- 1948 – Curtis William Old, Sr.
- 1949 – James Rowell Seward
- 1950 – Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr.
- 1951 – Frank Wallace Kellam, Sr.
- 1952 – Mills C. Luter
- 1953 – R.D. “Farmer” Barham
- 1954 – Samuel Wormack Lee
- 1955 – Judson H. Carey
- 1956 – Richard Edward Railey
- 1957 – Robert F. Bundick
- 1958 – William Wellington Jones
- 1959 – Abram Tom Hill
- 1960 – George Benjamin Ligon
- 1961 – Marion G. Bright
- 1962 – Edward Thomas Johnson
- 1963 – C.E. Johnson
- 1964 – Ernest Webb
- 1965 – John Halligan Clements
- 1966 – George H. Parker, Jr
- 1967 – E. Trigg Harrison
- 1968 – Hugh L. Hines
- 1969 – E. L. ‘Buddy’ Byers
- 1970 – Robert E. Parker, Jr.
- 1971 – Robert C. ‘Bobby’ Wrenn
- 1972 – Mack E. Hobbs
- 1973 – Joseph Jefferson ‘J. J.’ Carr
- 1974 – Gene Wesley Williams, Sr.
- 1975 – L. D. “Lank” Malbone
- 1976 – Garnett Y. Griggs
- 1977 – Wilson E. Holland
- 1978 – John D. ‘Jack’ Eure, Jr.
- 1979 – Eugene Linwood Cook
- 1980 – Frank Guthrie
- 1981 – R. Wayne Whitsett
- 1982 – Raymond L. Warren
- 1983 – Randolph Holland Gardner
- 1984 – Robert L. Beale
- 1985 – L. Cotton McClenny
- 1986 – Harrell Jory
- 1987 – Robert Nathan Perry
- 1988 – John N. Moskway
- 1989 – George Winslow
- 1990 – Shepherd ‘Bubba’ McClenny
- 1991 – Donald William Bost
- 1992 – Robin Davenport
- 1993 – Robert M Felts, Jr.
- 1994 – Donise Ayers
- 1995 – W. Rufus Powell
- 1996 – Theodore ‘T.M.’ Hardison
- 1997 – Murray Turner
- 1998 – Mike Kirsch
- 1999 – Tom Sparling
- 2000 – Danny R. ‘Dan’ Daughtrey
- 2001 – Woody Dunn, Jr.
- 2002 – K.D. Hicks
- 2003 – Donald Worrell
- 2004 – Phyllis Lewter
- 2005 – Mills March
- 2006 – Vernon Teale
- 2007 – J. William ‘Bill’ Lewter
- 2008 – Karen Pallette
- 2009 – William ‘Clay’ Byrum
- 2010 – Charles R. ‘Chuck’ Myers
- 2011 – Raymond Clark
- 2012-13 – Stan Turner
- 2014 – Rod J. Mustanski
- 2015 – John Thomas ‘Jack’ York
- 2016 – David Edwards
- 2017 – Nan York
- 2018 – Phillip A. Bradshaw
- 2019 – Jim Sampson
- 2020-21 – David Walker
- 2022 – John Curling
- 2023 – David Walker
