| 1956 | Bernard S. Fleishman |
| 1957 | Bernard S. Fleishman |
| 1958 | R. W. Robinson |
| 1959 | R. W. Robinson |
| 1960 | John Miller |
| 1961 | L. T. Fuller |
| 1962 | W. L. Childs |
| 1963 | John R. Folsom |
| 1964 | George A. Mears |
| 1965 | Earl Short |
| 1966 | J. W. (Jake) Clamp |
| 1967 | Oliver J. Hart |
| 1968 | Robert Whiteside |
| 1969 | James W. Sharpe |
| 1970 | Bob Hock |
| 1971 | Larry Frick |
| 1972 | Charles James |
| 1973 | Linn Tompkins |
| 1974 | Julian W. Walker |
| 1975 | William L. Pope |
| 1976 | J. E. (Dutch) Boling |
| 1977 | Jerry M. Brennecke |
| 1978 | Calhoun L. Kennedy |
| 1979 | Charles W. Jacocks |
| Calhoun L. Kennedy, Acting |
| 1980 | Thomas B. Edmunds |
| 1981 | Delleney Ruff |
| 1982 | Sandy Snead |
| 1983 | Bill Bruner |
| 1984 | Bill Bruner |
| 1985 | Ray Weston |
| 1986 | Deas Manning |
| 1987 | Deas Manning |
| 1988 | Robert R. Bowers |
| 1989 | J. Carter Weston |
| 1990 | J. Peyre Scurry |
| 1991 | Bruce T. Williams |
| 1992 | C. Marshall Kibler |
| 1993 | Robert D. (Bobby) Whiteside |
| 1994 | Charles F. Irick |
| 1995 | John W. Folsom |
| 1996 | Ralph C. Williams |
| 1997 | Charles F. Irick |
| 1998 | Ree Hart |
| 1999 | William D. (Billy) Evans |
| 2000 | Charles A. Cobb |
| 2001 | Jim Rowell |
| 2002 | William B. (Beau) Tiller, Jr. |
| 2003 | Calhoun L. Kennedy, Jr. |
| 2004 | Peter Fawcett |
| 2005 | Ralph C. Williams |
| 2006 | Ralph C. Williams |
| 2007 | Sims Tompkins |
| 2008 | Tim Owens |
| 2009 | Paige Carlton |
| 2010 | Lowndes Pope |
| 2011 | Brian Allen |
| 2012 | George King |
| 2013 | John Tucker |
| 2014 | Stephen West |
| 2015 | John McCabe |
| 2016 | Hayne McCall |
| 2017 | Jim Best |
| 2018 | Austin Scott |
| 2019 | Montague Laffitte |
| 2020 | Steven Johnson |