NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just a week after losing one of her closest friends, Porter Wagoner, country legend Dolly Parton is being honored in Music City for her generosity.

Parton and Chairman and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America Jack Bovender are winners of the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.

The event was held at the War Memorial Auditorium on Thursday.

Former U.S. Rep. Bill Frist and Curb Records executive Mike Curb co-chaired the dinner.