Past Winners

• Austinite of the Year

  Pritesh Gandhi, People’s Community Clinic

• Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

  Katie Coyne, Asakura Robinson

• Arts and Entertainment

  Tarik Daniels, Whatsinthemirror?

• Civics, Government, and Public Affairs

  Christopher Rios, Texas Capital Bank

• Culinary Arts, Events, and Hospitality

  Kendall S. Antonelli, Antonelli’s Cheese Shop

• Energy, Mobility, and Transportation

  Mica Crouse, Environmental Defense Fund

• Financial and Insurance Services

  Donald Park, Vista Equity Partners

• Innovation and Start-up

  Erin Mays, The Ebco

• Journalism, Marketing, and Public Relations

  Jessica Scanlon, Hot Dog Marketing

• Legal

  Elizabeth A. Henneke, Lone Star Justice Alliance

• Medicine and Healthcare

  Pritesh Gandhi, People’s Community Clinic

• Mentor of the Year

  Gayle Reaume, Moolah U

• Nonprofit Service

  Meme Styles, Measure Austin

• Real Estate

  Brittany Byrd Morrison, Heritage Title

• Sports, Wellness, and Fitness

  Courtney Clark, Accelerated Resilience

• Technology

  Jason Ballard, ICON

• Youth and Education

  Anneliese Tanner, Austin ISD

• Austinite of the Year

  Saul Paul, ReRoute Music Group

• Arts, Media, & Entertainment

  Saul Paul, ReRoute Music Group

• Culinary Arts, Events, & Hospitality

  Mason H Ayer, Kerbey Lane Cafe

• Architecture & Design

  Daniel Carl, BSA LifeStructures

• Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, & Start-up

  Matt Stanley, Sundance Memory Care

• Engineering, Energy, Mobility, & Systems Sciences

  Becky Diffen, McGuireWoods

• Financial & Insurance Services

  Rich Coffey, Coffey Advisory Group, LLC

• Civics, Government, & Public Affairs

  Rudoloh Metayer, Chamberlain | McHaney

• Legal

  Milam Newby, Vinson & Elkins LLP

• Journalism, Marketing, Communications, & Public Relations

  Maria Orozova, The MOD Studio

• Medicine, Healthcare & Life Sciences

  Lauren Chauret, PTV Healthcare Capital

• Mentor of the Year

  Ann Jerome, American Heart Association

• Nonprofit Service

  Amy Mills, Emancipet

• Real Estate

  Mark Strub, STRÜB RESIDENTIAL

• Sports, Wellness & Fitness

  Rashanna Moss, Pure Barre Austin

• Technology

  Jeffrey Palermo, Clear Measure, Inc.

