On November 15, 2001, The HistoryMakers honored their 2001 interviewees at this award ceremony. This ceremony and dinner were held in conjuction with An Evening with Dionne Warwick at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. The Salute To The HistoryMakers occured prior to the event. Julieanna Richardson, founder of The HistoryMakers served as master of ceremonies. Darryl Dennard introduced the honorees.
Honored HistoryMakers:
| Lee Bailey | WalterJ. Leonard |
| Leo Branton | PeggyAnn Montes |
| Tom Burrell | LauraW. Murphy |
| Bill Campbell | Bob Petty |
| Reuben Cannon | Henry Presswood |
| Frank Clark | Dr.Maurice F. Rabb |
| Walter Clark | TedDouble Duty Radcliffe |
| HolmesDaddy-O Daylie | Julius Richardson |
| David Driskell | Bobby Robinson |
| Katherine Dunham | Warner Saunders |
| James Forman | Rev.Kenneth B. Smith |
| Sam Greenlee | Alvin Spearman |
| Hermene Hartman | Allen Stringfellow |
| Richard Hunt | Johnny Washington |
| ShirleyH. Jones |
Honorary Co-Chairs
|
Mayor Richard & Maggie Daley |
|
Veranda & Jacoby Dickens |
|
The Honorable Emil & Patricia Jones |
|
John McCarter, Jr. |
|
John Rogers, Jr. |
Benefit Committee
| Leslie Anderson | Eileen Mackevich |
| Pamela K. Anderson | Lisa Madigan |
| Patricia Andrews-Keenan | Robert L. Mallett |
| Kate’y Assem | Susan Mango Curtis |
| Raymond Barbosa | Jewel McCreary |
| Patrick G. Barclay | Eric McKissack |
| Jerry Blakemore | Sharon Morrow |
| Kimberly Bolden | Daryl Newell |
| Barbara L. Bowles | Cheryl Nolan |
| Timothy Bradford | Virginia S. Peoples |
| Alfreda Bradley-Coar | Toni Pittman |
| Hugh Brandon | Sabrina Poole |
| Veda Britt-Handy | Ken Price |
| Robin Brooks | Quintin Primo III |
| Peter & Linda Bynoe | Christopher Rabb |
| Judith I. Byrd | Ruth Ratny |
| Zerrie Campbell | Socrates Rivers |
| Demetrius Carney | Gene Saffold |
| Linda Crane | Belkis M. Santos |
| Dillon Dalton | Robin Lynn Segal |
| Dr. Elnora Daniel | James Shannon |
| Veranda Dickens | Harold Shepard |
| Linda Forbes Jones | Chester Singleteary |
| Denise Gardner | Joan Small |
| Katherine M. Gehl | Deirdre Joy Smith |
| Robin A. Hall | Diane Smith |
| Jocelyn B. Hamlar | Joleen Spencer |
| Gloria O. Hemphill | Xcylur R. Stoakley |
| William Hood | Laurel Stradford |
| Leslie C. Jackson | Deborah Thomas |
| Constance Jackson | Lisa & Charles Tribbett |
| Rodney E. Jackson | William Von Hoene, Jr. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Roxanne Ward |
| Mary Johnson | Byron White |
| Kelly King Dibble | Rufus & Jay Williams |
| Mavis Laing | Cleo Wilson |
| Mercedes Laing | Velma Wilson |
| Katherine Lauderdale | William Earl & Essie Woods |
| Connie Lindsey | Nikki M. Zollar |
| John Liskey |