Distinguished Service Award
The Municipal Association established the Distinguished Service Award to honor individuals outside municipal government who contribute to the advancement of municipal government in South Carolina.
1976 Senator Walter Bristow
1978 Senator Rembert C. Dennis
1980 Representative Jean H. Toal
1981 The late Harris Page Smith (awarded posthumously)
1981 Representative Thomas Hughston
1982 Governor Richard W. Riley
1983 Senator Heyward McDonald
1984 Senator William Doar
1985 Representative Herbert Kirsh
1986 Representative Robert Joseph Sheheen
1988 Senator James E. Bryan, Jr.
1989 Representative Robert McLellan
1990 Senator Thomas L. Moore
1992 Sidney F. Thomas
1995 Senator John Drummond
1999 Senator Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
2000 Representative James E. Clyburn
2002 Senator Brad Hutto
2004 Senator Ernest F. Hollings
2004 Representative David Wilkins
2007 Senator Phil Leventis
2008 Representative Ben Hagood
2017 Representative Joe Daning
2018 Senator Kevin Johnson
E. Allison Farlow Award
The E. Allison Farlow Award is the highest award given by the Municipal Association to honor a person within municipal government who has contributed significantly to the advancement of municipal government in South Carolina. It is named in memory of and respect for former Councilmember Allison Farlow of Myrtle Beach.
1976 Roy Bates, Columbia
1978 Allison Farlow, Myrtle Beach
1979 Max Holland, Rock Hill
1981 Connie DeCamps, Johnsonville
1982 Joe Riley, Charleston
1983 Caroll Atkinson, Marion
1984 John Dodds, Mt. Pleasant
1985 Erick Ficken, Myrtle Beach
1986 Pansy Ridgeway, Manning
1987 Odell Weeks, Aiken
1988 Patton Adams, Columbia
1989 Roland Windham, Aiken
1990 Don Wray
1996 Jim Robey
1997 Betty Jo Rhea, Rock Hill
1998 Mary Clark, Camden
2000 Ben Boozer
2008 Howard Duvall
2012 Rick Danner, Greer
2017 Doug Echols, Rock Hill
2017 Miriam Hair
Retirement Services Award
The Retirement Service Award recognizes Municipal Association retirees with more than 28 years of dedicated service to South Carolina cities and towns.
2013 B. Gail Hampton
2015 Barbara W. Little
2016 Mary Brantner
2017 Miriam Hair