Thad Cochran Distinguished Arts Educator Award
Daphine Hogan, Music, McLaurin Elementary School
Florence, Mississippi

Paula C. Mabry, Theatre, Starkville High School
Starkville, Mississippi

Trisha Havard, Visual Art, George County Middle School
Lucedale, Mississippi
 

Exemplary Arts Service Award
Thomas Turner, Choral Music, Biloxi High School
Biloxi, Mississippi
 

Higher Education Award
Read Diket, William Carey College
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
 

Distinguished Cultural Institution Program Award
Mississippi Museum of Art
21st Century Community Learning Center Program
 

Outstanding Superintendent of the Year Award
Lynn Weathersby, Rankin County School District
Florence, Mississippi
 

Schools of Distinction Award
Madison Station Elementary School
Madison, Mississippi

Oak Grove Lower Elementary School, Lamar County
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

N. E. Taconi Elementary School
Ocean Springs, Mississippi