Past Winners
| FIRST ANNUAL (1981) | |
| Health & Safety | Dr. Thistle McKee |
| Business & Professional Women | Audrey Reeg |
| Adult Education | Lillian Gravatt |
| Employment | "B" Katz |
| Legislation | Elizabeth McCann |
| Human Rights | Ann Warshauer |
| Consumer Affairs | Antoinette Kelly |
| Housing/Environmental | Ellen Pickering |
| Youth Education | Winifred Anderson |
| Youth Education | Janet Chitwood |
| Cultural Affairs | Effie Dunston |
| SECOND ANNUAL (1982) | |
| Health & Safety | Dorothy Davies |
| Housing | Vola Lawson |
| Legislation | Jeanne Connell |
| Human Rights | Annie B. Rose |
| Cultural Affairs & the Arts | Argyle Crump |
| Youth Services | Christine Ulrich |
| Environment & Preservation | Ethelyn Cox |
| Business & Professional Women | Jacqueline Urow |
| Education & Training | Elizabeth Anne Campagna |
| THIRD ANNUAL (1983) | |
| Marguerite Payez (1st Annual) | Sheila Doud |
| Health & Safety | Eileen Kelly |
| Housing | Sharon Annear |
| Human Rights | Marilyn Eaton |
| Cultural Affairs & the Arts | Heidi Pope |
| Youth Services | Viola Yancy |
| Aging | Florence Price |
| Education | Judy Harman |
| Environment | Lois Hunt |
| Preservation | Linda Michael |
| FOURTH ANNUAL (1984) | |
| Youth Services | Victoria Penn |
| Education | Shirley Tyler |
| Preservation | Pamela Cressy |
| Aging | Ellen Kessler |
| Refugees | Nancy Kelly |
| Business & Professional Women | Anna Smith |
| Housing | Judy Hansen |
| Health & Safety | Lois Van Valkenburgh |
| FIFTH ANNUAL (1985) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Sarah Wallace |
| Human Rights | Patricia A. Smith |
| Education | Helena Pratt |
| Business & Professional Women | Buena M. Chesshir |
| Youth Services | Francine C. Rosenfeld |
| Aging | Adelaide S. Turner |
| Preservation | Shirley B. Zenith |
| Health & Safety | Peggy Sklar |
| Cultural Affairs & the Arts | Lois Kelso Hunt |
| Housing | Eudora Lyles |
| SIXTH ANNUAL (1986) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Floirence Price |
| Health & Safety | Jeannette Smalling |
| Cultural Affairs & the Arts | Doris Miller |
| Preservation & Development | Anne Ware Montgomery |
| Public Education | Mary Katherine Shilton |
| Community Services | Maudy W. Mays |
| Cultural Affairs and the Arts | Jacqueline Henry‑Green |
| Community Services | Gertrude Harvey |
| SEVENTH ANNUAL (1987) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Florence E. Tupper |
| Public Education | Judith S. Seltz |
| Preservation and Development | Ellen Pickering |
| Cultural Affairs and the Arts | Sandra B. Calhoun |
| Community Services | Helen Miller |
| Business Development | Virginia Pryzblo |
| Career Development | Laura Ross Brown |
| Health & Safety | Lelia Saunders |
| Special Award | Cameron Valley Helper's Network |
| EIGHTH ANNUAL (1988) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Helen Day |
| Public Education | Lou Cook |
| Preservation | Marilyn Doherty |
| Community Services | Kate Brooks |
| Business and Career Development | Hazel Rigby |
| Health & Safety | Arlene Hewitt |
| NINTH ANNUAL (1989) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Jane Lee Ring |
| Health, Safety, and Public Education | Sharon Annear |
| Preservation and Development | Jean Caldwell |
| Cultural Affairs and the Arts | Nina Tisara |
| Community Services | Ramona Younger |
| Business and Career Development | Trea Heath |
| TENTH ANNUAL (1990) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Marion Stanton |
| Public Education | Barbara Mason |
| Preservation and Development | Maxine Clark |
| Neighborhood Revitalization | Nancy LaValle |
| Housing | Rina Constantino |
| Business and Career Development | Dorothy Crowder Coffey |
| ELEVENTH ANNUAL (1991) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Elizabeth Cassidy |
| Public Education | Claudia Waller |
| Preservation and Development | Vicky Menjivar |
| Cultural Affairs and the Arts | Fran Redmon |
| Community Services | Rosa Byrd |
| Business and Career Development | Veronica Mitchell |
| TWELFTH ANNUAL (1992) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Margaret Anzchutz |
| Preservation and Development | Elizabeth Lyons |
| Public Education | Frankie Alston |
| Cultural Affairs and the Arts | Martha Mendenhall |
| Special recognition | Kerry Krebill |
| Recognition of Service Award | Ayana Edwards |
| THIRTEENTH ANNUAL (1993) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Ruby J. Tucker |
| Education and Training | Betty Hobbs |
| Preservation and Development | Eleanor Geiger |
| Cultural Affairs | Helen Reid |
| Community Services ‑ Youth | Vernell P. Howell |
| Business and Career Development | Joan G. Ogilvy Holden |
| FOURTEENTH ANNUAL (1994) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Rose Berler |
