Date                                  Speaker/Location

1. January 12, 1991 - Harvey Gantt, former mayor of Charlotte and US Senate candidate / Ridgecrest
2. January 11, 1992 - H. M. Michaus, Jr., NC House of Representatives / Ridgecrest
3. January 9, 1993 - Allyson Duncan, NC Court of Appeals and NC Utilities Commissioner / Ridgecrest
4. January 8, 1994 - Martha Walker McGlohon, Associate City Attorney for Asheville / Ridgecrest
5. January 7, 1995 - John Randolph Taylor, Presbyterian Minister and Civil Rights leader / Ridgecrest
6. January 6, 1996 - Jack Guillebeaux, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant and Trainer / Ridgecrest
7. April 12, 1997 - Rev. Joe Roberts, Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta / Blue Ridge Assembly
8. April 18, 1998 - Rev. Willie Flemon McIntosh, Jr., Minister, Morganton, NC / Blue Ridge Assembly
9. April 10, 1999 - Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Mr., Pastor, Riverside Church, New York City / Blue Ridge Assembly
10. January 8, 2000 - Theodis Beck, Secretary, NC Department of Corrections / Camp Dorothy Walls
11. April 7, 2001 - Dr. Preston M. Yancy, Professor, Virginia Union University / Camp Dorothy Walls
12. April 6, 2002 - Dr. Daryl Cumber Dance, Professor, University of Richmond / Camp Dorothy Walls
13. April 12, 2003 - Eugene Ellison and Tom Sobol, Buncombe County leaders / Lifeway Ridgecrest
14. January 24, 2004 - Rev. O. T. Tomes, Founder, Building Bridges, Asheville / Lifeway Ridgecrest
15. January 22, 2005 - George Hamilton, President, Dow Automotive, Black Mountain native / Lifeway Ridgecrest
16. January 28, 2006 - Ms. Naomi Tutu, International Champion of Human Rights / Lifeway Ridgecrest
17. February 3, 2007 - James E. Ferguson, Charlotte Attorney, Asheville native / Lifeway Ridgecrest
18. February 2, 2008 - Delano E. Lewis, Former Ambassador to Republic of South Africa / Lifeway Ridgecrest
19. February 7, 2009 - Jim Fuller, Civil Rights Attorney / Camp Dorothy Walls
20. February 6, 2010 - Frank Edward Emory, Jr., Charlotte Attorney, Civil Rights Advocate / Camp Dorothy Walls
21. February 5, 2011 - Gwendolyn Chunn, Dept. of Criminal Justice and NC Central University / Camp Dorothy Walls
22. February 4, 2012 - Rev. Aubra Love, Executive Director, Building Bridges, Asheville / Camp Dorothy Walls
23. February 2, 2013 - Rev. Walter L. Bryan, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Tryon / Lifeway Ridgecrest
24. February 1, 2014 - Rev. Michael J. S. Carter, Pastor, Unitarian Universalist Church, Black Mountain / Camp Dorothy Walls
25. February 28, 2015 - Tryone Greenlee, New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C / Camp Dorothy Walls
26. February 6, 2016 - Steve Crump, noted documentary producer and award winner, Charlotte, N.C / Camp Dorothy Walls
27. February 25, 2017 - Rev. Dr. Larry Hill, pastor of the Woodland Presbyterian Church, Paw Creek, NC./ Camp Dorothy Walls
28. February 10, 2018 - Rev. George Logan, New Day Christian Church, Morganton, N.C. / Camp Dorothy Walls
29. February 9, 2019 - Mary Williams, gospel singer, educator, historian, Durham, N.C. / Camp Dorothy Walls
30. February 8, 2020 - Mary Williams, gospel singer, educator, historian, Durham, N.C. / Camp Dorothy Walls