1973
Vomen L. Frye
Arizona

1974
Gerald Wallace
Idaho

1975
Edward Whigham
Florida

1976
S. John Davis
Virginia

1977
Charles O. Jordan
Indiana

1978
Craig Phillips
North Carolina

1979
Norman Hall
Texas

1980
John Prasch
Nebraska

1981
Dr. Billy Chandler
Kentucky

1982
Dr. Joseph Doglio
Illinois

1983
Dr. James C. Hilliard
Kentucky

1984
Dr. Marion T. Wood
New Hampshire

1985
Dr. Charles F. Mathews
Texas

1986
Dr. Richard L. Hart
Idaho

1987
Dr. Donald D. Covey
Arizona

1988
Dr. Gene C. Sharratt
Washington

1989
Dr. Gerald Hester
Washington

1990
Dr. Ronald E. Walton
Kentucky

1991
Dr. J. Frank Yeager
Kentucky

1992
Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick
Maryland

1993
Dr. Carol Grosse Peck
Arizona

1994
Dr. Russell V. Thompson
Missouri

1995
Dr. Brian L. Talbott
Washington

1996
Dr. Harvey W. Perkins
Virginia

1997
Lois W. Gray
Kentucky

1998
Dr. Marvin C. Woodson, Jr.
South Carolina

1999
Dr. Russell H. Knorr
Delaware

2000
Dr. Benny L. Gooden
Arkansas

2001
Dr. Monte Moses
Colorado

2002
Dr. Richard McBride
Washington

2003
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond
Virginia

2004
Anne LaPlante
Wyoming

2005
Dr. Marilyn Howard
Idaho

2006
Dr. Willis H. Lott
Mississippi

2007
Dr. Giacomo (Jack) Oliva
Nebraska

2008
Dr. Z B Mayo
Nebraska

2009
Dr. Rex F. Gandy
Mississippi

2010
Dr. Linda D. Burgee
Maryland

2011
Dr. David D. Thompson
Minnesota

2012
Roger D. Breed, Ed.D.
Nebraska

2013
Russell W. Haver
Arkansas

2014
Dr. Kappy Steck
South Carolina

2015
Dr. Ismael Vivanco
Washington

2016
Alexis Rowland
Idaho

2017
Dr. Baron Davis
South Carolina

2018
Dr. Michelle Price
Washington

2019
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald
Delaware

2020
Dr. Paul Douglas
Washington

2021
Dr. Kristina Failing
Delaware

2022
Dr. Sherry Kijowski
Delaware

2023
John Erixson
Nebraska

2024
Charles Warren
Arkansas