For a woman whose heroic spirit was tested and shown as a model to all in Shelby County and beyond:
Click on name to read more about each honoree.
- Shirley Baliss, 1991
- Sarah Clayborne, 1994
- Frances Coe,* 1987
- Dinia Cruz, 1990
- Sandra Ferrell, 2020
- Jasmine Gray, 2010
- Sandra Harrison, 1999
- Nancy Hastings-Sehested, 1988
- Brenda Henson,* 2003
- Wanda Henson, 2003
- Lisa Herdahl, 1997
- Pauline Jones Hord,* 1996
- Jodie Gaines Johnson, 2001
- Kathy Kastan, 2005
- Nina Katz,* 1986
- Alma Lovett, 1989
- Viola Harris McFerren,* 1992
- Constance McMillen, 2011
- Molly Meisenheimer, 2000
- Summer Owens, 2012
- Jennifer Pepper, 2023
- Dr. Owen Phillips, 2015
- Sharon Pollard, 2002
- Sheila White Parrish, 2007
- Gabriela Salinas, 2019
- Ashley Sanders, 2008
- Sandy Sanders, 1995
- Tami Sawyer, 2018
- Dr. Rhea Seddon, 2004
- Arlene Stamm,* 1985
- Rebecca Terrell, 2017
- Gwendolyn Turner, 2025
- Caroline Turns,* 2009
- Patty Wallace, 1995
- Leah Walton, 2016
- Anne White, 1993
- Alison Williams, 1998
- Meaghan Ybos, 2014
* = deceased
Our most recent Heroism honoree:
Gwendolyn Turner, domestic violence survivor and advocate