List of AFJ Honorees

Honorees 1984-2009

2009 - New York Gala
Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson

2009 - 5th Anniversary South Florida Peacock Ball
Mrs. Michele Rollins, Philanthropist & President, Rollins Jamaica, Ltd.

2008 - New York Gala
Lennox Lewis, Heavyweight Boxing Champion

2008 - South Florida Gala, 'The Peacock Ball'
Father Richard Ho Lung, Missionaries of the Poor
Phillip Gore, Gore Developments and Tennis Jamaica

2007 - New York Gala
Louise and Edgar Cullman, Philanthropists

2007 - South Florida Gala, 'The Peacock Ball'
Tony Hart, Hart Investments
Food for the Poor, International Relief Organization

2006 - 25th Anniversary Gala
Chris Blackwell, Founder, Island Records, Island Outpost and Palm Pictures

2006 - South Florida Gala
Hon. Oliver F. Clarke, O.J., The Gleaner Company, Diageo Corporation

2005 - New York Gala
Grace, Kennedy & Co.
Western Union International

2005 - South Florida Inaugural Gala
Monsignor Richard Albert, Founder, St. Patrick's Foundation
Royal Caribbean Cruises

2004
Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman, National Commercial Bank, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AIC Limited

2003
Debra Steigerwaldt Waller, Chairman & CEO, Jocket International, Inc.
Christopher Ohrstrom, Proprietor, Adelphi Wallpaper

2002
Ralph Lauren, Life Style Designer
Ricky Lauren, Photographer & Author
Dorothy Carter Bradford, Chair, Project Help Jamaica

2001
**Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, O.M., International Entertainer
"I Three" Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths & Judy Mowott, Reggae Entertainers
** Mrs. Martha (Poppi) Thomas, Humanitarian
George deMercado, Marketing Executive, Air Jamaica

2000
Edward C. Emma, President, Jockey International
John D. Lynch, VP Sales World/Wide, Unique Vacations (Sandals)
Guy T. Stuart II, Chair, Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club

1999
Hon. Charles B. Rangel, US House of Representatives
Maj. Gen. Donald S. Dawson, USAF Ret., Chairman Emeritus AFJ

1998
Harry Belafonte, Entertainer-Humanitarian
Sunny and Sydney Engel, Chair of MoBay Hope Medical Center
Josef Forstmayor, Managing Director Round Hill Hotel & Villas

1997
David Buntzman, Chair, Strategic Development Concepts, AFJ Director
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Levy, Owners, Trident Resort Hotel
Heinz Simonitsch, Managing Director, Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club

1996
Elizabeth J. Coleman, President, Maiden Form
Horace C. Hord Jr., Dir., Atlantic & Caribbean, American Airlines
Noel Mignott, Deputy Director, Jamaica Tourist Board

1995
Amb. & Mrs. Glen A. Holden, US Ambassador, Chair, AFJ
Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Rodney, Publishers, Carib News
Eli Steinbuch, Pres. Zim Lines. N. A.

1994
Elynor A. Williams, V.P. Public Affairs, Sara Lee Corp.
*Hon. Gloria D. Knight, O.J., C.D. Pres., Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Co.
Allen Klinger/Michael Berman/Sidney Freedom-Apparel Contractors

1993
Claudio A. Geiger, Pres., International Div., Sherwin Williams Co.
John Joseph Issa, C.D., J.P., Chairman, SuperClubs

1992
William R. Rhodes, Vice Chair, Citicorp
Gordon "Butch" Stewart, Chair & CEO, Sandals Resorts

1991
*Trammell Crow, Chair, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Inc.
Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Governor, Puerto Rico

1990
Heinz H. Huebner, President, Coca Cola Interamerican
*John W. Rollins, Sr., Chair, Rollins Jamaica

1989
Stanley S. Hubbard, Chair, Hubbard Broadcasting
Americares, Non-Profit Humanitarian Organization/Hurricane Relief
Kraft/General Mills/Hurricane Relief

1988
*Hon. Dr. Carlton Alexander, O.J., C.D., Chair, Grace Kennedy Ltd.
Howard D. Colley, President, Jockey International Inc.
Hon. David Dinkins, President Borough of Manhattan, NY
*Dulcie Ann S. Sherlock, Chair, Caribbean Hospital Relief Fund

1987
Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States
Dr. William T. Gaynor, M.D., O.D., Cornwall Regional Hospital
Hon. V. Corrine McLarty, O.J., C.D., Chair JAMPRO
*Madge Sinclair, Jamaican/American Actress

1986
Rt. Hon. Edward P.G. Seaga, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Jamaica
Dr. Wilfred G. Gooden, O.D., Director AFJ
Peter Strauss, President, Jamaica America Chamber of Commerce

1985
Audrey Zauderer Del Rosario, Social and Civic Leader
*H.E. Amb. Loren E. Lawrence, US Ambassador To Jamaica, Chair, AFJ

1984
Mrs. Mitsy Elizabeth Seaga, Former First Lady of Jamaica-Humanitarian

*Deceased
**Presented posthumously

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