Memphis in May Volunteer Awards

Lawerence Blackmon Award: "Volunteer of the Year"

Honors the individual volunteer who made the greatest impact on the Festival overall. The nominees provided organizational assistance, specific expertise and positive enthusiasm during the Festival.

Award goes to:

 

Dave Wolf - Volunteer Services

 


The Nominees Were:

    • Gracie  Templeton     OFFICE RESOURCES
    • Beth Ziegenhorn        FESTIVAL SERVICES
    • Annette Koehler         TRANSPORTATION
    • Ray Turner                 HOSPITALITY
    • Todd Griffin                WCBCC CONTESTANTS                                
    • Billy  Wilkerson           PRODUCTION

Previous Award Winners

    • Candler Welsh                                 1986
    • Courtney Ladd                                 1987
    • Ray Eyster                                       1988
    • Allen Parker                                     1989
    • Jeanell R Morris                               1990
    • Harold Lesher                                  1991
    • Roger Ocampo                                1992
    • Billy Hatcher and Lonnie Simpson   1993
    • Jola Woodson                                  1994
    • Kenna Wade                                    1995
    • Mike Cannon and Barry Poole         1996
    • Mary Ann Kuespert                          1997
    • Mary Johnston                                 1998
    • Peter Giannini                                 1999
    • Daniel Notowitz                                2000
    • R.W. (Tommy) Thomas                   2001
    • Debbie Poe                                     2002
    • Marcy Siebert                                    2003
    • Mary Anne Giannini                         2004
    • Kathleen Stultz                                2005
    • Christopher Thomas                       2006
    • Brad Franks                                    2007
    • Jo Wood                                          2008


Sylvia Bradshaw Award: "Chairman of the Year"

 

This Award is given to the most outstanding Chairperson in Grateful appreciation of hard work, excellent leadership, and dedication to the ideals and goals of Memphis in May.

 

Award goes to:

Brigid Whalen - P.A.T.H.


The Nominees Were:

    • Maria   Alfred                         HOSPITALITY
    • Kristi   Thomas                       TRANSPORTATION
    • Vicki   Buck                            COMMUNICATIONS
    • Annette Bickerstaff                BBQ CONTESTANTS         
    • Anir  Patel                              PRODUCTION
    • Jim Whalen                            LOGISTICS  
    • Gibby Thomas                       VOLUNTEER SERVICES
    • Charlotte Griffin                     BBQ JUDGING
    • Yolanda Dozier                      GREEN

 

Previous Award Winners

    • Kerry Cannon and Sherry Davies                1997
    • Mark Pospisi and Jim Young                        1998
    • Bettye May                                                   1999
    • Ann Connors                                                2000
    • Lester Brown                                                2001
    • Bob Munsell                                                  2002
    • Jay Campbell                                                2003
    • Ava Taylor                                                    2004
    • Lisa Collins                                                   2005
    • Dave Reeve                                                  2006
    • Mary Horner                                                  2007
    • Jim Whalen                                                    2008

 

Best of Award

Honors the volunteer who made the greatest impact or contribution to the function of his or her committee for each event.

Nominees shall have shown exceptional dedication, enthusiasm, and dependability during their hours of service for a particular event

Best of Beale Street Music Festival

Award goes to: Todd Griffin - Hospitality

 

The Nominees Were:

  • Michael Johnson                                Logistics
  • Phillip Lofton                                      Communications
  • Adrienne Tilton & Kandi Soliz             Production
  • Jennifer Dettman                                Transportation
  • Ricardo Lopez                                    Volunteer Services.
  • Cynthia Talley                                    Festival Services

Best of International

Award goes to: Dwight Haley - P.A.T.H

The Nominees Were:

  • Larry & Cheryl Cole                            Cultural Programming
  • Dwight Haley                                       P.A.T.H.

