Previous Award Recipients
2006-2025
Jackson Awards
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2006
David Fite – Service to Business
Don McLeary – Community Service
Dr. Jim Price – Community Service
Dr. Melvin Wright – Healthcare
Sally Rainey – Volunteer Service -
2007
Patsy Camp – The Arts
Vicki Lake – Community Service
Dr. Don Lewis – Healthcare
Roger Murray, Sr. – Leadership
Harbert Alexander, Sr. – Volunteer Service -
2008
Billy Worboys – The Arts
Dr. Barnett Scott – Community Service
Dr. Roy White – Education
Dr. Dean Currie – Healthcare
Carl Kirkland – Leadership
Doug Roth – Volunteer Service -
2009
Margaret “Kakky” Tanner – The Arts
Brenda Whalley – Community Service
Dr. Nancy Zambito – Education
Jim Moss – Healthcare
James L. Exum – Leadership
Doris Freeman – Volunteer Service -
2010
Pat Alford – The Arts
Kathryn & Tyler Swindle – Community Service
Bob Alvey – Education
Dr. Jake McInnis – Healthcare
Sharon Younger – Leadership
Becky Fly – Volunteer Service -
2011
Lendon Noe – The Arts
Roy Heatherly – Community Service
Rayna Bomar – Education
Sammie Arnold – Healthcare
Clark Shaw – Leadership
Polly Carter – Volunteer Service -
2012
Kathi Leatherwood – The Arts
Mike Hewitt – Community Service
Dr. Joe Mays – Education
Dr. Bobby Higgs – Healthcare
Kathy Watts – Leadership
Frannie Smith – Volunteer Service -
2013
Sue Blass – The Arts
Anita Kay Archer – Community Service
Donna Agnew – Education
Dr. Eugene Reese – Healthcare
Hal Crocker – Leadership
Jodie Parrish – Volunteer Service -
2014
Pat Brown-Seltzer – The Arts
Steve Bowers – Community Service
Dr. Verna Ruffin – Education
Dr. Don LaFont – Healthcare
Kyle Spurgeon - Leadership
Tawnya Moore – Volunteer Service -
2015
Bill Hickerson – The Arts
Michelle James – Community Service
Dr. Logan Hampton – Education
Dr. Vernessa Davis-Tharpe – Healthcare
Judy Renshaw - Leadership
Val Exum – Volunteer Service -
2016
Jacque Hillman – The Arts
Jerry Gay – Community Service
Stuart Hirstein – Education
Carl Rudd – Healthcare
Curtis Mansfield – Leadership
Darren Lykes – Volunteer Service -
2017
Wanda Stanfill - The Arts
Leslie Jaco – Community Service
Linda Austin – Education
Dr. Joseph Rowland – Healthcare
Robert Alderson – Leadership
Charlene Walker – Volunteer Service -
2018
Melinda Reid – The Arts
Tammy Buchanan – Community Service
Dr. Allana Hamilton – Education
Dr. David Roberts – Healthcare
Gerald “Buster” Ferguson – Leadership
Dan Brooks – Volunteer Service -
2019
Tommy Rhodes – The Arts
Bob and Donna Frankland – Community Service
Eric Jones – Education
Dr. Clyde Smith – Healthcare
Todd Swims – Leadership
Jane Alderson – Volunteer Service -
2022
Sherry Freeman – The Arts
Shelley Hayes – Community Service
Dr. Marlon King – Education
Kim Tedford - Healthcare
Ben Ferguson – Leadership
Elaine Christian – Volunteer Service
Grayson Hart – Youth -
2023
Andrew Boks – The Arts
Dr. Jeremy Tubbs – Education
John H. Weston, Jr. – Healthcare
Young Kim – Leadership
Jackie Utley – Volunteer Service
Elvia Trejo Reyes – Youth -
2024
Trista and Charlie Havner – The Arts
Melissa Spurgeon – Education
G. Robert Hopper, D.D.S. – Healthcare
David McCall – Leadership
Wendy Trice Martin – Volunteer Service
Tim Stratton - Youth -
2025
Stedman Roebuck – The Arts
Jack Wood – Education
Ron Kwasigroh – Healthcare
Gail Gustafson – Leadership
Heath Williams – Volunteer Service
KaBao McCarver – Youth
May & Dr. A. Barnett Scott Service Award
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2013
Michael Richerson
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2014
Martha Scott
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2015
Abby Lackey
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2016
Julanne Stone
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2017
Juanita Jones
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2018
Lee Gaugh
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2019
James & Kelly Christoferson
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2022
Mark & Jill Taylor
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2023
Jim Norton & Bobby Walden
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2024
Dr. Sandra Dee & Eduardo Morales
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2025
Linda Rizzuto
Tigrett Award
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2006
John Burton Tigrett
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2007
Senator Howard Baker
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2008
Dixie Carter
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2009
Wink Martindale
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2010
Brenda Lee
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2011
Senator Lamar Alexander
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2012
Pat Summit
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2013
Jim Ayers
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2014
Robert & Jenny Kirkland
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2015
Norbert Putnam
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2017
Senator Bob Corker
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2018
Carol & Bill Latimer
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2019
Carl Perkins
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2022
Lauren Pritchard
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2023
Allison DeMarcus
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2024
Alice & Carl Kirkland