MASTER AWARD LIST
Distinguished Alumnus Award
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Honorable George T. Smith
Dr. George D. Conger (D)
Miss Murl Rountree (D)
Mr. James Lamar Branch (D)
Mr. Robert (Bobby) A. Rowan
Mr. J. Frank McGill
Mr. George Sosebee
Mr. Ronald B. (Bo) Ginn (D)
Mr. John Henry Davis (D)
Mr. William L. Lanier
Dr. Audrey VanLandingham (D)
Mrs. Emma S. Murrah
Mr. John Strickland (D)
Dr. William T. Greer, Jr.
Mrs. Marguerite Jones Smallwood
Mr. Garland Thompson
Dr. Wanda Grogan
Mr. James D. Patton (D)
Senator Harold J. Ragan
Mr. James W. Threatte (D)
Mrs. Mary Reynolds Threatte
Mr. Roy L. Strange (D)
Mr. Rufus Adams (D)
Mr. James L. (Jimmy) Allen, Sr.
Mr. W. Edward Moore, Sr.
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Dr. Johnny L. Crawford
Mr. Gaylord Coan
Mr. Jimmy R. Grubbs
Mr. Powell J. (Jack) Legg
Mr. Ford B. Spinks
Rep. W. Newt Hudson
Mr. Robert B. Moss
The Honorable L. Catherine "Cathy" Cox
Mr. R. A. “Rusty” Griffin, Jr.
Commissioner Charles H. Bronson
Regent John Hunt (Posthumously)
Mrs. Eunice L. Mixon
Mr. W. Dan Pennington
Mrs. Teresa Coarsey Lasseter
Ms. Julie Ewing Hunt
Rep. Tom McCall
Holland Eugene “Gene” Ragan
Dr. Paul M. Newberne
Dr. James W. Newberne
Honorable Robert Mack Crawford
Mr. Cook Holliday
Mr. C. L. Morehead
Dr. Tim Marshall
Dr. Beverly Sparks
J. Lamar Branch Award
(formerly Outstanding Agricultural Leader)
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2000
Mr. Richard D. "Dickie" Coleman
Mr. Pleasant L. Jowers, Jr.
Mr. Darvin R. Eason
Dr. Stanley L. Coley
Mr. Jimmy L. Hill
Mr. D. Gary Farmer
Mr. George N. Turk
Mr. Robert L. "Bobby" Miles
Dr. D. Scott NeSmith
Dr. C. Jack Hearn
Mr. R. Harry Thompson
Mr. E. Ferguson “Ferg” Cowen and
Mr. Palmer Maples, Jr.
Mr. Gary Tankersley
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mr. Charles F. Coker
Mr. J. Tyron Spearman
Dr. David Bridges
Dr. Steve J. Brannen
Dr. J. Curtis Branch, Jr.
Mr. Keith S. Rucker
Mr. Anthony Williams
Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins
Mr. Schley Louis Perry, Jr.
Dr. Jerry W. Johnson
Mr. Von G. Peavy
Mr. Elzie Argene Claxton
Mr. Jim Hill
Mr. Jimmy Grubbs
MASTER AWARD LIST
Outstanding Business Leader
1979
1982
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
Dr. George D. Conger, M.D.
Mr. John Henry Davis
Mr. George M. D. (John) Hunt, III
Mr. Joseph (Jody) A. Haley, II
Mr. Douglas McArthur (Art) Sutton
Mr. C. Alex Kemp
Mr. James L. (Jimmy) Allen, Sr.
Mr. J. Randolph Nichols
Mr. Ronnie D. Rollins
Mr. John R. Bassett
Mr. Robert M. (Bob) Dutton
Mr. John M. (Butch) Davis
Ms. Carolyn Willis Grant
Mr. Frederick A. “Rick” Bostelman
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mr. James W. “Jimmy” Dorsett
Mr. and Mrs. Danny (Beverly) Sterling
Mr. Tim Chason
Mr. J. Patrick Atwater, Sr.
Mr. Lawton E. Bassett, III
Mrs. Dixie Sutton Lightfoot
Mr. Glenn P. Willis, Jr.
