Year – Recipient Name – City – Amount
1979 Felicia Williams – Princeton, NC 150.00
1980 Deborah Ryles – Erwin, NC 200.00
1981 Sharon Witherspoon – Erwin, NC 250.00
1982 Ricky Ann McKoy – Erwin, NC 250.00
1983 Edwin Bryant – Princeton, NC 250.00
1984 Lori Spears – Coats, NC 250.00
1985 Tina Yvette – Smith Lumberton, NC 300.00
1986 Shirley A. Taylor – Smithfield, NC 250.00
1987 Paul Blue – Dunn, NC 500.00
1988 Crystal Spears – Coats, NC 1,000.00
1989 Paulette E. Blue – Dunn, NC 1,000.00
1990 Maurice Bennett – Erwin, NC 1,000.00
1991 Ulric T. Hill – Erwin, NC 1,000.00
1992 Nancy C. Lee – Lumberton, NC 1,000.00
1993 Doris E. Person – Erwin, NC 1,000.00
1994 Freddie R. Billups Bunn – Level, NC 750.00
1995 Gloria Williams – Clinton, NC 750.00
1996 Tonya Robinson – Smithfield, NC 500.00*
1996 Veronica Johnson – Smithfield, NC 500.00
1997 Christy Spears – Dunn, NC 1,000.00
1998 Patrick Spears – Dunn, NC 1,000.00
1998 Robert Williams – Dunn, NC 100.00*
1999 Keisha M. Pierce – Lumberton, NC 1,000.00
2000 Lakendra Baldwin – Ellerbee, NC 1,000.00
2000 Ron T. McClain – Lillington, NC 250.00*
2000 Sheconta Williams – Fayetteville, NC 200.00*
2000 Travis Thompson – Lumberton, NC 200.00*
2000 Shawn Campbell – Erwin, NC 150.00*
2000 Angela Banks – Rowland, NC 100.00*
2000 Mrs. Frances Pierce – Lumberton, NC 250.00*
2001 Tonya Robinson – Dunn, NC 1,000.00
2002 Tina Faye Pearson – Ellerbee, NC 1,000.00
2003 Deliah Williams – Princeton, NC 1,000.00
2004 Kenneth A. Smith, II – Laurinburg, NC 1,500.00
2005 Antonia Leach – Red Springs, NC 1,500.00
2006 Correll D. McRae – Rowland, NC 1,500.00
2007 Shanika Richardson – Selma, NC 1,500.00
2008 Antonio Spears Bunn – Level, NC 1,500.00
2009 Dimesha Ward – Selma, NC 1,500.00
2010 George M. Jackson, III – Fayetteville, NC 1,500.00
2011 Lawrence Thompson – Raleigh, NC 1,500.00
2011 Courtney Ryan Taylor – Selma, NC 500.00*
2012 Aquila McDougold – Bunn Level, NC 1,000.00
2012 Elder Essie Robertson – Dunn, NC 500.00*
2013 Larry Lavelle Williams – Clayton, NC 1,500,00
2013 Jaleesa Spears Bunn – Level, NC 1,000.00
2014 Marcus Person West – Inn, NC 1,500.00
2014 Jasmine Galbreath – Red Springs, NC 1,500.00
2015 Markese Galbreath – Red Springs, NC 1,500.00
2015 Tykelia Storey – Raleigh, NC 500.00*
2016 Marvin E. Rauls 1,000.00
2016 Kayla Chapman 1,500.00
2017 Wade Monroe – Red Springs, NC 1,500.00
2017 Courtney Blue – Haw River, NC 1,000.00
2018 D’Asia Baker – Fayetteville, NC 1,500.00
2019 Savora Deane 1,500.00
2019 Jhenna Chapman – Knightdale, NC 1,500.00
2019 Arissa A. McDougald – Bunn Level, NC 1,000.00
2020 Taylor Bryan – Fayetteville, NC 1,500.00
2021 Jabari Thompson 1,500.00