| Education and Training | Mary Ellen Hoy |
| Preservation and Development | Pam St. Clair |
| Cultural Affairs | Donna Bergheim |
| Youth Community Services (Adult) | Darhyl Jasper |
| Youth Community Services (Youth) | Janet Ludert |
| FIFTEENTH ANNUAL (1995) | |
| Marguerite Payez | Barbara Joseph |
| Education and Training | Jean Hunter |
| Cultural Affairs | Patricia A. Shea |
| Business and Career Development | Katherine L. Morrison |
| Women's Health Advocate | Anne Briscoe |
| Youth Community Services (Adult) | Peyton Jones |
| Youth Community Services (Youth) | Nikki Steptoe |
| SIXTEENTH ANNUAL (1996) | |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Ethel Underwood |
| Business and Career Development Award | Diane Charles |
| Education and Training Award | Jimmie Barnwell |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Holly Langenfeld |
| Women's Health Advocate Award | Lydia Carter |
| Youth Community Services Award - Adult | Margaret Connor |
| Youth Community Services Award - Youth | Emily Lloyd |
| SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL (1997) | |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Lois Van Valkenburgh |
| Business and Career Development Award | Kathleen Snyder |
| Education and Training Award | Leslie Barnes Hagan |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Kathleen Baker |
| Women's Health Advocate Award | Carol Swinburn |
| Women's Health Advocate Award | Henley F. Gabeau |
| Youth Community Services Award - Adult | Catherine W. Carter |
| Youth Community Services Award - Youth | Lauren LaSasso |
| EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL (1998) | |
| Margaret Payez Leadership Award | Rebecca Davies |
| Agent of Change Award | Deborah Brown Anderson |
| Agent of Change Award | Deborah D. Dimon |
| Agent of Change Award | Albertha Gray |
| Agent of Change Award | Sara Rich |
| Agent of Change Award | Katie Russell |
| NINETEENTH ANNUAL (1999) | |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Carter Dudley |
| Woman to Woman | Joan Gaskins |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Gerry Doon |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Audrey Faden |
| Career Development Award | Ella O. Lewis |
| Youth Community Service Award | Maria Montiel |
| TWENTIETH ANNUAL (2000) | |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Norma Gattsek |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Elaine Peoples |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Sherry Wilson Brown |
| Legislative/Public Policy Award | Beth Temple |
| Woman to Woman | Jo Ann E. Miller |
| Career Development Award | Diane P. Bellefield |
| Youth Community Service Award (Adult) | Kim Koch |
| Youth Community Service Award | Patrice Green |
| TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL (2001) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Molly Abraham |
| Vola Lawson Award | Grace Lynch |
| Rising Star Award | Anna Caulkins |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Carolyn Griffin |
| Career Development | Blanche Mays Hutchinson |
| Legislation and Public Policy Award | Pat Broussard |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Susan Abramson |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Karen Parker Thompson |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Riley Ann McDonald |
| Woman to Woman | Lillian Stanton Patterson |
| TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL (2002) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Catherine Thompson |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Betty Wright |
| Vola Lawson Award | Deborah Warren |
| Rising Star Award | Anne Boston Parish |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Jo Anne Mitchell |
| Career Development | Debra Roepke |
| Education/Training | Carolyn Lewis |
| Legislation and Public Policy Award | Gayle Reuter |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Judy Southard |
| Woman to Woman | Barbara Strother |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Charlotte Flores |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Troop 3044 Leader Lori Knoernschild |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Troop 3044 Leader Pat Norwood |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Troop 3044 Leader Wendy Wyson |
| TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL (2003) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Judy Lowe |
| Vola Lawson Award | Beverly Steele |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Carolyn Winters |
| Career Development & Education/Training | Cheryl Shaw Barnes |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Erika Mendez |
