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	Past Recipients of Alumni Hall of Fame Distinguished Alumni Awards Created in 1974 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association, the Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize those alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their country, their state and The University of Mississippi through their leadership, loyal support, service and dedication, all of which perpetuate the great name of Ole Miss. Each year, not more than five alumni are selected by a seven-member selection committee from nominations received throughout the year.
1975	Robert J. Farley Oxford, Mississippi Arthur C. Guyton Jackson, Mississippi E. Wilson Lyon Claremont, California Fred B. Smith Ripley, Mississippi John Davis Williams Oxford, Mississippi
1976	Woodard Davis Becham New Orleans, Louisiana James P. Coleman Ackerman, Mississippi James D. Hardy Woodbridge, Connecticut George William Healy Jr. New Orleans, Louisiana Myres S. McDougal New Haven, Connecticut
1977	George Payne Cossar Charleston, Mississippi Victor A. Coulter Oxford, Mississippi James Daniel Hardy Jackson, Mississippi Girault M. Jones Nashville, Tennessee Otho R. Smith Meridian, Mississippi
1978	George H. Kimmons Knoxville, Tennessee Julius Levine Hayward, California Arthur B. Lewis Oxford, Mississippi Harvey Lee Morrison Okolona, Mississippi John W. Wade Nashville, Tennessee
1979	William Alton Bryant Oxford, Mississippi Thomas D. Clark Lexington, Kentucky James O. Eastland Doddsville, Mississippi Alfred Hume Oxford, Mississippi Richard Baxter Wilson Madison, Mississippi
1980	Harold Bursonz Scarsdale, New York Mark F. Ethridge Moncure, North Carolina William C. Faulkner Oxford, Mississippi Frank Manning Kinard Oxford, Mississippi David S. Pankratz Oxford, Mississippi
1981	James A. Autry Des Moines, Iowa John Brademas Jr. New York, New York Mary Ann Mobley Collins Beverly Hills, California Frank Edgar Everett Jr. Vicksburg, Mississippi Claude Ferrell Varner Memphis, Tennessee
1982	Charles D. Fair Louisville, Mississippi Beckett Howorth Jackson, Mississippi Sarah McGehee Isom Oxford, Mississippi George McLean Tupelo, Mississippi
1983	Charlotte Capers Jackson, Mississippi Hugh N. Clayton New Albany, Mississippi Verner S. Holmes Jackson, Mississippi Archie Manning New Orleans, Louisiana Tally D. Riddell Quitman, Mississippi
1984	Chester H. Curtis Clarksdale, Mississippi Lucy Somerville Howorth Cleveland, Mississippi Samuel D. McIlwain Alexandria, Virginia Paul W. Murrill Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1985	Charles Clark Jackson, Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead Shea Memphis, Tennessee Larry M. Speakes, Arlington Virginia and D.C. Jamie L. Whitten, Charleston Mississippi and D.C. Clifford G. Worsham Corinth, Mississippi
1986	David Cottrell Jr. Gulfport, Mississippi Frank R. Day Jackson, Mississippi* Thomas F. Frist Sr. Nashville, Tennessee Thomas K. McCraw Belmont, Massachusetts Lenore L. Prather Columbus, Mississippi
1987	George A. Garrett Menlo Park, California Frederick M. Glass New York, New York Robert P. Guyton Atlanta, Georgia H.F. McCarty Jr. Magee, Mississippi John N. Palmer Jackson, Mississippi
1988	Henry C. Brevard Jr. Tupelo, Mississippi Joseph Cerny III Berkeley, California Josephine Ayres Haxton Jackson, Mississippi Charles Stanley Locke Lake Forest, Illinois
1989	Frank A. Anderson Oxford, Mississippi Hardy M. Graham Union City, Tennessee Hunter Lee Little Palo Alto, California William F. Winter Jackson, Mississippi
1990	Porter L. Fortune Jr. Oxford, Mississippi Daniel P. Jordan Jr. Charlottesville, Virginia Patrick D. Smith Merritt Island, Florida John H. Vaught Oxford, Mississippi