• Youth & Education

  Larkin Tackett, IDEA Public Schools, Austin

• Austinite of the Year

  Jonny Rodgers

• Arts, Sports, Media & Entertainment

  Matthew Hinsley, Austin Classical Guitar

• Community Service & Non-profit

  Lonny Stern, Skillpoint Alliance

• Culinary Arts & Hospitality

  Shaady Ghadessy, W. Hotel

• Energy, Cleantech & Environmental Services

  Jose Beceiro, Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas – Austin

• Engineering, Architecture & Design

  Matt Fajkus, MF Architecture, University of Texas

• Entrepreneurship & Start Up

  Leon Chen, Tiff’s Treats

• Financial Services & Insurance

  Adam Flagg, Upstream Investment Partners

• Government & Public Affairs

  Gerardo Interiano, Google

• Legal

  Evan Young, Baker Botts LLP

• Marketing, PR, & Advertising

  Jenifer Sarver, Sarver Strategies

• Medicine, Healthcare & Sciences

  Andrea Campaigne, Nurture

• Real Estate

  Jonny Rodgers, DEN Property Group

• Technology & Startups

  Chelsea McCullough, Texans for Economic Progress

• Youth & Education

  Matthew Abbott, Wayside Schools

• Mentor of the Year

  Heather McKissick, UFCU

• Austinite of the Year

  Kendra Scott

• Architecture, Design, & Engineering

  Daniel Woodroffe

• Arts, Sports, & Entertainment

  James Moody

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Kendra Scott

• Community Service

  Michael Nellis

• Finance & Insurance

  Eric Hehman

• Government & Public Affairs

  JR Ruiz

• Legal

  David Courrages

• Marketing, PR, & Advertising

  Stacy Armijo

• Medical & Healthcare

  Stephen Pont

• Real Estate

  Patrick Rose

• Technology & Science

  John King

• Youth & Education

  Matteson Ellis

• Austinite of the Year

  Matthew Curtis

• Arts & Entertainment

  Karen LaShelle

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Matt Chasen

• Community Service & Non-Profit

  Frank Fernandez

• Financial Services

  Jason Qunell

• Government & Public Affairs

  Matthew Curtis

• Legal

  Amy Meachum

• Medical & Health Care

  Tracey Haas

• Real Estate

  Alex Charfen

• Technology

  Alan Blake

• Youth & Education

  Benjamin De Leon

• • Austinite of the Year

    Carolyn Schwarz *

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Carolyn Schwarz

  • Business & Entrepreneurship

    Kyle Parks

  • Community Service & Non-Profit

    Brandi Clark

  • Financial Services

    Trey Halbert

  • Government & Public Affairs

    Mike Martinez

  • Legal

    Jay Ellwanger

  • Medical & Health Care

    Dr. Chad Dieterichs

  • Real Estate

    Scott Flack

  • Technology

    Brett Hurt

  • Youth & Education

    Julie Shannan

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• • Austinite of the Year

    Corey Bell

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Charles Attal

  • Business & Entrepreneurship

    Corey Bell

  • Community Service & Non-Profit

    Catherine Robb

  • Financial Services

    Erik Beguin *

  • Government & Public Affairs

    Geronimo Rodriguez *

  • Legal

    Nikelle Meade

  • Medical & Health Care

    Dr. Lisa Doggett

  • Real Estate

    Clayton Bullock

  • Technology

    Scott Eckert

  • Youth & Education

    Jill Kolasinski

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• Austinite of the Year

  Evan Smith

• Arts & Entertainment

  Evan Smith

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Roy Sosa

• Community Service & Non-Profit

  Walter Moreau

• Financial Services

  Julie Fergerson

• Government & Public Affairs

  Todd Baxter

• Legal

  Duffy Keever

• Medical & Health Care

  Hal Katz

• Real Estate

  David Hartman

• Technology

  Ben Bentzin

• Youth & Education

  Jennifer Bourianoff

• Austinite of the Year

  Margo Weisz

• Arts & Entertainment

  Andrew Long

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Mark Turner

• Community Service & Non-Profit

  Raul Alvarez

• Government & Public Affairs

  Doug Ulman

• Legal

  Jan McSorley

• Medical & Health Care

  Cindy Olson Bourland

• Technology

  Bryan Menell

• Youth & Education

  Randi Shade

• Austinite of the Year

  Will Wynn

• Arts & Entertainment

  Michelle Martin

• Business

  Kelsey August

• Government

  Judge Elisabeth Earle

• Law Enforcement

  Thomas Cruz

• Legal

  Laura Lee Stapleton

• Social Services

  Julie Thomas

• Technology

  Ingrid Vanderveldt

• Youth & Education

  Johnny Clarke

• • Honorable Alan D. Albright
  • Lance Armstrong
  • Paul Carrozza
  • Josh Davis
  • Michael Dell
  • Alfredo Estrada
  • Cindy Figg-Currier
  • Richard Garriott
  • J.R. Gonzales
  • Laura Groppe
  • Steven Guengerich
  • Christina Jones
  • Mike Judge
  • Joe Liemandt
  • Ian Moore
  • Chris Mugica *
  • Timothy Muffit
  • MariBen Ramsey
  • Chris Roberts
  • Eugene Sepulveda
  • Annette Smith-Knight
  • David Stevens
  • Diedre Strong
  • Timothy Taylor
  • Rick Trevino
  • Julie Woody

