ABC Award Recipients

1984 - Former Kansas Governor John Carlin

1985 - Martin Umansky, CEO of KAKE-TV

1986 - Art Gunther, CEO of Pizza Hut

1987 - Dr. Sandi Terril, Task Force charter member

1988 - Southwestern Bell Foundation

1989 - Kansas Bankers Association

1990 - The Wesley Foundation

1991 - Ewing Kauffman Foundation

1992 - Southwestern Bell Foundation

1993 - U.S. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum

1994 - Nelson Hartman, retired KSHSAA executive director

1995 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

1996 - Barbara Long, retired Director of Communications, USD 501

1997 - Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner, Kansas Department of Education

1998 - General Federation of Women's Clubs of Kansas

1999 - Mildred McMillon, retired Kansas State Board of Education member

2000 - Dr. Andy Tompkins, Kansas Commissioner of Education

2001 – Security Benefit Group of Companies – Topeka

2002 – I.B. "Sonny" Rundel, Kansas State Board of Education Chairman

2003 – Robert Gast, retired KSDE Director of Information Services and Marketing
2004 - Robert Haderlein, Past President, Kansas School Board Association and the National School Board Association

2005 - Dr. Max Heim, Retired Superintendent, KASB Western Kansas Field Representative

2006 - Kansas Action for Children Inc.

2007 – The Honorable Terry Bullock, Retired Shawnee County District Court Judge