2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Victor R. Smith – Community Service Award
2023 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Tinesh Gray - Leadership Award
2022 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Robert L. Steward – Education Award
2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Covid Restrictions
2020 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Covid Restrictions
2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Shannon Brown - Trailblazers Award
2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mrs. Patricia Giles “LANCASTER MLK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD”.
2017 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Carol Strain-Burk 2017 Leadership Award
Ferrin Douglas Award of Excellence & Motivation
2016 AWARD RECIPIENTS
GAY BOHANNON - MLK EDUCATION AWARD
EUGENE LOTT - MLK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS
IRENE MEJIA - TRAILBLAZERS AWARD
CHARLES WALDROP, MD – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TRAIL BLAZER AWARD 2014
MARCUS KNIGHT- FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYOR FOR CITY OF LANCASTER
RICKEY CHILDERS- FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LANCASTER
KEITH HUMPHREY-FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF LANCASTER
2013 AWARD RECIPIENTS
DR. LARRY LEWIS LANCASTER MLK PRESIDENT CUP FOR EDUCATION AWARD
PAUL ALLEN LANCASTER MLK COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
“DALLAS COUNTY BUFFALO SOLIDER”
2012 AWARD RECIPIENTS
JESSIE ARMSTEAD LANCASTER MLK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OPAL MAULDIN ROBERTSON SECOND RECIPIENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS MLK GOLDEN LADY AWARD
2011 AWARD RECIPIENTS
OFFICER CRAIG SHAW LANCASTER MLK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (POSTHUMOUSLY)
MR. JEREMY MCMILLIAN LANCASTER MLK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (POSTHUMOUSLY)
2010 Award Recipients
LANCASTER MLK GOLDEN LADY AWARD
STATE REPRESENTATIVE HELEN GIDDINGS
2009 Award Recipients
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE AWARD
SPENCER HERVEY
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
COUNCILMEN JAMES DANIELS
LEADERSHIP AWARD
PASTOR CLYDE HAIRSTON
EDUCATION AWARD
LISD TEACHER OF THE YEAR ALLEN EDWARDS
PIONEER /TRAILBLAZER AWARD
LANCASTER ISD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BEVERLY D. HUMPHREY
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
(POSTHUMOUSLY)
BEN BARNES
DRUM MAJOR AWARD
DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, JOHN WILEY PRICE
FOR DRUM MAJOR OF COMPASSION AND COURAGE
DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CRAIG WATKINS
FOR DRUM MAJOR OF JUSTICE
2008 Award Recipients
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE AWARD
MR. RAYFORD WILLIAM
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
MR. ED KIRKLAND
LEADERSHIP AWARD
MS. ELLEN CLARK
EDUCATION AWARD
MAJOR. ERICK MOSLEY
PIONEER AWARD
MRS. MARCELENE WRIGHT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MR. WILL ARMSTEAD
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN LIEUTENANT IN THE LANCSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
LIEUTENANT ANTHONY BROOKS
2007 Award Recipients
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE AWARD
MR. THOMAS ROBINSON
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
MRS. MARTHA WALLACE
LEADERSHIP AWARD
MAYOR JOE TILLOTSON
EDUCATION AWARD
MR. KING MYRICK
PIONEER AWARD
MARIAN BARNETT
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
(POSTHUMOUSLY)
REV. HARRY GORMAN
2006 Award Recipients
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE AWARD
MR. MURPHY WASHINGTON
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
FORMER COUNCIL MAN JAMES O’NEAL
LEADERSHIP AWARD
FORMER COUNCIL MAN VIC BUCHANON
EDUCATION AWARD
L.I.S.D TRUSTEE CAROLYN MORRIS
PIONEER AWARD
TOM BURNETT
JAMES FLOWER FILLED A SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT LAW SUIT