Previous Michiganians of the year

arking every year since 1978, The Detroit News has honored outstanding citizens as its Michiganians of the Year — people who have helped make living in this state a richer experience for the rest of us, either by their good works or the example they set.

    Our 12 honorees for 1999 bring the total to more than 275 since the first awards were made 21 years ago.

    Readers have participated in the nominating procedure since the beginning. Their suggestions are considered along with staff nominations. The editors make the final selections.

1978 — First Annual

Waunetta Dominic, Antal Dorati, Erma Henderson, T. John Lesinski, Jan Leventer, Darryl Rogers, Lou Whitaker.

1979

Irene Auberlin, Mary Coleman, Bertha Daubendiek, David DiChiera, Thomas Hearns, Laura Heuser, Edward McNamara, Ernie Rodgers, Dr. Barnett Rosenberg, Coleman A. Young.

1980

Michael Bennett, James Blanchard, John Cardinal Dearden, Emily Gail, Arthur Jefferson, Al Kaline, Lavinia Moyer, Ellen Sharp, Billy Sims, David Stockman, Ray Trombley.

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.

1982

Anthony Carter, Luella Davison, Marie Farrell-Donaldson, Jim Harrison, Zalman Konikow, Robert McCabe, Carle and Ellendea Proffer, Leona Spencer, Debbie Stabenow, Peter Stroh.

1983

Lisa Bonder, Stefan Humphries, Ted Hunt, Lee Iacocca, Eleanor Josaitis, Elmore Leonard, Marvin W. Murray, Bob Seger, Brewster Shaw Jr., A. Alfred Taubman.

1984

Sparky Anderson, Dave Bing, Henry Blosser, Ted Ewald, Steve Fraser, Rick Inatome, William Lucas, Ilene Moses, Mary Sinclair, Elliot Wilhelm.

1985

Richard Austin, John Barfield, Peter B. Clark, Phil Marcus Esser, John Eulenberg, Evelyn Fisher, Sister Ardeth Platte, Loret Ruppe, Bo Schembechler, Isiah Thomas.

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.

1987

Don Canham, The Rev. William 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.

1988

Delores Bennett, Alan Trammell, Oscar Graves, Mike and Marian Ilitch, Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, John W. Madden Jr., Jaqueline Miller and Judith Hendrickson, Phyllis Todd Graham, Justin Rashid and Wilhelm Kast, William Field, Doug Ross.

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.

1990

Rick Swope, Chuck Daly, The Rev. Jim Holley, Jacqueline Carey Thomas, Robert S. Miller Jr., Dr. Francis S. Collins, Debra White-Hunt, Cecil Fielder, John Concannon, Matel Dawson Jr., Alfred H. Taylor Jr., Gene Gonya, The Rev. Robert H. Crilley, Milton London.

1991

Heinz Prechter, Fannie Dell Peeples, Tyree Guyton, Monte Sharobeem, Ruth Ann Bussey, Jeff Daniels, Wayne Fontes, The Rev. Edwin A. Rowe, Jan Stevenson, Alann Steen, Virginia Steen, Don H. Barden, Conrado S. Valle Jr., Neeme Jarvi, Randy Kowalski, Catharine A. MacKinnon.

1992

Bob Bauer, The Rev. Wendell Anthony, Leon S. Cohan, Mildred Jeffrey, Rosa Parks, Carol Tighe, The Winans Family, Mary Fisher, Cary Coleman, Angie Reyes, Joseph Thompson, Frank Colasonti Jr., Ray Shepardson, William Washington, Bishop Ken Untener.

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.

1994

Ismael Ahmed, Kathleen Gerus, Joyce Keller, Arthur Johnson, Cardinal Adam J. Maida, Russ Mawby, William Mills, Mary Ellen Robertson, Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig, Ben Snyder, Fritz and Gretchen Stansell, John Thompson, Rush Yarnell. 1995 Dr. Michael Busuito, W. Clark Durant III, Marcus Edwards, Gov. John M. Engler, Charlotte and David Fauman, John George, Judge Willie Lipscomb Jr., Albert Meyer, Dr. Isaac Powell, Elizabeth Gordon Sachs, Samuel Sachs II, Dr. Andrea Sankar, Martha Jean “The Queen” Steinberg.

1996

Robert H. Giles, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Judge Hilda Gage, Paul Hillegonds, Roger McCarville, Alex Montaner, Edwin Novak, Rich Odell, Lloyd Reuss, Will Robinson, Frank D. Stella, Jeanne Sterner, The Rev. Edgar Vann Jr., John Welchli, Steve Yzerman.

1997

Dr. Sandra Brown, Lloyd Carr, Renee S. Deroche, Gershwin A. Drain, Chuck Forbes, Carl F. Greene, Geraldine Lester, Dr. Melvin Lester, Myron Leven, Jerry Linenger, Harry Pearce, Dr. L. Kimberly Peoples, Art VanElslander.

1998

Pamela A. Aguirre, Brenda Crane, Peter D. Cummings, Tarik Daoud, Robert J. Eaton, Juanita Hammond, David Hermelin, Kenneth Hill, Peter Karmanos Jr., Shelley Looney, Peter McPherson, Diane Philpot.