Given in recognition of achievements by individuals, organizations, or companies, which do not fall within the structure of the Chapter’s regular categories. The Board of Governors’ Award is for truly outstanding and unique accomplishments and achievements of some duration and durability. For this award, an Emmy® statuette is given.
Irving Waugh – 1986
Jack DeWitt – 1987
Dan Miller – 1988
Bob Boatman – 1989
Bill Jay – 1990
Ralph Emery – 1991
Chris Clark – 1992
John Seigenthaler, Sr. – 1993
W. Bud Wendell – 1994
Mike Kettenring – 1995
James G. Babb – 1996
David Hall – 1997
Robert L. Shepherd – 1998
James F. Goodmon – 1999
C. Paul Corbin – 2000
Deborah A. McDermott – 2001
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks – 2002
Tom Howe – 2003
Thomas E. Ervin – 2004
Bill Walker – 2005
Anne Holt – 2006
Judy Girard – 2007
NASA TV/ and Marshall Space Flight Center – 2008
The Freedom Forum/First Amendment Center/Speaking
Freely/ Newseum – 2009
WKRN/, WSMV/, WTVF and /WZTV Flood Coverage – 2010
Capitol Broadcasting & Fletcher Foundation – 2011
Geneva M. Brignolo – 2012
Vanderbilt News Archive – 2012
UNC-TV – 2013
TNN Remote Crew – Gaylon Holloway, Don Clagett, Wayne
Womack and Robert Britton – 2014
30th Midsouth Regionmal Emmy© Awards Tribute – 2015
National Student Production Award
Winners Tribute – 2016
Dolly Parton and the Dollywood
Foundation – 2017
Debbie Turner – 2018