| 2025 | Sara Shively |
| 2024 | Carrie DeLine |
| 2023 | Michelle Scanavino |
| 2022 | Mike Klote |
| 2021 | Becky Treu |
| 2019 | Susan Owen |
| 2018 | Shane Weseloh |
| 2017 | Morgan Rockett |
| 2016 | Angela Walker |
| 2015 | Scott Taylor |
| 2014 | Dustin Pascoe |
| 2013 | Bradford Brockmeier |
| 2012 | Susan Burden |
| 2011 | Dr. Michael Barrett |
| 2010 | Matt Crist |
| 2009 | Jane Roads |
| 2008 | Lynn VanDolha |
| 2007 | Terry Nelson |
| 2006 | Kristine Zauke |
| 2005 | Judy Gibbs |
| 2004 | Laird Okie |
| 2003 | Karen Werner |
| 2002 | Shelli Goesling, Mary Easley |
| 2001 | Sue Nugent |
| 2000 | Suzanne Martin |
| 1999 | Larry Jesperson |
| 1998 | Gopal Krishna |
| 1997 | Richard Sporleder |
| 1996 | Bill Fox |
| 1995 | Carl Lawrence |
| 1994 | Joyce Hunter, Leona Bell |
| 1993 | John Beilharz |
| 1992 | Alva Underwood |
| 2025 | Pat Burke, Shannon Crist |
| 2024 | Caroline Groves, Wendy Johnson |
| 2023 | Dr. Cliff Miller, Ann Parks |
| 2022 | Matt Crist, Meghan Holleran |
| 2021 | Jerry C. Jeffrey, The Gordon Burnam Family |
| 2019 | Amy Hager, Howard Miedler |
| 2018 | Ruth Jones, Lloyd Marchant |
| 2017 | James M. Cooksey, Dr. Paula Glover |
| 2016 | Michele McCall, Jim Musick |
| 2015 | Charlene Schillie, Rodney Loesch |
| 2014 | Branson Wood, Sally Poole |
| 2013 | Good Radio.tv |
| 2012 | Joan Casleton, Dennis Cupp |
| 2011 | Jim Sears, Samuel C. Richardson II |
| 2010 | Dr. Robert Tompson, Donald Schaffer |
| 2009 | Phil Brown |
| 2008 | Dr. Jeff Lashley |
| 2007 | Rick Coughenour |
| 2006 | Ken Kujawa |
| 2005 | Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson |
| 2004 | Greg Walker |
| 2003 | Gary Steffes |
| 2002 | Bob & Ginny Long |
| 2001 | Jim Neal |
| 2000 | Mike Buchanan |
| 1999 | Steve Gaw |
| 1998 | Dr. Larry Noel (posthumous) |
| 1997 | Valerie Darst, Mona Lawrence |
| 1996 | Carolee Hazlet |
| 1995 | none |
| 1994 | David Kropf |
| 1993 | none |
| 1992 | Joseph & Hildegarde Knaebel |
| 1991 | none |
| 1990 | Morris Hibbs |
| 1989 | Shirley White |
| 1988 | Ralph Gerhard |
| 1987 | Dr. Andrew Komar, Jr. |
| 1986 | Mary Ann Hill |
| 1985 | Judith Walker, Marilyn Dimond |
| 1984 | Roy Buntin |
| 1983 | Gerald Orscheln, Sen. Roger Wilson |
| 2025 | Zach Richardson, Sally Kintz |
| 2024 | Nancy Shively |
| 2023 | Aliesha Edwards |
| 2022 | Matt Fleming |
| 2021 | Dr. Paul & Nita Enochs, Jim & Liz Byland |
| 2019 | Eleanor Carr, Joseph Daly, Mark Nichols |
| 2018 | Jacquelyn Davidson, Dr. Kelly Shelby |
| 2017 | Arthur R. “Bobby” Riley Jr., Dan Shepherd |
| 2016 | Andrew Careaga, Brad Boyer |
| 2015 | Todd McCubbin |
| 2014 | The Parrish Family (Alfred, Hazel, Steve, Mike) |
| 2013 | Susan Rasmussen |
| 2012 | Kevin Coates |
| 2011 | David Fusselman, Andale Gross |
| 2010 | Carolyn Kay Crecelius |
| 2009 | Anna Blackford, Joe Knaebel |
| 2008 | Stella Jacoby, Bob Weis |
| 2007 | Dave Terre, Jane Kay Orton |
| 2006 | The Krazy Kats |
| 2005 | Bill Crawford, Richard Phelan, Jill Hughes |
| 2004 | Frank McKinney, Stringer family |
| 2003 | Mike Jeffries |
| 2002 | Jeff Mikesell |
| 2001 | Lawrence Rucker |
| 2000 | John Cochran, Janice Musick |
| 1999 | Randy Relford |
| 1998 | Tim Brubaker |
| 1997 | J.W. Ballinger |
| 1996 | David Viley |
| 1995 | Guy Wright |
| 1994 | Howard T. Fleming |
| 1993 | Bill Eddings, Sue Alberti |
| 1992 | Mildred Littrell |
| 1991 | Pat Rolls, Judy Wetrich |
| 1990 | Dr. J. Will Fleming |
| 1989 | Stan Isle |
| 1988 | Herb Lawrence, Jr. |
| 1987 | Carol Gerhard |
| 1986 | Marion Lamb |
| 1985 | James Musick |
| 1984 | Mabel McCormick |
| 1983 | Judge Richard Chamier |
| 1982 | Orville Sittler |
| 2025 | Katelyn Wilson, Jared Keim |
| 2024 | Rachael Grime |
| 2023 | Luke Sears |
| 2022 | Callie Cox |
| 2021 | Dr. Dee (Motter) Coleman |
| 2019 | Ted Sampson |
| 2018 | Curt McLaughlin |
| 2017 | Jaime (McGarvey) Morgans |
| 2016 | C.J. Pepper |