Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change
Since 2007, the Spartanburg County Foundation has presented the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change to a community member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to improving the quality of life in Spartanburg County.
Nominations open in the fall and the award recipient is honored at the following year’s spring Annual Meeting for the Spartanburg County Foundation.
Past Award Recipients
Click on the names of past recipients to view a video or read an article about their work to improve the lives of Spartanburg County residents.
- 2007 Mary Ann Deku
- 2008 Teresa Loving
- 2009 Benjamin Wright
- 2010 Kelley Ezell
- 2011 Jim Rutledge
- 2012 Wanda Cheeks
- 2013 Dr. Craig Burnette
- 2015 Victor Durrah, Jr.
- 2016 Marlanda Dekine & Scott Neely
- 2017 Dr. Gloria Close
- 2018 Adom Appiah
- 2019 Loreta Dylgjeri
- 2020 Chip Walters
- 2022 Ruth Davis
- 2023 Melissa France
- 2024 Dr. Marquice Clark