One or more may be awarded annually in recognition of Charter Day or at other appropriate times to former students. Following are the previous recipients of the award.

1965

Dr. William Shelton Barcus '13
Mrs. Ruth Morgan Ferguson '14; AM '24
Dr. Francis W. Roberts '38
Mr. Marion M. Hardin '27
Dr. Will W. Jackson '16, LittD '40
The Honorable Robert E. Thompson '98; LD '54
The Honorable Marvin Jones '05
Dr. Lawrence Wilkinson '37
The Honorable Hunter O. Metcalfe '09
Mr. Louie Jarrard Secrest '36

1966

Mr. Rodney J. Kidd '25
Dr. Stanley Bohmfalk '35

1967

Mr. W. Clayte Binion, Jr. *33
Mr. Roy W. Kurth, Jr. '33
Dr. Henry M. Rockwell '23; DHL '69
Mr. Don Scarbrough *38
Bishop W. Angie Smith '17; DD '37

1968

Mr. Tom D. Fowler '30
Mrs. Johnnie Marie Brooks Grimes '27
Dr. W.E. "Brick" Lowry '28
Mr. David Thomas Searls '25; LLD '60
The Honorable John G. Tower '48; LittD '64

1969

Dr. Ralph K. Huitt '34; LittD '64
Mr. John M. Robinson '41
Mrs. Lois Craddock Perkins *11; DHL '44

1970

Dr. Roger M. Busfield, Jr. '47
Lt. Col. Anne Marie Doering '31
Dr. David W. Carter. Jr. '09
Dr. Clay J. Berry '25

1971

Dr. Arnold F. Caswell '42
Dr. Arthur W. Munk '31
Dr. George L. Rouser, Jr. '44

1972

Mrs. J. Frank Dobie '10
Dr. Jessie B. Heath '28
Dr. Allen J. Moore '49
Mr. J. Winston Procter '35

1973

Dr. Dor W. Brown, Jr. '40
Mrs. Dorothy Davidson Mills '37; DHL '78
The Reverend Arturo M. Fernandez '60
Mrs. Genevieve Yates Hurst *15

1974

Dr. Marlin L. Brockette '34
Dr. George W. Elkins *19
Judge Oras A. Shaw *22

1975

The Honorable Edward A. Clark *26, LLD '66

1976

Dr. Walter Quebedeaux '35

1977

Mr. Earnest E. Sanders *27

1978

Mr. Will Mann Richardson '32
Mr. Arthur R. Wilson *13

1979

Mr. Curtis C. "Pop" Gunn *34
The Reverend Milton Robinson '40

1980

Mrs. Genevieve Britt Caldwell '42

1981

Mr. Henry D. Akin '22
Mr. Lester Clark '35
Mrs. Kathleen Clark Fisher *28

1982

Mr. A. Frank Smith, Jr. LLD *76

1984

Judge Joseph T. Sneed '41; LLD '68

1985

Dr. Asbury Lenox '48, DD '74

1987

Mr. Forrest Smith '49

1988

Dr. William Seale, Jr. '61

1989

Dr. Stanley Hauerwas '62

1990

Mr. Red McCombs *49

1991

Dr. H. David Watts '62

1992

Mr. Joseph S. Mundy '65

1993

Mr. John B. Childress '40

1994

Mr. Ernest Nieto '64

1995

Bishops Joe A. Wilson '59 and Sharon Brown Christopher '66

1996

Mr. W. Merriman Morton '63

1997

Dr. Ellsworth Peterson '55

1998

Annanelle Hardt '48

1999

Frank Douglass '54

2000

Richard B. Eason '73

2001

Virginia Dupuy '71

2002

Dr. Albert Sanders '54

2003

Mr. Larry J. Haynes '72

2004

Mrs. Nettie Ruth Brucks Bratton '48

2005

James W. Foster '72

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