The Special Council Legacy Award recognizes individuals who make unique contributions for the public arena that will have a lasting import on future generations in Alabama and beyond.

• Vestal Goodman, Fyffe/Nashville
• Gee's Bend Quilters, Boykin
• Kathryn Tucker Windham. Selma
• Patsy Riley, Montgomery/Ashland
• Senator "Jabo" Waggoner, Birmingham
• Jim Hudson, Huntsville
• Mayor Todd Strange, Montgomery
• Mayor Tommy Battle, Huntsville
- Award renamed the Albert B. Head Legacy Award