The Lou Dantzler Award represents the dedication, concern, and commitment by an individual or organization in attracting and mentoring African-Americans to greater heights within the Boys & Girls Club Movement.
2008 - Mr. Calvester R. Stanley
2007 - Dr. Carter Savage
2006 - Mr. David A. Smith
2005 - Mr. Gene Bailey
2004 - Mr. John Miller
2003 - Mr. James Cox
2002 - Mr. Lincoln D. Ellis

The Judith J. Pickens Award represents the commitment, dedication, and service contributed by African-American females to the Boys & Girls Club Movement.
2008 - Ms. Trulia Harvey
2007 - Ms. Denisha Tate
2006 - Ms. Bertha Payne
2005 - Ms. E. Dot Coleman
2004 - Ms. Nikki Johnson
2003 - Ms. Patricia G. Shannon
2002 - Ms. April Janney

The Founders Award celebrates a “career milestone” achieved by an individual with twenty or more years of service focused on the development of Boys & Girls Club youth and professionals.
2005 - Mr. Carl Lavender

The Robert Hassin Scholarship is provided to an African-American Professional to assist in travel to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Conference.

The W.T. Coleman Fellows Program was formulated in 2005, in honor of W.T. Coleman, the first African-American paid professional at both the local and then the national level. This program will provide financial resources for the continuation of the mission of the Society of African-American Professionals; provide financial assistance to professionals for their continued career development, and for ongoing funding toward the development of the African-American Historical Display.