To Producer/Creator E. Jack Neuman
1. 12/7/63 – The John Swett Award (Plaque and Citation)
2. 1/30/64 – Certificate of Commendation by the Los Angeles County School Trustees Association (Citation/Plaque)
3. February 1964 – Department of Education California State College, Los Angeles – (Plaque)
4. 2/10/64 – National Association of Secondary School Principals, Chicago – Citation/Plaque)
5. 3/19/65 – St. Louis Suburban Teachers Association – (Award)
6. 3/20/64 – California Teachers Association – (Annual Communications Award)
7. 4/10/64 – California Federation of Women’s Clubs, Los Angeles Metropolitan District 17, Los Angeles – (Award of Merit)
8. 4/17/64 – Washington Education Association, Seattle – (Better Understanding Award)
9. 10/15-16/64 – Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines – (Honorary Teacher-Of-The-Year)
10. 3/6/65 – Central California Teachers of English, Crockett – (Award)
11. 3/19/65 – St. Louis Suburban Teacher’s Association – (Special “TEACH” Award)
12. 6/30/65 – Citizenship Committee of the National Education Association, New York City – (Commendation)
To Dean Jagger
13. 2/10/64 – The National Association of Secondary School Principals, Chicago – (Honorary Principalship)
14. 3/2064 – California Teacher’s Association, Los Angeles – (Annual Communications Award)
15. 3/23/64 – California Association of Secondary School Administrators, San Francisco – (Honorary Membership)
16. 4/10/64 – California Federation of Women’s Clubs, Los Angeles Metropolitan District 17, Los Angeles – (Award of Merit)
17. 1964 – National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, BEST ACTOR – (1964 Emmy Award Nomination)
18. 1965 – National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, BEST ACTOR – (1965 Emmy Award Nomination)
To James Franciscus
19. 3/11/64 – Los Angeles Association of Secondary School Administrators, Hollywood – (Golden Apple award)
20. 10/15-16/64 – Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines – (Honorary Teacher-Of-The-Year)
21. 1964 – Hedda Hopper Star of Tomorrow – (Award)
22. 1964 – Sixteen Magazine, Most Popular New Male Television Star – (Gee-Gee Award)
23. 1964 – California State College, Los Angeles – (Citation)
24. 1964 – Radio Daily, Most Promising New Talent – (Award)
25. 1964 – Motion Picture Daily, Most Promising Actor of the Year – (Fame Award)
26. 1964 – Christian College, Columbia, Missouri – Special Citation.
To Jeanne Bal
27. 3/11/64 – Los Angeles Association of Secondary School Administrators, Hollywood – (Golden Apple award)
28. 1964 – Women’s Vice-Principal Association – (Award)
29. 1964 – California Teachers Association, Los Angeles – (Special Recognition)
To Marian Collier
30. 1964 – Niagra Falls Teacher’s Association – (Silver Tray Award)
To Burgess Meredith
31. 3/19/65 – Southern California School Public Relations Conference, Los Angeles – (Annual Communications Award)
To Leonard Freeman (Producer)
32. 3/19/65 – Southern California School Public Relations Conference, Los Angeles – (Annual Communications Award)
To “Mr. Novak”
33. 4/29/64 – Broadcast Pioneers, New York City – (George Foster Peabody Award)
34. 1964 – Fifth Annual TV Guide Poll for Best Show – (Nomination)
35. 1964 – National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences for “outstanding dramatic program of the year” – (Emmy Award)
36. 1964 – American Council for Better Broadcasts , Look-Listen Poll – (Voted Ond of Five Best Programs)
37. 1965 – National Education Association, New York City “distinguished dramatic interpretation of education during the year ended April 1, 1965, through a single program aired over a national television network – MGM-TV for ‘The Tender Twigs,’ in the Mr. Novak TV series,” – (School Bell Award)
38. 3/19/65 – California Teacher’s Association, Los Angeles “for outstanding interpretation of education and the teaching profession” – (Annual Communications Award)
39. 1965 – (Thomas Alva Edison Award)
To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
40. 5/19/64 – Christian College, Columbia, Missouri – (Special Service to Education Award)
To The National Broadcasting Et Al
41. 2/8/64 – To Robert Kinter of NBC, Secondary School Principals, Chicago – (Special Award)
42. 5/12/64 – National Association for Better Radio and TV, “for outstanding presentation of dramatic entertainment on network television…brings to the nation’s TV screens a consistently high quality of dramatic fare marked by good writing and acting on serious themes…” – (Citation)
43. 7/1/64 – National Education Association, “for distinguished dramatic interpretation of education during the year ended 4-1-64 through a series aired over a national television network.” – (National School Bell Award)
44. 4/8/65 – To Robert Kinter of NBC, National Education Associations Department of Classroom Teachers for “his and NBC’s contribution to raise the image of education and educators by means of the Mr. Novak series” – (Award)
45. 6/4/65 – Ohio State University Radio-TV Dept. to Robert E. Kinter, “In recognition for his contribution to electronic journalism and broadcast communications.”…”who has encouraged his news staffs to enlarge the scope and function of their operations…” In re “The Exile’ – Mr. Novak episode – (Award)
To John D. F. Black (Writer)
46. 3/1/65 – Braille Institute of America, for “An Elephant is Like a Tree” episode of Mr. Novak – (Citation)
47. 3/23/65 – Writer’s Guild of America, Best dramatic episode script, any length, “With a Hammer in His Hand, Lord, Lord,” – (Award)