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Every year since 1978, readers of The Detroit News have participated in nominating our Michiganians of the Year, a selection of outstanding citizens who have helped make living in this state a richer experience for the rest of us, either by their good works or by the example they set. The 13 award winners chosen by the editors of The News and profiled in this section are in good company. The following is a complete list of honorees from the last 25 years. In the most recent years, you can click through to read the stories about the winners:
Mary Sue Coleman and Lee C. Bollinger
Dr. Melvin and Geraldine Lester
Martha Jean “The Queen” Steinberg
1994
Ismael Ahmed
Kathleen Gerus
Arthur Johnson
Joyce Keller
Cardinal Adam J. Maida
Russ Mawby
William Mills
Mary Ellen Robertson
Rabbi Charles H. Rosenzveig
Ben Snyder Fritz and Gretchen Stansell
John Thompson
Rush Yarnell
1993
Stjepan Balog
Dr. Julius Combs
Michael Fallon
Marian Faupel
William R. Halling
Teddy Harris
The Rev. Ann Johnson
Sharon Pipe
Dick Purtan
John Rice
Jimmy Schmidt
Mark Volpe
1992
The Rev. Wendell Anthony
Bob Bauer
Leon S. Cohan
Frank Colasonti Jr.
Cary Coleman
Mary Fisher
Mildred Jeffrey
Rosa Parks
Angie Reyes
Ray Shepardson
Joseph Thompson
Carol Tighe
Bishop Ken Untener
William Washington
The Winans Family
1991
Don H. Barden
Ruth Ann Bussey
Jeff Daniels
Wayne Fontes
Tyree Guyton
Neeme Jarvi
Randy Kowalski
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Fannie Dell Peeples
Heinz Prechter
The Rev. Edwin A. Rowe
Monte Sharobeem
Alann Steen
Virginia Steen
Jan Stevenson
Conrado S. Valle Jr.
1990
Dr. Francis S. Collins
John Concannon
Rev. Robert H. Crilley
Chuck Daly
Matel Dawson Jr.
Cecil Fielder
Gene Gonya
The Rev. Jim Holley
Milton London
Robert S. Miller Jr.
Rick Swope
Alfred H. Taylor Jr.
Jacqueline Carey Thomas
Debra White-Hunt
1989
Sister Alice Baker
Rose Bell
Martha Bigelow
Roy and Ellen Brigman
Jim Campbell
Joe Dumars
The Rev. Eddie Edwards
Steve Fisher
Paul Ganson
Nancy Gauchey
Mickey Miners
1988
Delores Bennett
William Field
Phyllis Todd Graham
Oscar Graves
Mike and Marian Ilitch
John W. Madden Jr.
Sue Marx and Pamela Conn
Jaqueline Miller and Judith Hendrickson
Justin Rashid and Wilhelm Kast
Doug Ross
Alan Trammell
1987
Don Canham
The Rev. William T. Cunningham
Dr. George Granderson
Judge Damon J. Keith
George Perles
Walter J. McCarthy Jr.
Clifford and Sandra Sasfy
Alan E. Schwartz
Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka
Irene Walt
Dr. Charles H. Wright
Dr. Vainutis K. Vaitkevicius
1986
Stuart Dybek
Jeanne Findlater
Dennis L. Gibson Jr.
J.C. Heard
Richard Kughn
Dr. Fred Lee
Ron Mason
Shirley Muldowney
Sheri Nichols
Jerry Roe
Dr. Arthur Weaver
G. Mennen Williams
Russell Wood
1985
Richard Austin
John Barfield
Peter B. Clark
Phil Marcus Esser
John Eulenberg
Evelyn Fisher
Sister Ardeth Platte
Loret Ruppe
Bo Schembechler
Isiah Thomas
1984
Sparky Anderson
Dave Bing
Henry Blosser
Ted Ewald
Steve Fraser
Rick Inatome
William Lucas
Ilene Moses
Mary Sinclair
Elliot Wilhelm
1983
Lisa Bonder
Stefan Humphries
Ted Hunt
Lee Iacocca
Eleanor Josaitis
Elmore Leonard
Marvin W. Murray
Bob Seger
Brewster Shaw Jr.
A: Alfred Taubman
1982
Anthony Carter
Luella Davison
Marie Farrell-Donaldson
Jim Harrison
Zalman Konikow
Robert McCabe
Carle and Ellendea Proffer
Leona Spencer
Debbie Stabenow
Peter Stroh
1981
William Agee
Dexter Bussey
Diane Edgecomb
Ernie Harwell
Lewis Hickson
Dr. Ronald Krome
Helen Milliken
John Peakes
Misha Rachlevsky
Margaret Smith
Richard Thomsen
Dr. Judith Tintinalli
John Voelker
1980
Michael Bennett
James Blanchard
John Cardinal Dearden
Emily Gail
Arthur Jefferson
Al Kaline
Lavinia Moyer
Ellen Sharp
Billy Sims
David Stockman
Ray Trombley
1979
Irene Auberlin
Mary Coleman
Bertha Daubendiek
David DiChiera
Thomas Hearns
Laura Heuser
Edward McNamara
Ernie Rodgers
Dr. Barnett Rosenberg
Coleman A. Young
1978 … First Annual
Waunetta Dominic
Antal Dorati
Erma Henderson
T. John Lesinski
Jan Leventer
Darryl Rogers
Lou Whittaker
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