The 24th annual Knoxville Award Luncheon recognizes and honors a deserving person who demonstrates his/her care for the community and its citizens. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Event begins at noon.

The 2017 Knoxville Award honoree will be surprised at the event. 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, the late 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, Johnny Majors, Randy Boyd and Dale Keasling.