11th ANNUAL
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Welcome to the11th Annual Hall of Fame, honoring 13 business and civic luminaries whose leadership, vision and profound contributions have helped shaped Greater Baltimore.
Honorees, selected by nomination, are reviewed by an advisory committee of prominent business leaders, past inductees and The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board.​
Join us for the exclusive invitation-only evening:​​
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The Center Club | 16th Floor
100 Light Street, Baltimore Maryland
5:30 - 6:45 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Dinner & Awards Ceremony
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A charitable gift presentation will recognize this year's beneficiary, Helping Up Mission.​​
Guests will receive the 2026 Hall of Fame publication prior to its distribution in The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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For Sponsorships, contact
Shawn Jen Hyatt, Sr. Director of Partnerships
443.277.7060 | shyatt@baltsun.com
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2026 CLASS OF HONOREES
Meet the 2026 Hall of Fame inductees on BaltimoreSun.com, click here.
THANK YOU
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INVESTING
IN THE COMMUNITY
Each year, a deserving local non-profit is selected to receive a portion of the event's net proceeds. ​​
We are proud to announce this year's beneficiary:
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Mission:
To ​​transform the lives of and restore hope to those suffering from addiction and poverty by harnessing the power of faith, science and community.​
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To learn more, visit HelpingUpMission.org
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HALL OF FAME
PAST HONOREES
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James Britton
Patricia "Patty" Brown
John Chessare
Donald Manekin
William "Billy" Murphy, Jr.
Amy Elias & Richard Pearlstone
Alethia Starke
Paul Tiburzi
William Watters
Arnold Williams
Sandy & Malcolm Berman
Maria Broom
George L. Bunting, Jr.
Scott Dorsey
Rhea Feikin
William J. "Bill" McCarthy, Jr.
Diana Gribbon Motz
Alan Rifkin
George A Roche
Thomas M. Scalea
Stuart O. "Stu" Simms
Walter Scott Thomas, Sr.
2025
HONOREES
2024
HONOREES
2023
HONOREES
Leonard Attman
Michael & Patricia Batza
John Bryant
Mary Catherine Bunting
Dick Cass
Kevin Cullen
Robert Gehman
Tony Hawkins
Sherrilyn Ifill
Leslie King Hammond
Sheela Murthy
Timothy Regan
Terry Meyerhoff Rubenstein
2022
HONOREES
Andre M. Davis
Wanda Q. Draper
Rebecca Alban Hoffberger
Earl and Darielle Linehan
Maggie McIntosh
Deborah Phelps
E. Albert Reece
Paul B. Rothman
​Clair Zamoiski Segal
William Stromberg
Alfred C.D. Vaughn
2021
HONOREES
James Piper Bond
Thomas & Barbara Bozzuto
Donald Fry
R. Michael Gill
Linda Gooden
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr.
Jeanne Hitchcock
Cathy Hughes
Donald Hutchinson
Sabina Kelly
Jay Perman
David K. Wilson
2020
HONOREES
Marin Alsop
H. Furlong Baldwin
Thelma Daley
Brian J, Gibbons
Michael D. Hankin
Carla Hayden
Freeman Hrabowski
Gary C. Kelly
Neil Meltzer
Ozzie Newsome
Mary-Ann & Walter D. "Wally" Pinkard Jr.
Mary Ann Scully
2019
HONOREES
Robert C. Embry Jr.
John B. Frisch
Larry Gibson
Sandy Hillman
Brian C. Rogers
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Kurt Schmoke
Mary Pat Seurkamp
Leonard & Roslyn Stoler
Otis Warren Jr.
John Waters
2018
HONOREES
Norman R. Augustine
The Honorable Robert M. Bell
Chet Burrell
Joseph Haskins Jr.
Mark & Patricia Joseph
Diane Bell-McKoy
Patricia J. (PJ) Mitchell
Ronald R. Peterson
Edward St. John
Ronald M. Shapiro
2017
HONOREES
William (Brit) Kirwan
Henry A. Rosenberg Jr.
David Cordish
Doreen Bolger
Betsy & George Sherman
Barbara Mikulski
George L. Russell Jr.
Michael Cryor
Lainy LeBow-Sachs
2016
HONOREES
Sister Helen Amos
Peter G. Angelos
Helen Delich Bentley
Eddie & Sylvia Brown
Honorable Francis X. Kelly Jr.
James A.C. Kennedy
Nancy S. Grasmick
John Paterakis Sr.
Robert Meyerhoff
Raymond A. "Chip" Mason
Theo Rodgers
