Awards
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)
- Chancellor’s Citation – UC Berkeley (2010)
- UCSF Medal (2010). Press Release. Video.
- Morningstar CEO of the Year (2004) Announcement.
- Bay Area Business Hall of Fame (2001)
Video Materials
- Video Tribute to Marion Sandler (2013)
- Speech by Herb Sandler on the Impact of Private Philanthropy (2013)
- Interviews with Herb Sandler at Bridgespan.org (2012)
- Video about Herb and Marion Sandler produced by UCSF (2010)
Reference Materials
Reference materials with information about the Sandlers and Golden West include the following:
- An oral history of Herb and Marion’s life was produced by the UC Berkeley Oral History Center.
- “Self-Made Philanthropists” March 9, 2008: New York Times Magazine article by Joe Nocera.
- Golden West SEC Filings, available on the EDGAR website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the www.goldenwestworld.com website.
- “Pay Consultant’s Ideal” June 14, 2006: Bloomberg article by Graef Crystal
- “Virtue Well Rewarded” May 15, 2006: CQ Weekly article by John Cranford
- “Golden West strikes gold with principles” May 8, 2006: Seattle Post-Intelligencer article by Michael Liedtke
- “Stick to Your Knitting” March 1, 2004: Forbes article by Seth Lubove
- “2004 CEOs of the Year” 2004: Morningstar announcement
- “Duos Success Built on Old-School Approach” March 3, 2003: LA Times by Hiltzik
- “Less is More: How Great Companies Use Productivity as a Competitive Tool in Business,” by Jason Jennings. Published by Portfolio, a member of Penguin Putnam, Inc. (2002).
- “Hubby, Wife are Golden Duo” March 4, 2002: Fortune article by Patricia Sellers
- “Golden West Financial, Gold Award Winner for Four Straight Years” June 15, 1992: The Wall Street Transcript
- “World Savings Turns in Strong Performance” April 28, 1992: Los Angeles Times article
- “Inside the Nation’s Best-Run S&L” September 9, 1990: NYTimes article by Richard W. Stevenson
- “If Only All the S&Ls Had Been Managed Like Golden West” June 29, 1990: The Wall Street Journal article by Charles McCoy
- “World’s Sandlers Take Industry’s Top Honors for Tradition of Excellence and Integrity” June 25, 1990: The Wall Street Transcript
- “Good Times at Golden West” April 21, 1990: Journal Tribune Weekend by Burkhardt and Johnson
- “One thrift firm that thrives: Golden West Financial” April 17, 1990: San Francisco Examiner article by Susan Burkhardt
- “Golden West: No Mess for a No-Frills Thrift” April 9, 1990: Investor’s Daily article by Karen Padley
- “World Savings’ Safe Style” April 17, 1989: Business Times article by Michael Liedtke
- “Romancing the savings and loan” March 19, 1989: San Francisco Examiner article by Susan Burkhardt
- “GDW” July 4, 1988: Wall Street Transcript
- “Golden West Voted Best-Run” December, 1987: Thrift Nelsons Research Monthly
- “Golden West’s Secret of Success Pays Off”March 31, 1986: San Francisco Chronicle article by Lorna Doubet
- “Trim S&L Prospers Even in Lean Times”June 24, 1985: SF Chronicle by Schares
- “An S&L with the Midas Touch” May 19, 1980: Business Week
