African American Recipients
Angelou, Maya. Literature, 1987
Baker, Etta. Fine Arts, 2003
Barrax, Gerald. Literature, 2009
Bayes, Ronald. Literature, 1989
Bearden, Romare. Fine Arts, 1976
Biggers, John. Fine Arts, 1995
Burke, Selma. Fine Arts, 1982
Chambers, Julius L. Public Service, 2002
Davis, Charles (Chuck). Fine Arts, 1992
Fletcher, William. Science, 2000
Franklin, John Hope. Literature, 1993
Frye, Henry. Public Service, 2007
Green, Jaki Shelton. Literature, 2003
Kenan, Randall. Literature, 2005
Koontz, Elizabeth Duncan. Public Service, 1977
Marsalis, Branford. Fine Arts, 2011
Mitchiner, Reginald. Science, 1977
Rivera Jr., Alexander. Fine Arts, 2008
Taylor, Billy. Fine Arts, 1993
Walker, LeRoy T. Public Service, 2004
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Literature, 2010
Williams, William T. Fine Arts, 2006
