The John A. Smith Outstanding Volunteers Award was created in 1981 by Valley Haven and The Chattahoochee Valley Area Arc to honor an individual or a group for advocating and working to help area individuals with special needs.
Outstanding Volunteers Award Winners:
| 1981 | Valley Jaycees | ||
| 1982 | James and O.D. Alsobrook | ||
| 1983 | Lloyd Medders | ||
| 1984 | Billy Fetner | ||
| 1985 | Daryl Firestone | ||
| 1986 | Linda Hammock | ||
| 1987 | Mary Reed | ||
| 1988 | Milton Cohn | ||
| 1989 | Essie Mae Harris | ||
| 1990 | Ron and Janice Horne | ||
| 1991 | DuWayne Bridges | ||
| 1993 | Steve Smallwood | ||
| 1994 | Danny Curtis | ||
| 1995 | Dennis Lindsay | ||
| 1996 | Pete Davidson | ||
| 1997 | Richard Bolt and Jones Family | ||
| 1998 | Tug Livingston | ||
| 1999 | Charles Eddie Poe | ||
| 2001 | Aileen Love | ||
| 2002 | Lynn Oliver | ||
| 2003 | Margie Tillery | ||
| 2004 | Crew Pitts | ||
| 2005 | All of the Local Media | ||
| 2006 | The Fairfax Jr. Variety Club | ||
| 2007 | Lanett Chapter of the Knights of Columbus | ||
| 2008 | Carolyn Y. Lott | ||
| 2009 | Betty Morris | ||
| 2010 | Valley Rescue Squad | ||
| 2011 | James Morgan | ||
| 2012 | Sid Lockhart | ||
| 2013 | Tommy Barrow | ||
| 2014 | Dr. John Crowder | ||
| 2015 | Lawrence Henry | ||
| 2016 | Don Cleveland |