2022

Eli Isenberg

Monterey Park Press

Tim Crews

Sacramento Valley Mirror, Willows

2021

Charles Hastings Deuel

Chico Record

Allen P. McCombs
Champion Newspapers, Chino

2020

Frederick Madison Roberts

New Age, Los Angeles

2020

Arthur G. Kunkin

Los Angeles Free Press

2019

Ford A. Chatters

Lindsay Gazette

2019

Almena Lomax

Los Angeles Tribune

2018

James Joseph Ayers

San Francisco Dispatch, Los Angeles Express, Los Angeles Herald

2018

Frank McCulloch

Los Angeles Times, The Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Examiner

2017

Charlotta Bass

California Eagle

2017

Dick Fogel

Bay City News Service, The Oakland Tribune

2016

Jerene Appleby Harnish

The Daily Report, Ontario

2016

Nan Tucker McEvoy

San Francisco Chronicle

2015

Sen. Luther L. Gibson

Vallejo Times-Herald

2015

Otis Chandler

Los Angeles Times

2014

Martin Weinberger

Claremont Courier

2014

Oran W. Asa

Northeast Los Angeles Newspapers

2013

Philip Alexander Bell

The Elevator, San Francisco

2013

Dean McNaughton

Daily Republic, Fairfield

2012

Howard H “Tim” Hays Jr.

The Press-Enterprise, Riverside

2012

Scott Newhall

San Francisco Chronicle

2011

Benjamin P. Avery

Marysville Appeal, San Francisco Bulletin

2011

Jack Craemer

Marin Independent Journal

2010

Horace W. Amphlett

San Mateo Times

2009

C.K. McClatchy

The McClatchy Co.

2008

Carroll W. Parcher

Glendale News-Press

2007

Stanley T. Wilson

Turlock Daily Journal

2006

John Budd Long

CNPA, Sacramento

2005

Everett Bey

Feather River Bulletin, Quincy

2004

Harvey McGee

The Union Democrat, Sonora

2003

Harry Casey

King City Rustler

2002

Celeste Murphy

The Sonoma Index-Tribune

2001

Cornelius De Bakcsy

Fontana Herald

2000

Dean Lesher

Contra Costa Times

1999

Julius Gius

Ventura Star-Free Press

1998

Harry Lutgens

San Rafael Independent

1997

Robert C. Maynard

Oakland Tribune

1996

George Murphy Jr.

Manteca Bulletin

1995

Edward Gilbert

Alta California

1994

Telford Work

Los Angeles Daily Journal

1993

Almon T. Richardson

Pomona Progress

1992

C. K. McClatchy

McClatchy Newspapers

1991

Bill Chalfant

Inyo Register

1990

A.W. Bramwell

Chico Enterprise-Record

1989

Eleanor McClatchy

McClatchy Newspapers

1988

Frederick Godfrey Vivian

King City Rustler

1987

Gordon Hadley

Arcata Union

1986

Robert Allen Griffin

Monterey Peninsula Herald

1985

Crombie Allen

The Daily Report, Ontario

1984

Homer W. Wood

Porterville Recorder

1983

Paul R. Leake

The Daily Democrat, Woodland

1982

James S. Copley

The Copley Press

1981

Dan Beebe

Oroville Mercury Register

1980

James G. Piratsky

Watsonville Pajaronian

1979

R. C. Hoiles

Santa Ana Register

1978

Lowell Jessen

Turlock Journal

1977

Ernest L. Finley

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

1976

Edward W. Scripps

Scripps-Howard Newspapers

1975

Paul C. Edwards

San Francisco News

1974

Edward Kemble

Sacramento Union

1973

Thomas M. Storke

Santa Barbara News-Press

1972

Joseph R. Knowland

The Oakland Tribune

1971

Justus F. Craemer

San Rafael Independent-Journal

1970

James A. Guthrie

San Bernardino Sun-Telegram

1969

Alfred Harrell

Bakersfield Californian

1968

C.F. McGlashan

Truckee Republican

1967

Friend W. Richardson

Berkeley Gazette

1966

Irving Martin

Stockton Record

1965

William F. Prisk

Pasadena Star-News, Long Beach Press-Telegram

1964

Chester H. Rowell

Fresno Republican, San Francisco Chronicle

1963

Fremont Older

San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Call, San Francisco Bulletin

1962

James Anthony

Sacramento Union

1962

William Randolph Hearst

Hearst Newspapers

1961

Charles Albert Storke

Los Angeles Daily Herald, Santa Barbara News & Independent

1961

Gen. Harrison Gray Otis

Los Angeles Times

1960

Duncan McPherson

Santa Cruz Sentinel

1960

Henry Kuchel

Anaheim Gazette

1960

W.P. Barlett

Livermore Herald

1959

John Nugent

San Francisco Herald

1959

James McClatchy

The Bee Newspapers

1959

Lauren Upson

Sacramento Union

1958

Sam Brannan

California Star

1958

M.H. & Charles de Young

San Francisco Chronicle

1958

William S. Green

Colusa Sun

1957

Robert Baylor Semple & Walter Colton

The Californian, Monterey

1957

James King of William

San Francisco Bulletin