1991	James N. Butler Oxford, Mississippi James L. McDowell Jr. Jackson, Mississippi Anna Keirsey McLean Tupelo, Mississippi Charles E. Noyes Oxford, Mississippi Thomas K. Swayze Oxford, Mississippi
1992	Charles A. Conerly Jr. Clarksdale, Mississippi Max D. Cooper Birmingham, Alabama Charles L. Overby Brentwood, Tennessee Michael S. Starnes Memphis, Tennessee
1993	Louis K. Brandt Houston, Texas Patrick E. McNarny Logansport, Indiana J. Lucian Smith George M. Street Oxford, Mississippi Louis L. Sulya Jackson, Mississippi
1994	Michael T. Aiken Urbana, Illinois W. Emmett Marston Memphis, Tennessee Howard L. McMillan Jr. Jackson, Mississippi Norman C. Nelson Brandon, Mississippi
1995	Reuben V. Anderson Jackson, Mississippi David W. Arnold Yazoo City, Mississippi Blair E. Batson Jackson, Mississippi Evelyn Gandy Hattiesburg, Mississippi Dan S. Wilford Sugar Land, Texas
1996	John G. Adler Boca Raton, Florida James L. Barksdale Ridgeland, Mississippi Frank O. Crosthwait Jr. Indianola, Mississippi Will A. Hickman Oxford, Mississippi Paul H. Moore Sr. Pascagoula, Mississippi
1997	Barbara Kerr Beckman Baton Rouge, Louisiana L. Stacy Davidson Cleveland, Mississippi Mary Lynn Booth Kotz Washington, D.C. Parham H. Williams Jr. Orange, California Robert J. “Ben” Williams Jr. Jackson, Mississippi
1998	Phil H. Berry Jr. Dallas, Texas Rose Jackson Flenorl Cordova, Tennessee Ron A. Franklin Austin, Texas Gerald M. Hollingsworth Niceville, Florida Jim F. Ingram Tupelo, Mississippi
1999	Edward O. Fritts Arlington, Virginia Paul Edward Gray West Windsor, New Jersey George P. Hewes III Jackson, Mississippi Edith Kelly-Green Memphis, Tennessee Carole Lynn Meadows Gulfport, Mississippi
2000	Raymond L. Brown Pascagoula, Mississippi Larry Martindale Atlanta, Georgia Otis L. Sanford Memphis, Tennessee R. Faser Triplett Sr. Jackson, Mississippi William Gully Yates Jr. Philadelphia, Mississippi
2001	Janet Griffin Farrington Jackson, Mississippi Samuel Bond Haskell III Los Angeles, California Henry Paris Indianola, Mississippi Aubrey B. Patterson Tupelo, Mississippi Gail Jones Pittman Jackson, Mississippi
2002	William R. Dunlap McLean, Virginia Terry C. Ewert Short Hills, New Jersey David L. Guyton Baltimore, Maryland J. Edward Hill Tupelo, Mississippi Sherman L. Muths Jr. Gulfport, Mississippi
2003	Ronnie Agnew Madison, Mississippi Robert W. Elliott Sr. Ripley, Mississippi Roger M. Flynt Jr. Destin, Florida Bernice H. Hussey Memphis, Tennessee
2004	Mr. Gerald M. Abdalla McComb, Mississippi General Paul V. Hester Hurlburt Field, Florida Dr. Henry L. Laws II Clanton, Alabama Ms. Rachel S. McPherson Brooklyn, New York Dr. James “Butch” Rosser Jr. Port Chester, New York

	Past Recipients of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award Created in 2001 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association's Young Alumni Council, this award honors graduates from the past fifteen years who have made significant contributions to The University of Mississippi, to their community and to their profession.
2001	Robyn M. Tannehill Oxford, Mississippi
2002	Donald B. Bedell Sikeston, Missouri
2003	Samuel J. Sliman Washington, D.C.
2004	Mr. Brian K. Roberson Vienna, VA

	Past Recipients of the Alumni Service Award Created in 2002 by The Ole Miss Alumni Association, this award recognizes those individuals who have been members of the Alumni Association for 25 years or more and who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication, leadership, and service to the advancement of The University of Mississippi and the Alumni Association.
2002	David W. Arnold Yazoo City, Mississippi
2003	Charles Farris Jr. New Orleans, Louisiana
2004	Mr. Charles D. Galey Hattiesburg, MS