| Honorees - 2018 | |||
 Nathan Deal Governor of Georgia |
 Kathleen J. Bertrand BronzeLens Film Festival |
 Claudia Lalinde Mashburn Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
 Benedict (Ben) Shanley The Coca-Cola Company |
| Honorees - 2017 | |||
 The Honorable Kasim Reed Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
 Tony Conway Legendary Events |
 Ed Baker Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business |
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| Honorees - 2016 | |||
 Vincent Anthony Center for Puppetry Arts |
 Phil Noyes Proof of the Pudding, Inc. |
 Erica Qualls-Battey Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
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| Honorees - 2015 | |||
 Bob Hope Hope-Beckham, Inc. |
 Karen Bremer, CAE Georgia Restaurant Association |
 John Grant, Jr. 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. |
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| Honorees - 2014 | |||
 Jim Barto Hilton Atlanta |
 Ken Jefferson Georgia Dome |
 Bill Marriott Jr. Marriott International |
 Alexis Scott Atlanta Daily World |
| Honorees - 2013 | |||
 Ken Bernhardt Marketing Consultant & Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus, GSU |
 Debra Cannon, Ph.D. Director, Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration, GSU |
 Herman Russell Founder, H.J. Russell & Company |
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| Honorees - 2012 | |||
 Patti Young Peach Bowl, Inc. |
 Dante Stephensen Dante's Down the Hatch |
 Mary Rose Taylor Founder, Margaret Mitchell House and Museum |
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| Honorees - 2011 | |||
 Arthur Blank Atlanta Falcons |
 Khalil Johnson Retired, Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
 Nancy Oswald Ruth's Chris Restaurants |
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| Honorees - 2010 | |||
 Judy Claxton Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau |
 Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. TWD, Inc. |
 Dan Graveline Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
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| Honorees - 2009 | |||
 Clisby Clarke McCann-Erickson and Chairman, Fitzgerald + Company |
 The Honorable Shirley Franklin Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
 Ed Paradine Marriott International |
 Walton Wade Hyatt Regency Atlanta |
| Honorees - 2008 | |||
 Stephanie Hughley National Black Arts Festival |
 George McKerrow Jr. Ted's Montana Grill |
 Abner Nelms Ritz Carlton - Buckhead |
 Spurgeon Richardson Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Honorees - 2007 | |||
 Cindy Fowler Presenting Atlanta |
 Tim Lindgren Hyatt Hotels |
 Robert "Sarge" Lunsford Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
 Steve Nygren Serenbe Development |
| Honorees - 2006 | |||
 Mari Jo Ford Stone Mountain Park |
 David B. Kenney Kenney Hotel Group |
 Robert R. King Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association |
 Richard M. Stormont The Stormont Companies |
| Honorees - 2005 | |||
 Julia Emmons Atlanta Track Club |
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 Robert Paschal Paschal's Restaurant |
 James Paschal Paschal's Restaurant |
| Honorees - 2004 | |||
 Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves |
 Truett Cathy Chick-fil-A |
 Margaret Lupo Mary Mac's Tea Room |
 Sam Massell Buckhead Coalition |
| Honorees - 2003 | |||
 The Honorable Maynard Jackson Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
 Marge McDonald Tour Gals, Founder & President |
 Erby Walker The Varsity |
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| Honorees - 2002 | |||
 John Aderhold Aderhold Properties, Inc. |
 The Honorable Ivan Allen Jr. Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
 Walter Banks Atlanta Braves |
 Bill T. Hardman Southeastern Tourism Society |
| Honorees - 2001 | |||
 Ruth and Ruby Crawford Hospitality Community Activists |
 Billy Payne Gleacher Partners, LLC |
 Horst Schulze West Paces Hotel Group |
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| Honorees - 2000 | |||
 James Jones Sheraton Atlanta |
 Pano Karatassos Buckhead Life Restaurant Group |
 The Honorable Thomas B. Murphy Georgia House of Representatives, Speaker |
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| Honorees - 1999 | |||
 The Honorable William B. Hartsfield Former Mayor, City of Atlanta |
 John C. Portman Jr. John Portman & Associates |
 R. (Ted) Turner, III Turner Enterprises |
 Albert "Smitty" Smith Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
 The Honorable Andrew J. Young Good Works International |
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