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- 2002 - Charlie Bray & Bill Seawell
- 2003 - Ann Buffinton & Patricia Hill
- 2004 - Tony H. Jarrett, Linda Ball & Andrew Leung
- 2005 - Carolyn Clontz, John E. Newman & Bruce Williams
- 2006 - Kyle Hudson, Tom Alexander, & Gay Davis
- 2007 - Kathleen Sullivan, Jerry Weston & Tim Thompson
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- 2010 - Rick Westover, Bill Warmath, & Marion Bunge
- 2011 - Mark Yost, Connie Young, Culinary Visions Catering
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- 2013 - Diana Davis & Susan Klaiber
- 2014 - Kevin Green
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- 2019 - Brian Shackelford & Jerry Holland
- 2020 - Steven Allen and Dawn Stone
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- 1999 - Bruce Williams
- 2000 - Tony Jarrett
- 2001 - Lori Church
- 2002 - Kathy Carpenter & Kathleen Sullivan
- 2003 - Holly Lindsey
- 2004 - Kevin Green
- 2005 - Michael Scearce
- 2006 - Bill Warmath
- 2007 - Scott Kutos
- 2008 - Kyle Hudson
- 2009 - Drew Showfety
- 2010 - Nancy Radtke
- 2011 - Travis Carter
- 2012 - Lisa Way
- 2013 - Bill Guill
- 2014 - Bob Bates
- 2015 - LaTondra Bonds
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- 2019 - Lindy Pope
- 2020 - Marvette Artis
- 2017 - Dave Held
- 2018 - Matthew Young
- 2019 - Scott Dampier
- 2020 - Angela Koons
- 2000 - Charles "Buddy" Weill, Jr. & O. Frank York
- 2001 - Ford D. Little & Joseph Clark
- 2002 - Alexander Wrenn & Sharon Lankford
- 2003 - Anne M. Allen, Lou Boyles & Owen D. Lewis
- 2004 - Eddie Yost, Stephen Showfety & Betty Geraci
- 2005 - Charles "Trip" Brown, Willam Seawell & JoAnn Preston
- 2006 - Kemp Clendenin, Anthony Montana & James Bichsel
- 2007 - Melvin Kriegsman, Charlie Scott & Herman Pickett
- 2008 - James T. Roach, Robert Lowdermilk & Jolaine Lanier
- 2009 - Samuel Zealy, Jr. & Lynn Black
- 2010 - Sandra O'Connor
- 2011 - Hank Cunningham & Tom Somerville
- 2012 - Mike Fowler & Betty Smith
- 2013 - Robbie Perkins
- 2014 - Dean Little
- 2015 - Thomas McFadden
- 2016 - Gary Hill
- 2017 - Tom Chitty
- 2018 - Burton Kennedy
- 2019 - Kelly Marks
- 2020 - Kathy Carpenter
- 1978 - Jack H. Brown
- 1979 - Fred L. Clapp, Jr.
- 1980 - O. Frank York, Jr.
- 1981 - Kemp C. Clendenin, Jr.
- 1982 - Gaston D. Faison
- 1983 - George H. Roach
- 1984 - Stanley B. Frank
- 1985 - Lura K. Ellis
- 1986 - Alvin R. Butler
- 1987 - Charles L. Weill, Jr.
- 1988 - A.P. Carlton
- 1989 - William D. Seawell, Sr.
- 1990 - Chester H. Brown, Jr.
- 1991 - Alexander E. Wrenn
- 1992 - Sam H. Zealy, Jr.
- 1993 - Lynn F. Black
- 1994 - Betty S. Geraci
- 1995 - H. Michael Weaver
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- 1999 - Paul Gilmer, Sr.
- 2000 - Betty Smith
- 2001 - Charles E. Bray
- 2002 - Kevin Green
- 2003 - Richard Grubar
- 2004 - Kelly Marks
- 2005 - Bill Seawell
- 2006 - James Roach
- 2007 - Melvin "Skip" Alston
- 2008 - John Newman
- 2009 - Carolyn Banks
- 2010 - Mike Fowler
- 2011 - Kyle Hudson
- 2012 - Chester Brown
- 2013 - Gary Hill
- 2014 - Richard Beard
- 2015 - Roberta Wall
- 2016 - Vickie Gallimore
- 2017 - Sandra O'Connor
- 2019 - Bob Lewis
- 2020 - Wayne Young
- 2002 - Elaine H. Ernest
- 2003 - Chester H. "Trip" Brown, Jr.
