Past Annual Banquet Award Winners

Free Enterprise Winners

• Don Collette - 1987
• Shot Nunley - 1988
• Jeff Golden - 1989
• Ed Porter - 1990
• Wallace Bigbee - 1991
• Bob Jones – 1992
• Walling Fraley - 1993
• G.B. Greene - 1994
• Jim Dyer - 1995
• Charles Jacobs - 1996
• Jerry Helton - 1997
• Earl Barr - 1998
• Keith Bouldin - 1999
• Jerry Williamson - 2000
• Carl Stanley - 2001
• Floyd Bouldin – 2002
• Ron Wilson - 2003
• Ray Spivey, Sr. - 2004
• Doug Milner - 2005
• Greg Brock - 2006
• Levoy Knowles - 2007
• Mark Brown - 2008
• John Pelham - 2009
• Lynn L. Bouldin - 2010
• Terry Hines - 2011 
• Rodney Boyd - 2012
• Bob Brown - 2013
• Ray "Buzz" Spivey, Jr.-2014
• Todd Herzog - 2015
• Smooth Rapids - 2016
• Litewire - 2017
• Botanico - 2018
• Best Western Tree City Inn/Tree City Wine and Spirits-2019
• 2020
• Detention at The Elementary-2021
• High's Funeral Home-2022

Edwin Partin Retailer of the Year

• Foodland (Richard McMahan/Dennis Lann-2009
• Pioneer Bldg. Supply (Amie Hodges)-2010
• Kidd Ford (Terry Kidd)-2011
• Barr’s Furniture (Earl Barr)-2012
• All-O-K’sions (Pam Wilson)-2013
• NAPA Auto Parts of McMinnville (Thomas Smith)-2014
• General Equipment-2015
• Collins River BBQ- 2016
• Tiger Lilly Boutique-2017
• Topz Frozen Yogurt-2018
• Ross & Company 2019
• 2020
• Southern Traditions Dale Groves-2021
• Viola's Pizza Company-2022

Distinguished Citizen

• M. D. Overton - 1980
• John W. High - 1981
• Wayman Hillis - 1982
• Franklin H. Brown - 1983
• Hugh Millraney - 1984
• Clifford McClain - 1985
• Joe B. Lentz - 1986
• Nelma B. Justin - 1987
• James A. Dillon, Jr. - 1988
• Rev. Harry N. Green - 1989
• Katherine Willis - 1990
• Sam Cordell - 1991
• Clyde Winters - 1992
• Swanson Bennett - 1993
• Doug Milner - 1994
• Neil Schultz - 1995
• John Stender -1996
• Ozle Allen - 1997
• C. N. Womack - 1998
• Wallace Bigbee - 1999
• Norman Rone - 2000
• Jeff Golden - 2001
• Linda Gilbert - 2002
• Larry Flatt - 2003
• Bill Zechman - 2004
• Peggy Bratcher - 2005
• Carol Hamblen - 2006
• Don Collette - 2007
• Jane Flatt - 2008
• Pat Bonner Bigbee - 2009
• Rachel Killebrew - 2010
• Jimmy Haley - 2011
• Mike Chilcutt - 2012
• Randy Garrison - 2013
• David Britton - 2014
• Jackie Matheny - 2015
• Michael Galligan - 2016
• Lisa Harvey - 2017
• Tammy Comfort – 2018
• Kelly Marlowe-2019
• 2020
• Paula & Jim Barnes-2021 
• Wayne Wolford-2022