Previous Recipients

1934
Violet Fox Taylor
Leland W. "Tex" Plunkett

1935
Margaret McGlasson Cronin
Harmon L. Elder

1936
Eleanor Sanders Lane
George E. Alcott

1937
Mildred Liddell Turer
Joe W. Watson

1938
Alice Horn Bryant
Charles N. Nutter

1939
Mary C. Murphy
W. Clark Hetherington

1940
Mary White Ridings
Paul H. Albright

1941
Patty Sanders McGuire
James R. Haynes

1942
Jewel Hannah Conniff
Louie N. Rodgers

1943
Martha Richardson O'Malley
Robert S. McGinnis

1944
Jacqueline Lilliker Laux
Kermit L. Racely

1945
Mary Richmond Cobb
Gaither A. McKelvey

1946
Joyce Lichtenberger McEwen
Paul Johnston

1947
Doris Rector Landers
Carl Graves

1948
Janie Gipson Sullivan
Sterlin C. Moore

1949
Phyllis Ford Crawford
James F. Sloan, III

1950
Gloria J. Spotts
James E. Wilkinson

1951
Clinnie Wofford Cannon
Leroy Little

1952
Mary Farmer Coble
David L. Lau

1953
Margaret Cooper Blackwood
George W. Bell

1954
Joyce Pasmore Miller
William R. Singleton

1955
Mary White Lamb
Houston H. Garner

1956
Ina Wiles Hudson
Charles L. Rasberry

1957
Joann Raines Sullivan
Rice L. Van Ausdall

1958
Marilyn Reng Bell
Charley J. Thornton

1959
Charlotte James Akelaitis
Doug E. Moore

1960
Rosalie Gorham Barber
Charles H. Long

1961
Hazel Coleman Dickey
Don R. DeArmon

1962
Donna Lynch Mustaine
Charlie T. Crow

1963
Frances Farabee Jones
Randy W. Ishmael

1964
Sharon Craft Littlejohn
Bill C. Foster

1965
Becky Bridges Bailey
Bill M. Ennis

1966
Catherine Smart Williams
John W. Alderson, III

1967
Mignonne Wilson Flagg
John M. Erwin

1968
Allison Denman Holland
Cecil H. Holifield

1969
Pamela Fuhr Dunavant
Laudies Brantley, Jr.

1970
Sharon Pierce Dent
Gordon D. Simpson

1971
Patti Jo Warr Baber
Ron K. Bell

1972
Cynthia Truxton Van Winkle
Michael T. Worley

1973
M.J. Pearle
Herschel L. Jones

1974
Sanda Gerdes Greene
Mike B. Mallott

1975
Vicky Garman Rudy
J.H. Williams

1976
Margo Travis AufderHeide
Conrad Cunningham

1977
Pam Blackwood
Preston D. Monroe

1978
Leann Spigner Wisdom
Gregory M. Hopkins

1979
Margy Cannon
Chuck R. Maulden

1980
Becky Wood Frederick
Freeman M. Montaque, Jr.

1981
J. Mark Lewis

1982
Mark R. Hayes

1983
Patricia Cychol Hayes

1984
David L. Ivers

1985
D. Price Marshall, Jr.

1986
Rhonda G. Davis

1987
Tommy Dillard, III

1988
Mark A. Belk

1989
Elisa Masterson White

1990
Mike K. Schreck

1991
Daya Seymore McAlexander

1992
Cheryl Hinck Speights

1993
Tommy E. Fowler, Jr.

1994
M. Shane Broadway

1995
Molly Mayer Phillips

1996
Kelly Sartain Buckliew

1997
Joel Garrison

1998
Laurie Smalling

1999
Stephanie Curton Kenley

2000
Angela Barber Austin

2001
Allison Collier Catlett

2002
Andrea Smalec Morrissey

2003
Sach Oliver

2004
Shelley LunBeck

2005
Jacob N. Hampton

2006
James Bishop

2007
Jessica Hicks

2008
Rachel Smith

2009
Kyle Fulton

2010
Anna Callaway

2011
Shannon O'Nale
 

2012
Candice Mey-Biggers
 

2013
Hunter Petrus
 

2014
LaTasha Moore
 

2015
Earl Morris
 

2016
Erin Wadley
 

2017
Jared Gowen
 

2018
Robert Morris
 

2019
Thomas Hamaker
 

2020
ChrisTina Okolo

2021
Rashad Kirksey
 

2022
Reed Middleton

2023
Hye Sun Choi