Mr. Frank Sauls
Mr. Jack C. Drew, Jr.
Mr. Rodney M. McDonald
Mr. Mark Mobley
Mr. John H. Redding
Mr. Jeff Bodine Sinyard
Mr. James Holcomb
Ms. Keri Jones
Outstanding Educator
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
Mrs. Jane Grogan Gibbs
Dr. Harold P. “Hal” Henderson
Dr. Charles P. Griner
Mrs. Mary Alice Hasty Bolton
Mrs. Marolyn H. Mixon
Mrs. Suzanne Wright Click
Dr. Michael D. Moye
Dr. Mary Ann Robinson Potter
Dr. Delano R. Braziel
Dr. Rose Turner Bacon
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mrs. Sherry Hutchinson Waldrop
Mrs. Joan Griffin Marshall
Mr. Dorsey Brooks
Mr. J. Patrick Atwater, Jr.
Dr. Lynn Barber
Mrs. Suellen Coleman Perry
Dr. Mary Ellen Hicks
Ms. Ann Culpepper Graham
Ms. Lola West
Dr. Shelley Fandel
Master Farmer Award
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Mr. Eugene G. Adams
Mr. Peter Rhyne
Mr. David L. Newton
Mr. David Glynn West
Mr. Pleasant L. Jowers, Jr.
Mr. Ralph J. Balkcom
Mr. Ike M. Newberry, Jr.
Mr. Roy McDonald
Mr. Emmett Reynolds
Mr. Charles Everett
Mr. Derrell Thompson
Mr. S. Louie Perry, Jr.
Mr. Paul Bandy
Mr. Robert D. Humphrey
Mr. Paul F. English, Sr.
Mr. A. Walstein James
Mr. S. Charles Lanier, Sr.
Mr. Stewart I. Bloodworth, Sr.
Mr. J. Randolph (Randy) Rigsby
Mr. Wilbur T. Gamble, Jr.
Mr. B. Frank Strickland
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Mr. Franklin Sutton
Mr. Alonzo T. Rigsby, Jr.
Mr. Joe Perry Carter, Jr.
Mr. Melvyn D. Rowan
Mr. Robert L. "Bobby" Webster, Sr.
Mr. Andy H. Miller
Mr. Marshall R. Bennett, Sr.
Mr. Jack C. Drew, Sr.
Mr. James R. Curry, Jr.
Mr. James H. Moore, Jr.
Mr. Armond C. Morris
Mr. Jerald Carter
Mr. John E. Strickland, Jr.
Mr. William L. "Bill" Brim
Mr. E. Dice Roberts, Sr.
Mr. David A. Carlson
Mr. Robert E. "Bob" McLendon
Mr. A. Burnell Gaskins
Mr. Benjamin F. “Ben” Strickland, Jr.
Mr. James L. (Jaimie) Allen, Jr.
Mr. Alan S. Verner
MASTER AWARD LIST
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Mr. J. Richard Morrison
Mr. A.B.C. “Chip” Dorminy, III
Mr. J. Daniel Bledsoe
Mr. Allen Whitehead
Mr. I. Scott Hart, Jr.
