| Honoree | Affiliation at Time of Award |
|---|---|
| Mayor Ed Austin | City of Jacksonville |
| Ted Baker | Florida Rock Industries |
| Thompson Baker | Thompson Baker Insurance |
| George Bean | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority |
| Henry H. Beckwith | Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Ken Burton | Manatee County Tax Collector |
| Mayor Bob Buckhorn | City of Tampa |
| Jack Butcher | The Tampa Tribune |
| A. R. Pete Carpenter | CSX Transportation |
| The Hon. Betty Castor | Former FL Secretary of Education, Former USF President |
| Mayor Jane Castor | City of Tampa |
| Congresswoman Kathy Castor | U.S. House of Representatives, Tampa |
| Congressman Jim Davis | U.S. House of Representatives, Tampa |
| Congresswoman Tillie K. Fowler | U.S. House of Representatives, Jacksonville |
| Senator Pat Collier Frank | Florida Senate |
| Former Mayor Bill Fredericks | City of Orlando |
| William W. Gay | W. W. Gay Mechanical Contractor |
| Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams | 1905 Family Of Restaurants |
| Mayor Dick Greco and Dr. Linda McClintock-Greco | City of Tampa Tampa General Hospital |
| Senator Mary Grizzle | Florida Senate |
| Sheriff Walter Heinrich | Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office |
| Max H. Hollingsworth | Winn-Dixie |
| Mayor Glenda Hood | City of Orlando |
| Col. Joseph House (Ret.) and Sue House | USAA Community Volunteer |
| Senator Toni Jennings | Florida Senate President |
| Carlton Jones | Leadership Florida |
| Dr. Frances Kinne | Jacksonville University |
| Brian Lamb | Fifth Third Bank |
| Rep. John Lewis | Florida House of Representatives |
| Judith Lisi | Straz Center for the Performing Arts |
| Joseph W. Lopano | Tampa International Airport |
| Bill McBride and Alex Sink | Holland & Knight NationsBank Florida |
| Congressman John Mica | U.S. House of Representatives, Casselberry |
| Rudy Michaud | MetLife |
| H. Lee Moffitt | Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute |
| Frank L. Morsani | Precision Enterprises, Inc. |
| Henry Motes | E. H. Thompson Restaurant Equipment Company |
| Harold and Howard O’Steen | O’Steen Volvo |
| Outback Founders Robert D. Basham Tim Gannon Chris T. Sullivan | Outback Steakhouse |
| Art Pepin | Pepin Distributing |
| Mayor Wayne Poston | City of Bradenton |
| Lynwood Roberts | Duval County Tax Collector |
| Hubert Rutland | Rutland Department Store |
| Terrell Sessums | Florida House of Representatives Speaker |
| Dow Sherwood | Village Inn Restaurants |
| Dr. John L. Smith, Jr. and Dr. Juel Shannon Smith | |
| John and Susan Sykes | Sykes Enterprises |
| Ronald D. Taylor | E. W. Nash & Sons |
| Gilbert E. Turner | Gulf Tampa Industries |
| Representative Daniel Webster | Speaker, Florida House of Representatives |
| University Presidents – Hillsborough Judy Lynn Genshaft, Ph.D. Gwendolyn W. Stephenson, Ph.D. Ronald L. Vaughn, Ph.D. | University of South Florida Hillsborough Community College The University of Tampa |
| University Presidents – Sarasota Dr. Gordon Michalson Dr. Sarah Pappas Dr. Laurey Stryker Larry Thompson, Ph.D. | New College of Florida Manatee Community College University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Ringling School of Art & Design |
| Jeff and Penny Vinik | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| David Yates | Clearwater Marine Aquarium |
| Joseph J. Zalupski | Tampa Sports Authority |





