- 1978 – The Honorable Frederick Schultz*
- 1979 – Albert Ernest
- 1980 – W.O. Birchfield*
- 1981 – Robert Schellenberg*
- 1982 – Frank Surface*
- 1983 – Douglas Milne
- 1984 – Courtenay Wilson
- 1985 – John G. McGiffin, III*
- 1986 – W.A. McGriff, III*
- 1987 – Julie Buckingham
- 1988 – James Rinaman
- 1989 – J.F. Bryan, IV
- 1990 – Kenneth Eilermann*
- 1991 – William Brinton*
- 1992 – Espie Patrinely*
- 1993 – A. Quinton White
- 1994 – Alton Yates
- 1995 – Don Padgett
- 1996 – Carlton Jones
- 1997 – Carol Spalding
- 1998 – Joanne Sawyer*
- 1999 – Wade Barnes, M.D.
- 2000 – Peggy Bryan
- 2001 – Barbara Darby
- 2002 – David Robertson*
- 2003 – Barbara J. Drake
- 2004 – Madeline Scales-Taylor
- 2005 – Michael J. Shalley
- 2006 – Linda Larkin Smith*
- 2007 – John Bottaro
- 2008 – Sandra C. Ramsey
- 2009 – Ben Bishop
- 2010 – Steve Canty
- 2011 – Nancy Kilgo
- 2012 – Jerry Mallot
- 2013 – Justin Terry
- 2014 – Stephen Goldman
- 2015 – Deborah Moore
- 2016 – Charles Hedrick
- 2017 – Karen Mayfield
- 2018 – Mobeen Rathore
- 2019 – Clark Robertson
- 2020 – Rosa Beckett and Chuck Hedrick
- 2021 – Bruce Fafard
- 2022 – Kathy Miller
- 2023 – Michael Howland
- 2024 – Linda Lindemoyer
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Celebration Honorees
Visit the Celebration Video Gallery here.
Celebration Honorees are alumni members who exemplify our mission of developing leaders as community trustees
who improve the quality of life for themselves, family, and the community.
- 1996 – LJ 20th – Mayor John Delaney, Sheriff Nat Glover
- 1997 – Jane Condon, Gertrude Peele*, The Honorable Frederick H. Schultz*
- 1998 – J.F. and Peggy Bryan
- 1999 – Director Emeritus Eleanor Ashby*
- 2000 – Ann Baker*, Robert Shircliff*
- 2001 – Carlton Jones, Dinah Kossoff*, Richard Sisisky
- 2002 – The Honorable Tillie Fowler*, Adam Herbert, Howard Serkin
- 2003 – Walt Bussells, Barbara Darby, Doug Milne
- 2004 – Eleanor Gay*, Jim McCollum, Audrey McKibbin Moran
- 2005 – The Honorable Martha Barrett, Leerie Jenkins, Alton Yates
- 2006 – LJ 30th – Bill Scheu, Ju’Coby Pittman-Peele, Hugh Greene
- 2007 – Robert Helms*, Peter Rummell, Madeline Scales-Taylor
- 2008 – Barbara J. Drake, Noah Henderson, Teala Milton
- 2010 – Henri Landwirth*, Suzanne Montgomery, Ph.D.
- 2011 – MaliVai Washington, A. Quinton White Jr., Ph.D.
- 2012 – William O. Birchfield*, Preston H. Haskell
- 2013 – Gary Chartrand, Deborah Gianoulis Heald, John Peyton
- 2014 – Toni Crawford, William C. Mason, Ed.D., Isabelle Owen Spence
- 2015 – M.C. “Ceree” Harden III*, Connie S. Hodges, Cleve Edward Warren
- 2016 – LJ 40th – Jerry Mallot, Nina Waters
- 2017 – Tim Cost, David Stein
- 2018 – Susan Greene, Janet Owens*
- 2019 – Alberta Hipps, David Miller, Darnell Smith
- 2020 – Cindy Edelman, Coley Jones, Linda Wilkinson
- 2021 – Unsung COVID Leaders: Jim Culbert, Jonathan Insetta, Alexis Magnano (YLJ 2021), Chandra Manning, Alberto H. Romero and Leofric Thomas Jr.
- 2022 – Pat Geraghty, Julia “JuJu” Taylor and Leon Haley (posthumously)
- 2023 – Kevin Gay, Melanie Patz, Lynn Sherman
- 2024 – Wade Barnes, Debbie Buckland, Eric Mann
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The Frederick H. Schultz Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2009 – The Honorable Frederick H. Schultz *
- 2012 – Gertrude H. Peele *
- 2018 – William D. Brinton*
- 2024 – The Honorable Audrey Moran
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Distinguished Leadership Award
- 1989 – Bruce Doueck
- 1990 – Scott Skjordahl* and Bill Etheredge
- 1991 – Ed Hayes
- 1992 – Carol Spalding
- 1993 – Espie Patrinely
- 1994 – Noah Henderson
- 1995 – The Honorable Nat Glover
- 1996 – The Honorable John Delaney
- 1997 – John Ross
- 1998 – Suzanne Montgomery, Ph.D.
- 1999 – Barbara Drake
- 2000 – Peggy Bryan
- 2001 – Dinah Kossoff*
- 2002 – Robert Mitchell
- 2003 – Jill Dame
- 2004 – The Honorable Fredrick Schultz*
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- 2005 – Courtenay S. Wilson
- 2006 – Toni Crawford
- 2017 – Laura D’Alisera
- 2018– Maria Hane
- 2019 – Quint White
- 2020 – Ju’Coby Pittman
- 2021 – Carla Miller
- 2022 – Michael Freed