Mr. W. Ernie Ford
Mr. Ricky R. Sparkman
Mr. James Emory Tate
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
Mr. Brian Ponder
Mr. Ted Cowan
Mr. Richard A. “Dick” Byne
Mr. John C. Harrell
Mr. Terry Clark
Mr. Greg F. Crumley
Mr. David Moore
Mr. Johnny Cochran
Outstanding Health Care Professional
1995
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
Dr. Phillip L. Roberts
Ms. Patty Garrett Clark
Dr. Glen A. Barden
Dr. Larry D. Daugherty
Dr. Keith Phillippi
Dr. R. Greg Anderson
Dr. William R. Boone
Dr. Gregory G. Goggans
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2013
2014
Dr. C. Gary Lodge
Mrs. Patricia Sirmans Puckett
Dr. Charles Speakman
Dr. James T. Phillips
Dr. Jay Williams
Ms. Patricia Scott Barber
Ms. Nancy M. Hilton
Helen Brown Sasser Award
(formerly Master Homemaker)
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Mrs. Sara Brown (Ragland) Tate
Mrs. Merl Ellis
Mrs. Dorothy Parrish Akins
Mrs. Nan Shealy Rushing
Mrs. Marie Griffin Morgan
Mrs. Carolyn Harris
Mrs. Gloria Bostick Davis
Mrs. Rhodabel Gay Chappell
Mrs. Joann Reeves Brittingham
Mrs. Nell Lee Hurst
Mrs. Ann Brown English
Mrs. Frances Ridgeway Smith
Mrs. Gail McCormick Paulk
Mrs. Dianne Hartley English
Mrs. Sandra Tucker Matthews
Mrs. Patricia Timmerman Womack
Mrs. Betty Cross Carter
Mrs. Lee Manning Lee
Mrs. Bonita Butler Green
Mrs. Elna McClelland Bragdon
Mrs. Brenda Nash Morris
Mrs. Jane Grogan Gibbs
Mrs. Martha Spell Lee
Mrs. Mary Perry Grimsley
Mrs. Sharon Davis Parkman
Mrs. Carolyn Leverett Kelly
Mrs. Carolyn Hill Branch
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mrs. Yvonne Harrison Crawford
Mrs. Helen Brown Sasser
Mrs. Virginia Thomas Hart
Mrs. Phyllis Green Norfleet
Mrs. Angela Noble Gordy
Mrs. Sandra Sumner Kemp
Mrs. Linnie Weeks Stansell (Posthumously)
Mrs. Gail Darby Thompson
Mrs. Louise Calhoun Woodham
Mrs. Marion Legg Mahaffey
Mrs. Terry Tatum Wilkins
Mrs. June Talley Branch
Mrs. Joy Barber Dutton
Mrs. Helen Sears Joiner
Mrs. Donna Marshall Blalock
Mrs. Betty West Carlson
Mrs. Lorene Manning Carter
Mrs. Kathy Butler Murray
Mrs. Sandra Flynt McKinnie
Mrs. Debbie Phillips
Mrs. Nancy Coleman
Ms. Nancy Gurley Jenkins
Ms. Soyna Martin Aldridge
Ms. Alisha Hall
Ms. Lauri Jo Bennett
MASTER AWARD LIST
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Mr. J. Tyron Spearman
Mr. Glenn N. Parkman
Mrs. Carol Southerland Williams
Mr. Charles T. Hall, Jr.
Miss Carolyn McKenzie
Ms. Kathy E. Gill
Dr. Norma Green Spivey
Ms. Louise Hill
Ms. Melita Easters
Rep. Roger C. Byrd
The Honorable L. Catherine "Cathy" Cox
Ms. Kimberly A. "Kim" Allen Boling
The Honorable John J. Ellington
Ms. Sherrie Bloodworth Sumner
Ms. Laura Beth Tucker
Dr. J. Chris Gibbs
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mr. William I. Bowen, Jr.
Mr. John S. “Sam” Sims, III
Dr. James T. “Jay” Phillips
Ms. Joy R. Carter
Mr. Stephen T. Rakestraw
Mr. M. Brian Law
Mrs. Darby Thompson Sewell
Ms. Amber Davis Collins
Ms. Christa Galloway Steinkamp
Ms. Sarah E. Bland
Mrs. Jodie Rayl Snow
Ms. Barbara D. Grogan
Ms. Catrina Kennedy Pollard
Mrs. Niki Knox Vanderslice
Mr. Tyler Harper
Master Young Farmer Award
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Mr. Armond C. Morris
Mr. Dobson M. Gay, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Cason
Mr. Jerald L. Carter
Mr. Bobby J. Rowland
Mr. E. Dice Roberts, Sr.
Mr. Hugh D. Matthews
Mr. Jack G. Chandler
Mr. Julian L. Morgan
Mr. Larry McMillan
Mr. Roger R. Allen
Mr. Gary R. Brock
Mr. W. Donald "Don" Laing, Sr.
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1992
1993
1993
1994
1995
Mr. Alonzo B. "Al" Curry, Jr.
