Ella Hill Hutch Honorees
In the Spirit of Ella
1982
Ella Hill Hutch (Posthumously)
Edith M. Austin
Mary Jane Johnson
Lillian Love
Margaret K. Pryor
1983
Mama Howard
Clara Provost
Doris Thomas
Doris Ward
Mary Widener
1984
Margaret Amoureax
Hazel Davis
Ruth Villa-Jones
Jeanie Rucker
Teola Sanders
Iola Williams
1985
Alfreda Abbott
Joyce Jackson
Mary V. King
Willie B. Kennedy
Maxine Ussery
Barbara Lee
1986
Bobbie Arnold
Gay Plair Cobb
Dorothy W. Pitts
Josephine Richardson
Ida V. Strickland
1987
Idanell Beal-Barnett
Anita T. Gums
Maudelle Shriek
Helen Stokes
Sodonia Wilson
Anita Williams
1988
Carole Ward Allen
Peggy Baxter
Jo Cazanave
Beverly Ware
Frankie Gillette
Opal Williams (Posthumously)
1989
Edith Anderson Woods
Amelia Ashley Ward
Shirley Douglas
Taalia Hasan
Enola Dundy Maxwell
Willa Vernon
1990
Sis. Marie De Porres Taylor
Judith Ford
Yvonne Golden
Juanita Labeaux-Eason
1991
Dezie Woods Jones
1992
Frankie Arrington
Barbara Davis
Leola “Roscoe” Dellums, Esq
Patricia Ann Ford
Dr. Shirley A. Thorton
Mary L. Wainwright
1993
Betty Berry
Alice Huffman
Geraldine Johnson
Phyllis Jones
Lillie Litzsey
Gloria Perkins
1994
Marguerite Archie Hudson
Gwen Moore
Juanita McDonald
Teresa Hughes
Diane Watson
Maxine Waters
1995
Ella Hill Hutch Honoree
Reunion
1996
Myrtle Braxton Ellington
Carol Crawford
Dr. Christine Johnson
Dr. Ruth Love
Dorothy Mullen
Audrey Rice Oliver
Alma Sterling
1997
Saundra Andrews
Rosilyn Bessard
Yvonne Braitwaite-Burke
Tina Hughes
Mindell Lewis Penn
1998
Irma Anderson
Mary Curry
Surlene Grant
Cheryl Hightower
Victoria Redus
1999
Nellie Gardiner-Richardson
Belva Davis Moore
Julie Hare
Lesa Renee McIntosh
Kim Winston
Arthelma Johnson
2000
Glenda Allen Hill
Carole Bell Thomas
Joan Carpenter
Dr. Cynthia Leblanc
Florence Stroud
Alveree L. Swayne
Jayne Williams, Esq.
2001
Dimple Merritt
Melanie Sweeney Griffith
Mary Glenn
Yvette Radford
Patricia A. Ford
Judy Johnson, Esq.
2002
Cheryl Boykins
LaNiece Jones
Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte
Clothide Hewitt
Lovie McIntosh
Cynthia Sterling
2003
Holly Mitchell
Eva Jefferson Paterson
Jean West
Vivian Bailey
Mary Head
Dottie Smith
Windie Scott
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
2004
Alona Clifton
Julie Hadnot
Alice Corvo Smith
Rita Givens
Margaret Gordon
Hon Kamala Harris
Navoleen Harris
2005
Barbara Becnel
Robyn T. Fisher
Debbie Manning
Gayle Orr Smith
Charlene Leathers Sibblis
Celestine Palmer
Pamela Fobbs
Carla Dillard Smith
Kathleen Sullivan
2006
Assemblymember Karen Bass
Gwendolyn Boozé
Doris Grant
Dr. Anita Grier
Hon. Lauren Hammond
Sandra Hooper-Mayfield
Billie Jelks Hood
Carolyn Walters
2007
Bobbie Brooks
Altheda Kennedy Carrie
Janeith Glenn Davis
LaCresia D. Hawkins
Vincene Jones
Pauline Kimbers
Gloria Lockett
Michelle Milam
Gwen L. Morris
2008
Helen Belamy
Donna Burke
Linda Crayton
Regina Holly
Regina Jackson
Katrina Alison Jaggears
Sarah Richey
Hon. Lynette Sweet
Naomi Williams
2009
Vanessa Cormier
Kamala Harris
Brigette Renee LeBlanc
Hon. Leslie Baranco Martin
Fredericka McGee
Holly Mitchell
Peggy Moore
Corrine Sain
Melody Walcott
2010
Jovanka Beckles
Tama Brisbane
Nolice Edwards
Michelle Jacques
Judy Johnson, Esq.
Helena Straughter
Joyce Taylor
Judge Trina Thompson
2011
Hon. Margaret Gordon
Debbie Manning
Esperanza Tervalon Daumont
Hon. Teresa Cox
Latressa Wilson-Alford
Gywneth Borden
Gloria Brown
Karen Massie
2012
Karen Anderson
Aisha Knowles
Texanita Bluitt
Muriel Sykes
Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt
2013
Lisa Williams
Barbara Parker, Esq.
Kimberly Mayfield, EdD
Jo Elias Jackson
Connie Willis
Cassandra L. Joubert, ScD
Hon. Diane Becton
Pleshette Robertson
2014
Peggy Moore
Dr. Elnora Webb
Tovi Scruggs
Letia McClarty
Hon. Elaine Merriweather
Hon. Bonnie Pannell
Patricia Scott
Kitty Brown, MSW
2015
Assemblymember Shirley Weber
Assemblymember Cheryl Brown
Donna Carey, M.D.
Linda Jordan
LaJuana Bivins
Pamela Price, Esq.
Addie Ellis, EdD
Dorothy Smith
Freddie Davis
2016
Menbere Aklilu
Nyeisha T. DeWitt
Cherella Nicholson
Rhodesia Ransom
Hon. Ursula Reed
Mellonie Richardson
Regina Stanback Stroud
2021
Hon. Autunm Burke
Hon. Sydney Kamlager Dove
Heather Hutt
Cathy Adams
Hon. Angela Andrews
Shantay Renee Davies Balch
Sheryl Davis
Natalie Goolsby
Kula Koenig
Danette Mitchell
Hon. Cheryl Sudduth
Hon. Akilah Weber
Hon. Nancy D. Young
MEN OF THE YEAR
1982 Honorable Henry Ramsey
1983 Phil Amoureaux
1984 Honorable Rene Davidson
1985 Honorable Carter Gilmore
1986 Paul Cobb
1987 Honorable John George
1988 Honorable Willie Brown
1989 Willie Love
1990 C.J. Patterson
1991 No Honoree
1992 Geoffrey Pete
1993 Naytanuel Everett
1994 BWOPA Main Horses
1995 Ronald V. Dellums
1996 Jake Sloan
Robert Johnson, Esq.
1997 Ray Johnson
1998 Dr. Alfred Smith, Sr.
Dr. Alfred Smith, Jr.
1999 Clyde Bouligny
Rev. Frank Pinkard
2000 Alan E. Dones
2001 George Tribble
2002 Dave MacDonald
Chuck Foster
2003 No Honoree
2004 Dr. Bob Scott
2005 David Tucker
2006 Dr. Washington Burns
2007 Dr. James Aldredge
2008 Hon. Tony Thurmond
2009 Hon. Keith Carson
2010 John Burris, Esq.
2011 Hon. Sandre R. Swanson
2013 Pastor Raymond Lankford
2014 Kofi Bonner
2015 Honorable Michael Tubbs
2016 No Honoree
2021 Ron Hill