The 28th annual Knoxville Award Luncheon recognizes and honors a deserving person who demonstrates his/her care for the community and its citizens. The 2021 Knoxville Award honoree will be surprised at the event at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event also has the option to attend virtually; guests can pick up their meals at the Convention Center between 11 a.m. and noon. For more information, email Jessica Popek at [email protected] or call 865-386-8628.

All proceeds benefit Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service (SCHAS), a nonprofit, Knoxville-based organization providing homemaker and personal care services for seniors and people with disabilities of all ages in the community.

Previous honorees: James Haslam II, Lindsay Young, Mary Shafer, Pat Summitt, Peyton Manning, Tee Martin, W. Jack Walker, Jim Dick, Sam and Ann Furrow, Natalie Haslam, Larry Fleming, Sen. Howard Baker, Sen. Ben Atchley, Jim and Kay Clayton, Hallerin Hilton Hill, Phillip Fulmer, Congressman John J. Duncan Jr., Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam, Dr. Joe Johnson, the late Johnny Majors, Randy Boyd, Dale Keasling, Larry Martin, Mintha Roach and Madeline Rogero.