This award recognizes an individual in the community who exemplifies and promotes the principles upon which National Council of Jewish Women was founded, to improve the quality of life and equality of opportunity for everyone.
The honored recipients have been:
| 1978 | Judge Donald J. Corbett, Jr. |
| 1979 | Ted and Betty Altier |
| 1980 | Garson Meyer |
| 1981 | Phyllis Korn |
| 1982 | Margaret H. Baum |
| 1983 | Leigh Ehresman |
| 1984 | B.J. Yudelson |
| 1985 | Lois Davis |
| 1986 | Gary Mervis |
| 1987 | Elliot and Dorothy Landsman |
| 1989 | Dr. Frederick C. Jefferson, Jr. |
| 1990 | Dr. William Valenti |
| 1991 | Pearl W. Rubin |
| 1992 | Nan Johnson |
| 1993 | Dr. James R. Woods, Jr. |
| 1994 | Carol O’Connor |
| 1996 | Chris Wilson |
| 1997 | Dr. Eric Schaff |
| 1999 | Joanne VanZandt |
| 2000 | Linda Cornell Weinstein |
| 2001 | Hon. Michael Miller |
| 2002 | Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr. |
| 2003 | Isobel Goldman |
| 2004 | Dr. Wende Young |
| 2005 | Sister Beth LeValley |
| 2006 | Rabbi Alan Katz |
| 2007 | Germaine Knapp |
| 2008 | Lorene Benson |
| 2009 | Louise Slaughter |
| 2010 | Dr. Walter Cooper |
| 2011 | Dr. Gladys Velarde |
| 2012 | Patricia Braus |
| 2013 | Fran Weisberg |
| 2014 | Jean Caroll |
| 2015 | Elaine Spaull |
| 2016 | Larry Marx |
| 2017 | Dr. Rachael Phelps |
| 2018 | Mary Andrecolich-Montesano-Diaz |
| 2019 | Ellen Smith |
| 2020/ 2021 | Dr. Daniel Mendelson |
| 2022 | Carmen Allen |