Past Award Recipients

1990 -    Bettye Alston ‘84               

 Roosevelt Joyner ‘84                                         

1991 -    Uelucious Purdy ‘83                                           

1992 -    James L. Netters ‘87/’94                                   

1993 -    Lee R. Brown ‘92/ ‘98                                

             Martha Smaw ‘85                              

1994 -    David Boyle ‘86                 

             Dan Wilborn ‘87                                                

1995 -     Raponzil Stockard ‘87      

 Shirley Prince ‘90                                

1996 -    Cozette Garrett ‘92     

             Edward Parker, Jr. ‘85                                       

1997 -    Wesley C. Holmes ‘69                                       

1998 -    Gina Stewart ‘96                                 

             Herbert Lester ’86 / ’94                                     

1999 -    Carmichael Crutchfield ‘93 / ‘02

 Rosalyn Nichols ‘96

2000 -    Sharon Lewis- Karamoko ‘97

 J.O. Patterson, Jr. ‘85

2001 -    L. LaSimba Gray, Jr. ‘85/ ‘95

 Almella Starks-Umoja ’97

2002 -    Regina Taylor ‘99

 Earnest Mottley ‘82

2003 -    Tessie R. Simmons ‘93

 Alvin Summers ‘97

2004 -    Cheryl Davis Jones ‘93

 Melvin Lee ‘97

2005 -    Titus Haynes ‘82

 William Young ‘79

2006 -    Rose K. Patterson (posthumously) ‘89

 Harvey B. Jackson ‘95/’97/’03

2007 -    R. Stan Wood ‘70

2008 -    Corey D. Johnson ‘95/’97

 Willa M. Ross ‘02

 James T. Freeman ‘85

2009 -    Mary Jo Smiley ‘07

 R. Meade Walker ‘04

2010 -    Lynn B. Dandridge ‘04

 Anthony Henderson ‘95

2011 -    Jacqueline Pryer ‘00/ ‘10         

             Sonia Louden Walker ‘08

 Eric L. Winston, Sr. ‘03/ ‘04

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

  

President's Humanitarian Award Honorees

2007 - Kirk Whalum

2008 - Ken Bennett

2009 - Henry and Jeanne Varnell

Henry Logan Starks Distinguished Service Award Honorees

1989 - Richard Leaks, Sr.

1990 - J. O. Patterson, Sr. (posthumously)

1991- Henry C. Bunton

1992 - Clara Brawner (posthumously)

1993 - A C Wharton, Jr.

1994 - Lucy Shaw

1995 - W. H. Graves

1996 - Charles A. Champion

1997 - W. W. Herenton

1998 - Kenneth Robinson

1999 - Lois DeBerry

2000 - Herman Morris, Jr.

2001 - TaJuan Stout Mitchell

2002 - George R. Johnson

2003 - Harold E. Ford, Jr.

2004 - Samuel Billy Kyles

2004  - Benjamin L. Hooks (Heritage Award)

2005 - Deanie Parker

2006 - Ernest C. Withers

2007 - Vasco and Maxine Smith

2008 - Fred L. Davis

2009 - The 1968 Memphis Striking Sanitation Workers