Other award recipients were: Minister Charles Fulbright, Germantown Road Church of Christ (Religion), Martavius Jones, Shelby County Unified School Board (Community Service), William Phillips, Ph.D, Methodist-LeBonheur Healthcare (Corporate Executive), Les Smith, Reporter-WHBQ/Fox-13.
A special Service for Humanity Award was presented to Sixth Circuit-U.S. District Court of Appeals Judge Bernice Donald for her historic accomplishments in the field of law/justice in a career spanning more than 30 years.
The event's Keynote Speaker was City Councilman Harold Collins and Mistress of Ceremonies was WDIA Radio Personality- Bev Johnson.
