Vulcans Community Awards

The Vulcans Community Awards are a group of awards "recognizing civic pride, progress and leadership in the Birmingham region." The program, initiated in 2014, is coordinated by the Vulcan Park Foundation and serves as a fund-raiser for the educational mission of the Vulcan Park & Museum.

The public is invited to nominate individuals in five categories, from which a selection committee determines a "Vulcan Award" nominee for the best candidate and "Spear Award" nominations for the runners-up. Winners are honored at an annual banquet at The Club.

Winners

2019

• Vulcan Awards: Cathy Sloss Jones, "Lifetime Achievement"; Uma Srivastava, "Servant Leadership"; Loretta Herring, "Hero"; Buddy Palmer, "Game Changer"; Mark W. C. Martin, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: oan Witherspoon-Norris and LaTonya Smith, "Servant Leadership"; Mary White and Shuanta Renee Woods, "Hero"; Kristina Scott and Adrienne Starks, "Game Changer"; Charity Moore and Mary Helmer, "Newcomer"

2018

• Vulcan Awards: Scotty McCallum Jr, "Lifetime Achievement"; Sean Fredella; "Hero"; J. W. Carpenter, "Servant Leadership"; Edward Aldag Jr, "Game Changer"; Jenny Short, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Timothy Alexander and Austin Perine; "Hero"; Lisa Borden and Marvell Bivins, "Servant Leadership"; Brian Hawkins and Hollie Cost, "Game Changer"; Christopher Nanni and Lizzi Wilkerson, "Newcomer"

2017

• Vulcan Awards: Charles Collat, "Lifetime Achievement"; Jesse Frank, "Hero"; Keiah Shauku, "Servant Leadership"; Thomas Thagard III, "Game Changer"; Henna Budwani, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Aaron Causey and J. D. Simpson, "Hero"; R. John Samaniego and Michelle Bearman-Wolnek, "Servant Leadership"; Giles Perkins and Hatton Smith, "Game Changer"; Julian Maha, Michele Kong and Dan Drinkard, "Newcomer"

2016

• Vulcan Awards: Odessa Woolfolk, "Lifetime Achievement"; John Croyle, "Hero"; Carrie Leland, "Servant Leadership"; Tom Cosby, "Game Changer"; Henna Budhwani, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Tajuan McCarty and James Strong, "Hero"; Bill Heintz and Philip Morris, "Servant Leadership"; Jarralynne Agee and Jim Wooten, "Game Changer"; Victoria Hollis and Daniel Branum, "Newcomer"

2015

• Vulcan Awards: Judy Merritt, "Lifetime Achievement"; Noah Galloway, "Hero"; Sandra Ford and Henry Ford, "Servant Leadership"; Bill Clark, "Game Changer"; John Stewart III, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Zenko Hrynkiw and Vanessa Jones, "Hero", Kerri Pruitt and Tonya Willingham, "Servant Leadership"; Anthony Hood and John Lyons Jr, "Game Changer"; Matt Crane and Kaneshia Sims, "Newcomer".

2014

• Vulcan Awards: Cameron Vowell, Lifetime Achievement; Shelley Stewart, "Hero"; A. C. Roper, "Servant Leadership"; Mike Warren, "Game Changer"; Charles Krulak, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Ashley DeRamus and Kerry McInerney, "Hero"; Marco Morosini, Andy Thrower, and Jan Thrower, "Servant Leadership"; Wendy Jackson and Randall Woodfin, "Game Changer"; Monique Gardner-Witherspoon and Matthew Hamilton, "Newcomer"