The Franson's Award (aka: The President's Award)
By Susan VanSchuyver, Harold Marcum, and Ruth R. Davidson
The Franson Award was formerly called the President’s Award,
but in honor of Donald Franson, God rest his soul, who was it has been renamed. This award
started because past N3F President’s have wanted to give a show of appreciation to people who
may have won the Kaymar Award (which you can only win once).
As a bit of interesting history, here is the list of all
Franson Award winners since 1991.
1991: Ralph Calabrese, Lyne Masamitsu, and Pamela Williams
1992: None Given
1993: Craig Boyd, Lyne Masamitsu, and Susan Zuege
1994: William Center, Diane Miller, Amy Sisson, and Michele Nowak Center
1995: Craig Boyd, Jennifer Mackay, Susan VanSchuyver, and Don Franson
1996: Jeannette Marsala, Stephanie Anderson, Joy Beeson, and Dennis Davis
1997: Jeannette Marsala, Laura Hazelwood, and William Center
1998: Don Franson, and Carla Minor
Honorable Mentions: Craig Boyd, Janine Stinson, Harold Marcum, and Ginny Benson
1999: Lyne Masamitsu, and Harold Marcum
2000: None Given
2001: Catherine Mintz, Helen Davis, Laura Hazelwood, and Jacqueline Lichtenberg
2002: None Given
2003: Janine Stinson, Laura Hazelwood, and George Phillies
2004: David Speakman, and Jon Swartz
2005: William Center, Edmund J. Goodwin, and Chris Garcia
2006: None Given
The KAYMAR AWARDS
By William Center
The N3F was organized in April 1941, so the Kaymar
Award is always given in April every year since 1959.
The selection is made by a committee, consisting
of previous winners who are still
in the club, from nominations submitted by members. The Kaymar Award, like few other
awards in fandom, is awarded only once. It is given not for talent or popularity,
but for work, for the benefit of the club and its members. It is a fitting memorial
to K. Martin Carlson (1904-1986), who originated, maintained and financed it for
25 years. Now it is paid for by the N3F Treasury, which is small compensation for
the value of the work done by the winners over the years.
Prizes include a year's membership extension,
$10 cash and a certificate.
Any member of the N3F may nominate someone who
seems worthy of the Kaymar Award.
Send your nominations to the Chairman of the Kaymar Awards Committee, at any time;
but at least by the end of the year, so that the names can be voted on in time
for next April's award. All names will be kept confidential. This is an honor, not
a campaign, and only the winner's name will be published in The Fan.
1959 Ray C. Higgs
1960 Eva Firestone
1961 Ralph Holland
1962 Janie Lamb
1963 Art Hayes
1964 Seth Johnson
1965 Stan Woolston
1966 Donald Franson
1967 Alma Hill
1968 Ann Chamberlin
1969 Donald Miller
1970 Elinor Poland
1971 Gary Labowitz
1972 Neb Brooks
1973 Elaine Wojciechowiski
1974 Joanne Burger
1975 Sheryl Birkhead
1976 Will Morris
1977 Lynne Holdom
1978 Harry Warner, Jr.
1979 Frank Denton
1980 John W. Andrews
1981 Edward W. Ludwig
1982 Owen K. Laurion
1983 Sally A. Syrjala
1984 K. Martin Carlson
1985 Howard Devore
1986 Lola Ann (Andrew) Center
1987 David Heath, Jr.
1988 Fred Jakobcic
1989 William Center
1990 Catherine Mintz
1991 Tim Gatewood
1992 Marianne Turlington
1993 Sandra Morrese
1994 Lyne-Marie Masamitsu
1995 Michele (Nowak) Center
1996 Craig Boyd
1997 Diane (Miller) Blackwood
1998 Susan Van Schuyver
1999 Jefferson Swycaffer
2000 Janine Stinson
2001 Jacquline Licthenberg
2002 Dennis Davis
2003 Harold Marcum
2004 Ginny Benson
2005 Joy Beeson
2006 Ruth R. Davidson
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