Past participants of the Cohon Award include:

• Anna Feig
• Ruth and Ben Friedman in memory of Arthur and Rose Reinhart
• Jonathan Cohon
• Natalie Waxenberg
• Bruce and Sherry Friedman
• Edgar and Marilyn Simon in honor of Rabbi and Mrs. Baruch Cohon
• Jack and Gitta Nagel
• The family of Harriet Schreiber
• Baruch & Claire Cohon Living Trust
• The family of Lorraine Schulberg
• Nelson Varon
• The family of Bernard Taran (in memoriam)
• The family of Pearl Cole (in memoriam)
• Sidney Rudin
• The family of Sam White (in memoriam)
• The family of Bernard Warshaw (in memoriam)
• The family of Stanley Jacoby (in memoriam)
• Vivian Miller in memory of Bill Miller (in memoriam)
• Sylvia Mazur
• The family of Bernard Sherman.