Mr. Joe Kyle "Joey" Veal
Mr. Thomas E. "Tommy" Adkridge, III
Mr. Joseph B. "Joe" Griffith
Mr. J. Richard Wansley
Mr. Thomas R. Coleman, Jr.
Mr. G. Teel Warbington and
Mr. Scott Vann
Mr. Howard M. Morris and
Mr. Randall A. Morris
Mr. D. Glenn Heard
Award discontinued
The Family Legacy Award
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
J. Curtis Branch Family
Thomas W. Coleman Family
J. Alvin Rowan Family
Milford Brown Family
J. B. Miles, Jr. Family
Dudley Hudson Family
J. E. McGill Family
Grady M. Thompson, Sr. Family
Render Hill Parkman Family
2007
2008
2009
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
J. R. Gibbs, Sr. Family
William “Bill” Turner Family
John and Clara Hollis Davis Family
O. E. (Ollie) McMillan Family
Johnie Clark Family
Grady and Mary Ann Medford Family
Dennis and Lynn Howell Gay Family
Marshall R. Bennett, Sr. Family
MASTER AWARD LIST
Abraham Baldwin Distinguished Service Award
2007
Mr. George T. Smith
Honorary Alumnus Award
1965
1965
1965
1965
1977
1979
1980
1980
1982
1982
1985
1986
1986
1987
1988
1988
1989
1989
1989
1990
1990
1992
1992
1993
1993
1993
1994
1994
1995
1996
1997
1997
1997
1998
1998
1998
Dr. J. G. Woodroof
Dr. George H. King
Dr. George P. Donaldson
Sen. Herman Talmadge
Mr. Charles A. Harris
Ms. Pauline Stephens
Dr. George P. Donaldson
Dean Tom M. Cordell
Mr. Jesse G. Chambliss
Mr. O. D. Carlton, II
Dr. Stanley R. Anderson
Mr. Vernon Yow
Mr. Michael D. Chason
Dr. J. G. Woodroof
Mrs. Homer (Weetie) Rankin
Mr. Homer Rankin
Dr. Wayne C. Curtis
Mrs. Evelyn Eve
Mr. George Odom
Mr. Emory McMillan
Mr. Robert Stone
Mrs. Clovis (Clarice) Turk
Mr. Clovis Turk
Mr. J. Talmadge Webb
Ms. Betty Claxton
Ms. Florence Baxter
Mrs. Vera Smith Bailey
Mr. DeNean Stafford
Helen L. Strickland
Mrs. Edna (J. Lamar) Branch
Dr. Rosemary Johnson
Mrs. Leona Reddick-Mott
Dr. Frank Thomas
Mrs. Rosalyn Ray Donaldson
Mr. Roy R. Jackson, Sr.
Mr. E. Ray Jensen
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2003
2004
2004
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2013
2014
2014
2014
2015
Mr. William I. Bowen, Sr.
Mr. L. Norman “Red” Hill
Mr. E. Lanier Carson
Dr. Ralph E. Kickliter
Mrs. Ruby Lee Spinks
Dr. W. Worth Bridges
Dr. Homer A. Day
Dr. Joseph J. Day, Jr.
Ms. Merle Baker
Mr. Bob Reinhardt
Dr. Leon Benefield
Dr. Lew S. Akin
Mr. Bennie Dees
Mrs. Bettie Turner
Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. Moorman
Mr. Dale N. Pflug
Mrs. Andrea Savage
Mr. Michael Vollmer
Mr. Thomas B. Call
Dr. Larry D. Allen
Dr. Ronald E. Jones, Sr.
Dean Henry A. “Bo” Miller
Dr. Charlotte Pfieffer
Ms. Diane Cowart
George and Ailene Graul
Ms. Andrea Pate Willis
Mr. Melvin Merrill
Ms. Ann R. Hammons
Dr. Eddie D. Seagle
Mr. Alan Kramer
Mr. Tommy Irvin
Mr. Garth L. Webb, Jr.
Dr. Jeff D. Gibbs
Dr. Rod Brown
Roger Dill
DeNean Stafford, III
Jack Perry