The Franson Award originally called the N3F President’s Award. It was renamed in honor of Donald Franson. This award started because past N3F Presidents have wanted to give a show of appreciation to people – even those who may have won the Kaymar Award (which you can only win once).
Here is the list of Franson Award winners since 1991. The list is not quite up-to-date
Year Recipient
Jefferson Swycaffer, Collator, N’APA
Jon Swartz, Co-editor, TNFF and Tightbeam
Justin E. A. Busch, Films Fantastic
2022 John Thiel, Editor, Origin and Ionisphere
2021 Patricia Williams-King, Kevin Trainor
2020
2019 Angela K. Scott, Jose Sanchez, and Cedar Sanderson
2018 Bob Jennings
2017 Jon D. Swartz, David Speakman
2016 R-Laurraine Tutihasi
2015 David Speakman
2014 George Phillies, Bill Burns
2013 George Phillies
2012 None Given
2011 Jean Lamb
2010 Heath Row, R-Laurraine Tutihasi
2009 None Given
2008 None Given
2007 Dennis Davis, Jon Swartz
2006 None Given
2005 William Center, Edmund J. Goodwin, and Chris Garcia
2004 David Speakman and Jon Swartz
2003 Janine Stinson, Laura Hazelwood, and George Phillies
2002 None Given
2001 Catherine Mintz, Helen Davis, Laura Hazelwood, and Jacqueline Lichtenberg
2000 None Given
1999 Lyne Masamitsu, and Harold Marcum
1998 Don Franson and Carla Minor Honorable Mentions: Craig Boyd, Janine Stinson, Harold Marcum, and Ginny Benson
1997 Jeannette Marsala, Laura Hazelwood, and William Center
1996 Jeannette Marsala, Stephanie Anderson, Joy Beeson, and Dennis Davis
1995 Craig Boyd, Jennifer Mackay, Susan Van Schuyver and Don Franson
1994 William Center, Diane Miller, Amy Sisson, and Michele Nowak Center
1993 Craig Boyd, Lyne Masamitsu, and Susan Zuege
1992 None Given
1991 Ralph Calabrese, Lyne Masamitsu, and Pamela Williams