Past Denman Evangelism Award Winners
Each year the North Alabama Conference recognizes the outstanding evangelism ministry of at least 1 lay person and 1 clergy person with the Denman Evangelism Award. Below is a list of past North Alabama Conference recipients.
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1985
Lay - Mr. Jesus Zavala
Clergy - Dr. T. Michael Morgan
1986
Lay - Mrs. Jesse Ryan
Clergy - Dr. H. Robert Leverett
1987
Lay - Rev. Todd Henderson*
Clergy - Rev. Kennith J. Bishop
1988
Lay - Mr. Floyd Chaplin
Clergy - Dr. R. Laurence Dill, III
1989
Lay - Mrs. JoAnn Newton
Clergy - Dr. Will L. Garrett
1990
Lay - Mrs. Elizabeth O. Howard
Clergy - Dr. H. McCreal Chapman
1991
Lay - Mrs. Cathy Bryant
Clergy - Rev. S. Joseph Elmore, Jr.
1992
Lay - Mr. Robert E. Robinson
Clergy - Dr. Donald G. Wright
1993
Lay - Rev. Carlton Brooks*
Clergy - Dr. Rudell Guess
1994
Lay - Mr. David Rhinehart
Clergy - Rev. Beaul D. Hunkapiller
1995
Lay - Mr. Billy Barron
Clergy - Rev. John Limbaugh
1996
Lay - Mrs. Shirley Brown
Clergy - Rev. Michael Stonbraker
Clergy - Rev. James C. Robertson
1997
Lay - Ms. Donna King
Clergy - Rev. Charles E. Herron
1998
Lay - Ms. Sharon Fuller
Clergy - Rev. John W. Tanner
1999
Lay - Mr. Hobson Manasco
Clergy - Dr. Terry L. Greer
Clergy - Rev. James Stringfellow
2000
Lay - Ms. Jeana & Mr. Dwight Swaim
Clergy - Rev. Dale R. Cohen
Clergy - Bishop Robert E. Fannin
2001
Lay - Ms. Karen Thompson
Clergy - Dr. Mark Lacey
2002
Lay - Ms. Hilda Walker
Clergy - Rev. Paul Lawler
2003
Lay - Mr. Samuel B. Abston
Lay - Mrs. Gloria Holt
Clergy - Dr. James A. Savage
Clergy - Rev. David A. Tubbs
2004
Lay - Mr. Joseph P. Hooven
Lay - Dr. Dick Freeman
Clergy - Rev. Richard L. Stryker, III
2005
Lay - Mr. John David Crowe
Clergy - Rev. Fernando del Castillo
2006
Lay - Mr. Paul Wiegert
Clergy - Rev. Robert Sparkman
2007
Lay - Mirna Bourn
Lay - Brandon Young
Clergy - Dr. Kenneth Dunivant
2008
Lay - Don Barham
Clergy - Rev. Calvin Havins
Clergy - Rev. Glenn Keedy
2009
Lay - Sherri Bassham
Clergy - Rev. Melody Traylor
2010
Lay - Walter Maddox
Clergy - Rev. Mike Pope
2011
Lay - Robert Riggs
Lay - Wannell Scott
Clergy - Rev. J. David Sherrell
2012
Lay - Judy Berry
Clergy - Rev. Albert Smith
2013
Lay - Davie Williams
Lay - Dr. Hardin Coleman
Clergy - Rev. Matt Scott
2014
Lay - Bobby Jack Kerley
Clergy - Rev. Shane Harris
2015
Lay - Neal Fuller Jr.
Clergy - Rev. Gresh Harbuck
2016
Lay - Carol Gargus
Clergy - Rev. Robert Lancaster
Youth - Brett Staggs
2017
Lay - Stephen Stroud
Clergy -Rev. Terry Bentley
Youth -Tamya DeWitt
2018
Lay - Paula Phillips
Clergy - Rev. Tony Johnson
Youth - Billy Prewitt
2019
Lay - Tina Eure
Clergy - Rev. Vaughn Stafford
Youth - Mary Calloway Rodgers
*NOTE: Some past lay winners of the Denman Evangelism Award have, since that time, become ordained clergy.