| Year | Recipient |
| 2020 | Jeff Ziller |
| 2019 | Scott Lightcap |
| 2018 | Dr. Jason Dunham |
| 2017 | David Noakes |
| 2016 | Selina Heppell |
| 2014 | Not Awarded |
| 2013 | Howard Shaller |
| 2012 | Not Awarded |
| 2011 | Dr. Robert Hughes |
| 2010 | Not Awarded |
| 2009 | Not Awarded |
| 2008 | Not Awarded |
| 2007 | Allan Smith |
| 2006 | Not Awarded |
| 2005 | Jim Lichatowich |
| 2004 | Carl Schreck |
| 2003 | Not Awarded |
| 2002 | Not Awarded |
| 2001 | Wayne L. Bowers |
| 2000 | Tim Whitesel |
| 1999 | Howard Horton |
| 1998 | Kirk Schroeder |
| 1997 | Not Awarded |
| 1996 | Dan Bottom |
| 1995 | Mark Buettner |
| 1994 | Jim Hall |
| 1993 | Not Awarded |
| 1992 | Not Awarded |
| 1991 | Don Ratliff |
| 1990 | Bill Hosford |
| 1989 | Jay Nicholas |
| 1988 | Douglas A. DeHart |
| 1987 | Arthur L. Oakley |
| 1986 | Jim Sedell |
| 1985 | Robert Schoning |
| 1984 | Jim Martin |
| 1983 | Carl E. Bond |
| 1982 | John S. Rohovec |
| 1981 | John Anderson |
| 1980 | Harry Wagner |
| 1979 | Monty L. Montgomery |
| 1978 | Ken Witty |
| 1977 | Rollie Rousseau |
| 1976 | Fred Everest |
| 1975 | Dave Heckeroth |
| 1974 | Jim Hutchison |
| Willa Nehlsen |
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