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Sandy’s Noel Bateman Service Award honors decades of local volunteerism; program lists long-term contributors
Summary
A recorded program recounts the Noel Bateman Service Award (established 1986) and highlights multiple Sandy residents whose decades of volunteer work — from founding schools to coordinating parades and creating community programs — shaped the city’s civic life.
Speaker 1 (Unidentified speaker) summarized the Noel Bateman Service Award, saying it was established in 1986 and named for Noel Bateman, who was "widely known as Mr. Sandy" and credited with more than 70 years of community service, including roughly 20 years on the Sandy City Council and service as mayor.
The program listed past recipients and described their civic roles. Speaker 1 said Charles Grant Hurst chaired the July Fourth Committee, announced the annual parade and helped found the Sandy Arts Council; Bertha Rand was described as instrumental in founding Jordan Valley School in 1975 to promote education for children with disabilities; and Max Burdick was credited with creating the Community Coordinator Program and serving 13 years on the Sandy City Planning Commission.
Other honorees and contributions cited included Nathaniel Clark Stringham (founder of the Sandy Chamber of Commerce), Frank Munford (inaugural curator of the Sandy City Museum), Chuck Wright (Navy veteran and longtime fire chief), Jan Van Campen (founder of Women in Business in 1983 and participant in child-abuse prevention), Joe Baker (service on the Sandy City Planning Commission and involvement with redevelopment of the Jordan High property and the Wasatch Choices 2040 workshop), and Bryant Anderson (leadership on a new library and early arts programming).
Speakers recorded in the program repeatedly framed volunteer work as central to civic life. Speaker 2 said, "Service is important because it builds the community," and Speaker 3 framed volunteerism as "God's hands," emphasizing that service creates long-term community benefits and connects residents across generations.
The recording contains a number of short personal recollections and encomiums: Speaker 9 recalled growing up in Sandy’s historic district and said the city’s long-serving residents inspired their own involvement; Speaker 10 described remaining active in community work for 30 years after retirement. The final remarks revisited the theme that serving others builds social connection and local pride.
The program does not record any formal motions, votes, or policy decisions. It is a commemorative presentation and compilation of biographical notes and personal reflections on civic service. The transcript lists many individual honorees and episodic anecdotes; this article highlights representative figures and themes rather than reproducing the full list of names and years.
