For more details as to why certain people or organizations won awards, you may want to see if they are listed on this page.
Distinguished Africanist Award: Awarded to an academic by the NYASA Executive Board for outstnding contributions to the field of Africana Studies in New York.
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Chinua Achebe |
| 1994 | Ali Mazrui |
| 1995 | Leopold Senghor |
| 1996 | Ngugi Wa Thiongo |
| 1997 | Iris Berger |
| 1998 | Elliott P. Skinner |
| 1999 | Wilbert LeMelle and Ibrahima Fall |
| 2000 | Molefi Kete Asante |
| 2001 | Maulana Karenga |
| 2002 | Marta Moreno Vega |
| 2003 | Joseph E. Harris |
| 2004 | Vincent B.Thompson |
| 2005 | Mamood Mandani |
| 2006 | Richard Hull |
| 2007 | Micere Mugu |
| 2008 | Joseph Eyitemi Inkori |
| 2009 | James Turner & Milton C. Sernett |
| 2010 | Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo & N'dri Assie-Lumumba |
Distinguished Teacher Award: Awarded by the NYASA Local Conference Committee to an outstanding K-12 teacher from the region of the conference site.
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Barbara Glover |
| 1992 | Robert Carroll |
| 1996 | Laurie Midgette |
| 1997 | Harry Thornhill |
| 1998 | Mwalimu Fuillamne Yoboue |
| 1999 | Ron Ahart, Robin Proud and Rose Middleton |
| 2000 | James Miller |
| 2001 | Howard Eagle |
| 2003 | Abraham Lee and Denise Dendtler Lee |
| 2004 | Yvonne Griffen |
| 2005 | Tiffany Patterson and David Cingranelli |
| 2008 | Millicent Clarke-Maynard and Oscar Saulsberry |
| 2009 | Johnny J. Williams |
| 2010 | Jane Stuart-Andrus |
NYASA Service Award: Awarded by the NYASA Executive Board (with input from the Local Conference Committee) to an outstanding organization or person from the region of the conference site.
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 1987 | WESPAC (Westchester Political Action Committee) |
| 1993 | ASAPHA (American South African People's Friendship Association) |
| 1995 | African American Institute and Doctors Without Borders |
| 1996 | Trickle Up Program |
| 1998 | Africa World Press and Samite |
| 2001 | Catholic Diocese of Rochester |
| 2003 | Daisy M. Halstead-Rowe, Retired Admin. Asst, Cornell Africana Studies & Research Center |
| 2004 | Benjamin Foster Jr & Floyd Bagwell,Eastern Connecticut State University Staff |
| 2005 | Afro American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier |
| 2006 | TransArt |
| 2007 | NCUGRHA (North Country Underground Railroad History Association) |
| 2008 | Village at Ithaca |
| 2009 | African Students Union, The Dunbar Center, and the Faith Hope Community Center |