| Woman to Woman/Making a Difference Award | Wendy John |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Ruth Norton |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Shannon Parker |
| TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL (2004) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Nancy Dunning |
| Vola Lawson Award | Sandra Whitmore |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Alisa Carrel |
| Career Development & Education/Training | Athena A. Bunny@ Honduras |
| Legislation and Public Policy Award | Julie N. Jakopic |
| Woman to Woman/Making a Difference | Judy Guse Noritake |
| Youth Community Service Award | Judith Louise Haskins |
| TWENTY FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Barbara Gilley |
| Vola Lawson Award | Scott Gibson |
| Rising Star Award | Jennifer Canaff-McNulty |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Janet Barnett |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Marga Fripp |
| Career Development & Education/Training | Karen Randall |
| Legislation and Public Policy Award | Marian Van Landingham |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Jodie Markowitz |
| Woman to Woman/Making a Difference Award | Rosemary Dillard |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Charlette Mitchell-Young |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Monowara Hossain |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Shannon Scott |
| Women's Business Award | Joan Wheeler |
| TWENTY SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) | |
| Marguerite Payez Award | Kathy Wilson |
| Vola Lawson Award | Michele Evans |
| Rising Star Award | Desiree Maxwell |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Pat Miller |
| Career Development & Education/Training | Barbara Wyles |
| Legislation and Public Policy Award | Kathy Prudden |
| Women's Health/Safety Advocate Award | Linda Dwyer |
| Woman to Woman/Making a Difference Award | Joan Dale |
| Youth Community Service Award - Adult | Michele Thorell |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Hiwot Tilahun |
| Youth Community Service Award - Youth | Courtney Wu |
| Women's Business Award | Wendy Albert |
| TWENTY SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) | |
| Vola Lawson Award | Amy Bertsch |
| Rising Star Award | Toni Gagnon Ross |
| Marquerite Payez Leadership Award | Sandy Calhoun |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Beth Lovain |
| Making A Difference Award | Christa Lyons |
| Youth Community Services Award | Lorena Granados |
| Youth Community Services Award | Cathy Puskar |
| Career Development and Education/Training Award | Virginia Hodges Graves |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Lois Walker |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Sarah Becker |
| TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) | |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Lavern Jackson Chatman |
| Women’s Health and Safety Award | Elizabeth Kuttler |
| Women’s Health and Safety Award | Gina Lohr |
| Youth Community Services Award | Lucretica Jackson |
| Youth Community Services Award | Giselle Avalos |
| Career Dev and Education/Training Award | Eula Miller |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Joyce Woodson |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Fay Slotnick |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Kathryn Brown |
| Making A Difference Award | Patty Moran |
| Vola Lawson Award | JoAnn Maldonado |
| Rising Star Award | Cindy McCartney |
| TWENTY NINTH ANNUAL (2009) | |
| Marguerite Payez Lifetime Achievement Award | Patsy Ticer |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Frances Hicks |
| Youth Community Services Award | Diane Reese |
| Leadership in Business and Career Dev Award | Marcia Call |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Karen Gautney |
| Making A Difference Award | Linda Odell |
| Making A Difference Award | Alice Merrill |
| Vola Lawson Award | Audrey Davis |
| Rising Star Award | Alicia Hughes |
| THIRTIETH ANNUAL (2010) | |
| Marguerite Payez Lifetime Achievement Award | Alice P. Morgan |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Martha Grutza |
| Youth Community Services Award | Shireen K. Lewis |
| Leadership in Business and Career Dev Award | Sandy Modell |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Joann Miller |
| Making A Difference Award | Veronica Aberle |
| Vola Lawson Award | Denise Costley |
| Rising Star Award | Kendra Gillespie |
| Cultural Affairs Award | Cheryl Anne Colton |
| THIRTY FIRST ANNUAL (2011) | |
| Life Time Achievement Award | Susan Butler |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Julie Lineberry |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Melinda Gray |
