2011
The Rev. Dr. Paul C. Chang
Senior Pastor, Korean Methodist Church & Institute, NYC
Family Equality Council
Advancing social and legal equality for LGBT families
www.familyequality.org
Marie Michel, Esq.
Public interest lawyer
The Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson
Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon NY
www.gracebaptist.org
Ms. Rossana Rosado
Publisher & CEO, El Diario/La Prensa
www.impre.com/eldiariony
Ms. Bibi Russell
UNESCO Special Envoy; Founder, Bibi Productions
www.bibirussell.org
2010
The Hon. Hazel N. Dukes
NAACP New York State Conference
www.nysnaacp.org
Mrs. Maria Elena Girone
Puerto Rican Family Institute
www.prfi.org
Ms. Carla A. Harris
Morgan Stanley Investment Management & author
The Very Rev. Donald F. Reilly, O.S.A.
Prior Provincial, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova
www.augustinian.org
The Council of Korean Churches of Greater New York
Faithful leadership of Korean Churches
www.nyckcg.org
2009
The Rev. Emma Jordan Simpson
Children’s Defense Fund of New York
www.cdfny.org
Mr. Julio Medina
Exodus Transitional Community
www.etcny.org
Elder Soo Woong Kim
Philanthropist & revivalist
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
For exceptional pro bono work
www.pbwt.com/probono
The Rev. Dr. Florence W. Pert
Marble Collegiate Church (posthumously)
www.marblechurch.org
Dr. Muriel Petioni
Leader in community medicine
2008
The Hon. John O. Bennett
Former Acting Governor of NJ
The Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Hough, Jr.
Interim President, Claremont Graduate University
www.cgu.edu
Mr. Yun Ho Kim & Mrs. Karen Kim
J & A, USA, Inc.; philanthropists
The Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis
Middle Collegiate Church
www.middlechurch.org
The Rev. Dr. Frederick Lucas, Jr.
Faith Center for Comm. Development
fluc @ aol.com
2007
The Rev. Dr. Arthur Caliandro
Chair, Blanton-Peale Institute
www.blantonpeale.org
The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.
President & Founder, Healing of the Nations Foundation
www.healingofthenations.org
Elder Byung Ik Lee
East Gospel Mission, Inc. & Ezra Leadership Institute
Mrs. Hong Eun Lee
Hyechon College Kindergarten
Quesos La Ricura, Ltd.
Corporate Philanthropists
Evangelist Mary Ida Vandross
Diabetes Awareness Spokesperson
www.diabetes.org
2006
Ms. Elsie Aidinoff
The Children’s Storefront School & author
Mr. Henry Kang
The Korean American Helping Hands Foundation
& Sunny Marketing Systems
The Very Rev. James Parks Morton
The Interfaith Center of New York
www.interfaithcenter.org
Ms. Terrie Williams
The Stay Strong Foundation & author
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
The Skinner Leadership Institute & author
Dr. Mark A. Willis
Community Development, JPMorgan Chase
The Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood
St. Paul Community Baptist Church & Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
2005
Ms. Youngja Bae-Chung
Former Pres., YWCA of Queens
Mr. Harry Belafonte
Entertainer and activist
Mr. Robert Birge & The Rev. Dr. Walter Burghardt, S.J.
Co-founders, The Living Pulpit
www.pulpit.org
The Trinity Church/The Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper
Outstanding pastoral leadership
www.trinitywallstreet.org
Ms. Donna M. Wilson
Community & External Affairs, Washington Mutual
2004
Mr. Michael D. Lappin
Community Preservation Corporation
www.communityp.com
Dr. Hwain Chang Lee
President, Asian Women’s Christian Association
www.awcanj.org
Mr. Miguel Mancebo & Mrs. Monica Mancebo
Selective Staffing, Inc.
Dr. Westina Matthews Shatteen
Spiritual direction, author
www.havealittlefaith.com
The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker
Retired Senior Pastor
The Rev. Dr. George W. Webber (deceased)
President Emeritus, New York Theological Seminary