Best of World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest

Award goes to: Marty Hawkins - Transportation

 

The Nominees Were:

    • Mel Greth                               Logistics
    • Pork Forkers                          Communications
    • James Bell                              Hospitality
    • Kathy McMath                        Production
    • Marty Hawkins                        Transportation
    • Lucinda Dawson                     Volunteer Services
    • Mike Wooten                          Festival Services
    • Leslie Boone                          WCBCC Programming
    • Amy Bartley                            WCBCC Contestants

Best of AutoZone Sunset Symphony

Award goes to: David Huber - PRODUCTION

The Nominees Were:

    • Lynda Whalen                        Logistics
    • Whitman Able                         Communications
    • Tom Trentlage                        Hospitality
    • David Huber                            Production
    • Jodie Taube                            Transportation
    • Beverly Garrett                        Volunteer Services
    • Carrian Bingham                     Festival Services

Founders Award

Honors the volunteer who showed initiative and leadership and made the greatest impact to the function of his or her committee. Honorees must have had a significant depth of involvement and shown dependability.

    • Cultural Programming            Rick Bolton
    • P.A.T.H                                  Juan Fuentes
    • Education                              Tyler Salyer
    • Communications                    Bob Buck
    • Logistics                                Kerri Allen
    • Hospitality                              Sheryl Staton
    • Production                             Shelia Brown
    • Transportation                       Crash Mackart
    • Volunteer Services                 Lenoir Owens
    • Speaker's Bureau                  Sharon Lusk
    • Office Resources                   Dottie & John Shannon
    • Festival Services                    Bobby Yawn
    • WCBCC Contestants              Ron & Cherie Berenato
    • WCBCC Judging                     Harry Bungard
    • WCBCC Entertainment            Jim Johnson

Debut Award

Honors a first year volunteer who showed outstanding performance.

    • Cultural Programming    Stacie Tinkie
    • P.A.T.H                          Peter Pace
    • Speaker's Bureau          Carey Tredwell
    • Communications             Greg Perkins
    • Logistics                         Bill Wood
    • Production                      Connie Rasberry
    • Transportation                Lilly Hawkins
    • Volunteer Services         Ricardo Lopez
    • Office Resources            Donna Magin
    • Festival Services             Tesika Pugh 
    • WCBCC Contestants       Alma Hoskins
    • Hospitality                        Tabatha Rueban
    • WCBCC Entertainment    Lyle Beck

 

Outstanding Volunteer Award

Honors volunteers who deserve special recognition for a job well done. Recipients can be described as having gone “above and beyond the call of duty,” having been on-time or early for all assigned shifts, contributed a significant number of hours of service, and done so with a willing and positive attitude.

    • COMMUNICATIONS          Frank Gruner ·        
    • COMMUNICATIONS          Nannette McDougal-Dykes ·        
    • CONTESTANTS                Debbie Crawford ·        
    • CONTESTANTS                Adrianne Studaway ·        
    • FESTIVAL SERVICES       Deb & Matt Olney ·        
    • FESTIVAL SERVICES       Martha Gunter ·        
    • HOSPITALITY                    Ryan Cole ·        
    • HOSPITALITY                    Mandy Baker & Donna Bailey ·        
    • JUDGING                           Mary Horner ·        
    • JUDGING                           Ruth Brock ·        
    • LOGISTICS                        Larry Astin ·        
    • LOGISTICS                        Michael Bridges ·        
    • OFFICE RESOURCES       Janet Flemming ·        
    • BBQ Programming             Modestune Justice ·        
    • BBQ Programming             Sue Austin ·        
    • P.A.T.H.                             Brennan Whalen ·        
    • P.A.T.H.                             Sue ann Mclellan ·        
    • PRODUCTION                   Stephen Dean ·        
    • TRANSPORTATION           Paul Koehler ·        
    • TRANSPORTATION           Karen Hess ·        
    • SPEAKERS BUREAU          Ann Dudash ·        
    • SPEAKERS BUREAU          Albert Crews III ·        
    • VOLUNTEER SERVICES    Lucille Price ·        
    • VOLUNTEER SERVICES    Linda Waddell ·        
    • Cultural Programming         Christina White ·        
    • Cultural Programming         Adianna Weber ·        
    • Cultural Programming         Snow Walker ·        
    • Green                                 J. Whitten Gurkin & Whitley Gurkin ·        
    • Green                                 Connie Rasberry ·        
    • BBQ Entertainment             Bonita Middleton ·        
    • BBQ Entertainment             Preston Teagarden




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