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• Austinite of the Year

  Ben Rubenstein

• Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

  Gerardo Gandy

• Arts and Entertainment

  Kristyn Ciani

• Civics, Government, and Public Affairs

  Aurora Martinez Jones

• Culinary Arts, Events, and Hospitality

  John Antonelli

• Energy, Mobility, and Transportation

  Dana Harmon

• Financial and Insurance Services

  Malini Rajput

• Innovation and Start-up

  Ben Rubenstein

• Journalism, Marketing, and Public Relations

  Jesse Stowell

• Legal

  Lauren Schoenbaum

• Medicine and Healthcare

  Terrance Hines

• Mentor of the Year

  Stuart Vick Smith

• Nonprofit Service

  Mimi Marziani

• Real Estate

  John Berkowitz

• Sports, Wellness, and Fitness

  Dr. April Owen

• Technology

  Sherrie Nguyen

• Youth and Education

  Dr. Jennifer Garcia-Edwardsen

• Austinite of the Year

  Sujata Ajmera, Strasburger & Price LLP

• Arts, Media, & Entertainment

  David Messier, Same Sky Productions Inc.

• Culinary Arts, Events, & Hospitality

  C.K. Chin, Swift’s Attic and Wu Chow

• Architecture & Design

  Ada Corral, Jobe Corral Architects

• Innovation, & Start-up

  Stephanie Hansen, Bravelets

• Engineering, Energy, Mobility, & Systems Sciences

  Kelly Daniel, Kleinfelder

• Financial & Insurance Services

  Lindsey Leaverton, BB&T

• Civics, Government, & Public Affairs

  Virginia A. Cumberbatch, The University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

• Legal

  Sujata Ajmera, Strasburger & Price LLP

• Journalism, Marketing, Communications, & Public Relations

  Kristie Gonzales, KVUE-TV

• Medicine, Healthcare & Life Sciences

  David Shackelford, Dell Seton Medical Center

• Mentor of the Year

  Toya Bell, Texas Health & Human Services Commission

• Nonprofit Service

  Kandace Vallejo, Youth Rise Texas

• Real Estate

  Emily Chenevert, Austin Board of Realtors

• Sports, Wellness & Fitness

  Marc Tucci, Austin Sports & Social Club

• Technology

  Tricia Katz, Outdoor Voices

• Youth & Education

  Ashley Alaniz-Moyer, Hispanic Scholarship Consortium

• Austinite of the Year

  Austin Kaplan, Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC

• Arts, Sports, Media & Entertainment

  Ghislaine “Qi Dada” Jean, Riders Against the Storm (RAS) Music Group

• Entrepreneurship & Start-up

  Chelle Neff, Urban Betty Salon

• Energy, Cleantech, & Environmental Sciences

  N/A, N/A

• Community Service & Non-Profit

  Dr. Teresa Granillo, Con Mi Madre

• Culinary Arts & Hospitality

  Josh Hare, Hops and Grain

• Engineering, Architecture & Design

  Stephen R. Delgado, Texas Engineering Solutions

• Financial Services & Insurance

  Blake Absher, BB&T

• Government & Public Affairs

  Holly Deshields, McGuire Woods Consulting, LLC

• Legal

  Austin Kaplan, Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC

• Marketing, PR & Advertising

  Joy Schoffler, Leverage PR

• Medicine, Healthcare & Sciences

  Sujit Iyer, Dell Children’s Hospital

• Real Estate

  Patrick M. Ley, ECR Equitable Commercial Realty

• Technology & Startups

  Amir Husain, SparkCognition

• Youth & Education

  Michelle Wallis, Office of Innovation and Development at Austin Independent School District

