EDDIE SLAYTON MEMORIAL AWARD
eddie slayton MEMORIAL award
The Eddie Slayton Memorial Award is a lifetime achievement award created by Regional CAC’s Board of Directors as a way to recognize those who have gone above and beyond to serve children. The award is named after the late Eddie Slayton, a longtime Board Member, and advocate for children. This annual award honors professionals or volunteers who have made a significant and positive contribution to serving and protecting children in Clarke, Washington, and Choctaw counties.
Every year the Eddie Slayton Memorial Award is presented to the winner at the annual “Honor Thy children” Dinner and Auction. The 2026 event will be held March 7, 2026, at the H.G. Pearce Memorial Assembly House in Jackson, AL. Please see the forms below and we encourage you to send in a nomination. The deadline is January 20, 2026 for this year’s award.
Article for Nominations
Nomination Form
Past Eddie Slayton Memorial Award winners:
2025- Rachael Copeland
2024- Spencer B. Walker
2023- Elaine Davenport
2022- Heidi Gaillard
2021- Patricia Hall
2020- Darlene Jacobs
2019- Jackie Dotson Thompson
2018- Dr. Katherine Hensleigh
2017- Jane Sellers
2016- Ralph Garrick
2015- Sylvia Williams
2014- Delores Fleming
2013- Ron Bagette
2012- Vivian Gilmore