1985 - 2023
2023
Marty Cooper - Jackson, OH
Jason Willis - Philadelphia, MS
2022
Brent Bailey - Carthage, MS
Sandy Puckett Keenan - Rose Hill, MS
2021
James Mitchell - Nashville, TN
Ronnie Parker - Haymarket, VA
2020
No honorees due to COVID-19
2019
Barry Irons - Philadelphia, MS
Pam Green Hampton - Quitman, MS
2018
Aubry Cox - Carthage, MS
Kristin Chaney - Little Rock, MS
2017
Jeff Breland - Lake, MS
Tim Anderson - Tuscaloosa, AL
2016
Lynn Russell Hayes - Decatur, MS
Kendrick Clancy - Gluckstadt, MS
2015
Dan Chatwood - Fairhope,AL
Thomas E. Hannah - Spartanburg, SC
2014
Richard Fulmer - Deatsville, AL
Troy Henderson - Raymond, MS
2013
Pete Lucovich, Jr. - Carthage, MS
Marcus Thames - Tampa, FL
2012
Granville Freeman - Lake, MS
Charles (Tom) McCullough - Philadelphia, MS
2011
Kenneth Harmon Dunagin - Decatur, MS
James E. (Jimmy) Fisackerly - New Orleans, LA
2010
Chris Harris - Decatur, MS
Dr. Howard Carlton McMillin - Carthage
2009
Donald Acton - Knoxville, TN
Wanda Blackwell McPhail - Collinsville, MS
2008
Jamie Clark - Decatur, MS
A. J. Kilpatrick - Grenada, MS
2007
Joy Eichelberger-Hannah – Tupelo, MS
Gaines Roger Massey - Brandon, MS
Dr. Clyde Muse - Raymond, MS
2006
Melvin E. Carpenter - Ocala, FL
Wilmer James - Brandon, MS
2005
Dr. Bob Tom Johnson - Forest, MS
Lucy Young - Vicksburg, MS
2004
Marcus Mann - Forest, MS
Ken Pouncey - Decatur, MS
2003
Roy Baker - Louisville, MS
Imogene Johnson Borganelli - Greenville
Rex Keeton - Taylorsville, MS
Mark Killens - Newton, MS
2002
Freddie J. Bagley - Forest, MS
James E. (Jim) Nabers - Louisville, MS
Robert L. Thomas - Philadelphia, MS
2001
Willie (Tenny) Coats - Decatur, MS
Sammy Pace - Decatur , MS
Charlie Payne - Florence, MS
2000
Billy Ray Dill - Escatawpa, MS
Sue Gunter - Baton Rouge, LA
Jimmy Rea - Ridgeland, MS
1999
Daisy Kate Williams Chaney - Union
Sam Rutigliano - Waitehill, OH
Capt. Charles E. Ward - Pace, FL
1998
Van Chancellor - Houston, TX
Deborah Norwood Duncan - Philadelphia, MS
Howard Sessums - Clinton, MS
1997
Tommye Williamson Alfonso - Gulfport, MS
Lester Baucum - Wiggins, MS
James L. (Creeper) Nelson - Newton, MS
1996
M.E. "Boe" Davis - Cary, NC
John W. Golden - Stone Mountain, GA
Julie Latham - Lena , MS
Malcolm Phillips - Newton, MS
1995
Clayton Blount - Decatur, MS
Nan Houston Keenan - Rose Hill, MS
James T. (Jim) Wood - Louisville, MS
1994
Charlene Jones Bates - Forest, MS
Charlie Hope - Sharpesburg, GA
Malcolm "Puddin" Jones - Decatur, MS
1993
Ester Thomas Coleman - Louisville, MS
Barbara Jo Davidson Russell - Decatur, MS
Col. Louis Watwood - Arlington, VA
1992
Evelyn Bender - Lawrence, MS
Joe Clark - Decatur, MS
Bert Thompson - Clinton, MS
1991
Larry Henderson - Spanish Fort, AL
Diana Lyons Jones - Hattiesburg, MS
Wayne Tullos - Belle Glade, FL
1990
Jeff Loper - Decatur, MS
Richard Harris - Hickory, MS
Sherrell Ray Marshall - Pearl, MS
1989
Lamar Blount - Decatur, MS
Walter Arno Vincent - Meridian , MS
Earl Marshall - Petal, MS
1988
Howard Jean Sessums - Harperville, MS
1987
Billy Wayne Baucum - Decatur, MS
1986
Lucille Wood - Louisville, MS
1985
Denver Brackeen - Union, MS