| Youth Community Services Award | Dora Tweneboah |
| Youth Community Services Award | Deena Disraelly |
| Youth Community Services Award | Krishna Leyva |
| Leadership in Business and Career Dev. | Kari Galloway |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Beverly Beidler |
| Making a Difference Award | Cathy David |
| Vola Lawson Award | Det. Sandra Hein |
| Rising Star Award | Chyrell Bucksell |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Linda Hafer |
| THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL (2012) | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Elsie Mosqueda |
| Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Gwendolyn Lewis |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Jane Grayson, M.D. |
| Youth Community Services Award | Rebecca Griesse |
| Youth Community Services Award | Teens Talk Founders |
| Leadership in Business and Career Dev. | Andrea Seward |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg. And PP Award | Mary Jane Nugent |
| Making a Difference | Patricia Rodgers |
| Vola Lawson Award | Fire Captain Rodney Masser |
| Rising Star Award | Betty Morrison |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Rachel Alberts |
| THIRTY THIRD ANNUAL (2013) | |
| Marguerite Payez Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Erika Kleiner |
| Youth Community Services Award | Karyn Moran |
| Leadership in Business and Career Dev Award | Elizabeth Todd |
| Marian Van Landingham Leg and PP Award | Monica Reid |
| Making A Difference Award | Becky Davis |
| Making A Difference Award | Faye Gunn |
| Vola Lawson Award | Robin Wallin |
| Rising Star Award | Brooke Curan |
| Rising Star Award | Monika Jones |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Nina Tisara |
| Susan Lowell Butler Lifetime Achv Award | Part Miller |
| THIRTY FOURTH ANNUAL (2014) | |
| The Susan Lowell Butler Lifetime Achievement Award | Vola Lawson |
| The Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Jen Walker |
| Youth Community Services Award (Adult) | Joyce Rawlings |
| Youth Community Services Award (Youth) | Nancy Martinez |
| Leadership in Business and Career Development Award | Joan Renner |
| The Marian Van Landingham Legislative and Public Policy Award | Jean Kelleher |
| Making A Difference Award | Amy Creed |
| Vola Lawson Award | Wendy Webb |
| Rising Star Award | Cynthia Skinner |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Ruthanne Lodato |
| THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL (2015) | |
| Leadership in Business and Career Development Award | Ashley McNeff Behrens |
| Making A Difference Award | Ginny Hill-Obranovich |
| Rising Star Award | LaDonna Sanders |
| Youth Community Services Award (Youth) | Zauhirah Tipu |
| Youth Community Services Award (Adult) | Lorraine Friedman |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Deputy Sheriff Valarie Wright |
| The Marguerite Payez Award | Cynthia Anderson |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Joan Daggy Singer |
| Marian Van Landingham Legislation and Public Policy Award | Suzanne Maxey |
| Vola Lawson Award | Laurie Meyer (in memoriam) |
| The Susan Lowell Butler Lifetime Achievement Award | Brooksie Koopman |
| THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL (2016) | |
| Leadership in Business and Career Development | Stephanie Wright and Tricia Sabatini, Together We Bake |
| Making a Difference Award | Kathleen Burns |
| Rising Star Award | Hannah Godshall |
| Rising Star Award | Shakina Dunbar-Rawlings |
| Youth Community Services Award (Youth) | Isabella Lovain |
| Youth Community Services Award (Adult) | McKenya Dilworth-Abdalla |
| Women’s Health and Safety Advocate Award | Claire Dunn |
| The Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Priscilla Goodwin |
| Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Gloria Barbre |
| The Marian Van Landingham Legislation and Public Policy Award | Helen Morris |
| The Vola Lawson Award | Tamika Coleman |
| Susan Lowell Butler Lifetime Achievement Award | Lisa Baker |
| THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL (2017) AND LAST CEREMONY HELD | |
| Leadership in Business and Career Development Award | Patricia Paxton |
| Making a Difference Award | Yolanda Carrasco & Mildred Rivera |
| Youth Community Services Award (Youth) | Kendallee Walker |
| Youth Community Services Award (Adult) | LaVon Curtis |
| The Donna Bergheim Cultural Affairs Award | Lisa Smith |
| Women's Health and Safety Advocate Award | Martha Carucci |
| The Marguerite Payez Leadership Award | Laurie MacNamara |
| The Vola Lawson Award | Lisette Torres |
| The Susan Lowell Butler Lifetime Achievement Award | Dorothea Peters |