• Mentor of the Year

  Mitchell Jacobson, Austin Technology Incubator, UT Austin

• Austinite of the Year

  Colin Pope

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Mousumi Shaw

• Clean Technology and Energy

  Andrew Johnston

• Community Service & Non-profit

  David J. Neff

• Culinary Arts & Hospitality

  Maximillian Petty

• Engineering, Architecture & Design

  Will Schnier

• Financial Services & Insurance

  Kit Mellem

• Government & Public Affairs

  Terri Broussard Williams

• Marketing, PR, & Advertising

  Brian Dolezal

• Medicine, Healthcare & Sciences

  Aliya Hussaini, MD

• Real Estate

  John Hay

• Technology & Startups

  Joshua Alexander

• Youth & Education

  Emily Smith

• Austinite of the Year

  Dan Graham

• Architecture, Design, & Engineering

  Anthony Gonzalez

• Arts, Sports, & Entertainment

  Andy Roddick

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Dan Graham

• Community Service

  Matt Kouri

• Finance & Insurance

  Kristen Wicke

• Government & Public Affairs

  Andrea McWilliams

• Legal

  Amy Welborn

• Marketing, PR, & Advertising

  Rachel Armbruster

• Medical & Healthcare

  Chris Hester

• Real Estate

  Monte Lee-Wen

• Technology & Science

  Joshua Baer

• Youth & Education

  Todd Hanna

• • Austinite of the Year

    Clayton Christopher

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Laura Donnelly

  • Business & Entrepreneurship

    Clayton Christopher

  • Community Service & Non-Profit

    Melanie Ridings

  • Financial Services

    James Dyess *

  • Government & Public Affairs

    Amy Holloway

  • Legal

    Dennis Donley, Jr.

  • Medical & Health Care

    Kelli Kelley

  • Real Estate

    Tausha Carlson *

  • Technology

    Lemuel Williams

  • Youth & Education

    Linda Medina-Lopez

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• • Austinite of the Year

    Jim Walker

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Rodney Gibbs

  • Business & Entrepreneurship

    Karen Frost

  • Community Service & Non-Profit

    Jim Walker

  • Financial Services

    Kevin Lalande

  • Government & Public Affairs

    Perla Cavazos

  • Legal

    Luke Ellis *

  • Medical & Health Care

    Rodney Ahart

  • Real Estate

    Michael Luigs

  • Technology

    David Anderson

  • Youth & Education

    Julia Cuba

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• • Austinite of the Year

    Rudy Montoya, Jr.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Danny Gillespie

  • Business & Entrepreneurship

    Tim Hayden

  • Community Service & Non-Profit

    Kerri Qunell *

  • Financial Services

    Maurice Benson

  • Government & Public Affairs

    Justice Don Willett

  • Legal

    Bill Hopkins, Jr.

  • Medical & Health Care

    Dr. Daniel Leeman

  • Real Estate

    Deep Nasta

  • Technology

    Matt Diamond

  • Youth & Education

    Rudy Montoya, Jr.

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor

• Austinite of the Year

  Susan McDowell

• Arts & Entertainment

  Zarghun Dean

• Business & Entrepreneurship

  Juan Miro

• Community Service & Non-Profit

  Laura Wolf

• Government & Public Affairs

  Bob Pemberton

• Legal

  Jeff Edwards

• Medical & Health Care

  Dr. Robert Cowan

• Technology

  Mike Turner

• Youth & Education

  Jason Dorsey

• Austinite of the Year

  Susan Dawson

• Arts & Entertainment

  Sara Hickman

• Business & Finance

  Bill Morrow

• Community Service

  David Shaw

• Government

  Amy Erben

• Legal

  Michael Marin

• Medicine & Health Care

  Marsha Malish Jones

• Technology

  Nav Sooch

• Youth & Education

  Hector Ortiz

• • Austinite of the Year

    Lynn Sherman

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Dave Steakley

  • Business & Technology

    John Thornton

  • Government

    Dawnna Dukes

  • Healthcare

    Michael Haynes

  • Legal

    Beverly Reeves *

  • Social Service

    Jackson Cole

  • Sports

    Reid Ryan

  • Youth & Education

    Rachel Muir *

* Asterik designates Past Winners’ Circle Donor