Awards of Excellence 2009

• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets $1 Million & Over – Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets Under $1 Million – Essilor Vision Foundation
• Excellence in Communications, in Honor of Robert Miller - Promise House
• Excellence in Environmental Practices - Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
• Innovation in Nonprofit Leadership - Rosemary Perlmeter, Founder & CEO, Uplift Education
• Excellence in Board Leadership - Elizabeth T. Heyne, for her work with Low Birth Weight Development Center

Awards of Excellence 2008

• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets $1 Million & Over – ChildCareGroup
• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets Under $1 Million – Texas Winds Musical Outreach
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller – United Way of Denton County
• Innovation in Action – Big Thought
• Excellence in Board Leadership – David Silva, for his work with Open Door Preschool
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership – Vikki J. Martin, Executive Director, Ferguson Road Initiative

Awards of Excellence 2007

• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets $1 Million & Over – The Bridge Breast Network
• Excellence in Mission Achievement, Budgets Under $1 Million – National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Dallas Section
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller – Friends of the Katy Trail
• Innovation in Action – Aidmatrix
• Excellence in Board Leadership – Tegwin Pulley, for her work with The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership – Jan Pruitt, Executive Director, North Texas Food Bank

Awards of Excellence 2006

• Excellence in Mission Achievement – Rainbow Days
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller – Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
• Excellence in Board Governance – LIFT, Literacy Instruction For Texas
• Innovation in Action – SafeHaven of Tarrant County
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year – Shorty Powers, for his work with Turning Point
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership – Robyn Flatt, Executive Director, Dallas Children’s Theater

Awards of Excellence 2005

• Excellence in Mission Achievement – The Stewpot
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller – Dallas Museum of Natural History
• Excellence in Board Governance – Big Thought
• Innovation in Action – Volunteer Center of North Texas
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year – Roy Turner, for his work with Shakespeare Dallas
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership – Suzanne Kiefer, Executive Director, Heart House Dallas

Awards of Excellence 2004

• Excellence in Mission Achievement - The Family Place
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller - Special Care & Career Services
• Excellence in Board Governance – YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
• Innovation in Action – Autism Treatment Center
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year – Tom Landis, Partner, PML Restaurants on behalf of his work with the Bill Priest Institute
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership – Rev. Beulah “Bubba” Dailey, Executive Director, Austin Street Centre

Awards of Excellence 2003

• Excellence in Mission Achievement - North Texas Food Bank, Community Kitchen
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller - For the Love of the Lake
• Excellence in Technology - Metrocrest Social Services
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year - J. McDonald Williams
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership - Ruth Thomas, Executive Director, Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas

Awards of Excellence 2002

• Excellence in Mission Achievement - AIDS Arms
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller - Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
• Excellence in Technology - Community Council of Greater Dallas
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year - Todd Wagner, Todd Wagner Foundation
• Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership - Mary Suther, President & CEO, Visiting Nurse Association

Awards of Excellence 2001

• Excellence in Mission Achievement - Vickery Meadow Learning Center
• Excellence in Communications in Honor of Robert Miller - A.R.T.S for People
• Innovation in Action - Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
• Social Entrepreneur of the Year - Tom Luce, Hughes & Luce, on behalf of his work with Just for Kids and Jim Sowell, Jim Sowell Construction Company, on behalf of his work with Central Dallas Ministries.