* Deceased
- *1921 – E.W. McNaughton, Hutchinson
- *1922 – R. M. Mills, Wichita
- *1923 – J.A. Hoel, Kansas City
- *1924 – W. T. Dawson, Topeka
- *1925 – Robert E. Israel, Wichita
- *1926 – E.C. Overholt, Arkansas City
- *1927 – Hugh Connor, Hutchinson
- *1928 – O.L. Bodenhamer
- *1929 – D.F. Coe, Hutchinson
- *1930 – Jesse C. Underwood, Topeka
- *1931 – George W. Winters, Wichita
- *1932 – Charles Lowder, Kansas City
- *1933 – L.L. Taylor, Dodge City
- *1934 – Charles Lowder, Kansas City
- *1935 – Charles Lowder, Kansas City
- *1936 – Robert Campbell, Wichita
- *1937 – David Neiswanger, Topeka
- *1938 – E.D. Cooper, Liberal
- *1939 – J.R. Lobaugh, Kansas City
- *1940 – Nestor R. Weigand, Sr., Wichita
- *1941 – Arthur Taylor, Great Bend
- *1942 – J. Lisle Morris, Wichita
- *1943 – C.M. Hilleary, Hutchinson
- *1944 – Ted Bower, Topeka
- *1945 – Ted Bower, Topeka
- *1946 – Dan Bolen, Salina
- *1947 – M. Russell Dary, Manhattan
- *1948 – Harry Day, Kansas City
- *1949 – Lloyd Hancock, Dodge City
- *1950 – C. Roy Morris, Wichita
- *1951 – C.M. McManus, Topeka
- *1952 – Nels C. Greenlund, Atchison
- *1953 – Charles McLeod, Marysville
- *1954 – Leonard Childers, Kansas City
- *1955 – Alva J. Powell, Coffeyville
- *1956 – Don Crawford, Hutchinson
- *1956 – Otto Culbert (Honorary), Wichita
- *1957 – R. Virg Ellis, Topeka
- *1958 – Marvin C. Smith, Wichita
- *1959 – J. P. Lane, Mission
- *1960 – L.M. Bushart, Liberal
- *1961 – Ray Klotz, Leavenworth
- *1962 – Fred Liddy, Mission
- *1963 – Gilbert “Gib” Wenger, Salina
- *1964 – David Neiswanger, Topeka
- *1965 – Jesse Scott, Jr., Garden City
- *1966 – Harlin E. Bond, Wichita
- *1967 – Ray Meitner, Shawnee Mission
- *1968 – J. Donald Williams, Salina
- *1969 – John F. Meisner, Manhattan
- *1970 – Robert N. Kirk, Topeka
- *1971 – Robert Moore, Jr., Wichita
- *1972 – Richard W. Wood, Pittsburg
- *1973 – Ken Swedlund, Overland Park
- *1974 – Robert M. Finch, Hays
- *1975 – Jay R. Krieger, Topeka
- *1976 – Dean Bussart, Wichita
- *1977 – Lewis Simmons, Augusta
- *1978 – Nestor Weigand, Jr., Wichita
- *1979 – Ben Blair, Topeka
- *1980 – Dennis Coleman, Shawnee Mission
- *1981 – Esther Newton, Wichita
- *1982 – Lloyd George, Coffeyville
- 1983 – Floyd McHenry, Overland Park
- 1984 – Franklin Fee, Hutchinson
- 1985 – Don Bickle, Hays
- *1986 – Archie Leben, El Dorado
- 1987 – Larry Von Feldt, Overland Park
- 1988 – Steven Martens, Wichita
- *1989 – Marjorie Owen, Overland Park
- 1990 – David Louis, Overland Park
- 1991 – Ann Sadler, Emporia
- *1992 – B.J. Melvin, Colby
- 1993 – Bill Powell, Wichita
- 1994 – Frank Stucky, Newton
- 1995 – Pat Tholen, Overland Park
- *1996 – John Green, Topeka
- 1997 – Jim Bishop, Pittsburg
- 1998 – Mike McGrew, Lawrence
- 1999 – Rob Curtis, Olathe
- 2000 – John McKenzie, Wichita
- 2001 – Jeanette Johnson, Topeka
- *2002 – Milt Seigrist, Liberal
- *2003 – Delores Dalke, Hillsboro
- 2004 – Dan Sight, Overland Park
- 2005 – Cal Lantis, Ottawa
- 2006 – Diane Green, Topeka
- 2007 – Carol Mangan, Coffeyville
- 2008 – Jeff Carson, Kansas City
- 2009 – Ann Christian, Manhattan
- 2010 – Brian Jones, Pittsburg
- 2011 – Jamie Holt, Wichita
- 2012 – John Brocker, Iola
- 2013 – Steve McCullough, Newton
- 2014 – Chris Rost, Salina
- 2015 – Todd Woodburn, Wichita
- 2016 – Deborah McMullen, Lawrence
- 2017 – Cindy White, Independence
- 2018 – Kathy Minden, Paola
- 2019 – Steve LaRue, Lawrence
- 2020 – Marsha McConnell, Hutchinson
- 2021 – Natalie Moyer, Wichita
- 2022 – Andrew Mall, Kansas City
- 2023 – Thomas Howe, Lawrence
- 2024 – Jon Fort, Garden City
- 2025 – Jamie Sauder, Emporia
