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Lucas Drew
Composition — Edgar Meyer
Lutherie — Mario Lamarre
Scholarship — Michael Greenberg
Teaching — Harold Robinson
Solo Performance — Božo Paradžik
Jazz Performance — John Patitucci
Orchestral Performance — Joel Quarrington
Historically Informed Performance — Jerry Fuller
Collaborative Music — Gene Bertoncini
Young Bassist Ambassador — Kristin Korb
Special Merit — Lucas Drew
Friend of the Bass — Peter Gallagher
Friend of the Bass — Ralph Alcala
Friend of the Bass — Colorado State University
Friend of the Bass — Howard Eisberg
Lawrence Hurst
Composition - Rufus Reid
Lutherie - Arnold Schnitzer
Scholarship - David A. Moore
Teaching - Harold Robinson
Solo Performance - Catalin Rotaru
Jazz Performance - Christian McBride
Orchestral Performance - Timothy Cobb
Historically Informed Performance - James Lambert
Collaborative Music - Dianne Frazer
Young Bassists Ambassador - John Kennedy
Special Merit - Jon Deak
Friend of the Bass - Acoustic Image
Friend of the Bass - The Eastman School of Music
Friend of the Bass - Barrie Kolstein
Friend of the Bass - J.C. Jones
Franco Petracchi
Composition - John Harbison
Lutherie - Lynn Hannings
Scholarship - Tobias Gloeckler
Teaching - Orin O'Brien
Solo Performance - Joel Quarrington
Jazz Performance - Charlie Haden
Orchestral Performance - Ed Barker
Historically Informed Performance - David Sinclair
Collaborative Music - Harmon Lewis
Young Bassists Ambassador - David Young
Special Merit - Paul Ellison
Friend of the Bass - Dustin Williams
Ron Carter
Composition - Peter Askim
Lutherie - Michael Krahmer
Scholarship - John Goldsby
Teaching - François Rabbath
Solo Performance - Renaud Garcia Fons
Jazz Performance - Rufus Reid
Orchestral Performance - Klaus Stoll
Historically Informed Performance - Rob Nairn
Young Bassists Ambassador - Cathy Elliot
Special Merit - L'Orchestre de Contrabasses
Friend of the Bass - Sue Haug, Director of the Penn State School of Music
Friend of the Bass - Barbara Korner, Dean of the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Friend of the Bass - Russell Bloom
Friend of the Bass - Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Tony Bianco
Composition - Dave Anderson
Lutherie - David Gage
Scholarship - Lucas Drew
Teaching - Franco Petracchi
Solo Performance - Stefano Scodanibbio
Jazz Performance - Ron Carter
Orchestral Performance - Joe Guastafeste
Historically Informed Performance - Tobias Gloeckler
Young Bassists Ambassador - Barry Green
Special Merit - Bert Turetzky
Friend of the Bass - Nick Lloyd
Friend of the Bass - Southwest Airlines
Frank Proto
Composition - François Rabbath
Lutherie - Daniel Hachez
Scholarship - Joëlle Morton
Teaching - Lawrence Hurst
Solo Performance - Duncan McTier
Jazz Performance - Dave Holland
Orchestral Performance - Harold Robinson
Young Bassists Ambassador - Virginia Dixon
Special Merit - Frank Proto
Special Merit - Yoan Goilav
Friend of the Bass - Bill and Hal Slapin
Friend of the Bass - Laura Welland
Friend of the Bass - Andrea Carvey
Friend of the Bass - Anne Berquist
Friend of the Bass - Bob Lewis
Friend of the Bass - Randy Knific
Friend of the Bass - Judith Bailey
Friend of the Bass - Margaret Merrion
Friend of the Bass - Heather Rodriguez
Friend of the Bass - Carl Doubleday
Friend of the Bass - Nina Nelson
Friend of the Bass - Jeffrey Harkins
Friend of the Bass - William D. Johnston
Friend of the Bass - Steven and Paula Reiley
Friend of the Bass - Thomas and Donna Lambert
Friend of the Bass - Jerry and Betty Mason
Friend of the Bass - William Maxey
Friend of the Bass - Benjamin Maxey and Sandra Sims
Friend of the Bass - Jerry and Janice Stifler
Friend of the Bass - John and Pauline Kiltinen
François Rabbath
Composition - Teppo Hauta-aho
Lutherie - Barrie Kolstein
Scholarship - Paul Brun
Teaching - Paul Ellison
Classical Performance - Franco Petracchi
Jazz Performance - John Clayton
Orchestral Performance - Eugene Levinson
Young Bassists Ambassador - Helen Stevenson
Friend of the Bass - Steve Reinfranck
Friend of the Bass - Peter Infeld
Friend of the Bass - Gene Lees
Rufus Reid
Composing - Stefano Scodanibbio
Lutherie - Jean Auray
Classical Performance - François Rabbath
Jazz Performance - Ray Brown
Scholarship - Chris Brown
Teaching - Gary Karr
Young Bassist Ambassador - Inez Wyrick
Friend of the Bass - Bill Mays and Tim Froncek
David Walter
Composing - Edgar Meyer
Making / Repairing - Christian Laborie
Performing - François Rabbath
Scholarship - Murray Grodner
Teaching - Homer Mensch
Young Bassist Ambassador - Richard Davis
Friend of the Bass - National Public Radio
Ray Brown
Composing - Gunther Schuller
Making / Repairing - Günter Krahmer-Pöllman
Performing - Edgar Meyer
Scholarship - Duane Rosengard
Teaching - Fred Zimmermann (posthumous)
Young Bassist Ambassador - Caroline Emery
Ludwig Streicher
Composing - Paul Ramsier
Making / Repairing - David Horine (posthumous)
Performing - Roger Scott
Scholarship - Rodney Slatford
Teaching - David Walter
Young Bassist Ambassador - George Vance
Milt Hinton
Composing - Jon Deak
Making / Repairing - Don Robertson
Performance - Milt Hinton
Scholarship - Klaus Trumpf
Teaching - Warren Benfield
Young Bassist Ambassador - Patricia Brine
Gary Karr
Composing - Frank Proto
Making / Repairing - Samuel Kolstein
Performance - Gary Karr
Scholarship - Alfred Planyavsky
Teaching - Stuart Sankey