2026 Steel Hendrix Awards Banquet

    Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM until 7:00 PMCentral Standard Time UTC -06:00

    Hendrix College
    1600 Washington Ave
    Conway, AR 72032
    United States

    41st Annual Steel-Hendrix Banquet
    March 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Worsham Performance Hall

    In 1984, Hendrix College inaugurated the annual Steel-Hendrix Award Lectureship to celebrate 100 years of its official relationship with the United Methodist Church. The award was named in honor of Marshall T. Steel, a prominent minister and former president of the College.

    The Marshall T. Steel Center will honor three extraordinary church and community leaders at the 41st Annual Steel-Hendrix Awards Banquet.
    • Deborah Bell of Theressa Hoover Memorial United Methodist Church in Little Rock will receive the Ethel K. Millar Award for Religion and Social Awareness; 
    • John P. Gill of Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. in Little Rock will be honored with the Mary and Ira Brumley Award for Religious Education; and
    • Damaris Green of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Little Rock will be recognized as the Hendrix College Youth Minister of the Year.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.