| Year |
Amateur |
Professional |
Commercial |
Special |
| 1976 |
Herman Fast (SFAA)
Paul Zurakowski (EAS) |
Kingsley Wightman |
| |
| |
| 1977 |
Betty Neall (EAS) |
Dr. Harold Weaver (UCB) |
| |
| |
| 1978 |
Al Daggett (SFAA) |
Dr. Helen Pillans
(Mills College) |
| |
| |
| 1979 |
Don Machholtz (SJAA) |
Marvin Vann (NASA Public Info Office) |
| |
Ben Mayer
(Polaris A.S.) |
| 1980 |
Doug Berger (EAS) |
Andrew Fraknoi (ASP) |
| |
| |
| 1981 |
Frank Miller (SVAS) |
Dr. Don Goldsmith (NASA Ames) |
| |
| |
| 1982 |
Leon Salanave (SFAA) |
Don Warren (SMAS) |
| |
| |
| 1983 |
Bob Schalck (EAS, TMW) |
Dr. Alan Friedman (LHS) |
Celestron International |
| |
| 1984 |
Dr. Clarence Custer (SAS) |
Lewis Epstein (SFAA) |
Space Microwave Labs |
| |
| 1985 |
Jack Borde (MDAS) |
Eric Burgess
(Space Microwave) |
Tom Mathis |
| |
| 1986 |
[NO AWARDS GIVEN] |
| Year |
Amateur |
Professional |
Commercial |
Special |
| 1987 |
Kevin Medlock (FPOA) |
Sherwood Harrington (ASP) |
The Astronomical Staff of Kalmbach Publications |
| |
| 1988 |
John Dobson (SFSA) |
Steve Edberg (NASA - JPL) |
Mark Thompson (KRON-TV Weather) |
| |
| 1989 |
John Westfall (ALPO) |
Alan Gould (LHS) |
| |
Norm Sperling (ETIU/EAS) |
| 1990 |
Cliff Holmes (RTMC) |
Ashley Thomas McDermott (RTMC) |
Al & Phyllis Heppe (Glen Ellen Scientific Co.) |
| |
| 1991 |
Carter Roberts (EAS) |
Lonny Baker (Morrison Planetarium CAS) |
Orion Telescope Center |
| |
| 1992 |
Don Stone (EAS) |
Wayne Narron (San Joachin Delta College Clever Planetarium) |
Edmund Scientific Co. |
Dr. Edward Penhoet (COSC) |
| 1993 |
Conrad Jung (EAS) |
Tinka Ross (MTO) |
Learning Technologies |
SCAS (Young Astronomers & Striking Sparks) |
| 1994 |
David Rodrigues (EAS/TVS) |
Joe Wujek (EAS/COSC/Lowell Obs) |
Rick/Susie McWillams (Tangent Instruments) |
Rick Morales (Fremont Peak; FPOA) |
| 1995 |
Mike Maiman (SMAS) |
Dr. Isabel Hawkins (CEA)
John Hewitt (LHS) |
LUMICON |
Alan G. Gorski (TVS)
Project ASTRO (ASP) |
| 1996 |
Dennis LeClert (SAS) |
Edna DeVore (SETI Institute) |
Meade Instruments |
Joe Disch (MDAS) |
| 1997 |
Chuck Vaughn (Tri-Valley) |
David Morrison
(NASA Ames) |
Telrad-- Steve Kufeld |
Nancy Kassover (Happy Valley School, Lafayette) |
| 1998 |
Steve Overholt
(SFAA and WMAC) |
Chris McKay
(NASA Ames) |
Tectron Telescopes
(Tom Clark) |
SETI Institute
(Seth Shostak) |
| 1999 |
Denni Frerichs (WAA, FPOA) |
Peter Jenniskens (SETI) |
Crazy Ed Optical (Ed Erbeck; SJAA) |
Mt. Tam Interpretive Association |
| Year |
Amateur |
Professional |
Commercial |
Special |
| 2000 |
Mike Ryan (SMAS) |
Alex Filippenko
(UC Berkeley) |
Rainbow Optics
(Jim Badura) |
EAS Rachel (20" refractor) Restoration Team: Denni Frerichs, Kevin Medlock, Carter Roberts, Don Saito, and Ken Swagerty |
| 2001 |
Alane Alchorn (TVS) and Jeff Baldwin (SAS) |
Dr. Michael D. Reynolds
(Chabot Space & Science Center) |
Al Nagler (Tele Vue) |
Hercules Stargazers |
| 2002 |
Jane Houston Jones (Sidewalk Astronomers) |
Robert Naeye (ASP) |
Bob Fies (Aluminum Coating) (SMCAS) |
Jim Van Nuland (SJAA) |
| 2003 |
Marni Berendsen (MDAS) |
Steve Craig
(Morrison Planetarium) |
Marshall Smith (Orion Telescopes and Binoculars) |
Kirsten Vanstone (Morrison Planetarium) |
| 2004 |
Jim Scala (MDAS) |
Debra Fischer (UCB & SFSU astronomer) |
Maurice & Sam Sweiss (Scope City) |
Morris Jones (SFAA,SJAA,FPOA) |
| 2005 |
Mike Koop (SJAA) |
Darryl Stanford (CSM & SFSU astronomer) |
Vic Maris (StellarVue) |
Marshal Merriam (MDAS)
|
| 2006 |
Ken Frank
(SFAA and Scope City) |
Scott Sandford
(NASA Stardust Mission) |
Coronado Solar Telescopes
|
Jeff Adkins (Deer Valley High School, Antioch, CA) |
| 2007 |
Michael Portuesi (SFAA and SF Sidewalk Astronomers) |
Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy) |
Plettstone Telescopes
(Michelle Stone) |
Dean Drumheller (CSM)
|
| 2008 |
Jim Head (MDAS) |
Suzy Gurton (ASP) |
Hans Wiest (1800destiny) |
Telescope Makers Makers Workshop (CSSC) |
| 2009 |
Doug Brown (FPOA),
Jake Burkhart |
Brian Day
(NASA LCROSS EPO) |
|
Mike Bennett (ASP), Michael Greene (JPL)
for establishment of Night Sky Network |
| Year |
Amateur |
Professional |
Commercial |
Special |
| 2010 |
John Dillon (SFAA, Randall Museum) |
Marni Berendsen (ASP, Night Sky Network)
|
| |
Ranger Dave Balogh (Yosemite Ranger at Glacier Point) |
| 2011 | Rogelio Bernal Andreo
(SJAA, SFAA)
| Bill Borucki
(Kepler Mission PI)
| Ron Bissinger (SBIG)
| Dave Frey, Doug Smith & Peter Schumacher (SFAA/SFSA ATM)
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