The Board of Governors Award is the highest Award a local chapter can bestow. It is for recognition of achievements by individuals, organizations or companies which do not fall within the structure of the Chapters regular Area Awards. Historically, Board of Governors Awards are for truly outstanding and unique accomplishments, or for achievements of some duration and durability.

The award can be given to an individual, a company or an organization for outstanding achievement in the arts, sciences or management of television; which is either of a cumulative nature, or so extraordinary and universal in nature as to be beyond the realm of the awards presented in the categories of achievement.

A five-sixth favorable vote of the Board is needed to present the Governors Award.

Names of Individuals, Companies or Organizations may be submitted to the Academy Office for consideration of The Governors' Award each Spring. Please submit Cover letter, Photo and Bio.

Past Recipients
1971
Harold P. See
President
Chronicle Broadcasting
1972
Jonathan Rice
Programming Director
KQED 9-PBS
1973
Charles Hall
Project Manager
NASA Ames Research
1974
Dr. Benjamin Draper
Creator
Broadcast Industry
Conference
1974
Louis S. Simon
Former VP & GM
KPIX 5-CBS
1976
Broadcast Industry Community Service
Project
1977
Philo T. Farnsworth
Father of American Television
1978
Don Harris
Correspondent
NBC News
1978
Bob Brown
Photographer
NBC News
1981
Jack Armstrong
TV Guide
NATAS NorCal Chapter
Academy Administrator
1985
Charles P. Ginsburg
AMPEX Corporation
Father of Videotape Recording
1987
Terrence O'Flaherty
TV Columnist
San Francisco Chronicle
1987
Richard R. Rector
President
Power/Rector Productions
1988
Dr. Ray Dolby
Chairman & Founder
Dolby Laboratories
1989
Lee Mendelson
President/Executive Producer
Lee Mendelson Productions
1989
Charles M. Schulz
Creative Associates
Creator of Peanuts
1990
Russ Coughlan
Vice President/General Manager
KGO 7-ABC
1992
Shirley Temple Black
Actress, Ambassador
Lifetime On Television
1995
Belva Davis - Host Anchor
KRON/KQED & William Moore - Photojournalist KTVU 2-FOX
1997
Nancy Besst
Romper Room's
Miss Nancy
1998
Dave McElhatton
News Anchor
KPIX Channel 5
1999
Terry Lowry
Bay Area Media Personality
LaCosse Productions
1999
Fred Zehnder
News Director
KTVU Channel 2
2000
Luis Echegoyen
News Anchor
KDTV 14-Univision
2003
Rigo Chacon
Reporter
KGO ABC 7
2004
Barbara Rodgers
Anchor/Reporter
KPIX CBS 5
2009
Cheryl Jennings
Anchor/Reporter
KGO ABC 7



2010
WENDY TOKUDAs
Anchor/Reporter
KPIX CBS 5