Past Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include (from first):
David Pellegrin, Publisher, Honolulu;
Ed Self, Founder, San Diego;
Clay Felker, Founder, New York;
Gregory Curtis, Editor, Texas Monthly;
Delle Monache, Publisher, Los Angeles;
Sylvan Meyer, Founder, Miami/South Florida;
Peter Herrndorf, Publisher, Toronto Life;
Jack Limpert, Editor, Washingtonian;
Burton Cohen, Publisher, Mpls. St. Paul;
Max Brown, Publisher, Columbus Monthly;
Lee Walburn, Editor, Atlanta;
Herbert Lipson, Sr., Owner/Publisher, Philadelphia and Boston;
Milt Jones, Publisher/CEO, Palm Springs Life;
Richard Babcock, Editor, Chicago;
Michael R. Levy, Founder/Publisher, Texas Monthly,
Pat Mathews, Associate Publisher, Mpls. St. Paul,
Ken Neill, Publisher, Memphis.
Jim Fitzpatrick, President, San Diego
Michael O’Brien, Co-Publisher, Sacramento
Brian Anderson, Editor, Mpls. St. Paul
James Dowden, Executive Director, CRMA
Robert Martinelli, CEO/President, Today Media
Deborah Paul, Editorial Director, Emmis Communications
John Fennell, Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Gary Johnson, President, MSP Communications
Paul Burka, Former Editor-in-Chief, Texas Monthly
Wick Allison, D Magazine Partners