Honoree | Affiliation at Time of Award |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Joseph J. Zalupski | Tampa Sports Authority |