Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented each year to selected alumni whose achievement in the arts reflects positively on BMC. Recipients may be artists or arts supporters. Criteria will include special contributions to BMC of time, talent or treasure, or the achievement of significant professional recognition.
Here are the winners since the award's creation in 1997:
| 2009 | Steve Cohen, Eric Ginsberg, Anna Barbrey Joiner, Thomas Joiner, Bruce Murray, Eric Ohlsson, Robert Palmer, Patrick Rafferty, Mark Schubert, Byron Tauchi, Douglas Weeks, William Zehfuss |
| 2008 | Christopher Martin |
| 2007 | Carol Wincenc |
| 2006 | Roberto Diaz |
| 2005 | Robert McDuffie |
| 2004 | Samuel Pilafian |
| 2003 | John Mack |
| 2002 | David Effron |
| 2001 | Raymond Hughes |
| 2000 | David Daniels |
| 1999 | Charles Vernon |
| 1998 | Keith Lockhart |
| 1997 | Joseph Robinson |
