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2024 — Dan Painter, CSP
2023 — Tom Stephan
2022 — Stewart Krause
2021 — Jim Hartmann
2020 — Dean Wygal
2019 — Stephen Anderson
2018 — Cory Miller
2017 — Moyland “Mo” Rainey
2016 — Charles “Chuck” Mills
2015 — James “Jim” Jackson
2014 — Kris Jackson
2013 — Mike Benet
2012 — George Simas
2011 — Robert J. Stone
2010 — Steven B. Gross
2010 — Larry A. West
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2008 — Dan Wright
2007 — Allan Bo Anderson
2006 — Don Winter
2003 — Terry Belter
2002 — Charles Grantom
2001 — Mark A. Laibe
2001 — James Simpson
2000 — Sam Geffen*
2000 — Richard E. Schramm
1999 — E. Lee Lovell
1999 — R. James White
1998 — Cris Collins
1998 — Ray McLarty
1998 — Jim Pflugard
1998 — Larry Schnase
1998 — Donald Smeal
1997 — Ben Determan
1997 — Ken Kirk
1997 — Ernest Marcell* (granted posthumously)
1996 — Emery Davis
1996 — Fred Lavender
1996 — Carl Nielson
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1995 — Ed Herbst
1995 — Carl Mason*
1995 — Cecil Paulhus
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1993 — Gary Beckman
1993 — Paul Confer
1993 — Dick Schramm
1993 — George Secour
1993 — Jerry Sweeney
1993 — Robert C. Troy
1993 — Robert O. Young
1992 — Kathy Butcher
1992 — Robert Collins* (Award of Achievement)
1992 — Ben Everson
1992 — Kermit Janssen
1992 — Harry Ward
1990 — Helmut Lenske
1989 — Gerald Olson
1989 — Faye Wirmusky
1988 — William “Red” Cadwallader
1988 — Gene Fox
1988 — John McMahan
1987 — William Anderson
1985 — L.L. Bechler
1986 — Jim Belch
1985 — George T. Davis
1985 — H.F. “Mac” McNeal
1985 — Mack Pitts
1984 — Paul Fulton
1984 — “Bo” Judd
1984 — Charles Metzger
1984 — David H. Mills
1984 — Dick Winter
1983 — W.A. Davidson
1983 — Sam Geffenz*
1982 — Joe Franks
1981 — Noel M. Anderson
1979 — R.E. Bracelin
1979 — Grant Griffen
1978 — Arnie Lagerson
1978 — Ruby Mae Joiner
* Deceased.