Former Medalists

The Germantown Arts Alliance has recognized individuals who have made significant contributions in the arts.

Literary Arts                                                        

1993 John Grisham

1994 Shelby Foote =
1995 Hugh Frank Smith =
1996 Eudora Welty =
1997 Marilou Awiatka
1998 Burke's Book Store
2000 Alice Goldate
2001 Don J. Donaldson
2001 Charles Regan Wilson
2002 W. Hampton Sides
2003 Alan Lightman
2004 John Bensko
2005 Cynthia Ann Marshall =
2006 Jill Conner Browne
2007 Maggi Vaughn

2008 Marshall Boswell

2009 Perre McFarland Magness

2010 Christopher Blank

Performing Arts                                                    

1993 Dr. Vincent de Frank =
1994 Sara A. Savell
1995 Sherwood Lohrey =
1996 Joy Brown Wiener
1997 Edwin Hubbard =
1998 Marguerite Piazza *
1998 Anthony Williams
2000 Kallen Esperian
2000 Rufus Thomas *=
2001 James W. Richens
2001 James E. Blackwood, Sr. =
2001 Michael Ching
2002 Knox Phillips *
2003 Strings & Things Memphis
2004 Steve Cropper
2005 Gary Beard
2006 Marsha Evans
2007 Michael Stern

2008 Dixie Carter =

2009 Dan McCleary

2010 Tania Castroverde Moskalenko

*   Lifetime Achievement in the Arts
** Special Recognition
=  Deceased

Visual Arts                                                        

1993 Edwin C. Rust
1994 Burton Callicott =
1995 Nancy Wellman Glazer
1996 Marjorie Liebman
1997 Dolph Smith
1998 Billy Price Carroll
2000 Colleen Newport-Stevens = 
2001 Kitty Daza Sting
2001 H. David Wright
2002 Thomas Donahue
2003 Ann Cobb Beach
2004 Fred Rawlinson
2005 Nancy Cheairs
2006 Paul J. Penczner
2007 Steve Yee

2008 Ephraim Urevbu

2009 Larry Lugar

2010 LeBonheur Art Development Team

Patron of the Arts                                                

1993 Joseph E. Woodward, Jr. =
1994 The City of Germantown
1995 Lynda Lyle Tate
1996 E. Frank Bluestein **
1996 Bonnie & Knox Everson
1997 Jon K. Thompson
1998 Honey & Rudi E. Scheidt
2000 David H. McGehee =
2001 Virginia H. Clark
2001 Renee C. Guibao
2001 The Arthur Family
2001 Alice E. Adams Foundation
2001 Richard R. Ranta, Ph.D.
2002 Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Litch
2003 Thane Smith
2004 Germantown Performing Arts Centre Guild
2005 Tommie Pardue
2006 George Walters
2007 Dr. Joseph Parker

2008 Jay A. Mednikow

2009 Delores Kinsolving

2010 LeBonheur Club