2013
Sylvan Melroe

2012
Dale O. Anderson

2011
Mike and Joanne Warner

2010
No Awards

2009
Bill Grosz
Ray and Bev Horne

2008
David Maring

2007
Joan Deal

2006
John W. Shotwell

2005
Tod Gunkelman
Do Shanks Gunkelman

2004
Nancy Johnson Jordheim

2003
Dr. Robert Crom

2002
DuWayne C. Radke

2001
Jean Schroeder

2000
James S. Wieland

1999
Russell H. Slotten

1998
Russell D. Maring

1997
Irvin C. Holman

1996
Irene Gunvaldsen Diederich

1995
Oscar R. Lindgren

1994
Stan K. Dardis

1993
Robert L. Geston

1992
Matthew F. Vukelich

1991
Jan Kiefer Martin

1990
Trish Burda

1989
Jewel E. Roningen

1988
Mark Bibelheimer

1987
James C. Baccus

1986
Wayne Tesmer

1985
George W. Schwartz

1984
Clifford Rothrock

1983
Warren Diederich

1982
Abner Selvig

1981
Katherine Burgum

1980
Myrle S. Anderson

1979
Howard M. Olson

1978
C. Warner Litten

1977
Eleanor Evanson

1976
Royal Berstler

1975
R. Tracy Myers

1974
Robert Dawson

1973
Robert Pile

1972
Roy Johnson

1971
Jerry Lingen

1970
Jean Mason Guy

1969
Roy Pedersen

1968
Fred B. Scheel

1967
John E. Carlson Jr.

1966
Byron Jackson

1965
Gerald McCoy

1964
John McCormick

1963
Paul Gallagher