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Distinguished Service Hall of Fame (DSHOF)
The Distinguished Service Hall of Fame award shall be the highest honor which can be bestowed upon any single member of BIG and shall be reserved for active and financial members who shall have been active in BIG for a minimum of fifteen (15) consecutive years. These individuals shall have distinguished themselves as making exceptional contributions at the National, Regional and/or Chapter levels of BIG or their respective communities. Members receiving this high honor must be recommended by their Chapter, their Regional Council and verified for eligibility by the National Board of Directors respectively.
DSHOF Award Recipients
2023
• The Honorable Ms. Rochelle Bryant
• The Honorable Dr. Deborah A. McClanahan
2022
• The Honorable Mr. Johnny R. Barideaux
• The Honorable Ms. Kathy Best
• The Honorable Dr. Matthew Fogg
• The Honorable Ms. Deena Sheppard
• The Honorable Mr. Shelley Warren
2021
• The Honorable Ms. Paula E. Davis
• The Honorable Ms. Alice Mercer
• The Honorable Ms. Johnita Pitts
2020
• The Honorable Ms. Katherine L. Cage
• The Honorable Ms. Regina D. Kennedy
• The Honorable Mr. Calvin Stevens
• The Honorable Ms. Mary J. Watkins
2019
• The Honorable Mr. Harold E. Atkins
• The Honorable Dr. Ethel L. Crisp
2018
• The Honorable Ms. Cassandra Jones – *
• The Honorable Ms. Shirley A. Jones, Esq
2017
• The Honorable Mr. Phillip B. Atwell
• The Honorable Dr. Hezekiah Braxton III, Ed. D
• The Honorable Ms. Norma J. Samuel
2016
• The Honorable Ms. Hazel Calhoun Hayes – *
• The Honorable Ms. Farnese J. Hicks
• The Honorable Ms. Trekesheila Britton Powell
2015
• The Honorable Ms. Lillian M. Barnett
• The Honorable Mr. Alter L. Cochran
• The Honorable Mr. J. David Reeves
• The Honorable Mr. Anthony Rhodes
• The Honorable Mr. Terrence Williams
2014
• The Honorable Ms. Alma Garlington
• The Honorable Mr. David Groves
• The Honorable Ms. Felicia Shingler
• The Honorable Ms. Mary K. Thomas
2013
• The Honorable Mr. Ramsey Alexander, Jr.
• The Honorable Mr. Gary L. Blackmon
• The Honorable Ms. Beverly B. Johnson
• The Honorable Ms. Marion L. Stevens – *
• The Honorable Mr. Oscar Williams, Jr.
2012
• The Honorable Mr. Melvin Davis – *
• The Honorable Ms. Ellen G. Dyson
• The Honorable Ms. Mary Peoples
• The Honorable Mr. Leonard T. Stone – *
• The Honorable Ms. Darlene H. Young
2011
• The Honorable Ms. Jacque Ballard
• The Honorable Ms. Jacquie Beatty-Sammons
• The Honorable Ms. Deborah Dawkins – *
• The Honorable Dr. Doris Sartor
• The Honorable Ms. Faye Stewart-Henderson
2010
• The Honorable Mr. Julious Crouch – *
• The Honorable Ms. Ruby Fields – *
• The Honorable Mr. Lamonte Johnson
• The Honorable Ms. Toni Martin
• The Honorable Mr. Gregg Reeves
2009
• The Honorable Mr. Oscar Eason, Jr. – *
• The Honorable Ms. Ramona McCarthy-Hawkins – *
• The Honorable Mr. Gerald R. Reed – *
• The Honorable Mr. Thomas M. Walton – *
