|
Year
|
Recipient
|
Institution
|
|
1981-82
|
Dr. Neal Berte
|
Birmingham-Southern College
|
|
1982-83
|
Carl D. Perkins
|
U.S. House of Representatives
|
|
1983-84
|
Dallas Martin
|
NASFAA
|
|
1984-85
|
Eunice Edwards
Herb Vescio
|
Fisk University
Eastern Kentucky University
|
|
1985-86
|
William M. Geer
|
University of NC at Chapel Hill
|
|
1986-87
|
Palmer Freeman
|
Leroy Springs Foundation
|
|
1987-88
|
Dr. James F. Carr
|
Harding College
|
|
1988-89
|
Guy Snavely
|
Pickett and Hatcher Educational Fund, Inc.
|
|
1989-90
|
Dr. William Wall
|
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
|
|
1990-91
|
Vernetta P. Fairley
|
University of Southern Mississippi
|
|
1991-92
|
Cheryl Wilkes O'Keefe
|
Medical College of Georgia
|
|
1992-93
|
Preston Rosser
|
Valencia Community College
|
|
1993-94
|
Gerald T. Bird
Robert Evans
|
College Scholarship Service
U.S. Department of Education
|
|
1994-95
|
Marvin G. Carmichael
Francine Reeves
|
Clemson University
U.S. Department of Education
|
|
1995-96
|
Ron Gambill
|
Tennessee Student Assistance Corp.
|
|
1996-97
|
Jack L. Woodward
Cruzita Lucero
|
Millsaps College
Walters State Community College
|
|
1997-98
|
David Cecil
Karen Fooks
|
Transylvania University
University of Florida
|
|
1998-99
|
Curtis Whalen
Betty Whalen
|
University of NC at Charlotte
Wingate College
|
|
1999-00
|
Joel Harrell
|
Clark Atlanta University
|
|
2000-01
|
Randy Craig
Eleanor S. Morris
|
Education Credit Management Corp.
University of NC at Chapel Hill
|
|
2001-02
|
Susan Little
Carol Mowbray
|
University of Georgia
Northern Virginia Community College
|
|
2002-03
|
Mary Givhan
Ken Player
|
Mississippi College
South Carolina Student Loan Corp.
|
|
2003-04
|
Jane McNaughton
|
Union Planters Bank
|
|
2004-05
|
Bob Godfrey
|
University of South Carolina - Columbia
|
|
2005-06
|
Clark Aldridge
David Gelinas
|
Collegiate Funding Services
University of the South
|
|
2006-07
|
Janet Sain Nowicki
Rosemary Stelma
|
SunTrust Education Loans
East Carolina University
|
|
2007-08
|
Guy Gibbs
Greg Martin
|
Northern Virginia Community College
U.S.Department of Education
|
|
2008-09
|
Bill Cox
Karen Koonce
|
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Wachovia
|
|
2009-10
|
Debra Talley
|
University of Alabama, Birmigham
|
|
2010-11
|
Ron Day
|
Kennesaw State University, Georgia
|
|
2011-12
|
David Bartnicki
|
U.S. Department of Education
|
|
2012-13
|
Brent Tener
|
Vanderbilt University
|
|
2013-14
|
David Mohning
|
Vanderbilt University
|
|
2014-15
|
Heather Boutell
Jeff Dennis
|
Bellarmine University
Greenville Technical College
|
|
2015-16
|
Nancy Tate
|
Anderson University
|
|
2016-17
|
Brad Barnett
Sandra Neel
|
James Madison University
University of Louisville
|
|
2017-18
|
Lisanne Masterson
|
Blue Ridge Community College
|
|
2018-19
|
Keith Reeves
|
Clemson University
|
|
2019-20
|
Sharon Oliver
Zita Barree
|
North Carolina Central University
Hampden-Sydney College
|
|
2020-21
|
Bryan Erslan
Marian Dill
Buddy Johnston
|
Eastern Kentucky University
Lee University
Radford University
|
|
2021-22
|
Amy Berrier-Gerber
|
Central Carolina Community College
|
|
2022-23
|
Bill Spiers
Nathan Basford
|
Tallahassee Community College
Florida State University
|
|
2023-24
|
Billie Jo Hamilton
Dana Kelly
Celena Tulloss
|
University of South Florida
NASFAA
Auburn University
|
|
2024-25
|
Michael Bennett
Carolyn Sparks
|
St. Petersburg College (retired)
Wofford College
|
