|
YEAR
|
|
RECIPIENT
|
|
1976
|
|
*Charles Penn
|
|
1977 |
|
*Samuel Young
|
|
1978 |
|
*D. Randolph Holland
*Melvin McCallister
|
|
1979 |
|
*Hazel Logan Thompson
|
|
1980 |
|
*Lola Woods Ali
|
|
1981 |
|
Earnest W. Gilreath
|
|
1982 |
|
Detroit Chapter
|
|
1983 |
|
North Carolina/Virginia Chapter
|
|
1984 |
|
Carlether Pace
Sylvene Jarvis Thomas
|
|
1985 |
|
*Ellsworth Sanders
Yonkers Chapter
|
|
1986 |
|
Cleveland Chapter
|
|
1987 |
|
*Geraldine Eubanks
|
|
1988 |
|
*Acie McGhee, Jr.
|
|
1989 |
|
Joe N. Fitts
McDowell County Chapter
|
|
1990 |
|
Raymond Gilreath
|
|
1991 |
|
*Geraldine Eubanks
Howard Wade
|
|
1992 |
|
*Margie K. Miller
|
|
1993 |
|
*Mattie Belle Dillard
Melba C. Howard
|
|
1994 |
|
(No Award) |
|
1995 |
|
*Marian Gilreath (Shelton)
*Dorothy Harris (Ray)
*Roger Shelton, Jr.
|
|
1996 |
|
Joseph L. Woods, Sr.
|
|
1997 |
|
Sarah Phillips Miller
|
|
1998 |
|
Spencer Hairston
|
|
1999 |
|
*Dorothy Tuning
|
|
2000 |
|
Aaron W. L. Eubanks |
|
2001 |
|
Mildred Washington
*James Hilbert
*Dr. Acie McGhee, Jr.
*Dr. Louis A. Aikens (Honorable Mention) |
|
2002 |
|
*Edward R. Coleman
Cordelia (Lawson) Lewis-Burks |
|
2003 |
|
*Evelyn W. Cabbell |
|
2004 |
|
*Benny Maeweather
*Dr. Louis Aikens |
|
2005 |
|
Earnest Gilbreath
Washington DC Chapter |
|
2006 |
|
Arnetta Ferguson
McDowell County Chapter |
|
2007 |
|
No Nominee |
|
2008 |
|
Vanessa Roberston |
|
2009 |
|
No Nominee |
|
2010 |
|
Holbert Fleshman
*Frances (Harris) Mayes |
|
2011 |
|
Audramae Williams |
|
2012 |
|
Annie Rolfe |
|
2013 |
|
Lola Harris |
|
2014 |
|
Wanda Hale Jones |
|
2015 |
|
No Nominee |
|
2016 |
|
Terri Simmons |
|
2017 |
|
James Johnson |
|
2018 |
|
Paul Everett |
|
2019 |
|
No Nominee |
|
2020 |
|
No Reunion |
|
2021 |
|
Billie (Black) Witcher |
|
2022 |
|
Cordelia (Lawson) Lewis-Burks |