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- 2011 - Mike Barr
- 2012 - Matt Brown
- 2013 - Gene Brown, CHS
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- 2015 - Dennis & Nancy Quaintance
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- 2017 - Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
- 2018 - Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
- 2019 - Donald Moore
- 2020 - Roy Carroll
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- 2000 - Paul & Thelma Gilmer
- 2001 - John Kavanagh
- 2003 - Maribel Hernandez
- 2006 - Trudy Menzzentto
- 2007 - Wade Jurney
- 2008 - Angela L. Kent
- 2009 - John E. Newman
- 2010 - Kathy Carpenter
- 2012 - Alec Wrenn
- 2013 - Kathleen Sullivan
- 2014 - Carolyn Clontz
- 2015 - Kimberly Moore-Dudley
- 2016 - Lolita Malave
- 2017 - Marlys Currie
- 2019 - Sofia Crisp
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- 2008 - County Commissioner Kirk Perkins, III
- 2009 - Mayor Robbie Perkins
- 2010 - State Senator Phil Berger
- 2012 - Representative John Blust
- 2013 - Maurice "Mo" Green
- 2014 - Mayor Nancy Vaughan
- 2016 - State Senator Gladys Robinson
- 2018 - Jeff Thigpen
- 2019 - Marikay Abuzuaiter
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- 1995 - Jim Roach
- 1996 - Chris Fox, Jane Martin
- 1997 - Chester "Trip" Brown, Jr.
- 1998 - Tony Jarrett
- 1999 - Chester "Trip" Brown, Jr.
- 2000 - Sandra O'Connor
- 2001 - Tony Jarrett
- 2002 - Kathy Carpenter
- 2003 - Sandra O'Connor
- 2004 - Kelly R. Marks
- 2005 - Betty Smith
- 2006 - Gay Davis
- 2007 - Kathleen Sullivan
- 2008 - Sofia Crisp
- 2009 - Sharon Dameron
- 2010 - Rick Westover
- 2011 - Kathy Carpenter
- 2012 - Nicole Rafferty
- 2013 - Lolita Malave
- 2014 - Kathy Carpenter
- 2015 - Lee Porter
- 2016 - Barbara Osborne
- 2017 - Dawn Stone
- 2018 - Jerry Holland
- 2019 - Heather Dodson
- 2020 - Marvette Artis
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- 1959 - William D. Seawell, Sr.
- 1960 - Ford D. Little, Jr.
- 1961 - Williard A. Gourley, Jr.
- 1962 - R.E. Lowdermilk, Jr.
- 1963 - Kemp C. Clendenin, Jr.
- 1964 - Roy C. Millikan
- 1965 - Charles L. Weill, Jr.
- 1966 - Mary Van Dyke
- 1967 - Charles P. Scott
- 1968 - Kirby Moore
- 1969 - A.P. Carlton
- 1971 - Herman N. Pickett, Jr.
- 1972 - Jack B. Smith
- 1973 - Anthony Montana
- 1974 - James Eskridge, Jr.
- 1975 - Anne M. Allen
- 1976 - Joseph L. Clark
- 1977 - Sam Hooker
- 1978 - Fred L. Clapp, Jr.
- 1979 - Bert F. Wilcox
- 1980 - Melvin S. Kriegsman
- 1981 - Alfred J. Rice
- 1982 - O. Frank York, Jr.
- 1983 - William D. Seawell, Jr.
- 1984 - Margaret Harley
- 1985 - Eddie Yost
- 1986 - Lou K. Boyles
- 1987 - Alec Wrenn
- 1988 - Sharon W. Lanford
- 1989 - Helen Wakefield
- 1990 - Elizabeth Guard-Green
- 1991 - Marion L. Bunge
- 1992 - Peggy C. Petree
- 1993 - JoAnn Preston
- 1994 - Kay T. Hancock
- 1995 - James L. Bichsel
- 1996 - Thomas Somerville
- 1997 - James Roach
- 1998 - Betty S. Geraci
- 1999 - Sam H. Zealy, Jr.
- 2000 - Chester "Trip" Brown, Jr.
- 2001 - Jolaine Lanier
- 2002 - Sandra O'Connor
- 2003 - William T. Warmath, Jr.
- 2004 - Ann W. Buffington
- 2005 - Kathy Carpenter
- 2006 - Tony Jarrett
- 2007 - Kelly R. Marks
- 2008 - Kevin Green
- 2009 - Bruce Williams
- 2010 - Betty Smith
- 2011 - Dean Little
- 2012 - Burton Kennedy
- 2013 - Mark Yost
- 2014 - Kathleen Sullivan
- 2015 - Lolita Malave
- 2016 - Marian Stafford
- 2017 - Nancy Radtke
- 2018 - Sofia Crisp
- 2019 - Kathy Haines
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