| Year | Recipient |
| 2023 | Aimee Reed |
| 2022 | Lyle Curtis Jr |
| 2021 | Kurt Kremers |
| 2020 | Brett Requa |
| 2019 | James Graybill |
| 2018 | Rob Chitwood |
| 2017 | Not Awarded |
| 2016 | Not Awarded |
| 2015 | Terry Jones (ODFW) |
| 2014 | Ryan Couture, Joseph O’Neil, and Joyce Mahr |
| 2013 | Bill Otto |
| 2012 | Not Awarded |
| 2011 | Roaring River Hatchery Staff |
| 2010 | Not Awarded |
| 2009 | Tony Amandi (on behalf of the ODFW Fish Health Team) |
