Mountaintop Awardees

2024

Community

Derrick Wheeler Smith

Director of Office For Civil Rights | City of Seattle

Education

Dr. Dwane Chappelle

Department Director at City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning

Lifetime Service

Eddie Rye Jr.

Community Leader/Activist Urban Forum Northwest

2023

Community

Violet Lavatai

Executive Director of the Tenants Union of WA

Business

Molly Moon Neitzel

Founder and CEO of Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream

Education

Charlett Shoecaft

Founder and Executive Director of Empowering Youth and Family Outreach

Lifetime Service

Rev. Allen A. Belton

1939-2022

2022

Community

Greggory Alex and Dora Krasucki

Community

Dr. Rev. Kenneth J. Ransfer

Community

The Davis Family: Gregory, Shawn, Kaila and Jerrell

 

Education

Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

Business

Dick’s Drive-Ins, Jim Spady and the Spady Family - pictured, Jasmine Donovan, Jim’s Daughter

 

2021

Community

Dom Davis

Education

Dr. Caprice Holland

Business

Brady and Amy King

2020

Community

Edith C. Elion, MSW

Education

Rev. Dr. Margaret Spearmon

Business

Craig and Kurt Campbell

2019

Community

Chief Carmen Best

Education

Rev. Doug Wheeler

Business

Joanne Harrell

2018

Community

Norman B. Rice

Education

Susan Okamoto Lane

Community

Larry Gossett

Business

Frank A. Blethen

Community

Ron Sims

2017

Community

Lina Thompson

Education

Stephen Sundborg

Business

Jack vanHartesvelt

2016

Community

Eugene Drayton

Community

James Sinegal

Community

Coreather Drayton

Business

John Meisenbach

Education

Barbara Moore

2015

Business

Phyllis Campbell

Community

Suzzanne Lacey

 

2014

Business

Sharon Okamoto

Community

Marvin Charles

Posthumous

Cal Uomoto

2013

Business

Dr. Phil Eaton

Community

Harvey Drake