The Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award represents recognition by the Council for one who has devoted a lifetime of energy, service, and contributions to the arts in Alabama. The award is named after a past Council Member Dr. Jonnie Dee Little who exemplified the spirit of this award in every respect.

• James Hatcher, Birmingham
• Jonnie Dee Little, Auburn
• J. L. Lowe, Birmingham
• Wynton Blount, Montgomery
• Louise Rodgers, Huntsville
• Hugh Thomas, Birmingham
• Allen Bales, Tuscaloosa
• Jack Warner, Tuscaloosa
• Elton B. Stephens, Birmingham
• James Nelson, Birmingham
• Philip A. Sellers, Montgomery
• Gloria Narramore Moody, Birmingham
• Robert P. Gamble, Greenville
• Dot Moore, Guntersville
• Joe McInnes, Montgomery
• Lyndra Daniel, Birmingham
• Theresa Harper Bruno, Birmingham
• Gail Andrews, Birmingham