Steve Francis

(July 26, 1939 – )

Steven Francis, a Louisville conrunning fan, along with his wife, Sue Francis, was the mainstay of Rivercon for its 25 years. He has worked on numerous other regionals and Worldcons. He was co-head of the Louisville in '94 Worldcon bid.

He and Sue administer the Big Heart Award and are part of the team behind FranHurst.

Steve holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California – Berkeley. The Francises have been married for more than 50 years and have five children.

• Steve and Sue Francis' NorthAmericon '79 Reminiscence

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1985 -- Xanadu II
• 1986 -- Xanadu 2.0
• 1988 -- ConTact 6
• 1990 -- Phoenixcon
• 1991 -- MidSouthCon 10
• 1992 -- Rebel Award, JoPhan Family Reunion, Marcon 27
• 1995 -- DeepSouthCon 33
• 2000 -- InConJunction XX
• 2001 -- Con*Stellation XX, Rubble Award, Big Heart Award, Conglomeration 2001
• 2008 -- 2008 DUFF Race winner (with Sue)
• 2011 -- Concave 32 (with Sue)

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Person

1939—

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