Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award
The Jonnie Dee Riley Little Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have devoted a lifetime of energy, service, and contributions to the arts in Alabama. The award is named in remembrance of former Council board member Dr. Jonnie Dee Riley Little, who exemplified the spirit of this award in every respect.
Previous awardees include:
- James Hatcher - Birmingham, AL
- Jonnie Dee Little - Auburn, AL
- J. L. Lowe - Birmingham, AL
- Wynton Blount - Montgomery, AL
- Louise Rodgers - Huntsville, AL
- Hugh Thomas - Birmingham, AL
- Allen Bales - Tuscaloosa, AL
- Jack Warner - Tuscaloosa, AL
- Elton B. Stephens - Birmingham, AL
- James Nelson - Birmingham, AL
- Philip A. Sellers - Montgomery, AL
- Gloria Narramore Moody - Birmingham, AL
- Robert P. Gamble - Greenville, AL
- Dot Moore - Guntersville, AL
- Joe McInnes - Montgomery, AL
- Lyndra Daniel - Birmingham, AL
- Theresa Harper Bruno - Birmingham, AL
- Gail Andrews - Birmingham, AL (2017)
- Jim and Elmore Inscoe - Montgomery, AL (2019)
- Mary Settle Cooney - Sheffield, AL (2022)
- Greta Lambert - Montgomery, AL (2024)