Waldo B. Heywood Award
This award may be given annually to the person in the community who has contributed notably to the cultural life of Topeka; whose significant leadership in the arts has made our community a better place to live. Awarded since 1956.
(Waldo B. Heywood, a charter member of TCT, board member, and leading actor who died onstage in 1954 at the dress rehearsal for the centennial pageant of the city of Topeka.)
| 1955-56 | George Schnellbacher* & Webb Woodward* | 1956-57 | Everett Fetter* |
| 1957-58 | Carmie Wolfe* | 1958-59 | Euphemia B. Page* & Ernest C. Kieswetter* |
| 1959-60 | John W. Ripley* | 1960-61 | Mrs. Henry Blake* |
| 1961-62 | Horace Moses* | 1962-63 | None |
| 1963-64 | Alexander Tillotson* | 1964-65 | Harry Roth* |
| 1965-66 | Mrs. Benjamin Franklin* | 1966-67 | Mrs. Ada Montgomery* |
| 1967-68 | Mrs. Catherine Menninger* | 1968-69 | Charles Marshall* |
| 1969-70 | None | 1970-71 | Peggy Greene* |
| 1971-72 | None | 1972-73 | None |
| 1973-74 | None | 1974-75 | Phyllis Moke* |
| 1975-76 | Ed Love* | 1976-77 | None |
| 1977-78 | None | 1978-79 | None |
| 1979-80 | Donald Bachmann | 1980-81 | Irv & Beth Sheffel* |
| 1981-82 | None | 1982-83 | None |
| 1983-84 | None | 1984-85 | None |
| 1985-86 | None | 1986-87 | None |
| 1987-88 | Georgia Neese* & Andy Gray* | 1988-89 | None |
| 1989-90 | None | 1990-91 | None |
| 1991-92 | Beth Fager | 1992-93 | None |
| 1993-94 | None | 1994-95 | John & Ruth Stauffer |
| 1995-96 | None | 1996-97 | Tim & Carole Etzel |
| 1997-98 | None | 1998-99 | Jim Monroe* |
| 1999-00 | None | 2000-01 | None |
| 2001-02 | None | 2002-03 | Irv & Peggy Sheffel |
| 2003-04 | Liz Stratton | 2004-05 | None |
| 2005-06 | Irv Rosen | 2007-08 | Steve Waugh |
| 2008-09 | Kathy Smith, ArtsConnect | 2009-10 | Gary Blitsch, Framewoods of Topeka |
| 2010-11 | The Schultz Family |
