Tom Dolan was noted as serving six consecutive terms as mayor.
Presenters and several residents spoke about why service matters. One speaker said, “Service is important because it builds the community,” and several others described volunteerism as central to civic life and continuity in Sandy. The program repeatedly framed the award and the biographical sketches as a way to make local history visible and to recognize community leaders who provided long-term civic leadership.
The event was a presentation and commemoration; no formal council action, vote or policy change was recorded in the transcript. The materials assembled in the program emphasize historical continuity, volunteer-led civic projects and the municipal institutions in which many recipients participated.
The ceremony materials and remarks list multiple named individuals and organizations as part of Sandy’s civic history, including the Sandy Arts Council, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, Sandy Museum, Jordan Valley School, Sandy Exchange Club, Women in Business Organization and references to the Wasatch Choice 2040 planning effort. The program gives dates or spans where specified (award origin: 1986; Jordan Valley School founding: 1975; parade coordination: 23 years; planning commission service: 13 years) and describes some honors as approximate when the program text used phrases such as “over 70 years.”
No policy proposals, budget items or formal directives were cited in the transcript. The presentation concluded with recurring appeals for continued civic participation and volunteer service as the primary legacy of the award and of the individuals honored.
