Awards

1962 – Bernard W. Moore
1964 – Obie A. Nunn
1966 – T. Charlton Lewellyn
1968 – R. Aumon Bass
1971 – Reuben I. Altizer
1973 – Lera C. Moore
1975 – T. Vernon Cherry
1979 – Fred P. Yates
1981 – (no recipient)
1983 – Michael B. Marzolf
1985 – Lily P. Bess
1987 – Joseph D. Kolash
1989 – Frances Marzolf
1991 – Wayne D. Shook
1993 – W. Wayne Frick
1995 – Rachel Bavister
1997 – Gary L. Viall
1999 – Nancy B. Rarus
2001 – Cheryl Heppner
2003 – Gordon Landes
2005 – Stephen T. Williams
2007 – Jill Moebus
2009 – Allen Justice
2011 – Janet Wright
2013 – Patricia Beech
2015 – Thomas Dowling
2017 – LaDonna Larsen
2019 – Ronald Lanier

1979 – Reuben I. Altizer
1981 – Obie A. Nunn
1983 – Bernard W. Moore
1985 – T. Vernon Cherry
1987 – Lera C. Moore
1989 – (no recipient)
1991 – Cheryl Heppner, Gerald Grizzle, & John Willard
1993 – Rachel Bavister, Helen Crews, Michael Wine, & Mardie Younglof
1995 – Robert L. Bates, Thomas Dowling, Ben Schowe, Jr., Ruby Sebrell, & Thomas Sebrell
1997 – Patricia Beech & Kenny Hynes
1999 – Race Drake, Becky Ebeling, Gordon Landes, & Bill Peterson
2001 – Janice Couch, Richard Goode, Montana Houchins, & Elaine Shaffer
2003 – Alice Frick & the Volunteers of Deaf History Museum at VSDB-Staunton
2005 – Allen Justice, LaDonna Larsen, & Lorine Peterson
2007 – Debbie Harris, Bennie Lacks, & Sally Thompson
2009 – Harriet Koch & Theresa Farmer
2011 – Linda Blehm, Emily Bowers, & Jean Drake
2013 – Star Greiser, Timothy Lavelle, & Rusty Thompson
2015 – Gary M. Bowers, Lois Hayden, & Jay Spraker
2017 – MaryRose Gonzalez, Donna Graff-Viall, Michael Juhasz, & Jennifer Witteborg
2019 – VAD T-Shirt Committee – Tom Dowling, Kathy Ferris, Neil Ferris, MaryRose Gonzalez, Donna Graff-Viall,
2019 – Tim Lavelle, Jill Moebus, Gary Viall, & Steve Williams

2001 – Janice C. Dillman
2003 – Rocco DeVito & Debbie Drohlshagen
2005 – Ann Hughes
2007 – (no recipient)
2008 – Deandra Woods
2009 – Barbara (Bobbie) Bullock-Smith
2010 – (no recipient)
2011 – Tracey Nielsen